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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
Lord Eliot Commits Suicide.

LONDON. August 25.-An inquest was
held today into the death yesterday OF
Lord Eliot, eldest son Of the Earl OF st.
Germans. who was found dead at Port
Eliot. the family residence, from a gum
shot Svound- The verdict was suicide.
Lord Eliot had acted strangely since his
recent return from Egypt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
"Hello Bill" shaw Dies.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 25.-Col.
William ID. Shaw, railroad man and
originator OF Hello. BILL" the Elk slo-
gan at lodge conventions, is dead at his
home here. aged seventy years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
POPE KEEPS WELL POSTED.
Archbishop Farley Declares He's
Hard Worker Despite His Age.

Hard Worker Despite His Age.
NEW YORK, August 25.-Rev. John
NJ. Farley, Catholic archbishop of New
York. returned on the steamer Caronia
today from visit to the pope. He was
met by several hundred representatives
of the clergy and laity Of his archdiocese
who went down the bay in a big ex-
cursion steamer for the purpose.
The archbishop said:
I'VE were cordially received by the
pope, and he was greatly interested in
all we had to say about America and the
progress of the country and of the church.
He is as well informed on the topic of
the day in America, as we'll as other
countries as any newspaper man In New
York. His power for work is wonderful.
A man of seventy-four years of age, the
labor that he performs in a week would
drive the average New Yorker to take
months rest at Saratoga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
Turkish Ambassador Sails.

NEW YORK, August %. - Hussein
Kiazim Bey, Turkish ambassador to the
United States, sailed today on the steamer
Mauretania for Liverpool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
President to Witness Bali Game.

CHICAGO, August 2J.-President Taft
who is to- be the guest Of the Hamilton
Club in this city September Is. from $3.50
O'Clock in the afternoon until he leaves
the city the following morning. has for
warded his acceptance of an invitation
from the officials of the club to attend a
special base ball game in the afternoon.
The day is an open date for the West
side team. special game has been ar
ranged between the Chicago and New
York National League clubs. The pro-
gram for the evenings entertainment for
the President has not yet been COM
pleted. .s.s.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
Expert Gunners Firing at Nov
IS. ing Targets.
TRIALS BY THE U. S. NAVY
Admiral Schroeder's Fleet on Drill
Grounds on the Atlantic.
MANEUvERs AND EvoLUTIoNs
Testing the Efficiency of Men Be-
hind the Guns-Naval Colony
at Norfolk.

NORFOLK, Va, August 25.-Battle
practice with the torpedo boat O'Brien
and the cigar-shaped practice barge No.
2. as moving targets, was continued
throughout today by Rear Admiral
Schroeder's Atlantic battleship feet on
the southern drill grounds.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Win
throp continued as the guest of the fleet
throughout the day and was a most in
terested observer from the firing ships
Of their evolutions and gunnery practice
in demonstration of the efficiency of the
navy's. best gunners, when aiming upon
the enemy in mimic warfare. The fir
ing began early in the day and could
at times be heard family from the shore
at Cape Henry and Virginia Beach. The
firing was at times in quick succession,
and then only at intervals.
Ocean Swells Lacking.
The weather was clear, but the desired
ocean swell was lacking. and the battle
practice targets had to be towed about
the drill grounds in a calm sea. Rough
and choppy waters were preferred for
this work with the view to testing
craftsmanship under most trying cir
cumstances. This will come later, how
ever, as there is yet much battle prac-
tice work remaining on the program of
maneuvers and evolutions of the feet.
The vessels of the fleet while engag ging
in practice work today had their wire
less, batteries screwed to the limit, SO as
to avoid interference with commercial
wireless operations on the coast, and ii
was impossible to pick up any of the
days results as they were communicated
from ship to ship.
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy Win
throp is expected to take his leave of the
fleet this afternoon, reaching Old Point
In time for his scheduled departure this
evening for the National Capital.
Cruisers Take on Coal
The arnored cruisers Montana, North
Carolina and New York, which came into
Hampton roads last evening, were today
engaged in coaling and taking on ainmu-
milton and. other stores sent from the
Norfolk navy yard. This completed. they
will rejoin. the Schroeder fleet on the
drill grounds.
The mail and dispatch boat Hornet hav-
Ing broken down, the auxiliary Panther
has been substituted in her place and is
now making daily trips between Old
Point Comfort and the feet, carrying
mail and small supplies.
The presence of the battleships in these
waters has brought to Old Point Com.
fort and the watering places about Nor
folk large colony of naval people who
will remain here until the ships leave
about September 8. to prepare for the
Hudson-Fulton celebration in New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
Monument Dealers to Meet.

CHICAGO. August 25.-Prices, styles
and quality of monuments and tombstones
will be discussed at the annual convention
of the National Retail Monument Deal
ers' Association. which begins q two-day
session here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
static Squadron in Chinese Waters.

squadron of the American Pacific feet,
under command of Rear Admiral G. b.
Harber. has arrived at Ching Wantao
from Japanese waters. Admiral Harber
and the various commanders will come up
to Peking for an audience with the re-
gent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
400 Square Inches of Skin Grated.

SALEM, Ore, August 25.-Miss Irene
Martin, eighteen years old. of this city
has just undergone an operation in which
tour hundred square inches Of skin have
been engrafted on her body. She was
recently seriously burned. Three people
offered skin for the operation. Physicians
declare this the greatest skin-grafting
operation ever performed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
convicts Escape From Pen Hospital

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, August 25.-This
morning three white inmates Of the hos
pital at the penitent:ary farm attacked
Guard Pamplin. knocked him down. took
his gun and then enticed two large blood
hounds to follow them. The men made
their escape. Officers are now securing
the country for the convicts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25

Waterways Commission at Vienna.
VIENNA. August 25.-The members of
the American waterways commission
have arrived here from Berlin They
Will remain here until Saturday and then
go on to Budapest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-25
For Repeal Of Wilson Law.

Continued on Fifteenth Page)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
CONNECTICUT CROPS
Corn Production Larger
 Than that of Last Year

Washington. Nov. 24-The official Crop Reporter for November shows that the total of the Connecticut, corn crop this year is 2.501 900 bushels as compared with 2.395. 900 bushels in 1908. The average yield per acre of corn in Connecticut this year was fl bushels as against 36 bushels. the average yield for 10 years past The quality of Connceticut corn is S9 per cent, somewhat below the average Connec- ticut farmers are reported to have had on hand November 1, 29.O00 bush els of corn. including 1.2 per cent of teh last years crop
 Following are the departments fig ures for various other Connecticut crops this year.
 'Buckwheat, production 5S.oo0 bush els. yield. 19-5 bushels per acre quality s3 per cent; oats weight per measur- ed. bushel. 90 pounds. tobacco produc- ton 22.l25.0c0 pounds, yield Der acre. $50 pounds. quality 95 per cent; Irish potatoes production 4.300 .000 bushels. yield 120 bushels per acre, quality sB per cent.
 The production of various fruits in Connecticut this year. as compared with a full crop. is reported as fol- lows: Apples 50 per cent. grapes S2, pears FOG cranberries 75-.
 ..The farm value of important Con necticut products on Nov. 1. was as follows: Corn 7s cents a bushel. oats 54 cents. potatoes 79 cents. hay SIS a ton. rye 91 cents a busheI. butter 8 cents a pound eggs 40 cents dozen. chickens Is cents pound
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
MRS. CHAPMAN DROPS
 HER NOBLE SUITORS
Wealthy Woman Decides to Wed New Yorker and Eschew a Title.

New York Nov 24.-Mrs. William Hayes Chapman. the widow whose for tune has attracted many noble suitors. rich and otherwise. suddenly decided yesterday morning to put a quietus on the ardent advances of several foreign noblemen by msrrying Philip Van yolkenburgh of this city. The decision was made at o'clock at the St Regis Hotel. where she has been staying since Oct 29.
 One hour later she was speeding with MT Volkenburgh in motor car to Greenwich. Conn. and at II o'clock they were pronounced husband and wife by civil ceremony.
 The reason for all this haste was that at II o'clock Mrs. Chapman was expected to give a final answer to the suit of Count Aubert de SonIs of Pars who followed her from Europe Al though he had been in her company constantly for the last week he did not formally propose until Monday night
 On this same night Mrs. Chapman was in receipt of a cable message from Gen. Count Tcherep Spiridovitch of Russia. a formidable rival of Count Sonis'. ardently urging final answer to the proposal of marriage which he had made when paying court to her in Paris abou. six weeks ago. Mrs Chapman had also received in 
 proposals of marriage from unknown admirers in different parts of the tSates. one coming from a Mir. Hicks. who described himself as a miner em- pIoyed in White Rock Divide. Mon. He addressed her as Beautiful Lady, concluding with
 .If you will marry me you will get the best man in the U. S. Az Although Mrs. Chapman had long re- ceived the attentions of MT Voiken- burgh who was a friend of her late husband. she deferred her final an swer until yesterday morning. all though he had purchased tho wedding rings. That he entertained apprehen- lsions lest she should accept Count de tSonis' offer. is evidenced by the fact that he called at the St. Regis shortly before s o'clock. Here he was met by Edward Lauterbach. his lawyer. and hurried conference followed A few minutes later Mrs. Chapman made Her decision. and the wedding ceremony followed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
ROOSEVELT BOOM
 FOR GOVERNOR

New York. Nov. 2l-According to ex- Gov Benjamin E. Odell. Roosevelt Gubernatorial boom is the next mum Der on the Republican program The is now being nursed along under cover by Republican State Chairman limo thy l.. Woodruff. William Barnes. Jr-, Republican boss of Albany. and others of their colleagues in the Republican machine whose hostility to Gov. Hughes Is as pronounced. as that of Mir Wood ruff and MT Barnes
 T have this information on such au- thority that I cannot dispute 1t" MT. OdelI said to a friend at the Waldorf on Monday evening. just before he de- parted for his home in Newburg-
 Do you think MT. Roosevelt can get the nomination?' the former Governor was asked. Mir. Odell. ..he can get it by lifting his
 Republican State Chairman Woodruff was asked yesterday about Roosevelt for Governor
 while have no Knowledge of any such plan. and while I have received no authentic information to the effect that MT Roosevelt would be willing to run" said MT. Woodruff. II should say that if he will accept the nomination he will be nominated. and if nominated he will be elected. And I will further say that his nomination and election would be of the greatest advantage tc the Republican party. in the State oi New York
 There are other candidates for the
 Republican nomination for Governor up State much more after the hear | of the machine leaders who now arr credited with nursing a Roosevelt Cub ernatoriaI boom. For instance. thers lare Lieut.. Gov. Horace White. who has been actively groomed for Gubernator | fal honors. and Speaker James W | Wadswo-th. Jrs. of the Assembly. whs was actively in the Gubernatorial rac' last year and undoubtedly would hav'
 got the nomination had it not heeI Il for the message from Oyster Ba. which, as a matter of National exped
 iency. directed the nomination of MT ' Hughes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
KNOX HOME ROBBED
 CRIME KEPT SECRET

Philadelphia. Nov 24--yailey Forge Farms. the magnificent Chester Coun- ty house of Secretary of State Phi lander C. Knox. was ransacked last Thursday night and every paper or packet that seemed to have any legal Significance was taken. while silver ware. clothes. robes and ornaments. any and all of which could. easily have been sold at large prices. were left be- hind strcwn upon the floor
 Whether the thieves were in the house when Samuel Toner. the care taker. made his rounds about o'clock Thursday evening or entered it af- terwards, is matter of conjecture Mrs Toner discovered the disordered rooms Friday morning. but the signi- fcant aspect of the deed was not dis covered until Hugh Knox, son of the Secretary and James R. Tindle- MT Knox's sonrin-law. made a close in- ventory Friday evening Secretary Knox was informed immediately.
 The value of the papers stolen is known only by MT. Knox. who is in Washing ron As far as the detectives can learn, the only other things talk en by the thieves was an alligator travelling bag used. probably, to car ry the missing documents
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
For Cough, Colds Bronchitis,

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 Countless grave sicknesses are rec ognized by the medical profession as having their direct or indirect cause in a neglected .'cold'' or cough. Linonine. the flax seed emulsion is the most helpful thing in the world to you Medicine knows no surer healing agent for inflamed mucous membranes the medical term for the Things of nose. throat and lung passages)- Thus while Linonine is curing colds" coughs. bronchitis and consumption 1t is also building up the body as nothing else can do.
 All druggists-25c. SOC. s1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
Carried Revolver Because
 Afraid of Black Hand

Waterbury. Nov. 24.-Joseph Rich, an Italian. was fined s35 and costs in the city court by Judge McMahon. for carrying concealed weapons. Rich i'm formed the court that he has been in the habit of carrying a loaded revolver for two years because he had been told that members of the Black Hand were in the vicinity Rich said he was in fear of the society. and conse- quently carried a gun He pulled a loaded revolver from his pocket at the corner of Fifth and South Leonard streets a few nights ago. being angered by the remark of a crowd Of boys. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney John McGrath stated to the court that there have been several murders commit ted just because of foreigners carry ing concealed weapons. and recom- mended that Rich be severely punish ed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24

The late MT. FyIer of Torrington was practical politician of the most prac- tical type. For years. he had been the leading spirit in the Republican State machine As the Hartford Courant says. --he had been for 25 years or so the most forceful man in political affairs in this State. and so Tar as we know. no one ever impugned his Personal honesty
 He was. at the time of his death. a member of the Board of Railroad Com missioners. being the practical business man required by the law for the third n,ember of the board. the two other members being a lawyer and an ex- per.enced engineer. Gov Weeks holds the power of appointing Mir F'yler's successor. to hold office until the close of the next session of the General As sembly. and as this term will be more than a year at an annual salary ot 5000. with at least probability of reappointment. there will doubtless be quite a contest for the appointment Whether the railroad company will dictate the selection is a very live question
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
Mrs. Carter De Haven
 Gets Quick. Divorce

New York. Nov. 24.-It took a jury only IS minutes to grant an absolute divorce to Mrs. Carter De Haven. ar actress now playing at the Casino The main evidence was given by Jer- -ome C. Raum. a private detective. who said he had seen De Haven take a wo- man into his apartments
 There were so many chorus girls present that the court room looked like a common or garden rehearsal. They refused to give their names or to be photographed after the proceeding were over.
 The jury retired with broad grins and speedily returned with the verdict De Haven was not in court. '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
Million Dollar Bride
 Petitions for Divorce
(special from United Press)

New York. Nov. 24.-Kieth Donald son the New York broker. today de- clined to discuss the divorce proceed sngs instituted by his wife in Reno. Nev.. but his intimate friends here de- clare he has no intention or ngntlng her efforts to secure a decree. The Donaldsons have been married nearly four years and at the time of their marriage Mrs. Donaldson was known as the million dollar bride" On her eIst birthday she was given a dinner by James Henry (Silentl Smith. who at that time gave her a check for >l.- 900 600 which had been left in trust for her by her uncle. Charles Payne Whitney, Smiths former business partner Mrs. Donaldson was Evelyn Hunter a Tennessee beauty She joined the divorce colony in Reno six months ago. The divorce papers were sealed and the grounds withheld The couple separated within year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24

Tn a letter from Chicago of recent date. we find the following significant statement;
 The big packers. 1t should be said, have a very good grip nowadays upon the poultry business of the country and shortages" of supply just prior to Thanksgiving and Christmas have de- veloped with due regularity. with the result that turkeys. ducks and chick ems advance Beef. pork and mutton also are marked up this year.
 This .'very good grip" of the Beef trust upon the poultry business is the resultsof western competition driving. in considerable measure. the Eastern poultry raisers out of business. pre- cisely as it has banished the herds of fattening cattle from the Eastern hills and valleys. It Is a trade rule that the source of the greatest supply reg uiates the market rates In this case. tne Wet furnishes the greater quan-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
JUSTICE BA1.DwIN's OPINION

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24

There appears in the~.Ladies' World an article by US. Supreme Court Justice Brewer on woman Suffrage" from which the following paragraph is taken as practically covering his views npon this much discussed subject:
 | And now, what of the future? Fe- male suffrage will come Not fully at once. but by varying steps. Woman S broader education. her increasing fa- rsliliarity with business and public af- fairs will lead to it. And why not The chief reply is the home. God forbid that it should be jeopardized, for upon 1t in all it's fitness depends the best social life In fact. 1t Is the basis upon which growing humanity depends And in it woman must ever be the great factor. the unchallenged queen. But female suffrage will not debase the home or lessen it's power and influence. On the other hand. It will introduce a refining and uplifting power into our political life It will higher education The. great natural laws of our being will always assert
 themselves. Speaking at Vassar commencement e few years since. overheard one of the graduates say to two, others. ~I am simply disgusted
 three-fourths of the girls are engaged already Evidently she was not one
 of the happy onesi If Is to be hoped that afterwards she fareo Detter- bui woman. conscious of her independence and capacity to support herself will demand true manhood in her husband Children will come However. the glory of the home will not be in the
 number. but in the quality of the off
 spring. Race suicide Is not the worse
 offense. There is wisdom in the fable of the hare and the lioness- The for ner,- boasting of her litter. sneered al the latter for her single offspring
 Yes" was the reply. but he is g inon' To load a home with so many ! children that the mother cannot give
 to each the full blessing of a mother: care and attention is far worse thar race suicide Not crime. but mutua self denial. should. and will. place req 1 sonabIe limits on the number of the family group.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24

tity of poultry. and the Beef trust controls it.
 The East stili produces poultry for market. and it's turkeys. chickens. etc, bring. higher prices than do the sup plies from the West and when the market rates for the latter are ad- vanced upon the improbable plea of shortage. the prices of Eastern supplies naturally advance. Such are the causes of the very good grip of the Beef trust upon the poultry business of the country
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24

Quoting the professed purposes of the Bridgeport Taxpayers League. the Ansonia Sentinel says
 The league is apparently non-par- tisan. but the fact that it was born within a day or two after the city election would seem to indicate that its leaders may either be Republicans or men who fear that city affairs will nDt be rightly managed and that the taxpayers will not receive far re- turn for the money they will bd4ealled upon to pay out The league may not have been formed with any inten- ton of intimating lack of faith in the new administration. and it may have been conceived for that very pur- 2, pose It is one of these organizations Which will find plenty to do if it really seeks to be of service. and its work on the other hand. may not be wholly beneficial if it merely aims to east dis credit upon city officials or to create public distru=t in their behalf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
.crr AND DRIED

The Taxpayers League is now an ac- -amplished fact It was organized last night. with constitution. officers, etc The~ procedure was of the "cut and dried order. with such infractions of Parliamentary practice as are usually found necessary to carry predeter- mined plans into effect It had been 4nnounced that last nights meeting Uas for the purposes of organization, but it soon appeared that even the conamittee on examinations had been previously appointed and had it's list ready And the active managers sue reeGed in carrying sober faces all through their assumption that some 100 citizens were actually participating In the organization of the league
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
BACKGROUNDS TRAIL
 THE WRONG MAN.

Lima Ohio. Nov 24.-Bloodhounds employed to run down the assaiiant of I7-year-old afyra Smith. who was at tacked Monday night in the street, came near causing the lynching of the Herterf Haring to a box car. where he was found crouchiuE In corner Quick work by cool-headed citizens saved him. He proved an absolute alihf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-24
RHEUMATISM CURED IN A DAY.

Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumat- ism and Neuralgia radically cures in to 3 days Its action upon the sys-
 tenn is remarkable and mysterious It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits 75 cents and si Sold by Curtis Pharmacy. Druggist. 1149 Main St. G2s3 tf-