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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
THE SALARY INCREASE
Some Stories Anent the Agita.
 ton Now On al Washington.
(From Our Special Correspondent )

(From Our Special Correspondent
 Washington, Dec 1S.-There are many good arguments to be brought against an increase in the salaries of members of congress, but in the opinion of your correspondent the preponderance of reasoning is in favor of the increase. During the years I have been stationed here I have had some considerable expert : ence with members of the lower house. One of them is worth relat- ing. A member from Indiana se- cured the nomination from an over whelmingly republican, district. He therefore had substantially no cam paign expenses It was two term" district and he served four years, re- turning to his home with something over $10,000 he had saved while here. That would seem to prove that it is profitable thing to be M. c. But how did he do 1t? He travelled here and back on passes, bringing his wife and daughters. Thus his mile age more than paid the travelling ex- penses of all of them. During the session they lived in a very modest boarding house and in a very frugal manner. The daughter was enrolled as his private secretary. which gave tho family s1.200 a year additional Each member is allowed $125 a year for stationery which he can draw in cash. if he prefers. This member took his allowance in cash and used the stationery of the committee to which he was assigned. His books end papers were franked to and from his house by mail or express. During the recess of congress he practiced law which paid his living expenses at home. Being a NJ. C. he had no postage to pay. Thus his income can he set down as follows: Salary. s. 900. clerk hire allowance for daugh- ter. s1,2O0: stationery lcashD. SIPS: mileage. s100; law practice during six months one year and nine the next. average s1.5O0: total income. s7.925. Expenses. berths and meals on route. $50: board for three at $40 a month. average session being A. months. s5io: clothes and incidental expenses while n Washington. sl.- oeV. expenses at home. average 7Iz months year. s1.500: campaign ex- penses $50 year. total expenses. s3.1s0. Thus he had about si.735 each year to the good. It is not sur prising that he retired with more than s1e,0o0 after four years ser vice.
 Against this I would cite the case of another member of my acquaint- ance whose election expenses are about S2o.e0o every tvo years. or more than double his salary during the term He lives well and has a fairly expensive family At the same time he is not worth more than s1e0.- coo af the very outside Query. how can he afford it. Of course ve can 1. neter psy our congrs<sue1 enough ]
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

cash advertising would be foolish and would defeat his own purposes. He thought the members of congress should pay some attention to the opinions of one thousand newspapers published in all parts of the coun- try, as they certainly reflected the sentiment of their readers. Whether the house will abandon the turnip seed feature of the distribution or not will be unknown until the vote Is taken. but it begins to look as though it might.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18
Connecticut Patents.

Harry \. Havley. Havleyville. cartridge clip and holder: Albert O. Mitchell. Bethlehem. brake mechan- ism For copy of any of above patents send ten cents in postage stamps with date of this paper to C. A. Snow ( company. Washington. D. C.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-18

Evsry supscrIDsr O ne Evsaine Democrat can secure . coDy Of co of the bet Dagndn0 publiBhed, fro e ehargs e the following .cuoll- tioas: Pay your s1bseFipttso Q shs ooDoernt n a1vnnoA
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
TOOK 83,OOO VOLTS.

Wilson J. Connor Badly Injured at the
 Electric Power Station in Water-
 bury.
 Waterbury, July 24,-William J. Con- nor, employed at the West End Light ing station of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company, received an electric shock from 9 current of 9S, 900 volts late this afternoon, being pitch led headlong from scaffolding on which he was standing to the hard floor below. His hands were badly burned, and there was a deep cut In the head, He has a fractured collar bone. His foot was also burned.
 MT. Connor was removed to the Wa terbury hospital, where it was said he was in serious condition.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
lLS4ARDAY,s ] STOCK MAhKEr.
Prices Fall or and the Close Is Heavy

New York, July 24-The operating forces in the stock market which had 1 embarked in a movement for an ad- vance in prices apparently reconsidered their immediate plans to-day and de- sisted rather abruptly from their activ- ities These activities were quite strik- lingly manifest yesterday in face of the disturbing news from Russia, making Wall street an isolated instance of strength among the group of the worlds great securities markets It did lnot develop to-day what was the mo- ltive for the change In market tactics, but it was the general suppostion that a revision of previous estimates of the Importance | upon the worlds financial outlook of the Russian situation lay at the root of the matter,
 It did not appear immediately that the tone of the market had undergone an alteration, although the opening dealings showed the same response to the foreign disturbances as yesterday. Then followed a vigorous recovery in response to supporting orders. It was then that an outpouring of stocks to realize gave the signal that accumula- ton and support were no longer to be in order. The temporary upward squirt was attributed to the initiative of traders, who aimed to follow the lead- ership pointed out by yesterdays action of the market.
 The days principal activity was ex- hausted by the end of the first hour and
 there was marked shrinkage after
 wards and growing apathy in specu- | lative interest. The assistance to be lrealized for the New York market from | tranquil conditions abroad was given more force in the days speculative con sideration. The abrupt change wrought l in the foreign exchange market by the Russian developments and the total cutting off of New York from access to the large incoming gold arrival in Lon- don was pointed to as a striking exam pie of the indirect effects here to be ap- prehended from disturbed foreign mar
 kets. With foreign markets under pres
 sure, any attempt to advance prices in
 lew York would have the effect of in- viting realizing sales on securities mar ketable here to afford means for protec-
 tion of less favorably placed holdings abroad.
 The New York money market was
 unchanged to-day and call loans re-
 mained very easy in spite of probable
 preparations for to-morrow's sale of
 $12,5O0000 of New York city bonds. The
 The announcement of the extent to
 which government funds are being de-
 posted in banks in connection with the
 Panama canal bond issue, the amount reaching 25OOO,O0O, was a reassuring factor on the money situation. Reports of $5,000,00O note issue by the Ameri- can Telephone company in anticipation of subscriptions to it's bond issue was Iregarded as evidence of the continued heavy requirements of corporations for new capital.
 The drop of prices was due as much to
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETS.
State Business Mems Delegates Want
 to Talk to Underwriters.

State Business Mems Delegates Want
 to Talk to Underwriters.
 The special committee of the State Business Mems association appointed to investigate the increase in insurance rates in this state held it's first meeting in the rooms of the New Haven Busi- ness Mems association yesterday after noon. All the members were present and the first action of the committee will be, according to E. I. Atwater, the state president of the association, to get into communication with the insurance underwriters in Boston and arrange for the earliest possible date meeting be- tween The latter and the committed The committee is at work on some flg- ures which it will present to the under writers at this meeting. They will also have some pointed questions ready.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER 1906

withdrawal of demand as to any selling pressure and there was some recovery from the bottom prices, but the closing was heavy.
 Bonds were heavy. Total sales, par value $1,325, GOO.
 United States threes and new fours advanced 3-4 on call.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
HELD roR aoopAnE MURpER.

Middletown, July 24-The prelimin- ary hearing in the case of Henry c. Bailey, the suspected murderer of George Goodale, who was arrested in Toronto about a week ago, was held in the city court to-day, and probable cause being found, he was bound over to the September term of the superior court without bail. Bailey pleaded not guilty to the charge of first degree murder. Aside from pleading he would say nothing regarding the case
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
ON AUGUST 2S.

Reunion of the Twentieth c. V. at
 Savin Rock
 President N. W. Greenman of this city has issued notice that the forty first annual reunion of the Twentieth Connecticut Volunteer infantry will be held at Savin Rock on August 23. There will be a business meeting at Il o'clock to be followed by dinner at 1:90
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
ST AGNES DANCE

The St, Agnes T. A. B. society held its annual dance last evening at Light house Point. A very large crowd at tended and enjoyed delightful even ing.
 Lighthouse Point has received much recommendation as a dancing resort, as is shown by the large number of dances which have been held there this season. During the week the St. Johns Catholic club will run another of their series of dances.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
TWO BRtANFoRD OUTINGS.

The annual outing and picnic of the Congregational Sunday school of Bran ford will be held at Mansflelds Grove on Wednesday, August 8.
 At committee meeting of Georgia chapter, Q. E. S., held with Mrs. George Pond in Branford Monday evening, it was voted to hold picnic at Mans- fields Grove on Wednesday, August 8.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
WILLIMANTIC M. E. CAMP. MEET
 ING

Notice has been issued of the annual Methodist Episcopal camp meeting at Willimantic from August 20 to August 27. Rev. Thomas Harrison will preach each evening. Addresses will also be made by Rev. A. B. Kendig, D. D., Rev. W. F. Anderson, D. D., of New York, and Prof s. L. Beiler, D D., of Boston university.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
UP GOES PRICE OF MILK.

Many of the milk dealers of New Ha- ven are now announcing that on Au- gust 1 they will probably charge seven cents quart for milk. The higher prices of ice and extra work caused by the more stringent sanitary regulations are given as the cause of the advance
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

On the Nav York Stock Exchange reported by Prince & Whitely, Bank CTS and Brokers. 52 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street. New Haven. Conn.
 Open High Low Close.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
The Union Trust Go
NEW HAVEN,

NEW HAVEN.
 THARTERED by the State of Con- N necticut with authority to act as Executor, Administrator, Guardian, Re- ceiver, or Trustee. under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid into Court and public Trust Funds, Acts as Trustee for Municipalities, Cor porations and individuals. and admin isters trusts of all kinds Empowered to Set as registrar of stocks, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness, manage sinking funds, and do all business such as usually done by trust companies.
 It also does a general banking bus iness, collecting checks, notes, coupons. and receives deposits. The principal of each trust is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the general assets of the Company.
 This Company is by law regularly ex- amined by the bank examiner of the State of Connecticut.
 HENRY l.. HOTCHKISS. PreaidenE.s
 EUGENE s, BRISTOL. TEeaaureEs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
Boston stock QuOtntlOns.

Reported over private wires Of Horn blower & Weeks. members of New York and Boston Stock Exchanges. New Haven office, 97 Center street.
 High. Low. Bid, Asked
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
New York .Inlv 2A
Chicago Market.

Reported over private wire by W. B. Smith & Co., 71 Broadway, New York. New Haven office, "A Center street; Nor man A. Tanner, manager.
 Open. High. Low. Close
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
Closing Prices.

The following are the closing prices reported by Prince & Whitely. Bankers and Brokers. 25 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street, New Haven:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
Cotton Market.

Reported by Dick Bros & Co, mem bers of New York Stock and Cotton Ex- changes, Branch office. No. 33 Center street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
soLD REsIDENcE roR s2o. bod.

Dr. Benjamin Cheney, now of 112 College street has sold his house at 45 Elm street to Dr. Max Mauhouse for $20,OOa,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-25
STUCK MARKET FEATURES
4 STRONG OPENING FOLLOWED
 BY WEAKNESS.

Exhausted Buying Power and More Selling by LOndon-The Foreign Situ- ation--Southern Pacific's Strength The Days Gossip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-19
PLANS FOR PUBLICITY
Conference to Be Held in In
terest of Greater City.
ARRANGING FOR EXHIBIT
Applications for Space at Jamestown
Exposition.
LOCAL MEN ENGAGE 1000 FEET
Through Billing Of Freight Matter
Of atulation-Regarded
as Long Stride.
LOCAL MEN ENGAGE 1000 FEET

For the purpose of devisng the best
means of giving the greatest possible
amount of publicity to the Greater Wash
tngton movement. a conference will be held
at $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon in the rooms
of the American Security and Trust Com
panys building, between Messrs. c. ]. Bell,
president of the Jobbers and Shippers AS
ISOLATION; Thomas W. Smith and Captain
James F. oyster. representing the CONNER
cial movement and the editors Of the four
Washington daily newspapers. The best
and most feasible means of presenting the
business opportunities and advantages OF
this city TO the merchants of the surround
ing country and the south, will be given
consideration, it is said. and other steps
taken in furtherance OF the present bust
ness activity here.
Mr.. Woodworth Clum. who is acting for
the committee In charge of the proposed
exhibit of Washington merchants and man.
ufacturers at the jamestown exposition.
left here last night for Norfolk to make
preliminary arrangements for the display.
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Nor would Secretary Taft answer a sin
gle question about making a political
speech in Ohio, or where it will be made.
The latest story is that he will speak in
Cleveland at the invitation OF Representa-
tive Burton, thereby ignoring the invita-
stlen Of the regular republican. organization.
headed by Senator Dick. and including
Senator Foraker If this were true. 1t
would place Secretary Taft in the position
Of sharp hostility to the Dck-Foraker
combine. and of friendliness with the Bur-
ton faction. The statement is not believed
to be true. The Secretary has been invited
by the regular organization to speak in
Ohio. and if he speaks at all 1t is believed
he will do so at the invitation of the Or
ganiZation on the date to be arranged by it.
On the other hand, he may go to Ohio at the
request of the republican congressional
committe, which would avoid any necessity
for deciding between the Ohio factions.
Secretary Taft would not admit that he
had notified the President that he would
not accept the position on the Supreme
bench of the United States offered to him.
Prospects in New York.
E. w. Bloomingdale of New York was
with the President for while this morning.
He is prominent republican of that city
and if he told the President the same thing
he did newspaper reporters he has an opti-
York so far as the republicans are con-
cerned. He declares that Hughes is gaining
right along, while Hearst has reached the
top round of his advance He especially en-
phasizes that the East Side classes, which
were supposed to be Hearst crazy, are any
thing else.
According to the East Slders Mr.. Hugges
is going to be elected. That is the way they
pronounce his name, but all the same the
m nf fnr inn cal Nr
Bloomingdale. There is a grave mistake in
the idea that Hearst commands a solid sup
port among the workingmen. 1t is anything
but solid, and he will find 1t out before
long,
F. A. Busse, postmaster, and ]. c. Ames,
collector of customs OF Chicago, called on
the President today. They have been in
Washington on business connected with
their offices and called simply to pay their
respects
For Minister to Panama.
Herbert I. Squiers, former minister to
Cuba. is being considered by the President
for appointment to Panama, and 1t Is be-
lieved he will be selected and the an
nouncement made in a short time.
At Work on the Message.
President Roosevelt is devoting his spare
time to his annual message to Congress
the first draft of which he completed sew
eral weeks ago. He expects to go to Pan
anna next month, and he wants to finish
the document before leaving. so that 1t
may be ready for transmission to Congress
when it meets in December. The Presi-
dent Is having frequent consultations with
Secretary Root while he is completing the
foreign relations portion of his message.
The Secretary Of State is the only cabinet
officer who does not submit an annual re-
port to the President Congress- and
such information regarding interna tional
affairs as are given to the public reaches
1t through the Presidents message. s...
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Given Sentence Of Six Months.

Six months In Jail was the sentence which
was imposed by Judge Mullowny in the
Police Court today on William Jones. COL
ored, for attempting to break into the hons.
OF lafayette Myzpah. 1921 street north
west
Miss Myzpah testified before the court
that Jones was discovered about midnight
on the roof Of the one-story kitchen trying
to pry open the blinds of a second-story
window. which he could reach from the
kitchen. When he saw that he was dis
and she chased him. Jones ran out into the
street and Miss Myzpah continued to pur-
sue him until Policemen Lntler and Smith
of the first precinct caught him.
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WHALEBACK SAFE.
Berkshire Laying Eight Miles on
Cape Henry.

NORFOLK, Va, October 19.-The United
States weather observer at Cape Henry to-
day reported that the whaleback barge
Berkshire, lost from the tow of the steamer
Bay State, thirty miles off Cape Charles,
Monday afternoon, with a crew Of six
aboard, was lying at anchor eight miles
southeast of Cape Henry, apparently in
good condition.
The Berkshire later signaled. asking for
a tug to tow her in. The steamer Bay State
put to sea from Newport News to search
be out from Cape Charles looking for her.
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Is In charge Of Mrs. L. L. Hughes and DIR
p. j. Smith.
Threat to End Life.

Relatives Of John E. Buckin, twenty
seven years of age, who resided at 83S 7th
street northeast. are alarmed by reason of
his absence He went away from his home
yesterday morning and did not return last
night He sent his mother special deliv-
cry letter: telling her that he was going to
end his life and bidding farewell to his re,a !.
tives. An aunt of the young man called
upon the police Of the ninth precinct and
asked that they make an effort to find him
ton: She furnished the police a description
OF the missing man. 1t was stated al the
18th street house this afternoon that nothing
had been heard from Buckin since the re.
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exposition means much. jamestown will
be the Mecca Of thousands of people from
all sections Of the southland with its
present teeming prosperity. 1t will
fore the merchants. the manufacturers the
architects, contractors, builders and others
OF this great southland exhibits Of COM
modities and merchandise such as there is
demand for in this era Of development.
The exposition will be a medium between
the commercial north and the industrially
expanding south. which doubtless many will
utilize. Baltimore should be especially In
terested. as this city is virtually distribut-
Ing depot for this territory which offers a
lucrative field for trade cultivation.
Water Freight Routes.
The matter Of additional water freight
routes in connection with the Greater
Washington movement Is proving Of alb
sorbing interest to the citizens of the sur
rounding counties OF Maryland and Vir-
ginia. A newspaper published in one OF the
counties on the lower Potomac has pub
lished editorially the following:
The subject of establishing a steamboat
service from Colonial Beach to Pope's
Creek. Nd. has been often discussed by the
people Of this section. and also Of Washing
ton city. There is no doubt but that the
establishment OF such route would prove
OF great convenience to our people. Mr., ].
F. Costello has chartered small steamer
to run on the route during the summer
months. OF course in order to make this
route success there are several important
things to be attended to- which cannot be
considered at this time However, Mr. Cos
tello will have his boat connect with the
trains at that point both morning and
afternoon. and would be pleased to have
the public patronize him. While the COM
petition with the excursion steamer will be
comparatively small. still we regard compe-
tition in the same light that David Harum
regards fleas and dogs He says that "a
reasonable amount Of fleas Is good fur
dogs. 1t keeps 'em from furgittin' that they
is dogs And consequently we think that q
reasonable amount Of competition Is good
for monopolies. it keeps them from forget,
ting that there are others to be consid-
ered.'
In Interest Of Exhibits.
Col. Giles B. jackson, director general in
charge of the Negro Development and Ex-
position Company of the United States, has
been in the city in the interest of the local
colored exhibits for the Jamestown EXPOSE
ton. 1t is stated that the local work is
progressing and the colored people generally
are becoming more interested In the matter
There have been many callers at the local
branch headquarters in the True Reform
ers' Hall, 18th and U streets. which place
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Attack on "Bill" Dutton.

CINCINNATI, October 19-William Dut-
ton, an old-time circus rider, known all over
the civilized world, was the victim of an
assault on the street here last night and
may die of the wounds he received. The
police have not yet arrested his assailant
1t is believed robbery. was the motive for
the attack
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Promptness Appreciated.

Charles c. Rogers. disbursing officer Of
the District, and John Garrison, the Dis
trict auditor. each received a letter from p
M. Hughes. assistant superintendent Of
public instruction Of the District, TODAY
thanking them in behalf of himself and the
other employees of the public schools for the
promptness In which they disposed of the
school pay roll last week. -e
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LODGE OF SORROW.
Feature Of the Pythian Encampment
Today

NEW ORLEANS, October ia lodge Of
sorrow was the feature of today's program
of the knights of Pythias' convention.
More Pythians of high rank are said to
have died during the year than during any
previous two years in the history of the
organization.
Action on the amendments to the constitu-
ton was scheduled for today. The only
company scheduled to contest today in the
competition drill was Georgia Company,
No. l. of Savannah.