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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-10-28

NEW COAL. Delivering this week,
superior quality coal either for heat
ing or cook stove. A trial order Is
all we ask. Phones 43 Bell, 500 Home.
IGI,. I2yzs,s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
SEMINARIAN KNOWS
 SEVERAL TONGUES
Otto S. Baumeister, Who Is Soon to Be Ordained a Priest, Has Wide Equip ment for Chosen Work.

Otto S. Baumeister, son of MT. and Mrs. Leopold Baumeister, of 70 Wheel CT avenue, is soon to be ordained into the Roman Catholic priesthood. Whether the ordination will take place at Hartford or Boston has not yet been determined. MT. Baumeister has always been a resident of the North End, having attended the Grand street school and having been for many years an altar boy at St. Josephs R. c. church in Madison avenue, of which the Rev. Herbert Dahme is pastor. Father Dahme is particularly well pleased with the coming ordination of the young man, who is the first mem Der of St. Joseph's parish to go into the priesthood and who will celebrate his first mass in the church of his boy hood.
 MT. Baumeister after graduating from a. seminary in this country, was sent to the Tarnow University at Tar now, Austria, where he completed his philosophical and theological studies, at the same time acquiring an excel lent knowledge of the Hungarian tongue. He is also well versed in the German, French and Italian languages
 Josef BaumeiSter, a brother of the young seminarian, who has become a successful grand opera singer, will abandon a tour of the Western States in order to be present at the celebra- tion of his brothers first mass. Mr. Josef BaumeiSter who possesses a rare tenor voice, will sing the tenor solos at this mass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
Horse Halper Bought
 Kicked; He Asks $2, ,OOO

The s2,0OO damage suit brought by Nathan Halper of this city against the estate of Louis Spivak, of which Sig mund Loewith and Harry Goldberg are the executors, was heard before Judge Scott in the civil Common Pleas court today. The plaintiff claimed that he bought a horse of Spivak in February 19O7 for $50. Spivak claimed that the horse was in good condition and good wind. A few weeks after the pur- chase the horse began to kick, smashed a wagon to pieces and hurt Halper's right leg so that he had to pay out $50 for medical treatment.
 The defense told the court that the animal was all right, with one Joad habit of switching his tail, which they said was known to Halper when he bought t. Along with the purchase went special set of harness for stop pinr mo aWttching
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
RADEL OYSTER COMPANY MAY
 GET STANDARD OYSTER co.
Negotiations Underway Which Are Said to Precede Re moval of Great Business to South Norwalk-Lack
 of Harbor Facilities in Bridgeport Stated Rea-
 son.

Park City, because the harbor will soon be practically closed against them, and that they would probably come to South Norwa1k.
 With the sale of the Standard Com pany to the Radel people, all doubt seems to be removed concerning the outcome of the RadeI Company's situ- ation in Bridgeport, which will result in the big concerns headquarters be- ing entirely located in South Norwalk. For several years the Radel Oyster Company has had a branch plant in South Norwalk that has been steadily growing in importance, especially dur ing the opening season.
 At the present time, the Rade1 Com papy has a payroll of about $1s5O0 in Bridgeport, in addition to the layout for supplies and various accessories to the business. There is no doubt that with the coming of the company to1 South Norwalk, these benefits will fol- low as a natural course.
 In taking over the Standard Com pany's business, it buys one of t1el best equipped concerns in the business. Alden Soln1anS, of this city, is pres- ident of the company.
 Today is the date for the settle nent of the transaction.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22

South Norwalk, June 22.-There is likely to be consummated, it was learned today, the biggest oyster deal that has ever been consummated in this city, and one which, it is conf dently predicted, will make South Norwalk the most important oystering Iort along Long Island sound.
 For about ten days the Andrew Ra- del Oyster company and the Standard Oyster company have been negotiating for the sale of the latter to the big Radel concern.
 With this sale goes the entire equip ment of the Standard Oyster Com pany, including plants at South Nor walk, Princess Bay and Greenport, L. l., from 5000 to 5000 acres of oyster ground and six oyster steamers, rang ing in size from the Standard, the largest boat ever constructed espe- cially for the business, down, but all good sized boats.
 The announcement of this deal fol- lows closely on the heels of the state ment given out in Bridgeport several days ago, to the effect that the Radel company, a" $1,5OO.OOO concern, has been practically forced to leave the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
B.H.S. GRADUATION
 EXERCISES TONIGHT

The annual commencement exercises of the graduating class of the Bridge pert High school will take place this evening at Smiths theatre. Interest in these exercises is not confined to the relatives and friends of those grad uating, but there will be many in at tendance who feel proud of the local institution which this year will grad uate the largest class in it's history. The 103 graduates will march across the stage this evening and receive from the hands of pr. Deane the diplomas which are evidence of four years work we'll and faithfully done.. The order of exercises: Music-March. Our High School-Har-
 High School Orchestra Words of Welcome,
 Phillip Manjorney. Music-A Styrian Dance-P. Schar-
 High School Chorus. The Inventors Influence Upon Pro
 John Sherman Porter. The Preservation of Our National
 Cornelia sterrett Penfield. Abraham Lincoln,
 Nils Paul Larsen. Music-Spring Dreams-R- King.
 High School Orchestra The Preservation of Our National Resources,
 Mary Kathryn Lucey. Abraham Lincoln.
 James Edward Meeker. from the Erl's Kings Daughter-Gade.
 High School Chorus. Valedictory Addresses,
 Bessie Louise Stone. Presentation of Diplomas and Prizes,
 Supt. Charles w. Deane. Singing of Class Hymn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
THESE ARE HARD
 DAYS FOR CHINESE
Police Gather in Leon Jim, Who is not William Leung, Though He Has Character" from Minister.

To be a Chinaman these days Is to be at least a suspect of the murder of Elsie Sigel. the New York girl, as one poor lone Celestial will testify. This son of the Heavenly Kingdom, who carries. the very suspicious cognomen of Leon Jim. was doing a Marathon last evening for the 9:30 train for New York. when he was intercepted by Patrolman Marco and lead to police headquarters. The officers attention was called to Leon Jim. by several by standers at the station. who were read ing New York papers which contained photographs of William Leung. the Sigel girls murderer This photograph would do for any ordinary laundry man. and so Patrolman Marco, in wardly convinced that all Chinamen looked alike to him anyhow. made the arrest After an investigation Leon Jim was allowed to go since he had a record every bit as good as the New York murderer. being a member of a Christian Sunday school. and having a character" from a minister.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
IF WOMEN TEACH
 CHINESE EAST WILL
 CONVERT THE WEST
Especial from United Press.)

lSpeCld1 ohAtCo ACSS.J
 New York, June 22--The tragic ter -nination of the romance of Elsie Sigel and her two Mongolian suitors has un- divfduai religious instruction, which is a:most universal in the Chinese mis- sions The spectacle of young white girls in close association with yellow men of middle age, isolated from wo- men of their own race. has aroused public fndignation. The true condition med up by Miss Helen Clark, for 17 years director of the Helen F. Clark Mission at No 195 Worth street, in her sentence: There are more women missionaries degraded by Chinese men than there are Chinese converted
 There is only one answer to all this" she continued, white women must leave the lives of Chinese men alone. For IT years have urged the folly Of white women endeavoring to Christianize Chinese men. All about me I have seen the ruin and wrecked homes. I have believed from the very beginning that it was impossible for white women to properly influence Chi nese men,
 Tt is the attraction of sex that pre- dominates in both cases. not that of religion Despite all that is in the pa pers, the public does not see the other side. only the Chinese side But the pictures I have seen are of young, frivolous white women deliberately flirting with and leading on their Chi nese pupils. But consider what a pug gle such a woman must be to the Chi nese men of a race totally unaccus- toned to any freedom, for women Is is strange that they misjudge behavior that even an American man would question?
 "As to what subtle attraction causes the downfall of the white woman mis- sionary I do not know. The Chinaman is a mystery, but not romantic, in the sense that would appeal to women The only light I can see is what might be called the gallantry, their kindness and gentleness to women
 Does anyone realize that more than half of the women of the underworld that come to Chinatown make their homes there because Chinamen are more kind to them than white men. I have seen it. Seen Chinamen, practi- cally married to these women, the slaves to opium, treating them with patience and consideration. But there is one big truth that I was sure of when | first took up the work, and of which years have made me posi- five beyond argument-the white wo- mon can never Christianize the Chi uose man. If she tries it, it will be the 1run1 G1ak ig couverted to flie east, noe fS1 11nk uourc<oo4 10 tne we1k.~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
MIR. PHILLIPS DEFENDS INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION
 OF CHINESE BY WOMEN
CHU GAIN DENIES HE LOVED ELSIE SIGEL
She Always Called Him Gnu
 Gain and With Her Moth
 CT Visited Restaurant of
 Chinaman.
Special from United Press.)

New York, June 22.-''Elsie never made love to me except in letters and never made love to her at all," said Gnu Gain, proprietor of a Chinese res taurant. when presented before In- spector Hamburger today as a witness in the murder case of Elsie Sigel, the murdered missionary. Gnu was held in S6,OOO bonds to insure his further ap- Dearance.
 terms of friendship with Miss Sigel and that Elsie calmly wrote him love letters. "She always called me Gnu Gain. in speaking to me- he said, "but in letters she always addressed me as My Dear Friend
 ;The girl and her mother frequent ly came to my restaurant and I be- came we'll acquainted with them Since February they had come to my res taurant not less than once a week. have visited them at their home. I ave known them for two years"
 He said he received his last letter from Elsie in June and he could not remember what it said. This letter is now in the hands of the police. Wit ness said he was a Christian but that he had not been taught Christianity by Mrs. Sigel or Elsie He said he went to school at Hackettstown, N. J., before he attended Columbia uni- versity.
 
 Schenectady, June 22-Robert Sigel brother of Elsie Sigel, arrived here and visited police headquarters. AS soon as he had seen Gnu Hop, the Chinaman arrested yesterday, the dead girls brother declared that the pris- oner was not Leon Ling. the man wanted in connection with the mur- der. Gnu Hop will be released this afternoon.
 LEON e1OT IN PHILADELPHIA.
 Philadelphia, June 22.-Careful inves- igation by the special policemen of the Chinatown district has practically convinced them that Million Leon, the Chinese suspect in the Sigel mur- der case. has left this city. -Investiga- tion today showed that Leon was un- doubtedly here on Thursday of last week, but it is now thought he went away the same night An attempt will be made by the police to find the Mary" who wrote the letter in the hands of the police about "Madge" a woman who it is said, lined with Leon in Chinatown on Thursday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
RIVALS
 WRIGHT BROS.
THIRD PRECINCT STATION TOOK FLIGHT WHEN HILL LIGHTED
 MATCH TO FIND LEAK
West Enders Scared


 Ebert O. RuggIes Was Reminded oi
 the Times He Was Under Fire in
 '6f.
 Harvey J. Hill, an employe of the Bridgeport Gaslight lCo., was searching this morning for a leak in the gas pipe in the one story building at State street and Howard avenue, occupied as the Third Precinct station. He undoubtedly found the leak, for there was an explosion within the building that frightened everyone in the neigh borhood. The structure was lifted sev- eraI inches from the ground and the Lieut. John H. Redgate felt his feet leave the floor, while Doorman- Rug g1es was thrown from his chair and scratched about the face and hands by the flying plaster.
 ''Tad' Johnson, a newspaper report CT, who was making a call at the po- lice. station, was thrown to the floor. MT. Hill, who was standing on chair with the lighted match in his hand, was bowled across the floor.
 Fire f1amedI up in several places be- heath the floor of the building and between the wall. The gas had ap- parently collected in spots beneath the floor and once the match was thrust into the escaped gas there was a wire; less connection with the several places where the gas was stored. The police lost no time in sending in an alarm of fire and the flames were quick quickly extinguished. All that saved the inmates of the building from being seriously hurt was the windows being open. Had the windows been closed there is no doubt that the ex- plosion would have brought down the roof and blown out the sidewalks. The neighbors said the police station raised up in the air as though it had a blast of dynamite under it. A heavy roll top desk in the station was shifted four feet from its former position and its top blown off. None of the in mates of the building were seriously hurt by the explosion.
 The building is leased to the city by Charles H. Fleming. More damage was done by the explosion than by fire.
 About an hour after the explosion No. 3 engine company was recalled to the building to -extinguish a small patch of fire between the walls.
 Lieut.. Redgate says the Wright Bros have not anything on him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
Men Do Not Do the Work in a Satisfactory Manner Women Are Moved By Feeling of Religious
 Duty.
Superintendent of Sunday School of First Baptist Church Describes Method of Operation of Chinese Branch-One Murder, He Says, Ought Not to Con- demn System.

The murder of the Sigel girl in New fork by Chinaman has aroused con- siderable criticism of what is known as the individual instruction" system. That this system is used in the only Chinese Sunday school in Bridgeport was statement made today to a Far mer reporter by Theodore T. Phillips. superintendent of the Sunday school of the First Baptist church MT. Phil lips claimed that the teaching of each Chinaman by an individual teacher IS absolutely necessary because the Chinamen who come to the school are of the class whose education Is de cidedly limited not only in English but in tkefr own tongue
 There are about one hundred China men in this city, but scarcely any of them own their own laundries but work for one Chinaman who controls most of the laundries in this part of the country For this reason the China u-en are constantly going and coming, and those who do take an interest in Sunday school work seldom stay long enough to make any material progress. The school therefore is continually dealing with new men, who first have to be taught the rudiments Of the Eng fish language
 the school at present and as no two of these began the work at the same time and because their inte1lectS are of low order it becomes necessary to assign an individual teacher in each case Because of the business meth ods of the Chinese laundries of work fng at all hours it Is impossible to get the men on any other day than Sun day.
 The work of teaching is done by young women, many of whom are teachers. in the grade schools of the city. There are several men who have e1ded in this work which is tedious and unsatisfactory in it's results. MT. Phillips feels that the implication ex- pressed in the newspapers that the young women engaged in this work are fanatics and of unbalanced mental sty is a great injustice to these women who devote Sunday after Sunday to a work which tires their patience to the feuuest extent MT. Phillips fur ther said that while it might be more desirable to have men teachers, 1t was impossible to induce men to take up such tt ankleSs work, and that the wo- men deserve the greatest credit for their consistent efforts MT. Phillips concluded by saying that if the school wae to continue to exist the women must be looked to for the work. and not the men, and that one murder as a result of this system of instruction among the thousands in the country who are being taught by this method is no reasonable ground for the con- demnation of all.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
DAUGHTER BORN SPANISH THRONE

Madrid. June 22.-A daughter was born to the King and Queen of Spain at o'clock this morning at La Granja Palace. The conditions of the mother and little Princess are reported as most favorable. There is great rejoic- ing among the Royal household that the latest addition is a girl as both the other children are boys. King All phonse was married to Princess Vic toria Eugenie. on May 31, 1906. Their first child. Prince Alphonse, was born May 10, 1907, and the second child Prince Jaime, July p, 1908. It was re- ported of the Queen at the time of her marriage she promised her cousin, the Princess of Wales, that she would have a larger family than the Prin- cess There are six children in the family of the Prince of Wales.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
Foreclosure Allowed
 Against By Products Go.
Decision in Favor of John l.. Severence, Who Owns 12O Bonds Valued at $25O Each

Judge Howard J. Curtis in the Su- perior Court has allowed the foreclos- ure brought by John L. Severence of Pennsylvania. against the Bridgeport By-Products Co.,. of this city. Sever ence was trustee for the company and the owner of 120 bonds of the company at S25O each. It was in March of this year. that the company to secure pay ment on the bonds. executed a mort gage on it's property and machinery of the plant on Asylum street. The in terest on the bonds has never been court allows till the third Tuesday in August of this year for the company to redeem the property.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
Frank l.. Hungerford,
 Prominent Lawyer of
 New Britain, Dead
Especial from United Press )

New Britain. June 22--The funeral of Frank l.. Hungerford. prominent lawyer and member of the firm of Hungerford. Hyde. Josleyn and Gilman of Hartford. who died suddenly this morning at his home here as a result of a stroke of apoolexy. will be held on Thursday afternoon. The Mayor has called a special meeting of the town council for tomorrow night to make arrangements to honor the mem ory of this distinguished citizen. Mir Hungerford was 65 years old and was born in Torrington. He was a gradu- ate of the Harvard Law School and has practiced for many years in this state He is survived by e wife and one son. Lawyer w. C. H&lngerford- and two brothers. Rev. E. Aungerford of Burlington. Vt-- and H. TN Hunger ford. of New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
COUNTY TAX LEVY
 OF TENTH OF MILL
REPRESENTATIVE MEET IN HARTFORD. TO MAKE PROVI-
 SION FOR COUNTY CHARGES
Total Expense $97, ,68O
The Amount to Be Raised By Tax Is 2O,6OO-The Report of the Coun- ty Commissioners is Accepted and Its Recommendations Adopted.

(By Our Staff Correspondent.)
 Hartford. June 22.-For the purpose of making the annual appropriations for the expense of the county the county representatives met here to- day, the county commissioners submit ting their report. The commissioners estimate the receipts at $99. 400, less $20, 500 which, amount they recommend shall be raised by a tax of one tenth of a mill. The estimated expenses are $97 68O. The expense of the jails in Bridgeport and Danbury are $35. .33O The expense of the Bridgeport and Danbury court houses. including the expense of the county home. the salary and mileage of county commissioners county auditor and county treasurer attorneys fees. and clerks fees in pro- ceedings for violation of liquor laws sum up $62. $50.
 The report of the commissioners was accepted and the one tenth mill tax as recommended by them was levied.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
LOWER FARE TRIPS
 AN UTTER FIASCO
RAILROAD COMPANY PAIIIATES ITS REFUSAL BY INVITING
 COMMITTEE TO LUNCH
Won't Give a "I.ittle Pap''


 ous Account of Journey to Railroad
 Ofices-Says Mayor Said Road
 Could Save on Its Expenditures tc
 Influence Legislation.
 Complete and humiliating appears tc have been the failure of the Common Council to secure the concession of six trolley car tickets for a. quarter, which was sought of the New Haven Railroad Company by a committee comprising Mayor Henry Lee, Frank Bolande president> of the Bridgeport Business Mems Association, and Alderman Louis Brock.
 The proposal appeared in the mes- sage addressed to the Council by May or Lee, in which he, for the second time in a message, favored giving to the company the harbor line which it had been demanding.
 It had been supposed by those who are familiar with political methods that the effort to get cheaper trolley car fares might never amount to any thing more than cloak for the double car barn harbor surrender, but the complete collapse of the project was not so soon expected.
 The visit which the officials made to lilc OllICldlS Ol lIle INeW I1dNeh TOdu H. luminated the minds of the committee as to the extent of the concessions it was to expect The only substantial things that materialized were an in vitation to lunch. and declination to grant six tickets for a quarter
 The story of the mission as told by Alderman Brock at the meeting of the Council last night was most anus ing:
 He said in part: "I want to make a statement relative to the visit of your committee to the railroad offices in New. Haven a week ago last Thursday. We proved that Bridgeport was differ ently situated than any other city in the State. That it was an industrial city and that many of our people work in factories distant from their homes. But we might just as well have fired our arguments against blank walls as to have talked to them. The officials of the railroad were good listeners but they found plenty of arguments against granting the lower fares. The Mayor told the railroad officials that if they would throw a little pap to the people and pass out some of these small things the people ask for the railroad would not have to spend so much money to have more important matters beaten in the Legislature. We told them of the large foreign element we have here and asked the company, to give the low fare proposition a trial for one year, but we couldn't get a favorable answer. After a declination to go out to lunch we journeyed to the depot"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
SWITzERS MAY BE
 RECONCILED NOW
Suit of Wife Against Fair fields Treasurer With drawn and His Suit Against Her Also-Suit of Mrs. Banks Still Pending.

Through an agreement, the divorce action brought by Carrie L. Switzer of Fairfield against her husband, L. B.. Switzer, who is treasurer of the town of Fairfield, has been withdrawn from the docket. Switzer for his part has withdrawn the civil suit which he brought against his wife for $1 200, claiming to have lent eher money with which to buy property in Southport.
 There are still two other suits pend ing against the Switzers, one brought against Switzer by his brother-in-1aw for S5, ,O0O, and one by Mrs. Minnie B. Banks of Pequot avenue, Southport, who was named as correspondent in the divorce action brought by Mrs. Switzer. It is probable that in view of the withdrawal of the suits between the man and wife, the other two cases will be dropped.