Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-13
GOSSIP 0F NEW
 YORK TOWN Seventh National Business Show Opened Yesterday at Madison Square Gar den.
MEDALS FOR FIREMEN
Something of New Operas in the Na- tion's Metropolis-College For Newspaper Men-Celebrated Jour- T
 naliStS to Lecture.

 vice conceived by the mind of man for the facilitation of the transact ion of business is on exhibition at the Seventh National Business Show opening today at Madison Square Garden Although the National Electric exposition did not close un- til last Wednesday night, and the time allowed the architects and eX- hibitors for the changes necessary to the interior plans of the garden and the installation of displays has necessarily been short, the mammoth is practically complete today. It will continue to and through next Saturday.
 This year the exhibition has been greatly widened in it's scope, and there is large and important TOT. resentation among the exhibits of foreign firms, which will afford ready basis of compar ;on With home products. Promin -nt manu- lecturers of stationary, typ !wr.ters, and office supplies in London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Leads and Lyons ar: represented
 The United States government has officially recognized the importance of the show by installing large exhibit of the department of com merce and labor, including a novel display of statistics showing trade conditions and prospects in all parts of the world.
 Typewriting speed contests Tor the national and international cham pionships will be held during the coming week in connection With the show. The fastest operators from all parts o1 this country and from En- gland, France, Belgium and Ger many will compete in the various contests. Solid silver trophy cups and S5 ,OOv in cash prizes will be awarded. There will also be con- tests on adding and calculating machines and trials of speed and ac- curacy in filing and indexing.
 Medals for Heroic Bremen.
 In the presence of distinguished asesmblage, Mayor Mcclellan today presented medals to nine New York tlremen for conspicuous and heroic bravery in saving lives at fires. The Bonner, Warren-TreV'r and Strong medals were awarded to William k. Rasseau, George w. Feth and Robert w. Tomlinson, all o1 Hook and Ladder company No. 0 who risked their lives in saving sev- eral nersons from a burning tenc- ment at S5 Chrystie street. The Ben nett medal went to Micheal Nick laus. of Hook and Ladder compan! No. 4, who made a spectacular res cue at fire at no West sixty First3street. Other heroes who re ceiyed medals were Assistant Fore man Isaac Ludgaate, of engine com panv No. Ill, Brooklyn; Forema' George w. Fox of engine comnan N 21: Assistant Foreman M. J. Martin of engine company No. la John H. Kuch. of hook and ladd' No. 23. mad Foreman Edward Levy, of engine company NO. "' All of these have in the last yea performed acts of conspicuous rba' cry. with the exception of Lev! whose medal was earned by reaso of the general fficiency of his con pany.
 New Opera Companies.
 Associations have been conclud' bstween Charles F. Blaney and Nl ton and Sargent Aborn. whereby ts ahorn Opera Company will perm nentlv occupy the Lincoln Squa Theater, commencing Monday nls and opening in the Bostonlan 's 1 mons success. Robin Hood.
 stock company has been orgaa'z numbering eighty people, ana ope in English will make this playh"a its home, the program being chan ed each week.
 Miss Ethel Jackson has been ' gagged by Henry Savage to s'ns q leading role of Sonia in "Dle Lu tiee Wittwe" the immensely popu' yiennese comic opera by WICK Leon, Leo Stern and Franz Lena which, in an Aerican version una the title of "The Merry "iuo"