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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
Suicide Note
 Created Stir In :,
 New Britain

New Britain, Sept 21-'To Who ever Finds This Note:
 'I am discouraged with life and
 have decided to end it all. You will
 find my body one hundred feet north ! west of this spot. know I have made lot of trouble, but this will | end it. Do not tell my mother" The above unsigned note, found in
 an empty lot on North Burritt street | yesterday morning by a. Broad street west section of the city that had not subsided by nightfall. All day l long at least half a hundred resi- dents, were out searching for the body of the author. When their
 purpose was not accomplished, the note was a hoax. Others, however, | are just as firmly convinced that the message was genuine and that some where in an unexplored section, the body of a dead person is concealed. The finder of the note was pass | ing through out of the lots yesterday morning when her attention was cali I ed to piece of paper held between | two stones and futtering in the ! breeeze. She investigated but not be- | ing able to read the message on ac- count of poor sight, carried it to a | little girl and asked her to read it. Not realizing that she was to be the stepping stone to mystery, the child read the message. In short time the entire neigh borhood was aroused At least fifty men, women and children began searching the fields and lots but with out avail. One hundred feet was | measured off in every direction from the spot where the note was found. No body was found. It was not un- til nightfall that the search was dis continued. A few people went over
 the ground again to-day.
 When the finder of the note re- turned to her home last evening sone
 of her sons was missing. Imme- ties> suspicion that he might have been the author of the note. With
 motherly instinct she started out 10 notify the police and what was her joy and qualification to meet ner son
 on the street in the best of health. The finding of the note and the subsequent search has been the talk of the neiehbcrhood for thirty hours l1here are many theories concerning
 the authos. It is impossible to con vince. some that the note was not written by some practical joker ani it is jurt as impossible to convince ctEers that il was. The latter nave advanced the theory that the note was written end placed in some oth- CT spot and that it was carried to the place where it was found by the wind. Easing their conclusions on these de- auctions, many think that the body is not far away, yet just distant enough to foil the searchers.
 The woman who discovered the
 message stated that she intended to inform the police. The authorities said this noon that they had heard nothing of the case.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
SOME HEALTHFUL PUBLICITY. From Yesterdays New Haven Reg
 ister)


 The. House passed over the Cover nor's veto the bill permitting the Con- necticut River Company to float five million dollars in bonds on possible $250 900 of stock without delay and without excitement That was ex- pected. But in the Senate it was diff ferent. As redeeming feature of this General Assembly of 1911 let it be noted that it's Senate contains some men who still hold traditions of hon. est and self respecting legislation in the interest of the people who sent them, and in the honor of the State in whose halls they meet. Honor to laration that this thing has been lob bied through in the most shameless manner, that lobbyists have stood by the desks of the Senators in the ses- sion and dictated procedure. The State needed to know these things. This was healthful publicity.
 They are at it again today, and it Is impossible at this writing to know what they will do. It wouldn't be at all surprising if tonight's news should record. the agreement Of the Senate with the House in granting, despite the judgment of a Governor who has presided over the highest judicial court in the State, this pernicious and scandalous authority for wild finan- ciering. But it will not f4ve been done without protest, without demon stration to the people of the State that this session of the Legislature, so far from dtscouraging lobbying, has made possible If not encouraged one of the most rotten instances of it in the States history.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
"UNWRITTEN LAW"
 IN AFRICA
Grave Trouble Between the Few Whites and the Very
 Many Blacks

Cape Town, Sept. 21-Infuent1al Americans who have interests in Rho- desia are conducting a campaign oi warning against "the unwritten law where the native population is con- cerned. In Salisbury, Buluwaye and other towns in the interior they are urging the whites through the news papers to let the law takes its course in cases of outrages by negroes.
 Potentially the situation is much graver in Rhodesia and South Africa generally than it even was In the Southern States of America. The blacks, who perform all the labor of to one, and they are much less intel ligent and tractable than the negroes in the United States ever were, even in slavery days.
 Since the acquittal of Sam Lewis. of Buluwaye, who deliberately shot and killed a black boy because he had made an improper suggestion to sified. The blacks are sullen ana vengeful, the whites arrogant and short of temper. An impudent word is sufficient an excuse for white man to horsewhip a native. Black mls- sionafries are aggravating the trouble by preaching the equality of man and advising the natives to retaliate. In some districts the natives are arm ing.
 The opening up of Rhodesia has brought into the country many lawless men and immoral women-outcasts from other countries, and such is the temper of the whites that the word of one of these women IS taken with out question against the word of any number of blacks.
 The Buluwayo shooting is only one of many similar occurrences in Rhod- esia in recent weeks, the others hav- ing been hushed up. The verdict of the jury in that case was plainly an admission of ''the unwritten law in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
HUDSON FOR CONGRESS.
SenatqSgersmiaah, Donovan believ

senatqFSssfssnepitahAe, the poa9yan believes that E. J. Hill cannot be renominated for Congress in Fairfield county, and that if renominated he cannot be elected. Senator Donovan thinks that the Republican nomination may may go to Senator Stiles ,..J udsop of StEatford, who would then be the next Con- sressman from Fairfield county in the event, of course. of the usual Re- publican majority. making its appear ance. Senator Donovan is an experf- enced observer of the political trend, the event of Senator ,Judson being a congressional candidate an intelligent campaign would be insured. Judson is more representative of existing Re publican thought in Connecticut sthan Hill is, and would be more acceptable to the majority of Republicans. His candidacy would terminate the era of good fellow politics. in national af- fairs and the campaign would come down to a discussion of public ques- tions, In which MT. Judson's ability would be tested in the effort to close an economic chasm in his party created by the attrition of modern progressive ideas upon the laissez faire position of the group of which Hill is the peculiar representative. Ii would seem as if the nomination of Judson would afford Republicans the best chance to get out of a. difficult position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
THE LOBBYIST.

For local political reasons too ob vious to require notice variou: agents of the new political regime il the Republican organization are put ting out a defense of lobbying, whicf paints the lobbyist as the guardian angel of whomsoever are oppressed ol down trodden Suppose for so the extenuation runs, you had busi. ness, and somebody had a bill al Hartford, which would injure youl business if it became a law, wouldn't you want some lobbyist to help you out"
 Unfortunately for this idealizeS view of the lobby, it is not correct The state provides ways in abund- ance by which persons opposed .le bills may be heard. They may be represented before committees. they may memorialize, they may petition they may present written arguments galore, they may even present argu- ments to legislators in person, ii arguments are all they present.
 But when they present cash, prom ises of jobs, helps to promotion and the like, such persons go beyond means that can be tolerated in Re public. They become felons, and are traitors to their country, for nothing will more surely destroy a nation than corruption in it's legislative counsels.
 The growth of a body of men whose services are for sale to any who will hire, for the purpose of pre- venting, or securing, legislation is to be deplored, even if such men work ed without resorting to bribery or other corrupt means.
 that if man shall elect to become a professional lobbyist for hire that he. shall not during the period that he is in such an occupation hold any public office, nor. any office in the gift of any political party.
 A little scrutiny of the political or ganizations in this state will show that upon their most important com mittees, in the heart of their coun- cils, are men whose occupation is that of lobbying for hire Such men want political influence to sell it. They should not have political influence for any such purpose. When a man en- ters the lobby as profession he should understand that the doors of public and party preferment are closed to him. If he does not under stand, the news should be conveyed to hirra by the members of his party, or by the people. as the case may be.
 It is bad enough to have party pledges broken, as in the case of workmen's compensation, income tax and many others that might be men, toned, without being obliged to know that the promise breaking was ac- complished through lobbyists who were ena bled to"receive hearing be- cause of their prominence in some party organization.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
SULPHUR FROM VOLCANOES

Washington, Sept. 21-Sulphur re- fined by the heat of volcanoes is the latest problem confronting the cus- toms officials of the Treasury Depart ment. For years sulphur imported from Japan, because it was naturally refined by two volcanoes, was admit ted free of duty. Recently the policy was changed and a tariff of $4 ton was imposed. A letter was recently received calling attention of the de- partment to the fact that sulphur pro- duced by Mt. Etna, Sicily, came in free of duty, and suggesting that it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21

should be subject to the same tarin rate as the Japanese product.
 An answer was sent to the erect that as a stream of molten lava, deep and deadly hot, was flowing down the sides of Etna, it seemed unadvisable to send a special agent to that place at the present time.i The writer or the letter was assured, however, that when things cooled down an 1nvestl- gation would be made of Sicilian sul- phur.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
SENATOR BoURNE's BILL.

Hon. Jonathan Bourne, IT,, United States Senator from Oregon, offers a bill which is in the nature of com promise with those who would have congress pass a statute withdrawing power. to declare laws unconstitution- al from the United States Supreme Court
 The crux of the proposed law draft ed by Senator Bourne is as follows:
 That in any action, suit, or proceed ing in the Supreme Court when the meaning, interpretation, or cOnstruc- ton of any language of any Federal law CT of the Constitution of the United States shall be- drawn in Ques- tion or decided, the same shall be in terpreted and construed literally as the words are commonly understood in everyday use, unless the Supreme Court, by unanimous decision of all it's members qualified to sit in Fthe cause. shall decide that such literal interpretation is not the true expres- sion of the legislative intention and meaning in the language in contro- verSy.
 Senator Bourne makes out a strong case for, his bill., He points out that there is always in Congress a large body of lawyers, among whom are many men of wide reputation. Each house has a judiciary committee. composed aaf it's iablest lawyers, and these committees carefully TFconsider all constitutional questions arising x when new laws are proposed.
 Senator Bourne shares the view of the more radical group of statesmen versed in constitutional law who hold that there is no express authority for the Supreme courts exercise of pow CT to declare a law unconstitutional.
 This power, as he points out, nas been asgTmed by the court, as an in- cident of other powers. Since the power is not given, but assumed. it may be taken away by Congress, or, if it prefers, Congress may continue the power and prescribe the number of judges who must concur to de- clare law unconstitutional
 In his brief discussion of his bill Senator Bourne shows that the Su- preme Court has wandered far from it's original position, in which it un- dertook to declare laws unconstitu- tional only within narrow limits and in case of the greatest certainty.
 Tn Ogden vs. Saunders the court said:
 It is but decent respect due to the wisdom, the integrity and the patriot ism of the legislative body by which any law is passed to presume in fav- or of its validity. until it's violation of the constitution is beyond a reason able doubt.
 The court has nevertheless repeat- edly set aside laws which some mem bers of the court have believed con- stitutional, and this, as Senator Bourne holds, certainly created the presumption that the question was not beyond doubt.
 The purpose of Senator Bourne's s bill is not to allow a minority of the judges of the court to override the majority but to prevent a majority If the judges from overriding thes will of the Nation as expressed by its Con- gress.
 Senator Bourne's position is exceed ugly conservative. '. lz as prepos- terous that the will of the Nation should be overridden by nine judges as by any number less than nine. There is no sound presumption that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
FROM WINE TO BEER

Paris, Sept. 21-Statistics for the present year show that the French are no longer wine-drinking people. Since last January they drank 131,- 2oO.000 quarts of beer in excess of F .------- years. Probably the heat wave is to blame Beer is taxed in France, and the government has taken in the eight months of this year s4OO.- 900 more in beer tax than it ever col lected in any whole year in the past.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21

cases of outrages. Lewis was told by his daughter that a negro boy had made an immoral remark. She picked out the boy from a number The father led the boy into an alleys and blew out his brains. The jury was out 10 minutes, and the crowd cheered the verdict of "Not Guilty.''
 Hats of satin, caps of satin and lace, designed for the theatre, satin scarfs and statin muffs, will be seen in varying styles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
The New Laces

Fashion this favors Laces for dress garnisf- ings We are prepared with the largest assortment of the different kinds of Laces have shown
 Venise All-overs and Bands in white and cream are very prominent Oriental and Shadow Nets are shown in wonderful designs C1uny Bands and Motifs in various patterns. White and cream Drop Edgings are largely used.
 Black Laces in nets, al-overs, gallons and bands in great prouson A beautiful black Venise Al1-over 500 yard is to please the most fastidious
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-21
ED17oRaA PAGE OF THE EVENING FARMER

the lawyers in Congress are less cap-
 than those in the Supreme court.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31
Tn. Keokuk Rifles.

One N The Oldest and the most
noted Of me military organizations
that haze existed In Keokuk is the
tKeokpk R3aes," W ch was organ:z-
ri April n, 1901, when the mutterings
Of ciyii gar and rebellion were heard
IN the southland Public sentiment
yas ten1s In this locality and the
Rifee we're formed for the protection
Of the city yhis company had
total nernbergnjp Of 1G1. II was re-
cruited from time 10 time and many of
its member entered the regular army,
geTyiHg With distinction. A number
81 them roge 70 high military com
manfs In tts union service. Both the
company ard it's members had bril-
liant reeord 4 number OF years ago
through the initiative Of the late Gen
sTai ~. ". Bsisnar tiiie original roster
OF tfe Rifles vas Autographed The
original roster roll Is now In the pos
session of the Keokuk public library.
The following IL believed to be a COM
Dlete list of the members of the val
liant Rifles.
Roster Of Members.
Vim. Abbott. Samuel X. Anderson
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

BENJAMIN P. MOODY, RoIIa 0. Erd-
mann, Clarence E. Powell, James R.
Roberts, Jr., and oliver Clark
Musicians-smith Hamill, Frank o.
Barber
cooks-John J. BRASIL. Jr. Hubert
L. Evans.
Priyateg Miles w. Arnold, Howard
L. Aud. Rupert II. Belts, Byron G.
Britton, Emmett Belts, Thomas H.
Burris, VIM. e. Callahan, Donald c.
Chestnut, Ernest T. Erber, Clyde l..
Ferris, Arthur l.. Finerty, Robert t.
Hasgett, Edward E. Hawkes., Jr., VIM,
L. Hubner. John W. Heule. Chas. NJ.
Hennemann, Ralph Hueston, Frank l..
Jackson, Ralph A. Leake, Aura NJ.
Leighton. Henry F. Loewenstein,
George y. Mayer. Russell L. May.
nard, Len " Miller, Anton w. NOEL.
CT. Vim seill, Jr., Ross j. Nichols,
John Sarofn, LEO l.. schenk, Windsor
n. saaYpe. Robert ]. Smith, Charles
8. Steel, Louis Stephan, VIM A. Stice,
Clyde IS Thornton, Frank Westerhoff,
Dr. Clarence Weismann, Grover Cleve-
End Harness, John g. Robertson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

etc. In fact the national guardsman
who serves his three years enlist
ment and is faithful il attendance
and drill and studious acquires thor
oogh military training that is of SER
vice and value to him in many ways.
1t has been said that every young
man in the Unitet States should
serve at least one enlistment in the
National Guard if he has the patriotic
pride and amour patria that every
citizen is supposed and expected to
possess in this democracy. The senti-
ment that is supposed to and does
actuate the true guardsman is this:
ITO serve your country in time of war
is noble, brave and patriotic, but to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31
KE0KUK'S MILITARY ORGANIZATION
IS FINELY EQUIPPED AND DRILLED
Roster of Company L-Expects Soon to Be Housed in
Armory Of Its Own---Photograph of Detail.
Brief Sketch the Military Organizations Of Famous Old
"Keouk Rifles" and Its MembershipLater Day Company
of That Name

For all active service the men are
paid at the rate of s1.25 per day for
privates, $3.50 for corporals. SITS
for sergeants, and 50 for first serg-
eants.
The present training Of the guards
men embraces all branches of military
work and duty Besides the drilling
1t includes instruction in and acquaint-
ance with the duties Of advance
guards when on the march. guarding
of camp. hygiene, care Of health and
sanitary condition of camps; first aid
to the injured, riot duty, guarding
of public property, handling Of mobs,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

Keokuk has had a number Of mil
itary organizations within her mum
icipal existence but none, perhaps.
better equipped and more efficient
than Company L, of the Fifty-fourtb
regiment, Iowa National Guard. Its
accouterments are new and modern In
every sense and the company is well
drilled and handled by competent Of
ficers who evince a personal interest
and pride in the organization.
The Iowa guard is composed Of four
regiments of twelve companies each.
including medical department, signal
corps, etc. The National Guard Or
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

ganization is much of an improvement
upon the old militia 1t is equipped
exactly the same as the standing army
of the United States, the guardsmen
having three uniforms, shelter tents,
blankets, and all field equipment
Every man enlisted is required to
practice firing on the local range at
distances of 200, 800, 400, 500. 600,
500 and 1000 yards. Each guardsman
is required to carry canteen and
haversack containing meat can, knife,
fork and spoon, and are supposed to
be in readiness all the time for field
service and to Immediately answer any
call coming from the properly con
stituted authorities.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

the near future. The compan.r should
be extended the most generous sup
port by the community
The following is the present roster
of the company:
Roster of Company L.
Captain-Frank LeBron.
First lieutenant ". P. Sherlock.
Second lieutenant-Fred B. Smales.
First ergeant-John j. Crimmins,
Jr.
ouartermaster sergeant-Robert T.
Richardson.
sergeants-Geo. R Hartel, Louis A.
Royane, Irwin G GriTey. William o.
Burris.
corporals Edward NJ. Robertson.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-31

prepare yourself in time OF peace to
better serve in time of war is all Of
these and more"
Company L is splendidly captained
and officered and the personnel of
the rank and file is of the best ma
terial. It's esprit de corps is of the
most enthusiastic and promising char
acter. But one thing is lacking to
make the organization complete in
every sense and that is a suitable
armory to be owned by the company
A considerable amount of work has
been done along this line and the I'M
dertaking will doubtless be realized in
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24
BISHOP IROS. nfSuN
! ANSWERS SUMMONS
Bishop of Natchez Expires IN his
Sixty-FOurth Year.

r.. Rev. Bishop Heslin of tho Catho-
lie Diocese of Mississippi died at 1880
Pun. Bishop Heslin was to have con-
nrmed u class Of As at st. Mary's
Church, this city, last October, but was
prevented by illness from coming. He
was greatly beloved by people of all
creeds. His Successor will be named
by Plus \, to whom six names will be
forwarded, three to be selected by the
priests OF the Diocese aud three by the
Bishops Ii Aichblshops Of the Pre-
vince which includes the bishops o.
NaIchistoches, Dallas, Mobile, calves
ton, Little Rock aud New Orleans. ANY
PRIEST ia any of the Dioceases mentions
ed 10 eligible to tho ~Episcopate. Faith
or McNamara OF this city will attend
che funeral OF Natche z, which will he
by the AIeLbi.itptt New
Ort.ahs, assisted b. ali the bishops O..
the Province, and The priests of Missis-
sippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-02-24
A Valentine Party.

Mrs. K. L. Morsunger charminely en-
tertaIned As of her friends with a
Valentine party at her home COL Wash
ton avenue on Tuesday afternoon. The
mousse throughout was artisticaliy
decorated with 8 pre- fusion If Leafs
aud red tariton. The score cards were
OF a similar character. At tho con
clusion of the spirited progressive
euchre games a fauitless four course
luncheon was served after which
prizes We're given. Miss .Jesty a cut
glass happy. consolation fell to Mrs.
Burkhalter. Mrs. Mounger received in
a handsome black satin with lace trim
mings, assisted by Mrs. DIR. Darlington,
OF fazoo city, gowned in white satin
with chiffon trimmings.