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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
LAWYER CRAY MAKES WILD RIDE TO GET
 A CASE PUT OVER
Habeas Corpus Proceedings Brought by Herbert Sharps to Obtain His Child.

After a. wild ride through tfe/Berk- shire Hills, Attorney John F. Gray reached Judge William l.. Bennett of the Superior court, Saturday night, at West Otis, Mass, and obtained his consent to a continuance of case which was to come before the Superior court in New Haven yesterday. Through Attorney Gray's effort the case was postponed until Wednesday, Aug. 25. He and Attorney John S
 Pullman will represent the defence in a case in which Herbert Sharps of this city is instituting hAbeas corpus pro ceedings in order to obtain the custody of his eight-year-old daughter Rhoda. The girl is at present living with her mother at Oliver Turney's home in Fairfield. MT. Turney is the father of Mrs. Sharps who has been sep arated from her husband for some time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
BATON ROUGE WANTS MORE
 OF TAFT'S TIME

Special from United Press)
 Beverly. Aug. 24.-In order to give Baton Rouge. Ia., more of his time on October 29. President Taft will proba- bly, make the trip from Natchez on board the naval reserve steamer Stranger. This plan was presented to the President to-day by a louisiana delegation represented by Charles K. Fuqua. secretary to Governor Sanders. and Solon Farrnbacher. president of the Baton Rouge Board of Trade.
 The President had planned to stop only an hour at Baton Rouge but the delegation told him to-day that un- less he gave them more time they would not let him escape. The regu- lar scheme was to have the President address the crowd from the bow of the Mississippi but his visitors told him that the levee was so steep that it could not accommodate a large crowd. If he can spare two more hours they can escort him to the pub lie square where the whole town will be able to hear him. The argument ap- pealed to the President and if faster boat can be secured to take him from Natchez he will make the change.
 The President played golf this morn ing with his son Robert A.. and his military aide, Captain Butt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
TAFT TOO BUSY
 FOR i. A. K. PARADE.
Beverly Post Commander Mad Because President
 Refuses His Invitation
THEN PAINTS HIS HOUSE
Special from United Press,

\opSCie1 1TOIn Od1lISQs 6IeSS.J
 Beverly, Aug. 24.-The maddest man in the world is frenziedly stripping red paint on a house in Beverly. His name is Alvine A. Hanscomb and he is the commander of Post S9. c. A R., chief. marshal of the Essex County G. A. R. parade, which is due to be pull ed off in Beverly on September Il, and by al1>odds the most important Union called at President Taft's cottage at & a. m. today and demanded as an American citizen the privilege Of sec ing the Chief Magistrate. Secret Ser vice Guard John Washer turned Com mander Hanscomb down cold and he went back to his job at house paint ing, uttering dire threats against an iniquitous police system
 Hanscomb. called up the Presidents house to invite MT. Taft to review the parade on September II, which is to be held in Beverly for the first time in 26 years, as special mark of honor to the towns most distinguished sum mer resident.
 ..It seems that the President was too busy playing golf even to come down to the village and review the parade of veterans who saved. the unions' said Commander Hanscomb, throwing on more red paint by way of emphasis. "f had been able to see him would have told him that we were willing to lay out a golf course on the public square so that he could play at his favorite game while the veterans marched by. But it seems that hes does not care for his old comrades. However, just to make certain where he stands am going out to his house and wait outside the entrance and try to make a personal appeal to him. '
 What makes Commander Hanscomh particularly sore over the incident Iz the fact that he had his uniform all cleaned and pressed and got an extra early morning shave for the purpose of seeing the President. s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
CURTISS MACHINE
 IN THE LIMELIGHT
Record Biplane Center of Attraction at Rheims
 Today
AMERICANS ARE JUBILlNT
Special from United .Press.o


 Rheims, Aug. 24.-Glenn H. Crmtiss, the American, aviator. is today consid- ering an. offer, presented to him as coming from the British government, fer his bi-plane aero-plane, in which last evening he flew around the 10 kilometer course on the Plain of Beth any in 8 minutes 35 2-5 seconds
 Curtfss will not talk about the offer, which was made to him immediately after he had finished his flight. He does not know whether it is backed by the British government or not, but if 1t is he intimateS that he would likely take his machine for a more complete demonstration of its advant- ages. As a result of his record, Cur tiss is easily the fayorite for the Coupe Internationale, to be contested for on Saturday. A great deal of betting has already been cone with Curtiss the favorite and Louis Bleriot second choice Curtiss has warned the Amer jeans against backing him too heavily. He says so many elements enter into an aeroplane race that cannot be guarded against, that no matter how good machine may be, it's success is never assured. A horse race is a math hematical certainty compared with an aeroplane 'race,'' he said.
 Nat Goodwin. the actor, and his wife were interested spectators. Lefebrve, who has been Gin the business but a HlOIltus uses 8 WTl&nL mdcQlne III which he has circled the course at Bethany in 8:5S 4-5, nearly a half min- ute slower than Curtiss' time.
 There Is little chance of M. Paul. hams flight of 34 3-4 miles capturing the Prix De Lachampagne. It is con- fidently expected that a flight of at least S5 mffes will be made before this race is ended. There is general re gret that Curtiss will not enter this race. but the latter is bending every effort to just one-the Coupe Interna- tiona1e. Before this race is run he will enter the speed contests but will do nothing to jeopardize his chances in the big event.
 High winds prevented any flights this morning. At times a 30 mile an hour gale blew across the field. The shed housing the Curtiss machine was the center of attraction and hundreds sought a view of the bi-plane at close range.
 The committee under the auspices of which the tournament is being given, announced today that it would lease the Plain of Bethany for three years and that it would be made the scene of future European trials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
FOWLER'S A JOKE : ,. A FOUR FLUSHER
Speaker Cannon Not in Hap- piest Mood as He Answers
 Congressman's Letter
CALLS HIM LOW BROW
Special from United Press.)

(Speclal from Onlle0 PreSS.l
 Mackinac Island, Mich., Aug. A.- Why the he'll should I answer him !? He's a joke. All of Congress knows he's a. joke"
 Speaker Cannon chewed viciously the end of one of his long black cigars as he read the open letter from Congress man Fowler, excoriating Uncle Joe's' methods and record, pressed for a statement the speaker said,
 Well, get out your pencil" and he dictated:
 ''I have glanced at Representative FSowleris letter. To those who have there be, it will appear that when, in the. exercise of the duties thrown upon me as Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives. failed to make him chair man of the Committee on Banking and Currency, to his mind became thor oughly selfish and generally a bad citi- zen, and representative. am per fectly willing that my action in not ap- pointing him chairman shall be en- dorsed or condemned by our colleagues
 Asked about -Fow1er's charge that Cannon and A1drich had the tariff con- ference committee in the interests of high rates the Speaker said:
 It is beneath my contempt or dignity to notice any statement made by Tow Ter that there was any sort of an agree ment by which the House tariff con- ferees were named"
 This ended the formal interview which took place on the porch of the home of Alvin T. Hurt where the Speaker is a. guest Then, speaking not for publication, MT. Cannon pr1- vately expressed himself somewhat more vigorously. Although it is not permitted to state the connection in which he used them, among the ex- pressions employed by Uncle Joe' during this private conversation were How brow,'' -four f1usher," and Zig norant of that which he pretends to know
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
R. I. CRANE, 3RD, \
 SOON TO MARRY
Is Vice President of Crane Valve Go. and Enthus-
 iastic Yachtsman
MISS BRUCE BRIDE TO BE

Formal announcement of the, engage ment of Richard T. Crane, third son of Charles R. Crane, United States Minister to China, to Miss Ellen Bruce, of Virginia, is expected soon. The wedding, it is reported will take place in the Autumn.
 Miss Bruce comes of one of the aristocratic old families of Virginia and is noted for her beauty. She IS a sister of Malcolm Bruce.
 MT. Crane who is twenty-seven years old is second vice-president or me Crane Company, founded by his grandfather, R. T. Crane and vice president of the Crane Valve Com pany. this city. Just now he Is yacht ing in Atlantic waters with Cornelius Vanderbilt.
 MT. Crane is. well known in Bridge port and has many friends among business men and manufacturers ae has spent much of his time Tn the city during this past three years ana a. haIf. He is prominent socially and is a member of Brooklawn Country club. Bridgeport Yacht club, Univer- sity club and other social clubs or the city. He is an enthusiastic yacnts-
 man. owns a sloop yacht which IS considered one of the best of her type and has taken part in many races. He plays golf and tennis. It IS un- derstood that he will some day pc the which are valued at many millions or dollars. When he came to Bridgeport he started to learn the ins and outs of the business of the company as mechanic. He learned the business thoroughly, from the bottom up. He has always taken an interest in the baseball team connected with the Crane Valve company and is popular with the employees of the concern. In appearance Mr. Crane is tall, mus cular and very quiet and unassum- ing. MT. Crane it is said has not yet settled upon the place of his resi- af his marriage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
BROKER ADAMS
 IS ENDOWED
fsnecia1 from United

Especial from United Press.)
 Boston, Aug. 24.lGeorge B. Earn ham was granted temporary injunc- ton in the Superior court today re- straiping A. D. s. Adams, the Boston broker now under arrest in New York, and his business associates, Walter Althause and G. H. Seeley, from dis posing of any of the certificates of copper stock which F,arnham claims the defendants are apt to Inisappro- priate. The plaintiff claims that he gave promissory note for S1, ,4O6. .25 to Adams on April 21 of this year for which Adams gave as security the copper stock valued at $3,000, and he now claims that the partners are about to take this stock ane bail Adams with it. The case was continued to Fri
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
BROTHERS PRESS
 CHARGE AGAINST
 THEIR BROTHER

The drama of Brother against Brother" was enacted today in the City Court when Fritz and George Dietman appeared to press the charge of assault against their brother Fer dinad Ferdinand came home drunk last night and began to abuse his sister. The other boys of the family came to the rescue. He was given s15 and costs as a fine and sentenced to spend Is days in jaiL The Diet mans live on Alice street and are all employed by the Naugatuck Ice Co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
WANT ADS. CENT A WORD. OUTING OF INTERSTATE ASSEMBLY, AT ISLAND

The annual outing of the Bridgeport Interstate Assembly which was held at Steeplechase yesterday afternoon was thoroughly successful. Fifty members were present. For the first time in the history of the organization A. w. Burritt, of the A. w Burritt Com pany was not present. He was absent from the city, The outing was man- aged by Secretary T. B. Beecher-= Charles Biltz served a sheen roast which was a delicious repast- There was a baseball game. 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
THREE DAYS IN JAIL
 FOR TRAIN RIDERS

Peter Teboice of Woburn, Mass, John Duffy. Frank Edwards and James Pendo, the last three of Spring
 field, Mass, were arrested for train riding yesterday. Duffy and Pendo were found asleep in coal car. They were each sentenced to spend days in jail. As the other two were awake they were given only days each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
MEN FOUGHT AT
 BENCH; ONE PUT
 SHOULDER OUT

Fritz Small and James Nickerson are employed at the same bench at the Royal Equipment Co. This morn ing the two young men argued about their work and then began a mutual assault. After Small had dislocat- the cells at police headquarters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
DAMAGED BALLOON FOR
 RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
Special from United Press.

Paris. Aug. 24.-M. Clement builder of the Clement-Bayard dirigible that yesterday fell into the River Seine said to-day that the damage to the balloon was slight and that within a few days he would be ready to turn the balloon over to the Russian gov ernment for which it was built on cont--- #. It is thought the balloon can be repaired this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
VISITING CONGRESSMEN
 ARE BEING BANQUETED.
Special from United Press.

Special from United Press.)
 San Francisco, Aug. A.-The visiting Congressman, who are on their way to make an official inspection of the needs of the Hawaiian Islands, were banqueted by the commercial organ1- zations last night. Speeches indicated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24
THE PRErTTEsr FACE.

and the most baauttful hands are of. ten dfsf1gured by an unsightly wart. It can easf1y be removed in few days without pain by using Cyrus Warf Remover, for sa1o only at Tho CyT71s Phaxmacy. 3S3 Eairdeld avenue an6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24

that the ship subsidy bill would coms up in the next Congress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-24

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29

regard to fairness or facts. Men who are as far above some at least of their traducers as human nature can well be are bounded and traduced and spoken of ss if they were little better than criminals--and all because they are too sensible. good and patriotic to join in this unholy crusade against the Constitution of their State. Neither upright lives. religious beliefs nor temperate habits can save men from islander and abuse.
 We do not for a moment believe that the manhood and intelligence of the best citizenship of Alabama will en- dorse either the men or methods now seeking the seduce or coerce them into supporting this obnoxious measure. We have too much faith in our coun- trymen to allow us to entertain such an unfavorable opinion of them. The forces of right are lining up and they will consign amendment and amenders to political oblivion. l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29
PHEW 1!

this day are hopeless; that's not the class we are trying to save" Perhaps they've got inside estimates on the va rious values of human souls-were not pretending to say. However, If they are Saving the children The Star de- sires to sound a note of warning, viz: Don't you know that you have pre- vented the Alabama citizen from keep ing and drinking liquor anywhere, ex- cept in the home? Where are the chill dren reared? Don't you know that the little ones see their father take a drink? Don't you know that most of us received the most impressive les- sons in our home? Don't you know father does Is right, beyond all ques- ton? Don't you know that thousands of men wouldn't take a drink in the presence of their children. if the laws of Alabama permitted them to take a drink anywhere else? Don't you know that your laws are forcing the evil right home upon the children? Don't you know that the children you are hsaving" are daily learning to look lightly upon the drink habit? Don't you know that you are rearing the children in an atmosphere tainted with liquor? If you do not know these things you are not studying the great problem with all of the searchlights at your commend. Are you really say lag the children" when you force the Hsaving the children" when you say by State statute that the only place that liquor may be legally kept is where the children are reared? Your ballot and your prayers ought to be repudi- alton of such a law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29
MILL MEN NOT WORRIED.
Cotton LOOms Running to Fill Old 0,
 tracts.

Cotton Looms Running to Fill Old Con-
 tracts.
 Providence Special to New Orleans Times
 The action of the cotton market, and the rum0rs .,and differences on which the rise was based make 1t plain that the New Eng land cotton manufacturers are largely the Key to the position. These manufacturers are not so depressed in spirit as might be supposed in the face of the jump in spot cotton and futures, the strikes and threats o1 strikes by operatives, and the report that the Arkwright Clubs executive committee had prepared plan of curtallment Of pro- uuetlon for the guidance or the manufac.
 '-rhe Arkwright Club" said on. man to day, whG knows the inside of the cotton goods industry, should not be taken too seriously The mere fact that there has come from the Arkwright Club a suggestion that curLatlment would be a wlse move with raw cotton soaring too high to provide prorits on the present selling price of goods does not necessarily mean that the maHu- lecturers will shut off power and stop run- 'nng their looms.
 ''The strong concerns are not worrying greatly over tho speculative rise in cotton. Most of them have some cotton yet which they bought around the l0-cenr mark. They have long been convinced that new cotton would cost IS cents and they have not heen taking on long term contracts to de- liver goods without figuring the cost of pro- duction on the higher basis.
 'The tact Is that most of the biz produc- CTS have been and now are engaged Fn driving their looms to i'll old orders. and they have been m a good position to refuse to cucumber themselves witn new contracts which would force them to produce goods at loss on rising cotton market. Prices for goods mus go up, The manufacturers have the situation well in hand and cannot be pInched very hard by the bull movement Tn cotton. They know the goods market is pretty hare. and those who ust have goods must pay the mill mans price to place con- tracts for delivery of goods made from new cotton at increased cost.
 "The only curtailn1ent of production like v to be brought about will be due to fail- ure of buyers to toe the mark with prices for goods figured on the increased cost of production.'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29
THEY ARE LINING UP.

From all sections of Alabama come encouraging and reliable reports con- corning the great campaign now being waged between sanity and hysteria, strong at present, but is gaining in strength every day. The campaign of education is on and its power is not to be resisted. The people of Alabama are fast getting their eyes open to the wrong that is proposed to be fastened on them, and they will not allow it. They are also becoming acquainted with the unfair and despicable methods being used by some of the advocates of the amendment and they resent it. They are becoming aware of the fact that attempts are being made to hood and they are justly indignant.
 As body, the advocates of the amendment claim that they are repre- senting the moral side of a great ques- ton. They denounce the opponents of the measure as whlskey men, saloon keepers. organs of the liquor interests without regard to the numerous good men, prohibitionists as well as others, church men as well as worldly men, who are against the proposed innova- ton. They strive to create the i'm precision that they alone are right and righteous. but in a long and varied experience in campaigning in this State we have rarely been engaged fin a contest of any nature in which the opposition was so thoroughly indiffer- ent to fairness and veracity, as In the present one. Never, we believe, has 1t been our province to defend a just cause against such recklessness and intolerance as marks the course of the advocates of the amendment
 So far as The Advertiser is con- cerned. perhaps we have no cause to feel surprise at the course of it's op- poHEHNS' HIS paper hdS bttn dDuSeO, vilihed and misrepresented So often by those who could not or would not agree with 1t that we have learned to take 1t as matter of course. We nave always adopted and defended the cause we thought to be right and have never had reason to regret it We have never failed to retain the appro val of our own conscience and have retained the respect of the strongest and best men of Alabama.
 And so. if the enmity and intoler- auce of the amendment forces stopped at abuse of the newspaper opponents Of the measure there would be nothing strange about it. but that is not the case As good and true men as Ala bama contains are constantly maligned and vinifed without limit and without
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29
Pirate. in Fact and Fiction.
David Hannay. in BlackwoodS.

David f1dHndys III Dl0Sh SC
 The average pirate does not deserve his romantic reputation. not even for ferocity. They were brutes unques- tionabiy, and like Captain Kidd, when on the coast of Malabar, would exer- else a pretty severity in order to ex- tort confessions from prisoners whom they suspected of hiding goods. But the universal application of the maxim that dead men tell no tales ana the dispatch of all prisoners bv the plank" were not practices of theirs. It was only at the end and when the last pirates, the broken men of the Napo- leonic wars. were fighting their last fight on the south coast of Cuba that desperation made them utterly mercl- less And when we say fight, the word must be understood with, dif- ference. The pirates were out Ton the plundering account" and they rarely made a serious fight. Indeed. the es- sential cowardice of mankind is mo- where more visible than among these oppressors of unarmed traders and black villagers Men who must have known that surrender would infallibly take them straight to the gallows, laid down their arms to any decently ap- pointed force without a blow. Every man hoped that he would save his neck. whatever happened to others. At the worst they put off the evil hour.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29

That critic who Is pruning his feath- number of misspelled words in the manuscripts of John c. Calhoun is wasting time. Brains and orthography do not always go together, and man may be a great statesman and not necessarily be correct speller. If they can find nothing of more i'm. portance to bring against the great South Carolinian, they may as well dry up. Because a man may not spell all his words correctly is no reflection on his brain powers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-29
FAMOUS MEXICAN CUSTOM.

Mexican Herald.
 National Museum. has asked the national commission for the celebration nf the cen tenary of Mexican ind pendence to take measures toward dlscontinuing the annual ceremony of the "Riito." in which the Pres ident advances to the central balcony of the national palace and. ringing the liberty bell utters the famous words with which Hidalgo proclaimed Mex can independence.
 This recommendation Is with the Idea of avoiding the usual undignified, if good na- tured. disorder which inevitably prevails at the Zocalo in the course of this annual observance Flowers are trampted and up rooted, boisterous conduct Is frequent and occasionally the ebullitions Of patriotic en. thusiasm ferment into quarrels which send ,hs narticipant 60 the hospital and comisa- rias. The crowls are hard to handle and the disorders frequently mar the day regret tablV .,.., -.,
 As the ceremony arounses patriotic sentl- ments among the people. he suggests that its place be taken by other events; sucn as veladas, concerts. inaueurationS of various improvements and other means. Is con sidered that this protect VII not reeeIVe S th" approbation of the commission, as the cere- mony Is one of long-estab blished use and has made for itself firm place in the circles or Mexican ceremonies and observane@S