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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-30

aetween Friends.

Edyth--Jack says was made tc
kiss.
Mayme--A diplomatic way Of refer
ring To your turned-up nose, wasn't
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-30
Hest MIX for Babies.

Morning milk Is best for babies
fresher and fewer germs than the
previous nights milk. but slightly
weaker In cream.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-30
POLISH UP YOUR FLOORS.
P. T. Langan has the best Japalac
and Old English Floor Wax.

Conceited Man Never Popular.
A man who shows himself too we'll
satisfied with himself is seldom
pleased with others; and they, in re-
turn. are not disposed to like him
La Rochefoucauld.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-30
Not by the Merit system,

Many man who cannot govern his
own family is elected to govern
commonwealth. Charleston News
and Cou~t,s-.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-30
No Proof of Hereditary Leprosy.

The London Lancet says six hun
dred children of leprous parents are
being educated by the Mission of Lep.
ers, and the children show no signs OF
leprosy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-30

Mixture OF Ancient and Modern,
Austrian boomerangs and noiseIess
guns are both now seen In the same
New York shop window.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-30
Tests Of Success.

Sometimes 1t seems easier to mum.
Der your successes by counting the
chances you didn't take.-Puck.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-30

Time, wind, women and fortune ats
ever changing. II
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-11-30
Proud of His Judgment.

A man likes you to think he's smart
because the candidate he voted for got
elected.-New York Press.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
RIVAL FOR NATIONAL
 BISCUIT co. ORGANIZED

That the National Biscuit Company is to have competition is indicated by the formation of a new biscuit conn pany,s in which several prominent men are interested The law firm of. Da- vies, Stone & Auerbach has organized, under the laws of Connecticut the General Biscuit Company, with S6, 6,oO0- 900 capital, half common and half pre- ferred stock. Charles M. Warner, who is president of the Pacific Coast Biscuit Company. a director of the Corn Products Refining Company, and former owner of one of the plants of the Glucose Trust, and with interests in sugar and asphalt companies is to be president of the concern
 Among the directors is Henry Row ley, secretary and treasurer of the American Chicle Company, the chew ing gum trust, and president of the National Licorice Company. Many biscuit companies have been organ ized as competitors of the National, tut Wall Street men say the new con- cern appears to have better backing than any of the other independents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
JEWS IN RUSSIA SEE SOME
 HOPE FROM GOVERNMENT

St. Petersburg, July 23.-Ameliora- tion of the condition of Jews in Rus sia is demanded in the report of Min isters, countersigned by Premier Sto1y- pin, which has been sent to the Czar. The details of the report have just been printed The ministers recom- mend many improvements in the con- ditions of the Jews. They suggest in the laws which re- strict Jews to certain cities and re- fuse them the right to become far mers and to travel from one portion of the empire to another. The report urges that the Jews be allowed to live where they will and allow them to participate in all civil pursuits. The ministers would relieve an entire Jew ish community from blame for the crimes of a single member instead of whole community as at present.
 The fact is revealed that the gov ernment realizes the seriousness of the condition of the race in Russia and declares that the report, if once pro- mulgated into a law, will mean that all the bars against Jews will soon be let down in Russia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
TO CLAIM PAWNED
 NECKLACE TO-DAY
Mrs. Mary O.Van Buren, Conn. Society Woman Calls it
 Hers From Description.
MISSING SINCE MONDAY

That the diamond necklace of fifty four stones of three-eighths carat weight each in possession of the Now York Police Department is the prop erty of Mrs. Mary O. Van Buren, wealthy woman of Sound Beach. Conn.,, was the statement made last night by Mrs. Van Buren at her Summer home. She gave so minute a description or the Jewels that there is no doubt m the minds of the police in Greenwich, and in Mulberry street, New York, that they are hers.
 How they came into a pawn shop IS a mystery the police in New York are trying to solve with the assistance or Greenwich police. The jewels were Tuesday by a stylishly dressed woman, for a ridiculously small sum of money. The woman had a railroad ticket on the New Haven road from New York to Stamford. The real value of the jewels is S5,O00.
 The Greenwich police do not believe the thief was a person in humble sta- tion. This belief is based on the man. ner and style of dress of the person who pawned the necklace.
 Mrs. Van Buren is prominent socially in Sound Beach. She enterta1ns good deal at her home and aboard her yacht, She was at Larchmont yes terday with a party of friends apoaro her yacht, so her mother made ar rangements to have her daughter come 10 New York to-day and 1dentlfy the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
SAME THIEF STOLE
 SAME BIKE TWICE

John Walajtus was charged with having stolen a bicycle, in the city court this morning, and received a fine of $1 and costs and 45 days in jail The bicycle in question has had a varied career. Nathan Burnstein who nue sold it last March to Reuben P. Heller of 27 Hough avenue. who is connected with the John Hancock Life Insurance Co.'s branch office in this city MT. Heller went into a barber shop in Crescent avenue about two weeks ago, leaving his wheel outside. WalattuS came along and took the in Railroad avenue, to whom he had offered to sell it for $12,i a price that was satisfactory to Tuko. MT. Heller originally paid s31.5O for the bicycle.
 The new purchaser rode his wheel for awhile, but one day found it miss ing. Walajtus had again taken the wheel and this time he brought it to a store in States street, and brother of the first owner of the wheel, Ma it than Rurnstein, where he wished to sell it for s15. Walajtus used poor Judgment in going to Isaac Burnstein, as some months ago he sold a stolen wheel to the bicycle dealer. who rec ognized him when he entered the store, and brought him to police headquart- CTS.
 As Burnstein brought his capture in to the station MT Heller was just making a complaint about losing his wheel He at once recognized. his .4bike' and then the history of it's wanderings came to light
 It is thought by the police that Walaitus is responsible for many of the bicycle thefts that have occurred of late.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
NOT SHOT, BUT HALF @
 SHOT, RYAN ARRESTED

Frank Ryan who is employed by Lustig, the fruit dealer, was found by Officer John J. Cody in Lustig's barn in State street, last night, and arrest brawl, which proved more or less of a myth on Investigation A message had come to police headquarters that several shots had been fired in the vicinity of the Rantz Motor Co.'S gar age on State street. When Officer Cody arrived he examined Ryan to see if he were shot and found him only half shot. Ryan had just visited the casket of a dead friend, where he had had an argument in regard to the manner in which the corpse had been laid out. He was fined $5 and costs by Judge Wilder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
BIG BRICK PLANT
 GUTTED BY FIRE
New Bedford Blaze Causes Loss of About $2OO,OOO
 To-day.
FIRE BUG IS AT WORK
Especial from United Press.)


 New Bedford, Mass. July 23.-The big brick plant of the New Bedford Cordage Company which employs nearly 300 hands, was completely gut ted by fire which broke out at . o'clock this morning, causing a loss of about s200,00O
 While spontaneous combustion in a large quantity of hemp is assigned as the cause, the blaze created much excitement as it was the ninth bell alarm in a series of fires which start ed yesterday morning, several of which bore unmfstakably the marks of a fre-bug.
 The blaze spread so rapidly through the inf1ammable contents of the build ing that by the time the department arrived in response to the alarm from the factory's private box, the whole ond alarm brought out more appara- tus but all that could be done was to start to confine the fire to the~ ~cor- dage plant.
 In spite of the suddenness of the. fire there was no panic among the hands, a large proportion of whom consisted of Portuguese. They left their work hastily but the numerous exits pre- vented crowding and possible injuries at the doors.
 The loss is covered by. insurance, in- cluding a number of large companies. The police are inclined to accept the spontaneous combustion theory in. this case. They are following a number of clues to the incendiary who set sev- eral of the other fires.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
DEATH SENTENCE
 SPEEDY VERDICT
Assassin of Sir William CurZon Wyllie Insolently Thanks
 The Court.
PROUD OF THE HONOR
Special from United Press.)


 London, July 23.-Madar Lal Dhingra was to-day sentenced to death for the assassination of Sir William Curzon Wyllie, the ex-Indian official whom he shot to death at a meeting some weeks ago. Dhingra received the sentence without any show of emotion.
 Justice Alverstone instructed the jury to disregard, the only plea made by Dhingra that his crime was of a political nature. A verdict was reach ed after a five minute deliberation on the evidence which was merely the story of eye witnesses to the shooting.
 After the death sentence had been pronounced, the Indian bowed to the court and insolently thanked the judges:
 'I thank you, My Lord," he said. 'I am proud to have the honor you have thus bestowed upon me-"
 Sir William Curzon Willie was a most distinguished officer of the Indian Office who had been connected with the Civil and Military service in India for forty years. He was shot to death by Dhingra at a meeting at the I'm perial Institute which had been called to discuss plans for healing the breach between England and her discontented Indian subjects. Many native Indians were present and Dhingra mixed with the throng until the meeting was over Indian student stepped before him and fired six shots from a revolver three of which lodged in the Indian officials head A stray shot killed pr. Caivas Lalcara and another wounded Sir Les lie Probyn- Wyllie died instantly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
M'GRATH WILL BOARD
 IN JAIL FOR AWHILE

William McGrath was arrested yes terday afternoon by Alexander Mor- rissey, investigator for the Charities department. at the request of Mrs. M. c. Johnson of 153 Golden Hill street, who said that McGrath had gone up in the attic and was so drunk that he did rot know. what. he was doing. This is MT. Morrissey's favorite arrest as he is called on to bring this fellow to account every little while.
 McGrath has been a city charge at Lakeview for several years. When summer comes and there is work to do, he takes French leave only to show up again in the following fall He was given 10 days in jail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
MILLION BUSHELS
 OF OYSTER SHELLS

The oyster is known to everybody as an article of commercial value. Bridgeport is pretty nearly the oys- ter center of the world. That it is about to 1cse it's supremacy in this respect to South Norwalk is another story with which nobody is now con- cerned. The headship of this city will at least be retained until the new har- Dor line is an accomplished fact, and until. on that account, the Radel Oys- ter Company removes its great plant to South Norwalk.
 But Bridgeport is also the big cen ter of the oyster shell industry. The two are linked together of course. The shells are thrown upon the beds for :he young oyster spawn to cling to. They give the youthful oyster his start. The work of dumping the shells on the beds is accomplished in July of every year, and is expected to be over by August. This year it is estimated that more than a. million bushels of shells have been handled
 Never has a better foundation been laid for the spawn in these waters. The result will be reaped in the more bount eous harvest of the future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
BOY OF TWELVE
 STOLE TURNOUT

ofncer Allen of westport came to this city today and took Michael White, a horse thief, back to that vil- aage. Michael, who has reached the ripe age of 12 years, is wise in evil ways for one so young. White took a. horse and wagon belonging to Jo- eeph Adams of Greens Farms, Wednes- day night, and drove to New Haven where he offered to sell the rig to one Of the Hamilton brothers. White was givenAa a note addressed to MT. Ham Hfon's brother in this city. directing the latter to pay the boy $50 minus 25 cents that had been given him for car fare. MT. Hamilton further ad- vised his brother to investigate before giving White any money.
 When MT. Hamilton of this city re- fused to pay White the money for the horse, harness and wagon which he had left in New Haven. the youngster complained at police headquarters. where it was decided to hold him until his caSe could be investigated. He went away this morning handcuffed to Officer Allen The boy is of un- usually diminutive stature and Officer Allen is large and portly, SO that the spectacle was a novel one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
NEW CENSUS ALMOST DUE N. H. Jones, Member of Equal ization Committee, May
 Take 1t. TOOK CENSUS OF 1900

N. H. Jones, who is a member or the Council committee on tax equaliza- ton, was reminded of old times, to- day, as he scrutinized the figures of the United States Census Report re- lating to manufacturers in the year 1904 in Bridgeport. MT. Jones was one of two special agents to whom was entrusted the important. respon- sible and delicate work of taking this census in Bridgeport. He had for his share of the work the East Side, Strat- ford and part of the West Side of the city while Samuel Chaffee had the larger portion of the West Side.
 The Census of Manufactures was important duty under the Census Blu reau. In 1900 he was appointed di- rector of the Census for the Bridge port district, and had charge or the 42 enumerators who between May and June 1, 1900 took the important statistics relating to population of the city.
 It is believed, inasmuch as it is the practice of the census office to Keep the work of enumeration as far as Mir Jones will be asked to direct the enumeration in Bridgeport for the census of 1910.
 MT Jones has called the attention of members of the Tax Equalization Committee to the fact, not generally census value of manufacturing prop erty in Bridgeport in 1904 include the figures for manufactures in Stratford. These figures are very small, ana oo not much change the total for Bridge port; but Stratford has been growing as an industrial community and it is expected that the showing will be much larger in 1910
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
FIREBUG WRIGHT GETS ONE YEAR
(specia1 from united Pressn

Special from United Press)
 New York, July 23-James Hunter Wright, famous connoiseur and con- fessed pyro-maniac, was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary by Judge RosalSky to-day. Wright had confess ed to the district attorney that he set fire to art stores in various cities throughout the country especially in Providence, R. l., Amesbury Mass and Spokane, Wash. The particular crime for which he was sentenced was the burning of his own studio on Broadway in 1905.
 After sentence was passed Wright exclaimed: For the first time in years my conscience is easy. I will gladly serve the short prison term"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
WHITING MFG. COMPANY ASKS CONTRACTS FOR PLANT OF BRICK
 AND STEEL TO COST $7O,OOO
Goods of Sterling Silver Will be Manufactured so Valu- able That They Will be Shipped Only by Express.

The directors of the Whiting Menu-
 Acturfng Go. yesterday awarded the contracts for the $70,O00 plant it is to build in the East End, on the banks of Bruce's- brook, to the Torrington Building Co.,, which will do the brick and carpentry work, and to the Amer lean Bridge Co.,, which will do the steel work. One of the directors of the company said this morning that the building company had submitted a very favorable bid. The president of The construction work will be under the direction of Frank A. Wing, con struction engineer Of New York city, who has taken residence at 2227 Main street.
 In the town clerks office this morn ing warranty deeds were filed whereby the tract Of land containing little less than five. acres is conveyed to. the Whiting Go. This tract was pur- chased by prominent citizens and pre- sente6 to the Whiting Manufacturing Co, under the auspices of the Bridge port Board of Trade, which raised s10,- the property were Margaret E. Can- field, Hattie P. Upson, guardian; Lucy M- Shelton, Edith U. Walker ct al-, Hattie H. Read, and Lucy M., Mary B., and Hamilton s. Shelton.
 The buildings which the company proposes to erect will cover 56,000 square feet. There is enough land so that the capacity of the plant may be doubled in years to come.
 The buildings will be of steel and brick and two stories high. There will be between 800 and 600 hands em- ployed at the plant to begin with, and provision for many more to be added as tho business of the concern in- creases
 The company will drive all Of its machinery with electric power. The concern will install direct connected generators and group drive multiphase motors
 The company will use a spur track connected with the railroad only dur ing building operations. After that this big concern, although situation on the railroad, will not have any use for a spur track The. sterling silver goods which it makes are too valuable to ship as freight. Every article man. ufactured by the company is shipped by express. There is hardly anything of use in the household that the Whit ing Mfg. Go. is not making in sterling silver. It has nothing to do with plated ware and every year there will be many tons of the purest of silver received here and fashioned into artis- tic creations to beautify the home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23

Jewels.
 The jewels. have been missinx s3nre Monday. Mrs.Svan Bwen says fhpe Iasta time she wore them was Thursdav of1 She does not know whether thnv 7Here lost or stolen, sahe says. A1l5shex :oer- tain about is that they were mot in the jewel casegMonday. She adrar- without result.
 Nine years ago Mrs. rvauaBuren .cyas divoE Eced from her erhusband, twhosWus ,A. , H. Van BuFen, head of HsbfllpcseSnr firm of New York She received a ,20oa In her own right. Her uofhe6 5and Zf thfrteen-year-old son live 4withfher4af Sound Beach. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
BANKER DIES AT SUMMER HOME
Especial from United Press ]

New Milford. July 23.-H. Leroy Randall, aged 5, treasurer of the New Milford Savings Bank, died at his summer home at Lake Waramaug early to-day of Bright's, Disease. MT. Randall was the son of the late c. H. Randall and a member of the firm of c. & H. l.. Randall, bond dealers He was a prominent Mason and for many years was a leader in the town af- fairs, being a Democrat. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Connecticut Savings Bank As sociation. A widow, two daughters and a son survive him. The funeral will be held Sunday and the HamiI- ton Commandery, Knights, Templar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
SHEA SENTENCED
 TO SING SING
Former Teamsters' President Guilty of Assault With
 Intent to Murder.
SCORED BY THE JUDGE
Especial from United Press)

New York, July 23.-Cornelfus F. Shea, former president of the Inter national Teamsters Union who led the teamsters in their bloody strike in Chicago was to-day sentenced to not less than five or more than 25 years in Sing Sing by Judge Foster in the Court of General Sessions Shea was found guilty of assault with intent to murder. for having stabbed Alice Walsh 27 times with a knife
 In passing sentence Judge Foster de- clared, Such brutes as you are a menace to organized labor, not an aid It is men just like you who have brought some disreDute upon the hon. est workmen who make up the unions. You are not only a menace to the un- ions but to the community as we'll"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
SUDDEN DEATH OF J. J.
 FOSTER, CLOTHING MERCHANT
Former Bridgeport Man Who Operated Chain Storesn
 New England Dropped Dead at Home.

News of the sudden death of Jesse J. Foster one of the prominent cloth ing merchants of New England was received in this city this morning by his brother John E. Foster senior member of the clothing firm of Fos- ter & Besse.
 Death was very sudden, the deceas- ed expiring at his home shortly after his breakfast. Word was immediate telegraphed to MT. Foster in this city and the latter left at once for Pitts field, Mass, the home of the deceased.
 The deceased operated a chain of 43
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
TAFT UNARaR TO
 JOIN; ;aMS NXn6ITM.

Special from UnfAed sPrass.y a Beverly, Mass, July 25-Nprds 5aaas been received from President Taffz to- day that he does not expect to be able to join his family here on Sat1nrday as he had hoped. UnIess th6re saail at Washington he feels that he -can- not leave untilaafter Congress shassad-, 3ourned. TheFh finals in the tennis1 tournament at the Montserrsst eolf club will be played to-day and sRoh- ert Taft, who was one of the contest ants in the earlier part of the tourna- ment and his brother Charles. will. be witnesses.
 Miss Helen is now a guest at the summer home of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Rocker. New port, R. l., where she is the guest of Miss Einor Rocker. She expects to remain until after the evening of July 30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23

clothing stores and was one .ofs the most prominent clothing men n the courtry. He was well known iA this city for it was here under the tutel- age of his brother John that he mas tered the business. While a reeddent of this city. Mf. Foster boarded with
 his brothersJohn.
 Seventeen years ago he left -Hsrt- ford whereShe went to shortly eftenti leaving this city and made his hom4i in Pittsfe1d, Mass, where te afxes1 until his death Most of his .storeel were located in the New sEngiaaSd. and Atlantic states. He is survived bp-sr, widow and three children.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
SOUTH NORWALK FILM.
 HAMMER NOTORIOUS CROOK
(Special from United Press

South Norwalk, July 23.-The smoth stranger who last week in the guse of wealthy jewsler succeeded in finn farnming Nathan Edison a local tail or out of s355, will be brought here this afternoon from Nek York to ans wer to the charge of securing money under false pretense. The man was arrested in New York last night and at police headquarters was recognized as Ike Willis of Chicago, a notorious crook whose picture is in the Rogues' Gallery in that city. He at first de- nied his euilt but on being confront ed by Edison admitted his identity and tried to settle for $500.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
Daughter Injured;
 Father Brings Suit

Helen O'Connor, through her father Dennis O'Connor of Fairfield, has brought suit against the Connecticut Co.,, for S1 O00 for injuries received in a trolley collision in South Norwalk, July 19, 1908. She was in company with her mother. Elizabeth O'Connor, whose suit for $5.000 was filed in the Superior court the fore part of this weeek. The injuries to the girl were not as serious as those of her mother, but they kept her away from her school for some time, and have since bothered her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-23
VIOLENT BOARDER WORE
 CHISELLED STONE FOR WEAPON

Officer Edward Wheeler arrested John Ferenz last night for raising a disturbance in his boarding house in Railroad avenue. He abused Mrs. Benevi and assaulted her husband. Ferenz had a piece of stone which was cf1iseiled out to fit the fingers of his hand and which he said he wore at ni<ht while sleeping in case anyone attacked him. Ferenz was fined s25 and costs and went to jail for 30 days