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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
TRAFFIC MANAGER EXPLAINS ACTION Smith Claims Trolley Road is Justified in Cutting
 Out the Private
 Schools.
NO AGREE MENT TO
 INTERFERE, HE SAYS
Common Basis for All Cities No Idea of Abolishing Privilege to Public
 Pupils,

What has been called unfair and a violation of an agreement-the action of the Connecticut Railway company cutting out the half-fare tickets to pupils of private schools and business colleges-was explained in an inter- view with Traffic Manager A. B. Smith last night
 MT. Smith spoke of the fact that there has existed two-and- one half cent rate for New Haven children, while school children of Bridgeport and Meriden have been paying three cents. Mir. Smith did not consider this fair, and sought to get the rate on fair basis. It was therefore de- cided, and has been put into effect, to give all children attending public schools, who ride on trolleys of the company, the half rate
 Furthermore. said MT. Smith, I've took the public view of the mat ter, and figured that 1t was consistent to make this rate only to those who attend schools for which we are taxed. It seemed to us that pupils attending private schools and paying tuition should be fully able to pay the regular fare whereas the children in the common schools are more worthy our consideration.
 If we did allow the privilege to private schools there is no good req son why the half rate should not be extended to students at Yale and at Trinity college, and students at any educational institutions where our lines run"
 As for doing away with the 'half rate altogether, Mir Smith made posi- tive denial of any intention of SC doing
 Asked as to the matter of breaking faith on an agreement with the state legislature in cutting out class ot pupils that has heretofore had the privilege of buying half-fare tickets the traffic manager showed his con. eern and desire to do the square thing,
 T went into the matter very care. l fully before proposing the change, MT. Smith said, land found no agree. ment to interfere, but if my actior i has been contrary to an understand, ing between representatives of tn, company and the state am ready tC live up to the agreement" 6 Mir Smith has been i'll for a week but to-day will go into the subjec 1 thoroughly. He is desirous of beinl I fair and believes that his action, a, he has explained it, quite justifies 1t ] self.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
ROBERT 4. BROWN. THE BANKER, DEAD We'll Known Citizen Passes Away at His Residence
 on Whitney Ave-
 nue.
PNEUMONIA AND
 NERVOUS COLLAPSE
Vice President of National Tradesmens and Treas urer of N. H. Sav-
 ings Banks.

In the death of Robert Augustus Brown, who passed away at his home, No S0S Whitney avenue, yesterday af- ternoon at about o'clock the city los- es an estimable and valued citizen. A native of New Haven his life was spent here and he had long been connected with important business and banking interests. He was the son of Andrew Law and Mary Ann Beebe Brown, born Nov. 30 1885. He received his educa- tion at the public schools and later at MT. Smiths noted private school here. After leaving school he became ideiiti- fled with the wholesale grocery store of Castright & Harrison on South Front street, New York. After spend ing two years there he returned to the city and through the influence and wish of his uncle, the late George B. Rich, president for many years of the New Haven Manufacturing company, he became identified June 5, 1855, with that company and rose from the posit- ion of bookkeeper to the presidency of the company, a position he continued in for years and until his death.
 In the spring of 1893 he was called to become treasurer of the New Haven Savings bank and accepted, being the successor in the position of the late John F. Futile, and he continued in the position until his death.
 He was vice-president and senior di- rector of the National Tradesmen's bank, becoming vice-president a few years ago on the death of Andrew w. DeForest, president of the New Haven. Gas Light Co., He was a director of the New Haven Gas Light company. He was treasurer of Grace hospital and a trustee of the Union league He was member of the committee In charge of the New Haven sinking fund and years ago served the city also as a member of the board of fire comnis- sioners. MT. Brown gave freely of his time, talents and business ability to the various responsible positions with which he was entrusted and his name was a synonym for honor and integ- rity.
 He leaves to mourn his demise, his wife and three daughters, Miss Joline B. Smith, Mrs. William D. Scranton and Miss Florence A. Brown. He was attended in his last illness by his family physician, Dr. Benjamin H. Cheney. His naturally firm consti- l tuition was already weakened by an attack of pneumonia some months ago and he died of nervous prostration ana heart failure.
 The arrangements for the funeral services are in the hands of Lewis & Maycock and are not completed. The interment will be in Evergreen ceme- tery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
SMOKE HOUSE FIRE
Damage Amounting to $500 at Sperry & Barnes
 Plant.

Several hundred dollars worth of meats were overdone to the point of ruin early Sunday morning and the smoke house of the Sperry & Barnes company on Long Wharf was tempor, ari1y put out of commission by fire which occurred there It was four minutes after seven in the morning when the fire department received a call from the private box of the com pany and upon responding found that the structure in which the meats were smoked, a building about fifty feet square was filled with smoke and flame, A second alarm was at once sent in and two squadrons of fire ap- paratus called out to overcome the flames.
 The fire apparently started according to the statement of Frank Quinley, the manager of the company in this city, through the fact that the fires in the smoking furnace rose too high, thus causing drops of fat to drip into the fire. From this flames arose which set the meats on fire and the inside of the structure was a fire box. The build- ing is fireproof it is said and so the flames could not spread outside and the there was nothing in the building which could be damaged except the meats which were ruined There was the usual amount of meat in the build ing. MT Qulnley stated last evening that the loss would not amount to any large sum. He figured that it would be between $7OO and $500 which he held would represent pretty closely the en- tire loss including the time that would be taken in putting the place into shape again for future use.
 The building is entirely of brick with out woodwork and is four stories high. The damage to the structure was prac- tically nothing as it will only require a little cleaning to put 1t into shape again.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
ORR MAY BE LEFT OFF CAUCUS LIST Question in Ninth Ward as to His Position on
 the City Dele
 gation.
NOT ON LIST MADE
 UP BY MIR. MALTBY
It May Be Amended, How ever, at the Very Last Moment This
 Evening.

This evening in the various wards of the city 122 delegates will be elected at the caucuses of the republican par ty to the city convention, which will meet tomorrow evening to nominate the republican ticket for the city cleo ton on October 8. The caucuses this evening will commence at 8 o'clock. The wards are entitled to send the fol- lowing number of delegates, to the convention;
 First ward, delegates.
 Second ward, ten delegates.
 Third ward, delegates,
 Fourth ward, 13 delegates.
 Fifth ward, delegates.
 Sixth ward, delegates.
 Seventh ward, I delegates.
 Eighth ward, il delegates.
 Ninth ward, IS delegates
 Tenth ward, 14 delegates.
 Eleventh ward, delegates.
 Twelfth ward, delegates
 Thirteenth ward, delegates.
 Fourteenth ward, delegates.
 Fifteenth ward, delegates.
 In the Ninth ward there have been some peculiar developments in the past few days One of the most i'm portant of these has been the prepara- ton of list of delegates from that ward to be presented to the caucus this evening without the name of Fred Orr on it. A list which Is said was made up by Walter Maltby, a repub- lican leader in that ward, was shown Saturday to number of republicans and they state that Mir. Orr's name was on it then.
 A friend of MT. Maltby states that 1t is not certainty, however, whether the list of delegates as at present made up will be submitted to the caucus this evening without change. It Is said that Mir Orr's name may be added al the last moment
 The peculiar feature of the affair is that 1t is understood that Orr has beer selected as the man who is to nomi. nate Minotte Chatfield at the conven. ton to-fnorrow evening. In the even of his being left off the delegation fl his ward he will of course not be . member of the convention and tho name of the mayoralty candidate will have to be presented by some one else There appears to be on the last min ute a doubt in the ward whether Mir Orr will get to the convention or not Under what conditions the name vii go on the list if it should be placed thereon, to-day is unknown.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
MRS. WADE INJURED Wife of Electrical Engineer in Southern Railway
 Accident. TRAIN IS DERAILEp Fire Almost Destroys Sleep ing Coaches on Washing
 ton Limited.
TRAIN IS DERAILEp

Washington, Sept. 22. : Thirty-two passengers were injured, none of them seriously, by the derailment of the Chattanooga and Washington limited train on the Southern railway near Ryans' siding, thirty miles south of Charlottesville, Va, early to-day. The entire train, composed of a baggage car, day coach and three sleepers left the track, the sleepers being almost destroyed by fire A special train was quickly made up and proceeded to this city with all the passengers of the lin- ited, The wreck blocked the track for several hours, all trains meantime be-, ing detailed.
 Among the slightly injured are Mrs. R .E. Wade and young son, of New Haven, and James Wade of Boston Mass.
 Mrs. Wade lives at 376 Edgewood avenue and is the wife of R. E. Wade. the electrical engineer, whose office is at 6 Commerce street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
TEACHERS TO MEET
Executive Committee to Recommend Editors for
 Journal.

The first meeting of the year of the Teachers league will be held this aft ernoon at 4;S0 o'clock in the audito- rum at the high school The applica- tions of number of the teachers who received their first appointments to teach in this city are to be in and will be acted upon at the meeting to-day.
 The executive committee will rec omInend the appointment of board of editors consisting of one member from each of the school districts of the city for the purpose of investigat- ing and formulating plans for the es- tablishment of school journal to be devoted to the interests of the teach CTS.
 A recommendation will also be made that copies of the constitution be printed and distributed among the members of the Ieague9
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Putnam Woman Who Was Sitting in
 Doorway Fatally Injured.

Putnam, Sept. 22.-While sitting in her doorway during the thunderstorm late yesterday, Mrs. Selma Clifford was struck by lightning and probably fatal ly injured. Her clothes were set on ire and before the flames were put out she was badly burned. She also suffered greatly from the shock and at the Day Kimball hospital where she was taken, it was stated tonight that her chances for recovery are slim. Mrs. Clifford is S5 years old. Three barns in the vi- cinity of Putnam were also struck by lightning and destroyed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
NO POLITICS IN GERMAN MEETING Session of 2,OOO Strong at Scheutzen Park Has No
 Such Signifi-
 canoe. MUSIC AND PLEASURE THE MAIN FEATURES Paul Zimmerman Details Points in Tenets of
 National Alli-
 ance.

Heralded as of great political sig nificance, the big Volks Fest of the New Haven Germans vas held yester- day at scheutzen park, and in accord ance with the plans of the organization under which such events are held there was nothing political about the meet ing About 2,000 of New Ravens Ger man citizens were present, represent ing the twenty-three societies which the Germans in the city have formed, It was held under the direction of the German American alliance which was formed in this city last year and the chief object of the meeting was the advancement of the educational inter. ests of the local Germans.
 The German American alliance of this city is a branch of the German American National bund and one of the prime preambles of that organiza- tion is that party politics be entirely omitted from consideration, politics and religion being considered as pure ly personal matters,
 The day was spent chiefly as day of entertainment and outing The for- nal exercises commenced with the singing of "Das Deutsche Lied" by a chorus formed from all the German singing societies of the city There were numerous other musical selec- tions rendered during the day by the individual singing societies, the pro- gram taking the form of concert Paul Zimmerman acted as the presid- ing genius of the day and in the course of events he was down for the speech of the afternoon. He traced the eni- grafton of the Germans to this coun-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
GIaNERAL.

GEIN AAtt2Ah' Accident at Southern Railway. Two Killed by Electricity Tax Collector Arr asted. Lipton's Challenge Is Hsfe. Moorish Camps 3u-ned. Borah's Trial To-1ay. Negro Lynched for Assault. Arctic Explorer Bruce Safe- Peace Meeting Proves Rarlen Ex-senator Chandler 70 Hetire. Talk of Disarmament Frl'4e.
 STATE. Prof. Atwater of Wesleyan i>ead Station Robbery Near Willlmantic. Fairfield Farmer killed by Auto. Milford Poker Joints Ra fe Waterbury Hospltai Cornerstone Laid,
 CITY. Robert A Brown Dead. Traffic Manager Explains Action Eagles Head to Visit Here. Had No Political Significance. Man Injured in Oak street Fight. Smoke House on Fire. Republican Caucuses To-day. Orr May Not Be Delegate. Teachers League to Meet.
 SPORTS. Two New Coaches for Yale Backfield, No Yale Baseball Practice This Spring Carpet Bowling Schedule Sporting Summary for Present Week. Reds Twirler too Strong for Giants. Cubs Break Even With Tenny. St. Louis Wins First Game. Second Contest 9 Innings, No Score.
 EVENTS TO-DAY. Historical Society Meeting. State Bar Asooiation at Tontine Republican Caucuses Tonight. Grand Army Man at the Hyperion. New Eight Bells" at the New Haven. The Butterflies at the Bijou. A Game of Con at Polls. Teachers League Meets.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
CHALLENGE IS HERE Lipton's Latest to be Form ally Considered on
 Wednesday. ACCEPTANCE CERTAIN Only Impossible Conditions Likely to Prevent
 Keen Interest.
ACCEPTANCE CERTAIN

New York, Sept 22.-Sir Thomas Lip tons challenge for the America's cup reached here to-day on the steamship Umbria, and members of the New York Yacht club are waiting with keen in- terest the meeting on Wednesday when the challenge will be formally consid- cred. Secretary George A. Cormack, of the New York Yacht club, to whom the challenge came from the Royal Irish Yacht club, left the city to-day and no one at the club was In a position to ascertain the nature of the conditions which Sir Thomas desires to have gov ern his fourth attempt to lift the bot tomless Americas cup. It was said that no intimation of the contents of Sir Thomas communication would like- ly be divulged until the meeting of the club on Wednesday, which Commodore Vanderbilt has already called to con- slider the challenge.
 Post prandial discussion of the chal- lenge with the New York Yacht club tonight indicated, notwithstanding the diverse opinions held as to racing un- der the new rules, that the challenge will be accepted, Members of the club feel that unless Sir Thomas has named wholly unacceptable challenging condi- tions refusal to defend the cup under the present governing rules would pro- yoke a storm of protest from the pub lie. These rules have been in effect for three years and have, in the main, proved. satisfactory.
 That Sir Thomas has not challenged
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
is Assertion That Alcohol, Moderately Used, is a Food, Caused Wide
 Comment.
IOT DOCTORS DEGREE
 FROM YALE IN 1869
oted for His Experiments With the Ca1orimeter Ill for Two
 Years.

|Middletown, Sept 22.-Prof. Wilbur Atwater head of the department of emistry at Wesleyan university, and nous for his experiments with the
 Eorimeter, died tonight after an ill.,
 ss of two years He suffered stroke apoplexy two years ago and had
 sn practically helpless ever since. Prof Atwater was born in Johns lvn, N r., in 1844, and was gradu-
 Pd from Wesleyan in 1865 He re-. wed his doctors degree from Yale 1869. and afterward studied at Iipsic and Berlin. He was professor chemistry at East Tennessee uni |rsity, and at the Maine State college lore he came to Wesleyan, and was |b first director of the Connecticut |Dte agricultural station, holding .lt position from 1875 to 1877. Prof. |water was also director of the office experiment station in the United 8ates department of agriculture from |S8 to 1891. Since 1904 he had large of the nutrition investigations the United States department of Ericulture and in conjunction with Eof. Rosa of the bureau of weights {d measures, he invented the Atwa- E E-Rosa calorimeter for experiments N the metabolic changes going on in |e human body. His work along this Ie has caused world wide interest Nd comment, and 1t is for this line of Restigation that he was chiefly noted. Atwater was the author of a num- bus articles on physiological and Iricultural chemistry, published with fHernment experiment station re- $rts and also in various scientific and &pular journals. His assertion that fkohol, used moderately, was food Ibsed wide comment at the time. fFor the last two years the well Town professor had been in care of a 4rse and did practically nothing, his < Erk at the university here dropping
 entirely.
 Prof. Atwater leaves a widow, a &lughter and son.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
OAK STREET FIGHT
Two Are Arrested and Another Goes
 to Hospital.


 Daniel Adelman, thirty-one, of 11S Oak street, and Abraham Spiegel, of the same address, aged thirty-one, were arrested yesterday afternoon as the result of fight that occurred in Oak street, and Harris Havevitch, of 146 Oak street, was taken to the New Haven hospital as the victim of the same trouble. The two men were ar rested by the police of the Howard avenue station and are held on breach of the peace charges. It was stated at the hospital last evening that Hav- evitch, who was taken there, has only a few contusions on the head as the outcome of the brawl, and that his injuries are so slight that he will be able to leave to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
AGED PREACHER DEAD
Rev. NJ. Bradford Boardman Pastor
 Forty-four Years.


 New Britain, Sept. 22.-Rev, M. Brad ford Boardman, assistant pastor of the First Congregational church of this place, died to-day of a complication of diseases. MT. Boardman was 7S years old and was born in Francistown, N. H. He was graduated from Amherst col, lege in 1860, and ordained three years later and had held pastorates in Lynn field and Brirhfeld, Mass. He had been connected with the First Congregation al church here since 1878. MT. Board- man leaves a widow, and three sons, F'. B. Boardman of Waterbury H. B. Boardman of New Britain, and W. B. Boardman of Bridgeport.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
SAM SLOAN IS DEAD
Many Years One of Coun- try's Best Known Rail-
 road Men.

New York, Sept. 22.-samuel Sloan, for three decades one of the country's best known railroad officials and an associate of Jay Gould, Russell Sage and other industrial leaders, died to- day at his summer home at Garrison on-the-Hudson. He was born De- cember 25. 1S17 at Lisburn, near Bel fast, Ireland.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
CHANDLER TO RETIRE
Wishes to be Relieved as Chairman of
 Claims Commission.

Oyster Bay N. Y, Sept. 22.--It was stated by Secretary Loeb tonight that former Senator William E. Chandler
 of New Hampshire had recently sig nified his wish to be relieved of his du- ties as chairman of the Spanish treat ies claims commission. No significance
 was to be attached to MT. Chandler's request, Secretary Loeb said, other
 than that his personal wish to be re-
 lieved of the duties which have al-
 ready occupied much of his time and
 attention.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
LYNCHED FOR ASSAULT
Negro CriminaIly Attacked White
 Woman Ninety Years Old.

Pritchard Station, Ala, Sept. 22.- Nose Dossett, a negro, was lynched here to-day for an attempted crimi- nal assault upon Mrs. J. Breeder, a white woman, ninety years old. Dos sett was hanged to the same tree from which two negroes, Jim Robin son and Will Thompson, were lynched almost exactly one year ago far as- saults upon small white girls.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
DRAFTS TRIAL ON TO-DAY
Dywood's Prosecutor to Face Jury
 Charged With Fraud.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 22.-United ltes Senator William E. Borah, who ted as one of the principal prose-
 tors of the state of Idaho at the re- Int trial of William D. Haywood aretary of the Western Federation Miners, will be placed on trial to- brow in the federal court charged eh conspiracy to defraud the gov |ament out of title of 17,2S0 acres of
 hho timber lands.
 Twelve other persons have been in- ted with Senator Borah, but he \ l be the first to face the jury, hav- k demanded a trial prior to the time k shall present his credentials as a hator next December in Washing
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
MIR. pYLER,s CONDITION.

William R. Tyler, of this city, who has been seriously i'll with typhoid fever at his home, was reported to be in an unchanged condition last even ing. sIt was stated that his condition is very critical, the fever having defi- nitely developed, and the turning point has not yet been reached. There was no change yesterday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
EXPLORER BRUCE SAFE
und Exhausted on Prince Charles
 Foreland by Searchers.

ITromsoe, Norway, Sept. 22.-Wil- Im Bruce, the explorer, for whose l'ety much anxiety has been enter 1ned, arrived here to-day aboard D sloop Backe, which was five days sailing from Prince Charles Island. luce and his companion, Hjalmar hansen, had established a station
 the west coast, their camp being lated on Prince Charles foreland, hich they left not more than an Bur before the previous searchers ar Jed. The Backe reached the fore- |td on September 4, and the relief |rty, not finding the explorers there, tied several days. They then or |nized search and finally came up- Bruce and Johansen in very kch exhausted condition. Bruce Is now completely recovered.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
NOT YET APPOINTED
Ting Fang, However, Active for
 American Post.

Pekin, Sept. 22.-Wu Ting Fang, om the native press for the past Itnight has spoken of as the suc- sor to Sir Chentung Liang Cheng
 Chinese minister to Washington, not yet been appointed He has, Never, made an active campaign
 this most lucrative post in Chi Is foreign service since it was an- Ilnced that Liang Ton Yen, who s originally selected for the Wash ton legation, had been appointed |istant secretary of the Wei-Wu-Pu, Chinese foreign office.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-23
,,MER AsuouN FIVE DROWNED.

Sept 22.-Tne steamer Alex Ter Mipick went ashore tiiirteen les west of Wni,ehsh Point. in Lake serior last night Captain Randall five stllors were drowned. Eleven lnbcrs of the crew were rescued. Tho nick was hound north with coal. It supposed the anelnes broke down the vessel drlftcd shore during
 storm