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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
Governor Hoke Smith Enters Glidden Tour
|Heorgia $ 5 Chief ! Executive | Will Invite Governors of
 Ten States to Be His Guests
Good Roads Paramount, He Says = Believes National Touring Competition Win Give Highway Develop ment Great Impetus.

Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia has made entry of a 36 horsepower Max Eeu car in the Glidden Tour to be held in October and will ride over bvery foot of the 1869 miles from New York to Jacksonville, Fla. MT. Bmith will be the first governor or public official to participate in an automobile contest and he will un- boubtedly be the most distin guished entrant in the tour. It is not on rec ord that any contest ever received tuch recognition and the importance bf his entry is indicated by plans which hold much promise for the au- tomobile industry and for highway de- felopment.
 Disre garding the precedent or the custom of high government officers to hold aloof from events of this charac- ker and recognizing that the good roads movement of the south, as well as the automobile industry, is a mat Ter worthy of gubernatorial interest. Gov ernor Smith quickly made his en- try when he found that it would be possible for him to participate. He Expressed the belief that the road elfiIding movement is almost para mount at the present time
 Furthermore he will invite the Gov ernor of each Eate through which the tour passes to~ eMhls guest on the trip, riding from one state boundary to the other With ten Eastern and Southern states in the territory to be traversed and several of the Cover nora practically certain of accepting the. invitation, the Glidden Tour takes or a new and more important charac- ter. Needless to say such a gathering cll hardly do otherwise than at tract other men who are big in pub aic affairs and particularly interested in the promotion of national high veys
 Governor Smiths Maxwell was tend cred to the Governor by Benjamin T-iscoe. president of the United States Motor Company, through Major John S. Cohen of the Atlanta Journal, who has always been consicuous advo- Nate of good roads
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
Observer Jennings Expects Clearing
 Weather Tomorrow
Four Inches of Rainfall Since
 Last Thursday, He Says

Weather Observer William Jennings who does not lay claim to being a weather prophet but whose dope on meteorological conditions is always re- llable-took a few friends into his con- fdence today and made a prediction. Tomorrow will be clear!
 Observer Jennings as a rule makes no predictions, but the stress of such a Spe l Of weather led his friends to make unusually urgent pleas for in side information as to the plans of MT. J. Pluvius. Mir. Jennings has a close line of communication with the rain-god, and what he says may be taken as reasonably reassuring.
 MT. Jennings said that up to 7:30 this morning the total rainfall for August was AT inches Of this, 3.78 inches fell since last Thursday. This is the heaviest rainfall we have had this year. Up to noon the rainfall for the week ending today was about 4 inches -r
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
"NATHAN, THE WISE"
Special Admiration of Him by Sena-
 tor Owen of Oklahoma

Washington, Aug. 31-On the desk of Senator Robert l.. Owen, of Oklahoma, in the Senate Office building, is a statuette that excites the interest and admiration of many visitors. Asked to tell the story of the artistic crea- tion, Senator Owen said:
 '~The statlnette is of Nathan the Wise. It is piece of pure Cararra marble. bought it, not only because it is an exquisite work of art, but be- cause of my admiration of the story of Nathan the Wise. The story, as I remember it, and I have not heard it for many years, is substantially as follows:
 "Saladin was the Sultan of Assyria, noted for the noblest qualities of chiv- airy, greatness of soul, piety, justice and moderation. He caused the aphil- osophers of the three great religions to appear before him and when they had argued the case of the Christian, Mohammedan and Buddist religions, Saladin was confused, and he called on Nathan the Wise to explain to him the true religion"
 Nathan replied with a story of a famous emperor who had lived long before When he was about to die the emperor called in, separately, his three beloved sons. Each of them prayed, as a parting gift, a magic ring, worn by the emperor, which had the wonderful quality of making it's possessor beloved by his fellow-men It gave happiness, peace and prosper ity.
 The emperor promised the ring to each of the sons. Being troubled in mind he caused his skilled jeweler to make two exact duplicates. Having confused the rings, he gave one to each of the sons, "admonishing each to keep it as a profound secret, dis closing to no one that he possessed the ring" Nathan's story concluded:
 "A year after the emperor died. the brothers assem bled in annual reunion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
THE MAINE WRECK
Stern of Vessel May Be Raised and
 Brought Here for Exhibition

Havana, Aug. 31-The work on the wreck of the Maine has not yet gone beyond the experimental stage, if one studtes closely the different tacks be- Ing taken to Carry out the plan of fhe cofferedarff and to raise the wreck pr tl1atspzrfsof it -Hi1achewas not dam hged by the explosion. While the general plan of building a cofferdan Around the wreck and pumping out the water and mud has been gener- billy followed, the minor details. such hs making the cofferdam tight and ktro1g. and able to withstand the out side prfssufe54 the wateE have been proven greater than the average per bon will imagine.
 En the first place. many of the cir cufar water caSsionS forming the cof- herdams were very badly driven. One rave way entirely before pumping was Started These steel slabs of piling &r-e 75 feet long, The water about the wreck is about 35 feet deep. The soft slime and rnu4 Is 10 or 15 feet more. Snd this leaves but 25 feet of the piles Au firmer clay and hardpan at the bottom of the harbor.x As the water Ms pumped lower ir the cofferdam the Dregsure from the outside increased, And as the pressure on the caissons Increased the circular affairs gave in, Itaitipg an oysls form to slight @ ex- clearly shown by the test lines set. Nhls trouble the engineers tried to jObvfate by dumping rock on the top ipf the caissons and against the inside Malfs of the cofferdam. The water bumped down to the IS it level. show I'd the weakness of the cofferdam and with the rock dumped inside made the work of pumping out more mud dan- gerous.
 The engineers ,may be< able to take out few feet more, but they will
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
COLONIAL BALL ROOM OPENING.

Marking the beginning of the 11th season of Prof. Guilty, the we'll known and highly successful dancing master, the Colonial ball room, the most elegant public dancing place in the state, will be formally opened to- morrow night. On this occasion there will be music by the Colonial orchestra and dancing until midnight Next week Prof. Guilty will start his private dancing lessons, but will not begin the formation of dancing class es until the first week in October. Well deserved success has rewarded his efforts ir teaching dancing to the general public and each season has been more successful than it's pre- decessor. Thus all indications point to more pupils than ever during the coming winter who will take instruc- ton in dancing from him. Tomor- row night the Colonial will doubtless contain merry crowd as people are always anxious to have the pleasure of dancing there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
SPYING NOW A CRIME
Many Instances of Attempts to Secure
 Plans of Notifications

Washington, Aug. 31-Despfte fhe recent passage of a law making spy ing on the United States military res ervations criminal offense with heavy punishment in time of peace. ft is still easy for foreign governments fenses of the United States, in the opinion of officers of the General Staff of the Army.
 Though visitors are not permitted fo take cameras into fortified places maintained by the United States. the officers declare it is an easy matter for any man, familiar with coast de- lenses. to visit a fort and wfthout taking a written note, to gather enough material in half an hour fo enable him to chart completely the position of the guns, their number, size. range and effectiveness T1ere is no way of making this in1pcss5b4e without sealing up all the forts which is of course obviously impossible.
 Despite this, however, there havs been many instances of deliberate ac- tempts at spying which seem fo jus tify the passage of the recent law One example occurred in New York. where a man arrested for a mirror o<- fense was found to have trunk f1lee with military maps and information which convinced army officers he was in the pay of foreign government
 Less than a year ago, an enlisted man in the Philippines, who was used as the official photographer for tns army in the islands, was offered Gz5.- 900 for set of photographs of the defenses of Corregidor Island. The defenses at this place are the most modern and the most elaborate Of any ever constructed by this country, and especial precautions have been taken to keep the details secret The en- listed man pretended to accept the of- fer, and thus led the woufd-be pur- chasers of American military secrets into trap.S They were caught. but by habeas corpus proceedings, as fhe incident occurred before the new law was enacted, were able to escape
 A waiter in Seattle, not long ago. was found to be foreign officer f7 disguise, while an American an1bss- sacor in foreign country notified the State Department a few months ago that a certain captain of a foreign army had been detailed to spend three years in the United States. making secret studies of our defenses
 The most startling instance was when an Englishman picked up a small package on the streets Of Cal cutta, and discovered that 1t containsd blueprints showing every detail of the Qualifications at Corregfdor. No cfus was ever found to the identity of the man who had lost them, and the War Department Is still in complete iznor- ance as to how the prints were of- tained
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31

and each disclosed to the other that he had the magic ring. As good brothers should do, they then agreed that whoever showed by his life that he was virtuous, honorable and kind to his fellow men, and was beloved by his fellow men, he it was who had rhe magic ring.
 'F'And so, Saladin, said Nathan tfe Wise, you may determine between those great philosophers Whoever shows by his life that he is virtuos1s, honorable and kind to his fellow man and is beloved by his fellow man, hs has a right to claim that he has the true religion
 Tt was this story which induced me to buy the statuette of Nathan the Wise"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
HANDMADE COMPILATIONS.

Washington, Aug. S1-The very latest in hand made complexions comes in a disclosure of the secret of the Angoche women in South Africa, by U. S. Consul J. o. Spence, stationed at Lour- engo, Marquez.
 Tn order that American women may have the benefit of his discovery Spence has forwarded to the consular bureau samples of the African wood and the grinding stone by the use of which is produced the powder utilized in the making of the face paste of the Angoehe bellies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
THREATENED
 WITH TYPHOID FEVER
(special from United Press. 1,

tSDec1al rom Un1teQ PTeSS-1
 Thomaston, Aug. 31.-The local health authorities took prompt steps. today, to escape danger of typhoid epidemic due to a case of fully de- veloped fever discovered on the wa tershed for the new reservoir. Rob- ert Hartman, a laborer, Is the fever victim. He was rushed to St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, yesterday, in an effort to save his life. At the hos pital, today, his condition was report ed critical.
 Two years ago, a similar case caus- ed considera ble excitement and sev- eral camps were burned to avoid danger of an epidemic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31

There is joy in the household of MT. and Mrs. Thomas J. Scott at Ss0 Main street, and a proud pop is wearing a continuously happy smile. Tuesday ev- ening old Doc Stork knocked at No. SSO and left daughter weighing dozen pounds, Mrs. Scott and daughter are doing nicely, thank you,' replies the gleesome father to all inquiries today. The pop is the embalmer with Cullinan & Mullins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
FATHER THE
 IS SON OF A 18TH SON.


Especial from United Press. )fe
 Marine City, Mich., Aug 31.-"I must admit that maybe the number 13 has been the cause of much sor- row to my brother, Henry Clay Beat tie, Sr.-" said Robert M. Beattie ?, and uncle of the Virginia youth now on trial for the murder of his wife, today. H &-A &
 Henry, Sr., was the 18th child in a family of 13,'' he added. "The number 13 also has appeared in his life in many ways but no tragedy has befallen hin. until now.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
BARON TORKoMIAN IS
 CHARGED. WITH UsURY.
fsneciaI from United Press.] ]

Especial from United Prers.)
 Waterbury, Aug. 31.--Charsed win ursury. Baron Torkomian, proTni- nent real estate dealer of this city. was arrested, today, and released in nominal bail for a hearing, tomo-- row. The complainant i s Antonio Pannone who claims that he bor- rowed S700 about six months ago ard was compelled to pay back s312 f1 three months or rate of 64 per cent. interest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
THE PRETTIEST FACE

and the most beautiful hands are of. ten disfigured by an unsightly waFt It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. for sale only at The Cyrus Pharmacy. 253 Fairfield avenue and 1S6 Cannon St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
THEFT OF MONA LISA
 CAUSES A DISMISSAL

Paris, Aug. 31.-Because of the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre, the Cabinet, today, directed the dismissal of M. Homolle. director of the National Museum, who has been charged with negligence in guarding the art treasures.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
THE FARMER FOR yACArIoNERs

Readers of "The Farmer leaving the city for the season. mountains or rural resorts, or for Europe, can have 1t sent direct to them by mail for any period desired-days, weeks or months Addresses may be chang ed as often as desired.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
ENGINEERS
Especial from United Pr

(SpeclaI ffOfn J nILed PTe33-J
 Port Arthur, Ont, Aug. 31.-Word reached here, today, of the drowning in Lake Helen, New Ontario. of tfrrs engineers of the Canadian Northern Railway. They are divisional en- gineer R. H. Mccoy, of Spokane. C. H. Nelson and - Drumrnons The latter two were from the United States but their home address is un- known.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
ALGONQUIN CLUE CHANGES

ALGONQUIN CLUB CHANGES
 At a meeting of the Algonquin club last evening the report of the special committee on Improvements and alter ations, which was outlined in the Far mer, was accepted and it was decided to institute immediate steps to carry out the plans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
.sTAFT GAVE REASONS
 BUT NO EXCUSE IS
 w. J. BRYAN'S COMMENT.
fSnacia1 from IInited Press

Lima, O., Aug. 31.-'The President in his Hamilton address, gave reasons, but no excuse" said William J. Bryan, here, today. Bryan refused to discuss politics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
CIEANEAsX. THE REST HAND

Guaranteed not to in1ure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish, Rust Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cents Manufactured by Wm. R. Winn. s44 Stratfcrd Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31

: London.-A young Italian walked from Rome to London in 27 days 10
 deliver message of greeting to the Lord Mayor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Miss Katherine McNally and her niece, Miss Kathleen from Stamford, are visiting with their cousins, Mi >. J. M. Griffin and Mrs. R. J. Reilly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31

Rome.-That Italians are becoming frugal is indicated oy their savings deposits, which have increased in 10 years from s4o0,0o0,000 to $1,000.- 100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31

M1llville.-Washed overheard from schooner in Chesapeake Bay, 20 years ago, and mourned as dead, George W. Hawkins has returned here to claim the estate of his moth CT and sister.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31

] St. Louis.-Unable to get to the Warren F. Urst, a. hay fever patient. spent a half hour each day in a. brewery cooling room and was cured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31
UNIONS FORMING FEDERATION
(Special from Tinted Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 Milwaukee, Aug. 31.-Officials of the Federated Trades Council admit ted, today, that a system federation of the shop employees on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad, :s almost completed and that, as soon as the Federation is well under way, the shopmen will join in demanding that the officials of the road recog- ntze the federation instead of the in- dividual unions as at present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31

Edward A. Drew of 1O9 Fairview avenue, is spending his two weeks vacation at Pittsfeld, Mass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-31

Miss Julia Haux of Grand street has returned from a Very pleasant trip to Lake Sebago. Maine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-04-20
MILL STARTS UP
Grinding of Flour Begins and Pro-
duct is Put on the LO-
Cal Market

The starting of the 300 barrel Hour
mill of the Central Minnesota Power
& Milling Company, as mentioned in
the last issue of The Herald, is re-
garded as an excellent thing for Sank
Centre. The mill is now grinding
wheat right along and the celebrated
s'Gem" brand of -four is being turned
out regularly. Every local grocer
now has this flour on sale and the pro-
duct is bound to meet with great pub
lie favor. The Herald looked the mill
over Tuesday morning and found
things running in shipshape order.
The product is just as fine flour as
was ever manufactured. 1t is white
and beautiful, and housewives look
ing for flour that will make excellent
bread will not have to go far from
home to get it. There seems to be a
general disposition to encourage the
mill by buying literally of its pro
duct, thus patronizing a home in
dustry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-04-20
| SWELL NUMBER
Such Was the Sank Centre Her.
AIDS Easter Editiea
MANY COMPLIMENT II.
fssse Of Aprh 6, Filled With live
Advertisements, Artistically
Set. q Mummee

The Herald's Easter number, is
sued Thursday April 6, a twelve page
paper with illuminated cover and
containing nine pages of advertising
all but half page of which was local
advertising, ELECTED much favorable
comment. It's easily the best paper
in the line Of placing before the pub
lie the offerings of Sank Centre mer-
Ichants, which has ever been printed
in this live little city. The publisher
has been the recipient of numerous
compliments on the sheet and the en-
terprise which made it possible. Lo-
cal people have said many kind words,
and the publishers of other papers
have printed nice things about it..
Here are some of the comments clip
ped from The Herald's exhanges:
The Sank Centre Herald issued a
a very handsome Easter number last
week. Long Prairie Leader.
The enterprising Sank Centre Her.
aid issued a handsome Easter number
last week that was most literally pa
tronized by Sank Centre business
houses, who are beginning to realize
the value of printers ink as trade
getter. Osakis Review.
The Sank Centre Herald comes to
our table this week in the form of a
very handsome Easter edition, with
Autograph cover all printed on white
book paper, and filled with ads. This
is enterprise that appeals to the resi-
dents of a city. st. Cloud Times.
The Saak Centre Herald appeared
last week with handsome Easter
cover and we are pleased TO note that
its advertising columns were literally
patronized. Bro. Welles issues one of
the really live papers in this section
and the business men of that city
should show their appreciation of the
fact by using that splendid medium
more literally to build up their trade.
Foley Independent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-04-20
PICKS fine PLUM
Sank Centre Firm Pulls Down
Some Juicy Fruit
GETS II FROM STATE
Milling Company Secures Five Year
Contract to Furnish Power
for Girls School

The Central Minnesota Power and
Milling Company has just closed a
five year contract with the state of
Minnesota to furnish electric lights
and power for the Minnesota Home
School for Girls. The work of con-
struction will begin at once and the
line will be completed at an early
date.
The contract calls for the construc-
tion of pole line from the Milling
Company's mill out Main street to
the grounds of the state institution,
thence to each of the four cottages
now in the process of construction.
AS additional buildings are erected
the Mill Company will be required,
under its contract, to extend these
pole lines to those buildings The
contract calls for minimum current;
there is no maximum mentioned. In
other words the amount of power
which the Mill Company will be called
upon to furnish will depend simply
upon the amount the state desires to
use over and above the minimum
figure.
All the buildings are to be lighted
and such power as is desired for other
purposes than lighting is to be furn-
ished by the Mill Company under it's
contract with the state.
Under this contract the Mill Com
pany will be required to furnish day
current for lighting purposes on dark
days. Inasmuch as the state has let
the contract for tern Of Ave years,
it is not improbable that at the end
of that time it will renew the con-
tract with the Mill Company instead
OF erecting power plant of its own.
S. T. Merryman, secretary and man
ager of the Mill Company. stated to
The Herald Tuesday that just as soon
as he could secure poles the work of
building the line will begin. Before
the end of the present week, there
fore, the work is likely to be under
way.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-04-20
POULTRY RAISING
Well Known Sank Centre Citizen
to Embark ia This Pay
ing Industry

Poultry raising is generally consid-
cred paying industry. 1t attracts
many people and if managed right
gives good returns for the money in
vested. Just now a well known ofiici-.
al of the City of Sank Centre is maxi
ing a start along this line. He has
secured fine rooster as beginning
and the bird feels SO good over it he
spends some time every morning
Growing because his owner was re-
Gently elected city attorney of the
City Of Sank Centre. Further de-
velopments are eagerly awaited BY
the neighbors.