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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
MERCURY HAS DROP
Last Night a Cold One Out, side, and Within
 Also.

Enough snow fell yesterday for the trolley company to get its sweepers out, for some of the lines of cars which invariably find trouble at the first pro- vocation, such as the Edgewood ave- nue, to do the regular fore-ordained thing and run on more or less ir- regular schedule, and for the hard- ware stores to do a big business with those people who had found, upon in- vestigation, that last years snow shov- els had completely rusted out while standing in the cellar so that they were valueess. To-day it may well be ex- pected that the handkerchief counters will find their full quota of bargain hunters for there will be plenty of head colds. which come as result of the snow storm.
 The snow fell from about o'clock Tuesday evening till about o'clock yesterday afternoon with more or less uncertain periods of uncertainty. The storm was one which had worked It. self up along the coast It's heaviest fall was not far south Of New Haven, according to the advices of the local weather observer, L. M, Tarr.
 Last night the mercury fell rapidly till by 10 o'clock a goodly fire within was acquired to keep out the attacks of the willy Jack Frost without Tn all some three or four inches of snow fell
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
SCHOOT IS BURNED
Incendiarism Suspected in De- struction of North Haven
 Building,

Fire, believed to be of incendiary origin, completely destroyed the Clin- tonville schoolhouse of the First dis trict of North Haven yesterday after noon. Miss Jessie Wood, who teaches the eighteen pupils who attend the school, left the building shortly after o'clock in the afternoon and closed and locked the door. An hour after a passer-by saw the door of the school house open, but thought that the teacher had not gone home, so he drove on Soon after George s. Bas- sett saw light in the schoolhouse, which continued to grow bright, so he gave the fire alarm
 Miss Wood says that when she left the building the fire in the old-fash- toned box stove was practically out, only one brand showing any signs of life. From her and others connected with the school it was learned last night that it was absolutely impossible that the building caught fire from the stove An Investigation into the case will be made to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
BOYCOTT CASE
 ARGUMENTS ON UnitedStates Supreme Court Listening to Those in Action of Loewe vs.
 Lawlor.
QUESTION INVOLVED
 IN SUIT IMPORTANT
Danbury Hat Manufacturers Claim a Violation of the Constitution by
 F. of L.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The supreme court of the United States to-day heard argument in the case of Loewa vs Lawlor, involving the right of a labor union to boycott manufactured articles. Loewe is a manufacturer of hats in Danbury, Conn, whose pro- ducts have been boyeotted by the hat ters' union of which Lawlor is an of ilaial and the American Federation of Labor and he brought suit in the fed eral circuit court of that state under the Sherman antitrust law, claiming the damage to the extent of $S0OO9 had been done to his property and asking to recover three times this amount, as provided in that law
 The bill of complaint was dismissed on a demurrer by the circuit court on the ground that the Sherman law was not broad enough to cover the subject and the case comes to the supreme court on a certificate from the United States circuit court of appeals for the second circuit covering that point of ltA. li6 NctSG 10 N0AA9tAASi'A tp " a3''N of verX general importance as it in- wolves the entire question of boycott.
 The complaint was founded upon the theory that the opposition of labor union interferes with the manufactur CTS constitutional rights of conducting interstate commerce. It Is stated in the complaint that the union matters have compelled seventy out of the eignty-two hat manufacturers to ufl- ionize their concerns, and t is claimed that the American Federation of La bor has 1000 agents in the field assist ing in such work.
 l The case was argued for the manu- facturers by Attorney James M Beck and Daniel R Davenport, and for the 1 labor union by John K. Botch and John H. Light, The Federation of La. bor was especially represented by Thomas c. Spelling, who was permit ted to present 0 brief In the case.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
CHENEY FOR MESSINA Doctors Name Sent to Sen ate Yesterday for
 Approval. OTHERS FROM STATE Addition for New London and a New Building for
 Bristol.
OTHERS FROM STATE
Special to .IournaI- -conrIei..A \

Washington, Dec. 4.--Three changes In the consular service of some mo- ment came up among the appointments of the president to-day, and have to do with Connecticut men, One Is in the case of pr. Arthur s. Cheney, of New Haven, whose name has been sent to the senate for approval as consul to Messina, Italy, at a salary of S2000. Dr Cheney has been vice consul at Reichenburg, Austria. Edward A. Creevey, of Bridgeport, will be trans ferred from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Ito Colombo, Ceylon, at an advance of salary to $S.OO0 Caspar c. Crownin- shield, of the District of Columbia. is named as consul at Naples, to take the place of IA. Homer Byington, of Nor walk, who has gone out of the con- sular service.
 Some of the appointees have served for some little time in their new of- fees. Judge Walter c. Moves, of New London, is among the appointees. He is to be judge of the Second United States judicial district. William e. Steadman, Jr., or New Haven, is pro- posed as an assistant surgeon in the navy.
 Another bill for buildings has been introduced. This is one for an addi- tion and for alterations in the New London public building. The bill ie introduced by Congressman Higgins. Land for the additio nwas secured two years ago. The aditfon Is propose to make room for the engineers of the coast survey and war departments
 Congressman Henry proposed a bill for a $l0O,OoO building in Bristol.
 Charles S. Greenwood, of Norwalk has been chosen again as clerk of the newly appointed committee on banking and currency which met for the first time here to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
MELLEN TO APPEAR Will Explain Action i'll Can ceiling Rates With New
 Jersey Roads. HEARING ON FRIDAY Stevens, Campbell and Robbins See Interstate Comn1is-
 sioners.
HEARING ON FRIDAY
lsneclnl to .gonrnal- CourIer.)

Washington, Dec. 4.-Vice-President John F. Stevens, Vice-Presidept B. Campbell and Edword Robbins, all of the New Haven road, tie latter as coun- sci, appeared here to-day before the in- Iterstate commerce commission, and ask ed that date be set for a forpal hear ing of the charges which have been brought against the New Haven road in connection with its conduct in relation to certain railroads running out of Jer- sey city The hearing has been set for Friday of this week at ?. m.
 At that time the whole matter of the canoelling of freight rates with the New Jersey roads by the New Haven road will be thrashed out Both parties to the affair will have their representa- tives present at the hearing Presi- dent Mellen of the New Haven road has sent word to Washington that he will be there. Vice President T. E. Byrnes left New Haven to-day for Washington.
 The New Haven road has been sum moned before the interstate commerce commission to explain It's notice to the ICentral railroad of New Jersey, the Bal timore & Ohio and the Philadelphia and Reading that 1t would cancel all joint freight rates which had been in use in connection with lines through Jersey City It IS said that the cancellation would mean loss to the lines going out of Jersey City of all their New England business or about 300 cars a day The result would be that all the through traffic would have to be given over to the Pennsylvania railroad Whether this action Is really one in re- strtaint of trade is one which the inter state commerce commission will have to decide. The alternative which is offer ed by the New Haven road, is that all this freight may be sent into New Eng land by way of it's bridge over the Hud. son river at Poughkeepsie instead ot through Jersey City. This would mean that the Central Railroad of New Jersey would have to ship by a roundabout route through Easton, Penn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
Resignation of Another Vet eran Member Follows That of George
 W. Lewis.
SAID TO BALK AT
 BROADENING POLICY
Did Not Favor Such Large In- crease of City Expenses Nesbit Says He
 Will Stay.

The peace which generally closes a long and successful service seems hardly probable to be present at Mayor studley's going out of office. for yesterday, following the resigna- ton of George W. Lewis from the finance board, Henry Herz, another veteran member, sent his resignation to Mayor studley.
 The resignation of Mr. Lewis was a surprise, and the resignation of MT. Herz, coming so quickly after is an evidence that there was great opposl- ton to the action of the board in raising so many salaries and increas- ing the expenses of the city to such an extent.
 MT. Herz last night refused to dis- cuss his resignation from the board. but it Is said that he was absolutely disgusted with the action of the other members--those who favored the in4 crease in expenses.
 The so-ealled broadening policy of the city and board, which has become apparent especially during the fall, has met with no sympathy from either Mfr, EIerz or MT. Lewis, and, while this has been generally known to the occupants of city hall it was not believed either of the members would resign because of the action taken.
 In regard to a report prevalent last night that Robert Nesbit also intended to resign, MT. Nesbit stated to the Journal-Courier that at present he planned no such action. He did not state his stand in regard to the broad- ening policy of the board, but from statements made at some of the meet ings it is apparent that he is not en- tirely in sympathy with it. l Mayor studley has nearly a month in which to appoint men to fill the un- expired terms of Mr. Lewis and MT. Herz. It is not probable that he will leave it to his successor to put men of the opposite party in office
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
CHARGED WITH ARSON
Danielson Man Accused of Causing
 Many Fires.

Danielson, Dec. 4.-Roswell Moffitt was arrested by the state police to-
 day charged with incendiarism in con nection with the several recent fires in Central Village and vicinity, and lodged in the local lookup, to await a hearing on the charges tomorrow at Central Village Moffitt Is twenty-three years old and employed at the Waure- gan cotton mills. Within the past five or six weeks four fires has occur red at Central Village as a result of which one man lost his life, three barns and house were burned, and twenty-six head of cattle, two horses, five hogs and seventy-fve hens per- ished. The aggregate losses were esti- mated at between $12,000 and $15,0o0.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
Public Service Companies Must Contribute More Than a Million and
 a Half.
AMOUNTS PAYABLE
 BASED ON VALUATION
New Haven Concerns Called on to Pay the Bulk of the Heavy Harvest
 Due.

Hartford, Dec 4.-Public service cor porations in Connecticut will be called upon to pay si.625,42412 in taxes based on the valuation placed upon their property or the gross amount of their business by the state board of equali- zation as returned to Tax Commis- sioner William H. Corbln. Of the total, the companies will pay as follows. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company, sl1S2,54S; other rail- roads, S17G,331; street railroads, $229. . 9S7; telegraph companies. se,15o tele- phone companies, $6S,216; express com panies, S1S,14
 With the exception of the American Telegraph and Telephone company the eight independent telephone companies in the state are taxed upon 1,107 trans mitters at the rate of $1,10 per instru- ment as provided for by the last gen. eral assembly, the value being in- creased from 70 cents per instrument. The Southern New England Telephone
 
 company is taxed on 67,685 transmit ters at s1.1O. In the case of the first named company there are only two transmitters, in the state and the as- sessment is on these and upon 14,259 miles of wire at 25 cents a mile. Four express companies are taxed upon gross receipts, the Trolley Express company being returned at si9,4s4 in gross business.
 The New Haven roads taxes are based upon taxable value of $121.- 992b47 of It's main line, of which length the fraction 23O57 -95269 represents the part within the state, or $Se, 2S9, 72O, which, plus the value of branches in the state of sS3, 751 1928, makes total of $120, ,S43, and on this l per cent tax Is laid, with a deduction of $67, ,S64 for local taxes, etc.
 The mileage of telegraph companies within the state is given at 24,so2. The Connecticut Railway and Lighting company is taxed upon property valued at $1799O,415.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
Will Tell His Story of Fatal Wreck of Special Train That Bore Governor
 and Grays.
QUESTION AS TO USE
 OF THE SIGNAL CORD
Weather Observer Tarr and Treasurer Blatchley, of the Grays, Give Their
 Evidence.

Waterbury, Dec. 4-Just as Engin- ger Will Edward Fisher, on trial here on the charge of nanslaughter, was about to tell the story of the wreck in which the governor and the New Haven Grays figured last March and which resulted in the death of three train men, court was adjourned for the day and the accused engineer will relate the exact details at the opening of court tomorrow. The afternoons proceedings, however brought out some interesting testimony and includ- ed that of Burton L. Blatchley of New Haven, the treasurer of the Grays, ana who had charge of the tickets on the i'll fated special train Aside from the defendant and Mir. Blatchley, the other witnesses during the afternoon were Conductor Flynn of the north bound train which collided with Fish CTS train and Weather Observer L. M. Tsrr Of New Haven. At the conclu- sion of Blatchleys testimony the state rested It's case and the attorneys Tor the defense stated late in the after noon that all their evidence would be in by the adjournment of court to- morrow and that the cast might go to the Jury late Friday.
 Whether or not Conductor Eaton pulled the signal cord after the siding was passed is question upon which considerable importance is placed by tho counsel for the defense and sev- oral times during the day this partic- ular feature was touched upon. In his testimony before the coroner the con- duetor says that he did not have time to pull the cord that would have given the signal to Engineer Fisher and this mornlng said that he distinctly re- members having pulled it. Two of the other witnesses to-day testified that they did not sec the conductor pull the cord.
 Conductor Flynn told of the exciting
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
LIGHTHOUSE SCHEDULE
hnges Announced to Go Into Effect
 Next Monday.

In users of the Lighthouse trolley
 s will take interest in the new edule announced last night by the hnecticut company, to go into ef- z on that line on Monday, Decem- 9.
 his schedule provides for the first
 to leave the lighthouse on week Is at 6:06 a. m. A 48-ninute schedule be followed from then on till 11:42 im. On Sundays the first car will ge at 7;42 a. m. After that the he cars will be run as on week days, nelly on 48-minute schedule till 11;42 n.
 he first car will leave State and pei street going the other way, to- Id the lighthouse, on week days at
 a. III. Others will follow it on a minute schedule till 11:OO p. m. On lday the first car will leave State Chapel at ZOO a. m, others follow
 as usual till il p. m. xtra cars will leave on wer@ days R as follows: From the lighthouse $:S0 a. m. and 718 a. m, and from
 Ee and Chapel streets at 5;4S p. m
 6:9s ?, m.
 here will be no changc7 on the other
 5 for the present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
lEvAToR SHAFT INJURY
Received Bad Head Wound at the
 Clock Shop.

rhile at work at the New Haven k shop Tuesday morning, about 8 bck, Morris Warner, a young lad lixteen, living at 314 Grand avenue,
 injured in an elevator shaft acci- ! and is in very serious condition he New Haven hospital Just how
 accident occurred is not certain. It lated that the lad was carrying ma al and had gone over to the eleva- to take things on it. According to story he was leaning on the gate | the elevator came down and : ok him on the head. According to ther story he fell down the shaft
 landed on his head.
 se was sent at once to the New Ha- hospital and has since been in a scal condition. It was stated there
 evening that the doctors believe he is suffering from congestion of brain, although they have not en- Iy determined whether that is the
 or not. His head is very badly Fred and it cannot be stated yet sther he will recover or not.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
HAVEMEYER, THE l SUGAR KING, DEAD Came of Family of Pioneers
 of Sugar Refining h.
 dustry in This | Country.
DINE OF NEW YORK'S
 WEALTHIRST MEN
ame Out Victorious in Battle With United States Sen ate Committee
 in 1897.

New York, Dec. 4.-Henry Osborne avemeyer, president of the Ameri- ln Sugar Refining company, died to- ay at his country home, Merrivale lock farm, at Commack, L. l., Of bart failure, following an attack Of |sute indigestion experienced on thanksgiving day. From the first the Gtient's heart failed him and his con- |tion was critical. When death came rs. Havemeyer, her son Horace and kughter Electra, and Dr. L. c. Fris- Nh were at the bedside.
 This evening the body was brought
 the Hevemeyer town residence
 MT. Havemeyer was the son of the Ma Frederick Christian Havemeyer' Sho, with his father, was the pioneer
 sugar refining in this country. He hs born october IS, 1847, in this city, #bere his father and grandfather Nnassed fortune. After an educa- Xpn ln the pupllC sS4OoAo nv
 . se business with Havemeyer & Co. d later with Havemeyer & Elder genius for organization showed It. Nlf in the formation of the American & rar Refining company in 1887. Ills %other Theodore A. Havelneyer was *Acted president, of the company and ld the office until his death four ars ago. H. O. Havemeyer then sue eded to the presidency. In 1897 he
 racted wide attention by refusing te swer certain questions put to nm
 the United States senate commit
 which was making an inYestlsa-
 n of the sugar industry. MT
 .vemeyer was indicted and tried fol ntenpt. After a long legal fight he
 < freed. He engaged in 2 hard
 ,ght campaign with the Arhuckle'
 the control of the sugar business
 \ estate is said to amount to many Sllions of dollars and he was con
 ered one of the wealthiest men II x Nv York. MT. Havemeyer in 1883
 rried Louise w Elder, who was th'
 hghter of his partner in the suga
 siness. His widow and four children n kvive him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
MARRIED MERIDEN GIRL
Cashier of New Haven Clock Company
 Becomes a Benedict,

Herbert J. Reeves, cashier of the New Haven Clock company, was mar ried in Meriden last night to Miss Louis Clara Rehm, at the home of the brides parents. Warren c. Allen of New Haven was groomsman and the brides sister was maid of honor. There were two bridesmaids. The happy couple after their wedding trip will reside in Meriden.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
RAISED INTO THE AIR
Coal Passer's Glove Catches in Basket
 -Hes Bad Fall.

John Randall of 1s9 Dixwell ave- nue, a coal passer at the railroad coal wharf, was taken to the hospital at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon the victim of a peculiar accident. Randall was engaged with number of other la borers in the bottom of one of the coal barges yesterday afternoon filling the big iron coal buckets, in which the coal is lifted out by the donkey en- zine. In one of these buckets his glove got caught and he was raised into the air.
 When about twenty feet up the hand got loose and the man fell like a log into the bottom of the boat again. He was picked up and taken to the hospital, where it was found that he had number of rather pain ful bruises about the body and head caused by his fall.
 Randall is married man. Nfiftyfive years old. It is expected thaAhe will be able to get about again in the couse of a few days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
JUDGMENTS ARRESTED
Supreme Court Decisions in Southern
 Railway Case.

Raleigh, N. C., Dec 1.-The state su- prene court in a decision this after noon arrests thes Judgments of Judge Long as to the $so,0oo fine of the South ern railway for violating the 1-4 cent rate law Chief Justice Clark dfssents, says the railroad should be fined, and intimates that an extra session of the legislature should be held.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
GENERAL.

Doings in Congress. Knox Boom Now On Boycott Case Arguments On. Sugar King, Lead. King oscar of Sweden H. Mellen to Appear and Explain. Bryan Pleased With Message. pr. Cheney's Nomination Sent In. Supreme Court In So. Railway Case
 STATE. Engineer Fisher Testlfes To-day. Hot Chase for Walker. State Lays Tax on Corporation. Burglars Busy at Branford Postmaster for East Hsm9ton. Finding Adverse 10 Frost. Wrote Mother Before sae Shielded Night Banking Hours for Danbury. Danielson Man Arrested-lncendiar
 ClTY Herz Now Off Finance Board. Clintonvllle School Pnrned Down Exams for Captains Were Good. Boy Hurt in Elevator Shaft Tyler Funeral Tomorrow. Mrs. Goodwin First Ice Victim Coal Passer Hurt at Coal Wharf. Eaw Lighthouse Line schedule Pint5oh Gas Main .Aiire City Loage Celebrates sist Year. woman Relief Corps Elects.
 SPORTS Coy Outpointed by Klpati9ck. Results of Bowling Games. Wesleyan Football Car'aia Chosen. Wesleyan Basketball Sehsdule, UEsuccessful Plunge nt NeW Orleans. Willisbrook Paner Chase d Tie, Decisions bg National Frotting Board Melvin Sheppard Defeated in Handicap Providence Loses to Hartford in Polo.
 WIS T0-gAY. Public HessfrS of City Beaetiful King Casfg1 a the New Haven The Fatal Gard at the Biiou. Julius Steger at Polrs
 Way Down East at Hypetion
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
NIGHT BANKING HOURS
Danbury Banks Contemplate Them for
 Saturday.

Danbury, Dec. 4.-saturday evening banking hours promise well to become an innovation in this city. The two national banks here are discussing the matter in terms very favorable to the establishment of such a system. It is claimed that the merchants of the city take in an amount of money after banking hours on Saturday which it is unsafe for them to keep over Sunday. This belief is heightened by burg lary at the store of P. Stone & Son, and the theft of $1,5oO The idea Is re- eeived with enthusiasm by the mer- chants
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
ESTATE ABOUT s15,ooO
Will of Late Alice Peck Filed in the
 Probate Court.

NThe will of the late Alice D.. Peck, aunt of Clarence E. Hooker, who died in this city last Sunday, was filed yes- terday in the probate court The date for the hearing was set as December H. There is probably about $15,00O in the estate. Requests of S1,000 each are made to Clarence Hooker and Elisa- beth Hooker, nephew and niece of the deceased, Donald Hooker, a nephew, and to Langdon Peck.
 To two brothers, Matthew Peck, of Chicago, and William Peck, of the same city, there are separate bequests of $500 Several other minor bequests are made in the will.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-05
REV. A. III. PLUME DEAD.

Boston, Dec. 4.-Rev. Albert Hale Plumb. DID, for more than fifty years one of the foremost Boston pastors and prominent in many Congregational so- cieties, died at his home in Roxbury, late to-day, at the age of seventy eight years.
 Rev Dr. Plumb was born in Cow anda, N. Y, August 2S, 1928. He was educated at Oberlon college, Brown un- iversity, and Andover theological sem inarys