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The sun., 1916-12-20
FINANCIAL NEWS
AND COMMENT
Prices Crumblc on Belief Lloyd
George Left LoOphOlc for
Peace Discussion.
LOSSES TO Z POINTS
Operators Stunned by Pro-
micr's Spccch-Markct
Partly Receivers.
LOSSES 3 TO Z POINTS

a few minutes consideration OF the
British l'rcmicr's speech In tho House Of
Commons yesterday created the impress
sion in Wall Street speculative circles
that peace discussion bctwccn the En-
tcutc and Central Powers was not out
Of the question. This Interpretation led
to a hcS,y wave Of selling in the Stock
Exchange. which carried prices in the ac-
tive list down , to : points from their
high Levels OF the day. with n partial
recovery before the close. which left the
final level In the greater number Of is
sues only moderately under Mondays
last quotations.
Lloyd George said that the British
Government must know before entering
on peace negotiations that Germany
would accedc to the only terms upon
which 1t would be possible for peace to
he obtained and maintained. This sug-
gestion that Great Britain would grant
Germany n hearing rather stunned opcr-
ators in stocks. who had been looking
for n straight rejection for peace ncgo-
tiations at this particular time. but 1t
met with rather "A good reception In
Quarters. where the ultimate benefits of
u cessation OF noStilltleS 10 tnc WORTH ~
large were considered rather than tho
REIMBURSEMENT 1t might cause in %specula-
tive operations in the Stock Exchange
and outside markets.
There was, however. no great expecta-
ton in conservative banking quarters
that peace is a matter OF a few months
only. And there was some indication
that the important financial interests
who are opposed TO a spectacular bullisf
demonstration in the stock market al
this time. encouraged the decline tina
developed upo traders disappointment
over the failure OF Lloyd George to come
out with n direct statement hat under
no consideration would England enter
tain peace proposals.
Evidence was not lacking in the earl,
dealings that preparations were beini
made by the speculative element to in
%augurate another upward movement
Many commission houses had encouraged
the idea that the attitude Of the British
French and Russian public regarding
Chancellor Won Observation-Disclosures an
nouncement in the Reichstag that Ger
many was ready to discuss peace fore
Swallowed q fiat refused by the Govern
ments Of the Allies. This idea wa.
pushed along. probably in all sincerity
by professional traders. and 1t made
u rogress that soon after the open
ing stocks were bought. both for public
and professional account. on a risini
movement Of market values.
Speculation had all the earmarks o
a new bull anair that awaited only tn
signal from Lloyd George that war mus
run on. which would mean more alb
normal profits for American corpora
lions. When word came thar the doo'
might be opened Tor peace negotiation
selling Tor both accounts began am
soon developed into an anair that sug
gested. just as was noted last week. tina
the time was not yer rip TOT anothe
The sun., 1916-12-20
Rcarrangcment Of Holdings.

Various houses report that prior to the
recent slump in stock market prices there
were heavy sales 10y substantial inter
ests who made large profits ON tho war
boom and who had reached the cont
clusion that sound judgment suggested
liquidation of the speculatiN" issues and
a rcarransemcut Of holdings along
strictly investment lines. In some IN
stances this readjus,mcnt has included
activ" purchases of attractive public
utility securities. but tho greater proper
tor Of funds So ~reinvcsted has gone into
high grade railroad mortgage bonds and
guaranteed real estate mortgages ana
municipal issues.
The sun., 1916-12-20

sOdd lots. t1ncludng extra dividends. 1900. ---
Totals sales to-day. 111S20O shares Same day lHo, 344OVV' JANUARY
date. 2254 297 700. Same period 1915. l6IOlS1OO.
The sun., 1916-12-20
Changing Front.

Ono we'll defined group Of Wall Street
men who nave been persistent hulls
since long before the German pcace pro-
posal turned in "A body yesterday to
tho other side and became thoroughly
hcarish. so confident were they of peace
In the near future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22

at the time the committee waited upon the bishop to urge extension of parish lines, it was only a question of time when the parishioners would take positive stand.
 Father NihiII has endeavored on several occasions to get the parish toners together for the purpose of electing trustees, but has not been successful. The present trustees, eX- Councilman James Noonan and ex- alderman George T. Kelly, will not ac- cept a reelection, and no one else in the parish can be indeed to do so. resentment subdued longer than any other priest in the diocese could.
 The parish lines will have to be ex- tended. Father NihilFs, church will have to be supported by all the Catho- lies north of Madison avenue. At the present time its southern extremity ceases at Grand street. Of course if the lines are brought down to Madi- son avenue, Father Cremin will want a portion of Father O'Brien's terri tory, and right here is where Bishop Tierney will have to exercise some of the diplomacy of which he is said to abundantlyl possess. Father Cremin is satisfied that Father NihilPs parish lines shall be extended to Madison avenue if his southern extermity is brought from Fairfield avenue to State street. Father NihiIl today re- fused to talk upon the matter as it now lies in the hands of the bishop
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
WAR VETERANS
 OF MANY CITIES
 MEET IN DECATUR
Attend Golden Jubilee En- campment of Illinois C.. A.
 R. Members.

Decatur, Ill., May 22.-Civil war veterans from all parts of the United States are arriving here today to at tend the golden jubilee encampment of the Illinois Grand Army of the Re- public which opens here tomorrow This encampment marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the G. A.. R. and is particularly notewor- thy because it is being held at the place of the organizations birth.
 All the streets and buildings of De- catur have been decked with flags in honor of the veterans In all, 10000 visitors are expected here in the next few days. The feature of the encamp- ment will be the grand parade which will be held Wednesday. afternoon. Hundreds of school children and Ma tiona1 Guardsmen will participate. Commander John M. Snyder, Past Commander w. C.. Cochran. Past Past W. R. c. Commander Inez J. Bender will preside at the campfires.
 Many surviving members of Post No. 1, which was organized in Decatur on April G., 1866, will be here to at tend the encampment. The surviving rado Springs, Col A. M. Lapham, Springfield, Mo; D. A. woodland, Ar cola, H.; P. R. William s,Quincy, H.; James F. Steele, Richard F. Jones, C. M. Imboden, w. F. Martin, F. L. Hays, N. M. Baker, Frederick Schwab, R. H. Johnson and T. J. Abel, all of Decatur, III.
 A handsome bronze tablet will be unveiled by the Woman's Relief Corps of Illinois only a, few feet distant from, the spot where Post I. was organized.
 Major Benjamin F. Stephenson of Springfield, ILL, is credited with hav- ing first conceived the plan and in augurated the work of the G. A. R. He obtained for an assistant J. w. Routh, also of Springfield, and the two drew up a ritual It was then found that not a single printeA in Springfield had been a soldier. Upon learning that two Decatur printers, T. N Co1trfn and Joseph Prior had served in the-war, they went to Deca- tur and had them set the ritual in type. In return for this co-opera- ton it was decided to found the or ganiEation in this city. The building in which the first meeting was held is yet standing in Decatur.
 Following the founding of Post No. at Decatur posts were organized in nearly every city of prominence in the northern tier of states.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
OBITUARY
CATHERINE M. BRADY.

The death of Catherine M., daughter of the late James F. and Catherine Brady, which occurred at her home, 11O Wheeler avenue, yesterday morn ing, brought grief to many homes in the North End. Coming so soon af ter the death of her brother, James T. Brady, of the plumbing firm of John F. Brady & Bro., her demise is a double aff1iction for her bereaved family. Miss Brady was a native of the North End, and spent her whole life there Of a genial disposition she made and kept many friends. For many years she served as the secre- tary of Ivy Grove circle. No. 1, w. of W. Surviving her are her brother, John F. Brady a member of the Grand Street Bridge Commission and for many years a commissioner of the Board of Education; three sisters, Mrs. Helen lO'Neil1 a, graduate nurse; Mrs. John F. Waterbury, and Miss Rose Brady of the Bridgeport Public Market; also one nephew, Emanuel J. O'Nei1, and three nieces. May Brady, Helen O'Neill and Catherine Water bury. The funeral will be held Wed nesday morning from St. Patrick's church, of which the deceased was a devout connunica.nt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
OLD BUILDINGS AT
 PARK AND FAIRFIELD
 AVENUES TO BE RAZED

R. B. Halsey, the we'll known shirt manufacturer of this city, has ac- quired valuable properties at the southeast corner of Park and Fair avenues which he contemplates inn proving. The purchase which has a frontage of ITO feet on Fairfield ave- nue and 90 on Park avenue includes the Henry Setzer holdings, one studio and store building and two old home SteadS.
 Though plans for the improvements are not definitely concluded they will mean the tearing down of landmarks of both Bridgeport and Fairfield eV- tending over a period of about 100 years. Park avenue was then known as Division street, being the dividing line between the two towns.
 The corner property recently occu- pied by photographic studios and au- tomobiIe accessories stores. was once the old B. S. Clark store and home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
 OF CONGRESS
 LATE IN JULY

Washington, May 22-Indi ications today were that Senate action on con- firming the nomination of Louis D. Brandeis to the supreme court and George Rublee as member of the Federal Trade Commission would be important features of the weeks con gressiona1 program.
 A forerunner of the fight on MT. Rub1ee was imminent in the Senate today The question was whether the Senate would hold an open instead of a secret session tomorrow when it re- considers the vote by which MT. Rub lee was rejected last week.
 The motion to reconsider was made by Senator Hollis, of New Hampshire and the proposal to abandon the prac- tice of executive session for such ac- ton was borne by resolutions of Sen ators Kenyon and LaFo1lette.
 The rivers and harbors appropria- ton bill was still before the Senate today with Senators Kenyon and Sher- man intent on resunfng their filibus- ter against the measure. The night sessions were in prospect.
 In the House it was thought prob able the naval bill will not be taken up until next week.
 Administration leaders hope to ad- journ Congress late in July or early in August.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
BRIDGEPORT As T WAS
1OO-5O-2O-YEARs AGO
IIVIIIIITIEIITITVIIIIIIIVyIIIIIlIVIlIIlIVIT

tunity of rendering our warmest and most heartfelt thanks to John c. Mills and his worthy lady, of Fairfield, for the splendid repast furnished us and our guests at their house and for their uniform kindness displayed by them towards us.
 Resolved. That last, but by no means the least, we would most earnestly ex- press our thanks and warm apprecia- ton to the Wheeler & Wilson sCornet Band for the music furnished us, by them, indulging in the hope that we may, at no distant day, again need their services, being satisfied that no better music can be found in this state. or a band composed of such gentlenaan1y, genial and accommo odat- ing musicians.
 GEORGE B. RUGGLES,
 Foreman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
Fifty Years.Ago.
AnrERIoUs HOSE co RESOLUTIONS

Big Six''-'Tfger."
 Resolved. That to Col. Samuel B. i Sumner we give the most cordial | ssHow Aye do"; assuring him that we are most happy and proud to con eider him .A-merry-cuss.' and see 1dIn wear the badge of 'Amerfcus Hose. For his beautiful poem, ded- dcated to our company, we feel very grateful.
 Resolved, That we hereby tender our thanks several1y to the following kind friends, for their donations of re- ffreshments on the day of the parade, viz: Messrs. Henry Bishop, H. B. Gill, tC.S ZeIlar, John B. Atherton, Gen. E. ID. L. Goodyear, s. s. Jarvis, William H. A1drich, John Benz. Andrew Snef- der, H. Buckingham and A. R. LE4aIe.
 Resolved, That to Mrs. A. B. Payne, John North. Howard Barnum and Pat brick Wade. we very sincerely return our thanks for the very elegant bou- rquets and wreaths presented to us, which very materially aided in decor Saing our carriage.
 Resolved, That no words can e9- ypressl our gratitude to Messrs. Holmes and Standish for the artistic taste dis played by them in painting and orna- Hmenting our carriage, and that we are more than happy in having secured their services; and that we heartily recommend them to the public in need of work in their line as Gentlemen and IArtists.
 Whereas, Since our inception as a company, having become a component part of the Fire Department of this city we have been made the recipient of many favors and 'kindnesses from the Honorary Members of our Com IpAny, as, also. from those of our iff1ends outside; and in order to ex- press our appreciation, of the same, therefore be it
 Resolved, That our thanks are due and they are hereby rendered to all those gentlemen who have aided us by their contributions, gifts and other wise assuring them that we not alone feel collectively obligated. but that in- dividua1ly their favors will ever re- main green incur memories.
 Resolved, That to the gentlemen Of the Seamstress Company our thanks are due for the bountifuI repast fur nisned on the day of the parade; hop ing that the time may not be far dis tant when we will have an oppor- tundty to reciprocate, at least in part, their great kindness.
 Resolved, That we sensib1y feel the lfraterna1 greeting and words of cheer spoken on the day of the parade by Excelsior Company, No. 5; also our thanks are due them for their escort back from the Seamstress House.
 Resolved, That we hereby tender. very respectfully. our thanks to the
 D. HI. Sterling, No. l." Mutual, No (" and Protector. No. 2,'' for the cheers they were so kind to give us. and for the uniform Kindness, cour- tesy and politeness shown us since our organization.
 Resolved, That we take this oppor-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
 One Hundred Years Ago.
BANK OF THE U. s.


 The commissioners appointed by the President of the United States, to su- perintsnd, at Middletown, the suo- scrfDtions, towards constituting the c-s-sta1 of the Bank of the United States.
 Hereby. give notice, that in con fotmity to an Act of Congress, passed on the 10th day of April, 1816' en- titled 'An Act to Incorporate the Sub scriptions to the Bank of the United States books will be opened at the Washington Hotel, on the first day of Jufx next, and will continue open every day from the time of the open ing the same. between the hours or 10 o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock in the afternoon, for the term of 20 days, exclusive of Sundays, when the same will be closed
 That any individual, company, cor porafion or state, may subscribe for lany number of shares of the caplaa4 of said Bank, not exceeding three thousand shares. and at the time or subscribing, there must be paid, on each share, five dollars in gold or si1- Ever coin of the United States, or or foreign coins and twenty-five dollars more in like coin, or in funded deO1' in the manner following thaG IS ro say. The pawn ents in coin must De made in gold or silver coin of the Fl or of the doninions of Spain, at the rate of one hundred cents for every &Uentv-eight grains and sixty hun d1edtFs of a. gradn of the actual weight thereof, or in other foreign gold or silver coin, at the several rates, pre- scribed by the first section or an Acb regulating the currency of foreign coin in the United States, passed the 10th day of April, 1906: that is to say
 The gold-coins of Great Britain and Portugal, at the rate of 100 cents for every twenty-seven grains of the ac- 4ual weight ythereof-
 The gold coins of France. at the srate of 100 cents for every twenty sAwen grains and two-ffths of a grain of the actual weight thereof.
 Spanish rnilled dollars at the rate of 100 cents for each. the actual whereof shall not be less than sew enteen pennyweights and seven grains and in proportion for the parts of dollar.
 Crowns of France at the rate of THO cents for each crown, the actual weight whereof shall not be less than eighteen pennyweights and seventeen grains and in proportion for the parts of a cFown-
 The payments made i'm the funded debt of the United States. will be re- ceaved at the following rates-that is to say: The Funded Debt, bearing an interest of six per centum per annum, at the nominal or par, value thereof; the Funded Debt, bearing interest of three per centum per annum. at the rate of sixty-dve dollars for every sum of s 100 of ff1e nominal amount there Of and the Funded Debt. bearing an interest of seven per centum per an mum, at the rate of $1e6 and 51 cents, for every sum of $1o0 of the nominal amount thereof, together with the amount of the interest accrued on the said several denominatio onse of Fund {ed Debt, to be computed and allowed to the time of subscribing the same to the capital of the said Bank.
 fContinued Tomorrow.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIjTITT

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound would cure it. It helped both the Change of Life and the tumor and when got home 1d5d not need tho doctor. I took the Pinkham remedies until the tumer was gone, the doctor said, and I have not felt it since. tell every one how I was cured. If this letter will help others you are welcome to use it. '' Mrs. E. H. BEAN, 525 Joseph Avenue, Nashville, Tenn.
 Lydia B. Pinkharn's Vegetable Com pound, a pure remedy containing the extractive properties of good old fash toned roots and herbs, meets the needs of woman's system at this critical period of her life. Try it.
 If there is any symptom in your case which puzzles you, write to the Lydia B. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn. Mass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
ALGoNQU1Ns WILL MOVE.

When the report of the governors of the Algonquin club. recommending that the club move from their present quarters in the Barnum Staples build ing to the new building to be erected by Clinton Barnum See1ey at State, Broad and Court streets, as soon as it is completed. was read at the meet ing last night, the report was carried without a dissenting voice. The mem merS feel that too much credit cannot be given Henry Setzer, IPhibo H. Skid more, Swan B. Brewster and William E. Burnhan, of the Nboard of gover- nors. who have 1abored indefatiguably for the clubs interests. The mem ber- ship is now over 90 and the finances are in a prosperous condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
INVESTIGATES .ooNRoY DEATH

At 2:3o today Coroner John J. Phe- Ian began an investigation of the death of John J. Conroy of 1791 East Main street The latter died at the Bridgeport hospital at Il o'clock yes terday morning. He was helper on a beer delivery truck and was thrown off the seat and suffered internal in- juries May 13 The truck was driv- en by James Drew. The latter while driving past Pembroke and Arctic streets turned the truck suddenly aside to avoid a collision with an au- tomobile.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
DAN SHANNON GOING GREAT.

Dan Shannon is batting like f1end and comes pretty near leading the Eastern league in that respect. Shan non, although not a member of the bi g league, is head and shoulders over many of the overrated players in that body, and as an intelligent capable ball player, is easily in the first rank. If Dan Shannon had charge of the Giants, with himself covering second, the Har1emites would not now be struggling in the ruck, trying to keep ahead of the despised Louisvilles
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
Fire Prevention Will
 Be Theme of Speeches \ At Merchants Dinner

The Bridgeport Business Mems as- sociation will discuss fire prevention in it's various phases at it's end of the season dinner at The Stratfeld on Thursday.
 Among the speakers will be John A. Leonard, president of the board of fire commissioners; Daniel E. John son, chief engineer of the Bridgeport fire department; Captain Thomas F. Broderick, inspector of combustib1es, and several fire insurance represen- tatives.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
BISHOP MUST ACT SOON

The report that there was a great danger of St. Patrick's church, this city, being closed for good because the parishioners are unable to meet the running expenses, is an exaggeration. There is very little danger of such a result, as Bishop Tierney has the DOW CT to prevent it. It is no secret that the members of the church are dis satisfied with the present condition of affairs, and as stated in this paper
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
MAY REMOVE TO BOSTON.

It is probable, but not certain, that the Jackson Typewriter Co. will re- move from this city soon. They are obliged to move from their present quarters in the American Grap1lo- phone building, as that company de- s1res to occupy the entire building
 Ex-Mayor Bostwick is president of the company There has been ru- nor about town for several days that the company were to move to Boston. A typewriter that has all the strong points Of the Jackson should not be allowed to go out of Bridgeport, the home of typewriters, but Boston capi- tai is behind it and it will probably go to that city on that account
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
AMERICAN DOLLAR DECLINES

Stockholm, May 1-Correspon- dence of the Associated Press-The American dollar has been steadily de- clining in value on the Scandinavian Bourses, until on May 10, the drop represented a loss of 12 per cent, more than half of which has occur red in the, last two months. The nor mal value of the dollar in Stockholm and the other Scandinavian capitals is kroner and 73 ore. It was quoted today on change at BPS whereas only 3.2O was paid at banks on American dollar drafts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
Twenty Years Ago.
oo1oRED CATHOLIC WEDDING

COLORED CATHOLIC WEDDING.
 There was wedding at the paro- cIlia1 residence of St. Augustine s church last evening, when Rev. D. J. Crenlin united Stephen Burton to Miss Florence ,HenryIin marriage. Both are co1ored and move in the colored Four Hundred. The bride moves in the cobored social circle in New York. She lives with her parents, MT. and Mrs. George Henry, at 63 Washington ave nue. The groom is one of the stew ards at the Quinnipiac club, New Ha-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
HOW MRS. BEAN
 MET THE CRISIS
Carried Safely Through Change of Life by Lydia E. Pnkham's
 Vegetable Compound.
Nashville, ,Tenn.-tsWhen I was going through the Change of Life had tu-

nor 6S large as 8
 child's head. The
 doctor said it was
 three years coming and gave me medi- cine for it until I
 was called aw ay from the city for Is om e tim e. Of course I could not |go to him then, so my sister-in-law told kne that she thought
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
FOUND DEAD IN RED

John w. Collins proprietor of the drug store on the bridge in Main street, Stratford, was found dead in his bed this forenoon at 1O:3O. The news of his death spread through the village and caused something of sensation, as the deceased was very well known and was a popular resi- dent Dr. CoggsweI1 was called and from all indications MT. Collins died of an apop1etfc attack
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-22
PLEA FOR DUMB ANIMALS.

A plea for kindness to dumb ami mals was made by Rev. Ernest Fred erick Weiss of Grace M. E. church in his sermon yesterday. His theme was Humane Sunday" He was one of a. number of other c1ergymen all over the United States who were requested by the National Humane society to preach on that subject yesterday.