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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
PROF O'CONNOR'S
GIFT OF ORAT0RY
WONDER OF YALE
Brilliant Young Professor to
Speak Here on Sunday
Evening

AS a mark of recognition of the re-
markable oratorical endowments of
Prof. J. F. T. O'CoAnor Of Yale Uni
versity, a delegation of about 40 of
the faculty and students Of that insti-
tuition will attend the lecture a, Polls
theatre Sunday evening. Prof. O'Con-
nor who is considered among the fore
most speakers Of the country, will
speak on "Erin's Contribution to Amer
ica". He holds the professorship of
oratory in Yale, and though he has
thrilled many large gatherings
throughout the country, he has never
before spoken publicly in Bridgeport
Included in the delegation from Yale
for whom boxes have been reserved,
are the debating teams, and a number
of fellow members Of the faculty.
Prof O'Connor is styled by Prof.
Monaghan as among the most brilliant
young men on the platform today. Yet
the speaker is not more than 25 years
of age. His call to the professorship
in Yale was the result Of his first pub
lie appearance in the East. He per-
fected his education in Yale. after he
was graduated from the North Dakota
University. But before his entrance
to Yale, he had captured many tro-
phies In various debates and oratorical
contests through the northwest.
Prof. O'Connor's comparative youth
MAKES MS DTllidHcy as an orator all
the more dazzling. He is a lawyer,
and in connection with his professor
ship is engaged in legal practice as
member of the leading law firm of his
home city.
Prof. O'Connor's active interest in
the knights of Columbus of which he
is one of the leading members in
North Dakota, has resulted in many
applications for tickets by members of
the order in this city. Tickets may
be exchanged for reserved seats at
Hartigan's pharmacy.
Prof. O'Connor comes to Bridgeport
under the auspices of ST. Patrick's
parish, and the funds realized from
his visit here will be devoted to the
new church of the progressive North
End parish. An excellent concert in
Producing several well known artists
will be presented.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
AMERICAN CITY
BUILT IN CHINA.
PROJECT OF ORIENTAL CAPITAL
lists REGARDED AS OF MUCH
SIGNIFICANCE.
nee Accustomed to Comforts
of Foreign Lands.

Washington. March 16.-United
States government reports from time
to time are bringing news of the pro-
gress Of singular enterprise in South
China, near Hong Kong. This is
nothing less than the construction OK
a complete model city, after the plans
of an American city, with wide streets
electric light, gas, water works, sew
ers street cars and even a board OF
aldermen designed to be as rotten as
any, of course.
A number of Chinese capitalists
took up the matter several years ago
and commenced the construction of the
place in 1909. Their primary idea
was that they would make it home
for Chinese who had made their for
tunes in foreign lands and had be-
come accustomed to modern comforts.
OF these many are returning to Chi
ma, AMI it has been noted that soon
after they get home it Is almost In
variacay true that they get very tired
tired Of the Chinese method Of living.
AS they have the money it occurred
to the native capitalists that they
would build place for these new ma
hobs to live provided they were will
ing to pay the price.
The new city is called Heungchow.
It is located on the bay Of Vehli,
to the westward of Hong Kong.
A large number of buildings had
been erected, when suddenly Ques-
ton arose as to the attitude of the
general government of China toward
the innovation. This appears to have
crippled the credit of the promoters,
and work on the more costly improve
ments stopped. 1t has been intimate
ed in some of the reports that there
is a nice little Chinese hold-up in the
situation, and that as soon as the en-
terprise has paid a trif1e of royalty
in the direction of Pekin, the general
government will not further question
the project.
1t is the intention Of the people be-
hind the new city to make it an open
and free port, like Hong Kong and
Shanghai, only it will be purely Chi
nese and not partly foreign as those
cities are. This plan, If carried out
successfully, will make the place a
commercial center of such magnitude
as to interfere with the prosperity Of
Hong Kong. American government
officials consider 1t Of the highest sig
nificance that the idea of such a city
should have entered the heads Of the
Chinese at all; and they predict large
results from 1t, If this place proves
financial success. It will mean vir-
tually the beginning of the end Of
the present native style Of living in
China. it is believed and the general
adoption Of sanitary ideas now strange
to most of the natives. MILLER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
STATE INSURANCE
Is NECESSARY TO
COMPENSATION ACT

Declaring that no adequate Work
mems compensation act is possible In
Connecticut without state insurance,
or mutual insurance supervised by the
state, George Waldo Jr., a local news
paperman outlined to the Mems
league of the Park Street Congrega-
tional church the salient features of
the Workmen's compensation and
Employers liability bills now. before
the Connecticut legislature.
Mr. Waldo attributed the fact that
America Is q quarter of a century be-
hind Europe in this matter, to the
fact that neither the United States
government nor the various state gov
ernments have made a consistent,
thorough collection of the statistics
Of Industrial accidents, and for that
reason America has been slow in res.-
liking the pressing need of adequate
legislation to protect the vast army
of injured workmen, and the fami-
lies of the thousands Of slain. Europe
on the other hand. tabulated these
accidents with scientific accuracy and
the result was Workmen's compensa-
ton Every country in Europe
even including Russia-now has an
adequate Compensation act with the
exception of Portugal, Bulgaria and
the, Balkan states.
Mr.. Waldo showed that in Ger
many. the system Of Workmen's COM
pensation has been in operation for
81 years, that 1T now involves an an
nual payment of s52,000,000 a year
in premiums; yet during all the time
It has been in effect not enc single
If: nor has a single proposition to
curtail 1t, or to go back to the old
system of Employers liability, been
considered. On the contrary the
scope of the act has constantly been
extended and its provisions made
Out of the s52,eoo.ooo annually en-
tailed by the act, Mr.. Waldo showed
that about 100000 goes for admin
istrative expenses, and the remaining
s4s.eoo.o0o goes directly into the
hands of the injured workmen or
their families
He contrasted this with the show
ing Of the nine principal liability in
surance companies In the state of
New York during 1908. These COM
bflity insurance. Of this sum they
paid 100000 to injured workmen.
And the workmen didn't get this, but
had to split 1t again with their law
yers-
The speaker said that under a
proper system of workmen's COM
pensation in this state, whereby the
insurance company and the lawyer is
eliminated. the expense OF admins
tration could be 80 greatly reduced
that the injured workmen would re-
ceive far greater payments, without
any delay whatsoever. and on the
other hand the employers would find
the system scarcely more costly than
the present one of employers liza
biiity.
To bring this about, a system of
state insurance is necessary, said the
speaker. He showed that the manu-
lecturers of Connecticut have realiz-
ed this. They favor system Of
mutual insurance. This under state
enforcement. would practically be
state Insurance. All classes-except
the old line insurance companies
are agreed that state insurance, or
mutual insurance enforced by the
state-are the only solutions of the
difficulty.
The two principal bills on this sub
ject before the Judiciary and Labor
committee-the Hillquit bill intro
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
Fairfield County News.
Planting of Peas.


George R. Osborne, Of Bethel, who
makes a business Of market garden
ing, plowed about a quarter Of an
acre of ground Tuesday, which he
sowed with peas. For years he has
made it practice to start his crop
of early peas before st. Patrick's
Day and sometimes 1t has been pos
sible to break ground in February.
Laborer Found Dead
James Genovese, an Italian laborer
employed in the day shift Of the New
Haven road at the Cos Cob power
house, was found dead Wednesday
power house wall, one Of his hands on
a handle controlling an electric ma
chine. It is not know whether his
death was caused by electricity or
heart failure.
Extension to Cranbury.
AS result of the efforts of the
Board of Trade of Norwalk in regard
to getting the Connecticut Company
to extend its lines to Cranbury, Vice
President Calvert Townley, Of New
Haven, has Immediately taken the
quested superintendent Caffrey of
South Norwalk, to investigate the
matter with the view of ascertaining
whether the conditions warrant such
an extension.
Electricity Destroying Bridge.
That the east iron support of the
Westport draw bridge has been get
ting weak has been long known.
Frank Huck, the town janitor. had to
supply wooden supports in some cases,
where the iron had given away. Re
Gently he has taken large pieces of
twisted iron from the eastern sup
port. These pieces appear as if they
had Been subjected to great heat
The cause of the weakening of the
iron is saideto be loose connection
that allows the electricity when pass
ing through the trolley rails to pass
through the iron supports also and
many times pieces of it are melted
and separated from the solid mass
The trouble never has been remedied,
even though attempts have been made
along this line. If conditions con-
tinue as they are at present, it means
that in short time all the iron work
Of the bridge will, be weakened to such
an extent that the question will have
assumed dangerous proportions. Frank
Huck states that while working around
the bridge he has occasionally gotten
quite severe shocks
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Have You Seen the New Spring Styles
AT Caesar Misch, Inc?

This Is getting to be common
question among women who are on
the lookout-and what woman is not
for the leading fashions of the new
season, and SO we'll have they been
served in the past that without a
thought of going elsewhere, they look
to Caesar Misch, Inc, to show them
what is best and correct. OF course
what is being shown now is merely
an indication Of what Is to come. but
new stocks are. arriving from the lead
ing New York manufacturers daily, so
that the woman who wants to be in
close touch with what is going to be
worn this spring will take pleasure in
visiting this store several times a
week, and she may be assured that
Caesar Miseh, Inc, will take pleasure
in showing her. The same applies to
men, who will find as snappy a lot
Of clothing as is to be seen in any
store in the country, now on exhibit
ton. The colors are mostly gray in
lures. In addition to looking, many
people are now purchasing, for cheer
full credit enables anyone to buy what
Is needed now, to be worn on the first
warm day, and then take their time in
paying for it, so that they will in no
way be inconvenienced by paying cash
in a lump sum.
Bridgeport Public Market.
Fresh shoulders. cut from small pigs,
regular family size. Fresh pork. small
lean loins. F'ricassee chickens, choice
young chickens. Rib roas,s of beef,
pot roasts Of beef, Squire's' sugar
cured bacon. plate corned beef, corned
rump butts, homeless hams. sugar
cured. Fancy roasting chickens, five
pound average, just large enough for
your Sunday dinner. Fancy Long
Island ducks, native and western tur-
keys. You will find our vegetable de-
partment well supplied with all the
native and dollhouse specialties: Bos-
ton lettuce, green and wax beans,
escarole, chickory, mushrooms. and ro-
name, caulif1ower, egg plant, oyster
plant, Strawberries, French endive,
celery and new asparagus. fancy cook
ing and eating apples. ETC. Grocery
specials: Granulated sugar. Argo lump
starch, Borden's evaporated milk
cream of wheat. oak brand asparagus,
Del Monte asparagus tips, French
olive oil (Beaumarchand brandt dog
biscuit, Lafayette salad oil, shredded
cocoanut, Log Cabin syrup Fresh
tub butter, good value, sharp cream
cheese. Fancy buck shad Bridge
port Public Market and Branch. State
and Bank streets, East Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
> MICHIGAN ECONOMIES.

The Mohican store is the center of
interest for Bridgeport shoppers on
Saturdays. This big store is crowded
with customers from early morn till
closing time. They are people look
pastries, fruits, nuts, and a thousand
and one of the necessaries of life,
and they have learned that Mohican
stores deliver the goods" Last week
Elgin creamery butter at specia I
prices attracted largely. This week
every item advertised is a special price
quotation and a full value product
the satisfaction giving kind which
has Mohican stores a great success.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17

duced through the Bridgeport confer.
ence, and the Fisher bill introduced
by Mayor Fisher of Middletown, pro-
vide for state insurance.
Mr.. Waldo strongly outlined the
objections against the Employers liza
bility system. At the conclusion of
his address, the league engaged in an
interesting discussion Of the subject.
taking up examples OF the possible
working of compensation act in
Bridgeport. Practically all agreed
that ans adequate comp ensation act Is
the most equitable solution of the
vexed question of industrial accidents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
REGULATING oPToMETRY.

A bill to reeulate the practice of
optometry, which means the art of
measuring visual capacity, the bill
providing for board of examiners,
met with a lot OF opposition Yesterday
before the committee on public health
and safety. those who spoke in oppo-
sition including DIR. E. J. Mcknight
and States Attorney Hugh M. AIcorn,
who represented the Connecticut State
Medical Society. r. o. Wells. rep
resenting the manufacturing opticians,
was also present. but did not speak
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
BIG CUT COMING IN
ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS

Washington, March 17-As the first
direct result of the governments anti
trust suit against the so-called 'elec-
rric lamp trust, the department Of
justice has received limitations that
the prices Of all electric light bulbs
win be reduced 33 La per cent. all over
the United States.
BY such a cut in present prices, per-
sons who buy the electric lamps will
save more than 81, 000, coo a year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
TOMORROW LAST DAY

Of the fifteenth anniversary and en-
largement sale of Geo. B. Clark &
Company, Broad street, opposite post
office. A fine line of furniture for
you to select from at very low prices.
Remember that the sale ends tomor-
row night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17
LIVE STOCK MARKET

New York, March 16-Good steers
sold at 1925 a s6.46 per 100 lbs; oxen
at 81 q $3.50; bulls at "a q S. cows
at $2.10 a s4.75; one choice fat heavy
cow at 1910. Dressed beef IA q
10 1-2c. for native sides. Common to
choice veals sold at S. q $40 per 10t
lbs; culls at SIS a. $3.50. Dressed calves
II a s15c: for city dressed veals and
a Il 1-2c for country dressed. Com
mon to good sheap (ewes) sold at 81
a s4.75 per 100 lbs; fair to choice
lambs at $3.50 q s7.15; and bunch of
clipped lambs at 1925; yearlings at
$5.75 q Sc. Dressed mutton Z q Sc;
dressed lambs at 10 q lie; with hog
dressed lambs at II 1-2c; country
dressed dollhouse lambs at So a s6 per
carcass. Good heavy to light hogs
s7.4O a SITS per 100 lbs; pigs at s775.
country dressed hogs z a 10c; rough
country dressed hogs IL a &c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-17

There are over 40 600 foreigners in
Portugal, including some 1000 English
people. The total population at the
last census $4,000 was 5,423 600, just a
little over the population of London,
which was estimated in the middle of
1909 at 1888 $685.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-03
Public Sale
of valuable
Personal Property

/ will sell at public auction at my
home, on the Weaver farm about IL
miles North Of Martinsburg on Dry
Run, on
Friday, NOV. 10, 1911,
beginning at 10 o'clock A. NJ. the fol
lowing per- onal property to-wit:
7 Head Horses and Colts
Mare coming ears, work anywhere
AHched, in foal by Belgian horse; colt
coming 8 years Belgian mare colt
coming years old; colts coming
years old; mare colt aud one gelding.
&c Head Cattle
milk cows OF which will be fresh in
December; lead Of young cattle con :
sisting Of steers and heifers, 6 head of
Jersey yearling-, > hefers and 4 bulls
% Head of Hog
Brood sow, 10 rat hogs, viii weigh
about 200 To- eaeb the balance thrifty
shoats viii weigh aouut so los each.
3 Large bronze Turkeys
. fine hens and ena go6hler
Large Let Of Iron,
Terms.
A credit Of H. months will he olyea
on all sums OF $40 audo over, purchaser
TO give his EofcWlth approves security
negotiable and payable at The OH Ma
tlohai Bank with interest FROM date,
but If paid at maturity interest remit
tea. Under $40 cash. No properly to
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-03

We have installed the
"Winchestec Phone
We have both now. Use
them often.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-03
Styles
~Mloays
Nl0esf
Superb Stock Ladies Suits Now Ready For You

Made good it is possible to make them. The best
stock is large and varied you be pleased
have all the odd szeshe half Sizes and you can be fit
here to select FROM any price you want to pay $3.50
COATS 1t makes difference what you want to pay
any where lsegood long, upodate coats from $5O up
Coats Black with large collar at $3.50 worth $1,000 fine
dressy at $3.50
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-11-03

1 will sell at public auction at my
home, on the Weaver farm about IL
miles North of Martinsburg on Dry
Run, ON
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
SELECT CULLINCS
A Pistol That Stupefies.

We welcome the thoughtful German
inventor who is offering the Berlin po-
lice the sort of pistol we all require.
1t is filed not with powder and shot.
but with combination of chemicals.
1t does not kill-for good or ill-but
only for ten minutes. You fire at your
man, and, though you do him no per-
manent injury, be is at your mercy long
enough to enable the weakest woman
to tie his legs together with her hand
lest bit of raiment and run away or
call for help. But on second thougfT
we fear this weapon might get into
the wrong hands unless careful pre-
cautions were taken. On the right side
IL would be invaluable as a protection
of the just against the unjust, But it
is possible that the unjust might find
it useful aid to highway robbery and
burglary without the risk of the cap
ital charge. The demisemilethal pis-
tol should be issued only under the
recommendation of two magistrates
and three clergymen, with references to
solicitor and banker.-Westm Ga
Zette.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
CONTRIBUTED
TO THE PRO CAUSE
Colonel GeorgeW. Breckenridge
So Testifies.
WOULD HAVE GIVEN MORE
Says Prominent Citizen OF San
Antonio If by So Doing II Would
Have Brought About the Success
Of Statewide Prohibition.

Colonel George w. Breckenridge
of San Antonio testified before house
investigation committee, He told OF
contributions he made at San Anto-
nio to the prohibition cause, and in
dictated that he would have contribut-
ed considerably more II he thought it
would have resulted in statewide pro-
hibition.
In the Fifty-sixth district court at
Galveston Judge Street handed down
a decision in the case Of the applica-
ton of B. Adoue and Walter Gres-
ham for a writ of habeas corpus
against the summons of the senate in.
vestigating committee in which the
court held full legal powers are pos
sessed by the committee and REALTORS
accordingly remanded. The REALTORS
had previously sought to disregard
the summons to go to Austin and tes-
tify before the senate committee inves-
tiga.ing the recent prohibition cleo
ton.
Nineteen additional subjects we're on
Saturday submitted by the governor
to the house, nearly all OF local ma
ture. Amendments to the charters OF
Galveston, Longview and Sherman
we're recommended. The senate was
not in session.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
SAVIOR'S SECOND COMING
Occurs Next Year. Says Paper
Filed at Dallas.

An unusual document was fled for
record In the county clerks Office at
Dallas, in which the. second coming
of Christ is 'fforetold. The predic-
ton is made that the Saxior will APP
pear on earth some time before the end
of the year 1912. The document was
signed and sealed by Ii. L. Burnette
and John Taylor and was dated from
the city of Zion, state of Illinois, and
when the men entered the county
clerks Office with the unusual paper
quite sensation was created. Says
the document:
Be 1t known unto Judah and unto
Israel and unto ali the world: Before
the close of the year of onr Lord,
nineteen hundred and twelve, Jesus
the Christ, the Son of God, who was
conceived OF the Holy Spirit and born
of a virgin, who was crucified and
was raised from the tomb and for
nearly nineteen centuries has been
onr beloved advocate. at the right
hand of God our Heavenly Father.
Will come forth from the eternal
throne once again to teach and to
preach the gospel of healing, holy
living and salvation to every creature
and to heal the sick of every disease
and every affliction.
Jesus will appear in bodily form
first to eight men, one a high priest,
whom God will ordain for the occa-
sion, and seven men, to whom he wilE
have committed the important prelimi-
nary work of the restoration of Israel
and. Judah.
Forty five days later the Messiah of
Israel shall be declared unto the world
by the high priest chosen OF God, even
as the Christ was declared unto Israel
by John the Baptist at the Jordan,
nearly nineteen centuries ago
The Christ will be revealed in the
city of Zion, built by God and fore
told by Elijah as a preparation of the
way unto all who shall await his Sec
ond coming. Even as 1t is written: IT
will remove the iniquity of that land
in one day" So the people of Zion
who were prepared of God to receive
the Christ and who remain true to the
holy covenant in these 1900 days of
sitting seall behold their city rise
again in new glory of Righteousness
and prosperity. The power of the
Assyrian shall come to naught at the
manifestation of Gods word, In that
day shall the false shepherds be cut
off end Eye shall invite every man
and his neighbor under the vine and
fig tree. "
In witness whereof we have here
with set our hands and eals this first
day of August, 1909.
Ell. T. BURNETTE.
JOHN TAYLOR.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-22
Judicial Sale.

NO. 1879 In the First Judicial Dis
trict court of Caddo Parish, La:
Succession of William Sims.
BY virtue Of commission TO sell,
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court OF Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled cause, will
offer for sale at public auction for
cash according to law, at the princi-
pal front door of the court house of
caddo Parish, Louisiana. during the
legal hours for sales, on
SATURDAY, SEPT. Q, 1911,
Lot 10, block 3, i0-acre lot 35 of the
city Of Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon; and an undi-
vided one-half interest in lots 20 and
so, i0-acre lot Z Aliendale Subdivis-
ion of the City Of Shreveport, Gaddo
Parish, Louisiana; lot I, block 2 OF
the Talbot & Perrin Subdivision of
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La, less
30 feet off of said lot I lying next to
lot s. block 2, said subdivision, sold
to Dick Thompson by William Sims
April 20, 1909. as per act recorded in
conveyance book 40, page 1854. of the
conveyances Of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, with all the buildings and inn
pIovements thereon. Said property
10 be sold for cash according to law
as belonging to above succession for
the purpose of paying debts.
J. p. FL0URNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Ofllcio Auctioneer
Caucasian, August 3, 1911.