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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
SEEK HASKELL'S REMOVAL
Standard oil Affiliations Result in
Committee Activity.

New York Sept. 23.--It became
known at democratic national head
quarters tonight that several national
committeeman are preparing to use
every influence to bring about the re-
noval of Governor Charles N. Haskell
from the office of treasurer of the ma
tlonal committee.
This is 3 result of the publication
of charges that Mr.. Haskell. as gov
ernor of Oklahoma, declined to per-
nit the state to prosecute the Prairie
OH company subsidiary company OF
the Standard OIL company.
Charges that Governor Haskell had
been identified with several railroad
promotions In this city. which are said
to have been unfortunate In the mat
ter of consummation, are said tonight
to have also tended to increase the
feelings of these national committee
men that the time has about come for
Governor Haskell TO, resign from the
committee or be removed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
BUSINESS REVIVING
New Haven Road Returns Show
Increase for First Time
in Months.
TIMES AFFECT TR0LLEYS
Slight Failing on In This Branch OF
Service--Less Passenger
Riding.

Returns Of the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railroad company
on It's steam lines for traffic during
the first three weeks Of the present
September indicate for the first time
In many months more or less definite
revival Of business. The returns show
decided increase in freight and a
decrease Of passenger basis as we'll W
IN returns from mail and express, but
the three items together show a slight
Increase over September Of a year ago.
which was a month In the prospect
ty" period. During the first quarter
Of the fiscal year comprising July.
August and part OF September there
has been a decrease of both passenger
and freight business as compared with
last year, and also, an unlocked for
decrease of trolley receipts in view
Of the hot summer Of 1908. when an
increase was looked for. The trolley
decrease is accounted for by the fact
that the funds OF employees out of
work became exhausted as the sum-
mer came on. considerable amount
of the decrease In passenger receipts
upon the line during the summer can
be attributed to the transfer of former
railroad passenger business to auto
mobiles. especially In New England
regions. which are summer resorts.
In the trolley business Of the COM
pany. however. the result Of rigid
economies has been that there has been
"a considerable Increase In net earn
ings not only in Connecticut, but in
Massachusetts and Rhode Island also,
and on the steam line similar econo-
mics have also been very effective.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
CAR HITS AN AUTO
Special With Yale Football
Squad Crashes Into F. s.
Platt's Machine.
ASSISTANT TRAINER HURT
Joseph BurlSman. Riding on the Front
Step, Is Now In the
Hospital.

In traffic mixup about 2So vester
day afternoon special car carrying
the Yale football squad and trainers
to the field and an auto driven by
Frank S. Platt. tine well known florist,
were In collision on Chapel street near
Howe street As a result Joseph Burk-
man, aged 30, of IS West ll9th street,
New York. one of the assistant train
ers. who was riding on the front ster
Of the car. which was one Of the small
box variety. was painfully injured and
the auto and the trolley car were both
badly damaged
Burkman when reached was In q
fainting condition and was first TAX
en- into Halls drug store. corner OF
Chapel and York streets. and later
carried to the New Haven hospital
Last night he was resting comfortable
Today he will be given thorough ex-
animation with the object of discov-
ering any internal injuries
The crew IN charge of the car con
sisted Of Conductor c S. Williams and
Motorman ] F Blakeslee, The car, Il
Is said. was going at a pretty fast
clip
Mr.. Plat does not assume any re.
sponsibillty for the accident. He stat.
ed last night that he was driving hi.
car with every care as the street Il
narrow and there was considerable
traffic at the time.
At Howe street he came TO a com.
plete stop TO allow young woman ir
dog cart to cross Chapel street Hs
started up again and In the confusion
of passing cars the collision occurred
before he had got we'll under way. NJ
one would have been hurt II Burkmar
had not been riding on the step.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
KERN ATTACKS BR0oKER
Scores His Appointment to Committee
and Defends Haskell.

Baltimore, Md, Sept. 23.--Before
two large audiences in widely sepsr-
ated sections Of the city tonight john
W. Kern, the democratic nominee for
the presidency, took UP the
cudgels In defence of Governor Has
kell of Oklahoma, and roundly scored
President Roosevelt for his first letter
on the subject
WAS Mr.. Roosevelt In anywise Of
Tended at the makeup Of the execu-
tive committee Of his party? Did he
object to the appointment of Charles
j.. Brooker, vice. president Of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road company, q corporation now q
defendant in suit by the govern
ment?" After mentioning others he
concluded IF the appointment Of
Governor Haskell, a man recently en-
dorsed by the people of great state
and made their governor, SO offends
the president what diatrihes may VIE
expect from him when he familiarizes
himself with the personnel of the ex-
ecutive committee of his own party -
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
SOPHS TAKE ALL
WRESTLING BOUTS
1912 Men Easily Overcome in
Athletic Contests and Give
the Annual Rush by
Default.
VAUDEVILLE IN PlERS0N
First Clash In Years Between Town
and Gown Enlivens Opening
of University Activi-
ties.
VAUDEVILLE IN PIEnso'

After one of the most varied enter
tainments Of recent years, the mem-
bers Of the class OF 1912 we're form
ally welcomed to Yale last evening.
From the parade early In the evening
until the last sophomore left Pierson
hall this morning at o'clock nothing
went off as usual.
One OF the events was the first clash
II number of years between students
and town fellows. Surrounding the
wrestling ring early in the evening It
was noticed that there we're more than
usual who we're not students and that
there was continual rushing and
pushing which was finally stopped by
resistance on the part of the students.
The active clash occurred on Elm
street near Peabody museum shortly
before ten when a crowd Of alleged
students oitnumhered a crowd of stud
nnts by about four 10 one, came down
upon the Yale men and carried away
their hats About ten feet away they
waited In hellgerent attitude and did
not have long to wait The students
charged them and demanded their hats
and several OF them were pushed UP
against the iron fence and held by the
throats until they could hardly breathe.
They yelled for help az soon as they
were at liberty. and seeing other Yale
men approaching the town gentlemen
ran up Elm street and were lost in the
crowd an York etraet
The parade started about o'clock
from Osborn hall and was led by Cap
tain r. B. Burch OF the football eleven
and his assistant marshals. the Y men
Of the senior class. Tho marshsls as
we'll as the rest OF the seniors carried
torches and swept from one side OF the
street to the other. Back Of them In
order came the juniors, sophomores,
and good representation from 1912
brought up the rear. The Second
Regiment band furnished music, ending
with Down the Field" as the parade
entered the campus,
In the center Of the campus rims
was arranged and Captain Burch call.
cd for the wrestlers The lThtweightc
first came forward. Huntington Russell
Of New Haven for the freshmen and
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
WILD WEST REPRESENTATION
George Ney. as Hug" Johnston. Ar
rested for Threatening
Family.

George Ney, man twenty-five
years OF age, is under arrest In police
headquarters charged with breach Of
the peace, but his real charge may be
something more serious after the de-
tective bureau has Investigated the
charge against him and Its attendant
circumstances
The cause Of Ney's arrest Is that he
was too fond Of the nickel wild vest
thrllers and took too much Of what
they taught him seriously He had
an idea that cowboy outfit would be
suitable to work off some OF his sur
plus wild west energy and he bought
one. This was kept in a barn in Or
ange IN the home of boy named
Forbes. The boy lost the outfit or it
was stolen Ney made fuss over 1t
at the time. Soon after, the boys
father began to get threatening letters
signed Hug Johnston, and Bud"
Lane, These and telephone threats
from unknown sources were to the ef-
feet that the barn would be burned
and the live stock slaughtered, that
his boy would start to school some
morning and never return, These
alarmed the nelghborhood and they
asked the local detective bureau to
help locate the one sending the
threats
BY means Of telephone lure they
caught Ney At police headquarters
he admitted writing the letters There
was letter sent to Chief Cowles some
time ago threatening to Shoot the
buttons off Of him that was also
signed Hug Johnston, but Ney de-
MED all knowledge Of 1t.
The arrest was made by Detective
Daley and Sergeant Dennehy.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
G0MPERs NOW REPLIES
Acknowledges Full Responsibility for
Editorial Utterances.

Washington, Sept. 23.--Complying
with the instructions of Chief Justice
Clabaugh of the supreme court of
the District Of Columbia, President
Samuel Gompers, Of the American
Federation Of Labor, to-day made re-
ply to questions Of Attorney Daven-
port of Bridgeport, Conn, for the
prosecution, concerning some Of the
editorial expressions of the current
September issue of the American Fed
erationist bearing on the contempt
proceedings growing out of the Bucks
Stove company case against the Fed.
Grafton officials
The questions which had been OBJ
jected to were not repeated to Mr.
Gompers until the close of the day
and M. Gompers then, but under pro-
test, Acknowledged full responsibility
for all the editorial utterances of the
magazine.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
IRISH LEAGUE ELECTION
American Body Pledges $4,000 for
Next Two Years' Work.

Boston, Sept 23.-The national
convention of the United Irish League
of America brought It's biennial ses-
sion to close In Faneuil hall late to-
day with the election of officers The
resolutions pledged the league to the
raising Of S50,000 for the perpetual
ton of the work In the cause OF Irish
freedom In the next two years, and
later the amount was raised to over
$4,000.
The officers were elected as follows:
National president, Michael ]. Ryan,
Philadelphia; vice. presidents William
L. Emmett, New York; Michael u.
Smith, st. Louis; Charles +. Cooke,
Chicago; Patrick II Martin, Baltl-
more; John Fitzpatrick, New Orleans,
Hugh McCaffery, Philadelphia; ma
tional treasurer, L. p. Fitzpatrick,
Boston; national secretary. John
OCallaghan, Boston; chairman ma
tional executive committee, w. Bourke
Cochran, New York.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
FILIBusTERs EXPOSED
Big Expedition Made Up In Boston TO
Overthrow Colombia.

Boston. Sept 2s-The Post will to-
morrow publish the disclosure OF an
alleged flibustering expedition which
intended to start from this city on
Oct /, composed of 600 men fully
armed and equipped, for the over
throw OF the United states of Colum-
bia.
Attention was first called to the
proposed expedition, by advertisements
In local papers several months ago
calling for recruits graduates Of the
United states navy and army pre-
ferred The advertisements we're sign
81 merely w. A, b." A reporter OF
the paper in question GLAZING to have
enlisted es recruit and secured the
information Of the expedition.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
Assessments Increased on Prop
erty In Chapel, Church,
State and Other
Streets
ONLY FEW PLACES EXEMPT
Rate Of Frontage Per Foot
Boosted from SIS to $500
City to Benefit Nearly
a Million.

The board OF assessors has ordered
increases in the amounts of assess-
ments against property in the cent4r
Of tie city that will total we'll up to
million dollars II the board Of relief
does not allow any reductions. Prop-i
erty along Church, Chapel, State, |
Crown, Orange, and Center streets
will be Increased In certain blocks.
These are as follows: Both sides oil
State street from Water street thl
Grand avenue, both sides of Crown
street from State street to Templa|
street. both sides Of Chapel street,
from Church street to state street.
both sides of Orange street front
Crown street to Court street, both;
sides OF Center street from Orange,
street to Temple, and both sides Of
Church street from Chapel street t0I
George street.
As csn be seen, the parts Of Church
and Chapel streets that front the,
green. including in 1t such valuable
property as the land under the. Malley,
and Insurance buildings and the Tons
tine hotel are not to be increased. The
The assessment raises have been made
on land only at the rate Of 20 muck
per foot frontage. TIE amounts vary.
from SIS to $500 the former on only
one piece OF property and the largeEa
on one also.
Notice Of these increases have beepLl
sent to the various property owners.i
They will have to appeal to the board
OF relief II they want q lower rate of
assessment than the new one.
These increases are at an average
! OF IA per cent. few more and few
less. The income Of the city would be
increased IA per cent. II the new scal0
were adopted for the entire city. but
| the amount will not be so very large
after the board Of relief hears the ap.
peals as 1t is usual for them to reduce
many increases that are found to b0
! too high and many property holders
are expected to appeal from this new
action Of the board Of assessors.
| The increase on property held ~
| Simeon r. Baldwin on Grand Avenuo
will be s25 per foot and other proper!
ty on Orange street 5000 per foot.
The City Bank will have increases
Of $500 per foot on Chapel street.
The Connecticut Savings Bank will
be raised 5000 per foot on both theirs
Chapel and their Church street prop.
erty.
The First National bank will hage
to pay at the assessed rate OF 5000
more per foot on their Church street
lot under their building when they
pay their taxes.
| The Merchants National bank will
he assessed 800 more per foot on ITO
State street lot.
The National New Haven bank ID
increased to $500 per foot more on
500 Chapel street and 5000 per f6ot
more on 100 Orange street.
The National Savings bank has been
increased 800 per foot on 145' oranss
street.
| The Tradesmens bank will be raised
5000 per foot on 9s Orange street
The New Haven County National
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
FOREST FIRES DYING OUT
Adirondacks Under Control--Rain
Checks Michigan Blazes.

Albany, N Y, Sept. 23--The forest
fires In the Adrondacks are all under
control according to a statement today
by Col William F Fox, state superin-
tendent of forests.
Cadillac, Mich, Sept pa heavy
rainfall today in this vicinity has
checked the forest fires which have
caused damage estimated at over ST.
100000 Indications are that the rain
will continue all day.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
NAT GooDWIM's CHARGE
Demanding Divorce on Ground OF De.
serton. Says Maxine Elliott.

Philadelphia, Sept. % Desertion
Is the charge upon which Nat Good
win, the actor, is basing his suit for
divorce which he has brought against
his wife, Maxine Elliott Miss Elliott
herself is authority for the statement.
She is PLAYING an engagement at a
local theater She declined further to
discuss the matter.
Reno, New, Sept 23-Nat Goodwin,
the actor, who on Monday aled sealed
papers in a suit for divorce from his
wife, Bessie Hall Goodwin, known on
the stage as Maxine Elliott, when
seen here refused to discuss the suit.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
BOY A SECURITIES THIEF
Nom Negotiable Papers Proved Worth
less. So Youth Confesses.

Boston, Sept. 23.--The mystery sur
rounding the theft OF securities repre-
senting $44,S79 from the office st
Walstein r. Chester, a Doane street
lumber dealer on August 90 last, was
cleared up to-day when Alfred J. Nc
Guinness, sixteen-year old Roxbury
boy, was arrested and made a confess
sion. The papers were mostly notes
from various lumber concerns and
were practically all non-negotiable.
The boy told the police that he looked
In at the door Of Mr.. Chesters office
and saw theA safe open and a big wal
let lying in it. Thinking that the
wallet contained money the boy says
he went in and took 1t without being
detected by any Of the clerks who
were In the office at the time.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING
John Mallory. Of Moosup, Exceeds
limit on Chapel Street.

John Mallory Of Moosup was arrest
ed on Chapel street, near Derby ave-
nue., yesterday afternoon on a charge
of violating the automobile law regard
Ing reckless driving and speeding He
was taken to headquarters by Patrol
man Murphy of the Dixwell avenue
station, who made the arrest
There have been number Of cases
Of speeding on upper Chapel street and
Murphy has been stationed there for
some time to catch speeders with q bl-
cycle policeman to help him
Mallory was baled out by Lewis
Linder on a bond of 500, and will APP
pear In the city court this morning for
hearing,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
GOVERNORS REPORT TO-DAY
Result Of Stock Exchange Probe 10 BE
Announced mt Opening.

New York, Sept. 23-The governing
committee of the stock exchange held
a session of unusual duration this ar
ternoon In connection with the affairs
of A. o. Brown & Co. The meeting was
largely attended but before its con-
cluslon word came from the board
room that Its proceedings would not
be made public today. II is expected
that an official announcement will he
made from the rostrum tomorrow
morning.
Interest In today's meeting was
heightened by the presence In the sec
retary's Office Of the exchange OF r.
F. Buchanan, the managing partner
Of A. o. Brown & Co.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
PRESIDENTS SON AT WORK
Drops Course at Harvard---Bnt Wants
to Avoid Publicity.

Washington, Sept 23.It was ad-
nitted ct the White House today that
Theodore Roosevelt. jr,, has gone to
work, instead of returning to gradu-
ate with his class at Harvard. No fur
ther information was Forthcoming con-
cerning the employment In which the
presidents son is to engage.
GIVE the boy a chance was the
answer Of Secretary Loeb, to an In
ouiry as to where the young man had
gone He added that the president did
not Wish his son to have any more at
tention attracted to him IN his new po-
sition than was necessary
Theodore left oyster Bay yesterday
morning on train ahead Of that
which bore his father to New York. 1t
Is understood. however, that his EN-
ploynent Is outside New York city.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
ALICE THAw npors TITLE.

London, Sept 23.-The countess Of
Yarmouth announced formally through
her lawyers that she had decided to
drop her title, and henoeforth to be
known as Mrs Copley Thaw, She was
formerly Miss Alice Thaw of Pittshurg
III August she obtained decree null-
flying her marriage.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
LINDSL.EY ESTATE
Inventory Filed In Probate Court
Shows Total Of $4,000.

The inventory Of the estate {
Laura D. Lindsey, deceased wife OF
DR.. G. Purdy Lindsey of Elm street,
was filed In the probate court yester-
day afternoon and shows that the es-
tate is valued at q. total close to $685.
900, of which over half ls in real es-
tate and the remainder In personally
and personal effects. The amounts OF
the larger items are, real estate $685.
900, stocks and bonds $4,000, and a
mortgage note for $500.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
TAFT TO RAILWAY MEN
Two Talks to Union Men IN Chicago
Open Aggressive Campaign.

Chicago. Sept 2o-willlam H. Taft,
republican candidate for president. In
two addresses tonight opened what his
leaders declared would be from now on
an aggressive campaign. Speaking be-
fore the Railway Mems Independent
Taft club in orchestra hall. Mr.. Taft
paid his respects TO union labor, deal
ing particularly with decisions In labor
cases rendered by him when Judge.
A large crowd, forming an overflow
meeting surrounded Mr. Taft as he
reached orchestra hall, and standing
in his automobile MIR. Taft delivered
an informal address. He said he be-
leved that no judge had ever had the
interest Of the laboring man at heart
more than he had now and had had
when Judge.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
DIVINITY SCHOOL ADDRESS.

The opening address of the Divinity
school of Yale university will be given
on Thursday evening, Sept "a, at 5
o'clock in Marquand chapel, by Pro-
fessor Williston Walker His subject
will be; Religious Congresses and
Conditions In Great Britain
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24

sFONTS--VnRes Rnd 2.
Yale Football Practice.
Messenger Coaches N. n, VI, s.
Gravesend Races
Giants Win Disputed Contest.
Smoky city Trounces Superbas.
Reds Blank Athletics.
Maps Again Beat Ianks.
Detroit In Third Place.
White Sox Takes Second Berth.
Browns overcome Senator's
EVENTS TODAY.
At Grand-'The Wall ST. Detective. j"
AT poii's-High Glass Vaudeville.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
MH. LIN IMPRnXEn.

1t was stated last night that the
condition of Frederick Q. Lum is much
improved, and that he Is resting com
fortahly,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
SUICIDE FOLLOWS ARREST.

sSsD@ 'pDboWs FNNGeA'
New Britain, Sept. 23-Arthur At
kins. thirty-two years old, committed
suicide at the home OF his mother In
the Stanley building today by drink
ing carbolic acid. Atkins was. recently
arrested on a charge of non-s support
preferred by his wife, and the arrest
is supposed TO have preyed upon his
mind, leading him to take his life.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24

Washington, Sept 2s.--Forecast fcS
Thursday and Friday
For New England. Generally fair
Thursday and Friday, light south ia
southwest winds
For Eastern New York Partly cloudy
Thursday and Friday, cooler Thursday
in north portion, light variable winds.
Observations at United States weatha
ar hiireaii sta atinns. tai ken at 8 d m yASl
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

GENERAL.
President Flags Haskell,
Rookefeller's Defense, se,,.,..,..,...,.
Ftllibusters Exposed ,......,.,,.
Exchange Probe Report,
TAFT Talks 10 Railroaders ...,.,..
Teddy, Jr, Goes TO Work .......,..
Nat Goodwins Charges
Gompers Makes Reply,
Kern Attacks Brooker er,...,..,,.....
Financial News and Quotations. 80, II
CITY.
Totesco Is Improving g..,,,...,,..
Central Land Values Jumped, ,.,..,,.
Sophs Defeat Freshmen. en...,,t,.,.,,.
No Garbage Plant This Year.,.t.,
a Wild West Affair, if,,.,,..,,,,.,,s,.
Lindsey Estate Inventory, ,uo,,..
Arrested for Speeding ..,,,t,.,...
Railroad Business Revtving ..,..
Doings In Realty Observation-Disclosures,
News OF the Courts, s,,.,,.,,.,t.,.... !.
Lawton Nominated for Senator....
sTATE.
Dayton Hill.er Dead ..,,,,,......
General slate News,
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WEATHER RECORD.

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Illegal, Says Attorney General

"The attorney general opposed the
dissolution Of the injunction, stating
that the Prairie Oil and Gas company
WAS a foreign corporation which had
not accepted the provisions of the CON
etltution applicable to such corpora
tionst and that without authority Of
law Ii was employing a great force Of
menxand teams to dig up, across and
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