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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-17
new Chart OF THE HARB1R
ENGINEERS AT WORK
War Department Officials
Under 7. E. Verril Do
ing the Work.

The engineers of the United States
War Department, under supervision of
George E. Verril, assistant engineer of
this city, are making extended obser-
walton of the local harbor conditions.
The latest harbor chart was issued
several years ago but is corrected by
hand up to March last. The present OBJ
servations will serve for further cor
rections.
The work which consists of remeas-
uring all soundings. taking tide set and
velocity was begun at East Haven
river over a week ago and has been
extended to Tomlinson bridge and the
Breakwaters at the mouth of the har-
bor.
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TWO WAYS CITY
MAY MEET TAX
Possible Special Tax May
be Laid to Meet Call for
Special County Ex-
penses.
FINANCE BOARD MUST
PROVIDE FOR $33, 600
Other Way is to Draw on
Special Expense Fund
Which Makes Deficit
for Year.

The call for the payment by the city
Of the three-tenths Of a mill tax as
sessed upon the grand list for the
county which came before the board
Of finance ait the meeting last Wednes-
day night leaves that body with some
what of a problem which must be
solved at the meeting next Thursday
afternoon. The problem is how the
city shall meet the amount of $4,000
which must be paid by September 2
according to the call. The money must
be found by that time
1t appears that there are two ways
in which the board can meet the sum.
One Of these is to levy on the city a
special tax to cover the sum which
will leave the finances of the city in
th.s same shape as they are now, The
other alternative IS to pay the sum
from the special expense. account. The
former method, 1t is said, is possible
and while 1t is not exactly desired it
may be adopted as the way of meet
ing the difficulty. The second method
win involve almost without doubt a
deficit for the city at the end of the
year which will have to be made up
out Of the taxation Of next year. There
may and almost certainly will be some
excess in the actual receipts of the
city this year over the estimated in
como and this will 60 towards paying
this sum if this method Is adopted so
that the entire sum will not be counted
as deficit, But there is almost bound
to be d deficit in case this way Is talk
en-. as It is unlikely there will be
enough money to meet the entire sum,
If a deficit should occur, thus 1t will
be the first time since the new law re-
qriring the city to balance accounts at
the end of the year went into effect
that the city has not had a surplus. il
lis probable that. Controller Rowe will
present sono figures to the board to
indicate how much Of q deficit is likely
to be occasioned by the adoption Of
| this method Of paying the bill
Whatever way is to be taken must
be determined at this coming meeting
as the board left the matter over un-
til then for consideration and the bill
must be paid very soon.
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SET
PRIMARY DATE
6eptember IL Chosen to
Nominate Candidates for
the Coming City
Election.
GALL TO BE ISSUED
NIGHT
Direct Primaries to Chose
Men to Represent Party
on City Election
Ticket.

The democratic town committees
held a meeting last evening in their
headquarters on Orange street, for the
purpose primarily Of setting the date
or the holding of the primaries at
which the officers for the election OF
october will be nominated. The COM
Rnittee decided last night on septem-
Der II as the date,
Under the direct primary act under
which the democratic primaries are
] held those persons are eligible to be
koted on by registered voters of the
barty for nomination to be candidates
or office who present a petition to the
Sown committee signed with the names
II twenty-five registered primary vot-
Ers if they are to be candidates for po-
kltions on the city ticket and by five
Il they desire to run for alderman or
or ward committeeman. These petit
lions must be presented by September
4, ten days previous to the primaries.
&he candidates who receive the largest
kote at the primary becomes the candi-
& &ote Of the party in the election for
8he office.
The call for the primaries and the To-
$ation Of the places where the primar-
es will be held will be determined at
The meeting to be held next wednesday
dvening to which adjournment was ta-
len last night. The committee voted
keep the town committee rooms open
from now until after the election in
october
\ Chairman Henry w. Sanford presided
1t the meeting last night.
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Directors SUED ON Note
MR.. URE CLAIMS $500
Sets UP That CongressLaun-
drymeh Did Not Pay
Note.

Papers were served yesterday in an
action to recover 5000 damages brought
by Andrew Ure, the Haanden market
gardener against eight directors Of the
Congress Laundry company. The suit
alleges that these directors jointly and
and severally signed a promissory note
for $15e in favor of the defendant which
remains unpaid. The papers were serv-
ed on the directors by Deputy Sheriff
John W. HUT. The eight directors who
are thus made defendants in the suit
are Patrick F. Marley, f. G. Barrett,
and George K. Rose of Orange, and
q. P. Marley, W. F. Flanagan, A, H.
Taylor, G. L. Hinman and Henry w.
Sanford
Attorney Louis E. Jacobs is the at
torney for the plaintiff. The suit is
returnable to the Common Pleas court
on the first Tuesday in September.
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FAILS OF RESPONSE
Telegraphers in East DISC
bey President Snall's
Strike Orders.
REMAIN AT THEIR KEYS
Companies Not Affected and
A. P. Men Return
to Work.
REMAIN AT THEIR KEYS

New York, Aug. 16,-Irlterest in the
telegraphers' strike centered to-day In
the probable effect Of the general
strike order issued by President Small,
Of the national union. and which called
upon all operators employed by the
commercial telegraph companies and
those working private and leased wires
not under union contracts, to 60 out.
Throughout the east there were few If
amy responses to the call. This was ex-
planned on the ground that all opera
tors who would strike, had already quit
work.
Both the Western Union and the
Postal companies claimed not to have
been affected by President Small's call
and to be working their wires better
to-day than before since the strike was
declared. Business, it was said, was
again moving smoothly. The Associat-
ed Press was not affected adversely.
On the contrary, several of the COM
paratively few men who had left the
service in the east returned toIwork
after the strike order had been pro-
mulgated.
Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 16.-The or
der of President Small had no appre-
ciable effect in Los Angeles, brokerage
firms working leased wires to Chicago
and New York as usual. So far as
learned, not an additional man went
out to-day. The general situation is
the same. The strikers are as conf
Ident as ever.
Portland, Ore, Aug. 1e-The tele-
graphic situation at Portland was
much improved to-day. The Western
Union had three more men at work
than yesterday, including two desert
from the strikers. The Postal is
sending promptly everything offered.
Tacoma, Wash.,' Aug. 16.-The tele-
graph strike here is broken, according
to the messages of the companies The
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martin Seems IN The lead
AN ACTIVE CANDIDATE
S. R. Avis Will Make No
Personal Canvas for
Nomination.

With the democratic primaries
about a month off, according to the
date set last night, there appears to
be one leading candidate for the honor
of leading the ticket In the election for
city officers this fall Attorney james
B. Martin is the man who is actively
out for the nomination for mayor and
it is said that he will make canvas
to put his name before the primaries
next month
The other prominent name mention
ed in the race so far is that of Samuel
r. Avis. 1t Is understood that Mr..
Avis will make no personal canvas to
ensure his name being before the
primaries, but If it is so placed it is
said he will be willing to accept the
nomination.
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RELY TO CHARGES
OF WALL STREET
Attorney General Bonaparte
Denies Treating Enter
prises With Flip
pancy.
INTENDS MERELY
TO ENFORCE LAWS
Department Of Justice is
Giving Everybody a Fair
Field and No
Favors.

Baltimore. Aug. 16.-The News to-
day prints an interview given its
Washington Fearesen by Attor-
ney General Charles J. Bonaparte
which constitutes q reply to the charge
OF Wall street that the attorney gem
eral has been treating the great indus
trial and financial enterprises of the
country with flippancy phe interview
/; really a statement carefully prepared
by Mr.. Bonaparte himself. In part he
says
II cannot understand how any sensi-
BILE person could be affected in dealing
with matters of business by any re-
marks which have been attributed to
me. 1 should say that business men
ought to wish to have the laws strictly
and impartially enforced. If this
is done, everybody knows what he can
do and what he cannot, and every
body has a fair field and no fayors.
The department of justice proposes to
do precisely this and nothing more. 1t
is required by law to enforce certain
penal statutes which make certain
forms of action crimes against the
United States, and also provide civil
remedies for such Illegal action. The
department since / have been at it's
head, has never taken proceeding to
enforce the laws without a very care
full preliminary investigation to deter
mine whether there was good reason
to believe that the laws had been in
fact, violated Moreover, it has con-
sistently and frequently overlooked
merely formal violations Of law or Of
fenses attended with trivial conse-
quences, and has invariably refused
to intervene in such cases when there
was any reason to suspect that its
Intervention was desired to further
private ends.
If the ground of complaint against
The department is that It proposes to
punish prominent and wealthy men or
corporations having vast amounts of
capital and engaged in very extensive
business when these are shown to have
been wilful and persistent law breakers
on great scale and with grave in
jury to the purposes of the law, I must
admit that these complaints are well
founded. That is precisely what the de-
partment of justice is trying to do, and
while remain it's very unworthy head,
will continue to do so far is 1t can"
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DR.. MARTIN CANDIDATE
Friends Backing Him for Next Head
of Il. A. b.

Waterbury, Aug. 16.-There is a
great deal of interest in Waterbury
and vicinity in the state T. A. B. con-
vention, which is to be held in Tor
rington on Monday and Tuesday of
next week. owing to the candidacy of
Rev. Farrell Martin, D. D., for the
state presidency.
The nominating speech is to be
made by j, j. Mcdonald. A good deal
Of enthusiasm has already been mani
tested, and kind words and offers OF
assistance are coming in from many
places. DR.. Martin is a man eminent
ly fitted, by education and by his deep
interest in the cause which the or
ganization represents, to fill this posi-
ton of state president, and will cer-
tainly make an ideal head of the asso-
citation if elected
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GOES TO PRovINcETowN
President Roosevelt to Take Leading
Part in Celebration There.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 16.--Presi-
dent Roosevelt will sail from here at
10 o'clock Monday morning on board
the Mayflower for Provincetown,
Mass, where he is to take the leading
part in the celebration of the landing
of the Pilgrim Fathers.
On Tuesday morning the Mayfiower,
conveyed by two torpedo boats, will
enter Provincetown harbor, where the
president will receive proper naval
honors from the battleship squadron
under command of Rear Admiral Da-
Wis and Rear Admiral Thomas. The
squadron consists of the battleships
Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Kear--
sarge, Virginia, New Jersey, Georgia,
and Rhode Island.
President Roosevelt will land at
1O:45 a. m. for the shore ceremonies,
which will be concluded in time for
him to re-embark at p m. He ex-
poets to reach Oyster Bay the follow
ing afternoon.
The Mayfower anchored in Oyster
bay off Sycamore Hill this afternoon.
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MRS. LANGLoTz FREE
Woman Who Killed Father After He
Had Killed Her Mother.

New York, Aug. 16.-Mrs, Madeline
Langlotz, who figured in the tragedy
of yesterday during which her father,
George Wasser, killed his wife, and
the daughter in turn shot and killed
her father, was exonerated by coro-
ner's jury to-day and discharged from
custody.
The jury, after celebrating ten min
utes, found that Mrs. Wasser had met
her death at the hands of her hus-
band, while the father had been shot
and killed "by a person whose name is
unknown to the jury"
Mrs. Langlotz told pitiful story of
her fathers cruelty toward his family,
1t was not made, clear by witnesses
whether Wasser was killed by his own
gun or by bullet from the daughters
weapon.
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NEWS SUMMARY
GENER RAL.


President to Go to Provincetown.
Bonapartes Reply to Wall Street.
Secretary Taft's Itinerary.
Conservation of Bishop Feehan.
Capital Goes on a Strike.
Guests Desert Old Orchard.
Strike Order Fails of Response.
Anarchists Hoot Papal Secretary.
STATE.
Defaulter Walker Has Blundered.
Bristol Laborer Killed.
Cases of Typhoid from Milk in Ansonia.
Open Shop at Middletown
Lake Makes Retort.
Ansonia Man Broke His Neck.
CITY.
Two Ways to Meet County Tax.
"Wednesday Ladies Day at Yacht Club
Democratic Primaries Set for Sept. II.
Martin Prominent Democrat for Mayor
Laundry Directors Sued for Note.
Trolley Motorman Crushed to Death
Multiple Unit Control for Cars.
Gamble Desmond Employees Outing.
Strike Order Not Effective Here.
SPORTS.
Favorites Win in Grand Circuit Race
Many Tennis Entries at Newport.
State Baseball Directors Meet.
Final Ladies' Day at Yacht Club.
Malley Regulars Win.
Jockey Shilling Is Thrown.
Frizette Wins the Troy Stakes.
Myopia Free Booters Win.
Yale 1897 Men Defeats. Jerome Travers
Beals Wright Wins Cup for Singles,
Clothier and Larned Defeated
Brownies Drop Two to Orators.
Giants and Reds Battle to Tie.
Detroit Drops TO Tnfrd Place.
lENENTs TODAY.
Milford Tiger Ball Game.
Summer Comedy at Polls.
Perilous Balloon Feat at White City.
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"THE GREAT STRIKE or 1905. y,

The following has been re-
printed, by request, from the
Wall Street Journal Of June ii,
1908, with the idea that it win
throw light upon the distressing
financial conditions existing to-
day.
Washington, June 10, 1908. Capital
has gone on strike. On Friday, June IL
at 5. O'Clock, in the morning, practically
every wheel in the country will cease
to 60 round. Manufacturing establish-
inents will be closed. Railroad trains
will be brought to standstfll, mining
will be suspended, banking houses will
close their DOORS and the Stock Ex-
change will take an indefinite recess as
in the panic Of 1878. Fully $4,000, 900
persons, the breadwinners Of 5000 900
families, will be thrown out of employ
ment 1t is believed that many OF the
rich men of the country have gathered
their available funds together and have
prepared to leave the country.
Not even in the darkest days Of the
Civil war was there a crisis such as
that which confronts President Rbose-
welt Tonight. Only a miracle can save
the country. There seems to be no
other way of escape. Attacked on one
side by despotic trades unions demand
ing higher and still higher wages, and
on the other by a nearly unanimous
hostile public opinion demanding lower
and still lower rates and prices, capi-.
tai has been made desperate and de-
olares that 1t will now withdraw COM
pletely from all enterprise.
The question is, can the President
work the miracle
All last night and to-day, there ar
rived in washington from every part
of the country the most powerful rep
resentatives of capital Very early it
became evident to the Washington cor
respondents that something of the "a
most Importance was on foot A full
ist of the arrivals woud read like the
Directory Of Directors. John d. Rock
efeller arrived in the morning from
Cleveland and went to the parsonage
of the pastor of the Baptist church
where he is a guest tonight, William
Rockefeller, H. H. Rogers and James
Stillman came together in Mr.. Rogers
yacht Kanawha so that they could, as
it is believed, get away the easier In
case Of trouble. J. P. Morgan arrived
on the Congressional Limited. Bishop
Satterlee of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese was at the station to meet him
and the two took carriage to the
Episcopal residence where Mr.. Morgan
is spending the night.
Henry G. Frick came early from
Pittsburg and put up at the New Will
lard, which hostelry is tonight hous-
ing the mightlest aggregate of capital
ever brought together under one roof.
Among its guests are Andrew Carne-
gle. just back from Europe, and for
the first time in eight years taking
part in business conference; Judge
Gary of the steel corporation, August
Belmont, Thomas F. Ryan, Jacob H.
Sohiff, Otto H. Kahn, James Speyer,
President Simmons Of the New York
chamber Of commerce ana President
Forgan Of the First National bank Of
Chicago The presidents Of the Ma
ticnal Association of Manufacturers
and other leading business organiza-
tions are also in the city. The private
cars of a dozen of the great railroad
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----------------
SMOKING ALLOWABLE
Statement of DR.. Morgan Creates Eek.
citement at NorthfieId.


East Northfield, Mass, Aug. 16.--
DR.. ]. c. Morgan, of London, created
a mild sensation this afternoon at the
conference of the Christian workers
from all parts of the country, when
he intimated that it was perfectly all
lowable for one to smoke or to go to
the theater, provided they believed
God had told them that it was right
when they asked Him. On all of the
circulars issued by the workers smok-
ing has been prohibited, and follow
ing the announcement of Or. Nor
gan's theory several of the ministers
present signifed their intention of
discontinuing their seats whenever he
was scheduled to speak at any of the
gatherings.
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DESERT OLD ORCHARD
Guests Leaving on Every Train-one
More Fatality.

Old Orchard, Me, Aug. 16.-Every
train out Of Old Orchard to-day car
ried away hundreds Of summer guests
made shelterless by last nights fire,
and tonight the greater number had
departed for their homes, carrying
with them such Of their effects as they
were able to save.
The number of deaths from the soda
tank explosion during the fire was in
creased to two tonight, when Philip
Perrault, Of Biddeford, died at the
Webber hospital in that city from the
injuries he received. Perrault was
forty years old and leaves a widow
and seven children.
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COLLECTOR DISAPPEARS
of Insurance Company in
Hartford Missing.

Hartford, Aug. 49, Friends and rela-
yes of Ralph L. Hayward, a collector
nd solicitor of insurance for the Pru-
kntial# Insurance company of New
ersey, are concerned over his sudden
|sappearance last Tuesday at o'cock
the afternoon, since which hour,
hen he left the local office of the Pru-
Iential company at room No. 421 in
Connecticut Mutual building, moth
has been seen or heard of him by
$ friends in Hartford. Why he left
] suddenly or where he went, whether
i was suffering from illness or went
neither friends nor rela-
.ves can tell, and although the police
save not yet been notified Of the case,
is feared that all is not we'll with
I m.
Hayward is an Amherst graduate.
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LAKE MAKES REToRT
ays LilIey Should Tell Public Who
His Friends Are.

|dyS lnuey SuOulu Aeu GuDIIC VINO
His Friends Are.
hartford, Aug. 16.-''I think it would
L more interesting to the people Of
be state if Mr.. Lilley would give us
he names Of his political friends and
save 1t to me to state who mine are"
las the reply which Lieutenant Gov
5nor Everett J. Lake gave to a re-
'orter who asked him this morning If
2e had anything to say in reply to the
Hatement Of Congressman George Il.
silley of Waterbury.
. Mr.. Lake was in the Office of the
Hartford Lumber company, of which
Il is president, when he was seen by
he reporter. The huge pile Of CORE
=pondence that was on his desk indi-
hted that his private business needed
be attention which he was evidently
Fving 1t. Mr.. Lake showed a disin-
iration to talk on politics, and po-
stely excused himself, saying that for
be next six or eight months he would
&tend strictly to his private affairs,
aving politics for another time. 81
i Ill be found right here attending to
lsiness for many months to come"
lid the lieutenant governor, adding in
rs usual hearty way, "and / will al
lays be glad to see you"
but don't you want to say some-
bing about your canvass for COVER
Rr?" persisted the reporter.
mo I must decline to be inter
Sewed on that or any other subject OF
a political nature. / am much obliged
the Times for it's courtesy in giving
e the opportunity to make state.
8ent through its columns, but you will
&hrdon me If decline to avail myself
it," answered the lieutenant Cover.
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increase NOW IN EFFECT
NO DANGER OF STRIKE
Trolleymen To-day Get
Advance Under New
Wage Schedule.

The new wage scale, granted recently
by the Connecticut company to the
trolleymen who made a demand for
more pay, goes into effect to-day.
There is not considered the least pos
sibiity of strike here. The fact that
it is so late in the season is one rea-
son for this and another is that the
feeling is not strong enough for a con-
certed strike over the entire system.
Arrangements are being made at
Bridgeport for a conference between the
men and the grievance committee, but
no strike is anticipated. The general
conference board will probably go down
from here to attend the next meeting
of the union in Bridgeport.
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BROKE HIS NECK
Ansonia Man Found Dead at Foot of
Stairs.

Ansonia, Aug. 16.-James H. john
son was found lying at the foot of a
flight of stairs on Woodbridge street,
this city, to-day with broken neck.
He was dead, and appearances indi-
Gated that he missed his footing and
fell down the stairs. Johnson was
sixty-seven years old, was a prominent
mason and bricklayer, and a veteran
of the civil war. His wife died few
years ago and he lived with son on
Woodbridge street. His father Har-
yey Johnson, long since dead, was a
prominent contractor and built por-
tion of the state prison at Wethers-
field.
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Washington, Aug 16-Forecast for
Saturday and Sunday
For New England: Showers Satur-
day; Sunday fair. warmer. fresh south
shifting to west winds.
For Eastern New York: Showers fol-
lowed by fair and warmer Saturday;
Sunday fair. continued warm. fresh
south winds.
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Another bridge Ere.

The chemical apparatus from com
pany rs house responded to a still
alarm call of fire yesterday afternoon.
and found that the trouble was with
the Water street bridge over the rail-
rod tracks There was a very slight
fire, which was quickly extinguished
without damage.