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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
Britain Buxs More Copper.

The British Government placed an
other large order for copper Monday.
This. calls for about 100, 00O,0OO
pounds for delivery through the last
half of the year. The purchase price
Is said to be 27 and 81 1-2 cents. Cop
per men said that the closing of this
contract means that the market is
practically sold out for the year and
that the price for the metal will rise
rapidly.
In the trade it is understood that
the British Government holds further
options and that these may ibe exer-
cfsed. AS this would CUT sc:;1 more
deeply into this country's copper
stocks, it was said, it might result in
a runaway market. Copper men say
that the production of this country
is roughly 170,000,000 pounds of cop
per monthly. They draw attention
to the recent large orders placed here
by foreign Governments, first the
British order for some $4,000, coo
pounds last January, the more recent
French order for 25,00O.0o0 pounds.
and the order for 40, 100000 pounds
placed here by the British Govern
n1ent last week. 1T was said that the
profit in the sale TO the British Gov
Eminent OF the $4,000 goo pounds
will amount to between $55,O0o,000
and sec, 100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
PILE
UP IN SAVINGS
BANKS OF CITY

Hundreds of thousands of dollars
are pouring into repositories in
Bridgeport as a result of the vast IN
dustriaI work being accomplished
here. It is believed that at the end
of the present year, Bridgeport's rec
ord will be second to none IN this
state
That the working people of Bridge
port are holding their money for the
future is demonstrated by the savings
bank records, which show millions of
gain for the year just past During
the first two months increases at the
rate Of about $3.50, 900 monthly, de-
posted in four banks, have been re-
corded.
During the last month a,record. was
set by savings bank depositors. It
is said authoritatively that they have
banked the enormous sum of half a
million dollars in one month.
This figure is exclusive Of the big In
dustrfal and mercantile increase in de-
posts at the national Repositories To-
which will be available until the semi
annual statement is fled with the gov
eminent.
Asked to confirm for Farmer re-
porter the fact that Bridgeporters had
shown such saving proclivities as had
been rumored, Samuel M. Hawley,
secretary and treasurer of the Bridge
port Savings bank admitted that the
savings banks of this city had taken
on deposit during the last month
more than half million dollars,
which is nearly twice the normal
amount of deposits.
No analysis of the situation is avail
able to-day other than that the great
mass Of savings bank depositors are
workers
It Is an indication that the worker
of this city is laying aside money for
some future purpose, either. building,
annuity or<speculation.
The increased receiptA at national
banking institutions, which get the
moneys of the mercantile and indus
trial concerns of the city are also
said to have increased materially.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
BUILDING NOTES

Building permits tota,ling $44, ATS in
value were granted last night by the
building commissioners. The Reming-
ton Arms & Ammunition Co. were not
among the list of applicants. The per-
nnits issued were as follows:
Brick block of eight houses on north
east corner of Central avenue and Og-
den street extension for K A. Kapp.-
Private garage on north side OF Par
alIeI street for Frederick Wakema,n
estate.
Two family frame house on north
side of Merchant street for Flora An
derson.
Frame cottage on west side of Chest
nut Hill road for Martin Rinko.
Private frame garage on east side. of
Union avenue, for NJ. Ball.
: Private frame garage on west side
5of Kossuth. street for William Dal1ig.
Private frame garage on east side of
Howard avenue for P. Mclaughlin. n
e -Four family house on south side of
Farmer avenue for WIadyslay and
WIadstarvfe szkudIarvik.e
Frame garage. private, on north side
of Bronx. avenue for j. Oliver.
Two family house on south side of
Fairfield avenue for Annie L. Ha1li-
day.
One story frame shop, on north side
of Mckinley avenue for A. c. PITT.
Closed shed west side of Main street
for f. H. Bartlett and I. Cohn.
Private frame garage on west side
of Laurel avenue for George E. Whit
ney.
Private frame garage on east side Of
.Sedgewick street for Henry L Neal.
Private frame garage on south side
of Atlantic street for J. G. Rowland.
Rear shop south side Of John street
for w. T. Haviland.
Two, family frame house on north
side Of Englewood avenue for William
NJ. Jones.
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Of Finance

represented a total capitalization Of
$261. 627 900, as compared with $780,
sos. 500 in the corresp onding month of
1915. Of the March, A916, total
concerns organized In the Eastern
Estates with a, capitalization Of ST.
coo. goo or more contributed S194s-
10000, which compares with $780,
o50, 900 a year ago and $57,70O,00O
two years go
Structural Steel.
The volume of business in structu-
raj steel in March, it is estimated, was
fully 100000 tons. This has been ex-
ceeded only twice in the history Of the
industry.
The rush to place contracts fct
fabricated steel during the last ten
days OF March is attributed to the fact
that many contracts for plain mate
rial expired with the end of the first
quarter OF the year, and contractors
were therefore spurred to close bust
ness pending before the time limit
expired. According to some of the
shops there was an automatic advance
of 81 a ton on fabricated steel begin
ming on April 1. Twelve fabricators
about a week ago offered to take
contracts for commercial buildings in
the East at prices ranging from 2.25
cents to cents a pound on shapes.
On other structural work prices sub
rTlitted on plates ranged from 2.59
cents to 4-cents a pound delivered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
STOCK MARKET


New York, April 12-Opening-Th
delicate status of international affairs
was again reflected in today's early
dealings on the stock exchange, special
stocks declining 1 to 8 points after an
irregular opening Standard shares also
were heavy but recessions in that
quarter were less prom ounced- There
was extensive selling. Of such favorites
as CruciDle Steel, the Marines. United
Fruit, Industrial Alcohol and metals,
especially the zinc shares. United
States Steel was lower by a point and
Bethlehem Steel fell IA 1-2 to 465.
Among the rails losses were limited
to fractions The course of the mar
ket suggested liquidation from out OF
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.

o.
Estate of Prene1Ia McPadden, late
of Bridgeport, in said district, de-
ceased.
The Administrative having made ap-
p1ication for an order authorizing her
to sell certain real estate belonging
to said estate, as per said application
on file duly appears
Ordered, That the said application
be heard and determined at the Pro-
bate office in Bridgeport. on the 18th
day of April, 1915 at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, and this court directs
said administratrix to give notice to
all persons interested in said estate
to appear, if they see cause, and be
heard thereon, by publishing this or
der once in a newspaper having a
circulation in said district all on or
before the 18th day of April, A. ID,
1916. and return make to the Court
of notice given.
Attest:
PAUL L. MILLER,
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SPRING PIONEERING
PLANTS.
JOHN RECk & SON.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.

April IL, lSl D.
Estate of Rosa Jannucci (Iannuc-
ci)s late of Bridgeport, in said dis
trict, deceased.
The administrator having made ap-
plication for an order auth orizing
him to sell certain real estate belong
ing to said estate, as per said applica-
ton on file duly appear
Ordered, That the said application
be heard and determined at the Pro-
bate Office in Bridgeport, on the 14th
day of April, 1916, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon, and this court directs
said administrator to give notice TO
all persons. interested in said estate
to appear, if they see causeG and be
heard thereon, by publishing this or
der once in a newspaper having a,
circulation in said district, on or be-
fore the 18th day of April, A. D.,
1915, and return make to the court
of notice given,
! Attest,
PAUL L. MILLER,
az I11dpe
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town sources.

town sources.
Noon-Suppo rting orders resulted in
the rallies of one to- two points be-
fore the end of the first hour and
the short interest, which helped to
bring about the early setback, felt
impelIed to cover contracts because
of the seemingly scarcity of stocks. On
the rebound, the market relapsed into
its stagnant condition of the previous
day, traders holding off pending re-
ceipt of more definite advices from
Berlin. Interest in the foreign sit
uation was heightened by continued
weakness of French and Russian
bonds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
NOTICE.

SPECIAL MEETING OF ELECTORS
WARNING is hereby given to the
electors of the City Of Bridgeport,
that a special meeting of the electors
April Is, 1916, for the purpose of
voting on the following questions,
which shall be separately answered
YES or mo- to witt
Shall an issue of Bonds be authoriz-
ed to be known as School Bonds to
an amount not exceeding $30O,0OO.OO
under a resolution Of the Common
Council adopted February Z, 1916?
Shall an issue of bonds be auth
orized to be known as Sewer Bonds
to an amount not exceeding $780,
10000 under a resolution of the Com
mon Council adopted February T.,
1915?
Shall an issue of bonds be auth
orized to be known as Pavement
Bonds to an amount not exceeding
$500, 100000 under a resolution OF the
Common Council adopted February Z,
1882.
Shall an issue of bonds be author
lied to be known as bridge Bonds
(Stratford Ave-, East Washington
Ave-, and Grand ST., bridge approach
esq, to an amount not exceeding $780,
10000 under a resolution of the Com
mon Council adopted February z,
1915?
Shall an issue of bonds be authoriz-
ed to be known as Police and Fire
Department Bonds to an amount not
exceeding $3.50 under a reso-
luton of the Common Council adopt
ed February z, 1916?
Shall an issue of bonds be author1z-
ed to be known as Public Clinic
Bonds to an amount not exceeding
$75,O00.0O under resolution of the
Common Council adopted February
7th, 1915?
he
ed to be known as Park Bonds to
an amount not exceeding $275, 100000
under a resolution of the CopQmon
Council adopted February z, 1915?
Shall an issue of bonds be auth oriz-
ed to be known as "Street Extension
Bonds to an amount not exceeding
$3.50, 100000 under resolution of the
Common Council adopted February z,
1916?
Voting machines will be open from
o'clock a. m. to o'clock p. M, for
the registration of the votes of the
at said meeting, at the following
places, to wit:
FIRST DISTRICT
"a Court Street.
SECOND DISTRICT
62 Kiefer Street.
THIRD DISTRICT
$40 Bostwick Ave, (Rakoczy Hall)
FOURTH DISTRICT
1851 State Street
FIFTH DISTRICT
GIL Norman Street
SIXTH DISTRICT
11T3 North Avenue.
SEVENTH DISTRICT
1878 Main Street.
EIGHTH DISTRICT
2o3O Main Street.
NINTH DISTRICT
Corner of East Main and Shelton
Streets.
TENTH DISTRICT
AZ Beach Street
ELEVENTH DISTRICT
416 East Main Street.
TWELFTH DISTRICT
1886 Seaview Ave, (First .Pcecinctl
| 289 Central Ave. (Second Precinct)
Given under my hand this 6th day
| of April, A. D., 1916.
CLIFFORD B. WILSON,
| Mayor.
ITs2 d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
TAXES, 1915

Notice is hereby given to the tax
payers of the City OF Bridgeport that
the taxes on the grand list of 1915 are
now due and, payable at the Tax Col
lector's Office, Room s, City Hall. The
undersigned will be at the Collectors
office, as above, on May 1, 1916, and
daily thereafter, Sunday excepted,
from a. m. to p. m, and Saturdays
from 9 a. m. to IL M, for the purpose
of collecting said taxes. After June
is, as required by law, interest at the
rate of three-quarterS of one per cent.
will be added to all unpaid taxes, and
the same on the first of each sue
ceeding month.
HOWARD F. SMITH.
Tre ru* Collector.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
bolivian Mines Sold.

A powerful North American syndi-
cate has purchased mining properties
in Corocoro, Bolivia, for $4,G6os0o0
and has asked the Government to ceGe
land for an electrical foundry at Arr
ca. Negotiations also have been be-
gun for the lease or purchase of che
branchs. railway line which connects
the Arican-La Paz, line with the min
eraI railway line of Corocoro. The ex-
ploitation Of tungsten ere is being,
carried out enthusiast caIfy. partzcu2
larry in Oruro, where it Is quoted at
high prices.
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, S.,
PROBATE COURT.

April IL, 1916.
Estate of Catherine Farmer, late of
Bridgeport, in said district, deceased. s
The Administrative having made
application for an order authorizing
her to sell certain real estate belong
ing to said estate. as per said applica4
ton on file duly appears.
Ordered, That the said application
be heard and determined at the Pro-
bate Office in Bridgeport, on the 18th
day of April, 1915, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, and this court direct said
administrators to- give notice to all
persons interested in said estate to
appear, if they see cause. and be
heard thereon, by publishing this or
der once in newspaper having a
circulation in said district, all on or
before the 18th day of April, A. D.,
1916, and return make to the Court
of notice given.
Attest,
PAUL L. MILLER,
asp Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

One man was killed and two were
injured when the press mill of the
DUPONT Powder WORKS at Moosic, Pa,
blew up. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
DISTRICT OF FAIRFIELD, S.,
COURT OF PROBATE.

March 29, 1915.
Estate of Annie M. Prentice. late
of Fairfield in said district, deceased.
Said court has limited and allowed
six months from the date hereof for
the creditors of said estate to exhibit
their claims to the administrators
Those who neglect to present their
accounts, properly attested. within
said time, will be debarred a, recov-
cry. All persons indebted to said Es-
tate are requested to make immediate
payment to
JOSEPH H. STURGES,
Administrator.
Fairfield, Conn. az
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

After attending church Easter Sun
day, a good many men will consider
that they have taken an immunity
bath for another year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
New Tncorpora lions.

The monthly crop of new incorpo-
sratfons in this country is enormous.
The total amount involved at the end
OF the first quarter of 1915 was far
eraater than the total in 1915 or 1914
Companies Incorporated in March
with n capital Of 100000 or more.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

Some peoples ideas of making their
home town garden city, is to allow
grass to grow UP in their walks and
out into the street line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

The Merrimac and Arlington mills
at Lawrence, Mass, have raised the
wages of their employees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

A charter was filed at Dover, Del,
by the International Schools Co., of
Latin-America, capital $4,O00,O0O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

Fire caused 100000 damage to
the w. J. Ballantine Hardware Co.
building at Warsaw, N. Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

Other famous scraps of paper are
the rules of the road out on the motor
highways on a Sunday afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

Mayor Mitchell offered the position
of City Chamberlain to Milo r. Malt
bic. former public service commits
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

A wage increase of 10 per cent has
been granted the $4,000 employees of
the American Wooden Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

Two policemen were beaten by a
mob of 800 strikers at the Corrigan,
Mckinney & Co. steel plant in CSleve-
land.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

At the annual meeting of the Long
Island Railroad Co. the retiring direc-
tors were reelected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

A report from Cleveland says tina
there are 100000 tons of freigh
at Great Lake ports which lack trans
portation facilities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12

DR. Epifano PorteIla. Argentine min
lister to the Quirina1 since March, 1911
died in Rome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-04-12
Jew York Stock
Exchange Quotations

Reported over The private wires of
T. L. Watson &, Co, Bankers and
Brokers, Corner Main and John SITS,
Bridgeport, Conn. Members of New
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-18
LAUNDRY HAS TO
GIVE UP ITS WORK
WATERLOO PLANT GIVES UP ON
ON ACCOUNT OF INABILITY
TO GET DYES.

Waterloo, Jan. 1.-THE Chautauqua
hand laundry, one of the oldest indus
tries in the city, has been forced to
suspend operations as a direct result
of the European war and the increaS-
ing demand by manufacturers of high
explosives for many OF the chemicals
used in making laundry supplies.
The company on Jan. l made a
temporary arrangement with the
Kimball laundry to do it's work on a
contract system until normal condi-
tons prevail. Saturday, however,
the firm decided to close up it's bust
ness for good and a contract was en-
tered into whereby the Chautauqua
laundry was taken over and merged
into the Kimball laundry. 1t is said
the fate of the ~ChautauQua laundry
is in all probability the fate that will
sooner or later overtake many laun-
dries in the country.
Washing sodas, which formerly
could be bought for $1.2O a hundred,
now sell at $13. Blueing, formerly
selling at $3.50 a pound, now brings
$12 a pound, and starch has in
creased from 6 to 10 cents a pound.
Materials used to set colors have ad-
vanced from 4 cents to IA cents a
pound. Potash, which people used
to make in a big kettle over a wood
fire, could formerly be bought for
6 cents and it now has advanced to
Is cents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-18
TO E
T SEED CORN

Usage, Jan. flowing to the small
yield and poor quality Of corn raised in
Mitchell county the last year the farm
esr are beginning to realize that the
scarcity Of seed corn is one of the
most serious problems that has ever
confronted them. Realizing that but
a very small portion of the amount nee
essary to put in the crop can be found
within the county steps were taken
Friday afternoon to perfect an or
ganization to investigate the needs Of
the farmers. = 5....
Committees, in charge Of Charles
Lamm, were appointed to visit every
farmer within the county to learn
the amount and quality of seed corn
oh hand, if any, and what each will
require to put in the crop this year.
An expert from Iowa State college
has been secured to accompany the
several committees on their visits.
When the entire county has been COW
cred and the committees arrive at
the amount of seed corr necessary to
put in the crop, visits will be made
to other portions of the state or ad-
joining states to purchase the neces-
sary seed corn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-18
Fl. DODGE WANTS
70REvNEF FACTORY
COMM ERCiAL CLUB THERE IS
RAISING MONEY TO RE-
ORGANIZE PLANT.

Fl. Dodge, Jan. 1.-THE Fort Dodge
Commercial club has begun a cam
paign to secure $4,000 preferred stock
subscriptions to assist in the reorgan-
ization of the Green-Wheeler Shoe
Co., Of this city. The company paid
dividends until 1913, when business
conditions caused a loss in shoe sales
over the country.
j. G. Johnson of Milwaukee, and L.
L. Baird of st. Louis, two practical
shoe manufacturers, have posted col
lateral to take up $4,000 worth Of
common stock. If the city raises the
$50, 900 necessary, these two men
will again run the local plant.
L. A. Fosse, credit man for Arm.
our, is a trustee for the Green
Wheeler company and Is at the head
of the reorganization work. He de-
clared in a report to the commercial
club directors that prospects for the
future of the plant look bright. He
says conditions in the shoe trade for
the next four or Ave, years IN
doubtedly will be brisk. The reor-
ganized company will be capitalized
at 500, 900, of which half will be
preferred and half common.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-18
kEOSAUQUA.

Court adjourned Monday evening for
the remainder of the week and Judge
Cornell returned to his home In OF.
tumwa. The cases on for this week
were settled out of court. The Leroy
will case was settled Saturday and
the Hull estate or will case was set
tied Monday. The jury which was
called for Monday was notified not to
appear.
Keosauqua I. O. 0. F. lodge No 3, in.
stalled the following officers Saturday
night:
N. G., ED H. L. Lewis; v. G., Orvil
Burkett; secretary, F. A. Pearson; mn
ancial secretary, Chas. Henry; treas
urer, w. A. Craig. They conferred de
gree work also, after which they en-
joyed an oyster supper.
Mrs. Geo. Davis and children were
Ottumwa shoppers Saturday.
Miss Lucia Linsley who has been q
victim of the grip the past three weeks
was able to resume her school duties
at Mt. Zion Tuesday morning.
Ed Peacock of Fairfield cam Satur-
day night to attend the funeral OF ms
mother, Mrs. Susan Peacock who was
buried Sunday morning from her u
try home, about six miles northwest OF
here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-18
u TO SETTLE
PRINTING DISPUTE

Fairfield, Jan. 17.-After a two days
hearing, the Jefferson county board Of
supervisors on Saturday afternoon at
the close Of the January session gave
the appointment Of the third official
newspaper Of Jefferson county to the
Fairfield Tribune, tho only democrat
is organ in the county. Two official
were appointed without a
contest Of any sort, the Fairfield Ledg-
er of this city and the Batavia News
of Batavia. The Fairfield Daily Jour
nal contested the appointment of the
Fairfield Tribune upon the ground
that another paper had recently been
with that papers list.
Two days were consumed by the
board OF supervisors in hearing evil
dence Of circulation Of both papers and
a number of witnesses were introduce
ed. So strong was the contest that
an appeal to the district court will
likely be taken at once and the case
made a test case in the Iowa courts
there has been considerable discus.
sion as to whether O not a daily pa
per is entitled to file for the county
printing.