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Evening star., 1917-04-02
LIBERTY FOR FINNS.
Senate of Province Offers Independ-
ence to People.

The Finland senate, now in session.
is reported by American Minister Nor
ris at Stockholm to have offered lib
erty to the Finnish people. This Is in
line with statements from the new pro
vincial government at Petrograd, and
its broad views as to nationalities
within Russia, especially Finland and
Poland.
Ambassador Francis at .Petrograd re-
ported that the new Russian ministry
was optimistic over the general situa-
ton. which was declared very good.
Evening star., 1917-04-02
WALL STREET MARKET
ACTIVE, VERY Strong

NEW YORK. April 2.-Representative
stocks were relatively neglected on the
resumption of trading today, the mod
crate dealings at irregular price
changes being largely restricted to
specialties and issues of minor i'm
portance.
United States Steel. the accepted lead
er, rose and fell within fractional
radius and rails inclined to lower lev
els, Canadian Pacific yielding a point.
Shippings. Central Leather and Cen
eral Motors were included among the
backward shares. with gains of l to
y points for Ohio Gas, Mexican Pc
troleum. American Woolen and Wilson
Packing
Evening star., 1917-04-02
Harry Williams Drops Dead in Office,

Harry Williams, sixty-two years old, as
sistant bookkeeper in the Office Of the
Adams Express Company. dropped dead
this morning about $3.50 o'clock while
at work. His death was due to an at
tack of heart disease. He had been in
the employ Of the company thirty years,
it IL stated. and resided at 1905 F street.
Coroner Nevitt gave q certificate of
death from natural causes.
Evening star., 1917-04-02

the end of the first half hour of busi-
ness the trading months were 2 to s
points over Saturdays close. The con-
tinued drought in Texas was the main
bullish feature in the news.
Futures opened steady. Opening bids;
January, 1897; May, 1911; July. 1902;
October. 1924; December. 1913.
The increased export movement caused
buying on which. in the trading up to
points over the final figures of Saturday.
Evening star., 1917-04-02
NATIONALS HERE TOMORROW.
Griffith Abandons Plan to Play Gin.
cinnati This Afternoon.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

= CINCINNATI. Ohio. April At rained
on and on all last night. and the day
dawned so damp and chilly it was de-
cided that 1t would be impracticab1e to
try and play a game with the Reds
this afternoon, so Manager Griffith
changed his plans. and. instead of wait
ing until this evening. decided to take
the train leaving here at 12:45 o'clock.
which is due to arrive in Washington
Rt I o'clock tomorrow morning.
Evening star., 1917-04-02
School Report Thursday.

John g. Capers, chairman. has called
a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
special committee on the investigation
Of conditions in the National Training
School for Boys, to be held Thursday at
pm. The chairman has ready an ex-
tensive report for the occasion. I'm tho
the governors Of all the states tor in.
formation
Evening star., 1917-04-02
Would Congratulate Russia.

A concurrent resolution to congratu-
late tho people OF Russia on the esta,b-
lishmeuk Of q popular government was
introduced by Representative Goodwin
Of Arkansas and referred without ac-
tion to the 1orSgnr A1salrD- committee.
Evening star., 1917-04-02
Washington Stock Exchange.
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 10 at SOL.
Washington Gas, 20 at 75A.
Riggs National Bank, 10 at 500.
American Security and Trust, 1 at 257. 1 at
S57. at 257, . at 257.
Mergenthaler. 2 at 16o, 8 at 159A.
American Graphophone Rights, IL at 7k.
After call-American Graphophone rights, 10
at 7A
Washington Rwy. and Elec. As. 81 900 at sO1s,
81, 600 at SO1,
Evening star., 1917-04-02
GRAND Jury |ND|CTS
NINE MILK DEALERS
Alleged to Have Violated Sher.
man Law by Combining to
Regulate Price.

Violation of section of the Sherman
bination to regulate the price of milk,
is charged in an Indictment returned
today by the grand jury against nine
Local milk dealers. The accused are:
William A. Simpson, John w. Gregg.
Henry L. Black, jr.; John Wilbur Sher-
wood, Harry L. Alden, William r. Sc
lecman, Charles G. Dade, John w.
Estes and John J. BoWles.
The indictment charges that since
March 1, 1916. the accused have been
carrying on the business OF purchasing
milk from producers and shippers and
selling 1t to the consumers in wash
ington who have necessarily depended
for their supplies upon these defend
ants and a negligible and inconsfdera-
BILE number of other dealers in milk
It is charged that during the months
of June, July, August and September
of last year the nine dealers engaged
in a combination in restraint of trade.
Non-Competitive Rate Alleged.
The Indictment further asserts that
not content to sell milk in competition
with each other at prices regulated by
such competition, the accused did by
agreement made April Is, 1916, "f1x,
establish and bind themselves to abide
by and maintain. durinug the months
of May. June, July, August and Sep
tember, 1916, arbitrary and non-com-
petitive prices for the sale Of the milk
supplied to said consumers and other
persons by said defendants as afore-
said-to wit-the price of So cents per
gallon for said milk at retail, 80 cents
70 al whOleSala
and cents per quart for said milk
at retail by the quart, when
the usual, normal. reasonable.
and competitive prices for the sale Of
May, June, July, August and septem-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and sixteen. would
have been. to wit, 80 cents per gallon
for said milk at retail, 26 cents per
gallon for said milk at wholesale and
cents per quart for said milk at re-
tail by the quart: and said defendants
having, in the manner and by the
means aforesaid, fixed the said arbi-
trary and non-competitive prices for
the sale of said milk, did. by means of
said agreement, exact and secure from
the persons to whom they sold the
said milk in said District of Columbia,
to wit, the consumers and persons
petitive prices aforesaid for the same
and prices greatly in excess of the
prices which they would or could have
exacted and secured If they had not
engaged In said unlawful combination
in restraint of said trade and COM
merce."
Held on Murder Charges.
Murder in first degree is charged
against Maragret Budd. colored. who is
said to have caused the death of Mary
Brodgen, also colored, by throwing a
lighted lamp at her. Stephen ]. Ran
som, colored. is indicted for second de-
gree murder for killing his wife, Lilly
Second degree murder is also alleged
against Robert A. Williams, colored, in
connection with the death Of George L..
johnson.
Frank B. Ochsenreiter, who was driv-
ing an automobile in which Frank
Inanini suaa riding WAS indicted for
Evening star., 1917-04-02
Other Indictments Returned.

Other Indictments heCufueu.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are:
Jerome Hall, alias Robert kali, adul-
tery: Helen Stern, abortion; Fred
Haves. alias Fred Hyslop, destroying
personal property; Thomas D. Will
liams. bringing stolen property into
the District of Columbia; Samuel
TAPER. alias Samuel Marshall, grand
larceny: H. st. George Greenwood. lar
cenv after trust; Edward D. Wagstaff,
forgery and uttering; Julia Rock. alias
Julia williams. grand larceny and lar
ceny after trust; R. Hunter Harvey
forgery and uttering; Georgia d.
Steele and James S. Troskey. burning
movable property; Howard F. Harris
false pretense; George Bell, Peter A.
Magee. Robert T. Gross. Augustus
Gentele. Walter 4. Barkley and VIII
liam D. Olive, non-support OF Mlle as anu
minor children; Ward A. RlchardS'
non-support of minor child; victor n.
Sprague and George S. Wehr, non-sup-
port of wife and minor child; sidney
H. Byran, non-support OF wl1e. MARION y.
A. Payne, grand larceny, Juan -.
Reed and Samuel Rappaport' VloIatihe
opium laws, and Walter u. Ne"hah'
for false pretenses.
Evening star., 1917-04-02

NEW ORLEANS. April Poor ca
around the opening Of the cotton mar
ket today. but good support was Of
fered and pricaA at 0rst xAactad A
Evening star., 1917-04-02

NEW YORK, April e@Flour-Quiet;
spring patents, 10.05a10.30; winter
patents. s.70as.s5; Kansas straights.
10 05a10.30. Pork-Firm; mess, 36.50a
37.00; family, 39.00a41.00; short clear.
37.50a3950. Beef-Quiet; mess, 25.o0a
26 90; family, 2700a29.00. Lard-Steady:
middle west, 20.70a20.S0. Hides-Steady:
Bogota, 43a44: Central America, 43.
Leather-Firm; hemlock firsts, 81; sec
onds, SIS.
Raw sugar, firm; centrifugal, $50; mo-
lasses, 5.12: refined, firm; cut loaf, $40;
crushed. S.25; mold A, 7.75; cubes, 775;
XXXX powdered, 7.40; powdered, 7.35: fine
granulated, 1925 to 500: diamond A, 725;
confectioner's A, us: No. l, 40
Sugar futures opened strong and active
on buying by commission houses as well
as covering, and there was considerable
support from Cuban interests At noon
prices were to II points higher.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. April 2 Il pm. quota
tions) ).-Wheat-Strong; spot red, 215k;
spot No. red western, 2.19A; April
No. 2 red, 2.15K: steamer No. 2 red,
1884,; receipts 37,045 bushels.
Corn-Strong; spot contract, 1909;
April, 1905; receipts, 92.4S0 bushels;
exports, 346,453 bushels
Oats-Firmer: standard white, 74k;
No. white 734aa74; receipts, 15,oss
bushels.
Rye-Strong; No. western export,
1s0: receipts. 12,S71 bushels; exports,
1909 bushels.
Hay-Easier: No / timothy, 1880:
No. 1 clover mixed 1600a1650
Grain freight-No quotations
Evening star., 1917-04-02

another vehicle, and Joanini was
thrown from the machine and killed.
Another Indictment fob handbook
Fred 81. Vogt. The grand Jurors ig-
nored charge of felonious assault
preferred against William Watson. The
r{nort concluded the labors Of the
grand jurors, and they were discharged
by Justice Gould with the thanks OF the
Court A new grand jury will be i'm
paneIed later in the week.
Evening star., 1917-04-02
DAIRY MARKETS.


CHICAGO. April 2-Butter-Higher
creamery. 36a43.
Eggs-Lower; receipts 23.O36 cases;
frsts. sOasoz; ordinary frsts, 2sa29h
at mark, cases included, 27a30.
Potatoes-Receipts, 4S cars: un-
changed.
Poultry-Alive, higher; fowls. "a;
springs. "a.
NEW YORK, April 2-Butter-
Firm: receipts. 4.s1O tubs: creamery.
higher than extras. 45a45k; cream
cry. extras (92 score), 44A a44k;
firsts 42a431k; seconds. 3ska411a.
Eggs-Firm: receipts. 2.sss cases:
fresh gathered extras. 342 a35, fresh
gathered storage packed frsts. "a;
fresh gathered firsts. s5asaE; state.
Pennsylvania and nearby western
hennery whites. fine to fancy. 37a3s:
state. Pennsylvania and nearby hem
merry browns, 35a36.
Cheese-Irregular: receipts. 3,0e6
boxes: state held specials. 27a27h; do.
average fancy, 26laa27
Dressed poultry strong: chickens,
1sa29; fowls. 1S1a a25; turkeys. 1sa34.
live poultry unsettled, no prices
quoted
Evening star., 1917-04-02
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. April 2.-Hogs-Receipts,
SO. 900 head: slow. generally 10 cents
under Saturdays average; bulk. 15.10a
1880: light, 14.50a1530; mixed. 14.75a
1885: heavy, 14.60a15.40; rough. 14.60a
14.75; pigs, 10.50a14.10.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900 head; weak:
native beef cattle 9.10a12.S0; stockers
and feeders, 700a9.s0; cows and heifers,
5.50a10.75; calvess 9.50a14.O0.
Sheep-receipts. 10000 head; weak;
wethers. 10.40a12.S5; lambs, 12.00a15 40.
Evening star., 1917-04-02

NEW YORK. April 2.-The cotton
market opened unchanged to 5 points
lower in response to rather a. sharp
break in Liverpool and reports Of show
ers in the southwest. May advanced
from 1872 to 1895 and October from
1854 to 17.78, or about 5 to IL points
net higher. There was more or less
nervousness over political affairs. how
ever, and the market hesitated around
this level, with later fluctuations ir-
regular. Private cables attributed the
break in Liverpool to better weather
advices from the southwest and con-
tinental liquidation.
Futures opened steady: May. 1879;
July, 1885; October, 1854; December,
17.74; January, 17.77.
Evening star., 1917-04-02
Dividend Declared.

Directors of the National Metropoli-
tan Bank have declared the usual semi
annual dividend of per cent. payable
April 16. Books close on the 5th instant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
.O
 STOCK MARKET
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New York, Aug. 2-Opening: Special stocks registered substantial advances during today's early deal ings and the general list displayed ir- regular strength on light trading. 1n- dustrial Alcohol gained 2A points, Central Leather 3, Hide & Leather preferred 1A and United States Steel, General Electric and American Telephone a point. Other industria1s and was issues made fractional gains, but railroads and coppers were little changed.
 Equipments, metals and oils dom mated later operations. Gains of one to two points were made by Republic Iron, Bethlehem, Crucible and Nova Scotia steels and United States steel extended it's rise to 1 12 points. Tex as Co.,, California and Mexican Pe- troleums and Tidewater and associ- ated oils featured their particular di- visions at advances of 1 1-2 to 1-2 and Utah, Chino and American Smelling led the coppers at gains of to 1 1-2. Demand for oils was re- stricted to minor issues. Liberty bonds ranged between 99.36 and 99.4O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Every person, firm or corporation (resient or non-resident) liable to tax ation on real or personal property in the Town and City of Bridgeport on September l, 1917, MUST FILE with the Tax Commissioner a sworn state ment of all taxable property owned by such person, firm or corporation in the Town and City of Bridgeport, on specially printed lists furnished by the Tax Commissioner. Such lists must be filed during the MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1917.
 FAILURE so to do will compel the Tax Commissioner to make out such lists from the best information obtain able, to which @ penalty of ten per cent. will be added as by law required.
 LISTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED if each parcel of Real Estate is not separately listed, and properly ydescrib- ed. giving metes and bounds; street number of lot number. Buildings thereon must be entered separately from the land value.
 FAILURE to file list deprives the owner of the right to appeal to the Board of Relief. Lists may be obtained at the office of the Tax Com missioner, Room g, City Hall, during the month of August.
 HOURS: a. m. to p. m. daily g O. m. to 1 p. m. Saturday A.. F. CONNOR,
 Tax Commissioner
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
Primary Registration

The Registrars of Voters of the City of Bridgeport will be in session in Room 2, City Hall, State street, from Friday, August 3, to and including Saturday, August i Sunday excepted) for the purpose of enrolling those cleo tors who may desire to participate in the primaries to be held after this date. The Registrars will retain the names of those electors heretofore appearing on the primary list unless requested to transfer or erase same.
 All sessions will be from 12 o'clock noon until o'clock in the afternoon.
 JAMES H. ROONEY,
 WILLIAM LOUNSBURY.
 General Registrars of Voters. Bridgeport, July 30, 1917. P3Or+
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
GERMANY WARS FOR LIFE, SAYS
 KAISER WILLIAM
German Blood and German Zeal Not Being Gambled
 With"

Copenhagen, Aug. 2.-Emperor Will liam yesterday issued this proclama- ton to the German people:
 ITO the German people: Three years of hard fighting are behind us. With grief we remember our dead, with pride our soldiers now fighting, with confidence all our workers, and with a heavy heart those who are languish- ing in captivity, but above all our thoughts stand resolute in the de- termination to prosecute this righteous war of defence to a successful ter imitation.
 'The enemy is stretching out his hands toward German territory, but he shall never have it. New nations continue to enter into the war against us, but that does not frighten us. We know. our strength and we are de- termined to make us of it. They wish to see us weak and powerlesr at their feet, but they shall not prevail.
 'They received disdainfully our words of peace; they did not know how Germany could fight. Throughout the world they have slandered the German name, but they cannot extin- guish the glory of German deeds.
 "Thus we stand erect at the close o1 l this year unmovable, victorious and intrepid Our trials may still await us, but we shall meet them with e grave rnien and full of faith. Through out the three years achievement the mighty German people has become | firm in its resistance against all tha1 the power of the enemy can conceive If the enemy wishes to pro1ong the | sufferings of war, they will weigh more heavily upon him than upon us
 For that which has been accom-. p1ished on the front let us at home show our gratitude by tireless toll We must still continue to fight and tt furnish arms for it. But cur people may rest assured that German blood and German zeal are mot being gam bled with for an empty shadow o ambition or schemes of conquest ant 'subjugation, but in defence of a strons free empire in which our children may live in security.
 "L.et all our actions and all ouI thoughts be devoted to this fight. Le this be our solemn promise of thi, day, August 1, 1917.
 WILLIAM, I. R."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
Your Lines Are Firm.
 Kaiser Tells His Army

Berlin, Aug. 2-Emperor William has issued this proclamation to the German army and navy:
 The third year of the war has come to an end. The number of our adyer- sar1es has increased, but their pros poets of victory have not improved. You crushed Rumania last year. The Russian empire once more trembles under your stl okes. Both countries sacrificed themselves for the interests of others and are now bleeding to death. In Macedonia you forcibly withstood the enemy's assaults. In mighty battles on the Western front you remain the masters of the situa- tion Your lines are firm, protecting your beloved homes against the ter TOTS and devastations of war.
 '@The navy has achieved good re- suits. It has threatened the enemy's s command of the sea and his very exis- tence. Far from home a little German group is defending German colony against forces many times superior.
 Victory in the coming year will again be on our side and on that of our allies. Ours will be the final vic- tory.
 N'sWith a deeply moved heart I thank you in my own name and in that of the Fatherland for what you have achieved in this last year of the war With veneration we remember the fallen who gave up their lives for the ness and the safety of the Fatherland "The war goes on. It is still be- ing forced upon us. We a,sal1 fight for our existence in the future with firm resolution and unfai1ing cour- | age. As our problems multiply so does our strength increase. We are invincible We shall be victorious. The Lord God will be with us
 WILLIAM I. R.
 tIn the Field, August l."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
Tomatoes-s2.oo per basket, s2.5o

! Tomatoes-$2.00 per basket, $2.5o per crate. m !. Red Raspberriees-.10 per at. Lettuce-.60-.75 per dog. Carrots-35-.4O per dog. bun. Corn-$2.00-$2.50 per 100. Cucumbers-.75 crate.
 Onions-$1.50 per bu. Cabbage-$1.00 per bbl.
 Green Corn-$2.50 per 100. ackberries-.15-.17 per at. Beets-.40-.50 per dog. bun. Potatoes-$1.50 per Sbu, s4.25-s4.r0 per bbl.
 Apples-s2.00 per bu, $500 bbl. Squash--.30-40 per dog. bun. Green Beans-.75-$1.00 bu. Wax Beans-$1.0O bu.
 Peas-$1. .50-$2.00 per bu.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
WHOLESALE PRICES
 OF PRODUCE

Furnished by The Bridgeport Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, Headquarters corner Wall and Water streets.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

Fighting is hot work anywhere and any time, and this is particularly true in France at this time of the year. All excess baggage is got rid of when ever possible and this includes the hair on the top of the Tommy's head. Our picture shows Canadian soldiers giving each other a. close shave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

Some obituary writers are remind ed that the Grand Old Man in the community ought not to die oftener than every six weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

Mrs. Buelah Shaw, M, and Miss Eliza Alderman, IT, both of Philadel- phia, were drowned while bathing near Barnegat pier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
WISE AND OTHERWISE

It is astonishing how cool a girl feels out in the hot sun when she is playing tennis with the boys home from college.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

About now the Sunday school kids do their teachers a great favor by condescending to go on a picnic with them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

The deadlock of the conferees on the Administration Food Control Bill was broken and complete agreement was reached.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

government, but merely the grand stand and bleachers for the bal grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

= So far none of the railroads has put up signs warning the engineers to Stop, Look, and Listen for automo- piles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

The summer hotels are discussing such recondite and improving subject. as why Lulu prefers Tommy to John ny.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

The families who have boys in the training camps hear every week that they are comfortable and in the best of spirits, while parents who have nothing to worry about are losing their children through swimming ac- cidents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

Henry F. Fletcher, the American ambassador to Mexico, has returned,
 efter his visit to the United States
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

Mayor Mitchell returned to his office in the City Hall and said his vaca- tion was over encept for a few trips.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

At the annual meeting of the Ger man bank clerks, held at Medgeburg Prussia, it was announced that 14,00t were at the front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

Lonely farms bothered with tramps have no further trouble after they hang out a sign, Harvest hands want ed"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

All a ball team has to do to get loyal support from the bleachers is to win every game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
PATIENTS

FRED Fl. BOwERSOCK, B. o. E., ILL. B. Attorney and Counsellor at Law in Patent and Trademark Causes. Solicitor of Patents. Szo Main St., Suite 20. Phone 112 Bar mum. IA years practice in Ne" York city. New York office' NO. Rector St.
 R il all"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

According to reports to the Rus- siaR Ministry of Supplies the outlook for crops is bright.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

The wise and prudent persons who foresaw all the difficulties incident to raising a garden are still paying high prices at the store, while those with less foresight are now getting vegetables at very low cost.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

The enormous pile of buildings you see in some big cities is not the lead ing factory or the seat of municipal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

Gold to the amount of $4,00O,000 was shipped to San Francisco by the Sub-Treasury
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

Farmer Want Ads. 1c a. Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

AN ORDAINED Spiritualist Minister. Marie Davidson, Ph. D. Scientific and Spiritual readings daily except Thursdays and Sunday. s404 State Street. D IF alIs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
PIANO TUNING

TUNING-Service that is ex4 pert and reliable. Phone Barnupnv 1920. Your order will receipe prompt attention. Roland E. Hart, sole agent--Ekroeger Pianos and Player Pianos. HIS Broad street.
 Sas assp.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02

ADVERTISE IN THE sFAFsMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-02
sPIRTTUALIsT MEDIUM

MRS. HEATON BARNES, spirituaIist medium, readings daily. Meeting Thursday evening 7:30 p. m. for the unfolding of spiritual gifts. S14 French St. near Main St. D 22 al