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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats

Corrected by Armour & Col Lard. 12ssc compound, 9alc; D. s. short ribs, 11.o0c; rib bellies. F. 45c; ham butts, 13lkc; Boston butts, 14c; pork loins. 151zc; spare ribs, He; breakfast bacon, DQ22c. Star Reg. ham. 16c; Star skinned ham. 17l4c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
St. Louis Grain

st Louis, April 26.-Cash wheat, No 2 red s1.17d1.19; No. 2 hard. sl13d1.17. Corn, No. 3, SoMS1c; No. white, 84c. Oats. No. 2. 57isc; No. white, 5sg5si1c. Close: Wheat, May, s1.14ss; July. s1.10A: Sep tember, $1077s. Corn, May, S3c: July, 7Ssse; September. 75lzQ75ssc. oats, May, 57izc; July, 54hc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Fruits and Produce

Apples, fancy northern. per bbI., s4m 6.50; bulk. S2.75@3: cabbage, Danish. a1ze lb; cabbage new, Florida. 1.75 per crate; lemons. fancy, per box, y40 4.5O; lines. imported SIPS; pineapples. e2.7503 per crate; Irish notatoes. per bushel, s1.45: sweet potatoes, Doolev yams. per bushel, S1.5o -atabagas. Can. adian. h.. 21sc; onions, Red Globe, per ID. Sc; Spanish. per crate. 8; celery. Florida, per crate, 8; per dozen punches. $1.25; oranges. Florida, s30p 3.25; cranberries. per box, 32.7503. per bbl. sl1; grapefruit, Florida. $5Q5. .5O: Strawberries. South Alabama. s2.0oQs 50; strawberries. 35c per quart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
St. Louis Produce

St. Louis, April 2e.-Flour firm. Hay quiet; timothy. s26d30; prairie, s21@25 Whisky, s1 40. Iron cotton ties, 91c. Bag ging. s7sc. Hemp twine, 71ac. Pork un- changed; jobbing, sl6.50 Lard unchanged, prime steam, s9.90a10. Dry salt meats un- changed; boxed extra short, 10s4e: clear ribs, 10ssc: short clears, 11Ac. Bacon un- changed; boxed extra shorts. 11a4e; clear ribs, 11&c; short clears, 12Ac. Receipts: Flour. 7500: wheat, 2600; corn. S5.o0o; oats, i90Oo, Shipments: Flour, BOO; wheat, 31.- 900; corn Sl, 900; oats 35,00o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Bonds
New York Money

New York. April 26.-Call money steady at 2A @2h per cent; ruling rate. 2A per cent closing bid, 21a per cent; offered at PA per cent. Time loans firm; 50 days, 3@3A per cent 90 days, 3i4 O 4h per cent; six months, A per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 44qfA per cent; sterling exchange steady; actual business in bankers bills at s4S4.40 for 50 day bills and at s4.S7.10 for de- mand: Commercial bills, 4S%c. Mexican dollars, 4Sc. Government bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Flour and Foodstuffs

tCorrected by IeHHtssee NH COL
 Self raising flour. s6; Nellie King flour, per barrel. s. 55; bolted meal. per 96 pound sack, $2; No. corn, per bushel, kiln dried, l.10; pure wheat shorts, s35: pure wheat bran, S3i; c. S. hulls, per ton, s11; prime c. s. meal per ton. s3l; c. s. feed meal. per ton. s25; No. 1 timothy hay, per ton, ss5; mixed alfalfa and Johnston grass, $26. corn chops. per 100 pound sack, $l.J5. white oats. Toe; alfalfa hay, s34; Johnson grass, $26
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Treasury Statement

Washington. April 26.-At the begin ming of business today the condition of the United States treasury was: Working balance in treasury offices, $61,699,944. In banks and Philippine treasury. s32,251.72s. The total bal ance in general fund was $123,119,432. Ordinary receipts yesterday were s2,034,ST2. with ordinary disburse- ments of s2,330, 930. The deficit to date this fiscal year is s14.660,639 as against a deficit of s2,3Ss531 at this date last year. Figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans, April 26.--No sales in the rice market today. Quotations un- changed. Receipts: clean, 1233.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Poultry and Eggs

Hens, 35450c; live. per pound. 14c. large flyers, l5c lb. medium fryers' 25c per pound; small. 40c p
 ducks. 800 40c each guineas, 25c: roo.t- CTS. 30c each; geese. 40 e soc; live tur- keys. 20c: eggs, fresh. 2Ox21c; country butter 2eQ25c lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Coffee and Sugar

Corrected by Franklin. Stiles & trank-
 lin. Luzanne. PIC lb. Sugar: Standard gran. ulated. axe lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27

LADIES OF THE HANDLEY ME- MORTAL CHURCH WILL SERVE DIN NERs AT 2111 SECOND. AVENUE TO- DAY, A GOOD DINNERs S5cs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Live Stock Market

Chicago, April 26.-Cattle: Receipts boo; market steady to strong for steers; calves 25c higher. Reeves. 8. 75ds 90; Tex as steers, St. .25a7 .26; western steers s. 65@ 7.e5; one load of Montana hay-fed at $7. 30; stockers, $4 256l6 80; cows and heif- CTS, g. .SOa7 .50; calves, t5.50@s. 25.
 Hogs: Receipts, 10000; market mostly Toe higher, Light, S. 50G7 30; mixed, $7 554 s.05; heavy, $ 55ns. .05; rough, S .b5@7 75; pigs. s4 9o@7 IS; bulk of sales. s7.sods.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1000; market strong to 15c higher. Native, s4. 756l7 35; western. $50 7.6o; yearlings. s6 25aS. .25; lambs, native, s6Q9.25; western. ss. 25Q9.75.
 St, Louis. April 26.--Cattle: Receipts, 500. including 100 Texans; market 10c higher. Native shipping and export steers, $7.75 e 800; dressed and butcher steers, s5.75@7.75; stockers. $4.75@s.00; Texas and Indian steers. $s.50@7.00; cows and heifers, $4.000700.
 Hogs; Receipts, 7400; market steady. Pigs and lights. s7.00 7.s0; mixed and butchers. s7.7O@S.10; good heavy, $7.s0 OSLO.
 Sheep: Receipts. 300; market 1oG15c higher Native muttons, sb.T5 a 7.50; lambs. s7.25@9.00; stockers, S3.0o Q 400,
 Louisville, April 26.--Cattle: Receipts, 15O; firm. Range, s2.Q0qs.00.
 Hogs: Receipts. 2000; firm; market 20m2 25c higher. Range, $5.o0Q7.90. n4it
 Sheep and lambs: Receipts, 2500; lambs 5c down. sheep Dc down; spring CTS, 7@9c.
 Kansas City, April 2s.-cattle: Re- ceipts, 500 no southerns; market steady. Dressed beef and export steers, s7.756s.so; fair to good, s6.5oa 7.65; southern steers. s5.50Gg.75; southern cows, $4.00 @6.25.
 Hogs: Receipts, 5000; market 5@10c higher Bulk of sales. $7.65Q7.95; :; heavy. s7.9O@s.00; packers and butch CTS, $77O@7.95; lights. s725@7.S2h; pigs. $5.5o q 6.5o.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; market 10@25c higher. Colorado lambs. $9.25; lambs, $74O@9.25; yearlings s6.50 n S.Q0; wethers, $500@6.75; ewes. s4.5006.25; /; stockers. $i.00Q $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, April 2s.-Receipts: Wheat, 47,0O0; corn. 44,000; oats 14000, Shipments wheat, 5000; corn, $500; oats. 60O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Coffee Market

15 50; No. southern and No. southern soft, $15. 25q15.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. April 26.-cotton seed oil was excited and higher today on active covering of shorts and new outside speculative buying. inspired by the big Jump in lard, scarcity of crude offer ing, light spot supplies and aggressive pull support. Sales, which totalled 49.- TOO barrels. were close to record fig- tres. Closing prices were IS to 2S points net higher. April. 6.95 q 7.20c. May, 7.O3@7.04c; June. 7.0207.12c; July, Il1G7.14c; August. 7.23 7.24c; prime crude 6c bid: prime summer yellow. 6.95@7.1oc prime winter yellow. 7.50 c Sc; prime summer white, 7Q7.75c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27
New Orleans Cotton Futures
Weekly Cotton Statement

WeekIy Cotton Statement New York, April 26.--The following statistics on the movement of cotton For the week ending April 26 were com oiled by the New York cotton exchanges; Weekly Movement
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-17
Dr.. Wiley Delivers Interesting
Lecture on the Public Health

have The "pportunit- ~ viewing tn
walls az ia, vatican tud then r'tu,Iu-
n'r how many p'upi. est POTATOES.
nr. Wiley concluded hls address Iy
stating that cur health I- our wealth.
10 John Rockefeller. Andrew taru'-.ir
or j. T. N"u-au w'r" standing lr
their graves. knowing that th..r end
lad com" they would ousr all OF their
rr'df rich'~ to ls" ON. week longer
ot this earth. Tho peopl, 81 today
uu not seem 10 consider their health
..s AN Important asset tp their wealth
and "a" only Time Han gets am it,a
as To- the value "f hI- health. iS when
he takes ont an Insurance policy. Tie
mineral resources. streams. for So"
and factories 300 this country are
worth nothing aS compared 20 our
lives and D. is 90 boz hoped that th,.
great Am' ric3u p.opio Will soon real
izc this fact and begin 90 campaign
AGAINST iuiur" foods and other draw
backs to good health that viii tor
inmate only with tl. total sNt,r-
min alton Of discaS, from this Fr.at
country.
Given Smoker.
r. lluwir- 90" lecture 80 tho Iibs
club. 'r Wiley was entertained 20
M, Board uf Trad. rooms 10y the
members ~ th. ohio county Medical
society. 'gno gave a. smoker iu his
honor. lIr. Wiley made. 20 briar ad-
ur'~s before the members Of tho 500
,I"fr on tho crusade against Tif.ut
lucdicin" advertising following: which
"A social hour was enjoyed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-17
M'Meehen Again Visited BY Fire
But Disastrous Blaze Is Averfed

Mechen and arrived IN time 60 save a
!arce adjoining house. also b-lour.nr
10 Eisnock. Had the ar, gotten much
h'adWay on this hGild.uc ,ho whole
block would have been d.~. -oycd
Gotten Under Control.
With 70. all 90 me local G.ra--,u.nf
he blaze was soon gotten under con
iol ana 80 damage viu uOt amour.
20 over $1,000. wi no Insurance Th.
mr." is said 20 have started .u small
barn in the rear OF -ne Yard. ard this
soon burned 90 the cround
Only several days ago McNechen
was visited ~ one OF the most de-.
strucfive fires in this section 90 tho
country. cntailinc a Joss 81 about ...-
600
This is the second time within n few
da~~ that N" local Department has
been called upon for a. .stanc, and ia
both instances responded fruuptl,
and did excellent work The citizens OF
McMechen feel very rrafefui to CHEF
Rose and the local fire l7ddies. as we'll
as the BenWood dcp7r'm cnt. and f-ll
that had u NOT been ior their generous
assistanc" tho town would have sui
fered a far greater loss.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-17
BLAZE ORIGINATED IN THicKLY
BUILT BLOCK.
SIT Prompt Action Of Wheeling ana
sen"oed Departments Prevents
Heavy Loss.

I'-" NJ unknown o-icln started In
.l- two story hon . owned by Joseph
J. mock and occupied by foreicn
fafuliy 40 the corner o. Railroad asd
Fourth streets. NcNechen. last even
TX about Sis O'Clock. ana Cor a time
10 looked aS though The whole block.
which j. very thickly populated. would
be destroyed
MAJOR Morris teiephoned CHIEF Rose
of the local department and he In turn
ordered the Fort Kalb.tzer and Eighth
ward engines 20 the scene. The auto
truck Atlantic also responded. a. did
tho Bcnwooi fire department.
Fortunately, water plug was near
10y. which had not been used for sev-
eral years. and following the FIRE OF a
few weeks ago. when seven buildings
were burned to the ground. the plug
was put IN working order The local
Departments made a quick run 10 Nc
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-17
AT ElKS CLUB LAST EVENING
UNDER AUSPICES OF
WONANS CLUB.
Lecture Was Powerful Argument For
Pure Food and Was Closely
Followed.

To an audience that comfortably
filed the auditorium OF the Elks club
{ last evening Dr Harvey ". Wiley.
the great champion Of pure foods. de
, livcred an interesting. educational and
I instructive address. taking as his
subject. The Public Health. our
+ Greatest National Asset Dr. Wiley
Was brought TO this city under the aus
pieces Of the Woman's club. one Of the
most active organizations In the city.
Upon being introduced to the audi
ence by the president of the organi-
cation the eminent physician stated
that tho public welfare of a Cummun-
/ ity depends largely upon the ENRON
mCnt IN which the community has
grown M. In most communities il Is
only the rich who can afford 10 Iur-
chase the pure food products and u -
these people who are detrimental to
, the welfare of the country This coun-
try contains too many =. Dple who sit
still IN easy chairs and damn the re-
maindcr OF the world. who are forced
TO stand up. The socailed prosperity
Of our country today means a coudi-
ton of affairs that permits the per
sons who lounge in easy chairs 10 buy
more plush cushions and forces those
standing 10 become poorer. This is
not prosperity aud Is direct threat
20 the health Of the poorer class. This
sort OF prosperity means the de-
struction Of the nation. revolution.
blood shed and anarchy
Any condition or affairs that allows
only the wealthy 10 be- able To com
mand pure foods is an undesired con-
dit!on and We must ind some way to
remedy il.
Is Greatest Essential.
Pure food b. the greatest essential
To public health aud all food products
are To be- Judged 10y the amount or
their adultcraflOn The greater part
+ OF the food products that axe today in
The reach OF the working class are
7 adulterated and this is not Only rob
berry on tho part al the producer bat
n iS Grim" and causes crime. Many
deaths are caused yearly among the
poorer class by ih" usn of this aduite.-
d'"d food. which i- the only kind pos
~ihle for them on account of th" price
~ rur" fnood. end an producers of
adulfcrat"d foods should be held lia-
bio fO llW.
Crime I- z. GETTING go Doc 90 deadly
disease. ''I. H.fiI- from the diseased
minds and bodies of tho poor working
man who .- r.t auI" 10 Keep his body
ufaIiut ou account ar fn" impure food
. tIai Doe is compelled 10 U.s. Grimm.
. ais. d- 20 rule. tre not men o. women
who are in good health bodily and
mover mentally Unhealthy minds are
. the direct outcome uf unhealthy bodies
aud So" may cNHo.f 90 have criminals
o. The worst fNHr SOD long a- cOudt.
ton- remain as 'u'y are today IN this
country
Nnp'hor drawbacks to Tho public ~
hi- cOuufrt B.. fHs manner boo which
iI" food IS prepared. Th" food pro-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-17
STONE & THOMAS
SlONE q IHOMAS Tire weatner-Rsn
At This Holiday Store
You VIII Find

A WONDERFUL stock If practical and sensible Christ
mas gifts for eyerybody-for the lean purse as we'll
as the one Of plenty.
Almost unlimited aSSortmentS Of srctly HOLIDAY
merchandise as well the staple goods which are now So
largely used for gift-giving purposes
The right merchandise al the right priceS-whch
means That every taste ana every idea can he met-and
That tor the price and quality the values are pronouncey
greater than can he obtained in any other store
Here YOU will find things of real beauty art and in
divduay-Such are looked for by the particular and
discriminating at prices based the department store
SyStem-or during the Holidays. just as At any other
season OF the year our manySalesat-Sma profits policy
obtains
Better Values for the Money Than Store
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-17
NOT CLAIMED

are her'a.rs o. Ma ro.~d % Sen.
ate hotei-coro0c Cros Not
Entertain Suicide Theory.
80 word lta U.. r......I from
tpmr $50. A. -arH .r Ir.r NIr
Nt.''al'. '.''. Iri ... . Hpf...r s..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-17
Natty Auto Hoods
AS Gifts

NJ ATTY Auto Hoods for
~ women ana misses
here at popular prices. One
of these would make an &C
ceptahle present at a small
cost:
Womcn'S and Misses Worst
cd Auto Hoods. fancy crown.
with plain band ard roscttc.
come IN white. black. cardinal.
gray. navy blue and brown mr.
in combinations of colorS. al
$50 each
Women'S Worstcd Auto
Hoods. fancy sutcht crown.
plain band. ro>cttc. lined with
satinc, white. navy blue. gray.
brown black. cardinal. gray.
with blue hand. cardinal wish
blue tand and blue with car
dlnal hand. very attractive. az
S1.fS each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-17

sources Pictures that will
please the most artistic taste
landscapes, hand made
paStelS, religious subjects,
dining room effects, car
hons, water color>. etching,
etc, in all sorts OF artistic
frames. Particularly strong
and attractive is the show.
ing of handsome Pictures in
gilt and oak frames at the
popular prices of 25c, SOC,
CSC, $1.50 and $1.98 each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-17

~ can cure that cold. Ola man"
What do sou want mn f1 'akn7"
about au hours exercise boz fh.
open s.r ovrry T.."
think 30 fry WomItfs nod
SIT Do" wants mr fp flh. I4 "a f.,
rI'.. Washincfon Herald.
Boys Heavy Black Cum cost.. 500
WcFhDDEN'S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14
HALT IN PROBE
 OF MOkEY TRUST
Some Big Financial Barons to be Called Before Committee
 Next Week

Washington, Dec. 14-Dearth of wit resses called temporary halt today in the money trust investigation. Hearings will be resumed Monday af- ternoon.
 A truce has been called in the fire upon the New York Stock Exchange and Wall street methods, it was learn ed today. This phase of the exarni- nation, except merely auxiliary to the main inquiry, has been practically completed
 Next week, the Pujo committee will direct its attention to "inter1ocking directorates.' Some. of the big money barons'' of the country will be called to disclose their closely and loan investments.
 A score of witnesses remain to be examined by the committee with an indefinite amount of new material in sight.
 Next weeks inquiry, it was learned today, will disclose how many lead ing financiers are directors or off Vast quantities of statistics have been prepared for the committee. They will be the basis of much examina- ton of witnesses by Attorney Sam ueI Untermyer, counsel for the com urgfttee. They list most of the mil lionaireS of the country and detail their banking and other financial in tereStS
 Chairman Pudo stated today that closed next Thursday, to adjourn over the holiday recess of Congress The hearings will be resumed the first week in January.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14
MEMBERS OF JUDGE ARCHBALD'S FAMILY
 GOING TO TESTIFY

Washington, Dec 1.-The last of the evidence to be offered by the House managers against Judge Robert W. Archibald was heard, today, when the impeachment trial began its 11th ses- sion in the Senate. Before night. the accused head of the comm nerce court, whose accumulated testimony has been carefully selected by the prose caltion to impress the Senate with Archba1d's alleged intimate connection with the great railroads in Pennsyl- vania-
 As yesterday was a day of heavy fire by the prosecution which present. ed Commissioner Meyer, of the Inter state Commerce Commission, to dis prove the charge that Archibald was the victim of a plot by William Bo- land, the defense is expected to put its best. witnesses forward as soon as the prosecution rests.
 Members of the judges family will testify in his behalf. These include Mrs. Archibald and her cousin, Henry W. Cannon, of New York, who gave the judge a. trip abroad two years ago, at his expense. Cannon is a director of the Great Northern; Lake Erie & Western, and in the Fort Wayne, Erie 6 Louisville Railway. rectors of the Pacific Coast Company owner of Columbia, & Puget Sound Railway, the Pacific Coast Railroad and the Pacific Coast Steamship Com palny, corporations which, the prosecu- t1on charges, might at any time have become parties to litigation before Archba1d's court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14
BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits with an aggrega te value of s20. To5 were Issued during the past week follows:
 Michael RobStock. story frame addition to store 1322-24 Seaview ave- nue-
 Patrick J. Murphy, frame auto shed, south side of Hillhouse avenue
 Mary Eisenman and Charles Eisen- man, frame shed, east side of Lin wood avenue
 Carme1o Amento, frame addition to dwelling 37S Wood avenue
 George L. Mccarthy, two two family frasrne dwellings, west side of Iran 3etan avenue
 p. Stiff, two family frame dwelling, east side of Lenox avenue
 r- Cha -f--< '-icI side If Union avenue
 Spragu Meter Co.,, brick and con crete garage, west side of Water St
 Julius Museenf1eld, brick store and tenement building. four stories high. east side of Main street, between Lumber and Congress streets.
 Adolf sherman, two family frame dwelling and store building, east side of Warren street
 Adolf sherman, alteration and ad- dition to frame dwellings, SIS Warren street
 T. Schine, one story brick addition to bt1iIding west side of Pembroke St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14

The funeral of John J. Marsh, was held this afternoon from his home 422 French street, Rev. Morgan Mil lar, pastor of the Olivet Congresa- tiona1 church officiat ting The re- mains were taken to the former homo of the deceased, Long Hill, for inter ment in the family plot in Long Hili cemetery.
 A large delegation of members of Elias Howe, Jr. post, c. A. R.. waa included with the mourners at the funeral services this afternoon of Cap tain James Wheeler. The funeral Waa held from the residence Of his son-in- law A. J. Knapp, 2293 Main street Rev E. J. Craft officiated. He preach ed a fine tribute to the deceased. In- terment was in Mountain Grove ceme- tery, where the ritual of the c. A. R. was exemplified.
 The funeral of Sherwood Sterling. a former Bridgeporter whose death occurred in Brooklyn, was held from the South Congrega tional church this afternoon, Rev. pr. Swain officiating Interment was in Mountain Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14
ANOTHER ROMANCE IN THE AUSTRIAN
 ROYAL HOUSEHOLD

Vienna, Dec 14-The royal house hold whence come the rulers Of Austria Hungary, in which there have been many ronances, has developed an other. 1t was announced, today, that the Archduchess Eleanor, wealthy in her own right, would marry Alfred Von Kloss, a naval lieutenant, poor and withoa1t title. To contract the marriage, 1t was said that the arch duchess, wIro Is a. cousin of Emperor Joseph, renounced all her royal rights and honors. It was said that she con- suited the emperor before publicly an noa1ncing her engagement and he con- scented to the marriage.
 The archduke Francis Ferdinan, hedr preSunptive to the throne DaorganicaI- 1y married a. peasant girl, on whom was conferred the title Countess Sophia Chotke and the ATchduke Ferdinand in 1911 renouneed his rights to ulraITy Berta Cguber.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14
YOUNG WOMAN DIES
 FROM POISONED CANDY
 RECEIVED IN THE MAIL

Melbourne, Dec. 14-Miss Margaret ziIIman, who was to have been mar ried at Chrfstnaas, fs dead from strych- nine-ffued candy and the police of Queensland today are busy trying to solve the mszg,der-by-post mystery Miss zillnan received by mail a box of choice candies. She ate several of them and died in great distress a with whom she lived, ate two of the chocolates and is seriously i1I Chem ists found the candy to contain fiance offered a reward for the ar rest of the sender of the poisoned package.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14
WESTPORT

eve and ear specialist and physician, of New York, lies dangerously III ct his residence in New York city. Dr. Adams is well known here, being ma tive and heavily interested in proper ties here and throughout thts Viciz- ity.
 The Post mansion, which has been the cynosure of all eyes for it's beau ty in architectural lines brought out by the cement blocks made by John H Flood Of Bridgeport, as a. new and thorouElly investigated by a dele gation of New York, Boston and Springfield architects and builder that came in their autos by special requests of prospective builders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-14
QUEENS DAUGHTERS"
 WHIST NETS OVER S2OO Liberal Donations Coupled With Regular Revenue Swell
 Receipts

Generous donations coupled with the usual revenue from patrons brought the total profits of the Queen s Daughters whist held at the home of Mrs George T. Mccarthy, s2e Iran istan avenue, yesterday to over s2oO. This will be devoted to the further ance of the charitable work of the Queens Daughters.
 The whist was one of the most suc- cessful of the series being held at the homes of the various members. Twenty-Five tables were filled. Re- treatments were served at the con clusion of the play.