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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
CAUGHT SELLING TO MINORS
md Prior for Liquor Law Violation

In continuance of their efforts to clear up conditions In regard to i'm morality and violation of liquor laws about the center of the city parolmon Doskin and Prior the plain clothes policemen who have been specially as. signed to this duty. made another raid last night. the victim this time being John AnGulllare who operates what he calls the state motel al the corner of State and ralr streets The charge against him Is that he was selling beer 10 two minors In violation of the law which expressly forbids tho selling of liquor to minors. Deskin and Prior entered tho saloon only little while before closing time last night and no tieing two young people there they casually inquired as to their age and succeeded in getting admissions from each that they were under age They then placed AnduIllare under arrest and one of the minors, Marry Lilly of 222 Congress avenue The girl s charged with ldlencss The other minor was allowed to go.
 In addition to the capture of tho two arrested the officers took the bot ties of beer which were spread before tho two and each of which had been partly consumed and the glasses they had been drinking out of for evidence in the case. The Lilly girl claims that she will be of age In about two months
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
AFTER WHALEY REQUEST
Young Woman Who Eloped With Rev.
 Lere Cnolle Seeks S5,00O.

Hampstead, L. l., Dec. l6,-An at- tempt was made here to-day In beaalf of Floretta Whaley who three years ago eoped with Jere Knoke Cook, former pastor of St. Georges Episco- pal church, to obtain from her grand mother, Mrs Keziah Whaley, a lega- cy of s5,0O0 left her by her father W. Emerson, a lawyer of Hartford, Conn. and one-tlme friend of Cooke. visited Mrs. Whaley and made known that he had beon retained to obtain the legacy in question. But he was informed that under the will Of Miss Waley's father the s5,00O could revert to her only upon the death Of her grandmother, to whom the will gave free use of tho money during her lifetime
 Mrs. Whaley protested that she en- tortanod none but the most kindly feelings toward her granddaughter and that she stood ready to welcome her and her two children, but she emphatlcally refused to give her n- nanclal assistance on the ground that by doing so she might he helping Cooke.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
NEW FIRE SCHEDULE Special Meeting of Commission Fixes Pay from First of
 January. INCREASES SUBSTANTIAL First Grade Captains to Have a3.75 and Lowest Hosemen
 S2.50.

At a special meeting of the board of fire commissioners held last night the following new scnedule of pay of the employees of that department, which will take effect on January 1, was adopted hy unanimous vote:
 Captains.
 First year of service, third grade, S3 40 per day.
 Second year of service. second grade. s3.60 per day
 Third year of service, first grade, $3.75 per day
 Iieutenants.
 First year of service, second grade, S2lo per day.
 Second year of service. first grade, S325 per day
 Engineers, s3 50 per day.
 Assistant engineers s3.25 per day.
 Hose and Ladder Men.
 First year of service, third grade, $25O per day.
 Second year of service. second grade. $275 per day
 Third year of service, first grade, S3 per day.
 Line men, s3.25 per day.
 Batterymen, s3 per day.
 Substitutes. $40 per day.
 The board also voted tho following grade increases. badderman, ]. F. Duncan of truck 2, to second grade, from December IS; Hoseman NJ. J. Sullivan of engine ', to second grade, from December 20; Ladderman M ]. Bawlor of truck 3, to first grade, from December 2S
 The new pay schedule adopted last night provides for substantial In- crease all around as was detailed some months ago when estimates were being made up on which the ln- crease depended.
 petition for permission to erect a rear tenement was presented by Miss Helen Linsley. and 1t was referred to tho committee on auditing and per mts with power to act Ii was de- cided to advertise for bids for coal for the department the bids to be opened on January 5.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
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WITRDRAWS CABINET OFFER
Taft Decides That Burton Shall Not Be
 Secretary of Treasury.

New York Dec 16 Tt was au- thoritattvely announced tonight that the offer of a cabinet position to Con gressman Theodore RDrton of Cleve- land O., has been withdrawn by MT. Taft and will not be renewed
 Mir Burton was mentioned as tbe probable secretary of the treasury in Mir Taft's cabinet and 1t is said that the portfolio was definitely offered to him
 The statement followed MT Taft's talk with several republican leaders from Ohio to-day Mir Burton, Ii ls believed, will now engage actively in the Ohio senatorial campaign
 Charles r. Taft, of Cincinnati. also was present and when he was asked to- night as to what bearing tf any, the construction may have upon his can. didacy for the senate to succeed Sen stor Joseph F. Foraker he replied. "T am going to win Everything is favor phle "
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
FINE RIDING AT
 TROOP A SHOW Many Superb Horses and Good Horsemanship Seen at Sec- ond Annual Show of
 Company.
BIG AUDIENCE Al ARM0RY
.Tbrcc Firsts Taken by II. O. Trow. bridges Cardigan Squire--Miss Wcirs Riding Much Ad-
 mlrcd--Thc Winners.

New Hayens annual horse show started off very successfully last even ing before an audience which nl'ed all available seating space al the Troop A armory Lovers of the horse were out in force and were well repaid for com ing
 An unusually fine lot of horses were exhibited, and hnc riding of Miss Wior of New Work and C | clark of this city vas especially commended and went long way toward securing tho prizes awarded to their mounts Miss Wier rode more winners than any other rider and an but one of her mounts received place
 The average spectator was as much interested in the first event pair drafts in harness as In any other Some big handsome horses we're shown in tbi7 class and all of them lobcd really good enough for winners The Srcrry & Barnes pair the win ners, were a sight 10 delight the eye of any truckman or horse connoissour
 lU lNF 'IoNN'N l'I iilNlNE U'I-FN. cardigan Squire, owned by II e. TrnWhrdFe, was entoted in three alassee, and took the blue ribbon in each Of pacers 10 harness, General Phelps Montgomerys Charley Herr was the only one of the tbrco entries shown but his form vas perfect and it would have taken an unusual show ins by any of the other horses to get tho blue ribbon away from him
 In the combination to harness and saddle class, some nf the best ale round horses in the city were shown II Is true that the little blue ribbon went to r R. Fosters rhimbas, but General Montgomery's Mountain Glen Squirrel looked about equally good to the audience.
 Of the gaIted saddle horses. Jerry, 2 winner last year, failed to show any of his Gats, and the ribbon easily went to the Adler entry Tho three other saddle horse classes also had nothing but good horses entered and In these the decisions were necessarily close
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
CCoutirucI on Fourth Page
OFFICERS MUST SPRINT
Marine Corps Leaders Ordered to Do
 nashes on Ninety Mile Walk.

Washington. Dec t6 Physical tosts for marine corps officers ore prescribed in an executive order just issued They arc to he made once in every two Heus An important feature of tho walking tests is thus set out in the order,
 "tr battle time Is essential and ground may have to he covered on the run, if these officers nre not equal to tho average physical strength of fheir companies tho mon will bo held back resulting In unnecessary logs of life and probable defeat Company officers wlll therefore. he required dur ing ono of inc marching periods to dou bln time goo yards. with q half minute rest, then 300 yards. with one minute rest; and then complete the test In 200 yard dash, making In all 700 yards on the double time, with one and one hslr minutes rest"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
ATTACKS OUR LIFE
Judge Alden Says We Are Liv ing in Age of Gold Instead
 of Patriotic Age.
GRAFT IS IN ABUNDANCE
But Foundation of Grnft Is Farmer Who Waters Milk and Grocer
 Who Sands Sugar.

Speaking before the members Of the University Extension movement last evening Judge George Alden of Boston made an address on The Needs of tho Hour" Tn his address he accused the American people, including his audience of being responsible for the graft and corruption of the present day
 He said that one of the principal needs of the American people to-day is iudividuality along four different lines commercial. political religious and domestic Reforms in all these branches of modern lifo are necessary, but in the spirit of the present ago these reforms are not coming
 Up to tho present time the life of the American nation may hn divided into four parts first, the age of tho Pilgrims who made mp the manhoot on which the nation was founded when the people followed their con- sciences and thought that they had a mison second the age of the patriots in l77s when the people rouSht for lib fl NN Hili Nflf i''N NI " lIl''l l'EAlslNt third. the heroic age in 1881 when men went out and fought against their brothers for what they thought was right. fourth. the age of gold. under which we are living at the present tins.
 we criticize the maefactors of great wealth. But the desire for great wealth has become an American trait IL isn't with the very prominent men alone that this is true. II is true with the farmers who consider them selves the backbone and stamina of the nation They have cows and q well, and they make both of their pos sessions fill out the needs of the other, But they would angrily oppose the charge of dishonesty Another sterling backbone of the nation is the grocer who puts clean sand In tho sugar, and while pretending to brush flies from
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
LARGEST ELM DOWN
Five Feet in Diameter, But Dead. Is
 Elm Street Giant.

Work was started by the department of public works yesterday on the cut ting down of the largest elm tree in the city of New Haven. The tree s located on Elm street in front of the Harmonic club, and has a measure Of about 0yc feet iu diameter The tree is aboua zoo feet high and with wjdo- spreading branches Rut death has come to this giant or New H1vensforos- to get the dead tree out Of the way so work was started yesterday and the tree wDl probably he q thing or the past to-day Thomas sullivan la In charge ot the work
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
ASSETS DWINDLE
Not More Than s5o. .0O0 Coilcctiblc Out
 of Si,200.G GOO in Sight.

Detroit Dec. tG That not more than S50,)00 is collectihle out ot apparent assets of st2oo.o)o, was indicated hv to-days testimony before Bankruptcy Referee r. r, Davock in the rasc of Cameron Currie X Co., the Detroit brokerage firm that failed Dast July. Estimate of as low as three per cent. have been made regarding tho amount that unsecured creditors wll realize on their claims Al present responsl- hility for the firms bankruptcy has not been definitely fixed
 Cameron Currie said on the stand to- day that ho knew now that the firm had engaged in what Is known AS kit ing checks" but that he did not know n at the time,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
SOME OF YALE
 LAND TAXABLE Such Is Belief of Legislative Committee, So Local Ac- tion Is Advocated by
 Aldermen.
NOT EXEMPT BY CHARTER
Corporation Counsel Said to Agree With CommIttee-Ex-Presidcnt DWight's Petition Unfa-
 yorably Reported

The public part of the meeting held by the committee on legislation last night was a brief ono but in executive session quite q long time was spent and one of the propositions gone over at much greater length than In the public session. In fact at the regular public hearing when the proposition for the taxing of property not used strictly for educational purposes was called up no one arose either to sup port or oppose the proposition SO the committee spent no time on tt but went into executive session at once. Charles Gay arrived shortly after wards however and explained that he had been delayed from arriving ear Her SO it was decided to hear him as this was the matter ho wished to be heard upon He favored the petition which is aimed at compelling the uni- verslty to pay taxes on property which at present is on the exempt list
 In the executive session the matter was threshod out al great length, Corporation Counsel Rogers being with the committee in lis constdera- ton of the matter. The charter of the university and the laws relating to It's tax exemptions were considered and the committee hually decided that the object which It was intended @ attain could he accomplished without goinG to tho legislature The prop osition is intended not to tax dormi tories or other buildings used ex eluaiyely for college purposes hut to compel the payment of taxes on real estate owned by tho university which is held not for college purposes but which separated from tho college property in the main is source oi revenue from rentals Tho commit. tee figured ont that there iS roa estate In the clty valued al sl,0@6,Gl0 owned around the city including houses or
 Rose and cedar streets, business prop, erty on Church, Elm and other contra streets which are exempt, yet arc not used for college purposes This it the property which it is intended should he taxed
 The committee stated that tho cor. poratinn counsel agreed with thar that under the law as it stands al present it is in the power of tho eft, to assess taxes on this property which will he legally due The orieina charter and tho amendment of ls3i were gone over and it was found. ac cordng to the statement made las night that tho university had beer
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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
AGED PRESIDENT ARRESTED
]. R. Hammond, of Typewriter Com
 pany. Held for Striking Employe.

New York, Dec Exchanged with having struck one of his employees with cane in dispute over posses sion of q stock certificate. James E. Hammond, the seventy -year-old presl- dent of the Hammond Typewriter company was tried in police court to- day and put under bonds of $200 for his good behavior for three months Horace c Allen, a buyer for the Ham mond company, was the complainant. Mr Hammond denied that he had struck Allen The latter not only pressed the charge of disorderly con- duct upon which he had Mir Hammond arrested, but offered complaint Of larceny against him in connection with the alleged seizure of the stock certificate No action was taken on the larceny complaint however.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
FOUNDRY DAMAGED $500
New Haven Company on River Street
 NIystcriously Burned.

Firc that started from cause unknown in corner of the shop or the New Haven Foundry company on River street shortly after 10 o'clock last night did damage amounting Q about $500 10 tho building The structure is constructed of wood and tho Are got quite little beadway at first eating
 up along the side wall right 10 tho roof and destroying part of the cu- pola Of the building The fire will probably prevent work at the foundry today but II is not likely to hinder wort, there for any long period None of the machinery was damaged
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
EDWARD STEVENS DEAD
Former Messenger of Superior Court
 Pnsscs NMnN.

The death of Edward r, Stevens for merly for many years messenger fin the superior court of this city following his recent sovcre Illness came last night Mr. Steyens had been ill last night and had been confined 10 hls home al 67 Whitney avenue only a few days. Yesterday if became known that hts condition was quite serious. and last night the end came MT. Stevens was well known ahout the oIty and especially in legal circles as he had been actively connected with the court up 10 few years ago. He was in the siXty-seventh year of his age. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
s. Z. POLL FIGHTS SUIT IN HARTFORD Contractor o'Loughlin Seeks Pay for Extras in Building
 Theater in This
 City, CHARGES ARE MADE
 -------------- Defendants Imposing Presence Com mcnlcd Upon--Trial of the Case Will Take Up Several
 Days,
FRAUD CHARGES ARE MADE

Sylvester z, Poll, the well known theatrical manager of this city spent yesterday in the county building in Hartford as the defendant In a civil suit brought against him by James .OLoughln, a builder of that city, to recover something in the ncighborhood of S20,000 balance for building the Poi theater in New Haven in 1905 MT, Polls imposing presence-ho is a six footer of generous proportions was everywhere visible in the court room, as he walked about from the witnesses to his lawyer, Edward A. Hartman of Derby William r Henney Is the att torney for Mir O'Loughin The case promises 10 take several days and Judge shumway will make lt the last ease that he will hear at his term of court here, The complaint In sub stance says:
 Tho Contract.
 on February |, 1905, the plaintiff and the defendant, $ z. Poll. entered Into a written contract by tho terms Iof which the plaintiff agreed 10 fur lnlsh all the materials and perform all of the work for the construction of a now theater building in New Haven in accordance with certain plans and specifications which are out of tho control of the plaintiff and in the sole control and possession of the defend- ant, said work to Include the mason. carpenter steel and plumbing work, and the defendant agreed 10 pay the plaintiff for the work and materials, ! sSl 00o
 Prior to July ?. 1oos the defendant had made payments to the plaintiff of s6i 300 on that date the plaintiff had duly performed all his contract and tho final payment of sl67oO was due Dmand was made but no part oi the balance has heen paid
 Between July l. l9o5 and July 9 aoe. tho plaintiff furnished certain extra labor and materials al the spe- cial instance and request of the de- | fendant under the personal supervIs- ion of the defendant and one F w \ Maynard architect, in the employ oi the defendant and tho defendant agreed at inc tlmo the alterations were made 10 pay tho plaintiff I reasonable sum. and tho extra labor and materials furnished were reasonably worth u,- 59o 25 The plaintiff claims i2iooo dam ages
 The defense sets up that the defend ant has paid to the plaintiff and ex- i pended for him at his request s7o.- 1 1f26 6q Tho defendant denies that
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
BOSTON HULL Fol.ND.

A handsome Boston bull was found wandering about the city last night and was taken care of by the police over night until the owner is found The dog followed some one to the Troop A armory last night. and then lost the owner. The animal wears d collar without any name on u but the Ii censl tag Is New Haven, 37O95.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
ELIOT SCORES COURTS
Brought Themselves Into Contempt,
 Says Harvard President.


 New York, Dec. t6. President Charles W. Eliot of Harvard, was the principal speaker at the opening meeting of the Civic Forum held at Catrerlo hall tonight Before an audience which included a great many pelsana es in the world of letters, ppuies. art and society. President Eiio. defined "lavlossness" in the var ilus shtpes which it assumes in the tritcd states, and particularly as- spi'c that form which first secures iapnaty for itself by manufacturing statutes leGalizing responsible acts ac- counted morally criminal in every country and cline
 Courts themselves have contradict od each othor,' he said, "have given decision on technical grounds with out expressing an opinion on the mer- its of the case have divided as even ly possible on important questions, and have brought courts into cons tempt ny long delays, by reversals of Judgment and by multiplied appeals rom court to court
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
CHARGED WITH STEALING s,s.

.On warrant Issued for him pecom- ber 2. but which could not he served before, because he could not he locat- ed. Joseph Rothery a mddle-aged man. was arrested yesterday by he Howard element hy bailee The charge is that Rnihery WAS employed by George Mil ler. a contractor, and tha he embedded from him the gum of $l3.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
Rig Store in Boston.

Boston, Dec. 1s.--The George P
 Hummer Co.,. otherwise known as the George F. Quigley Co, which went into the hands of a receiver in New York today, has large cloak and suit store at 5S1 Washington street, this city. Dennis ]. Shea of Sharon. is president of the George F. Quigley Go. The Bos. ton store was doing business as usual today, the manager stating that he had
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
NOT tr ITO RAILROAD co.

official denial ifs made by the officers of the New York, New Haven S Hart ford Railroad Go that thotr corporal tlon is responsible for the death of Fred. erck Went2 the thirteen year old school boy, who was Killed in New Ro- chelle New York last night by contact with a live wire The wire the off cials say belongs to the Westchester Lighting company and has no con nertion with the railroad corporations electric plans
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
Edward s. Thomas Appointed by United States District Court of New York
 Has Branch Here.
LOCAL STORE IS o. K.
Manager Locke Says Crawford Plun- mcr Company VIII Continue Business--Christmas
 Trade Large.

New York, Dec. 16.--Edward s. Thomas was to-day appointed by the United States district court, receiver for the George r. Quigey Co.,, a New Jersey corporation, in the cloak and suit business in this olty. under the name of "Boynton's" and the Craw- ford-Plummer Go. It also conducts business as the Crawford-Plummer Co. In New Haven and Hartford. Conn. as the George F. Hummer Go. in Boston, Mass, and the George F. Quigley Go. In Springfield. Mass. The petitioning creditors are Max Kurzok. doing business as Kurzok Brothers; George H. Montrose & Co.,. and Sim on Sondheim, Herman Stein and Max Mindheim, composing the firm of Sondheim, Stein & Go. Their claim for goods sold and delivered aggregate S2,4S3.SS. The petitioners allege trans- fer of money to other creditors.
 The news of the appolntme ent of q receiver for the George F. QulgIy Go. of New York, of which the Crsw- ford Hummer Co, of Chapel street, this city, is branch house, was re- ceived by 10. R., Locke, tfhe local man. ager. with surprise last night. The first MT. Locke knew of any difficulty in the company. was when he was shown the dispatch from New York announcing that Edward S. Thomas had been appointed receiver. Mir. Locke said tlat so far as the local store is concerned there would not bs the slightest embarrassment as tha volume of business here had steadily increased for the past two years. Tn all the other cities outside of New York, said MT. Locke, business has been good. and 1t was his opinion that the trouble centered entirely in the New York house.
 MT. Locke was very liberal In his praise of New Haven and New Ha- ven's shoppers, and expressed the hope that the friendly relations which have always existed between him and the people of tnis city would continue In the future as In the past. The Christmas business this year has been excellent and the Chapel street store of the company will continue running as usual. Mir. Locke said he expected to hear definitely concerning tae re- ceivership proceedings some time to- day.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
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LOCAL ARTIST HoNopED.

George Thompson of 2s Trumbull street has had accepted by the Acade. my of Designs of New York 2. picture which he exhibited there. and which has for It's subject "A Fine Day ir December"
 This is quite an honor, as out ot 1900 pictures offered for exhibition more than 1,20o were rejected.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-17
MUSIC NOT ALLOW ED.

Antonio Ferdnando. Italian saloon keeper al the corner of Congress ave nue and Whiting street, was arrested last night for having music as an at traction q his saloon without having 2 license for such attraction.