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Bryan. Loses.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 13.-The su-
preme court which has been consider
ing w. J.. Bryan's appeal from the
lower court decision. which excluded
the sealed letter" in the Bennett will
case, has adjourned! having found NO
error. BY ;. this decision Mr.. Bryan
loses the $4,000 beQuest. 81
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pounds

According to statistics collected BY
the government there were 47,009.367
hogs in the United States on January
I last with an average farm valuation
Of $6.15 per head. Iowa leads In the
total number Of hogs held at that
time and in the total value. the figures
showing 7,364,268 head valued at
more than 81. ZOO, 900.
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Bank Robbed.

i Granite Falls, Mimi, Aug. 13.-The
state bank Of Hazel, ten miles west of
this place, was looted by, burglars and
$4,000 in money taken. The vault and
safe were blown to pieces. ,r-. - .,
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The State Agricultural college, at
Fl. Collins, COL, has purchased what
IL known as the model Colorado
farm" adjacent to the college
grounds, to be used for practical and
experimental work. The farm con-
tains 80 acres. is connected with the
Fl. Collins sewer and water mains
and the price paid for it was $4,000.
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convicts "a Mako schio,olbook,

Joliet, ILL.,, Aug. s15.-Warden Muir
ply said that plans were under way
to employ Tconvicts in the state peni-
Tertiary in the manufacture Of school
books on q large scale. Under the state
law, he said, the books would be sold
the public at COST Ss2Esf iEihs'
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1855, 41,Ooo.0oo.

! Aberdeen, Scotland, Aug. ia
fierce fire ragged In the tenement dis
trict of Aberdeen. The damage ex-
ceeds 81 ,O0O ,OO0. t.,.-a Nv :. - ~ ~.
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Auto Factory Burned,

F. Elsin, ILL.,, Aug, 1.-THE automobile
factory owned BY the Fauber' Manu-
featuring company, was almost totally
destroyed by fire Thursday. Loss, about
$40, 600. ags5sq&4s@ Il y. ,...--, .-s, H..sa i
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BASEBALL.
Tables Which Show the Standing Of
the Clubs in the Struggle, -
for First Place.

The standing, of, clubs of leading
baseball organizations is shown by the
following tables: National league. +
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ITEM PERSONS SINK
beneath POTOMAC
DURING A REGATTA NEAR
wAsHINoToN "A NAPHTHA #
~. LAUNCH 10 UPsET.t Gsr%
-Four Women and six Hem Drown-
Twenty Sailors Are Lost Of the
Coast 81 ireland N Collision BE-
tvaan British Vessels.

Washington, Aug. Sin the CAP
sizing Of q naphtha launch during the
annual Potomac regatta Saturday ten
persons lost their lives by drowning In
the Potomac river. Following are the.
names of the victims:
Charles F. Blumer. 40 years old.
druggist; A. J. Boose, 80 years oao,
salesman: ]. Herbert Coates, IS years
old, tailor, McKeesport, Pa; Mrs. Luiu
Dreyfuss. Miss Helen Hiser. MISS t1ei-
en- Moore, Miss Bertha Setback, sister
of Mrs. Dreyfuss; J. George Smith.
william Smith, IS years old, navy yard
employe; John Waldman, % years OLD:
All the victims except Coates were OF
this city. r;,-, .9. .s;sts. -; ,s-- ...-. p.
The capsized launch was the Recrea-
ton, owned by Drs. q. "A. Stewart and
C. w.. Wagner, and carried a. persons.
During the first race tho launch got
in the way of the, eight-oared shells,
and It's wash was such that the omcials
ordered It out of the way. There was
some show of resentment ut this order,
but the launch headed for the Shore.
but miscalculated its; course, and strtk--
ing the. strong undertow, caused BY
mill race, rocked for a moment and ~
the passengers rushed to one side
turned turtle. The owners and two
other occupants were saved by a police
boat. &c.,. .-.g.,..
Twenty Drowned. .-.
London, Aug. 1.-THE British bark
Inverkip (Capt.. Jones, from Melbourne
to Queenstown, was sunk and 20 per-
sons were drowned as the result Of .
collision of Fastnet rock, Ireland, Sat
urday night, with the British ship Loeb
Carron (Capt. Clark, from the Clyde).
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Sues shipyard Trust.

81 Sues shipyard Trust. - ="
! New York, Aug. 5.--Gov. Odell lost
$126, 800: In the shipyard. trust promo.
ton and has now begun suit to recov-.
er it. --.-.
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lying in. the Southeast r. of the
existing corporate limits of this town.

lying in. the Southeast corner of the
existing corporate limits of this town.
That said business of retail liquor
dealer is hereby prohibited within
said limits. and that any person viO-
lating or attempting to violate this
ordinance shall be fined in the sur of
not less than fifty dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars. and in de-
fault Of payment of the fine to be inn
prisOned not less than ten nor more
than thirty days for each Offense.
And no license shall be issued to any
person to do said business in said
limits. and that any person who
having obtained the license to con-
duct said business elsewhere, shall en-
ter said limits. for the purpose Of
doing business therein, shall thereby
forfeit said license.
Motion adopted unanimously.
Moved by A. e. MOuton and duly
seconded by Geo. A. Deblanc that
the following be adopted: +
Be it ordained by the CITY Council
of Lafayette, La, that every retail
dealer in pistols or pistol cartridges,
and rifles or rifle cartridges, blank
pistols and blank pistol cartridges, in
this town shall pay An annual license
tax on said bushes, graded - follows:
First class: Wfen ohe gross sa)es are
I've thousand do1loso ~ o the
III
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CITY Council Proceedings.

Lafayette. La. December 5. 1904.
A regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held this day with Mayor
Chas. d. Caffery presiding. Members
present: a. E. Mouton, Felix Deman-
ada, d. v. Gardebled, NJ. Roseniield,
John O. Mouton, Henry FontenOt.
Geo. a. Deblanc.
Moved by A. E. Mouton and second
ed by D. v. Gardebled that the fol-
lowing be adopted,
Be i~taOrdained by the City Coun-
Gil Of Lafayette, La, that nc saloon
or barrooms hall be established or re-
tail hQuor business in any form be
conducted in that portion of the MOu-
ton addition in this town lying west OF
Gordon street, nor In the Alexander
Mouton M0uton addition, nor in or
on the track Of land on any part
|thefeuGs ocQpired by J. r. Trahan
nos 4lA Aa1hilde Garaper md
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RELIGIOUS DIRECTORY.

CATHOLIC C'HURCH-St. John ave.
nue.. end of Main street. Mass at 7:3O
and 9:3O a.. m. and vespers at 4 p. m.
every Sunday. Mass at $50 .. m.
on week DAYS. Rev. f. Forge Rector.
EpIsCOPALCH URCH-COrner Lincoln
avenue and Garfield street. Sunday
school every SUNDAY morning ct IL
O'Clock. Services every secOnd and
fourth Sunday in each month at 4!W
D. m. Rector. Rev. {. c. Kramer.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SOUTH-COrner Congress and Wash.
ingtOn streets. Services every Sum
day, morning at IL o'clock and night
at 8, Sunday school 1000 q. m.
Prayer meeting. Wednesday evening
at 1870. Epworth League, Sunday
evening at 1870. Rev. J.. d. Harper
Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Bucha-
nan street between Congress and Gar
field streets. Services every Sunday
at IL O.. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday
school 10 o. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday at 8 p. m. Rev. r. Z.
Rogers. pastor.
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SCHOOLS.

South West Louisiana Industrial
Institute. DR.. F.. L. Stephens, Presi-
dent, corner Johnston avenue and
Industrial street.
Lafayette High School, public, w.
]. Avery, principal, Buchanan street
between Second street and Hopkins
venue.
Lafayette Primary School, public,
Miss Fadra Holmes, principal, Main
street between Johnston and Leo
avenues,
Home Institute, r. c. Greig. prin-
cipal, St. John street, near Vermilion.
Mt. Carmel Convent. Mother Zita,
superior, square bounded by Lafay.
cite, Convent and Madison streets.
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WAts
One lot Of ground situated in the
Mills Addition in the town of Lafa-
yette, La, and being lot No. forty
four of said addition having a front
of one hundred feet north and south
by q depth of one hundred and forty
feet east and west, bounded north by
q street, south by lot No. q, east by
lot No. IS and west by St. Antoine
street.
Another lot of ground situated in
said Mills addition in the town of
Lafayette. La. and being lot No.
forty three of said addition, bounded
north by lot No. A. south by lot No.
10, east By lot No. ~ and west by st.
Antoine street.
Another lot Of ground situated in
the Mills addition in the town of Lata-
yette, La. and being lot No. forty
Of said addition, bounded north by
lot No. IS, south BY lot No. 80 east
by lot No. II and west by st. Antoine
street.
Another lot Of ground situated in
the Mills addition in the town Of
InfAyette. La, and being lot No.
tAisty gtne OF said eddition bounded
pot1h b. 1Oe No. -, south By : street,
eoet k1l0 NO. = and vest ~ st.
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license shall be two hundred dollars.

license shall be two hundred dollars.
Second class: when the gross sales
are under five thousand dollars and
more than two thousand five hundred
dollars, the license shall be one hum
dred and fifty dollars.
Third class: when the gross sales
are less than two thousand FIVE hum
dred dollars, the license shall be one
hundred dollars.
That said license shall be collected
by the tax collector of the town in the
same manner and at the same time as
are collected other license taxes.
Be it further ordained that whoever
shall sell or retail pistols o. pistoi
cartridges, rifles or rifle cartridges.
blank pistols or blank pistol cart
ridges without first obtaining the
license herein provided. shall be
guilty of q misdemeanOr and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
fifty dollars or imprisoned not more
than sixty days, or both at the discre-
ton OF the court.
Be it further ordained thst this or
dinance shall 60 into effect January
/. 1905. and that all laws in cOnhiceI
herewith are hereby repealed. Adop-|
ed unaDjnOusIy. |
There being no further b~nsinessl
the Co0eil aA50urned.
CnAx- "a CAyDUx,N Mayer.
Et4t $3.50 - 49, ~
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MASONIC

MASONIC
..,.n. .lu,... 30. I.:,. p. Z =. =.
,.i"el> :irs5 and third .fridAy u rarn
month in Masonic Eaii corner Ne,'-
u.i,iun ami MourOc. &. ID. tafcr!.
w. u: X. .. Zines, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF pyTHtAS.
Lafayette Lodge NJ. 81 X. ut P
Meets every Thursday nigh, in ;'a~t'e
Hal. over The Advertiser :jfiiCc
Vermiliun street. {. +. .N~e'chrrt,
G. e.: Geo. ". Knapp. K. Of Il. aid
Section i.;.sI. Endowment Rank
Henry Gankerdorf. President: Joe T..
t'clOmb. Secretary.
UNITED wORKMEN'
Ideal Lodge. No. 81. A. O. l.. W.
Meets first Wednesday Of each
month in Hall over The Advertiser
Office. &. q. MOutOn. NJ. W.: J. L.
dillingham;.
ORDER RAILWAY CLERKS OF AMERICA.
Lafayette. La. Local. No. d.
Meets over The Advertiser Office first
and third Saturday Of each month ut
s D. m. F. e. TOrian. G.. e.: B.
Dauterive. r. &. and G.
BRorHEnHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAIN
MEN.
Morgan Lodge. No. 3l7-Meets
every Monday ut 7:aW y. M, at h.
of F.. hall above The Advertiser Office.
A. J.. COmus, Master: F.. ChargOis,
v. Master: J.. Neveu, Secretary: c. +.
Harnisch. Financier: A. J. SprOle,
Collector: d. Church. journal Agent.
T.. J. t,Gumes. Chairman Grievance
COMMITTEES.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
LAFAYETTE Lodge. No. 319l-Meets
2nd Tuesday of each month, at K. OF
H. hall. The following officers were
elected. J. F. MOutOn, dictator: Alfred
Hebert. vice dictator; w. f. Adams,
assistant dictator: c. d. Caffery, past
dictator: A. 4. MOutOn, financial re-
porter: F. c. TRAY, reporter: H. c.
Sales. Chaplin: Albert DelahOussaye,
guide: B. Miller, guardian: G. Schmu-
len, sentinel: B. Brieter, treasurer.
IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN.
Alibamas Tribe, No. 58,-Meets
every Friday at 7:3O p. m. in K.>Of p.
hall. L. F. Guerre, p. s.: c. J.
Young, $: DR.. H. r. Beeler, s. 5:
1. B. Bendel. j. s: j. O. Herpin, c. OF
r: Galbert COmeaux, X. of w.
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIRE.
MEN.
Camelia Lodge, No. 653-Meets first
four Saturdays each month at X. Of
p. Hall. at 1880 D. m. w. H. Kimmer,
Master: j. b. Milan, Vice Master
Ed. Mouton. Secretary: o. r.
| Munger, collector: w. H. Kimmer,
| Chairman Local Protective Board.
LADIES AUXILIARY B. R. r.
Mispah Lodge No. 3O0.-Meets
second and fourth Thursdays, K. P
Hall at 2 p. m. Mrs. w. D. Swift.
mistress; Mrs. o. T.. Ford, secretary
ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
Division 3S3-Meet every Friday Al
1:3O p. M, at X. of p. Hall. H. d,
French, G. c.; ]. j. Vanderlinden'
Sec. and Treas.
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agricultural implements. gear etc..
one side saddle, one sausage grinder,
cane knives, etc.
The said sale being made to pay
debts due by said succession.
Sheriff's Office. Parish of Lafayette,
Nov. -. 1904.
L.. LACosTE, Sheriff.
l1-23-O4
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IRE DEPARTMENT.

Deti"uet
). ..,~irrn. ........". g.. NoCr les
:. .. ~, ............ Felix Won on
-; =. h"t!nn
y. >t;nt trief......Dr. &. y. Martin
HONE FRI ca.
r.'rrck !i.u<' or Congress street.
rra. OF &auoon Bros. ~Jor'.
:'.,e;dr:- -. N'olt N
N.ra =, ~i6"r............ 10" t)nc,.5.-
-. ~-s.--sa,~........frli Worries
-. .Aug. Liable
IS. 4. i'arsnr>rn
= .i.lua!l Gus. Schmul"u
= ~~t .A~>i~.aut......J. I:ronS>nrd
S,>tnG .A.~>tana......E +. iannt.e
LAFAYETTE FT,G %. NO. l..
Truck House on corner .'our, :!"u-r
Square.
i'::~>i1ent 9. }"p''
Vie. Pre>ident......F. -. iiro',>>;i"i
Secretary ". ti"u."n
Tt.ea >urer. .......... y. :. :ard"s'i-''
Foreman. 'as''i
FIRST Assistant Foreman. ..JnO. eraser
Second Asst Foreman. IA. Hir>ck
Hcu>ckeeper........ Eugene Ducharm
N'nzzleman. eraser
Asst NOzxleman. .Thrsho," Leblanc
iiugman. Willie Adams
Eey,nan Felix Meu,.x
PELICAN FIRE COMPANY.
Truck house ON Chestnut street '"'-
tween Third street and Lincoln ave-
Pr-sident........ Geo. II. DeClOnpt
Vice President. ..........F #. T.. Davis
S%ecretar! Gen. DeBlanc
Treasurer
Foreman. N5u'or!
First Asst Foreman. Geo. P~efferkOrn
Second Asst Foreman A. b. Chopin
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MATHEMATICS & JEWEI.:H.S
i. KrausS. Lincoln avenue mra:t"u-
greSS street.
u. NJ. RiOSSat. JEFF rS,.u Slr.". ma:
VermiliOn.
II. X. Ruyc:.. The. ~.Irrrl..r. N.:~ai!>'f'
street. between iiadi>' II :...! .'+f-r-
son.
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NI!CI .tai.kLN. G..,N t5isf'S
Merchants NholeS;l. ':r,nt.r -.
Ltd. corner !,uchancn an: SFco,."
street. Ieie.. ii"He 2!".
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DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES
Hienes, corner Lincoln avenue
4d Cypress streets. Telephone 1O4.
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INSURANCE.
Parkerson and Mouton, fire, life, and
accident insurance, VermiliOn be-
tween jefferson and Madison streets.
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LIVERY, SALE AND FEED
STABLES.
Gus Landry, corner Lincoln avenue
and Vine streets. Telephone IS.
Martin & Rogers, north side of court
house square. Telephone 8.
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RESTAURANT.
DOmengeaux' Restaurant, corner Lin
coin avenues and Cypress streets.
Telephone 80.
The Washington times., 1904-09-11
Market Stimulated.

This marketing has been greatly slim
ulated by unusually high prices-phe-
nomenaIly high for the opening months
and still millers everywhere have
small wheat stocks or none at al, ana
many mills throughout the country have
shut down because OF the impCssibility
OF getting wheat as regularly as re-
CURED.
If 1t were possible for such conditions
TO prevail through the first marketing
OF the new spring crop. now Just begin
ming, It would not be difficult to study
out almost any previous unheard-of
proposition for the trade The break
Of 10 cents in prices during the first
half Of last week was sufficient proof
that the trade does not look for arV
such phenomenal developments. Cur
rent prices mean pracJIcsuI} 81 "A DuSil,i
for wheat at any point in the Mississip-
pi or Missouri valleys IL IS seldom that
this price has not in the past called
out unusual sales.
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TOOK NINE POLICEMEN
TO HOLD DOWN MAN
Religious Mania Gives Missourian
Wonderful Strength-Thrown
and Sat Upon.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1O.-George W.
James. a coal dealer, peTched in a tree
in Penn Valley Park for several hours.
defied policemen and fremen when they
attempted to dislodge him James
mental condition is due 70 religion.
When James was discovered descend
ing he was only n dozen feet from the
ground. and a Ratchet. with which he
was armed, was lifted ready to strike.
After reaching the ground the real
fight commenced. The tree in which
James had been for hours is situated
on the edge OF "A pTecipice with a sheer
drop Of sixty feet. He fought desper-
ately and thrust big policemen aside as
IL they We're children.
James was finally thrown 20 the
ground. BY actual count there We're
nine men on top OF him. and it re
quired the strength of all of them to
hold him
The Washington times., 1904-09-11
SHE TRIES TO ENLIST
TO FOLLOW HER LOVER
Woman Anxious to Go to Her Soldier
Sweetheart in the
Philippines.

BALTIMORE. Sept IA blue-eyed
youth applied 10 the officer of the guard
at Fort McHenry for information con-
corning a private in a company recently
at the fort. sNut now IN service in the
Philippines. When informed that the
soldier had gone 20 the Far East. the
youth was surprised, but after a
moments hesitation announced the in
tention Of enlisting in the army.
Before the recruiting sergeant could be
communicated with the officer OF the
guard discovered that the applicant was
a woman. She said she was Annie East
wood Of Newark. y. J.: that she was
nineteen years old, and that she was III
search Of her sweetheart, in order to
Join whom she was willing 70 undergo
all the hardships of a soldiers life she
pleaded ia vain with the officer TO en-
roll her as a man. and give her a uni
form
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crown of them nearly square. and the
rims bending ike the bow Of an OK
yoke In the mornings his neckties are
or brown In the afternoons ne likes
the red and blue. Sometimes ne ties
them four-in-hand: at others the
Straight-aWay bow knot With his dress
clothes last night he wore a white waist
coat and white tie His shoes were
patent leather low cut, and his hose
We're Yellow. with fanciful figures hand
sewed in them.
lie IS In the best Of health. walking
as straight as men usually stand who
are half his age His shoulders are
broad, his eyes clear his complexion
Chat OF n man who lives much in the
omen air.
The Washington times., 1904-09-11

'Including estimated damage since
August /.
xFrom August I. Government figures.
+@F'rom Government percentages Au-
gust I.
''.Including crop progress since Au-
gust l.
Practically two months Of the crop
year have passed. In that time there has
been a reduction, though slight, OF VS.
Ible supplies OF wheat. This reduction
has come during the height Of the first
marketing, always the heaviest OF the
new winter wheat crOD
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MAY BUY WHEAT
ON OTHER MARKETS
Crops Relatively Reduced
in Past Two Months.
PURCHASING IN MANITOBA
Thee Million Bushels Bought in North
west Territory for Chicago and
Minneapolis.
PURCHASING IN MANITOBA

CHICAGO. Sept. 10-Is lie United
States in danger OF withdrawing from
the list of wheat exporting nations dur
ing the present crop year? BY compar-
ing the relative size OF the wheat crops
for a series OF years previous to 1870
and bearing in mind that practically
nothing has been carried over In the last
three big crops since. IL is possible 70
imagine that the United States might
be looking to her near neighbors FOR
wheat or TO herself for a substitute for
the same before another crop is avail
able.
Wheat and Corn Crops.
This is a table giving the wheat and
corn crops, beginning with those Of 1890:
The Washington times., 1904-09-11
Sessions in New York.
WITH BALL IN BRAIN
MAN LEAVES HOSPITAL

NEWARK. Sept 1O.-Frederick Rock
Is now In better condition physically and
mentally, the doctors say. than III. was
before he put a bullet I'm his brain on
July II. And the bullet is stu there.
He was discharged yesterday from the
city hospital.
Rock Is the marvel Of the surgeons IN
the hospital So Tar as they know his
case is without parallel. Almost every
man shot as he was Through both lobes
OF the BRAIN died instantly Rock says
he regrets his act sincerely
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FORE RIVER CONTRACTS
GIVEN TO NEW COMPANY

Francis Bowles, former rear admiral
and chief constructor in the United
States Navy, has arranged with Secre-
tary Morton for the transfer TO lie Fore
River Shipbuilding Company of all con
struCtiOu contracts awarded TO the de-
funct Fore River Engine and Shipbuild-
ing Company.
The batteShipS New jersey, Rhode
Island. and Vermont are building in the
Fore River yard. Mr.. Bowles assured
the Secretary OF the Navy that the new
company has $500 men in it's employ and
has sufficient material and capital 10
rush the battiesI-ps to completion.
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YOUNG WOMAN SAVES
MAN FROM DROWNING

ASBURY PARK. Sept IO.-That Ger
aid Fitzgerald. son OF Judge Fitzgerald
Of New York is living today is due 70
the pluck ami endurance displayed by
his companion. Miss Blanche Levien, of
60 Madison Avenue. New York
They were swimming yesterday from
Fourth Avenue TO Seventh, when TitZ-
gerald was seized with era nps. Placing
one arm about her companion, Miss
Levien slowly swan shOreward. FitZ-
gerald weakly assisting When almost
on the point OF giving up they found
they could touch bottom.