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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
NEW ORATORIO SOCIETY WILL
 MEET TUESDAY
First Rehearsal of Bridge port s Newest Musical Or ganization at Warner Hall Next Week.

Tuesday evening at. Warner Hall, Bridgeport's newly formed Oratorio society will hold it's first rehearsal, which will also mark what is prac- tically the first meeting of the new organizations membership, although the officers and board of directors have been meeting regularly and at tending to the business details for
 Huntington woodman, the New York musician and composer Who' is to lead the new choral society, will be present and will begin the rehear- sing of McndelsSohn' Elijah, which has been selected as the first oratorio to be rendered
 About 275 voices have been pledged thus far, and at the rehearsals the singers will occupy the body of War rer hall and the director will be up- on the stage Until the time for the concert approaches, the rehearsal ls will be held with piano accompani- ment, but the se-ection for the ex- trarnely difficult and trying post of accompanist has not yet been made.
 The moving spirits in the new or ganizauion have endeavored to reach as far as possible the nusieians san and port and extend personal invitations to them to take part in the society and its work Of course in a city of this size it is impossible to reach ev erybody and the directors wish to take the opportunity of extending through the press a cordial invita- ton to all who are interested, to at tend the first rehearsal and enroll in the society
 Membership tickets are of two kinds; active membership, for those who wish to participate in the sing ing; and associate mem bership, which How the privilege of attending the rehearsals. The gallery at Warner hall will be reserved for the associate members during rshearsals.
 So much interest has been evinced in the new organization, and it's for nation has been undertaken with such enthusiasm. that it's success is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
FIGHTS FIRE TO SAVE HER
 C!RL'S LIFE
Helen Smith, Aged 6, of stratford, Fatally Burned and Mother Is Pain
 fully Burned
Little One Playing Near Furnace, Caught Clothing Afre-Mother Smothered the Flames.

Putting paper upon the fire in the furnace of her home. little Helen Smith, aged $. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Smith of Bruce avenue. stratford, caught her clothing afire this afternoon and sustained probably fatal burns. Her mother. in attempt ing to save the little girls life, was likewise severely burned and both are now at the Bridgeport hospital
 The little girl had been watching her mother build a fire and when her par ent's back was turned, put some paper on it and watched it in childish glee. The flames communicated to her flinsy dress and in an instant she was enveloped. Hearing her screams, her mother rushed in and threw her self upon her daughter. disregarding her own suffering until the blazing clothes were extinguished-
 Then Mrs. Smith summoned Dr. G. \. Lewis of StraIford, who hastened to the house. Seeing the severe nature of the girls injuries. he conveyed both daughter and mother to the Bridge port hospital at once.
 Little hope is held out for the re- covery of the girl, whose body is burned over more than the fatal area, Her mother is probably not so severely burned and will recover
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
Valuable Dock
 Property Sold

The valuable Livermore property in KnowIton street, now covered with vacant lumber sheds, has been sold for a figure said to approximate $55,- GOO
 office today show that Jesse L. Liver more of New York, sold the property to David Wood of Brooklyn Liver rnore's brother cleared up a big for tune in the cotton market several years ago and set him up in the lum- Der business here. He met with bus mess reverSeS, and mortgaged the property heavily These mortgages are said to have led to the sale to Wood.
 The property has a frontage of 174 faat in KnoyViton street and an irreg- uIar water front of 22T feet It is considered highly desirable dock prop erty The deal leaves two mortgages standing. one for $150O0 to the Peo- ple's Savings Bank, the other of the same amount to J. w. Herman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
Special from United Press.)

New York, Jan. 25-Running at top speed through the streets of Brooklyn in an effort to dodge a score of re- porters who met him at the steamer, Captain Barton Cruikshank, the for mer educator and National Guard of ficer who disappeared from his home at Pottsdam and for a time was be- lieved dead, finally took refuge, in his lawyers office, in lower Manhattan, today.
 It was an exciting foot race through the streets and he had a personal en- counter with one reporter, appealed to the police to protect him from the newsgatherers, only to be laughed at, and finally got revenge by throwir s three reporters bodily out of the law office after they had followed him there.
 Cruikshank came back from Porto Rico today or the liner Caracas. He was booked as "G. W. Fuller, hav- ing dropped the name of Donald Douglas which he adopted, following his arrival in New York city, after he had led his wife and friends in upper New York to believe that he had been drowned while canoeing on the St. Lawrence river. His personal attor- ney, Lee Ginn, was at the pier to greet him but none of the members of his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
BUTTER CHEAPER AND EGGS DEARER
District Attorneys Investi- gation and Housewives Boycott May Have
 Caused Drop in Prices
Local Dealers Expect Hen Fruit Will Make Record Price Before
 Week Ends

The wholesale price on butter in this city dropped two cents a pound today, and it is expected that 1t will go still lower before the week ends. Best fancy tub butter was quoted at 39 cents pound wholesale this morning. and the lowest grade at 25 and 26 cents. It is expected that there will be further drop in these prices, but wholesalers expect the price of eggs to Increase. Strictly fresh eggs were quoted at 37 cents a dozen, wholesale, this morning, and storage eggs at g. cents, but it is said that these prices will go up and wholesalers expect a good stiff price on eggs by the end of the week.
 Whether the drop in the price of butter may be the result of the inves- tigation which District Attorney Whit man of New. York Is conducting re- garding butter trade facts. or whether it was caused by the boycott which Mrs. Julian Heath of New I Ork, pres ident of the Housewives League, ha s started, local wholesale dealers would not say this morning District Attor- toruey DeFord of New York, have an nounced that within a few days they will lay information before a police magistrate there which will cause the dealers in butter, The prosecution will be for restraint of trade along the lines on which the conviction of a number of dealers in ice and poultry were recently secured. Mrs. Heath said yesterday:
 ''The best print butter is down to 46 cents today at the retailers on the up- per West Side, and as it was 57 cents when we started the boycott I think we have done pretty well. We are not Satisfied yet, however. and shall con tinue our fight until the print butter drops to 45 cents all over the city and n@- several days.
 We shall then lift the. boycott, but shall be ready to resume 1t at a mo ment's notice If the price goes above quality of loose butter should not be higher than 40 cents a pound"
 Mrs. Heath is advocating the es- tahIishment of public markets in every city where housewives can buy con- veniently from the farmers Mrs Heath declared today that there were POO carloads of chickens on the Jersey side which were simply going to waste ing for chicken cannot get in touch with the people who own them.
 Incidental to the boycott situation comes a story from out West That the price of the best Elgin butter r-has been put down to 37 cents wholesale Last week one was paying 50 cents for the same commodity.
 Inquiry among grocers today devel-' oped that the price of standard butter, had gone down since last Saturday. in some places three, and in others four cents a pound It was quoted yester- day at 4S and 47 cents a pound. So CTS have so far not given the retail CTS the benefit of reductions to any considerable extent. However, lower prices are looked for.
 Some retailers were inclined to con sider the recent rise In price as the result Of speculation by big dealers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
Especial from United Press.).

St. Louis, Mo, Jan. 25-WilIiam J. Bryan sat, trouserless, in a pressing emporium in Union Station here, to- day, while a tailor ironed his trousers. He discussed politics and third terms then hastened away with for mer Governor Folk to meet local Dem ocrats.
 Bryan arrived early today and, hay ing an appointment with Folk to take break kfast, planned to leave at S:Vo' continIJinR on his way to Lincoins from Florida He and Folk became so absorbed in conversation that Bryan missed his train and stayed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25

Special from United Press.)
 New York, Jan. 25.-With all of the ancient pemp of the Roman Catholic church. John Cardinal Farley was, today. formally received into St. Pat rick's Cathedral. More than TOO clergy, ranking from Archbishop to the most humble of the priesthood, marched in the procession from the Cathedral College to the sacred edi- fee, while the rear was brought up by Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, and Cardinal Farley. The preiates were also escorted by the Knights of St. Gregory in uniform and the uni- formed color guard of the Knights of Columbus. An enormous crowd, which required the services of police reserves to control, gathered about the cathedral. Admission to the edi- flee was by ticket and, although 100,- 900 applications had been received, only 5000 could be cared for inside as part of the auditorium was re- served for church orders and digni- tarieS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
UTILITIES BOARD TO
 HEAR ARGUMENTS IN TROLLEY FARE CASE
Especial from United Press.

Manchester, Jan. 25-warning of the time when the public utilities will hand down it's first important rate ment today that closing arguments in the fight for 10 cent fare between this city and Hartford will be heard by the commission tomorrow Harry M. Birxe will make the opening ad- dress for the people, and William S. Hyde will close. There has been in troduced an immense mass of statis- tica1 information and the commissions decision Is not expected for several weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
PHELPS TO DIE BEFORE SUNRISE
 FOR KILLING OF DEPUTY SHERIFF

is taken to mean that the vote which seated Phelps doomed sealed also the doom of Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson confessed murder of his former sweetheart, Avis Linnell- 1r fact. the Richeson case was made one of the issues in the Phelps case, ii being contended that communication for Phelps would mean communication of sentence must be given Richeson. if a petition begging Ieniency for the minister murderer were sent to Gov ernor Toss.
 Councilman Winfield s. Schuster is said to have voted for communication.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
BRYAN SAYS NO PRESIDENT
 SHOULD HAVE THIRD TERM

over until noon.
 chances of landing the Presidential nomination. Bryan said:
 ''I regard the third term objectIcn as a vital one. It applies regardless of party. I do not believe any Pres ident should have third terIn.''
 Bryan praised the bill introduced in the House providing that the Presi- dent make public all endorsements of candidates for the Federal, District, Circuit, or Supreme court bench
 sI'm for that bill strong he said. '@That sounds Democratic in ,princi- ple.''
 Bryan refused to comment on the Wilson Harvey incident.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
WATERBURY-NA
 FARE REDUCTION TO COME
 BEFORE THE COMMISSION

Naugatuck. Jan. Estate Represen- tative Martin L. Kane is authority for the statement that the public utili ies commission will take up the question of a reduction of the fare from this city to Waterbury from 10 cents to five cents, after the Manchester troI- ley fare matter is settled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25

assured and Bridgeport will soon have an oratorio society of which it may well feel proud. The first work Mendelssohn's ftElijah," is one of the most difficult of oratorios, but a work of typically Mendelssohnian and efforts which the choral society will devote to it.
 The rehearsal is scheduled to be- gin at 7:30 and prompt attendance is desired, so that no time will be vast ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
Especial from United Press.) )

Boston, Jan- 25.-SiIas N. Phelps. who murdered Sheriff Emmet F. Hrs kins, of Greenfield, will e1piate is crime in the electric chair at Charles town prison either tonight or just be- fore sunrise, tomorrow. In a session of the Governors council lasting from 1o:15, this morning. until 1:40. this afternoon, the members voted to against communication to life sentence.
 The vote of the new council which came into office the first Of the month
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT
 GLAD HANDS TAFT
Especial from United Press.) )

New York, Jan. 25.-In order to pay a visit of courtesy to President Taft. the Duke of Connaught went to Washington. today.
 While the Duke is in Washington, the Duchess and their daughter, the Mrs Whitelaw Reid. This afternoon, after drive through the park, they went to the opera, where a special program embracing parts of the operas most liked by the royal visit 'ors. was produced. They Uiu also 20 to the opera tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
MELLEN MUST APPEAR OR
 RATES MAY BE REDUCED

muters in the vicinity of New York should not be reduced
 Chairman Stevens, Of the commits sion asked MT. MeIien to appear yes terday, but he ignored the request. Stevens declares that the rates seem excessive and Sthat unless President MelIen appears and gives good req son for the charges, a reduction Will be ordered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
HARRY D. MILLER SUES
 BELLMORE co. FOR $7,5c0
President of Bankrupt Bridgeport Vehicle Co. Brings Action Against Concern Which Absorbed Business.

Harry D. Miller. trustee. has brought suit against the Bellmore Arnored Car G. Equipment Go of this city to recover on a note for S7,500. Papers were filed in the Superior court this morning. Miller says he holds a note which is unpaid. He wants to fore close the property at Fairfield and Holland avenues, now occupied by the company. James W. Horton of this city claims to have a $2,5O0 mortgage on the property so he is made code Hendant.
 Miller was president of the Bridge- port Vehicle Company, the concern which went into the hands of the re- eeiver. The BeIlmore company bought the business of the defunct concern.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
Special from United Presso

Especial from United Press)
 New York, Jan. 25-Attorneys for the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad were notified today that they will have to produce President MeIlen before the upstate Public Service Commission in order to show cause why the rates charged to com
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
WILLIAM J. PACKTOR
 IS SUED BY BREWERY

William J. Packtor, proprietor of the New Elm cafe, in Elm street, has reen sued for $3.50O damages by the Weidemann Brewing Go. of New Ha- ven The plaintiff concern claims to have furnished goods to SPacktor and says the merchandise was not paid for The action is returnabIe to the F'ebr1Iarv term of the SUnerlor court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
MORRIS STElNERT
 LEAVES ESTATE VALUED AT $7OO,OOO
Especial from United Press. ]

New Haven, Jan. 25-The late Nor ris Steinert, left a will in which he bequeaths an estate valued at $7O0. GOO The will, it is said, will not be probat- ed for several days.
 It is understood that the executors, named iu the will are Attorney James H. Webb. $. B. Shoninger and col. l. NJ TI1ITnan. all of this citv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
OFFICIALS FEARING CHINESE MASSACRE
 FLEE IN TERROR
ManGhu Princes Unite In Demand For Head Of Premier
 Yuan
His Appeal Has Brought 5000 Soldiers As His -Spe- cial Guard-2,0OO Imper- ial Soldiers Join Revolu- tionists.
Especial from United Press )


 Pekin Jan. 2o-Pekin was a city Of fear, today. Rumors were broadcast that a massacre of Chinese was inn minent and officials who had stood by Yuan Shi Kai fled in terror. Diplo- mats sent a peremptory demand to the capital that the imperial guard information that officers in that or sanitation had made plans for an out break against the Celestials.
 Yuan shi Kai, Eealizing gaa that bine the of being a traitor and were demanding his head, appealed to his military guard to stand by him at any cost The premicr's quarters were sur rounded by 0oo local soldiers who stood ready to repeI an attack.
 News that a massacre was impend- foreign quarter and the excitement was intense. Messengers were sent from house to house to notify the res idents that they must not venture into the native section of the city.
 Extra ammunition was issued to the Republican soldiers and the men were A report was circula ted. this evening. that the MibSdo may step m ana check the revolt.
 Tie Cabinet has bitterly opposed any effort to obtaln aid from the Japanese It was pointed out that more than 800 years ago, the last emperor of the Mine Dyna sty, beset an every side by reyo1Htionistss appealed to the Man ehug for aid. 4 large army of Tar ears gwooped down on the rebels, put them to rout and then kicked the Chinese emperor off the throne, set- -ting up the present dynasty Tn case of Japanese intervention. the Cabinet believed the Mikado would take sim liar course
 willard D. Straight. agent for J. Pierpont Morgan left here, today presuEaa bly, for Nanking. It was re- ported that he went to talk over the question Of huge loan which the Re- publican government has requested.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
EXAMINERS OF BARRIERS.

The State Board of Exam iners of BarberS will be at the Barber Shop of Thomas FeeIey, No. 69 Cannon St, Tuesday. February s 1912, from a. m. to 12 a. n.t to examine all dppli- cants for barbers license. Bring razor shears and hone.
 lS GEORGE GOSs, secretarS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
UNCLAssIFIED
Especial from United Press

WANTED.-8 or 10 Iaborers. Cal 412 Mountain Grove St. Come prepared for work a@ ARE YOU GoINGz Why certainty. McEnellys Singing Orch estra at the Colonial Ball Room Monday night. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. Nc Enellys Singing Orchestra will be at the Colonial Ball Room. Monday night a. FURNITURE. BEDDTNG. STOVES. hopsefurnishfngs, cash or on easv terms. Your. credit is good. Ask for prices and terms. The Sterling Fur niture Go. 12S7 Main St Tel FOR sALE.-A good corner lot on Stratford Ave. Whitney, 1925 Main FOR sALE-Residentia property. ali kinds, all prices. Whitney, 1925 Maln st. z4 b@o FOR SALE.-A new two family house in the East End. D. R. Whitney, 10Z5 Man st. A 24 Do FOR sALE.-A fine building lot on Alpine St., near Beardsley Park. D. R. Whitney, 1925 Main St-
 TO RENT-Ffve room fiat with all conVeniences. No. 5S5 Union Ave, $16.O0. D. R. Whitney, 1925 Main St. A24 b*o WHIST Thursday evening, St. An thony's hall, Colorado Ave. Ad- mission 5 cents. Play at 8:3O snarp. A = D DO WANTED.-A first-cIass brass mould CT. Must be an all around man. Also coremaker. Address F. L. G.. care of Farmer. A24s&o
  FOR SALE.-Blacksmit business and tools. Shop in fine location Sickness the reason. Address Busi- ness. care of Farmer A 24 bsp FOR SALE-Dining room furniture Will sell cheap. Miss Mccarthy. 21+ Congress street. 4 g sspo FOR SAIE.-Fine new cottage, large high lots, S1O0 down, balance monthly. College, care Farmer. MEAT MARKET and grocery store for sale, good locality. cheap, # sold at once Box, care of Tar mer. 4 23 s*po HOTEL DREW. 50 rooms, steam heat. baths, $Z.0O per week. Crescent and Noble Ave 4 p U FOR SALE CHEAP.-A show case. butcher fixtures, Chopping block, coffee grinder Inquire E. r owuL Thompson Ave. HolIister Heights, Stratford, Conn A g s%po FUR sALE.-At Tesiny's Fur Shop comprising of fur sets, separate tnuffs and scarfs- Repairing alter ing at manufacturers prices S61 Main street A 19 so VALENTINE CARDS. Fine atsort- Tnent, each in envelope. South worth's. 10 Arcade D Is f. Q NOW oPEN-w. H: Mccoombs han opened a first class barber shop over the Douglas Shoe Store, Main street. Il U-o WHY HAVE YOUR water pipe freeze when you can avoid it by having them covered and save plumbing bills Estimates cost you nothing. J. J. Welsh, 114 Kossuth St. YOU BETYOU we don't leave town until we feed those gold hsn- and hear that Grosser Automatic Band Entree. Libre. 12 to 12. Royal Rathsl1iller, State St. 4 a DO GOOD SECOND HAND Naronai cash RegIster for sale cheap Address P. o. J7oA 16. City ss' ii Q TRY A BOX of Cazea Laxine tablets for constipation. 25 cents.
 FOR sALE-second hand lumber. bricks. stones. hrewood- Apply Old Car Barn, Barnun Ave T 2e %sp BoNIlTos 6 BILTz. We will hays fresh sausage meat every day from now on. I1s tf. Classified. ads on inside pase Of this paper,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25

New York-Frederfcf< Townsend Martin. after fall on the ice, sat through a dinner he was giving to Governor and Mrs Dix. with his arm broken. It was not until next day that HA lad 1t set in splints-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
2,o0O IAfPERIALISTS TO
 JOIN REBEL TROOPS.

Nsnking, Jan. 25-President Sun Tat sen, today. received a message from Slang yang, stating that the 1000 ves4 er5av- were preparing to come to 7ysnking and join the Republican army. Dr. Sun immediately went in- 10 consultation witf: his advisers to See what steps might be taken to pre- vent the fnperiaIists from cutting off inc rn1tineers' advance to the Repub- Iican capital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
OF FURNITURE

rate rooms. securely locked, furni- ture and china packinE. Furniture and Pianos removed. large vans, careful handling. Bridgeport Stor- age Warehouse Co, 12S7 Main st.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25
MINERS MEET OPERATORS IN
 CONFERENCE
First Joint Session in Blum inous Coal Mining Dis tricts Since Great Break of 1906.
DEMANDS BY MINERS ON
 BTTCAINOUS COAL OYER AF0Bs

Coal to be weighed before it is
 screened.
 An advance of 10 cents ton
 for mining.
 An advance of 20 per cent for
 day labor.
 A seven hour day with five
 hours on Saturday
 Weekly payment.
 Limited deduction from wages
 for union organization purposes
 Contract for two years.
 Especial from United Press.g
 Indiana polls. Jan. 25-Mine-. and operator met here, today. in the most i'm portant conference in years to dis cuss the differences between Iabo= and capital in the bitum1nous coal mining industry.
 For the first time since the grea r break of 1906 the operators of Illinois. Indiana, Ohio and Western PennsvI- vania consented to a joint meeting with the representatives O. the 800 70 900 laborers embraced in the United Mine Workers. would mark the complete rehab5l1ta ton of the old joint interstate wage conference.
 The demands of the miners are greater than any that have been made in recent years. Since more is less conferences between miners and operators. all negotiations were de clared off and the workers went on strike. there was much Speculation, today, as to the course of the opera tors
 All of the important contracts be- tween the operators and the miners expire on March 31. District con tracts are based on the results Of the joint conferences
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25

WANTED.-A ffrst-class brass mould CT. Must be an all around man. Also coremaker. Address F. L. G.. care Of Farmer. A A so
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25

WHIST Thursday evening, St. An thony's hall, Colorado Ave. Ad- mission 15 cents. Play at 8.S0 sharp. A 24 b@po
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25

TO RENT.-Five room flat with all conVeniences. No. 5S5 Union Ave
 $16.00. D. R. Whitney, 1925 Main St. 4 24 b%o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-25

FOR SALE.-Bla cksmith's business and tools. Shop in fine location Sickness the reason. Address Busi- ness. care of Farmer. A 24 bsp