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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
BIDDER IS TREASURER.
We'll Known New York Editor Sue.
 ceeds Governor Haskell.


 New York, Sept 2s.-Herman Rid der has. been named treasurer Of the democratic national committee, to succeed Governor Charles N. Has kell, who resigned.
 Appointment of MT Ridder was made by Norman E. Mack. Acting entirely on his own responsibility, Mir Mack asked Mir Ridder If he would accept the place. A few hours later MT Ridder sent word to the national chairman that he would take the place. Mir Mack then wired to Mr Bryan of the acceptance, and received congratulatory word from the nominee.
 MT Mack offered me the position of treasurer, said MT Ridder, and I have accepted because I favor tar if reform and the only hope of tariff reduction is in the success fof the democratic party. consider 1t my duty to take the office and do every thing in my power to assist the par ty to win, so that the people may be relieved from the extortion of the trusts protected by, the high tariff. .
 q am very much pleased that MT Ridder has seen fit to accept the re- sponsibiliies of the treasurership, said Mir Mack. He is a high type of American business man and one whose associations and connections will not bring him under the charge of suspicion of having to do with those corporations to which democ- racy is opposed"
 MT Ridder will take up his new duties tomorrow. He will continue to exercise supervising control over the department of publicity. Most of his time will be spent in the Chicago headuuarters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
.OUT OF WORK
Convection of Unemployed Men From All Paris of Country
 Meet la New York
HOBO HOW MCHARGE

New York, Sept 2S.-An extraor- dinary gathering began in this city to-day, made up of delegates from various parts of the country to take part in a four days conference which had been arranged for their well fare.
 Unlike delegates to ordinary con yentions, however, these delegates came unheralded and their arrival was not bulletined. They had no special trains and no programme of entertainment had been arranged for their amusement Instead, they came on brake beams beneath freight cars, on the blind baggage" on the swift expresses or struggled in over dusty roads. They profess to represent the country's workless and to constitute the first national convention of the unemployed"
 The national committee of the unemployed" Is the official name of the organization at the head of which is J. Eads Howe of St Louis, who has come to be known as the millionaire hobo" It was Howe who welcomed the delegates when they struggled into the committee headquarters at 20 Duane street Many prominent men were invited to deliver addresses before the convention, among them President Roosevelt, MT Bryan, MI Taft and John E. Redmond, the Irish leader, who is at present in this country. All tho gentlemen named have excused themselves on the ground of other engagements.
 The Health of the Unemployed was the principal subject scheduled for discussion at to-day's meeting.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
DEATH IN MINES
More Than Three Thousand Per. sous Klllej in Coal Mines
 Inc Pasi Year.

Washington, Sept > 2S.-Accidents in coal mines of the United States during the last calendar year result ed in the death of 3,125 men and in jury to 5,316 more, according to sta- tistics just made public by the geo. logical survey. The death record was greater by 1,033 than in 1906 and is said to have been the worst year in the history of the coal mining indus try. The figures do not represent the full extent of the disasters, as reports were not received from certain states having no mine inspectors.
 Statistics do not bear out the popu- lar idea that most mine disasters re- suit from explosions. The chief cause of death among the miners, the report explains, was due to the falling of mine roofs and coal.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
YOUNGEST WAR SOLDIER DEAD. Eliphalet 5. Packard, First to Enlist
 Dies in New Britain.

New Britain, Sept 2S. Eliphales s. Packard, who it is said was the youngest soldier to enlist in the war of the rebellion, from the, state of Connecticut, died at midnight Sun day night at his home, No 79 Pros pect street. He enlisted when he was IA years and 10 months old. Some enlisted younger as drummer boys, but MT Packard is said to have been the youngest to carry a gun and the full equipment of soldier. He tried to enlist from this city, but was turned down on account of his youth. so he went to Hartford, where he gave his age as IS years. No were needed at the front. He en- listed in Company F, Fourteenth reg iment, July IT, 1862. He was wounded at the battle of Antietam on his fifteenth birthday, September IT, 1862. He was shot in the feet, both of them being injured, losing a toe on one of his feet. He was left on the field of battle and was found there by his father, David Packard, who had also enlisted. His father took him to the hospital in Washington, D. c. He was there for six months and then came back to Connecticut. He was discharged February II, 1863. He remained for a year, and then re-enlisted i1 Company A, First Connecticut Heavy artillery, January IA, 1864. He was mustered out September 25, 1865.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
TROLLEY COLLISION
Two Cars Uet al Barilord 10, day and a Number Psssen.
 gers We're Injured.

Hartford. Sept 2S.-A Springfield
 trolley car. while entering the city at 11:15 today, collided with a work car loaded with stone. Five passengers were more or less ser1> ously Injured. All but two were able to go to their homes or to be cared for by friends. The two most seriously injured were taken to the Hartford hospital. They were G. A. Dunbar of Hartford and w. J. Brooks of Washington, D. c. The work car was standing still when the passenger trolley crashed into it. All the passengers were more or less shaken up. The front of the trolley car was stove In, but the mot orman escaped by jumping. The tracks were very slippery and the brakes were not effective. Those who held their seats escaped with out injury.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
Gcnd Year for Corn.

Portland. Me. Sept 2S.-It is esti- mated that nearly 15,000.000 cam of corn have been packed in the two score of corn canneries in this state during the season which has just closed. the value of which is approxi. mately $1,050.000. This is slightly below the average pack of the state but it is understood that although lacking in size, this syears corn ex- ceeds in quality that of any season for several years. It is understood that practically the entire produe' of the canning factories has been sold, making the season g most prof. itable one for the canners.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
HEARST'S STORY
Governor Haskell Says Be VIII Bring Suit si Once AgsIust New York Man
CHANCE TO PROVE IT

Kansas City, Mo, Sept 28.-A dis patch to the Times from Guthrie, Ckla, says:
 Governor Haskell announced on his arrival here last night from Chi cago that he would bring suit against William R. Hearst next Wednesday For criminal libel, governor?"
 Well, don't know what you would call it."
 ITO make his prove what he said?"
 No, sir, to make him prove tha: what he said wasn't true"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
YJENGLING DIES IN JAIL.
Man-About-Town Who. Furnished Many Sensations Fails Suddenly.

NldHy SJNnsAtiVAc 0iAo
 New York, Sept 2S.-Fred D. Yuengling, son of the late wealthy brewer, a man. about town whose exploits a decade or more ago fur nished New Workers with numerous sensations, died in sse priosn ward at Bellevue hospital last night. Yuengling, whose home was in Ton. kers. was arrested some time ago on charge of failing to pay bill for automobile hire but was out on bail. He came down from Yonkers Saturday night on being notified to appear, and when told that his bondsman had surrendered the sure ty and that he must go to jail to await trial he fainted and had to be given restoratives. He rapidly grew worse and yesterday was taken to Bellevue and lodged in the prison ward. He relapsed into state of coma from which he failed to rally. The prison authorities gave the cause of death as chronic alcohol ism. He was 47 years of age ana married.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
Mack Defers Trip.

New York, Sept 2S.-Deferring bis trip to the west until the latter part of the week, National Chairman Mack. who left here Saturday for Chicago, returned here to-day from Buffalo where he received word yes- terday morning that his presence was desired in this city because of developments in the eastern politi. cal situation. The nature of these developments was not made known to-day by Mir Mack, but 1t Is under stood that they have no very great political significance. MT Mack said that he would leave for Chica- go the latter part of the week, when it is expected that Herman Ridder, the new treasurer of the national committee, will accompany him to the Chicago headquarters.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
Dry Shell Broken.

Washington, Sept 2S.-The break ing of the prolonged drought throughout the country is announced in reports to the weather bureau to- day. Rain has fallen generally in the United States hnd Forecaster Garriott of the weather bureau. an nounced early to-day that 1t would continue to-day and tomorrow throughout the eastern states fol- lowed by clear and decidedly cooler weather. The rains now prevailing in the territory east of the Missis- sippi river started in the far west several days ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
Movements. of Fleet.

Manila, Sept 2S.-Governor-Gen- eral Smith received telegram at 1:30 this afternoon from Zamboanga saying that the Atlantic fleet was ey- pected to pass through Basilan chan nel Tuesday night or early Wednes- day morning. The repair ship Pan ther passed through Basilan channel this morning en route to Manila.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
Olney Refuses to Talk.

Boston, Sept 2S.-Former Secre- tary of State and Attorney General Richard Olney, who was referred to in the letter of President Roosevelt to Mir Bryan in connection with a state ment concerning prosecutions against trusts under the Clevelad administra- tion to-day refused to make any con- ment. MT Olney was asked if later he would make statement or any re- ply, said, No, nothing"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
Prohibitionists at Chicago.

Chicago, Sept 2S.-The standard bearers of the prohibition party Chain and Watkins, each will spend a day in Chicago in October, accord ing to announcement made last night. Charles R. Jones, national chairman of the prohibition party, said he has arranged with commit tee. representing the students of Northwestern university to have MT Chain address a monday meeting in the chapel of the university On Oc- tober 13. MT Watkins, vice-presi- dential candidate, will be here Octo- Der 4, when he will make two speeches
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
Caleb Powers Baptized.

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept 2S.--Caleb Powers, the Kentuckian, who spent eight years in Kentucky peniten- tiary in connection with the Goebel assassination case before being par doned by Governor Wilson, was bap- tized into the Baptist church at Jel- lico last night in the presence of 500 persons
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
GIVES sALOME POINTS.
Insane Pole Disrobes in Lookup and
 Cuts a Figure.

Bridgeport, Sept 2S.-Carl Jacob son, Pole, gave some original yer sions of the Salome dance with va riations at police headquarters yester- day, tearing his clothes into strips when in state of undressedness, and throwing them about with graceful gestures
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
TRADE IN LYNCHING ROPE.
Southern Buyer Asks Manufacturing
  Concern for Special Discount.

Boston, Sept 2S.-At the annual meeting of the Plymouth Cordage company Saturday, a stockhoider ask ed President Loring if the company sold any of its rope in the south for hanging people.
 This stockholder received the re- ply that as fact the company had received request from one of the southern states for large price dis count on a purchase of rope for lynching purposes, it being argued that the publicity which would be given the rope for lynching was worth a concession to the purchaser.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
student Gran Is Dead.

Worcester, Mass. Sept 2S.-Emil F. Gran of West Wareham, the stu- dent who had his back broken in the annual sophomore-freshman cane rush at Worcester Polytechnic intt- ute on Tuesday. died st the Wor' cester city hospital early to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
THE STRIKE IS ON
Employees of ihe International Paper Company Refused 10
 Go 10 Work To-day.

Boston, Sept 2S.-The employees of the International Paper Co in New England to-day refused to return to work in the various mills of the com pany in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire under per cent wage reduction, denying the right of the president of their national union to accept for them the lower rate.
 The workmen who are members of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers have been on strike for several weeks, the cause being a notice on the part of the company that wages would be reduced 10 per cent. Officials of the company had conferences with officials of the Inter national union and last week Presi- dent Carey of the Brotherhood noti' fled the local unions that the unions officers had accepted compromise proposition and that the strikers would return to work to-day under 9 wage cut of 5 per cent. This the strikers have refused to do, claiming that President Carey had no right to bind them to return to work until the local unions had been given an opportunity of accepting or rejecting the compromise offer. The princi- pal New England mills of the Inter- national Paper Co are located at Tur- ner's Falls, Mass, Berlin and Frank lin, N. H., and Rumford and Liver more Falls, Me. Several hundred men are affected by the strike. Watertown, N. Y., Sept 28.-Con- trary to expectations the striking paper makers formerly in the em- ploy of the International Paper Co, did not resume work in any of the mills where the strike was in force. President Carey of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers to- day stated the situation to the Asso- ciated Press as: 'I signed an agree ment with the International Paper | Co calling off the strike with the. ac ceptance of a per cent decrease. Any agreement that I may make has | to be endorsed by the locals before | it becomes effective. This agree ment was not so endorsed and have called a meeting of delegates of all striking unions to be held at Albany tomorrow afternoon to ascertain ths reason for continuing the strike l None of the strikers has returned tc work"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-28
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Connecticut: Show CTS tonight. cooler in west portion; Tuesday showers and cooler; fresh easterly to southerly winds, becom- ing westerly by Tuesday.
 storm of considerable energy is central this morning over Lake Hu- ron It is producing cloudy and rainy weather throughout the cen ,raj and eastern sections. It is fol lowed by an area of high pressure with pleasant weather and low tenn. peratures west of the Mississippi river. the northwest. .
 cloudy and rainy weather tonight and Tuesday. followed by decided fall in temperature Tuesday night. Wednesday fair, ''-
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
STORMY SESSION OF
COMMITTEE ON RULES,
tFrom a staff Correspondent

TRENTON, Jan. 14.-The committee
on rules of the House majority, which
met at 2 o'clock, had rather a stormy
session. The question of bills in COM
mittees is the most vital before the
members of the Legislature and that
was the chief topic in the rules COM
mittee.
The impression has gone out hat the
committee on revision of laws will be
the most important in the House this
year.
Martin, of Essex, as majority leader
in the Assembly, is chairman of the
judiciary committee, but 1t is believed
that Speaker Jess will refer most CT the
bills of the character hat have here
tofore been referred to judiciary TO the
revision of laws body.
Just before the rules committee met
Jess was asked what he thought of the
proposition to force committees to re-
port bills If twenty per cent. of the
members demand it. He said he hadn't
given it much thought, but admitted
that he voted against such a regulation
last year.
Leader Martin and his Colbyite col
leagues from Essex were not well
pleased with the House committees as
a whole. They were designated as ZAP
parently machine-made" by Martin,
and there was a statement that some
OF The assignments were a gratuitous
insult.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
his views on the present moving-pieture

his Views on the present moving-pieture
evils.
I'm not in favor of any amusement
place where death traps Turk. Moving
picture places are OF themselves death
traps.
1.-THE buildings in which these amuse-
ment places are located are occupied on
higher floors as living apartments. The
machine used in throwing the pictures
or the screen are situated invariably
at the very point where, if anything
should happen, prevents the people on
the inside from making their escape.
II will have every such place In this
city inspected without delay. If I had
my way there would be no such death
traps. The machines used by the OPP
orator to show the pictures should be
incased In steel cages. This might les
sen existing dangers"
1t was after this expression of opinion
by the acting chief that instructions
were sent II to the battalion chiefs
calling on them to personally inspect
each picture machine amusement place
In their respective sections and return
written reports of the same.
One prominent city official when told
Of the acting chiefs action said:
well, sir. I'm glad to know that the
head of the fire department Is de-
termined to take up the supervision of
this particular menace to life and limb.
which a existed in u midst for some
time. and an evil which Is growing
larger in numbers.
II don't think I am outside of facts
when / state to you that I don't believe
there is one moving picture place in
his city where all the fire laws and
regulations are followed. =
."They will be followed only after
such an occurrence as that Pennsyl-
vania holocaust we read about today.
/ think if Acting Chief Ashley will only
compel the proprietors of these places
to follow the fire regulations he will
find the citizens of Newark behind
him.
Action will be taken by the acting
chief after he has received the reports
from his battalion chiefs.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
ARMENIAN CYcLIsT HURT.
Ran into Rope Which Connected Two
Automobiles.

Richard Bakalian, an Armenian, who
conducts a small grocery and candy
store at 2 Eighth avenue, while riding
his bicycle down Washington neu
at 5 o'clock this mirning to his place Of
business. ran into a rope which hitched
two automobiles together. and was
thrown to the asphalt in front of the
home of F. ~Storsberg, 46 Washington
avenue ~dislocating his right leg.
Bakalian was carried into the Stors-
berg residence, and DIR. e. w. Murray
was called 10 attend him. The autoists,
whose names and automobile numbers
could not me ascertained, remained
with the injured man until d friend of
his had been called. He was her as
sisted to a car and taken to the friends
home, at 8 Paterson venue Harrison.
Bakalian resides In Lyndhurst.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14
DOG PLAYS GHOST.
Runs Across Several Porches Rafting
Its Chain After It.

A large dog. about as big as a small
pony, was a prisoner in the Montclair Po-
lice Station today, waiting its owners
appearance TO get it out OF its scrape.
The dog had lots of fun playing ghost
last night. Having broken away from
it's coop, 1t ran up on the porches of sew
eral houses. and a large, heavy chain at
tached to it's collar ratified and banged
about with n noise which would make any
self-respecting shade green with envy. 1t
frightened dozens of sleeping people out
of a sound sleep.
Policeman Noon finally collared the dog
and took it to the police station. where it
was locked up in a cell to await it's owner.
The animal was very gentle today and
did several tricks, such as shaking hands,
etc, to make up for its fun last night.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-14

FAMILY TO
SAVE THAW
fcent,nuea from Err. rags1

a paterna1 cousin of Harry Thaw. wa.
confined, was the next witness.
When DR.. Butler was asked as to
Horace Thaw's condition up to the time
of his death District Attorney Jerome
again objected on the ground of conf
Dental relation between physician and
patient and was sustained. The district
attorney also successfully objected to
the introduction in evidence of the com
mitment papers prepared When Horace
Thaw was admitted to the asylum on
the ground that they were hearsay.
Mr.. Littleton took an exception to
both rulings.
DR.. L. S. Foster, of Norfolk, Va, for
merly Of the Eastern State Hospital for
the Insane at Williamsburg, Va, where
William s. Thaw, another cousin of the
defendant was confined. next was called
to the stand.
DIR. Foster was asked to identify the
records of the asylum as to the admit
lance Of William S. Thaw. and did so.
When the record was offered in evil
dence Mr.. Jerome objected on the
ground that ii was not competent tes-
tirnony and was sustained.
Mr.. Littleton here recalled DR.. Deemar
and succeeded in circumventing the
former objections of the district attor-
ney as to the case of John Ross. DIR.
Deemar aid he ceased to be Ross's
physician after the latter was commit
ted to the Hope institution for the fee
ble-minded, where he is still q patient.
He was allowed to tell of Ross's mental
condition and declared it unsound, tho
symptoms being maniacal.
Charles Koehler, of Winona, Mimi,
who was a eacher at Wooster Univer-
sity, Wooster, Ohio, in 1886, when
Harry Thaw was a student there, took
the stand and wa asked to tell his
impressions of Thaw as a boy of 16 or
IL years of age. District Attorney
Jerome objected, but HI witness was
allowed to proceed.
Harry Thaw always had a
gait and walked jerkily,' he said. Ills
eyes were striking, his complexion
anaemic. His manner in the classroom
was distracted and Indifferent. His
eyes usually had a fixed, staring gaze.
There was never n warmth in his
eys-no Illumination
Mr.. Koehler said he set down many
of Thaw's eccentricities in a diary,
which was destroyed ten years g
Thaw's mind always worked slowly and
he had great difficulty In following any
demonstration-his manner was IRA
tional.
Cross-examined by District Attorney
Jerome, Mr.. Koehler said 1900 boys
came under his carr at Wooster end
since that time, as a teacher, he had
been thrown In contact with 1900 boys
or more.
The witness insisted, however, that
the memory of Thaw-a pale-faced.
twitching lad-stood out above the
others. When Jerome asked If the wit
ness had carried Thaw along in his
mind as "a horrible example" Mr.. Lit
Teton objected and was sustained by
the court.
Koehler said he had often used
Thaw's case as an illustration. He was
asked where and when and to whom.
"To q boy named Bingham. be-
gan the witness.
What Bingham p" demanded Jerome,
stthe police commissioner?
Thaw himself Joined in the general
laughter. He-looked annoyed, however,
when the witness said he had used the
defendant as the example of the son
of a rich man