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The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
OFFICERS SELECTED
Max 0, Parry to Be Yale Class Orator for Present Aca-
 demic Seniors.
THE CLASS POET
Tic for Senior Promenade Committee to Be Voted on Tonight
 List of Officers.

The senior class in the academic de partment of Yale met last night in Os- born hall to elect number of the class officials for the coming year. The re- mainder will be chosen at tho meeting tonight. and tie voted off for the senior prom. committee
 Max Q. Parry of Indianapolis, presl- dent of the Yale Taft club and the bra matte association was elected class ora tor and the members applaudcd onthu- siasticaliy at the choice
 The class day committee chosen was IT C. Fowler of Glcns Falls. Robert Mallory of Brooklyn. II, II, Bundy of Grand Rapids Micha Charles Campbell of Essex Fells. N l., and James NJ. Howard Of Montclair The picture committee chosen was Roland AaSpitz- CT of Toledo. E. Farrar Bateson of Now York and E. F. Jefferson of South Den ns, N J. The supper committee chosen was Grant s. Mccartney of St. Paul, sidney NJ ph"lan, jrp of st Louis, l.. Sneldcn Rose of Geneva, NJ B. Villas of Cleveland, nnd Leon Godchaux of New orleans.
 For the senior prom committee Rose and James Ethrdge of Rome x, Y., were tied for seventh place Thc other elections Co the comittce: Henry Lip pitt of Providence, c NJ Congdon of Providence, Samuel Kcator of Rock Is land, Leon Godchaux. Henry A. Rowe, Of south orange, and F, Farrar Bate son.
 Leonard Bacon of pcacedale, R l., was chosen class poet
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
BRYAN AND ROBERTSON
Organization of Campaign Club of
 Twelfth Ward in Their Behalf,

At meeting of the citizens of the Twelfth ward held last evening in the publishing house of Charles Gay and Company at 142 Rowe street, the formation of new campaign club which will hencoforth be known as the Twelfth Ward Bryan and Robert son Campaign club was effected and Charles Gay was elected president.
 The other officers elected follow. Nice-presidcnts, Edward Post, Patrick Kent John Rourke, John Brown and Antonio Pantolone. treasurer, Thomas Msher, and secretary William $. De- Wolf.
 The president was instructed to or- der extra large supply of campaign badges with the symbol of an empty dinner pail predominant, The badge in the main will be made up of a button with th" picture of the two candidates which tho club will sup port attache to which will be q rib bon with an empty dinner pail aug. pended thereto,
 On Thursday evening the club rill hold q rally Bt which it ia expected that the membership of the cluh will be greatly increased committees for the arrangements of prominent speak ers were elected last night and also 2 committee for the increasing of tho membership of tho club, Charles Gay aud Patrick Kent will look after the matter of speakers
 At the rally nn Thursday evening which will be held in Gays hail. i42 Rowe street, the organization of the club will he effected sud the several necessary standing committees will he elrcted
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
DEATHS SHOW INCREASE
Last Months Total Five Above Scp.
 tcmhcr. 1907.

The report of the number of deaths for the month of September this year as compiled by the registrar of vital statistics is not quite so favorable as that for last year, there having been t50 deaths in 1908 against lj for the same month g year ago or these t50 there were fourteeu that were due to consumption, twenty -one from nerv. ous diseases, sixteen from diseasas primarily of the heart, five from tv- p1oid and the very small number If two that were due to accident or vi1- lence
 The number of marriages for the month this year shows great falling off. Although September has been a very favorite month for some years there were but q6 licenses taken out last month and as the returns of these have not yet heen filed it iq i'm. possible to tell just how many core. monies were actually carried out as planned
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
LETTER FROM YALE MAN
Robert Iincoln Clark Wrote Hom, Two Days Before Disappearance,

New York, Oct. Q w l. Clark of the General Electric company of this city, today received letter from his son, Robert Lincoln Clark, the Yale graduate and Harvard law school stud ont who, it is feared hy his friends, may have been drowned off st. Gingolf. in the lake of Geneva, on September 2T The letter fig dated September 25, and tells of the young mans arrival that day at MontreaUx which Is four teen miles from Lausanne on inc lake Mir Clark has also received advices from Switzerland to inc effect that tho signature on the passport and in tho diary of the missing man found in his clothing. left in a boat which he took at St. Giugof for a swim on Septcm- her 2s and which had driftnd ashore,
 s the same as that on tho register of the hotel at Moutroauy This aeems tl dispose of ground for belief that there was mistake in identity
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
TAFT IN, SH0W-ME STATE
Delivers Thirteen Speeches in Missouri
 and Three in Kansas.

Macon, Mo-, Oct. William IT. Taft made three speeches In Kansas end thirteen in Missouri to-day, Eight of the stops in the show mo state," were arranged to-day upon urgent demands from towns through which the special was to pass without stopping This resulted in delaying tho Taft special more than an hour and the big audi ence at this place had to wait until nearly 10 o'clock for the appearance of tho candidate,
 While the name Bryan pas hoard more to-day than during any previous day of the trip, Mir, Taft's reception has been such as 10 cause him to ex- press surprise and gratiflcatiou not only as to the number of people he has been able to address. but also as to their cordial indication of frlcndll- ness
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
Prohibitionists Manage to Keep About the Same Number of Towns as Usual in the
 Dry Column,
WHAT 0'BRIEN HAS TO SAY
Claims Much Hendway--Wcts Win in Cornwall by Single Note---. Other Results tn the .m
 ..-Gg State. ,GyS

great battle was fought fin about eighty of tho towns of Connecticut yesterday between the temperance forces and those who favor the licens- ing of the sale of intoxicating liquors. or more directly the brewing Interests of tho state. The result could not be accurately told last night as returns from towns came in slowly but it is evident that so far as the number of towns kept in the dry" column the prohibitlonists have about hold their own. Possibly they will lose two or three towns net but the vote shows that their adherents came out just as strong as last year and In places where there were small votes last year a big vote was cast this time. The liquor men centercd their fight in sev- eral large towns which last year went dry" and they won, notably In Mil- ford. New Milford, Klllingly New Canaan, North Canaan, Barkhamstead, Manchester. and Plymouth. The pro- hhitlonlsts took out of the license col umn the important town of Branford which has seventeen licenses, the ad- Joining town of East Haven which makes the east shore dry to the Stony Creek district. New Hartford Brook field Stafford and Winchester in which tho borough of Winsted where the campaign was bitter one. The liquor men claim to have made much headway in fighting the prohibition wave which set in go strong last year, but the leaders on the other side set up the claim that it Is always hard to hold in line a large town after one year of no-liCense for the reason that the liquor men concentrate their ef- forts In these particular towns in or- der to make victory all the more Inn pressiye
 ono of the close towns was that oi Cornwall where license won by a sin gle vote margin. Danbury stayed wei by vote of 22l5 to ll75, as compared with 1914 to 641 last year, net in Y crease in the no vote of 233. New.
 town showed net gain for the tenn | perance people tho vote being 412 tt
 lroptintie1 m EoiIrth pnpo)
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
American League Championship to He
 Fought Out To-day

New York, Oct 5--rhe American league race narrowed down tonight to contest between Chicago and Do troit Cleveland being eliminated by the victory of St Louis to day The best percentage now stiainable by Cleve- laud Ia .5S4 victory by Detroit to- morrow will give a final percentage of .5SS, whereas Chicago by defeating De soit will gain the flag with percent age of 5S6
 Rain Is predicted for Chicago to- morrow, and in the event of ''no con test or tie game, Detroit would again he the pennant winner with It's pres ent percentage of 5S6,
 A postponed or tie game 10. morrow between Chicago and Detroit may be played off on Wednesday, but, unless 2 special agreement Is reached it cannot be played later
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
DEATH OF BISHOP
Rt. Rev. Michael Tierney of Hartford Finally Succumbs
 to Apoplexy.
ARCHBISHOP IS NOTIFIED
Distinguished Members of Church at Bcdsidc-World- Wide Messages
 of Coincidence.

Hartford. Oct. 5.-yhe long and busy life of Rt, Rev. Michael Tterney, bishop of Hartford, ended at nine minutes after three this afternoon when he succumbed to the stroke of apoplexy which Bore him down in the fitness of years on Saturday evening. In the sick room at the time were gathered many of the priests of the diocese In addition to the clergymen of the household and of St. Joseph s Cathedral a number -of members of religious orders, and the immediate relatives of The prelatc. The end had been expected since last night yet only an hour before death came the physicians had marvelled at the vital ity of the patient and even thought he might live several hours. There had been three sinking spells during the day but slight rally followed Short ly before three o'clock there were signs of dissolution and those who were present when the end came were at once summoned Bishop Tierney did not regain consciousness which left him carly on Sunday and ne fell asleep peacefully and with smile on his face. This forenoon the priests Of the Cathedral celebrated mass In the sick room
 The funeral vii be held from St Joseph's Cathedral Friday morning al 10:30 and the body will lie In state in the Cathedral from three o'clock to- morrow afternoon until the time oi burial
 As soon as the death of the hishor had been announced to those present Rt. Rev. Mgr. John Synnott, the vical general who will administer the dio. cese until the vacancy in the bishoprit Is filled, had consultation witl others of the household, and at five o'clock he with Rev, Fr. John Murray chancellor of the diocese. left for Bos ton to notify the Most Reverend VII liam OConnel archbishop of Bos
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
Frohibi'iouist Who Says He's Satisfied With the Way Little Town
 Elections Resulted,
NEW YORK CITY PROBE
Enormous Waste In Purchase of Sup
 plies Uncarthcd by Investigators.

New York, Oct. 5.--Enormous waste in the purchase of supplies and heavy losses in many other ways were de- picted by Comptroller Herman w. Metz and some of the principal cm- ployes of his office when they appear cd as witnesses before the joint legis- lative committee which to-day began it's work of probing the finances of this city. Such evils and abuses as the committee discovers in the ad- ministration Of the business affairs of the city 1t will endeavor to correct by special legislation which 1t Is to form ulate for presentation 10 Albany.
 Mir. Metz told the committee the greatest waste that the city suffers, occurrs in the purchase of supplies He said that the city suffers heavy losses in condemnation proceedings,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
TO RECOGNIZE NEW GEAR
Tentative French Proposal Considers
 Ii Case of "Enit Accnmpli"

Paris, Oct. 6--F'rance has cssayod the role of mediator with the object of preventing war between Turkey and Bulgaria and as result of Foreign Minister pichon series of conferences kcdsv with the representatives of the powers, including M lsWolsky. the Russian foreign minister, Nsounl Pasha tho Turkish anbassador to France, the Austro Hungarian. tho British the American and the Italian ambassadors, and of active exchanges which have been going on between the various cabinets II was announced to- night that France. Great Britain, .,RuH- Fla and possibly Italy were prepared to act in unison to preserve peace and to call conference of tho signatnres of the Berlin treaty to dcal dipomatieal- lv with the situation
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
Jonathan Edwards and Nathan iel Taylor Each to Have Dormitory Named
 for Him.
PRIZE FUNDS ANNOUNCED
Enrolment in University 100 Larger Than Ever Bcfore-Elrst Meet Ing of Yale Corporation
 This Year.

The Yale corporation held its first meeting of the year yesterday after noon, but despite the fact that IL was the first meeting since June there was very little of importance to come up one of the principal things done was to change the names Of the dorml- tories of the theological seminary which have been known ever since they were built as East and West Divinity halls It was voted to change tho name of East Divinity hall 10 Edwards hall in honor of Jonathan Edwards, Yale, lI2O, and West Divinity hall, Taylor hall in honor of Professor Nathaniel W Taylor, Yale lsO;
 Tho corporation was informed that the enrolment this year was larger than ever before by at least 100 for the entire university This will make the total attendance about 3,iO0, with the largest increases fin the Sheffield Sclen- tinc school and tho law department
 Among the new gifts reported to the corporation for the first time were the following:
 A gift of ssOOO from Mrs. John IT. Hustcd of Denver, Colo, to establish the Walter Waters Husted scholarship in the ncadcmical department The scholarship Is memorial 10 Mrs, Illus ted's son, who was formerly member of the class of 1907
 ono thousand dollars from Mir. and Mrs. William Anuis of East Detroit to establish thc Donald Annis prize to he awarded annually 10 that student who has made the best record in English and German during freshman and sophomore years The prize is T mc- morial to Donald Annis, former member of the class of 1910
 The gift of sl5,oOO from friends of the university whosr names are withheld towards tho foundation of a memorial professorshp in tho academical depart ment, the gift being subject to annu- ities
 An additional sl50o0 collected by a committee ot American lumbermen to- wards tho endowment of Chair of ap piled forestry and practical numbering in tho Forest school
 Professor Russel Henry Chittendon, | lLD. scn. director of the Sheffield Scientific school was appointed the universlty's representative to tho Oar win celebration to be held at the Uni versity of Cambridge next June.
 Tho following new appointments were announced
 Tn tho college Samuel F fleming way of New Haven to he an instruc- tor in English in tho place of pr John C. Adams, who has been called to tho
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
STANDARD OILS SIDE
Its Attorneys Give History of Alleged
 Bribipg of Attorney General,

Cleveland Oct 5-S II Tollcs, mem Der of the firm of Kline, Tolles X Golf, attorneys for tho Standard oil com pnny, issued statement tonight, giv- ing the Standard oil company's side of Inc charges of attempts to hrbe r. $. Monnctt. formerly attorney general of Ohio
 The statement reviews the case from its beginning on March 3, 1899, to the following conclusion:
 'No charges having been made up- on which 1t could act, tho supreme court therefore on the l9th day of December. 1899. entered an order upon its journal as follows:
 Ordered, that the information here in filed hy tho attorney general on the 18th day of April, A D., S99, be strick- on from the files it not appearing that there Is any competent evidence to con- meet the defendant with tho alleged of fer to the attorney general
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
DEBS IN WATERBURY
sociallst Candidate Speaks to Crowd
 of 2.000 Persons.

Waterbury, oct , Eugene V Debs talked to a crowd of nearly 2,oOo people when his Red Special arrived here from Danbury at lO:3O a. m, Greatly fatigued and suffering from hoarseness he told his hearers that the working man had progressed from slavery through scrfdom to wage earning and would soon reach the estate of free manhood He was interrupted after five minutes of speaking hy the con ductor Of the train who had orders to leave
 Debs has been travelling S5 days and has covered 10000 miles He said the Waterbury audience was the hest he had had in the east outside of New York, Tho train left here for West field and Boston.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
KERMIT ON VARSITY
Presidents Son at Right Tackle Makes
 Good Showing.

Cambridge, Mass. Oci, Kermit Roosevelt, the second son of President Roosevelt, was today given first choice as tackle on the Harvard freshman football team in the first day of scrim- mage the candidates have had Roose, welt went in at right tackle on the first eleven, and although the second team continually sent plays st him, the young man had the necessary grit and stamina snd made 3 good showing
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
MINISTER FOUND GUILTY
Rev. nr, Dryer Convicted nf Business
 Irregularity and Suspended,

Rochester, N. I. Oct. 5.-The Gene copal church in the matter of the charges preferred against Rev pr. George H, Dryer, superintendent If the Central Methodist district by the Western Methodist Book Concern, to- day found him guilty of "huiness ir. regularity constituting high mrru. donce and unmnisterial conduct" and suspended him from his ministerial of fee until his obligations ave met The conference found that the charges of unchrlstian and immoral conduct were not sustained.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
DIRECT0RS' DECISION
Result of Giants Appeal win Bc An'
 uounccd To-day

Clucinnati oct | Tho board Of dl- rectors of the National league adjourn ed tonight at l03o without having reached a decision on the disputed game of September @2 between the New York and Chicago clubs,
 MT Herman stated that the directors had heard all the evidence and had de- cidod tosdefer their decision until to. rtrTE T ru TT -Utr7rFi TIT vrTTrH time 1t will he announced The di- rectors had been in executive session for ono and half hours, no one being present besides tho three directors and their stenographer.
 When John T. Brush, president of the New York baseball club, was asked about the story that he would bring q civil suit in case the National league directors decided against him In the contest for the New York Chicago tie game in New York. he said that he re fused to discuss that subject until after the directors had announced their de- cislon,"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
Increase Of S2000 For Health Board to Take Care Of Gar base Until Bond Issue
 Gives Plant
SALARY RAISES SCORNED
Fire and Police Payrolls In- creased to Give Men Sched. ules Asked, But Salaried Officers Remain the
 Same.

In the estimates presented last night by the board of finance to the board of aldermen for the latter body's ap- proval the various departments of the city arc allowed the total of $2J20,- 6S9.67 as against $2,S65,115.SS which was the total sum asked for by the different departments, In other words the pruning knife wielded by he board of finance during it's many ses- sions last month Topped off almnsb three quarters of million of dollars from the amount asked or about one- fourth. In thls large amount of dis- allowed requests, an amount which ex- close to $S00,000, are almost all the large special items which were ir- cluded by the department in making up their lists and which were SD strongly urged in most cases. In tho board of health estimates, for exam pie, there is the enormous cut from s2S9,60 asked to S2S,350 allowed, the main part of the cut being the large sum which was asked for a garbage incinerator, No garbage plant at all has been included in the estimates it being the view of the board of finance that such an undertaking is worthy of a bond issue and could not properly bs saddled upon the direct taxation of the city
 The tax rate will remain at fl 3-4 mills at which rate the income to isj disbursed has been figured by the board of finance. The chief increases which have been granted to depart- ments over the sums received last Sear are in the salary accounts of tho fire and police department. In the fire department the new salary schedule prepared by the board and incorporate ed in the estimates has been proviied for, making an increase in tho salary item of $16,S0S This makes the sal- ary roll of this department $1S4SOS for next year. Tho police pay roll is raised $12,616, which allows for the increases asked for last year of $50 a year per man, one-half only of which was granted last year, and also for a few of the twenty men for whom the commissioners asked the board of finance to provide.
 Garbage Solution.
 Tn the much mooted problem of tho garbage, which probably occupied public attention more completely than
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-06
ALDERMEN FAVOR
 GARBAGE PLANT Report Asking $120,0o0 Bond Issue, Given by Special Com. mittee, Passes Without
 Dissent,
TROLLEY GETS REQUESTS
Some Opposition Co Widening Distance Between Tracks on Chapel Street Traffic Ordinance Through
 Without Discussion.

lt was q long session of the board of aldermen last night, but when it adjourned about 1 o'clock 1t had passed large number of matters of importance which have been hanging fire for some time, On none of these matters was there any definite fight, although most of them were the oC- casion for lengthy dissertations on the part of some of the members of the board The final reading was given e the report of the special commit five months past has been inyestigat- ing the best solution uf the garbage question, which has so sorcly per plcxed New Haven, and after eXpla- nations of the subject by Chairman Miller and Alderman Mulvoy the rec ommondation was adopted asking for thefsum of si20,000 set by the com mittec as the sum necessary for the structure and its maintenance for the first six months of operation and it will now go to tho mayor for his sig nature If this is affixed the matter will go to the board of finance for ac- ton on bond issue, and this is likely to be favorable, according to the fore cast offered by Alderman last night and as he is d member Of the board of finance he is able to catch the drift of the sentiment of that body,
 
 tho amount of work and study put in hy his committee, stated that It had been considered best to recommend plant of sevcnty-fve tons capacity which would take care of all the gar. haze and refuse and a part of tn, ashes. as was figured by engineer, who had estimated on the amount tho citS would have. The entire thing he said. is stll an experiment and it seemed better to experiment with n medlum-siaed plant than witt large one, as 1t could not he stated for certain that 1t wopld be sue cess. If it Is proved to be so anothe, plant could be established 10 talk, care of the rest of the ashes. and this even with the increased cost of oper ation. would be cheaper to the clti zens than having the ashes removed at their own expense. as at present He urged action al once so as to ge the construction actually under wa, as soon as possible suggestion was made that there was no need fo hurry, and that if would be better [, leave the matter over another meet ing hut the arguments of Aldermen Miller and Nulvey prevailed and tn motion was passed at once w'thou l dissent
 Traffic Ordinance Passed
 Tho new draft of tho traffic ordi nance, which has been under discus sion for long while. and which wa first proposed by Chief Cowes as method of regulating and controlin the uafiic in tho busy streets abou l the center of the clty. was passed las night It came mp for second read ing and was sent right through with ont debate Tho text of the ordl nance as adopted follows:
 1 An Ordinance Regulating the Spec
 of Animals, Bicycles. Street Gar
 and All Other Vehicles
 Be fl ordained by the board of al dermen of the city of New llnycn3
 Section Vehicles keeping to ih