The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-17
DOWTETTES DECLARE THAT
 END OF WORLD IS NEAR

Since earliest times there have beer self-styled prophets who have taker it upon themselves to predict the end of the world. That the great fina catastrophe is due this year, and that the second coming of Christ will take place before the end of 1912 at ziol City. near Chicago, the towI founded by the late Alexandel Dowie, Elijah the Second,'' is { matter of official record. Three years ago today, on Aug. IT, 1909. this prediction was first made, and a year ago today 1t was placed in document ary form and filed in the office of the recorder of Lake county, III. The proclamation reads in part as fol- lows:
 Be it known unto Judah and unto Israel and unto the world, before the end of the year of our Lord 1912. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who was con- cefved of the Holy Virgin Spirit and born of q virgin, who was crucified, was raised from the dead and for near Iy nineteen centuries has been our be- loved advocate at the right hand of God, our Father in heaven, will come forth from the eternal throne, once again to teach and preach the gospel of healing, holy living and salvation unto every creature, and to heal the sick of every affliction-
 Jesus will come in bodily form, first to eight men, one a high priest whom God will ordain for the purpose F'orty-five days later the Messiah of 7srael shall be declared unto the world by the high priest chosen of God
 The Christ will be revealed in the city of Zion, built by Gods foretold Eaitnh ag a preparation of the way un- TO all who shall await His coming. Even as it is written, I will remove the tniquity of that land in one day, so the people of Zion who were pre- pared to receive the Christ and who shall remain true to their holy cove nant i'm these 2,30e days of sitting, shall behold their city rise again"
 Since this remarkable document was put on record year ago to-day. thou sands of credulous people have been preparing foF the second coming" and the end of all things, serene in the confidence that they alone of all Humanity are chosen for salvation.
 The "noiseless city, is to become a reality in the near future, according to predictions made by eminent scien- lists in attendance at the Interna tion- al biological Congress, which con- cludes it's sessions at Boston to-day. Noise, it is asserted, is largely respon- eible for the neurastrenia and insan- sty that are now claiming millions of victims i'm all countries, but especially in America. which is called ''the land of noise" Dr. Vittorio GraZzi. Of Pisa University, is the leader in the move -rent for the abolition of useless noi- ses, and the crusade has been taken up by municipalities all over the world. Experiments have lately been made with rubber paving materials, which are said to have been very suc- cessf1l. Laws requiring all vehicles in cities to be rubber-tired would, in combination with the noiseless pave ments. aid largely in the realization of the ''noiseless city" The otolo- gists would also prohibit elevated and street railways and place all trans portation lines underground. This would be expensive, but not so much Fo as building madhouses for the ien- tire population, which the Gnti-noise crusaders say will be come necessary # the thundered noises of modern cit ses are not abated.