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The Yale expositor., 1912-01-04

higher tlldl III lJlU. OuG eApOEtS
of merchandise aggregated $1,000.
100000, and exceeded imports by s522,-
0G0,000
Plenty of Money.
The population of the country Is
1892 600, end the wealth, real and
personal is estimated at $4,000, 0O0,-
600. The records evidence a popula-
ton of 1854 per square mile, and an
average individual wealth of 81 400.
The debt of the United States, less
cash in the treasury, is S1,015, 7S4 600
and the annual interest charge ap-
proximately Ito per cent Of that
amount.
Coin and other money in the coun.
try, including the amount in the Uni
ted States treasury as assets, aggre-
gates 1855, 100000. Our supply of
gold is nearly so per cent of the ag-
gregate stock of money, silver oyer
20 per cent and paper currency-that
is, United States and national bank
notes-about so per cent
The director of the mint in his
latest computation of the stock OF
money in the principal countries OF
the world credits this country with
rs per cent Of the silver and 25 per
cent of the uncovered paper currency.
Through the cooperation of the SUI
perintendents of the state banking de-
partments the comptroller of the cur
rency is enabled to present to con-
gress statistics in relation to practi-
cally all incorporated banks and bank
ing institutions. By other means It
hac tn ;,fo
ton also with respect to an appre-
ciable percentage Of the private bank
ing concerns.
Five Billions in Securities.
The hanks investments in bonds
stocks and other securities total S.
051 100000, and include United States
bonds to the amount of $773,000, 000,
state, county and municipal bonds ST.
200,000,000. railroad and other public
service corporation bonds ST., 152, 000,-
600 and miscellaneous bonds, etc, not
classified $925,000,000.
Cash in the vaults and tills of the
bands on the date in question aggre-
gated $1,554 100000 of which $l,110,-
100000 consisted of metallic currency,
the remainder, $443,0O0,0UO being
composed of United States and ma
tional bank notes, together with about
$90,000000 Of currency which does
not appear to have been classified by
the. banks in their reports.
On the other side of the account
appears the shareholders interest of
S4,01S, 900 000-S1 ,952, 400, 900 in CAPT
tai, and $2,0G5.500, 900 in surplus and
other undivided profits. TO the in
dividual depositors there WIS due
nearly $16,000,0 100000, or to be exact,
$15,906, PATIO
Distribution of Deposits.
The distribution, by geographical
divisions, of population, banks and
their capital and deposits, is grapbi-
cally shown in the following table:
The Yale expositor., 1912-01-04
Distribution of DEPOSITS.

The distribution, by geographical
divisions, of population, banks and
their capital and deposits, is grapbi-
cally shown in the following table:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
COLLECTION OF
 HISTORIC GOWNS
Donated to National Museum-Date
 Back to Puritan Days

Washington, March 26.-A national style show, of gowns of every period of American history, is planned by the National Museum. Prominent so- ciety women are cooperating to se- cure exhibits dating back to Purd- tan days.
 To have the "togs"t of every Presl- dential administration represented, clothes are being donated to the Mu- scum to form a collection similar to that in the Louvre at Paris.
 Mrs. Taft has donated the white sat- in gown, trimmed in silver, which she wore when her husband was inaugu- rated, to the collection.
 The wife of the first President is represented in the exhibit by a dainty gown of white satin, now yellow with age. Mrs. Roosevelt has given the slippers she wore to her husbands in- augural ball.
 A gown of Mrs. Andrew Jackson has been given by President Jackson's great-greayt-grandniece. Miss Mary Wilcox of Washington. Mrs. Alexan- der Sharp, widow of Capt. Sharp, U. s. N., who was the niece of Mrs. U. S. Grant, has contributed a dress once worn by Mrs. Grant.
 Mrs. Julian James of Washington is enlisting support from women to con- tribute historic exhibits to the collec- tion, which will be displayed in glass cases in the National Museum.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
Overfatness Condemned

Fat, or even fattish, women readers who want to be in the mode this year must understand that the demand is for lines, not curves, and govern themselves accordingly.
 That means OFF with the fat. It has become duty. Many are trying exercise or dieting; but it is certain they will find these methods too slow, and undesirable. The cheapest and safest way to get in form for the Directoire mode is by means of Mar mola Prescription Tablets. Any drug gist Cor the Marmola Co.,, 879 Farmer Bldg, Detroit. Mich.) will give you a large sized case of these elegant little fat reducers. containing a good, gener- ous supply. for sventy-five cents, and even this quantity should be enough to make decided impression on your excess fat. Many have lost as much as a pound day.
 These Marmolas Prescription Tab lets may be used with impunity and likewise rerfect confidence, for, being made strictly in accordance with the famous Marmola Prescription, they are of course. quite harmless. They are rather beneficial than otherwise, in fact, never disturbing the stomach or causing a wrinkling of the flesh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
POLES ELL THIS WEEK
 IS CERTAINTY CLASSY
An Unusual Array of Talent With Fun Plenty-One of the Best Vaude-
 vile Shows in Many Moons.

It wouldn't be too much to say that the show at Polis this week is abso- lutely immense. Some weeks it is partly good and partly bad but the per cent. pure, as they say of a cer- tain brand of soap. Starting with the team which gained the most applause let us hurl a few bouquets at Sam Lewis and Sam Dody. They carried off the honors last night and the the burlesque duet on My Hero" from ''The Chocolate Soldier" They also sang "Everybody's Doing It. while the lower limbs of the dancing stage hands and few volunteers were visible under the partly raised curtain as they. danced to the merry music. Dody is an Italian imper- senator and Lewis depicts the Hebrew characteristics as vaudeville under stands them. Neither has an eXag gerated makeup and their comedy is the funniest heard here in years.
 Miss Captain Kidd" is the title of a pleasing musical skit which intro duces Miss Audrey Maple, formerly of "The Arcadians." The skit contains tuneful melodies and amusing situa- tions. Miss Maple who is an artist of proved worth was heartily receiv- ed in her songs Beautiful Isle of Me Dear" Mark Sullivan furnished the fun and the audience was very appreciative of his work. His song, "I'm Strong With K. & D." in which he gave limitations of Frank Daniels. Mcintyre & Heath, Willis P. Sweat nam and other stage celebrities is a voice and seemed highly delighted with the rart of Miss Naples stage lover.
 Paul Conchas scared the folks half to death by the reckless manner in which he juggled cannon balls and balanced huge shells above his head. He displays wonderful dexterity in catching the cannon balls on his back. The climax comes when he stands at one side of the stage and stops the balls as they roll down chute. They land on his back as fast as hailstones on a tin roof but he never misses. The pantomimist who acts as Con- chas' assistant is clever comedian and his antics proved very amusing. Conchas should permit his partners s name to- go on the program. He's worth it.
 appeared in a capital little breezlet "A Regular Club Man." Richards is the same old fun producer and his line of conversation regarding the at fractions of the club was hit. Miss Kyle is very winsome and Is talented to a degree ana III IHe TdSliiHe SoAe with Richards, assisted by a hand some little bell boy, she had the house enthusiastically with her. Her recep- tion was wholesome and hearty and we'll merited.
 Josephine Isleib & Co. are heard in operatic and popular selections. Miss Isleib's soprano solo was well rend- cred and in medley of popular numbers the company scored genu- inc success.
 The Grazers present a musical and dancing speciality. A female imper- senator fools the audience and the feminine member of the team shows skill as a soloist on the French horn.
 Ronald and Delano were warmly received in their head balancing feats. Their Skate on Head Slide" is a real thriller.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26

Every intelligent person in the world has def mite aim in life.
 It may be business or social which much energy is expended.
 It may be religion vice, deep in the heart is point in life to be attainedsOme height to clmb-Or some depth of mire in which to wallow
 The man boy who has low ideal of pleasure fol- lows his bent with definite aim the who has high ideal
 The who has talent for music art, or ltera- ture works with definite aim than the woman who strives to wash we'll the who desires social success. It is when working towards ideal, that forge the letters that either drag down. light and beau tifu1 to
 chain that is of deceit of little es of petty s of indetes to trust of fahlessness to those who love us of little stnging words and small unkndness will weigh heavy in old age.
 "Ye shall pay at the end for your frauded friend,
 For the secret your lips betray For the lust and the lie, to the gods on high
 Ye shall pay-ye shall pay-ye shall pay.''
 But the chains of love lie light The words of kind in links of pure gold Deeds of kindness shine with pure and radiant glow that the heart and makes Heaven but passage from into another
 Why do blindy forge letters to weight down our sou1s9
 Each day lived in happiness and kindness is link in the chain of oyeach word that brings pang of unhap piness to another is letter to drag down.
 In spite of unknd fate in the face of poverty and loss, and still know that life is what make it.
 For life is after all but name for love-and love is if we will take it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
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"WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES'
Frank Carpenter Stock Co. Presents Amusing Farce at Lyric Before
 Record House.

ssLast evening at the Lyric Theatre. the Frank Carpenter Stock Company
 presented the first of the weeks per- formances of the three-act farce What Happened to Jones' The play Is by George Broadhurst, famous as the writer of 'The Dollar Mark" and the Man of the Hour.'' The scene is laid in suburb of New York city, In the living room of Professor Good ly, teacher of anatomy, rather ab- sentminded at times. Lured by his prospective son-in-law, the professor attends prize fight. on the evening of the day on which his brother. An tony Goodly. the Bishop of Ballarat, Is expected home from Australia. The fight is raided by the police, and the professor has an adventure falling down a water spout to safety-and sustaining black eye. They are fol- lowed closely on the way home by hymn books, whom they suspect is the policeman, but in reality he is as anx- ious as they to avofd the police, for the same reason. Jones, an alert bus mess man, on finding out the expect ed arrival of the Bishop, is aided by the opportune arrival of suit of clothes which the Bishop has ordered in advance, and appropriating the clothes, makes rapid change to the Bishops clothing, and is back on the scene in time to foil the police on their arrival by posing as the Bishop. The complications that arise from that inn personation are what gives one the question What Happened to Jones?" The rest of the evening Is devoted to d1senjtanglement, and in order to get at a good idea of what did happen to Jones the play must be seen.
 MT. Conness, as Jones. the travelling man. all business. but who attended fv1~wt0 ment, Is admirably fitted for the part, and carries his audience by storm all the evening. His quick change from the dress of a business man to that of clergyman is a feature Of the play. Miss Cleveland, as Cissy. the Western girl. who although a graduate of an Eastern college, still retains her Western slang and original manner, had an interesting part, though not directly concerned with the outcome of the play. Mr. Devine, as the Pro- lessor, was we'll cast, and kept the audience in a roar by endeavors to explain his black eye and disgraceful conduct to his wife, Mathilda, played by Louise Gilchrist.
 Marjorie. the romantic daughter of the Professor, is played by Lucia Bender. a Bridgeport girl, and was well done. She is, as Marjorie. af- mantle love for Richard Heatherly, played by G. Bryant Connar. who is he cause of all the trouble. MT. Car roll, as the real Bishop. has 8 part somewhat different from his previous ones. and shows he is able to do the work
 Miss Strickland, as the old maid sis- ter of Mrs. Goodly, gives an original conception of lady of uncertain age looking for a lover. and Miss CarpGn- ter, who has been i'll for couple of Swedish maid of all work. and her work proved she Is entirely recovered from her illness. The minor parts. ot which there are several, are all well played, and if you want to laugh long and hearty, seeing What Happened to Jones' will certainly make you do 1t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
OBITUARY


 Mary Maud, wife of H. D. Moon, died at her home in the Stratfield dis trict yesterday afternoon, aged 43 years. Mrs. Moon had been ill but a few days and her death occasioned much grief.
 Ann. widow of John Conkling, died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Michael Houston, 77 Lewis street last evening after long illness. Mrs. Pe- ter Lund of Los Angeles, Cal, an- other daughter. was at the mothers bedside when death came. Mrs. Conk- ling was a member of the Sacred Heart church, well known in the par ish.
 Rev. E. J. Craft officiated at the funeral services over the remains of Miss Mary Hunt at Bishops mortu- ary chapel last evening. The burial took place in Mountain Grove ceme- tery this morning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
NOT FOR WOMAN
Places on Elevated, Subway or Street
 Cars,

New York, March 26-There is one class of work that women will not in- wade. At least that is the opinion of Frank Hedley, wce-president and gen. eral manager of the Interborough Rap i'd Transit Company. who declares that women as street railway, elevated or subway employees are not only jim practicable but impossible"
 In the first place, the head of the Interborough operating department de- crowds.
 Hedley is not woman hater by any means, but when it comes to dealing with the public,-why that's a mans job, he says. He declares that wo- men are alright in positions that they can fill but it would be impossible for them. say, to become guards on the elevated or subway trains Or conduc- tors or motormen in the street cars.
 Woman's faculty of losing control of herself in moments of emergency is sadly against her, he declared.
 Suppose a. fuse would blow out and one woman would scream. An- the panic would spread. Would the oman passengers pay much attention to a feminine voice piping, Please be quiet. There is no danger?" said Hedley.
 "wo1nen have less discipline over wo- men than have men. Women have less confidence in women than they have in men. It's a strange woman that doesn't want men around.
 "Yes, they could yell, Watch your step to people getting on and off the subway trains but would thev make the people do it? But handling the crowds is only one phase of the work.
 Suppose one of the airbrakes re- fused 10 work. What then? A train man has to crawl under the car and cut out the brake. Do you th.nk wo- and would. do you think the public would like to see her doing it?
 s'But really. don't believe women want to be motormen and guards or even gatemen. If we decided to-mor- row to change the whole system and put wopnep in the place of men, don't believe we could find the mater ial
 "One might think that women would they have nothing to do but sell tick cts, but in the subway, the ticket agents have other duties. In the tick ct office at every subway station Is switch which controls the emergency valves. By operating 1t, every car on the road can be stopped.
 'eThe occasion might arise for the use of the valve. Perhaps just then the crowd was the thickest at the tick could keep their heads and orerate the signal but there are many who would not.
 Just stand for minute any night about six o'clock at any street corner Or elevated or subway station and you will see the reason why women can- not invade this game"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
ONE WEEK IN PRISON.

Berlin, March 26.-John Weber, one of the editors of "Vorwartz," the cen tral Social Democratic organ, was in a cafe which was suspected of vfolat- ing the hours of closing, when eight policemen came in. Weber lived above the cafe. The police ordered Weber and the other guests to come to the police station and give an account of themselves. Weber remonstrated and declared "I'll publish this in my pa per.'' For this he was charged with having ''threatened" the police with a view of intimidating them and in- ffuencing them by the threat to pre- jury declared Weber not guilty but the court set the verdict aside and sentenced the editor to one week in prison
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26

The Atlas Baths breaks up cold at once. Always open. 26 b.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
POINTS OF INTEREST.
FOr Easter

Among the newest and prettiest things at Mollan's, are the champa gne buckskin button boots for children Fancy buttons add to the attractive ness of these shapely. dressy, dainty shoes. White calf shoes for small and larger children and a limitless var iety of designs and feathers are noted in Mollan's Easter display of fash. ionable footwear. The latest ideas in misses and boys footwear. and ad- vance styles in women's smart low and high shoes, are at 1926 Main St., where accurate fitting is a special feature.
 Laundry Talk
 The laundering of clothes today, hygienically. honestly (that is without injuring them), is one of the most careful studies of the present age. This. statement isn't exaggerated the least bit. We feel, while we are learning every day new ideas in giv. ing our customers better service, that with years of hard study, experience coupled with close attention and watching the methods of the biggest and best laundries of the country that we can do your work to reach your ideals. Our work in perfecting the problem of doing your family wash. ing right has resulted in the possi- bility of giving service in your laun- dry work. The Crawford Laundry Co.,. 435 Fairfield avenue. Telephone 432O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
CAREFULLY PLANNED STRIKE.

Berlin, March 26.-Their demands for an increase in wages having been re- fused, more than 1000 butchers and meat cutters in Greater Berlin will probably strike. In order that the public may not suffer, it is planned to strike by districts, the butchers in some districts remaining at work while those in others are out. The number of striking districts are to be increased as the occasion may war rant, all butchers to go out only as a last resort s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
NEWS OF INTEREST TO OUR FEMININE READERS
DICKENS )WI~WlSDOM V
 'NRSHOGE STlNQiCNB
THE CHAINS WE WEAR
(l@ s9E &S'gIlSl

I the chain forged in ifeI made it link by link, and yard by yard girded my free wi and of my own free will wore it.''-Christmas Carol.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
JOHNSON-FLYNN FIGHT.
Especial from United Press.)

Especial rom UH1ted PTeSS.1
 Chicago, March 26.-Jimmy Golf roth, the coast fight promoter. will probably be in active charge of the worlds championship battle between Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn, accord ing to Promoter Jack Curley, who is here, today, making plans for the fight. Curley says he will be able to announce the site for the battle by the middle of next month.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
TRACED BY BLooDHoUNDs.

Odessa, March 26.-Traced by blood hounds, Peter Poddiensl-i. is in jail charged with the murder of an entire family and their servants altogether IS persons, near F1orescha- La He confessed to having commit ed the wholesale murders,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-26
LIMIT ON MEAT PRICES.

Vienna. March 26.-The prices of meat have risen so high and are SO ex- orhitant that the authorities of Vienna have taken measures to place limit upon prices at which meat may be sold
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-24
ADVERT
/, EXECUTORS NoTiCE 1,

IIslsstate OIL John G. Gholson, Deceased /,
II The nndersi anel. having been al-
| peln ted execute Of the last will and
Testament Of John c. Gnulson. tate
Eof the County Of Alexander and
state of Illinois deceased, hereby
gives notice' that he will appear be-
tore the County Court of Alexander
county, at the court house in Cairo
Eat. the February term. A, d, 1918. of
said court, on the first Monday In
FEBRUARY next, at which time all
persons having claims against said
estate are notified and requested to
attend for the purpose Of having the
same adjusted. All persons indebt-
cd TO said estate are requested to
make immediate payment to the un-
designed.
Dated this nineteenth day OF
November. A.. d. 1912.
LOUIS WALDSCHMInT, Executor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-24
JURY SCATTERED OVER
ORANGE COUNTY HAS
EVIDENCE AGAINST GIBSON
Associated Press Dispatch,

Associated Press Dispatch, HIN
Goshen, N. r., Nov. 22.-A jur,
scattered over Orange county, to-
night, has an the evidence save tha,
[of the solitary witness I'd be intro.
dnced at the trial of Burton wv. Glib
son, for the murder of hts client,
Mrs Rosa Menschick agabu, IN
Greenwood, last July. when tht
state and defense closed their ease
TINS afternoon, Justice Tonrpkin!
told the jurors to go home It'll Mon
day, when the counsel wilt sum TN
The fate of Gibson. it il expected
will reach the jury late Monday af-
ternoon. Five witnesses for the de-
Tense and seven for the state. the
latterscalled In rebuttal, testified to
day. Among the states witnesses
Were three called to diseredit Tho
testimony Of Thomas Garrison, the
hshefinan who recovered Mrs
Szabo's body. He had testified thai
he had twisted her neck, raising her
head and then pushed down her
chin on her breast The three Wit.
aesses. his companions at the tirhas
swore they saw him do M such NJ
thing. u
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-11-24
river CHEAPER
WAY TO SHIP
Tariff Experts for Canal Com.
! m.ssioners Contrast Rail
and Water Rates.

1 s--t.
Freight rates worked out by tarif
experts for the Illinois & Michiga,
anal commissioners were made pub
| lie today and show that shippers
along the Ohio and Wabash eivers
although they are hundreds OF miles
from the Chicago market, can az
tually reach it cheaper by water, in
rany cases. than by rail.
This would be true, for example,
from Cairo, A barge load of cement
can travel from Cairo UP the Mis-
slsslppi, the Illinois and through the
=. & NJ. canal TO Chicago at the rate
OF $1.1S per ton. BY rail this SAM
shipment would cost $3.50 per tor.
The rate from Paducah, Ky, by
water to Chicago Is lower than the.
rail rate considerably. On salt for
example, the rate to or from Chica 60
by rail would be $3.50, while BY
49, SS ~ Souia tIdFet tUF 9l,aJ. III
same conditions would hold true :.
Metropolis and Shawneetown on tn
Ohio, and even at points on the W..
bash and Little Wabash rivers. Tn
highest possible barge rate is from
Terre Haute, Indiana, over the wa
bash, Ohio, Mississippi and lllinoi.
rivers and the canal. and is practie.
ally $2.00 ton. 1t will be found
that in such commodities as iron
castings. it would actually be
,heaper to ship from Terre Haute 20
chicago by water than by rail. The
water rate is figured at mills per
ON mile for long hauls, includins.
III expenses,
Supt. Mcdonald said that If the |
legislature appropriates the desired |
II, eco, 600 to enlarge tho locks OF |
he !. A. M. canal. boats of four
lines the tonnage can be used and /
he per ton mile cost eorresponding-J
y lowered. .,