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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
THE TEACHEBS' CASE.

The duty of the Board of Finance this evening towards the teachers of the school district is clear. It is to determine whether it is fitting for it to do what the Board of Education has declined to do, and whether the city of New Haven can afford to pay its teachers a living wage.
 It has nothing to do and it should have nothing to do with the irrespon- sible contention that because the teachers have sought to get signatures to petition in their behalf they should be turned down. The teachers have perfect right to get signatures to a petition in their behalf, just as those opposed to them have right to exercise the same right. In fact it has been the only way discoverable for them to get what they believe they deserve and the Board of Finance should be the last body in the city to close its eyes to the faithful and effl- cient service these self-respecting and patient employees have given. There is not aman on either the Board of Edu- cation or the Board of Finance who would not under similar circumstances work for himself and for his right to live
 It is true that the School Teachers league has been exceedingly active in behalf of it's members though reluct- antly so. The Board of Finance should ascertain the reasons why the league has been forced to act aggres- siyely and yet with every considera- tion for the rules of a dignifed con- troversy. They are citizens as well as employees of the city, and are as de- serving of considerate treatment as those clothed with Title brief au- thority' The absurdities of the dis cussion need not bother the financiers moment
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
coUR1s-MARrIA1 IN TRANCE.

M. Laborl's report on the French gov ernment's bill for the abolition of per- manent courts-martial has been pub llshed. He points out that the existing code of military justice is by no means in harmony with the present military organization, which has been steadily becoming more democratic The system of military justice established by the laws of 1857 and 1858 for application in the navy is, he declares, altogether be- hind the times. He thinks, moreover. that there Is a radical difference be- tween the French army and those of the other great military powers. He explains that difference thus: "A Frenchmap is not soldier as being the subject of a prince or the servitor of a regime. He Is soldier as being the citizen of republic II Is as citizen that he is called upon to defend his national independence and his territory. But he has likewise, as citizen, right to special guarantees" The special guarantees in question are secured, he says, by the bill which the committee has elaborated on the basis of the gov ernment measure. By it courts-martial are suppressed in time of peace, all common law offences committed by soldiers and sailors being judged by the ordinary police courts. Certain spe- cifled offences, however. constituting clear breach of military discipline, are to be judged by mixed courts composed of civil and military magistrates. The specified offences are rebellion, insubor- dination, desertion, and the like. The mixed courts will be branches of the existing appeal court, in which, when necessary, three officers will take their place by the side of civil judges.
 The committee, according to M. La borl, has proposed measures against which even the most rigorous critic cannot protest, while the Socialists cannot pretend that courts martial have been revived in another form. But it will be surprising if all the critics agree with NJ. Labori.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
HoME RrnE rN cn1oAGo.

The legislature of Illinois hasn't sue. ceeded in ruling Chicago very well, and 1t is now going to give Chicago her self a chance to see what she can do in the ruling line Chicago, one of the worlds greatest cities, with great ur- ban needs, has been governed under a village charter of a generation ago. This general act gives the municipality an enumerated list of powers Since the courts have held that the powers not enumerated are excluded, the local officials have not found 1t difficult to get out from under their responsibility. By the new charter the legislature grants to the city powers of local leg islation adequate to a complete scheme of local municipal government" sub ject to the general laws of the State. It provides that general laws hereafter enacted in regard to cities shall not apply to Chicago unless expressly made to do so. The charter further says that "the specification of particular powers by this charter shall not be construed as impairlng the general grant of pow CTS hereby bestowed" upon Chicago. These provisions reverse the situation as to enumerated powers. They create a legal presumption that in any local affair Chicago has the right to act for itself. Having this right, the city offl- eials could not shift responsibility up- on the legislature.
 Perhaps under the new arrangement the voters of Chicago will feel their responsibility If they don't the eondi- ton of things there wont be much lm- proved.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
Good words About a Good Man.
(sprIngfield Republican

NSPA
 Good luck has attended the quest of our Independence day association for a speaker at the Forest park end of the exercises on the Fourth, who will not only prove attractive, but can be trust ed to bring message fit for the day and the opportunity. Dr. Flavel s. Luther, president of Trinity college in Hartford, and also state senator, has agreed to come He Is the scholar in politics, all right, and in the best sense. There is no better student of boys among the college presidents, and that is warrant for a lot of things-good sense, knowledge of human nature and tact. Hence Senator Luther has made himself respected in the Connecticut legislature, while never lowering his ideals regarding citizenship. Out of 1t all must have come practical knowledge and ideas regarding citizenship legisla- tion and politics that may well be de- clared on such a Fourth of July plat form as Springfield now provides. Our whole celebration. in word. is an in- citement to good citizenship.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
Yesterday circus, To-day workus.
THE NBW YORK RECoUYT.

In signing the bill providing for a full and complete recount of the vote cast in the New York city election when Mayor Mcclellan was pitted against Editor Hearst, Governor Hughes has made the best possible use of his power Tn the belief that public policy requires the settlement of this con- troversy as speedily as its nature per- mits," he says, "and that it would be most. unfortunate that legislation to this end should fail, approve this bill"
 It is now possible to learn the truth with regard to that election. A thous- and stories have been told of how the election was debauched in one way and another, all amounting to a charge that the will of the people had been delib- erately suppressed that Tammany Hall might reap the reward of victory. Neither side has been particularly att tractive to the disinterested elements of society, in spite of the pleasing person. ality of Mir. Mcclellan It will probably never be known to what extent he found it necessary to surrender his in- dependence to become the candidate for mayor with the approval of Tammany Hall nor will 1t probably ever be known just what the tax was upon his manhood which led to the quarrel with Boss Murphy. In relationships of that character there is so much that neither party can afford to submit to the yer dict of the public that the truth loses itself in the vocabulary,
 There has been a general impression nevertheless among observers of that battle to the effect that in all likeli- hood, because of the sensational cam paign conducted by William Randolph Hearst with it's appeal to the liveliest passions of the crowd, it became neces~ safy TOT Iammany to count him out and count Mcclellan in. No one has ever really seriously believed that Mayor Mcclellan was a party to any such undertaking He has been sympa- thized with on account of the company he was obliged to keep, but he has at the same time been able to convince the average man of his personal re- spectability The legal obstacles he has placed in the way of recount be- fore this have had merit in the eyes of tho courts, but there has been a gen. eral impression among his friends and well wishers that it would have been better for him had he aided in every conceivable way to satisfy his antag- onist that the election was an honest one, or at least not so dishonest that the right man was defrauded of his rights. The impression which has moved
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
WARMER.

Redd--"See the picture I had taken in my automobileT Green-"Yes," i" Natural; don't you think sop Very. The machine Is standing still "-Yon- kers Statesman.
 First Automobilist-"Di you repri- mand your chauffeur for causing the explosion?" Second Automobilist-- No, but I'm going to as soon as I find him. "-Boston Record.
 There is no doubt that the Presi- dent is humorist.'
 What has he done now?'
 Warned a gathering of newspaper men against the evils of swollen for tunes. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
 He-But why did you lead me on to propose if you had no intention of &C., cepting me?
 She-Oh, Clara told me how funny you looked when you proposed to her, and wanted to see for myself. cago News.
 Mrs. o'Hoolihan-This payper sez there do be sermons in sthones. Pfwhat d yez think av thot?
 O'Hoolihan-Oi donno about tn ser- r-mons, but many av a good ar-rgu- ment has coon out av brick. Otm thinkin'. Chicago News.
 What are you running so hard for little boy?"
 Because me big brudder is tryin' | ter pinch me-
 Aren't you ashamed of yourself, you big bully, to hurt this little fel- ! low?" Amt hurtin' nothin'. Only playIn' lperliceman, lady."-Baltimore Ameri- can.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
A Time of Terror.

The house is full of little bits Of cloth and ribbons, too And mother, she just smiles and sits And sews, the whole day through And father says our noise must cease, It's not a time for play, Cause Mamie's going to speak a piece On graduation day. Our relatives both great and small Will all be here, I guess. The neighbors, when they come to call Say: What a lovely dressw We're like a lou of frightened geese, All running every way, Cause Mamie's going to speak piece On graduation day. She talks of Destiny and Fate. I tell eou, it's a hit. And next she's in nervous state For fear her clothes won't fit. half way wish that the police Would lock me u2 to stay, Till after Mamie speaks her piece On graduation day
 Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
SOME PROPER PRIDE.

New Jersey is pointing with justifa- ble pride to it's legislature. There are eighty-one members and during the session they had six hair brushes apiece. Of tooth brushes. first qual- ity' each man had three; of nall brushes, three; of toilet soap cakes, seven; of combs, three and half; of whisk brooms, four and a half; of hat and coat brushes, three, and so on through long list of personal neces- saries costing the State nearly five thousand dollars.
 Clean hands and pure hearts. It may also be noted that the legislature of New Jersey adjourned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20

There is questioning about what MT. Roosevelt will do when he "retires to private life,' but he may not con clude to retire to private life until he is dead
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
There Is n Time to Keep stiIl,
(Hartford Cournnt.l ]

IHartTOrd C0urant)
 Albert B. Cummins would show more wisdom and much better taste In re- straihing his too voluble mouth and busying himself with his proper duties as governor of Iowa. His talk about another four years of Roosevelt being q political necessity is tlresome, and 1t must be offensive to the gentleman principally concerned. If pretty soon Governor Cummins gets letter of the short, sharp and decisive kind from Oyster Bay, he'll have only himself to thank for the rebulSe already overdue
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
HARD LINES.

There are some hard lines in the de- cision of the Court of Appeals in New York sustaining the Judgment of the courts below, in declaring unconstitu- tional a section of q law recently passed having to do with violations of the factory law governing women's labor in factories. The court said: An adult female Is not to be regarded as a ward of the State or in any other light than the man is regarded when the question relates to the business pursuit or calling. In the gradual course of legislation upon the rights of woman in this State she has come to possess all the responsibilities of the man and she is entitled to be placed on an equality of rights with the man. Considerations of her physical differ ences are sentimental and find no proper place in the discussion of the of the act.
 This may be law and fact, but it isn't chivalry. Love will, however, continue to find its way.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20

piano players in Washington. When youth he studied music in Paris under the finest teachers. He and Paderewski, the great Polish pianist, are warm friends, having been drawn together years ago by their mutual love for the piano.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20

Red Cloud, the famous Sioux chief, is now very old, and, realizing that he must soon depart for the happy hunting grounds, he has issued pathetic ap- peal to the white people to be good to the poor Indian. Once fierce warrior and foe to the whites, Red Cloud long ago became peaceable. He still retains the old-style garb of his race.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20

A St. Louis boy who climbed a tele- graph pole to see a baseball game was killed by live wire. He died happy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20

The st. Paul Dispatch thinks crim- inals are having too much rope in the United States, and others think they aren't having anywhere near rope enough
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
AboUina,1s "7he Queen of Ta6Ae WIaters"

has for it's purpose the establishment of a personal government in place of a government by, for and with the people. The men who builded the Supreme court of the United States builded better than they knew.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20

Much is made in Germany, but the action of the Japanese jingoes in blaming the Kaiser for the situation at San Francisco seems to be an over estimate of German enterprise.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
SUM MFR

Maybe it's here. You can't be sure of frost and ice all July and August. We venture to believe there's going to De warm weather and we are ready for it, and ready to make you ready. Our underwear stock is par ticularly attractive and com fortable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20
SAYINGS AND DoINGS.

The announcement. important if true, comes from Berlin that the problem of finding a substitute for wood pulp in the making of paper has been solved by a German engineer, who has in- vented process of making all kinds of paper from cornstalks at cost much lower than at present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20

In an English village there lived a dull-witted boy. It was great local joke to offer him the choice of a penny and a three-penny piece, The lad inva- riably chose the penny. A stranger, mo- ticlng this one day, asked: "1s it be- cause the penny is larger?" Nav" |" came the quick response, mot because it is the biggest. But If took the three penny bit, they'd soon stop of- fering it"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20

Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassa- dor to Washington, is one of the finest
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-20


 Truth continues to be as strange as fiction, On the island of Elba there lately died q man named Melani, who, though a millionaire, had for many years lived as a guest in a peasants family. He had, it seems, completely lost his memory, and had certainly for gotten that he was so rich. He always lived as poor man, passing his time in meditation and prayer, so that the fishers of the island regarded him as a saint. M. Melani bequeathed everything he had to his kind-hearted hosts, who, as can easily be understood, were sur- prised beyond measure when they heard how rich their former guest had been. At Pistoja, in Tuscany, M. MeA lani owned a magnificent mansion
 which had been kept closed since 1856
 On opening the house, after the owners death 1t was found that all the furni- ture and artistic objects had disap- peared-nobody knows how or when.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-25
RORAH WILL
OPEN TONIGHT
o,.-.,cs Darrow, Still Terrific in His Denuncia-
0''le .;on Concluded For the Defense Today-Hints
Th.t Fair Trial is Impossible Now in Boise
For the Federation Leaders

isting order of things past and pres
ent. He would speak, he said, on
the subject of the deportations and
await instruction to the jury later
Darrow this morning defended the
action of Jack Simpkins' in disap-
pearing. He argued to the jury
that at the time of the death of Gov
ernor Steunenberg no man accused
of murder would have been given fair
trial. He commended Simpkins for
remaining in hiding during the pres
ent trial and brought bold accusa-
tions against the jury he was address
ing when he said Possibly a year
hence every man who hasn't been
hanged can get fair trial in Boise
He explained the action of the
Western Federation of Miners in re-
electing Simpkins member of the
executive committee on the ground
that as "brav 1en and brothers we
should STAN i'm until he is tried
and convict
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-25
BATTLE OF
SOCIAL STARS
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, July 25.-All social Paris
is awaiting with the keenest anticipa-
ton the result of the legal battle be
tween the American countess Spot
hwood-Mackin and the American
Duchess de la Rochef oucauld. House
rent and jewels and an incidental suit
for libel are involved in the proceed
ings, which have been completed and
it is announced that the court will
hand down its decision tomorrow.
The countess Mackin was Miss Sal
ly Britton of st. Louis while the
duchess is a daughter of the late SEN
tor Mitchell of Oregon. The troubl-
es between the two American title
owners, eliminated in sensational lit
igation, originated in a dispute in
1902 over the claim of the countess
to the recovery of rent from a house
leased to the duchess, which the lat
ter vacated on the ground that it was
inadequately heated. AS the con-
troversy waged fiercer, the jewels
of the duchess were attached in a
libel suit brought against her by the
countess.
In the recent suit the duchess has
turned the tables and is now seeking
the repayment of $500, the expense
of living at a hotel while the heating
of the house was deranged. She al
so asks $4,000 as salve for damage
sustained to her reputation caused
by the countess in entering a crimin
al complaint because the duchess re-
moved her jewels when attachment
proceedings were instituted in con-
nection with the rent suit.
As a result of the bitter enmity ex-
isting between the beautiful Ameri-
can women Partisan society has been
split into factions, one sympathizing
with the duchess and the other with
the countess. The decision of the
court tomorrow will by no means end
the animosities growing out of the
case.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-25
EDUADOR'S
RAILWAY OFFER

New York, July 25.-Stockhold-
ers of the Guayaquil and Quito Rail
way company now constructing line
din Ecuador, are holding a special
meeting in Jersey City today to con-
slider a proposal from the government
of Ecuador under which to continue
the construction and operation of the
company's road. The proposal sub
mitted to the stockholders is a solu-
tion of the dispute between the com
pany and the government, which Is
understood to have been the result
of representations made by our own
and the British foreign office to the
Ecuadoran government. Az the meet
ing of the stockholders to authorize
the officials of the company to make
whatever agreements viii be neces-
sary to com1lete the construction
plans. The stock of the road Is held
mainly in New York and London.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-25

At 3:I5 o'clock this afternoon the
score in the fast game of ball between
the Grand Junction team and the
celebrated Denver "NInys" at the fair
grounds, stood four to one in favor of
the boys from Denver, but there was
more than n good chance that the
Grand junction players would turn
the tide and save the day for them
selves.
Nearly eight hundred people are
crowded into the grand stand and
such roofing for the home team was
rarely ever heard.
SandusISy, the remarkable pitcher,
recently acquired by the Grand juno
ton team appeared for the first time
on the local diamond and his brilliant
work has simply set the crowd wild
with admiration and enthusiasm. He
exceeded every expectation. He is
one of the best and the way he is
handing il TO the Dcnvcrites is IA eau
ton.
In first inning SandusISy struck
out three men. The Denver fellows
were so amazed that it took them
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-25

some time TO recover. SandusISy has
the complete confidence of the other
members of the team and they are
giving him loyal support.
The first inning the Grand Junction
boys scored once, Denver nothing.
For the next five innings our boys did
not score.
For three innings Denver team
got nothing. In the fourth inning
two scores went to the "Mays" one
the team earned, the other they re-
ceived ON a tumble.
Both teams have played good, clean
ball right straight through. The con-
test has been snappy and lively. The
crowd is getting more than its mon
cy's worth.
The game was free from prolonged
wranglings or rag chewings, cordial
relations existed all around. The
Denver boys are square and gentle
manly. That they have rattIing
good team there is no room for AR
gument.
The score by innings is as follows:
Grand jet. 1.O.O.O 100000 o.
Denver 90 o 2 o 4 Ia
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-25
THE PROTESTS
ARE VIGOROUS
(Bx Associated Press.O

st. Louis, July 25.-Vigorous pro
tests to the state board of railroad
and warehouse commissioners again
st the enforcement Of the proposed
now schedule of express rates, effect
i've in producing a general reduc-
tion of 25 per cent, were made by
representatives of all the leading To-
cal express companies at the hearing
held in st. Louis today.
The express companies pay to the
state tax of / IA per cent, on their
gross earnings. which is smaller than
that paid by the insurance companies
and the tax last year brought in an
aggregate sum of $4,000.
The earnings of the six compan-
les doing business in the state, ac-
cording to statements made by their
officials, reached a total of 81, 039,-
232. 6z in the last year.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-25
WOMEN ATTACK
THE BUTCHERS
(By Associated PressN

Philadelphia, July 25.-The Jewish
quarter was the scene of wild disor-
der today when the women of the
quarter made a demonstration again
st all the Kosher butchers as pro-
test against the increased prices of
beef.
The women visited the shops
in large numbers, they drove out GUS
toners, broke windows and poured
coal oil over all the meat in sight. &.
Arrests of a number of the women
were followed by an angry demon
stration against the police stations.
to which those arrested had been tax
en-.
The police were compelled to resort
to forGbIe means to disperse the
crowds.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-25
EDITORS MEET
Rr Associated press.N

Everett, Wash, July 25.-'How 70
Spend the Income of Country News
paper" will be one of the most i'm
portant problems discussed by the
affiuent members of the Washington
state press association, which conven-
es here today in annual session. LII
bel laws, railroad transportation, free
passes and Legislation will also come
up for consideration.
Nearly all of the 210 members OF
the association are expected to be
here before the session ends on Satur-
day.