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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
STAMFORD SALOONS
 MUST CLOSE AT il
Warm Debate on Matter of Per. hitting Bars 10 Sell
 Until Midnight
Especial to The Farmer.)


 Stratford, Dec. 20.@The freemen vot- ed last night, 1O9 to 65, not to permit the saloons to remain open an hour longer at night until twelve o'clock. There was a heated debate, which kept Chairman Fred Starr Beards1ey busy maintaining decorum. State Att torney Stiles Judson led the opposi- ton to more liberality hours for the saloons. Attorney John J. Corr pre- sented the claims of the liquor dealers, in extended remarks.
 MT. Judson advised holding a trump meeting, if it should prove that the meeting was packed. He said that a selectman who would give the request ed permission never would be elected to office again in Stratford. He said that in his opinion there is not a, 1i- quor dealer in Fairfield county who is obeying the law in every particular. on Stratford avenue, protested against MT Judsons chara cteriza tions of the liquor interest. F. Roland Tayleur advocated the exten- sion of hours, and thought a saloon ought to be established in the center of the town, where it would be con venient. MT. Tay1eur asserted that of the people of HolIister Heights.
 Robert Brandt, prohibitionist, of fered as an amendment to the eleven o'clock motion, made by MT. Jud- son, an amendment requesting the se- 1ectmen to enforce the law against drug stores, which keep open on Sun day. Chairman Beardsley ignored the chairman oe being hard of he.tl ing MT. Judson said the amendment was not germane, and moved an adjourn ment, which wa. Staken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
MIDNIGHT MAIDENS
 KEEP THE BOYS UP Burlesque at Park Theatre Has Plenty of Good Comedy, Songs, Dances-and
 Girls

A good-sized audience stayed up with the Midnight Maidens,'' at the Park theatre last night while those entertainers went through a four-act musical satire. The show ie billed for the rest of the week and will give two performances daily. There is plenty of good music in the show and a good looking, jolly chorus to en1iven the tunes with nifty foot work. The cos- tunes are very pretty and the scenery fine.
 Bob Van Osten, as Elias Wayne, the duck-nosed man, is funny. He has a funny makeup and some funny talk. Elmer Henley is featured as Denny, a crazy inventor, and divides honors in the leading part with Van OSten.
 There is little plot to the show. Roy Wayne is supposed to be a college stu dent who comes from a Mormon fam fly. He delights in proposing to the fair sex and then battling breach of promise suits. His father appears on the scene. Father Is the funny man spoken of above and he proves a1 good sport as well as a Mormon in his in- clinations towards Roy's many girls. There is soInthing said about a show troupe that Roy Is organizing and a trip. to Australia but the company gets no furth CT than Paris. In the last act the scene is on a Pullman sleeper and there Is a good deal of humor in the situations that arise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
BOARD INVITES
 ARCHITECTS TO
 COMPETE ON JOB
New High School Building Work Will be Awarded After a
 Competition
Educators Take Important Steps Toward Beginning of Hand some Structure for
 City

Architects Of Bridgeport will be in vited to appear before the Board of Education next week to present speci- mems of their work in order that the board may determine :ewl l1o@may enter competition for designing plans of the new high school. This action was taken by the board last evening fol- lowing a lengthy discussion of the building question. All architects were notified today by the clerk of the board and are asked to appear De time rules for the competition will De formulated by the board
 The board also decided that if Mrs. Michael Kelley, whose Golden Hill street property was bought as part Of the new school site, desires to retain residence in her house after the pur- | chase money has been paid, she will have to pay rent to the city. The site l committee was authorized to sign any papers for securing ca the Kelley Ess,,, and i and w. B. Boardman were appointed i to confer with the city attorney rela-
 tive to obtaining a dee for the F. W
 Hurd property, recently acquired by
 eond, mnati n.
 1 Tha ffnanca committee was author
 :zed confer with City Auditor Keat- ] ing -.el ltive to the issuance of $15000t 1 ., hool bonds. The issuance of the
 bonds was authorized for Jan. l, but
 this date may he advanced in order te | save interest charges.
 i S>spt. c. w. Deane reported an extre lerk cold be used in his office The | matter was left with the finance com
 mitt> Id superintendent with power | to act
 Go tracts for fitting up two room, 1 at Smmerf1eld school were awarded al follows: Carpenter work. Wheeler 6 Griff14.; heat ng and plumbing, Gun Bingham < Schwerdt1e.
 Hr C. w Dea ,e was given perm1s sion to investigate the schools o gTrurnbulps ,.in accoIdance with a re | tuest from that town. The work will require five days in January.
 On petition of 25 or more citizens re siding in the vicinity of public school, the use of the building will bt granted for public lectures or con certs, according to vote of the boart 1 last night. This matter was brough up by N. w. Bishop, as chairman O. l the special committee on lectures. MT Bishop urged that the use of school!
 be granted for this purpose. F'oul schools are equipped with large as sembly rooms the high school, Bar mum, Shelton and Clinton school.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
WAKES TO FIND MERRY FIRE IN
 SLEEPING ROOM
W. X. Nolan, of lranistan Ave nue, Has Bad Fire in Home
 Early This Morning

w. K Nolan, the shoe man, climbed out of bed in his Iranistan avenue home a trif1e late this morning. The Christmas rush of last night had tired him and he was a bit sleepy when ' 30 was announced by the alarm cluck. He rubbed his eyes sIeepily for a sec ond and then jumped several feet in the air. His bed room was ahre.
 Hurried investigation showed that the room above and below were also housing merry little blazes. Record time was made by MT. Nolan in dressing and he called to a neighbor to sound the alarm Meanwhile, Mrs. Nolan was taken from the danger zone.
 Responding in jig time from an alarm from box 213, Laurel street and Iranistan avenue, the f1remen found the north side of the house in flames. From cellar to roof, there was 8 hot fire in the walls of the house. One line of hose and two chemical streams were used for twenty minutes before the fire was subdued.
 Four rooms in the house were badly damaged and the loss may reach ST. 900, covered by insurance. MT. Mol1an is highly appreciative of the good work done by the fremen and com mended Chief Mooney for the efficient work of his men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
CORONER WARNS YOUNG AGAINST
 USE OF HER0IN
Death of Mrs. May CantrelI Meeker to be Publicly
 Investigated

That the investigation of the death of Mrs. May Cantreu Meeker, who died last week from the results of heroin poisoning is not to be conduct ed in private, as was erroneously re- ported yesterday. but that on the other hand 1t will be made as public possible in an effort to warn the many young men and girls of Bridge port to whom the drug is being dis pensed not only by friends who bring it here from New York and West Ha- ven. was the statement of Coroner J. J. Phelan today.
 Continuing, the official remarked: '@The death of Mrs. Meeker can be at tribanted directly to the use of heroin -or more to her not being able to procure her usual supply, which was suddenly out off. To such an extent has the habit of using this drug gone that 1t was being supplied here in amazing quantities by outside stool- pigeons who offered the stuff for sale from their pockets.
 t'It is in an effort to at least se- cure a city ordinance while State and even National bills prohibiting the sale of heroin are pending, that inves- tigations into all deaths susjected of being caused by the use of drugs will most publicly be inveet1gated-'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
NEW MANAGER OF
 POLL STOCK HOUSE
Harvard Man and Veteran Journalist Succeeds MT.
 Breen

The vacancy created at the Fairfield avenue house by Manager Breen's transferral to Pon's new theatre will . be filled by Mr. H. Irving Du1enb back, who for five years was MT. Polls man ager at the Nelson theatre in Spring field, Mass, one of the most prosper ous houses in the Poli circuit. During MT. Breen's stay in Springfield he and his successor were closely associated there: and both view with much satis- faction the renewal here of their past pleasant relations.
 MT Dillenback is a Harvard man and after leaving college for some time was a journalist connected with leadin g New York, Boston and Providence dailies. Ill-hea1th due to overwork finally led him to relinquish his posi- ton as managing editor of the Boston Post, when he entered the service of B. F. Keith at his Providence theatre when that was first opened. subse- Quently he was manager, in turn, of two other Providence theatres, one of which was built largely under his per sonal supervision, and of theatres and summer parks in other cities; and later he went to Springfield as man ager of the Nelson when MT. Po1i leased that house, where again he was the opening manager. MT. Di1lenback is 32nd degree Mason a Knight Tenn p1ar, a Shriner and a past grand rep1 resentative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge of odd Fellows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
DIED.


 DIED. WITSON.-In this city, December 18th 1912, at his home, No SOS Washington avenue, Frank M; WIT son. beloved husband of Julla L. Wilson
 Funeral private.
 Friends may view his remains at his late home on Saturday oe- tween the hours of 11:OO O'CLOCK a. m- and 1900 o'clock p. m. RENNELL-At 430 Waldemere Ave nue, Friday, December, 2Oth, lslz, Henry Hurd Rennen, Jr., 1nfanL son of Henry H. and Maria Hidden Ken -Fsunera1- private ~.-.+.s ..t a~p DERMODY-In this city, Dec. 1S. 1872. George Henry Dermody, son of Margaret and the late George H. Derfnody.
 the funeral from the eresi dence of his mother, No. 1185 Broad street, on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 8:30 ann, and from St. Augustines church at g a. m.
 -Internent at St. Michael's cemetery. - -Ansonia papers pleass copy. MKEON.-In this city. Thursday. Dec 18th, 1912, Margaret Shanley. beloved wife of John McKeon. Friends are invited to attend the funeral from her late residence. No. 160 Hurd avenue, on Saturday. Dec- 21st, at S:30 a. m.. and from Saint Patrick's church at 9 o'clock .smStar1 n5srmenlr a' n!T1aet T 1a bs coIIINs-1ni. West .Redd1ne, Dec. 1T, Florence Belle Collins, aged II years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
FOUR POLICEMEN UP FOR GRAPHING ION TRIAL TODAY
FOUR POLICEMEN

FOUR POLICEME FIN
 New York, Dec. 20-Wdth four po- HceInen charged with grafting facing Deputy Police Commissioner Walsh at headquarters, today, nearly a. score of others under investigation, the graft exposures developed by the Curren Aldernanic investigation committee began taking tangible form today The first of the accused men to face a trial was John J. Skel1y, a uniform ed policeman who was alleged by Mrs illegal resort to have collected trib- ute from her for the right to continue her illegal business. Other police participating in the alleged payments of craft were to follow SIoeIly.
 hile this was going on, Police Com nj foner Waldo in person was con- due ing an inquiry into the charges made, yesterday. that policemen close to him had attempted to tshoId up'' keepers of certain resorts and compel them to pay for protection.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
ELBERTUS IS COMING TO
 POLL BANQUET
Sage of East Aurora Accepts Invitation of Committee to Attend Comp imentary
 Dinner
Theatrical Magnate Sends For mai Appreciation of Testi- monia1 Invitation from Bus ness Men

No less a parsonage than ETbert Hubbard, Era. Elbertus,'' of East Aurora, N. Y. will be g guest at the opening of Poli's new theatre. Monday evening and at the cabaret dinner at the Stratf1eld which will follow. He replies to the invitation as follows:
 MT Edward T. Buckingham, Bridge port, Conn.
 Dear MT. Buckingham:
 In reply to your kind favor of 14th sincerely for the invitation to be. pres- ent at the opening of the New Poli Theatre.
 This is to say that I now expect to be with you at o'clock Monday even ing, December 23rd., and I hope, also, to remain to the banquet
 MT. Poli is doing great and splen- did work and I must congra tulafe Bridgeport on the new theatre. Elbert Hubbard. In addition to the vaudeville mum bers from the local house which will be introduced in the cabaret per forn1ance between the courses will be one or two from New. Haven and 9 couple from New York The most notable number from the New Haven theatre will be Is members of Gus 1 Edwards Kid Kabaret, who will head be brought to this city by automobiles for the edification of the diners at the com plinenary dinner to MT. Poaf- These youthful entertainers are said
  Their act is particularly adaptable to | the cabaret dinner and the committee feels gratified to be able to get them.
 MT. Poh has formally accepted the | invitation rendered him in the follow ing letter:
 | Hon. Edward T. Buckingham, Chair 1 man and members of a, Citizens Com nnittee of Bridgeport, Conn.
 Your beautifully conceived and hand soqneay designed invitation to attend a cabaret dinner at the Stratf1eld on December 23, 1912 has been received land I very gratefully accept the same EThe spirit that prompts such a thoughtful expression of the public re- gard of Bridgeport's people is ap- preciated beyond the power of words to express and I shall treasure 1t as one of the choicest memories of my business career.
 T Anticipating the opportunity o1 T meeting you all on the night of the 23rd instant and enjoying the pleasures of the occasion, remain, l Yours most sincerely
 s. 2. Poli
 The limit of 25o covers is hardly go ing to be enough to accommodate aF who will want to attend, and the friends of Mr. Poli who wish to make sure of @ place are securing their tick cts now. They are on sale at H. H Jacksonfs, Carl Reck's, the Hamilton Pharmacy, George B. Clark & Co.'S the Atlantic Pharmacy, Davis & HaW- ley Company's. Hhrtisan's PharunaeJ and the Dupee Pharmacy. Get yours now.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
gift
 IS Oriental rug.

For den or library, for drawing room, Oriental rug is splendid gift.
 Man of the house may not admit it off-hand, but he ap- preciates it. And that same man can choose one for other member of the family in sure knowledge that it will be acceptable.
 Particular gathering of handsome ones right now. Included in that gathering all the liked styles in their rich co1ors and with the bril- lance and beauty that dis tinguishes them from all other floor coverings.
 $19 $25 and to $9O.
 Third floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
|Delineator for a gift.

Years subscription to that excellent magazine, the Delineator, is good remem- brance for almost any woman.
 Delineator for coming year is going to be more in teresting than ever-and it always has been a dependa- ble fashion magazine and, in addition, one that contained much good general reading.
 Present subscribers may buy not less than 2 gift sub .scriptions at a special price of a dollar each. Only condi- tion is that they must be gifts to persons not already subscribers. s
 Each receiver of a gift subscription will be notified on a special Christmas card which will bear the name of the giver.
 (Main floor, rear.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
New stories for gifts.

Whoever reads for enjoy ment will appreciate to the full gift of one of the new stories. To make them even more attractive, they are in attire which harmOnizes with the season. And for days to come, they will be pleasant companions. The Unknown Quantity-vandyke-
 $1.5O
 The GoodIy -SchaunIer-
 SIPS
 Daddy Long-LeRs-Webs S1-OO The Upas Tree-Barclay-S1. Blue Anchor Inn-MoPris-S1.25 The Voice-Deland-S1.O Pictures of PoIIy-Courtney- The Lady and Sada- a-San-Ljttle-S1 Romance of Billy Goat HiII-Rice-
 SIPS
 The Net-Rex Beach $1-3O Corporal Cameron-ConnOr-S 20 Rise of Roscoe Paine-Ldncoln-S1-S PuioI-Docke-$1. 80 Knocking the Neighbers-GeOrge Ade The Hollow of Her Hand-8fcCueche- 1 On-$1 30 The Heather SIoon-WinismsOns
 S1.35
 Valiant of Virgfnia-Rfves-S1.3 .35 Best of a Bad Job-Duncan S1.OO King Errant-SteeI-S1.3 Green Overcoat-BeIIoc-S 20 Mary NIary-Stephens-- 20
 (Main floor, rear.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Fancy slippers, of much beauty.

Newest satin slippers have dainty and delightful bow of chiffon giving them extra charm. Beautiful in color and charming in effect. Leather evening slippers are of much fneness. Mod els are full of grace and there are many many styles. $2.50 to $5.
 Main floor, rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Choice may be from unusual books.

There is wonderful amount of satisfaction in giving a book that is unusual. One knows that it is possible to choose exact sort that will appeal especially to the per son to whom it is to be sert.
 There are unusual books in special diversity just now an unusual assembling of them. A gathering that will be warmly welcomed by the man or woman who seeks volume that shall rightly express sentiment and DOT tray intimate knowledge of taste of person who is to re ceive it.
 This list gives some idea of that diversity. But it will be possible to get real idea only by coming to the holl- day book-shop and making personal inspection.
 Chronicles of the Little Tot-Coolze- $1.15
 When the Heart Beats Young-Riley -$2 .OO
 Bachelor BeIIes-Harrison Ffshcr-$1 Grand Opera Singers of Today-Lahee -$2.50
 Liberty BeIIes-Christy-$4 Romance of the French Chateaux- Champney-$6
 British Museum; It's History and TreaSureS-S3.5O Days With Great CompOSers-$1.5O Maidens Fair-HarrisOn FiSher-$3. 50 PenneII's Pictures of Panama Canal
 SIPS
 RambIes in Brittany-Miltoun-$ .25 New Webster Dictionary, on India pa-
 per-$15 In Unfamiliar England With Motor Car-$2.50
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
POLICE SEARCH FOR PROMINENT
 BUSINESS MAN

Manchester. Conn. Dec. 20-War- rants were issaed by the prosecuting attorney today for Lawrence J. O'Dowd, formerly prominent busa- mess man here, charging him with in roxfcation. breaking jail and burglary. O'Dowd was arrested yesterday for tntoxication and when an officer went to get him this morning he found his man gone O'Dowd had made his es- cape By tearing a hole in a brick wall- About the time the police were looking for OrDowd Mrs OfDowd notified them that someone had burglarized her store.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Nickel tableware as a gift.

Excellent addition 10 table fittings is such a uten- sil as nickel coffee percola- tor. It makes a gift that is enjoyable for months to come.
 Percolators that insure coffee of wonderful flavor and splendid strength, of heavy copper with heavy nickel coating, - $5.50 to $10.50.
 Chaing dishes of brilliant nickel in new patterns-$4 to SIP.
 Nickel-frame baking and pie dishes with lining of deep-brown earthenware- $1. 50 and $2.
 Electrical table devices, too. Percolators and toast CTS and tea pots and chaing dishes and all such. $4 to I$1O.
 Fourth floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Comfort slippers.

Sorts for the man or wo- man who seeks true foot ease.
 Mems slippers of leather in many styles, tan and black mostly, some cut low and some of high cut with sides of elastic goring. $1 to $3.
 Knitted slippers for wo- men and "Comfy" slippers of soft leather, attractive easy and cornfortable,-$1 to $1.5O.
 Red felt slippers for chil- dren, high cut, trimmed with fur-75c and $1.
 Woman s higih-cut felt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Moccasins for comfort.

Genuinely restful to tired feet, when evening comes, are moccasins of soft fine leather.
 Soft, easy, and very very serviceable. Some are made with an extra sole for folks who like the feel of extra frnnness beneath the sole of the foot.
 For men and women and childEen, according to size and sort-75c to $3.
 Main floor, rear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

 The Modern Readers Chaucer-S3 On the Way to RI1f- $1.0O
 Wonder Book and TangIewood TaIes
 -$2.0O
 Young Mans Fancy-S3.OO Wonders of the WorId-SingIetOn- Old Furniture Book-Moore Sz.15 The Alps As Seen by Poets-S1.5O Caravan TaIeS-HOrnStefn- Moths of the Ldmber1oSt-POrfer- In the Amazon JungIe-Lange-S2 Oxford Book of English VeFse-8f. 90 Riley ROseS-$1.75 All Around the Year-Rf1ey-$2.SO American TypeS-UnderwoOd- Chats on old JeweIry and Trinkets- Percival-&2
 Wit and Humor of Colonial Days $1.5O
 Romantic Story of the Puritan Fath- ers-$2.5O In Chateau Land-WhaFton-S2 (Main floor rear.1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

slippers with fur trimming,
 black and colors-75c $1 and $1.5O.
 Special trees for holding slippers in shape during the time they are not worn-25c. r (Main floor, rear.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
THE UNITED ILLUMINATING C( 5 WILL KEEP WAREROOMS
 OPEN EVENINGS.

For the aceomm odation of the pub lie the show rooms of the United H. Illuminating Company will be kept open evenings until after the Christmas
 holidays.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
Store open evenings until c Christmas
You can feel sure
 of prompt good service.

From now, everybody will be in a hurry. There is not one minute of spare time, for the Christmas shopper. Every day and hour must be made to count. And so there is need of prompt and sure service by the store, pleasant service and intelli- gent, combination of right merchandise for gifts with right methods of supply.
 To this end, all the stores plans have been directed for a long while. Everything has been considered that would make for this good service in selling of good merchandise. There are ex- tra stocks of appropriate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

is O 0 quc s frceH okngea ar the thousands
 s last days f will do
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20
STATE BANK ROBBED
 THIEVES ESCAPE IN AUTOS

Mattdtuck, L. l., Dec. 20@The State Bank of Mattuck was broken into early today and over $5.0O0 was stolen. The robbers escaped in an a.utouo-
 bile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

all in  cfnHy the dM a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-20

London-At the sale of the late Lady Caroline Lindsay's tapestries and art objects, Charles Davis, a. collector, paid $1,575 for Sevres egg boiler.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-16
1900 PERISH WHEN THE WHITE
 STAR LINER TITANIC GOES DOWN

Worlds Greatest Steamship Valued at $10O000O0 Col lides With Iceberg at Sea and Sinks to the Bottom of the Ocean-0nly 670 Women and Children Are Saved in Life Boats-Coonel John Jacob Astor Torn From His Bride and Goes to Watery Grave White Star Officials Confirm the Story Told By the Wireless.