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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
PORTLAND ESTATE TIED UP
A MYSTERIOUS WILL
Two Sets of Beneficiaries Claim $22,OOO of Elmira
 G. Overton.

Portland, Aug. 22-A will contest was foreshadowed by an interesting hearing which was opened before Judge of Probate Cramer Wednesday, and which went over until Oct. IA, to permit of the attendance of relatives from California. The will presented for al- lowance was that of Miss Elmira G. Overton, who died on May 2I in her S9d year. apparently intestate, Ernest 4, Sherman of Hartford being appoint ed as administrator.
 It was expected that the estate would be settled as required by law governing the estates of deceased pr- sons intestate, but on August 6, through tn mail there came to Ae- torney Clarence E. Bacon of Middle town, Will purportlng to be that exc cuted by Miss Overton in 1885, before the late John M Murdock, justice of the peace, and witnessed by Titus Hale, George Hale and Billings Neff, all of whom are deceased, as far as known The will bears handwriting which seems to be identical with cop- les of the writing of Mir Murdock. The paper is age stained, and, in addi- tion, the edges are charred by fire, and the affidavit is hardly discernable, as burn has yellowed it there.
 There was no explanation with the will, which was ill an envelope bear ing the Portland post mark of the day before. Mir. Bacon turned the document over to Judge Cramer. In the will F Dennison Goodrich is named as the executor, and the property is equally divided between MT. Goodrich, Mrs Caroline A. King and Mrs. Martha A. IlAngell of this section and Misses Floyd and Elizabeth Goodrich and Fayette Goodrich of Lebanon, who are second cousins of the half blood, and who under intestate proceedings will receive nothing from the estate,
 In the absence of the will, the bene- fciaries would be second cousins of full blood. Mrs. Sarah A. sherman of Middletown Mrs, Florence Eastman of Middle Haddam, Henry B, Fielding oi Moodus, Miss Kate Overton, Mrs. Over ton Hull and James Overton of River side, Cal.
 Attorney Bacon represents the heirs who were interested in the dlstribu- 1 tion prior to the finding of the will and the continuance Is taken in order to permit other relatives to join issue
 The estate has been appraised at be. tween $21,0OO and $22,OOO
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

greta lakes bringing the iron ore from the Lake Superior region to the iron and steel mills which are the reasons for the city's existence.
 Naturally the mills and the thous- ands of men who will be required to man them have the first place in the plans of the builders. Everything has been subordinated to their convent ence, health and comfort, and so far the plans are strictly severe and utili- tarlan, but the city has also been laid out with a view to architectural effect and beauty, with parks, promenades and all the usual appurtenances of modern city life.
 The river has been dredged to a uniform width of 250 feet, spanned by steel bridges for the accommodation of the four trunk lines of railway cen tering here to distribute the products of the mills once these are completed and In full operation To avoid the constant tearing up of streets for gas, water and electric mains and conduits which is the bane of older cities, which grew and were not planned and built, all pipes and mains in Gary are laid in the alleys, each at a certain lev el, thereby avoiding the confusion worse confounded in cities where pipe
 laying Is a matter of emergency and suggests mighty maze without a plan In Gary everything is planned and everything bears the stamp of to- day. Nothing is left unprovlded that experience has shown to be requisite in a model goth century city. It even has Broadway three miles long, with
 crete sidewalks and with two miles on each side of business blocks. It will probably also have q White Way of its own in initiation of it's model for the coming steel capital is not to be altogether devoted to business, but will have parks, playgrounds, theaters and opera houses. These however, will naturally come later, though when they do come they will fit har- moniously into the general plan. Gary is not to be another Pullman, but city which has had the benefit of that notable experiment, and con lsequently an improvement upon it. How far it will ustify the large and generous hopes of it's founders is a question that will be partly answer ed, at least in the near future. New York Sun,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
ExPoUNDED THE NEW LAW.
Regarding Highways --CommisslOner Macdonald's Talk Yesterday.


 Hartford, Aug, 22.-Highway Com missioner Macdonald was the speaker in the hall of representatives at the capitol, to-day,l his auditors being 200 selectmen from all over the state, who were desirous of hearing the provis- icns of the new highway act explained. The object of the gathering, as stated by the commissioner, was to familiar ize the town officials with the details of the new law in order that there might be no unnecessary delay in highway Improvements.
 Throughout the talk all sorts of questions were propounded by the se- lectmen, and all were answered in de- tail with the request that the various town meetings be given the benefit o1 whatever information was gleaned at to-days gathering.
 Under the new law $75O,OOO can be spent annually for road work, and il is expected that the 16S towns of the state raise the remaining $25O,OOO SC that million may be available yearly for the construction of highways
 Under the new order of things, as explained by the commissioner, tht towns will take the initiative as tc the amount of money that is to bt spent for road improvements, but tht state selects the highway to be i'm proved and also decides the character of the work to-be done. It is expect ed that another meeting of the select men will be held at the capitol thi! fall for a further consideration of tn, highway act and the good roads gov ernment in general.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
CONSTRUCTING MODEL CITY STEEL TRUST CAPITAL
Original Appropriation for the Work Increased by
 $45, 900, 900.

The news that the United States Steel corporation has decided to invest .$45, 100000, in adltion to the original appropriation of $75,oOO,OOO, in the construction of it's model city, now rising on the southern shore of Lake Michigan, adds interest to the greatest experiment in city building in mod ern times The location of what its promoters claim is the coming steel capital of the world is less than half an hours ride by rail from the metro polls of the West and is in Indiana, on gan.
 On the site of what was little more than year ago a waste of sand hil- locks and dunes, and at the point wheres the sluggish stream called the Grand Calumet empties into the lake the new industrial city, which has al ready made the desert-loolSing lands which shade off into the prairies g scene of business activity, is rising, not slowly and as a process of growth ir the usual fashion, but as rapidly as a force of 5000 men, now being con stantly aded to, can build it Origin ally planned to accommodate a popu- lation of 100, 900, the plans have been expanded to a basis of 300,000 The tract of land in which the new in dustrial city lis rapidly taking form is 5000 acres in extent, with a lake frontage of more than six miles, and
 with possibilities as to inland exten. sion as boundless as the prairies them selves.
 Perhaps the preliminary work, most
 of which is already done, is the most interesting, as showing the rapidity ot modern processes of city construction The sand hills and hillocks which to voyagers on Lake Michigan once formed such a picturesque sight look ! ing on a summers day with the sun shining on them like cumulus clouds on the horizon, have disappeared along that part of the lake. They
 have been leveled and the sand has 1 been used to fill up the shallow beach the swamps of Grand Calumet and lower lying lands elsewhere in the tract The new city by this process and by dredgioo has attained an ele-
 ion of 22 feet above the level o1 Lake Michigan and thus the work
 Chicago was compelled to do after its
 founding has been performed at Gary
 at its beginning. By dredging also z
 harbor has been formed, deep enough
 to admit the heaviest freighters of tho
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
Another Gas Meter Theft.

More gas meter thefts have been re- ported to the police of the Grand ave- nue district The latest is from 605 East street where the cellar was enter cd and cash taken from the treasure box of the meter. The amount obtain ed this time was only about s1.
 An investigation of the cellar after the robbery disclosed the fact that whoever pulled it off was young and furthermore that he wore no shoes. The police, acting on these facts, are after some of he small boys living in that neighborhood.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
NEW PosToFFICE NEEDED.
Cramped Quarters and Foul Air Said
 to Hurt Clerks.

Charles Baker, one of the delivery clerks at the lost postofice, left yes- terday for an extended vacation in the interests of his health, and upon ad- vice of his physician. He will spend several months in the northern part of the state
 This makes the second postoff1ce clerk within six months who has been obliged to quit and take rest. Frank Beecher, one of the mail clerks Is now in New Hampshire. His health was impaired
 Local clerks and postofice officials decline to discuss conditions behind the mail cases. but it is known that the quarters are not only cramped but the air is foul, owing to poor ventila- tion
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
MAKE A CHANGE.
New Haven Cars VIII Go to Indian
 River.

New Haven Cars Will Go to Indian
 River.
 Traffic Manager A. B. Smith stated yesterday that hereafter and until the power difficulty is arranged in Bridge port. the New Haven cars will go as far as Indian river and wait ten min utes for connection with a Bridge port car. and then in case a connect ing car does not arrive, patrons will be taken to Point Point to wait in the sta- tion for the arrival of a car.
 This announcement comes as a re- suit of patrons having to wait two hours for a connection in Woodmont Tuesday night. A large number of the people who waited were Pond Point residents.
 An order has been given to have re- ported any failure of cars to connect and each failure will be investigated. A close watch because of the Bridgeport power trouble will be kept on this line.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
Mortgages.

Patrick J. Cronan to Edward F. Bis hop, ? parcels of land; first, Crown street g. feet second, Crown street, 20.2 feet; $9,O0O
 John w. Perrie to Lucas c. Porter, land, Townsend avenue, 50 feet, $S50.
 Frederick A. Nettleton to Isaac Kauf- man, ct al, land with buildings, Goffe street, 42 feet $S50
 Frank S. Andrew to Harrison Heav, it, land, Edgar street, 22 feet; $l,oOo
 M. Jacob, saltser to Susan Gorver ct al, land with buildings, Grown street, 85 feet; $2,5OO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
ITALIAN BROKE PAROLE.
Young Man Discharged Here Goes to
 POrtcheSter

Dominico Caber, 19-year-old Italian lad who was arrested in this city on August 12 for trespassing in the hall way of Grand avenue house and whose case was continued in the city court until August "A, was brought be- fore that court yesterday morning and was discharged on a nolle because the lad was wanted In Portchester, It ap- pears that the young man has been arrested there several times and that he was recently paroled and broke the parole. Word was received in this city by the detective bureau that the lad was wanted there and he was taken down yesterday by Detective Devenny of that city. He will probably be sent to the reform school.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
Warranty Deeds.

Edward F. Bishop, ct al, to Patrick J, Cronan two pieces of land; first, Crown street, 51 feet; second, Crown street, 292 feet.
 Francis A. Alling, ct al, to John H.. Gilligan, land, Button street, 27 feet.
 Lucas c. Porter to John w. Pierrie, land, Townsend avenue, 50 feet.
 John J. Sullivan to Louis M. Legal, land with buildings, Howe street, 4O feet
 Francis McDermott to Charles w. Harris, land with buildings, Foote street, 30 feet.
 George c. Willis to John H. Gilligan, land, Button street, 3 feet.
 The parish of St. Luke's church to Jacob saltser, ct al, land with build- ings, Grown street, 35 feet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
Asks City to Pay Damages.

Notice of claim for damages was filed with City Clery Street yesterday morning by George H. Ellsworth for damages sustained by him while watching the Yale Harvard boat race bulletins. He fell into cellarway al the Chamberlain company store and asks the city for damages for injuries received.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
Leases.

Bane Gallin to Harris Livine, store in building at 261 Cedar street, also 5 rooms, grocery store and living apart ments, Term of years at $SO per month
 Thomas KiIleride to Amiello Carbone, store at No. 3 Bishop street, for bar Der shop. Term years, $12O yearly
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

c. D. Hanover and James Yard of Groton have returned from gan auto mobile trip to New Haven The trip was made in one hour and 50 minutes, including the time occupied crossing the ferry. H: J Lincoln operated the car
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
Quit Claims.


 Rene Kaser to Chandler E. Miller, land on Elm street. Sarah L. Winchester to Edgar E. Du- rant, ct al, land, Whitney avenue, 100 feet.
 Samuel A. Stevens to Charles M. Dobbs, land, Whittemore avenue, 100 feet.
 Ira F. Dudley to Charles F Fender, adm, land with buildings, View street, 40 feet.
 The Conn. Savings Bank to Jason P. Thomson, interest in mortgage deed of Alfred Naming, also land on Meadow street.
 c. c. Andrews to F. S. Andrews, land, Edgar street.
 Susan Gorver, ct al, to parish of St. Luke's church, land with buildings, Grown street. 85 feet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

Muller, Schall & Go. announced an increase of $1OO,O0O. in their gold en- gagement for export on the steamship Amcrika, sailing to-day. This makes tho shipment s60o,OOO, and the firms total exports this week S1,10O,OOO The gold all goes to Germany.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
ALLEGED sTRANGLER,
Man Thought to Have Murdered
 phie Kohrer to be Extradited.

New York, Aug. 22.-The dist attorneys office and Coroner AcriI tcok steps to-day to bring back to city to answer on charge of nut Giuseppe Capuzzo, alias Charles Da who is under arrest in Jersey City, the allegation that he killed soI Kohrer in a West Twenty second stI lodging house Sophie Kohrer strangled to death with a craVat the room in which she had lived Davis. A warrant for Davis was sued to-day and the district attor decided at once to submit the cas@ the grand jury; ask for an indictni against the accused and endeayo1 have him brought here on extradi proceedings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

We are glad to meet our esteemed reader and answer his criticism of our course, though unconsciously he does us a grave injustice. The question of sup- porting Theodore Roosevelt as a candi- date for the presidency, or President Roosevelt, is not Involved in this com troversy. The question is whether President Roosevelt, in the judgment of a self-respecting Journal, Is doing all In his power to forward the best interests of the people-all of them, That Is yet to be determined, IL Is conceivable that he could do more for all of the people if his methods were more orderly and less indignant It is a question of judgment as to the best policy of gov ernment, not question of either his sincerity or ours Time will tell which is right The Journal and Courier has never questioned President Roosevelt 8 honesty.
 There Is no uncertainty whatever in our attitude towards lawless corpora
 tlons. Our review of Secretary Tafts speech clearly showed that, We are with him in his orderly and dispas- sionate insistence upon the enforcement of the law, and so we are with President Roosevelt when he proceeds along the same lines in an orderly and dispas- sionate manner We hold no brief foi the standard oil company but we have no idea that the fine imposed upon if by Judge Landis was just, or that it will stand the review of the highest court in the land We find no enjoy
 ment in batting wealth for the fun of it
 or in eXtolling poverty for the fun oi 1t.
 The existing situation Is too grave to | be considered other than dispassion- ately The Journal and Courier is fol the enforcement of the law everywhere
 or it's repeal-in Madison, In New Ha- ven and throughout the country. We reserve the right to comment on the methods used in enforcing 1t.
 Ed. Journal and Courier.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE PRES. R00SEVELT'S POLICY The Journal and Courier Taken Kindly to Task for it's
 Attitude.
Madison, Ct, Aug. 21, 1907.

Madison, Ct., Aug. 2l, l9Ol To Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 I have read with pleasure parts of the speech delivered at Provincetown by President Roosevelt, also your edi- torial comments on the same, and I want to ask why 1t is that you and so many other Republican" newspapers who supported MT. Roosevelt in his campaign for thu presidency do not as enthusiastically support him now In his efforts to exercise the duties of his of flee in the interests of all the people?
 Don't you believe he is honest and sincere when he says, "Once for all let me say that as far as I am concerned and for the eighteen months of my administration that remain there will be no change in the policy we have steadily pursued, no let up in the effort to secure the honest observance of the law; for l regard this contest as one to determine who shall rule this govern ment--the people through their govern mental agents, or a few ruthless and determined men, whose wealth makes them particularly formidable because they hide behind the breastwork of corporate organization"
 Why don't you come out as openly and squarely and help hold up the hands of such president and adminis- tration?
 In your editorial this morning you Go not make it clear, to me at least, which side of the contest so clearly defined in the Presidents speech you are on. The side of the people, or of the law mak- CTS, or the law-breaking corporations. Other editorials in regard to the Stand ard oil company and its notorious" head for instance have seemed to me equally uncertain, or if anything to lean towards the law breakers, In the lengthy editorial to-day there is to my mind as much of criticism as commen- dation and reading between the lines" I think one can find more of the latter spirit.
 Most men who try to do the right thing, honestly, and sincerely, and conscientiously, try to live the golden rule, show indignation and use strong terms to express 1t at times. And sometimes err in judgment. Why em- phasize this part of the Presidents &C., tions at this time. when he is so evil dently working for what will be the best interests of the people, and really for all concerned in the long run. Yours truly,
 FRANK c. DOWD.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS DEEDS AS RECORDED Quit Claims, Warrantees, Mortgages and Per
 mits Issued.

The following real estate transac- tons were recorded in the town clerks office yesterday:
 Application for Building.
 Owner, Rutherford Trowbridge, 46 Hillhouse avenue, location Prospect street, one story, stone, brick, iron and glass greenhouse; $45,0OO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

Mrs. Alice Foster has sold her home stead in Woodbury to MT. Clark of SimonsVille. She is to hold possession until April, 1908.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

If the Baby is Cutting Teeth, be sure and use that old and well tried remedy Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents bottle
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

The early weakness was said in some quarters to be due to the winding up of some liquidation that was begun Mon day, notably the execution of a selling order of 5Q,O00 Union Pacific.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

The Rev. Mr. Bloomfield and family of Woodbury, Harry Barnes and fam fly and MT. Finch from New Jersey are all camping near the Housatonic river
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

Rev. c. C. Luther will occupy the desk in the Baptist church at Lyme next Sunday, The pastor, Rev. ". A. Bronson, will go to Clinton and preach at that place.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

Dr. and Mrs. c. H. Hubbard of Es- sex are entertaining their granddaugh- ter, Alice Bishop of New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
BRIEF MENTION.

The annual reunion and picnic of the Degree of Pocahontas was held at Savin Rock yesterday,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23
Friday, August g.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY. Chairs-Bowdttch Furniture Co. Apprentices Wanted-20 Center St. Est. H. J. Bills-Probate Notice New Haven Theater Eye Glasses-Harvey & Lewis Co. For Sale-Property on York St. Town of Orange Taxes Canned Peas--D. M. Welch & Son Collars and Cuffs-Disbrow Financial--Chas w. Scranton Co. Bargain News--Gamble-D Desmond Co. Friday Sale--Chas. Monson Go. Bargains-Edw Malley Co. Fish Sale-S. S. Adams inancial-Kimberly Root & Co. Grape e-Nuts-Grocers' Steamers-French Line Castoria
 Aliens Foot-Ease ~Irs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Wanted-Delivery Clerk Democratic Primaries
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

W. Thompson, who has been chauf- feur for Major Isaac Bromley of New Haven for some time, has accepted a similar position with Horatio Bigelow, superintendent of the Consolidated Co.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

The seventeenth annual reunion of the storrs family was held at the ,hcme of Mrs, Hattie L. (storrs) Bas- sett, at 57 North street, Seymour yes- terday
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-23

feur for Major Isaac Bromley of New Haven for some time, has accepted a similar position with Horatio Bigelow, superintendent of the Consolidated Co. The seventeenth annual reunion of the storrs family was held at the ,hcme of Mrs. Hattie L. (Storrs) Bas- sett, at 57 North street, Seymour yes- terday
 The officers of the Coe & Coleman Go. which filed certificate of organi- zation Thursday are: Clinton E. Coe of New Hayen, president; Frank L. Coleman of East Haven, treasurer; Frederick L. Perry of New Haven, sec- retary. The capital is $10,0OO.
 A certificate of organization has been filed by the New England Paper Box Manufacturing company of New Ha- ven. William J. Smith of New Haven Is president and Samuel Swift of New York is secretary and treasurer.
 Miss Julia Bidwell of New Haven is a guest of Mrs. Emily Turkington in Morris.
 Secretary George A. Beers of the fa- nous Crocodile club of Bristol has sent an invitation to Governor R. S. Wood ruff asking him to honor the town Thursday, August 29, by attending the annual round up of the Crocodiies. From present appearances it will be the most successful reunion of recent years.
 Owing to the fact that mad dog has been seen in the village of Baltic, Cattle Commissioner Averill has placed ban on the canines in that village, ordering them confined until October T.
 The eighth annual reunion of the Tiffany family was held at the farm of Edward Plerson on Smith hill, Win sted, August 21, about eighty. members being present. Among them was H. B. Tiffany of Clyde, Q, It was voted to hold the next reunion at Orton French's in Hartland. Officers were chosen for the ensuing year as follows; President, Correl Tiffany, Barkham- sted; president, W. H. Tiffany, Winsted; secretary and treasurer, Frank Tiffany. Winsted.