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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
COST FIGURES
 SET AT $5I,000
NEW HAVEN ELiKS' COMMITTEE ROUGHLY ESTIMATES THAT AS EXPENSE OF NATIONAL
 CONVENTION.

New Haven, April 18.-The com mittee of the New Haven Elks having in charge the feasibility of inviting the Grand lodge to meet in this city in 1914 or 1916 have brought in tables of expense and receipt esti- mates which have been presented to the members of the lodge for their careful consideration. The expense estimates. which are of course pure ly estimates, total $51,500, while the estimated receipts amount to $57,6OO. A meeting of the Elks to hear the results of the members deliberations on the estimates will be held in Elke hall on Thursday evening, April 25. The meeting will be one or the most important to be held this year as the matter of holding a national conven- tion here has been agitated for years and is highly desirable both to the local lodge and to the city of New Haven itself.
 show just the amount which in the opinion of the committee is necessary and adequate to provide for the prop CT reception of the delegates and their entertainment while here. The larg- est sum on the expense list is the cost of badges for the visiting Elks, which is put at the figure of $8,000. Elec- trical decorations, prizes, and various incidentals are estimated at $5,O00 each. Band music, clerical help, and banquets, lunches, etc., are put each at the figure of s4,O0O. The sum of $2.500 is thought to be sufficient for printing and advertising purposes. Automobile and trolley excursions. en- tertainnlent of Grand lodge officers. two excursions on the sound, the grand stand, and circulars, posters, etc, for the purpose of publicity are separately set for the sum of $2,OOO. The grand ball and other incidental expenses are put at $1,500 each. The cost of postage and expressage is fig ured at $1,00O. This total equals $51,O00.
 In the estimated receipts the pro- ceeds of the grand fairs to be given by the local lodge in the months of most half of the expected total of re- ceipts for the reception to the grand, lodge. The fairs are expected to net $25, 1000. The railroads and depend ed on for $6,000. The appropriations from the New Haven lodge and sis for $5,00O each. The contributions from hotels, breweries, restaurants, etc.. and the receipts from the grand stand are estimated at $3,O0O each. Contributions from the ice cream men, merchants, etc., from cigar man from local manufacturers are set for $2,O00 each. A $1,500 appropriation from the city of New Haven Is also included in the hoped for receipts. The receipts total $57.600.
 From the above facts it is easily deducted that the local lodge is in dead earnest about getting this great big undertaking and deserves every encouragement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
EXHIBITING NEW ENGLAND
 BUSINESS+THE JOBBER.

The wholesaler is an extremely i'm portanr link in the chain of modern business Those big manufacturers who do business without the jobber, do 1t by becoming their own jobbers only big concerns can do this econo mically.
 The advertising manufacturer tells the public about his goods. The news papers. magazines, and posters are as gfeat show windows where the new est and best things are displayed. The iobber can put these things into the retailers hands, where the ultimate consumer can End the:s.- The jobber fits in -logically-he knows goods-he knows retaflers-he has his sales force on the road-his power as a distributor is immense.
 If the manufacturer would distr1- bute without the jobber, he must do it all by himself, and it costs. If the jobber would use his power to push unadvertised goods, he must do 1t all by himself. and it costs. In either case the economy of co-operation IS lost.
 It is when the manufacturer and jobber understand each others prob lems and pull together, that each se- cures the best results, and the public gets what it wants at a reasonable :AEi00s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
ARCANUMITES
 FAVOR CHANGE GRAND COUNCIL, IN ANNUAL SES- SION APPROVES NEW PLAN
 BEFORE SUPREME
 COUNCIL. No Members at Age of 1S-Officers Elected, With John S. Fisher, of DanbJry, Heading List as Grand Regent.

New Haven. April 1S-The most i'm portant action of the twenty-sixth an- nual meeting of the Grand Council of the Royal Arcanum of Connecticut yesterday at the afternoon session was the unanimous vote ins favor of amending the laws of the& supreme council so that there should be no regular rates for new members. The Grand council puts itself on record as favoring the change that does away with the term insurance so that there will be one table of rates for full life term known as Table A. The amendment. favoring the admission of candidates eighteen years old was reported unfaverably by the commit tee on laws.
 The officers elected were, Grand re. gent, John : s. Fisher of Danbury; grand vice regent, Harry B. Ekmark of New Haven; grand orator, William G., Kemp, of Winsted;- grand secre- tary, Carleton E. Hoadley of New Haven: grand treasurer, Henry c. Williams of East Hartford; grand ford.
 A contest came over the office of grand warden and grand sentry, to the former of which offices. Hugh E. Robinson .of Bridgeport elected, and to the latter William E. Castelow of Meriden. R. A. Benjamin was chosen trustee. Horace S. Savage of Meriden was elected representative to the supreme council which meets in May in Richmond, Va, with Oscar L.. Burdick as alternate.
 The members of the grand council were entertained last evening by Da- venport council, No. 700, of New Ha. ven. Immediately after his installa- tion Grand Regent Fisher started plans for organization during the year and has called for a conference of the grand council officers and chairmen of the committees to be held at the Stratfield, Bridgeport, Friday April 26
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
DANIEL I. CONCER DIES IN 93RD YEAR He Held Street Sprinkling Con- tract In Bridgeport For Long
 Period

Daniel T. Conger. who long had the contract for sprinkling the streets of Bridgeport, died yesterday at his home, 1889 Noble avenue, of apoplexy suddenly and painlessly He was in the 93d year of his age, having been born December ?, 1919. He is sur VlVed by three daughters, six grand children and six great-grandchildren He became a widower 21 years ago The daughters are Mrs. Eliza Hen drickson, Miss Neva Conger and Mrs Margaret Smith, the latter of New Haven.
 . MT. Conger was familiar figure on the streets of Bridgeport, and known to many people. A man of practical common sense, and strong views, he was an independent in poli- tics, never held political office, nor sought the public eye.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
CONTRIBUTIONS
 FOR COLONEL
NEARLY soo, 900 SUBSCRIBED FOR TEDDY'S NEW YORK PRI-
 MARY FIGHT.

Albany, N. Y.. April 1s-The cam paign made at the recent primaries in New York city in behalf of delegates favosable to the nomination of Colo nel Roosevelt as president, cost $5s.- 1fs7s. according to a, statement filed with the Secretary of State yester- day by E,ton Huntington Hooker. treasurer of the Roosevelt league.
 George w Perkins, Frank A. Nun sey and Alexander Cochran each cons tributed $15,000 Other contributors included George Baxter, $5.000; H. L.. stoddard, $2.600; Charles H. Duell $1.- 6oo: E. Fl. Hooker, A. Foster Hig- gins and R. F. Perkins. each $1.00o; and Byron. L. Smith and Oscar Straus, each $500: Fl. L. Satterlee $100. The league is also received several hun- dred dollars in small contributions:
 Ogden L.. Mills, treasurer of the New York county Republican com mittee, has certified that he receiv- ed and spent $5,5s564, which was con. tributed by the Taft National league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
AMBASSADOR HERRICK
 ARRIVES IN FRANCE.

Havre, France, April 1S.-It was saddened ships company that de- parked here, today. from the liner Provence, which brought Myron T. Herrick, the new United States am baSSador to France. The Provence, or Sunday afternoon, exchanged pleasant wireless messages with the big Titanic then hastening to her doom. The Provence passed out of wireless range of the Titanic late in the afternoon and not until the wire less flashed the news of the disaster on Tuesday was anything further heard from the big vessel. The Provence passengers and crew were stunned by the news and the ship was shrouded in gloom for the remainder of the voyage.
 Ambassador Herrick will proceed to Paris, this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
CAUGHT STEALING 4
 SUIT FROM LESSER'S

Detected by Aviator Frank Paine in the act of stealing a suit of clothes from E. l.. Lessers shop at 527 Water street, Martin Dalbo. a young Ital- ian was arrested by Patrolman Buck ley yesterday afternoon and locked up on the charge of theft.
 Paine, who drives an auto truck in his spare movements, saw Dalbo get ting away with the goods. He put thep office on the trail and Dalbo was captured in an alleyway across the street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
BOARDING HOUSE
 THIEVES HAVE. AN ORGANIZED GANG

Believing that three Polish speaking young men are making a practice of going to boarding houses around town and hiring rooms for the purpose of afterward burglarizing the house, Jos- eph Revelensky of 109 Goodwin St.. has asked the police to issue warn ing to boarding house keepers.
 The latest boarding house robbery is reported from the place of Julian Morris at Pleasant street, where a young fellow engaged a room and then left, taking some valuables with him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
SUFFRAGISTS TO
 MEET IN DANBURY

The Connecticut Womans Suffrage association will meet at Danbury on Friday, April 19, at o'clock, at Hotel Green. Previous to the meeting at 2 D. m. will be the State Board meet ing at II o'clock and a luncheon at 1 o'clock The following ladies are among. those who will attend: Mrs. w. T. Hincks, Bridgeport; Mrs. AS. Tay- Tor, Norfolk; Mrs. E.. Parritt. Hart ford; Mrs. T. l.. Hepburn. Hartford; Mrs. Wilbur Rogers, Meriden; Mrs. S. T. Davis, Jr.. Bridgeport; Miss Rentz Rees, Greenwich; Miss Emily Pierson, Cromwell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
BOOM IN WIRELESS STOCK.

New York, April 1S-With the Mar conf Wireless Company eXertlng every effort to secure news from the survi- worship Carpathia, strong bull movement in the stock of that organ ization excited the curb market today. The stock advanced 55 points from ITO to 255.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
DRUGGIST PAYS s4OO.

Hartford, April 1s.-J. S. Hoffman. a druggist, will have to pay one of his customers $45O damages because he gave him a liniment instead of a remedy for gastritis. The common pleas court awarded the damages.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
NO sHINGLE HILL, CLIMB.

New Haven, April 1s.-Because of the expense and inability to secure an adequate force to patrol the course, the annual Shingle Hill climb of the Yale University Automobile Club will not be held, this year. The event has been run yearly since 1908 and the record for the course is held by David Bruce Brown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
PERKINS TO TALK
 TO ECONOMIC CLUB.

New Haven. April 1S.-George w. Perkins, the former partner of J. P. Morgan. will speak before the Econo- mic Club, here, tonight, on the gov ernmental regulation of large busi- ness and the anti-Sherman act.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC CITY
 AND TOWN CONVENTION.

In accordance with the rules of the Democratic party of the town and city of Bridgeport, special Town and City Convention will be held on the 23rd day of April, 1912, at 500 D. m. .n the Park Theatre Hall, over the Park Theatre, for the purpose of se- lecting delegates to the State Conven- tion, which is to be held for the pur- pose of electing delegates to the Ma tional Convention.
 VIM. w. BENT,
 U18b* Town Chairman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
FIRE IN MINE.

Evansville, O., April 1S-~Fire broke out early today in shaft mine No. a7, at Congo, O., in which 400 miners were employed until the suspension of work, April l. A hundred men are trying to check the flames. Several of the firefighters have been overcome by the gaseous fumes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
Prop. Arcade Barber Shop 6 BarDePS

Always in attendance.
 The largest barber shop in the city. No waiting.
 special attention.
 Ladies' Shampooing, Hair Dressing and Manicuring by an expert.
 Everything clean and up to date One visit will convince you that you have found the right place. Give me a call. Latest addition M. c. Finnell and Chas. Kin, formerly manager and foreman at Atlantic Hotel Barber Shop. U16 d*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18

LIANT ADS. CENT A WORD.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03
CHURCH HILL NEWS
intended for .h's ounn may be M OF As CAUs
HUI Bonk phoned 10 Mod.son 1885

left Monday for a weeks stay at Elko,
Va
Mrs Dudley. mother OF Mrs Linda
osby. who has been critically Ill. is
slightly improved
Mrs. II. L.. Wilkerson and son will
leave on the Fourth, to spend two
weeks at Ocean View.
Miss Mabel Brown Wells has re-
turned to her home In Petersburg. af-
ter a visit to relatives and friends OH
the hill
An addition has been erected to the
parsonage OF st. James church. and
it has also been renovated and beauti-
fed
Master Porter Parrish is spending
his vacation In King William county
Mr. Fred Talmage left for his home
in Norfolk. Sunday night, Mrs. Tai
mage and little son. r, Dewitt, will
remain In the city longer. the guests
of the formers mother. Mrs. W, w,
Grasswitt, OF East Grace street.
Masters Edward and Robert Par
IRISH. twin IONS of MIR W. j. Parrish.
OF East Grace street. who have both
been sick with rhe fever have left for
Maine. accompanied by their trained
nurse. Miss Triplett.
Glenwood Clarke and Herbert Spain,
of Chimborazo boulevard, are spend
ing some time in the mountains Of Vir-
ginia.
Little CeIiina Marshall, OF East Rich
mond. Is the guest of Mrs. Eugene Par
IRISH. OF East Grace street
Miss Viola Diacont. who has been
the guest of her sister Mrs, Frank Me-
Spartan. Of Hampton, has returned
home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03
TOBACCO MEN At
OLD POINT TODAY
TWELFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
TO BE CALLED 10 ORDER
THIS MORNING,

The advance guard of Richmond to-
bacco men, headed by President 7 NJ.
Darlington. left yesterday afternoon
for old Point, where. this morning
the twelfth annual convention Of the
Tobacco association of the United
States will be called 10 order.
Other Richmond members Of the as
sociation. and those from nearby
points. will tourney TO the place of
meeting OH cary trains this morning.
and it Is expected that there viii DE
fully two hundred present when the
hour of meeting arrives President
Carringtons annual address. and his
report will he the most interesting
features of the opening day. and the
appointment of committees, which will
formulate resolutions and otherwise
prepare the business to be brought
before the body, will follow
The mosr enjoyable feature on the
program. which viii combine both
business and pleasure. will be the out
ing to the capes Thursday afternoon
on a specially chartered boat. on
which the final business session will
be held
The Richmond delegation expects to
return home Thursday night on a
necial coach over the Chesapeake and
Ohio.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03

Especial to The Richmond Ntrginidn.
IIYNCHBURG.b VA. July THE
Circuit court of Wythe county open
ed its session this morning tor the
trial Of Claude Allen for the murder
of william NJ. Foster Commonwealth
attorney of Carroll county, at Hills
vile, March IA last when the court
was shot up 10y the Allen clan and
Judge Massie and Commemorative
attorney Foster, Sheriff Webb. one of
the jurors and a girl by-stander were
Killed and several wounded.
At previous term Of the court
Floyd Allen. father of Claude, was
convicted Of murder in the-trsl- de-
gree, and unless an appeal IL granted
will pay the penalty for his crime
IN the electric chair.
At the same term Claude was CON
victed Of murder In the second de-
gree for killing Judge Nassie and his
term In the penitentiary fixed at fiji
teen years. In both cases sentence Is
suspended in order that ~ prisoners
may be used as witnesses in other
eases.
Claude Allen is now under trial on
a separate indictment for the murder
Of w. NJ Foster committed st the
same time ---------
The prisoners counsel are contest
ing at every step. pleading first for
mer jeopardy which was executed on
demurrer by the court. then pleading
former adjudication as to murder
degrees and relying upon the verdict
Of murder in the second degree rem
dered In the trial for the killing of
Judge Massie which was also de-
murrer to by the Commonw ealth and
the demurrer sustained and plea exc
cuted.
Tho motion was then made to con
solidate the several indictments. two.
three four and five, found fer the
murder of other persons killed dur
ing the fusilade, which was over
ruled.
From list OF s6 men summoned
and in attendance from Washington
county the court proceeded to Sc
lect a venire and after examination
OF Al. soLnd Is duly qualified to serve
as Jurors A motion was then made
to quash the venire facias which mo-
ton was overruled by the court.
From this number the attorneys for
the prosecution struck off four, leav-
ing the following to determine the
guilt or Innocence Of the prisoner on
said indictment:
l.. d Kelley, O. l.. James. Frank
MinnIck. b. NJ Prickett. c. 7. Bris--
coe, W W. Clark. |. r. Gray. w. l.
Edmondson, g., r, kindrick, q. G..
PortertieId. NJ, p. shuts and f. NJ.
Ball OF this number ten are farm
ers one reporter and one a mer-
chant.
This jury was duly sworn and the
Indictment read TO them. The pris-
/
sive manner eyed the jury as the clerk
proceeded with the reading OF the
long Indictment and giving them the
charges.
Court adjourned until tomorrow
morning A. 3 O clock,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03

Mrs. Josephine McCormick' OF
Plainsfield. \. J., is The guest OF Mrs
Gay. of 1920 East Broad street, ell
route South.
Mrs. Lula MePhail. of 27i+ East
Franklin street. liz the guest of her
sister, Mrs Fred Williams. of Bing-
hamton, New York.
MRS. Willie Adams. OF North TWEEN
y-fourth street. will leave this week
to spend some time at the beach,
Mr.. and Mrs James Carney and son,
Wilton, OF North Twenty seventh
street. are spending ten days al Ocean
View. Va.
Miss Elizabeth Eubank, OF Twenty
seventh and Broad. is the guest OF
relatives in King William.
At Engine House. No. /. the chief $
automobile has been Installed. and
was used at its first FIRE on Sunday
afternoon. attracting much attention.
The automobile engine IL expected
shortly.
Mrs. James Huckstep and children.
of North Twenty seventh street. Will
leave this week to spend the summer
with the formers mother. Mrs. VIII
liam Wiltshire. or Kissing Green. King
William county. Va.
Mics Pattie Norment is spending two
weeks 1T Ocean View, Va.
81. James and Clay-Street Sunday
schools, will run their annual excur-
sion TO Buckroe on Tuesday, July 9Th.
Tho committee having charge OF the
arrangements. win spare no effort to
make the day an enjoyable one.
Mr. and Mrs. b. f. Borkey. of ola
North Twenty fourth street. spent last
week In Norfolk. Va.
II Mr. Winrtield Baker and family
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03
BODIES ARE STILL
MEATH WRECKAGE

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., July -
DAYS before the bodies of the three
remaining victims of the Vaniman air
ship tragedy can be taken from under
the tons of heavy machinery that once
composed the great dirigible, il the
opinion of the men directing the search
tonight
Those who are yet buried under the
wreckage are: Melvin Naniman,
George Bouriiiior, his meChauician,
and Frederick Elmer. Bourillion's as
sistant. The body of Calvin fanima ii
was found In the forward part Of the
airship shortly after the accident,
while that Of Walter Guest. an as
sistant mechanician and the NTH
the wreckage late this afternoon in a
badly mangled condition
The wreck lies -directl opposite
Eaniman's hangar, and several nun
bred feet from the Brigante city shore
line. The force of the impact I'M
bedded the nine tons of machinery and
cables some distance in the sandy
bottom of The inlet. and much mud
must be excavated before the remain
ing members of the crew can be re-
covered. The searchers are further
hsmpered by strong tide.
Naniman. who had intended making
II trans Atlantic trip in his dirigibie,
left the hangar at 6: Is this morning
for q trial trip. He headed the great
gas bag out over fine inlet. turning
within two miles from the shore. and
again pointing the airship's nose to-
ward land on the third trial of the
dirigibie. tiny thread of smoke was
noticed at the stern. and a moment
later there was IA slight explosion, and
the ship began to settle, finally plung-
ing downward with terrific speed.
The accidenr was witnessed by thou
sands OF people including the wives
Of Naniman, Bouriiiion and Guest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03
NAVY AUTHORITIES
CAPTURE EL0PERS
LOCAL POLICE ARREST MISSING
WIFE AND COMPANION
WANTED IN PORTSMOUTH.

! Al the request of agents Of the
United states naval authorities ana
of Portsmouth police, X. r. Loving
and Mrs. Mary james. mother OF d
nine mo nths~old child, were arrested
shortly after noon yesterday by De-
! tective G. W. Atkinson
Mrs. James husband=-4u enlisted
man in the. United States Navy--is
| lying desperately Ill IN the naval hos
| pital at Portsmouth. The hospital
/ chaplain became Interested in the
ease when told the story by the de-
serted husband and applied to Sec
rotary Of the-NaXI.-E aDrGA Aas4s,
, Meyer 10 enlist the service Of the
government In having Loving and
Mrs James found and arrested.
Inspector Cutchins. of Portsmouth,
trailed the missing man and women
to Norfolk. Il is said, and then learn
ed that they had come la Richmond.
The government agent arrived here
yesterday morning, and, accompan-
led by Detective Atkinson. went to
the house of 52l North seventh street.
There they arrested Mrs James She
took her. arrest calmly and on the
assurance that she would be receive
ed again by her husband. expressed
her Willingness TO return 10 him.
Shs and her baby We're taken to the
First police station. where special
quarters were assigned 10 them
Loving was arrested at the Tredegar
Iron works. where he had procured
employment AS a machinist. He has
served in the navy. and, II is said,
boarded with Mrs James while in
Portsmouth He became excited and
nervous when placed under arrest,
and seemed to fear 10 return to
Portsmouth. II is said that he and
Mrs. James had been here about
three weeks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03
NO DEVELOPMENTS
IN WESTON'S CASE
EVIDENCE WILL BE LAID BEFORE
COMMISSIONER BEFORE ANY
ACTION is TAKEN.

Officers of the internal revenue &C.
partment, under the direction of Colo
mel William II. Chapman are still in
vestigating the case Of Councilman
Charles A. Weston, whose place Of
business in Second market was raided
Saturday. No action would be taken,
Colonel Chapman stated, until the evil
dence had been laid before United
States Commissioner t'iesefff-itr;cr.
The authorities desire to probe the
matter thoroughly before taking any
steps
Revenue officers raided Councilman
Westons place Saturday and seized
a quanrity of oleomargarine on sus
picion that the councilman was color
ing the substitute without the naces-
sary license and selling 1t for butter.
The seizure was made by Deputy Col
hector c. B. Carter and Special En-
ployes NJ NJ Williams and r. Nj
Pritchard
Bor1l charges are serious, entailing
penalties aggregating from $1,000 to