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o THE FARMER: DECEMBER 19, 1916 U3Paiinice o I o o I Meal Inn O jo o u.vs"-. y- V orld of finance .i.V RISE OF FOOTWEAR v PRICES DISCUSSED .- gentleman who is closely con- f VlJuvtnrl . ltK tVta ' chm on1 laatlipr trade has contributed the following interesting statement on present con ditions to Dunks Review: ' ' Although ' the advance in raw hides and skins, and all ; kinds of finished leather, has been very extensive, with present values on most varieties 100 per cent- higher than before the war, the statements printed; in the daily press all over the country that prices on good qttality shoes might sell up to $20 or $30 per pair are without 'any foundation ' whatsoever, t ... ' That shoes are higher in price than formerly, and will bring even further Increases ' if ' present conditions' re main,, goes i without paying, btit in staple lines of footwear of the higher grades the. .advance is not more than $2, and. for shoes previously retailing at $5 to 6, not more than $7 to $8 Is now being asked, and many large dealers,1 lore notdemanding as much of , an increase as this as yet.. The lines that have had the greatest ad vance are the fancy styles of high cuts for .women,' and in these a Ifise ipf $4, or $5' has been absolutely neces sary . to cover the increased ' cost, of 'material and labor alone. For in stance, fancy "kid leather, such as Vhltes, greys,; etc, that was formerly 'sold by tanners at 1 50c per square feot ts now bringing up to as high as $1.25 and whereas- in former low-cut styles .tjhree: feet, of leather , was sufficient to Fa&l.3J.A. V -v t'AaAtit Ti crVi "TiT,a Jake at least fourffeet of upper,-if not lightly more. ' Consequently, the cost of the uppers alone' is about $5, as kgainst about, $ 1. 5 Oi formerly and, in kddltion, ,'there are the higher prices tor soles; . irinersoles, heels, counters, linings findings, and also, labor. Therefore,' for these fancy' shoes pres ent prices of $ltt to $12 are not (.ex cessive as f compared with bid selling rates of $6 to .$7. . - Ona, of the largest . shoe manufact- j ttrens in iie world, producing lines of moderate-priced shoes in the ; enor I mous Volume of i about 60,000 pairs per day,f is wholeataling, these t from $3 to 44 per pair;; as against iormer rates of $2.50 to $3. Orcourse, these Bhoea J are not iinade of hlghTpriced calf or ,,$1.25 glazed kid, but are the Hinds 6f footwear, consumed by the Ulk of the population of the country, W that this advance, based on' the :2uside' figures above of 33 1-3 per JitJ is not" so excessive, as compar- t'eMy with tho present higher costs of about all commodities, including oth er: kinds of wearing apparel, such i as clothinfc, hais, etc.--; A.y . : ' STOCTE IIARKET 1 New York,, Dec 1 9 Opening: Ex- ; treme ' Irregularity , attended today's Initial1 dealings in the stock market,, '. this' M .condition "being almost wholly traceable to; tnej recepuve aiuiuue oi financial and speculative circles as to the ; course of developments abroad. General improvement was shown be-j fore the end of the first half hour. M .. Noon There ; was a. brisk rally from the V early irregularity, Steel, Utah Copper and ' distinctive . war shares being': among; the .first to re cover at' advances 'of , I V to 3 points. Shipping shareb also participated in frjal' measure torith Petroleum, Texas lies 'like paper and sugar Issues and the ultilities were 2 to 3 points higher. Some easing of prices occurred before noon trading .becoming ; almost , mo tionless pending the receipt of ad Vices from abroad.. International bonds 'were heavy. . .. ' ' ; - x?ririces3 De Oliima, i J Daughter of Detroit HUlionaire Is Dead Chicago. Dec. 19. Confirmation . of the death of the Princess Caraman De kChlmay, formerly . Miss Clara Ward, of Detroit, at', her villa 1 in Padua, Italy, iras received here today in a, 'caole tnesage i to - Calvin r Fentress, a iocal raanker, ,.y. , - , The j Princess Chlmay was '' the daughter Kof ) Ik. B. T7!ard, - millionaire sozpmxuaer i oi uexroit. i ' . : -W ' TKAVELERS CO. BONUS. .Hartford,. Dec. 19- The Travelers' r ....... . . wouia ouscnoute a sum .m tne nature of bonus on salaries to 'its 3,500 . or more employes in' the United States and Canada. V The plan of distribution and ; the amount involved was not kmade public. . About 1.800 persons are employed in the home office. ALTTXAJJDER BLDISN. t . - MrcL Laura Bel den of 212 Olive i street, announces the marriage of her daughter ( Nina Viola to Mr.; John CAlexander of Pawtucket, R. I., on Dec 4 f 14 the Rev. George M. Brown. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss., ; PROBATE OOuRT. t! ; December 19, 1916. i testate of Esther F. Patrick, late1 of i Bridgeport, in said, district, deceased. t The : trustee having made applica tion for an order authorizU.g to mort- ' gage to sell certain real estate belong ,', ing to said estate, as per said applica tion on file , duly appears. i j Ordered, 'That the said application be, heard anad determined at the Pro -v "bate Office In Bridgeport, on the 22nd j day of December, 1916, at 12 o'clock ' noon, and this court directs said Trus i tee to give notice to all persons in v terested in said estate to . appear, if they see cause and be heard thereon, by publishing this order once in a newspaper having a circulation in said district, and by giving , personal no tice to all parties in interest on or be fore the 20th day of December; A. D., 1914, and return make to the court ct notice given. : Attest, PAUL L. MILLER, ap. . ' Judge. r New York Stock Exchange Quotations Reported over the private Wire oi Tl Li. Watson & Co.. Bankers j and Brokers, Corner Main and John Sta, Bridgeport. Conn. ' Members of New Y orit Stock Exchange. 1 New York, Dec. 19 1:30 p. m. Allis Chalmers Allis Chalmers Pfd. ' Am. Beet Sugar . Am. Car & Fdy. Am. Can , v -Am. Hide & Lea., Pfd. Atl. Gulf & W. Indies Am. Sme.lt. & Re. Co. Am. Tel. & Tele. Am. 1 Zinc Alaska Gold Atchl T & S. Fe Anaconda Copper : Baldwin Loco. w Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel , v. x Butte & Sup. Canadian . Pacific ' - Catif. Petroleum ( Cen. Leather Co. : Chi. M. .& St.' Paul Chi & Great. W. Chi. & Great W. Pfd. Chi., Rk. Island & Pac Chile Copper ; ., ) Chino , ' ." Chesapeake Ohio 'Consolidated Gad r Col Fuel & Iron 79 89 79 - 70 91 1 70 128 109 125 ' 124 104 68 71 5 572 53 167 26 : 95 94 12 42 38 27 58 66 33 48 25 '68 . . 54 33 36 51 18? 66 117 40 46 106 114 60 44 16 36 105 : 47 - 26 48 -T9'8 1 91 'Corn 'Products ' 4 Crucible Steel Cuban Cane Sugar Distilleries Securities Erie ,f ; ' ' - : Erie 1st Pfd. ; General Electric ' Goodrich Co. . Gt. Northern Pfd. Gt. Northern Ore , Green Cananea , Illinois Central , , Ind. Alcohol , x. Inspiration Copper ". International Nickel Interborough Cons. ; Inter. Mer. Marine . Inter. Mer. Mkrine Pfd. International: Paper' Kansas City Sou. 's Kennecott Copper , Lackawanna Steel' , . Louis. & Nashville .;.''' Lehigh Valley, i Maxwell Motors Mex. Petroleum .-.! Miami Copper' ' Montana Power Mo.,. Kan. & ' Tex. i Nevada Cons. : National Lead Co. 101! 41 105 . 12 ; 26 62 137 110 x 105 A 55; 31 56 76 :': 28 , .108 . 81 '53 ' , 68 ' 98 Norfolk & Western, Northern Pacific ; , , N. . Y. Central N. Y, N. H. & H. N. Y., Ont. & West. Pennsylvania ; A ; Pressed Steel Car. Ray Cons. Reading - . , ' ; . Repub. Iron & Steel- , Ry.( Steel Spring ' Sloss Sheffield v& Iron . Southefrn Pacific Southern Railway , ' 35 71 r. ( Southern Railway, Pfd. Studcbaker Corp'n ,i Third Avenue .-' 50 147 A 65 114 60 107 45 16 58 32 101 55 30 37 Union Pacific ; T U. S. Rubber . , U. S. Steel ! U. S, Smelter ' Utah' Copper " ' Virginia Caro Chem. Wabash . Wabash Pfd. A Wabash Pfd. . B West. Union Tel. Westinghouse Electric Western Maryland Willys Overland ' I , BOSTON STOCKS, Boston 1:SU p. m. Prices Itebon, r Over Private Wire ot X I Watson CO. Arizona j Com. j . " t Am. Zinc ; ' ; Allouez '.. , Cal. - Arizona i . Cal. & Hecla " a Centennial ' V" Copper Range , , ; Daly West N ,15 48ya 67 . 81 551 19 70 3 6 16 18 37 14& &9 . 5 241a 2 68 97 21 95 Davis Daly East Butte . Hancock ( Isle Royale Lake Mohawk New Arcadian North Butte ' Ojibway Old Dominion Osceola Pond Creek Saint Mary's ', Sante Fe Shannon Superior Superior, & Boston T'amarack ? IT. S. Smelting do pfd. Utah Consol. " Wolverine 2 9 15 5 43 68 52 '19 49 THE WEATHER New Haven, Dec 19 Forecast: Generally fair tonijht and Wed nesday. Connecticut; Cloudy tpnight, Wednesday, partly cloudy little change In temperature; moderate to fresh northwest winds, be coming variable. The southern stonn has moved rapidly northeastward during the last 24 hours and is now central off the Maine coast. It caused high winds along the coast with snow from Virginia to New Jer sey and also on the eastern Mas sachusetts coast. A western dis turbance central over Kansas is causing unsettled weather be tween the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi river. The tem peratures are low in nearly all districts east of 'the Rocky Moun tains. T The Norwegian tramp steamer. Juno, in ballast from London to New 5York,i' is fast ashore on the shoals at Little JSgg Harbor, 10 miles south of Atlantic City. Amusements PLAZA It was a proud gathering of admir ing friends and theatre goers that greeted the initial presentation of the big home-talent production, "Daddy's Birthday," at the Plaza yesterday and the act proved even more than was vouched for it in the advance an nouncements. It was a typical -professional performance from start to finish and it was pleasing to see that Bridgcporters could stage so thor oughly artistic a production. "Bill" Toomey in the role of "Dad" was too funny for words' and his work evi denced deep dharacter study. James Saunders. Frank Benson, John Mc Donough, David Heaphy, Tom Lynch, George Spence, Mathew Lyman and George Sperry, rendered individual solos that brought them storms of ap plause. Charles Kisco presided at the piano and John Fay helped along with some clever terpsichorean exhi bitions. All in all, it was the best local talent production that has ever been staged here and the boys de serve much credit; ' , Cox andJ Joyce" in a classy and up-to-the-minute offering of song and pianologue'; Moseley and Marion in songs and-1 nonsense; and Johnny Singer and the .Dancing Dolls in a beautiful', contraption . of f songs and dances completed the vaudeville program.- .;' '' - , V Douglas Fairbanks was a big favor ite in his latest Triangle effort, The Matrimaniac" and there's something doing from the start to. the finish of the picture. Jt's Fairbanks all the way through," with, his characteristic grin; and his mania for. injecting thrills into his work. y .-, x Charlie Chaplin . probably " brought more real laughter pn "The Rink," his new two part farce than on any of his recent releases. With the . aid of . a pair of harmless looking roller skates he succeeded in doing, more damage and - creating more hilarious excite ment than a dozen others could have done in his place. . . , POLI'S Anniversary Week at Poli's theatre is synonymous with a big and pleas ing program of vaudeville and photo plays. The bill arranged by Man ager Poll to celebrate the fourth an niversary , of the opening of the big Main street theatre contains both' quantity ind quality. Tiny May's Circus, billed v as a European , novelty, , proved most di verting, .i A young lady who runs things; with the air of a veteran ring director depends mostly upon a baby elephant to furnish laughs and thrills in the miniature ' circus. 5 The elephant ; does many amusing stunts that show wonderful training, and a dog and pony also contribute to the entertainment. Vs This attraction will bear a big appeal to the kiddies, while grown-ups, will find much in it to en joy. . ' : ;', v . ' .T'-y -;; v'- - The photoplay program Is replete with features. Charlev Chanlin ca vorts' through two reels of laughs en titled, "The Rink." This production shows Charley in a roller skating rink ahd he has. a merry, time of ;it," too," making the film a laugh from start tp finish. Peggy Hyland, the noted English beauty, supported ;by an ad mirable cast, is seen in the seven-part drama "The Enemy," a very interest ing filmization of George Randolph Chester's famous ; . hovel. Pathe's Pictorial News with glimpses of many interesting events completes the pho toplay program. ' . j .'.Vessie Farrell, well known in vau deville, and a selected company, had J ust Make ' : "; . -Gee!-.- . , . V , : . , n . . . ', , ' Such fun! ' '' r 1 ; v " Skates, 'n' air guns, 'n' all that. ? ! And sleds. Little ones and big ones for a bunch of fellers Some of 'em steer by the handles. And then they's tobog v i gans. Just like in the pictures. j , ; ; 'n' Snowsh6es. Gee! Wish't I had snowshoes now. HAnd A skiis, too. Say, can you use stilts? t , , O-o-oh! Lookit the 'lectric train. How does it work? Jist like tbjjjrbig ones. It has a headlight too. Lqokit the cars. , ' That's the calaboose on the end. - . ' That's a 'Structor set. I can make those. I knew a feller - that got a prize with one of those.. He made an elevator. "Sandy Andy," this says. , You put the sand, in here. ( " O-o-o-h! The cart comes up and gets the sand, jist like when , they were diggin' that big hole in the ground. j Gee! J wonder howt much that Irish Mail costs. Lookit 1 tha wheelbarrer, it's made jist like a frog. I uster have a. knife like that, but I lost it Wonder if I'll get a knife this Christmas. And so it goes. Bring them to our Toyland and see for yourself. THE IY0M FAIRFIELD AVENUE AND MIDDLE STREET i . Note: Christmas Week souvenir in our Toyland: With every purchase of a Sand. Toy, we will present free a Wonder Open Ring and Tiger Top two toys in one. - r .a . ' ' - '- . , , : ' . . ' little trouble in registering a hit in their playlet, "Going Home." The story of the playlet is interesting and the production is well handled. The ever funny Van Bros , you l know. Chinese money stepped right into popularity again and took up' the' laugh-making business where they dropped it on their last visit here. They're always welcome on any bill. , Hill and Acker, a pair of dainty missesj provided a pleasing novelty that was artistically staged in their "Steps and Melodies," and the Okla homa Four, two boys and two girls, scored tremendously with their west ern whirlwind of dances and songs. The offering was very prettily stag ed, i EMPIRE. "The Victoria Cross," the gripping five part Lasky-Paramount -masterpiece of the uprising of the natives in far-off , India, in which is featured Lou Tellegen, the celebrated screen and stage star; will be the featured attraction at the Empire theatre this evening. "The Black Butterfly," an absorb ing drama of love and war with scenes laid in France, Rupssia'and in the trenches of the battlefields will be featured tomorrow in conjunction with I the latest episode of the mys tery' serial, "The Crimson Stain Mys tery," featuring Maurice Costello and Ethel Grandin. Mme. Olga Petrova and 'an all star cast will be seen in "The Black Butterfly." A LYRIC This week at the Lyric is going to be a banner one. There is a reason. They have a crackerjack "show in Neil Toomey's , "The Angelus." A play that will hold the audience spell bound from the rise to the fall of. the last curtain. The extra added attrac tion is entitled Santa Claus . Week, which means that Santa Claus will be on hand everyV night with a carload of presents that he will give to the audi ence free. The management is very anxious that this Santa Claus Week is not conflicted with the Country Store idea. It wants the presents re-1 ceived by thei audience in the same spirit that they are given, with the true Xmas feeling. Among the presf enta-that will be given out each and every ,riight during the week; will be silk umbrellas, complete j sets of dishes manicure sets, traveling bags, chocolate sets, , ladies' hand bags, brass smoking', sets, hair,comb and rush sets, gold cuff buttons, silk braces, table silver, military, brushes, etc. In fact every present will be of more value than the price charged for tickets of admission. There will be no advance of prices for this week, the same popular prices prevailing. Ori ' acdount of the large (demand for seats, the management, wishing to be fair to all will hold telephone orders for the matinees only until 1:30 and for the evening performance until 7:30. The attraction for the week of Dec. 25 will be ' William Brady's greatest success, "Sinners." " CHABTER REVISION : COMMITTEE'S WORK to BE ENDED SOON Attorneys William A. Redden and Joshua Meltzer, appointed to revjse and codify the . charter and .; ordi nances of the city, told the common council last night that their work would be completed before April 1, next. ' ' ' XMAS TREES, WREATHS AND ROPING JOHN RECK Sc SON lvie a " '? ft y A For - Tonight" k (GKU1 RETAIL DIVISION, 148th CONSEGUTIV !-UAL At the meeting of the Directors of this Bank held on Dec. 14th, the 148th Consecutive Semi-Annual Dividend at the rate of 2 per cent, was declared. This dividend is payable on all deposits entitled thereto for the six months ending Dec. 31st. v This regular semi-annual an nouncement is more than an item bf expected and welcome news to our depositors it is , a significant achievement in sound, efficient con servative, yet progressive banking. It means that for 74 years this bank ! has never yet disappointed its depositors' by failure to declare this semi-annual dividend. Would you not like to join our family of contented depositors and participate in these semi-annual dividends? j Ypur account, large or small, is welcome and will earn 4 per cent, interest. ' BRIDGEPORT SAVINGS BANK BROAD AND STATE STS. SEE WOLFFS Big Shirt Adv. ! ON PAGE 9. V 3 Be for Bridgeport ; Shoo in Bridgeport at Ambrose Xiiggage Shop 288 Fairfield Ave. ; $170,000 Heart Balm ; For Pittsburgh Woman Pittsburgh, Dec. 19 Miss I Nettie Richardspn, . aged 40, former casliier in a-Pittsburgh hotel j was today awarded a verdict of $170,000 in her suit for $500,000 for breach of prom ise against . Henry Deniston, aged 78, millionaire reclase of Swissvale, a suburb. The case went to the jury late yesterday after being on trial in the common; pleas court for a week and a verdict was reached soon after ward. It - was sealed and read when court convened today, j i Deniston belongs to an old Pitts burgh family. ( . J. Francis J. O'Donnell, of Grand Rapids, Mich., was elected captain of the St. Louis University football team. gain. Dividend 1ARIC01PARIY FINANCIAL 1866 FIFTY 3 PER CENT. YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT Wo think this mil appeal to yon Dartiowlfcrty in tiew of our te-Txrtenrp of neactj fifty years in tiankinpr. We can awrare you of nafety, eatlsfactort wnJnct of your business, and conrtsous treat merit, . Interest credited to accounts monthly. We would like to tell you about our methods. Call us on the 'phone or come In and see us. - T. L, WATSON & CO. CORNER MAIN AND JOHN STREETS i Established 186(1 booster & Bowersockgf PATENTS Security Bldg., 1115 Main Street Send for Booklet cn Patents y First and second floors for business purposes. Cen trally 1 ocated in Fairfield Ave. Inquire at office of PERCY Pj ANDERSON 306 Fairfield Ave. Rear Estate. Insurance. T 18 s FOR SALE . 2 family house, William St. Price 1 $6,000 2 family house, Davenport St. Price ' .. $5,500 2 family house, Poplar St. Price $6,500 Double houseArctic St. Price $7,500 6 family house, Vanstone Court. Price $9,000 6 family house and 3 stores, War ren St. Price .$17,000 4 family house, South Ave. Price $7,500 9 family house and 2 stores. Price .. ....... . $22,500 4 family house, Railroad Ave. , Price - $6,000 -.Liberal mortgages taken back. Cash required $500 and up. r PERCY P. ANDERSON 306 Fairfield Ave. Insurance. Real Estate. T 18 s .STATE OF CQNNEOTICrUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, SS., PROBATE COURT. j ,- December 7, 1916. . Estate of Jane Maria" Mqnahan, late of the town of Bridgeport , in said district deceased. . - , The court of probate for the dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the , date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for I settlement. Those who neglect to , present their accounts, properly1 attested, within Baid time, will be debarred a recov ery. -All persons indebted to said es tate are requested to make immediate payment to 1 v JULIA, E. MAL.ONE, Executrix. : ,T 14 B ! -i ' STATE OF CONNECTICUT, i DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, SS PROBATE COURT. ; I Dec, 11.) 1916. Estate of Steve Arnosky, late of the town of . Bridgeport in said district deceased. ( ' The Court of Probate for the dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exihibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time,v will be debarred a recov ery. All persons indebted to said es tate are requested to make immedi ate payment to ' . MARY ARNOSKY, 1 Administratrix, 305 Spruce St., Bridgeport, Conn. T 18 s , ridgeporr Lina TO NEW YORK I Fare 60 Cents STEAMER NAUGATUCK Week Dayg f LiV. B'p't, Pequonnock Dock. 8 a. m. Due N. Y., Pier 70, E. R. 11:45 a. m. Due N. Y... Pier 27, E. R. . 12:15 noon Ret. Lv. N. Y.,Catharine St. 3:00 p. m. Lv. Foot East 22nd St. 3:15 p. m. Due Bridgeport 7:15 p. m. J. BI. COSGRIFF, .Agent ; The New England Steamship Co. CALL BARNUM Bridgreport Dime Messenger. Ur.AJNLIJKi!iW M. Specialist on genito-urinary, throat, nose, skin, chronic and nervous dis eases of men. Office hours: 10 a. m. to 8 p. m. daily; 10 a. m. to l p. m. Sundays and holidays. 15 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport, Oomv Phone 1540 V- 1 Investigating of the coal and car shortage situation extending over the nited StJts was started at Chicago. FOES mn Heal EsvaJ'G 1916 INTEREST ON The City National Bank Savings Department Pays , 4 Per Cent. Interest Start Baring Now 107 WALL STREET WE WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS We desire to thank our depositors and clients for their liberal patronage during the year and wish them all A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS Accounts subject to check are cordial ly incited. JAMES STAPLES & CO. 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