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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
Deaths and Funerals.

The funeral of Erva B. SifIiman. for many years clerk and for 20 years deacon of the First Baptist church, took place, yesterday afternoon. at 2:3O. at his late home, 134 Washington avenue Rev. George w. Nicholson, pastor of the First Baptist church. of ficiated He made allusion to the 55 years which the deceased had been member of the First Baptist congrega- tion and to his long and faithful ser vice in office. The honorary bearers were members of the board of deacons. They were: Marshall B. Morris. John E. Foster. John, w. Brittin. William PIatt. William A. Grippin, Louis Skin iler, w. R. Whipple, and William Cook.
 Annie L. wigmore died. yesterday, at the home of her father, Patrick Burns. 101 Parallel street. She was the wife of William Wigmore of Green wich, and was before her marriage a teacher in the Shelton school. She is survived by three sisters. Mary J., Rose E. and Katherine J. Burns. who reside at home. Rose is teacher in Island Brook school The deceased prior to leaving this city to make her home in Greenwich was a popula member of the local public school teaching corps. Her mother died about year ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
BANKS OF DEPOSIT
 IN BRIDGEPORT
Tot.l Investments, Deposits Cash and
 Reserve Show Comparatively.

Statistics of total investments, amount of deposits and cash and re- serve of the Brid geport National banks and trust companies, according to the statements of Sept. 1, 1909, in com parison with the figures of Sept. 23, 1908, are given in the following table:
 CITY.
 Sept. 1, '09 Sept. 23, '08 Loans and dis... .$1, ,381 ,6S7 ,135,0SO
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
American Vigilance Associa- ton Soon to be Launched in Chicago for Active War on the Most Flag rant Crime of Vice
 Mongers PROMINENT NAMES
 ON COMMITTEE
work of Woman's World Committee on Legislation will Be Taken Up With Affiliations in Every State and Purpose Stringent Statutes and Their En- forcement.

Chicago. Oct 1.-The announce ,.,.,,,,,+ soon will be made that the Ann erican Vigilance Association. a nation a1 organization with headquarters Tn this city, will take up determined war of extermination on the white slave traffic.
 T,his .organization will succeed to the worlx done by the Committee on Leg islation which was chosen by the Wo- man,s world several months ago and ,.s1,icb has been successful first in framing number of water-tignt stat s1,fes as models and securing leg1sia- ton in Illinois and several otner states. including Minnesota, North ana
 Massachusetts is next in line TOT new IegisIative act as the result or the expostlre of conditions in Boston ana the complaint of the Watch ana Waru Society that the present Massacnu- sets law is inadequate to convict the
 An agreement has been reached among those most actively interested
 and representing powerful business and other organizations regaroins general plan of campaign. Anons 5 those who have consented to serve as directors are: Judge Julian w. Mack, Clifford G. Roe, Judge Edwaro F. Dunne, George H. Currier, Assistant United States District Attorney Harry A. Parkin, and Ernst A. Bell. Ine advisory committee will include Rev. pr. J. e. Shearer of Toronto, secre- tary of the Moral and Reform Coun- ell of Canada, pr. Edward A. Janney of Baltimore, president of the Nation al Vigilance Committee. Ehe wish IS +o have every state in the Union rep resented on the advisory board and to keep in close touch with efforts made in every state both to secure leg1sla- tion and to enforce the statutes.
 According to an announcement by the woman's World one difficulty en- .eountered has been in the eastern states complacency regarding existing statutes, and in the western states an impression that this traffic is one of ,Irf,an communities only, whereas re- crI,iting for it is done in all the rural states. and a large proportion of the girl victims who are sold into slavery to vice have come from the smaller
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
Harry Whitney Playing 'Possum

New Haven, Oct. 4.--According to very reliable information Harry Whit ney is in Manchester. Mass. the guest of Andrew Carnegie. Jr., and will re- main there for a few days. but may be expected here the latter part or the week. although circumstances may at any time cause him to change his plans. Mr. Whitney is reported by friend as saying that if the papers do not leave him alone he will go back to Greenland or even the north pole if necessary. From this it is probable that MT Whitney will remain in se- clusion until some of the excitement blows over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04

Bronze slippers are quite stylish for evening housewear.
 The so popular empire green has found it's way into footwear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
Dog Tears Thumb
 Of Bicycle Dealer

Louis F. Bassett. the bicycle dealer, 1915 Main street. who had a n1ix-up with a dog yesterday afternoon, at State street and Fairfield avenue, while riding his motorcycle was able to be out to-day. although he is suf- fering from bruises and sprains. He tore the fragments of his left thumb and also dislocated it. An effort is being made to locate the owner of the canine. pr. Edward Krause. of the emergency hospital, said the thumb would be disabled indefinitely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
NEW NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
 WILL FIGHT WHITE SLAVERY

cities and the towns and the farms of rural states.
 MT. George B. Roberts, president of the Commercial National Bank, has been chosen for the treasurer of the American Vigilance Associa ton, and to him the funds secured by the friends of this movement. including the Woman's World magazine with it's 2,00O, 900 subscribers, should be sent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04

ture for the period of 37 years was 63s6sand for the month 64 There were eleven clear days, nine partly cloudy and ten cloudy. The rain fall was 349 inches. which is under the aver age. The first frost of the year came on the 29th The highest temperature WAS S3- and the lowest SS. The pre- vailing wind was south west.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04

WANT ADS. CKNc \ WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
RoTH BOYS SAVED.

Louis Boon. leading merchant of Norway, Mich, writes: s"Three bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar absolutely cured my boy of severe cough. and a neighbours boy. who was so i'll with a cold that the doctors gave him up, was cured by taking Foley's Honey and Tar" Nothing else is as safe and certain in results. F. B. Brill. local agent. l55
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-04
Prof. TWeedy Will Give Divinity School Address

The opening address sef the Yale Di- vinity school will be given by. Prof. Henry Hallam Tweedy,A on 'sThe Min istry of Music in Worship,'' at 8 o'clock this morning in Marquand chapel.
 The military cape is much used for driving and motoring.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03
SENATOR BAILEY CH0KES
NEWSPAPER REPORTER
Texan Gets Throat Hold After New
York Times Man Yields
Umbrella.

Washington, May Ex-senator Bal.
ley of Texas and w. s. Manning. rep.
resentative of the New York Times in
the senate press gallery, exchanged
blows as a result of a conversation
they had in reference to an article
printed by the New York newspaper
questioning the sincerity of the sena-
tor in his course on the income tax.
Neither of the participants was in
jured. as they were separated by Sen
ator Clapp, Porto Rican Commissioner
Larrinaga. several senate employees
and newspaper correspondents. The
versions of MIR. Bailey and Mr.. Man
ming are in substantial agreement as
to the cause of the trouble. and differ
only as to the number of blows struck
by each.
A bitter attack upon the author of
an article in the New York Times,
charging that Senator Bailey had
played into the hands of Senator Aid
rich hy his course In demanding an
immediate vote on the income tax
amendment, and had thus caused a
split of the forces supporting such an
amendment, was made by Mr.. Bailey
on the floor of the senate. Mr.. Man.
ming accosted Mr.. Bailey after the ad'
journment of the session to inform
him that he was inaccurate In suggest
ing Republican senators as a possible
source of inspiration for the article.
Mr.. Bailey asked who wrote the
article and at the same time declared
it is said, that the man who had writ
ten 1t was liar"
Several persons heard the word
liar proclaimed in a loud voice and
then saw Mr. Bailey and Mr.. Manning
clinch. The latter claims Mr.. Bailey
hit him first. In the mix-up Mr.. Man
ming struck the senator with his um
brella, knocking off the senator's hat
and the senator grabbed Mr.. Manning
by the throat.
Then came the peacemakers.
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Bank Cashier Robbed. .

st. Louis, Mo-, May 29-An unmask.
ed man, with a revolver, held up Cash
Ter stephen Moore in the Peoples
bank at Benbow City, ILL.,. Friday after
noon. Moore was counting out an ex-
press shipment of "a 800 bills and 80
81 bills when the robber seized the
money. fled toward the river with an
unmasked confederate, who had stood
guard at the banks front door and
escaped, No one else saw the hold up.
"The tall man said he wanted a check
Dashed, and held me up when / started
10 look at It, was so unnerved that ]
could not arise and give the alarm
Moore said in recounting the affair.
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INDlcT HASKELL AGAIN.
Accused of Town Town Frauds
by Grand Jury.

Tulsa, Okla, May 2S.-New indict-
ments charging fraud In the Muskogee
town lot cases were returned by the
United States grand jury against Gov.
Charles N. Haskell, f. B. Sewers. w.
T. Hutchins, c. w. Turner, A. 2. Eng
lish and w. r. Eaton.
The accused men are charged with
obtaining titles from the government
to town lots in Muskoge6 by illegal
methods. Bond in each case was fixed
at $1,000 and was promptly furnished.
"As a result of four government at
torneys and an army of secret men
surrounding the grand jury and limit
ing the testimony to just what suited
them, indictments have been secured
against me-" said Gov. Haskell. 81 am
thoroughly satisfied that when the
whole facts are made known in the
open, the government at Washington
will not approve of these cases, which
practically all the people of this 10
cality know have no merit and that
there has been no violation OF the law
in any particular"
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HIGHWAYMEN ROBBED BANK,
But Threw Away Their Loot When
Posse Pursued-Two Captured
One May Die.

Merrill, Wis, May 29.-Four high
waymen. in broad daylight Friday, rob.
bed the German-American State bank.
Three Of the men covered the cashier,
r. c. Ballstadt, while the fourth went
through a vault and secured upward
OF $1,000, overlooking $4,000 in an
other vault. They then fled, but were
pursued by a posse of citizens. Two
men were captured in a swamp after a
hot exchange of shots, which will prob
ably result in the death of one of them.
The other was uninjured.
The captured robbers are both
young, one a mere boy of II, the other
about 20 years old. They are strangers
here, and apparently had no experience
us yeggmen. They had automatic ten.
shot Mauser rifles.
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FOREST FIRES RAGING.
Dalton, Mich, Partially Destroyed and
100000 Feet Of Lumber Are
Already Consumed.

Negaunee, Mich, May 28.-Forest
fires started by a spark from a rail-
road engine destroyed large part Of
the village of Dalton, rs miles from
here, together with 100000 feet OF
lumber and big mill. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
Flames are reported raging along
the Munising and South Shore roads.
The Mcmillan camp on the Shore line
Is reported burning. This camp is sit
uated In a hardwood district. Tele-
graph and telephone service has been
interrupted, but big fires are reported
near Sidnaw and along the north
shore. Great distress exists among the
settlers.
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NEWS OF THE STATE
Summary Of Matters Of Special
Interest to Our Readers
CONDENSED FOR BUSY PEOPLE.
Plan Of Liquidation Agreed Upon BY
Directors Of Defunct Citizens State
Bank and Committee Representing
Oepositors.

Napoleon, O.-The affairs of the de-
funct Citizens state bank, which fail
ed through the alleged manipulations
with the Anchor, later the Ohio Ger
man Insurance Co, will not be aired
IN court. An agreement was reached
between the directors and the deposi-
tors committee. The plan of liquida-
ton is to declare a dividend from mon
eys on hand, the security of an ad-
vance Of S125,OOO by directors, the is
suance OF one, two and three-year
guaranteed certificates for present
ones and the approval Of Is per cent
OF the depositors to this scheme of
liquidation. This means that the bank
will not be reorganized.
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SUPREME COURT DECISION
Holds That Mayors Of Cities Have Au-
thority to Discharge Patrolmen.

Columbus, On the case OF the
state Of Ohio, upon relation of John
Herrick and others against Henry {.
Searcy, mayor of Portsmouth, the SUI
preme court affirmed the decision OF
the circuit court, which has an impor-
tant bearing upon municipalities in re-
lation to the dismissal of patrolmen
Herrick and a number of other patrol
men, through an act of the council OF
Portsmouth, which reduced the force
were discharged by the mayor. This
was resisted by the officers on the
grounds that the board of safety, and
not the mayor, had jurisdiction In the
premises. All the courts hold that the
mayor had the authority to act as he
did.
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GEORGIA STRIKERS
BREAK UP TRAIN
First Violence to Railroad Property
Occurs When Engine With Negro
Fireman Is Sent To Move Cars.

Atlanta, Ca, May 29.-First violence
to railroad property in the Georgia.
railroad firemen's strike was Jffered
Friday night to a moving freight AL
Lithonia, Ga. In cons,qu, nee the race
situation looms more sharply tn n ever
in the trouble, notwithstanding o uly|
of much apparent progress toword set.
tlement A negro ira-an apparently.
was the cause of the trouble. He was
rushed TO Atlanta on an engine to save
ed with the throwing e one or two
stones and the boarding Of the freight
by men who set the brakes ard broke
the troin in three sec ions. The train
now blocks the main line and the
progress of the mails.
The railroad officers declared Friday
night that the incident was the work
Of sympathizers. while county official
wired the governors office that Il was
merely an accident
An engine left here late Friday night
for Tithonia to bring a train load Of
perishable provisions from the siding
at Lithonia into Atlanta Assurances
have been given for several days that
In the interest OF local shippers whose
valuable cars were tied up no demon.
stration would be made against haul.
ing these cars to Atlanta.
when the engine reached the Lith-
onia siding about dusk, It was seen
that it carried a negro fireman. as did
the mail trains which passed through
Iithonia earlier in the day, exciting
unfavorable comment.
About 200 people gathered at the
station. and just as the train was get
ting under headway II Is said a stone
flew in the cab window and hit Engi-
| neer Downing. Next, according to the
officials, several men boarded the cars,
set the brakes and cut off the air, caus-
ing the last car to break loose from
the train. They also uncoupled the en-
gine, leaving its load stalled. Accord
ing to the railroads statement no at
tempt was made by local authorities
to interfere with the attack. II Is be-
| lieved the railroad officials will at
! tempt to clear the track at Lithonia
! for the mail trains early Saturday and
| that deputies will be used TO protect
the train crews in the work.
Friday brought forth almost stimuli.
taneously the possibilities of speedy
state or federal Intervention, believed
by many persons of wide acquaintance
with local conditions to be heavy with
danger OF race trouble.
II Is admitted that either federal or
state authorities can run the trains
aud with armed forces preserve order
but II the railroad insists on its rights
to hire negro fremen II Is feared racial
enmity and reprisals on negroes will
be stirred up in regions remote from
the railroad tracks. The state is a
stakeholder in the road.
An ultimatum which may stop the
mail trains on the Georgia road Satur
day was delivered Friday night by As
sistant Chief Burgess of the engineers
TO General Manager Scott Of the rail
rocd.
Engineer Downing was seriously in
iurod in the riot al Lithonia Friday
night. Burgess says he has forbidden
the engineers TO take out any more
trains until complete protection Il
guaranteed
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Buildinu Rocked.

Dayton, O.-Tenants in the ten'story
Commercial building were alarmed by
the apparent rocking Of the building,
At that time it was not known that an
earthquake had shaken the middle
west. and when this fact became
known the occupants were certain that
the seismic disturbances had visited
Dayton
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03
NO SMOKE;;NO CHEW
PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER'S AND
LAYMeN MUST NOT USE
TOBACCO.
is EDlCT OF THE ASSEMBLY
Delegates After Debate Decide That
judges Who Belong to Church May
Issue Licenses for Ssloons-Taft
and Kaiser Praised.

Denver, Col. May 2S.-Clergymen
and laymen should not use tobacco,
but II is not contrary To the principles
of the church for Presbyterian judges
to grant saloon licenses. This was
decided by the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church.
The assembly thus expressed itself
in approving the report OF the tenn
perance committee after a long dis
cussion. The report commended
President Taft, Emperor william and
former President Eliot Of Harvard for
being teetotalers; and urged the min
listers of the church to petition con-
gress to stop interstate shipments of
liquors. to discontinue the issuance
" international revenue receipts in
prohibited territory, and to prohibit
The use of the mails for the distribu-
ton of liquor or advertisements of
liquor.
Anti-Tob obacco Resolution.
Rev. Ellsworth Rich of Watson
Vile, Cal, introduced the resolution
that ministers should not use tobacco
A layman arose and declared Mr..
Rich should include laymen. This was
done and the resolution was adopted
amid cheering.
A commissioners then urged the
adoption of a resolution that Presby'
terian judges should refuse to grant
licenses for saloons even though 1t
! be their duty under the law Sew
eral speakers at once opposed this
with the argument that Judge should
not be criticised for his actions under
the law, but the first speaker demand
ed that judges when confronted with
such a situation resign the bench
rather than grant the license. Com
missioners from Pennsylvania said
that 1t was the legal duty of their
| district judges to issue such licenses
| and opposed the resolution.
God grant that our judges do not
resign upon such an OCCASION" said
one commissioner, "for it will only
pave the way for worse ones"
The resolution was defeated.
Modern Theology Report.
The matter of modern theology
and courses of study to meet with
modern conditions" came up in the
report of the committee on theological
seminaries. The recommendation said
lhat while there was demand fol
advanced teaching the doctrines oi
the church are sufficient to meet mod
ern conditions. Instructors were criti
cised because of their alleged failure
to apply the Presbyterian doctrines
to the best advantage.
The report of the committee OF
church erection was adopted excep
for a resolution recommending a mu
tual insurance organization for the
protection of church property.
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Thirteen Turks HANGED.

Constantinople, May 28.-Thirteen
men were hanged in public yesterday
at daybreak in Constantinople having
previously been found guilty OF com.
plicity in the revolutionary outbreak
Of April 13. The bodies were left ex-
posed to view for short time only.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03
Fire Drill Saved Them.

Akron, O.-One thousand pupils IN
the Akron high school were saved from
panic and fire by their familiarity with
the fire drill. An explosion in the
physics laboratory started blaze and
filled the halls with smoke. In 10 min.
utes the fire was put out and the build.
ing emptied.
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BANK sUsPENDs.
carrollton Savings and Banking Co.
Closes It's Doors After a Two
Days Run.

Carrollton, O.--After a two days
run following the withdrawal OF the
county funds by the commissioners,
the Carrolhon Savings and Banking
Co. closed its doors. The bank has
been carrying bad paper in excess OF
its $4,000 capital. Local capitalists
have offered to take over the affairs at
10 cents on the dollar, agreeing to
meet all demands
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03

Canton, O.-With services at the
tomb OF the late President Mckinley,
the General United Brethren confer
ence came to an end. Bishops, clergy
and laity formed a half circle around
the sarcopagi while addresses we're
made.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03
Burned To Death

Big Stone Gap Va, May 29.--Mrs
Pcbprt Johnson was burned to death
Friday Al her home near Ewing, Lee
county. She was sitting near the fire
and fell asleep. Her clothing became
enveloped in flames When help ar
rived 1t was too late to be OF service.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03

Gallipolis, O.-To partly satisfy a
Judgment for S84,O5O the Middleport
and Pomeroy CO.. waterworks were
sold by Special Master Emmett Peo-
pies to Trustees w. w. Watson, Scran-
ton, Pa. and w. w. Ryol, Shamokin,
Pa, for $4,000.
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viii push Land Fraud casea,

Denver Col, May 26.-"The prose-
cution of the land fraud cases in Colo
RADIO and other western states will be
pushed with vigor." declared M. G.
Burch, representing the department
of justice. Mr.. Burch is in Denver
in conn sction with the work of the
deuartment.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03
ReauIars oolna TO WlsconaIn.

Leavenworth, Kan, May 28.-It was
announced at Fort Leavenworth that
the war department is considering the
concentration of the field artillery at
Sparta. Wis, during the coming sum-
mer for experimental firing.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03

oxford. O.-The filing OF Coroner
Burnett's verdict in the case Of Arthur
H. Ketterling, that he was murdered
and his body placed upon the railroad
track to conceal the crime, created a
sensation here. KetterEng was a MI
ami university student from Cincin-
natl.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-06-03
missouri Bars Texas Tick.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 27.-Gov.
Hadley tonight signed bill prohibit
ing the importation of cattle into Mis-
souri, infected with Texas tick or
Texas fever. The bill is effective at
once.
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klIled His Daunhter.

Paris, May 29,-An American, whose
name is given as Henderson, and who
Is believed to have been from New
York, shot his daughter dead and then
committed Suicide in cafe near the
Central market.
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North Lewisburg, O.--one of the at
fractions dated for the fair here, July
8, is public wedding. A groom about
As years old, sober, Industrious and re-
spectacle, has been secured. Some
one to take the part OF the bride is
desired Answers can be sent to Box
1856.