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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-22

THH OVERDONE ANCESTRY FAD.
 Patriotism is a noble emotion which lends itself easily to the ridiculous. Al Boston woman has carried the fad for ancestry societies to it's legitimate cons clusion by heading a movement to con- solidate the Grandchildren of the War Veterans of 1S61-5. Her society should have at least the merit of voluminous enrolment. It has already led to sug- gestions for Aunts of the Heroes of San Juan Hill. Brothers-in-L.aw of Con- scripts of the Sixties, and First Cous- ins once Removed of Filipino Exterrii- nators. Anything which is srobbery masquerading as historic. interest or patriotism deserves burlesque. Patrio- tisn, according to Dr. Johnson, is the last refuge of a scoundrel. Socially iT Is rather the last refuge of a fool. Per- haps we can get beyond the wars. and organize all the relatives of Carnegie heroes. A heroic race needs no hero fund. A race of patriots needs no pa- triotic gossip partis. Historical socie- ties shauld be composed of historians. snobbishness, pedantry and their kin-s dred vices consist in putting an over- emphasis on some one possession or dis tinctfon, and the smaller the trait cele- brated the pettfer the vice. Pedantry, which is the vanity of knowledge is therefore a step or two above snob- bishrness, which is the vanity of class. The singular fertility hown by the gene eaiogy societies in devices for making themselves ridicplous is to be ex- plained blythe absurdity of the mos lives on which they are founded. La- vinia I, Queen of the Holland Danes. and her tleatrca1 career were a natu- raj outcome of the pseudo-patriotio movement. In Organizations flirnsilY founded, f1imsy people get to the top. The Boston woman and her new bur- lesque will be well employed if they hasten the end of queens, daughters and danes. Ouf librarians are kept busy furnishing books to ladies who wish to dig up remote ancestry for so-
 ial glamor. Golfers Weekly.
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SECOND POLICE HEARING.
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 the best man on the force would the commissioners be justified in his ap- pointment in spite of his low mark ?'' MT. Deming replied % the question: T do not think that if MT. Maloy was the best man to be appointed the commits sion was justified in delaying the ap pointment for seven years.''
 Captain s. P. Thrasher was the next witness called. After he had been sworn in by Attorney Gum he said he would like to read his testimony from paper he had prepared, and was al- lowed to do so. The testimony of MT. Thrasher was based chiefly on facts ob- tained in his official capacity as secre- tary of the State Law and Order league. MT. Thrasher spoke of the vast amount of crime and illegal proceeding known to exist in the city of New Haven. Through his intimacy in detecting crime and evaders of the law throughout this state, witness declared that he knew positively that the amount of crime prevalent in this city was enormous and appalling. Witness had prepared statistics from his intimacy with police
  three years, and presented them for consideration of the committee. He had taken the first four months-from January through April-of the last three years, and noted certain police happenings that occurred in that time, thus bringing the statistics down to date His memoranda show the follow ing figures for the first four months of the last three years:
 Arrests for drunkenness-190 278; 1903, 291; 1904. 295.
 Arrests for breach of the peace-1902. 184; 1903, 199; 1904, 232.
 By these figures witness declared that it was evident that the number of cases of drunkenness, brawling and disturb ing the peace had been steadily and greatly increasing up to the present time. He also presented these figures:
 Prosecutions for houses of ill-fame- 1902, S4 1903, 56; 1904. 4S.
 Prosecutions for gambling houses 1902, 26; 1903, 15; 1904, Il.
 This evidence would show that the police department had become very negligent in prosecuting these outrages against law, though everybody knew that the prevalence of these houses in New Haven was an open fact. Witness spoke of policy shops conducted near the center of the city, and said he had absolute proof that such shops had been and were conducted in the city in great numbers at the present time. He had reported one case to the police and asked that a raid be made on a certain shop. The police made a disgusting blunder of the matter, sending six off, cers in uniform to make the raid. Of course no evidence was gained or arrest made. Later he went himself to the same place alone in citizens clothes and obtained evidence enough to con- vict. Witness spoke of the recent raid on an illegal poolroom conducted by Mckee on Chapel street. He stated that the police had been very slow in making the raid, since the place had had an exceedingly dark reputation for
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Certain officers were working very strenuously for certain political fac lions. Witness stated that many off, cers would like to do their duty. but were prevented by the orders from higher officials. He would like to sug- gest to the committee thorough inves- tigation of police records regarding transfers of beats, excusing from duty, etc.
 Cross-examination Of Mir. Webb brought out nothing new. He remain ed firm in his request to question differ ent members of the commission and police department when they were brought before the committee.
 E. L. Isbell, clerk of the city court, presented a communication raising a question as to the right of the inves- tigation committee to continue to fol- low the metod of procedure it had been following. He quoted the section of the charter under which the com mittee was appointed by the mayor. The charter gave the committee no right to summon witnesses to testify and be represented by counsel. Judge Harrison replied that the committee had considered the matter and had de- cided their procedure was in accord ance with the sections of the charter quoted No witnesses would be ordered to appear, but would only be invited to present their testimony.
 A communication was presented to the chairman from c. H. Rich, which asked that Mayor Studley be asked to attend the hearings and be submitted to ross-examination. After consider ing the matter Judge Harrison replied that the committee had decided that it had no right to ask the mayor to att tend, inasmuch as he had appointed the committee, and had appointed them to investigate the police department only. He stated that the meeting would adjourn. and that the next meeting would be held next Friday evening at the same place and at the same time.
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he often played policy games and poker in New Haven by proxy, in his efforts to get evidence. He had lost $3.75 in poker game the day before. He was well inforemd in regard to recent raids by police.
 City Attorney Webb was called and read his testimony from a typewriter copy; said he would give no names un- less. as he had requested, all the com missioners and members of the police department were brought before the committee and thoroughly questioned. Witness stated that he knew that money had been taken from the pay envelopes of the policemen, without their consent, and sent to Hartford to aid in securing certain legislation; also knew of certain patrolmen who were reprinanded at a hearing for testify ing against their superior officers. He told of case where he had issued war rants against policy dealers and had been in the station when the warrants were placed in the hands of police of ficers. Before the raids had been made or the warrants were out of their hands 
 to offer bail. Of course the proprietors had received warning that the raids were to be made. Witness told of many failures in raiding well known disorder Iy houses, where warnings had evident ly been sent to the proprietors, and tips given to the inmates to get out; knew that policemen were frequently in such houses. and though probably with no
 bad purpose, with the idea of giving hints to prevent successful raids. Wit ness referred to the fact that a war rant had been issued against the Me
 Kee poolroom long time before it's
 raid, which warrant had never been
 acted upon. Complaint was made
 against the place in August, 1903, but
 no action was taken until recently.
 Witness had received many complaints
 from wives in New Haven, whose hus-
 bands spent their wages in liquor sa-
 looms on Sundays. He referred to the
 recent raid on saloon for Sunday vio-
 lation, and to the trial of the case yes-
 terday before the police court. A boy
 had bought whiskey at the saloon in
 question last Sunday, and while he was
 Stdnul1& near IH6 pldCe LWU tOlllCefS came to him in citizens clothes and in quired all about the matter. The off, cers did not ask for the boys name or for the name of the saloon where he ] purchased the whiskey. No action was
 taken by the police in the matter. Wo- men had frequently seen men going in to saloons on Sunday. Witness corrob- orated MT. Thrasher's testimony in stating that there had been a great de- cline in prosecutions and a great in- crease in drunkenness and disorder. MT. Webb said that by referring to the police records it would be found that certain patrolmen had been changed from certain beats, and later changed back. He was of the opinion patrol man was removed from a beat where he would have opportunity to do his duty. Witness suggested that the in vestigation committee enquire into the reasons of retiring many patrolmen against their wishes to make room for appointing many supernumeraries. How did it come about that certain of- ficers were excused from duty on cau- GUS night to attend political primaries.
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months previous to the raid, and since witness had already made three com plaints himself to the mayor. A relia- ble person had told witness that one member of the detective force was common and well-known frequenter of the place.
 Mir. Thrasher went on with similar testimony derived from his experience in detecting crime and criminals in this city. He brought special attention to the business conducted by Hattie Goodman, who had the darkest reputa- ton for running a house of i'll fame of any woman in this state. He had letter from a friend of a young boy who had been entieed into this house. One police officer, as witness knew, told the woman that if she was not careful, he would have to report her. She did not see why, as she had only two girls in the house at that time. Witness also called attention to a gam bling house conducted on Church street which had not been raided until after a great delay. When the raid was made, information had already been SOAAt CJ C0 tO lhC PlOpA tCSOAo. OitC OA
 fender of the liquor law regarding the use of screens, told a police officer that he had been promised protection if he would only get out and hustle for Studley. Witness stated that he knew stranger who came to New Haven last Sunday and purchased liquor at fourteen different plces. Witness felt positive that at least seventy-fve places were selling liquor in New Ha- ven last Sunday, and that all the
 houses of i'll fame-well known business establishments-wer running full blast last Saturday night. The fact that out nine-tenths of the raids on such houses the women found were apprehended, while the men were allowed to go scot free, looked black against the police department. One house which was raid- ed on a Saturday night was running again by the next Friday. Witness
 knew of one supernumerary officer of
 whom it was stated that he was paid
 to drum up liquor traffic for a cer- tain saloonkeeper.
 This ended the direct testimony of Mr. Thrasher. He was cross-examined l at some length by Attorney Gum. The attorney for the police commission i tried time and time again to get Mir.
 Thrasher to give the names of the po-
 lice officers, saloonkeepers and others ] he mentioned. This MT. Thrasher re- I fused to do so at present, but would do so when such men were assured of protection. If he gave the names of I officers at the present time he was afraid they would be removed from of- | fee or punished some other way by
 their superior officers. Witness was
 asked who was the attorney for the
 policy men, and replied that to the best
 of his knowledge Isaac Wolfe was their attorney MT. Wolfe denied that this
 was the case, and asserted that he had not represented the policy men for over 1.-two years. Attorney Gum asked,
 Your testimony is mostly hearsay evil dence, is it not?'' Mr. Thrasher re- piled, "Oh, no! Not entirely" and pro-
 duced two policy drawing tickets which 1 he got yesterday-one ticket for the morning game and one ticket for the
 afternoon game. Witness stated that
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HEAD SOLID SORE Awful Suffering of Baby and SleepIess Nights of
 Mother. CURED BY CUTICURA Skin Fair as a Lily with no Scar to Recall Awful Sore
 Writes Mother.

"I herewith write out in full the be- ginning and end of that terrible disease, eczema, which caused my babe untold suffering and myself many sleepless nights.
 My babe was born seemingly a fair, healthy child, but when she was three weeks old swelling appeared on the back of her head, and in course of time broke. Itdid not heal but grew worse, and the sore spread from the size of a dime to that of a dollar. used all kinds of remedies that could think of. but nothing seemed to help in fact, it grew worse. Her hair fell out where the sore was, and feared It would never grow again. Itconttnued until my aged father came on visit, and when he saw the baby he told me to get Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment right away.
 " To please him did so, and to nv surprise by their use the sore began to heal over, the hair grew over 1t. and to-day she has a nice head of hair, her o0iA 10 us i@ir us lily, ana Snc ndS no scar left to recall that awful sore, and !t,is over eight months and no sign of it's returning"
 Mrs. WM. RYER, Elk River, Minn.
 "Cure permanent. So writes Mrs. Ryer, Feb. 25, 1908, six years later:
 Your letter of the 18th inst. received. asking in regard to the cure of my baby some six years ago. We'll, the disease has never returned to her head which at that time was solid sore on top and down the back. Once or twice since then patch has come on her hand near the wrist, but it finally disappeared after proper treatment with Cuticura." Sold throughous the world. Cuticura Resolvent soc Qn form of Chocolate Coated Pns 9sc Der vial of e0a SSins"snt pr s ne sosp as Dspot London, chsltss. Ave. Potter Dfrx { Chem Corp, Sole PruusissosS sS- 6snd f< Heu b Cuss Eezpna ~s
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-22
PROVIDENCE WINS AT POLO
RUMF0RD CLUB DEFEATS IA
 COMIC CLUB OF HARTFORD.

 Score of Seven and Half to Five and a
 Half in a Close and Exciting Game
 First Game of the First Local Tour
 nament.
 Providence was with Providence yes terday. and the Runford club of that city defeated the Taconic club of Hart ford in a pretty game before an au- dlenee of 300 at Elm City park, making an excellent beginning of the tourna- lnent under the auspices of the New Haven club. The ponies trotted onto tine green shortly after o'clock. The Hartford players were R. G. Keeney, H. s. Legare, S. Russell, jr, and W. l.. Goodwin. colors. green blouse and red sash. T. B. Lewis, w. H. Hanley, B. S. Watson, and J. R. Gladding were the Providence players. They wore pink blouses. and light green sleeves and sashes. Providence soon passed the Hartford players, and took the lead. Providence led to the third period. where Hartford tied the score, making it 1-2 to 1-2. The men play
 
 there was some fast and interesting work done. Hartford could have scored had the players taken more care. Prov idence scored two more goals, and the game was won, by 1-2 to 1-2. The best playing was done by Good win, Hanley, Russell and Watson. Keeney did not make the necessary shots. though he played well against his opponent Gladding. Hartford was penalized one-half goal, as Rus sell hooked his opponents mallet. Prov Louis E. Stoddard of the New Haven team was referee. and Hayes Q. Trow- bridge timekeeper.
 This is the first tournament ever held in New Haven. There were present many ladies as well as men, and the greatest interest and excitement was aroused, especially as the game was close. Polo is perhaps the prettiest and most exciting of sports, with a spice of danger. During the game two players were thrown, but not injured. The pony | of Lewis of Providence had his left | hind leg broken. He is at the Metropol- | itan Veterinary hospital attended by l pr. Kelley. It is feared that the pony will have to be killed this morning. The horsemen's costumes are attractive. The ponies are compactly built and ex- ceedingly intelligent, and well trained.
 The exertions and skill required in the
 game are great.
 The goals were as follows, each count 1 ing a score:
 Taconio club, Hartford-Goo 3, Keeny i, Russell 9 Penalized 1-2 goal. ETotal, 5 1-2.
 Rumford club. Providence-Wa 3, Hanley ?, Lewis 2. Penalized 1-2 goal.
 Total, 1-2.
 Before the game there was a race be- l tween three horses to sulkies. A pony 1 belonging to T. B. Lewis of Providence made the quarter mile in 26 seconds, de-
 feating in a race a pony belonging to
 MT. Rathborne of New Haven. Tomorrow at o'clock the fast and I successful team of Squadron A of New
 York will play the New Haven club in 1 a game the more interesting because the squadron won three of the four
 games played by the team last year. The New Haven players will be: Wat
 son Webb, Julian B. Huff, F. c. Bald
 win, and L. E. Stoddard.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS or INTER EST CONCERN
 ING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People Known in This City, Interesting Social Events Here and Elsewhere.


 Interesting Social Events Here and
 Elsewhere.
 Charles K. Fowler, organist at St. Johns P. E. church, will leave this city to attend the National Music Teachers association convention which is to be held in St. Louis commencing June 2S. MT. Fowler is vice president of the as- sociation. He expects to be away two weeks, during which he will visit the worlds sair. He also expects to visit several western cities.ig While MT. Fow- Ter Is away c. c. Brown will preside at the organ at St, Johns church.
 MT. and Mrs. Horace Beebe Webster, who are the guests ofs MT. and Mrs. D. c. Beardsley at Avery Farm, Stratford, were guests at the Elsmere hotel, Lau- rel beach. Milford, Sunday MT. and Mrs. Webster have lately returned from trip to Tarpon Springs Fla.
 Republican General Registrar Hamil ton is stopping at Chelsea Inn, Hamp ton, Conn.,, for two weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. w. F. Gilbert and MT. and Mrs. F. B. Tillou, who have been on ten days automobile tour through the Litchfield hills, have returned to their homes on College street. Mrs. E. B. Bartram of Stratford was 8 recent visitor in this city. F. S. Martyr and family of Brooklyn are. at the Downs cottage Woodmont. The Hart cottage at Woodmont is oc- cupied by A. E. Whitney and family of Hartford.
 Among the arrivals in this city yes- terday were William Schoenberger and wife, who have had delightful wed- ding trip visiting Buffalo, Quebec, Mon treal, Lake Champlain, Lake George and other points of interest. They were given a royal welcome by their many friends.
 Henry A. Barnes of 80 Admiral street, engineer of Yale college, has been spending his vacation of two weeks past in the Adirondacks. He reports that friend caught 11S trout one day, while on Saturday MT. Barnes caught ninety trout.
 Mrs. J. T. Benharn of Morris Cove will entertain the officers and managers of the Dwight Place ladies' society to-mor- row. The ladies will formulate plans for the coming season.
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Buskins Bentley-This is sort of souvenir performance.
 J. Foote Litewait-How?
 Buskins Bentley-Why, we're doing the hundredth mile since the show was stranded.-Puck.
 Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Todd of 2S2 York street will spend August in south ern Michigan. Their place of business will be closed as usualIduring their va- caeion.
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Better Thnn Spanking.

Spanking does not cure children of bed wetting. If 1t did there would be few chill dren that would do it. There is a consti- tutional cause for this. Mrs. M Summers, home treatment to any mother. She asks no money. Write her today if your children trouble you in this way Don't blame the child. The chances are 1t cant help It.
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Goodness" exclaimed Mrs. Locutte's quiet husband, that decollette gown is rather ultra <
 But don't I look well in it ?" she de- manded.
 Doubtless; but to my mind you're too far out of Philadelphia Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-23
WAR VESSELS WILL BE
RUSHED TO MOROCCO
United States Demands the Speedy
Release of Perdicaris.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May ga
very brief cablegram came to the state
department today from Consul Cum
mere at Tangier, Morocco, which con-
f1rmed the press reports that Ion Per
dicaris, the American citizen, who,
with his stepson Cromwell Marley q
British subject, was kidnapped by ban
dts, were being well treated by the
Moorish brigands by whom they were
Kidnapped. The authorities, according
to the dispatch, are in communication
with the bandits regarding the two
men and it is expected that terms of
ransom are the subject of negotiations
The consul general hopes to be able to
report these terms to the state depart
ment very soon.
Naval officials are awaiting news Of
the arrival of Admiral Chadwick at
Fayal with the South Atlantic squad
ron and that of the. European squadron
under Admiral Jewell at the Azores.
The administration will send vessels
of either of these squadrons to Mo-
rocco for the moral effect it may have
upon the officials Of that country in
the event the release of Perdicaris is
not brought about in the meantime.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-23
! CLEVER DOCTOR.
Cured 20 Years Trouble Without Any
Medicine.

wise Indiana physician cured TWEEN
ty years stomach disease without any
medicine, as his patient tells:
Il had stomach trouble for twenty
years, tried allopathic medicines, pat
ent medicinessand all the simple rene
dies suggested by my friends, but grew
worse all the time.
Finally a doctor who is the most
prominent physician in this part of the
state told me medicine would do me no
good, only irritating my stomach and
making it worse-that 1 must look to
diet and quit drinking coffee.
Il cried out in alarm, Quit drinking
Coffee! why, what will drink?'
Try Postum, said the doctor. Il
drink it and you will like it when it is
made according to directions, with
cream, for it is delicious and has none
of the bad effects coffee has,
well, that was two years ago, and 1
am still drinking Postum. My stomach
is right again and / know doctor hit the
nail on the head when he decided coffee
was the cause of all my trouble. only
wish I had quit it years ago and drank
Postum in its place. Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Never too late to mend. Ten DAYS
trial of Postum in place of coffee works
wonders There's reason.
Look in, each package for the famous
little book, THE Road to WelIviIle.''