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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
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YALE PROFESSOR NAMED BY PRESIDENT TAFT AS CHAIR 7 MAN OF TARIFF COM
 MISSION

As head of the commission or board of tariff experts who are to help him in connection with the administration of the new Payne tariff law, especial ly with regard to the adjustment of maximum and minimum rates, Presi- dent Taft has named Professor Hen ry c. Emery of Yale, head of the economies department in the New Ha- ven university. Professor Emery has been named as the chairman of the commission which it has been decided will consist of three men, and the oth- CT two will be James B. Reynolds of Boston, now assistant secretary of the treasury, and Alvin H. Sanders of Chicago, proprietor of the Breeders Gazette.
 The commission will have the power to hire experts to assist it and will in turn assist President Taft in his work of carrying out the new law. The pay which will be given to the members of the commission has been set at s7,500. Professor Emery is in Maine at present, but expects when he returns to arrange his college af- fairs so that he will be aHe to be ab- sent from the university at times dur ing the year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
WEALTHY MAN HAS
 A FATAL QUARREL
Wholesale Liquor Dealer Kills Himself After Shoot
 ing Wife and Child
BARRICADED IN HIS HOUSE
Especial from United Press.)

.)
 San Francisco. Sept. 13.-It is be- 1ieved to-day that Mrs. Ferdinand Levy and her five year old daughter Marian. will die from pistol wounds inflicted last night by Ferdinand Levy, a wealthy wholesale liquor man. who then shot himself to death.
 The tragedy occurred following a quarrel between Levy and his wife. He shot her down. then turned the re- vo1ver on his little daughter The shots were heard by the eldest daugh- ter. Irma, who was in a, front room. In a moment her father entered the room. with a drawn revolver. and told her he had killed her mother and sis ter. and that he was sorry.
 Irma walked from the room for as- sistance and soon returned with Dr. Clarke and several neighbors. Levy met them at the front door with a loaded shotgun and threatened to kill the first man who entered the house. Dr. Clarke rushed at Levy. who fled to room on the second story and barricaded himself in. declaring he was going to kill anyone who came near him. Dr. Clarke telephoned to the police and then set about giving aid to the wounded woman and child. Levy, from a window on the upper story of the house. watched the ar rival of the police and as they enter ed. shot himself through the head. dy- ing instantly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13

current has been shut off.
 An 800-foot sbridge-over the Yellow River in the interior of China, which is nearing completion, required the transportation Of all materials nearly | 1000 miles in native carts. In Denmark farmers are compelled | by law to destroy all weeds on their land, and in France a farmer may prosecute and secure damages from a neighbor who allows his weeds to go to seed.
 The best asbestos yet found in this country is a deposit near the bottom i of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, at a
 point at which the difficulties of remov- ing it are almost insurmouptable. | So level is north Germany that the i running from the Hook of Holland to Berlin does not pass through single tunnel or deep cutting, nor does it run
 along a single high enbankment. i A German scientist, under the gen. eral direction of Count Zeppelin, plans ! to explore the polar regions in a dirig- ib1e balloon next year, and, if success ful, to try to reach the North Pole. A new bath room accessory Is a
 chair with a hinged back and g. padded head rest sc that person can occupy | a comfortable position while enjoying a sb bampoo and, at the same time, keep water off the face.
 French farmers who, in the next six years, make the greatest use of agri-
 
 their farms, will receive substantial 1 cash prizes from the Automobile Club | of France.
 Scientists have figured out that if a
 body could be sent from the surface l of the earth at a speed of seven miles
 a second it would never return. This | speed, however, never has been at- tained by human means.
 | A cigarette that lights itself is the | recent invention of a resident of New
 Jersey. On one end is a harmless | substance that ignites when rubbed
 against a strip of phosphorus prepara- | ton on the side of the box.
 The Turkish Government has em- | p1oyed sn English engineer to make surveys with a view to restoring the ancient canals of Eosopotamia in the | hope that new barren land may again
 enjoy it's ancient llixuriance and pros perity. A French commission which stud jed the vertical and inclined systems of penmanship reported unanimously in favor of the latter on the ground that it was less fatiguing and less likely to cause a spinal curvature in
 children while practicing it. In connection with projected railroad
 extensions of great magnitude in
 Northwestern China, Mongolia and
 Turkestan, the Chinese Government is planning to develop mines and iron works to render the country indepen- dent of foreign sources of supply. Vast caves larger than the famous ones of Kentucky, have been discov- cred in a northwestern corner of Ari- zona never before visited by white men. Mysterious ruins which sur were used for dwellings by a prehis- toric race.
 As the use of the Washington Mon ument at the national capital for a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
FASHIONS AND PADS

Handbags and belts of fine wove white twine are the newest accessorie> of the white costume.
 With white embroidered muslin robe a. hint of color is effective. and green is a favorite choice
 Black velvet bearded velvet wheat in sheafs is the newest trimming on hats for middle-aged and elderly la dies.
 A headgear feature is the jeweled. embroidered cap, arranged with a large, eccentric feather at the side.
 Silk serge and some of the heavier ottoman weaves in silk are to be made up in dressy full street costumes.
 Handsome knotted silk fringes are moving this season and form the nat ural trimming for the embroidered cape.
 Some of the gayest colored pnen gowns are of the simplest treatment with collars and cuffs of plain white linen.
 Even full dress costumes are to clear the ground if the latest edict of Paris, abolishing all trains, is obeyed- Silk lace has returned to favor, ana in the different blond laces and In Mechlin many exquisite costumes are
 Among the coats that are practical as well as beautiful, those of heavily ribbed and knotted shantung silk are noticeable.
 Established tones of colors to ba worn this season are Maize, Cerises Bluet, Lime Green, Linden Green ana Kings Purple. Many of the new silks incline to dull effects rather than to brilliant sheen, but the latter will be by no means abolished.
 The fall coat will almost certainly be very long, so long, in fact, that not over two inches of the skirt will pe left in view. Among the new shades is one called linden It is really a creamy, yellow green. It is particularly beautiful in shimmering stuffs. It is predicted that the Louis XVI tricorn or three-cornered hat. is com- ing back this winter with it's luxurious l.2ass of feathers
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
GERMAN WAR GAME
 ON WITH FRANCE
Kaiser Assumes Active Con. trol of Largest Army in
 Time of Peace
TROOPS NUMBER l5O. 900
Especial from United Press.)

(SpeClal rom united PreSS.) Mergentheim, Germany, Sept. 13.-
 After bivouacking with the German
 soldiers last night, the Kaiser to-day
 assumed active control of the annual
 manoeuvers of the largest German ar-
 my ever assembled in times of peace.
 The "red" and ttblue' armies comprise
 12o,0o0 soldiers and 30,0O0 horses and completely cover the borders of Wur- te1mburg and Baden. The mimic operations began at sum-
 rise this morning, the Kaiser motor- ing 20 miles to gain a vantage point
 from which he could act as referee.
 Then he mounted his horse and for
 six hours rode necessarily between the
 opposing lines.
 The manoeuvers this year are par the Bavarian army and are intended to demonstrate that the German mil itary arrangements are as complete ont the right bank Of the Rhine as last
 years manoeuvers showed them to be on the left bank. Like last years
 theory of a war between Germany and France, just as all naval Tnanoeuvers
 are based on the theory of a war be-
 tween Germany and England. In the present manoeuvers, too,
 Germany for the first time is aban-
 doning her traditional tactics of at
 tacking positions with heavy masses
 of troops. Instead of the old style,
 the open formation practiced by the English in South Africa, and by the Japanese during the latter stages of the Russo-Japanese war. after a ter rib1e experience with the German model, will be adopted by the Ger mans as an experiment.
 Archduke Franz Ferdinand, General Cheftek Pasha, head of the Turkish army, Winston Spencer Churchill, and Sir Bruce Hamilton Of England, are guests of the Kaiser.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE

Alaska has 4,000 miles of waterways navigable for steamers, of whicf about 2,70O miles are included in the Yukon river and its tributaries. the only naviEable river in the coun- try that flows in a generally mortimer ly direction into an ocean.
 Iowa ships approximately 100, 900, 900 pounds of butter outside of its bor- ders every year, the surplus product
 China's longest tunnel, a 7,000-foot bore on the line of the Kowloon-Can- ton Railway, recently was completed after more than two years of work. The organisms to which the effcts of vaccine are due still are unknown to scientists, being too small to be seen with the mostpowerful micro scopes.
 Statistics show much greater per capita use, of wheat flour in Germany and a corresponding decrease in the consumption of rye four in recent years.
 A bakery in Switzerland uses cleo tricity to bake it's bread, a baking surface of about 30 square feet hand ding about 300 pounds of bread every 12 hours.
 Eastern astronomers claim that the solar eclipse of June 1T first was an- nular, then total, then annular again the first occurrence of the kind re- corded.
 West Virginia, more than any other coal producing State, depends upon market conditions outside of her bord- CTS for the disposition of the product of her mines.
 The manufacture of soap upon a large scale dates from 1928, in which year Chevreul, the French chemist published his famous researches upon animal fats.
 An ingenious machine recently pat ented by an Iowan takes a piece of wire, cuts it the right length, bends ii and fastens it around hose to hold a coupling.
 If scientists estimate that the aver age annual rainfall of the earth ap- proximates 36 inches be correct, 8S3,- 0O0,OO0 metric tons of water are falling every minute.
 A recent estimate of the population about 6,4O0, 900 of whom 1,S00,0O0 were foreigners and 2,400, 900 the children of foreigners.
 The great telescope of the Paris Ex- position of 1900, which cost about $150,- 900 to build, is offered for sale by the receiver of the exposition for about one tenth of that sum.
 being developed by Americans is not suitable for making crucibles, and most of it is sold in England and Ger many. for other purposes.
 A Maryland Railroad is experiment. ing with lighting trains with natural gas, which is compressed in storage tanks under each car in sufficient
 An electric glue heater has been put on the market, and is said to keep melted glue at temperature of 150 degrees for several hours after the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
UNIVERSALISTS
 OF CONNECTICUT
Will Hold 77th Annnal Convention in
 New Haven This Week.

New Haven, Sept. 13.-On wednes- day and Thursday, the 77th annual ses- sion of the UnfversaHst convention will be held at the Church of the Mes siah, on Orange street, at which 10( In connection with it the wonnen's pniversalist Missionary society of Connecticut will meet on Thursday. at | 2 p. m. The following is the pro- gram for the two-day session of the contention:
 Wednesday, Sept. 15. 10:30 a. m.-Organization, roll call appointment of committees, official re. ports.
 1O:45 a. nn-Communion service, Rev Theodore A. Fischer, New Haven, pre- siding. ministerial relief offering. 1:30 p. n.-Address, Jesus and Paul." Prof. Benjamin W. Bacon, D. D., Yale Divinity school. 2:30 D. m.-Address, What Can We Do for the Christian Ministry" Prof. George H. Harmon, DID,, Tufts Divin- ity school.
 3:30 p. m. Fraternal greetings from the American Unitarian association, Rev. William Charming Brown, Bos- ton, Mass.
 p. m.-The Young Peoples Chris tian union Allan K Smith, Hartford.
 
 Willis A. Moore, Meriden; report of state superintendent, Rev. WE. Dick ernan, D.D., Waterbury.
 Thursday, Sept. 16
 S:30 a. m.-Meeting for conference and prayer, conducted by Rev. Hiram w. Smith, Middletown.
 a. m.-Convention in session, re- ports of committees, new business, election of officers, adjournment.
 The program of the Women's Uni- versalist Missionary society on Thurs day is as follows:
 2 p. m.-Address by Mrs. B. Cobb. president. This will be followed by official reports and election of officers.
 Address-'"TheS People and Customs of Japan," by Rev. L.. w. Atwood of South Weymouth, Mass. 7:30 p. na.-Address by Mrs. Virginia H. s. Brown of West Somerville, Mass, representing the National Missionary association; address by Rev. Florence Kollock Crooker of Jamaica Plain Mass, on the Mission of Missions.S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
State Fish and Game
 Commission Here Tonight

A meeting of the Fairfield County tEish and Game Association will be theld this evening at Concordia hall, lat which all the members of the State lcommission will be present The com mission Is composed of State Senator EFs Hart Tenn and Representatives EGeer and Mathewson. After the busi- Iness meeting dinner will be rendered 1.-the guests. At the meeting the com tmissioners will explain the intent of fthe new laws passed at the recent ses- fsion of the Legislature, and outline the prospects under the new conditions
 At the annual meeting of the Con- bnecticut Fish and Game Commission 1held at Hartford, Friday, Theodore lSturges of Fairfield was elected pres tfdent Henry A Bishop of this city Twas chosen one of the vice presidents and J. L.. Hetzel of Southport, a mem- Hoer of the executive committee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
SOCIAL
 AND PERSONAL

' 4 xery charming cat home" was h.lA Nsx evening at the home of Dr.
 nnd Mrs. M. S. Rsosen, of '4s3 Fairfield evenus for their daughter Miss Stella 6,o.en and Attorney Charles 1T. Sha- Esro vthose arrangement was announc-
 n <. few weeks ago. Members Of the kauuiti1s Gf the engaged couple were E,rN.eart besaaes Q large number of tn- hu,Rte friends from New York, New ETaren. Stamford and this city. The Eoorus were tastefully decorated with EreHns and palms. The gifts were
 @syorsbls conasnent. They consisted 6areely of stlverware and cut glass. Eoiioyvinx the reception music was en- hpysd and refreshments were ,sl seIoeH' Many teaegrans bearing congratuta- EfDns were received from invited
 ruesfa from New York and other cit 6as. The evening was a very pleasing
 Dne.
 A pretty home wedding took place spn Saturday morning at II o'clock kwhen Miss Bonnylin Flossie Row
 botham. daughter of MT. ,7s and M,,1ts Mrs; z; s |strest unn became the wife of MT. Louis tGterling Wilson. son of Mrs. Agnes EVviIson. of 157 William street. Rev. Charles Fillmore Barto, pastor oT the
 Washington Park M. E. church. was twss attended by Miss Grace Agnes tWiIson, the bridegroom's sister. The hest man was Henry Beach Allen. MT.
 and Mrs. Wilson departed Saturday hfternoon for Philadelphia where they sri1l snend a. weeks honeymoon as the fg,1asts of the brides uncle, Frank E.. Esaf1aeher. When they return to this tcity they will make their home at 157 kvViAiam street.
 1 Mias Nellie Lees returned to her khorne in New York to-day after pass Ene a pleasant week at the home of Kra. A. w. Ross 769 Cleveland avenue. n1,.s f.ladvs M. Ross of 769 Cleveland tavenue. returned to her home Satur- tday after a weeks vacation spent at tfhe home of Mrs. Smith of Southport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
Mrs. Walsh Seeks Ownership With
 Husband in Property

In the October term of the Superior court will be heard the plea of Mrs. Joseph Walsh of Lenox Heights, Fair field to have her name entered on the records as holding a, half interest in certain property which is now wholly in her husbands name. The property has been attached for $2O0O Mrs. Walsh claims that her husband has not been an energetic member of the household and since raising a mort gage of $40O on the property has for gotten home entirely. Attorney Theo- dore Steiber will represent Mrs. Walsh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
CLOUDBURST IS FOLLOWED BY A
 SWEEPING FLOOD
(special from United Press, |,

just been received here of a terrible cloudburst which occurred last We'd nesday at La Pas Pueblo. in lower California. in an almost inaccessible portion of the state. The cloudburst was followed by flood which swept through the town.
 Seven dead bodies have already been recovered from the ruins and it is feared that as soon as all the debris has been cleared away. many more bodies will be located. The water ran through the streets of the town at a depth of five feet and adobe houses tumbled like sand before the onrush. Few Americans reside there and none are reported to have been killed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE

The great affinity of silicon for oxy- gen renders it useful as a deoxidizer ir many of the metal industries.
 The United States Photographic Bu- reau recently issued the first may ever made of the waters of the South At lantic.
 The compound locomotive has shown, in actual road work, a fuel economy over the simple engine of from ten to twenty-five per cent.
 Within the past year 221 men and boys have taken a course in nautical cooking in a school established for that purpose in England.
 Very attractive house dresses for morning wear are made from the bor- dered ginghams.
 Trimmings of sable blackness are again to figure conspicuousIy on near
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13

wireless telegraphy station has been denied the Navy Department, the de- partment plans to build a still higher tower, 600 feet into the air, from which it expects to communicate with ves- sels 5000 miles away.
 Making use of the principle that gelatine, made sensitive to light by the addition of bfchromate, when i'm mersed in water will lose it's capacity of swelling, in a measure correspond ing to the intensity of it's illumina- ton. an Italian engineer has invented a process for making bas-reliefs by photography.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Advance Fall Styles

AdVance Fall Styles Fin trimmed hats, untrimmed hats and lschool hats at B. H. Dillon & Co.'S F1105 Main St.
 Peaches:
 This is peach week. We have ar ranged for a big sale of fancy native Alberta free stone peaches for Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday at prices that are right for canning. Bridgeport Public Market and Branch, State and Bank streets. East Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13

Only members of the family and a few close personal friends were bid den to the funeral of Edward H. Har- riman at Arden. N. Y., on Sunday aft ernoon, Sept. 12. Simplicity was the keynote of the funeral. The service was conducted by Bishop Doane of Albany and Archdeacon Nelson of New York city. They were assisted by the Rev. D. J. Holmes McGuinnis, rector of St. Johns church at Arden and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13

spiritual adviser to the Hartman family. There was family service at 10 o'clock in the morning at Arden
 House, a memorial service in St. John S church at Il o'clock and the funeral service at 8 o'clock in the afternoon. MT. Hartman was buried in the little churchyard beside the chapel. The ac- tive pallbearers were all men employ ed on the estate. The intimate friends included Judge Lovett. Jacob -Schif
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13

Dr. Abernethy. the great English physician, said. Watch your kidneys. When they are affected. life is in dan ger.' Foiey's Kidney Remedy makes healthy kidneys. correots urinary ir- regllarities. and tones up the whole system. F. B. Brill. local agent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13
WARNING.

Do not be persuaded into taking anything but Foley's Honey and Tar for chronic coughs. bronchitis, hay
 fever, asthma. and lung trouble. as it
 stops the cough and heals the lungs, B. B. Brill. local agent. A1-3 5ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13

and a number of MT. Harriman's other closest business associates. This group of pictures shows the famous finan- cisr's birthplace and the little church at Arden beside which his body rests. He was born in the rectory of St. Georges church at Hampstead, N. r., his father at the time of his birth be- ing the rector of the church. The old house. which is still standing. was built in 1Zaas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13

Old people who passed If e s meridian a n d are susceptible to colds look upon Cyrus Plas S t CTS a s friends in need. Relief, support and a d d e d strength in ev- cry one. 25 cents, five for one dollar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-13

1 M,ss Nellie Lees returned to her khorne in New York to-day after pass knr a pleasant week at the home of
 Nra. A. w. Ross, 769 Cleveland avenue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-16
SKIN ROUGH AS BARK.
Baby Boy Had Intense Itching Humor
Scratched Till Blood Ran.
Found a Cure in Cuticura.

Our son, two years old, was afflicted
with a rash. After he suffered with
the trouble several weeks l took him
to the doctor but it got worse. The
rash ran together and made large
Dlisters. The little fellow didn't want
to do anything but scratch and we had
to wrap his hands up to keep him
from tearing the flesh open till the
blood would run. The itching was In.
tense. The skin on his back became
hard and rough like the bark of
tree He suffered intensely for about
three months. But l found a remedy
In Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment. The result was almost mag
ical. That was more than two years
ago and there has not been the slight
est symptom of it since he was cured.
]. w. Lauck, Yukon, Okla, Aug. 28
and Sept. II, 1908"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-16
TO STAMP OUT WHITE SLAVERY
by Agents of the immigration
Commission Are Told.

Washington, d. C.-Stories of re-
eign procurers of women for importa-
ton into the United States for inn
moral purposes are told in a report
just issued by the immigration COM
mission. The recommendations of the
commission contemplate closer
scrutiny of the admission of alien
women and renewed efforts to stamp
out the so-called white slave traffic"
In explanation of the act of laying
bare to the public horrible details of
discoveries by it's agents, the COM
mission says that the white slave traf-
fic is the most pitiful and the most
revolving phase of the immigration
question.
The inquiry covered the cities of
New York, Chicago. San Francisco,
Seattle, Portland, Salt Lake, Ogden,
Butte, Denver, Buffalo, Boston and
New Orleans. The report deals with
methods being used by men and
women procurers to lure women into
this country for immoral purposes.
In some countries men and women
in the business of enticing innocent
girls to the United States resort to
proffers of attractive positions, and in
many cases the men offer themselves
in marriage and frequently risk pros
ecution on charges of bigamy in order
to attain their desires.