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THE TIMES: FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1921 ELEVEN AT WORK PLANNING HUDSON RIVER BRIDGE. LENOX A. C. MINSTRELS SUCCESS SEEKS LAURELS AS A FANCIER. ONE DAVTHE BOYS CAl?f?lP"80TCH"sTeHi.e OUT ofH& stoe AND LAID HIM ON HIS CARL'S PoKCH JUST TOSHOiV THAT THEffc HEARTS AI?E N THE f?i5T PLACE . H?E IS THE LENOX A.C. 5oiN$ TO A CJAME WITH FIPEP. MONTANSo AT THE VVHeet- OF HIS "CAR, A Phato by Underwood & Underwnod. Gustav Licdentha!. who is regard d as t:-.e country's foremost bride ensi.-.eer. at work on the projected Mar.hattan-Weehawker! span. The structure, it is estimated, will cost t 00.000.000 and will provide a high vay for sixteen lines of vehicles and ten railroad tracks. It will be the larsAat bridge in the world- T71 1 r rencomaii nonors Our Dead Heroes The near approach to Memorial Xay has brought , out from former Kcrvioe men of tha World War who served in France that the French people now know of Memorial Day as a real holiday of respect and hon or to our soldier dead who made the supreme sacrifice for them and sleep their last sleep in thpir soil. Anoth er holiday is thus added for them to fittingly celebrate and in this con nection the folloWine eloquent tri bute to our dead heroes who lie bur ied in France is interesting. It was delivered by Major General Requl ehot. P'rench Army, 0 th Region, at the American cemetery, Tours, France, during" the ceremonies held here Decoration Da y. May 30th, 3 91 J. T have come today in the name o f Fran ce to carry our t h ought s and our homage of brotherly affection to the American soldiers who are rest ing here, after gtring their lives to The noblest of causes. Ta st year, -on this day, we dedicated this resting place, given by the City of Tours, " to our honored Allies, and since then, a group of "-heroes 42 officers, 20S on en , aviators, fighters of every arm, and women of the Red Cross have come to sleep their last sleep under this soil which they helped save from the j-oke of the foreigner. What Frenchman does not feel a welling of srratitude at this sight? What Frenchman can forget that when the hordes of the Hun were heating closer, the great American nation, stirred by the German crimes, proved that all Humanitv should flcrht to assure the triumph of right over nugm . To-this noble cause the United 'ates gave everything. Not only Its army, hut the whole 7iation throw unstintingly into the scales the weight of its wealth, its industry and its millions of men. American blood flowed with French blood i the crucible of Justice. Sleep in pea.ee. valiant men and women who res here! Victory has crowned your sacrifice, and you have earned a lasting place in the hearts of the people of France. Your graves shall have our ven eration and the constant devotion of our thoughts, bringing to you the ho mage of gratitude tha: Is undying. In the name of France, forever unit ed to America, in the name of the French Army, sister of the American Army, we voice this heartfelt cry: "AH honor to the heroes who have fallen for the just cause of France and Humanity!" This beautiful tribute to our soldier dead was deliv ered with trtie eclat, such as only the French can display when their emotions are deeply touched and was afterwards published in the form of an official; army announcement hy B ri gad 1 er Gen era 1 Con - eadq.ua rters. Service of erican Kxpeditionary nce. e present in Tours. com m a n &wtAf Supply, .IMnt Fore- " m .jot: There BILLY Rp Br. LEOPOLD ALSO A WEMBEE OF THIS CLUB AT THE SATE. V? I TUP 1 E - n.ClTy NUMIITR MIN5TPEL S - WITH BILL FINK-POC. riANNIAN -AMELIA STEHLE -BEN CHei3TW. unv rL At? -TflMMY GlKVAN -CHICK CLARK - REP Zczo STEHLE AT WORK. O'SOLLIVAN - BOZO STEHLE- SHAKKEV FITZPATPICK nic;5EK woiTowrrz. LOOK CUT1- FSSP -.SHE'S FALL NOW) T ,.,apoPM FOE THe CITV. Al5o A MEMBEE OFTHIS CLOG u3 WI06LC 1 POOKHOOSE ZMMS 'u TfrK. 1 ED o'SULUVAN AT His favorite spoer IcKCLAKK'i LITTLE HABIT of TAKlfifc; oFTEACHN4WO(?WSTO AVL OUT FCK A WALK AND THEN wiM--- POlN, ALL. THE JVALKIWdf H IM5ELF. Thn fiance and entertainment Riven "ednesday night in Schwaben hall, un der auspices of the Lenox. A.C. proved an artistic and social success, the af fair being attended by more than 200 persons. A mirth provoking minstrel performance was a feature, the caste being made up of "Red" O'Sullivan as interlocutor, "Chick" Clark and Ben Christian on the ends, assisted by 'Bill" Fink. "Doc" Flannigan, A. Stehle. "Ick" Clark, "Bozo" Stehle. "Sharkey" Fitzpatrick and "Xigger" Woitowitz. The chorus was well trained and rendered popular songs and plantation melodies. Dancing followed the entertainment, and re freshments were served during the intermission. The interior of the hall was tastefully decorated for the oc casion. Xext Sunday the club members are going to visit Sing Sing prison, the trip to be made in autos. The Lenox ball team will engage in a game with the Mutual Welfare nine of the institution. France, at thai;: time hundreds of Bridgeport soldiers who will re member the solemnity of the occa sion. Captain A. C. Bennett of 307 East avenue, Bridgeport, was com manding officer of the Headquarters company. Transport Corps, a1! Tours, of 550 men at that time, and says the boys all felt that they had a real American Memorial Day that year and the only thing they worried about was whether the next one was to be in the good old Vnited States or not. Captain Bennett left Bridgeport in command of the Fourth Company, Coast Artillery, on July 25th. 1917. and after landing in France was assigned as Adjutant, 2d Baittalion, oG'.h Regiment, Coast Artillery Corps. which trained at Cleremont, Ferrand. France. 'Was later assigned to the 302nd Trench Mortar Battery 77th Div.. which saw active service in the Alsace-Lorraine front sector. He was disahled in the Aisne-Marne drive and returned to the United States on October 2 6th, 1919, after a period of active service of over 'two years and three months. Captain Bennett is now Comman der of Raymond W. Harris Post. Vet erans of Foreign Wars, which has a membership in good standing of over 600 overseas men. This organization with the G. A. R. Sons of Veterans. Sons of the Ameri can Revolution, United Spanish War Veterans and American Legion are very much interested in the move ment for a memorial building for the patriotic societies of Bridgeport. He states that it seems a pity that some suitable place should not soon be provided for the public display of hundreds of articles brought back from France, Italy, Belgium Ger many. Russia, Serbia, Rumania and even Turkey by the Bridgeport boys who saw service with the American expeditionary Forces which have an immense historical and patriotic value. The memorial building would not only do this but also ex press in a fitting manner the measure of gratitude which Bridgeport ex tends to its heroes of the World war. Tax On Intangibles Killed In Committee Hartford. The legislative commit tee on finance voted yesterday to rec ommend the rejection of the bill pro posing a new tax on intangibles in cluding the assessment of stock of foreign corporations not carrying on business in Connecticut. The a-ction of the committee fol lowed several weeks' wrestling with the subject and consideration of many modifications of the original bill, and the draft finally voted down was one fixing the tax rate at 3 mills and making an exception in cases where money was assessed at 2 mills On the dollar. The vote to reject the bill was unanimous. The committee has recommended a 5 per cent." tax on admissions to amusements. LEFT SCHEDULED RIS. August Smith, a jitneyman of 67 Maplewood avenue, who was arrested vesterday for operating his machine off a scheduled run. was arraigned in the City court today, and his case was continued until May 27. WOMEN LEGISLATORS FIGHT AGE LIMITS FOR FARM INMATES Hartford. Women legislators ac tively engaged in legislative debate yesterday when the House of Repre sentatives battled over the appro priation committee s bill limiting the age of commitment to the Connecti cut Sta'te Farm for Women from 1 6 to years. The bill was adopted after an amendment offered by Miss Brown, representative from Xauga tuck. to make the maximum age 45 was defeated. The House refused to reconsider. The bill was adopted by a lising vote, 100 to 84. Under n Fitinsion of the rules it was sent to the Senate. P.VUIS TAXI DRIVERS ORGANIZE SOVIET Paris. May 27. Paris taxi drivers will not go to Moscow or become in any way affiliated with the Third In ternational. They prefer to run their own little soviet in their own little way on the streets of Paris, where they delight in jostling fares and in generally making a trip round the city as uncomfortable as possible. At a recent meeting to disctiFS adher ence to the Third International the Communist drivers lost out by 862 votes against 596. On the other hand. French linotype operators voted for Moscow by a big majority, not with out having come to blows with their more moderate colleagues. Both the Mrs. Herben Xorman Gildea. wife of president of Grimond, Ltd., of London, is the most recent to join the select coterie of fanciers of the popular Pekingese in the rush to possess the best in the United States. The competition among prominent society persons to own the leading specimen of the Oriental breed has been keener than in any other typo of dog. SWEDENBORG SAID TO HAVE ANTICIPATED EINSTEIN THEORY Boston, May 27.- Professor Alliert Einstein in his theory of relativity of space and time was anticipated by Emmanuel Swedenborg by 17 5 years, according to the followers of Hweden bor in Boston. Rev. A. Whittle more, in referring1 to Kinstein's the ory, says: "As to the relativity of time and space, Professor Einstein was antici pated by SwTdenborg by 175 years. The s:reat Swedish scientist main tained that while events in the spir itual world seem to happen under conditions of time and space, yet time and space there are totally different from what they are here. "He deals with this paradox at some length. Perhaps Professor Einstein might get some additional points from him on this subject." secretary general and his assistant, moderates, were badly beaten up and had to be taken to the hospital. The police did not interfere. OXFORD TO CAIRO WIREIvESS. Lindon. May 27 Th first stntion in the new Empire wireless chain Oxford to Cairo will be working by the first week in June. India. Singapore. ITor,- Kong: and Australia will be. included in the chain. A committee is still to ronwider on wha.t terms licenses should be issued to private enterprises. CAN'T CUT BUDGET DOWN CHAIRMAN HALL HOLDS JIartford. Chairman E. S. Hall of the appropriations committee of tha O-eneral Assembly .took the position yesterday that the budget of main tenance appropriations agrsresatinK $26,345,392 was down to rock bottom and that it would be impossible to make, any material cuts in it without crippling the activities of depart ments and institutions of the state durins the coming' two years. It was the tirst statement made by the chairman since the announcement from the governor's office, Monday, that the executive would insist on substantial reductions. He also con f er r e d w i t h Chair m an Trumbull of the finance committee o na proposal to recommend, a $2. 000,000 bond issue to pay for" ny new' construction projects which Sen ator Hall said were absolutely justi fied, including $.I00,000 for the Xew Insrton Home for Crippled hiklren, $250,000 for the America n School for the. P-eaf. $325,000 for the erection of a. building- for acute insane at the Connecticut State Hospital. $.17 5, 00 n for the acquisition of property for a. state admin istral ion building and ? 750,0 00 for the sta !e normal school .-it New Brit. fin. Garry Herrmann of the Reds, de nies rumors that n deal is on where by the Giants will secure, holdout Heinie Groh. third baseman- I Hi- grm:cAi iores fsnrffl?gcfr tores:r: -fmiU jSjores- MaiiuGoWenHin & Middle Streets MaJMGoUeaKn MMflMbNto MarfaXMUmffineMtfcflp Sheets Our Decoration Day Sale Winds Up Saturday With Great Price Reductions!! We Offer Most Becoming Merchandise That Smacks of Style worth and Savings One Likes To Think and Talk About! Order to Make Possible These Savings. 'Cheerful Credit Corner" Has Cut High Prices in Many Instances In This Is An Exceptional Offer In Men's and Young Men's ITS NEWEST AND LATEST Showing Latest Models One Button Two Conservative Button Included anions; the most popu lar weaves making up the suits are Worsteds. Serges. Flan nels. Homespnns. Unfinished Worsteds, etc. $25 to' ' Women's Needs Women's and Misses' Skirts Plaids and Checks 95 Women's and Misses' Maribou Scarfs S5.95 Women's and Misses Voile and Gingrham Dresses . . 95 Women's and Misses' Georgette and Crepe "Waists . . 45 Women's and Misses' Ck Voile Waists Ol Women's and Misses' Silk PeMicoats S4.95 Women's and Misses' House Dresses $1.19 Women's and Misses' Tie-Back Sweaters S3. 48 Women's and Misses' Slip-On Sweaters jj A JJ Furnishings Men's Trousers $1.48 to $6.98 98c 89c 95 c 1 59c $1.79 $1.98 Men's Negligee Shirts Men's Xainsook Underwear Men's Balbriggan Underwear Men's Neckwear : a,nd Ivnit Men's Night Shirts Men's Pajamas Children's Wear Children's G i n g h am Dresses Plaids QQ and -1 t n - lr c 0M0m0 Children's Mid dv Blouses Children's QO Hats SO C 98c F ine Shoes Ladies' white Buck Pumps One Strap .... Ladies' White Can vas Sport Oxfords Ladies' Button Shoes Mens Mahogany Low Cuts Men's Scout Shoes Roys' Scout Shoes Oirl's Scout Shoes $4.45 $2.95 $1.45 $4.95 $2.45 $2.95 $2.45 BOYS' WEAR THAT WILL WEAR Bovs' Mixture Suits Boys" Khaki Pants . T Boys' Wash Suits Tommy Tucker Model Overalls for Children Bovs' Bell Blouses $7.98 $1.48 $1.45 $1.00 59c We've Made Drastic Reductions In This Department Women's And Misses9 Wear HERE ARE FOUR GROUPINGS OF FINE SUITS Women's smartest Suits & M isses' modeled Values to $35 $1395 Women's & Misses' most popular tail ored Suits Women's & Misses' effectively develop ed finely tailored suits Values $50 to $75 Values $35 to $50 s2495 Women's And Misses' Jersey Suits Value $15.98 D R E S S E PRETTY SUMMER DRESSES Wo me n's & M issos charmingly fashion ed suits made up in prevailing style voprues. Values $75 $100 $0095 $8-95 Women's and Misses' allur ingly lovely dresses Value $14.50 $J95 Women's and Misses' fas cinating modes dresses Women'? and Misses' pret tily made dresses Value $22. 50 to S34.50 $-i E95 Women's and Misses' most exquisitely modeled rlrsss wide selection Value $49.50 to $69.50 $3295 Store Open 'Til 9 P. M. Saturday. Closed Memorial Day Main. Golden Hill S Middle Streets Value $34.50 to $49.50 $2495 A FINAL WINDUP OF SPORT COATS Values to $15 $ 7.95 Values $16.50 to $25.50 $1295 Values $25 to $40 $22.95 Values $40 to $55 $29.95 Iff