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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
W0NEB'S MISSION BOARD FIRST MEETING OF SEASON
Mrs. Francis W. Bacon Gives Account of Centenary Con
 ference at Shanghai.

The New Haven branch of the wom- ans board of missions held its first meeting of the season yesterday after noon at Center church chapel at 8 o'clock There were about 100 pres ent and the meeting was one of inter- est to all present.
 Mrs Francis W. Brown gave a very comprehensive account of the centen- ary of the conference at Shanghai, China, giving a brief account of the spirit of the conference, the enthusi- astic feeling among workers, and spoke particularly of the fact that those who had been longest with the people of China, doing missionary work, were the ones who had the greatest faith In the people. and the strongest belief that the desired re- suit would be achieved by their eff forts.
 There were present at this confer ence between 1,500 and 2,000 mission aries, representing eighty-three soeie- ties, and these were from all coun- tries of the world, the American and British being in the majority.
 Another interesting feature was the presence of fifteen laymen from the United States, ali of them wealthy business men, who had been travelling at their own expense to study the mis- sionary work in China.
 There has been a laymen's associa- tion established, which has a member ship of 100 men of wealth, and its ob- ject is to understand the missionary work from a business mems stand point. They attend to the erecting of new towns, and the disposal of the large sums of money which are ex- pended for the bettermen and educa- tion of the people among whom mis- work is being done, Great in- terest was taken in the conference by the native officials, several vlceroys and other representatives of some of the best of the Chinese officials being present, and making speeches and ad- dresses which were among the finest heard during the session.
 |. Miss Elizabeth Weed of Adana, Turkey, gave short address telling of her twenty-one years in Turkey during which time her work has grown to represent the Greeks and Bavarians, and even reach the Mos lems. In the last year her seminary has extended it's membership from 16 to 100 the pupils proving themselves to be apt and anxious, and they readi- ly embrace the gospel which gives them an insight into the improvement they are so anxious to acquire,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
statistics of several years as basis on which to work.

statistics of several years as a basis on which to work.
 After making thorough canvass of the subject, the conclusion reached was that a large proportion of the loss oc- cured on the barges which are used to convey the loaded freight cars be- tween Harlem river station, at One Hundred and Thirty-third street and Willis avenue, and Jersey City and other transfer points.
 Taking this as starting point, the officials ordered Special Agent J. R. McMahon, who has charge of the de- tective system of the road, to try and solve the problem, so that the leak age might be stopped, and stopped as quickly as possible.
 McMahon went to work and the losses continued. He was called up by the officials, who complained that he apparently was not doing his full duty in the matter There were some who thought that it would be we'll to get another man, but McMahon was retained.
 All the while he was laying his plans to catch the thieves, and that he laid them well is demonstrated by the ar rest of Williamson in Jersey City yes- terday, and the subsequent confession of the prisoner, in which he impli- cated twenty others, including several tugboat captains who are employed by the company in towing the freight transfer barges. It is expected that in the roundup to be made by .McMahon the entire system will be broken up, and that all of those implicated will be put behind the bars
 McMahon said last night that when he first received directions from the officials to go after the robbers he knew he had a hard nut to crack. Robberies had been of frequent occur renee under other heads of the detec- tive bureau, and their detection had not always been successful. He said he made up his mind to land some body in jail or give up his job.
 The special agent called into his pri- vate office at One Hundred and Thir- ty-third street and Willis avenue, sev- eral of his most trusted assistants whose faces were not known to the employees on the barges He told them he would begin his search on the barges before anything else. He gave them instructions to go to the barges and report for work and to keep their eyes open, as 1t was evident that if the thieying was going on on the barges, 1t was being done by some clever men who had so far succeeded in outwitting the officials.
 The men went to this work several weeks ago, and have been at it ever since. Cars that were run aboard the transfer floats were sealed up before they left the Harlem riven station. They were ferried across to Jersey City, and on having their seals broken
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
WEEDS TYLER cITY GIRL.
Wallace J. Fassatt and Miss Josephine
 Meyer Takes Nnptinl Vows.

Wallace J. Fassett of Ansonia and Miss Josephine Meyer daughter of MT and Mrs. Lawrence Meyer of Tyler City, were married at St. Boniface's church, New Haven. Monday The af- fair was quiet, the attendance being limited to the immediate relatives and friends of the contracting parties. A wedding repast was served at the home of the brides parents and later in the day Mir and Mrs. Fassett left on an eX- tended honeymoon.
 On their return they will take up their residence on Hill street, this city where the groom has home already prepared for occupancy. Mrs Fas- sett is well known and popular young lady, who has wide circle of acquaintances in New Haven. Mir. Fas- sett came to Ansonia from Portland Me, and holds responsible position In the office of the Ansonia Osborne & Cheegman cOmnany
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
INVITATIONS TO RECEPTION.

Personal invitations are being re- ceived by the members of the Govern or's Foot Guard, the Putnam Phalanx and Horse Guard, reading as follows: "The governor of Connecticut and the Connecticut commission for presence at a reception to the governor of Vir- ginia and Mrs. Swanson, on Connecti- cut day, October 16, 1907, from g un- til Il o'clock, at Connecticut house. Jamestown exposition grounds" Ac- oompanying the invitations and tickets of admission and tickets to the Audi torium at 11:SO Connecticut day, when .he state exercises vii! be held.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
NEW HAVEN IS A LOSER AT RATE OF S1O0,0OO A YEAR
Car and Barge Thief Caught duplicates Some Twenty
 Others.

New York, Oct S.-Through the ar rest in Jersey City yesterday of Joseph Williamson of 27o East One Hundred and Forty-third street, the Bronx, the officials of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company are con- f1dent that they have solved the prqp- lem that has faced them for many months. and have succeeded in getting at the root of a system of thievery that has resulted in a loss to them at the rate of nearly $100,000 a year.
 For several months the officials of the railroad have been much annoyed by the disappearance of large quanti- ties of goods in transit, especially in the neighborhood of this city. It is always expected that a certain pro- portion of goods shipped will become lost in transit. After allowing for these losses, the officials noticed that there was startling increase in the amount of goods lost, taking the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
OYSTER SET IS RUINED.
That is Fear of Those oystermen
 Who Went Out to Beds.

Bridgeport, Oct. S.-That the oyster set is ruined. smothered by some four to six feet of sand piled over the great natural bed off this city and Stratford, which seventy-f1ve or eighty oyster boats have been working" since the season opened couple of weeks ago, is the belief of natural growers, who inspected the shore after the storm of the early morning hours. If such is the case, then the oystering season for the fall is at an end, which means loss of upwards of $75,000 to the oysternen of Bridgeport and vicinity.
 The storm of last night and early this morning came at the very worst time, and from the one direction in which the great bed is practically un- protected. The hardest blow of the whole gale came at about or o'clock, at which hour the tide was almost dead low, and there was only @ shallow covering of water over the larger part of the big natural bed, upon which was fairly good crop of set
 IHe Sdlt Dl6W IEOil lHS SOuLiWSSly in such way as to sweep the sand and other materials picked from the bottom by the action of the deep waves directly upon the shallower water of the natural bed, and there to deposit it. The set, being backward, and rather weak, is in grave danger of smothering. and even if 1t lives it will be probably the greater part of a year before 1t can work to the sur face again if it has been buried to any considerable depth.
 This afternoon some of the oyster- men went out to make soundlngs and inspect the damage done to the bed by the storm, but owing to the fact that the tide was low and the wind from the southwesht when the gale was at its height they have little hope of anything encouraging.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
DOCK TO BE ABANDONED.
Bridgeport CoaIing Wharf is No Long
 CT of Use to Railroad.

Bridgeport, Oct. S.-It is stated that the Naugatuck dock used by the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road for coaling purposes is to be wholly or partially removed in order to permit the approach of the com pany's night steamer to New York, which is now barred from using the new dock adjoining the coal pier with out the assistance, of a tug.
 It is thought here that the railroad attempted to unload the useless dock on the city in exchange for valuable property in the harbor now used as an anchorage basin. It is said the rail- roads agents claim the wharf to be worth $2O0,OO0, while paying taxes of $15,0O0.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
PASTOR RECOVERED.

The Rev. w. E. Smith, D. D., pastor of the South Methodist Episcopal church, Waterbury, well known here, has returned from a vacation at Cliff ton. Springs, N. Y, where he has been taking a rest cure at the Clifton Springs sanltarium Dr. Smith has a months vacation, but he returned ten days carried than he has expected to, and has resumed his pastoral work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
SPANISH WAR NURSES MEET.

Norfolk, Va, Oct, S.--The Associa- ton of Spanish War Nurses convened in annual session at Old Point Com fort to-day. Dr, Laura c. Hughes of Boston presiding, and with Chaplain Deaney of the Spanish American vet erans and other notables attending. The association will participate with the Daughters Of the American Rev olutlon in the latter's celebration at the Jamestown exposition Thursday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
MIR. ouNN1NGHAMs SUCCESS.

The many friends here of Richard H. c. Cunningham, who ran on the republican ticket for member of the board of relief in Stamford Honday, are much pleased at his success, which was achieved despite strenous efforts made by the opposition to de- feat him, He landed all right with 1869 votes. The votes of his oppo- nents were 1,494 and 1,523 respective ly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
EXCITING ROB" EVANS.
Will Receive Warm Welcome fin
 New London.

Hartford Oct. S.--It Is expected that the battleship Connecticut will be well corned by representative citizens from all over the state on the occasion of her visit to New London harbor Friday and Saturday It is Governor Wood ruff's intention to go to New. London, Friday, 10 extend an official welcome to Admiral Evans to the state. The peo- pie of New London are making ar- engagements to give the gallant admiral and his crew a whole-souled, hearty welcome. It is felt that it should not be left entirely to the people of New London to make the visitors feel that the courtesy of the admiral in sailing into New London harbor and staying with the people of the state for a cou- pie of days is appreciated
 The Connecticut will be Fighting Bobs flagship in Pacific waters. Before the flagship comes east again she may have made history, and it would be a pity if the good wishes of the state whose name she bears were extended to her now in a half-hearted way, way that would not at all be representative of the people of the state.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09

and opened at their destination. goods were found to have disappeared as completely as if they had never been in the cars.
 For days the detectives were baf-, fled, and then another plan was tried A number of trusted men were ob- tained and hired as fioatmen on the barges, These men, by the direction of McManhon, turned the trick" They succeeded in getting on terms of good fellowship with some of the mem- bers of the robbers gang, and werc told how they could get rich quickly without the trouble of working hard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
------------7------ ---------------------- ! DEMANDS ANTICIPATED,

Cincinnati, O., Oct S-Several print ing and publishing firms in Chicago, st. Louis, New York and Massachusetts, with national officers of the Typothetae of America brought action in the Unit ed States court to-day asking that the International and Printing Pressmen's joined from violating an agreement of January, 190T by demanding an eight hour dAw.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
oHAREsr wITHDRAws.
Ashemed to Run on Ticket Nominated
 in Springfield.

Boston, Oct. S.--C. z. F. Charest, who was nominated for secretary of state on both the Bartlett and Whitney tickets at the democratic convention at Spring. field on Saturday. announced his with drawal from the Bartlett ticket to- |day.
 Mr Charest said in regard to his ac- tion that every democrat whom he had met in western Massachusetts was ashamed of the actions of the leaders on Saturday, and that he could not in ciate with men on T ticket that he 9 con sidered was nominated by fraud and violence
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
BIG DAMAGE CLAIMS.
Action Against American Sugar Com
 pany for S3O,OOO,OOO

New York, Oct. S.-Judge Lacombe, in the United States circuit court to- day, issued an order directing the American Sugar Refining company to show cause why permanent order should not be issued requiring the com pany to produce its books and records in the action against 1t brought by the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining com pany, several months ago, to recover $30,OOO,0O0 damages,
 The order is returnable Friday morn ing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
PUBLIC SERVICE FARES.
Justice Gaynor of New York Says
 State Can Regulate.

New York, Oct. S.-Wflliam J. Gay nor, justice of the state supreme court who has decided a number of import ant cases affecting public service cor porations, declared to-day that the state legislatures have an unquestion- able right to regulate the fares of pub lie service corporations, that there is no danger of conf1scation of private property and that the judiciary should not be obstructionists in the pathway of wholesome. reform.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
ABSURD WAR SCARE.

Antwerp, Belgium, Oct. S.-The ac- tion of an exciteable French captain, whose vessel was bound for Northern Pacific ports, in taking out a war risk policy on his cargo yesterday, caused a groundless report that the Antwerp underwriters, fearing hostilities be- tween the United States and Japan were exacting war premiums for their policies.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
------------ ESTIMATES DUE TOMORROW.
Police and Education Boards to Have
 Sessions Tonight.

The estimates from all the city de- partments must be sent in to the board of finance to-norrow, although that body will not take up the consider ation of them until month from now. The police department will hold an adjourned session this evening, at which 1t will probably go over for the last time the estimates for 1908 which that department will submit. The board of education will also meet again this evening to go over and take final action on the estimates of that
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
PATRoLNIAN ROCHE INJURED.
Drunken Mans Resistance Breaks A
 Finger.

While arresting August Johnson for drunkenness yesterday afternoon, Pa nue station had one of his fingers hTok- en by the man he was trying to bring in. Johnson put nD resistance to ina arrest, and his resistance was so stren ,,-,1r 1',ot ir the corrse of 1t he broke the officers finger, Dr. Heery fixed up Iut. ,I.Etred ,hember at the station house Johnson will face the additional charge of resisting an officer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
SEYMOUR MAN ELECTED.
One of the Board of Directors of
 Colonial Trust Company.

Waterbury, Oct S--otis s. Northrop L. A. Platt, Wallace M. Camp, of Wa terbury and Edmund Day of Seymour, who own controlling interest in the stock of the Fourth National bank of Waterbury, have been elected to tho board of directors of the Colonial Trust Co, the number of directors having been increased at to-day's stockholders meeting from eleven to nineteen
 This means that the Colonial Trust is to take over the Fourth National which second, if not first, in the state of Con necticut among the trust companies in sizeof it's deposits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
PoIrs BOOKLET
To be Given Patrons on Friday at the
 Mailnee PerfnrIl1nllce.

To be Given Patrons on Friday at the
 Matinee Performance.
 It is announced by Manager Poli that every patron of his theater at the Friday matinee this week will be pres ented with handsome twenty-four page booklet containing pictures of his various theaters on his circuit and a description of the workings of the Poli forces throughout the eleven cities now embraced in this hustling manag- CTS enterprise.
 The book contains picture of all the resident managers as well as the heads Of the various departments, and 1t makes decidedly interesting sou venir, nothing like 1t ever having been given out by any theatrical enterprise in New England.
 At the Friday matinee every patron will receive one G
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
STORM sMAsHEs SHIPS.
Two Badly Damaged in Harbor at
 Stonington.

At stonington yesterday the schoon- CT Grace T. Willard and the sloop vi- ola were pulled from their anchorages by the force of the storm and hurled against the steamboat landing Both boats were badly damaged.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
Why Not Reap :?

We might write book about these Rugs and you might regard our statements as you would political promise but there's no call for hot air to make these goods warm up Honestly, now, haven't you just the place in your house--before bureaus, alcoves, doorways, somewhere-for one of these
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09

If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth, be sure and use that old and well-tried reme- |dy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children teethlng. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all ain, cures wind collie and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bottle
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
SCHOONER WRECKED.

Charlcttetown, P. P. T.. Oct. Sword was received here to-day that the small schooner Mhrtella engaged in carrying sand from Nova Scotia to Souris for the new breakwater being built there dragged her anchors last night and was driven against the wharf with such force that within a short time she broke up and became a total loss. The Martello registered sixty tons, and was owned at River John. N s.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
5-FOot Administer Rugs

If you could rest your eyes on them-if you could just grab corner of one in your fst-any cool indifference would melt before your warming, awakening interest. Would it be a bad scheme to get next to bunch of these regular $275 Rugs at the little price of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-09
$1.95 Each

We make no attempt to pile on compelling ar guments in their favor to try to mould your opinion The opinion you reach when you have seen the Rugs in your own house will satisfy us We'll not kick if you think best to return them. There's nothing yelled in that statement-nothing half way in our selling system.
 TIME IS M0NEY-Don't lose either by neg lecting to order along what you can use of these best quality Administers in beautiful rich and orien tai patterns and colorings'
 THINK-just minute-then take the next for the coupon How many
Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-04
AMERICAN TAX DODGERS ARE
 SOAKED
Those Who Go to England to Reside, Hoping to Eyade Taxes, Reckon Without Their Host.
Special Cable to Review ) By Robert roderick.

LONDON. Aug. 3.-American mil lionatres who are contemplating eSad- ing their taxes in the United States by establishing residences in England will find hereafter that they have merely escaped from a warm frying pan into a red-hot fire. England is merciless in extorting taxes-the in- come tax and the inheritance tax, here called death duties and estate taxes.
 The late William L. Winans, of Bal timore, who has acquired a gigantic fortune as a railway contractor in America, Russia and elsewhere, came to England many years ago. Tie maintained a magnificent London mansion and a splendid country es- tate. He died recently, leaving an estate of S12,000,00O. Under he in- heritance tax laws of England. his executors were compelled immediate ly to pay into the British Treasury S962 ,00O.
 The executors, who are the late MT. Winans' sons, Walter Winans and Louis Winans. paid the inheritance tax under protest They then brought suit to recover the greater yropoT- ton of the sum, claiming thaG .Heif father was an American citizen, and that of his fortune S7,S00,000 repre- sented property not located in Eng land. but in America, and elsewhere They claimed therefore that this sum should be exempt from the English iu- heritance tax, and they brought suit for the return of s650000 pald under protest
 Justice Bray of the Kings Bench sl. judgment in favor of the Grown, so that the English Treasury will there fore keep the full inheritance tax paid by the Winans under protest This judgment will make Waldorf Astor, Michael P. Grace, Pierpont Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Phipps and other American naillionaires maintain ing palatial residences in England, rsit up and take notice."
 One of the literary shrines which American pilgrims to England never fail to visit Cmistakenly in this easel is doomed. This is the so-called "Oid Curiosity Shop" a quaint-looking liz tie building hidden away in back street near Lincoln's Inn Fields, Tn the legal quarter of London.
 Although the old house is la5eIied in large letters as having been "in- mOrtalized by Charles Dickens" it is more than doubtful whether the nov elist had this or any other particular curiosity shop in mind when he wrote the story of Little Nell and her Grand father.
 The present occupant however, who deals in waste-paper, makes good bus spa nF --f, came to see what is the original "Old Curiosity shop"
 Now the site is required for a big office building. and a modern res taurant. The district, which was fur merly one of the narrow winding streets and slums, is now entirely al- tered by the construction of the new thoroughfare Kingsway, and there is no room for Dickens relics, genuine or otherwise.