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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-12
Something in Her Name.

my name was Katherine Slobig,"
she explained plaintively, but now
that l am to be taken abroad with
the company the manager had con-
Guided to change my name. He says
mine is not euphonious or something.
| am called on the programme 'Kath-
crime Schuyler l don'tAike it half so
well, but what are you to do?
Il am not married, you know.
That's the worst of it, to have to
change your name and not be mar
ried; but now 1 sign myself in my
letters, Katherine Schuyler, nee Slo-
big"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-12
BETHEL IYMPUs

Willis Whitaker has a new Leader
evaporation, bought last week.
Mrs. Will Dart and son, Burns, visited
relatives in Randolph last week.
Penn Billiard and c. K. Noble were at
Alton Billiards. in Rochester Sunday.
John Manning of Rochester was at bis
uncle's, b. A. Buttles, q day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Parker OF PittsfieId
were at B. A. Buttles' last week Thurs
day.
8. A. Bowen and Fred Bowen were in
Lebanon. N. H., Saturday, 8. A. Bowen
staying at White River junction until
Monday.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-03-12
An insinuation Feared.

Clergyman-Madam, you must be
consoled with the thought that your
husband is at rest.
Widow-Do you mean that he didn't
have any before he died?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
PASSENGER SHIP ON ROCKS
Deck Of River Boat a Foot Under
Water When Beach Is Reached.

Eastport, Me-, Aug. 13-The good
discipline maintained by the captain
and the crew Of the steamer Henry e.
Eaton, prevented panic among the
passengers and possibly loss of life
when she piled up on sunken reef
at the mouth Of the st. Croix near
this city today. The pilot lost his
bearings in dense fog and before
he could get his reckoning the steam
er struck sunken ledge on the Can
adian shore.
The rocks penetrated the bottom Of
the boat close to the keel tearing a
great hole through which the water
poured in torrents. Fortunately the
swiftly moving tide soon carried the
Eaton clear Of the rocks To reach
beaching place it was necessary to sail
a mile to the Maine shore and when
the Eaton touched the bottom the wa
ter was foot above the main deck.
The passengers we're landed safely in
the steamers boats The Eaton will
probably be saved.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
BUYS CATHOLIC PROPERTY
Government Settles Dispute With
Church I'm Porto Rico.

San Juan, P. r. Aug lS.-After hav-
ing satisfactorily settled the questions
In dispute between the federal govern
ment and the Catholic church in Porto
Rico, arising out of the control of es-
tates formerly owned by religious or
ders, Assistant Secretary of State Rob-
ert Bacon sailed for New York yester-
day on the steamer San Juan.
Under the agreement reached the fed
eral government will obtain, subject
to the approval of congress, control of
the Santo Domingo convent building.
and its lands, and the land occupied by
the infantry barracks, paying therefor
Sl2o00o The insular government will
receive, II the agreement is sanctioned
by the insular Legislature. the market
place, the San Francisco barracks and
the insane asylum and the land SUI
rounding 1t, paying $1S0,000 for them
in three installments. The church. in
addition to the money considerations
will obtain under the agreement q
chapel and sixty-two acres Of land
near San Juan.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
HARTFORD MAN PRESIDENT
Edward w. Bcardsley Heads National
Fire Insurance Agents.

ST. Paul. Mimi, Aug. 13.-The twelfth
annual convention of the National AS
sociation of Fire Insurance Agents
came to an end today with the unan-
imous adoption of the report of the
nominating committee.
Edward w. Beardsley, Hartford, Ct,
was named for president The vice.
presidents include II. NJ. Thinkum. of
Maine Other officers are:
Secretary, Henry II. Putnam, Bos-
ton, treasurer, w. H, Vaudeville. OLE
an n. Y; chairman executive commit
tee, Charles b We'll, Milwaukee; chair
man grievance committee, j. II. South
gate. Durham, n. c.; chairman legis-
latlon committee, George D, Markham,
st. Louis; chairman organization COM
mittee. C. W. Olson, Chattanooga,
Tenn
The secretary reported that at the
end Of the year the association would
be in debt 1000 and retiring President
Offenhauser, offered to join with any
twenty men to remove the debt by con-
tributing $50 each His offer was not
accepted.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
Former District Attorney of
New York Says Once Out
of the State He.
Is Safe.
CONVICTED OF NO CRIME
If Federal Authorities Demand Pris-
oner's Presence In Pittsburg,
New York Must Pro-
duce Him.

New York, Aug. 13.-That Harry
Thaw will be free within a month s
the opinion Of prominent New York
lawyers. Eugene Philbin, former
district attorney. said to-day:
There is no doubt that once Thaw
steps foot outside of New York state
he will be free man. If not actually
free, can be made SO by writ OF
habeas corpus. Harry Thaw was not
convicted Of any crime. He was ac-
quilted on the ground Of insanity.
Judge Bowling. believing ii to be for
the good of the state. committed
Thaw to Matteawan. This commit
ment is legal only in New York
IF the federal authorities demand
Thaw's presence al the bankruptcy
proceedings in Pttsburg, those who
have Thaw In custody have no other
course than to produce him, once
across the river and In New Jersey he
would be legally free, and as long as
he kept out of the state of New York
Ht Noulu HdNN Nv lNhi VI atAi - a@N'A
ment"
John r. Mcintyre. leading lawyer OF
the criminal bar said that once outside
of the state Harry Thaw would be
as free as any citizen
Because Thaw was committed TO ar
insane asylum does not necessarily
prove that in any other state he woull
not be legally sane until proved other
wise, and until his sanity was passef
upon by a competent commission hf
would have every right under the law
'of sane and innocent man
"a commitment in this state has NJ
extra territorial force, and once out
side of the state Thaw would be Q
free man. ANY Judge outside of New
York must discharge him on tht
grounds that he is Illegally retained
In my opinion If Thaw is taken out
side Of New York state he can never
be brought back again
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
CITY BUYS PARK LAND
Janet Bishop Sells for East Rock
Extension.

The sale was recorded yesterday In
the real estate records of large tract
of land which the park board has de-
sired for the extension of East Rock
park The land was the property OF
Janet c. Bishop, daughter of the late
John w. Bishop. II fronts for 500 feet
on State street and extends back ir-
regularly to the Hamden line, bording
the present park territory. The sale
was made by Janet Bishop to the city
of New Haven through John T. Sloau.
The property is assessed for $4,000. Tho
dimensions of the land are $40 feet by
about 200 on the average,
While this land is not very valuable
property from private standpoint, the
city had desired it very much as a
valuable addition TO the rear of East
Rock park. It will be improved by the
park board as fast as possible. An in
teresting fact about the purchase is
that 1t was made possible through
the interest of public spirited citizens
in the beautifylng Of the city parks.
Nearly all the money for the purchase
was raised by private subscription.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
All Delegates to State Conven.
tion Chosen at Them Up to
Present Time Likely to
Be Unseated.
THE LAW NOT OBSERVED
Registrars Should Be in Session tho
Second Friday of August,
and This Has Been
Ignored.


Hartford, Aug 1S.-Some OF tho
towns OF the state have already held
tnelr caueuses for the prelimin-
ary purpose of selecting delegates to
the republican nominating conven-
tion. The town of Stamford held its
caucus several weeks ago, at the time
1t sent delegates to the convention
called to elect delegates to the ma
tional convention The question now
raised Is any one of the caucuses, in
cluding those held to-day, legal and
binding upon the republican party or.
ganizatlon?
The law, chapter los. section 1920.
provides that the registrars of voters
of every town shall be in session on
the first and second Fridays of Febru-
ary and August in each year. and at
such times as they may deem neces-
sary before the expiration of the times
set, for the purpose Of making a,legal
enrolment of the legal voters. The
law Is mandatory. and In other sec
tions provides for the careful protec-
ton of party organizations and for the
convenience of legal voters who can
not or do not care to personally visit
the enrolling officials. 1t is all as
clear as daylight to which machine
politicians are so averse and yet there
is reason to believe that It has been
violated and that the caucuses already
held. including those held to-day. have
no standing before the committee on
contested seats in the republican opn-
vention.
Take the Waterbury republican eau
Gus which was cranmed to the doors
with less than hundred desperate
supporters of Mr.. Liley. The law re-
quired the registrars and deputy regis
trars of that town to keep open house
for the registration and enrolment
of republicans, who might desire to
participate in the caucuses this year,
until o'clock this evening. Nothing
of the kind was done. The registrars
may have been within reach Of the
legal voters Of Waterbury but the
right to participate in the caucus has
been taken from them, for the caucus
has been held. This is disfranchise-
ment, pure and simple, and has raised
the question among lawyers whether
contesting delegations from Water
bury and from other towns where
caucuses have already been held
would not have to be admitted to the
September convention in place of,the
snap delegation.
It is question whether these eau
cuses, which have been held In viola
tlon Of the law, have the power to seat
delegates in the approaching repub-
Iican state convention. 1t Is likely
that this question may be raised at an
embarrassing moment. The situatipn
Is at any rate a fly In the Lllley ONT
ment.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
BAD AUTO WRECK
IN EAST HAVEN
One Man Seriously Injured and
Three Other Members of
Party Have Very Mar.
row Escapes.
TWO WOMEN THROWN OUT
All Said to BE from Brooklyn,
But There Is Some Mys-
terry as To Their
Identity.

A shocking automobile accident oc-
cured IN East Haven about l0;S0 last
evening which resulted in serious in
jury to at least one of party of -four
and the complete wreck of the ear, a
six-cylinder machine. worth $1,000.
Some mystery attaches TO the exact
Identity OF the persons IN the car.
There were two men and two women
The scene of the ACCIDENT was on
Main street, East Haven, near the
corner Of Kimberly avenue, and the
chauffeur, VINO was going al pretty
high rate of speed, s.ruck a farmer .
wagon and then a telegraph pole with
such force as to throw all occupants oil
the car violently out
The most seriously injured man was
rushed TO the office of Dr. Hulol o1k,
who speedily bandaged the left leg at
the ankle, which had sustained an ugly
fracture, The muscles were frighttully
lacerated, After first relief the man
was taken to DR. Cheney's sanitarium
on Whitney avenue. where, IN the alb
sence of Dr. Cheney hinnseir, Or. Moul-
ton attended him.
When asked who the man was last
night, DR. Mouton stated that his
name was Niemitz and he lived some
where in Brooklyn He could not re-
member his first name but stated that
the injuries were serious, although he
believed the foot could be saved
one of the women is said to be a sis.
ter of Niemitz and she received a scalr
wound which required several stitches
to chose She was treated by Or. Hol.
brook The others escaped serious In.
jury and later she returned to Granite
Bay hotel at. Short Beach accompa.
MED by the other man and woman Al
the hotel their names We're refused but
Is said they all reside in Brooklyn.
The driver of the machine Is said tt
be Franklin j Doin The man driv-
ing the farmers wagon was John S
Thompson.
According to the Connecticut Automo
bile Register, recently issued, auto
ilHbliN Nps l'Oi lc flbNi II as hFlNllklNS "
+. d. Seymour of New Hartford Th'
supposed owner of 1867 was reache.
last night by telephone, and II wal
not T., u. Seymour, but L. a. Seymour
of Colebrook river in the town o.
Colebrook almost on the Massachusetts
state line. There is an e. d. Seymour
of Hartford. but last night this Mr.
Seymour could not be reached,
T. A Seymour admitted that 1867 wal
1 his machine but emphaticnlly state,
i that the wrecked machine was not hts
! As 1867 belongs to +. A. Seymour o
Colebrook river, there must be an erro,
chine is listed under the name of T.. ID
! Seymour OF New Hartford.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
West Haven Selectman Feared
His Town Might Have to Pay
for Mrs. Stevens Care
in Asylum.
GIRL WIFE NOW AT LIBERTY
Distressing Story Back of the Case
Quibbling Causes Legal Tan
gle That May Cost
Life.

Back OF the legal tangle In regard
to the commitment of Ruby Pinney
Stevens Of West Haven to the Connec-
tlcut Hospital for the Insane in Mid
dletown lies dark and distressing
case. Mrs. Stevens Is young woman
about "a years of age and about the
first OF the year she and her husband
moved from this city to West Haven to
take up their residence there. In
March she gave birth to a child and
in connection with her weakened con-
dtion at the time she became violently
insane. So bad was her condition that
her husband was unable 10 do airthing
for her and as she was In mood in
which II was feared she would lay vio-
lent hands on herself her husband
made application with the probate
court for her commitment to Middle
town undertaking 10 pay all expenses
Of her board there and take all care
of her
Inasmuch as the state hospitals will
not take any private cases and all who
are sent there must be sent on appli-
cations ae INDECENT persons, application
In this form was made. Under chap
ter 106 Of the acts OF 1905 which relates
to the insane commitment laws II
provides that the probate court appoint
two physicians of the town In which
the woman resided and a selectman Of
that town who should report on her
condition and her place Of residence
The court appointed DR.. Gustavus
Eliot. the Stevens family physician
and Or. Frederick Beck and Selectman
Walter A. Main The two doctors ex-
amined the woman and each reported
her undoubtedly insane and In violent
condition
All the application was made out ex-
cept that Walter Main refused to sign
the paper or state whether or not the
woman was resident Of West Haven
that he feared II the woman's husband
and mother both died the town of Or
ange might be called upon to pay hei
board Of a fow dollars week in the
asylum, For four days the woman
remained in a serious condition and no.
thing was done while attempts were
made TO have Main and Second Select
man Greene Kendrick sign the paper
Each refused and on May II the court
issued a probate warrant for commit
decision in the case. From May II un-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
.TILSON NOT OUT
TO DOWN SPERRY
Says He Is Not a Candidate for
Congressional Nomination
from the Second
District.
VETERAN is TO GO BACK
Major still In the Race 10 Succeed
Lilley, and Has Received Many
Letters Promising
Support

Major John O. Tilson last night stat
ed to The Journal Courier that he
wished to state positively that he had
not withdrawn from the contest for the
nomination for congressman large
on the republican ticket. He also de-
MED report that he would fight Con-
gresham n D. Sperry for the nomi-
nation from the Second district this
fall.
The report stated that Major Tilson's
change was the direct result of a CON
ference between republican powers
held at the Momauguin on Wednesday
when the Legislative club had its re-
union II said that Major Tilson was
part and parcel to the deal Last night
Major Tilson said that no such deal
had been made. or at least If such a
deal had been made he knew nothing
about It. He said that under no condi-
tions would he run against Congress
man Sperry for the nomination this fall
or at any other time.
Going on he said that he was still a
candidate for the position Of congress
man-at-large and that his name would
be presented at the state convention
Major Tilson said this paper had
been misinformed by the person who
gave the information that he would
withdraw from the race while he was
in Tennessee.
Republican leaders seen last night
said that there had been no deal made
| at Momauguin or anywhere else to
have Congressman Sperry retire to pri-
vate life, either voluntarily or because
Of the strength of the machine. They
said that his would be the only name
presented for the nomination.
The New Haven delegation will sup
port Major Tilson for the nomination
for congressman-at-la large, and no effort
was made by Judge Walsh or his
friends Wednesday to gain any
strength here for the Greenwich man
Judge Walsh. however, stated that h,
was confident that he would be nom.
mated. Since his return from the soutl
Major Tilson has received other letters
promising him support and the contes
In the state convention in September
looks considerably closer than 1t did Q
while ago.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
ASKS AUTO AT ONCE
Fire Board Wants Transfers to
Purchase II Out of This
Years Funds.
WILL GET CONTINENTAL
Finance Board Members Express Ap-
proyal. But Delay Their Action
One Week.

If the proposition which was pre-
sented to the board of finance receives
the approval of that body as 1t seems
likely to do, Chief Fancher OF the fire
department will not have to wait until
next year for hie auto to carry him
to fires and the estimates Of the fire
department will be reduced the amount
of $4,000 asked for the chiefs car. Com
missioner Cunningham and Chief
fancher appeared before the board Of
finance at the session yesterday after
noon and asked for two transfers In
the fire department which II granted
will permit the immediate purchase Of
a Continental automobile The de-
partment has left in two different ac-
counts a balance Of sl1575 and sls4 60
and it requested yesterday. that as IL
would probably not need these sums in
those accounts they be transferred to
the account for the repair Of rolling
stock which at present has. a balance
OF about sec, This with considerable
other money expected soon will swell
this account to s2.147.50 and as but a
small amount will be needed for the
use of the fund barring unexpected
emergencies some Of this can be used
for an auto Commissioner Cunning
ham stated that the board had ex-
amined the Continental car CAREFUL,
and had decided that It would answer
the purposes Of the chief as well as
anw of the cars which have been de.
monstrated to II. As c. A. Moeller OF
the company has donated a check 70,
$1,000 for the purchase of such a car
the actual price which the fire depart.
nlent must pay out would be 81. $50
which would leave a surplus In the re.
pair account of over 5000 which Is con
sidered sufficient The commissions,
urged immediate action and stated that
the car could be in service In about
two weeks.
| Chief Fancher told of the value Of
car to him and also supported the
statement that the Continental was a
satisfactory car. He said that It was
| (COntinued on Second Page !
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
WIND BATTLES BALDWIN
Dirigiblc's Test Flight for Speed Is
Again POSTPONED

Washington, Aug, 13,--Owing to ten
mile wind from the south, Captain
Baldwin postponed the second official
speed trial Of his airshlp until to-mor-
row morning Mr., Curtiss has repair
ed the parts Of the motor which gave
him trouble yesterday and Captain
Baldwin is confident that he will make
the required speed of twenty miles an
hour The airship will not be rejected
unless less than sixteen miles an hour
are made.
In the event the speed trial to-mor.
row morning proves successful 1t is
likely that Captain Baldwin will make
the endurance trial In the evening
In this latter test he will be requir-
ed to make seventy per cent Of the
speed shown In the speed trial. The
machine must remain aloft for two
hours, travelling continuously without
over heating the motor
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
A NEW PUZZLE OUT
Finance Board Unable to Find
Who Sent Witnesses to
It's Meeting.
DID NOT INVITE THEM
Landy's Attorney Surprised at Their
~ Appearance. and Rogers
Knew II Not.

At the meeting Of the board Of
finance yesterday afternoon the Landy
claim did not come up again. The
board Of finance has a problem on Its
hands In connection with the case
which Is becoming quite a problem and
puzzle almost as good as the age Of
Ann. This puzzle Is who gave notice to
Sergeant McGann and officer Nc
Queeney TO appear before the board
last week and testify In the case?
These officers appeared to testify in
behalf of their brother officer and each
showed up last week. The board OF
finance had not sent notice to them TO
appear and had not intended to hear
the case at that time. When question
ed In regard to the matter neither of
the men could tell how he got his sum-
mons, claiming that word was left at
his home to come before the board Of
finance while he was away and that
even the nature of the business had
not been stated. Not one Of the men,
bers of the board Of finance expected
the visit nor had It been voted to noti-
fy witnesses in the case to appear. City
Clerk Devine also shrugged his shouI-
ders when asked If he had sent ,out
notification and replied in the mega
tive.
The answer Is not yet. Corporation
Counsel Rogers was questioned at the
meeting yesterday whether he had told
the officers to appear or not and he
said he had not. He said that when he
saw about their appearance and their
testimony in the papers the next day
he was thoroughly surprised and to add
to the depth of the problem he calmly
announced that Attorney Goodhart,
counsel for Landy and therefore inter-
ested in his side of the case, which the
officers represented, had expressed even
greater surprise than his own when he
had learned of their appearance to tes-
tify. How the two men came to the
same session to testify with notice left
them is a mystery as 1t seems that no
one in authority requested them to
come. The finance board Is at sea on
the matter and Is trying to find out
the wherefore of the why.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
Many New Voters Expected to Regis
ter for Caucuscs To-day.

Democratic General Registrar John
Mcfarland met his fifteen deputies In
city hall last night and gave them di-
rections tor fling their reports after
the work today. The lists will have
to be made up Immediately after the
registering today as they have to be
printed and filed with the town clerk
by next Friday.
The registering for the caucuses at
last Fridays sessions was very small
with both parties, and the heavy list
ing will be done today. Last week
many transfers were recorded and
about 100 new names added to the list.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
PRELATES SIGHTSEEING
Americans Leave Rome and Visit
Tombs at Orvieto.

Orvieto, Aug. 13--Cardinal Gibbons,
Bishop Foley Bishop OConnell, Father
7. S. Lee of Washington and Mr., Don
ovan' secretary to Cardinal Gibbons,
arrived here to-day from Rome. They
drove to the Etruscan metropolis and
visited number of tombs dating from
the fifth century. Returning from this
excursion the Americans drove through
the city, and Cardinal Gibbons admired
especially the cathedral the glory of
Orvieto. This building, magnificent
example of the Italian Gothic style OF
architecture. was erected In the thlr-
teenth century by Pope Nicholas ~.
Bishop Frattochi gave a dinner in
honor of the American guests, follow
ing which there was a reception at
knded by all tho notabilities Of the
Nocese who came to pay homage TO
\dinal Gibbona.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-14
WARNING TO REPUBLICAN VOTERS.

placed the voting list
Friday H. will be deprived Of
that
the polls election
blank application
Then mall
registered
your
him unless
registered The application follows