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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29
SCIENTIFIC TRIALS.

AA'-ANNN $3.50
left alone in his enjoyment of special
privileges in court trials and the emol-
uments incident thereto. The psycholo-
glst Is to join him and share the emol-
uments Prof. Muensterberg has peered
into Harry Orchards soul and caught
him telling the truth. Now a German
psychologist has tested Karl Hau and
finds that he IS not guilty OF the MUIR
der which the verdict declares he com
mitted, Is it too much to expect that
after a few generations there will be
no need Of courts, lawyers and juries?
The laboratory will take the place of
the court. The rapid method of science
will displare the inquisitive, long wind
ed advocate at the bar, In the labora-
tory will be all sorts of instruments
for measuring and testing prisoners
mental operations and coralling a lie
or truth in jlffy. A staff of hand
writing experts, psychologists, physiog-
nomists, phrenologists, and few 9TH
ers, will become a fixture of trial pro-
ceedings. Charts will be provided for
the public, showing by their scales and
lines just how the culprits mental ma
chinery worked while he was telling q
lie or the truth, and the lie itself will
be shown in full view as clear nearly
as photograph, Is It impossible?
In the case Of Orchard Prof. Muens-
terberg has no doubt that Harry told
the whole truth. The professor saw 1t
himself when he peeked into Harry's
soul. The X-ray by which view may
be had of a mans internal organs pales
before this latest discovery,
Another learned person has an inter-
est in Harry Orchard, the theologian.
Just what Harry's fate is to be is not
known, but it would be a pity to visit
the full penalty of the law, for he
would be valuable aid to psychologist
and theologian. His alleged conversion
Is being studied by the latter. Thus
far the religious journals have been
timid about expressing views of this
change of heart. One or two think he
should be dealt with tenderly," be-
cause Of his conversion. Another de-
clares that ITO hang a man whom God
has forgiven would be an awful desc
Grafton" The New York Christian Adj
vocate says: 'If Orchard is converted
he knows that he deserves the penalty
attached by law to the commission OF
murder. If he is not willing to suffer
death the presumption is he is not con.
verted
At any rate the prosecuting attorney
made the most of Orchards conversion
in frequent reference to his awakened
conscience" and the Saving power Of
Divine grace" in his behalf and his
changed life" AS Orchard is not al
liberty 1t is not easy to determine how
changed his life is. For the theologiar
the question is raised: Is conscience
Educated by slow laborlous processes
or reconstructed in a few moments?
But the interesting thing is that Or.
chards conversion was brought abou
by the detective, MCFARLAND who tolt
lOrchard the story of David as a muir
derer who repented and became a maj
after Gods own heart, and other Bib
lieal stories until Orchard believes tina
he has squared his accounts. Possibly
Who knows? But here is a new role 70
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29
MODEM.

Egypt isn't ancient any longer, or,
at least, It is now modern. Modern
enough to have financial crisis at
Alexandria, the outcome of period Of
genuine agricultural and mercantile
prosperity. The speculation in cotton
and land, while Of an extensive char
acter has been kept fairly within
bounds, and where a breakdown in
credit has occurred, the cause is gen
orally to be found in the absurd spec
ulation which has been proceeding In
suburban and town sites. The rapid
ity with which values in this direction
have been rushed up has been quite
phenomenal, and worthy Of the usual
boom" traditions. In connection with
the financing Of this character, d great
number Of bills were negotiated some
six months ago. With these bills the
present trouble originated, Many of
them were negotiated on the Contin-
ent, but large lines were placed in
England, largely in Manchester.
Perhaps If the wise Joseph had been
alive there would have been no flnan-
cial crisis In Egypt. But he Is very
dead and men who know not Joseph
have been specializing too much and
too wildly.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29
THE SANDWICH SUMMER.

AS this Summer progresses it is seen
that Prophet Daboll was more than
wrong when he predicted that there
would be no Summer in 1907. There Is
not only a Summer of the usual kind,
when it Is so hot that the Frozen
North seems more attractive to conf
mon folks than it does to Walter Well
man, but these hot flashes of Summer
are interpersed with sections of an In
dian Summer which are so pleasing
and alluring that If the squirrel and
the bee had gone into their wintry
home they would be called out by
them. Two kinds of Summer, and each
perfect of its kind, is pretty abundant
for Summer that was abolished in
prophecy as long ago as 1897
First a slice Of real Summary Sum
mer, and then slice of Indian Sum
mer and then more Summary Summer.
A kind of sandwich Summer.
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ONE MORE IN SIGHE.

II things go on as they have been
going on we shall soon be TRUSTED"
from the crowns of our heads to the
soles of our feet. The Trust for the
eoles Of our feet is already in sight,
eordipg to the talk Of Lynn shoe
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

The unwritten law is getting written
The Nebraska Supreme court has de-
cided that "the wife is the boss of the
house."
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

a detective, a prison evangelist. Both
Orchard and MCFARLAND might be Of
service in a campaign of religious work.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

Two members of the Georgia legisla-
ture came to blows the other day. Sew
eral members Of the Connecticut legis-
nature have come to blowing.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

The eyelids Of the average man open
100000 times year. And yet he
doesn't see much.
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many Of the villages the lights are not
switched off in the daytime.
Many men, some minds. Prof. Ed
ward A. Ross Of the Wisconsin State
University tells his class that what is
known as race suicide is "salutary,"
whatever evils it produces being min
or or self-limiting or durable" In ad-
vocating a restricted birthrate, Prof.
Ross, who is himself the father of only
three children, says: Il take my stand
with those who hate famine, war, sa-
Der toothed competition, class antag-
onism degradation of the masses,
wasting of children, dwarfng of wom-
en-, and cheapening of men. Shall we
live to see mother of more than three
regarded as a public benefactor and
placed on the payroll of the State?"
A single company, holding a conces-
sion from the sultans government,
and having that government for a part
ner, monopolizes the manufacture and
sale of tobacco products in Turkey. In
terlopers and trespassers take risks.
"The company" writes Consul Harris
from Smyrna, maintains large force
Of armed watchmen, who constantly
patrol the country, and many a fierce
encounter has taken place between
them and smuggers, who are also well
equipped for defence and even attack.
Owing to this state of things, the i'm
portation of machinery connected with
the manufacture of tobacco is strictly
prohibited, Its use, outside the fac
tories of the tobacco company, being
considered as Illegal as the use of coin
ing machinery"
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SAYINGS IND DorNGs.

Some thoughtle7s or malicious person
turned some Belgian. hares loose In Ar
gentina and the animals threaten to
become a plague just as the rabbits of
Australia have been A hunting party
killed thousand in one day recently
New York city is making marvel
Gus growth in the direction of cheap
amusements. There are now four hun
bred one-cent, fve-cent and dime
places Of entertainment, where there
was not one ten years ago.
Nearly 100000 children are working
in the United States in occupations
other than agriculture. OF these
100000 children one in every six Is
working in Pennsylvania, and the num-
Der Of working children In Pennsylva-
MIA Is declared to be growing with
alarming rapldity. In 1908 there were
80, 900 discovered by the factory DEPART
ment; in 1904, 41,0Oo and in 1905, 49,
O0O
During the last election in Russia an
orator at public meeting, presided
over by Prof. Milyoukoy, concluded his
discourse by exclaiming: "Hurrah for
the constituent assembly," He was
interrupted by a police officer, who
said: at is forbidden to mention the
constituent assembly" We'll then, la
dies and gentlemen" said the orator,
'hurrah for that which 1t Is forbidden
to 1nentionp' A tremendous hurrah fol-
lowed.
Mr.. Bryan has good backing. Mrs.
Bryan can swim a mile. She Is a
spltrdid walker. She rides bicycle
with ease. She can drive mettlesome
horses, put them In the barn, come into
the house and bake, cook and sew. She
knows how to keep house, and all her
home expenses are recorded, so that
she knows from day to day, and week
to week, how matters stand. She is
well read, not only in current litera-
ture, but in the good things Of the past
According to Mr.. Bauillie-Grohman,
an English traveller and author, many
a Tyrolese peasant home that formerly
knew only the flame of the pitchwood
torch, or the dim flame of a tiny lamT
consisting Of pan of tallow with q
wick of twisted thread is now furn'
ished with number of elght-candlt
power electric lights at a rental of s1.5l
! or so a year for each lamp. Gas anC
petroleum have never been burned in
these villages; they have gone direct
from the ancient to the very modern
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The abundant water power is the cause
OF the cheapness of electricity, and in
many Of the villages the lights are not
switched off in the daytime.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

Fifteen million Bibles are printed an
nually. Will "the higher critics. claim
the credit for this?
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

A poor Chicago street singer has
married a millionaire, Perhaps she
won't have to give her notes for money
any more
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

New York city is making marvel
Gus growth In the direction of cheap
amusements. There are now four hum
bred one-cent, fve-cent and dime
places Of entertainment, where there
was not one ten years ago,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

Some thoughtle7s. or malicious person
turned some Belgian. hares loose In Ar
gentina and the animals threaten to
become a plague just as the rabbits of
Australia have been. A hunting party
killed thousand in one day recentlN
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29
EGe 9ratrlrgl amd Gomrter

ETaE DARLINGTON PUBLISHING co.
OFFICE. 400 STATE STREET.
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NEW HAVEN. CONN.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
JOB SEEKERS IMPATIENT
FOR RETURN OF DAVIS.
Want Hudson Democratic Leader to
Hurry Home and Shake the Plum
Tree-wittpenn Besieged.

JERSEY CITY, Dec. Reorganization
Democrats who are candidates for
positions at the disposal OF
Mayor-elect H. Otto Wittpenn
are anxiously awaiting the home-
coming of Leader Robert DAVIS. While
1t is conceded that the Mayor-elect
will have the last say, it is understood
that he will be guided in his selec-
tions by Davis and the members OF the
Democratic executive committee.
In the absence of Mr.. Davis,
who is in West Virginia.
Mayor-elect Wittpenn is overrun
with offlce-seekers. They get to his
house before he is out of bed in the
morning, and hound him all day long.
Conditions will change upon Davis's
return, for Wittpenn has informed
every applicant for office that he must
secure the Endorsement of his ward or
ganization. That practically means that
the applicant must see Davis and
get his approval before his name will
be given consideration. There are many
Democrats who believe that, despite
Mr.. Wittpenn's declaration of indepen-
dence made during the campaign, Davis
will dictate the appointments. Accord
ing to report. if Wittpenn had his say
the appointments would go to men who
took no great interest in the campaign,
but who part their names as well as
their hair in the middle and pose as
s~ilk-stocking members OF the party. The
party workers-the men who were on
the job night and day-are depending
upon Davis to see that they are not
neglected. A number OF lawyers who
participated in the campaign are after
Office. Report has it that Joseph
Farmer and Charles f. Simpson are
most favored for police court judgeships-
William Kelly, who is slated for a po-
lice court c~lerkship, is an attorney for
the Public Service Corporation.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
WOOD ALCOHOL. TAKEN
FOR STlMULANT. KILLS.
Richfeld Resident Boosted That Poison
Couldn't Harm Him-Made
Ill Previously.

PATTERSON, Dec. 2.-Despite the fact
that he had been warned several times
that wood alcohol was poison, Oscar
Ahler persisted in satisfying his cray
ing for drink with that poisonous liquid
when nothing else was pr~ocurable.
Ahler, who was employed by a hotel
keeper at Richfleld, took his last drink
of wood alcohol last Saturday night.
He died yesterday morning, fifteen min
utes after his arrival at st. Joseph's
Hospital, this city.
This was not the first time that Ahler
was made i'll from the effects Of the
poison. In July he lay in bed two days
after swallowing the contents of a
small bottle of the liquid.
In spite of the repeated warnings he
continued to imbibe the stuff whenever
he couldn't get whiskey. 1t was his
boast frequently made that the stuff
couldn't kill him.
The hotelkeeper by whom Ahler was
employed stated that Ahler would
often satisfy his craving for strong
drink with wood alcohol from cans of
varnish or wherever else he could pro-
cure 1t.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
ELKS DIDN'T HEAR BRYAN.
Nebraskan Locked out Derby, but
It Wasn't an A.<.

DERBY, Conn, Dec. ga late
change of plans and a forgotten letter
operated against the delivery Of Will
lam Jennings Bryan's address at the
memorial service held by the local Blks
in the opera house yesterday. 1t was
learned that several days ago Mr.. Bryan
sent a letter to a State Senator to in
form the Elks of the change in his
plans, necessitating his leaving Bridge
port yesterday morning at a stated
hour. The letter, it is admitted, was
forgotten by the Senator and not re-
membered until Saturday night. Mr..
Bryan tried to, arrange to speak here
yesterday morning. but found the opera
house closed. Afterward he met a
number of Elks at their headquarters,
and later left for New York by way of
Bridgeport.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
BAYONNE LODGE MoURNS
FOR a. BROTHER ELKS.

BAYoNNE, Dec. 2.-Near1y 1000 persons
attended the annual memorial services OF
Bayonne Lodge of Elks yesterday after
moor at the Bayonne Opera House. Exait-
ed Ruler John NJ. Smith presided. and
prayer was offered by the chaplain Of the
lodge. the Rev. Horatio w. Mcguire, rec
tor of Calvary Episcopal Church. The adj
dress was by George B. Chandler, o.
Hartford Lodge, and invocation was pro-
nounced oy the Rev. Michael Mercolino.
The musical program was unusually elab'
crate. AS each of the twenty-four names
of deceased members was called an cleo
trio bulb at the back of the stage was
~extinguished.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
SHOOTING A MYSTERY.
Rich Young Man Can't Explain Why
Butler Attempted His Life.

NEW YORK, Dec. Paul G.. The
baud, jr, the young nan who was
shot at his home in White Plains Mo-
vember 10 by his fathers butler, John
BJorlin, who Immediately afterwards
committed suicide. had so far recov-
cred yesterday that he was questioned
by the coroner.
He said that he knew absolutely
nothing about the shooting, and knew
of no reason why the butler, with
whom he was on the best of terms.
should have sought his life. The au-
thorities believe that Bjorlin, who had
been drinking heavily, mistook the
young man for the second butler.
whose life he had threatened, and
when he discovered his mistake Killed
himself.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
CRIME in THE CHILD
CAUSES DISCUSSED BY SU-
PERINTENDENT CULLEN.
Bad Homes, Cheap Theatres, Liquor,
Dance Halls and Promiscuity of Sexes
in Factories to Blame for Crime.

At the annual meeting of the Catho-
lie Children's Aid Association of New
Jersey. held in this city recently,
superintendent John A. Cullen, of the
Society, read a report of the work
done by the association for the year
just closed, the general purport of
which was told in the EVENING
STAR, but wise suggestions that might
be followed by those who are inter-
ested in the welfare of the youths of
this country are contained in detail
in it. In his capacity as superintend-
emit. Mr.. Cullen is brought face to face
with the problem of the roper govern
ment of the youth. boy and girl, and
his knowledge is not of the theoretical
kind. but of the practical, and there
fore what he suggests carries all the
more weight.
In reference to the conditions sur
rounding children who were brought to
the attention of the society, Superin-
tendent Cullen has studied the causes
that have led to neglect of children oy
parents, and as a result of his investi-
cations he says:
THE most paramount cause is the I'M
desira ole home influence, which includes
drunkenness, desertion and immortality of
parents and custodians of children and
their Indifference to the child's moral and
mental training; also the cheap, unwhole-
some and unsanitary dwellings where
mixed sexes are obliged to occupy the
same sleeping apartment.
Cheap, sensational theatres which en-
tice children to congregate round corners
in their vicinity and the indiscriminate
crowdins of boys and girls in the gal
leries inside the theatres.
'Illega sale Of cigarettes and sale of
LIQUOR to minors.
insufficient playground space for chill
dren in the slums.
'sIack of proper supervision of dance
halls, boarding and furnished room houses,
together with the poorly regulated system
Of promiscuous mixing of boys and girls
working in some factories.
1.-THE railway yard temptations, where
most delinquent children learn their first
lessons In stealing, very often in obedi-
ence to parents who force them to pick
coal
Lastly superintendent Cullen says,
'sthe timidity Of teachers in some parochial
schools to report to the truant officer
absentees and the proneness of some par
ents to resent such reports from teachers.
Superintendent Cullen believes in con-
structing as well as criticising, and for the
faults he notes suggests remedies to be
applied.
public and the press of this country should
unite and have 4 stringent law passed pro-
hibiting children of certain ages from, at
tending. the cheap, trashy shows which
in S~nperintndent Cullen's own words:
The Board of Health should exercise
greater activity in homes where children
are concerned. There should be a law pro-
hibiting landlords from receiving rent
from unwholesome ~unsanitnry tene-
ments. and no furnished room should be
let to "A family with more than one child.
"Public sentiment should be brought to
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
NO LEGAL LIMITATION TO
NEW YORK SKYSCRAPERS
Code Revision Committee Willing They
May Touch the Clouds, If
Builders Desire.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2,-No limitation is
to be placed on the height Of New York's
tall buildings Of the future. Instead OF
being held to certain legal restrictions
the builder hereafter may send a sky
scraper TO as many stories as be chooses.
provided his structure is of such form
as to guarantee a reasonable amount of
light and ventilation to his neighbors on
all sides.
This is the effect of an amendment to
the New York building code, which will
be ratified by the code revision committee
at a meeting, and the entire report of the
committee probably will be adopted by the
Board of Aldermen within the coming
week.
Several months ago, when the revision
commission first took up the question of
restricting the altitude of skyscrapers,
there seemed TO be a preponderance of
argument in favor of limiting all future
structures to about twenty stories, and
the problem provoked a great deal OF
comment both here and abroad.
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bear on employers Of labor for the purpose
of inducing them to take more interest N
their workmen.s dwellings,.
The law of prohibiting saloonlteepers
from selling liquor to Intoxicated persons
and to minors should be strictly enforced,
and the number Of ] oW-class saloons
should be steadily reduced.
tBaby-farming by unit persons in un-
suitable dwellings should not be tolerated.
and all persons undertaking to board an!u
care for babies for hire should be licensed.
sThere should be public playground
facilities for children in fnctory districts.
"The Board of Education should foster
healthy club life among boys by sTqnting
the use of a room in the schoolhonse,
when necessary, and stocking 1t with suit
able reading matter, etc, and a more gem
eral recognition should be given by edu-
Gators of the plastic period In the lives OF
stores should be prohibited from sell
ing penny dreadfuls' of the Jesse James
order to children.
More determined effort should be made
by the press and the public TO. have the
Governor sign the bill passed by the
years old from attending theatres unac-
companied by their guardians, If 1t be
passed again.
There should be a detention hon in
each of the big cities TO hold temporary
juvenile offenders.
Greater effort should be made by au-
thorities to find child deserters and more
severe punishment should be meted. out
iOF these u1HdNuTdl OlleIlQSiH. III
unions ana other fraternal organizations
should bar a child deserter from member
ship and expel him from their societies II
he be n member. | believe this condemns
ton by the deserter's associates would be
the most salutary punishment.
''Girl children working In factories
should be dismissed at least half an hour
before boys and the sexes should be segre-
gated as much MS possible during the work.
ing hours"
Superintendent Cullen hen offers rem
edies from n religious standpoint and urges
parents of children to see that the young
sters attend their Sunday school and that
they learn due respect for the priests and
ministers of the gospel so that they Will
always bear out in their conduct the teach
ings of the true Christian and OF the up
right man and woman.
His report Is the result of serious and
patient study of the child as ne mos IL In
his daily work trying to alleviate the suf-
ferings of little ones in various parts of
the State.