THE FAEMEK: MAY 14, 1911
955-957 Main St
We Give -af Stamps'
MLS-
v AS USUAL '
AIID ONLY TWO DAYS
MORE OF THE "
.'.. BIG SALE
Indies Work Waists 15o
Blaclc tJnderskirts .55c
Brocaded Colored Petti
coats - : .. ..." 85c
House Dresses ... ... . 6Gc
Boiled Arrow Collars . .5o
Children's Raincoats L00
Jute Door Mats. . 20c
Crib Comforts, liand knot
ted ...... w- 29c
Ingrain Carpet, yard "wide
.... .,.-... ... .... 59c
Ladies' Raincoats, value
to $7.50 . . . i $2.85
3 Middy Blouses, flannel
collars .... . -. ... . r . . 89c
5 Hook Corset Steels , ,5c
BE SUEE TO ATTEND
THE LAST TWO DAYS
J 'OEtm.;V;.;;
fc "lnitwi mult iTn-.M rtniagr
CITY COURT. CASES
Patrick aid affiary Bradley, formerly
of 9 Fulton street, Bridgeport, were
arraigned before Judge , Ooughlin at
todays session for- intoxication -and
were placed In the. care of Probation
Officer Slmpsoo. They were found at
their borne last nights by Xn.yestiga.tor
Morrlssey 'of . the charity department
.od reported to have been under the
kiflaence of . liquor with four . little
children pathetically crying for ticlc
of food tnd attention, The children
were taken to Lakeview and Select
man Johnson of Newtown lias started
proceedings for their commitment
The case is cited as one of the worst
oomlog to the attention of the police
and charity officials (for a. Ions time.
The bearing; of breach of the peace
charges against 'Michael J. Cousins', 1
Fulton court. was contimxed - until to
morrow tinder a, $10 bond.' Charges of
bavins assaulted Cfetrmelo Iallto, 40
Goodsell street.' were n oiled.
Mrs. Christina TJmstatter, 139 High
street, was placed on Tsrehatlon for
twa months oiiowinir the hearing of
breach e tno peace charges. - Andrew
Scbnitite. New Haven, was given two
days in Jail. -
Theft -charges against Joseph. Pt
vish. 13 years old, of 71 HaXUtm street,
were nolled without arraignment. He
was . charged : with .baying stolen $16
from his father to buy cigarettes and
tobacco. An investigation was direct
ed to determine whether the boy was
sold the prohibited articles direct or
through a third party. . :
EGGS WILL KEEP SIX
IIOITTH3 IN FRESH
CONDITION
If pi ssem'seil In right strength:-water
eflsss eolation. Cost Us low and meth
od simple) and will save yon many
no'Sars wfcea eggs are high. Try $
new. Egg" are cheap. ' -
Water glass in pints, Quarts and gal
tosut with directions.
GTKUS PHARMACY
Fairfield Avenue, Corner
Courtland Street
F.irERIAL DANCING STUDIO
Amioonoe ther Opening of .
- -School of Modern Dances
FRIDAY KiK, IL4Y 15 th, 8:30 p. m.
MASONIC RUi.
Einsastas, J--.?-a- Cafcatard (mi Co.
I ' I
I, C. C. ASSISTANT
IS MELLEN'S VIEW
Continued from Page l-
;."Was there any arrangement- made
about salary?"
"Nok 1 did not know what my salary
was to be." ' , . .
"What was your salary as president
of the New Haven?"
"XX. was (50,000 a year for a time and
afterward was $0,00O a year.""'
Mr. Mellen's examination by Mr.
Folk continued sharply. The former
president of theNeW Haven answer
ed the running- fire of questions and
maintained his composure as the ex
amination shifted rapidly- from one
branch of the negotiations to another.
While the examination proceeded Mr.
Crim, the personal attorney -of Mr.
Mellen, gave out a lengthy, typewrlt-
,ten statement giving- Mr.. Mellen's ver-
hsion of affairs. It reviewed, at length
the negotiations 'Ueginning In 190$ be
tween the New Haven and. the Grand
Trunk ,.and the successive stages. -'
Mellen's Statement '
President Mellen's formal statement.
submitted to the commission was as
follows '' ' '
"Early : in 1906, .: there - were negotia-.
tions started between the tJrank Trunk
and the New Haven looking to the',
establishment of through' routes for
the interchange of 'passenger , and ;
freight traffic. ' ::
"These negotiations . were more or
less continuous and while at various
times rr approaching- an .. agreement,
something with other connections of
the New Haven was continually trans
piring, , making changes necessary in
the basis of the arrangement contem
plated with the Grand Trunk.
"for instance, at one time. as shown
by the letters produced herewith, an
agreement, would have been reached
but for an arrangement having been
completed as a result of the negotia
tions in progress during the same pe
riod with .Canadian " Pacific ' railway
and, as an agreement on . the' basis
before contemplated with the Grand
Trunk would place the Grand Trunk
in a more favorable position than the
Canadian Pacific, the text of the Can
adian Pacific negotiations precluded
an arrangement with s . the - Grand
Trunk on a basis which, s but-for the
arrangement with the Canadian Pa
cific, . would' have, been accepted 'and
approved by the New Haven, v
, . "The situation .was thoroughly f ex
plained to the Grand 'Trunk, and that
company's officers were offered an arrangement-
based on . the " Canadian
Pacific's but. wan ting "better terms-for
the negotiations came to naught '
Favored Standard Agreements
"It has always- beeh; my personal
policy to make arrang-ements ( with
connecting lines , on' practically a par
ity so there can be no feeling that the
New Haven was permitting discrim
ination in favor of one or against an
other. .. '. '.",,"'-; .''"' 'V,:, :'
"The arrangement with the; Canad
ian Pacific was a beneficial one to the
industries and business on the, line of
the Kew Haven system and it reduced
the rates to manufacturers located on
the line of the New Haven to the ex
tent of the ' differential "rates permit
ted by the trunk line association ap
plied on the business br the Canadian
Pacific as compared with the rates o&
the business handled . by the "trunk
line which later were always on a
higher basis.- v -- ... -v ...-f '
. "The. Canadian' Pacifis arrangement
put the Canadian Pacific over the line
of the New Haven" into and out of
New "5rork City' and thereby -applied
to the New Haven's lines the Canadian
Pacific's differentials ont of New "Fork
City by way of an all rail line mnch
longer' in mileage, ., but a continuous
rail. line. .......... ti ... . i
' Brought Storm of Protest.
; "This brought. about a-storm cff pro
test; on the , part of the established
lines, notably ; the Pennsylvania and
New York Central, with the result that
there were frequent conferences at the
Trunk Line Association rooms in New
York "brought 'about for the purpose
of inducing the New 'Haven to -withdraw
from : its Canadian ; Pacific ar
rangement so far as its all rail line
was concerned. '
- ."This, after considerable negotiation
and . lapse ; of time, brought &bout a
compromise, "by which the. New Haven
did withdraw from the Canadian Pac
ific arrangement so far as its all fail
lines were! concerned and su'bstituted
its boat' line between-'New York and
New Haven for that . portion. .of "the
route' In lieu of its continuous all. rail
line. ,. . . -
"This basts was held by all tb.e part
ies to correspond to the basis that had
for .many years existed out of New
York (by the Central Vermont "boat line
to New .London and the Grand Trunk's
rail line from : New ' London , to-, the
west and - since that adjustment the
Canadian Pacific's lines have main
tained out of New York the same basis
and rates as has the Grand Trunk by
way of New London. ' '
"Later negotiations were resumed
with the Grand Trunk represented by
Mr. Hays, vice-president and later
president of that company. '
"The Grand Trunk, of which . Mr.
Hays was the controlling man in this
country, controlled by stock ' owner
ship, the Centra Vermont . Railroad.
The Central Vermont -railroad con
trolled by lease over long tenh the
New London Northern railroad, reach
ing tide v water at. New London, Conn.
It also owned and controlled a steam
boat line plying between New London
and New York. .
Relations Complicated.
The relations of the Central Ver
mont with the New Haven became "ex
tremely complicated as a result of the
New Haven's acquisition and control
by stock ownership of the Boston &
Maine Railroad for reasons which I
will relate.. ,v - ' V .
The Central Vermont owned no
line between Windrtor, Vt., and Brat
tleboro, Vt.. a distance of 50 miles. Its
line was disconnected by this break
and iVcould only relieve tnis break oy
lines betweeen these points.. The Bos
ton & .Maine, road had two' (breaks in
its lines which were in turn controlled
by the Central Vermont; one -between
South Vernon add Brattleboro, Vt, a
distance of 10 miles, and one between
Windsor and White River Junction,
Vt., a distance of fourteen miles.
"There had been for years, a mutual
arrangement between the Central Ver
mont and the Boston & Maine cover
ing the use of . their respective rails
for the purpose of piecing- out and
completing their respective systems of
transportation.- These arrangements
were more or less temporary in their
character, liable to termination by
either party upon short' notice and
productive of a great deal of appre
hension and annoyance and danger to
the continuous operation of both sys
tems. .
Westchester Transfer.: ,
V ' In his testimony regarding the ac- ,
E.I. MJLORTffi C.il05FjmST-
-MawVUittrTOKD , ,
Wholesale and He
We are showing an unusual large variety of genuine
Panama Hats imported by us direct from Panama and
South America. " We are offering these goods at wholesale
prices.
Prices range from $2.93
' Imitation Panama Hats
E. H. DILLON & CO.
quisition -of the New York Westohes
ter and Boston, Mr. , Mellen said : ; I
As I recall the details. , eight thous
and Shares' of the- New, -'Haven. -were
put in my hands in escrow Ho be 'ex
changed for 24,00 shares of the West
chester stok. The Westchester , peo
ple ! wanted to make the exchange "at
once but o'ir people were not willing
tri go ahead with the transacition. un
til the matters' in connection with the
.Westchester road were settled '-''and.
there ': were IS 'different things In re
gard to getting the charter f that we
wanted settled."( . " ' -
Mr. Folk then asked if the " value
at that time of the ,8,000 shares of the
New : Havefi was wt " $1,000,000: .'VI
think it was," replied Mr. Mellen:
"With whom did you deal in regard
to the exchanges of stock to be made?"
."Former Police inspector Thomas B
Byrnes." - ; . J ' " '.; ;
Mr. Mellen - was then shown,-a niem
orandum of. due bills against him and
was asked to tell what .they-jwera. He
said that ' when in New York; various
people, holding Westchester Y stock
would - come to' him to get the; New
Haven . ; stock or redemption value ' in J
exchange. He ' did not- always : have
cash or ' New Haven stock . with . him
and" could 4 not always write a check.
In cases when these- -people were not
willing to wait he gave due bills,
Witness then was handed the mem
orandum and asked ' to read off the
due bills 'which had not be redeem
ed. I There were five of them,, one of
them representing 93 : shares of New
Haven and the others each 160.
"Where are these due bills, who hs
them?" : '-: ";-' .
"God only .knows. - They have been
outstanding now five years and my
only hope is that 1 will not have, to
pay tnem an. , . : v . -
: Didll't Know Claimants.
'"When- poopfe presented these for
redemption, did you know who they
were or did-ypu ask' their-names?J
No, I did not know who they were.
I recall paying one for $10,450l"
XHd you , know who he was.
No out judging from the shape of
his nose, I should say he came from
the East Side." , ,
What was your Idea In , regard to
Mr." Byrnes arranging an "'this?'-
Well,' I had an. idea, that the West
chester shares were" scattered around
in i the hands of some-, people of infiu-
ence." ' ' . ' -' " '- '- -
Mr.. Mellen was asked who had the
pq,wer to grant the ' franchise of the
Westchester road.,' He said he thought
this was in the nandg of the board
of estimate and apportionment of New
York city and "had a hunch" that he
was in touch . with and could reach
people of influenc- In regard to having
the changes : made ,in the " proposed
charter. : , .
"I wanted to reach the people that
it was necessary to reach," -t said : Mr.
Mellen. -"I wanted to reach- Jthe devil
or anybody , else who could amend the
charter.";. . '' .. - '....;".-' '-'.;.
' Asked as to the date of the be
ginning of negotiations. : Mr. Mellen
said he was cot 'sure but thought
about' June, 1908. . - . : -
The arrangements for exchange- of
eecurities was hot. made, in writing.
"I wis willing for the 'New Haven
to 'sign an agreement, but- the. other
party was not,"' said the witness.
A'f'Wljy not?" ' : "-' . . -
"I do Vhot believe he was eongenl
tally and constitutionally fixed so that
he could sign anything'.
. ""Where did these 8,000 -shares re
main during the' transaction ?'
"They remained in the , treasury - of
the 2vTew Haven until they, were tum
efp. over : to me from time to time to
effect the changes." : i -, -
';,. - Names of Clerics' Used. ;
Asked as to the names . that Ap
peared on the Westchester shares as
holders of the stock Mr. Melln said:
."The shares apparently- were made
out- to the names of clerks and I later
found out that -the people and those
who had endorsed, the stock in blank
did not own them."
V.Mr. Mellen thought a. large amount
of stock was issued to people who did
not " own it. -' I - m ".. " -: ,";
- - "I .asked " Mr. Morton, : then presi
dent of the Westchester, and fae said
there was. nothing to show who owned
the stock." ' '.; ' . .
Mr. elen-fut4ier;S3d(ihe beUeved.
ah attempt - was -made to, conceal the
owners' of the stock. , , , , . ..
. "It is my suspicion, he added, . 'the
shares were-issued to contractors, who'
then placed them where they -would
do the most good.'.. . . . .
. fWhat did you regard- as the yaJue
of the stock a.t that' thne?" -:' 1 ; . -
Well, I have said before and I now
say- It that it inay) go on the record
that I thought the stock was worth
about ten! cents & pound." -
' ' : MeUeB Raises Laugh. ' " . .
"How many of those due bins did
yoi .give?" .- :'-.'
' "I have, redeemed about. $150,000
worth in cash and there are now out
standing the equivalent of about 0,-
000. They -have been outstanding five
years and, 1 hope they will remain so.
for , another ' year. when,, -under, the
statute- of limitation, they will be
worthless. : -
"How many people- did you. redeem
due bills for?" J
"About 15 or 20." ,'' ' '
' He added they usually came to him
and said they preferred cash. ,
" '.Small or large bilto?' I would ask
them," the witness continued. " Oh,,
small, they would generally say. , (
A laugh went around the. room,
' "When were most of these, due bills
presented that you redeem?"
The bulk of- them -were ,. presented.
I think, after I resigned', as president
of the- New Haven." .-;
Have you the cancelled due bills?"
asked Mr: Folk. ,
"I have not," replied Mr. Mellen. "I
have made r it a practice for a good
many years' to throw away my can
, lO RITE ST. CflETCTLE, PARIS
tail Leading lailineTa
.
to $20.00.
93c to $3.03.
celled checks and such, things. In this
instance, I tore them up In small
pieces and threw them Into the closet.
"You think they were good things
to get rid of?" suggested Mr. Folk.
"Well, not quite that.; -, They .were
of no good to anybody." " i.
It then , was suggested by Mr. iEoUc
that - an ., adjournment of, the hearing
be. taken: until next Monday in order
1 to afford Mr. Mellen opportunity to
uuuua necessary -papers - from ms
home, and to afford the commission's
attorneys opportunity to- examine the
documents already presented. .
Mr. Mellen felt tho. it would take
him until Tuesday to obtain the pa
pers as It would be necessary for him
to go over . a vast number of tnem.
"I shall ' took through everything I1
have so as to -be sure- that nothing"
desired fa- omitted. I shall bring" ev
ery paper that has on it a "mark in
dicating that it has any relation: with
the New Haven or any of Its subsi
diaries." - .i '4 ,-lf ,' - f: . .
.Mr. Folk said it, was not his wish
to g on with the testimony 'of oth
er witnesses- until Mr. Mellen had concluded..,-
Commissioner . . McChord,
therefore adjourned ' the . hearing until
next Tuesday morning. ?
BIG DEBT IS
OPPOSED BY
WORKERS
Central Labor Union Se-
, yerely Denounces Action
of Authorities In Siemon
.Case. r
.! The Central Labor .Union .at a fully
attended, meeting of the- delegates,
voted,-last night, that a great debt is
not , in the interest of the working
people .of Bridgeport. . .;"
The action, will result in a deter
mined effort to -bring out a large vote
against bonds. ; . , . t-'.':.
During the debate, the hosfility of
the authorities to labor interests was
considered, especially- the action of the
'board, of contract and supply in pur
chasing motor cycles manufactured by
concerns deemed unfair tola5r; ""
The activities of the authorities in
certain labor- difficulties were referred
to, ' and cqmpared - with the - secrecy
maintained in the conduct of the
Siemon inquiry. - ,'.;:; '.;. :.-.-'-,". '.':, r
I "It seems," said one of thei speak
ers, f-as if a wealthy manufacturer
can killed a citizen with his automo
bile and be protected, while a working?
man cannot walk by a factory, in
which a labor trouble exists,; without
being arrested,
. Representative Lynn W; Wilson, it
the .close of the (business session ad
dressed the meeting, making an argu
ment against heavy bonding. He saidH
the debt program proceeded from the
publie service corporations, for -the
purpose of destroying the municipal
credit, to delay municipal ownership
of ice plants and other public utilities.
FEARS HUSBAND IS
HI CUBAN PRISON
Bridgeport : Woman Asks
Police to Locate Missing
Circus 'Man
Fearing that her husband had been
the victim of foul play in Cuba or Is
a prisoner, hi Havana, Mrs. Frank A.
Lentme or , 7W. isroaa street, visitea
police' headquarters today and asked
for aid in determining - his where-
abouts or fate. ' '"
For nearly a month no word - has
been received Trom him, although he
was accustomed to- write twice a
week. -Letters sent; to him lit care of
Pepe el Lslnia, San .Christobal, 29 Cer-
ro, Haranaj Oulba, have remained unanswered-
'
- Lentlne has a -wide reputation as a
wire acrobat, ha been.' with the Circo
Montalvo In ''Ctabadurlng the winter
and was engaged to Join the Ringling
Bros. circus in - Chicago. - He had
written in a letter . received. April 22
as to the boat upon which he expected
to arrive in New York. Mrs. Lentlne
and their five year old child met the
boat, but he was not on it.
' Mrs. ; Lentlne and child . left (Juan
tonamo, Cuba February 10, 1914, go
ing to the home ,of Lentine's mother
in Derby, for a' time. Later,. Mrst
Lentlne left, the child there to come
to Bridgeport - for work. When she
left, she understood that her husband
was . held as a witness In a circus row
under bond of $10. Ateo that the vic
tim of the assault died later.
She- fears that the amount of the
bond -made him penniless and that he
may have ; got into trouble in a at
tempt to raise passage money. Dur
ing the relation of the story, she wept
bitterly. The police department: of
Havana is to - be communicated with
in an . attempt to locate the ." missing
man. - - -
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Davis have
opened their cottage at Fairfield 'beach
for the season. - . - -
WEST END,PL0T
SOLD FOR FINE
RESIDENCE USE
Laura Banks' Estate to Be
Cut Up and Sold With
Restrictions
SALE LARGEST
IN MANY YEARS
New Street and - SaleN of
. Property to Begin at
. - . Once .
In one of the largest and most im
portant real estate transactions re
corded in years, - Henry L. . Blackman
& Son today acquired possession of the
Laura A. - Banks . estate property, "lo-
Lcated fn the most exclusive part of the
residential West End. : The. consider
ation ' is not made-. public though
known to exceed $100,000. The area is
more than' eight acres., . The. new own
ers have already completed plans for
developing the tract for exclusive res
idential purposes.- Judge : William H.
Kelsey !':' represented the f Banks . es
tate. 's'J':',M- :0 .'r-..'- . V.i-O " --:'.'.'.'..''.
The property Is bounded on the north
by Beedhwood avemue,- n: theAeast by
Laurel avenue,1, on the south by Ma-
plewood avenue and on the .west, by
Clinton avenue.. It is .considered to
be one' of the most desirable locations
for building in the city. Running
from . north to south from . Beeebwood
to Maplewoo.d avenues a . new ' thor
oughfare' is to be laid out and - will
be known as -Blackman 'Place. It will
be about 425 feet in length, be thor
oughly- -graded , ' and equipped with
granolithic sidewalks. - . - ;
The property, itself is to be divid
ed. Into ; building , lots, work to b.egtn
immediately. The lots fronting . on
Cllfaton - avenue -'will average ' 75xl8U
feet, on Laurel avenue from 60 to 121
feet, on Maplewood avenue 60x11 5 feet,
and on . Beechwood avenue 60x115 feet.
There will- . be, restrictions so as to
preserve the exolusiveness of the prop
erty, v,. .Everything is now ready for
the sale of the lots. , Throughout ttiere
will be a . building line averaging be
tween 26 and 40 feet from the walks
ETJBAL ORGHANIZATDON
" LOtJIS VTLLE, K.Y.
AT
A: country ' community,- .-.organized
and at work .to educate and to develop
itself, was depicted in the exhibit hall
at the Conference fori Education In
the South," held at Louisville,. Ky.,
April 7 to 10. ' . -
taitenng to the right one found a
farmers' club in session, under the di
rection of Prof. A; D. Wilson, of the
university or Minnesota, and Mr, C IS
Bassettr . of the. 4 Bureau, of Markets,
TJ.; S. Department of Agriculture, ?with
the assistance of Messrs. WV F. Ward
and J. H.-, Arnold,', of the Department
of Agriculture, and Prof. William Hill
of Bethany -College, West Virginia,
To the rear a. country church was
meeting; reorganizing itself for active
work in country-life development, -under
the direction of Rev. Fraik :M.
Thomas, of Kentucky, and Rev...W. -H.
Mills, of South Carolina, and Miss Jes
sie Field, of the .national committee
of the Y. W. C. A.' - -
Upstairs the rural , school was in ac
tual session, showing how the farm
activities can.be made the central fac
tors in the., school work, and how the
technlcs-r--writlng, .' drawing, 1 "'figuring,
reading, and so oh- can 'be delated
to 'these activities, under, the direction
of Mrs. Hetty' S: Browne and Miss
Margaret : Whittemore,' : of Winthrop
College," South Carolina; and Prof. J.
Pullen, of the State Normal Col
lege, Richmond, Ky, ' ' . .
Passing through the great hall and
turning to the right, one saw- . the
building of the country home and Its
silo, along . with . the - necessary sani
tary features, set forth through lan
tern illustrations and demonstration's
by Messrs. W. A." Etherton and Ji- H.
McClain, of the Department of Agri-
culture, and "Dr. A. T. McCbrmick, sec
retary of the State board of health in
Kentucky. '- -';" '"
.. Nearby the work of the -rural' nurse
was shown by Miss Florence p.- Ful-:
Ter, of the Red Cross . coujitry-nurs-lng
service in Virginia, with the aid of
a series of large pictures and .charts,
furnished by the National Red - Cross
society. - "; ..i'-. ', , ' .;-.!.
-.Close toy was the equipment heeded
for putting runnirlg water into the
country home, shown by President Joe
Cook, of the State Normal college, of
Mississippi. - '....
Then" came a kitchen -with demon
strations of actual cooking and serv
ing of typical-meals by Miss Mary E.
Sweeney, - of the University of. Ken
tucky, and Miss Frances Heverlo, of
the State Normal college at Richmond,
Ky , .-':-?:-:--:.... ;-''..
Next .came the country home itself,'
built -and equipped under the direc
tion of Miss Mary E. Frayser, of Win
throp College, South Carolina, where
demonstrations in household manage
ment were, conducted under her direc
tion, with the. co-operation of - Miss
Agness Harris, of the State College for
Women, Tallahassee, Fla.
- " Nearby ' was an exhibit . of textile
work- from the sewing' department of
the University of Kentucky.
The series closed with , -the demon
stration of household "industries
weaving, basket rraking, woodwork
ing, and so on under the direction of
Prof.' J. . E. , Smith and a number of
co-workers from' Berea" College, Ken
tucky.. ' :. '- ..:". -,'
Passing to the left, one saw a mod
ern 'poultry house, with fowls from
the Kentucky Experiment Station,
along with .model nests and other
equipment, together with a giant In
cubator for community -breeding,, all
of which were used in the demonstra
tion sessions of the Co-operative Egg
and Poultry association, under the di
rection of Prof. J. K. Morrison, Ag
ricultural College, Mississippi; Mr.
Harry W. Lamon, TJ. S. Department of
Agriculture; : Prof. J. J. -Hooper, Ken
tucky Experiment Station, and Mr. 'H.
W. Rickey, State demonstration agent
in Kentucky. '
The remaining part of the left side
of the great armory was occupied with
the exhibits and demonstrations ' o'
the boys' and girls' club work, under
the direction ' of Mr. O. B. Martin:
agent in charge, Department of Agri
culture, and co-workers from differen'
Southern. states. -The exhibits includp
ten ears of corn and a canning exhihr
from each state. At the various s?r
, - : . j -
' ; Penny for penny, the underwear offered in this ir&y
Sale excels any we've been, able to find hereabouts. " Its
quality is better. Its .trimming is prettier. Its
thoroughly stylish. : It is better value in every way. This
is true of. the corset covers at , 19c; it is true of the ('-night
gowns at $1, it is true of the combinations at 75c, it is tn; 3
1 CClJf OiX UUC JLU. IIAD BCkilSS. '
Special Fabric Values.
, Seasonable and good fabrics to be bought to advant
age just now.
. .' '-:. v. . . ' -. , "...
Ramie linen, 45 indh, new shades,
ideal qnauty for suits and skirts, all
linen, sOc yd. ;V;.-;, v . . ,' .
Tnb silk, 19 Inches wide, white with
blue or black stripe, very" lustrous,
15c.-' s - '.'.. ....
. . Beauty doth, a handsome
Isde material of soft finish in white
and many pretty colors,2T inches wide,
.' 25c. -;,;;,.,;:'';.; ".,:.'.' '.','".
Black habntine, half ailk and fceavy,
jet black and of good Inster, 17c yd.
Rice crepe.sbeer and cool and pret
ty, rich colors and spotless white and
deep black, 27 inches wide, 15o ya.
-;; White crepe,' 40 1 Inches wide, 'soft
clinging; quality, nicely adapted for
waists or dresses, 22c yd.' - .
THE SMITH -
' V" ESXAMiISHE3 1865 ''
60 PERCENT OFF LIST
prices of Holmes and Edward's celebrated flat silver. We.
do this, to acquaint more people with the merits of thi.i
silver and to start more homes in furnishing their tables.
These prices are for ten days only and are less than deal
ers pay for these goods. -Quality is the XIV, in the V.'f-'i-ington
pattern and XIV plus in the Carolina, the two new
est and most beautiful designs on the market. Just a hint:
List
Price
. S2.3S
; '.71
. $1.48,'
, . l.Sf
. f S.42 .
. $1.2S
. i.7S
Berry Spoons
Salad Spoons i-. . . . .
Pickle Forks .
Cold Meat Forks . . ,
Dried Beef Forks ....
Cake or Pie Servers . .
Cream Ladles .......
Gravy Ladles .......
G. V. FAUlCHIlD a SCrS.CC
Jewelers and Opttciana ' -
"At the elm of the ChJbrnea "
997 Main Street . Bridgeport, Ccnn.
Sions methods of organization o cliibs
for ' boys and girls were set forth
through conferences' and through ac
tual, demonstration.
The Louisville trophy, offered to the
state which produced the ten ibest rec
ords for corn-club work, was awarded
to ; Alabama, v - The ten boys in the
winning team produced l,718t3 bushels
of . corn on ' ten acres,- at an , average
cost' of 18 cents per -bushel, or $31.73
ner acre. - : The average profit was
$10.1,4 each. ,
- The trophy for the (best ten records
In the girls' club work was awarded to
Mississippi. The girls in the win
ning team; produced 27,850 pounds of
tomatoes from the ten and one-tenth
acre garden.- From this quantity, in
addition to the tomatoes used in the
homes, there werecanned 29,871 cans.
The total value was $1,298.34. aand
the total profit $848.66. ',
One group was working out-ways
and. means "Of organizing and conduct
ing1 fruit-selling -associations,' under
the direction of Mr. W. M, McDonald,
Of Excelsior, Minn. ' -
The next group was dealing with the
problem , of co-operative purchase of
farm requirements, under the - direc
tion of : Prof .; J. ' N. Harper, Clemson
College. South Carolina; Dr. J. C Rob-
eft, .Agricultural College, Mississippi;
Prof, Chas. A. K-errer, university or
Tennessee;, Prof. J. F". DuKgar, Agri
cultural College of Alabama; . W., H.
Alderman,? University of .. West' Vir
ginia,; and Prof. T- R. Bryant,: Unlver-,
sity of, Kentucky. ; v .-..";'.,' '.-
. The: next group was a. co-operative
stock selling association, working "out
ways and means of conducting its bus
iness,. under the direction of Mr.
Theodore Sexauer, of Wisconsin, and
Mr. George M. Rommel, of the Bureau
of Animal Industry, U. S.. Department
of Agriculture. : . , .,
- ' Passing further,, one came to the
group working out plans for a com
munity stock-breeders' . association, ,
under the direction of Prof. O. C.
Humphrey, of the University of Wis
consin, and Prof. Archibald Smith, of
the Mississippi Agricultural College. '
' Further on Mr. W. A. Grover and
Mr. Will Head, of Lavalle, Wis., told '
farmers how to organize and conduct
an association to sell farm products.,
- In the next corner a group gathered
around Mr. E. A. Richardson, of Spar
ta, Wis.,' was learning how to organize
and' conduct ah association for hand
ling small fruits, strawberries, and
so on. V: .'":. -" ".'. ,' -..' :
' So, under this vast roof, at a glance,
one could see the essential factors of
an organized country community, each
busy at Its task.
: The afternoons were given up to
conferences of farmers, country wo
men, country preachers, country doc
tors, school workers, and business men
each grappling with some phase of
the rural problem. "- . i . ;
In addition to these, mass meetings
were held both at nooa and In the
evening, dealing with questions of gen
eral Interest. ' ' :
i, ' The aim of all the demonstrations
Lnd conferences was to get at the most
effective: means of community organi
sation. Leaders from all the South
ern and 'many of the Northern statee
ook part in the conference.
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ieSUltS i rOm E aimer A US
vvulv 0UU BCC iUJ. JTiiUA AtSU. '
White shlrtinc madras woven wiCi
m ' luuMfsome merosrised strive, six
"tasteful patterns, fine close weave, 2
inches wide, lS'c yd. ,
"White ratine of texture that win
make good skirts or dresses, 34 lnclaes
wide, 26c yd. -
- - Japanese shantung la natural color,
ail silk, heavy weight, "nice for eoa,ts
' All-sUk Mack ehlffoa tatreta, a yard
wide,, much in demand for watet.
dresses and trinomtng, 8Sc yd. -
Handsome' woclen sfaepfoerd checks
of black and white, 64, Inches wide,,
bright , and dear and ,' attractive,;; 'Jo
yd---. . :...,-- ,- .. ,
Black silk modre vetear--ricai- lnte
and handsomeiy marked, soft and f,x,v,
38 Inches wide, $1.85 yd.
MURRAY CO
Carolina
WabLin "-ton
Special
- Price,
.
$1.16
.2
V :. .67 V
.48
$1.87
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.TO '
Price : Price
$a.oo , , .so
$2.so 9l.ro
' .63 , .ZS
$1.2S .."
1.04 ' .hi
S3.00 $1.20
$1.1S .4
$10 - .60
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STATE FORT TROOrC
PREPARE TO LEAVZ
New London', May 14 Ordrs wtre
received fro,m Washington at Foit.II.
G. Wright today Jby CoL John D. Bar
rette, - commander of ' the New- Lon
don artillery district, f'to t have eirht
companies, of coast artillery from Fort
Wright and Fort Terry-together with
the 11th coast artillery band, prepared
to leave for -the front at-a -moment's
notice. The- order ..'twas- regaraed ..'a--the
most significant since the Mexiea rc
trouble began.--At miidnight, the of
ficers' call was sounded end - a. secret
consultation was hejd at , headquar
ters. ... .,
Major McAndrews, -surgeon at- Fort
Terry, issued this morning a call for
volunteers at the hospital corps.
m ik. -
BQfilB fHZATLAO '
'On Board TT. 8. S. California, Magel
lan,'. May IS.- Via wireless to Can
Diego, . CaL, ,May, 14. GeneralOti-.- "
goa's military aviators beeam erro- ,
tivei again-today-in,'th,-'battls.-tli"ii3'
been waged for many days at MatAt
lan.-.'- - ;.n.'-v -i--. ' '
An irnnlAn - cicllnar about tha
federal entrenchments dropped bombs
with considerable accuracy into the
fortifications. They exploded directly
within the .federal IJnns,' but the ex- '
tent of the. casualties was.pot reported I
in the city. ojirr src.-T'S' I'.
- T T .
- - SUIT CASE STOLESr"
" The ' police have been' asked to lo
cate a suit case -belonging to Michael
Pullk. 820 Hallett street,' that was stol
en from the railroad station platform
last night while 'Michael was looking
another way." '.
'" ixnwitmxyt juLmnxBui.'1' ""
BON'T'SUFFEO
WITQ ITC0IK&
--USE OESIfJC
My, what relief! Tha moment RMfc '
Inol Ointment" touhes any Itching skin.
the itching stops and healing begins.
With the aid of Resinol Soap.it -quick-lv
removes all trace of eczema, rash
tetter, ringworm, pimples or othei
ugly, tormenting eruption, and leave
the skin clear and healthy. It it
equally effective for sorea boils, burn
red, rough hands, dandruff and fall
ing hair. '
You need never hesitate to use R
inol. It is a doctor's prescription, thai
has been used by other physicians f oi
the past 19 years in the treatment o1
most sorts of skin affections. Un!ik
many other remedies, it contains ao.
lutely nothing that could injure th '
tenderest skin.- Resinol Oinimnt an .
T?AKinol Soan are sold by all drusr
riots.
Trial free, write to Dept. zo- ;
rtesinol. Baltimore, Md. Look out few
worthless imitations. Adv.