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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
REVIEW OF TRADE

New York, January 3-To avert a Ireceivership for the Boston. & Maine system. Chairman Elliott will within a few days submit to Attorney General IMcReyno1ds plan for the creation of board of trustees, satisfactory to the Department of Justice and the State of Massachusetts, to hold Boston Railroad Holding Co. stock for a per- iod of 10 years, or a sufficient time to permit of restoring Boston & Maine dividends. At the trusts termination the majority of Boston & Maine stock
 will be sold, and the proceeds distri- buted to New Haven stockholders. The plan also contemplate the can celIatioh of the Fitchburg lease pur-
 chase by the Commonwealth of Bos- ton, the freight and passenger termi- nals of Boston & Maine, FItchburg and Boston & Lowell valued at $27,- S00,000, these to be used for develop
 ment of the port of Boston.
 Thirty-four companies which were formerly units Of the old Standard Oil leo. have completed their second year | of competitive operation under the Standard Oil dissolution decree, and all have enjoyed extraor dinary pros perity throughout the year. While few earnings statements have been made public, the dividend dfsburse- ments made by the companies have
 been a striking reflection of their big revenues. In 1912 Standard Oil of
 New Jersey and it's former subsidiar- ies paid in cash dividends amounting to more than $50,0O0,0 900. In 1918 shareh olders received approximately $107, ,000,0 ,00O, this including a special distribution of about $4O,0OO,OO0 by the Standard Oil Go. of New Jersey
 Total dividends paid by the separated Standard Oil companies during 1913 were equivalent to about $107 a share on the outstanding capital stock of the old New Jersey Go.
 Earnings of the Pennsylvania. Sys- tenn for November, in regard to both gross and net. again make sunfavor-
 able comparisons with last year. The lines east reported gross of $21,4O1,- 7O9, decrease of $235,930; net of $3,5S8.S57 was decrease of $S86,- 139. The total gross for lines east and west was $32.O13.346, decrease
 of $1,097,667; net $4.87s.2s5. decrease $2,001. .554.
 The Reading Co. in five months
 ended November 80, 1918, had a ball.
 ance for dividends of s4,O17.0 .00O. This was decrease of $3.s4o,o00 or 4s per
 but $550. 1000 above 1911, $1,11o.oeo
 above 1910, $375,0Oo above 1909 and $390.oO0 above 1908. The decrease in surplus was $840.000 comparing with s931, 900 decrease in October, $712, ,0O0 in September, $e27,OCo in August, and $413,000 in July For the November falling off the railway. com
 pany and the coal company divided the responsibility.
 November gross earnings of all the lines in the New York Central system
 totalled s23, 3,641.172 against SPA, ,965,- 149 in the corresponding month last
 year. Net for the month aggregated
 $2,9s4,282 against $7,334,S77.
 The Standard Underground Cable Co. Of Pittsburgh has declared in ad-
 kr1 &t1@ dend of per cent, an extra dividend
 of per cent payable January 10.
 Directors of the Bank of New York, N. B. A. have requested stock holders to act the question of join ing the Federal reserve system at the annual meeting to be held January
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
MEXICAN FAMILIES ARE
 'HOCKING' FAMILY JEWELS

Mexico, City, Jan. 3.-The Huerta;
 administration has lately come to be frankly on the defensive. A month
 ago all the talk was of successful ex-
 petitions against the rebels, and a1-
 most daily glory won by Huerta's
 arms. 1t was almost reasonable to
 hint that the rebels were making
 headway, but lately even friends of the government, and it has some 3yet, talk more of the presidents chances
 of holding back the rebels than of
 making any progress against them.
 Those who have followed develop nnents will not be surprised, however,
 if the swinging forward movement of
 the rebels slows down to a dogged de- termination to hold their hard earned
 positions, and if Huerta is able to hold
 out for many months.
 Foreigners, and a few Mexicans, are
 gambling their judgment against ac-
 formulating facts. If they could make
 up their minds just when to get out they would leave the capital before
 the final clash, but a great majority of those yet left here cannot very well sacrifice what business and property they have by abandoning it indefinite ly and so they are taking their chan ces. Others are working hard on the defense committees realizing that they probably will be among those
 within the foreign compound when trouble starts.
 It is realized that Carranza can
 bring about the city tens of thousands of followers once he cleans up the re- gions outside the Federal District:
 that the zapatistas will join with him and that thousands for whom he has
 no arms and who ever are ready to join the successful leader, will hasten to join him without the city and unite with his followers for possible loot
 within. But Mexico City would be aI-1 4<r- Ia long time.
 Stored in one place and another there is an abundance of food stuffs, there are numerous small gardens within the district the defending ar my should control, and cutting the water and light lines will not be a vi- tai blow.
 There once was a time when we didn't have electric lights said Huer- ta one day. and so far as the water is concerned. there are dozens of ar tesian wells within the city, and aI-
 most at any point the waters of the old lake can be tapped at from six to ten feet under ground.
 Cutting off the water supply would undoubtedly bring about such state
 of bad sanitation that. disease inevi- tab1y would follow, but many weeks might elapse before this condition be- came vitally serious.
 Mexico City, Jan. 3.-The impecun-
 ious state into which many of the old wealthy families of Mexico have fallen is responsible for 3 new line of busi- ness among many small Spanish mer- chants. we buy jeweIry'' is sign to be seen in many stores, and the growth of this business Indicates that many persons are realizing cash on their family Jewels.
 lss Pawn shops throughout@ tl1e land also are reaping rich harvest in in terest for money loaned on jeweIry and other articles sent in by the aged servants Of families who never until now have known what it meant to be in want of money. Not all these families are poor as reckoned by the financial agencies. Some yet are mill
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
ASSIGNMENT OF
 MORGAN FROM 30
 FIRMS CAUSES TALK

New York, Jan 3-The announce snent Of the retirement of J. P. Morgan and four of his partners from 30 di- rectors1lips has. called attention to the fact that i've important recommenda- lions of the Pujo committee already were being put into effect in advance of the legislation requiring them.
 They include the abandonment Of fiscal agency agreements such as ex- isted between the New Haven and Morgan & Co.,: the abolition of inter locking directorates, the abolition of voting trusts, reforms in the stock exchange and reforms in the clearing house.
 Whether MT. Morgan will decide to withdraw from the directorate of the United States Steel Corporation was the subject of a great deal of speeu- lation today.
 The general opinion was that as the socaIled steel trust was the greatest of the Morgan corporations and was considered by the elder Morgan the crownfng achievement of his financial career, his son will consider it his duty to remain identified with it in an active way, especially until the gov ernment suit has been decided one way or the other.
 The Morgan connection with the New York Central dated from the time o1 Commodore Vanderbilt.
 J. P Morgan's friends say that hs has been not only deeply impressed by the change in public sentiment during the last few years but that he has been deeply grieved over the criticism of the firm in connection with the affair of the New Y ork, New Haven G Hartford Railroad Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
DILATORY AUTOISTS
 GIVEN DAY OF GRACE

Operating an attomobile upon Bridgeport streets after Monday with out the current license numbers will be considered sufficient cause for ar rest, accordding to the announcement of Superintendent of Police Birming- ham today. He said that. beginning Monday the men of the various pIatoons will be instructed to pay par ticular attention to the auto markers and see that only 1914 ones are used. Reports of several being made vdc- tins of police action in Hartford on this ground have been received by the police. A number have called at head quarters making inquiry and showing that they have applied correctly but have received no response.
 t Religious and charitable institutions own untaxed property in PhiladelpE pEaia, valued at $23o,O00, ,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

13. The Bank Of New York is the oldest bank in New ork City, and the second oldest in the United States
 fBanlker Henry C1ews)
 On the Stock Exchange confidence is steadily reviving as a result of the new currency bill and the more req sonable attitude of Washington to- ward big business; also because of a growing hope that the railroads will in due season receive some consider ation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. Political agitation is be- coming less popular. Cute a fair ad- vance has taken place in the leading securities and profit-taking caused temporary reactions. The outlook,
 however, is still favorable to well sustained market subject to moderate
 reactions through profit realizing.
 The local financial situation is sound and is likely to strengthen in the first few months of the new year. From a worldwide viewpoint the United States is in better financial and cornmerciaI condition than any other country in the world. This is worth bearing in mind, for the United States has often in tlae past led the world in business recovery We have been through a period of liquidation and contraction Great Britain is just beginning this process, while Germany has not yet emerged from a reaction which be- gan over year ago. The financial situation in Europe is still one Of strain owing to effects of the Balkan war and the exhaustion of capital by
 the continued pressure of new issues in England, France and Germany. For these reasons it is hardly to be expected that, Europe can lead any
 upward movement in American
 stocks, especially as the floating sup
 ply of our stocks abroad is much re- duced. Canada is still suffering from oyerborrowing and Canadians have large sums out on cali in this mar xet which would be withdrawn in case
 of emergency. Of late there has been
 some Improvement in the local in vestment demand; also a better in qnfry for bonds from institutions, as is usual at this season. There is still a considerable short interest in the
 market. Occasional reactions must be expected, but conditions as a, whole favor a more active and stronger market
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
Local Woman Deserted
 By Husband In Hartford

Hartford. Jan. 3--Mary A. Basher. who lives in West Hartford, told Judge Greene that her maiden name was O,NeiI, that she lived with her par .ents in Bridgeport, and, on September 2, 1901, with Adolph Basl1er, who now lives in New York, she went over the Connecticut line to Portchester and was married to him. Mrs Basher said that, after the marriage she and her husband located in Bridgeport and subsequently they came to this city, where Basher was employed as a bar ber After a years residence here her husband told her to go to the home of her parents and she returned to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
 REPORT MILES COVERED

Washington. Jan 3-Reports from practically every one of the A, 900 rur- al mail carriers just received by Jon- athan Bourne, chairman of the joint congressional committee on federal aid in the construction of post roads, show that the carriers cover 1,003, ,284 miles of highway. This does not include any portion covered twice.
 The reports show that 61,000 miles of this road is paved or constructed of. crushed stone, flag or shells; 128, ,6o4 miles of gravel; over 5oo,000 miles inn proved earth, over 275, 900 unimproved earth. It is also shown that 46s, COG miles of road were bad part of the year and 30. 900 all the year.
 Nearly 30. 900 carriers use one horse vehicles. 1000 two horse vehicles and 4o0 automobiles, 35 motorcycles, no horseback and five bicycles.
 Approximately 5.ooo, coo families are served
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

Iionaires Some retain enormous
 holdings of land and houses. but there is none to buy.
 One man, an AnnericAn, recently off fered for sale IS, 900 acres of nniIn- proved but rich tropical land for 10.- GOO pesos. He could not sell it. Two years ago he refused three pesos an acre.
 Berlin, Jan 3.-F1rther movements upward in the high cost of living are already in sight for the new year Two measures in particular just decided
 upon threaten to tax severely the purse of the German housewife.
 The privileges of importing duty free meat from Russia, by which the
 municipalities were able to force down the price of beef and pork from two to ten cents per pound during the past year is not continued. Further
 more, the icemen have formed a trust, the first act of which is to be an 1n- crease of several cents a hundred ID S..
 in the cost of ice next summer.
 The meat privilege, which was
 available only to municipalities buy
 ing for the benefit of residents, ex- pfres March 31. The Conservative agrarian constituents as high returns
 as possible for their cattle and swine.
 fought the concession to midd1e-class and poor appetites from the start, and
 now has brought about the reimposi- 1 ton of the full duty on Russian meat. The municipalities of Greater Ber- lin ran their meat shops at a loss of some $35,O00 during the past year. It Is probable that other German cities
 which took advantage of the law will show corresponding book losses. For the taxpayer and resident, however, ! the profit from cheaper meat has been marked.
 The Berlin icemen's new, syndicate maintains that the proposed incTeas6 will be only 2 1-2 cents per hundred d per hundredweight, and that under this price it is absolutely impossible to manufacture or import ice at a profit This price, however, is only for dealers with contracts, and the consumer using less than 1000 hun dredweight per year must pay a min inum of 20 cents.
 The ordinary citizen, who in Ger many gets his size of an apple, a pail fuI or less a day. will pay, as every where, what the iceman decides the traffic can bear.
 German dental students in more than dozen schools are on strike for higher titles. They demand to be known after graduation as Doctors of Dental Surgery and not be restricts d to the inferior classification of saToofh- physicians, which now prevails in Germany. The strike includes the dental departments of the universities of Berlin, Leipsic, Halle, Bonn, Hei- delberg, Marburg and Greifswa1d, where the students refuse to continue their studies unless they are given the coveted title,
 The high-grade and highly reInun- erative dental practice in Germany is largely nonopoIized by American denz tists. and the snative tooth pi1ysicians,' struggle under the handicap of this title for what is left. The rnlnistry of education, which has behind 1t th. world of regular physicians, refuses to introduce the doctor title, which ward equality with dental doctors in the United States
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

!, ty Laborftes, where election can Lr secured without any elaborate cam- paign and can be held without "nuru- ing" it is possible that the u1smber In the great majority of cases. how ever, it takes all Of the $2.ooO and much mere to finance an election l A typical instance is West Herlls z1 present be1d by Arnold Ward, the acl of Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the uoreIlr lrl. He himself is opposed to the payne. of members, while Hedley E. 1e Es- the Liberal candidate, believe ftr. members should be paid Tn a plain talk at Watford Edr- Ise Pas explained why he believed in it. In the nrl. place he pointed out that it Woull cost a candidate at least $4s0o0 e. ycrE-
 The election itself, including the rl. turning officers feess which have Co re paid by the candidate would cod $10,O00, to which would have co n. added the expenses of the candffetr. which he estimated at 46,0O9- d0Il1Fr during his four years of office. would therefore at the end of four years be $s.ooO out of pocket
 MT. le Bas added that Ward cou.r quite easily do without his salary rr l the Conservative Association. rl which Lord Rothschf1d, Lord sbrr and other wealthy men were ncrrs bers, contributed S4,00O a year to fH1 expenses of the Conservative eaul-- date.
 Some of the larger eonstitueneI1. cost even more to fight Tn Rom. ford the returning omcer8' fse1 cod expenses alone would amount tr
 more than the total cost of au el--- ton in West Herts-
 The Worlds Congress of the sst1.- ton Army held here ten years ago Il. to be repeated next summer, but ou c somewhat larger scale Fepresartr. tives of the Army from all Darla .| the world and of all nations to t.. number of several thousand win r. present, and fne their native cuEilzlr.-. will make a picturesque eafherf1e- . big corrugated iron building for LUr seating of 5000 persons is to be erect ed on a vacant site in AIdwych. fu tfl centre of London, for the meeting
 At the conclusion Of the congrasss 300 of the delegates, representirT rr many nations as possible. will make tour of the country At 1Tottiual.a... this delegation will take part iu lHe opening of the han erected by the r.r- pie of that town in rr1enaory of tllc IE't+ l General Booth.
 Representatives of the z6erehsaI. and Manufacturers Exchaure af rra-e York have been explaining to B-Itlrr exporters the scope. of the tae1rre flT thedispIay free of tlnpCrt nlly rr goods in New York The plan rs l NSSA- ee-AASetOt-E11 DS % 1P@--t-- 1- 1 Congress, and the details win be cup piled to the various European char bers of commerce by repre8eI1ta ti4al of the Merchants and 11an1kactuTer Exchange now in Europe
 The American repreaeutallVe1 lr England come supplied FIth Isll1rl ] from the State Department and tI.e. have been introduced at the Board aI Trade, so that they will be granted c-.- cry facility for getting into to1ch with the leading manufacturiuT Inter l ests of Great Britain
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

Bridgeport Later her husband ca1I-.l on her. He told her that he u
 going to New York and. when he rr- did not do; so, but, in April. 1000. she saw the mans address in tne New York directory. She went to tllrl city and called on him Re toIC her that he did not intend to do anr- thing for her and that ft T75uld rr her no good to be running do4rn fl see him The explauatfou ll1- Basher had was that she thol~Il her husband was interested ln 1rr1r one else. The woman has the rlr-l to resume her maiden name
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
PROGRESSIVE PARTY TO
 HAVE NEW QUARTERS

Washington, Jan. s3The Progress . @-e party. in line with the actin,. of the Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Commit tee. has established campaign head quarters in Washington and prelimi- nary work will soon be in full swing.
 Representative FHnebaug11, of lI1Ii- noiss chairman of the Progressive con gressional campaign. has sent to the Chairman of the central committee of the state a letter announcing the com pIetion of the Congressional organiza- tion-
 The Progressive headquarters will be continued until July and then
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
DETROIT POLICEMAN
 TO SURVIVE WOUNDS

Detroit, Jan. 3-With three wounds in his body, hospital authorities say that Patro1man John Gordon, who was shot early today by bandits, has fair chance for recovery.
 Gordon is the seventh Detroit of hcer to be shot down while on duty since last March. Of this number, five either were killed outright or died as the result of their injuries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
New Haven Railroad Reduces
 Pay To Gar-Shop Employes

New Haven. Jan. ss-A notice was posted yesterday at the local shops of the New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad announced that after today a 10 per cent reduction of wages would go into effect. The reduction will ap- ply to the several hundred railroad employees of the company here and at Readv1lle, Mass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
CITY TO INSURE ITS EMPLoYEs

Mayor Clifford B. Wilson will ad- wise the common council Monday that all city employees come under the Workmen's compensarron act and rec oInmend that the city take out insur- ance to protect itself against liability under this statute
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

BerIin-A judge refused Go o.dmlU- ister an oath to witnesses Wiho rrr-r not members of the Church Eltr- drawals from the Church to es1,r church taxes are incrsasins 1arge.s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03
gHr gPRrTTTEsT FACE

ana the most beautiful hands are often disngured by an unsight1y wart It can easily be removed in few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart remover. For sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy, 253 Fairfield avenue and 1S6 Cannon street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

cTEANEAsY. BEsT HAND soAE4
 Guaranteed not to inJure the skin. instantly removes Stove Polish. Rust, Grease, Ink. Paint and Dirt For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents. Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn. 24A stratford avenue
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

Col Stanley RFflward, 50 years old, former city treasurer of Lexing gton,s Ky, was killed by falling down an .~1azza4n~ nlaa1k
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-03

LYFoRD BROTHERS s1e CUSTOM SUIT SALE East Side and waa4 Eaa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-04-30

Troy, q former pastor. will preach in the
CONGREGATIONAL Church May l0.-E S.
Grow of lew Haven was In town Tuesday.
Mrs ". s. Jennings OF St Adams is I'm
town, called here by the illness of n rela-
tive.
The installation OF water meters on the
water system is recommended by the
water commissioners DR.. H. l.. William
son has the foundation Of his new house
on South street nearly completed. The
Following officers were elected at the an
nual village meeting Tuesday evening:
President, y. r. Dlckerman clerk. w. w.
/ Wilson; treasurer, f. r. Dlckerman col
lector @. w. Farr; auditors, W. u. Dag
| gett, u. w. Estey, j. *. Wilson: fire war;
/ dens, g. w. Farr, T. w. Varncv, l., O.
Chaplin; trustee for three years. r. c.
Martin. Tax voted was 80 cents on the
dollar. One hundred dollars was voted to
the Munsill Hose company. Voted that
the trustees assume the duties of the
water commlssloners,-N and Mrs. Err
nest Curler have moved to Ferrisburg
where he has employment Mrs f. Car
Fey and Miss Barnard spent the week.
END in New Haven.-The Rev. David Bar
| ton will preach at Monkton Ridge Sun
daN.-"he Young Woncn's Missionary 500
ciety Of the Methodist Church will meet
with Mrs. Henry Landon Friday after
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