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The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
GIVE BUILDING AWAY
Only $1,000 offered for $4,000 Con-
nectcut Structure at Jamestown.
ispac;nI Ia ,br IournnI rnurierl

Hartford, May 26,-The Connecticut
state building at the jamestown expo
sition may be given to the state Of
Virginia or the town of jamestown
as a memorial OF the part this state
took in the recent ter-centennal ac-
cording to the discussion now going
on among tne state officials and the
members of the state commission 10
the exposition This action, in line
with that Of several other states IS
suggested as solution OF the prob
lem as to what to do with the build
ing which is now Of no further use to
the state.
The building was erected at cost
of $4,000 and after the exposition
closed efforts we're made by the COM
mlssloners to dispose Of 1t, The eff
forts, according to one Of the body,
were of little avail as the highest
price that could be secured for II was
$4,000 To take 1t apart and bring
1t to some point In this state would,
In the opinion of the commissioners,
be a waste OF money, The commits
sion has not the power to make the
gift to Virginia or jamestown as the
case may be and will hold the matter
open until the converting of the next
general assembly at which It will be
put up to that body for decision.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
BIG AUTO EVENT TODAY
Many Of the Best Cars In City En-
tered In Single Hin Climb.

The first annual hill climbing contest
OF the Yale University Automobile club
Is to be held on Shingle Hill, West
Haven, this afternoon, and Judging
from the amount Of enthusiasm being
taken In the affair tho contest Will be
q most successful one,
Tho event Is TO be held under the
rules and with the sanction Of the
American Automobile association, and
tho committee from the Yale club
having the meet In charge, are loud in
their praises Of the courteous manner
In which they have been treated by
tho selectmen Of West Haven, who
readily granted permission for the
meet and have given all the assistance
Possible.
There are really two hills, the first
ono having a very steep pitch, with n
stralghtaway for about d half mile,
and then several turns Then CONES
another steep hill and the cars will
finish at the top,
The course is just little short Of Il
mile and It Is a somewhat dangerous
one owing to the IS" turns In il, All
the six events scheduled win be run on
time basis. The entrlee include
many of the best cars in the city,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
CONGRESS- BLAMED
Public Printing Office Probers
Find No Proof of Actual
Fraud.
AUDIT SYSTEM ASSAILED
Congress Held Responsible for Fail
urc TO Supervise Office More
Closely.

Washington, May 26.--By direction
Of the joint printing investigation
committee Of the senate and house
there was to-day transmitted TO con-
gress the report OF the subcommittee
which has been investigating Aflairs
in the government printing office, an
Investigation which resulted IN the
suspension and subsequent resignation
OF Public Printer Stllings. After
referring to the fact that the commit
tee had recommended the suspension
Of Mr.. Stillings, which, 1t says, was
on account OF the unfortunate state
Of affairs In connection with the or
ganization and the purchases of the
government printing office the report
proceeds:
Upon the strength of this recon-
mendation the president suspended
the public printer The action taken
by the president at the instance Of
tn committee effected saving of
nearly $4,000 through the .ermna-
ton of the audit system contract.
which otherwise would have been
wastefully expended
Discussing the audit system the COM
mittoe says.
Although no evidence of fraud Or
positive wrong-doing on the part Of
the public printer developed. the facts
secured Indicated great laXity In the
procedure Of the printing otiiie in re-
lation to the purchase of supplies, par
t.cularly purchases In which the audit
system was interested and justifies
severe criticism IN several important
particulars.
THE subcommittee has declined to
receive bids from companies allied with
the persons operating under the con-
| tract, and has safe guarded the award
of contracts for paper by recommends
ing the rejection Of all bids which
seemed open 70 the slightest suspicion
OF improperly.
The subcommittee earnestly recon-
mends the placing of a limitation In
each appropriation bill which will pre-
vent expenditures exceeding the esti-
mates submitted by the public printer.
They say that under the present law
there Is nothing to prevent the public
printer from expanding for machinery
or any other article all of the appro-
| prlaton intended for other purposes
and binding the government. They
think this system should be changed.
After calling attention to the magnl-
tude Of the financial responsibility
placed upon the public printer as In
stanoed by the fact that the total re-
sources of the government printing Of
fee from 1900 to 1905 amounted to over
$54,000,OO0. the report proceeds
1T IS evident that the successful
operation OF tho government printing
office depends primarily ON the ability
OF the public printer but recent OK
perience has demonstrated that most OF
the serious errors of administration
which have occurred would have been
avoided II closer supervision had been
exercised by congress over the conduct
Of the office
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
FINED FOR KEEPING KEG
Woman Used Brcwery's Property to
Store Picked Onions.

Mrs Mary Barber, owner OF little
fruit store near the Eagle Brewing
companys plant in Water
bury, was before Judge Durpee in the
city court Of that city, yesterday,
charged with wrongful detention Of a
beer keg belonging 10 the brewery The
case was brought under a statute maxi
Ing It misdemeanor to detam any
property OF another after demand has
been made for Its return and todays
case was the first brought IN some time
under its provisions. Mrs b arberi was
found guilty and was fined $40 without
costs.
Thomas IL. Hayes president Of the
brewery, and Thomas Finnegan, one
Of It's agents, testified that they went
to Mrs Barberl's store and found the
beer key, which was built to hold a
quarter of barrel Of beer. She had
picked onions in it, The men first
asked for pickles, and Mrs. Barberi
showed them the cucumber pickles
They said they didn't want any picked
cucumbers, but another kind, and
both then made thorough search Of
the store, Mr. Flnnegan finally land
ing the keg in a corner OF the cellar.
Mrs. Barbert said she told the two
men to take the keg II they wanted to,
but they didn't want to, as 1t was
knocked In, disabling the vessel for
brewery purposes. Mr.. Hayes told
her she could pay So for 1t and there
wouldn't be any trouble. Mrs. Barberi
further said that she didn't take the
keg, that it was n the cellar of the
house when she and her husband
bought the place thee years ago. Mr..
Hayes said that as the result OF people
taking beer kegs and keeping them
from the brewery the latter vas out
several thousands of dollars every
year.
In announcing the fine the court
said: THE statute under which this
case is brought is very arbitrary.
It is dangerous to buy beer, unless
you send the bottles back immedi-
ately"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
ACCIDENT ON VlADUCT
Express Train at Bridgeport Narrowly
Escapes Wreck

Bridgeport. May 26,--As the SOB p,
m. train out OF Boston, due In New
York at 10 p, m, one of the most popu-
lar express trains on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad was
slowing down IN the station In this
city at $50 o'clock tonight, truck on
one of the day coaches broke just as
the air brakes were applied. The
wheels came off, the end Of the car
dropped and tore up The ties and the
platform for about 100 feet. The pas
sengers In that and the following cars
We're badly shaken up, but nobody was
injured to any extent. The car was
cut out and the train proceeded after
half an hours delay. Had the acct
dent occurred minute sooner the rear
half of the train would undoubtedly
gone off the high viaduct over which
the road passes through the city.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
DISCORD IN CHURCH
Presbyterian General Assembly
Gets Heated Over Admins.
trative Methods.
TOO MUCH CENTRAL ZATlOM
Committees Report Conceived In u
State OF Mental Obscurity,
Says Delegate.

Kansas City, Mo. May 26.--Discord
entered Into the proceedings OF the
general assembly Of the Presbyterian
church in the United states Of Ameri-
ca to-day for the first time during
the present assembly, while the report
or the committee on administrative
agencies was under consideration
1t was apparent during the heated
session of the report that there IS IN
the general assembly sentiment In
favor OF recognizing the admlnstra-
tive agencies of the church by chang
Ing the personnel of this important
committee although a motion to that
effect was defeated When these rec
concentrations were submitted to the
assembly for action, Or. Rice v Hunt
er of Buffalo took exception to the
tenor Of one section, which he said
gave too much power to the twenty
one men composing the committee on
administrative agencies, adding the
assertion that there Is a growing be-
lief in this assembly that to much
power is being conferred in the hands
OF few men"
He said this committee should be
entirely free from any special inter-
est In any board OF the church.
seyeral speeches OF a concillatory
nature followed. and when Vice Mod
orator James put the recommends
lions of the committee TO a vote they
were adopted. 1t was believed har-
mony had been secured but II soon
developed that the storm had not
yet spent It's force,
DR.. William y. Merrill of Chicago
complained that he had been refused
recognition until too late TO offer an
amendment 10 the committee recon-
mendations. The vice moderator ruled
that the amendment could not be con-
sldered as the report had been adopted.
a commissioner moved that the adop-
tlon of the report be reconsidered, and
the motion carried Dr. Merrill then
offered his amendment, which was 70
effect that the present committee on
administrative agencies be discharged
and that a new committee of twenty
one members be appointed TO include
all the members OF the present commit
tee, who are not members of any of
the church boards, and that all the
business pending before the commit
tee bereported on by the new commit
tee at the assembly next year.
DR.. Merrill criticised the report of
the committee as being confusing 10
the mind and said the committeeman
must have been In a state Of mental
obscurity when they prepared II.
DR.. Moffat, answering Or. Merrill,
said with some heat that lie would not
care to serve on the committee again
II not allowed 10 exercise his own
Judgment II Will not be anybody s
tool" no said.
pr. william II. Roberts of Philadol-
pha, the former moderator, cautioned
the assembly against undue haste In
modifying the report OF the committee.
The amendment was then voted lost,
after the assembly had remained in ses-
sion long after the regular hours
of adjournment
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
A CHALLENGE.
Or. W. II. Darrow Ready 10 Discuss
Treatment of tho Horse.


l issued n challenge In the Toledo
Courier some thirty or more years
ago, to any veterinary surgeon in the
world to discuss the proper methods
Of doctoring the most useful animal
In the world--the horse. IL was
answered several times, but not In
satisfactory way; therefore | will
again issue the challenge. which Is
done by request of parties very much
Interested In horses and their treat
ment Here is the challenge:
h Dr. w. H. Darrow of Plymouth.
Mich, late Of Gulford now OF New
Haven, Conn, has for years claimed
the horse as a physiological study to
be vice versa to man or any other ami
NAL, and. as far as he knows he
stands alone In this assertion, and In
opposition 70 all authority and all
published treatises on the subject. He
also claims that there Is no known
living animal OF the same nature and
habits as the horse and his species
In consideration of his established
Views on this subject he issues a chal-
lenge through the Courier to any
veterinary surgeon IN the world to
discuss the proper methods through
the paper Of dootoring this, the most
useful of all animals--the horse All
decisions to be made by thoroughly
practical physicians, with all techni-
calities properly explained so that
every farmers hoy may understand
what he reads
DR.. w. II BARROW.
904 Grand avenue, New Haven, Conn.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
PLAY BALI. IN FOURTH WARD
Alderman Cunningham Gets Pernls-
sion from Judge Sndley.

Alderman Patrick Cunningham has
received permission from Judge John
+. Studley trustee Of the G. +. futile
estate, for the boys Of the Fourth ward
to play ball on the lot near the How
ard avenue bridge, formerly the site
Of the coliseum, The police have driven
the boys away from there at the re-
quest Of two Of the neIghbors, but now
with the trustees permission the great
American game will be played IN the
fields, Incidentally the people who
kicked over the baseball are the ones
who protested q number Of years ago
when a bicycle track was laid In that
section OF the city
Mr.. Cunningham is planning to get
permission from all the other owners
Of lots In the Fourth ward for the boys
TO play ball lie Is an ardent follower
Of the sport and Is much encouraged by
President Roosevelts statement that
Sunday ball does no one any harm.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
PRES. R0BINS0N'S FUNERAL
Late Head of Diamond Match Com
pany 10 BE Buried in Akron.

Greenfield Hill. May 26.-The funeral
of John Kelly Robinson, late president
OF the Diamond Match company will
take place at II o'clock tomorrow
morning at his late home here, the
Rev c. w, Beeman of this place OFF,
ciating. An express train will make
a special stop at Southport, with the
private car Oceanic attached, upon
which the casket will be placed and
accompanied by the family. taken to
Akron, Ohio. There the casket will be
placed in receiving vault until a new
masoleum now in course of construc-
tion, is completed. The casket Is Of
solid bronze and is covered with pail
Of roses and lilies of the valley. The
outside case will be of solid copper
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
NEW TRUSTEE BOARD
To Look After Insurance Affairs of
Locomotive Engineers.

Columbus, O., May 26.-With one ex-
ception, an entire new board OF trus-
tees will look after the affairs Of the
insurance department Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers for the
next two years The new board was
completed today by the election of w.
r. Christy, Of Algiers, La, and L. f,
Freener Of Fond du Lac, Dis. J, II.
WEIGH, of Atlanta, Ga, was the only
one of the old members to hold over.
The insurance department taking
warning from a narrow escape from
losing 100000 which was on deposit
with a Cleveland bank, which failed
took action, lnstructing the trustees TO
hereafter insure all bank deposits with
bonding companies.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
CALDWELL LOSING MIND
Witness Wanted In England for Per-
jury Confined I'm Asylum.

New York. May 26.--The extradi-
ton proceedings in the case of Rob-
ert Caldwell, who is wanted in Eng
land for perjury alleged to have been
committed by him when a witness in
the famous bruce case, were to-day
further adjourned until July 2s by
United States Commissioner Alexan-
der. The long adjournment was due
to the receipt of report from SUI
perintendent Mabon, Of the Manhat-
tan State hospital, in which institu-
ton Caldwell has been for some
months, stating that the patient APP
pears to be failing gradually. both
mentally and physically. Caldwell,
according TO the report, Is unable to
leave his bed
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
HURRY CALL FOR POLICE
Four Extras Go to Oak Street, and
All for Nothing.

What was thought would prove a
good sized riot In Oak street about 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon resulted in
the detailing Of the central station
patrol wagon to that section with a
squad Of four extra patrolmen only to
find that there was no one to be ar
rested at all. An Italian and Jew
had entered into controversy which
had become so exciting that It attract
ed large part Of the population Of
that street. A hurry call was sent for
the police as It was thought that trou-
BILE was brewing but the dispute was
settled and the police returned without
acting.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
LONGEST ASSEMBLY ENDS
Rhode Island Closes Record Session
by Passing Auto Law.

Providence, R. l.. May 26.-The Rhode
Island general assembly closed to-
night after a record session of seventy
nine days. The longest previous ses-
sioa was that OF 1905, OF seventy-hve
days.
To-day the assembly received the res
ignaton OF Chief Justice William w.
douglas of the supreme court, who re.
tires from active service, The resIgna-
ton takes effect July 10 and entities
the justice TO full pay for life.
An automobile bii was passed this
afternoon. r. provides for a speed linz
1t OF twenty five miles an hour In The
open country of the state fifteen miles
In places contiguous TO cities and
towns, and elsewhere a reasonable and
proper speed" at all tines
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
WEST VIRGINIA BRYAN's.

Wheeling, w. Va, May 26.--tn the
five congressional districts West Vir-
ginia democrats held conventions to-
day for the purpose of selecting dis
trict delegates to the convan ion at
Denver. At all the conventions Will
liam j. Bryan was endorsed and the
delegates instructed to support him
first and last.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
oO4 Grand avenue. New Haven, Conn.
NORTH CAROLINA VERY DRY
State Goes Prohibition by Majority of
Forty Thousand.

Raleigh, ~ c., May 26.-Nor.h Car
olna was carried for state orohlbi-
ton to-day, by a majority that is es-
timated at from 10000 to $4,000.
The prohibition ticket has carried
rs out OF the 9S counties by najori-
ties approximating 4s,500. rhe anti
prohibition ticket has twenty counties
by majorities approximating $500.
This calculation is partly based on
estimates, and the prohibition leaders
say 1t is possible for the prohibition
majority TO reach fifty THOUSAND.
The election passed off very quietly.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
OMNIBUS BILL. THRoUGH
House Passes Seven Measures In One
After Resisuncessa

house bill embracing seven separate
measures affecting the navigation laws
was considered and passed by the sem
ate to day. but not without resistance.
Senator Newlands made an effort TO
have tho measure amended by insert.
ing his bill creating the inland water
WAYS commission. He was met with
prompt objection by Mr., Nelson, where-
uron the senator proceeded to speak at
length on the importance Of the worl;
of the waterways commission.
Senator Ncwlands said that In a re-
cent soeech the president had in ia
cetions way" said that If congress did
NOT authorize tho commission he would
find a wal Of continuing its work. He
stated that in this body the presidents
remarks were interpreted as dispose
ton on his part to usurp power which
he did not have"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
HISTORICAL. SOCIETY
Judge Baldwin, of New Haven, n Vice.
President of State Body.

Hartford. May 2G--At the annual
meeting Of the Connecticut Historical
society here to day the following Of
ficers were elected. President Samuel
Hart of Middletown; vice presidents,
Jones ]. Goodwin, Hartford; Simeon =.
Baldwin New Haven Jonathan Trum-
bull, Norwich; Morris w. Seymour,
Bridgeport Carl Stoeckel, Norfo k
Frank Farnsworth starr Middletown;
ellen II. Iarned, Thompson and T.
Stevens Henry of Rockville; recording
secretary, Albert c. Bates, Hartford
treasurer, John r. Norris. Hartford.
The membership, library, publication
committees and the committee on
monthly publications were reappointe1
1t was voted to name a financial com
mittee and the following were chosen:
John f. Morris. f, Waterman, y. II
Woodward Charles r. Gross and l. A.
Barbour.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
HAT FINIsnERs, pREs1pENr.

Danbury. May 26.-Charles J. Bar
rett, former president of the Hat Fin
ishers association Of this city, and
director of the national organization
of the United Hatters of North AM
erica died suddenly of apoplexy last
night at his home in this city. He
was stricken while at work In his
garden yesterday. The deceased was
nfty-one years of age and Is survived
by his wife,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
THEPAXT0NTOILETC CO., BOSTON

the Morris Cove baseball team will
meet the East Haven nine on the Cove
grounds. Captain Tester will he in
the box for the nome team while Ag-
new or Dick will pitch for the visi-
tors. This is the second game Of the
series the Cove, team having won the.
first played several weeks ago on
the East Haven green. AS this Is
the first holiday game 1t is hoped that
the Cove residents will show their
interest in the team by turning out in
large numbers.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
HOME RULE FOR SCOTLAND
Churchil's Campaign Pledge Bears
Quick Fruit.

London, May 2s.--Another Of the
pledges given by Winston Spencer
Churchill during his recent electoral
campaign In Dundee has borne quick
fruit and home rule for Scotland"
bill was introduced In the house of
commons by Duncan Vernon Prize, a
member for North Aberdeen, this af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Prize explained that the main
object Of this bill was to devolve to a
legislative body in Scotland the power
to make laws on matters relating ex-
clusively to that country. A. j. Bal
four objected strongly, but the house
by PSI votes to 102 voted in favor Of
allowing the bill to go to Its first read
ing.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
CHILDREM'S FIGHT FATAL
Innocent Bystander the Victim
Again.

New London, May 26.--Lyle ].
Stockford, aged two, son Of Edmund
A. Stockford of Groton, received a
charge from a shot gun In the upper
part of his thigh early this evening
and died on his way across the
Thames river to the Memorial hospital
in this city. The gun was in the
hands of an older brother who was
fighting for the possession Of II with
an older sister. The parents were
away when the accident happened.
Medical Examiner Harry NJ. Lee, who
was notified, gave the verdict Of acct
dental shooting after his axamina-
ton.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
THE IDEAL THEOLOGY
President of Hartford Seminary Adj
dresses Alumni.

Hartford, May 2s.-Presdent VIII
liam Douglas Mackenzie of the Hart
ford Theological seminary delivered be-
fore the annual banquet Of
the alumni this evening an address of
great moment upon THE Ideal Theo-
logical Seminary" describing the typo
of seminary which is destined to sur
yive and serve mankind In the genera
lions TO come, II Will avoid on the one
hand the extreme conservatism which
decries scientific investigation as the
destruction Of all faith, and on the 9th
er, the extreme radicallsm which holds
that scientific criticism has swept
away every vestige of supernatural re-
llgion,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
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extra charge for mailing. Telephone
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prompt attention.
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400 State Street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
FIGHT ON BISHOP ACCOUNT
Statement I'm Transfer Company Man
Estate III Opposed.

Another big light In connection with
an estate in the probate court began
yesterday at the hearing in the after
noon of the account filed by George II.
Bishop OF the estate Of his father,
Richard L. Bishop. Mr.. Bishop was the
original partner in the firm Of Peck &
Bishop, and left a very large estate
In 1859 he died and the son, George.
was named as administrator. 1t seems
that IN that time no account had been
FLED until this year Now q brother
Of the administrator opposes the ac-
ceptance Of his brothers account The
account shows that the administrator
has paid out the sum Of $4,000. The
hearing lasted for three hours yester-
day afternoon and was then put over
until next Wednesday, at which time
It is expected there viii be q bitter
contest over the account Elk Judge
Livingston w. Cleaveland and c. W
Bronson appear for the administrator.
and Judge Blydenburgh for the OBJ
Jector