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POINTS OF INTEREST.
.EarIv Shopnine

The practical shopper shops early and will have the best selection to 1 choose from. Your friends and reIa- tives are always pleased with an ar ticle of furniture for comfort or deco ration. Call on John F. Fay, 61e Fairfield avenue for the best type Of work tables, nest tables, tit top tables, palm stands, trays, etc., odd chairs, cabinets, desks. etc. Exclusive de- fsigns in mirrors, lamps. candle sticks, library upholstered furnitures dining and chamber chairs, etc. Reproduc-' tiops of antique stuffss of all the i'm portant periods in tapestries, brocaded silks, damaslzs, printed linens, etc. Many useful and correct styles for hangings. A large line of color and variety. Everything in high class stuffs for decorating purposes. Will store goods purchased for Christmas free of charge Tel. "A.
 The Banjo Mandolin
 is being adopted by many mandolin players owing to the powerful tone it produces. It is not new instru- ment by any means but up to about two years ago they were only made up in a seven inch head which. did not produce any more tone than the regular mandolin and was merely rec ognized as an odd< little instrument, but now it is made up in a 10 inch the leading players for it's powerful tone It can be heard above the violin and piano. This instrument is suc- cessfullys used in orchestra work The tone is so different from all other plectrurn instruments that it is great ly admired by all who hear it. The Orpheum Banjo Mandolin is at the present the best make on the market. This instrument is made of. 10 inch birds-eye maple rim and neck. with triple reinforced strip through center of neck and head -piece; fretted, Abso- 1utely perfect scale, closed patent ma chine head, adjustment action, fitted with finest calf stin head and patent ed vibrating chamber which is the sez cret of the big tone. Just call and hear the Orphetiin played and demon strated at the Gilman Music Studio, 1116 Main street, Keller building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
WOMEN AGAINST GRANTING
 M[RIDEN SlL0ONKEEPERS
 AN EXTRA CLOSING HOUR

Meriden, Dec. At a meeting of the Meriden Women's Christian Temper ance Uafon, yesterday afternoon. a resolution was adopted condernning the action of the cour Of common extra closing hour on Christmas eve. The present closing hour is il o'clock and a petition Of the saloonkeepeFs asking that they might keep open un- til midnight because they were obIig- ed to close OH Christmas Day was granted The Ministers Association andA the r. M. C.. A and W. c. T. U. will petition the mayor asking him to call a special session of the com mon council and have the matter re-
 were several dissenting votes when the matter came up Monday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
rEOptE's SAVINGS BANK -,e4 e26 MAIN STREET
For FETY-TWO
 YEARS

this BANK has been conducting 3 CONSERVATIVE BUSTN ESS- 1t has had a steady, healthy GROWTH during those years and on the basis of this RECORD invites the accounts of 1N- DIvIDUALs, SOCIETIES and TRUS- TEES.
 Deposats. .s6, ,so1.s7s Surplus. and Undivided Earn
 ings .......... s01. .s21
 EDWARD w. MARSH, Treasurer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
FARMER WHOSE HORSES NECK WAS BROKEN WANTS TO SUE

New Hartford, Dec. AAsndrew Con
 sidine, the 25s year old farmer from the
 Nushy Hill section. whose horse, with
 it's neck broken, was found under one
 end of the bridge across the Nepaeh river and the wagon smashed at the other end, has been located He says
 he went off the bridge with the team and landed on. the horse, escaping in jury. The horse, he said, after falling, got up and 'crossed the river which is shallow.
 Considine is now trying to figure out whom he can sue to recover damages for the accident. The bridge is on the town lines of Canton and New Hart ford and also is the dividing line be- tween Hartford and Litchfield coun- ties. t9s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
Notice

FOf foFty-s7x years we have been location, corner of Main and John Streets, Bridgeport, Conn.,. and our Private Bank has been esta aDnsness there continuously. We have received and paid out on demand without no" eice n1iIIion. of dollars Of money de- posted with, ue and we continue Uo Receive money subject to depOs1IoFS g check at sight. on which we allow three per cent. per annum. credited Co each account monthly. We solicit ehe accouufs of individuals, business men. AEms and corporations. and aAi who svanA a bank account where they can deposft money, checks or drafts. md leave 1t for one day,One week. one month or one year. and draw interest Q nit for any time 1t Is left with us: He rive 10 the business our careful personal attention as the oldest firm of private bankers fn this state.
 T.L WATSON & co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
SUICIDE BECAUSE
 OF HIS DOMESTIC TROUBLE

Torrington. Dec At has just be- come known that Lewis C. Root, 23 attempted suicide at his home in West Torrington, Monday afternoon, by talk ing 24 grains of opium. His condition was discovered by his mother and prompt medical aid saved his life. When he came out of his stupor he said he made the attempt because of domestic troubles.
 On June 2s, 1911. Root was married to Miss May O'NeiH, of New Haven. The couple lived together but a few months and then separated. Lately, Root has been salesman for a tea
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
THE SECRET TERROR

The haunting fear of sickness and helplessness is the secret terror of the working man. Health is his capital. Kidney diseases sap a mans strength and vitality. They lessen his earning capacity. Foley Kidney Pills bring back health and strength by healing the disease. They. are the best medicine made for kidney and bladder troubles. The genuine are in the yellow package. Refuse any sub- stitute F. F. Brill, Stratford Avenue and Sixth Street.-Adv. #135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
COUGHING AT NIGHT

One bad cough can keep the whole family awake at night. Phil Disor- neau, Schaffer. Mich., says: 4 could not sleep on account of a bad cough, , and was very weak, used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, and soon the cough left and L slept soundly all night F. B. Brill. Stratford Avenue and Sixth Street.-Adv. s* f3 5f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
FAIR AND HARVEST SUPPER.

The annual fair and harvest supper given by the ladies of St. ,PauFs Epis- copa1 church. of East Bridgeport, Thursday and Friday evening of this week, Dec. and will be of unusual interest. The different articles to be disposed of at the fair are all wei. worthy of the nominal prices asked. The supper, as usual, will be up to the high excellence of perfection, with an abundance for your money. This is an event none can afford to miss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
TWO NEW SENATORS SWORN

Washington, Dec. 1.-Two new Sena- tors, William P. Jackson. of Maryland, and Kirtland I. Perky. of Idaho were sworn in, yesterday in the Senate. Jackson succeeds the late Senator Rayr4er and Perky the late Sera tor Hepburn Jackson is a Republican and Perky a Democrat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-04
HEAVY IMPORTS OF GOLD
 REACHING NEW YORK NOW

gold enroute to this city are 3 aSpected ee ed to clear up the money situation On Monday ,$750. 900 arrived, $5000O0 is due today on the Kron Prinzessin Ceeilie and $500 600 additional later in the week on the Cedric. It was generally believed that rates would be back at normal in another week.
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SCORE Of PRIESTS
RECEIVE ORDINATION
FROM THE CARDINAL
Impressive CeremonyinC athe-
dral Witnessed by Hundreds;
Deacons Also Ordained.

Under the great srched nave and be.
fore the high altar In st. Patr1ck's Ca
thedral this morning nineteen youns
men were ordained to the priesthood
and fifteen created deacons. Cardinal
Farley officiated at this. his first cere-
n,ony Of the sort since his elevation to
the CardinaIate. The edlfice was Allied
with friends and relatives OF the newly
created priests and deacons and with
those who were attracted to the cathe-
drai to witness tho ceremony. Tho
ceremony. which began at o'clock. did
not conclude until close to II o'clock.
Pontincal low mass was tho service
held. Cardinal Farley was celebrant.
He was assisted at the altar by Rev.
DR.. John Mahoney and Rev. DIR. John
NIFTY Of 81. Joseph's Seminary at Dun
woodie. The Rev. DIR. John Brady and
Rev. DR.. Robert Mulcahey were masters
OF ceremony and tho Rev. DR.. John p.
Chidwick. President OF ST. Joseph's
Seminary. was archdeacon. The Rev.
Dr.. Chadwick was formerly chaplain OF
the battleship Maine.
The ordination OF the nfteen deacons
followed the reading of the Epistle.
The ordination OF the priests was ne, l
just before the reading Of the Gospel
Tho nineteen young men were Invested
by the Cardinal with power to preach.
to celebrate mass and to hear confess
sions. The conferring OF these powers
10 known a. the Sacrament Of Holy Or
dsrs.
The ceremony 10 . beautiful! one. and
hundreds remained standing In the
aislss throughout the three hours o,
the service. The fifteen seminary stu
dents who wsre created deacons will be
graduated next .ar, when they will
Be raised to the priesthood. as were
their nineteen fellows to-day.
The newly created priests will be as
signed to various churches within the
next two weeks by Cardinal Farley.
They will be assigned as assistant pas
tors. The deacons who were raised to
the priesthood to-day are Andrew Doo-
ley. James Cassidy. John Quinn, Mar
tin Lydon. Walter Pallister, Patrick
Dempsey. Stephen Connolly. Thomas
Dunno. William Mcdonald. Joseph Gels.
Daniel FAINT. Edward Mahoney, John
Delaney Victor Bassi, William DOOR
man. Michael Shea. James Whitfield.
Joseph Loghran and John Grady. The
majority OF the now priests are from
New York. william O'Gorman was or.
dained for Springfield. Mass. Jane.
Whitfield was ordained for Nashville,
Tenn. Joseph Loghran was ordained
for Los Angeles, Cal. and John Grady
for Trenton, N. J.
The seminary students made deacons
are John Kelly. Francis O'Neill John
Curran, Anthony Burriesi. william
Burke. Emilius Molinelii. Francis smith
Joseph Brady, Francis Lesniewski
Christopher King. Aloyslus Karl. Jos.
eph Casey. Aloysius Cali. Francis Petry
and David Petry. The latter two are
brothers.
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CITY IS NEW LANDLORD
OF QUEENS COUNTY JAIL.

To-day old Queens County Jail In
Long Island City, whose bars restrained
many noted crook. and under whose
roof Official mismanagement created
many scandal. became a city-owned
and managed institution. For two hun
dred and nifty years. since the organ nj
xatlon of the County OF Queens. the
bailiwick was proprietor OF it's own
prison. But Queens never was sue
cess as prison keeper. so the Legis-
lature passed an act turning the old
jail over TO the city. and incidentally
thereby turning out number OF prison
employees. At least twenty OF the lat
ter found themselves without jobs to-
day. when the city took possession, but
their leader declared they were going to
fight in the courts to recover their
places.
Commissioner OF Charities Patrick A.
Whitney took over the prison In the
name of the city. Warden Thomas ".
Quinn made the delivery In neat liz
tie speech. He also gave over TO the
care OF the Commissioner sixty-nina
prisoners. The prison Is capable OF con-
filming 900 inmates, This accommodation
will relieve Blackwell's Island. whence
large complement OF prisoners from
over-crowded cells will be transferred
Warden II. Schleth will retain his Jos
as head man In the old prison under IT.
city management.
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"the happy tramp" Master 0a6s1sl d
little Kick" La Titcomb. who sing
on horseback; "A Son OF solomon" KEEL
Ter Mack and Frank Orth In The
Wrong Hero" and those three rubest'
Bowers. Walters and Croker.
STOCK COMPANY PLAYS.
THE Wolf" will be played BY the
stock company at the Manhattan Opera
House.
Corse Payton's company at the West
End Theatre will present THE Blue
Mouse"
The Bowery Buriesquers at the Co.
lumbia Theatre will have As . special
feature the Eight original Texas Tommy
Dancers.
over 600 musicians win participate TO-
morrow night at the Moulin Rouge, for
merry the New York Theatre. in .
memorial band concert to the musicians
Of tho Titanic. The organisations will
include Arthur Pryor's Band. Gustav
D'Aquin's Band. Lacalle's Concert Band.
New York Letter Carriers Band. Solier
and her male band. United States Army
bands from the forts near New York,
United states Navy bands. Hebrew Or
phan Asylum bands and Catholic Pro.
tectory bands.
PARKS AND BEACHES.
The bill at the New Brighton TheaAre.
Brighton Beach. will include Nine. Olga
Petrova In new SONGS. Joseph L. How
ard and Mabel McCane in q musical
sketch. Fred Bond and Fremont Benton
In MY Awful Dad" the Four Hunt
ings. Raymond and Caverly. the Royal
Italian Opera Company. Carl McCul-
lough. comedian. and Winslow and
8tryker.
The Diving Oris, young women who
display Their skill in a hugo tank OF
water. have been added to the attrac-
lions Of Palisades Amusement Park.
Luna Park. with its many new fca-
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POOR OLD HORSES!
AUTOS TO STEAL EVEN
THEIR ASH-CART Jobs
Commissioner Edwards Has
Plan to Test Six Motor
Driven Dump Vehicles.

II Commissioner Edwards has his way
~ familiar old two-wheeled ash carts.
IL Sss since Father Knick was a small
boy. 10 to 20 the way Of the horsecar
and the horse-drawn IRE engine. big
Dtlr' wants TO put motor trucks Into
Tie city's service and. as 10 the way
With Innovations. he asks the city to
A1sgorge the sum Of es.7sato for 4 test
q be made with six ash trucks. begin
ming to-day and continuing until the
cd of the year.
TIE Board Of Aldermen passed ia
ver~bly the Commissioners request and
his proposition now goes to the Board
oe Estimate.
Sanitary Engineer Il. d. Very. ex-
staining tho scheme. said the csrtinE
cost at present 10 &c cents a ton. With
each Of these trucks carrying forty-fivs
tons per day. the cost will figure % cents
Q day. Three-ton and hve-ton capacity
trucks. with low loading chassises. are
sought by the Department.
'In the outlying districts. where thu
hauls are long" said Mr.. Very. "you
will see the need of fast-going motors
capable Of carrying nve tons and travel
ling nine miles an hour. The problem
y TO reduce the unit OF carriage. W.
don't mean to eliminate horse-d drawn
carts now. but the gradual wearing gu
g the old rigs and horses viii enabl,
W 10 put motors In their places Tit
transformation Ii bound to come"
Commissioner Edwards has not decid
- In what section OF the city he will
Introduce the six ash trucks, provide,
NhA h0ard uaassa hln rouuest The com
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-01
WALL STREET

Early transactions In the stock mar
ket to-day strongly resisted n continue
ton OF yesterdays heavy liquidation.
Opening sales were uniformly higher.
although selling pressure was exerted
against certain issues. Reading, Union
Pacific. Lehigh Valley and Copper re-
sponded to supporting order with ad-
vances OF about point over last nights
final range.
Tho list subsequently lost some Of It's
initial strength when the buying de-
mand abated. but. despite numerous
reactions from the top. prices continued
to display firm tone in the second
hour.
The buying demand for Reading. Steel
and Union Pacific quickened In tho las;
hour and the pronounced strength
shown In these shares elevated the en-
tire HIST to the highest of the day at
closing time. Reading was over point
up at the finish while all other standard
securities were considerably higher.
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HEAD Of COUNCIL
AND FORTY OTHERS
IN BRIBERY TRAP
CONTINUED from First Pass.)

every feature OF corruption that has sx.
listed In the city and We are ready when
the proper time comes to place II bs.
fore the Grand Jury and obtain indict.
ments.
THE men named tire not the only onsa
who took money. When Councilman
Phoebus comes 70 testify lie will swear
no paid 800 each to Coucilmen Harry J.
Mulock. George w. Carmany and John
Donneiiy ana an OF It In marked bills.
These men had been expected to come
to Maiia's place. but when they did
not Franklin and Harris callsn upon
ness. lie said that he would not take
money from strangers. He suggested.
however. that II We had confidence In
Phoebus he could trust han too, and
that the money could no paid through
Phoebus."
II want to make II plain" said Burns
taking w again the thread Of his state.
ment. "that the people behind THU
movement are in deadly earnest and
they are going to wipe out all forms Of
corruption that exist In Atlantic City
They do not care who 10 responsible fol-
1t, either"
The detectives declare that between
thirty and forty officials are involves
In the exposure started by investig "a tor
of the I.5O0. 900 boardwalk steal.
For the graft campaign the Citizen's
Committee has spent more than SlOO. 900
including the purchase and operation o,
the Atlantic City Review. whose edi,o,
was instructed TO 20 after the hold.ur
men with double-barrelled shot gun. J
TIE dlctasraph. which plays such az
important part in the exposures, VA
first used In the Continental Hotel
Newark. when Franklin. the w. !
Burns operative who exposed crooked
ness In the Ohio Legislature. and Har
ris. another detective. met Counci!mel
Lane and Phoebus. and Palmer. the citi
zen go-between. The price then Axe,
for each vote was 5000. with $500 a.
hrst payment
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WRIGHT BURIED
| AS THOUSANDS
4 PAY TRIBUTE
Dayton Suspends Business and
/ Church Bells Toll During
Funeral of Aviator.

DAYTON, o., June Thousands ~
eee1ssns Of Dayton and hosts OF persons
from far and near who felt in the
achievements OF Wilbur Wright. the
aessd aviator. paid final respects to his
memory to-day. The body OF Wright
Ny in state for three hours to-day at
H. First Presbyterian Church and vast
t1rones passed the bier.
During the hours Of the funeral this
afternoon Il was arranged that all
sersst car and steam road traffic In
Dayton should be suspended for hve
u1nutss. Another tribute was the toll
ing Of church bells throughout the city
during the same period.
The funeral ceremonies were conduct
- By the Rev. Maurice Wilson. pastor
e the First Presbyterian Church. and
(hs paiibearers comprised several
friends Of Mr.. Wright since boyhood
end men Identified with business and
social clubs with which he was con-
oeetsd.
tWySsAt vas buried by the side OF
- mother In . quiet SPOT In Woodland
G1mstsry. unadorned except BY the
omQlest Of monuments.
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POPE Plus ON EVE
OF 18TH BIRTHDAY.
IS IN FINE HEALTH
Pontiff Says He Feels Better
Than in Long Time and Ex-
poets to Live Many Years.

ROME. juno His Holiness Pope
Plus X. will celebrate his seventy
seventh birthday tomorrow. To
friends who called to-day to congratu-
late him the venerable Pontin stated
he had been In the best OF health for
soma time. and that he hoped TO live
many years. He appeared In both ex-
celIcnt health and spirits, and seemed
to-day to have entirely shaken on his
recent depre ssion.
The troops and the Vatican oficiais
to-day prepared for an imposing DEM
onstration tomorrow in honor Of the
occasion, although, Il being Sunday.
the observance will b mainly rslig-
iouO.
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ZEPPELIN SPEEDS
HIS NEW DIRIGIBLE
ON l5O-MILE TRIP.

AMBrRG. Germany. June 1.-The new
military airship. Zeppelin ILL.,. arrived
here at 9.35 A. NJ. to-day. having covered
the course from Friedrichshaven to
Hamburg. approximately 80 miles. In
10 hours ana ., minutes. Count Zeppe-
lin piloted the dirig!ble on Its maiden
voyage. which lay over Basel, Frank
fort on the Main. Goettingen and
Bremen.
Making an average speed OF about a.
miles an hour. the airship easily ex-
ceeded the requirements of Ter specl-
fcations. which called for speed OF
IS miles an hour. 1t had been generally
expected. however. that she would
equal or exceed the record OF ~. H."
the only other Zeppelin driglble now in
military service. and which has accom-.
piished a speed OF ~ miles.
A third military airstdp OF the Zeppe.
lin type has been ordered by the Gov
ernment.
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3 ROOF GARDENS,
ONE WITH ICE POND,
TO0PEN NEXT WEEK
.HE roof garden season begins next
week with the opening on Monday
- night OF three airy places of

THE roof garden season begins next
week with the opening on Monday
night of three airy places Of
amusement.
Hammerstein's Roof. TO be known for
n summer as lie Gardin des F1eurs, will.
II IL announced, be "a mass Of nowers''
and every woman who goes TO the gar
den will he given a rose. Old Farm has
been transformed into an Ice pond,
where an exhibition Of fancy skating
will be given by Grace Heiane and Ed
die Bassett. There will also be turkey
trotting and dancing on skates by a
uniquely dressed chorus. Music by Gre
atore's Band. George Mays Harnronists.
and the Trinidad Orchestra OF West
Indians will enliven the Ice Carnival.
The stage performance will include
"vislons Dart" Belle Blanche, Fanny
Brice. Ben WEIGH. Ahearn's bicycle
troupe. Trovato, Bedini and Arthur,
Norton and Lee. and Hickey's Circus.
At Madison Square Roof Garden
pleasure seekers will be offered an op-
portunity to dine. dance and witness a
cabaret show. A dancing pavilion has
been erected In the centre of the roof
overlooking the refreshment tables. Be-
hind the pavilion rises the stage for the
cabaret performers. All this area 10
open TO the sky. but on rainy nights the
performance will be given In the con-
cert hall downstairs. The admission
fees Will be twenty-five and nifty cents
and refreshments will be served at
popular prices.
There will be two shows ut the Amer
lean Roof Garden. Forty-second street
ana Eighth avenue. one opening Mon
day and the other on Thursday night.
For the first half OF the week the bill
VIII include French pantomime. LA
Petite Gosse;" Al Herman. blackface
comedian; Harry First and Florence
Hadley in THE Marriage Fee" and
Fennell and Tyson In a singing and
dancing number. Among other features
OF the bill for the last half of the week
will be Walsh and Lynch in ''Huckins'
Rum" La Petite Gosse." May Foliiers.
singing coincidence: Niblo and Role
banjolsts. and Morris and Beasley, sing.
ers and dancers
At the Fifth Avenue Theatre win be
Hale Hamilton In THE Come On" a
sketch OF crook life by Grant Stewart:
Belle Baker. Charles Hart and q. Rosa
mond Johnson. Crouch and WEIGH. Mad.
den and Fitzpatrick in 1.-THE wanderer.' ~
Ell Cola. xylophonist: Ed Morton. the
Three Emersons. gymnasts. and Wood
Brothers, Irish athletes.
B. F. Keith will return to the policy
of giving vaudeville performances at the
Union Square Theatre on Monday after.
noon. On the bill will be Gus Edwards
in his Song Revue of 1912" Edmund
Hayes In THE Piano Mover" Howard's
Ponies and Dogs. Isabel Diamond and
Frank Carter. Lyons and Yosco, Der,
Melrose. athlete. and the Flying Mar.
| tins.
Mabel Hite and her Clowns win head
the bill at the Colonial. Others will bs
Mime. Besson in Between Trains
Conroy and Lemaine. the Primrose Four
| the Six American Dancers. Barnes ant
| Crawford in THE Fakr and the Lady
and the sutciiffe band OF Scotch bag
pipers.
At the Alhambra will be Nat n. Wills