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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-29

SPECIALS: Blac,A Silk Stove Po.- ash 1oc can; pipe dampers 1oc; Stove Pipe-2 joints extra good, 25c; Japan tsse Coal Hods 25c; Shove1s ,, 10 and I5c; Pokers 10c: Pipe Collars 5c; Coal Tongs 25c; Stove Lifters SC. Phone Cleveland Matthews Hardware Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-29


 Miss Sue Ramsey and little Eliza beth Holder are at home after ap eight weeks visit to Heber and Little Rock
 Art Squares and Rugs are our specialties. See ours and get the prices before buying. Reap & Crawford Furniture Co.
 --Nr and Mrs. D. Hope and daugh- ter, Miss Josephine. will leave Tues day for Pine Bluff to make theii home Mr. Hope is an engineer on the Cotton Belt and has been tran'9 ferred to the lower division. running between Little Rock and Pine Bluff -}enesboro News.
 A Sight to behold: Heat CTS, Ranges Cook Stoves and Furniture. All new Fall goods ready for our trade Reap & Crawford Furniture Co.
 Be fair with your Pocket Book, by inspecting our line of Heaters, Ranges and Cook Stoves. Reap & Crawford Furniture Co.
 The Memphis Commercial Appeal l of recent date says the performance i of The Old Curiosity Shop. which i IS to be presented at the Elks Thea ter tonight. is one of the best shows 1 of it's kind seen in Memphis for many , years. Mr. Figman is scoring big i bit on his present Southern tour
 See our beautiful lines of Iron Beds and Davenports They are beauties, and the prices are very interesting. Reap & Crawford Furniture Go. We told you sol r rained and i your roof leaked. It is c3ld and yon ], haven't got that stove up. We have Tiger Grit Roofing -guaranteed-and stoves that won't cost you a fortune 70 buy-stoves that are fuel savers. See Cleveland Matthews Hardware Co.
 If.
 Just received three car loads of new Furniture and Stoves that we m7'st sell re- gardless of price. Terms to suit" Union Fur ,llre Co.,, 317-319 Main S.. w. $. Beard, Manage.
 926-6t. SPECIALS Blas,l Silk Stove Pol sh 1oc can; pipe Hampers 1oc; Stove Pipe-2 joints extra good, 25c: Japan .se Coal Hods 25c: Shovels ,, 10 and l5c; Pokers 10c; Pipe Collars 5c; Coal Tongs 25c; Stove Lifters SC. Phone Matthews Hardware Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-29

The Memphis C0mmerclaI-AppeaI <of recent date says the performance of The Old Curiosity Shop, which IS to be presented at the Ellls Thea ter tonight, is one of the best shows years. Mr Figman is scoring a big hit on his present Southern tour.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-29

Come in our special line, and we buy so that We can give you the ben- eft
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-09-29

We told you sol" r rained and your roof leaked. It is cold and you haven't got that stove up. We have Tiger Grit Roofing -guaranteed-and stoves that won't cost you fortune to buy-stoves that are fuel savers,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
TIED" FORD IS TO WE'D MISS
 LAURA WEBB
Well Known Bachelor Final. ly Surrenders in Long Bat
 tie Against Cupid's Wiles
WEDDING TOMORROW

Theodore B. Ford will become benedict tomorrow morning in New York city. His bride will be Miss Laura Webb. pretty and talented young lady who resides on Riverside Drive in New York city. This is about all that can be learned about the ceremony in this city to-day.
 MT. Ford usually does things with out ostentation and he slipped away to New York leaving no word except that he was going to be married. MT. Ford is a member of the engineering firm of Scofeld & Ford. is O director in the City Savings Bank, and is sec- retary and treasurer of The Burns Co.,. besides being interested in a large number of other enterprises
 His many friends have had knowl- edge that he was making many trips to New York the last of each week for several months. but they never heard whisper about the approaching marriage.
 This morning his usual morning call- CTS at his office in the United Bank building found box of Havana cigars a foot long on his desk When asked where MT. Ford was his partner. Horace G. Scofield said he has gone to New York to wed.
 Stop your jok1ng." said one of ;zaia friends.
 MT. ScofeId said MT. Ford left hera this morning saying he was going td be married at 10 o'clock and that he would be back next Tuesday. Asked who the bride was MT. Sco- field said he did not know. It waa learned from an authentic source that tho bride to be is Miss Laura Webb, and that the marriage would. be a church affair.
 The announcement that MT. Ford was to marry created as much excite ment this morning as the dicovery of the North Pole for matrimony was a thing that he never discussed. His friends believed him to be a losi cause and put him down as a con- firmed bachelor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

By blacklist is meant a system by which a workingman discharged or
 quitting of his own accord employ ment in one factory can not get work in another factory unless the employer whose employment he has left OK s him and as a rule employers do not make a practice of doing this.
 The Farmer has been informed and that information came from reputable
 mechanics that they had been unable to find employment in shops here when
 those shops were in the market for
 men and the reason assigned for their failure to obtain employment was be-
 cause they had shown activity in arousing the men to the importance
 of organization for their own better ment. Some of these men have gone to other cities where they found em- ployment and it is no secret that they have succeeded in taking away from Bridgeport a considerable number of valuable workmen skilled in their line and who can not readily be replaced It is a fine and dandy thing after all to know that business is so brisk in our city that the chief trouble is to get enough help. Of course it is a serious condition when employers are compelled to see orders pass from them because they are powerless to find apt hands capable of turning out the work. It may be that the Manufac turers Association will be compelled to ask for a relaxation of the contract alien law in order to find the help that is needed.
 The Warner Bros Corset Co.,, is find- ing the greatest difficulty in securing feminine operatives and steady work at good wages is the boon held out to those who can operate the machines. They can use hundreds of hands in their line. and they are making every effort to secure the kind of help they are in need Of The same is practical ly true of the other local corset shops.
 The plan was DrODOSed to-day to have representatives of the Board of Trade. and Manufacturers Association get together to talk over the situation and see if some kind of a campaign- could not be devised whereby the acuteness of the labor situation here rnipbt ha raliaua6
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
COURTS COMING
 IN THIS MONTH
Jury Selected for Term of Criminal Common Pleas
 Court.

The Fall term of the Common Pleas Court. criminal side will reopen We'd nesday. Sept. Sth, with Judge James F. Walsh of Greenwich on the bench. There are a number of minor criminal cases on the docket, mostly appeals from city courts. The case against John Carpenter. charged with having run a policy game is on the docket. Judge Fillmore S. Banks of Fairfield, is prosecutor. The panel of jurymen as drawn up follows: Frank Conner and James Holt. Jr.. Bridgeport: Arthur M. Oakley and Andrew Walker, Fairfield i: James H. Blakennan and Henry F. and Samuel G. Seeley Trumbull; Dun can K. Colepaugh, Danbury: Andrew J. Crossman and Gustav A. Frankie, Norwalk: William J. Berges and John M. Wassing. stamford; Elmer L: Aus tin and William J. Crawford. Green wich; and Frank H. Ives and Charles M. Thorpe. NeWtown.
 The criminal side of the Superior court will come in week from We'd nesday and has a number of difficult cases to solve, especially that of Louis Fasciano of this city. held for the shooting of Antonio Pizzuto on the night of July 5th. last. The defense in this case is said to be that of self de- fense. The shooting it will be remem- bered was the windup of the Inde- pendance day celebrations and was the result of a Columbus Place. saloon brawl. Two brothers. Antonio and PiZzuto got into a wordy argument with Louis Fasciano, in the saloon. They were put out in the street to where the fight was carried. One of the brothers. it is believed. the dead man used a knife, while the other a billiard cue. While they had Fasciano on the ground beating him, he drew a revolver from his pocket shooting Antonio through the heart.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
DR. COOK WAVES HIS HAND
 ITO MINISTER EGAN TO-DAY
Fireworks Set Off Aboard Yankee Yacht in Honor of the
 Discoverer of the Pole
EXPLORER COMES TO COPENHAGEN UNDER
 DANISH INSTEAD OF AMERICAN FLAG
Big Reception Planned for Dscoverer His ANival and Will Have Audience With King Frederick
 of Denmark Tomorrow

will receive pr. Cook in person The
 explorer has no warmer admirer in Denmark than the King.
 The minister of commerce will be the host of Dr. Cook at a banquet to-
 morrow evening which will be attend ed by several hundred distinguished
 Danes and foreigners. All the prom
 inent Americans in Copenhagen have been invited to this banquet.
 The Royal Geographical Society will
 act as the host of Dr. Cook during his
 stay in the city. The speed with
 which Dr. Cook made his dash to the pole is explained by the Brooklyn ex- plorer as the result of his winter trip
 and the fact that he found smooth ice over which his dogs could travel | at an almost un1eard of rate of speed.
 It was this great speed that caused
 the greatest skepticism in scientific
 Cooks claim. The major portion of
 this skepticism has vanished, how ever, owing to the report of Captain Hansen, a weather expert of the Me
 neurological Institution who lives the year round in the Arctic regions for
 for scientifcal deductions In his re-
 port to the institute which is official
 Hansen declares he found the ice in the Arctic region this year smoother than before and that all his observa-
 tions coincide with those of Dr. Cook in regard to weather, ice and trails. In the past, Arctic explorers have taken the summer time as the right time to make a dash for the pole Melting ice has been frightfully ridged
 and whenever crevices were formed the great foes dashed together and
 were cemented, leaving great hillocks of ice over which the explorers had to cut their way. Three and four miles a day was regarded as exceptionally good speed.
 pr. Cook, however. averaged 12 and
 15 miles a day. When scientists and
 explorers heard this declaration they
 expressed doubt as to his ability to travel at that rate of speed. But Dr. Cook travelled in the winter when the ice was solidly frozen and there were few ridges through which he had to cut his way. In his preliminary report pr. Cook said he found smooth ice which conduced to fast travelling
 This is confirmed by Hansen's obser-
 vaticns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
fspecia1 from United Press.)

(Specia1 from United PreSS.)
 Copenhagen, Sept. 8. The Hans Egede with Discoverer Cook aboard, will reach Copenhagen at midnight, ac- coreing to present indications. It passed The Skaw (Cape Skagen) at o'clock this afternoon and the run from there to this city is usually made in 10 hours.
 Later in the afternoon American Minister Egan, aboard the yacht Of a New York man, met the Hans Egede and the Minister saluted Dr. Cook who replied by waving his hand. Fire works were set off aboard the yacht in honor of the discoverer of the pole.
 In deference to the wishes of the Danish government, Dr. Cook will come to Copenhagen under the Dan ish flag instead Of the American. Mn ister Egan conceived the plan Of bringing the great explorer Io the cry y under the American flag. This would have been impossible on the Hans Egede which is a Danish vessel. Egan's plan was to transfer Dr. COOK to the American yacht.
 It was explained to MT. Egan py the Danish authorities that the gov ernment was anxious to. do every pos sible honor to the intrepid American for the distinction he had bestowed upon Copenhagen by coming there dl- rect from the pole. For this reason inc authorities asked that he be al- lowed to stay aboard the Hans Egede and Minister Egan changed the plans that he and other Americans had agreed on tentatively.
 Owing to the fact that the Hans Egede could not reach Copenhagen before midnight travelling at top sneed. it was decided this afternoon to permit the vessel to finish her jour nev more leisurely, arriving with the north pole discoverer Saturday morn ing.
 The official reception has, therefore, been postponed until g o'clock Satur- day morning. Immediately following this reception Dr. Cook will be re ceived in audience by King Frederick who may decorate him pefofe the day is over.
 The torpedo boat Jutland, which the government has commissioned to act as a convoy for 'the Hans Egede bearing the north pole discoverer from Aarhuus to Elsinore, is decorat- ed to-day with bunting and Ameri- can flags. The Jutland will probably meet the Hans Egede off Cape Skagen the extreme northern end of Den mark. Hundreds of persons applied for admission to the Jutland but the government refused permission to all except a few of its representatives.
 The Royal Geographical Society will send out a vessel to the Hans Egede which will carry a distinguish ed party of foreigners and members of the society. A banquet will be rendered to Captain Cook aboard the steamer. Tomorrow King Frederick
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
TENDER MASSE PLACE ON THE
 REPUBLICAN TICKET

Feeling that they should have a voice in the city government, the Italians of the Tenth district have waited upon James Masse, editor of Il Sole, the leading Italian paper in Connecticut, and requested him to accept the nomi- nation for Alderman from that dis trict on the Republican ticket. The committee stated that there were over 100 Italians on the primary list in the district and that if he should accept the nomination they feel certain of his election.
 Italians have been represented in executive positions in the city but never in making the laws. MT. Masse is considering the generous offer of his countrymen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

This is the last portrait Dr. Fred erick A. Cook. the now famous ex- pIorer, had taken before he started on the memorable trip which resulted in the discovery of the north pole. pr. Cooks first venture in exploration was when he went with the Peary arctic expedition as surgeon in 1891-2. For several years thereafter he engaged in interior exploring and mountain climbing. He made his first attempt to climb to the summit of Mount Nc Kinley. in Alaska, in 1893. Four years later he started for the antarctic seas as a surgeon with the Belgian expedi- tion under Captain Adrian de Ger lache. This trip ended unsuccessfully in 1899
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
sTIMULOUs TO SCIENTISTS

New York, Sept 3-That the discov- cry of the North Pole and the discov- cry of the South Pole in the near fu- ture will be a great stimulous to Arc tic explorations and probably start a rush of scientists and students to the polar region is the belief of Evelyn B. Baldwin, the celebrated polar explor- CT and meteorologist.
 'tDr. Cooks achievement was a won derful one,' said Baldwin in an inter view with the United Press. [" He was extremely fortunate in finding a chain of islands on which game was plentiful and whose surface was smooth to within five degrees of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

Doubtless nearly every Americans first thought after reading of pr. Fred erick A. Cooks discovery of the north pole was one of sympathy for Robert E.. Peary. that other intrepid Ameri- can who has devoted nearly all his life to the same undertaking and is now somewhere within the mysterious arc
 tic circle groping for the goal of fame. Dr. Cook got his first taste of arctic life while with Peary on the polar ex- petition of 1S91-2. He was surgeon of that exploration party and formed a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

pole, The assistance rendered by Els -kin1os was also valuable and lot of credit is due to them.
 "The skepticism of many people re- garding Dr. Cooks remarkable feat of travelling 800 miles in 35 days over frozen land, is not well founded for such thing is not impossible under favorable circumstances.
 "I think the finding of the South Pole will be much easier because there is a continent around it and the ice is, therefore, stationary while the Arc tic ice is constantly shifting and breaking up.
 "I am now getting up an expedition to cross the Arctic Sea and expect to start in the near future. We will pro- ceed in a strong vessel through Ser ing Strait and will then make the ves- sel fast in an ice pack, then at the rate of two miles day, we hope to drift completely through the northern ocean and we hope to come out some where between the northeast coast of Greenland and Spitzenbergen.
 We will be able to make many side trips with the aid of dirigibIe balloons and the. members of the ex- petition should bring back with them invaluable specimens and records of meteorological observations.
 TT expect to find land to the west of Croclzerland. A great quantity of logs and casks will be placed on the ice around the ship, thus giving her more stability and strength. Unless I ann very much mistaken we will be hailed soon as the first ship to cross the northern ocean,"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
BEERS PROPERTY ATTACHED..

BaIE2fsS EI0OI GzlsII' <A F INV H1-1a,' 2
 E. vetter Bradley of DanbuIy who during the May term of the Common Pleas Court, civil side obtained a judgment of $1,621.32 against Emily Beers. mother of Frank w. Beers has again brought suit against Mrs. Beers, to satisfy the judgment, Deputy Sher- if Peter Doolan having attached the property on Broad Street, known as the Beers Building. Grace D. Beers, grand daughter of Mrs. Beers is also named in the suit, as she is now the owner of the property attached. While the former suit was pending in the courts Mrs. Beers by deed turned over her interests in the Beers Building to her grand daughter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
WOMAN FOUND DEAD
 SEA CAPTAINS WIFE
Special from United states)

New Haven, Sept. 3.-Funeral ar engagements were completed to-day for the burial of Mrs. Jeanette Holloway, aged 66 who was found dead in her home on Lloyd street last night by a neighbor. Medical Examiner Pond pronounced her death due to heart disease. Mrs. Hoiloway's husband was a sea captain who amassed a con- siderable fortune which he left her at his death. She has been prominent in church circles and was noted for her philanthropic and benevolent en- terprises. InterTlent will be made in New London where she formerly re- sided.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

definite plan then by which he believed the pole could be reached. While in Alaska and the antarctic seas in later years he continually kept the idea of conquering the pole in his mind and gave the problem much. study. He fortunately fell in with John R. Brad ley, a wealthy New York hunter of
 big game and they quietly planned to give Peary a, race for the pole. They left New York on July 4, 1907. in fishing schooner that MT. Bradley fit ted out for hunting trip in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

arctics. The hunting over. Bradley re- turned to New York, and Dr. Cook started for the pole across Ellesmere Land to the polar sea by way of Han sen strait. The last word received from him was in March. 1908. when he was at a point north of Cape Hubbard and approximately 560 miles from the pole. It was predicted at that time by such arctic experts as Fiala that pr. Cook would either lose his life or plant the stars and stripes at the northern most spot on earth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
HODGE LOSES
 FOUR FINGERS

While working at a press in the West End plant of the Crane Valve Co.
 at Il o'clock this morning, Homer L. Hodge of 72 Lewis street. had four fingers of his left hand cut off. The ambulance was summoned and Dr. Bennett dressed the fingers. The in jured man was removed to the Ga1ens Dr. Wright's private hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

AUCTION SALE O-NIGHT-6 rooms household furniture, 50 pairs lace curtains and bed sets, antique ma hogany wardrobe, fiddle back chair, stands, clocks, foot show case, Sc. Sc. D. P. Keane Auctioneer
 8 a*n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

ATTENTION! ATTENTIONI
 All toolmakers and machinists are requested to attend South Congrega- tional church, Sunday evening, Sept. 9th, at p. m. Rev. MT. Stetzle, a union machinist, will be the speaker.
 a* (Signed) COMMITTEE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
COOKS STEWARD CONFIDENT.

COOKS STEWARD CONFIDENT.
 New York, Sept. 3-Instead of set ting out on his north pole quest hur- the first reports indicated, Dr.. Cook set about the task with the utmost foresight and carried with him enough provisions to meet almost any emer- gency that might have arisen, accord ing to John R. Bradley, the man who backed the explorer and took him to the starting point in his converted steamer. the "John R. Bradley"
 At the base of supplies at Annootok, on the northwest coast of Greenland visions to last three years. There were tons of pemmican, sugar. tea, coffee, canned goods, dried meats, great quantities of hickory for sled building, hardware, iron, steel. copper, cooking utensils of all kinds, 150 feet of stove biscuits, 12,0O0 cans of food. a barrel of gumdrops for the sweet-toothed Ezski- mos, barrels of rice and flour. guns for trading with the natives. bears and trinketS of all kinds and several pairs of the finest scientific apparatus.
 "I wish I had an inventory of the supplies" said Bradley. flor then you could see just how extensive our pre- land our supplies including 40 tons of coal"
 As to the scientific instruments car ried by Dr. Cook. Bradley said he was hardly competent to speak as he knew nothing about their quality. "I had the bills for them,'' he said. 'and judged by what they cost they were evidently the best that could be had. The whole matter was left to pr. Cook and he had several boxes of instru- ments. As to what the expedition cos4 is a private matter, but there is abso- lutely no basis for the charge that it was cheaply conducted. It cost thou sands and thousands of dollars"
 Bradley'S statements are borne out by Rudolph Francke. who was a steward on the "John R. Bradley" and who was left behind at Annootok to guard the supplies. Francke is now in New York. Bradley was loath to speak of the equipment of the expedi- tion.
 q am convinced Dr. Cook did what he said he did.'' said F'rancke. 'I lived with him four months. When he says a thing he means it. He never makes a statement he cannot prove and he keeps his promises
 F'rancke is a stalwart German. the steward on the yacht John R. Brad ley. He was selected to stay with Dr. Cook because of his physical fitness From the first day I met Dr. Cook was impressed with his perseverance ,continued on Second Pagel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

POULTRY MANAGER wants eitua- ton at once, 21 years experience, all breeds. Can make egg farming pay big profits. Married, age 40. small children, highest references Ad- dress Poultry Expert, care the Even ing Farmer. Il s 70 O
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03
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FURNISHED ROOM house of I, rooms for sale. Central location. Reasonable rent. Address G. G.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

& 900 STUDENTS have been educated at Union Business College. Main and congress streets. The Leading School. Now is the time to begin.
 New catalogue just out. Telephone
 146. L10 a l %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL. sse Fairfield avenue, September 29th. eighteenth year. The course of study includes all subjects required for admission to the leading universities and technical schools. Individual work Office hours, afternoon and evening. I 2 %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

TO RENT.-Entire third floor contain
 ing $500 sq. it. In fireproof building.
 Corner Fairfield and Courtland. Ap- ply Crawford Laundry Go. P 31 tfo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-03

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