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The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
DAM SINKS?
Sensational Reports That Part of Big Work at Gatun Is
 Destroyed.
G0ETHALS ISSUES DENIAL
For Past Twenty Days Continuous Rains Have Fallen and All Tracks
 Are Under Water.

Panama, Nov 2S Sensational re- ports were in circulation here to-day to the effect that what IS known as the south toe of tho Gatun dam of the Panama canal had sunk some time ago rumor had Il that an under ground lake had been found there at . depth If 2l6 feet. The dame at Gafun has already been built about forty feet above sea level
 Lieutenant Colonel Goethals. chief engineer of the Panama canal com mission, teiepnoncd Tine Associated Press that a slide had occurred az Fautan but that it was of no great importance, being similar to others that have taken place during the rainy season at several points along tae canal
 For the past 2o days it has been rain- ing continually throughout the repub- lic The chagrcs river Is flooded and au the railroad tracks at Gatun are under water
 Washington, Nov e3 No advices had been received here up to a late hour tonight from Panama regarding the destruction of part of the Gatun dam. II was stated at tho lsthmian canal commission that it any adyices were received tonight they would come by cipher and would not be deciphered un- Bl tomorrow Tho construction of the Gatun dam proper has not yet begun. and an that has been completed is part oi a rock toe" Al the up stream or south end of Gatun dam it Is almost mp to the elevation decided on, name lr 60 feet above sea level This toe Is not the dam proper. hut is only a re- tanmg wall for the dredeed material which Is up to form tho dam
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
CHARITY GOOD THING"
In Getting Several Thanksgiving Din
 rcre to Rc stopped

There was a conference of reprasnn. tatlres of local eharit9hl, associations in the office of tho organized Charities building yesterday to determine who were getting too much graft" in cou- nectlon with Thanksgiving pi ipe Many families in pact years have had dinners from several soci ties and comparison of lists showed that this would have been the caao this year but for the meeting Twenty av duplicates were found on tho lists of one so lety alone
 Dr Wo-son L. Phillips sroSo on the need of corporation and disarmna- ton in giving tto spoke also of the urgent demand that the societies re ieve the bad conditions existing in tenement houEes
 This past month has seen an Increase in applicants for relief and the societies are anxious for an increase of EirinF in proportion When dinners are given it will he only 10 those bearing on dorsemonta of societies or responsible persons
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
LECTURE ON IRISH LIFE
Seunas MpcManus, Noted Writer, to
 Re Hero Sunday.

A treat is in store for New Haven lecture will he given at Foy auditor ium by the famous writer of Irish stories, Seumus Macmanus, The lec- ture will he under the auspices of San Salvatore council, K. of C., and Mir. MacManus will speak on Irish life and character Miss Margaret A. Ho gan, soprano, and Miss Molle Wood Stanford. volinist render selections during the evening,
 The lecture, to which an admission of fifty cents will he charged, will commence at Sl5 o'clock,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
CUTTING THE FOG
Londoner Wanted Some for Souvenir
 to Remind Him of Home.

Last evening at the corner of Chapel and State streets a man was discovered wildly hacking at the at mosphere with pocket knife. Sev- cral bystanders succeeded in pushing their way to him, and after quieting him down discovered that he was from London, England. He gave as the excuse for his actions that the fog looked so natural that he was trying to cut out piece for sou venlr to remind him of home. It was found that he had done no harm beyond dulling his knife past all re- pair. The fog about midnight was actually thick enough to shovel
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
HOBBS DID NOT BET
Yale Left TucIdc says That Story That
 He Rcf S20,0OO is Untrue

Henry Hobbs the left tackle on the Yale football eleven who was a match for Fish in the game against Harvard last saturday, denied last night the story printed In an evening paper to the effect that he had bet $20OO0 on the game. He said that he had not hot at all on tho game nor would he bet on any game in which he took part, as he believed 1t spoiled the sport,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
BONDS OVERSUBSCRIBED
New York City Gets St57. 100000 Bids
 for S12,5OO, ,OOO Issue at tO2.

New York, Nov 23.--Two hundred and seventy-fve bids for the issue of s12,500,00O of per cent city bonds were opened at Comptroller Metz's of- flee to-day and totaled S15IO00, ,000. MT Metz expressed himself as pleased with the sale at what will be an aver age price of 1O2 The highest bid was by Lydwig A. Konstan for $5OO,OOO at better than 103. For the city's 4h per cent issue last year there were HOO bids.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
NAVY YARD RETRENCHMENT.

Washington, Nov. 23---Between two and three hundred men employed in the Washington navy yard will be dis missed from the government service on January l. The dsmissas are made by direction of the navy dopart- ment in order to reduce the force to meet the appropriations made by con gresS
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
OPERATED THROUGH STATE
Burglars Captured Here Are Wanted
 by Bridgeport Police,
(speclnl e tho Journpl- C"urierl

Bridgeport, Nov 23,--Captain Arn- old and Detective Cronan went to New Haven early this morning and interviewed Thompson and Stein. the two burglars captured in the act of robhing Bassett's hardware store the night before The detectives are well satisfied that thesc arc the men who burglari2ad the Hawley hardware store here last week and also Smiths gun store on Wall street several weeks ago,
 At least one of the men has been seen in this city. The capture is i'm portant for 1t is believed that it will break up an organized gang of bur glars who havo been operating in the towns along the sound.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
RAILROAD SILENT
Mum on Question oF Pub
 lie Utilities Commission.

There has been considerable specu- lation as to how the report of the public utilities commission strikes the public service corporations of the state. If Is known that the oommis- sion did everything in it's power to learn the views of these corporations and to elicit their support
 In view of the practically unanim- ous approval of the state press an ef- fort was yesterday made to learn the views of President Mellen of the New Haven Railroad company When asked to give his views upon the pro- posed legislation he replied that for the present tho companies of which he Is the executive head have nothing to say This Is the attitude taken at this time by all the other public ser vice corporations in the state.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
IN MERIDEN, TOO
Stein and Thompson Believed to Have
 Operated There
(snccinl to thn Jomrnnl- Comrierl


 Merden Nov 23.-The New Haven and Merdcn police were reasonably sure to-day that two mon who were caught in the act of robbinE John r. Bassett's gun storo in New Haven last night are the ones who made the big haul at John A. V Thomas sporting good store in this city last Friday.
 The prisoners described themselves as William II, Thompson and John Stein, both of New York The former had $l75 and valuable jcwelry and postal cards, Captain Dunn, of the New Haven detective bureau, bcllcvrs that the men have been doing the hardware store hurgaries in tho state At tho request of tho police they were held by the city court to-day in order that they may be q search made for their fence.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
\. Y. C. RAILROAD PROMOTION.

Chicago. Nov, 2S.--President W, IT, Newman of the New York Central lines announced to-day that beginning to- morrow the jurisdiction of Vice Pres. dent Charles r. paly will be extended over the entire trains department both east and west of Buffalo, He was born ir 1885 and entered the railroad business with the Chicago, Burlington & Qulnry railroad at the age of thir- teen years
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
STR0BEL NOT MURDERED
Medical lynmincr Says His Death Wns
 Purely ACCidcnlHl
(srccinI to the Journol Courierl

tsrrrinl tn the J"urnpl-Cnurier.D
 Branford, Nov 28.--Thew were many wild runors current here to- day to the effect that Fritz Strobel who was found dead near Pine or chard on Saturday night, met with foul play The chief basis of these stories seemed to be that ha hat was found at some distance from the body. probably having been carried along hv the train Dr Gaylord the medical examiner said last evening that there was not the remotest evidence of mur- dor and that he should report the death as accidental
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
HAENNRD HIS \ JOY FIRE.

Cambridge, Mass Nov 3-The Har- ward undergraduates will celebrate the victory over Yale with q monster bon. fire on Soldiers Field tomorrow night. The Harvard club Of Boston will give a banquet lo the football team at lo- cal hotel on December fl.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24

Washington, Nov 23.--Forecast foS Tuesday and Wednesday.
 For Eastern New York: Rain Tues day or Tuesday night; warmer fin east portion Wednesday; colder with rain in south and rain or snow in north portion increasing south to southwest winds.
 For New England, Increasing cloud iness Tuesday; rain at night in west portion; warmer in west portion; Wednesday rain, colder in west portion, fresh south winds,
 Observations at United States weath- CT bureau stations, taken at p. m. yes- terday, seventy-flfth meridian time.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
sroRK FOR OUR PRESIDENT

lsIwood, hldo NOV 2a.-George Myers. am old-timo wapper and fisherman of thseltN win send to President Rooae. volt d snow waite storl which he found yesterday
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
ROOSEVELT TO GroGn,rurps

London, Nov 2S President Roose- volt hos accepted the invitation of the president of tho Royal, Geographical society to deliver an address before the society on his visit to London about April 1910
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
NEWS SUM MARY.
GENER AL

 &dmirals Score Navy's Crities....... Britain Warned Agninst Germany.- Cannon Pledged to Prompt Revision Gatuu Dam Reported Destroyed l.,, Curtis Calls at MOrse's Cell..,,,.,. Chester Trolley strike Off.D,,,,,.,. \ r. City Bond Sale Success ,,,t,. New Irish Land Bill.,,..,,,,,.,.., Rockefeller Denies Fathering Trust Financial News and Quotations..., l
 STATE. General State News, ,...,...,,,,,.,, Brantord Under No-license tlule,@, Local Burglars Wanted Elsewhere.
 CITX. Railroad Strike Situation,,,,.,,,., Stole a Meat Teanl,,.,,,..,..,,, Railroad silent D,.,.,.,,.,,,,,,.. Charity Good Thing ''..,..,,,,,,. Indian Association Meets,..,.,.... 1 News oS the Courts, 1 New Sergeant's Desk k,...,,.,,,..,, Library Bids Open, ,,,,,..,,,,,,...,
 SpoRTS--pnnc Q. Choose Captain Tonight, Local Polo Teams Wins. Haupt Startloe Timers. Bergin at Yale Field, Bridgeport Wins, Results at Emcryvile. General Sporting Results
 EVENTS TO-DAy-Pagc !, Grand Cowboy and the Squaw," Folls-High Class Vaudeville,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-24
WEATHER RECORD

Continued on Second Page.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
SOLDIERS CATCH
SEVEN GREASERS
Makers Fleeing Across Border
From Mexico.

San Antonio, Texas. July 3.-Seven
alleged Mexican revolutionists have
been captured by United States troops
at Del Rio ano the surrounding coun-
try, according to W. E. Weatherbee
-Four of the revolutionists were
captured night before last by the cav
airy" said Mr.. Weatherbee, .'and
three were taken Wednesday morning.
They have all been placed in the
count Jail at Del Rio. By this time
it. is not improbable that several more
have been captured by the troops, of
which there are about 200 now at
Del Rio and along the river
"One wounded man who keeps a
shop in Del Rio, but whose name /
do not know, crossed the river after
the fight of last Friday afternoon and
has since died of his wounds in Del
Rio. Two other Mexicans who tried
to swim across TO Del Rio after that
battle were drowned.
y Zone hundred men went over to
Mexico from Del Rio, but not half
that number have returned, and it is
thought the remainder have either
been killed or are being pursued by
the Mexican troops"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
Rush for windows.
SINGLE DRINK LIMIT
By BAY STATE SALOONS
Liquor Sellers and Brewers Unit0 =!
Reform Plan to Protect Business
List Posted.

Fitchburg, Mass, July 3.--One drink
each and that only 10 those persons
whc drink for the sake of refresbment
and without desire for intoxication,
is the rule now in effect in all the sa-
looms in this city and nearby towns.
The saloonkeepers have united with
the brewers and police in seeking a
reform in the manner of conducting
the liquor business.
In every saloon there is posted a list
of those persons convicted of intoxfca-
ton since May 1, and it is optional
with the dispenser of liquids to refuse
any persons who, to his knowledge,
are addicted TO the use of drink or
ever hare been arrested for drunken:
hess. s. I
Patrons first must tell tlleff ~ IS
before being served, and f1 II ~
keeper gives him the desired IA e
ter an examination Of the liftz
to a person is the limit here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
DRAFT OF DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM MARKED BY BREvTY
Consideration Committee


the vigorous enforcement of the Grim
In al law against trusts and trust mag
mates, and demand the enactment of
such additional legislation as may be
necessary to make it impossible for
private monopoly to exist in the
United States. Among the additional
remedies we specify three: First, a
law preventing the duplication of di-
rectcrs among competing corpora
tions; second, license system which
will. without abridging the right of
each state to create corporations, or
its right to regulate as it will foreign
corporations doing business within it's
limits, make it necessary for manu-
featuring or trading corporation en-
gagged in interstate commerce to take
out a federal license before it shall
be permitted to control as much as
25 per cent of the product in which
it deals, the license to protect the pub
lie from watered stock and to pro-
hibit the control by such corporations
of more than so per cent OF the total
of any product consumed in the
United States; and third. law com.
pelling such licensed corporations 20
sell to all purchasers, in all parts OF
the country, on the same terms after
making due allowance for cost OF
transportation.
TARIFF REVISION.
We welcome the belated promise
of tariff reform, now offered by a pari
of the republican party. as tardy
recognition of the righteousness OF
the democratic position Oh this ques
ton, but the people cannot safely in
trust the execution of this important
work to a party which is so obligated
to the highly protected interests tha
it postpones relief until after the cleo
tion. And we call attention to tn,
Significant fact that the promise nov
made by those republicans who fayo
Itariff revision is wholly vitiated b
the use of the very qualifying word
under which the present tariff iniqu
ties have grown up. We favor a
Immediate revision of the tariff by tn
reduction of import duties. Article
entering into competition with article
controlled by trusts should b
4 (N<,s< c<1-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03
MOVE in ENGLAND TO SET CLOCKS
AHEAD AND SAVE DAYLIGHT FAVORED
Effect Would be to Start Days Business 80 Minutes Earlier
Promoting Health and Saving Cost Of Artificial
Light-May Take it Up Here.

many chambers of commerce, borough
councils. railways, representatives of
the manufacturing and shopkeeping
classes, numerous associations for re-
creative purposes, and schoolmasters
and others interested in the education
and welfare of children. The majority
of the newspapers are in favor of the
proposed change, and the postoffice au-
thorities have declared that the busi-
ness of the united kingdom with the
colonies and the United States could
easily be accommodated to the pur-
poses of the bill.
Attempt. Passage of Bill.
Although the London stock exchange
is hostile to the bill, the Liverpool
stock exchange is neutral. and is pre-
pared to adopt the change should the
bill be passed. 1t is understood that
an effort will be made to secure it's
passage at the autumn session should
it not be passed before the rising of
the house in August.
Mr.. Willett, who originated the
scheme that Mr.. Pearce put into the
form Of bill. is perfectly satisfied
with the committees report. He says
that from conversations he has had
with several Americans he is con
vinced that the British parliaments
acceptance of the bill would have 8
significant effect upon the thought oi
the commercial classes of New York
IF | were betting man." he said
Il should say there is at least to
chance in favor of New York adopting
| the idea"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

London, July 3.-The committee of
the house of commons to which Will
liam Pearce's bill to save daylight was
referred amid roars of laughter on
March 26 recommends that for all
scientific purposes the Greenwich
mean time should be used as hereto
fore. 1t considers, however. that the
object of the bill is desirable, as it
would benefit large class of the CON-
munity.
The measure as submitted to the
committee proposes that all clocks in
the united kingdom shall on certain
date be advanced eighty minutes,
thereby giving to business men an i'm
mediate gain of one hour and twenty
minutes of daylight. The committee
reports that the weight of evidence
submitted to it agrees with and sup
ports the view of the gain that the
bill would develop.
Would Be of Physical BENEFIT.
Among other advantages it would
benefit the physique in general and
the general health and welfare of the
people. lessen the use of saloons. and
reduce the expenditure of artificial
light, on which it is estimated work
ingmen would save IS cents a week.
Answering objections the committee
says that interference with American
business might be Obviated without
serious dislocatiOn or loss. The var
ious interests affected could adapt
themselves to the alteration without
much initial difficulty
The supporters of the bill include
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

this time; it manifests itself in all
the questions now under discussion
and demands consideration.
PUBLICITY FOR FUNDS.
We heartily approve of the laws
prohibiting the pass and the rebate
and insist upon further legislation,
state and national, making it unlawful
for any corporation to contribute to
campaign funds and providing for pub
lication before the election of all in
dividual contributions above reason
able minimum.
STATES RIGHTS.
Believing with Jefferson in "the sup
port of the state governments in all
their rights as the most competent ad-
ministrations for our domestic con-
Germs and the surest bulwark against
anti-republican tendencies" and in
".he preservation of the general gov
ernment in it's whole constitutional
vigor, as the sheet anchor OF our peace
at nome and safety abroad We are
opposed to the Capitalization implied
in the suggestions, now frequently
made, that the powers of general gov
eminent should be extended by judi
cial construction. While we favor the
exercise by the general government
of all its constitutional authority for
the prevention of monopoly and for
| the regulation of Interstate commerce
we insist that federal remedies shall
be added to, and not substituted for
state remedies.
We insist upon the recognition oi
the distinction between the natura
man and artificial person called cor
poration, and we favor the enactment
of such laws as may be necessary t
compel foreign corporations to sub
init their legal disputes to the courts
of the sta,es in which they do bust
mess. and thus place themselves upol
1.-THE same roofing as domestic corpora
i tions.
4 SENATOR'S BY DIRECT VOTE.
| We favor the election Of Unite,
States senators by direct vote of tn
lpeople and regard this reform as tn
lgateway to all other national reforms
TRUSTS AND MoNoPoLIEs.
A private monopoly is indefensibl
and intolerable; we therefore favo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-03

Lincoln, Neb., July 3.-Opening with
sharp challenge to the republicans
for failing to put into their platform
specific declarations upholding the
Tolicies "professed' by the Roosevelt
administration, the platform that will
be sent from Lincoln to the resoiu-
tions committee of the democratic ma
tional convention at Denver has been
about completed. 1t follows closely
the lines of the Nebraska platform, as
written by Mr.. Bryan last March, and
is one of the shortest enunciations of
the kind in the modern ~ iitical his
tory of the country.
Following the arraignment of the
republicans for retreating from the
advanced position" taken by their
"tituIar" leader during the last four
years, the document will contain a
fitting reference to the death of Gro
yer Cleveland. Platform builders at
Denver then will have these subjects,
in phraseology approximately as here
presented, to deal with, as basis for
their operations:
PREAMBLE.
| We, the representatives of democ
racy of the United States IN delegate
convention assembled, reaffirm ouI
! faith in and pledge our loyalty to the
principles of our party.
We rejoice at the increasing signs
of awakening in the United States
The various investigations have traced
graft and political corruption to the
Representatives of predatory wealth
and laid bare the INSCRIPTIONS meth
DDS by which they have debauchet
lelections and preyed upon defense
less public through the subservien
lofficials whom they have raised t
place and power.
The conscience Of the nation is nov
laroused and will, If honestly appeale,
Ito, free the government from the gril
of those who have made 1t business
asset of the fayor-seeking corporation
lit must become again "a government
of the people, by the people and 70
! the people," and be administered Ii
its departments according to the Jei
fersonian maxim: Equal rights to al
and special privileges to none"
J This is the overshadowing issue a