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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
GAY ATTENDANCE
 AT ANNUAL BALL
 OF LOCAL KNIGHTS
Many Beautiful Gowns In Evidence at Social Event
 In Stratfield

The most anticipated annual festiv- ity in Catholic circles, the Knights of Columbus ball, held. in the Stratheld and attended by old and young, took place last night with the added bril- liancy of being the seventh event of it's kind to be given in the city. Al though the number attending the af- fair was considerably smaller than that of former years, the less crowded conditions added much to the enjoy ment of the affair.
 There were many prominent people present, among the favored guests of the eve ming being Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Clifford B. Wilson and their party, which included Senator and Mrs. John M. O'Connell, MT. and Mrs. R. T. Rock and MT. and Mrs. John Lyddy.
 Many gowns of unusual beauty were noted at the affair." A twenty number dance program composed of waltzes, two steps, fox trots and hesftations, carried the festivity far into the morn ing At Il 80, the intermission hour, a supper was served in the dining room.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16

Austria Hungary, and has accused the Vienna and Budapest govern
 ments of exercising a terrible tyran- ny over the Slav peoples. ''Thousands of the Croat, Slovene, and Serb races have been imprisoned he asserted in a recent dispatch to his paper. sIn one prison alone there are TOO of these politfca1s. The parents, wives and children of the prisoners are left to starye, and if any one is seen showing them a kindness he is likely enough to find himself in prison next day In Bosnia many orthodox priests have been shot and among the Slovenes, the most clerical of the Slav races, many Roman Catholic
 priests have been imprisoned. It is a reign of terror. Not only are the leading citizens in prison, but the young men are all seized as con scripts and sent to die for cause they detest. By a refinement of
 cruelty a proclamation has been is- sued that if any soldier deserts his
 family will suffer for it. In these circumstances there are few deser- tions, and of course an insurrection
 is utterly imp ossib1e, when all the young men are in the army and all possible leaders in prison. This fnor- ribIe modern system of warfare slavery, by which a whole population is forced to fight and die for what it hates, exists not only in the South Slav provinces, but in Rumania and in the Czech and Slovak districts of l the North''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
ELIHU ROOT, RETIRING
 SENATOR IS 70 TO-DAY


 E1ihu Root, who has long held a foremost place among the Republican statesman of the United States, will pass his Seventieth milestone today as hew as born in Clinton, N r., Feb. IS, 1845- His term as senator from New York will expire next month and he will then retire to private life
 passing his toga to James w. Wads- worth, Jr. Senator Root has practice ed law for nearly half a century, hav- ing been admitted to the bar in 1S67 Previously he had been a teacher at Rome Academy for a year or SO, but the profession of pedagogue was not to his liking, although his father and several other relatives were college professors and urged young Root to follow in their, footsteps. MT. Root quickly made a reputation, as a bril- liant and able lawyer, and had built
 up. a, law practice which paid him E$1OO,o0O a year when he was called to take the post of secretary of war in the cabinet of President Mckinley. That was in 1899, and MT. Root had to cope with the Philippine insurrec- tion.- He sent an army of 70, 900 men to the distant islands. Later he was called upon to send and American ex- petition to Picking to rescue the Ann erican minister, threatened by the Boxer uprising. His service as head 1 of the war department continued un- l der PreS1oent roosevelt until 1904,
 when he resigned to resume his law i practice. Col. Roosevelt had a deep
 regard for MT. Root, for the latter
 had supported him for governor of
 New York when many of the leading
 politicians of the Empire State were
 against him. In 1905 Col. Roosevelt
 asked MT. Root to return to his cabi-
 net, and, although it involved a con
 siderable financial sacrifice, Root ac- | cepted. For nearly four years he was secretary of state, and thus became
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
GIVE BRmGEPoRF THE REVENUE AND
 BRIDGEPORT PAY

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY desires to accept the advice of Hoconnb, and lay the localities the tire cost of caring for hospitals if it intends to withdraw the to withhold assistance for the let it return to the localities those objects the that the cities derive revenue from them,
 trolley lines railroads telephones and teegraphs benefit of the cities and towns at the local rate prevailing the communities at average of this rate burden hospitals schools and insane will be gladly accepted
 Again state property for ton (which ought reached at it's location caitie the theory that it's aid to hospitals and schools entitled to if do
 property state for the most part byo half of per of the value confessed
 
 But the localities reach with tax rate half to two cents the dollar of taxable value
 Bridgeport railroad property the property telephone property and the property companies value, at Bridgeport will gladly take the duty hospitals to schools to the and to the indigen insane
 way will the state to continue it's support worthy objects and to raise the by putting fair tax the property herein described.
 Somewhere where ceases be duty the people to be robbed the profit of onopoies which creatures of the formed for its and not to milk it's treasury
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
 TREVELYAN

George Macau1ay. TreveIyan, the British author and journalist who has made a brilliant record as a cores pondent since the outbreak of the war, win be thirty-nine years old to- morrow. He is a younger son of Sir G. O. Trevelyan, and married a
 daughter of Mrs. Humphry Ward, the famous novelist. He is the author of "GaribaIdi and the Roman Republic, 3 "Garibaldi and the Thousand,'' and several other volumes. As corre- spondent of the London Daily News he has investisated conditions in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16

The grand march was led by MT. and Mrs. Robert T. Rock and the nun Der of dancers was materially added to after the theatres were out.
 The floor 4committee included: R, T. Rock, J. J. Conway, Jesse Hamilton, Joseph Morris. John Scanlon, Edward Coyne, c. Haugh, stephen Phelan, W. E. Pendergast, Frank Brennan, John Lyddy, Joseph F'alvey.
 Committee of arrangements: J. J. Scanlon, chairman; J. F. McElroy Jr., secretary: J. E.. Lyddy, treasurer; c. Haugh, R. T. Rock.
 Reception committee: Patrick Me Gee. chairman; John G. Fitzgerald, Francis J. Brennan, J. E. F'aIvey, John Lyman, D. D. O'Neil, Connor Haugh, Richard Kelley, John J. Conway, Thomas NTcMullen. George T., Kelley, William IT. Brady, Louis Pietriel, Frederick c. Mullins. Thomas M. Cul- linan, James F. Welsh. Dr. Charles Levtray, Dr. James l., Sullivan, Carl Beck, John Heaphys William Melia, Patrick Sullivan. James F. Beck, Ar thur Bowen, Joseph Norris R. T. Rock, Nicholas Flynn. Jesse Hanail- ton, George Burns, Jr., John H. Tague. J. F. NTcElroy. Jr., Francis Breen, Frank E. Sanford, M. J. Keyes' Mat thew Daley, Owe Il Toolen, James Francis, Stephen Horan, Henry shan non.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
OUR R4NTEREsT AND EURoPEs.

IF EFT US clearly understand what is it's A tals for the purpose of seeing clearer way situation of trade with beigerents features.
 Should any difference be made between American trade on and American trade by water?
 sacred property that belgeren embassy. That embassy American
 city in which the embassy has it's barded enemy will destroy embassy If the should stray shell, it would regreable ourselves
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
DURABLE IN A HOT CLIMATE

5 RIDGEPORT is asked to twice much for each
 O schoo1house wants to levy mill tax for Warrene If he evies the usual tax for school another Warrenite the tax bill will scrutiny citizens who already of the financial methods of the city en So feeling obliged to choose he chooses Warfen1te
 There is something very taking about this patent pave
 ent Politicians who have experienced it's nsidous charms, cry They will nothing else Warrente permanent pavement it is only paving those want to of have good intentions which is proof it stands up well in hot climates.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16
The D. M. Read Company.

an international figure. His tour of the Iatin-American countries was a great triumph, and undoubtedly went far toward overcoming the Latin dis trust for their big neighbor of the, North. In 1909 MT. Root was elected United States senator from New York. He has long been prominent in the cause of internationals peace, and his service in that direction was recogniz- edf in Europe by the award to him of the $4O,OO0 Nobel peace prize.
 The H. c. Trick Coke Go. fired 515 additional coke ovens in the Councils vil1es Pa district.
 A third Youngstown (Ohio) Sheet & Tube furnace will be relighted this week, leaving only one idle stack.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-16

Yesterday was the warmast Febrl- ary i 5 that the weather bureau has ever recorded. The temperature. was 61 degrees.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
BANK Sees General
BUSINESS REVIVAL

The business digest for December,
issued today by the National Bank OF
Delaware, in part says;
"a general casting up Of the situation
at this time indicates that perhaps 30
per cent. OF the businesses in this coun-
try are sold up or over-sold and there
fore on proft-paying basis. 1t Is
likely that all or part of these profits
for a time must 90 TO offset previous
losses. but before the elapse of many
weeks these businesses will be paying
their usual dividends and many more
than at present paying extra dividends.
This leaves five per cent. of businesses
generally, either doing hand to mouth
business and Just about running even,
or running behind
"While il is an unfortunate condition
which makes even five per cent. OF our
business interests suffer, we must re-
member that even in our most prosper
Gus times We have never before reached
a stage in which as large a portion as
90 per cent. of businesses were enjoying
their rightful measure OF such pros
perity.
"Tbe labor situation has shown con-
siderable improvement for the month
While strikes are more numerous. Set
Elements are being arrived at in shorter
time and aside from labor on strike, the
percentage Of idle labor in the country
Is the smallest we have ever known
even during periods of our greatest
prosperity. This is surely an ecourag
ing indication, as only through the full
employment Of our labor, reasonable
hours and living wages, can we hope tc
build a complete and a lasting pros
perity.
"With the largest crops in our his
tory. the largest amount Of money II
circulation and the greatest percentage
of employed labor, the remainder would
seem to be only a matter of good plan
ming and iudicious management.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
REVISED LIST SHOWS 80 DEAD;
S INJURED IN POWDER BLOW-UP
Continued from FIrst pare.

Continued from
explosion Warren said the agent win cooperate with the state auhOr
Ties ascertain the the the
responsible.
Anxiety explosion evidently
diplomatic the that
inquiries
diplomatic representatives officials the
dupont Embassies had made
inquiries whether the Justice Federal service
Iandi OfcIal he
information Embassies Washing
o. action by the Department o Justice.
WARNINGS
quarters tendenc,
give their Jobs powder plants officials OF the DUPONT Company
insisted they nothing warnings. According
powder posted Major Sylvester,
a
Of the so-cae warnings and he in them
outside packing railroad which
powder packing
death-dealg blast The
friction the wheels ne powder
Any might told happening
Is dead
DEAD.
powder explosion
included
pao Chandler
CaymOnt
these that they both left yesterday
and they have failed appear
them
Upper Hag
inclined they
inquired nj Mr. Chambers for OF Patrick DOnaue,
powder
Deputy Laitomus
explosion is being made by the state authorities.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
ARRANGE FUNERALS OF
some POWDER Victims

Arrangements were made today for
the funerals of several men who lost
their lives in the powder mill ex-
plosion.
Bartholomew Kellher. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Kellher. 40 years old Of
Rockland, will be buried from his
home on Thursday morning at 9
O'Clock. High mass viii be said In
st. Joseph's r. c. Church. lnterment
will be made in st. Jsoeph's cemetery.
Lewis NJ. Booker, Sc years old will
be buried at Sudlersville, Md, on
Friday.
Edward King. son Of the late Fred
and Catharine King. 10 years old. will
be buried from the residence OF his
brother-in-law. William j. ODonnell.
No. 400 North Harrison street on Sat
urday morning. Requiem mass viii be
said over the body In 81. Paul's
Church and interment made in the
Cathedral cemetery.
Guy Stollenwerk foreman OF the
salt peter refinery al the DUPONT plant
Continued on Page Twelve.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01

OF a sailor girl, and Police Sergeant
Dayley aided IN the identification.
Officials OF the dupont Company today
continued their investigation into the
explosion. There is but little 20 work
on, however, as not one man who was
in the packing house when the horror
occurred. is alive today. What caused
the blow up, therefore, may never be
known.
This toll Of death marks the highest
in the history Of the company. Twenty.
five years ago, ia 1890, six Of the mills
in tho same yards blew up, killing four
teen men. That was the worst accident
Of its kind in the annals of the company
until yesterdays explosion.
Scenes outside the yard following the
explosion were heart rending. Work
men who had escaped death hurriedly
left the yard and were met by mothers
wives and children, all anxious about
their safety. There were few dry eyel
in the throng that waited for the news
The workers merely shook their head,
and exclaimed: 1T Is awful; the sight
is sickening." When one worker left The
yards and said he had seen collars, shoes
hiih ''ato iNHiN 'H ANt NiNhNh HilNtu
with pieces of human flesh. the anguish
Of the women who had waited for news
was pitiful.
While messengers were hurrying to
and from the gates with tidings. other
workers were searching the under
brush lining the banks OF the Brandy
wine creek for particles Of human be-
ings who had been blown TO atoms
by the explosion. Pieces of bodies
were found hanging on the leaf
barred limbs OF stately oaks and
chestnuts lining the hillside and
across the creek Across the creek
was found the torso OF Mr.. Thaxter
This was identified by the clothing
which still held TO the flesh.
The conclusion demolished several
yards of the fence around the plant,
and as soon as the guards at the
yards arrived at the destroyed mill.
ropes were stretched and the curious
were Kept from the mills
The explosion did not spare one
man who was working in the mill Il
also brought sudden death 10 Mace,
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
MR.. PRITCHETT Tells
OF SERVIAN RELIEF
Continued from First Page.

lie also stated in his letter that he
had had a cable from DR.. Blackstone,
of oxford. telling him that he thought
he could very easily make up the time
lost. Oxford University opened on DC
tober IA. but owing TO the fact that Mr..
l'rickett was down in Southern Servia
doing relief work, he was unable 20
reach England in time for the opening
of college. In travelling from Constan-
tinople to England, Mr. Prickett says he
was passed through Italy on one-third
rates and through France absolutely
free. as sooE as the authorities had
learned that he had done relief work in
Serbia. .,.4 30.
Owing TO an extra course that he
took while a student ut Princeton Uni
versity. Mr. Pickett announced in his
letter 10 his parents that he thought
that Il will be possible for him to com.
plete his course at Oxford University in
one year less than the usual time.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
CITY "CHAIN GANG"
NOW ONLY memory
Continued from First rae.


ply, 1896; John liaicy, ST., John
Sem, 05 cents; Mike Sweeney. 95 cents;
James Smith, 95 cents; Charles Muir.
ply. % cents; Thomas Pareski, $3.50;
Frank Mcdowell, S2O5.
The men were paid at the rate OF Is
cents an hour and worked eight hours a
day. They were assessed % cents
day for meals and for the pay Of two
overseers at the rate of 50 a day. The
majority of the men seemed satisfied
with the money they received and spoke
well of the food a ! Of the treatment
accorded them by their overseers.
John Mclaughlin was one of the
few who was dissatisfied with his
pay. He thought It should have been
more. The men we're paid on by Frank
B. Newell. clerk of the City Court,
and Mr.. Newell told Mclaughlin very
plainly that no money would be COM
ing to any OF them n they were rightly
charged with their expenses.
The men did not work on Thanks
giving Day, and while they got their
meals as usual, they were not assessed
for meals of that day. There were
also stormy days when the men did
not work. but their expenses went on
just the same.
Mclaughlin was not satisfied with
this explanation, and. after leaving
the office, returned later and again in
sisted that he be given more money.
one OF the men said he was worse off
now than he was before. as his shoes
and clothing were more worn. The
other men seemed satisfied and bur-
riedly left the Office after signing
receipts for their money.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
Peace TALK SPLITS
AUSTRIAN Cabinet
lrontinned From Fac one.l

CONTINUED From Page one)
main neutral, but are not certain how
benevolent" this neutrality will be
toward the Allies. Reichstag action
will depend on this.
officers OF the Crown Princes army
in the Argonne. from which l have
just returned. are little concerned,
however, over either the Greek or the
Rumanian situation. Their hopes are
centered on their western offensive
success.
Berlin officialdom reflects this con-
,dence concerning the Balkans. There
is even leT worry concerning Ru-
mania than bver Greece. Il is pointed
out that the former country is sur
rounded on three sides by the Hun
garians, the Austro-Germans In Serbia
and the Bulgarians
Regardless OF Greek or Rumanian
Developments. IL is declared tho Ger
man-Austrian- Bulgarian-Turkish COM
munication line is unbreakable.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01

amplifes its monthly statements OF
earnings and expenses Of the various
lines, so rs to give complete income ac-
counts. The statements in their new
form give. the usual information as to
earnings and results, and, in
addition, show the income from invest
ments, fixed and other obligatory
charges, and net income.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01

Europcsn ~,ar demands have caused
: shortage in the worlds supply ct
rnzserals used IN the manufacture
q Nhae Tread Tires.
The coior q Goodyear Tires may
rtrsse.y Be changed rom White
20 blscL
o. t-rriT q the required rnsieriAls
1910 1880 caplf q tires beng
f1rri.1.1 aseh VIE Ircada
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
STOCK MARKET
By The United Press.

BY The United Iress.
NEW YORK, Dec. Only slight
price changes occurred at the opening OF
the stock market today. There was
some bullsh activity in high priced in
dustrials and Cub,-n Sugar and South
Porto Rico Sugar made new high rec
ords. L. >. Steel opened up Ia, but
later eascd OF,
Strength developed in the market
early in the day, L. s. Rubber. Good
rich and Industrial Alcohol leading the
advance Toward the end OF the first
hour prices eascd of and during the
greater part Of the second hour the
market was at a standstill. Traders re-
newed their selling at about noon, eaus-
ing further declines.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
DIVIDENDS CHECKS GO OUT.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company stock
holders yesterday received their checks
for the November 30 dividend. The total
payment involved about 81 100000. For
eign holders also received their checks
yesterday.
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
P. R. R. SHOWS BIC
OCTOBER EARNINGS

Pennsylvania Railroad earnings for
the month of October, as made public
last night, come up TO all recent fore
casts Gross earnings of the entire sys-
tenn show gain of S5,24S,l9l and net
earnings expanded Sc 1853, sG4. For the
ten months ended October 81, gross
revenues of the system have expanded
50 1857 76l. and net earnings are Sll.-
53S, sS3 larger than Tor the same period
last wear.
Following are the earnings for Octo-
bcr and for the ten months ended De-
tober 81:
LINES EAST.
October gross ..S24, 0S0Ts0 = .545
Expenses ....-... II ,5Sa.tsf - I'D
Net s..r ..... sG,5O6.Hl El.s54, 1921
10 months gross S206,66l, 437 s2,22s,l2i
Expenses ....... l5S,s30.5G6 '4.5l4.964
Net ......... Si7. S53.s7l s6.743.Os5
LINES WEST.
October, gross .Sl2,ll5I62 s2,lS2,545
Expenses ........ S.4l5,933 453,O77
Net ....... s3.60o, 22o 81. 100. 49,
10 months. gross sg7 ,757 .6g5 s2Is9,6lO
Expenses ....... 74,739,5 oil @2.656, l57
Net ........ S2s.Osls4 s4.795,7 97
LINES EAST AND WEST.
October, gross $50 2Ot .9O3 S5,24s, l9l
Expenses ....... 2590g. 562 1864 1927
Net ..s... sIo.2o5,34r 81. 5ss, s6l
10 months, gross s304 is2,i33 si.3G7f8i
EXPENSES ~ 3355O0TT - III l2l
Net ........ s7O.s52.o 55 sll ,5ss, ssS
Decrease.
With The current report, the company
Evening journal., 1915-12-01

Heartrending Scenes in Morgue.
The scenes at the undertaking
oarlors OF James 7. Chandler. No. 2i2
West Ninth street, today. we're grue-
some and heartrending Fourteen
bodies we're identified this morning by
marks known TO reln.ives, who eager
~ took an arm or foot; something TO
rooresent their dead. Fathers, moth
t.s. brothers, sisters, other relatives
ald friends pored over what yester-
Gay morning was a living human be-
ing, IN search of some Identifying
mark. Parents wept over portions
of their children. and those who we're
employed around the place and were
used to sad and gruesomc scenes.
shed tears OF sympathy. Many who
sought friends or relatives, failed TO
identity in the mutilatcd bodies the
6nes they sought
~ y. Relatives In search OF the FOLLOWING
'hl nc re unable to find their bodies this
caHues ming:
'ats l,Ooe1cs Malloy. 1e years old. son Of
Cobp bind Mrs. James II. Malloy' NO.
ltchers. West Sixth street.
I'M Shawan OConner, "A years, unmar-
pred IN Kentmere.
ittsbi N6tman Fisher II years old. local
gainddress, No. 1909 Lancaster avenue;
home. No 5455 Wyalusing avenue,
Philadelphia.
James Gemmil. No. 1924 + street.
Patrick Donohue. address not given
Edward Gross. % years old No.
1917 Linden street
Il. Springfield. % years old. mar
ried No. 1873 North Union street.
According 10 Mr. Chandler. all OF
the bodies will not be gathered up be-
fore tomorrow afternoon. Searching
parties have been out all day A body
was found IN the Brandywine creek.
but has not been identified Mr.. Chan
der said
When every effort has been made TO
Identify the bodies, those not idenu-
fed will be placed in a large casket
and be given public burial in what
ever way the DUPONT Company may
decide.
Identification OF BENJAMIN Barber
vas made by tattoo marks on an arm
that was recovered. Il was a picture
Evening journal., 1915-12-01
LOCAL Securities MARKET

Laird and Company, DUPONT Building,
furnish the following quotations OF local
securities. Bid. Asked.
DUPONT Powder Co 41s's. .1011s 101
dupont Debenture 6's..... .l0l lO3
DUPONT g Co. Common
new ................- 4OS 4lO
DUPONT Common (old).... 9DH 1904
Hercules Preferred ....113h lib
Hercules Common ......405 Az
Atlas Preferred ...... 07h 9sH
Atlas Common ......247 254
FEX-dividend.