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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27


the French capital year or SO ago.
The Bergere costume is a startling ex-
aggeration of the sheath skirt idea
and instead of elinging to the figure,
like the directoire style, gives the wear
er the appearance of being attired in
a pair of very baggy, Turkish looking
pants.
In connection with the educational
work done among the children of the
schools by the American Museum of
Natural History, New York, there is
class In which young people are in
structed regarding habits Of animals.
Among other things the youth who
attend the class are taught that the
universal fear of snakes is not wholly
well founded and that certain varie-
ties at least Of this reptile are harm
less. The picture represents little
girl handling one Of these snakes. She
lis not learning to be snake charmer.
but Is merely becoming accustomed to
playing with species of snake which
is less likely to hurt her than q rab-
bit or squirrel. The feeling of a slip
perry, shiny animal like snake is apt
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

LoSioS ioiiLh. to meet the needs
Of those already advanced in years,
and provision is made by which regu
lar pensions may be eked out by an
nuities voluntarily purchased by en-
ployees. The pension system itself is
to be managed by a board Of trustees
In which the railroad and its employ
ees are equally represented, and it can
not be put INTO operation until adopted
by q vote Of fwo-thirds of the en-
ployees Once established the scheme
creates legal rights binding practically
all of the 27.oo0 employees as well as
the railway. while the state aids by
supervising the system aud e1enpting
from all taxation the funds. which are
to be guarded by both the insurance
commissioner and the state aetuary
The experiment ii one which will be
watched with interest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

ph' "a VI hiii Ter being introduced by
Secretary Knox of tie state depart
ment He is a man of imposing pres
ence and varied attachments
On his first meeting with President
Taft at the White House Minister Rit-
ter referred TO the fact that he had
been introduced to him in Japan two
years ago. In responding to the min
isters address President Taft said in
part:
.'The natural ties of sympathy and
affection which bind two peoples Of
like republican principles have marked
the close and unbroken intercourse be
tween the United States and the Swiss
nation The American people have
ever regarded the valorous Switzers
With admiration and friendly interest.
and they are gratiied that this senti
ment is reciprocal Y
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

was expected that Mr.. Vanderbilt
would make Mrs. Ruiz his wife, but
this did not follow, and it is supposed
that her disappointment at the out
come of her unconventional romance
led her to take her own life. On the
other hand. another story has found
its way into print to the effect that
Mrs. Ruiz WAS The second woman to
kill herself fer love Of Mr.. Vanderbilt
and that after MI, instead Of being
wholly infataated @ith her she was
only bird behind whom he conduct
ed his real love affair-with the first
woman who aiei bf her own hand. q
young matron If III old aud aristo
cratic New EerE family
The mysteries Surrounding the cir
cumstanees II the statr have, at any
rate, set sosiai ans nn'itical England
to talking and trpastG tot little SEN
yation OH lis siGesof lie water
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

Despite the ratho- startling way In
which Professor George Burman Fog-
ter of Chicago university stated his or
position to many common Theological
beliefs in a recent book the members
of the Chicago Baptist Ministers asso-
citation did not decide on expelling him
from the ministry. The professors
views, as expressed in work entitled
tThe Function of Religion" were de-
nounced by many of the members OF
the conference. but that body content.
ed Itself with passing a resolution
mildly censuring the professor, ii
though the debate over the subjea
was bitter
Professor Foster has been for sons
time an exponent of the higher eisd
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27
A PENSION EXPERIMENT.

President Lucius futile of the Boston
and Maine Road and His Plan.
President Lucius Tuttle Of the Bos
ton and Maine railroad has given much
study to the question of establishing
better relations between corporations
and their employees. It is due In part
to his efforts that the Massachusetts,
legislature. at the request of both off,
Gals and employees of the Boston
and Maine road, has passed an old
age pension bill affecting this corpora
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27
a STUDY IN HIGH LIFE.
The Winner of the "Millionaires' Mara
thon" and the Ruiz Mystery

There is material for proDleih hofe'
IN tho events connected with the VIII
ming of the coaching Marathon IL. hns
land by Alfred Gwynne Vanderp'i'
and with the suicide of young MI. Vah-
derbilt's friend, Mrs. Mary Agnes
o'Rrien Ruiz The contrast between
the gay life still led by Mr.. sahaef-
bilt and the tragic death OF the woman
in whose company he was SO oi'eh
seen in the past year or two has mace
an impression even upon a pubic tha'
has become rather hardened to the
devious ways of the world. MT. van
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27


TO give one creepy sensation because
we are accustomed to think of such
creatures with repulsion. but It Is the
claim of the naturalists that often
times such feelings need not be ex-
perieneed If the right kind of eduea-
tion Is given.
Imagination plays great part in
such matters and accounts for many
really erroneous ideas. !.
California contains many wonders of
nature, among them remarkable ex-
ample of the way in which purely nat
urai operations sometimes cause re
suits that seem like gigantic works
designed and executed by some Titan
OF the far distant past. Such freak
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

ton and those work
ing for it. The pro-
posed pensions are
to be supplied by
equal contributions
from employer and
employees, the for
mer to make up any
deficiency If t b q
joint payment falls
short of 5000, the
minimum sum. The
company has prom
ised to make an nd
ditional contribution
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

and the problems of
government b a v e
been worked out
much more Satisfac-
to1'ily there than in
some larger coun-
tries. The new min
lister to the United
States from Switzer-
land, DR.. Paul Rit-
ter, is a good type
of the race he rep
resents. He was
recently presented
to President Taft
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27
New Minister From Switzerland

NEW WIhIsteT Ffofn oWItzeFIahd.
The Swiss republic is a small one,
but it looms large in history and counts
for more than 1t might, in view Of its
size, on account of the quality of it's
citizens. The average of intelligence
is exceptionally high in Switzerland.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

Slavonia's 40 panic stricken passen-
rers was the Princess Irene Of fl,e
North German Lloyd line She Is com
manded by Captain Frederick Won Lei.
ten Petersen, and 1t was largely ow-
Ing to his GOODNESS and presence of
mind that the transfer of the cabin
passengers from the Slavonia to the
Princess Irene was safely accom-
plished, despite the heavy sea which
was running. Captain Petersen was
1870 miles away when his wireless on.
orator got the Slavonia's &c Q D. sig
nal. and he at once FASTENED to her
relief.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27
Freaks, <
Fads and
< Foibles

~ He latest freak in costume no
siced on the Paris boulevards is
the bloomer gown which Mile.
Suzanne Bergere of the Opera
Comigue has sought to introduce. II
made the Parisians gasp, and it scored
no such hit as the sheath gown did
when it made it's first appearance In
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

cism of the Bible and on account of
objections to his views left the dlvin-
lily school of the University of Chicago
some years ago. He was professor of
systematic theology in that institution
for ten years. He retained his posi-
ton In the university, teaching in the
department of philosophy and also re-
manning in the Baptist ministry. He
says he will not withdraw from the
latter unless compelled to do so, as be
believes he is needed in it, Professor
Foster was born at Anderson, w. Va.
in 1858 and is graduate of West Vir-
ginia university and of the Rochester
Theological seminary. He has studied
at the universities of Gottingen and
Berlin and has received the honorary
degrees of A. NJ. and Pm. -. He was
pastor for some years of Baptist
church at Saratoga Springs, n. Y.
Oscar Hammerstein promises us
grand opera at popular prices He ca
bles back that he has Twenty-Five
count them. twenty fve-of the finest
artists in Europe and that we can hear
them at-well, not exactly "ten, twent.
thirt" prices, but at tariff SO low that
we can all get our fill of grand opera
for once. Hammerstein says he ex-
poets to lose money, but he win at
least teach the American people to like
music. He considers himself as great
a benefactor, therefore, as Carnegie
The successor of Robert j. Wynne as
consul general Mt London is John L.
Griffiths, who was fer several years
the American consul at Liverpool. II.
Griffiths is a resident of Indiana. Tie
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

enjoys quite a rep
utation as aD ora
tor. ard it i$ ex
pected that on this
account he will be
much in demand at
dinners given in
London by CONNER
c ial organizations
and by societies
which observe pa
t + | o t i c occasions.
Horace Lee Wash
ington, who has
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27
Pen Sketches
OF Peoples,
4 In Print &
| MOTHER ~

A MOTHER trs
"a umph for wire
less telegraph
was scored when
the ennard liner
Slaronia ran on The
rocks off the Azore
and succeeded Ii
o b t aiming help
through the &c
D. signal, The YES
sci which responded
aud hich took ID
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-27

been consul generals
at Marseiiles, succeeds Mr.. GrifIiths AZ
Liverpool
Consul General Wynne resigned IN
ofoer 70 return to the Uniteda States
ana engage in business He-4Fas for
merry newspaper man and first came
INTO notice when as an Official of. the
postal service he assisted in running
down postofffce frauds His work
commended him to President Roose.
Felt, who made him postmaster gen,
eral and afterward sent him to Lon.
don as censul general.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
DIRECTOR RII,Tz
 ASKS $248, ,528

The reouisition of Director c. F. A. Biltz of the Public Works department was filed with the city auditor this af- ternoon asking for s24s 52S for general work in the various branches of the department during the coming year. Of this amount the largest request is s60.0c0 for macadam repairs The sum of S4000 is for a reappropriation of money allowed by the tax board last year. e 900 for the proposed Rooster river culvert and s2.ooo for removing the brick pavement on the Yellow Mil bridge and relaying the same with wooden block pavement.
 The second largest request is for s15.000 for the relaying Of the brick pavement in Stratford avenue from the lower bridge to the Stratford ave nue bridge.
 The sum Of ss.0oo Is asked for road oi' in the First tax district and s2.Ooo In the Second district: s50H0 Is asked for perne nent pavement repai-s: s on0 of common road repairs; s5.000 for cross walk repairs: :. 900 for sewer re- pairs; s5.000 for sidewalk. curb and gutter repairs; s5.oO0 IS a special re- quest for repairing the macadam in Connecticut avenue: s1.5O0 for tree re- movals: 5000 for construction of culvert across Pembroke lake at Og- den street; s15.26s Is asked for the care of bridges in general in the Sec ond district; SIS 900 Is asted for the uplSeep of roads and bridges in the First tax bridges. The rest of requis- ition is for miscellaneous and minor Improvements and repairs inclusive of s3.ooo to be added to the s2 900 appro- priated last year for a culvert over
 The amount asked last year was s2S2.4S1. Neither last year nor this was there a request for funds for new sewer work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
Strike Aga.n Settled
 For Evicted Poles

Springfield. Mass. Dec. 2o.-The strike Of the 1.700 Polish employees of the Ludlow Manufacturing Associates has again been settled Today a por- ton of the help returned and under the terms of agreement, as obtained by the strike board of arbitration. about 300 additional employees will re- turn each day until the entire force Is reinstated.
 to the terms of the former understand ing as outlined to the strikers when they returned last Friday only to walk out again. The household goods of the strikers who were ev'cted from company houses will be replaced in these tenements by the company; there will be no discrimination against strike leaders: the strikers will mt he expected to instruct the strike-break- CTS in operating the machines. and the company. as far as possible. will make with or sor,e into contact with the Huns or Italians. Although there has been no definite agreement on this point. 1t Is practically understood that the strike-breakers. numbering about 400. will be gradually released by the company so that in the course of time there will be few to antagonize the regular employees.
 The representatives of the State Board of Arbitration. Secretary Sup ole and Richard P. Barry. are present this morning to see that no trouble arises when the men re-enter the mills. The force of special officers was -in- crea sed last night by the addition of nine men. but there was no disturb ance to warrant the increased force of guards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
SHERIFF, SHORT A
 JURYMAN, HALLS IN
 MAN FROM STREET

City Sheriff Joseph Kalafus had a strenuous time this morning to get enough jurymen to hear the suit of Patrolman A P. Hatch against the Connecticut Go. for $100 damages. Two of the jurors were not present and the sheriff had to hunt for two voters. He found one in MT. wal ker. proprietor of the news store across the street from police headquar- ters. The other he p'cked up in the person of c. E. Ashworth of 276 Lafay- cite street. MT. Ashworth is a rail- road fireman and was seized while walking by the police headquarters.
 The absent jurors are said to have had no good reason for not appea ing and will probably be arrested at the conclusion of the suit. Judge Carl Foster Is hearing the case. It was still on at press hour.
 Tn the spring of 1908 Mrs. Hatch and her daughter had their clothes ruined by an Italian who was riding in the same trolley car with them. MT. Hatch sued the company for the dam age. The daughters suit was a brand new one
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
PRESIDENT NAMES
 NEW AMBASSADORS

Washington, Dec. 20.-The President today sent the following nominations to the Senate:
 To be Ambassador to France, Robert T. Bacon of New York To be Ambassador to Austro- Hun gary. Richard c. Kerens of Missouri
 To be Ambassador to Mexico. Henry Lane Wilson of washington. The be Ministers: Charles Page Bryan of Illinois. to Belgium; William James Calhoun of Illinois, to China: Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsylvania. to Chill; Henry T. Gage of California to Portugal; R. S. Reynolds Hit Of H. llnois. to Panama; John B. Jackson of New Jersey. to Cuba; Fenton R. Mo Creery of Michigan. to Honduras; Ed win V. Morgan of New York to Para quay: Charles W. Russell of the Dis t.ict of Columbia. to Persia. Laruits s. Swenson of Minnesota. to Switzer- land; Horace G. Knowles Of Delaware. to the Dominican Republic. To be United States Attorney: Rob ert T. Whitehouse of Maine. for Dis trict of Maine; Asa F. French of Mass achusetts. for District of Massachu-
 To be Naval Officer of Customs for District Boston and Charlestown: James O. Lyford.
 To be postmasters: Connecticut: Frederick l.. Gaylord. .Ansonia: George H. Jackson. New Milford; William NJ Reynolds. Newtowns Willard Baker, Sharon; Charles s. Hall. Wallingford.
 Maine: G. Raymond Joy. Bar liar bor.
 Massachusetts: Francis Norwood. Beverly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
GOUD HEART OF CHEMIST PECK
 MAKES TROUBLE

The kind heart of Chemist Thad- deus E. Peck got him into a com plication of troubles Saturday, from which he is now happily emerged, but is a man of 70 years of age and a chemist of reputation. For many years he has been conducting an i'm vestigation into a process of reducing sewage in such a way as to get a by product in fertilizer and perfume. This seemingly impossible feat he be- neves he has recently accomplished. During his laboratory experiments he employed Bessie Costello, who is IT and impressionable. The wisdom of seemed to be doing for humanity made such an impression upon the young woman that she wrote him a letter to which he paid little heed. with the Yale Medical school to ar range an exhibit of his manner of reducing sewage. Miss Bessie learn ed of his trip and begged for per- mission to go with him solely for the purpose of witnessing the wonders contained in the great museum main- tained by the college.
 Mir. Peck finally yielded to her persuasions. But in New Haven the girl decided to spend the night with alarmed. the police instituted a search. Mir. Peck joined in it. But nothing did any good until, yesterday afternoon, Bessie walked demurely in- did hot find the note which MT. Peck pinned to the door of Malley's de- partment store in New Haven which read. "DearB have waited two hours for you. Return to the depot"
 Had she done SO much scandal would have been avoided. Seldom have the promptings of kind heart made its possessor so much trouble.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
Common Pleas Jury
 Selected for Month

The December term of the criminal Common Pleas court will come Tn to- morrow with Judge James F. Walsh of Greenwich on the bench The fol- lowing jury panel has been selected for this term of the court: John NJ Sears and Daniel B. Smith, of this city; William H. Austin and Ma-ma- duke Gardner. of Danbury: George w. Wakeman and Henry s. Burr. of Fair field; Joseph P. Crosby and George H. Mills of Grenwich: Henry Newman and Charles w. Hodges of New Ca- naan; Frederick B. Lake and Edrar F. Northrop of Newtown; Frederick A. Keyser and Floyd T. Roscoe. of Norwalk: George W. Lockwood and Stephen Smith of Stamford. and David Coe and Charles F. Judson. of Strat- ford
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
ENGINEERS CALL
 DEATH TRAP JOB
 THE WORST EVER

The most miserable and patched up job ever.' was the finding of a mechanical engineer and civil engineer who with a Farmer reporter today wis., tied the scene of the Connecticut Co.'S death trap tfst west of the lower bridge, in Stratford avenue. This is where the Connecticut Go. under cov- CT of darkness Saturday night for fear of possible legal action, hurriediy laid rails to connect their tracks wth the CAT barns now under construction near the railroad station
 The work appears to have been so unexpectedly ordered that scrap iron was utilized. At the points where the steel rails in Stratford avenue are crossed by the new work. 1t was ne- cessary for the workmen to saw out the work with handsaws that the car wheels might pass over them
 On the face of 1t the work Is ex- tremely crude, SO apparently a botch that the humf lest mechanic, and those without any mechanical skill cannot but see with disgust the result of what would be termed by the Con- necticut Co.'S representatives. "Spe- cial track work"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
Ghostlike Window Smashers Mystify
 Police Department

Detective Edward Cronan is author ity for the statement that the South End is bewitched. He says there are spooks about He also says that it Is up to him to lay the ghost even if it turns out to be a small boy or two.
 Last night as MT. Krager who keeps a store in Myrtle avenue was talking to a friend he heard a terrible crash in the rear of the store. He rushed to where the noise came from and found two large windows smashed Nobody was in sight Not two nin- appearance at the windows.
 The same experience happened to Mrs. Rose Murtha who has a notion store at Myrtle avenue and Austin street Two large window crashed last ni~ht cd no clue could she get to the smasher.
 Another woman told the detective this morning that a stone crashed through one of her windows recently and although she stuck her head right through tfe hole in the glass to save the time of raising the window she was unable to see anyone in the neigh borhood.
 These are only a few of the many reports received about broken windows in the South End during the past week. by the police.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
| TO SAVE BlSS0NNETTE TO BEGIN TOMORROW

When the criminal Superior court comes in tomorrow morning Judge Ralph Wheeler will impose sentence on Napoleon Bissonnette. who on Fri day afternoon was found guilty of murder In the second degree for the shooting of h.s b-other-in-law. Rome P. Demery. on Oct. 14th. The court will then hear whatever motion the counsel for Bissonnette desire to make. Attorney Chamberlain has announced that he will make a motion to put aside the sentence. as the verdict was against the evidence. The court may deny the motion. which has been the in which event the counsel for the de- fence can make an appeal to the Su- preme court, but this latter court gen. orally sustains the decisions of the lower branches of judgment.
 Another trial of note which will have important bearing on the case of Louis FaSciano will be started in-the morn ing. Salvatore Pizzuti of this city. is charged with assault with intent to Fil on Louis Fasciano. This Is the shooting affray in Columbus Lane on July 5th last in which Fasciano was attacked by the two brothers. Antonio and Salvatore Pizzuti. Fasciano drew a pistol and shot the brother Antonio dead. Salvatore is the one who It. Is alleged assaulted Fasciano with a knife, almost fatally. Fasciano at present is out of jail under bonds of $5,0OO.
 It Is probable that he will be called as a witness In the case, to appear against Pizzuti.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
FIREMEN READY TO STAND OR FALL BY
 INCREASE OF S2OO

Although there was talk today of a compromise upon the question of the raise in the salary of the firemen whereby they would receive s100 moro instead of $200 1t was stated this afternoon that the matter would go before the aldermen to stand or fall upon the question of adopting the or dinance as originally drafted notwith- standing the veto of ex-Mayor Lee. The aldermen seem to feel the matter has been before the council for a long while and the measure snoulo be acs- ed upon as 1t was offered to them. There is much speculation as to the outcome. Both sides claim victory.
 There will be two hearings before the council tonight. One Is upon the petition of the Connecticut Co.,, to ex- tend It's lines in Barnum avenue to Stratford town line and the other is upon the application of poultry own CTS for a change in the city ordinance. so that everyone who meets certain requirements will be allowed to keep chickens.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-20
ROGERS READY TO REVOKE LICENSE
 OF MAD CHAUFFEUR

Secretary of State Matthew Rogers called up Supt. Birmineham today and asked for an investigation into the running down of A w Arnold of 557 Main street by an unknown automo- bilist last night. Colonel Rogers said that if the report was true that the driver did not stop to inquire about Mir Arnold's injuries his license would he taken away. Detective Edward Cronan was nut on the case.
 When seen by>a Farmer reporter this morning MT. Arnold said the driver of the car did stop and ask him if he was hurt. MT. Arnold was at police head quarters today to see if he could not have the owner of the car provide a new ove-coat for him. He said his was ruined last night. The police could do nothing for him and recom- mended that he get an attorney. MT Arnold said he was not hurt