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The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
A CORNER IN CORN.
Chicago Pit the Scene of Much Ex-
citement Yesterday.

Chicago, May 26,--The corner" in
May corn in which James A. Patten
Of this city is generally accounted to
be the ruling spirit, took on new life
today and the price Of May corn shot
up ia cents from the low point OF
the day, it closed is cents above the
close OF yesterday.
1t was the opinion Of many traders,
that, generally speaking a settlement
had been made with the 'Patten
crowd" for the greater part Of the May
deliveries, and for several days prices
have been inclined to drag and the
market has been easy. The opening to-
day was weak and the price Of May
corn dropped to 70 1-2. There was lit
tie corn to be had, however, and when
q few buying orders had revealed the
scarcity the market started up. BY
noon 1t had advanced Us cents and
then 1t commenced to rise with great
rapidly.
The scene in the corn pit was most
exciting Frantic brokers yelled them
selves hoarse. but there was no corn to
be had The price Of May advanced to
rs rs, whore It closed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
TAFT AND BRYAN AGREE.
Both Are Out in Favor OF Campaign
Publicity Bill.

Washington, May 26.-W. ]. Bryan
has sent the following telegram to
Secretary Taft:
beg to suggest that. as leading
candidates in our respective parties,
we Join In asking congress to pass q
bill requiring publication of campaign
contributions prior to election. If
you think best, we can ask other cam
didates to unite with us in the request.
w. j. BRYAN.
Mr.. Taft came to the White House
an hour before the time set tor the
cabinet meeting this morning and was
closcted with the president.
Secretary Taft, upon his return TO
the war department, gave out for pub
LEGATION his answer as follows:
Hon. William j. Bryan, Lincoln, Neb.
Your telegram received. on
April 30th last, | sent the following
telegram to Senator Burrows, tho
chairman Of the committee on prlvi-
leges and elections, of the senate:
My Dear Mr. Burrows. sincerely
believe that 1t would greatly tend to
the absence of corruption in politics
If the expenditures for nomination
and election of all candidates, and all
contributions received and o&pendi-
lures made by political committees
could be made public both In respect
to state and national politics. For
that reason | am strongly in favor Of
the passage of the bill which is now
pending in the senate and house,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
CONNECTICUT WAGES
Census Bureaus Report Shows
Earnings Here Above the
Average.
WEEKLY AVERAGE S11.44
New England Pay Below That In
Other ections--Thirtecn Indus
tries Analysed.

A Washington special to the Hart
ford Times of yesterday says: The CEN
sus bureau has issued an interesting
bulletin on the earnings of wage earn
ers In the United statee. This report
Is based on Investigations conducted
since 1905 and the country Is divided
into sections. According to the report
New England manufactured more than
one-half In value OF the boots and
shoes, and Of the cotton, tho wooden
and the worsted goods made in the
United states; likewise over one-half
of the value of products OF several
other industries of less magnitude, as
ammunition, brass and copper rolled,
brassware, clocks, plated ware, silver
smithlng and silverware and very
large proportion of the felt hats, jew
olry, cutlery and edge tools, rubber
and elastic goods.
The average weekly earnings Of all
wage -earners of New England were
considerably low and for men q lit
tie lower than for The rest Of the
United States. IN average earnings
Connecticut leads. Over two-thirds of
the wage earuers were men, more than
one-fourth women and less than one
thirtieth children. The total number
Of wage -earners in Connecticut Is glv-
en- as 1Ol,5S9, ranging from those who
make less than So per week UP to those
who make s25 and over. The average
is estimated at 1904 per week. The
report says.
"The fifteen selected industries
shown for Connecticut embrace 60.2
fed week shown for all industries in
the state All are purely factory in
dustries and none can be called dis
tinctly rural The average earnings of
men In the selected Industries We're
$l144, 10 cents less than for the state.
The industry employing the largest
number was brass and copper, rolled,
the earnings averaging $ll,99, or little
more than the general average. Hard
ware and foundry and machine shop
products employed the next largest
numbers, the average earnings In these
being respectively $lOj6 and s1145.
THE highest average, $li63, was IN
plated -siverware, the lowest 1926, in
cotton goods. Women earned an aver
age of SOL in the selected indus
tries, a little more than in the state at
large. They were returned in the
largest number by cotton factories, the
earnings averaging S6,71. The highest
average earned was $S42, in the manu-
facture Of rubber boots and shoes
the lowest $5,13 in hardware. The
average earnings of children in the
state We're $4l4, or a trihe less than
for the selected industries. The man
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
DIR. TALKS OF FOOD.
Pres. of Board of Health.

what shall / eat?" is the daily In
curry the physician is met with. / do
not hesitate to say that in my judg-
ment large percentage OF disease is
caused by poorly selected and i'm
properly prepared food. My person.
al experience with the fully-cooked
food, known as Grape-Nuts, enables
me to speak freely Of its merits.
From overwork, | suffered several
years with malnutrtion, palpitaHon Of
the heart, and loss of sleep. Last sum
mer | was led to experiment personal
~ with the new food, which | used in
conjunction with good rich cows milk,
In short time after | commenced its
use, the dlsagreeaDle symptoms 1isap-
peared, my hearts action became
steady and normal, the functions of
the stomach were properly carried out
and | again slept as soundly and as
we'll as in my youth.
Il look upon Grape-Nuts rs a per-
feet food and no one can gainsay but
that 1t has d most prominent place
In a rational, scientific system of feed
ing Any one who uses this food will
soon be convinced Of the soundness
of the principle upon which it Is man
ufactured and may thereby know the
facts as to its true worth Read
The Road to MELVILLE in pkgs
There's q Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest,"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

from the grade teachers who showed
good ability The waiting list in
cudes the graduates Of Pembroke
college, or other colleges, who reside
here also other residents who have
graduated from the Providence schools
and the city training schools. Those
who live outside can take the city
examinations and get on the waiting
list, but they will not be called on
as long as the city supply Is suai-
Client The school committee only last
year made a bylaw that in the flu
ture city applicants should receive
first consideration A teacher has
some motive for constantly improving
herself as there are more or less
chances for promotions and higher
positions in one way or another every
year.
IF l were the New Haven teachers,
as thoroughly organized as they are. |
would make myself felt with the
school committee and bring about
some such recognition from them,
Mr. Beede will never give them a
CHdHVe II ne ~ not lvlCeu w. anu nv
should be forced to do It, If all We're
of the same mind they could make
him trouble in his position. l can
not understand his motive unless he
thinks these outsiders will cause him
to be more widely known in other
cities, which would be Of advantage
to him at some future time when he
might be looking for a higher posi-
ton outside of New Haven"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
WHITMORE DRAMATICs.
Policeman and Towcrmnn Disagree In
Testimony.

New York May 2s.-A dramatic Incl
dent OF the trial Of Theodore S. Whit
more for the killing Of his wife. whose
body was found submerged In the
Lamp Black swamp near Harrison. n.
j., occurred to-day IN the court Of
oyer and termlner IN Jersey city when
Frank J. May a special policeman of
the Pennsylvania road testified that he
saw the man who made the remark,
YOU are n cheap skate" to another
man who refused TO pay his return fare
to New York at 40 n. m. on the night
Mrs. Whitmore was killed A tower
man previously had testified that he
saw Whtmore I'm the crowd and heard
him make that remark.
Is that the man2' asked Attorney
Simpson. Whitmore stood and then
walked brisltly to within ten feet of
the Witqess, remarklng, II Will come
around ~ where You can see me-.
May also rose and surveyed Whit
more from head to foot
Il never saw this man before In my
life. said May loudly and slowly.
Mrs. Susan Sailor, the mother Of Mrs.
Whitmore, testified Just before the adj
iournment that she saw her daughter
the last time on Christmas eve. Whit
more, she said, came to Mrs. Schmlt-
ters house, where Mrs Whltmore was
stopping, on Christmas day, for phon-
ograIh.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
ADVISES TEACHERS
Providence Colleague Says to
Force Recognition from
Supt. Beede.
SHOWS HOW THEY FARE
Writes I'm Letter That None But Local
Persons Get Appointments
In Her City.
SHOWS HOW THEY FARE

The appointment of an outside
teacher to the prncipalship OF the
Webster school district by Superinten-
dent Beede contrary to a large senti-
ment that the position should be filled
from the local teaching staff is caus-
Ing a great deal of comment IN other
places than this city. 1t has even
reached the ears of persons outside Of
the state eliciting much surprise at
Mr.. Beede's attitude, as the following
letter from a school teacher In Prov
idence, r. l., to one Of the teachers
IN this city will show. The letter
points out the fact that In the Rhode
Island city the local teachers have by
vote of the school board preference
for any and all positions, such con-
sideration inspiring them to seek for
constant improvement of their facul-
ties that they may be In line for q
higher position
The letter also advises the local
teachers to assert themselves and
bring about conditions such as exist
In Providence. 1t concludes with the
conjecture that Mr.. Beede has an eye
to his own future interests IN appoint
Ing outsiders. 1t Is as follows:
Providence always takes teachers
from her own ranks for promotions
and fills all vacancies from the wait
ing list. No teacher, to my knowl-
edge, has come In from outside since
have been here Gall in ten years.,
The principals Of Vineyard street
grammar, Marton avenue grammar,
and Messer street grammar have all
been taken from the high school here
during the last six or seven years.
All the critics and principals OF dis
cipline schools have been chosen
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
McCNRREN BILL IN DANGER.
scheme 10 Disrupt Democratic Party
May Fail

Albany, May 26 Speaker James w.
Wadsworth said this morning that he
believed the assembly would defeat the
McCarren bin, which ia drafted to meet
the conditions In the last democratic
state committee.
Mr.. Wadsworth's announcement ere
ated general surprise, as II was believ-
ed the republicans intended TO pass
this bill TO disrunt the democratic par
ty. Mr.. Wadsworth said;
II confess ] am surprised TO find that
the assemblys opposition to this bill
is so strong. Last week ! thought 1t
would pass. But | find so many mem
bers here against It that / am con-
WINGED IL will fail"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
DON'T MISS 1T.
Novelty and Beauty Combined by
New Olympia Candy Go.

A walk down town today is incom-
plete without visit to the Olympia
Candy Co.'S new store, Sl2 Chapel
street The choice candies the firm is
selling at popular prices, its refreshing
summer drinks and delicious Ice creams
are fast making hosts Of friends for
this new Arm, The beautiful furnish
ings Of the store, delightfully."- cool and
pure atmosphere and vast variety of
choice confections cannot fail to please
The attendance yesterday was close
second to Its opening day.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
TROLLEY STRIKE TO CONTINUE.

Cleveland, May 26.--At meeting Of
the striking street railway conductors
and motormen today, 1t was voted to
continue the strike against the Munich
pal Traction company There were ad-
dltional assertions from the ranks Of
the strikers today, many returning to
work,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

ufacture OF cotton goods, with an av-
erage Of s4O2, engaged the largest
number. The highest average s5.16
was earned in the manufacture of
brass and copper, rolled; the lowest,
49, IN the markings of corsets."
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

bringing about this result so far as
national politics are concerned.
mark this letter personal because
am anxious to avoid assuming an at
titude in the campaign which 1t is
quite possible shall never nave the
right to assume, but so far as my per-
sonal influence Is concerned l am anx-
ious to give 1t for the passage of the
bill
Every sincerely yours.
WILLIAM II. TAFT
"Since writing the above. in answer
to inquiry have said publicly that
hoped such bill would pass. J.,
wv. IL. TAFT" +
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
GovERNoRs, CONFERENCE ECHO

Washington, May pa concurrent
resolution was passed by the house to-
day providing for the printing Of 1OO,-
900 copies of the proceedings Of the
recent conference Of governors at the
White house to consider measures for
the conservation Of the national re-
sources.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
FUNERAL OF FRANCOIS coppEE

Paris, May 2G.--The funeral Of Fran
co.'s Coppee the French poet and dram
atist, who died in this city last week,
took place today. The ceremonies were
memorable, for all classes Of society
strove 10 honor this poet of the peo-
pIs'"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
LEGAL NOTICE.


District OF New Haven, IS. Probate,
Court, May 25, 1923.
ESTATE OF CHARLES II. MERWIN.,
late of New Haven. in said District
deceased.
The Court OF Probate for the District1
of New Haven hath limited and ap-l
pointed ak months from the date hcre,i
OF for the creditors OF said decease6'
to bring In their claims against said
estate. Those who neglect to exhibit
their claims within said time will bal
debaried.
All persons indebted to said estate,
are requested to make immediate pays
ment to
EMILY MERWIN,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

District of New Haven. IS. Probate
ESTATE OF ROBERT A. BRoWNN, late
Of New Haven, in said District, de-
ceased.
The Executrix having exhibited hts
administration account with said estate
to this Court for allowance, 1t is
ORDERED, That the Goth day of May,
1903, at ten o'clock In the forenoon,
New Haven, In said District, be ap-
pointed for a hearing on the allowance
of said account, and that notice Of the
time and place Of said hearing be given
by publishing this order three times. In
some newspaper having circulation in
said District.
JOHN l. gibson.
m25 Ct Clerk.
District OF New Haven, IS. Probate
Court May Is, 1908 v
ESTATE OF MARGARET coYNE, iata
Of New Haven, in said District, de-
The Administrative, c. t. A., having
exhibited her administration account
with said estate to this Court for al
lOWanCe, Il Is
ORDERED, That the goth day of May.
1908. at ten o'clock IN the forenoon.
at a Court of Probate to be held at
New Haven In said District, be APP
pointed for hearing on the allowance
Of said account, and that notice Of the
time and place Of said hearing be given
by publishing this order three times in
some newspaper having circulation in
said District
BY the Court.
JOHN L. gibson.
-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

BOYS AND YOUTHS LOW
SHOES.
Boys and Youths Tan 0xfords,
S1.75, $500, $3.50 and
$500.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
Rubber Sole Shoes

Mems White Canvas Oxford, Rubber Sole. ;.
Mems Brown Canvas oxfords, Rubber Soes
Boys Tan Calf Tennis oxfords mann.
Boys Tan Canvas 0xfords. ..............
Youths Tan Canvas Oxfords
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
'MILY NERVE


District OF Cheshire IS. Court of Pros
bate, May 20, 1908. |
ESTATE OF WILLIAM s. THoMPsoN.I
late Of Cheshire, In said District, de-,
ceased
Upon the application of John H,
Thompson Of New Haven, Conn, pray-I
Ing that an instrument In writing, pur~|
porting TO be the last will ard testa-,
ment Of said William s. Thompson, de-l
ceased, may be proved, approved, al-'
lowed and admitted to probate. as per,
application on file more fully appearss
IL Is y
ORDERED, That said application be,
heard and determined at the Probate,
ONCE in Cheshire, In said District, on,
the Sth day Of June. A. d. 1908, at l0l
o'clock in the forenoon, and that no.
tlce be given Of the tendency Of said
application, and the time and place ofl
the hearing thereon, by publishing the,
same in some newspaper having a cir
culatlon IN said District, and by post
ing copy Thereof on the public Sign
post In the Town OF Cheshire, In said
District.
HOWARD T. MOSS.
m25 st Judge.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27

Women's Tan Calf Tennis Oxfords. ........... $3.50
Women's White Canvas Tennis Oxfords .......... $500
Women's White Tan and Black Tennis Oxfords $115
Misses Brown White Tennis Oxfords. ....... $100
Childrens Brown and White Tennis oxfords. .95
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-27
Mems, Boys and Youths Low Shoes

Mems OK Blood oxfords, wing tip, strap laoes,
buckles. .................
Mems Russia Calf Ribbon Ties. ..............
Mems Russia Calf Oxfords. .................
Mems Russia Calf Oxfords. .................
Mems Russia Calf oxfords. .................
Mems Russia Calf oxfords. .................
Mems Russia Calf 0xfords. .................
Mems Tan Wei Kid Oxfords. ...............
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-29
Mr.. TAFT DOES THINGS.
One Incident That Shows the Quality
IF the Man.

One Incident That Shows the Quality
If the Man.
This incident affords perhaps as good
an insight into the psychology Of Mr..
Taft as any that could be cited. 1t IL
illustrates the way Mr.. Taft does things,
the way he works and the way he
plays, for when he plays he plays as
hard and zestfully as he works. With
him the thing is to do it. Accomplish
ment is ever his aim. 1t happened
while Mr.. Taft was on the sea, bound
for Manila to open the Philippine as
sembly. The narrator watched the pro-
ceedings at close range. Three men
stood between decks on the steamship,
away up in the eyes of the ship, and
contemplated a hole ten feet above
their heads A narrow iron ladder led
perpendicularly to the deck. The cir
conference of the hole seemed to ap-
proximate that of a sugar barrel. One
of the men, Ambassador O'Brien,
bound for Tokyo, was tall and spare,
lean and sinewy. The second, Judge
Thomas Burke of Seattle, was short
and rotund The third, Mr.. Taft, was
larger and heavier than the other two
put together
at would be easier for the camel to
so through the needles eye, Mr. Sec
rotary, than for you to get through
that hole" bantered Judge Burke.
81 wouldn't like to try that climb,
I'll confess" said the ambassador
"Well, l don't know" rejoined the
2S5 pound secretary of war. 1T looks
like tough proposition"
For a moment the three turned aside
to examine something to which their
attention was directed. Unregarded,
Mr.. Taft stepped to the foot of the lad
der and observed 1t contemplatively.
One might have deduced from his man
ner that his thoughts ran something
like this: That's hard climb, and
that hole looks smaller than my body,
but those fellows don't believe that
can climb up that ladder and get
through the hole | believe l can. I'm
going to try it."
Before he was spied Mr. Taft had
half scaled the ladder. Ambassador
O'Brien and Judge Burke, despite
their lesser weight, expressed in their
faces an approximation Of dismay
when they saw what the secretary was
about. You'll never make it; better
come back" advised the ambassador.
Look out the ladder doesn't break,
cautioned Judge Burke. Round after
round the secretary progressed until
his body was halfway out of the hole
When the circumference of his girth
came into conjunction with the cir
cumference of the hole 1t was toss
up for minute which would win. But
Mr.. Taft proved that he had an elastic
waist line, which won over the I'M
yielding limits of the hole. But it was
q struggle He stuck to 1t grimly and
doggedly. The lifting of 2S5 pounds
of dead weight by the muscles of the
arms is a task that would tax the
strength of far lighter man. final
heave and Mr. Taft hoped upon the
deck as lightly as a boy. He was
smiling all over He had won. The
passengers who had watched gave him
a cheer. He would have stayed In the
hole and fought 1t out for an hour
rather than retreat. That Is Taft
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-09-29

only the highest kind of moral courage.
but of physical courage as well. for his
life was freely and violently threatened.
Let all fair minded men, wageworkers
and capitalists alike, consider yet an
other fact. In one OF his decisions upon
the bench Judge Taft upheld in the
strongest fashion and for the first time
gave full vitality to the principle of the
employers liability for injuries done
workmen. This was before any national
law on the subject was enacted. Judge
Taft's sense of right, his indignation
against oppression in any form. against
any attitude that Ia not fair and just.
drove him to take a position which was
violently condemned by shortsighted cap
italists and employers OF labor. which
was SO far in advance OF the time that 1t
was not generally upheld by the state
courts, but which we are now embodytng
in the law of the land. Judge Taft was
a leader, a pioneer. while on the bench
in the effort to get justice for the wage
worker In Jealous championship of his
rights and all upright and farsighted Ia
boring men should hold 1t to his credit
that at the same time he fearlessly stood
against the abuses of labor, just as he
feariessly stood against the abuses of
capital. II elected, he has shown by his
deeds that he will be president of no
class, but OF the people as whole. He
can be trusted to stand stoutly against
the two real enemies OF our democracy
against the man who to please one class
would undermine the whole foundation of
orderly liberty and against the man who
in the interest OF another class would Sc
cure business prosperity by sacrificing
every right of the working people.
/ have striven as president to cham
pion In every proper way the interests OF
the wageworker, for ! regard the wage
worker, excepting only the farmer. the
tiller of the soil, as the man whose well
being is most essential to the healthy
growth Of this great nation. / would for
no consideration advise the wageworker
to do what thought was against his In
terest l ask his support for Mr.. Taft
exactly as ask such support from every
farsighted and right thinking American
citizen, because / believe with all my
heart that nowhere within the borders OF
our great country can there be found an
other man who will as vigilantly and ef-
fciently as Mr.. Taft support the rights
Of the workingman as he will the rights
of every man who in good faith strives
| TO do his duty as an American citizen
| He will protect the just rights OF both
rich and poor, and he will war relent-
Iessly againet lawlessness and injustice
whether exercised on behalf OF property
or Of labor.
On the bench Judge Taft showed the
| two qualities which make great judge
wisdom and moral courage. They are
also the two qualities which make
great president. Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Mr.. Conrad Kohrs. Helena. Mont.