Connecticut western news., 1907-10-24
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lO Ue lne mousse Ol lIlS luluIS, lhoAh"T A. Edison, who has been experiment. ing with the production of cement and the manufacture of concrete for twen- ty years, has patented inventions which, he says, will make 1t possible for a three story dwelling to be bull, in twelve hours of actual labor at cost not to exceed $1,000. Models have been prepared from designs by prominent architects, and next sum mer, the inventor said, he will build the first of these ideal homes. "Tht house of the future is to be made ol concrete in cast iron molds that will be formed in sections and fitted to gether so they can readily be removed as soon as the concrete has harden ed," said MT. Edison. speaking of his latest invention. "These molds for three story house, such as I shall builo first, will cost $3O,O00, but an infinite number of houses can be made iron one set of molds. When the house is finished the bathtubs, stairs and ev erything of that sort will be in 1t, al integral parts of the building. Th only wood necessary will be the door. and window sashes." #...
 In order to make the force of its
 thrust campaign felt by internation.. allies of the tobacco trust the goyern ment has seized more than ST,27 worth of cigarettes owned by the Brit ish-American Tobacco company, al English corporation which in the sui for dissolution of the American To bacco company is named as one of til parties to a conspiracy in restraint O trade within the meaning of the Sher man law. The action comes as [ sharp reminder that the Sherman lav gives the government the power tt seize the property of illegal interstat combinations. It might be invoked t, seize oil products from the Standard oil company O: explosives from tn powder trust It Is understood, how ever, that the attorney general wil not go so far, but resort to the ex pedient at this time simply to reacl the three great English companie ! which have made possible the absolut, control of the tobacco market of tn | world.
 Dr. William J. Long, the nature writ ! CT, commenting upon President Roose | velt's recent bear hunt said: "As matter of fact this chasing a timid ami nal with pack of dogs and thel shooting him from safe distanc when he can't do thing to save or de fend himself is pure brutal cowardice Some men like it, but they don't brae | ha ha Tn, hfc way. Yes, that's Roosevelt's glorify ing butchcry as usual. With him tn whole object of the hunt seems to b the killing. The funny thing Is tha 1 presently he will be out with n;aga zine article telling us all about tn habits of Louisiana bears and inc dentally calling liar to some othe man who has gone into the canebrake by a different route and seen nor than he has,"
 An important change in the regula tions for acquiring homesteads on tn, public domain was announced b, Commissioner Ballinger of the genera land office. As an additional precau tion against fraud all persons makin; homestead entries on public lands aft CT Nov. 1 will be required to prove ac tual residence on the land for fourteeI months before they will be permitted to commute" the entries to obtain title by cash payment. Heretofore the period of actual residence hai been eight months. The ruling wil not affect entries made prior to Nov 1, 1907.
 Prompted by the report that a sue cessor had been chosen to take tn place of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy al head of the Christian Science churcl after the death of the present leader Alfred Harlow, the official spokesman for the denomination, said that witt the death of Mrs. Eddy the Christian Science church will have no single personal leader. The business of tn organization will undoubtedly be con sidered by board of directors, whil the memory of the founder and dis coverer will remain the only nam ever connected with the faith.
 Because of lack of orders $500 mel employed in the Pittsburg district wer laid off from work. The plant il Sharon of the American Sheet ant TiA Plate company was closed dowl com bletely, and the officials gave th' men no satisfaction as to when tn nlant would resume operations. Tn plant employed 2,000 men. The West inghouse interests laid off 1,500 men The Westinghouse airbrake plant wa placed on half time, and 800 of it employees were sent away.
 Because he read from the pulpit tn thirty-ninth chapter of Genesis, whicl tells of how Joseph resisted tempta tion, Rev. Samuel Durham has beer dismissed from the pastorate of tn Congregational church of North Stan ford, Conn. The majority of the con gregation referred to the sermon a shocking and declared that no sucl texts should be read in the presenc of their sons and daughters.
 Independent produce dealers O Pittsburg have filed suit in the Unit ed States court in that city with ,-;n,,- ,f diccoi1ino tha fr.tIit truSt 1-h