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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12

posit in his own house much more
than sufficient funds to meet the in
terest payments. This was in the pc
Rod when the ship was sailing blithely
but soon suddenly left a derelict-
The directors of the company at
the time the company defaulted in its
interest payment had at their head
E. G. Grenfe1, Lieutenant of the City
of London, director of the Bank of
England, Vice President of the Mer-
camille Marine Company, and a part
ner in the house of Morgan, Grenfell
& Co., London.
Associated with him in Great Brit
ain were Lord Pirrie, Chairman of
Harlanad & Wolf's, the big ship
building company at Belfast, Ireland,
and High Sheriff of County Antrim
Harold A. Sanderson, formerly Presi-
dent of the Marine Company, and
Chairman of the White Star Line, the
Aberdeen Line, the International Nav
igation Company and the British and
North Atlantic Steam Navigation Co.,
J. Bruce Isnayh who was the fore
most man in the company before
the sinking of the Titanic. n
J. p. Morgan, Charles Steele, a Nor
gan partner; George w. Perkins, a
former partner; A. A. Gi11ard, John
L. Waterbury, Percy Chubb. E. J. Der
wind, P. A. B. Widener, Charles F.
Torrey and Philip A S. Franklin. con-
stituted the American membership on
the board.
The board permitted the first de-
fault in interest on Oct. L, 1914. Thar
was on the payment of $1,183, S65,
due a semi-annua1 instalment on
$50, 594 1-2 per cent. bonds. The
default was not serious, for the linden
ture of mortgage provided that the
principal sum should not become due
until six months after the default.
mr. n inner
circle, noting the great improvement
wrought by the war in the company S
business, began writing to the man
agement and requesting payment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
CHARGE DELIBERATE
WRECKING OF GREAT
MERCANTILE MARINE
Stockholders Allege Morgan and Other Directors
Threw Big Shipping Trust Into Receivership
in BOndholders' Interest-Had Millions More
Than Enough to Pay Interest.

New York, April 1.-THE amazing
revelations by the committee of COM
mon stockholders of the International
Mercantile Marine that their bank
rupt company had earned more than
$48, 900, 900 in its year of insolvency
and had on hand cash and quick as
sets Of more than $50.000,000 at the
end of the year have been followed by
the disclosure of charges which emf
-nent corporation lawyers and bank
ers declared unprecedented even in
the highest realms of finance
The charges, most of which have
been embodied in papers filed in Sc
cretIy conducted court proceedings by
a committee of stockholders and are
supported by the reports of expert ac-
countants or the books of the COM
pany, are to the effect that J. P. Nor
gan & Co., fiscal agents of the COM
pany, and majority of the Board of
Directors; acting in harmony with the
desires of leading bondholding inter
ests, deliberately threw the company
into receiverShip in its first period
of prosperity and have since kept it
there to their own advantage and to
the detriment of the holders of the
common and preferred stock.
Records from the books of the COM
pany show that after the late J. P.
Morgan lin 1902 had launched his
Shipping Trust with it's $1O1, O0O, 900
of stock and $70,0OO,00O of bonds, the
Morgan firm. fiscal agents of the COM
pany from it's inception, repeatedly
saved the company from default by
granting it loans or permitting over
drafts. This was in the period when
the ship was laundering, but, thanks
to the elder Morgan, always able to
float.
By contrast it is charged that the
records also show that the present j.
P. Morgan, though his firm was still
fiscal agent of the company, consent
ed to a default of interest on bonds at
a time when the company was not
only solvent but when it had on de-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
OUR NEWT0WN
NEWS LET Ter

], "A meeting. of the grammar and
high school teachers of the town viii
be held Friday afternoon, April IA,
at the High school rooms, at which
all the teachers are expected to be
present.
Miss Cassie seweI1 of Sandy Hook
is. visiting Nher mother in New York.
Mrs. John Aftermath of Bradford
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Jean Aftermath of Walnut Tree Hill,
returned home Monday.
Sister M. Catharine of St. Roses
convent was called to- Waterbury on
Monday by the serious illness. of her
mother.
Contractor T. r. Brew has comp1et-
ed improvements on the Benedict
home on Mile Hill, which make the
date country house.
j. w. Porter, manager of the New
town Inn has been told by Danbury
business men that a large American
nag will be presented the town for
the liberty pole.
John b Hubbe11 has purchased the
faithful horse formerly the property
of the Convent of Mercy.
Thomas J. Rafferty, now commutes
to Danbury.
Miss Winnifred Ward has taken a
position in the E. E. and S. B. Co.,
plant in Sandy Hooko.
Mrs. John, il Carmody and infant
son returned home Monday from ST.
Vincent's hospital. Her husband con-
veyed them in his car.
c. B.. Taylor is laying concrete
walk in front of his property on De-
pot road, which will add greatly to
the appearance of the street, as well
as prove a public convenience. John
A. Carlson. is doing the work
Josiah A. Tflson is substituting this
week as R. F. D. Carrier from the
Sandy Hook. post office.
Van Hayes of New Haven spent the
week end with his family in Sandy
Hook, returning Sunday evening
Among the score of basketball fans
who went to Bridgeport by special
train last night to witness the Blue
Ribbons VS.. Norwalk\ game, the fol-
lowing enthusiasts were noted Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Honan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Carlson, the Misses Evelyn
Chaplin, May Jordan, Agnes Ieavy,
May Northrop, Robert, Edward and
Harry Bradley, James Hughes, Frank
Blackman, Rodney Shepard, Joseph
D. Keane, Henry Carlson, Miss Clara,
Sheehan, p. H. Mccarthy and Josiah
Tilson, Jr.
Rev. Timothy j. Lee is a visitor IN
New Milford this week.
The Sandy Hook band members are
practicing industriously a special pro-
gram for their next public appear
ance on Decoration Day.
Charles F. Sweet is peddling fish
among his customers having lately ad-
ded this commodity to his trade
Selectman Newton Curtis is posting
the annual dog notices all over town
this week.
william Conger is in the employ of
DR.. w. H. Herman.
The tenants living in the Gibson
dwellings have received notice of the
intention OF the owner, Mrs. Henry S.
,Gibson of Brooklyn. to sell her prop
erty in Sandy Hook as soon as a pur-
chaser Is found. The notice is a signal
to the jewellers of preparedness for
quitting, as soon as sale is effected by
her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
STEPNEYf

Homer Roberts was i'll at his home
a few days last week.
Several of the pupils, of the Elm
street school are suffering an attack
of the mumps.
Miss Jessie Gilbert spent a week as
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Willard
Parks in Manchester.
Martin Woo1sey of New York a for
ner resident of this vicinity, spent
last week at Eden Hill Farm.
Edwards S. Beardsley was a guest
last week at the home of Mrs. Lean
der Wheeler in Huntington.
Mrs. Maud Gould was a guest last
week of her cousin, Mrs MiIon B.
Ha,w1ey.
The funeral of Mrs. Eliza. winton
was held at the Methodist church,
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Winton, a. resident of this place
died at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Rice, in Springfield, where she was
spending the winter.
Elliott Northrop has a new touring
car, a gift of his grandfather. Moses
Thorpe.
J. Carleton Joyce has suffered a
severe attack of the mumps.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brakeman
have spent a, few days as guests of
Mrs. Bla.keman's parents.
John Sabee was arrested for failure
to keep his children at school last
week. Mr.. Sabee was tried before
Justice Ambrose Hurd and fined 81
and costs. Judgment was suspend
ed and he was placed on probation for
April.
John Crowley of bridgeport spent
Sunday at the home of L. V. SIade
Mrs. Anna Gilbert and daughter,
Elizabeth spent a week recently as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs George
Osborne in Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Luckner are re-
ce1ving congratulations over the birth
of son; which occurred at the
bridgeport hospital last Thursday
Boughton Noble has his new bun
galow near Stepney school house
nearly completed. Two or three more
bungalows will be erected in that vi
cinity this spring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
Have Color in Your
Cheeks
Be Better LOoking-Take Olive
Tablets.

If your skin is ye1low-conplex1on
paIlid-tongue coated-appettte poor
YOU have a bad taste in your mouth
"a lazy, no good feeing-you should
take Olive Tablets.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets SUBJ
s+ifl1te for calomeI-weFe prepared by
DR.. Edwards after II years of study
with his patients.
0urely vegetable compound mixed
With olive oil. You will know them
by their olive color.
If you want c1earA pink skin,
bright eyes, no pimpless feeling of
buoyancy like childhood days, you
must get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like ca1omel-yet
have no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome
stipatton. That's why millions Of
boxes are sold annually at 10c and 25c
per box. All druggists.
Take one or two nightly and note
The olive Tablet Company. Colun-
bus, O.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
Good Housing Show
Continues To Draw
Interested Patrons

The hold on popular favor which
the Good Housing exposition at the
Casino has taken was amply demon
atrated by the attendance yesterday
afternoon and last evening. The att
tendance furnished further proof that
the pioneers among the visitorssto the
big show had advised their friends
thatEthey should not miss this oppor-
funity OF Knowing of what Bird e-
port is capable In the fornIdsof good
housing and household equipment.
The great Instructive power of the
show E31A iarzAz of the si d Casino
ind eE3 sascx1k ksIs and nd s Of
lights, the excellence of the Individual
displays and the quality of the enter
tafnnent all care il for encomiuns.
Those representing the management
at the exits were highly gratif1ed by
what they overheard. for practically
every person leaving the Casino de-
clared that everyone in Bridgeport
and its Vicinity ought to see the expo
sition and profit by>it.
Liberal was the praise given the
singing Of Harry Bloom, the music
Of the full Wheeler & Wilson band,
and the moving pictures illustrating
the delights of motoring and driving
over modern built roads These at
fractions will be offered each after
noon and evening during the re-
mainder Of the week. Mr.. Bloom will
change his songs daily, and as his
voice ming1es in splendid harmony
with the music of the band every Wis
1tor is assured of a, musical treat.
Miss Catherine Redf1eId of Hartford,
whose magnificent soprano voice cap
tivated the visitors on the opening
night, will sing again tomorrow after
noon and evening. This arrangement
has been made by request of a large
number of last Saturday evenings
patrons. who felt that because the
fierce snow and rainstorm had re-
stricted the attendance on that even
ing there was no reason why others
who might have been there should
lose a chance of hearing Miss Redf1eId
sing
Much has been told of the interest
attaching to the various individual
exhibits The appearance of the err
hibit of the Radium Chemical Co.,
which manufactures disinfectants for
all purposes, ELECTED the information
that the. company is to build a fac
tory in this city and already has made
the final arrangements to that end. In
charge OF the exhibit is Dr. Morse of
San Francisco, who was one of the
few Americans given the opportunity
to get a. close view of events in the
European war from behind the firing
dimes OF both Sides DR.. Morse, when
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
BOYS ELECTION. AT
Y. M. C. A. SATURDAY

Interest of the Boys division. of
the NJ. CA. is centered upon the
election. AZ rally of the employed
boys, Morris Could. who has been a
member of the division for the last
four. years, was made their nominee
Chester Pike is selected by the gram
mar school boys and there is great
competition between the candidates.
Saturday, April Is, is election day.
Polls will be open from 10 o'clock in
the morning until 9 O'Clock in the
evening. This scheme of election of
mayor originated last year when it
was conducted as a membership cam
paign- Earl Lakernan was mayor
during the last year
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12

After denouncing the newspapers
for using cheap paper stock in this
time of scarcitysone people order their
own waste paper carried off to the
dumping grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12

Grain in storage in Great Lake eIe-
vators has reached a total of 3S,662.-
11S bushels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12

After delaying paying the grocer
bill for several months. thus cornpe1l-
ing him to add to his prices the inter
est he has to pay on borrowed money,
many people com plain because the cost
OF living In no high.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12

he witnessed the capture of Brussels
by the German invaders of Belgium,
at once foresaw that great quantities
OF dls1nfectant would he required in
the military hospitals, and before he
returned to New York<he had closed
big contracts with all the warning
powers. ET
In addition to the vocal and instru-
mental music and the moving pictur es
every afternoon and evening, there
Will be Informal dancing for all who
desire it. The exposition is open daily
all this week from L to 1920 q. m
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
COUGHING RELIEVED

The more you cough the more you
strain your throat, lungs and system.
Raise the phlegm easily without strain
or pain by taking Leonar6Ps Cough
Syrup (Creosoted). Tt is soothing,
healing. pleasant and effective. Best
thing for hacking coughs, deep seated
colds, bronchitis, Group, grippe and
whooping cough. A most beneficial
adults. Save yourself from colds,
coughs and serious trouble. Get a
bottle OF Leonardi's Cough Syrup (Cre-
osoted) from your druggist today and
bring quick relief-2Bc. Hind1a's
Drug Stores, esT Main street. and eoe
Main street,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
BARNES HEADS MEDICos.

At the annual election of officers of
the Fairfield County Medical associa-
ton in The Stratdeld yesterday after
noon DR.. F. H. Barnes Of Stamford,
was elected president for a, year. Other
officers elected were: Vice president,
Dr. F. M. Turkey, of Bridgeport; sec
rotary, DR.. Eli B. Ives, of this city;
treasurer, DR.. H. B. Lambert, of this
city; councillor, DIR. S. M. Gar1ick, of
this city.
= The topic discussed during the
meeting was on 1.-THE Control of a
Cancer, From a Gynecologist's Stand
point Sixty delegates were present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
JITNEY OWNERS TO
ENGAGE ATTORNEY

A meeting of the Bridgeport Jitney
Owners Protective association was
held yesterday in RakOczy hall. It was
agreed to hire an attorney to protect
the jitney owners interest and fight
attempts of the city to regulate their
business. 1t is the contention of the
jitney owners that the state only may
1egislate governing their cases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
Bridgenort,s
store for

h Bridgeport's leading store for
Easter Millinery doing the largest
millinery business in Bridgeport en-
ab1es us to put more style and quality
into hat at your favorite price than
any other store. 1t pays you to trade
at e. H. Dillon & Cos, 1105 Main
street.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-12
Violent Cannonading
on Greek Frontier

Paris. April 12-Resumption of vio-
lent cannonading along the Greek
frontier in the vicinity of GievgeIi and
Dorian, is reported in a despatch from
Saloniki to the Journal. It is said the
French artillery had no advantage
1t is also reported that the Ger
manic allies captured the fortified
position at Deve Lepe. hut this has
not been confirmed.
The fact that young man will
shoot off no end of fire crackers July
4, does not prove that he would go
outside town and practice marksman-
ship at a shooting range where no one
would be disturbed by it.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
BUSINESS HIGH PLANS
SHAKESPEAREAN PLAY
Will Produce AS You Like 1t" with
Cast of About Thirty @
Students.

Business High School is in the full
swing of preparation for its annual spring
play, and in celebrating the Shakespeare
tercentenary, will offer las You Like
It," on the evenings of April 5, 6, and T..
Charles Hart Is general chairman of
all committees, Joseph Finckel chairman
of the music committee; Miss Louise
Kingsley. coaching: F. Z. Lucas. prop
critics; DIR. A. l.. Howard, tickets; Miss
r., E. Stanley, advertising; Reuben Fink,
scenery; Miss I. NJ. Campbell, costumes;
Miss H. B, Bell, gymnasium dance; Miss
III. E. McNelly, reception and visitors;
and Miss F. NJ. Merrilst, refreshments.
Raynor T. Vaughn as Orlando, and
Evelyn Bright as Rosalind, take the lead
ing parts. Miss Odette Tyler has aroused
the interest and enthusiasm of the youth
full actors by her suggestions. and II. d.
Mclean will assist at the rehearsals next
week.
The following students will take part
In the productions: Evelyn Bright, Raynor
Vaughn, d. Hammond Wetzel. Arthur
Bailey. Romano Taylor, Lester Law
renee. Samuel MoOers, Dorothy Terry.
Allan Carpenter. William Griffin. r. Ed
win Joyce, Richmond Kesch, c. Albert
Parker, Ruth Motion. Edgar Won Eff,
Robert Ensslin. Charles Collier, Carl GILL;
Sophie Berry. and James Van Horn.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Mrs. James II.
King. who died Friday. will be held at
her residence, 1910 Columbia road, tomor-
row afternoon at 2:G0 O'Clock. Interment
will be private.
Funeral services for Miss Mary NJ.
Neuland. who died Friday, will be held
at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Philip
A. Simpson. 90 Fourteenth street north
west. at $50 o'clock, thence to Holy Cons
forter Church, where mass will be cole
brated. Burial will be in st. Mary's
Cemetery.
Funeral services for George W. Chap
man. who died Wednesday at his resi-
dence, go IL P street northwest, will be
held at Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
this afternoon at 1:30 O'Clock.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth ].
Conrad. who died Thursday in Philadel-
phia, will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2:aO o'clock at Arlington Cemetery, where
a private interment will be made.
Funeral services for William E.
Graham, who died Friday at Emergency
Hospital will be held this afternoon at
Fairfax Court House. Va. at O'Clock.
Funeral services for Mrs. Richard
Punch. who died Wednesday. will be held
at her late residence. 1920 Thirty-second
street northwest, this afternoon at
o'clock.
Funeral services for Mrs. Henrietta
Gray. who died Thursday. will be held
tomorrow at the residence Of her niece,
Mrs. Agnes Montgomery, 7o7 Tenth street
southeast. thence to St Peters Church.
where mass will be celebrated at >
o clock.
Funeral services for Mrs. Isabel Cook,
ll23 Rayne street northeast, will be held
at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
funeral parlors of Martin w. Hysong.
1914 Massachusetts avenue northwest. In
terment win be in Arlington Cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
JANITORS' UNION HITS
COMMUNITY FORUM PLAN
Organization Opposes Use Of School
Buildings for Meetings John
son Bill Scored.

A vigorous protest against the use Of
public school buildings for community
forums was made yesterday afternoon at
a meeting of the Custodians' and JAM
tors Union in the Mckinley Manual
Training School.
In set Of resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted, it was set forth
that If the Johnson bill passed it would
practically take the control of the school
buildings out of the hands of the Board
of Education and place them under juris-
diction of the District Commissioners. a
body declared to be unfamiliar with con-
ditions.
The resolutions also set forth that the
Johnson bill fixes a salary for the sec
retaries, but makes no provision for the
janitors, neither does it provide for the
Increase in the janitors' force, who now
work an average of seventy-two hours
week, and who would, If the bill becomes
A. law. have to work from 100 to 10
hours a week.
The resolutions conclude with: This
bill violates every principle Of Unionism'
allows for no rest, sets no limit for hours
of duty, gives no pay for additional work.
but permits a man to be worked $50 days
and nights year.
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
BANKS EARNING ASSETS
REVEAL BIG INCREASE
Combined Gold Reserves of Federal
Institutions, However, Show De-
crease for the Week.

The weekly bank statement issued yes
terday by the Federal Reserve Board as
at close of business on March II, 1916,
indicates an increase for the week of
Sc millions in the total earning assets of
the Federal reserve banks as the result
OF heavy purchases of United States
bonds and bankers acceptances. The
combined gold reserves show a decrea sc
for the week of about four millions, while
the total cash reserves declined about
l2,S millions.
The New York bank reports net with
drawals of cash other than gold of about
millions, Philadelphia shows a decrease
of "a millions of gold and of about OF
million of other cash, while Chicago re-
ports reduction in its gold reserve of
81 million dollars. These losses are
partly offset by gains in reserve shown
for the Boston, Richmond, Kansas City
and Dallas banks, and by the larger
amount OF items in transit between the
Federal reserve banks.
Practically no change in the amount of
rediscounts held by the banks is shown.
the holdings of the three Southern banks
constituting 70 per cent of the total re-
ported. The week witnesses considera BILE
purchases of acceptances by the Boston
and New York banks, increasing the rela-
tive holdings of this class of paper to
SIS. per cent OF the total paper held by
the banks.
About one-third of the paper on hand
natures within 80 days and over So per
cent after 30, but within go days. More
than two millions of all bills on hand is
agricultural and live stock paper, matur-
ing after 80 days. Dallas reporting about
40 per cent of this class of paper
The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
"BABY week" FESTIVAL
PLANS TAKING shape
Program Includes Rallies, Church
Services, Demonstrations of Work
and Outings for Visitors.

Extensive preparations are being made
for Washington's Baby Week cam
psign, May to Is. by Health Officer DR..
W. c. Woodward. chairman Of the citt-
zens' committee; DR.. Arthur L. Murray,
executive officer. and the various sub
committees
Following is the official program: May
s. Rally Day: :. Baby Sunday; s. Little
Mothers Day: 9. Fathers Day; 10, Flag
Day; II. Demonstration Day; L, Inspec-
ton Day: and Is. outing Day.
a mass meeting will be held May s. to
which all persons interested in infant
welfare will be invited. President Wilson
IS to be asked to make the opening sd-
dress.
The program will include talks on in
FAINT welfare subjects by prominent work
ers.
Special services will be held in the
churches Baby Sunday"
instruction in infant welfare work will
be given in public and private schools
on little mothers duty" Compositions
on the subject will be written by the
pupils.
Fathers Dav' will be observed by the
distribution Of literature on the care of
babies addressed to the fathers through
the pupils Of the public schools
On Flag DAY. 1t is proposed to pre-
sent to every home in the District where
there Is a baby less than l year old an
American flag to be displayed during the
balance Of the week
The infant welfare Centers, day nur-
series. settlement houses will be opened
to visits from the public on "DcmOnstra-
ton Dav." Exhibits showing the proper
and improper way of caring for babies
VIII be presented.