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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-23
CITY VS TROLLEY co
Judge Case Sees Room For
 Court Proceedings.

In the suit of the city of Water bury against the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go for $30,000 dam ages and an accounting since 1893, the city, represented by Attorney John P. Kellogg. has scored big point.
 Some time ago Judge Case heard motion by the trolley company to nave the city make it's complaint more specific. claiming that 1t was Ignorant of the provisions of the agreement which the city held was entered into by the city and the com 'pany in September, 1893, when the motive power of the system was changed from horse to electricity.
 On that point the city set up as follows: What action was taken by the defendant company was as much under It's own knowledge as under the plaintiffs. and the date when the report fof the city) was accepted by A. M. Young, secretarysof the Wa terbury Traction Co, was equally as we'll known to the defendant com pany as to the plaintiff. 'The argu- ment of the defendant company that the present company is a new con- pany and has no knowledge of the transactions of the old company is too idle to discuss seriously. The secretary of the c ompany. A. M. Young, who signed the report, was prominent member of the Connecti- cut Railway and Lighting Go at the time the suit was brought and any Information could be obtained from him as readily as from the plain- tin.
 Such is portion of the complaint which the trolley company desired 10 have made more specific, and Judge Case decides that it is specific enough for all purposes of the suit. This is a big point in favor of the city.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-23
Trading ousiu fer , Wife.

Quail are plentiful at Lake Nyanza. and after being s1ared in the grass by the natives they are kept in small sicker cages strung on a long pole stuck in the groud- When su1cien. number of quail have beeu collected they can be exchanged with . neigh bor-iike co1pons-for vfvss.-wide World Nagnsfre.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-23
Curiosity of Punesustior.

Since you have requoted the cram. Pie of incorrect pronunciation. It vas |and' I said. not 'of.- it would be as weil to give that even better example. That that is is that that Is not is no. P not thst ii 1t is And to avoid lishtEares we immediately punesu- |te thus: That that is. is. that that
 not fs not. is not that iff It la |oadoa Chronicle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-23

Something to Be Thankful Fer.
 City Man-"Everything I've bought has gone down. Everything I've sold has gone up. An, we'll. thank heaven, they can't go sideways."-London Punch.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-23

censure Sometimes Compliment.
 In doing the right thing always, you may expect many times that broad. comprehensive compliment of certain types: You are no gentleman!"-- John A. Rowland.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-03-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
We'll Known People Who Have Been
 Called Away.


 and one son. Charles of New Britain The funeral will take place on Mon day morning at o'clock from the house and 9:30 from St Johns church in Watertown. The inter- ment will be in the new St Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of John, the fifteen months old son of MT and Mrs Will liam J. Loftus, took place this after noon from the family residence. 214 South Leonard street, with interment in St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers were Eugene and Martin Brennan, Leo and Clarence McHugh The floral offerings included bouquets from Margaret and Louis Fitzzack- cry, Martin and Joseph Brennan. Clar- ence and Leo McHugh. Agnes and Ruth Monahan, Mamie Brennan and Mrs Thomas Brennan.
 The funeral of Miss Lydia E. Cros- by, who died yesterday at her home, s3 Prospect street, took place this afternoon. Service was conducted by the Rev John N. Lewis. assisted by Dr Rowland and the Rev John G. Davenport, D. D. The deceased was native of New Hartford and was granddaughter of General Benjamin 'Henshaw of Revolutionary fame. For the past thirty-seven years she made her home with the family of the late General $. w. Kellogg, to whom she was cousin. She leaves one sister, Mrs R. B. Minor of this city. @
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Gillen took place this morning from her late home on North Main street with mass of requiem at St Thomas church by Ether Sullivan, and inter- ment in the new St Joseph's ceme- tery. The bearers were Thomas Bowling. Michael Fleming. Peter Ayotte, Edward Belanger. Michael White and William Robinson The floral offerings include pillow let tered mother" from children of the deceased; wreath, inscribed Grand ma" from grandchildren: standing cross, employees of department 8, Wa .erbury Clock Co: wreath, Mamie Calvin and Annie O'Brien; bouquets, John Mccarthy, Bert Mulvaney, Mar garrett Hemlock, Sake and Floto, "A | Friend" Mary Sheridan. Margaret 0illane, MT and Mrs Edward Ker- nathan.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20

cords do not show that any action
of any kind has ever been taken
by him against any one Of the
trusts mentioned above. which
trusts are known. bnt not proved
to be in operation in this State to
the detriment of trade.
Do people of this State
elect an officer to do nothing but
draw his salary, or do they elect
him to carry out the laws as he
finds them? Are the laws to be-
come a dead letter because this
or that official is afflicted with in
ertia, except upon the day when
his salary warrant is due? Is a
man who has not made the least
attempt to carry out one of the
most important laws on the sta
ute books, during one term of
office, a fit person to be re-elect-
edo Dc the people desire the
laws to become imperative be-
cause of the disinclinatiOn of an
office holder to bestir himself on
behalf of the producers, the mer-
chants and the consumers?
Within the last thirty days one
of these trusts has beer fined
heavily in another State. Has
General GuiOn done anything
about it: The law says he
SHALL"
Section 3 of the act quoted
says: Every foreign corporation
or any corporation organized un-
der or pursuant to the laws OF
any State. who shall be convicted
of the violation of the provisions
of this act, is hereby denied the
right and prohibited from doing
business within this State, and
it shall be the duty of the attOr-
ney general to enforce this pro
vision by injunction or other pro-
ceedings in the name of the State
of louisiana"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20

mon sense makes plain the duty
and wisdom of every cotton
grower" in following faithfully
the terms of that agreement.
In this connection our Charles
ton contemporary says:
Admitting for the sake of the
argument that the crop will
reach 1900, 900 or more bales,
it does not follow in the least
that the buyers should be allow
ed on that account to determine
what the price of the crop shall be.
The more cotton that is held be-
tween the present date and the
beginning of the harvest in 1903
the more the market will be
steadied and, although the farm
er who holds necessarily assumes
some speculative hazard, the
chances of loss to him are so
small as to make the arguments
in favor of loyalty to the Associ
alton and the Union overwhelm-
ing. The Southern cotton farm
er is in the saddle and he would
be no better than a fool to listen
to the pleadings and outcries of
cotton buyers that they release
their product for whatever the
buyers choose to suggest"
When all things are considered
there is much reason to believe
that the cotton growers of the
South will, if they Loyalty sup
, port the plans of their officers
who are directing the movement
of the crop, soon have the situa-
ton firmly in hand and their eff
fort to fix the price of the staple
will be crowned with great
success.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20
THE NSURANCE TRUST.

The insurance companies
have completed their rating of
the various towns of the State
and there is amazement. aston
ishment and Indignation in
plenty among the unfortunates
who cannot afford not to insure.
The rates which were unreas.
onably high already have been
added to until now they are
practically prOhibitive. AS a
sample, a building here before
rated at 6.45 per cent, under the
new rates must pay 0.65 per
cent. The reason for this extra
ordinary raise has not been
made public, nor has any expla-
nation been given as to the won
derful mystery that makes the
rate on the contents of a building
higher than the building it,
self. as is the case. There
must, of course, have been
some kind of mental process by
which the mystery and the rates
were arrived at. But, with the
usual Indifference of corporations
and trusts as to what the public
may think, the insurance trust
puts it up" to the public, and
the public can like it or not as
they please.
They may not think it worth
while to give reasons, but the
public will draw conclusions, and
one is that the insurance trust,
like all it's brother trusts. makes
the rates up to the limit the traffic
will stand. And that same pub
lie, which the trusts 80 indiffer'
emily and brazenly robs. win one
Of these days get exceedingly
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20
Fifteen Cent Cotton.
New Orleans States.

New Orleans States.
We are already hearing the
protest of New England against
the action taken by the Southern
Cotton Association and the
Farmers Union in deciding to
fix Is cents a pound as the mini
mum price of the staple, but
these protests were to be ex.
pected in the event that the
spinners were denied the privi-
lege of fixing the price of the
cotton they purchase as they
have been in the habit of doing
in the years gone by. In recent
years, however, the fact has been
impressed on the South that the
cotton crop will not bring it's
value unless the growers of the
staple express and act upon
their own opinion as to its value.
A Southern farmer has just as
much right to name a price for
the cotton he produces as a
stockraiser has to fix a price for
the horses or mules he raises, or
a landowner who offers land for
sale. The majority of the farm
ers of the South are prosperous
and therefore in a better cOndi-
ton this year to hold their cotton
for profitable prices than ever
before, hence if they follow the
advice of their organizations
they will be justified in the belief
that better prices will prevail
later in the season. Cotton is
not a perishable produce and can
be held for an indefinite time
and throughout the South the
warehouse facilities are greater
than they have been for years,
hence the Charleston News and
Courier in discussing the cotton
agreement declares that com
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20

confessed ignorance. In an edito-
rial this week the New iberia
Enterprise-Leader speaks as fol
lows:
Trusts operating in the state
of Louisiana, and against which
Attorney General GuiOn has not
moved so much as a finger. &C.
cOrding to his own admission
Sugar trust.
Oil trust,
Tobacco trust,
Lumber trust.
Insurance trust.
Beef trust,
Under the law of this State
each and every one of these
trusts should have been proven
ted from transacting any bust
ness whatever, either directly
or indirectly, through agents OF
representatives of any kind.
The laws on the subject are not
passive. They are mandatory.
They do not say may but
shall and the officer of the
State who is commanded to see
that there are no trusts in oper-
alton within the boundaries of
this commonwealth is the attOr-
ney general.
Under the provisions of Act 80,
1892. the attorney general is not
permitted to assume his Office
and do nothing but draw his sal
airy. He is ordered to enforce the
the provisions of h eantitrustlaws
which we're in force when the
present incumbent was elected.
But. according to General
Guion's admission, he has not
during the several years he has
occupied the chair of the attor-
ney generalship of Louisiana,
made the least effort to enforce
this one of the most important
laws on the statute books, 'Act
to prevent trusts or combinations
intended to restrain trade or tO
control the market value OF
merchandise produce or com
modities."
Section 2 of the act named
says 1T shall be the duty of the
attorney general, of his own mot
ion and without leave or order Of
any court or Judge, to institute
an action in the name of Louisi
ana for the forfeiture of such
rights and franchises and the
dissolution of such corporate
existence"
Here was an order expressly
given by the law to the attorney
general. He admits that he. has
paid no attention to it. The re
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20
Guion And The Trusts.
Charles Press.

Lake Charles Press.
In recent address delivered
at Leesville. Attorney General
Walter Guion asked that some of
the 'socalled trusts" operating
in Louisiana be pointed out to
him, confessing that he knew of
no violation of the antitrust laws
of Louisiana. The Daily Press
gave publicity to this statement
of General Guion, and as a result
many papers of the Louisiana
press have condemned him for hie
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20

busy, and then these same
trusts will be making the well
kin ring with their cries of rob-
berry, just because the public is
doing a little Strengthening out
act.
The insurance trust is having
easy sailing and good picking in
Louisiana, but a time of reckon
ing is bound to come.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20

Visiting cards two dozen for
thirty-fve cents, fifty for fifty
five cents. one hundred for e
ty-tive cents.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20
Every Citizen Should.

Every citizen of Lafayette
should belong to the Progressive
League. The dues are $40 year
payable cash or in installments.
Put your shoulder to the wheel
and help Lafayette get the
Eunice Railroad, The Jesuit
College, The Normal School, The
State and Parish Fair, and our
population will double in less
than five years. Mail your ap
plication for membership to
F. V. MOUTON, Sect'y.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-09-20

Call and see our handsome
new line of fall and winter goods.
Levy Bros.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

left in the center of the city. Guards
of armed men We're thrown about the
banks and mercantile establishments
to prevent footing.
Scarcely had the smoke from the ex-
plosion arifted away than band OF
volunteers rushed into the powder
house. and fighting their way through
the choking mist and fame, located
several kegs of giant powder when
had failed to explode and which they
carried out TO safe place.
on a sidetrack at the platform OF
the burning depot stood car contain
ing eight tons of dynamite. Despite
the fact that cinders were falling on
the roof and that little fiickers of
flame were apparent on its walls,
a switching crew backed down and
coupled the smouldering car, and while
the brakemen beat out the sparks the
engine hauled the car two miles into
the country, where IT was leIt on
sidetrack.
The Boulder clubs weekly reception
had just been ended and many men
and women were standing on the
sidetrack waiting for their carriages,
when the explosion occurred. About
80 women were blown off their feet.
a brick house occupied by j. ]. Nc
Cabe, half block from the freight
house, was wrecked.
All the windows in the University
building were blown out and the plas-
ter fell from the walls and ceiling of
the main building.
Thirty cars We're completely destroy
ed. with their contents, consisting of
valuable merchandise.
The fact that dangerous explosives
were stored so near the depot, and
that few persons We're aware of the
fact. will be made the subject of
rigid inquiry by the city authorities,
railway officials explaining that the
storage was only temporary, pending
shipment TO the mines.
I'VE have proof that the fire in the
depot of the Colorado & Southern al
Boulder last night was of inoendiary
origin" said Vice President A. d.
Parker of the Colorado e. Southern
railroad today "The miscreants may
not have looked for the awful results
that followed through the explosion of
the dynamite, but upon their heads
the blame of the catastrophe must rest.
will not say whom ] suspect"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
AN EXPLOSION
OF DYNAMITE
Hundreds of Spectators at Fire
In Boulder Thrown to the
Ground by One.

Boulder, Colo, Aug. 10.--Fire, orig
mating from an unknown cause, in the
western end Of the Colorado & South
ern freight depot az o'clock this morn
ing. destroyed he depot with a vast
quantity of freight in half an hour
and spreading o distance of 100 feet,
enveloped Z, powderhouse containing
1000 pounds OF dynamite, which ex-
ploded with a tremendous shock, throw
to the ground, fatally injurlng two men
and breaking the plate glass in every
business house in town as well a. in
hundreds OF residences. The loss Is
estimated at s250.00O. The fire was re-
ported under control at $3.50.
The Boulder police report that 100
persons We're injured by the explosion,
and that 20 are being cared for in hos
pitfalls.
The following We're fatally injured:
Roy LaFayre. volunteer fireman, Boul-
der.
Ike o. Wilson. volunteer fireman,
Boulder
Among the other injured are: Jack
Livingston, Denver. machinist; blown
80 feet against the side of a building;
Edward Cook. side and arms badly
burned. bruised.
Alexander Spartell. blacksmith:
clothes burned off; badly burned about
the body.
Erbie Miller, carpenter; badly hurt
by falling timbers.
Family named Ramsey, living in a
small house near the station; house
wrecked over their heads; four men,
bers of family badly injured.
When the alarm was first turned in,
only small blaze was visible at the
west end of the depot.
The firemen. handicapped by low
pressure. fought bravely, in utter ignor-
ance that half a ton of explosives we've
stored within 100 feet of the burning
building. The warning was given, and
when the sheet iron shack split open
with a roar, the men manning the hose
and every person within n radins of
100 yards were hurled to the ground.
Rsy LaFavre and Ike o. Wilson, who
were nearest the storehouse, were
frightfully mansled. La Favre's left
leg was blown off above the knee. VIII
son, a cripple with an artificial leg,
had his right leg blown away and the
wooden limb scattered and fragments
of 1t driven into his body.
depot a big two-story brick warehouse
had great cracks driven In its walls
and it's roof blown of.
Several shacks along the tracks, oc-
cupiea by squatters. We're reduced to
spliDters.
In the business section OF the city
great sheets OF heavy glass fell In
splinters on the sidewalk, following
the explosion. Not pane OF glass Is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
NINE PERSONS KILLED
BY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

Detroit. Aug. 1O.--A car OF dynamite
intended for use IN blasting at tho
lime kilns crossing at the mouth OF
the Detroit river, exploded today at
Essex, Ont, causing great destruction
to property and the injuring OF num-
Der OF people. The explosion destroyed
the depot and freight house, Green's
grocery and Mill's store and broke
every window ia Essex.
a number OF people from nearby
towns have gone TO their assistance.
The explosion was felt for IS miles.
The latest report from Essex re-
ceived at Windsor Ont, Is that nine
persons were killed by the explosion
and that every house in the town,
which has $500 inhabitants. was des-
troyed Essex is II miles from Wind
sor.
Physicians from Windsor and Detroit
hurried 10 the scene in automobiles
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10

filed with Manager Long, Mr. Palm
said that they would be for the eight
hour day, and the giving of higher pay
in good faith. This last clause he am
plihed by explaining little more about
the personality OF Col. Clowry. THE
dissatisfaction in the Western Union
service he said, lis general. and is
practically tne same everywhere. IL
we are not striking in every city. II
Is merely because we are not shoot-
ing all our ammunition at the first
shot, and do not wish to drag the pub
lie IN any mere than we have to to get
fair treatment from the company. Our
demands on Manager Long will not diff
fer materially from the demands made
all along the line. We insist that the
company furnish typewriters and that
the pay of first class men be raised.
Also that the extra" list be cut down
and many men now regularly employed
on this list be put on the pay -oll.'
This statement too needed amplihca-
ton. and MIR. Palm made 1t clear by
stating that Col Clowry was advanc-
ed through the Western Union service
because of his promises TO the direc-
tors that he would get dividends.
col Clowry was a great dividend
gottor," tie explained "when he re-
ceived his appointment as superintend-
ent it was with the boast that he would
save TO Western Union dividends 81
900 900 n year out of operating ex-
penses.
"well. maybe Clowry did it, But he
took 1t out of the legitimate income of
the operators. and he demoralized tho
service, created discomfort. and finally
brought on the great strike that is
starting now. There were many tricks
he worked. One was to make high
salary list for regular employees. and
then put everybody he possibly could on
the extra list for regular employees
the extra list, working them at a low
rate in the hope of getting on the reg
ular list, Why ten years ago / was an
operator in Chicago, supposed 70 be
getting S72 a month, aud although
worked ~ to 10 hours day--that is,
] was there subject to call--they figured
my salary down by typical Clowry
methods to about half that, and tine in
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
A VERY BRIGHT COMET.

San Jose, Cal. Aug. l0.-Director w
W. Campbell of Lick observatory
speaking OF the new comet. says:
The faint comet discovered by Dan
lei OF Princeton observatory IN June
has now become tho brightest comet
that northern astronomers have seen
In the past IA years. In tho clear skies
OF Mount Hamilton a splendid view of
the comet Is obtained without telescope
aid. The head of the comet Is about as
bright as a second magnitude star and
grees. AT present the comet Is on the
northern border of the constellation OF
Orion. During the next fortnight Il
viii be passing eastward through the
southern part OF Gemini. The comet
should reach its maximum brightnoss
for terrestrial observers In the latter
half OF August
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
STEAMERS FOR cANApns TRADE

New York. Aug, 1O--The nine new
Atlantic liners promised by President
Bruce Ismay, OF the International AIer-
1antiIe Marlne Navigation company
lx months ago In his address 10 the
tockhalders have been laid down ana
Tho FIRST one, Jhe Albert, viii BIO ready
arly next spring for tho Canadian
trade.
One OF the next steamers win be
He'd the Minnewauska and VIII run
lnder the Atlantic transport flag she
I'm be larger faster and more luxuri-
,usly fitted than the present steamers
p the Minnstonka class. Family
ATS, with all modern improvements
the promenade deck, viii be one
~ tho features.
John Lee general manager Of the
International NJ arcantlle Marine Navi-
alton company, suys that the new
tcamors are an under way az tho
rlous shlpyards az Belfast ana on
tina clYda