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Evening star., 1915-05-12
FINANCIAL.
A Splendid Investment.

recommend to my clients and
TO the investing public the pur.
chase Of Capital Traction stock. u
10 hish-grade security selling
way below its true value, and $40
per share less than It's nominal
market price. For years u has
been recognized a. Q standard in-
ves:ment. always acceptable ~ col
lateral TO the banks. The prop
erty ID we'll equipped and prudently
and honestly managed. For the
years 1905 to 1914 the company
paid annual dividends Of Q per
cent. and for the year 1914, Q year
Of marked business depression, IL
paid from railway operation So
per cent In dividends, carried $751;
722 to depreciation, $37.t26 to sur
plus and paid In merit awards 70
n,otormen and conductors 321, 1,ese.
In 1905 this stock sold for over
$3.50 per share. and except on its
present decline. has not sold below
III since June. 1902. ! expect the
company to enjoy even greater sue
cess In the future. and consider
thIs an opportunity to become
identified as a stockhoider In
standard home property at less
than Its actual or Investment
worth.
Thomas L. Hume. Broker.
l41O G Street.
Tel. M. 1886.
Evening star., 1915-05-12
ouctatioss furnished by ". B. Hibas L G

Justice of the peace, as q title, was
nrst coferr.4 in 1860.
Evening star., 1915-05-12
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. May 12.-Cotton-Spot
firm; good middling, 5.72; middling.
$50; low middling. 4.92. Sales, 1000
bales: for speculation and export, 400
bales: receipts. $500 bales. Futures
closed feverish: May and June, 5.251s
June and July. 5321a July and August,
539H: August and September. SAY;
October and November. SCI: January
and February. 5.73: March and April.
5.79k: May and June, 5S6
Evening star., 1915-05-12
TITLE COMPANY STOCK
FIGURES IN TRANSACTIONS
Sale Of One Hundred Shares Feature
Of Session of Exchange
Today. -
Trading in Other Securities Is Dull.
General Financial
Notes. .

The sale OF 100 shares of Columbia
Title Insurance Company stock. at 5A.
was the only sale recorded on the local
stock exchange today that attracted any
attention.
The stock of this company seldom Is
traded on the board, and the transac-
tion therefore was of interest. After
two lots of fifty shares each had
changed hands. the bid for more was s.
None was offered.
There were five sales of Washington
Gas stock. aggregating sixty-three
shares. at r. Five shares of Capital
Traction stock brought 81. and nine
shares Of Washington Railway and
Electric preferred stock brought S5.
Prices remained practically un-
changed.
Condition of Treasury.
The condition of the United States
Treasury at the close of business yes
terday was:
Net balance in general fund. 6.74s,-
75s.
Total receipts. s2.46o.3s1.
Total payments, S3,294.o95
The deficit this fiscal year is s1O5.-
c4o.a57. against a deficit Of $3S. S.410.7S0
last year. exclusive of Panama canal
and public debt transactions.
men Of long experience in stock mar
ket affairs now believe the market
has discounted the worst that can come
out of the Lusitania affair. and out of
the other difficulties with Germany
which are to be dealt with in the note
of protest being prepared by President
Wilson.
In its most important aspect the
financial situation is very different
from what 1t was when the war broke
out last summer" says the Wall
Street Journal. "a shock which then
would have caused a panic could now
be borne without serious result. There
Is no longer the danger of heavy for
efgn liquidation. Germany has been
completely drained of American stocks
and bonds: and so far as Great Britain
fs concerned, the liquidation has pro-
ceeded to such an extent that no seri-
Gus consequences would result if some
thing occurred to hasten the compile
tion of it,
Evening star., 1915-05-12
Confession Reveals All.

From Dopey Bennie's confession. 1t
was said. came the leads which re-
vealed the entire operations Of the
gangsters. When it became. known that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
Amusements
POLI'S

- - - :, L -,
The very best or variety's noveltles
and motion picture features are en-
bodiad in the classy nroerarn that
Manager poi has ARRANGED for Polls
theatre. the first half of this week.
The bill is evenly balanced through:
out and pleases Immensely.
The LaGrof1s continue to thrill
will, their wonderful contortion Of
farins that is indeed a real sensa-
tion II ia nresenfe5 in a very novel
fashion ana its ee1aI has never been
s son, bara9
The Manaelssobn Forr. three pref
~ Girls a very clever Young man,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
DIR. BELL. INVENTOR of
TELEPHONE, rs IS TO-DAY

DR.. Alexander Graham Bell, the in
ventor of the telephone, will pass his
sixty eighth milestone today, having
been Dor in Edinburgh Scotland. on
March 3, 1847. The inventor recently
added another to his list Of trdunphs
when he talked over wire stretched
the breadth Of the American contin-
ent, from New York to San Francis
Coz It is true that other men Of In
ventfve genius have aided in making
that achievement possible, for the
telephone of today is vastly different
from the crude instrument invented
by Bell nearly two-score years ago,
but to the Scotchman belongs all the
honors of the originator of a new
idea. TanscontinentaI telephone
communication is the victory Of many
minds over a vast multitude of OBJ
stac1es, who have made the 'impos-
sfb1e of yesterday the commonplace
of today.
Few inventors have reaped so large
a finaqciaI reward as Dr. Bell, but
and disappointment before the tide
turned in his favor. In its infancy
the telephone was dismissed as an
impractical toy, and the young Scotch
man was considered q harmless sort
of crank by the business men he
sought to interest. in his invention.
DIR. Bell began his career as a. tea
cher of deaf-mutes in his native Scot
land, and when he emigrated to
America. at the age of twenty-four
it was with the intention of continu-
Ding to teach here. He settled first in
Canada, but soon removed to Boston
Snd became professor of vocal ply
sio1ogy at Boston University. It was
there that he began that serious
study of the subject or sound trans
mission which resulted In 1876 in the
invention of the first telephone. When
at last he obtained Recognition for
his invention and was started on the
road to wealth he did not forget those,
unfortunates to whom his early life
had been devoted. He founded the
American Association to Promote
Teaching Of Speech to the Deaf, and
gave the organization a quarter Of a
million dollars to help carry on the
work.
D. Bell is an officer of the French
Legion of Honor, and has been the
recipient of honorary degrees from
many Of the worlds greatest UNIVERSE
ties, including st. Andrews. Hefdel-
berg, oxford and Harvard While
the telephone has been adopted
throughout the world, more than two
thirds, of the instruments in use are
in the United States-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
EMPIRE

In conjunction with the latest IN
stallments of the greatest of all de-
tectiveN serials, the Exploits of Elaine
and a. number of other entertaining
subjects, which will be offered at this
theatre tomorrow, special feature.
For Her People," a four part drama.
of today will also be shown.
The story is as follows: John, the
Lancashire mill hand. is the sole
support OF her invalid mother. She
takes a keen interest in her duties,
and Tom, the foreman, is in love with
her. At q meeting of the directors,
Henry Calder, the manager, protests
against the cutting down Of the mill
hands wages, but William Arnold,
the principal share holder, forces q
Is per cent, reduction. The notice
is posted. and Calder foreseeing trou-
unable to join the house party at
Arnold's. Leslie who is engaged to
Dora Arnold, decides to go and as
sist his, father. To avert strike
Henry Calder promises to restore
the wages in six months. Leslie
makes the acquaintance Of Joan and
is surprised to find in her a. great
student of labor troubles. He falls
in love with her, which arouses the
Jealousy OF Tom. "A letter despatched
by Leslie to Dora is handed to Tom
for post Tom writes upon the en-
velope the words TASK the writer
who Joan is" Dora now visits
Leslie and seeks an explanation and
everything seems satisfactory. Leslie
invites Joan to visit his home and
meet Dora. But the happy Joan
leaves. early The next morning
Joan sends Leslie q note in which
she explains that she should not
have visited them, and that it is all
her fault. A quarrel between Dora
and Leslie ensues, Dora returning to
Leslie the engagement ring and
leaving for home. Tom meets Joan
on the following Sunday. and some
bitter words ensue.
On the following bank holiday.
Joan goes off by herself to Cragwe11
Hill. delightful spot Leslie fol-
lows and meeting, asks Joan to mar
ry him, and devote their. lives to the
workers cause. Henry Calder is
again forced by William Arnold to
reduce the wages another i've per
cent, or close down. Tom influences
strike and fnflames the workers
Joan appeals to the mill hands, but
her voice is drowned. The pinch of
poverty is felt everywhere. Tom
visits the strikers and incites them
to violence. They decide to burn
down the mill. The storm gathers
is sent for. Joan tells her that Leslie
must not marry out Of his own class,
that she loves him well enough to
give him up, but that ''she loves her
people better than all else :" Joan
finally pleads with William Arnold
and succeeds in getting the mill re-
started on the old wages She is
acclaimed. and in the end is discov-
cred at peave amidst the beautiful
surroundings of the people she loves,
and Tom is reinstated in her noble
affections.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
GREATEST NAVIGATOR
SINCE NOAH, SAY THE
BRITISH OF THOMPSON

London, Mar. 3-Graeme Thomson,
to whom winston Churchill refer
red to in Parliament as zone of the
discoveries of the war" is the first
civilian ever to hold the position of
director of the Admiralty transport
department. Thomson, who is 80
years old, is now described "as the
greatest transport officer since
Noah.'
When the war. broke out, Thorn
son was 6. experimenting clerk at a
salary of about $4,000 a year. He
had served in the department., after
completing his education at oxford,
for twelve years. His ability, which
showed itself in emergency days, at
tracted the attention of the First
Lord. In a short space of time he
was made assistant director of trans
ports, and at the end of three months
put in charge of the department at
a large salary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
Stomach Troubles
Due to Acidity
so SAYS EMINENT SPECIALIST.

SO SAYS HH1N EN- tSEEEOlA1AS1.
So-called stomach troubles, such as
Indigestion wind. and sto1nach-ache
are in probably nine cases out of ten
simply evidence that fermentation is
taking place in the food contents Of
the stomach. causing the formation of
gas and acids. Wind distends the
stomach, and causes that full, oppres-
heart burn, while the aJoid frritates and
inf1ames the delicate lining of the
stomach. The trouble lies entirely in
the fermenting food. Such fermenta-
ton is unnatural, and acid formation
is not only unnatural, but may in
volve most serious consequences if not
corrected To stop or prevent fermen-
tation of the food contents of the
stomach and to neutralize the acid
and render it bland and harmless, a
teaspoonfuI Of bisurated magnesia,
probably the best and most effective
corrector of acid stomach known
should be taken in a quarter of q glass
of hot or cold water Immediately af-
ter eating, or whenever wind or acid
ity is felt This stops the fermenta-
ton and neutralizes the acidity in a
few moments. Fermentation, wind
and acidity are dangerous and I'M
necessary. Stop or prevent them by
the use of proper antacid such as
bisurated magnesia. which can be OBJ
tanned from any druggist and thus en-
apte the stomach to do It's worH prop
erIy without being hindered by poison
Gus gas and dangerous acids.-M. f.
P-Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape

Us fellos was playing war this af-
tirnoon. and we was awl standing err
round the lamp post tawking about
who was going to be submereens and
who was going to be aerop1anes, and
awl of sudden Sam Krawss sed,
Hah, I spy a spy up at the cornir.
And we looked, and who was stand
foot, beeing the cop, Wich we call
| him F1atfoot avn akkount of the way
he wawks and not because its. his
reel naim, witch it proberbly adnt.
Who volunteers to go up and inves-
tfgate weathir it's a spy or not, sed
Sid Hunt.
Ill go up If enyboddys got the nerve
to go with me, I sed.
got the nerve. sed Pud SiTnkins.
An me and Pubs startid to wawk
UP the street, wawking neer the houses
like scouts scouting, and INatfoot
kepp avn standing up thare looking
down. and Pubs ged, g. maybe he
will nab US for playing ball this
moaning if we got to neer him.
G, maybe he will, I sed. And we
krawsed ovir to the uthir side of the
| street and stood thare Watching him
a. vile.
He looks like q spy, aw1 rite, look
at the size Of his feet. sed Pubs.
Look at his guilty expresshin, I
sed.
Look at the sneal<y way hes stand
ing thare, sed Pubs.
Look at the bomb hes holding be-
hind his back. sed. Meening his
club. Wich Jest then Flatfoot startid
to krawss ovir to the side OF the street
ware we was, and men and Pubs
wawked down 1ittel way and kraws-
sed ovir to the uthir side, and Flat
foot called ovir, Hay, is eny thing the
mattir with you kids, do you wunt
enythinlx with me.
No sir, I sed.
No sir. sed Pubs.
Then kwit gawking GROUND heer
and go down ware you belong, sed
FTatfoot.
WITCH me and Pubs did, wawking
down agen to ware the fel1os was,
and wen we got dawn thare we look
ed back and F1atfoot wasent thare
eny Knoar, and anvil the fel1os sed,
Was he a spy, was he a spy.
He was a spy aw1 rite, but we
chased him, + sed. And we got up a
gain OF tern cap.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
NEWTOWN
Especial to the Farmer.

Especial to the Farmer.)
Newtown. March 3-The Mems
Literary club held its monthly meet
ing last night with Sheriff A. B.
Brakeman, Frank H Ives and Tracy
Peck were guests. A spread was
furnished by Mrs. Brakeman after
which the assen1b1age, enjoyed a lit
erary treat at the hands of DR.. r. J.
Gale, the essayist Of the evening.
DR.. Gale gave an interesting story
Of the silver fox of Prince Edward
Island, its habitat and history and
the successful EFFORTS made to pro-
pogate.
Miss Frances DooIan OF Manga
tuck is a. guest of the Misses Blake of
Walnut Tree Fiji this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris D. Beers, and
son Preston. spent Sunday with Mrs.
E. P. Curtis of Monroe.
Thomas Degnan of Danbury. spent
Tuesday in town.
The lecture on Cuba Illustrated
by the stereopticons under the aus
pices of the Wonaen's Missionary
Travel club, held at the guild room
Of Trinity church, last night,
brought out a good attendance.
Mrs. L. G. Gilbert Of Huntingtown,
has gone to visit relatives in South
Carolina, where she will spend the
Inonht-
Miss Margaret Heating, the mod
4SC6s - SPO11O41Ae5 d W6SkA Will I01eSI4N0S
in Huntington.
A. A Mcdonald has removed the
building recently purchased by him
from the town, and has attached it to
his blacksmith shop for a wagon re-
pair department.
Following the advice of the agent
of the state agricultural experiment
station who last fall analysed the soil
in the level lands east and south of
the Borough, several farmers have
contracted for supply of ground
lime to be applied to the surface be-
fore blowing Eli Beers of Queen
street is the pioneer in the movement
and is spreading the lime on his land
this week.
The agriculture class of the High
school are now ready to test milk for
the dairymen and request samples for
the purpose.
w F. Fomlinson and family, OF
Danbury motored to Newtown SUN
day and were guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Herman II. Peck of the Borough inc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
TOMMY ATKINS IN
TRENCH LOOKS LIKE
ROBINSON CkUSOE"

London, March 3.-War has struck
a blow at both military snartness
and military picturesqueness. These
two features, which distinguished
European wars of the past, are now
yielding to the practical. The Brit
ish Tommy in the trenches, wearing
goatslxin coat, rubber boots and
knitted cap pulled down ever the
head, looks more like a Robinson
Crusoe than a soldier. French
zouaves still wear baggy trousers,
moorish Jacket and fez, but the cloth
British khaki. Be1giaAs have chang
ed their regulation foolish little cap
for a good, warm cap which looks as
If made for a chauffeur.
Among the changes undergone in
the British field uniform is Sam
Brown belt made of webbing instead
of the more conspicuous leather. The
belt, designed a couple of generations
ago by a British officer in India, sup
ports sword, pistol and canteen and is
suspended by a strap crossing the
shoulder. 1t has lately become the
rage among Belgian officers. In view
of the short range in trench fighting,
the British officer has been forced
to do away with the minor elegance
of khaki flannel collar and khaki
co1ored necktie. His full skirted
overcoat early gave place to a short
coat of the model of the seaman's
peajacket, which is found warmer
than the old model besides being free
from the annoyance of skirts. The
men Of the ranks have of their own
accord cut off their overcoat tails be-
cause of their dragging in the mud.
France is reuniforming its troops
in the new tri-color cloth, a combin-
alton of the three co1ors of the ma
tionaI flag, and of a blush color. It
is used for the characteristic great
coats of the men and for officers
Jackets
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
NOTICE

For forty-nine years We have been
conducting business at the same old
location corner of Main and John
Streets, Bridgeport Conn, and cur
Private Bank has been established
there continuously. We have received
and paid out. on demand without no.
ace millions of dollars OF money de-
posted with us and we continue to
receive money subject TO depositoE's
check at sight, on which we aItosV
three per cent. per annIIu1. credited
to each account monthly, We eoTicig
the accounts of individuals, bustnes1
men, firms and corporations, and an
who want q bank account where they
can deposit money checks or drafts,
and leave tit for one dag, one week, enc
month or/6ne year. and draw interest
We give to the business ouE careful
of private bankers in this gfaSe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
PLAZA

The three performances to-day will
conclude Colvin & Co.'s extraordinary
engagement at the Plaza. CoIvin is
a hypnotist and a mighty clever one
but his talent for entertaining in
humorous vein is almost equal to his
bodies Of subjects and the capers
he makes them go through while in a
cata1eptic state keeps the audience in
roars of laughter from the beginning
to the end of his act
The Melani Troupe in their beauti-
full offering 't20 Minutes of Grand
Opera" is making very favorable i'm
preston. There are six people in the
troupe s4.si each is gifted instru-
their repertoire is relished by all rnu-
sic lovers Billy Davis, -HThe Vocal
izing Monologist'' has a funny act
and he puts it over in funny way.
Nat & Franklin. a boy and girl in
a very Hastily arranged comedy sing
ing. talking and dancing skit are prov
ing smart entertainers. while the Ken
interesting novelties to be seen local
ly this season.
The photoplay program includes
'sAmbrose's Sour Grapes" two reel
Keystone production; ssThe Spring
time Feeling another Keystone;
THE Willy Chaperon" and Through
the Murk.'s
As the big attraction for the latter
half of the week Manager CaIlan will
KID act that is different from any of
its kind ever before presented. The
cast is composed of nine girls ranging
in age from four to. 0 years and they
give a most finished and pleasing per
Torrance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
BRITISH PENSION PLAN
TO COST TWO BILLIONS

London, March a-The new Brit
tsh pension plan will cost the govern
ment nearly $1.725.000, 900 before the
last pensioner dies, according to
ectuaries employed by the non-parti-
san committee which prepared the
plan at the order of the House of
Commons.
The maximum expenditure the
arst year, the committee reports, will
be about $3.50. O00. goo, and the cost
during the first year after the war
will reach $50, 100000.
These figures are based on an
army Of three million men, a two
years war, and ten per cent of
deaths with twelve per cent of dis
ab1ement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
FOR SALE

All of the real estate of Burr 8
Knapp, consisting of cottages, two and
three family houses and vacant lots,
located in bridgeport, Fairfield, Strait
ford and Milford. Also one-third in
terest in the factory property located
at the northwest corner of South Ave
nue. and water Street. Lists may be
obtained at The Title Guaranty and
Trust Company, seS Broad Street.
j. c. CHAMBERLAIN,
Trustee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
RHEUMATISM
MEDICINE FREE

son everywhere who Is suffering WITH
f free sample bottle Ct Hil Rheu :
matte Remedy. We don't care how
Ion or how severe he has Had II, a.
not yielded and been Thoroughly curs
ed with It It works ct once. In
twenty-fom hours It stops the pain.
cur expense This 10 not new u1-
tried thing. For twenty-five yoar9 e
has been regarded by phys.caans e.
tor this terrible disease.
over 10000 Testimonials EGke These.
ar. a n. Enlsr1. secfz. orana
Lodge Of Mason of New FORK Cify
writes that ALTHOUGH Q sufferer
from rheum atigm for many yeAFA
two doses stopped ali pain and one
Mr. A. Goldman. Victoria Texaa,
says: II ana very well pleased with
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me than anything have ever tried =
Marshall f. w. Geraty. of 20 Man
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years, have tried almost every knove1
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til took yours. In forty-eight hour1
was entirely cured and free from @U
pain I send this unsolicited"
Hills Rheumatic Remedy Is on sale
at most drug stores at 800 per bot
tie. One bottle generally effects q
complete cure. Call or SEND tor Tree
sample bottle and booklet at once.
There is no greater service you can
perform for humanity than to tell
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Good Men Make SO q Day on Our
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-03
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on receipt OF price. Curtis Chemical
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