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Morris tribune., 1907-08-03

niles Of the public schools, who De-
iieve that concentration has reached a
limit in schools as well as In other de
spartmAnts of civic activity. Boston
has had the subject brought to it's at
tention by observing that over 10000
Of its children, or over One-third Of its
school population, are attending Ipri-
vata schools. A writer in the Boston
Transcript says there Is among par
ents growing dread Of the big school,
where little children are herded togeth-
er by the hundreds They are afraid
Of it physically. mentally and morally.
Year after year these public schools
have been growing bigger and bigger
until at present it is common in the
larger cities to see from 1000 to 5000
little tots crowded together into the
same building, which is in consequence
just so much further from the homes
of many. Machine methods, under
and it is difficult to give any kind Of
elasticity to such a system, and the
writer believes that the growth Of the
private schools marks revolt against
this kind of public school,. He thinks
the remedy will be the development Of
neighborhood schools under central su-
pervision.
Medical Colleges Condemned.
A special committee of the Amer
lean Medical association, which was
appointed three years ago to investi-
gate the instruction and standards of
the various medical colleges in the
United States, has now submitted it's
report, which condemns about one-half
Of all the so called medical colleges
in the land and appeals to the public
to aid in remedying this evil. Among
the members OF the committee are
Drs. Bevan of Chicago, Frazier of
Pennsylvania university, Witherspoon
of Nashville, Councilman of Boston,
Vaughan of Ann Arbor and Colwell Of
Chicago. The committee finds that
there are too many of these schools
in which preliminary education is in
sufficient and in which the course of
instruction is inadequate and the lack
Of trained teachers evident 1t ap-
pears that there are now in this couE.
try 100 medical schools. or as many
as in all Europe. The report holds
that the great advance in the sciences
in recent years has made necessary a
much broader and more thorough
course Of medical education than for
merly prevailed. 1t insists that a
four year high school course is re-
quired, year of physics. chemistry
and biology, two years of practical
laboratory work, two years of clinical
work in hospitals and year as in
terne in hospital. To provide ad'e-
quate equipment medical schools must
be endowed. 1t is found that many
of our medical schools are still con
Quoted solely for profit. which is con-
trary to the spirit Of true attainment.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03

iooAuCu IuC pUidCS,
with machine guns planted at every
possible point of attack. Foreign Min
lister Hayashi subsequently presented
to the Korean cabinet Japan's de-
mands, which virtually revolutionize
the Korean form of government,
though permitting the throne to remain
as sort of fgurehead The financial
archives of the government have been
transferred to the Japanese city to in
sure their safety, and the seals have
been transferred to the new emperor,
thus recognizing his rule as bsoIute. al
though the edict of abdication con-
templated making him merely a regent
The new emperor is well known in
this country, where a part of his
schooling was obtained, he having at
tended college at Roanoke, Va. and
at Delaware O. He was noted for his
lavish expenditure of money and for
his fast life during visits to New York
and other large cities.
leopoId's Hands Off the kongo.
The publication of the agreement
between the Belgium and Kongo gov
ernments makes it clear that King
Leopold has lost his personal control
over the great African Free State, he
having conceded the sovereignty to
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03
S CT e N 7 IFIC
A Remarkable Photograph.

The Technical World Magazine re-
produces a photograph of the automo-
bilist Lancia while he was driving his
machine on the Florida beach at the
rate of $50 feet per second. The shut
ter was set to give an exposure Of
11OO of a second, so that the distance
traversed while the picture was being
taken was only about one and one-half
feet
CIemeneeau In Balloon.
In the dirigible military balloon Pa,
trie two hour fight was made at
Paris, France, by Premier Clemen-
ceau and Minister Of War Picquart.
during which hot water pipe burst,
drenching the passengers, but not in
juring them
A New Foundation Method.
The Literary Digest quotes from a
foreign engineering paper the descrip-
ton Of new method of making
foundations now used in all sorts Of
conditions. 1t is known as the com
pressol system. 1t consists in making
holes through the soft soil down to
hard pan by means of tapering arm
which is forced down like pile driver
and then filing these holes with stones
and rubble. in successive layers, each
Of which is firmly rammed down
The result is to produce a monolithic
block Of great strength. No ground is
removed in the boring Of the shaft,
the sides of which acquire great com
pactness
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03
Pc LIT &c AL
Bryan Defers Ownership Issue.


In a formal statement William J.
Bryan announces that government
ownership Is not an immediate issue"
as ''a large majority Of the people still
hope for effective regulation" He still
believes, with many Democrats, that
public ownership of railroads is the
ultimate solution Of the problem" but
he and they recognize that regulation
must be tried under the most favorable
circumstances before the masses will
be ready to try a more radical rene
dy" He adds that regulation cannot
be sufficiently tried within the next
year and that ''there is no desire any
where to make government ownership
an issue in 1905" That he thinks,
would give the railroads an opportuni-
ty ITO dodge the issues of regulation
and deceive the public"
Mere. :. less Mr. Bryan says that the
railroads so far have been successful
in r-'a-e1ti?G effective federal regula-
tion, !! lille stnta regulation, as a rule,
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03
EDUCATIONAL
School Baths Provided.

School Baths Provided.
The school board of Pittsburg, Pa.
has decided to install system Of
baths in one of it's school buildings.
This will be for the use of the school
children during the day, while the
mothers will be permitted to bring
children after school hours This is
practically the first bathing plant es-
tablished in the Pittsburg schools, for
while the other was instituted some
years ago it was for the use of kinder
garten pupils only.
Neighborhood Schools Wanted.
Discomfort with the public school
system has crystallized into a war cry
for neighborhood schools, says the
Literary Digest, and this war cry is
raised by the friends and not the enc
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03
70 R EIGN
Castro Would Defy World.

The official newspaper organ Of the
government at Caracas, Ell Constitu-
tional, has published an article sug-
costing that the Spanish-American re-
publics meet in congress and them
selves proclaim the Drago doctrine
now that the powers have ignored it at
The Hague. This comes just as the
United States is insisting that the five
American claims be arbitrated, the
first demand having been ignored by
President Castro. The paper argues
that all the great powers combined
could not fight whole continent. 1t
points out that the Monroe doctrine
never had the consent of the European
powers.
LOCALIZED Reign of Terror.
The Russian government has amend
ed it's mode Of procedure in the courts
martial trials by reducing to seventy
two hours the time between indictment
and execution. This action comedies
with the reported sudden increase In
the number Of executions throughout
lenses suspected citizens are hurried
to their doom. One report tells Of a
young man sentenced to death for the
theft Of IS, and two girl accomplices
aged twelve and twenty years were
exiled to hard labor for life The mill
tary courts now pass sentence upon
accused persons without waiting for
the testimony Of witnesses who may be
detained for reasons entirely beyond
their control. Practically all Russia is
now In a state Of extraordinary de-
Tense.
Japanese Korean Treaty Signed.
The new emperor Of Korea, acting
through his premier, signed formal
treaty with Japan granting to the lat
ter nation power to rule absolutely
the internal as we'll as the foreign af-
fairs of Korea through the Japanese
resident general. This treaty specific
ally states that no law shall be en-
acted in Korea without the previous
approval of the resident general, that
no appointment or dismissal of officials
shall be made without his consent and
that all whom he recommends to office
shall be appointed. No foreigner is
to be engaged without Japanese con-
sent.
Korea In Japan's Grip.
Immediately after the abdication of
the Emperor vi Hung of Korea in ia
vor of the crown prince. Eui Wha Yee,
serious rioting occurred in the streets
of Seoul, and the entire population Of
the country was greatly disturbed. The
presence Of the Japanese foreign min
lister, Hayashi, at this critical june
ture, followed by the landing Of Japa
nese troops from the warships at Che
mulpo gave sufficient color to the pre-
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03

vailing belief that
the abdication was
due Indirectly to
Japanese pressure
and in the further
ance Of Japanese
designs. The new
emperor is supposed
to be a tool In the
hands of Korean
leaders who are in
the pay Of Japan.
The Koreans gener-
ally regard the alb
dicatiOn as the vir-
tual destruction of
t b e ir nationality.
The city was under
the control Of Japa-
nese troops COM
manded by General
Hasegawa, and jap
anese soldiers sur
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03

to a jury in the
the u n i t e d
States" He in
sisted that Or
chard's s DRY
was worthy Of
belief because
of the manner
in which he told
it and held that
it had been cor
roborated in it's
es Sc ntials- He
was interrupted
repea tedly by
opposing coun-
sci, and the lie
was passed be-
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03

lash Near Between North Caro-
ina's Governor and a, Federal
- :. fSsME
Judge Over Railroad Rate Law
Violations Disagreement Ex-
pected In Haywood Murder
Trial-Bryan Formally Post
pones Railroad Ownership as
Party lssue-Strike In Mime
sofa Iron Range Japan Open
!y Takes Charge In Korea,
with New Emperor Installed.
Leopold Gives Up the Kongo to
Belgium.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03

:
form . c3mpany composed exclusively
" members OF the union and operate
j iarge Exchange in Newburg. selling
farm and garden produce slightly be-
low present prices. To secure the CO.
operation Of the labor interests the
farmers have asked to join the Central
Labor union. The novelty Of. this
proposition has proved somewhat Dug
Eiing to the labor leaders, and a com
mittee has been appointed to look into
the matter The union men or New
burg are enthusiastic over the project,
but are not a little perpiexed ass TO-
the proper way Of labelling. the prod
ucts Of the farmers organization.
Proportions of Sexes In Swine.
The bureau Of animal industry of the
department Of agriculture has recently
issued an interesting bulletin on the
relative proportions Of the two sexes Of
pigs at birth. This is information not
heretofore obtainable for the reason
that, while the herd books have given
the total number Of pigs narrowed,
the number Of each sex was given only
for those raised. The report includes
1477 litters. The number Of boar
pigs was 66,660; the number of sows,
$685.. The average per sow was:
Bears, 4.51; sows, 4.4S. For all prac-
teal purposes the sexes may be re-
garded as equal in number at birth,
although the boars are seen to be
slightly more numerous than sows.
Expressed in the lowest terms of
whole figures the proportion stands
POI boars to 200 sows. The results
were gathered from twenty-five states
and territories and represented eight
breeds, with several litters of grades
or mixed breeds.
Iohpson Studies Iron Strike
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03
IN UST
New Copper Field Discovered.

New Copper Field Discovered.
Recent dispatches from Berlin an
nounce the discovery of rich copper
mines in southwest Africa. 1t is said
that near Luederitzbucht layers Of
copper have been discovered in the
river beds at depth of forty feet.
Prospectors have found strata of ore
netting $40 ton. and German capital
lists are organizing a scheme for de-
veloping the mining industry.
Farmers Form Labor Union.
A number of the farmers of Orange
county n Y, have organized al as
ISOLATION called the Orange County
union, its purpose being to cut out the
midd!eman's profits and sell direct to
consumers To this end t,le.., wcu,a
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03

the BeIgian government. This trans
fer comes at the moment that Msjor
LemaiE is renewing his charges of
atrocities perpetrated by the ageHts
Of Leopold. Five months ago the Bel
gfan parliament committed itself to the
principle of annexation and a rigid
Investigation. but this plan for time
was blocked by the premier. personal
friend OF the king.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03

IOrmS OF perSua-
sion," ana Governor Johnson was
asked to send state troops. This he
refused to do, at least until he had
made personal investigation of the
mining district. Merchants have de-
cided to refuse the strikers further
! credit. a."
First Steel Pullman. -
A late number of the Railway Age
describes the first Pullman sleeper to
be built entirely of metal, which has
recently been completed. This car has
| attracted unusual attention from rail-
| road officers not only On account of
the novelty of its construction, but be-
cause Of its decorative features, which
are said to have all the beauty of
| graceful outline and pleasing color
| treatment which are characteristic of
recent Pullman cars built of wood
| This applies to the exterior as well as
to the interior finish. It was the in
| tention Of the builders to make it fire.
proof by the entire exclusion of wood,
! and the framing throughout is Of steel.
| and the finish is Of steel, aluminium
| or brass. All the rivets in the side
sheetfng are countersunk, and the
| whole surface is smoothly finished
There is double floor construction,
and the insulating material in the
sides and ends consists, Of two thick
nesses of asbestus board placed between
the sheeting and extending from the
side sill to the side plates. The floor
Of the car is formed of monolith ce-
ment laid on corrugated iron of key
stone section. This construction has
contributed materially to making the
car ride very quietly, and it will also
overcome the objection to steel con-
structlon in preventing any discomfort
due to extremes Of heat and cold. The
seat frames are Of pressed steel. The
plush seat curtains and the carpet are
Of old rose color. The window sashes
are made Of brass All the inside met
al work is painted pearl gray with
gold ornamental lines
Belgian Ship Canal Opened.
King Leopold of Belgium in the
presence of great throng July % for
AinhJ ACCioLCu OpCA LAC AOW Ca
nal from Bruges to the sea, designed
to divert portion Of the Rhine traffic
and attract shipping from Antwerp
Now importing Lithographers.
The American Lithographtc company
reports that the effect of the recent de-
cisfon of Attorney General Bonaparte
permitting the engagement Of lithog-
raphers in Europe is the virtual COL
lapse Of the photographers strike.
Telegraphers' Strike Ended.
The telegraph operators of San
Francisco and Oakland returned to
work July 20, after having been out
month. They returned under the con-
ditions prevailing before the strike
pending the result of the arbitration of
their grievances as agreed upon by
President Clowry of the Western I'm
ion-namely, the employees to appoint
one arbitrator, the company another.
and these two a third. The fact that
the local manager signed an agreement
with President Small Is regarded by
the workers as a recognition of their
union. Small said that all they were
fighting for was the right to organize
and adjust grievances by committees
OF employees.
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03

rate law uncOn-
stitutional. The
Pritchard deci-.
sion was handed
down despite
the request of
Governor Glenn
for delay until
the legal author
tiles of the state
could be heard.
At the same
time Governor
Glenn ordered
Superior Court
Solicitor Brown
~
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utmost the release of the defendants,
promising armed protection to the
state officers, and thus precipitating a
direct conflict of authority between the
federal court and the state of North
Carolina.
Judge Pritchards decision main
tajacd that the penalties inflicted I'M
de- the new statute would close the
GGnts to a judicial hearing and would
a":'tnt to virtual confiscation Of the
ra3.oad's property. He explains that
h. Ia already, on June 20, enjoined
g. late from putting the new rates
i1..o effect pending an inquiry as to the
o1.sttitutionality of the law and that
he had protected the rights of the pub
Ii" by requiring coupon to be given
r. each ticket purchaser showing the
amount to be refunded in the event
tie rates should be upheld; hence he
Epids that the federal court was not
TIE aggressOr and that it would be
incumbent upon, him to protect the
rights OF the parties to the controversy
and the authority of his court by pre-
SER ing Its jurisdiction. He points out
Tat it the case had been carried to
higher state court that court would
not have permitted the execution Of a
sentence based upon the infraction of
a law whose validity was yet to be de-
termined by the courts.
Governor Glenn, in a statement to
the press. resents the charge of usur-
patton made by the railroad men and
says that he is simply trying to enforce
the law as the executive officer Of the
STATE, it being his duty to see that vio-
lators are punished -..-.
With a view to adjusting this con-
I'll, : OF authorities Assistant ATTORNEY
Gei,n.al Sanford was sent by President
Ro H:evelt to Asheville to propose a
co;Apromise providing that the injunc-
tio1 suit be brought to final hearing at
once, that the habeas corpus case be
carried at once to the supreme court
by appeal and that all further proceed
ings under the rate law in the state
court be suspended until the supreme
court Of the United States could rem
der final judgment. This proposition
was rejected by Governor Glenn
promptly as involving his surrender to
the federal court. He said he would
not consider any offer from the other
side until the railroad had complied
with the law and until the federal
courts had recognized the right Of the
state IA institute suits and to prosecute
them Under the existing law. He Or
nere3 o<her prosecutions to be pro-
ceedc;! with, saying that he would use
every lawful means to enforce the
laws of the state. He holds that the
interference Of Judge Pritchard pre-
ventel the state courts from perform
ing their duties and would have tied
the hands OF the governor
Judge Pritchard formerly served
eight Years in the United States SEN
ate. having been elected on the Re
publ San-Populist fusion ticket. At
the e.! of his term he was appointed
by PGcsi 7ent Roosevelt to the supreme
BENCH Of the District of Columbia and
one rear later was elevated to the CIR
cult co'.rtt
Armenian Murder Conspiracy.
The fatal shooting of S. Tavshanjian,
wealthy rug merchant, in Union
square, New York, in broad daylight
by an avowed member of a secret
revolutionary society to which he had
refused to contribute funds Is only
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03
LEGAL-CRIMINAL
State Versus Federal Courts.

Instead of appealing from the de-
cision of the Asheville police justice
who sentenced District Passenger
Agent Wood and Ticket Agent Wilson
OF the Southern railway to thirty days
on the chain gang for violating the
new North Carolina "a cent rate law,
the officers of the Southern railway
went before Judge Pritchard of the
federal circuit court and asked for
a writ, of habeas corpus in favor Of
the sentenced men. Judge Pritchard
thereupon rendered his decision dis
charging Wood and Wilson from the
custody of the state officers and de-
claring the penalty clause of the new
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03
Johnson Studies Iron Strike.

MCl4DGl - VI LuC
Western Federation
Of Miners in the
iron ranges Of Min
nesota near Duluth
have begun a strike
to enforco demands
for higher wages,
no discrimination
and the eight hour
day. OF the 10000
miners in the state
$4,000 or more are
In the federation,
lead by Teonile Pc
triellu. Many Of
the strikers began
marches and other
Morris tribune., 1907-08-03
MESCELLANEOUS

Thirty Killed In Rail Wreck.
!, hen ain excursion train on the Pere
Marquette from Ionia to Detroit on
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GEORGE E MOuLTON.

After a lingering Illness, due 10 cancer OF the
stomach, George f. Moulton. for many years prom
inent in the political and institutional life of Brook
lyn died yesterday at his home. No S29 Greene
avenue. Williamsburg. The dead man was a native
Of Foxcroft, Ne, where he was born on November
I, 1889. For three years he studied at BoWdoin
College Then he joined the 18th Regiment and
fought I'm the Civil War His promotion was rapid.
and when he left the army service he held the rank
Of hrevet major. During Mayor Lows term or
Office In Brooklyn, in 1882 he appointed Mr.. Moul-
ton member of the Board of Education, and IN
1913 he made a commissioner OF elections by
Mayor Schieren For several years Mr.. Moulton
president of the 18th Assembly District Re
publican Club He also connected with All
Souls Church. trustee of the Eastern Dis
trict Hospital dispensary and was also treasurer
of the Eastern District Sabbath School Association.
The funeral services will be held Saturday even
ing and the burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery
Sunday morning.
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OBITUARY..
CAPTAIN LOWELL TALBOT.

Captain Lowell Talbot. a retired lumber operator
died yesterday from a complication of diseases,
after lingering illness his home. No 35s ster-
ing Place, Brooklyn He born at Moose
River. Me. on June 80 1910, the of Samuel
Hammond Talbot. After obtaining his early edu-
cation at the public schools in his native town and
at Washington Academy he studied navigation and
later engaged the lumber business with his
father. He was successful a ship master. ana
In 1866 entered mercantile business in this city
as n partner in the firm Of Chase Talbot co.
Captain Talbot retired from active business in 1873
In 1882 Mr.. Talbot brought suit against the Cen
trial Railroad OF New Jersey in dispute over
three cents ferriase. After the case had been
fought in the courts for almost two years Mr. TAI
bot recovered the damages and succeeded - abo!-
ishing the system employed by all the r~@Eroads
with Jersey terminals OF charging three cents fer
riagc to passengers who had purchased uckets
from inland points this city. lie was a member
Of several lodges and life member of the New
England Society. He leaves wife, five children
AND twelve grandchildren.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-26
OBITUARY NOTES.

BENJAMIN CODDINGTON MUMFORD, presi-
dent Of the TIN Plate Decorating Company. Of
Brooklyn. died Wednesday at his home No. %
Conoycr Terrace Orange. y J., Of paralysis lie
was hfty-three years old, and son Of Ben
jamln \. Mumford merchant Of this city. His
wife and three children survive him. He was u
prominent member of 81, Andrews Episcopal
Church. South Orange
JOSEPH 3. COWARD, a lifelong resident Of
Palnacd. y. J.. and one OF the best known law
yers In the county. dropped dead in the street on
his way home last night He stricken with
heart failure just after he had left his office, and
expired almost Immediately. Mr.. Coward was sew
cnty years old. and had held various city and
county Offices Tor nearly half a century His wife,
two daughters and a survive him.
RICHARD NJ. BAKER, one Of the oldest news
paper men in Central New York. died at his home
in Oneida yesterday, at tho age of siXty-hve. He
had been connected with The Oneida Democratic
Union" since 1858, and from isl2 till last October
was one OF It's propretors. He was postmaster OF
Oneida under Cleveland from october, 1894, until
March, 1899.
WILLIAM T. OTIS. for nearly twenty years
superintendent of the inquiry department in the
Newark Postotice died Wednesday night at his
home in Ivington, y. J.. of cancer He had been
III for about TWO months. He was Il veteran OF
the Civil War and widely known among
Grand Army of the Republic men