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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02

WANT ADS. CENT A WORD.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02

There was a well attended meeting of the Hebrew Ladies Sheltering So- ciety at the Adath Israel Synagogue, last Sunday afternoon Nominations for officers were made These will be elected next Sun day.s In the flu ture meetings will beehe1d in the new hall ngagd In Court street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-02
HEBREW NEWS

Last Tuesday evening there was meeting of both the Hebrew Bible and writing classes at the Y. M. H. A. rooms in Main street. Rabbi Witten- Etein is the organizer of these. The classes start-on--the first real work next Tuesday evening with Samuel Slotnick teaching the writing and Rabbi Wittenstein the Bible class.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
PLANS TO TEACH FARMERS
Secretary Wilson Announces Asrleul.
turaI Education Campaign In
the North.

Washington.-Secretary of Agricul,
ture Wilson has announced plans for
farm management study and work In
the north, for which both houses Of
congress have made provision in the
agricultural appropriation bill. This
plan, on which the secretary and Dr.
r. T. Galloway, chief of the bureau Of
plant industry, have been working for
several months, corresponds to the CO.
operative demonstration work in the
south.
The federal government, through It's
agents, who will act in cooperation
with state and local inspectors, pro-
poses to make a comprehensive study
OF the farms Of the country with
view especially of carrying TO the
farmer Information which will show
him why a certain branch OF his in
dustry is Improbable and how he can
make II pay or. II not, why he should
drop that branch.
we will carry the agricultural
school to the farmer" said Secretary
Wilson. Ordinarily, only one man in
a large number can go to school 10
study farming. We must take the
school to him."
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
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The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
THINGS BESIDES POLITICS.

Amid the turmoil Of politics and re-
sardless OF the claims Of this or that
party as TO its particular theories be-
ing necessary 10 the nations material
advancement it may be well TO bear
IN mind the following facts.
l. The country is now producing pig
iron at the rate Of about gs.ooo. 600
tons q year. with consumption exceed
ing production. This is az the rate Of
about 4.Ooo,ooo tons higher than the
boom year Of 1906. and at the rate Of
about 100000 tons higher than the
production Of 1910, the record year Of
iron output
?. The cotton manufacturing inter.
ests Of the country. which Tor several
years suffered from period Of depres-
sion greater than this industry had
had FOR very many years. are now en-.
joying great prosperity. Cotton mills
in all parts Of the country are crowded
with work and making money
B. To the amazement Of tho cot
ton trade Of the world. a crop OF 1s.-
100000 bales has been rapidly absorb
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
MONDAY, JULY 20, 1912.
AGAINST THE TONNAGE TAX.

Both of the Republican candidate
for the nomination for governor at TN
primaries on August % are against tn,
tonnage tax. Frederick c, Martindalt
several weeks ago announced himself
opposed to that issue. and now Amos
Musselman makes It plain that he rs
against II, Mr.. Musselmans attitude
on the question in this campaign was
not known until he visited Calumet
Saturday when The News asked him
for definite statement,
Naturally your people are greatly
interested in the so-called tonnage tax
question" said the candidate Il op-
posed it IN my 1910 campaign and am
against it now"
That is clear enough to suit any
body. So the Republican voters Will
not have 10 consider the tonnage tax
wher making mp their minds for
whom 10 vote for the gubernatorial
nomination. Both Of the candidates
recognize the sreat Injustice of such
a specific taN knowing that it would
harm the working men Of this district
as well as all other interests which
are dependent on the success Of the
mining companies.
But are the Democrats so sure Of
their candidate. Mr. Ferris? Mr.. Fer
ris' attitude on the tonnage tax IS not
known. He is vet To- be heard from ana
we would suggest that before the
Democrats of the upper pep,nsula sup
port him that they ascertain his stand
IN that question. 1t is Snown that J.
W. Helme Ferris running mate for
lieutenant governor. is an advocate OF
such tax on the output of the upper
peninsula mines, and were he elected
he could do much TO force the issue.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
ed al steaallr advanelng prices.

ed at steadily advancing prices.
Crop prospects indicate that one,
more the American farmers viii befor,
the end OF this year have produced
eight billion to nine billion of value
5. The 25OOO0 miles of railroad in
this country are. with few exceptions,
taxed almost to the limit of their abil-
ity TO handle existing traffic. which
will rapidly increase as the crop NOV
ing season approaches.
g. The sS,oOO.oOO people who dwell
beneath the Stars and Stripes In con
tinental United States the most active
virile, energetic people on earth. are
steadily increasing the wealth of the
country. are doing business at the
same old stands i'm the same old ener-
getic way, are developing the resources
of all sections. are building more and
better homes. more and more costly
hotels and office buildings. more good
roads making more municipal inn
provements and doing other things /.
that express the boundless energy os |
such a people at work in such coun-
try
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29

ihe effort TO place the responsibility
Tor railroad accidents on the gov
ernment's desire for fast mai;
trains stands on exactly the same foot
ing as did the argument that the pub
lie and not the owners or captain Of
the Titanic was to blame for her fatal
speed in a region Of icebergs, Natural
" the government wants the mails 20
pe carried with all due speed. Natur >
aliy travellers desire to reach their
destinations with the least possible loss
of time on the way. Rut in all calouia.
uons and negotiations between the
government or the public and the
transportation corporations II is taxi
en- Tor granted that the latter know
their business and that they will not
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
AMERICAN RHODES PLAN.
Scholarship Trust Being Organized tc
Help Students.

With the aid of wealthy Americans
DR. Parkin. organizing representative
of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust. hopes
to duplicate en- this side OF the Atlantic
the scheme OF the South African mil
| lionaire, so that English students may
be sent Ia American unltcrsities. As
matters stand. students ars European
| 'nfrequently found at the universities
of this country while long before CO
ell Rhodes founded his oxford system
| many Americans had regularly gone
abroad to complete their studies al the
universities of France. Germany and
England.
Back of d.. Parkin's suggestion that
English students be sent to this conn
try is the obvious hope that through
them England may be helped to ac-
quire better understanding of Amcri-
can life, American institutions and
American modes of thought and work
TO tho average American who travels
abroad the ignorance and msconccp
tions of the educated .Englshmau.
or-German about things American are
likely to bc appalling. In spite of the
numbers of their countrymcn that have
settled i'm this country. they seem To re
gard II as land that 10y nature is
somehow queer, monstrous or abnor
NAL.
"A Few score of young Epglshmen
residing year after year IN American
colleges might serve as Useful mission
aries after they returned home and
strengthen the bonds of sympathy be.
tween the two countries as only init. !
mate acquaintance and close fellow. !
ship can,--New York World.
Califorria's potato crop Is damapod
80 per cent ~ extreme heat
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
ODD BRITISH RITEs
Examination Of Standards fo,
weightsiIs Completed.
Box 10 Dug Out o. Masonry and One,
Every Twenty Years Treasured
Relics Arc Examined by
Noted English Scientists.

London.-One OF the queerest and
most important OF all the ceren,oniais
that are gone through with IN mi.
country-one. too. that comes of onlv
once In twenty years--hss Just taken
/ place In the presence of some of ths
loftiest big-wigs of the state.
This ceremonial consists OF I'm.
earthing and examining the contents
of an extraordinary box buried In tho
masonry which forms the public stair.
case OF the house of commons. and
thereby checking the weights and
measures used In Great Britain.
To get at the box, which Is OF oak
masons had to pull down part of the
wall of the staircase. Then. after the
casket had been exhumed and jts
unique contents examined with infinite
care by band of scientists, II was nut
back in the cavity OF the wall, which
then was built UP and will not be dis.
turbed again until May. 1889.
That box contains two pieces OF
metal. One Is cube OF platinum
measuring only one inch along each
side; you could buy another like II for
about 5000, but this particular cube
has value beyond all other pieces OF
metal.
The way In which II is guarded
gives some idea OF It's worth. II Is
wrapped in specially prepared paper
uncommonly soft in texture, which Ia
laid In another silver-gilt case This
case goes into another, made OF stout
bronze, which fits into a sturdy ma
hogany box. firmly screwed down, and
In addition. sealed In a particular way.
The other thing in the box is rod
of bronze. 1t is carefully protected,
too, and is placed on eight rollers in
another mahogany case. This case Ia
screwed together and sealed. Both
these mahogany cases are put In a
special casket made OF lead. firmly
soldered and perfectly air-tight.
There Is still another covering, how.
ever, the leaden casket being fitted
into the oaken one. This Is of special.
1y selected wood and Is sealed in such
a way that its contents are kept abso-
lutely intact. II fits exactly into the
cavity Of the masonry Of the staircase
The two queer pieces Of metal are
the standards OF the British weights
and measures. They always remain
Of the same value The standards
which were first used came to grief
In 1884 In the fire at the houses OF
parliament, and II took many men Of
science years to compute and manufac.
ture the existing two pieces of metal
The one-inch cube of platinum,
though so small, weighs a pound The
bronze rod is 3S inches long and has
two studs of solid gold to measure
of the yard. Two lines cross these
gold studs. and at certain .empera.
ture and pressure OF the air. the dis
tance between these fine lines is the
standard of British measures.
When the ceremony OF examining
The standards comes OFF they are not
touched by hands, but are held In spe-
cial tongs. One of the most delicate
known was used in weighing
he cube. The yard was measured
with the utmost exactness, a powerful
being used, and other dell
,ate measurements were made, includ.
ng that of the temperature and of
he height OF the barometer.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
START BIG AUTO FACTORY.
Atlas Engine Works Put Up for Sale
BY Receiver

Indianapolis Ind, July 29.-The At.
las ENGINE Works. one of the oldest
and best known manufactures of it's
kind In the middle West, was pat M
at public sale by the receiver today.
IL Is rumored that the plant will ne
taken over by group Of Detroit capt.
talists and converted into one of the
largest automobile factories i'm the
world. According to the plans the con
cern will employ nearly 10000 men
and will have an annual output OF mo-
tor cars valued at about $20,0OO.O .OO0.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
NAVIGATION OF THE CANAL

A cardinal regulation governing the
operation of the Panama Canal will
be the requirement that no ship shall
pass through lock under its own
power, In this way minimum of ac-
cidents. both to ship and locks, will be
assured.
Whel a ship has got well into the
fore bay of lock. or system of locks.
she will come to a full stop and be
taken in charge by four electric loco
motives A taut hawser will connect
each quarter of the ship with one of
the locomotives. so that there will be
two ahead and two astern.
These locomotives will operate on
tracks laid on the walk of the locks.
The two forward will tow: the two 10
the rear will maintain the after par.
OF the ship i'm correct position. There
viii be two tracks on either side of
lock chamber-one for towing. one for
returning. But the return track. laid
on the center wall will be the same
for bo;h flights Of locks
At ,he Gatun locks and at Miranores
locks. where there is more than a sin
gle lift, the tracks will be at more |
than one level Thus at Gatun locks |
there will be three levels at vertical
intervals Of perhaps thirty feet. 1t
semed desirable To accomplish this rise
in the shortest horizontal distance
possible. Accordingly. says Casters
Magazine, the two vertical curves and
the included incline occupy a total of
cnly 1o6ls horizontal feet. The maxi
mum grade is one in two.
1t is expected that forty electric To-
romotives will be required to eouip
he three lock locations one will first
be tested when minor changes will no
loubt be found desirable The sys-
en- of.towing is the invention of Ed
Nard Schildhauer. member Of the
engineering staff employed by the Ca
ial Commission. a patent has been
.pplied for, but the government will
ave the use of the system without
barge.
II may well be imagined that q
light towage will be a most interest
ng sight The moving headlights of
he four locomotives. together with
he lights on shipboard, will make up
novel system OF illumination. rel
s. expected that the rate OF towing
'ill be about two miles an hour. The
My switches viii be at the ends of the
always
The change Of level will be made bv
he forward locomotives during the !,
eriod when the ship Is being raised or
'wered in the lock chamber. They 81
III exert no tractive effort at this n
me. The towing tracks and the in
lines are provided with racks laid
af way between the rails. The level Il
ortons Of the return tracks have mol i
icks When towing or chang
lg levels, a locomotive will op-
rate by the aid of the rack. At 9TH |
r times friction will be relied ON. =
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
Seeks Freedom From Two.

Salem, ore.-Discovering she was
married to two men and that both
were living, Mrs. Hazel Liddell insti.
tuted proceedings to obtain a divorce
from one husband and to annul the
marriage contract with the other.
Mrs. Liddell married b. ID. Liddell at
Oakland. Cal. in 1901, and deserted
MIN after two children were born to
them because of alleged cruel treat
ment. Alleging, she believed Liddell
dead, she married Earl Murahan In
this city last November.
Recently her first husband ap-
peared and she asks for divorce
from him and asks to have the second
marriage declared void as her former
marriage was valid when II was con-
tracted. -
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29

Wonders In electric development fol
low one another with marvellous rapid
'ty The latest is wireless system
much faster than those now in us,
ana so precise that it can be employed
In the transmission Of pictures Al
present wireless messages are trans-
'nitted by intermittent waves. The
improvement makes possible the con
'fol ~ continuous wave, and. so the
EngHsh inventor asserts. will enable
operators to send two hundred words a
minute
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29

A widower out west. aged 81, ad,er.
tised for a 20 year old wife. anG IN
getting hundreds of answers. OF
course. the fact that he is worth S.
100000 has nothing to do with the
case.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29

Woodrow Wilson SAYS he is making
up for lost sleep, thereby laying him
self open to the charge of mollycod-
ding.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
FralIty Of Human Nature.

When one section of the community
mas power over another section II al
ways has abused that power, and al.
ways will, until tho frailties of human
nature are eliminated.--Exc
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29

\ Boston doctor warns us that soap
carries disease germs but we never
have heard of man who died of ex-
cessivc cleanliness.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29

sacrifice safety TO secure speed. Re
sponsibilty for all precautions ncces
sary to safety rests upon Jhe carrier.
and cannot be shifted.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
poesnr pecsIxa Her.

Mrs. Exe-When your husband tele-
phones that he has to remain at the
ONCE evenings do you ever think he
is deceiving you! Mrs. wye-No: but
he thinks he Is.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29
tJnktpd.

Ella--Live and learn. steIla--f you
had been learning all the time you
have been living you would make a
sixteen.volume encyclopedia look iike
a pocket dictionary.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29

Perhaps Mexico viii set her house in
order If she has to pay the American
claims.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29

California's potato crop IS damagod
80 per cent w extreme heat.
The Calumet news., 1912-07-29

~ HE wind blew a cold gale, rails
ing a dust that had not been
moistened in four months.
M There were few loafers in the
The Washington times., 1912-09-14
FARMER, WIFE AND
SON FOUND SLAIN
Man, Suddenly Insane, Believed
to Have Killed Family,
Then Self.

COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, Sept. IA
The bodies of Martin Thompson, a we'll
to-do farmer; his wife Caroline, and
their eight-year-oh son Raymond were
found yesterday in their home six miles
southeast of Council Bluffs, with their
throats cut and the heads of the woman
and boy crushed with a hammer.
The circumstances surrounding the
crime and note left by the man in
dicate that Thompson killed his wife
and son while they slept. and then COM
mitted suicide. SO far, no motive for
the deed has been discovered, and the
man Is believed to have been insane.
The bodies when found were lying side
by side on the kitchen floor. The knife
with which their throats were cut lay
near the man. The beds We're soaked
with blood, indicating that the murders
were committed while the victims slept,
the bodies being afterward taken to the
kitchen All were in their night clothes.
The crime was committed Thursday
night as the family Is known to have
been alive that afternoon. A letter writ
ten in Danish and addressed to two
daughters-Christiana and Dora, living
elsewhere-was translated and made
public, but cast no light upon the crime
1t concluded:
Heartily farewell. children. and a
lovely future"
The Washington times., 1912-09-14

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The Washington times., 1912-09-14
BAPT|STS PLANNING
TO HONOR PASTOR
OF CHURCH HERE
Rev. John Ball Celebrates
Ninth Anniversary at The
Metropolitan.

The ninth anniversary Of the pastor
ate of the Rev John Compton BAH. OF
the Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth
and A streets northeast, will be celebra-
ted Sunday with special sermon by
the pastor.
Since the Rev. Ball assuemed charge
of the Metropolitan Church the member
ship has more than tripled, and a hand
some $4,000 edifice erected. OF this
amount more than half has been paid,
and the rest is gradually but surely
being reduced.
The subject for the special sermon
Sunday morning will be, "The Call 10
An Awakened Church"
The pastor of the church received his
education in the public schools Of Phila-
delpha; Temple College, of the same
city, and Crozier Theological Seminary.
Of Chester, Pa. He was for a number
OF years pastor of the First Baptist
Church of New Bethlehem, Pa. Sep
tember Is, 1903. he took charge OF the
pastorate Of the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, and since that time has built
the congregation up to where at present
1t is one of the largest in the city.
The Washington times., 1912-09-14
MAY FORCE CUBANS
TO SETTLE CLAIMS

Pressure Is being brought to bear on
the State Department to force the Gu
ban government to settle claims amount
ing to more than s15,00o,0O0. The prin-
clpal claim Is held by an American con-
tractor who during Major General
Woods administration installed a sewer
system and paved the streets OF
Havana.
Following the settlement of the Riley
claim OF $500, 200 various other contrac-
tors filed protests with the State De-
partment demanding that Cuba reim-
burse them. 1t Is now said that Cuba
has no money to pay the periodical
allottments as the work progresses.
The contractors, notified by the Cuban
government of the prospects and told
to discontinue the work, are protesting
that would be in violation of the con-
tract as we'll as the treaty and
threatens heavy loss for them through
the enforced !dleness of plants and
labor
The subject Is now In the hands OF
the American legation at Havana.
The Washington times., 1912-09-14

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The Washington times., 1912-09-14

[igh View, ,Washington's
A Section of the City Where
!
Panoramic of of High
THE o High
apparent sold homes in the beginning of this develop
rapidly that the builders found absolutely impossible
keep pace with the demand. This exactly had
predicted. That beginning exactly year ago.
And this a time building material
streets, pavemens yet beauty
High View ideal home community had largely
the imagination.
But the the builders hope of the home
buyers has been fully realized High Wew-not only
realized but surpassed, for here residence section of
which the entire Capital City may well be proud.
on panoramic of O High
View right the and you realize that the
desirable home the entire right here for homes
selling than $4,000 In of money buy
the natural advantages High View other section
the for they exstone of these advantages the
of III feet Pennsylvania
Remember High View a rightin-the-cty
development ys business fashionable
Dupont Circle, and enjoying the service of dolble-ac
lines, whereas Dupont Circle residents have but line.
The Washington times., 1912-09-14
Is a Herring a Herring,
Or Is It a Sardine ?

Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury
Curtis IL much perturbed. He must de-
eide whether a herring In a herring, or
whether II loses It's identity in a sar-
dine can. Also he must decide whether
or not several differently labeled small
fish in tins, are herring.
To avoid passing on 80 weighty a
problem lightly, the Secretary has post
poned the official verdict until he has
had full time for reflection.
Recently Secretary Curtis won fame