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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
FLATBUSH CARS CRASH
Two Passengers Probably Fatally Hurt
and Many Injured.

New York, Sept 2s-Two men were
probably fatally hurt, six others so
tadly injured that they were taken to
6 ,1ospital and 4 dozen others were
ss-ioNsly bruised and cut with broken
Nisas wh:s eoyo trolley cars crushed
together r. Fiatbush to-day
'ho ms believed to he fatally in
tired are Dav.1 Coulter and Frank
Kinoski, both residents Of Brooklyn.
Both cars were crowded with passen-
gers. and the impact of the collision
was so great that every pane Of glass
in both cars was broken, and passen-
gers were thrown together In confused
heaps
Earlier In the day Frank Kiteny was
killed, and three others seriously in
jured when two trolley cars collided
with a coal truck In the Bay Ridge sec
tion of Brooklyn
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
ASSESSORS APPEALED TO.
Business Men. Representing Chamber
of Commerce. Seek Reduction I'm
Wire COMPANY Assessment.

A committee from the Chamber of
Commerce headed by its president,
Herbert c. Warren and including in
its numbers. Governor Rollin S. Wood
ruff were closeted with the board OF
assessors on behalf of the American
Steel and Wire company for nearly
two hours in the board rooms IN city
hall yesterday morning, leaving there
about noon They were there to ask
II the assessment rates on the property
of the National Steel and Wire COM
psny could he made low enough to al
low the company to open and begin
work. Owing TO the high assessment
on the property and the high taxes
that result, the company may not be
able to start its plant II 1t is assessed
and taxed as high as II Is at present
and other reasons were brought up at
the meeting II Is said for wanting to
have the assessments lower The re-
ducton asked would bring the assess
nent down to around $500 900 II Is said.
The committee from the Chamber Of
Commerce appeared as citizens to ask
that this he done because of the great
advantage that would come to the
company and through them to the
city. A large number of men would
be employed in the company's mills
and factories and Offices. trade would
be improved litigations now pending
would be settled, and numerous other
advantages would come to the city
The talking was done by President
Warren to the board OF assessors.
Fair Haven and East Haven are great
~ interested in the starting up of the
company as 1t would bring trade and
give employment to a great number,
The assessors will decide the matter
soon
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
HARTFORD BRIDGE DEDICATION
Revised Program.

ueSUHys oCtppeT y.
500 a.m.--National Salute, Ring
of Bells.
Congregational Church. Rev.
DR. i. H. Potter,
Parade,
1900 nl-Arrival Of Rev. Thomas
Hooker and party-Crossing of
Connecticut River on Rats
Meeting with Indians.
1872 p. Municipal and Civic
parade.
1880 D. m.--Band concert and
River Illuminations Illumina-
tlon of Hartford Bridge and Con
necticut Boulevard,
500 p m.--Rev. Or. Flavel S. Lu-
ther, Historical Address.
Singing by Choral club.
Hon William F, Henney, Histor-
ical Address.
Rev. William J. McGurk, Histor-
ical Address.
Rev. Or. Il. +. Parker. Poem.
Historical Pageant. Represent
ing the colony and the wars In
which II was engaged from
1856 to 1880.
Wednesday October I
1880 y. m.---Industrial Parade.
200 y. m.--Automobile and Motor
Parade
73O p nl---Band Concerts
Open air concert by musical so
cieties.
G 80 D. rn.--River Carnival of
Yachts and Motor Boats.
s y. Historical Tableaux.
Thursday, October 5.
1890 a. m-Masonic Parade and
Laying Of Last Stone.
Singing by musical societies.
100 p Military parade and un-
yelling of Tablet
I y. m-Fireworks and River IL
Elimination,
Band concerts.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
TAFT AT BARBECUE
Fargo, With Fourteen Bands
and Squads Of Cowboys,
Cheers Candidate.
MADE SIXTEEN SPEECHES
Is Improving as Campaigner, But
Again Wears His Voice
Out.

Fargo. n, D.. Sept. 2s.-Big crowds
manifesting both interest and enthus-
iasm surrounded the Taft party wher.
ever II stopped to-day in its course
over the Great Northern railroad
through Minnesota and North Dakota.
The sixteen speeches which Taft deliv-
cred during the day and evening
worked sad havoc with the splendid
voice he started out with this morn
ing. and te-night IT is again in bad
condition.
The day had two features the Grand
Forks, n. D., meeting. and the Fargo
rally tonight In both places tre-
mendous crowds We're out. and in eacn
city the candidate had to make three
speeches.
The Fargo meeting included the
striking feature of huge barbecue.
Ten steers and twenty sheep furnished
food for the multitudes The feast
was participated in by thousands OF
excursionists who had come from ss
far as 500 miles distant.
It was just dark when the Taft spe-
cial reached the end OF its days run
and the people of Fargo were out in
force to extend the welcome. A torch
Tight procession. exhilarated by the
music of II bands and made pictur-
esque by the squads of mounted COW
boys with their characteristic yels,
! escorted the Ohioian through the town
and out to the fort where the barbe-
cue was ready to serve. 1t had beer
| first planned that bear meat should
be part of the feast, but the two
black bears trapped some time ago
and fattened on nuts for the occasion
/ calmly looked on at the feast of which
they We're to have been a part. They
were chained to table near where
the candidates stood to eat his bread
and meat and drink hot coffee from q
| tin cup. The bears We're saved be-
cause Of the sentiment that It would
never do to have the candidate eat up
the real TEDDY Bear" as they were
designated by large sign over them.
| The speeches at the barbecue were
made in q natural amphitheatre in
cleared place in the woods. Log
! fires had been lighted around the cir
| Gle wherein stood the great audience
and the lighted torches formed q
weird light and smoke effect over the
! crowd The air was damp and cold
but the crowd, which was the largest
| the candidate has addressed In the
open air since his trip began, remain
| ed with him to the last. The two
speeches delivered In Fargo were in
large halls, which were also crowded.
Enthusiasm was everywhere manifest.
While Mr.. Taft to-day discussed la
bar tariff and the Roosevelt policies at
the various points along his route he
made new combinations In his speeches
and threw in many touches Of local
color and human interest. The com
ment was general among those who
have followed his trip that he is i'm
proving with each days experience az
a campaigner. Again to-day there
was q demonstration of what is re-
garded as one of the most effective re-
suits of the trip, the bringing together
for the national ticket Of the leaders
of state factions
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
MAY ENDORSE O'BRIEM
Independence Party Said to Favor
"Scoop" for Governor.
(spcciaI TO the JourIfnI- G Courier)

Bridgeport. Sept 2s.-Matthew f.
o'Brien, prohibition candidate for gov
ernor may be endorsed for governor
by the Independence party at its con-
ventlon in this city Wednesday
Mr. oBrien this morning when ask
cd about his candidacy on the lnde-
pendence ticket. said 1T Is true that
a committee Of the independence party
waited on me at my home, but as vet
! have given them no answer. l. am
prohibtlonlst II any party desires
to endorse me as such, | can see no
objection SO long as 1t does not inter-
fere with my work along that line"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
BRYAN REPLIES TO-DAY
But VIII Not Use Correspondence
Method I'm Answering President.

Yankton, S D., Sept 2s--President
Roosevelts letter of yesterday to Will
liam ] Bryan, which furnished anoth-
err chapter In the recent rapid fire cor
respondence between the two, was not
read by the democratic candidate until
he arrived late In the afternoon at
Tripp, a small station on the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st, Paul railroad
A newspaper was there handed to
him and at the conclusion of his speech
at that point, he carefully read what
Mr. Roosevelt had to say. Mr. Bryan,
when he had finished going over the
letter. remarked that he would not re-
ply to II by letter but would answer
soon, the few new points 1t contains
in a statement"
He indicated that this answer per-
haps would be made tomorrow.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
ON SAYBR00K PLATFORM
Professor Walker Delivers Fine Paper
on Congregational Agreement

Of the season Of the New Haven County
Historical society last night, read a
very interesting paper on THE Say
brook Platform" The platform refer
red to was one drawn up by the Con
gregat tionalists 200 years ago which
was effective until about 1850, thought
by that time It had lost much of Its
power Professor Walker said that
while this platform was decred TWEEN
ty-hye years ago, to-day many Of Its
planks hold.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
LEAPS BEFORE TRAIN
Sixth Avenue Shoppers See Woman
Suicide at ~ Station,

New York, Sept. 2s.--In the presence
Of crowd Of women shoppers waiting
for an uptown train at the Fourteenth
street station Of the Six avenue elevat-
ed railroad, we'll dressed woman of
twentysix threw herself In front of
a rapidly moving train. and was so
terribly injured that she died a few
moments later. The tragic act created
almost a panic on the crowded plat
form.
While the womans mangled body
was still lying on the tracks a priest
from a nearby church rushed to the
platform, and knseling by the body,
administered the last rites of the
church, while hundreds who had pour
ed from the train stood with barred
heads. ON the woman's underclothirg,
which was Of excellent material was
the name Sherwood, written in ink.
A pocketbook found near the body con-
tained s11.90 In money.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
KERRIGAN's CASE
Police Commission VIII Continue II
To-nlght-No Retirements.

Tho police commissioners will meet
tonight. and some action will betaken
on the case OF Patrolman Kerrigan.
who was found guilty in the city court
OF assault on Conductor J. Walter
Smith OF the trolley company. Kerri-
gan appealed his case and It seems
quite probable that the police com
mission will continue the suspension
until the next court passes upon the
case.
Rumors as to retlrements seem rather
premature. and It seems somewhat un-
likely that any change will be made
at this time. aside from tho shifting
Of a few men.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
YALE MAN MISSING
Robert Lincoln Clark Probably
Drowned In Lake Geneva.

yevey, Switzerland, Sept. 2s.--Great
anxiety Is felt here at the disappear
ance Of Robert Lincoln Clark, of New
York, who is a gradute of Yale uni
versity, and who recently completed
his first year in the Harvard law
urday to St Gingolph, which is op-
posite Vevey, and took boat with
the intention of swimming in Lake
Geneva He has not since been seen
and the boat with his clothes has
drifted ashore. Although search has
been made, no trace of the body has
been found
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
MADISON CAUCUS
Opposition Wins Many Places-E' A.
Chittendcn Selectman.
lsncclnI to thc JonrnnI- -ConrIerl

tsnfT'Hl 10 tue bNnrhH'"'"h'"'''
Madison, Sept, 2S.--The republican
caucus tonight resulted In a close
fight for the position of frst select
man, and it was won by Edward A.
Chttenden only after an hours voting.
The majority OF seventy put his name
through. There were lS4 votes cast
Of these 1O7 were for Mr.. Chittenden.
The opposition was stronger than 1t
had ever been before.
The ticket that went through was
headed by Mr.. Chittenden, the rest be-
ing as follows Second selectman, o,
II Dudley: collector OF taxes, j. B
Lipplnoott; agent town deposit fund c.
H. Mcighs. He. stone, Il. w. Munger
constables, s Scranton. T.. w. Aver, G.
l.. sonnlcher registrar OF voters. G. O.
kelsey; assessor, c, IL Meigs; board OF
relief, Z. Kelsy, and S. crampton' grand
Juror, c. II. Meigs, f. Dowd; auditor,
W. II. Francis, trustee school funds.
A. w Marsden; tree warden, ]. 3.
Scranton.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29

Washington, Sept 2s.--Forecast for
Tuesday and Wednesday,
For New England: Rain and coolefJ
Tuesday, Wednesday fair brisk arldA
high west and northwest winds, dimin-l
ishing by Tuesday night.
For Eastern New York: Rain mi
north, fair in south portion Tuesday.
much cooler Tuesday; Wednesday fair
brisk, and high west and northwest
winds, diminishing by Tuesday night. !
Special forecast: Wednesday thet
temperature will rise In the states east
Of the Mississippi river, except In New
nnfnnq and t Viii a IN the eatres nortb
west.
Observations at United States weath%
er bureau stations, taken at 8 p. m. yes~
terday. seventy-fifth meridian time.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
WRIGHT ASKS FoR TIME.

Washington, Sept 2s.-1n order to
give Orvilie Wright time to recover
from the injuries he received in the ac-
cident TO his aeroplane al Fort Myer
recently the Wright Brothers have
made application to the signal corps
for an extension Of nine months time,
In which to make the official tests Of
their machine.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
YALE MAY LOSE BEQUEST
VIII of Frederick G. Hewitt Leaving
100000 10 University Contested.


Elmira, N. Y, Sept 2s.-Mrs.
Stephen T. Arnot of this city, to-day
began contest of the will of her late
brother. F. C. Hewitt Of Owego, ~ T.,
who left several millions OF dollars to
charity and made no mention of Mrs
Arnot. The contest Is taken on the
ground that Mr.. Hewitt was not COM
petent TO make a will at the time he
distributed his property. 1t is also
claimed that undue influence was
brought to bear upon him, especially
In the case of the residusry legatees.
This is the metropolitan Museum Of
Art in New York city to which he be-
queathed $i,50o,0oo Among the be-
quests In Mr.. Hewitt's will was one
of 100000 to Yale university.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
WIFE DEAD, MAN SUICIDES.

New York, Sept 2s,--Unsble to bear
the memory Of the horrible death Of
his wife, who was crushed under q
train in Coney Island during the re-
cent Mardi Gras festivities, William
NJ. Bliss, a wealthy resident of Brook
lyn. to-day took his life by hanging.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
sMALL coMMEror sTREUr FIpp.

sounded from Box No, 242 yesterday
afternoon IT was at 221 Commerce
street that the f1remen found small
blaze In some clothes in the living
apartments back Of store kept by
Abraham Krlvitsky. The owner Of the
building is Isaac Goldsteln.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
AryyATER HEIRS.

The estate of John Howe Atwater
is now before the probate court Il
amounts to about $4,000. The heirs
are a son and a daughter Helen ant
Charles Atwater.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
EHAIi.

sPORTs-.Pages md ..
Yale Varsity and Freshmen.
Giants Whip Quakers In Ninth.
Bean Eaters Overcome Superbas.
Tigers Still Lead American.
Yanks and Browns Split.
White and Red Legs Tie.
Reserve List for 1909 Season.
Hunting Dltty by Tom Waite.
Bowling Results In City.
Races at Gravesepd.
EVENTS TO-DAY-Pnge s.
Nearly Hero" at the Hyperion.
The Governor and the Boss'-Grand
Vaudeville at Polls.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
DIR sHEIlHAN sAus.

Europe yesterday, to be gone several
months.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-29
WEATHER RECORD.

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New-York tribune., 1908-08-27
Z. s. &. DEFENDS ITSELF
Counsel asks To BE Made CODE
fenddnt IN Suit 7cith UQyOr.

The Public Service Commission has taken formal
notice Of the suit brought in the of Adoph
{. Gubner To hold UP the appropriation Of city
moneys for the payment Of the expenses and sal
aries Of employees of the commission by asking
leave TO intervene in the suit co-defeudant
with the Mayor. the ControiIer and the City Cham
berlain on August ~ the lawyer for Mr.. Gubner
a soda water manufacturer. at No 147I Park ave
nue. served summonses on these officials and gave
notice that he would apply on August 81 for in
junction restraining the Board OF Estimate and
Apportionment from making any appropria-
tions TO defray the expenses OF the commission
The contention OF Mr. Gubner is that as the COM
mission is state body. all its expenses and sal
aries OF It's employees should be paid by the state
and b. the city.
George l.. Sterling. representing the Corporation
Counsel. stated at the a-ing yesterday morning
before Justice BisChon in the Supreme Court on
the argument To show cause why the commission
should not be allowed to intervene. that he deemed
1t eminently proper that the commission should be
made party defendant. After Mr.. Guhner's law
yer had objected the grating OF the petition on
the ground that the code lid not contemplate the
making of Il third party a defendant in taxpayers
action Justice Btschon reserved decision.
The grounds for the intervention. as stated by
George ). Coleman. Counsel for the commission.
that under the Public Service Commissions law
the commission was vested with all the powers of
the Board OF Rapid Transit Railroad Commission
ers. which 1egislated out OF Office by the act.
and also took far as the territory embrace
In greater New York is concerned the functions Of
the State Railroad Commission. the State Commits
Gas and Electricity and the State Inspector
of Gas Meters Further powers in regard to public
service corporations and their supervision were
also conferred the commission. and under the
powers conferred the commission is en-
gagged in carrying out contracts for rapid transit
construction behalf Of the city. Mr. Coleman
also points out In his petition that Section - Of
the Public Service Commissions law provides that
New-York tribune., 1908-08-27
MICK DUE HERE TO-DAY.
WW Open Democratic Headquarters
at Hoffman House, 1t Is Sad

1t was asserted positively again last night that
Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. would arrive in the city to-
day and open Up the Eastern campaign headquar-
in the Hoffman House. Some of the leaders
said last night they would believe that Mr..
Mack coming until he actually arrived.
Senator c. E Cul5erscn chairman of the ad
visory committee; J. ". Tominson. of Alabama.
head OF the subcommittee organization, and
several other members of the national committee
in town last night. They said that his
arrival to-day Chairman Mack would announce
the committee to be an charge of the campaign in
the East.
1t is planned to have a conference OF the ma
tional committeeman and the state chairman from
the Eastern states within the next week. Mr.
TomIinson declares that the Democratic party was
defeated in the last three national campaigns be
cause II was not properly organized THAT is
going to be the this year" ne declared. We
expect to carry New York State, and we expect
Mr. Bryan to win
Mr.. Tomnson said Mr.. Bryan would open his
speaking tour in Chicago Labor Day From
there he viii go to Ohio and Indiana. II j.
pected that he Will be in New York about Sep
tembcr =. He is expected make speech
here. and another in Buffalo Syracuse. lie
will speak in Rochester the night OF the ad-
journment OF the state convention.
Congressman William Sulzer who has aspIra-
tons to he the Democratic nominee for Governor.
returned yesterday from AN extensive trip in tho
iutermountain and Pacific Coast states. lie said
last night he believed Mr.. Bryan would carry a
majority OF the states west Of the Mississippi Il
was very much surprised how much stronger
Bryan is this year than ever before" said the
Congressman. He thought that the nomination Of
Adlai +. Stevenson FOR Governor by the Democrats
In Illinois might result in the election OF the Demo
cratic electors in that state. The same was tru"
Of the denomination Of Governor Johnson In Min
nesota, he said
Some of the state leaders. who have been follow
ing the Murphy -Conners lead in the blackjack
methods which used IN the last state con-
vention viewed with some alarm yesterday the re-
suits of the upstate primaries The betting last
night was that if Senator McCarren wins In the
primaries in Kings county, ConnerS VIII not try
TO throw his delegates out of the state convention
Murphy will probably insist, but may be over
ruled.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-27
VERNON TO TAKE STUMP FOR TAFT
Register of the Treasury Will Labor Polltl-
cally Among His Fellow Negroes
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington Aug 26.-W. T. Vernon, the negro
Register of the Treasury, whose autograph ap-
pears on every recently made national banknotc
and other monetary obligation OF the United States
will go on stump and tell negroes in all parts
OF the country why they should Loyalty support the
Republican ticket He has been asked by Senator
Iu Por.t who is chairman of the speakers bureau
of the national committee. to give considerable
time speeches, and he has promised To do So
The bureau will make assignments for him after
September l5 Prior TO that time he will fill various
engagements
Mr. Vernon left here to-day to speak tomorrow
before the National Association of Negro Physi-
clans in New York. Friday he will speak TO negro
voters in the Congress district of Representative
Ocott of New York Monday night he will speak
to negroes in Boston. and September 3 he will
lecture In Newport. r. I. He also has engage
rnent al Philadelphia on September TO- and Will ad-
dress the negro Odd Fellows of the country at
Atlantic City the 18th OF that month. He will also
attend conferences OF the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church in Kansas and Missouri in October.
Nernons assignments by the national committee
will probably be largely in Ohio. Indiana. Kansas,
Nebraska and Iowa. He viii make only few
speeches in the East.