The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-12

be remembered that this is only the first year of the work. Dr. Imber, holds that there is practically no manual labor which cannot be simj- larly measured and the value of which l cannot be accurately figured. With | this known he holds that wage can l be fixed to which neither laborer nor i employer should object
 Hebrew News Items. Word has come from Vienna that | David Hochstein, of Rochester, N. Y. has graduated from the Meisterschule | with the three highest honors confer red. In addition to the staats dip 1 loma, which was awarded to but one other member of the class, MT. Hoch- stein received the Staatspreis of 800 crowns, offered by the Imperial De- partment of Music of Austria, and a Bregeus make, presented by one of the most prominent violin firms in Europe. The distinction is unique since he is the first American to hold 1 the conservatory scholarship. An old Bismarck story has lately been revived in a lecture by Profes- sor David Starr Jordan. It is this It is reported that when Bismarck, at the preliminary peace conference, mentioned an indemnity of eight mill lizards of francs-the sum was later on reduced to five-Jules Favre, rep resenting the French government, ex- claimed: Flight milliards! Why, if a man started to count that sum at the birth of Christ, he would not be through to-day ThereupOn Bis marck, pointing to Bleichroeder, a Jewish banker, is supposed to have said: 'I therefore brought you a man who counts from the beginning of the world"
 Henry Bernstein, the playwright, fought still another duel as an out come of the riots instituted by mem bers of the Royalist organization known as the "Camelots du Roi' at the Theater Francais. This even- tually forced Bernstein's play, "Apres Moi" off the stage.
 He is the author of "The Thief" which was given in this city, and the objection to his plays is that he is a Jew.
 It was a remarkable feat that Har- formed at Harvard. He made the full four-year course in three years and was graduated with high hon. OTIS. He is but seven years in this country and was forced to work his way through with very little financial ed to, give lessons at the Montefiore Hebrew school at night and go to school during the day.
 Issac Wolfs. jr., of Philadelphia, has notified the Jewish Hospital associa- make provision in his will for the payment of $1O,00O to the hospital for the endowme ent of room in mem ory of his parents. AS MT. Wolf wished to have the room endowed during his life time, it was. arrang- the hospital $500 a year. With the payment of the first sum the room was endowed.
 The newly appointed justice of the New Jersey supreme court, Samuel special grand jury about three weeks ago. Justice Kalisch practically or dered the grand jury to indict the sheriff of Atlantic City for gross elec- tion frauds in his county.
 Mr. Nathan Straus. of New York city, has been appointed by Presi- dent Taft a delegate to the third in ternational congress for the protec- tion of infants to be held in Berlin Tn SepCou1DoI, anu dlSO dS d O0lOSdCo to represent this government at the seventh congress against tuberculosis, which will be held next spring in Rome.
 Mrs. Lillie Guggenheim. wife of Leon Guggenheim president of B small oil companies, was shot and seriously wounded by an unidentified man as she was placing flowers on the grave of her son in 8 cemetery near San Francisco. Her assailant took her hand bag and escaped.
 Premier Stolypip of Russia has written to his colleagues proposing to compel banks to restrict credit to Jewish merchants. The premier ar- gues that the banks are mostly in Jewish hands, and favor Jews, who organize speculations, notably in the grain trade.
 In Palestine the agricultural activ- ity is mainly directed to grape rais- ing. The Rothschild cellars at Risn- on receive almost the entire product which the Carmel Wine company dis tributes throughout the world. Sev- en millions of bottles is about the av- craze kept on hand in the Rothschild cellars.
  by the authorities of the Central He brew Free School of Philadelphia, the institution will be threatened with fi- nancial disruption. This was made public by the authorities of the Tal- mud Torah.
 Andrew Dippel, manager of the Philadelphia and Chicago Grand Op- era company, has engaged Friedrich Schoor. son of the cantor of the Po- fish synagog of Vienna, as baritone for the next season. Friedrich Schoor was until recently a law stu dent.
 WE FORGET so SOON.
 (By Cora Hartman.) Was it a dream
 That an excursion boat
 With band playing and gay ffagsl
 af1oat
 Loaded down to the very brim