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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
Author of "Fhe Jungle" Locates Col Ony Where Modern Ideas Have Full PIay-NO Trouble With Servants.
nv sEwELL HAGGARD.

New York, Feb. 23.-How would you like to live in a cooperative colony nlan colony-as one big family-where everybody is equal and eats in the same dining room of food prepared in one kitchen? How would you like an exist ence where you were never pestered py servants; where you were never pes tered by your children or those or oth- CTS?
 All this Upton Sinclair the author of "The Jungle" says he has accomplished at Helicon Hall. the Greek name for ms modern Utopia across the river in Jer- sey. There's work done there, Of course but it is done by your equals-pers sons who come in and sit at the table with you after they get through cooking or washing the clothes. And the children, they are kept in one big nursery-and are called 'lnstitutionalized" children hv MT. Sinclair. One woman watches them by day and another by night
 ence folks laughed at him and said the
 When MT. Sinclair gathered together twenty disciples of Socialism and mi grated to Jersey to start a new exist exist scheme would soon fall through That Syos six months ago and the colony is still alive with the house full to over flowing. ...o,,+ than getting hold of some bad butter,
 said Mir Sinclair the other day ana we'll survive the criticism that has been hurled at us"
 If was the servant problem that drove the author of '"The Jungle" to estab- Ijsh his cooperative Home Colony. Months ago in the "Independent" MT. Sinclair unfolded his plan.
 q have a problem to solve" he wrote, "and furthermore l write an arueIe about if for the reason that others are trouhled with it." Then after saying that the problem is "one commonly known as the servant problem" he con fesses that he will have to talk about bis private affairs but he allows that "the private affairs of most individuals constitute the most important public ar fair now existing" Also he says; Il am a Socialist"
 The long list of narrowing personal experiences that have caused young MT Sinclair to long for an exclusive VII iage where Socialists could get away iron, the trials of associating with thelr uneduals are next recounted T DISCUSS my own affairs" he explains, "because 1 they are typical" and leads up 10 ms | troubles by inviting the reader to con | slider the situation of a man who IS l possessed of small family and small | income and wishes to be free to turn his attention to intellectual pursuits. Then young MT. Sinclair goes righ' ahead "A few years ago the solution would | have been a simple one. Then all my | wife and I dreamed of wanting was a l one-room cabin in the country. solid
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

a quick, nervous sthride an set tn watch be tn coort clock. Ar-re ye guilty or not guiltyY says tn clerk. Guilty an glad iv it, says ye're law yer amid cheers an hisses. Have ye tn watch with ye' says tn coort. I have says tn prisoner. smilin' in his peculiar way. Lave me look at it. says tn coort. I will not says tn pris'ner, putting 1t back into his pock- ct. How ar-re ye goin' 70 defind this crook? says tn Judge. We ar-re goin' to prove that at tn time he commit ted this crime he was insane, says the lawyer. I object says rh' States att torney. It is not legal 70 inthrajooce evidence iv insanity till tn proper foundations is established. Tn de- fince must prove that tn pris'ner has money. How do we Know he isn't broke like tn rist iv us? Tn coort How much money have ye got? The pris'ner-Two million dollars. but expect more. Tn coort-Objection overruled.
 .'Th' expert is called. Doctor what expeeryence have ye had among tn head curesT have been fir forty years in an asylum As guest or land lord? As both Now, doctor, I will
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
Upton Sinclair Has
 His Utopia in Jersey.

enough to keep out the rain and the cold; and but one hot meal a day (and forgotten to eat that most of the time) and been blissfully happy. But now, for numberless reasons, this is impossi- ble. We are no longer as strong as we were. Also we have been to Packing
 town which means that We can never again eat meat without e uualm; and in
 the same way we tremble at store bread and butter milk, at canned vege- tables and fruit-at nearly everything in
 fact And finally there is a
 little boy that cannot be fitted into any
 such scheme"
 For two years preceding the first edi-
 tion of "The Jungle" the Sinclairs tried farm life as an ideal place to bring up the hoy. little David. But, alas; lat the
 outset" the author says, "a hunger for companionship seized our David and he found his way to a neighbor's and play
 ed with a little girl who suffered.
 Misfortune followed fast fin the train of David When he was not learning to stutter he was up In the pear orchard
 stufing himself. or behind the house swimming the baby ducks and his shoes in the washtub, or out in the kitchen mixing himself a pudding of pepper
 cruets, candlesticks and milk"
 And so with little David stuffing and
 stuttering and going to the infantile
 bowwows, 'it was found necessary to get some one to take care of him. so
 little by little, the problem has arisen
 a question of an establishment,
 of servants!" Which naturally leads
 the author to tell of the frightful lot
 of servants he had to mix with when he
 was even younger than he is now.
 ."The servants 1 encountered when lived in my mothers home! The one who cut out the bottom or our fruit pal lEo nd OnlNt inc hollow shell for Christmas! The one who took the Thanksgiving turkey home to her friends and told us it fell out of the window. The one who went craZy-the one who got drunk and threw the salt box at my mother! And then our own at the farm, all in a single year-the | Irish lady who ate so much that she l could hardly walk; the Hungarian girl l who ate raw sausage, and wept and told us of her love affairs. The | mistake was in the beglnning-you say | if you object to servants you ought nev- | CT to have Married. But is a man to be | denied the privilege of parenthood just | because he happens to possess an in | tellect? And if authors, artists, scien- | lists and philosophers are to reproduce | their kind, what is to be done? Shall | they have to marry their housekeepers | I have made many sacrifices for my art but I confess that that one would have
 staggered me.
 You see the trouble is that we art | socialists and do not believe in master | and servanthood. And, ot
 course we cannot help pitying our ser
 wants, even when they impose on us | and we encounter their personalities | vulgar and egotistical; and We shrinl l from them-we cannot get up the cour
 age to face them. but sit in the parlol | and hold terrified consultations. 'Th'
 potatoes are simply impossible. say | Mary must be told
 Then young MT. Sinclair admits thai
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

ask you a question. Supposin' this
 pris'ner to be a man with a whole lot
 iv money, an supposin' he wint to this
 house on tn night in question, an sup
 pose he turned firm tn right hand cor
 ner to tn left going upstairs, an sup
 posin tn next day was Wednesday,
 I object says tn States attorney. Tn
 statues, with which me larned frind
 is no doubt familiar, though I be darn
 ed if he shows it, f'rbids tn mention iv
 tn days iv tn week Scratch out
 winsday an substichoot four o'clock in
 Janooary,' says tn coort. Now, how does tn sentence r-read? 'Th next day was four o'clock in Janooary, an sup posin tn amount iv money, an suppos- fin ye haven't got a very large salary holdin' tn chair iv conniption fits at tn college, an supposin ye don't get a cent onless ye answer r-right, I ask ye, on tn night in question whin tn pris'- ner grabbed tn clock was he or was he not funny at tn roof? I object to the form iv question: says tn States attor- ney. Tn tn eight sintince I move to sthrike ou tn wurrud and" as uncon- stitutional, unprofissyonal, an conthry to tn laws iv evidince' My Gawd. has my clint no rights in this coort?' says tn other lawyer. 'Ye bet he has, says tn coort We'll sthrike out tn wur-
 Did ye see tn pris'ner afther his arrest? I did Where? Tn tn pa apers.' What was he doin'?' His back was turned What did that indicate to yer That he had been sufferin' firm a variety iv tomaine ex- ceIsis- Greek wurruds, says tn coort. Latin an Creek says tn 'ex- pert. Pro-ceed,' says tn coort. I come to tn conclusion says tn ex- Jpert that tn man, when he hooked tn watch, was sufferin' firm sudden | tempest in his head. sudden explosion as it were. a sudden don't know what tn -divvle-it-was, that kind iv wint off
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

testifyin' eight ways firm tn jack in a dozen criminal cases that so far firm bein' insane on this particular night, this was tn on'y time that he was perfeckly sane. Oh, look here, Judge says a lady iv Tn Daily Fluff, this here has gone far enough. Tn mans not guilty, an if about ye. that'll do ye no good, yell let him off, Don't pay any attin- tion to what she says, Fitzy.' says an- other lady. Her decayed newspa -aper has n omore circulation thin a cu- cumber. We expict ye to follow tn instructions printed in our vallya- ble Journal this mornin'.'
 Sir says a tall man risin' in his place. I am tn Riv rend Thompson Jubb.' Not tn notoryous shepherd iv that name" Tn same says tn Riv- 'rend Jubb. That lowly worker in tth' vineyard iv tn Lord who aston ished tn wurruld be atin' glass In tn pulpit an havin' tn Bible tattooed on him. I wish tn privilege iv standin' on me head an playin' "A charge to keep have, on the accorjeen with me feet. Granted says tn coort I will now charge tn jury as to tn law an tn fact; I am all mixed up on ta' law; tn fact is there's a mob out side waitin' to lynch ye If ye don't do what 1t wants. Tn coort will now adjourn be tn back dure.' Where's tn pris'ner? says tn expert. He has gone to address a mothers meetin',' says tn clerk. Thin I must be goin' too,' says tn expert. An there ye ar-re."
 I'm glad that fellow got me off" said Mir. Hennessy, but thim experts ar-re a bad lot. Whats tn diffrence between that kind iv tistymony an perjury?"
 "Te pay yo'er money an take ye'er choice" sait. MT. Dooley.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24

to be thried be an incorruptible. fair, an appropriated Judge. Give me wan that's onfair an preJudiced an that ye can slip something to-
 No. Sir, win a mans broke an does something wrong, tn onl temple iv jus tice he ought to get into is freight car goin West. Don't niver thrust that tough -lookin' lady with tn soord in her hand an tn handkerchief over her eyes She may be blind, though I've seen thriles where she raised tn band age an winked at tn aujence-she may be blind, but 'tis tn fine sinse iv touch she has, an If ye venture inter her lodgins an' she goes through ye're pockets an finds on'y tn pawnticket fr
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
MT. Dooley on Expert Testimony
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BY F. F. DUNNE. Copyright. 1907, by H. H. Mcclure q Co. inc. lhmgUFWH mMufW WlEuMNlHm mHmH1 1HkuRmnI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
By F. F. Dunne. !.

sr,onvr,rht. 1907, By H. H. Mcclure Neps & Col,
 IVY HATS an expert witnessT'
 A asked Mir. Hennessy.
 w "An expert witness,
 said MT. Dooley. lis a
 doctor that thinks man must be crazy to be rich. That's tnrue " most iv us but these doctors don't mean it tn way I do. Their theery is that annything tn rich do that ye want to do an don't do Is looney. As Between two men with money, tn wan with most money is craziest. If ye want a diploma fr sanity, Hinnissy, 4h' on'y chance ye have " gettln IL is to commit a crime an file an invin- sory iv ye'er estate with tn coort. Yell get a certy-cate iv sanity . tha. yell be able to show w;th pride Whin we're let out iv Joliet.
 "In tn old days if man kilt an- other man he took three jumps firm th' scene fv tn disaster to tn north corrydor iv tn County Jail. That still goes rr tn poor man. No wan has thried to rob him iv tn privilege won fir him be his ancestors iv bein' quickly an completely hanged. A pho- fygraph iv him is took without a col lar, he's yanked befure an awful coort iv justice, a deef mute lawyer is ap-. pinted to look afther his inthrests an see that they don't suffer be bein' kept in tn stuffy atmosphere iv tn coortroom, tn States attorney presints a handsome pitcher iv him as fiend in human form, tn Judge insthructs th' jury appropriated jurers in a hurry to get home that hey ar're h. sole judges iv tn law an tn fact tn law bein' that he ought to be hanged, an before our proletory frind comes out iv his thrance he's havin' his first thorough fill-1up iv ham an eggs, tn clargy ar're showin' won dherful amount iv inthrest in him. an he's rayceivin' attintions firm tn Sher-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-24
Still Making Happy Customers
 The Result of The Rice Bankrupt Stock

In large stock like the one we are disposing of. many. many of the best bargains are kept from view simply from lack of space to dis play them. As the sales reduced the same new displays were made and are still being made every hour. Some of the choicest specials still remain and are placed at your dis posal tomorrow at ridiculously low prices. There is no doubt of this being the sale of the year, the steady stream of satisfied customers, together with large and numerous sales firmly substantiate the claim, Misrepresentations have not been permitted at any time. We have endeavored to live up to our adver- tisements, and have had and still have the stock to continue it. We ask you out of fairness to go any, where, make comparisons and get prices and then come here for low CT prices on equal qualities and styles.
 STORE,
 Wm KETZKY, Proprietor, ,5-Io7 Dexter Ave. Telephone 746,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28

O'Connell sen of Michael O'Connell of 194 Ward street, found the handbag which was stolen from the office of Gallagher Bros. some time ago. Inside the bag was. .$29 and some papers which were returned to the Gallagher office this morning.. It is thought. that in his haste the thief overlooked the $29 because of its being at the bottom of the satchel and only made off with about s4O in cash and some cheeks. Some of the papers and all but one check were found the next day after the robbery by John Ryan on South Colony street, near where the bag was picked up yesterday.
 Instead of the regular review at the noon, session next Sunday of the Con gregational Sunday school a dramatic reading on Paul, the Prisoner of the Lord" will be given The part of Paul will be taken by Clarence Richard Doo- little. Members of the church and oth- CTS are cordially invited to attend The characters will be as follows: Narrat- or, Miss Marorie Goddard; Paul, Clar- ence Doolittle; Festus Miss Jennie Bar tholomew; chief captain. Edmund Burke; bystander, Miss Melissa Hall; Tertullus Olaf Malmquist Felix, Miss Helen Whitney; King Agrippa, Ralph Bertini; Ananias, the high priest, Miss Norma Andrews; Pauls nephew, Oscar Kahl; conspirator Miss Mabel Mottram, Agabus, William Cannon, a Jewess Miss Verla Andrews; centurion, Ray mond Bolton
 At the last meeting of Charter Oak circle, No. sos, the following officer. were chosen for the ensuing year: Chic! companion, Miss Mary Devine; seconc chief companion, Mrs. Margaret Down. 1 ey; financial secretary, Miss Mae Ga 1 herty; recording secretary, Miss Mary l DOwney; treasurer, Mrs. Katie Hayden R, C., Miss Stella Callahan l.. G., Nils; Kathryn White; Q. G., Mrs, Ellen Cody orgaMst Miss Anna J Callahan; trus l tee for three years, Miss Annie Kelley | Deputy Companion Miss Annie Corcor an Of New Haven was present at thi gathering, and delivered very inter esting address.
 The Odd Fellows lost two games ou of three to the Wallingfords In the Cit, Bowling league at the Woodbine ale, last evening Cottrill was the higl man with an average of i61.
 Next Tuesday evening, December 3t Court G. R. Curtiss of Meriden an 1 Court Robert Wallace, Foresters 0 l America. will give a minstrel show an l dance. The affair will be given in tn T Temperance hall and will commence a I o'clock.
 1 Miss Mary Griffin returned this even ing from a stay with friends in Meri
 den.
 MT and Mrs. Alexander Besse, 0 I Plymouth, Mass. are the guests Q N friends in the borough.
 A penny sale was held this evenin
 after the regular meeting of tn
 Aquilla lodge.
 Miss Mary Downs of Colony street , entertaining Miss Katherine Butler (
 New Haven.
 The funeral of Paul H. Post. the tw
 and a half months old son of MT an
 Mrs August Post, will be held from til ; house on Park street tomorrow aftal
 noon at o'clock with interment in m Holy Trinity cemetery.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28
Suit Tor Damages.

As a result of an automobile accident which happened several months ago in which Peter Lacroix,. his wife, and grandchild were injured in a collson with c. 1T. Tibbitts' big touring car at the corner of Orchard and Center streets, d. suit for damages has been brought Attorney c. A. Harrison is counsel for the defendant and Stoddard and Goodhart of New Haven for the plaintiff. To agree upon terms of set tlement MT. Tibbitts has selected Ben jamin London and MT. Lacroix has chosen Edward F. Kavanaugh. At the time of the accident the automobile was coming down Center street hill in charge of MT Tihbitts chauffeur, Fred erick Krump. The wagon driven by MT. Lacroix was going in the direction of North Orchard street Laeroix's $ horse was hurt so badly that it had tc be killed.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28
First Union Service.

The first of Q series of union meetings to the Chapman crusade against vice that starts in the latter part of next month was held in the lecture room of the First Baptist church this evening, Members of the Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, Congre- gational and Advent churches were in .ttendance, and Rev Richard c. Wood ridge, pastor of the First Congroga- tior al church presided The subject for the meeting was Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28
Country Club Dance.

The whist and dance given by the Wallingford Country club at the town hall this evening was a grand success in every sense of the word. The hall was handsomely decorated and the beautiful gowns of the ladies made the scene one of the greatest gaiety. A large number of the members of the New Haven Country club were present and were unanimous in their praise of the affair Whist was played from until 10 o'clock, Then dancing was en- joyed until midnight, a full orchestra furnishing splendid music Refresh ments were served at 10 o'clock. The following excellent committee were in charge: Mrs. C. H. Benham, Mrs. L. Von Grave, Mrs. w. H. Edsall, Mrs, George D. Munson Mrs Clifford w Leavenworth, Mrs. William H Hap. good. Mrs. Henry c. Morris, Miss Mar jorie unson and Miss Edwina Parme- lee
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28

car and brought the lads into the tele-
 graph office, Officer O'Reilly was called and placed the boys under arrest. They were charged with trespassing on rail road property and breaking railroad signals. On the way up from New Ha- ven as the trio passed a banjo they
 bombarded it with stones. This is very dangerous business, for a banjo signal
 put out of business by one of the stones might cause a bad railroad wreck. The lad gave their names, addresses and ages as follows; James McGuiness, 1S5 Humphrey street, New Haven, 15 years of age; Peter Donnegan, 2S3 Humphrey street, New Haven, 12 years of age,
 and John Mulligan, Wallace street,
 Wallingford. IS years of age. Their cases will come up before Judge Phelps in the police court tomorrow morning,
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28
WALLINGFORD.

Special JournaI-Cou News seryice)
 Wallingford, Dec 27.-The Company K basketball team will open their sea- son with a contest at the armory Mon day evening, Dee. SO with the Bingal Athletic club Of New Haven. The Elm City boys are a fast bunch of players and the contest will undoubtedly be exciting It is toned that the local fans will turn out l.l good numbers and give the home team a heavy load of encouragement A preliminary game will probably be played by the T, A, B. association'se second team and the U. s. clubs five
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28

The Sunday schools of both the Church of the Good Shepherd, Rev. Charles s. Clark, pastor, and the First Baptist church, Rev. George D. Reid, pastor held their Christmas festival and exercises last evening in their re-
 spective churches. All the children of the former Sunday school attended the
 o'clock at which special programme
 of music was rendered by the choir
 and at the conclusion of this service they adjourned to the parish rooms, where they had their Christmas tree, followed by the distribution of pres ents. The exercises of the latter church. which were held in the Sunday
 school rooms, were largely attended by the members of the school. and their parents A pleasing program was rem dered by the children, followed by the | distribution of gifts.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28
SOUTHINGTON.

Especial JournaI-Couricr News sarHice) southington, Dec 27.-The special January town meeting will be held in Town hall, January 6, at which le- port of the progress of the towns suit against the Water company will be rendered.
 The funeral of Thomas Garrity, aged fifty years, who died at St. Francis hospital Christmas. will be held to- morrow morning from St, Thomas church at o'clock Interment will be in St. Thomas cemetery.
 Mrs Joseph Higgins, a former resi- dent of this town, died Tuesday on train near New York, while en route from visit to her parents in the south. Funeral services with burial took place in Cheshire this afternoon.
 "A Trip Around the World" VII be conducted by the Young Peoples so- ciety of the First Baptist church on Tuesday, December 31, New Years eve. Parties will leave the station ev- cry fifteen minutes beginning at I o'clock.
 Mir. and Mrs. Leader Morst of East Brookheld, Mass, announced the mar riage of their daughter Eva May to Frederick Robertson Silliman of this place on December 25, 1907, at East Brookfeld. MT. Silliman is a popular grocer in town having recently pur- chased the Owen store on Main street
 The class of 1903 of the Lewis high school, held class reunion at the home of Mrs. Thomas A. Ralston oi Main street this evening Mrs, Ral- ston is a member of thls class which numbers eighteen. A musical and It. erary program was feature of the evening.
 The MilldaIe W. c. T. U will meet next Tuesday afternoon at the home If Mrs. Mary Clark The devotional exercises will be led by Mrs. Mary Dickerman. The theme, "The Value oi Decision, by Mrs Sarah Dickerman.
 Clifford Talmadge, clerk at Upson'' grocery store, is i'll of the grip
 The I. o. R. M. card team defeated the Forester team last evening in Ret Mems hall by score of 6 to ,. Afte the game smoker was enjoyed
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28
SHELTON.
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Special JournaI-Courier New sservice.) }
 A large number of local rooters will accompany the High school basketball team to Ansonia this evening and cheer them to try and wrest victory from the second five of the Ansonia high. The game is to be played in the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium. The lineup of the local team will be as follows; Treat and Randall, forwards; Valentine cen ter, and Connors and Anderson guards.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28
FAIR HAVEN.

This evening will witness the wind ing up of the Christmas entertain ments for the Sunday schools of the various churches The entertainment
 this evening is for the Sunday school of St James P. E. church and an elaborate program has been arranged. At the entertainment for the Sunday school held in Grace church, Thursday evening purse of money containing $62 was presented to the rector of the church, Rev George A Aleott. It was an expression of appreciation for his faithful services in the church and parish, Mr Alcott having worked very hard for the upbuilding of this church,