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THE FARMER: DECEMBER 27, 191S
FINANCIAL
THE
First-Bridgeport Kal
This bank will he open to take deposits on Wednesday evening Dec. 24
bom 8 to 9:30.
CORNER MAM AND BANK STREETS
NOTICE
For forty-seven years we have been
conducting business at the same oUl
location, comer of Main and Jonn
Streets, Bridgeport, Conn., and oar
Private Bank has been established
there eontinnonsly. We aVre0? T,
and paid out on demand without no
tice millions of dollars of money de
posited with us and we continue to
receive money subject to F0
check at sight, on which we allow
three per cent, per annum, creditea
to each aceonnt monthly. We solicit
the accounts of individuals, business
men, firms and corporations, and ail
Who want a bank account where tney
can deposit money, checks or dtar
and leave It for one day.one on"
month or one year, and draw Interest
on it for any time it is left with us.
We give to the business our careful
personal attention as the oldest firm
of private bankers in this state.
T. Im. WATSON & CO.
FEOPLFS SAYINGS BANK.
924-926 Main Street.
107th Consecutive
Semi-Annual Dividend
December 18th. 1913.
The Board of Trustees have this
day declared a Seml-Aimnal Dividend
for the six months ending December
Slst at the rate of FOUR per cent, per
annum, payable on or after January
2d, 1914, on all accounts of $4,000
and less, and at the rate of Three per
cent, per annum on the excess of all
accounts above $4,000.
WILLIS H. LYON", Treasurer.
. .
Deposits made on or before January
th will draw Interest from January
1st.
Contp.
satloi
Insurance
S. LoewiUi & Co.
116 BANK STREET
Tel. No. 3
H0 AN
SICTUPWARDS
can be secured at lea than the legal
rate of Interest by obtaining our In
dorsement of your note.
Aak ua what you want to know.
Convince as of your ability and hon
mmt Intention to live up to vour agree
ment, and we will satisfy you that
you will be given a square deal under
aOl conditions.
That's all there Is to it. Just plain,
everyday honesty from you and to
on satisfaction on -both sides and
a. pleasant and perfectly understood
agreement.
American Guaranty Co.
9 GOLDEN HXIili STREETS
Rooms S and 4
Over Caesar Mlsch
Open evenings until 8:30, until Christ-
mas.
Members New York Stock Exchange
Taylor, Livingston &Co.
dealers In
Fractional Lots on
Part Paid Plan
WALL ETREET, NEW YORK
or
SO P.O. ARCADE, BRIDGEPORT, OT
E. 1. CHAPMAN, Manager
Telephone 5221. 5223
end for Circular Describing Method
Ve offer, subject to sale, the
following or similar,
Bridgeport, Mortgages:
Amt. Appraisal Rate Insur.
(1,000 $2,000 6 ' per cent $2,500
Jl'oOO 52,000 6 per cent 1,500
$1,500 $3,000 6 per cent $2,000
$1.(500 $3,000 6 per cent $2,500
$1,800 $3,500 6 per cent $2,500
$2,000 $4,000 6 per cent $2,500
$2,000 $4,000 6 per cent $2,500
2,I00 $3,500 6 per cent 62,000
Si &00 $5,000 5 per cent o,500
$2,500 $4,500 6 per cent $3,400
J?.SO0 $4,500 6 per cent" $3,000
$3,000 $G,500 6 per cent $4,000
$3,400 $6,000 per cent $4,500
$3,500 $6. C00 6 per cent $4,000
COMPENSATION INSURANCE
J'l'KMSMI'.D
Burr & Knapp
923 MAIN STREET
BRIDGEPORT. CONX
Do not risk the Safety of your
bonds, stocks, deeds, mortgages, Insur
ance policies, will, bank books, and
other valuables. You can rent a Safe
Deposit Box In onr Eire and Bnrglar
Proof Vault at very reasonable cost.
JAMES STAPIiES & CO.
BANKERS
1S9 STATE ST.. Bridgeport. Conn.
TAX COLLECTOR IS
ASKED TO REFUND
$6,120 TO TOWN
Terryville Notifies Bond Com
pany of Apparent Short
age on Books.
' Terryville, Dec. 27. For a number
of years past the Plymouth town re
ports have shown ' an increasing
amount of uncollected taxes and sev
eral aitempts have been made to has
ten the collection of these back taxes
with but little success
, When. John J. Wajdron became first
selectman, he began to use pressure
to compel Mr. Barnes to collect these
abek taxes, but without much result
Incideneally he learned thai? several
of his thrifty neighbors were not cred
ited by Mr. Barnes with having- paid
their taxes, although they held re
ceipts. This caused the suspicion that
something was wrong; so when the
auditors finished auditing the collec
tor's books last September, Mr. Wal
dron took off a list of all uncollected
taxes appearing on the tax collec
tor's books.
"When Frank C. Barnes assumed the
duties of tax collector twelve years
ago, there was less than $3,000 of un
collected taxes on the books. When
he surrendered the books, there was
over $15,000 due, according to his own
figures.
RADIUM LABORATORY
FOR RESEARCH WORK
PLANNED IN DENVER
Denver, Dec. 27 Through repre
sentatives here of the National Rad
ium Institute, it was learned today
that property was purchased yesterday
on which a laboratory will be con
structed for research work under the
direction of the United States bureau
of mines. The National Radium In
stitute is composed bf leading scien
tists in the United States. '
The research work will be devoted
entirely to the aid of scientists in de
termining the remedial and curative
effects of radium on human beings.
Dr. Howard Kelly, of Johns Hop
kins University will direct the experi
ments of the laboratory in the use of
radium for the cure of cancer.
AIRCRAFT MORTALITY
PERCENTAGE SHRINKS
New York, Dec. 27. The mortality
due to aeroplane accidents is decreas
ing, according to the statistics gath
ered in Paris.
In' 1908, five aviators flew 1,600 kil
ometers and, one was killed; in 1909,
50 aviators accomplished flights of a
total distance of 440,000 kilometers and
three aviators were killed. In 1910,
500 aviators made flights of 6O,O06 kil
ometers with 23 deaths. In 1911, 1,500
aviators made flights totalling $3,700,
000 kilometers and 78 were .killed. In
1912, 5,800 aviators flew 20,000,000 kil
ometers and 140 were killed.
The figures show that there was one
death for every 1,600 kilometers cov
ered in 1908 while in 1912 the. mortality
had dropped to on death for every
140,000 kilometers.
$250,000 FIRE ROUTES
GUESTS FROM HOTEL
St. Louis, Dec. 27. Fire ruined a
five story -building in the heart of the
business section here early today,
causing a loss of ?250,000. One hun
dred and fifty guests at the St. Regis
hotel were routed in their night
clothes by flames which leaped across
the alley and threatened to attack the
hotel. Six firemen were Injured, al
though not fatally, by' showers of
burning embers caused by the col
lapse of walls and roof.
POSTOFFICE ROBBERS
OBTAINED $7,700 LOOT
Kearney, Neb., Dec. 27. Two regis
tered packages containing $7,700 were
stolen from the post office here last
night. When the obbery was first
discovered by post omce inspectors ic
was thought the packages were only
of nominal value.
Early today inspectors learned that
the packages shipped by the First
National Bank of Omaha to the City
National Bank of this city, contained
$5,00 and $2,700 respectively.
One of the ambitions of the enter
prising Philippine bureau of agricul
ture is to introduce the Panama hat
industry into the Philippines, says the
Scientific American. The plant from
which the hats are made is now cul
tivated in Java, where hats are be
ing woven from Its leaves by Java
nese women and children, and the
product is said to compare favorably
with the common grades turned out
in South America.
The method of preparing the leaves
is very similar to that used in the
Philippines in preparing sabutan
leaves for weaving sabutan hats. The
Filipinos are skillful hatmakers and
in certain parts of the island hat
weaving is the chief household in
dustry. Experiments in cultivating
Carludovica palmata are now under
way in the Laraao and La Carlota ex
periment stations in the Philippines.
Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word. J
HAYES'
629 WATER STREET
0
Lakeside Rug Border, best made, produces the effect of a Hardwood
Floor at a small fraction of the cost. Wears like Iron, made in light and
dark Oak and Dull Finish. Phone us, 4861, for prices. SOLD AT THE
JOSEPH P. COUGHLLN CO.. 783 EAST MAIN STREET
LOWE'S
COIL&RS, CUFFS AND
General laundry
00 6EATTEW AVENUE
f THE
.PEOPLE'S
DAIRY
130 State Street
. AN AID TO HEALTH PURE WATER
Highland Spring Water
A healthful, invigorating drink which Is absolutely uncontaminnted
by Impurities of any kind and has passed the most rigid testa.
Bottled Daily Delivered Daily
Phone 987
Highland Spring Water Go.
645 WARREN STREET
610-FAIRFIELD AVENUE
Furniture Dealer, Upholsterer and Cabinet Maker, Super
ior Fabrics for Furniture and Draneries T1 74
Famous for German Lunches
' FOR THE HOLIDAYS
MANHATTAN & MARTINI COCKTAIIiS . . 25c, 50c, $1.00 per bottle
CALIFORNIA PORT, SHERRY, TOKAY WINES 35c, 50c per bottle
Imported and Domestic Champagne, Clarets and Etc., at low prices.
Special prices on our own Bottling Whiskeys.
347-349 FAIRFIELD AVENUE
On Automobile Row
The Cozy
Geo, B. Clark & Co.
Adeitts for
1057-1073 BROAD STREET
OPPOSITE POST OFFICE
r&S iMM fWfiSri ,rm,id -fiaSSB BB
j. SIMON
EssaB.m Esea snsa eem
The Only preparation which removes
; absolutely Chapping, Eougliiiess -r
and Redness,
and protects the hands and
Q I ?T ( XT ' d Powder !
Jill . Soap I
FISH CO.
TEL. 412, 413
LAUNDRY
SHIRTS A SPECIALTX
la Ail Its Branoaea
PHOJTE 154-
rRESH FROM THE CHTJRH
Tet. GEO. A. ROBERTSOV S89
BUTTER
YOUR BEDSPREADS
Iiet ue launder them without stretching
tli em! Then they'll lay perfectly smooth
nd" even when put on the bed -same with
the Sheets and Pillow Cases. We do a lot
of work for a little money. Phone us to
send for yo-jr package today.
The Crawford Laundry Co.
FAIRFIELD AVE. AND COOKTLAND ST.
Phone 4320 ,
.
Phono 1389
Meeting Place
face against the winter winds.
Manrlos LEVY-, sole U. S. Asent.
15-17,West 38. S'.NEW-T6BK
' iflWifl PARIS.
GOTHAM GOSSIP
AS RELATED ON
GREAT WHITE WAY
Special Writer Finds Italians
Of New York Worthy
Citizens.
(By Louis LeBrun.)
New York, Dec. 2 7. New York Si
cilians and Calabrians ifave planned
special memorial services for to-morrow,
in remembrance of friends and
relatives who perished in the terrible
Messina earthquake of five years ago.
Thousands of Italians in the American
metropolis were plunged Into grief by
the catastrophe of Dec. 28, 1908. The
Italians from the South have been
bitterly criticised because of the
"black hand" and "white slave" ac
tivities of some of them, but the cen
sure is far from deserved.
The great masses of Sicilian and
Calabrian residents of New York are
useful and hardworking citizens, and
more enthusiastic in their devotion to
the American ideal of liberty than
many native-born Americans. Ital
ians are. to be found in all lines of
business in New York, as well as in
all of the professions,- but probably
the majority of the southern Italians
are barbers, fruiterers and ice and
coal dealers. These businesses seem
to nave a special appeal for the Immi
grant from southern Italy, and they
practically control these lines in many
parts of the greater city.
Thousands of them are "line-up"
men, who go about the city putting
up clothes lines for the inhabitants
of the tenement and apartment
houses. Their cry .of "line-up" shout
ed at the top of their voices, assumes
various forms, according to their fa
miliarity with English, but most often
It sounds like "I know it." To the
stranger the spectacle of many . men
going through the streets yelling "I
know it" seems somewhat humorous.
It has often been said that New
York has a larger Italian population
than any other city of the world. It
is probable that Naples leads the
American metropolis, but by a very
narrow margin, while New York has
far more Italians than Ttpme, Turin,
Florence, or Venice more than the
last named two cities put together.
The Italian population of New York
is now over 575,000, and in the met
ropolitan district, including the ad
jacent cities of New. Jersey, there are
enough more to bring the total up to
well over the three-quarter million
mark.
Practically all of this stupendous
Italian Immigration has taken place
within the last half century. . Up to
the. early 60c there were only, a few
thousands of the : sons of sunny Italy
in this city, and most of those were
men who had fled to escape political
persecution. The period following the
civil war witnessed the beginning of
the "Little Italy" at Mulberry Bend,
now a "Big Italy," as is the great
Italian colony on the East side from
Ninety-sixth to One Hundred and Six
teenth street.
During the six-day bicycle race ear
lier this month Madison Square'' Gar
den was the scene of what was prob
ably the most disgraceful exhibition
ever given in the name of "sport."
That was not the fault of the' racers
themselves, most of whom are gentle
men, but of. the spectators. For some
reason the six-day race in New York
attracts mist of the gun men, rough
necks, ' rowdies, pickpockets and
criminals in New York, and the re
cent race meet might almost haye
been called a convention of thieves.
All is now bucolic peace at the Gar
den, however, and only the crowing
of cocks, the cackling of hens and
other sounds of the barnyard djsturb
the silence. The .great Madison
Square Garden poultry show, the larg
est In America, is now on and will
continue to New Year's Eve.
The 1913 show celebrates the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the poultry
show organization. Every precaution
has been taken to guard the eggs laid
by the hens on exhibition. With
eggs selling at the price they do, it is
feared that some of New York's dar
ing criminals will be tempted to try
to make a rich haul by robbing the
nests at the Garden show. The cat
show, which .divides interest with the
hen show at the Garden, will be held
on ' Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week. . " " "
Eva Tanguay, who is married and
still "doesn't care," is soon to leave
America behind and sail away on a
steamboat that will carry her to Eng
land. Miss Tanguay is French-Canadian,
and was born in the tall tim
ber in the Province of Cjuebec. At
birth she weighed only two pounds
net, and stood only nine inches high
in her stocking feet. Her first bed
was in a wooden box under a kitchen
stove, which she shared with the fam
ily cat. I know this to be true, be
cause Miss Tanguay's press agent told
me so.
A recent visitor to New York was
Viscount - Dangan, Christian Arthur
Wellesley, the son and heir of. Earl
Cowley. The Viscount is a youngster,
having celebrated his . twenty-third
birthday on Christmas, and comes to
New York as a member of. the Gaiety
Company, in which he Is in the cho
rus. The young nobleman was re
cently jilted by his fiancee, Pearl Au
frere, who eloped with a commoner
named Coats without so much as kisS
lng, the Viscount god-by. The Vis
count seemed to be very light-hearted
about the matter. Maybe he can
find consolation on this side.
It is estimated that New York will
spend not less than a million dollars
for food and drink--especially drink
in the hotels and restaurants next
Wednesday night. The occasion of ail
this spending, of course, will be to
give a proper, or improper, welcome
to an infant named "1914," who is
confidently expected to arrive at about
that time. Just how much coal will
be spent to keep up steam to toot the
whistles it would be impossible to
guess. .
It would be safe to wager that at
least three-quarters . of the million
dollar celebration fund wiil go for li
quid refreshments, - principally wine,
and the wine chiefly champagne. In
most of the swagger places "nothing
but wine" will be the rule, and thous
ands of apparently sane people will
pay vast sums j-ast for a chance to sit
at a table and buy the "joy juice."
New York's annual New Year's sa
turnalia is sufficient proof, if any
were needed, that the biological esti
mate of the birth of a sucker every
minute is based on fact, and that the
fool-killer is a myth. The move
ment for a safe and sane New Year's
Eve, started by some worthy but un
duly optimistic gentlemen, has made
no impression
fT"
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TONIGHT
POULTRY SPECIALS
TURKEYS . . 24c to 26c
FANCY ROASTING CHICKENS 20c to 22c
FANCY LONG- ISLAND SPRING
DUCKS 20c to 22c
FANCY GEESE 20c to 22c
CHOICE FOWL 20c to 22c
STEWING FOWL 16c
PUBLIC MARKET
AND BRANCH
STATE AND BANK STS. EAST MAIN ST
Phonea
NOVELTY FUR SETS
We call special attention to our muff and collarettes of sp
cial designs remodeling from your own Furs. Hats also f-match.
W. E. HALLIGAN
989 BROAD STREET
DESIRABLE GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS
Our stock Is generons In variety and include only frnndfl of tpriroT()
worth and superiority. You can not help being pleased with onr wl ! -lected,
popular and every way desirable line. If you want the good qruUltr.
the right article and the reasonable prices, inspect the line of
HOLIDAY GOOOS
AT THE
POST OFFICE NEWS STORE, 11 P. O. ARCADE
IF I HURT YOU
PArVTjKSS EXTRACTION FREE
Gold Crowns $4.50
Porcelain Crowns ...,i.....4.5o
Bridge Work ." y . . $4.50
Consulatlon and Adtice Free.
This is the only office where
gold crowns and teeth without
plates (undetectable from natural
ones) are inserted positively with
out pain.
.. . Special Money-Saving Offer.
All fillings- of gold, silver and
porcelain will be inserted at one
half the pricea charged by other
reputable dentists.
Dental
ABSCONDER, AGAIN FREE,
WILL DEVOTE LIFE TO
REPAYING CHICAGO BANK
Chicago, Dec' - 2-7 Paul Stensland,
former' president of - the -: Milwaukee
Avenue National Bank, who" abscond
ed with $500,000 of Its funds in 1906,
is devoting- his' life to repaying the
losses of depositors. This' announce
ment was made in an address before
the AsspcAatiOn ' of " Commerce by
James Keeley, who trace the banker.
Sensland served four years in the pen.
itentiary. ' '
Mr. Keeley would , not say what sum
Stensland hopes to return to the de
positors and the receiver for the bank
would make no announcement of the
former banker's ambition..'. It is re
ported that the amount is consider
ably more than $100,000.
EJECTED YOUTHS RAISE
"FIRE" CRY, START PANIC
Chicago, Dec -27 Four young mem
who were ejected from a west side
theatre last night retaliated with a
false cry of "Fire" and precipitated a
panic that migrht have re-enacted the
scene in which 73 persons were killed
in Calumet, Mich., Christmas eve.
The disturbers were ' taken out for
throwing . peanuts ..from . the balcony.
As they were . escorted downstairs, one
of them shouted the false alarm. The
crowd, in which there were many wo
men and . children, made a rush for
the exits, several reaching the street
b" way of fire escapes. No one was
injured although it was reported that
several were trampled.
AID IS RUSHED TO
STRICKEN LIGHTKEEPER
Washington,.' Dec. 27 The revenue
cutter Pamlico was sent scurrying
out of Newbern, N. C., last night, to
... v, ntri r,t Alonzo J. nrlish.
veteran keeper of the lighthouse on
Brant Island, a dot in famiico oounu,
eight or ten miles out. English is ill,
and without attention except from his
assistant, who is doing a twenty-four-bours-a-day
watch. The Pamlico car
ries a doctor.
OLDEST FORESTERDEAD
New York, Dec. 2 6 John W. Hill,
aged eighty-three years and six
months, the oldest member in Amer
ica of the Order of Foresters of
America, died at his home In Brook
lyn, from general debility.
Mr. Hill organized Court Brooklyn
F. of A., nearly sixty years ago. Al
though the Court still remains it has
but two members left.
Hackensack, N. J. William Boe
decker wast popular -choice for post
master in postcard election held by
ConessiDan A- C. Hart.
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DON'T PAY ME
There Is no other dentist in Brldire
port, who will make you the (hn
offer, because he cannot make jrood.
All I want yon to do is to pot me to
the test and let me prove to your sat
isfaction that I can and do all ri-ntal
work absolutely without pain and that
my charges are the most reaaonaMe in
this city. A free examination and es
timate will prove this beyondi a
shadow of a doubt.
BEST SET
of
TEETH
My $9 seta are the most lifelike
and finest fitting plates that den
tal science can promote. UnleM
you require a special plat, f S lit
all you need pay in thia offic for
the best set. We hava tle repu
tation of making the most natural
looking, the finest fitting and the
best wearing teeth. No eet ever
leaves our office until the peutron
Is perfectly satisfied as to fit: and
appearance. I give my per-norml
guarantee FOR TETM YEARS with
each ' Bet. If you cannot afford
this $8 set, a J 5 set, the beat for
the money, may be procured.
DR H. E. ADAMS
15 FAITtlTEIiT AVENUE PHOJTE 45T
Sagal Bldg., Below Plaza Theatre
Opp. Atlantic Hotel
Hours: 9 to 8. . Sunday: 10 to 9
Nurse in Attendance. Take Elevator
11,000 VOLTS PASSED
-THROUGH MAN'S BODY
Stamford, ' Dec. 27. Geonre
of Mount "Vernon, N. "T., Is In a ort
ous condition. at a . local . hospital n
the result of an electric ahock. J.
was working- on the overhead
-trlcal construction of the r&iiro :
when he received the ahock, ll.fr :
volte passing through Ihia body. Tv:
accident waa caused. It la believed, tr
a short circuit. -
FARMHOUSE BURNS
Torrlngton, Dec 27. A large fam
houee belonging to Samuel Coe of
West Goshen was tourned yesterday.
It was occupied by Mr. Coe and t
1-years-old son, Marshall, but V "
eecaped. The building waa ten m;; .
northwest of the center of GoBben.
SLEIGHING IN WINSTED
' Winsted, Dec. 27. SUdgha and '
were in evidence on the atreeta to
day. REDUCTION SALE.
a it 4xiri1-tr bnii a jitAndard . Tti'S.
Any reduction in price from Ir.trlr. "
worth brings any item or tns i)iu,-.
Buechler, the reliable Jeweler of 4i
Fairfield avenue, is giving Daj-a-r,,
Tnanv lff over holiday piece it Hi
store for the next week, n the way
of a substantial reduction from vJu
r-tf. TMsimonds. watch. Jewelry.
cut glass, toilet sets, silverware, etc..
will be found in tne iiock, ana a-.
prices that will make a purchase at
this sale worth while. Adv.
Salem, Mass. Supreme Court or
ders 1690 patent of nobility from
King Carolus of Sweden returned f
Charles J. Wendell, who must repa
Mrs. Mary E. McDonald the $10 pur
chase price.
10 Per Gent.
Reduction
On our entire stock
of Diamonds, Watches,
Jewelry, etc. Come and
take advantage of our
generous offer.
m, J. BUECOLEn
THE RELIABLE JEWEUE2
S FAIIICTKLD AVE. Near i&l&d