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ASKED TO POISON HERSELF
TWICE IN ORDER TO CON-
VINCE OFFICIALDOM.

must admit that the official saw right
away that something was wrong. The reaso,
know that is because happened to see tn,
letter he wrote back to the lady. 1t went sub
stantially like this:
"Dear Madam: was greatly surprised t.
receive your letter of the 2ist inst an
sure that you must be mistaken in your belief
that the spawn we sent was that Of poison
Gus variety of mushroom. 1t could not have
been, because the variety Of mushroom men.
toned is poisonous. Consequently should
consider it favor il you and your friend,
would prepare and eat a second lot of TIE
suspected fungi. to see if they really caused
the trouble"
! am sorry TO say that the lady was incon.
siderate enough to disregard this request o!
our Department of Agriculture. Perhaps il
is just as well that she did. For the depart
ment officials finally consented to examine some
specimens Of the suspected fungus, and found
that it was poisonous, after ala new variety,
in fact. So they made amends. They named
it after her.
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might explain that the limbo is an elevate,
at the centre of the pileus adnate means a,
tached squarely to the stipe; Water-soak.,
means soaked with water; and fsshy mean
like flesh. The other terms should be ,.s.
explanatory.
THE GOVERNMENTS EDIBLE,
MUSHROOMS PRODUCED HYS.
TERRA, HYPERAEMIA AND
PARALYSIS.


cooked the mushrooms and invited five friend,
10 share the feast. Her daughter had the mi.
fortune to be i'll on the night Of the banqos,
and 80 had to stay upstairs in bed II was
bitter appointment and she was very dis
consulate as she lay listening to the Cheerful
hum of voices in the dining room.
All at once it struck her that there wa
something queer about the sounds that can.
from downstairs Everybody seemed 70 b
unusually hilarious. The sounds Of mirt
increased until the entire party was screaming
with hysterical laughter.
Then, abruptly, there was dead silence Fu
ten minutes the frightened daughter lay Won
dering what had happened. At last, unabs
to endure the suspense any longer, she aroa
and managed to get down TO the dining room
She found the entire party sitting around TIE
table, livid, speechless and paralyzed.
She Immediately rushed to the telephocs
and called in every physician in the nelghb0''
hood. BY prompt and heroic measures as
doctors managed to revive the victims, and
eventually succeeded in pulling them al
through.
Naturally, however, the lady who had raised
the mushrooms felt trifle put out by the treat
ment she had received at the hands Of the
Department Of Agriculture. 1t was hardy
good craftsmanship, she felt, for them to
take advantage Of her ignorance BY giving her
poisonous mushrooms to raise. So she wrca
and told them so. In fact, she went SO far
as to say that she intended to hold the ofieii
who had sent the mushroom spawn personally
responsible for her narrow escape from death
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Yelled Stinkhorn It was not even the Unsafe
Inocybe. No. 1t was something much worse
than that. This is what it was:
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of identifying the multifarious members OF
the mushroom family. The one she raised was
not the Perplexing Hyphooma; nor was 1t the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-15
ITTLETON

LlTTLETON. W. Va. July 1i.-Mrs.
Ellis Miller attended the funeral of her
niece Mary Howard. in Wheeling. Tues
day
Mr.. J s OFT was business visitor In
Pittsburgh Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs c. c. Thompson was shopping IN
Wheeling Monday.
Mrs. jesse Newman and little daugh-
ter spent Monday and Tuesday with
friends in Hundred.
Mrs. NJ. Lawlis. Of Benwood, is visit
ing friends here for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. y. Conelly left Tues
day for Mt. Clemens Mich. where they
will spend the summer.
Miss Carrie bert. Of Cniontown,
spent Sunday with friends in town.
Mrs y. \. Porter is visiting relatives
at Pennington for q few days.
Mr.. Paul Merdack has returned home
after a few days visit with friends in
New Mnrtinsvillc.
Mrs. Charles kcffer and family arc
visiting friends in Hundred for few
days.
Miss Ccc! Earnest spent Sunday with
fricnds in Hundred.
Mir. Howard James, OF Wheeling was
a business visitor here Monday.
MIR. Ray Howard attended the funeral
of his niece, Mary Howard in Wheeling.
Tuesday.
Miss Mary Wade is spending a few
days with friends in Hundred.
Miss Della Villers has returned home
after a short visit with friends at
Wade Stown.
Mrs. Kannie Bissctt is visiting her
daughter at Williamstown, for few
days.
Mrs. Joe Gloner has returned home
after few days visit with friends In
Warrington.
NJ ~ +, SaI uaS u huSipnSS visit or
in Wheeling Monday.
Mr. Pete Henderson. who is employed
at Weston. spent Sunday with his fam
lily here.
tended the funeral pI Silas Garrison here
Wednesday.
Mr.. Darrancc Eastman has returned
home after L short visit with his par
ents in Warrington.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Garrison have re-
turned 10 their hom" IN wheeling after
Il short vsi; here with friends.
Mrs. Jennie Curmen. OF Bcnwood. VS.
tied friends here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. c.. NJ. McMasters have
returned 10 their home i'll McMechen ar
ter a short! visit here With friends.
Mr. Bcril Stone. of Pine Grove. was a
business visitor here Wednesday,.
Miss Mayme Burch, of Scbring, is VS.
iting her parents here for few days.
Mr. Earl Lcwclyn was business
visitor in Wheeling Tuesday.
Mrs. Virgin Meyer has returned home
after Il short visit with friends in Wells
burg.
Nr. Bert Henderson. OF Weston spent
Saturday and Sunday here with friends.
Mrs. Court owens is visiting friends
in WrllSburg for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs George Garrison return
ed to their home in Wheeling after
short visit here with friends.
Mrs. Charles Kirkland. of hundred
attended the funeral of Silas Garrison
here Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Nillcrs has returned
home after short visit with friends III
Wheeling.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. P. Thompson and fa'r3
lily have returned home after Il Two
weeks visit with friends in Akron
MIR. Leo Nillcrs. oi BenWood. spent
Friday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs
Ancy Nillers.
Mr.. \. George was business VISITOR
in Warrington Friday.
Mr.. Charles kocbcrt spent SATURDAY
and Sunday with friends in Clarks burg.
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WARM SEASON DOES
NOT AFFECT BUSINESS

NEW YORK, July 14.-Bradstreets,
tomorrow, will say:
Seasonal Influences which usually
affect the larger lines during the heat
ed spell never were so negligible as
now Hot weather has made it I'M
comfortable for men in industry 10
work continuously at high speed, and
at the same time the normal desire for
vacations has probably cut down OPP
erations in numerous enterprises. But
Notwithstanding this, relatively note
worthy degree of activity prevails.
Speculative buying, predicted hereto
fore on fears that there would not be
enough materials TO go around, has,
however, largely disappeared, and the
situation is all the health care Tor
this. Most reports agree that pros
poets point to continuance Of good
business through an indefinite period.
with little or none of the disturbance
incident 10 a presidential year in evil
dence.
Weekly bank clearings, $4,903,9l3,
000
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STOCK MARKET
WAS IRREGULAR
Extreme Depression Marked tho Fore
noon Session With Sharp Re-
bound In Afternoon.

NEW YORK, y. Y. July l+.-ENtresne
depression in the forenoon. when numer-
Gus specialties dropped to lowest prices
Of recent months Of the year, and Is
sharp rebound in the afternoon when
losses were largely replaced by sup
stantial gains. constituted the contras,
Ing features OF today's feverlsh market
In keeping with the movement OF tne
early week. weakness was most acute
in the war issues. notably the EQUIP
mentS, tndustrials and motors. together
with copperS. United states Industrial
Alcohol and Mexican Petroleum.
Crucible and 'Lackawannt steers
American and Baldwin Locomotives;
New York Air Brake. inspiration ana
Tennessee Coppers and Alcohol RANGED
from 10 points; but United states
Steel at no time fell more than 1rac-
ton and was among the first TO re-
cover. ",
Canadian Pacific. Reading, Lchigh Val,
lev and Norfolk & Western furnished
the basis OF forenoon pesslmiSm Win
recession OF / to Ia points. but the
free absorption OF Reading in the nnal
hour helped to turn. the scales.
Final prices recorded numerous net
gains, the only notable exceptions oelnS
Tennessee Copper, Cruci5le and BALDWIN;
Short covering was factor OF no srnall
Importance towards the adjustment Oh
quoted values.
Total sales Of stocks amounted to
$40 900 shares.
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Harris, winthrop & Co., Fidelity Invest
ment Association

ment Association
CHICAGO. Ill.,. July li.-Whcat An
cooler weather in the Canadian North
west contributed TO tho lower opening.
Rust news was of about the same tenor
as that received during the past lew
days. although complaints from mlSccl-
laneous sources seemed to be on the
increase. Winnipeg was relatively easy
Foreigners were credited with selling In
that market as we'll as in the leading
American markets. Lower temperatures
in Western Canada also were factor
offerings liberal and cables said to he
out Of line. The market backed ana
filled during tho patter part Of the
day, offerings on the bulges. The
was reported selling the new wheat
on parity. An autjority, makes July
ing for distribution and seed theycsti-
mate as remaining for export and carry
over $4,000. 600. There was evidence
hedging sales in the pit today, being the
first Of any consequence so FAR. Nc
braska was reported offering wheat here
southwest were strong but are expected
to case with the supply with the pres
ent urgent demand. part OF which IS
thought to be temporary. ana Win inc
probable increased movement Tho
market still is sensitive to developments
in the northwest and with any. change
to more favorable news from that sec
ton q further reaction seems likely.
TOLEDO, O., July 14.-Whcat-Cash
Glover seed--Primc-Cash, $3.50 bid;
Occobcr, $500 bid; December, .sS.S7.
Msikc-Prime-Cash $3.50; August.
1910.
TENDER. SIS.
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MR., HEARNE ASKS
FOR ADJUST MENT
SAYS THAT HE is ASSESSED WITH
PROPERTY SOLD TO COUNTY
Board OF Equalization And Review In
Session Yesterday Grants One
Reduction.

Hon. Julian G. Hearne appeared be
fore the board of equalization and re
view yesterday and asked that an I'D
justment be made with regard 10 some
property with which he is assessed lr
Philadelphia district. Mr.. Hearne statcC
that he had sold portion of the prop
erty TO the county, but still 1t Is as
sessed as high as when he claimed Ii
tie to all of it.
Reductions granted by the boarr
were: II. G.. Robb, Clay. was given 4
reduction of $l.750; an application toll
reduction was made by Annie SchenE
and Martin Z. Berry.
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Butter, Eggs and Cheese.

NEW YORK. July i4.-B"urr steady
Creamery extras. - scor". IS g q 2:c;
higher scoring. 29I: Il 3nc. ;irstS. - =
2Sl,c: seconds. % l.. II - ic".
c.I,c: extra :irSts. 26ft sc: tirStS. 80!
25Isc: nearby hennsry Whites. mn" 10
fancy. - q Sc: do. browns. :9n soc.
Cheese easy: state. fresh. saecia =
T.i.. NlJc,c: do. avcraS" tancr. 10 a
l5Itc: Wisconsin fancy twins. sac.
Poultry dressed steady: hr0ilcrS. - ~
&C: fowls. iST LIE: turkeys. &C.
Flour unsettled.
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WOOL

BOSTON, July 14.-The Commercial
bulletin will say tomorrow:
transactions in the Boston wool mar
kct during tho next week were we'll up
tuwards nm average in volume. Prices
were firm and moved toward higher
level
The goods market is in n very healthy
condition, although some factors ap-
pear to think the keen edge is slightly
worn of.
.':New clip operations are drawing to
An end at top prices for the season
COFFEE.
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MONEY.

NEW YORK. July l4.-Mercantilc
paper per cent. Sterling. so day bills
S4.7lE; demand $4.15 lilo: cables
s4.16 ZIG Francs, demand 1921; cables
S5.90l3. Marks. demand I3tSc: cables
13l.c Kronen. demand $l2.Iu: cables
$3.50. Liuildors. demand Al I-l6: cables
4l9-16c. Lrcs, demand S6.40l2; cables
$40. Rublcs. demand S30.50; cables
s3O75. Bar silver G2"sc. Mexican dol
lars 4Sisc. Government bonds STEADY.
Railroad bonds irregular
Time loans firm; 90. 90 days and 6
months 4@4h per cent.
Call money firm; high 81 per cent:
law 2% per cent; ruling rate 81 per
cent: last loan per cent: closing bid
"a per cent; offered ri ) per cent.
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(IFIRINGS FIR THE MONTH DATE HAVE REACHED !
SIX MILLION MARK FRIDAYS TOTAL S401 $40.

Wheeling banking clearingS for 'he
month of July to date-elcven banking
davs-has reached the total OF So.ooe''
9s2.05, compared with $%.91+,99+.9o' an
increase of s2.153,99S.5o. or 81 per-
cent.
FRIDAYS clearings were Sl01'2@O'l4'
compared with $S23.lSS.Io' an increase
of SIS,33l.39. or 24.2 per cent, rs given
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HAY And GRAIN
Quotations by o. T. Braunnch s. co.
Hay, Grain & Farming Implement
1912 Market Street.
BODY WASHED ASHORE.

CHEROYGAN. Mich. July 14.-Th'
body If James G. Hurry. New Torl
washed ashore at Albany island today
Hurt and Charles Marccllc left theil
duties in Il Now York bank scvera
months ago 10 take a ten thousand mile
canoe trip.
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WHEAT SHOWED A
DOWNWARD TREND
This Was Due to Cooler Weather In the
Northwest-Corn Finished Down
and Oats On.

CHICAGO. July 1f.-WiIcat showed n
downward tendency most Of the time to-
day. influenced largely by cooler weather
In the northwest. Il condition likely 10
rclard black rust. Prices closed heavy,
! sc TO 1c net lower. with July $l.0Sla.
and September s1.10. Corn finished Is c
To Ii n lie down, oats Is a &c on 10 y c
up. and provisions at &c TO loo decline.
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METAL.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE metal OK
change quotes lead offered 500. Spell
ter steady; spot East 81. Louis delivery
$500.
At London. lead E@S So. spcltcr i47.
Copper dull; clcctrolytic S"i.OO0
$500.
Iron steady and unchanged
Metal exchange quoted tin steady;
spot $3S.25&39.0U.
At London. spot copper t9l; futures
esq: clectrulytic :l@i los. Spot TIN Ll6?;
futures flG9 los.
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CHICAGO. JE!y IogS-t;eceipis.
-. 900: Iow.r. !i.tiE $50 80: i!Sht.
ss30T 4n5. mixed $33@ q in.lu, UetvE.
5000 :5r. Pig. $S.l"f;".|3
Ca:;ie-i>oce;i,tS @"3": St"ady. Ma
tive bs.t rSrttI". $i.i"ft l;."": siocNers
and feeders s.. :1ii $50. CONS and he'll
ers, s.. 80 n = 50: calves. $50 n l2."n
Sheep Receipts. ".no". Weak. Ne;h-
crS. $3.50 so: ewes. So u 1.ir: lambs.
s. non 20 %
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SUGAR.

NEW YORK. July lL---Raw sugar.
steady: centrifugal. $50; molasseSs.
$3.50; refined, steady; Tine graduated,
Sugar futures declined about six
points during the early trading on scat
tered selling by commission houses.
Sales. $500 tons September. $5.43; De-
cember, $50; January. Si.iS.
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Commenting on the decline in the mo-
tor stocks, a we'll known source says the
striking feature Of the entire markets
situation is the ignoring Of values. earn
ings and dividend yields. Information
on Maxwell Motors leads this interest
to state that 1t is earning 70Gc on the
common stock and has seven million dol
lars in the treasury.
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Sax-P.ttorsou Go.
PlTTSsuRGH. "a. JaIE, li.--Cas55;d!ss11o5

IT 50 F(EtIFI' a. 1"'! 20 IN n
Stead: supply light Ea"!cs' $''F' .
Shsec-Stsaay: supply light. Fri'ne
wethers $.7S1: S."": cJ.u and romn!en
sS.5nT 81: lambs, $I.Jp z lis. Veal
EoysESt.aLv; receipts. -. double
decks. Prime heavins $ln.-"m o.; M
diun:s ard heavy workers. <l"i. 4 49,
ligM; workers., *i".;5; rigs. S'.'9H 99':
rcugh=. $9.""%, 49,.
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| Open. High. | Low. Close.

CASH QUOTATIONS: Whcat-No. 2
red nominal; No. ; red, Sl.091 " @l.l0;
No. hard. nominal; No hard. Sl.O5 =
q l.0912.
Corn-No yellow. SOA @80%c: No. 4
yellow, I9%.c; No. white. 15&c.
Oats NO 3 white. 419412ic stand
ard, 42M @421.c.
pOrk-S24.50Q $3.50.
Lard-St3.17.
Ribs-Sl3.Q5
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N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

WHEELING, W. Va. July IA. '16.
Range Of active stocks on the New
York Stock Exchange. corrected daily
by A. L. Nlastcn G. Co. brokers. Member
New York stock exchange.
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PITTSBURGH STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. July H. 80.
Corrected daily by ~ +. Mastcn x
Co., members OF the Fltt3burSh Stock
Exchange:
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NEW YORK. July 14.-Coffee. Rio
No. T, exc; futures steady; September
$3.50; December $500.
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IN snnn quarters Of the street closely

In some quarters Of the stree closely
allied with the professional c!enlont 1t IS
declared that the professionals arc
chiefly responsible for the starting or
the break in the stock market. which
they believed would not be strongly sup
ported in the advance on summer Saca-
lions of large number Of leading finan-
ciers. Meeting with some success. their
action caused uneasiness among the
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Outside Oil Stocks
BOSTON COPPER STOCKS

WHEELING. W. Va. July Il. '16.
Corrected by 4. T.. MaSicn X Co, mem
h.rs of the BuStOn stock exchange.
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LOCAL STOCKS

WHEELING. ". Va. July u. IS.
Daily quotation LIST or the wheeling
Stock Exchange:
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Japan's production Of aniIne dye 10
dapidly increasing. Tho dye merchants
have formed a trust with the object OF
regulating the narket .-~-.--.-.
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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET

WHEELING. W. Va, July a. l6.
Market reported by y. +. MaStcn x
Co members New York Stock Exchange.
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The general list had another decline
today almost all OF the so-callcd war
stocks struck low levels and there was
apparently heavy realizing in the stan,
durd issues carly but toward the END
OF the session change in sentiment pre-
vailed prices rallylng sharply and CLOS
ing strong.
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There Is continual selling OF United
States Rubber and Goodrich on rumors
that the British government has ordered
shipments Of rubber discontinued 10
some American Importers because they
have permitted re-eNport 10 Germany.
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in detail below:

Totals. s6.o6S. 992.05 s3.914.994.55 a.,
Inc S2i53,!9S.1Q
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RuInors are current in some quarters
that If the administration cannot induce
railroad employees to forcgo a strike IL
may declare martial law and operate
rains with the National Guard. Some
minors 20 so far as 10 say that this
prospect one Of the reasons why oil th4
militia is kept under arms in spite or
the peaceful Mexican outcome.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-15

Prominent bankers are privately quot
cd by responsible quarters as now cN-
pcCtinS at leUSt five years OF prosperity
for the United States due in large part
TO the conservatism OF the financial IN
trrnSis of this Country.
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Total shares: 641.000:
CDEx-Divi. ~ &c ex-rights.
Bonds: s3.0S4.O00.
Standard Oil Subsidiary Stocks
WHEEL ING, w Va, July IA, 10.
Go,rectcd nv A. e, MaBten & Co., mem
Der II. z. stock Exchange.
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There SENS to DE the strongest kind OF
confidence as TO the market position or
tinted States Steel po-itive predictions
are being made in some houses wiih
Eyfra dividends, however. have hereto
fore failed to raise prices-due. We think
10 this technical status Of the stocks ell
fec ted.
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pure o. 2O7I 81 2oBl GOAL 81 1850
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There Is evidence OF considerable
selling of the standard railroad shares
from time to time 10 protect hoidlnSs
r.n,Iiy I.ben pressed for safe. Very little
foreirn selling IS reported. Scale down
huving orders are in tho market for
sranEers. trunk lines. coalers and Gn'teo
States Steel.
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There is strange lack of efectiye
= constant report from the board OF
man prominent stock exchange inst.
tutl0ns. This condition is responsible
to 4 large extent for the uneaSiness
which has been instrumental inducing
news waves OF liquidat!ons.
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It is rumored that during the last TWO
d,vs several loans each amounting be-
tween ten and fifteen million dollars
havs been called in speculative channels
among stock exchange houses. THESE
have been All industrial' in most cases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
RUSSIAN ARMY'S
 RIFLES CARRIED
 IN PARADE HERE
Remington Guards Have Task Carrying Guns Made for
 Near-GiantS.

Bridgeport people watching the Memorial Day parade had the chance of seeing for the first time some new products of the city turned out by the largest and latest factory, in the rifles carried by the Remington-Unlon
 Metallic Cartridge Co. guards These rifles were a part of a large order re-
 gently turned out for the Russian
 government and will be shipped to
 that country this week.
 Those who paid any attention to them at all saw that they appeared
 longer than the rifles of the Coast Ar
 tillery corps=In fact, they were ap- preciably too long for some of the shorter guards to handle as well as they wished. They are made for the
 Russian army, which is composed as a rule of men of larger stature than | the average American and hence are built longer.
 This is the first time that the pro-
 ducts of the Remington Arms & Am munition Co.,, turned out at the local factory, have been shown to the Bridgeport public. Probably not one person in a thousand who saw the guards march. suspected what were
 the guns they carried or if they did, they were ignorant for whom the guns were made.
 The ammunition for these rifles is
 made exclusively by the Union Metal lie Cartridge Go. and is turned out in large daily quantities. This make
 of rifle is not new to Russia as many
 have been sent. there by the other Remington factories. Two inspec- tors have been kept busy at the Cart ridge works for months overseeing
 the making of this ammunition. One
 is an officer of high rank in the Rus sian army and a, nob1eman to boot.
 He speaks only a, few words of Eng fish
 Guns destined for use against the Germans and Turks made their first public appearance in Bridgeport on Memorial Day and the people seeing them undoubtedly were ignorant of what they were. In fact the general public thought that the rifles were
 those carried by the guards in their | daily duties. But the guards do not 1 have any weapons except night sticks