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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
LIZZIE SAID SHE
 WAS WAITING FOR
 HER WHITE LOUIS
DENIES IN COURT CHARGE THAT
 SHE IS A SHOPLIFTER.

' The trial of Lizzie Thomas a dash ing young colored woman of New Ha- ven who was arrested Saturday night for shoplifting was continued in the city court this morning until tomor- row. Miss Thomas was arrested up- on complaint of Mrs Gussie Kline. wife of Harry Kline the tailor at Ss Congress street Mrs. Kline accused Miss Thomas of stealing a piece of blue serge cloth. Miss Thomas denied the accusation flatly and said race prejudice was at the bottom of her arrest
 down in front of the Kline store wait ing for Louis, a white male friend of hers and his two companions who hal gone into a saloon to purchase flask of whiskey. While waiting for the gentlemen" she heard some one tell Mrs. Kline to make an example of these niggers waiting around for white men," She said Mrs. Kline then pulled down the serge from a line in the store and later had her arrested. Mrs Kline only smiled and said that If her daughter and the shoemaker next door were present they would substaniate her charge. She said she took the cloth from the person of Miss Thcmas.
 With a fur hat on her head and a long blue military coat lined with red and trimmed with brass buttons Mrs Mary Leahy of Norman street appear ed against her husband William and caused him 70 be sent to jail for 10 days He was also fined S and costs He was charged with drunkenness and assault Mrs Leahy was not satfs- fled with the sentence. She wanted it longer. She said he made life unbear- able for her and she could get along without him. She has five children most of whom are in homes through put the state The Leahy's formerly lived In New Haven. Leahy is a hard work CT, and a littie fond of the bottle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
BRAVE WOMAN
 AIDS HUSBAND
HER GOODNESS AND vALOR RE SPoNsIBLE FOR TRAPPING THIEVES.
One "Yegg" Man Dropped In Tracks
 By BuIlet.-Two of Trio Caught Burglars Were Caught Red Hand-
Especial from United Press.) !

tSpecfaI rom united PreSs-D
 Oyster Bay. Dec. 20.-Mrs. Dorothy Golden is the heroine of this place. the home of Theodore. Roosevelt. because she rescued her husband. a deputy sherin. from three thieves who were trying to kill him early today, by club ping one of them and helping her hus- band arrest him and another who had been shot
 Golden was making his rounds early today and his wife Insisted she would go with him. At the store of Thomp- son Brothers they found door open and Golden drew has revolver and en- tered. while his wife stood guard out side. He found three raen and or dered them under arrest. As he start him down with a blackjack and the trio jumped on his prostrate form.
 Mrs. Golden heard the noise and rushed in. carrying her husband s heavily ioaded waking stick She knocked the first man she met uncon- scious with 1t. and Golden. taking ad- vantage of the Interruption. raised himself on his elbow and fired at an other man. He probably fatally managed to escape and residents alarmed by the shooting. aided Golden to place the injured men under ar- rest
 They are now in custody and the police believe they are members of a gang of "Yegg" men who have robbed Long Island towns for a month. The of Thomas Fitzgerald. of 39 Bowery, New York He is in Nashua hospital. The other men say he is Peter O'Con- nor of the same address.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

The Common Council is expected to take some action tonight relative tc the further investigation of the Elec- tric Lifht monopoly. The administra- ton is pledged to such an investiga- ton. Upon the other hand the mo- uopoly has submitted a proposed con- tract. in which they offer a reduced rate for the arc lights used mitigating the streets
 It is not considered probable that the Aldermen will adopt the proposed con- tract until the relations between the city and the company have been fur ther inquired into.
 While 1t Is not douhted that the com mittee named by Mayor Lee to investi- gate was honest, the results that 1t procured are far from satisfactory to the great majority of business men who. are customers of the monopoly It is notoriously unsatisfactory to Mayor Buckingham. who has discussed the subject in his message
 The resolution under which the Lee committee acted was exceedingly nar- row- It gave the committee author i reduction in the cost of producing the electricity used in producing the street lights
 A committee to do effective work
  whole relations between the company and the city to see if 1t Is performing the duties required of it under it's con- tract with the city, under its charter and under the laws regulating monop- oly-
 There. are certain facts which the city must know before 1t can deal in- telligent1y with the monopoly for the protection Of the city and its inhabit- ants who buy electricity.
 f-, ,rnr-<a mt f1f he necessary facts is a knowledge of the investment that the company has made in It's business in Bridgeport
 This knowledge is necessary for two reasons
 The first reason is that, the property may be taxed at it's fair value
 The second reason is of another kind
 The electric monopoly is not like an ordinary nnslness Ordinary ousaness wn6r he plesses for his wares. He win not usually charge too much be- cause the competition of other grocers wfil keep the price regulated
 But the price monopoly can charge must be regulated by law.
 A monopoly can charge only req sonzble price
 A reasonable price in law is such a price as will give the company no more than a fair dividend on its act uaI investment Six per cent. is prob ably a fair dividend
 It is impossible for the city to deter mine if the company is selling it's pro- duct at a reasonable price without knowing what the investment of the company fs-
 The company Is upon the list of 190S as having taxable property worth only about s300ooo-
 If this is the true value of the com any,s property a very casual consider aticn of it's income will show that 1t is . charging more than reasonable price
 If the company has a property worth more than $500 900 the presence Of that property should be accurately ascer- tained If it has an investment of a million dollars in excess of it's list ! which is not regarded as improbable the discovery of that vniue and it's listing would give the city an addi- ! tiona1 income from taxation of &15.S 800 on the basis of the present rate.
 This is almost five times the amount to be saved to the city by the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
Special from the United Press.)

Special from the United Press)
 New York. Dec. 20.-A mysterious explosion following a fire. completely wrecked the big factory building. 132- 134 14th street just east of 9th avenue early today and only the instinct of Chief Croker prevented the death of half a hundred firemen who were Working inside of the structure.
 Croker who had responded to the third alarm, after looking at the fire which seemed about to get beyond control. ordered all of his men out of the building. The last of them had barely reached the street when ter rife explosion took place, all of the windows front and b4ck and portions oS the floors being blown out
 A number of firemen were hit by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
HOUSE ACROSS TRACKS
 BLOCKS TROLLEY CARS
Strange Obstruction Greets First Car,
 From East End Barns.

When the first cars to leave the East End barns yesterday morning reached Central avenue, bound for the center of the city. they found a house in their path. Peter Hron. the well known delicatessen purveyor, was re- moving the structure from Stratford avenue into Central avenue It be- came lodged between a telegraph pole and a tree, and for two hours, trolley traffic was obstructed.
 Cars were sent from the Barnum avenue barns. and passengers trans ferred from one side to the other. but the schedule was in a tangle for near ly two hours before the obstruction could be removed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
SPEED OF l5O
 MILES AN HOUR
REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN INVENTION HERE TO DEMON
 STRATE. NEW RAILROAD CAR.
Special from United Press.)

(Spec1al rom united Press.)
 New York. Dec. 20.-That the Schirl-Brennan Gyroscope Monorail car shadd be demonstrated to Ameri- can capitalists so that its good points will be shown, Hart O. Berg and Nor bert M. Rodkinson. representing the English and German companies ar rived here today on the Kaiser Au- guste Victoria from Hamburg and 11ll at once prepare for a thorough trying out of the invention One of the cars is already in this country, Paving arrived on the President Grant last week.
 The men claim that the car will easily attain a speed of 150 miles an hour and is much safer than the present type of railroad train. It is likely that the invention will be put into service on an experimental rail- way in New Jersey within the next two weeks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
Small Fox Patient At Liberty Again;
 Cost City About S2OO

Charles Newum. the smallpox pa tient who has been at the isolation hospital since October s, when he was discovered at the Bridgeport hospital was discharged Saturday night. cured He will live with his brother Michael in Railroad avenue. The isolation hospital was fumigated by pr. E. A Mcclellan yesterday.
 deported. although under the inmigra- tion laws he could be. He had the disease when he landed in this coun- try although it was in such stage that it was not discovered. The cost of Nawum to the city has been about s2OO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
Two Killed and Thirteen
 Injured in Railroad Wreck
.(SpeciaI from united Press.)

sons are suffering from serious intur- fes today as the result of the wreck of the Southern Pacific Golden State Limited. three miles west of Benson yesterday. Engineer Thomas Walker and Fireman P. W. Baer. both of Tue son. were killed but it is not believed that the injuries of any of the others will prove fatal.
 The train was derailed while speed ing around a curve. The engine and mail car rolled down a 40 foot embank- ment and the baggage car and two sleeper toppled over. Among the in- iured Is Mrs l.. A. Bellows of Boston, who suffered a broken rib and a frac- tured one
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Special from United Press.

tcpeCl6A OHlhtu tTeSS-D
 New Haven, Dec 20.-Forecast:- Generally fair tonight and Tuesday.
 A disturbance central of Lake Su- perior Is causing cloudy weather with light snow in the lake region and a slight disturbance near Jupiter. Fla, Is producing light rain along the south Atlantic coast. Pleasant wealth CT prevails in other districts east of the Rocky Mountains The tempera- ture is below freezing in all sections east of the Rocky Mountains. except on the south Atlantic and gulf coasts.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity pleasant weather. except possibly fiurries of snow and not much change |, ternDern ture.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
SEES CHILDREN
 BURN TO DEATH
MOTHER BARRED BY FLAMES UNABLE TO HELP HER
 THREE LITTLE ONES.
Especial from United Press. !

Chicago, Dec. 2O.@Three children of John Haromia were burned to death today while attempting to cook breakfast The parents were milking a COW in a nearby stable. The chil- |2.
 As the mother peered through the flames which barred her entrance, she saw the three children lying on the floor. The daughters clothing was a mass of flames Dying she saw her mother and attempted to rise, but fell back with the words:
 we were just cooking breakfast for you. Mamma"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
50 FIREMEN BARELY
 ESCAPE AWFUL DEATH
Last Had Just Left Turning TuiId.ng When Terrific Explosion FoIOwed--Chief Croker's Good Judgment-- Loss S2O0, 900.

glass and timbers but no one was se- riously hurt.
 Army, whose National headquarters is in this block, was damaged by the ex- plosion and 100 men and women. who are studying to be officers of the or gnaization. were driven into the street. Their building was only slightly dam aged.
 The structure in which the fire broke out. was completely demolished, the loss being nearly s20O000- The cause of the explosion Is believed. to have been dust but this has not been definitely determined.
 The occupants were braid and cor set manufacturers. a cloth spongine concern. an engraving company and half a dozen novelty manufacturers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
MISS IIAVIEY WILL WED
 WEST POINT INSTRUCTOR

Lieut.. Chauncey Lee Fenton, U. S. A, and Miss Marguerite Wordin Hawley. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Charles Wilson Hawley of 909 Fair field avenue, will be united in mar riage at the South Congregational church at z o'clock Thursday even ing. Lieut.. Fenton is one of the faculty of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, an instructor of mathe- matics. Lieut.. Fenton's home is in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
LIQUOR LICENSES TO
 DATE NUMBER 21s.

The County Commissioners are well pleased with the way in which the applications for liquor licenses In this city are coming in, but they insist that all shall be gotten in early. They always leave their payments till the last minute. 10 date there have been 91e lice.N-~- issued
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
FOREsTERs TO ACT.

Wheeler. F. of A.. will be held in Foresters' hall. Cannon street this eT- ening. to take action on the death of John H. Bennett. which acc<irred last eveninD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

MT and Mrs Hector Stewart of 226 Cottage street are rejoicing over the arrival of a bouncing baby boy left bv the stork on Saturday evening. Mother and babe are doing finely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank through the col unlns of this paper. the relatives and neighbors and also the friends wEo SC kindly sent flowers and who assisted in the illness ard death of our beloved son.
 MIR. AND MRS. JOHN COYNE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
CITY HELPLESS TO PREVENT DEATH TRAP
 ON STAMFORD AVE.

,ity Attorney Finds That Last Common Council Com
 petsIy Gave Away the Gty's Ri ,hts-=No Ground up= on Which to Ask Court for Injunction to Prevent Laying of Trolley Tracks Put Down on Sunday, in the Night Season-=Statemsnt by Mayor Buckingham.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

NOTICE TO BRIDGE PORT HOUSEKEEPERS We want you to know that we have no solicitors representing Us in Bridge port but that any furniture or department store will take orders for all work done by us and guarantee satisfac- tion. Consult your local dealer be- fore sending your old feather beds out to be made into folding feather mattresses. Folding Mattress Co. New Haven. Conn.,. formerly of Bridgenor- Fl 1ss f Q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

wANTED.-Store boys for Xmas de- livering. John Beck & Son. a' TO RENT Five large rooms. 3o5 Jones avenue T 20 o-po TO RENT.-Six room flat. s1 Hough avenue. D. R. Whitney. 1925 Main St. 20 b O TO RENT.-Five room flat. s47 Will mot avenue, s13-oo. D. R Whitney, 1925 Main St. T 70 FOR SALE.-Six room cottage on Sea view avenue. lot 56x190 s2,50o. D. R. Whitney. 1925 Main St.
 FOR SALE-Building lot on Gather inc St. Whitney, 1925 Main St.
 T 20 THE FOOT SPECIALIST that cures pr. Mansfield. POI Meigs Bldg- Aft ernoons and Sundays a hand lantern from chiefs motor car. Finder please return to Fire Headquarters, Mid dle street. Board of Fire Commis- sfoners a JUST RECEIVED: A large shipment of birch singing canaries. Make suitable Xmas presents Courtney,
 
 evenings. a"p DOGS. DOGS, DOGS. All kinds of small dogs, Nothing better for Christmas present. Come see them 643s North avenue. Tel. 2S12.
 T 20 b"o makers. Address Rogers Silver Plate CO. Danbury, Ct. IS b*o TO RENT-Six rooms; Improvements; 103 Black Rock ave. Inquire on premises or 636 Lafayette St.
 BARGAINS IN CALENDARS. printed and delivered in five hours notice Large. assortment for all trades. Any quantity. Il Sole Pub. CO. 100 Con- gress St. T IT 70 FOR SALE.-Fisher. Behning. Gabler and Mathusheck Upright Pianos for sale cheap. Dial & Lee Music Co.,, S4 Cannon St. T Is If O FOR SALE.-Here is a chance to make money. family house. 20 rooms. rents $500 per year Leave your ad dress at Farmer Publishing C.. of flee. H 27 "t f. Q FOR sALE.-violin. ceIlos. violos. bass vioIos. Prices from s5 up. Sold on easy payIHeulS- uSlIutiiSHlS ldhSI in exchange. Fotch Piano Co.,, S44 Noble Ave. T 10 O FOR SALE.-Beautiful upright ma hogany piano. Will sacrifice s100 if sold at once. F. Fotch Piano Co.. S44 Noble Ave T 10 O wANTED-Eight good trimmers for Interior work to go to Rhinebeck, N. r., John Cough, S39 Railroad ave- nue., City T 15 dso PIANOS FOR SALE.-25 will be sold at a saving of S125.00. Chickering Bros. Steinway. McPhail, R. S. How ard. Milton. also piano players. We have pianos as low as $9O.00 Easy payments if desired. F. Fotch Piano Co.,, s44 Noble Ave.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

FOR SALE.-Square piano s1o, tuned and moved free. Violin s5 cost s12.s Cello s15. F. Fotch Piano Co., s44 Noble Ave T 10 O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
UNCLASSIFIED

CHRISTMAS GIFTS at reasonable prices J. N. McNamara. 923 East Main St. zOrso LOSTAPocketbook containing money between s6 Caroline street and Dix ons market on Pembroke street Re- ward at 96 Caroline street. a. PRICES HAVE GONE UP and will go higher Cover your boiler and pipes now. J. F. Welsh, IA Kossuth St 24so PRICES have gone up and win 20 higher, cover your boiler and pipes now. J. F. Welsh. 114 Kossuth street H1s'tf o5s1 OUR sPEcIALTY-country Pork. Pigs Hooks, and Brautwurst. at NagePs, ID. Main st. e 15 If 1s5 GUINEA HENS. ducks. roasting ding. sausage meat. bologna. ,m- mos & Biltz- c S115o WHEN YOU WANT a good Derby or soft hat, see Jim at STA East Main street You know who. Jame&s J. Sheehan- D 14 .tfo l .35 PRATTS CAFE. 1s7 Fairfield Ave. fs sure to have what you want in ales. wines and liquors Do not forged the fine free lunch served daily
 2s . OH LADIES', Don't leave it slI to the men, we urge you to use P0n's ex- eI c-ser, pns seal development, is su- perbfiy attractive. a sweet face will follow beauty of form, exercisers 75c to s, at O'NeilPs. as FOR SALE.-Square piano s1o. tuned and moved free. Violin s5, cost SIP. Cello $15 F. Fotch Piano Co.. s44 Noble Ave coNsTIPATED Bilious Sick Headache? Casca Laxine Tablets knock them all. T6so TO RENT--Apartments at BOP Golden Hill St. Seven rooms and bath En- quire of owner. Al Washington Ave.
 T If. FOR SALE-Block of 40 rooms, rent for $1.335 per year. Good paying property and a widow can't take care of same. Address Farmer office. TYPEwRITING = Mi,neographin Notary Public. Sears. 10S Meigs Bldg. TO RENT.-Desk room with roll top desk 41s Warner Building.
 If BRIDGEPORT Housecleaning Bureau. Ashes rubbish removed. 4s3 New field avenue. Telephone 1316-5. Ralph L.. Miller, Prop. G tfo FOR SALE.-Singie house, rooms good bargain. Leave your addrs s. Farmer Office. H 27 tf o IF YOU are. thinking of buying a sewing machine for Christmas, try a New Home. No other like it no other as good, it is the sewing ma chine of quality. We give free in structions, one weeks trial. Orders by mail or telephone promptly at tended to. New Home Agency 243 State, up l flight. Tel. 1315-5.
 T'16fu IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BRIDGE PORT HOUSEKEEPERS We want you to know that we have no solicitors representing IS in Bridge port but that any furniture or department store will take orders for all work done by us and guarantee atsfac- tion. Consult your local dealer be- fore sending your old feather beds f0 he ma dc into fO13inZ fen afho-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

OH LADIESr Don't leave it sII to the
 men, we urge you to use P0n's ex- eI c ser, pnS seal development. is su-
 perbily attractive, a sweet face will follow beauty of form, exercisers
 75c to s3, at O'Neill's. as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

TO RENT.-Desk room with roll top desk 416 Warner Building
 I2 If
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

Housecleaning Bureau. Ashes rubbish removed. 4S3 New field avenue. Telephone 1316-5. Ralph L. Miller, Prop. G Z tfo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

IF YOU are. thinking of buying a sewing machine for Christmas try New Home. No other like it, no other as good, it is the sewing ma chine of quality. We give free in structions, one weeks trial. Orders by mail or telephone promptly at tended to- New Home Agency, 243 State, up 1 flight. Tel. 1315-5
 T'16tu
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

PRATTS CAFE. 1s7 Fairfield Ave. is sure to have what you want in ales. wines and liquors Do not forget the fine free lunch served daily.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20

FOR SALE.-Singie house. rooms, good bargain. Leave your addrS s.
 Farmer Office. H 27 tf O
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE.
Dun Reports Conditions Fair at
Opening of New Year.

New York, Jan L-R. g Dun & Co. s
weekly review Of trade SAYS.
"Seasonabls quiet is reported in whole
sale and jobbinE trade. travelling sales
men preparing 20 start out next week.
Confidence in good spring business IS
general. results Of inventories thus far
available indicating that reports OF de-
Pieted stocks were not exaggerated
Retail trade in holiday speciaIties was
Of sood volume in most sections. although
az a few cities considerable stock VIII be
carried over. Current distribution OF sta
pies IS fair, but open weather retards
sales Of heavyweight wearing apparel
- quiet closing Of the year was eX-
pected in the markets for iron and steel.
but an improved demand IS anticipated
early IN January.
The chief pig iron inquiry is for basic
and in small lots. Conditions as 10 biIIets
are much the same as those prevailing in
pig, new contracts appearing slowly. Re
cent new business has kept steel car
works busy Inquiries for structural steel
have increased. bUt competition is vigOr-
Gus for the business offered, and prices
rule low
7 CIV guy NtN ara AlA rl-r E-l-iLt-A y AldL-
kets for textile fabrics. stock-talSinE and
the holidays combining 10 make the past
week the dUIlest Of the year.
Leather has continued dull al the
West and locally. but & demand was
maintained at Boston and vicinity Heavy
sole leather IS scarce and in greatest de-
mand-
Commercial failures this week in the
United States are 3-1 against 24l last
week. Failures in Canada number 81.
against 70 last week
The Washington herald., 1909-01-02
RECEPTION FOR SORROW.
Mgr FaIconiO sees Erie ads, but
Gloom 0vershadoyvs Function.

His exceIlency Mgr. Diome6e Faleonio.
the apostolic delegate, received his
friends Informally yesterday at the papaI
delegation in BItmore street There was
little Of that genial cheer which usually
characterizes the delegates New Year
reception. The appalling disaster which
has this week befallen his native land
has saddened the heart OF the papaI rep
resentative. and cast a gloom over ms
entire household.
The catastrophe formed the chief theme
or conversation Instead Of the happy
greetings. usually exchanged at this glad
season. each clergyman who called found
that hearts sympathies were more ep-
propriate than Fluctuations and good
wishes. more IN accord with the grief
srr1cken. condition OF their distinguished
host
According 70 lICr- FzIC0liOs theory. the
worst OF the S.cilisn horror has not yet
been told He fears THAI when the rural
districts are ell heard from the loss OF
lie. which now exceeds that OF any dis
aster recorded In the worlds history,
viii be even greater than Is supposed.