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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
LONDON TO INDIA AIR RACE.
Journey Of 4,aoo Miles Planned Across
Europe and Asia.

europe aho Asia.
An aeroplane flight from England to
India Is now under consideration, and
there is every prospect Of the project
taking definite shape before the end OF
the year The distance along the pro-
posed route is 4,SO0 miles, and 1t is
estimated that each days stage could
be set at 400 miles, so that the great
journey could be completed In twelve
days, weather and other circum-
stances permitting.
In India the proposal Is being sup
ported by a number Of native princes,
Including the maharajahs of Jodhour
and Bekanir, who have intimated their
willingness to give prizes of 1900 ru-
pees 5000 and 400 rupees tS12s) re-
spectively. The begun of Bhopal also
has offered a prize of 1900 rupees.
The Royal Geographical society has
rendered every possible assistance in
the selection Of suitable route. which
has been laid out as follows: London
to Calais to Brussels, to Cologne, along
the Rhine to Frankfort, to Ratisbon.
along the north bank OF the Danube.
to Constantinople, to Konieh (Asia
Minor, to Cilicia, to Adana, to Alex
andretta, to Meskene, along the Eu-
pirates, to Bagdad, along the Tigris to
Basra, across the Persian gulf to
Bushire. along the coast to Karachi
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
TABLETS FROM THE MAINE.
Government Will Give Out About t,2ot
When They Are Cast.

Acting Secretary Of the Navy Win
throp has written to half dozen
sculptors in New York asking them to
submit suggestions as to the design Of
memorial tablets to be cast from metal
taken from the wreck Of the battle
ship Maine.
All the material taken from the
Maine which was suitable for relics
having been disposed Of, there remain
several thousand pounds Of metal, in
Guiding large quantities Of brass and
bronze. 1t Is intended to melt this mp
together and from the mass cast the
tablets. 1t IL estimated that there Is
metal enough for about 1000 such tab
let's, which will probably be about
eighteen or twenty inches long and
ten or twelve inches wide. They will
be given out to applicants in the order
In which requests are received, the re-
ceivers OF the tablets paying the cost
Of making the plates. II is believed
this cost will be very small. probably
less than s..
The tablets will have inscribed on
them the chief facts In the history OF
the Maine and the statement that they
are composed Of metal from the ship.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
PLAN MEMORIAL TO
HENRY WARD BEEcHER
Sisters of John ArbuckIe to Build In
stitute--Wiil Be Social Center.

A memorable institute and arcade IL
honor of Henry Ward Beecher are t6
be built beside Plymouth church
Brooklyn. by the sisters of the late
John Arbnckle-Mr Jamison and Miss
Christine Arbuckle. For the work
100000 will be expended In making
the gift the sisters are carrying out O
cherished plan of Mr.. Arbuckle. Hs
died without leaving a will. but his
relatives are nevertheless desirons Of
putting his ideas into effect The
plans which he had already made have
been revised by his nephews, William
A. Jamison and Charles Jamison.
Woodruff Leeming. president of the
Brooklyn chapter OF the American In.
stitute OF Architects. il now at work on
the design.
The idea OF the building In TO provide
place which the $500 young men and
women WHO board In the Brooklyn
heights section may make the center
Of their social life. Several years ago,
when Mr. Arbuckle was asked to con.
tribute to the building of the Young
Women's Christian association. he re.
fused, on the ground that he did not
believe in segregating the sexes. He
had already at that time begun to think
of the building which is now to become
a fact. Before his death be bad Mr.
Leeming make sketch of the proposed
structure, but he did not live to see
the scheme thoroughly developed.
The institute Is to be part OF the gen
eral Beecher memorial plan. Mr.. Ar
buckle gave the first 5000 toward the
fund for executing the larger plan and
helped raise the next 100000. The In
stitute will be provided with all the ap
purtenances Of an up to date clubhouse.
with library. writing room. assembly
room, gymnasium, swimming pool and
lockers and classrooms I'm whuch the
members may be instructed In type
writing. stenography, bookkeeping.
dressmaking. millinery, Kindergarten
ing, civil government, etc.
The structure will stand In Hicks
street, fronting park which is now
being prepared for by the removal on
buildings purchased by the committee
In charge of carrying out the general
memorial plans. Above mantelpiece
In the Institutes reception room will be
inscribed the words: Presented to
Plymouth Church and the People of
Brooklyn In Recognition OF Henry
Ward Beecher and What He Did to
Save the Union" The arcade will ex-
tend from the institute to the church
building. According to the present
plans, the institute will be formally
dedicated June 1, 1913
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
BIRD SETS FIRE TO
COLLEGE BUILDING
Uses Lighted Cigarette to Line
Nest In Tower.

Chicago, Oct. IA smoulderine
cigarette picked up and carried by q
sparrow to the belfry OF Main Hall ol
the University of Valparaiso, at Val
paraiso. Ind, set fire to the structure
and almost resulted In its destruction
II was only through strenuous efforts
on the part of the Are company and
the students that the building, an old
landmark, was saved.
The belfry is used by large mum
Der of sparrows as a place to build
their nests. One OF the students threw
q lighted cigarette on the campus and
an inquisitive bird, searching for some
thing with which to line her nest
picked 1t up and flew to the tower. A
few minutes later students passing the
building saw several OF the nests
ablaze and the birds were flying about
The fire company was summoned
but by the time 1t arrived the towei
had caught fire from the nests and
famed by stiff breeze, the flames
threatened the entire structure.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
OCEANS TO BE JOINED
IN TWELVE MONTHS
Plan to Have Naval Vessel Go Through
Canal Oct. IS, 1918.

In just thirteen months vessel will
go from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean through the Panama canal. ac-
cording to revised estimates made pub
lie by the Panama canal commission.
Oct Is, 1913. IL the tentative date set
for the passage OF the first vessel
through the canal A naval vessel will
be selected for the inSiaI trip.
The formal opening OF the canal will
occur on Jan. I, 1915, 1t IL announced
Commercial vessels will have its un-
restricted use I'm December. 1914.
That the canal will be completed far
below the estimated cost of $400.000,-
coo is reported by Colonel Goetha Is:
1t may run as low as $375, 100000.
About another S1.000,OO0 win be saved
In bond interest charges.
The total amount of excavation work
as estimated was about 242. .134, 900
yards A recent increase of more than
100000 yards In the estimates was
caused by big slides In the Obispo d.
vision The amount of excavation up
to Sept is was 21S.O00,000 cubic yards.
leaving approximately 24,000,000 yards
still to be dug. The average rate OF
excavation per month is now about
2,50O,000 cubic yards. and all the dig
ging should be finished before Sept.
Is, 1913.
The big dam, locks and spillways are
In various stages OF completion, from
75 to so per cent. 1t is estimated that
the Gatun locks win require about
100000 cubic yards of concrete work.
The concrete work Of the Pedro Miguel
locks Is nearly 95 per cent completed
and that Of the Mira Flores locks over
02 per cent. The Gatun spillway will
probably be finished within another
month. Other engineering features
show an equally advanced stage.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15

In the several schools, about the op.
portunities for self help in college
about the dormitory system, about the
moral element in undergraduate life
about the various activities Of under.
graduates and about scholarship
In Texas almost all of the schools
and colleges are supported by the
state, so they are dependent on the leg
islature, which is a constantly shifting
body. The logic of this campaign is
that the more the people are interested
In this educational work the less the
probability of their sending legislators
to Austin who are "agin" education
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
HEARTBEATS BY WIRE.
Harvard Physicians Test Device For
Electrical Record of Pulse.

Etectrfcat RECORD OF ruI8e.
A device to enable physicians to keep
In touch with patients pulse though
he be miles away Is on trial at the
Harvard Medical school A similar
device has been employed In the Lop-
don Medical college.
After electrical connections have
been made the patients hand is placed
In solution Of warm salt water and
electric currents from the hand are
carried by wires to an instrument
which records the heartbeats.
1T Is how possible says DR.. Percy
d. Brown, X ray expert OF Harvard,
"for a physician to note the heartbeat
Of patient who may be hundreds OF
miles away. In fact, he can study the
heart action Of man on the other side
Of the world. BY this electrical device
can be recorded every movement OF
the heart and the muscles about the
heart Mt any distance, through sys-
tenn Of relays similar to that used =
tslegrapby."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
TO WALK ACROSS U. S. WITH SIS
Army and Navy Men Wager $1,000
They Can Do IL.


Calbert Arnold, formerly chief yeo-
man United States navy, and Sidney
Delephine, irrigation expert graduate
University Of Nevada. have wagered
$4,000 against $1,000 put up by four
teen members of the ArEv and Navy
club OF Washington that they can walk
across the continent, touching Salt
Lake City and New Orleans, and step
into New York city within twelve
months from date Of starting.
Among the unique conditions Of the
feat are those prescribing that each
shall start with only So, shall earn
their own way not by writing. but by
hard labor not more than one week I'm
any one place, and must wind up with
the same money they had at the start
and have had six stories accepted by
any of list Of nine leading magazines
10 win.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15

the work OF the aeroplanes In the re-
cent army u.sineuvers that 1t has de
cfded to build two fleets for special
purposes. One Will be armed with
rapid fire guns and the other will he
used solely for scouting purposes The
gunner win be In front and the pilot
amidship. The propeller will be In
front instead OF in the rear, and the
machine will have a speed OF eighty
miles an hour
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15

Steps are on foot to bring 500 Russian
Mennonite families direct from Siberia
to Mcpherson and Reno counties. Kan.
for settlement on farms. Ii has been
demonstrated long ago that Mennonites
make not only good farmers. but most
excellent citizens
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15

70 Build Fishtjns Aerss.
4 = stated At AIdershot that the
British War o1lce Wns = ImngDoeod By
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15

Pontiac, ILL.,. Oct. 14.--An epidemic
Of typhoid fever has caused one death
in the hospital OF the state reformar
tory and twenty-five other inmates are
reoorted n I serious condition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
YEGGS CAUSE 10000 FIRE
Use Dynamite at Adolf. Wis, 70 elow
Open postofFice Safe.

Milwaukee. Oct. 14.-According to
dispatches received here from Adolf,
sheboygan county, robbers, In at
temptfng to dynamite the Adolf post
oolce safe. started fire, which did
damage amounting to $4,000 before
the flames were sxtingiishsd. The
robbers ESCAPED.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
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Powder
Absolute!yPure

Exceeds ali others in leavening power,
purity and wholesomeness. Used wher-
ever the best and finest food is required.
Royal is the only baking powder made
from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar, and
is admittedly the best and most healthfll
baking powder made.
II Is economy to use the best.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
For State Control
Gov. Baldwin Emphasizes Point That Trust Companies Re-
 main Under Them

New York, May 10-Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin of Connecticut at the Wal dorf dinner of the Trust companies last night attacked the New Natdon- alism" idea After speaking of the nature Of trust companies and their intimate relations to their own com munitfea and States which created them. Gov. Baldwin said in part:
 r'One of the movements of our times 1s therefore of especial significance and importance to you and to those whose interests you have in charge. n, is . world wide movement towards coutralization of power. It may be, as h England. towards centralizing it in a legislative assembly, or in one house Germany, towards centralizing 1t in an imperial administration. It's friends ia. the United States call 1t New Ma tfoualism.' It Is New It was not known to the fathers of the republic They planned for a central govern mont with supreme power in a few things, but for :n1aintainipgv neverthe-- 3e1 the power of the States supreme in most things.
 sI desire to emphasize the neces- sfty of keeping sall trust companies solely under State. control. They are all orgnni1ed for much the same pur- poses. but still wear the color of the c0mmnnity where their main business hos its seat
 'Is New Nationalism to step in and say that there shall be a double in- spection, one by the State, and anoth- CT by federal o(acials? Is it to say that the character of investments shau be determned by an act of Con- grcss or orders from tho Secretary of 9he T10anuryf sf
 = 1Hld.1n aaa anlpssoasd tho
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
PLAN TO SETTLE
 PRESSMEN'S STRIKE
 WITH CHICAG0 PAPERS

Washington, May 10.-"Negotiations are in progress. with the end in view of reaching a settlement of the con- troversy between the pressmen's un- ions and the Chicago newspapers '' said an official of the American Fed eration of Labor, today. The fedora ton has learned from an authorita- tive source. it was said, "that con- certed movement has been inaugural ed by the Chicago publishers to de- stroy the efficiency of the organiza- ton involved"
 The Executive Council of the fed eration met today, behind closed doors, for discussion of the news paper strike" Correspondence be- tween Secretary Morrison and the or ganizations affiliated with the A. r. of L.. bearing on the situation was laid before the committee for its con- sideration. It was said that if alnica- ble relations could be restored be- tween the publishers and the press men that the stereotypers. who have joined in a sympathetic strike. would return to work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
Divorce Suit Of Young Mrs. 1i|lman Senator's Daughter in Law Charges Son With Drunken
 ness

Columbia, s. C.. May 10-Sensational
 charges against her husband are made
 in the suit for divorce filed by Mrs.
 Benjamin R. TIllman, Je.. in Cincfn-
 nati. Ohio. Young Tllman is the son
 of United States Senator Tillman and
 is employed in washington.
 Mrs. Tflfman has established resi- dence in Cincinnati and has brought
 suit there, so that 1t might be de-
 cided by a court removed from the
 partisan feeling that exists in South Carolina.
 Mrs. TiHman accuses her husband of chronic drunkenness and says that
 he shamefully abused her. She also charges that he sQuandered much Of her fortune. She left her husband about two years ago. Soon after leaving him young Mrs. T1llman brought suit to recover her two children. who had been taken from her by her husband
 and given to Senator and Mrs: I'll to deed the children to his parents. The South Carolina Supreme court awarded the children to their mother and severely criticised young T1llman and also the Senator.
 Before marriage Mrs. Tilman was Miss Dugas. She is a granddaughter of the late Governor Pickens. who af- ter distinguished service in his State went to St. Petersburg aS Minister of the United States. In St. Petersburg the mother of Mrs. Tillnan was born The baby was made much of by the Russian Czar and Czarina, who were
 her god parents, and she was christ ened ''Douschka", meaning Little Dear" Douschka Piclxens was cele- brated for her beauty and married Dr. Dugas, South Carolina aristo- crat The marriage of their daugh- ter to B. R Tillman, Jr.. caused a stir. for the TTllmans belonged to a different social order and had always been the political foes of the class represented by Miss Dugas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
Children's FOotwaor

It is essential that the shoes worn ny a child should be attractive. i1 the desire is to make the general ap- pearance of that child pleasing. There IS greater choice now of designs and feathers in children's footwear, than has ever been offered. At Mollan' s smart low and high shoes in up-to- oate designs, and in all sizes are ready for spring and summer. Ana tomik shoes for men, women and children who are foot ssufferers are sold exclusively by. w. K. Nolan 102t Main street
 Suit Sale at Outlet Co.
 They include some of the nobbiest blue serges. brown serges. fine stripes grays, blacks and mixtures Every suit is winner. In pricing them al this sale, the cost of material plus labor has been considered No thought has been given to profits. Our one definite purpose is to dispose of the entire stock so that a division may be made which will be satisfactory to partners. Throughout the week the generous patronage has been convinc- ing proof of the appreciation of tho public of these very low prices. Main and Golden Hiu Gts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
Full Control Of System.

New Haven, May 10-Unless held up by the New York court proceedings. the effect of the finding of the New York public service commission is to give tho New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company full con- trol of the Rutland system and to en- able President Mellen to carry out recently.
 Those plans include immediate im- provement of the Rutland plant, clos- CT traffic relations of the Rutland with the Boston and Maine system, the enlargement, if possible Of the Rutland business into Canada and the development of the Rutland through traffic west, by the way of Ogdens. burg, N Y., and the lakes on which the Rutland owns a fleet of boats
 A remoter plan is the establishment of a new all rail line between New York city and Montreal by shortening existing lines, including the Housa- tonic road and the building of . few connecting links.
 It has also been stated repeatedly in railroad circles here that the con- trol of the Rutland is, regarded by the New Haven management as of importance in connection with the Grand Trunk scheme of extension In New England.
 A high officer of the New Haven company has within two or three days stated that the policy of his corpor- be the same as that pursued in the case of the Central New England, of making the company's investment, If possible. pay a dividend on the Rut- land in which the minority stock holders would share.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
MECHANICS ELECT.
G. W. Fox Heads State Organization
 With Membership of 5000.

New Britain. May 10-Delegates to the fortieth annual session of the State Council, Order of United American Mechanics, in session in this city yes- terday, elected officers as follows:
 State councillor. c. w. Fox, Water bury: vice councillor, c. R. Gates, New London; chaplain, IT. Raymond, Mid dletown; secretary. C. H. Adams, South Norwalk; treasurer. H. Hart Purdy, Danbury; examiner, B. I. Thompson, Meriden: inductor. c. F. Raymond. Danhury; inside protector, s. H. Smith. Milford; national rep resentative. e. w. 0Ammons, Man. chester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

may follow the surrogate's decision 10 investigate the ante-nuptial agree ment of Mrs. Madeline Talmage Force Astor There is however little possi- affidavits now on file in the court Mrs. Madeline Force Astor, Muriei Astor and Vincent Astor are minors ana must have guardians appointed. It IS believed that the surrogate will name the father of Mrs. Madeline force Astor as her guardian. Mrs. Ava Willing AStor probably will be named as the guardian of Muriel. Vlncents guardian has not been se- lected.
 It is understood that Mrs. Ava Will ing Astor will remain in this country until the probating of the will. Then sne will return to England and 1t is sald by her friends that she has no ioea or coming to America to at- tempt to assume the position of lead. CT m the social world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

power of the Pujo committee of Con- gress in it's questions which had been sent out to trust companies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
MELLEN GETS
 THE RUTLAND
New York Public Service Com mission Authorizes Pur-
 chase of Road
ACTION WAS UNANIMOUS
Commission Believes That Change Will Benefit Minority Stock
 holders.

Albany. N. r.. May 1o-The N. r., N H. & H. Railroad Company has been authorized by the public service commission to acquire control of the Rutland R. R. Go. from the New i York Central & Hudson River R. R. Go.
 The New Haven's application had commission by Samuel Untermyer, representing minority stockholders. on the ground that their interests would An application by the New York Central Railroad to purchase control of the New. York. Ontario & Vest ern Railroad Company from the New Haven was denied recently by the Representatives of the minority stockholders of the Rutland obtained court order in New York Wednes- day to prevent the proposed transfer of control.
 The commission was unanimous in granting the application. giving it's reasons as follows:
 Commissions Decision. "1. That the acquisition of the stock of the Rutland Railroad Com pa0y 0y Cnc New k1dY0u COupauy IS not believed to be dn violation of the statute of the United States common ly known as the Sherman law, and is not in violation of the principles laid down in any decision of the courts to which it's attention has been called.
 "2. That the Rutland Railroad, in connection with its subsidiary water line, the Rutland Transit Company. is natural route between New England territory reached only by the New Haven road and the west and north west. That the operation of the Rrt- land by the New Haven will In effect constitute a new through line from New Haven to all points reached by the Rutland Transit Company.
 '3 That the New York Central, which at present controls the Rut- land is to a material extent a com petftor with the Rutland. while on the other hand. the Rutland Is by it's connection with the Boston 6 Maine a natural extension of the New Haven system as at present operated and that the natural effect of the control of the Rutland by the New Haven will be to increase competition and induce a very considerable increase of business over the Rutfand from and to New England points.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
.RATTLESNAKES AWAIT
 SCHACHTICOkE CLUB

Speak leaves received from the In- dian Reservation of the Schaghticokes back in the hills of Litchfield county indicate the presence of more than the usual number of venomous rattle snakes. and call for vigorous work on the part of the Schaghticoke Rattle snake club.
 huntsmen will take place early in June, probably the first Sunday of the month, if weather indications are fa- vorable to cause the snakes to come forth from their homes in Rattlesnake Den. Rattlesnake chowder and roast sheep will be served following the hunt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
ASTOR WILL MAY BE AMENDED BY
 THE SURROGATE

New York, May 10.-New York Is waiting to see what Surrogate Fowler will do with the will of Col. John Jacob Astor. The surrogate in his few months on the bench has shown that he intends at all times to exer- else his rights to pass on various provisions of peculiar wills filed and there are many features to the Astor will that are considered likely to de- mand his attention.
 There is but one point that may de- lay the prubating of the will. This