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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
JOHN M'ELROY DIES SUDDENLY
 AT HIS HOME
Was One of the Best Known Produce Merchants in New England and Member of
 Prominent Family

John McElroy, more than a quart CT of a century a member of the New York produce exchange and for still longer than that period among the best known produce merchants o1 Southern New England, died at his home, 1850 Noble avenue, at 7:45, last evening, from a shock sustained morning. For many years he was the president of the McElroy Bros. Co.
 MT. McElroy's health had not been of the best for some time past, but he was able to be at his business on to attend to his daily routine on Tuesday when he stepped out into the garden at his residence near Beardsley park. Mir. McElroy's death shocked a host of friends, which in- ciudes nearly all the families who dwelt in Bridgeport a generation ago, for he had an exceptionally large ac- and esteem both of the business life.
 John McEiroy. was khe son of the late Charles and Margaret McElroy, of this city. He received his educa- tion in the public schools of the city, and when little more than a school boy he. assumed responsible duties with the firm of Crane & Hurd. grain wholesalers. He became . salesman for this concern and travelled for sew eral years with them. Mr. McElroy was ono of a large family of children left fatherless through the Civil War. and the others of his family won the admiration of those who had the good fortune to enjoy his acquaintance.
 In 1881, when he had built up large acquaintance in the business world, he entered into partnership with Hicks Griffin, under the firm name of Grif- fin & McEroy. in wholesale and retail provision business at 115 Middle street. The present building of The McElroy Bros. Co. was incorporated in 1900, and John McT1roy, the senior member was president continuously from that time. The company deals extensively in provisions, and maintains cold storage and artificial icA plant.
 MT. McMroy took a keen interest In the affairs of the city but never accepted public office. He was great ly devoted to his home. Although a member of the Algonquin club and of Cordova counctle, K. of C., he found his He F suryived by 2 widow: who was ter of Rev. Walter J. Shaniey, of Danbury; two sons. Walter, who is preparing for the priesthood at St. Marys, Baltimore; and Charles, jun- for In the Bridgeport High school; and two daughters, Catherine. a member Charles Parochial school and Dor othea, also in St. Charles school. Three brothers survive. They are Rev. Charles '. McMroy. F. R. Of St church: Joseph A. McEl- roy, an engineer and contractor, liv- ing in Norwalk: Harry A. McMroy, treasurer of the McElroy Bros. Co. His only sister. Mary deceased. waa the first wife of Dr. Edward F1tzger- aid. Harry A. McElroy, deceased. once tax collector was another brother.
 MT. MoElroy was for many years one of the most active members of St Mary's church and upon the division Of that parish, he became among the most generous donors to the new St. Charles parish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
Weather Indications

New Haven. June 12-Forecast: showers this afternoon or tonight, Thursday fair and cooler Moderate to brisk southwest winds shifting to northwest.
 The disturbance that was central over Minnesota yesterday. has moved eastward and is now central over On tario. It has produced local showers during the last 24 hours from Kansas northeastward to New York This vicinity will be on the southern edge of it during the next "A hours. The ridge of high pressure extending from Tennessee eastward to North Carolina has changed but little since yesterday morning.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity warm, musgy weather with local showers followed by fair and cooler on Thursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
PUBLIC HEARING ON GARBAGE DOORS TO
 BE HELD JUNE 20
BOARD OF HEALTH AGREED THAT FTSCHER'S SYSTEM IS
 NOT SUCCESSFUL.
Heard With Citizens Who Claim Odors Settle Over East Side From Hts Reduction .
 Plant

That the Bridgeport By-Products plant by any other name, or under various homogeneous, smells always the same. Is the preponderance of opinion of the members of the board of health as unfolded in the discus sion of the garbage problem at the board meeting last evening.
 But on the principle that it is un- fair to hang . man without giving him trial, the board has ordered a odors on Thursday, June 2Oth. at o'clock. All persons having com- plaints to make about odors from the plant will be given an opportunity to be heard. Contractor Charles C.. Fischer and any others who believe the plant Is not a nuisance will be given an equal opportunity to make
 Mayor wilson has gone firmly on record as being prepared to carry out to the letter the terms of the contract under which the presence of objec- tionable odors beyond the immediate proximity of the plant is sufficient cause to break the city'S contract with Fischer to reduce the garbage.
 Frank OBrien, weigher at the gar- bage plant and official smeller, report ed in connection with his regular re- port to the board on garbage collec- ttonS, that there was no odor to be detected. Commissioner Whttcomb declared there was a first class smell as far away as Mill fZin avenue last Friday, and he called Health Officer Mcclellan who happened to. be in the vicinity, to verify what he said. Whit comb said he had satisfied himself that Fischer was unable to carry out the terms of his contract. The pub H. A~A at f>a suggestion of President D. M. Trecar- tin.
 MT. and Mrs. Curran who until re- gently conducted . dairy at Center street, but lately removed to Madison avenue, appeared before the board last night to remonstrate against the frequent visits of pr: A. Q; Knapp they heard 1t would take $1o to square them and rather than suffer further annoyance- they were willing to pay the 310 to the board right on the spot The good faith of the visitors im- pressed the board so strongly that the counselled their visitors to. abide by the orders of tho milk inspector.
 Discussion of the problem of clean ing yards led to a passage at arms between CommissionerWhitco and Inspector Lynch. The latter was dis cusSing the legal procedure tde poaIu must follow to effect a cleaning of unsanitary yards when Whitcomb yir- tually accused him of being given to delay. Lynch took exception to the charge, and the two became involved in a warm dispute which cleared up when they came to mutual under standing.
 Lynch maintained that the board often gets results without strictly fol- lowing the law. The avoidance of tho laws delays through the prestige of the health inspectors position averts the necessity of prosecution many times, and when Lynch made his po- sition in this matter clear, the com missioner had no further complaint.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
PlRlDE H THREE MILES LONG
DuRuun aMa Bailey Circus Builds
 New Pageant at Cost of pl, ,OOo, 600.

H hos cest the arrangement of the AaTnum and Bailey circus 100000 to sGouilR their street spectacle. Those rwho tuxn ont on the streets of Bridge bort in the forenoon oe June g will 6oe somDkh1ng entirely different rom what tlsy have been used to seeing on
 fhe sSsipment stretches out for . loagth of three miles like panorama ef tbe world It was designed by the beot artiets of France and Italy and cFtT mastsre of seven of LRropes lar ret pecducing theatreA Over 300 ar 6aauS and master mechanics labored n toe HUFeign -workshops of the cir eup fo1 many months. both night ana My, ta. build the various vehicles,
 ee6 towdahs, palanquins. carrieges tf Btneo, thrones and tahlo9u wagons.
 1o oo011meg were made in Paris. k6o lacoo came from Ireland. The
 n34R 0n9y and bannofs gre eXpen- 6lVe vor1m of Japaneoe are. The rugs 6aa. tnpootr1oo are from Turkey and
 oGQ6A Inc haxuess b the only part - the equipment that was made in Tshin9 past h this parade are 1.2oo Dsop3e, 40 elephanks. 7oo horses, 70 Snme10 and SOe m@nagerie animals dis D1oy6 ia open dens. s On the Ghow grounds are dynamo 01i1$ fuSnishing current for 7.000 cleo 6yk 016hts; . postoffice, receiving mail u61lY fum all parts of the earth; all E1 Ihops round in the average town, Sl q hotel where 1000 meAls are
 Dd end eaten every day in the
 2k abe main tent is the largest
 I{npe rom ia the world. Besides
 kny -Srandstands, it has three
 k9- two stages and . Quarter-mile
 61H3Gf3A fPnGk The show carriea
 T Of tAe Aa0t clowns in the world n7d fine GEea4eot trAveling 100. Among lhe LOO wild animals is the only baby k1ri%h o1hlbttod in America. with 1t 6. 41o oame pen are the three tallest E1fafDeo in captivity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
THRIFTY BOYS
 AND GIRLS IN
 CITY SCHOOLS

Bridgeport has some thrifty school children. When the savings system in the public schools is closed the 17th of this month it is expected that there will be something like $18,000 on de- pesit, representing the savings of the children since February when the sys- tenn was first installed. An effort is being made to encourage the children to keep their money on deposit throughout the summer so that the money will be intact when the school opens in the fall Of the $18,000 it is figured that about half will be left on deposit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
B0ST0N'S HELLO
 GIRLS PREPARING
 TO 60 ON STRIKE

Boston, June 12-Boston's telephone service is threatened with the most complete tie-up in it's history. Eigh- teen hundred switchboard girls in the employ of the New England Tele- phone and Telegraph Company will strike, according to reports circulated today, unless the company grants their demands of a straight eight hour day instead of nine hours, one hour for lunch and a 15 minute rest period be- tween the first and second shifts. They want $6 a week for beginners and $10 8 week after four years of service
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
FRENCH CATHOLICS TO OBSERVE FEAST DAY OF
 THEIR PATRON SAINT

The feast of the patron saint of their church. St. Anthony of Padua June 13, will be solemnlzed tomori.,e " the French Catholics of this city. here will be communion early in the Iorning and high mass sung at s clock. The same arrangement is ,ade for the feast of the Sacred Hearl # Jesus. on Friday morning.
 Confessions will be heard Wednes- y and Thursday evenings. Bene- iction at 7:30 o'clock, Thursday and Friday evenings. Beginning next Suh- ,ay. masses on Sunday will be said 7:3O and 9:30 instead of S:30 and fo:30
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12

pense of the state. If physical symp- toms are discovered and the ownef agrees with the examiner the animal afflicted is to be killed without com pensation to the owner.
 Section two deals with the method of destruction and disposal of anil mals. Which must be either buried in auicklime or given. to licensed rendering plant
 Section three deals with the dfsln- lection of exposed premises and the destruction of blankets, etc.
 Section four deals with the placing of exposed animals in quarantine.
 Section five deals with the report ing of suspected cases and cites that a fine of $50 can be imposed upon any one having a knowledge of case Of the two diseases and not so report ing them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
E. H. DILLON & 90. lleslssae!st lles Main st:
Q CE6vLE
 LEADING MILINERs
Rare Economies in the
 Sale of Summer Millinery

Our splendid line of Trimmed Hats greatly under priced No need to talk about the low prces they speak for themselves. The opportunity to obtain SUCH HATS AS THESE at such little prices is bound to produce prompt and enthusiastic buying the part of women who value economy combined with elegance of style and excellence of quality. In immense assortment you will find represented the latest ideas in White Chip Straw Hats White Hemp Braid Hats, White Hair Braid Hats, Natural Leghorn and Genui nc Panama Hats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
VIEW RULES TO
 PREVENT GLANDERS

Hartford, June 12-Heman O. ,,erill. state commissioner on comes- e animals. today, issued set Of ii,es having to do with the treat eut disposal and care of animals uffering from glanders or farcy and ae; quarantine of suspected cases. ne rules have been approved by overnor Baldwin.
 Section one deals with the examina- On of suspected cases by the com missioner or his deputy at the ex-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
JOHN ,. HANNAFIN DIES.

Mill Brook, Conn. June 12-John J. Hannafin, deputy sheriff. chairman of the Den1ecratic town committee and former seIecfman, died at his bono here. totay, fT1m acute indiGoG11
 after a feW yT ilines1 He 15
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
THE SMITH-MURRAY CO., = SECOND WEEK OF THE t3
 June Sale


DOMESTICS ,. 54 inch Bleached Damask, Sale price 21c and 29c yard.
 72 inch BIeached Damask. Sale price soc and 69c yard.
 Hemmed Napkins. Sale price 75c and $l.W dozen.
 Huck Towels, Sc, 5c, 7c, lOc each.
 Bath Towels, 1Oc, 121a,15c each.
 Hemmed Quilts, Csc, 98c, $1.25 each.
 Fringed Quilts, SIPS and $1 50 each.
 Marseilles Quilts, seconds, $2.50, $2.75, $500.
 36 inch Brown Linens, 19c, 25c yard.
 36 inch Colored Linens, : < &c yard.
 81x9o Brown Sheets, 4sc, 59c each.
 81x9o Bleached Sheets, 48c, 59c, 621ac each.
 45x36 Pillow Cases, 10c, 121zc, 15c each.
 A Bleached Cotton, 4c, Sc, Sc yard.
 A Brown Cotton, 5c, Sc yard.
 Fruit of the Loom Cotton, 9c yard.
 40 inch Nainsook, 10 yard piece, $1.R.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
lHJoRs MkE MERRY
 AT ANNUAL BANQUET

EtwYymen and their wives to the nusmber of half . hundred enjoyed tho 1eH 4kdered jnformality that prevail nd at the annual banquet of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12

New Haven, June 12-The annual luncheon of the Connecticut Society, Daughters of 1e12 was held at Morris Cove, today. The new state presi- dent, Mrs. c. F. R. Jennee, of Hart ford, presided for the first time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12

36 inch Nainsook, 12 yard piece, $1.45.
 Long Cloth, 12 yard piece, $1.15, $1.25.
 40 inch Lawn, 1212c yard. Checked Nainsook, 1Oc yard. Summer Comfortables, 75c, $1.25 each. 40 inch Batiste, 1sc, 25c yard.
 tMain Floor, Rap ART DEPT. ~ HAVE YOU TRIED OUR E-z DYES? 's-f THE ONLY COLD WATER DYE ON THE MARKEE. Excellent for Stencilling.
 PUT UP IN TUBES IN ALL COL ORS, 15c tube WE CARRY A GOOD AssORT- MENT OF STENCILS from 1Oc to.4 40c each, in GOOD DESIGNS. 45. :: Do not forget the SPECIAL HALF
 
 consisting of CENTRE PIECES, PILL LOW SLIPS, APRONS, TABLE RUN NERS, ETC.; ONLY HALF PRICE FOR ANY PIECE.
 lRight Aisle, Center) JEWEI.RY DEPT. 4 We are having a CLOSING OUT SALE of GERMAN SILVER MESH BAGS at $3.s0- each, worth from $4.so to $6.50. - STERLING TsILNER DEPOSIT WARE in COLOGNE BOTTLES at 2Sc each. W VINE(7AR BOTTLES, VASES and TWO-PIECE SUGAR and CREAM SETS at soc set.
 A LARGER SIZE at 75c.
 (Rdght Aisle, Front) JUST RECEIVED, A NEW LINE of CROQUET SETS. PRICES 0Sc, s5c, 85c, 41.25, $1.5O, 4l.75, 94.OO, $1.5O each. ss
 ON SALE IN EASEMENT.
 .f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
WHEN BUYING. BUY

WHEN BCIINOs DUH
 ONLY THE BEST Costs no more but gives the best results H. L.. Blomquist, Esdalle. Wis, says his wife considers Foley's Honey ana Tar Conlpound the best cough cure on t1le market. 'She has tried various kinds but Foley's gives the best result of all" l.. F. Curtis. 3b
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12
WANTED

Foot press and light pow CT press operators. Gaynor & Mitchell Mfg. Co.,, Oak and George Streets.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-12

'rsis map silo.s s disserDssase north
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-06
BLOOD FLOWS IN NEW YORK CHINATOWN BECAUSE
PRETTY LITTLE BOW KUN LOVED UNWISELY

New York, Jan. 6.-Down in
the 1abyrinths of Pell and Mott
and Doyer streets, the Chinese
gun men" are oiling automatic
pistols and big Colt revolvers,
making their peace with Joss
and preparing to go forth to kill.
For the war of the longs is on
again, and before it ends much
blood will be poured in China
town. But no one knows when
or where the next battle will be
fought. 1t may be tonight. So
half a hundred extra policemen
are shivering through the desert
ed streets of Chinatown-just
waiting for the next crack of the
pistol,
Last nights battle was between
On Leong longs and Hip Sing
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-06

longs, the On Leongs taking
blood toll for previous deaths. It
was the first break between the
two tongs since the peace pipe
was smoked before Judge War
rem w. Foster, at peace banquet
months ago.
Bow Kun, pretty little slave
girl, was the cause.
Bow Kun belonged to a Hip
Sing out in San Francisco. An
On ,Leong fell in love with her,
stole her and brought her to New
York. The result was inevitable.
Little Bow Kun was found one
morning with her head cut off.
The Hip Sings had killed her.
The On Leongs did not strike
back then. They bided their time.
1t came last night.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-06


and other fine. artists as friends
who had influence over her hus-
band.
She was given alimony of SIPS
q month, which HUT wishes re-
duced to 500. In 1909 Mrs. HUT,
who called her husband Daddy"
wrote him a pathetic letter in
which she said:
Lets work together as we did
in the old days, wont you? See if
there's not a spark of love left for
me. I do love you and can't live
without you She signed the
letter "Your Princess. The plan
failed -.
And now Hutt's, sick at his
studio and can't sell any of his
many pictures because the HUT
fad has passed on and no longer
has a model more beautiful than
Venus to inspire him.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-01-06


andis suing to have his alimony
reduced. He has brought to court
papers to show that he has only
$3.50 in cash, owes $1,000; that
he is sick abed and his sister is
paying the wages of his nurse.
Editors no longer fight for his
pictures, he says. In fact, he
can't get rid of them. He has
showed the court a sheaf of rejec-
ton letters-the heartbreaking
kind, more often received by Gre
ators who have not yet arrived"
than by artists who have just
been national fads.
The Hutts were married in
1902. They separated in 1907.
Mrs. HUT accused her husband of
indulging too much in intoxicants
and named B. Cory Kilvert, Har-
rison Fisher, Penrhyn Stanlaws,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16
Vim Ordinaire.

A CERTAIN New Yorker claims that at
the back of the Titanic disaster 10
the greed of money.
''Rich and powerful as the steamship
companies are" said he at q dinner in
Washington, they have heretofore been
rather mean in the matter OF boats. But
our press has now cured them OF this
meanness. 1t has cured them as sue
cassfully as certain clubman, a friend
Of mine, cured a rich Montana magnato
OF serving poor wine to his guests.
This self-made magnate was very
mean. The habits Of economy. by which
he had amassed his fortune. always
chung to him. and there were certain ex-
travagances that he could not bring him
self to indulge in. One Of these ex-
travagances was q wine cellar. He fire.
quently referred to his wine cellar for
he posed a. Q high liver. but the wine he
served was always abominable.
"A short time ago he invited my friend
to a dinner at which q very poor sherry
was passed around with much osteuta-
ton.
The host held his glass to the light.
slipped the vino and smaclned his ltpo.
What do you think Of that. chr As
asked my friend.
"'Quite good was ne reply. But 1
say, old man, l know a place where you
can get cen cheaper sherry than this "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

round the world 1t is ballet Of great
music and OF poetry, in the old style. be-
ginning in the dream of an old Vienna
dancing master of century ago.
The old German has fallen asleep. after
thankless lessons in minuet and contre-
danse to pretentfous country nobility. The
scene darkens. a gilded mirror becomes
a door as gauze films rise and twenty
pretty dancing girls tiptoe round the SON.
Der room in silence. Then one sits at q
spinet, playing softly a Strauss waltz
while the great orchestra softly accom-
panies tinkling spinet and shadowy
danseuses. They are dreams, not of the
past. but OF the future.
/ have not heard how the Waltz Spirit
herself gets into the action, but she soon
takes charge and shows her story. We
are in Provence of the middle ages
Peasants in the village place, beneath
the plane trees, dance the volta-old for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

the same year as Fanny Elssler, 1S47.
and-yet more strangely-died in the same
year as Elssler. 1884, both very aged
women. Three weeks before her death.
at her house in Marseille, Taglioni
danced Won Weber's Invitation to the
Waltz" she was q woman Of eighty.
Fanny Elssler, her great rival. was
greatest In '"The Devil on Two Sticks =
1.-The Tarantula" and La Muette de
Portici." Unlike Taglioni and most others.
she did not marry a noble title; but her
sister Theresa did. espousing Prince
Adalbert, cousin Of the King of Prussia,
who made her. previously. Baroness Won
Arnim.
Carlotta Grfsi was unsurpassed in
"Giselle" and The Fair Maid of Gand. :
She is not to be confused with the opera
singing Grisi, Giuditta and Giulia.
And Fanny Cerrito, called The Fourth
Muse" was unapproachable In La VI
vandiere'' 'Ihe DEVILS Violin" ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

ing while they learned TO dance it,
1t was danced by couples. The man
took his partner by the waist, while she
chung to his shoulder The remaining
arms were held outstretched. hand always
clasping hand. And round and round the
couples whirled.
Round and round, to music with new
Tilt. which brought tears to the eyes. at
once dangerous and agitated. soothing
and exciting. sentimental and diabolical
Now. that is some dancing!' said the
soldiers of Napoleon And they took the
new dance with them; taught 1t to the
conquered nations as full compensation.
and somewhere between 1900 and 1912
they brought the waltz to Paris.
< X
Thus. the world has waltzed hundred
years.
Paris desires TO celebrate.
But how?
The exposition OF dance paintings in
the springtime of the Bois-'mid verdure
flowers and singing birds-has been a pop
ular beginning. Never did such crowds
run to Bagatelle since the old days when
Paris first waltzed on its lawn!
Bagatelle Is the Paris home of the waltz
But the story is roundabout
One lazy summer DAY IN 1919 Marie An
toinette, sprawling in the shade with her
brother-in-law. the Comte d'Artois. made
bet with that most elegant handsome
and worthless of princes. He wagered
that in sixty days he would erect a oijou
villa of carved stone in the woods outside
Paris
Artois won his bet Bagatelle and the
bloody revolution were the results. I'M
pounding all the building material enter
ing Paris. forcing 1000 soldiers to dig
terrace and level the lawns gratis. paying
double wages TO masons. carpenters. plas-
terers. art artisans and decorators, his
architects and gardeners completed, IN
ffty-two days, the fairy villa, complete
with its little park.
The prince enjoyed Ii ten years. Then
the people of Paris took bloody revenge
on the system. cutting of the heads OF
those that did not fee Artois ned
Bagatelle. as national property and
''apt for the pleasure Of the people," was
vented out for a public ball champetre.
All through the Directory and Empire
the people OF Paris ate ices on it's ter
races. supped In its little salons and
danced on its lawn.
Here the returning soldiers Of Napoleon
Aognt the pretty girls OF Paris TO whirl
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gotten singing waltz before the waltz
that was forgotten.
Now we are at the Valois Court, in
Paris, where the volta has arrived. Live
ly young maids of honor. actfoned by
prophetic joy, tempt brisk partners to
shorten the step and press the move
ment. The orchestra, electrified, plays
faster. The ballada singers let them
selves loose. Round and round they wniri,
and round and round. at the Court OF
the valois, in pandemonium OF gayety.
the waltz, the waltz.
Crash Darkness. And two centuries
are supposed to pass before the waltz.
reborn again among the common folks
this time In Germany. frightened by wars
yet gently conquer.ns the invading
armies finds her way 10 the Curt at