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The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
TO BUY BALL TEAM
Control of New Haven Fran chise May Pass to ]. II,
 Wilkes To morrow.
ALL PAST ARREARS PAID
George Cameron. Now Owning Con. ,troi, Paid panaher and Worked
 Hard for Good Team.

Unless some unexpected hitch occurs the control of Inc New Haven baseball franchise in the Connecticut league will tomorrow pass into the hands of James IT. Wilkes. manager Of the Grand opera house iu thIs citt An offer was male by MT Wilkes last Saturday to George Cameron. fin whose hands the control ling inetercst iu the team. now stands, and 1t Is understood the offer made, which was a good onc. was accepted II is said on good authorize that Nr Wilkes will meet Mr Cameron to nor row morning. and if he stil sticks to his offer of last week tho bargain wlI be sealed
 Mir Cameron jumped into the brcacr at SHyin Rock last year when the team was staggering under many dini- entities and saved the franchise for New Haven control. He put forward the money 10 pay tho remaining nstall- ments owed to Cornelius Danahcr of Merlden and the team now stands clear of debt. and with tho controlling inter- est in hls hands. George Bone wbo was the manager Of the team last seagou. e also interested in the team. NIT Came ron endeayorod 10 furnish to New Uo- ven people the hest possible and did t great dea for the interests of loaEuc ball here during his control of the team
 Y Is understood to be Inc idea of Mir Wilkes to manage tho team personally next season and fly so doing save inc cost of a manager which money can be put Into the salary of the players He plans 10 start off tho season with a crack team and believes he can put a winning nine In the field What Mr. Bone will do regarding hls interest l1 the team Is not known Whether hc will sell or whether he will prefer to hold his share in the club is not known i The control, however. is likely to pasa to Mir, Wilkes tomorrow, MT. Wilkes l besides being manager of the Grand 1 Opera house, is member of the Ncw ] Haven company organized to own lt
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
ELUSIVE CELESTIAL TAIL
American and French Observers See
 ing Different Things at Night.

Geneva. N Ys Oct. 13-whether the newly discovered comet has lost It's fiery tail has become a much-dis- cussed subject in astronomical circles Professor William R Brooks, director of the Smith observatorv, announced to-day that the French astronomers were wrong in saving that the tail had disappeared, AS he observed the tail clearly lest night through a ten-irch equatorial telescope
 It is probably due to the fact that the comet has nuctuated in form and brightness since discovery, says Pro- lessor Brooks that the tail has proved elusive to the French observers
 According to Professor Brooks, the tail is plainly visible, and while the comet is not yet so near that it can be detected by the naked eye, still, any one with a small telescope can see it.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
BOLD THIEF GETS $1,000
Disguised as Real Estate Man, He
 Goes Through Mclean Home.

New York, oct lS Representing himself to be rcs' estate agent, q young man today gained access to the home of summerfeld Mclean a wealthy Brooklyn publisher and while Miss Beatrice Masten, younger sis ter of Mrs. Mclean, was showing him over teh premises he suddenly over powered her, bound ncr With picture wire, tied a gag over her mouth ana then lctsurcly searched for valuables
 IL was nearly an hour before the young woman was discovered by her niece, A physician was called but Miss Maslcn was suffoffrng so badly from, the shock that she was hardly able to tell what had happened.
 The robber got away with jewelry and silverware worth sl,000,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
CHURCHILL COMING
New Hampshire Novelist. poli. tician to Address Rally Here
 on October 26,
LlLLEY OTHER SPEAKER
Justices to Be Rcnomlnated-Tenth Wardcrs to Attend Banquet at
 Republican Club Tomorrow.

It was announced last night that Winston Churchill, the New Hsno o- shire novelist who has been very ac- tive in politics in his state, fighting the railroad interests and who ran for governor twice in that state on the reform ticket would probably be the principal speaker at the Ninth ward rally in LenoX hall october 26. The other chief speaker will be George l.. Lllley of Waterbury republican can" didate for governor.
 The rally was to have been held Saturday night, but proper hall could not be secured and go the meet ing was postponed, A meeting of q committee of arrangements will be held tonight to perfect the final plans and to receive Mir. Churchill's reply.
 Mir Churchill until 2 few years ago Celebrity. Richard Carvel,' ''The Crossing, "The 'risis," "Gonlston" and lately his novel, "Mr. Groves Ca recr" But few years ago he be- came active in politics In New Hamp- shire upon finding that his state was weighed down by q heavy railroad yoke. He was defeated for the guber- material nomination. but since then has been leading political power in New Hampshire,
 MT. Churchill will speak on the na- tional issues and MT, lillay will prob ably confinc himself to state matters. The rally will hc preceded by parade through the ninth ward. ending at T.enoX hall which will not he nearly large enough to accommodate the many who will wish to hear him.
 The thalrmcn of the ward commit- tees who were appointed to draw up a list ot candidates for justices of the peace met last night at the rooms in the Globe building and decided to re- nominate the present holders of those offices. The democrats and republi- cans each nominate an equal number of justices and the nomination is equivalent to an election
 The Tenth ward committee met last night in the parlors of the Young Mems Republican club to make plans for bringing out the new voters fn that ward and in the senatorial district At the meeting an invitation was read for the members to be present at the ban onct of the ward committee in the ynuup Mcn's RoptIbliCan club hall to- morrow evening.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
LlLLEY REVIEWS ANCIENT HISTORY Why ? Because He's Been Ac- cusod of Even Horse Steal ing by George $,
 Palmer. THAT'S WHY HE DID IT Waterbury Taft Marching Club Listens to the Candidate Tall, on Any-
 thing But Campaign
 Issues.
THAT'S WHY HE DID II

Waterbury, oct t3.--At an cuthus- iastic meeting of the Taft Marching club held here this Evening, speeches were made by Senator Irving H. Chase, Judge George NJ. Cowcll and Congressman George L., lillcy In prefacing his remarks Congressman Lillcy said that this was the first time during the campaign that he had chosen to speak on any but campaign issues, and he chose now to give the voters 3 plain statement or facts merely because he had "hecu accused of everything possible br George s. Palmer who lives in the eastern part of tho state. even iuclVdmg horso stealing" Mir, IiDey continued as fol- lows.
 Ev the late President Cleveland who, although of different political faith, was to my mind a splendid type of public servant, the maxim was pro pounded, "Publc office e public trust" IL ia 8 maxim that has guided an our public servants, and is bene excmplidcd today by Theodore Roose welt Such was the motto of our be loved senator Platt and as long as the people of Connecticut honor me with their confidence | snall always act as the trustee of their moneys
 Brought mp on a farm economy be- came q habit and | shall never cease to guard the peoples money with tbo same care that should he taken by thr trustee ot an estate, II being rIgh' and proper to safeguard the funds al one, how much greater then ia tho re sponsibility of that trustee for tlf funds or eighty millions.
 I has been my aim as your repro sentative in congress to secure honos ! llesisation legislation that g in tha interest of the whoin people. Legislation that embodcs the principle or the square deal
 Al the first session of the preeen icongress there was presented for thc consideration of the house naval com
 mittee. of watch | am 2 member i proposition that would tako away iron ' thp President and the secretary or fh, navy their discretion In awarding con
 tracts and would grant to 2 powerful ! lobhNing corporation monopoly q I government contracts involving mil l Hons of dollars So subtly and sldllfu ! ly drawn was this proposition that ! even made pretenHe of competition Ii | the hope that the public might be dn
 ceiyod This proposition that woul
 Nnniinmel on Snennh nncnl
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
DANIEL C. GILMAN DEAD
Former President of Johns Hopkins
 Expires Suddenly fin Norwich.

Expires Suddenly in Norwich.
 Norwich, Oct 13.--The death of Dr. Daniel Colt Gilman of Baltimore, for |nerly president nf Johns Hopkins uni- |yerslty. occurred here suddenly th's Afternoon. He had gone to his room |to prepare for drive after dinner, |where he was found helpless on the |foor by his wife. He arrived here |yesterday for a visit with his sisters |Dr Gilman was born here on July 6, |1S31. and burial will take place here. Mir. Gilman was graduate of Yale in the class of 1852 and after spending |sone time travelling abroad was ap- pointed an attache al the United States legation at St. Petersburg On his re- turn he was made librarian at Yale and from 1S56 to 1872 was professor of physIcal' and political geography at that institution. While al Yale he WAS superintendent of the city schools and
 secretary of the state board of educa. ton In 1878 he was elected president Rot John Hopkins which position he held Rfor 25 years Mir Gilman served on Kthe United States commission on the boundary line between Venezuela and Kbritish Guiana, He was a trustee of
 the Peabody educational fund at Yale,
 president of the National Civil Service
 Reform league and president of Car
 negie institute at Washington He was
 the recipient of the degree of l., L. D,,
 rem five colleges and universitles
 Heart disease caused l1is death.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
Even Waterbury American Does Not Swallow Lilley'S Latest as a Roosevelt Wish for His Success in Gu. bernatorial Cam
 paisn,
LILLEY FLAUNTS THE LETTER ---------.--------.--s 4 Runs Around Waterbury Like q Boy Showing the Presidents Signature and Just the Words Every
 y

Matters political are moving xnors rapidly than they did month ago in the state of Connecticut The execu- tive committee of the anh-Iilley re- publican league met yesterday in this city and received reports from the,
 z eight counties of the state. All at- tempts to interview the active memA bers of the committee were unsuc- cessful but inquiries ss to the success of the movement were met with a quiet smile which suggested conf- dence In the outcome. As one of the committee put 1t; '"The campaign hes just begun. Don't get discouraged. The end of the fight will be o'clock election day. when the last of the polls close"
 Considerable interest is being taken in the probability of Judge Taft's acqui- escinsi in the printed itinerary arranged for him for a partial swing around the Connecticut circle the latter part of the month. There arc said to be good reasons to believe that Judge Taft has mt been consulted with re- gard to his dramatic one-day stand in state already committed to his election and may not ascent to 1t when approached. It is thought to be un- likely that he would run the risk of entering Connecticut and appearing upon the same platform with Mir. Lil- ley in view of the fact that he must rely upon the support of congress to carry out his policies should he be elected president. It is known that he has been advised by many of hls per- sonal friends not to interfere with the natural progress of the Connecticut campaign. There is In fact more req son to believe that MT. Taft will not visit Connecticut than there Is that ha will.
 Curiosity Is rife. also, as to the ev. act wording of the letter the Asso- clated Press referred to as having been received by MT. Hlley from Pres ident Roosevelt cordially wishing him "every success" Tn the ordinary run of things the receipt of such letter would have been properly followed by its complete publication but Mir. Lll- ley's failure to give the press the let- ter itself has provoked 8 popular call for it. It is argued that If President Roosevelt actually sent him letter designed to help in the campaign, though it would be the first instance where he has interfered in & state of which he Is not a. citizen. he would have so written it that Its text could be freely published by its recipient.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
Republicans to Nominate Dram l.
 Pothicr for Governor To-day.

Providence, R L. oct IS II was tho general opinion here tonight that the republican state convention which will he held tomorrow in infantry hall in this city, will bc entirely harmonious Tho proposed ticket follows:
 For governor Aram ] Pothicr Of Woonsocket.
 For lcutenant-goyornor Arthur W. Dennis of Providence
 For secretary Of state-Charlcs r. Bennett
 For attorney William F. Greenough
 For genera treasurer Walter A, Read
 For presidential electors Robert w. Goelct of Newport Joseph E. Flctch CT of Bristol II Martin Brown of Providence, and Edward E Arnold of Coventry
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
INSURANCE INJUNCTION
One Hundred and Ten Fire Insurance
 Companies Oustcd from Illinois.

Belovlje, Ill., Oct 13,--Judge Moore in the circuit court here to-day issued permanent injunction restraining tlo fire insurance companies doing business in Illinois from fixing rates and main taininE joint agent at East St Louis The suit was begun in June, 1902 by 1T, inois 1t was directed against the Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance company, 1o9 other companies and M r, Scent, the joint agent in East st. Louis Combination for the unlawful suppression of competition and fixing of rates was alleged.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
ELI MANCHESTER PRESIDES
National Session of Knights of Golden
 Eagle In Washington,

Washington, oct, l3Ijpward oj seventy past sra0ds chiefs represent. ing ing every state in the union, are here in attendance upon the twenty ninth annual cnnvcto of the Knights of the Golden Eagle which convened today in Pythtan Temple Supreme Chief Eli Manchester of New Haven Conn, presided The principal business to be disposed of Is the proposed new constitution If adopted the minimum fee for admission will be raised from sS Do S5,
 Tomorrow the delegates will be re colvcd by President Roosevelt
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
BIGAMIST'S MEMORY POOR
Former Minister Couldn't RcnMmbe
 Whether He Was Married or Not

Nevada. Mo, oct 13-In the circuit court today the Rev. ", H. Forse aged 74. formerly pastor of a church hero pleaded guilty to bigamy and was sentenced to three years in the peni- tentary. He admitted tho charge when confronted by two of his four wives. Ills excuse was that hls memory was bad and that he could not always re- member whether he was married.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
400. .OO0 PETERS PENCE.

Rome. Oct 13,-~-MFr. Kennedy, rector of the American college, to-day pre- seuDod 10 the pope St3oOo. this amount representing Peters pence from the was greatly pleased with this generous offering and said that he would write a personal letter of thanks to Arch bishop Ryan,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
i.ENER RAIn

Was Labor Support Bought?..,,,,, SSSl00o for Henthen. n.,.,.,,.,.,,r,,,. $50 Note Worta SG0,o0O, ,,,,,.,,,., .,,,,,. Arhucllie Says Ho'l Raise Yankee, I)elicAciog for Soldiers. s s,...,,,., Bull Fight on Steamers Deck..,,., ] Wright to Fly High h,,,,,,.,.,,.,,.. Joke on DcmoCrats,,.,.,.. Taft Compliments Dcbs,.,,...,,.,. Financial News and Quotations.,,, I'
 STATE, General State News, ,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Fatal Automobile Crash ,,,,,,....,,, ldiley Reviews Ancient lIistory,..,, Daniel C. Gilman Dead ..,,..,..,.., Plliful Court THle,...,,s.,,,'t''''
 CITY, kerrigan Goes to Grade C....,,.r Winston Churchill Coming .,,,.,. N IT, Ball Team to Change Hands? No Increase of orange TaXes,..,,,. LlllcN Letter May Prove lIOay...,,. Students to Fight Cases. s.,,,,.,,t,,. Want Another Grade in w. Haven. Fines Drop some ,,,,,.,t,...,,,,... Gov Fort Hero To-night.t,....,... News of the Courts .,,.,'',''.''' u
 SpORTS--rnRc q md I. Chicago Whilewashcs Detroit NlurpRy Scores Touchdown Bowling News of the State. x, IT IT. $, Athletics. Amateur Polo Meeting, Two More Bouts for Russell A, C. Mnthcwsou in Lime Light, PittshurG to Have New Park Want to Play CIintons
 EVENTS To-nAN-ras- ?. Grand -"Couvct 999" Polls Vaudeville.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
NOT FOR H. D. TAFT
Brother of w. IT, Won't Accept Pc.
 litlcnl 0fIicc.

Waterbury oct 13,--Horacc n. Taft principal of Taft school at Wa tortown, and brother of William II. Taft republican ,andIdata for prcsi- dent, absolutely refused to run as a nominee Tor representative in the state legislature, at tho republican caucus held in Watortown tonight Princi- pal Taft while he will work for the best interests of NatertoWu, couldn't even think of running for a political office F. Y. McGec was nominated.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
MATINEE RACES
Already Six Entries for the Mulc Event
 Saturday

The committee having in charge inc arrangements for the great concluding meet of the New Haven Driving club Saturday afternoon met last evening
 and went over some of the classes, Good fields arc expected in all events, and the best meet of the season is as sured Frank Fichtl of the Second reg iment win furnish tho music. One of the most laughable races ever seen on 2 track will be the mule race for which six entries have already been received,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
KING FOR LEGISLATURE
Ex- Attorney General to Run for
 Speaker of inc House

Attorney General to hun '"V
 Speaker of inc House
 tSpcclnl to inc journnl Conricrl
 Wilimantc, oct l3 At the Rcpub- Ican caucus heidi here tonight, VII Ham A. King who was attorney gen oral in the Chamberlain and Roberts administrations and who ls one of the best known orators in Connecticut was to run for representative in the legislature. His probable opponent will be Mayor Daniel r, Dunn Of WlllImantIc, who has twice been rep resentatiye, Guilford Smith, president o' the Windham national bank, was also nominated for representative
 Mr. King win probably be n candl- date for speaker of tho house of rep resentatlyes and will have strong sup port opposing Flmors $, Banks or Fairfield,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
COUNTRY CLUES ANNUAL
Years Session of Members to Be Held
 NcXl rucsdnN.

The annual meeting of the New Ha- ven Country club will he held at the cluh house, october 20, at D. m. for tho election of three members to serve on the governing board until october, 1911, Other business of importance will he transacted at tho meetng
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14

East Hartford, Oct. 13,-Mjss Haz- el Pratt who was killed in an auto mobile accident in New Britain to. night, was engaged to marry Harry Keency, who was one of the automo- bile party Miss Prat's father Will liam Q. Pratt, is the manager of tho T.. A. Rogue grocery store of this place.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14

St. Petersburg, Oct. 13,--rhe Russian protected cruiser Oleg which ran aground about twenty miles from h. hau yesterday is fast on a reef The cruiser was badly damaged. and several compartments are full of water.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
CLASS FIGHTS TABOO.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct 18-1n q signed statement t'hancelor Andrews, of inc State university o.day forbade claes fights Kidnapping and night gown par. ades under pain of expulsion,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, oct l3 Forecast for Wednesday and Thursday:--
 For New England and Eastern New York Fair Wednesday and Thursdayi warmer Wednesday, fresh south winds
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
Shown at Annual Town Meet ing That Eight Mills on the Dollar Will Carry It
 Through.
WRANGLE OVER SUPPLIES
Ex. Warden Peek and Principal stiles Have an lrgumrnt--ItCports of Town Officers tc.
 rrpted.

The annual meeting nf the town of Orange was held In the town hall, West Haven last night and the disrus- sion of appropriations for next year was the main business There was long wrangle over the amount to be appropriated for the new text books and supplies for the schools which was settled by increasing the amount for this purpose II was voted to keep tho tax rate al mills on the dollar as formerly as t was announced that the expenditures would not be above the amount that taxes on that rating would bring
 Warden Peck Talks.
 In discussing tho amount of the ap- propriation for the books and supplies ex Warden James IL. Peck stated that he had seen blDs in tho town agents office for novels under the head of text books This he wanted to call to the attention of the meeting as he did not think that costly reading books of this description should be paid for un- dor the same head as spelling books. He Furthermore stated that the chil dron were not getting tho free pads and other supplies paid for and that many of them were forced to buy these things thcmselves He also ex-
 pressed 1atonishmeut that books went go fast
 Principal Edgar stiles explained scy eral of these points He said that tho books referred to were not reading books but books to be used as text books for supplementary reading He wanted to hear of single book that was in use that could bc called q novel The supplementary reading books were purchased from q special fund as au- lhorizcd by a state law Pads were fur nishcd up to the Fourth grade to all and above that to only those who ask ed for them "No school should cost over &.2i for these things according tc tho best authorities" he said "rhe West Haven schools come to sl.05 and will be increased to sl l2 soon, The average in many places Is much high cr. All bills are serutinizcd carefully We haven't any school dictionaries which is usual for q school to have
 Henry Hall then asked the tovr agent to explain how it was that thc bills for novels had been seen on his table with the mark of text books on them. He eXplanaed that the bll' wore approved before they were eIver ii him and that only tho titles of tho books were on them.
 Mir stiles then continued bs pxplan alton that the ordinary life of schoo
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14
KERRIGAN GOES DOWN TO GRADE C Police Board, After Long Hear ing on Charges of Assault,
 Reduce the Patrolman
 Two Grades.
MEANS TW0-YEAR SETBACK
Accused Claims He Was Acting in De- fcnsc from Expected Auack-- Request for Mutual Aid
 Ball Granted.

After hearing the testimony of nine persons, seven of whom testified to seeing Patrolman John r. kerrgan strike Conductor James Walter Smith on trolley car In Church street on September l5, supporting the testi- mony of the conductor to the effect that kerrigan had struck him when he was passing transfer through tho window at the rear of the car, tho board of police commissioners last night, reduced the accused patrolman two grades from A, tho highest. which he had just attained the second day of this month. to C, which mesns that ha will have two years more of ser vice to perform before he reaches the position which he held before last night This reduction, metcd out to him as his punishment for the assault upon tho conductor, means a loss of about s27@ in pay to kerrigan during the next two years Patrolmau Her- when Conductor smith passed his hand through the window to hand ont the transfer he thought he was go Ing to strike him and that he put up his hand to defend himself and struck smiths arm. The witnesses however, who testified to seeing tho blow al all were agreed that tho blow hit Smith in tho mouth direct from KcrriCans GCt
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-14

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