The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-03
OUR FOREIGN LETTER

exchange has been established in Berlin. This should not be construed
 as a model stock exchange. 3aan where re l is <'bourse'' or market where ar ! lists and painters may buy the time
 and services of ''models"-in other l words, living pictures, which are to 1 be conveyed to canvas or embodied in marble | Berlin's steadily increasing artist colony has found more or less diff- cu1ty in securing models. The sup ply has not been equal to the demand Out of this grew the model bourse.'' It is located in the home of one of 1 Berlin's best known artists. Here models and artists meet daily.
 As models must show more or less of their lines in order that an artist l may judge whether suitable for his purpose, which they do with an indif- ference rather startling to the novice, from friends for permission to attend these "beauty shows as artists" It is seldom granted.
 | Herr Griu1etsen, a, German electric engineer, has invented a means by which gas lamps may be lighted by electric wireless waves. or wireless telegraphy. Experiments have dem onstrated that with his apparatus a city's gas street lamps may be lighted in the evening and extingutshed in the morning, from one central point in a few seconds, by an electric wireless impulse. It is believed that the system will be particularly valuable in lighting Tight buoys'' in harbors and along sea coasts where at present wire cables must be run at great expense
 Christiania, Dec. 3.-The appoint nent of another po1icewoman in this city brings the Norwegian female po-5 lice force up to seven, three of whom one at Chr1stfansand, and one at Sta vanger. The policewomen's duty is to living immoral lives. women tramps and children. They take spells of night duty and patrol some of the worst slun districts. Only the Chris the remainder contenting themselves with green capes bearing snaaM badges.
 Geneva, Dec 3-The Federal Tribu- nal, the Supreme court of Switzerland has upheld the will of a wealthy Swiss woman who for the last twenty years has been an inmate of a lunatic asy- Iufn. The sum involved was over s15. 900 and all the nnadwoman's rela- tives contested the will, but the Court refused to admit that absence of will and privation of reason, the two con dittons Of incapacity provided by law applied to the case, and declared the9 will valid.
 London, Dec 3.-Asked to decide whether a boys trousers belonged to the boy or the father, Judge Bray of the Shoreditch County Court, admitted that he wasn't sure. Playing foot ball in the street a boy tore his trous-' CTS on a tin box standing outside store, and the father sued the store keeper, on his sons behalf. He was allowed s1.25 damages, but the store ground that the boy ought not to have appeared in the case as the trousers really belonged to the father, as al though the boy bought +henn he was an infant and could not sIe in law. The judge jibbed, but finally refused to grant a new trial, declaring that trousers.
 Berlin, Dec. 3.-In order that the au- thorities might have the least possible trouble with his body, a man whose name is said to be Jonas, proprietor Of dry kiln, walked into the Berlin ,N1orgue, and after viewing the boo ies on the slabs, casually renarzing he wanted to see what a. dead man look ed Iike;'' deliberately shot himself in the head. He was a sufferer from asthma which is believed to have been his motive for taking his life.
 Bridgeport Jungle, Independent Or der of Tigers, an organization of show men, entertained returning members of Barnum & Bailey's circus at a ban quet in Coneordia hall, last night. there were informal talks by several members.
 The Progressive Club, an off-shoot of the local Bull Moose party, was or-.i ganized last evening at the party headquarters in Fairfield avenue. H. H. Jackson presided and there was a good attendance An active caInpaign will be made for members and per manent quarters will be obtained. The election of officers will be held Dec. 13. The F'orty-nine Club, composed of
 
 a banquet at LehTnann's, last evening" after which the following officers were elected: President, Frank J. Nara .