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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-07-22

Hopes, son of millionaire, call
ed to see his girl, Helen Scher-
mer. Her father objected.
Brought chair into play. Hopes
in hospital.
Atlanta, Ga.-Trial of Mrs.
Eugene H. Grace, charged with
attempted murder of husband,
will start today.
Grace, who is helpless invalid,
accuses wife of shooting him to
get $1,000 insurance.
London.-Jas. Thorpe, Aneri-
can Indian who starred in Olym-
pic games, refused to visit King
of Sweden after latter had sent
equerry for him.
Washington. = Reports show
that over $120,OOO,OO0 was OBJ
tanned from easy" American
public by use of mails to defraud.
New York.-Ielen Gilbert,
cabaret actress, dying as result of
auto accident at Far Rockaway.
4 other persons seriously injured.
New Haven, Conn., persons
seriously injured when touring
car Skidded and crashed into troll
ley car.
Brooklyn. = Louis McCuen
Knocked down and slightly injur-
ed by auto. Chauffeur undertook
to drive him to hospital. On way
auto struck street car. Both Nc
Cuen and driver may die.
Oyster Bay-Roosevelt and
Boss Finn, Pa, will confer today
about Films mutinous action in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
SURPRISE PARTY
 FOR MISS M'GRATH

Twenty-Five young friends surprised Miss Margaret McGrath at her home in Stratford on New Years eve and had a royal time. The young folks indulged in many of the old games which made the evening a pleasant one. Miss Margaret McGrath is one of the most popular young ladies in the staid old town of Stratford but she was very much surprised when her friends walked in on her, ex- claiming surprise" She proved an able hostess however. As the old year went out and the new year came in, the young people played the old game of post office and as the clock toIled off the hour of twelve all at the party made new resolutions. A five dollar gold piece was given Miss McGrath as a, rem em mbrance. Those present were the Misses Julia Heeney. Margaret Heeney, Lucy Heeney, Mar garet McGrath, Sadie McGrath, LOT etta Campana, Angeles Campana, An nie Calacatara, Annie Castelot, May Castelot, Celia McGrath, Mary Mc- Grath, Messrs. Hugh Smith, William McGrath, William Allard, Dewey Al lard, Frank Heeney, William T. Me Grath, Thomas McGrath and John Murphy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
A SAFE INVESTMENT

A good safe will protect your Va1u- ableS from fire or burglary. It is an investment which will pay big divI- dend of satisfaction in the feeling and knowledge of absolute security. PTi- vate papers, records, books, jewels, money-all may be safely confided to its keeping without any possibility of being molested until the 'ferack O. doom.'' The safes sold by Walter B. Marsh, 1s2 Fairfield avenue, are known for their reliability and lowness of price. They are the famous FfPEttsburg'' safes and are stee'ed against the evil genius of the most expert yeggman or the most consum- ing fire Their superiority over the ordinary has been proven time and again at such devasting eonflagrations as the Baltimore fire and the San Francisco eatastrophy. You are in Vited to investigate these safeguards to modern business, these very neees- sary adjuncts to the up-to-date busI- ness man, for we repeat, they are safe investments.
 Then, possibly, you may have a safe which answers your requirements, that may not be working just right-the combination may have become worn and bothersome, you may want the combination changed, or some slight alteration made: .:;, Mr. Marsh oa is a the s.ins'' and "outs'' of safe meehan- ism and knows how to remedy all de fects. Go to him when you have safe troubles, when you want the safe moved. when you want the comblna- ton changed or adjusted-when you want a new safe. You will get sat isfaction, Without extra charge, wheth- CT it be service or safe, you will get faip reatment, your moneys worth, expert advice. And this applies to out of town people as well as to Bridgeporters. Give him chance to prove our contentious.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS HELD
 JOINT INSTALLATION

Franklin Bartlett camp, No. II, Sons of Veterans and Angelina Bart lett tent, Daughters of Veterans held a joint installation last evening at C.. A. R. hall which was attended by a large number of members of both lodges. Past Commander A. R. Hol- brook acted as installing officer for the Sons of Veterans and Departm ent President Mrs. Nellie D. Orchard of New London installed officers for the Daughters of Veterans.
 The officers installed are as follows. Sons of Veterans, Commander, W. Fl. Hart; senior vice commander, w. c. Daniels; patriotic instructor, E. l.. Graves; secretary Henry c. ~HubbelI 1; treasurer, Walter G. Moore; delegates to state convention, W. c. Moore, w. c. Daniels and B. L. Graves; Daugh- ters of Veterans, president, Margaret Beck; senior vice, Belle Curtis, junior vice, Edith Greene; treasurer, Mary Gammell; guide, Mrs. Franklin Cur rie; chaplain, Jessie Berrien; trustees, Albert Downs, May Smith and Cath crime O'Dea; patriotic instructor,
 After the installation Miss Back was presented with handsome bouquet and George w. Northledge the retir- ing commander received the Iron Cross. Remarks were made by B. L. Graves, and Russell Glenn. A social session followed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Cathedral AbIaZe
 With Many Lights
ST. PATRICK'S WILL FLAME WITH 3O,OOO ELECTRIC BULBS IN WE'LL COMING CARDINAL FARLEY.

New York. Jan. 3-The brilliant cleo trical illumination of St. Patrfck's Cathedral in Fifth avenue,s will be one of the outward indications of this city's welcome to Cardinal Farley when he returns from Rome. Between
 SO;G0O and S5,0oo incandescent bulbs will be strung from one end of the | massive structure to the other, up | and down, and from the door steps | to the great crosses which Surmount | the two lofty spires. The residences of the Cardinal and Monsignor Lavelle
 just back of the Cathedral and fac ing in Madison avenue, will share Hb- erally in the illumination.
 ca AStiye 4SaGss, work ln Illuminating the s; Superintndent Richard F. Purcell, l who had under him a hundred work men stringing wires. It will require
 twelve or thirteen days to string the
 wires.
 Some idea of the number of lights
 used can be best appreciated by the fact that there will be twice as many
 bridges during the Hudson-Fuiton celebration On the spires alone there
 will gleam about three thousand | lights.
 Persons on Fifth avenue yesterday
 afternoon stopped to look aloft ats two
 steeple jacks, who crawled out of the
 little windows just at the base Of the
 spires and mounted the ladders that
 led to the crosses, about three hun
 dred feet above the street. They car FleQ TOpeS, WHICH they &Ouu0 the crosses to enable them to swing
 their seats when they strung the elec-
 tric bulbs around the spires.
 Perhaps the most striking feature of the display will be the coat of
 arms of the Cardinal. The eonstruc-
 tion of this piece has been begun. It is to be 20 feet square and will cover
 the great window between the stee- ples.
 Beginning at five o'clock each even ing of the celebration for the Cardi- nal's return, the Cathedral and resi- dences behind it will be illuminated
 until eleven The crosses on the stee- ples will be kept lighted all night for l a week.
 So much electricity is to be used in the display that the electric light com | from it's power at Fifty~Shird streee and seventh avenue.
 | Perched on their swinging boats-
 mems seats away up on the Catne- seen to spin around like tops.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Drug Concerns
 Ready To Merge
LONG DELAYED PLAN TO UNITE RIKER AND HICKMAN COR- PORATIONS WILL BE EFEEC- TIVE JANUARY IS.

New York,s Jan 3-That the fifty retail drug stores which the William B. Riker & Son Company, and Hege- man & Go. are operating in Manhat- tan, Brooklyn, Jersey City, Mount Vernon and Yonkers will go into ac- tive combination on January 15, un- der the name of the Riker & Hege- man Company, became public yestef- day.
 The preliminary steps for the consol- idation were taken more than a year ago. The delay in carrying out the plan was due to the vest amount of detail work required in arriving at a basis Of participation 1n the $15, GOO, 600 capital stock of the new company. Of this stock $5,000.000 will be issued as preferred stock and $10,000,0 006 com mon. It is understood that the Riker interests will control about sixty per cent. of the new stock. The annual gross retail drug business of the two companies has been estimated at more than $9.000.O0O.
 It is probable, according to an of- ficial, that where stores of the two companies are on opposite corners in the same street one will be closed and the stock added to that of the other. to effect many economies of opera tion.
 The president of the new company will be John H. Flagler, now head of the Hegeman Company. Other officers are: Alfred H. Cosden, first vice pres ident, now president of Riker's; George Ramsey, second vice president, now ick H. Pouch, treasurer, now treasurer of Hegeman's, and Edward H. Ca hoon, secretary, now treasurer of Ri- ker'S,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
WOMEN WILL VOTE
 DRY, SAYS LONDON

Denver Colo. Jan. 3.-"Woman suf- frage means prohibition, and that's the chief reason why I worked for it in California; said Jack London, the novelist, who was here recently.
 "Women's votes will wipe liquor off the, face of the earth quicker than any other agency. Woman suffrage Is a stage of political evolution that is in ev1tably coming and after that S O. hibftion will be inevitable.
 "It will tear up the social structure to root 1t out, but the structure will be better in the end just as it inn proves house when you remodel it, then take out the old <inSanitary de- vices of your grandfathers' time and put in modern plumbing. You have to tear up the house to do it, but you have a better house.
 Speaking of women," added Lon- don, tour friend Kipling has got him sel into a lot of trouble on account of the poem he wrote about them. He's foolish to try it. I tried the same sort of thing several years ago. I wrote books about love and treated it from the biological standpoint We'll a hornets nest, and I had to- give it up.
 You've got to take love at it's face value, and you might as well give up trying to handle it scientifically. Peo- pie won't stand for it. The only writ CT who ever got away with it was George Bernard Shaw, and he did it because even his admirers thought he was joking and failed to see that he was in dead serious earnest.
 I'm going around the world again by sea pretty soon,' said London, ''but next time I'm going in a Gloucester fishing smack. Those things will weather any sort Of ocean storm.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
NEW YEAR PARTIES

A number of the friends of Miss LauFetta Delaney gathered at her home in Lewis street for delightful New Years party. The evening was spent in music and games. Refresh ments were served. Among those present were the Misses A. Flanagan, M. Flanagan, K Sutter, L. Delaney, N. Delaney, B. Ross, M. Greene, G. Smith, B. Farrell, M. Johnson, L. Scott and Messrs- Sutter, Jack Mosil, O. Boyhan, w. Lafflin, M. Clark, G. Martin, G. Lacroix, B. Staehrer, L. Rlst and George Runkle of New York, and MT and Mrs. Delaney.
 A merry party of boys and girls witnessed the birth of the new year at the home of Miss Esther Modem, S52 Warren street Games, music and refreshments served to while away the evening until midnight. The guests were Misses Anna and Mabel KaoerovSky, Nellie Price, Rosa Viii Hams, Lauretta McKaunov, Isabelle Maloney, Lucy Miller, Esther Modem, and also the Messrs. J. Bouner, F. Robinson, E. Lavery, $. Darien, T. Curly. R. Christie, J. Frederick, J. Mccarthy, D. Keeney, J. Norden, G. Norden and H. Kacerovsky.
 An enjoyable New Years party was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. on New Years eve. Vocal and in suumenta1 music was enjoyed and a dainty lunch served. Those present were the Misses Marguerite Sullivan, Flynn. Anna Finn, Teenie Quinn, Mar guerite McCue, Helen Robinson and the MesSrs. William Peltier, Fred Cox. Frank McCue William Sullivan, Ralph Warn, MT. and Mrs. George Warn and MT. and Mrs. Chester Van Dyke.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
 UNITE IN MSTALLATl0l

Officers of the Deal councils of th Knights of Columbus were installed q the chapter house in the HaWfieI building, last night, by State peput William J. Mulligan of ThompsoaTillE The recently elected officers of Parl City, Cecil Calvert, CordeEa. John g Rogers, and AFagon councils were iR ducted into their new positions in th presence of a large number Of ia members of the order. State Deput Mulligan was assisted by District Dep uty George T. Kelly Of this city.
 A number of addresses followed ts installation ceremony State Depud MuIligan made a particularly interest ing address. A delegation from tn order will go to Washington. D. c to witness the dedication Of the Go Iumbus monument on May 1a
 State Deputy Mulligan and 8 nuu Der of national officers will be pFeEeH next Sunday when a number Of eal didates will receive the third de8rsl tn Eagles hall. The work will be eE emplified by the Bridgeport degre team. A banquet will follow the dc gree work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Weather Indications
Especial from United Press.

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 New Haven, Jan. 3.-Forecast:- Cloudy with probably snow tonight or Thursday. Moderate north and north east winds.
 The disturbance that was central near Corpus Christi. Tex, has moved near Pensacola, Fla It has produced cloudy and unsettled weather during the last 24 hours. The rain area ex- tends as far north as Virginia An area of high pressure central over Iowa is producing pleasant weather with low temperatures in the north ern and western sections. Zero tenn peratures extend as far east as Mfchi- gan White River, Ont. reported A degrees below zero. The southern disturbance is likely to pass out to this vicinity would get only the north ern edge of it and then be followed by the western area of fair and colder weather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
INDIVIDUAL TOWELS
 NOW REQUIRED

A law which has been in effect since November 1, yet which has not been generally obeyed, as far as can be learned, was passed at the last session of the General Assembly. It is Chap ter 95 of the Public Acts of 1911 and is entitled 'An act concerning the use of towels in hotels and public lavator- ies.''
 Section 1-AlI towels provided by any hotel, for the use of guests there in, Or by any public lavatory, shall be individual towels, and when used not be used again until thoroughly washed and dried. Each guest occu- pying a room in any hotel shall be furnished with such towels in such any, in such hotel there shall be kept at all times, in sight and easy of ac- cess to guests, a sufficient supply Of individual towels.
 "Sec. 2-The owner, manager, agent or person in charge of any hotel or public lavatory who shall fail to com ply with any of the provisions of this act shall be fined not less than S10 nor more than S100 for each offense."
 The act was approved June 13, 1911, and took effect November 1.
 The managers of some of the build ings in which are located public law atories have been cognizant of this law but some of them have been Of the January 1. There is a law, however, which states that acts passed by the General Assembly, unless otherwise stated, shall take effect on the first of November following the passage of such acts.
 It has been said by some that the effect of this rev law would be that the managers of some of the build ings in which there are public lavator. ies would cease supplying towels of any kind.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
DECLINE TO ARGUE ON SUFFRAGE.

At a special meeting of the execu- tive committee of the Connecticut As sociaHon Opposed to Woman Suffrage held at the home of Mrs. D. A. Mark ham, president of the association, No. p Summer street, Hartford, the or ering it unadvisable to accept the sug- gestion of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage association, setting forth the association's views in the matter, Mrs. Charles H. Lawrence of this city was elected a member of the committee. Mrs. Lawrence Is also chairman of the city enrolment committee The meet ing was largely attended. The letter to Mrs. Hfncks follows:
 Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. 30, 1911. Mrs. William T. Hincks, President
 Connecticut Woman Suffrage Asso-
 cfation, No. 716 Park Ave-, Bridge
 port, Conn.
 In reply to your open letter of Dec. 28, the Connecticut Association Oppos- ed to Woman Suffrage begS to say:
 Our organization considers it unad- visabIe to accept your suggestion of a joint publication of arguments, on the subject of woman suffrage.
 An abundance of literature has al- ready been published and there seems to us no reason why such literature should not be published by the associa- tions which are responsible for it rath- CT than by committee of gentlemen, however non-partisan.
 It is against the policy of this or ganization to encourage debates or any other form of controversy whether spoken or written.
 Our literature comes from the Ma tional association,F No. 29 East 39th necticut association has yet found no necessity for publishing literature as a separate organization.
 By order of the executive commit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
LADIES' AUXILIARY TO
 CHANGE MEETING PLACE.

At the regular monthly meeting of the r. M. c. A. auxiliary held yester- day it was planned to change the place of holding meetings and the next three meetings will be held as follows: Tuesday, February 6, at the home of Mrs. George E. Som CTS, 36 5 East Washington avenue; April 2, at the residence of Mrs. MacFarlane, 129 Washington avenue; and June Z, at the residence of Mrs. William Grif- filth, 860 Clinton avenue. There will be a social hour and tea will be serv- ed. During December three mem bers have died. These were Mrs. Eliza beth Hull Stanton, Mrs. Sydney B. Hawiey and Mrs. Levi B. Currier. An in crease in membership is being sought.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Officer FaIIOn Ends His Long
 Police Career

The placing of Officer John F'aHon on the retired list, as forecasted ex- clusively in The Farmer several days ago, was among the first official acts of the new police board on its or ganization last evening.
 Commissioner George M. Baldwin, who has been a member of the board for nine years, was elected president.
 Officer FallOn has completed his 43rd year on the force and in point of service is the oldest member of the department with the exception Of Geo. Arnold, who has a few days the longer record. Officer F'allon is re- tired on half pay, to be provided from the police pension fund.
 Farmer Want Ads. I Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03

Game, all for five cents! What wonder that Mr. Col Her, President of the National Board of Censorship says, motion pictures carry the richness and stimulus of the theatre into millions of ves hitherto untouched by the dramatic that they attract all classes of people, including those who do not to lectures church settle ment, who live intensely, broadly, during the motion picture hour than during other of the day.
 As has been said elsewhere moving pictures instruct and entertain the father and mother we'll the chi dren No unity language needed to understand them Native and foreign rich and cultivated and unschoo ed, ground. They ideal agency of a social democratic and neighborly community spirit
 We should disassociate moving pictures from the cheap theatre" idea. moving picture degrades up ifts according to it's theme it's price. of three cities in Minnesota showed that during the school $80O0O expended by public school children at moving picture theatres Let this tax, falling chiefly upon people of small means, be expended moving pie lures for the schools.
 The University of Wisconson is including moving pie lures in it's educational plan of Extension work St. Paul has installed moving pictures in the public schools Why should not every city and every public school be equipped with this not only to instruct the chi dren in geography biology and history but to bring to all the people entertainment instruction and opportunity to their leisure hour peasurably and constructvey Il
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
POINTS OF INTEREST.

Great January Clearance Sale at E. H. Dillon & Co.'S, 11O5 Main street. They are offering extraordin- 4ry price reductions in all seasonab1e merchandise. This Is an exceptional opportunity for shreWd buyers.
 Frank Jacobx
 The big credit store, 1883 Broad street, opposite the post office, is the place to buy all kinds of wearabIes for the family, such as suits, coats, dresses, mems trousers, waists, hats, bath robes, etc, etc A reasonable term of credit allowed to any one, without the usual formalities. Come in and investigate for yourself.
 Big Savings Here.
 A new shipment of sample waists was received this morning at the Seely~ Waist Shop, 1115 Main street, up stairs in the Security building. It is the finest assortment ever offered at the price advertised, and is a big money saving opportunity for the la dies Many of these numbers are advanced styles-drummers samples, perfect goods throughout, bfg bargains certainly. Come early tomorrow to avoid the rush. Included in this lot are chiffon, messaline, taffeta, china net, popIin, brilliantine, lingerie, crepe, and pure linen-alI price reduced. Don't miss this sala-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
UNDER THE BED.

"A Suffraget May fight and fight, And still look under The bed at night.
 Birmingham Age-Herald But if she found A burglar there She'd yank him out \ And pull his hair.
 Boston Transcript And while she had The robbers goat, She'd make the laddie Pledge his vote.
 Youngstown Telegram Or maybe she With courage grim Would pause to make A speech to him.
 Chicago Record-Herald Why not propose Of she would Wed) And marry the guy 7 Beneath. the bed?
 -SpokeSman-R Review. If that guy were Nat Goodwin. he Would marry her Immediately. ' Springfield Union And if it were Our Colonel Green, He'd quickly beat It from the scene.
 Houston Post It could not be Our Patriots Ed; But if it were, He'd blush rose-red,
 Concord Monitor It could not be --sss Our President. For he is far Too corpuIent Franklin Falls CN III. Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
GIRLS SAVE BOYS LIFE
Skating Comrade Goes Through Thin
 Ice and Has Narrow Escape.

Danbury, Jan. S-When sixteen-year- old Harold Kirch broke through the ice on Oil Mill pond on the outskirts of this city, yesterday, the only per sons near at hand were Ruth Ktrkby' 1I years old, and Ruth Wilkinson, 16, whom he had escorted on a skating expedition. Kirch had ventured too near the dam, where the ice was thin and the water 10 feet or more deep, and as he tried to find a place that culd bear his weight the ice broke rel eatedly.
 Throwing herself flat upon the ice Miss Kirkby made her way as close to the hole as she could, her compan- ion cFnging to her at arms length Tn this manner they managed. to reach the end of a hockey stick to Kireh. With this aid the boy broke his way to firm ice, which he reached numb with cold and half exhausted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
MAN MURDERED IN
 MANCHESTER BI4ACKHANDER
 LEADING A DOUBLE LIFE
CSpecial from United Press.

Manchester, Jan. 3.-The probabil- ity that Antonio Pietrolino, the young Italian murdered here, Saturday evening, was a ''black hand'' develop ed, today. He led a double life, flash lily dressed as a sport in New York City and as a poorly dressed work ingman preyins on his countrymen in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
COMPLIMENTS OF c. ,. DnEaH

One of the handsemest ealehdr printed in years is that issued uis the complim ents of Charles J. I9Elha the widely known funeral director $ Hartford. Friends here of MR. a lon have been remembered by hin z the distribution of the caIendRI Au| they consider themselves F9rys aes nate. The workmanship 1g Bf iH highest grade and there is al rf9r ductien in fine tone coleriRg S1 % sons masterpiece, 'In the IoaFl Aud Lang Syne." Dohson is ETitaa a superior as a painter of the bier phases and honlier RgpeC Scottish life.