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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
Wear Resisting and other good stockings for school.

Wear Resisting stockings are in every way the best stockings Mother buy for that boy g if she wearing quality above all else They will withstand rough or harsh-lookng stockings either They do not look heavy and clumsy They simply stout stockings made of extras good yarn and knitted heavily enough they will stand up
 The store has them made under specifications of it's Those specifications such that they insure bet ter stockings than usually made for boys and girls Of course the store pays for them than for usual stockings to sell at 25 cents. But paying more getting And what the store gets is to the buyers benefit The extra yarn put into the right places and put into those extra places in the right way s this that makes Wear Resisting stockings worthy of their
 All sizes, for boys and girls,-25c.
 Nice sle stockings for girls fne-ribbed black white tan seamless and with extra spiced heel and
 Good stout ribbed stockings of medium weight pure black double knee and extra-spiced heel and toe19c
 Heavy black cotton stockings for boys, double knee heel and toe, sizes to 1O,-121ac.
 Girls medium-weght stockings, black tan cotton, double knee-121ac
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
BLERIOT DASHES
 AGAINST A TREE
Propeller Breaks With Aviator Flying at
 Height of 30 Feet
REGRET FOR LEFEBYRE

Brescia, Italy, Sept. S-Louis Bleriot's monoplane dashed against 8, tree while flying at a height of 30 feet today. The propeller was broken and Bleriot ef- ected a landing with difficulty. Bleriot was uninjured.
 The accident occurred while Bleriot was making a flight in the first of the aviation week contests.
 The aeronauts who are gathered here for the aviation meeting sent a mes sage of coincidence today to the fam fly of Eugene Lefebvre, the aero plan ist who was killed while testing a new Wright machine at Juvisy- sur Orge yesterday.
 Lefebvre had endeared himself to most of the aviators by his conduct at the Rheims meeting and genuine re- gret at his death was expressed by all, including Glenn H. Curtiss, who is here to try to duplicate his achieve ment in winning the Coupe Interna- tionale.
 Lefebvre's death was the first in the history of French aeroplane flights The cause has not yet been establish ed. Lefebvre was testing the machine for the aerial company which acts as selling agent for the Wright machine in France.
 The program for the contests will begin here this afternoon. A great crowd is present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
CARD CLUE TO
 DIBBLE MURDER?

A fancy card with a lobster on the face of it and a few lines written with a lead pencil on the reverse side has set the police department guessing. The card was found by a section fore- man of a gang working on the rail- railroad in the North End and was given by him to Bicycle Policeman O'Neil who turned it over to Superin- tendent Birmingham He read it and gave it to Captain Arnold. The writ ing is as follows: "The Dixon broth CTS of the North End, the notorious jail birds killed Mrs. Sarah Dibble, of Trumbull, June IS. 1909. Charles Ma cy Chestnut Hill, Conn. Peacey Kel- ly." The card is not weather stained but looks as if it had been in a dry dusty place.
 The Dixon brothers referred to are thought to be David and Richard who have been arrested for minor offences. Peacey Kelly is also known to the po- lice as one of the Kelly gang. Charles Macy is unknown and his name is not in the directory. The police are in-- clined to take the card as a joke An investigation will be made neverthe- less. There has been a rumor current that here was something doing in the investigation of the mysterious murder of Mrs. Dibble but this was denied by one of the men who would know if such a rumor were founded on fact
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
 LEADS IN
 AUTO RACE
K.....:.EEHX

Lowell, Mass, Sept. S-Promptly at be had, and if tine price of sandwiches ten o'clock, the first car in the SIS mile road race was sent away at the crack of the pistol, Drach, driving the American. leading and making the first lap on the 10.6-nile track in 10 minutes 47~ seconds fiat. The Buick, driven by Robert Burman, was a close second and the Allen-Kingston, Hughes up, but a second behind. The Buick car driven by Louis Strang was scratched, the car being disabled by being in col- Hsion with a telegraph pole on the way up the course.
 At 10:30 Strang announced his car had been put in condition and he was car under the wire at 10:44, amid a perfect ovation from the grandstands.
 The leading car had completed 95A miles at noon and was on it's tenth lap. The order of the first five cars at this time was as follows: Apper- son, Simplex, Alec, Isotta and Fiat. The best time made for the 95.4 miles was 97 minutes and 5 seconds
 At the beginning of the tenth lap, the Apperson had a lead of 30 seconds on the Simplex, which was in second place. On this lap, the Simplex had trouble with the tires and the Apper- son materially increased it's lead
 Robertson, in the Simplex, had av- eraged 58 312 miles per hour up to 12:30 when he led after 130 minutes, 56 seconds. The other leaders on this lap, the twelfth, were Alec, 133 min- utes, 49 seconds; Fiat 135 minutes, 46 seconds, and Isotta, 136 minutes, sec onds.
 Not an accident of importance has marred the day. Chevrolet, in a Buick, and Shaw in a Stoddard-Day- ton, withdrew in the twelfth lap.
 With half the race over, Robertson led at the end of the fifteenth lap. having averaged 57 1-6O miles an hour.
 His elapsed time was 164 minutes, 51 seconds.
 Grant, in the Alec, was second with I'll minutes, "A seconds; De Palma, in Fiat, third with 175 minutes, 45 sec onds.
 Robertson at this point had almost Tapped Grant. Poole, in an Isotta, on the backstretch, ran down and slightly injured a. bystander. His au- to was unaffected and is still in the race.
 At the compIetition of the twentieth 1ap Robertson in the Simplex was first with four hours, three minutes and nine seconds and was leading the Alec. with Grant driver by nearly three minutes. Third came De Palma in the Fiat. only a few seconds be- hind Grant. Fourth was. Poole, the Isotta, and Burman in Buick was fifth. Barring accidents, Robertson looks a sure winner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
FRANK MILLER BUYS MANUFACTURING Z
 CONCERN
W. G. Rowen Co.,, Casting Foundry Becomes Prop
 erty of Banker .
BUSINESS TO CONTINUE

The w. G. Powell Company, brass and bronze casting foundry. of 353 Water street, today became the prop erty of Frank Miller. The bill of sale as filed in the town clerks office showed that all the machinery, tools. equipment, all stock on hand, both manufactured and unmanufactured, all accounts receivable and all claims of every kind and nature, and the en- tire property of the Powell Company today passed into the possession of MT. Miller. The only purchase price named was the formal lone dollar and other consideration An effort was made to find some of the officers of the Powell Company, but the office was closed and a sign on the door read: Closed today. Will open to- morrow
 When seen today Mr. Miller was quite uncertain as to the future pol icy of the company, but thought it probable the same work that has been done would continue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
Spoering Nabbed Thief

Herman rSpoering, the liveryrnan of 7o4 East Main street, captured a pick pocket Sunday while on a train from this city to New Haven. There was a, crowd in the car and a great deal of pushing and showing. MT. SpoerinS carelessIy put his hand in back of him and placed it on his own purse which was in the hands of a stranger. MT. Spoering grabbed the pocket book and then grabbed the man. A tussle fol- lowed and the pickpocket was turned over to the New Haven police. He gave his name as Joe King and was identified by the police being widely known thief He has several aliases and has been all over the coun try He will be tried Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
Political Regulation
 of Street Traffic ! 0s 70 In Fairfield Avenue
Mayor Lees Suggestion to Superintendent Birming- ham Acted Upon.

Mayor Lee called upon Police Super intendent Birmingham this morning to suggest that policemen be detailed to look after traffic in Fairfield ave- nue from Main street to Water street. Owing to the tearing up of this part of the street there is congestion of traffic and the police are sorely need ed Mayor Lee said that he had not received any complaints about traffic at this point but he was suggesting to the superintendent as prevention rather than as a cure. The Superin- tendent stationed men at Middle and Water streets this afternoon.
 When asked if he thought the police had the automobile situation in hand the mayor replied that as far as he knew they had for he had not receiv- ed any complaints since the recent crusade against speeding automobil- ists.
 The Mayor said that automobiles were certainly tearing up the roads. He heard from New York state in Monroe county and vicinity that the expense necessary to keep the roads in that section repaired owing to the damage done by automobiles, was enormous. He said it costs about $500 a mile for repairs. s"The automobiles, he said, remove the dust from the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
SHOP LITTER
 FORFEITED BOND
Disposition of Other Cases In Criminal Common Pleas Court.

Mary Carroll of this city who was fined s1 and costs and sentenced to 75 days in jail in the City Court for shop lifting goods from Howland's. Klebap & Gelman's. Kline Bros. and s. B. Thing & Co.,, forfeited a bond of $50 when her case was called in the Com mon Pleas Court. criminal side. before Judge James F. Walsh this afternoon.
 Michael Casper of this city, charged with breach of the peace and resist ance to an officer was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to 20 days in jail In the city court besides the fine and costs he was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail.
 John Matej of this city, for breach of the peace and assault was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to serve 90 days in jail, exactly the same sentence imposed upon him in the City Court.
 William Slogenhaut of this city had his sentence of 10 days in jail and a fine of $10 and costs for drunkenness and resistance to an officer, reduced to s15 without cost.
 John Feeney, of Norwalk, was com mitted to 30 days in jail for assault and breach of the peace. In the Nor walk court he was ordered to serve 30 days in jail and pay costs of $12.26.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
CITY COURT CASES

Joe Cholerva. a painter, employed by the Neil Muirhead company. de cided that he would get a free ride from New Haven last night on the railroad and for gratifying his whim he was fined $3 in the city court this morning. He paid his fine. Why he should have done such foolish thing can not be explained. When Conduc- tor H. H. Desmond asked for his ticket he replied that he had lost it. The conductor wanted cash or said he would let Cholerva off at Stratford Cholerva refused to get off at Strat- ford and when he arrived in this city was arrested. When locked up, a ticket was found upon him. He could not explain his actions any further than saying that he did not want to pay his fare.
 John Pivish was fined s5 in the city court this morning. and Stephen smith S1O for breach of the peace committed in Pine street yesterday. Smith threw a. glass of beer at Pivish after a few hot words had been exchanged be- tween them and Policeman Lundberg, attracted by the noise arrested the pair. They could not pay their fines and were committed to jail.
 The court suspended Judgment in the case of John Dowdie arrested for yesterday. Joseph Dupee forfeited a S10 bond, charged with the same offence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
ROCKEFELLER
 GIVES ADVICE
Oil King Tells Young Men Success is Reward of En-
 ergy, Not Luck
ANNIVERSARY OF CAREER
fsnecia1 from United Pr,

Especial from United Pressl
 New York, Sept. S.-The New York Evening World this afternoon pub fishes an interview, copyrighted, 1909, by The Press Publishing Company, with John D. Rockefeller, in which the oil king outlines to young men the method by which he thinks they can succeed in life.
 Rockefellers advice is summed up in the following:
 Success is the reward of energy. It is not luck. The man who starts out with the idea of getting rich won't succeed. If you do each days task successfully, follow the established lines of high class dealing and keep your head clear, you will come out all right. Be sure and look ahead.
 'tIf young men will aim for large broad-gauged success, they cannot fail to get on. Do not begin your busi- ness career, whether you sell your la Dor or an independent producer, with the idea of getting from the world by hook or crook all you can."
 Rockefeller has a holiday all Of his own. He calls it 'tJob Day." It is the anniversary of the day he began his career.
 Tt will be 54 years ago on the 18th of this month that I got my first place. he said. tI had tramped the streets of Cleveland for days and weeks asking merchants if they had not some use for a boy?' I had many refusals; I did not give up. Boys should not be discouraged if the 5ob is hard to get"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
RESIGNATION OF GOV. POST NOT YET
 RECEIVED BY TAFT

Beverly, Mass, Sept. S.-The resigna- ton of Gov. Post of, Porto Rico. though expected by President Taft, has not yet been received. It is thought that the resignation was sent to the Secretary of the Interior at Washington and will be sent on to Beverly in a day or two. Gov. Post, who was appointed by Roosevelt, has been at loggerheads with the native officials and members of the legisla- ture for year or more. Last winter formal charges were filed against him and the President, acting as judge, ac- quilted Post of all blame At that time. the governor intinlated that he would like to resign but President Roosevelt asked him to remain for ap- pearanceS sake. The trouble has since blown over and it is believed he feels he can now retire from the posi- ton into private life without the ap- pearance of retiring while under fire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
RELICS OF POLAR
 DASH EXHIBITED
 BY w. H. GARDNER
Recalls the Daring Explora- tion Into Arctic Regions In Civil War Days By Lieut.. Harris.

The much discovered North Pole, l whose evasive tendencies were finally overcome, was the goal sought by the Hayes Arctic expedition of 1860. In drug store at Broad and State streets is a reminder of that expedition, a hammock of canvass, presented to MT:
 Gardner by his cousin, Captain Frank L.. Harris of Jamaica Plain, Boston,
 Mass. In that hammock the explorer
 passed many a restful hour in the
 north regions. Captain Harris was a lieutenant in the United States navy
 when he joined Dr. Hayes in his
 search for the Pole. Before taking
 ly every important seaport of the
 world. While in the Arctic region a
 lofty mountain was discovered and
 named Mount Harris in honor of Cap-
 tain Harris.
 On March 4, 1861, a flag was made
 and hoisted in honor of Abraham Lin-
 coin who the members of the expedi-
 ton thought had been elected presi-
 dent of the United States. They were right, but did not know it until Aug. at Uppernavick on their return voy- age. Because of a lack of material on ly eighteen stars were placed on the flag, which was a strange coincidence, for at Uppernavick they learned that there were only about eighteen states left in the Union. This was the first news that the expedition had heard that civil war was in progress. Cap tain Harris was an enthusiastic Odd Fellow and on the flag between the stripes may be seen I. o. O.. F., and on the reverse side within the triple link are the initials F. L. H. A pie ture of the flag is also in the drug store window.
 On the return of the searchers for the Pole similar pictures were sent to President Abraham Lincoln and to all the members of his cabinet. Captain Harris then entered the navy again and fought in the Union side in the Civil War. It had been Captain liar ris wish to anticipate Dr. Cook as the planter of the Stars and Stripes at the North Pole, but, although he failed in that, he had the honor of being the first man to place that emblem in the city of San Francisco. That was in 1S40 when the city was but a trading post.
 The Captain is now retired, having reached the age of 86 a few days ago. He is an exceedingly slight man in build, being only about five feet in height. His home is at Jamaica Plain, near Boston, Mass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

perience. We've been doing it for good many years And we think the present collection good as any that ever you saw.
 Better let it tell it's own story.
 Velour calf butchers for boys. Have great oak-tanned soes Why it almost though they would never wear out. $50 and $2.
 Satin calf lace shoes with heavy soles for boys Solid and full of service and of special goodness for price, I and $15O.
 Never-rip'' shoes made with heavy uppers so cut that they have but single and that in place where it IS not going to rip Fine shoes for boys who to delight in going through pair of shoes in no time S125 and $16O.
 Vici kid shoes girls In button or lace and of a verytrim model Have stout soles and will wear well $1 to $1 50.
 Calfskin butcher shoes for girls Made with stout soles Good solid shoes with just enough weight $1 to $1.50.
 Goodyear-welted shoes for both big and little girls Uppers of soft strong leather soes of nice weight Made with extra all through and of special comfort as we'll as special durability. $135 to $2.50 %
 Main rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
MEN WHO DRUGGED
 HENRY LEE HELD
Horse and Wagon Is Found
 and Returned to Owner

It is thought that the three men who
 lwere implicated in the druggfng or fHenry Lee, the farm hand of M. C. Boud of Milford, and the theft of a Fspan of horses and wagon Saturday morning, have been arrested in New Haven. They were charged with va fRraney. At the time of their arrest (it was not known that they were inn kdicated in the Milford affair but the Hnformation leaked out that they had ldriyen part of the way in a wagon kThey gave their names as Herbert }Rfehl. Albert Gaynor and James Ber- fxen While driving from Bridgeport &o the Dond farm Saturday morning, H1ee gave man a ride. The last lkhing he remembers is that he gave kfhe horses a drink at the watering
 Trough in Stratford. He remembers k1othing more after that except that l51e awoke on the side of a road with Ethe team nowhere to be seen. He tuadked to the Doud farm and told his Eem1ployer what had happened. He had been drugged.
 | A search was made for trace of the fhorses and wagon and they were found Between Beaver Dam and Putney. MT. .poud had not learned of the arrest of |9he three men this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
SUDDEN DEATH
 OF MRS. COOK
Sister of Daniel E. and Francis w. Marsh of This G,4

Word was received in this city this morning of the sudden death at Ham ilton Ontario, of Mrs. Helen M. Cook, widow of James H. Cook, formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y, and sister of Daniel E. and Francis w. Marsh, the latter president of the Bridgeport Trust CO, Milford. Francis w. Marsh left here on receipt of the sad intelligence to bring on the remains to this city for interment. The nature of Mrs. Cooks death is unknown to her relatives in this city, other than that it was sud- den.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
DIED.
 

DIED. BOOK Suddenly at Hamilton. On tardo, Mrs. Helen M. Cook, widow of flames H. Cook, formerly of Brook 1yn, M Y, sister of Daniel D. and Francis w. Marsh, of this city, and f Mrs John s. Turrill of New Mil
 I'd. Her brother leaves to bring
 her remains aF
 NTON.-In this city, Sept. 5, 1909, enry Stanton, at his late residence, 70e Shelton street. Funeral services from his late res- idence, Thursday, Sept. g, at 2:30 D. m.
 Ir1terrhent at Lakeview cemetery. this city, Sept. z. 1909, Jo- seph Fay.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No 25 West avenue, on Friday, Sept. 10 at 8:30 a. In., and from Sacred Heart church at 9 a. m.
 Interment at St. Michaels ceme- terv i I8 b
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
FINGERS CRUSHED IN PRESS.

While working on a drop press at the shop of John A. Hurley. 1865 Rail- road avenue. this morning. about g o'clock William Graham. of South Nor walk caught the second and third fin gers on his left hand under the ham mer and smashed them so that the second finger was amputated below the first joint and the third below the sec ond joint. Drs. Krause and Bennett dressed and amputated the fingers at the emergency hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

Following an operation performed a week ago at the Bridgeport Hospital, Charles E. Meyerholz died last evening at that institution. The deceased was 33 years of age and for years had been the advance agent for the Daniel R.. Ryan theatrical companies. He is sur- vived bv his wife.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
School shoes of right sort for service and comfort.

A school shoe needs to be stout and strong. It needs to be of good model and good leather. It must combine wearing ability W i t h comfort giving shape.
 At play-tine, shoes get a great GeSI. AJ WOrk- time, unconfort- able shoes make it doubly hard for little folks to sit still.
 we learned how to choose school shoes in the school of ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

roads. The dust acts as binder and consequently when the dust is taken away the road goes to pieces.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

Attorney George E. Hill, president of the police commission sailed from Cherbourg, France to-day on the s. S. Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse. He is ex- pected to arrive in New York about Sept. 15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Anna Dargan, stenographer for the board of Health, returned to the office this morning after a vacation of several days in the Berkshires.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
STAPLETON LOST S25O

William Stapleton, brother of Wal ter Stapleton, the mineral water deal CT has reported to the police the loss of, $250 which occurred Saturday while he was driving one of his brother s teams Detective Fox is working on the case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
NEWToWN.

John Carmody died Monday at the age of 83 years. The funeral vii lbe held at St. Roses church tomorrow at ten o'clock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

It is little wonder that Robert E. Peary was successful in reaching the north pole, for no man in the worlds history has striven harder for a goal. The north pole was his dream from boyhood. The struggles of the arctic explorers of the past were Scripture to him when he was child. No other man alive has had half the experience in the arctics that Peary possesses, and few men are endowed with such
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

Maurice F. Egan, United States Minister to Denmark, was the first representative of this government to welcome Dr. Cook when he returned from his polar journey. MT. Egan met the Hans Egede at sea and had planned to take Dr. Cook aboard his yacht, but in difference to the enthu- siastic Danes he changed his plans and allowed the explorer to continue his journey to Copenhagen under the Dan- 1sh flag. MT. Egan also was the first American official to inspect the rec ords which Cook brought back with him and had no hesitancy in prohounc- ing them genuine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08

WANT ADS. GENT A WORD.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-08
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