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Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-02-08

EnsignLatham is a nephew and
not a son Of the late Jno,C. Latham.
He is a beneficiary under his uncle's
will, but it is said will testify for
the widow, who is seeking to break
the will on the ground of the testa-
tors mental incapacity.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-10
WHOLE CITY PlACARDED
Foreigners at Marking, China,
in Danger Of Massacre.

Picking, June 4.-The consuls at
Marking report that native disturbers
in that city have assumed openly an
insulting attitude toward foreigners
and have defiled the walls of the
American consulate in disgzst sting
manner.
Placards have been posted in the
streets calling on the people to rise
and slaughter the foreigners and de-
stroy their. property.
Threats that a revolution, will be
launched on June S, the date set for
the opening of the Marking exposi-
ton, are causing Chinese merchants
to flee with their treasures to the
country districts, where they are bury
ing their wealth. -
The authorities at Marking have re-
moved the bolts from the rifles of the
soldiers. The situation is considered
to depend entirely upon the attitude
of the military in the city, which, up
to the present, has not manifested
symptoms Of disloyalty.
The United States cruiser New Or
leans and the German and Japanese
men-of-war are lying off the town and
it is believed these vessels will be ade-
quate to protect all foreigners in the
event of an outbreak.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-10
TWO BANKERS SENTENCED
Plead No Defense to Charges Of Con-
spiraey and Bribery.

Pittsburg, June .2.-After having
pleaded no defense to charges of con-
spiracy and bribery in connection with
the recent municipal corruption expo
sures two bankers were sentenced to
Jail and fined in criminal court.
E. H. Jennings, president Of the Co.
l,mbia National bank, and F. A. Grit
fon, cashier of the same institution,
appeared before five judges, the for
lmer receiving a fine of $500 and a
sentence Of two months in the Allie
gheny county Jail and the latter re-
ceiving fine Of $500 and sentence
of four months in the same institution.
The two bankers were Immediately
taken to Jail to begin their terms of
sentence, ~ .e..~1,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-10
GoyERNMENITRooPS BEATEN
Driven From Vicinity Of Bluefelds by
the Insurgents.

Washington, June 2-The Nicara-
guam governments army, under Gen
eral Lara, which has been in front Of
Bluefields for several weeks, has been
defeated by the insurgent troops Of
General Estrada and are now In full
retreat. = " ~ =; -. So: 50. :
This information reached the state
department in q dispatch from Com
mander Gilmore Of the United States
gunboat Pudacah, now at Bluedelds.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-10
NOTED. STORY WRITER DEAD
20. Henry" Fails to Rally After an
Operation, ~

Ii. New York, June Civilian Sydney
Porter, better known under his pen.
name of 20. Henry" writer Of short
stories,~ died at Polytechnic hospital.
He underwent an operation last Fri
day and never rallied. The nature of
his ailment was not made known. Mrs.
Porter, who had been in South Caro-
lima, was summoned by telegraph, but
did not arrive here until after her. hus-
bands death. ,.=.s. =.
Mr.. Porter was born in Texas forty
six years ago and began his Journals
tic career on the Houston Post. Before
that he had been cowboy, sheep
herder and druggist and an extensive
traveller.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-10
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. June s. - Wheat-July,
94Nc; Sept, 91Nc; Dec, 91c. Corn
July, = $780,: Sept, 6o1b@60Ac;
Dec, 5777s g. Oats-July.. 3757sc; Sept,
361sc; Dec, 36H1kc.. July, $21.-
80; Sept, S21.55. Butter Creameries,
z25@271kc; dairies, 23t@26c. Eggs
5151z@1811kc.s Poultr y--Turkey Sc;
chickens, 1711kkc. III. $50: szzs5 - u.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-10
Duluth Wheat. and Flax.

Duluth, June 6.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, SLOT; No.
/ Northern, ,$1.O6h;~ No. 2 Northern,
s$1o4h;;. - July, $1.o41k; Sept, ssAc.
Flax-On track. to arrive and July,
$205; Sept, $1.71; Oct, $1.61.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-10
lqIllnls a1o1 !lallIo S
a 5! slulll
PlRoGRE !ssNlE S GET E llAE:
llIsny Amendments Made During
Prolonged Discussion . ST

Washington, June THE senate
has passed the so called administra-
ton railroad Dill, thus ending q con-
test between the progressives and Re
publican regulars which has run on:
more Or; less regularly for almost:
three months. Not a progressive voted
against the bill. which went through
by division of so. to r.. All who
voted against the bill were Demo
Gratis, SO that President Taft will have
the satisfaction Of rejecting that, not
outstanding all the dust and smoke
that has been kicked up in the long
senate. fight, the bill has finally
emerged real party measure.
The bill will now go TO conference.
the house having already acted on a
similar measure. To gain parlta-
mentary advantage the senate, after
it had passed the bill, took the house
bill from the table, struck out all after
the enacting clause and substituted its
own bill as an amendment. This will
permit the house to disagree without
delay and ask for a conference.
The long fight over the railroad bill
in the senate ended with both pro-
gressives and regulars in good humor.
The progressives, in explaining their
rush toward the band wagon, declared
that the bill contained many good fea-
lures and that they alone were en-
titled to the credit for them.
The Democrats who voted for the
bill were Chamberlain of Oregon, Clay
of Georgia, Gore of Oklahoma, Payn-
ter Of Kentucky, Simmons of North
Carolina and Stone of Missouri.
Many Changes in Original Bill.
The bill as it passed the senate con-
tains only three or four propositions
in the same form as they appeared in
the administrations original bill. The
commerce court feature Is retained,
with slight notifications, and so also
are the propositions authorizing ship
pers to select their own routes, the
provision imposing penalties for incor-
rect statements of, rates by railroad
companies, and that authorizing the
commission to begin Investigation up
on it's own initiative and to control
classifications. These are practically
the only elements Of the original bill
left. !. ...-~ : :: .~4=--
To these have been added, chiefly
through progressive and Democratic
votes, a long and; short haul amend
ment, an anti-injunction amendment, a
provision giving the interstate com
merce commission power, to suspend
increases In rates for eleven months,
q provision allowing the interstate
commerce commission to become q
party to litigation in regard to it's or.
ders before the new commerce court
an amendment shifting the burdens OF
proof in regard to the reasonableness
Of increases in rates from the shipper
to the railroad itself, an amendment
including telephones and telegraph
companies as common carriers under
the interstate commerce law, and sew.
eral other amendments of minor i'm
portance.
In addition, the progressives, acting
in concert with the Democrats, forced
out of the administration bill the sec.
ton legalizing traffic agreements and
the four sections providing for govern.
ment investigation of stock and bond
issues by railroads.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-10
St. Paul Live Stock.

- St. Paul. June, 6.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $4,000. so; fair to good,
$5.25@6.50; good to choice cows and
heifers, $5.5O@6.50; vea1s,s $5.50@6.S5.
Hogs $S.90@9.05. sheep-Wethers,
$5.Oo@5.25; yearlings, $6.00@6.50;,
spring lambs, $7.50@9O0. :. -. ::
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-06-10
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, June 6.-Wheat-July,
$1.051s; Sept, 92%c; Dec, 90k @
905sc. On track-No. hard, $1.09A;
No. / Northern, $1.06h @1:0S1A; No. 2
Northern, $1o4h@1.oSh; No. 3 North
ern, $1.01H @1.0415.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
LIBERTY BELL.
Its Connection With tho Declaration Of
Independence.

Its Connection With tho Declaration Of
Independence.
The famous Liberty bell was cast In
London in 1852, brought to America
and subsequently recast in Philadel-
phia. 1t bears the Inscription, PRO
claim Liberty Throughout the World
and to All the Inhabitants Thereof" It
was cracked while being tolled after the
death of Chief Justice John Marshall
In 1886. 1t Is kept on exhibition in In
dependence hall, Philadelphia. 1t has
had a fictitious Importance owing to
the popular belief that its ringing pro-
claimed the adoption of the Declare
ton Of Independence on July 4, 1776.
Concerning this belief, however, Fried
enwald In his Declaration Of indie
pendence' (9O4) says:
There is no shadow Of authority
even for associating the ringing of the
bell with the announcement Of the
agreement upon independence. The
mythical legend of the, blue eyed boy
waiting outside the door to give the
signal to the man in the bell tower is
the product of the fertile Imagination
of one Of Philadelphia's early ro-
mancers, George Lippard, who first
gave currency to it in his appropriate
ly called Legends Of the Revolution
This book was published in 1847."-
New York American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
MANUFACTURERS
OF STATE FORM
A CORPORATION
Will Fight For Interest of Manu-.
facturers at Coming Session
of Legislature

The Manufacturers association of
biggest industries in the State has
filed articles of Incorporation at
Hartford, and intends to take an ac-
tive hand in the coming legislative
program in Connecticut.
Vice President and Treasurer, Col
Charles M. Jarvis of New Britain has
issued a statement in behalf Of the
association saying that it's object is
the mutual benefit of the manufac-
turers throughout the State and that
it will do everything in it's power to
further the interests Of the manufac-
turers as whole.
A. H. Billiard of the Billiard Ma
chine Tool company Of this city, is
the only local man mentioned in the
list of fncorporators but it is under
stood that a large number Of Bridge
port manufacturers are to enter the
association in the immediate future.
Asked if the association plans to
take any part in the labor legislation
before the incoming State Assembly
Vice President Jarvis stated that il
certainly proposes to do 50.
He furthermore stated that the as
ISOLATION will be greatly interested
in such proposed measures as the
Employers Liability Dill, but denied
that 1t Is opposed to this measure.
ION the contrary, we will work
with the other interests in favor OF
such legislation" declared Col. Jar
Wis.
The officers Of the association are;
President, Colonel George Pope; Vice
President and Treasurer, Colonel G.
NJ Jarvis Of New Britain; Phillip E.
Curtiss Of Hartford has been appoint
ed secretary for the association. The
incorporators are as follows:
Colonel George Pope, treasurer OF
the Pope Manufacturing Company:
Colonel Charles M. Jarvis of New
Britain, president of the American
Hardware Co.; George L. Brown OF
the Brown Cotton Gin Co., Of New
London: J. F. Alvord, Excelsior Nee
die Co., of Torrington; =. B. Farms
worth. McLagon Foundry Co., of New
Haven: General George e. Keeney,
Somersivelle Manufacturing Co., OF
Somersville; A. II. Billiard, Billiard
Machine Tool Company OF Bridge
port. George A. Vaughn, Putnam
Manufacturing Company Of Putnam;
Clarence e. Whitney. president of the
Whitney Mfg. Co., Of Capital
city; q. Kent Hubbard. Jr.. Russell
Manufacturing Co., of Midd1etown.
ALI Of these incorporators form the
executive board. Some 700 manufac
turers were interested in the former
association and it is expected that
the Incorporated association will soon
enroll a large number of members.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
PARCEL POST
is CERMANY'S
SANTA CLAUS

One thing that adds to the enjoy
ment Of the gift season in Germany
is the certainty that a Christmas
present intrusted there to the parcels
post for delivery will reach it's in
tended, recipient unchanged and with
out delay.
For Germany, recognizing the great
value Of the parcels post, has extend
ed the system to every part of the
empire and has raised the weight
limit of packages that may be sent
by post to 10 pounds.
There is no private express COM
pany monopoly in Germany to vex
the shipper with slow deliveries and
excessive carrying charges. Every
where in the empire the service has
reached a high efficiency.
BY Autos and Special Cars.
Special cars are provided on the
railroads for the transportation of
biles and other up-to-date appliances
are used to make quick delivery pos
sible
In Berlin alone there are more than
1000 men in the service of the par
cells post, and the automobile has
1t would be almost impossible to
think of a Christmas present that
could not be sent by mail in Ger
many, provided it's weight did not
exceed the 1lV pOunQ limit.
Live fish, canary birds, fresh flow
ers, the Christmas goose, toys of all
shapes and kinds and the Christmas
tree itself-all these will go through
the mails in Germany.
Here packages sent few days be-
fore Christmas, if they exceed the
four-pound limit of our postal SER
vice are generally held up for days
in the holiday blockade of the OK
press companies and are delivered out
of season and too often the worse
for the journey.
In Germany every package placed
in the mails is insured by the govern
ment, and in case of damage or even
of undue delay the insurance is
promptly paid.
And for this service the rates are
only a fraction of the 16 cents n
pound charged by the United States
post office department and very much
less than the charges made by our
express companies.
Within the postal territories of Ger
many and Austro- Hungary the rate
is six cents for packages up to eleven
pounds in weight which are to be
carried not more than ten miles. For
greater distances within that terri
tory the charge is twelve cents
Compare this with our postal rate
of sixty-four cents for a four-pour d
package.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
ANNEXATION
KNELL SOUNDED
IT'S NOW SAID
Pr0gressives in Old STAFFORD
Declare that Era of Improve
ment Means Towns Auton-
Omy
Especial to The Farmer.)


Stratford, Dec. 20.-The bigger
Stratfordites won another victory in
town meeting, last night, when they
put through a resolution for the pur-
chase of an auto chemical engine,
voted SO gas lamps at a cost of ST.
$50 per year, $1,000 to beautify the
Franklin school grounds and $135 for
a typewriter and desk for the town
offices.
determined to guard aga INST fire,
and to have the streets lighted the
younger element not only won
postponed the day. as they feel, when
Stratford will be annexed to Bridge
port.
One Of the arguments used among
get a ballot in favor OF improve
ments, is that Stratford can furnish
its own improvements, at less cost
than the same improvements could be
furnished by Bridgeport.
Among the astonishing features of
the meeting was Judge Charles III.
Peck, 'laboring with the progressive
element. He was welcomed as the
youngest Bigger Stratforder."
/ The progressive view is represent
ed in the remarks of a gentleman
who said, this morning:
Whatever the motive, they dem
onstrate the wisdom of the agitation
against the 18th century method of
conducting town affairs, which was
begun when the citizens resolved to
extend the Barnum avenue trolley
Spite Of the town affairs. The new
era of prosperity that dawns upon
Stratford is one fthe results of that
agitation. In face of the new i'm
provements Bridgeport's Joke about
annexation becomes very stale in
deed. Instead, of going to Bridge
port Bridgeport must come over to
Stratford, If they want to see the lat
est things in town Improvements.
Bridgeport should make up and keep
pace with Stratford and the times
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20

Lighthouses Are Open Books 20 The
Experienced Mariner.

Lighthouses Are Open Books TO the
Experienced Mariner.
Passengers are generally astonished
when on a dark night they hear the
ships officer remark to another.
there's Egg rock" or "Crabtree
ledge" or Beaver TAIL" as the case
may be, naming some headland or
shoal along the coast The landlub-
Der strains his eyes. and far away
there appears from time to time a
lash of light. red or white. AS these
flashes seem to the passenger exactly
like those from hundreds Of other light
houses. he In astonished at the officers
assurance.
1t IS really very easy matter to dis
tinguish the American lighthouses and
lightships. of which there are about
1900 along the Atlantic and gulf
coasts IL one is possessed of copy OF
the code issued by the lighthouse
board. Every light is known by the
fixed light. the duration Of fash. the
length OF the eclipse or the number Of
flashes shown in groups. No light
houses within hundred miles Of each
other are ever similar In these par
ticulars. For instance, one budapest
Of the sea may fash a white light
every fifteen seconds. never varying.
while the next flashes a. red light every
I'VE seconds. The third may be an
alternate red and white flash. with in
tervals of ten seconds between the
flashes. and so on. The audible fog
signals are ider titled by the time be-
tween the blasts Of the siren and the
continuance Of the blast.
Flashing lights are preferred to fixed
lights for the reason that a fixed light
might be confused. with some other
light on shore. Only white and red
lights are considered desirable in light
houses. since ii has been found that
the rays from lights Of other colors
cannot be seen at so great distance.
There is but one green light-a fixed
one-on the Atlantic coast.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
HELPED BY A HAMMER.
A Little Business Incident to Which
Hangs Moral.

A Little Business Incident to Which
Hangs q Moral.
Two blocks apart in certain street
are two stationery stores. The owner
Of one has abundant capital. has a
wide. roomy place with large stock
Of goods we'll displayed. The store OF
the other man is a mere hole in the
wall in dingy building. yet this deal
er Is getting most Of the business.
The following incident may explain
It. A woman who had just moved to
the vicinity stopped in the larger store
one evening to buy some picture nails,
but was told that they were not sold
there.
Where can buy themw she asked
politely.
Il don't know" said the proprietor.
The woman went to the smaller store.
This man had no picture nails either
Il have a box of old nails that 1 use
myself" he explained. Perhaps some
Of them might do"
The woman gratefully accepted his
offer and found some nails that an
swered her purpose. She remembered
then that she had no hammer. Il can
lend you one." said the shopkeeper, III
you will bring 1T back In the morning"
Ever since that time that woman has
walked the extra blocks to patronize
the obliging merchant She has told
her friends of the incident and influ-
enced them to become customers.
The lesson taught by this insignif1-
cant incident is one that is only too
often neglected. 1t pays a small
tradesman to be obliging-it pays all
of us. Small favors bring large re-
turns.-Chicago Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
OUR SLIMMEST
STRUCTURE is
TO Be ERECTED
Two Story Building, Nine Feet
Wide, on Broad Street, Near
Corner of John

r. M. Judson is building the mar
rowest steel frame two story struc-
ture in the city on his property in
Broad street near John street The
structure will be used for dairy
lunch room and viii be squeezed in
between two brick buildings where a
lunch wagon formerly stood.
Without pickering with the fire de-
partment officials or trying to get
the Common Councils consent to put
a wooden frame shack on the mar
row strip of land, Mr.. Judson has
gone ahead with plans for an abso-
lutely fireproof building, such as
would be required if the city had a
strict blu lding code,
The structure win undoubtedly be
the smallest steel frame structure in
the city. It will be four feet wider
thor the famous Spite House which
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
DR.. MASSlNGER
MUST PAY RENT

Justice George F. Mara today re-
turned a decision in the suit of the
Brotherhood Of America VS.. Dr. O.
L. Massinger for rent of an office
in the BarnuTn building at 1S1 state
street. Judgment was given the
plaintiff for $44 and costs of suit.
The suit was brought for $685.
The rent in question was for the
Texas Land & Development Co. DIR.
Massinger was alleged to have rent
ed the quarters for the Texas enter
prise. representing himself as being
responsible for the rent. Justice
Mara held that the plaintiff had es-
tablished the fact of DR.. Masinger's
having guaranteed the rent, and
based his decision accordingly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
EAST SIDE BRANCH. Y. w. @. A

Tomorrow evening the Philomath-
ian club will entertain go or more of
the Girls Club. The Ladies' Bible
class which meets each Wednesday
at $3.50 O'Clock will make a special
Offering again for Mrs. Williams Res
cue Home and other needy cases. Any
persons wishing to contribute money,
clothing, or promising at this time
may send it to the Branch any time
Wednesday. On "Wednesday noon of
this week at the Union Metallic Car
fridge Co. there will be special music
and a Christmas talk. On Thursday
noon Mrs. Theresa Bradley, chair
man of the Branch has arranged for
a grab bag and to this all the girls
vited.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
BIG BILL KLL|HER
GETS IS YEARS
Especial from United Press.

(Speclal from united PreSS.1
Boston, Dec. 20.-"Big Bill'' Keli-
her. implicated with George w. Cole
man, in misapplying the funds of the
National City Bank of Cambridge,
was, today, sentenced to Is years in
Charlestown state prison.
Judge Hale, in sentencing Keliher,
said that the defendant had been
found guilty after a fair trial and
that he had been represented by able
counsel.
"I think, on the whole" said the
court, that, SO far as I can balance
the guilt, it must be said that the
guilt of this defendant is equal to
that of Coleman and he should re-
ceiYe even greater punishment"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
PRIZE FIGHTERS
ARE DISCHARGED
Especial from United Press,

ISQ6ClaI TOM UnIGeU FreSS.J
Schenectady, N. Y, Dec. 20.-Sam
Langford, Bob Armstrong and Porky
Flynn, arrested last night, charged
with participating in prize fight
were discharged bn Justice Fairchlld
today. Jake Carey. manager of the
American A. c., which planned to
pull off the Armstrong-Flynn fight
was held in $500 bail for examina-
ton.
The arrests were part of the pro-
city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
His Critic.

His Critic.
The greatest compliment that ever
received" says Opie Read, twas a crit
icism. Several years ago I went to
Arkansas and visited the scene where
one Of my stories is laid. The landlord
Of the little hotel said to me:
"'Here comes a little old fellow to
whom I loaned a copy of your book.
He can't read, but his wife reads to
him. Let's see what he says about the
book.
'"Hello, Jason, did your wife read
that book to your
"'"Mawnin', sab. Yes, she done
read it to me-
"'"Well, what do you think Of it?''
"''Huh? That amt no book at all.
I done lived hear TO- foty yeahs an I
done hearn folks talk that away all
tn time" Cincinnati Inquirer.