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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
HARVARD GETS s1oo,ooo
Sensational Fight over WiIl of Walter
 r. Baker Is Settled.

Boston. Sept. 3.--The sensational fight over the will of the late Walter F. Baker, Harvard graduate and well known club man. who died of poisoning at Bogota, N J.. oct. 27 1907, wae ended today by the filing in the su- preme court of an agreement by tho parties concerned as to a final decree which afiirms the will as allowed In the probate court. Bakers estate, it is estimated, amounted to nearly half q million. of which he willed s5000 to his brother, Edward F. Baker of Boston, slO.000 to Mrs Helen Bray Hurd. of Bo- gota N. l.. and of the residue, one third to Harvard one-third to the chil- dren of his brother and the other third to Natalie Hurd. the infant daughter of Frank H. and Mrs. Helen B. Hurd of Bogota.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
PRINCIPLES OF OUR ANCESTORS URGED Senator Judson Tells s. A. R. to Keep the State from the Hands of Professional
 Politicians.
CITIZENS APATHY CAUSE
Mayor Hooker, of Hartford, Speaks Against the Blue Laws--Inter- estiDg Historical Address
 by General Ford.

Members of the Sons of the Amerl- can Revolution from all over the state attended the first summer field day of the society at the new Hills Home stead yesterday afternoon. The dinner was fine and the speeches were excel lent, so that at the close 1t was unan- lmously decided to make the event an annual one.
 Many parties came by automobile and others came by trolley from the city The day was ideal for such an occasion and dinner was served In the large open dining room.
 Lewis B. Curtiss of Bridgeport, presi- dent of the state association, was toastmaeter and the speaking was very informal, He first called upon Gov ernor Rollin s. Woodruff. and after the outburst of applause Governor Woodruff said;
 This Is one of those innocent and delightful dinners where we meet with much pride and plume ourselves with fame on the distinction of our ances- tors.
 They are great beyond any doubt. We are great beyond any doubt. No one here will dispute that. Therefore any reference which intimates that they were ridiculous, Is reflection upon us all. Severe they were. and that is certain, they were as severe as the stuff that made them. But ridicul- ous. never!
 "They were the bravest men and women the world ever Knew and man to man, there was more integrity, more honest faith and more courage In that earnest band, than has ever been shown by any pioneers in the history of mankind. To come from such stock is to be enriched with an ancestry whose virtues we must perpetuate if this nation is to prevail
 'I don't want you to think that we should feel unnecessarily vain because our homes are in Connecticut. and yet if it had not been for the great part
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
READY IN NoRwALK.
ipecial to the JournaI-CourierJ

NtF>~"s " s''N
 Norwalk, Sept3.-Although the troI. leymen of Norwalk are not "quitters'' and will undoubtedly stand by. the union should that organization decide to strike, yet the general feeling here Is against such an extreme measure. The Norwalk men are perfectly satis. fled with the treatment they receive av the hands of their Immediate employ CTS and from what can oe sleaned from them, as they are rather conservative in such things, they do not look at the prospects of a prolonged strike with favor.
 Should strike be called, superin. tendent Charles A. Copley was heard to remark the other day that there would be one car running, anyway.
 supt. Charles A. Copley and Inspec. tor Joseph Buckman are doing ali In their power to prepare for the strike. Already they have secured ten crews, which means that practically all tha cars which are scheduled to run will keep on as though no strike had been called
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
FOUR LlLLEY MEN ELECTED
Twelfth and Fourteenth Districts Re.
 turn Delegates in His Favor.

Robert o. Eaton of North Haven and Samuel Hodgkinson of Wallingford were elected delegates to the state con- vention from the 18th senatorial dis trict. The delegates convened at Mansfield's Grove yesterday afternoon and the elections were practically unanlmos. .
 Both delegates are in favor of Lil- ley.
 The 14th district delegates met at Cox's Surf house. Savln Rock yester- day afternoon. There wasn't any par ticuar contest among the delegates present The slate chose Senator Clar- ence F. Thompson and County Com missioner ]. D. Walter for delegates to the state convention. Both are Lilley men.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
TAFT ON RAILROAD STUMP
Speaks from Platform on Trip Home
 to Cincinnati Next Tuesday.

Chicago, Sept The people of Ohio will be given the first opportunity of the campaign to see and hear the re- pbIcan candidate for Presidents Chair man Frank II. Hitchcock Of the repub- lican national committee announced to- night that when Mir, Taft goes from Sandusky to Cincinnati on Tuesday next the candidate will meet the peo- pie at all points where stops are made by the Big Four train. Tho meetings are being arranged by II A, Williams chairman of the state executive eom- mittee for Ohio. Tams Bixby of St
 Paul. visited republican headquarters today and declared that he believes Minnesota will give Taft 5O,Oo0 plrality and that Jacobsen the republican can ddate for governor will defeat John son by close vote Mir. Bixby Is editor of the st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
CHINA'S PROTESTS FUTILE
Japan Constantly Violating Agreement
 to Maintain Status Quo.

Picking Sept 3.--Contrary to her agreement to maintain the status quo pending a settlement of the Chientao boundry dispute with China, Japan has recently done a number of things in this territory which arouses the ap- prehension of the Picking government. She has occupied the resldency build ings recently completed at Yen Chi Ting in the disputed district. She has brought into this town a joint civil and military commander and one thousand gendarmes, and she is pro ceeding with the reorganization of the existing system for the government of the Korean population China has protested to Tokio and to the Japan ese diplomatic representative here, but with no result whatever
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
MENUS HEADS G. A. R.
New Jersey Colonel Elected Con-
 mander-in Chief.

Toledo, Sept. 3.-Colonel Henry M. Nevius, of Red Bank, N. J., was to- day elected commander-in-c chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. The election occurred on the first ballot, which gave Mir. Nevius 454, compared with 254 for former Governor Van Sant, of Minnesota, and 90 for L. T. Dickason, of Illinois. On motion of the former Minnesota executive the nomination of the New Jersey man was made unanimous.
 Other officers were chosen as fol- lows: Senior vice. commander, J Kent Hamilton, of Ohio; junior .vice-com- mander c c, Royce, of California; aplain-in-chief, J. r, Spence, of Tennessee; surgeon-in-chief, c. Lane Tannehill, of Maryland
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
.B. AND M. RATE DROPS
Dividend Declared at Rate of Six
 Per Cent.

Boston, Sept. 3.-At a meeting of the board of directors of the Boston and Maine Railroad company to-day the quarterly dividend of 1 1-2 per cent was declared on the common stock This is at the rate of per cent. year. a reduction of per cent. A semi-annual dividend of per cent. was declared on the preferred stock. To-day's common stock dividend showed the first reduction since 1899.
 The action this afternoon was taken at the suggestion of President Tuttle, who told the board that he believed that the earnings for the current quarter justified a disbursement at the rate of only per cent
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
HUGH REYNOLDS RETURNS
Globe -Trotting New Havcner Back
 from Another European Trip.

MT. and Mrs. Hugh J. Reynolds, who left on European tour seven weeks ago. returned to the city yesterday noon--one day earlier than they had anticipated They came back on the Adriatc, which made a record run, notwithstanding the bad weather she encountered last Wednesday afternoon. Mir. Reynolds several trans Atlantic trips have made him very good sail or" but he says that day he felt anx- ious and that the cyclone which the Adriatic ran into off Nantucket was the worst hurricane he ever expert enced The storm came like thunder clap out of a clear sky. He had been in storms when the housings of the life- boats were unlaced, but in this instance the sailors were ordered to cut the lac- ings to get the boats into instant read mess
 During the earlier part of his return trip Mir and Mrs. Reynolds went on an auto ride of BIO miles from Paris to the city of Cognac.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
COMPLIMENT TO UNCLE JOE.

St, Louis, Mo-. Sept. 3.---Eugene v Debs, candidate for president on the socialist ticket, was in St. Joseph this afternoon, and spoke to 1000 people from his red special He later left for omaha. Debs arraigned Speaker Cannon of the house of representa- tives in severe terms He said Uncle Joe is worth S2,OOO,O0O to-day, and didn't have a dollar when he enter ed congress.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
CONTROVERSY OVER LAND
Woman Rents sidewalk and Rentor
 Gets Worried.

There Is a controversy regarding land In Oak street at Glday alley. Hyman Bulgaria owns property at the corner which has no sidewalk in front of It. He recently agreed to rent part of the space in front of his property to Freda Sarkolow of sl Lafayette street to maintain small stall for selling certain articles in public de- mand, The agreement called for sb q month and the woman in the case paid down $2 for the privilege. Then Bulgaria learned that he could not rent the space In front of his property in this way and he tried to arrange with the woman and give her the money which she had paid down, but she would not. The matter Is now being investigated by city officials and police.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
RESTAURANT MAN THIEF
Steals Coats and Aprons from Supply
 Company.

Charged with the theft of 27 aprons and three coats which are the prop erty of the New Haven Apron and Coat Supply company, Samuel E. Bayles, an employe at LongIeys lunch room was arrested by Detectives McAvoy and Daley. The company supplies coats and aprons for restaurant and similar employees and among the firms on it's list Is Longley's. Articles have been missing for some time and Bayles was suspected. After being arrested he ad- mitted the thefts and said that the ar- ticles were kept in trunk where lis had packed them. They were found by the detectives and recovered
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
JOHN D. A N0BLEMAM
Standard Oil King Descended from
 French BaroDs.

Albany, N r.. Sept 3.--John D. Rockefeller is the offspring of noble race, according to an announcement made al the annual reunion of the Rockefeller family here to-day. The announcement followed the report of pr. Aaron R. Lewis, who last year was commissioned by the Rockefeller Family association to trace the fam fly history in Europe. pr. Lewis as serts that in his researches he found that the family of which John D. Rockefeller is member IS of noble lineage. He also reported that sev- eral members of the family at one time held the title of baron in south ern France.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
MIR. CURTIS HERE
Business Manager of Yale Daily News
 on Hand.

F. ]. Curtie, bsiness manager of the Yale Daily News. arrived in town this week and is busy with the important affairs of that paper, The fact that Mir. Curtis is so early on the scene is due to some misunderstanding as to the publication of another daily paper. There will be no other authorized daily paper at Yale than the Yale Daily News and Mir. Curtis. therefore. will offer to merchants the only Yale daily advertising medium.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
INTER. STATE FISHERS WAR.

Riverhead, N. Y,, Sept B. War on raiding fishermen from Connecticut and Rhode Island has again been de- clared by the bay men in eastern Long Island waters To-day in jus tice's court here James Fournier of East Greenwich, R. l., was fined s25 for illegally catching scalops in Pe- conic bay.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
$75 FOR R. N. HARRIS
Pastor of Shelton Avenue Church Re
 membered by Parlshioncrs.

The parlshioners of the shelton avenue church had decided sometime ago to present to Rev, R. Nelson liar ris. who recently resigned the pastor ate of the church. little memorial of his stay in the city.
 MT Harris was taken III with ty- phold fever and on the date set for a reception to him was unable to at tend. Under the conditions the peo- pie of the church few days ago pre- scented him with $75 as a token of their esteem.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
S. WEIR MITCHELL AN F. R. &

Philadelphia Sept. 3.--Dr s, Weir Mitchell of this city has been elected foreign fellow of the Royal Society of England, the oldest and most dis tinguished scientific society in the English speaking world. Benjamin Franklin was the first American to be selected member, Only three Amer jeans are now carried on its roll.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
OAK STREET BLAZE AGAIN.

Box IS was pulled again last even. ing for a small fire in the tenement house at 1ss Oak street and there was the usual excitement. simon Persky Is the owner of the building and wil- liam Yukon the occupant. There wss little damage. After the bell had been pulled some one tried to send in still alarm
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
KNIGHTS OF ST. PATRICK

The annual outing of the Knights of St Patrick will be held Labor day at the Shoreham at Morris Cove, and it is expected that large number of the club members and their wives will attend,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
MEMORIAL FOR MRS. IsAACs.

memorial service will oe held at the grave of Mrs. Hannah Isaacs, the mother of Captain Isaacs of the fire department. The service will be con ducted by Rev Dr. Libovitz Sunday at p. m, at the Hamden cemetery.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
LILLEY GETS TWO MORE,

Plainville, Sept. 3.--At the caucus here tonight of the Fifth senatorial district, A. N. Crandall and c. K. Treadway, both said to be Lilley men, were elected as delegates at large.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, Sept s.r-Forecast fos Frida yand Saturday,
 For New England: Fair and warmer Friday and Saturday; light to fresh southwest winds.
 For Eastern New York: Fair and warmer Friday; Saturday fair, werner in south portion; light variable winds becoming south.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-04

SPORTS--Page 2 md Q. Locals Lose in Eighth. Hanna's Minstrels Take Game. Ponies Capture oouble Header. Hartford Breaks Even. Giants Get Two More. Cubs Also Take Two. As Does the Quakers. Pirates Capture Game. Detroit on the Win. Yanks Down Athletes. Focal Police Beaten In Overtime,
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NEWS SUMMARY.
ERAI,.

GEN ERAL, Yale to Get $500,0 ..,,..,..,..,,. Harvard Draws st0),000, ,.,,.,..,,, N H, Road Denies Holding B, & M. pr, Rustin's Murder. r.,,,.,.,,,,,'.., Taft on R. R, stump ,,..,,,.,.,,,.., R. x M, Rate Drops. .,......,,,'',.,. Nevins Heads q, A. R......,...,,... John D, a Nobleman, ,,,,,,,...,,.,., Horrible Crime In Boston on,.,,.,,,,,. Captain Newton Elected ..,.,,..,.,. Financial News and Quotations. |
 STATE. News from All Parts of the State... Plainville Delegates for Lilley. ,,,.
 CITY. Citizen Ordered from Ifearing.,,,. Bishop Account Accepted .,,,...... To Take Place of Strikers, ,,.,..,,.. Reilly Delegates Selected. ..,...,.,. Convention Names Lee...,,,...,.,. Sl5 for K. N. Harris. is...,.,,.,,...., News of the courts. ts.,,.,,,,....... Return of Hugh Reynolds. ......... Girl Traced. ...,,,....,.... Restaurant Man n Thief. f..,,...,...
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-30
Hat Cleaning A Speciality.
Dan fairyiew

Dan FalrYleW
Is a fine young Jersey male from IA
Hartman Stock Farm Notice b
nereby given to owners OF cows whs
wish to improve their milk stock
One dollar in advance for service. AZ
u. NJ. Jones farm on Lick Creek.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-30

several times, and the balloon was do
ing its best to keep up, when yelled
to the men in the balloon: why don't
you throw out your anchor?" and they
then seemed to recollect about an an
Choir, and they threw It out. and when
it caught fast In the ground the mules
pulled loose from the wagon and went
through fence, and started for Texas,
and | guess they are going yet, My
chum got of all right, except he was
so scared he could not stand up Well,
we had a time Strengthening things
out, the farmers wanted to lynch the
balloon men. and make them pay for
the mules. but in rolling up the bal
loon TO take to the station, TO ship
to ST. Louis, found a mail bag, and |
told the farmers these balloonists
were carrying the United States mail,
and any man that laid hands on the
government mail could be imprisoned
for life for treason, and | scared the
farmers so they gave the balloonists
their dinner, and hauled the balloon
to the station with the whole bunch
Of us, and when the balloonists went
away on the train they told my chum
and me that if We would come TO St.
Louis they would give us jobs carrying
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-30

rave kicked the bucket, and thought
Uf how any bucket ever saw would
Lave collapsed, for she had foot like
a fiddle box.
my past lie, and when she found |
was Pecks Bad Boy, and ! thought |
I'D made my story so sanguinary that
sire would want me to go away, so she
,cu,d have a quiet life. she Just froze
- me and said she could see that she
! nd been selected by Providence to
lsIe the badness out of me, and she
went to work hypnotizing me, and
wing me absent treatment on my
reals, to take my strength for wicked
rcss away, and then she got me so
weak | could not hug back when she
Srueezed me, ard YOU can imagine
re condition a growing boy would be
in who could not do his share of the
hugging.
The second day of my sentence to
ne her adopted son, with all nay
mes on my head, she let me go
rat on the farm to visit my chum, and
re is where my whole new life
changed
i'y chum was driving his mules
a-ound the farm, and l was riding be.
md him on the wheel mule, when a
f'4lloon from ST. Louis came over and
the men in the balloon yelled at us to
,rab hold of the ropes as they wanted
Is land in the field. The mules began
20 act up and my chum couldn't con.
;rcl them, and jumped off the mule
d grabbed the rope and gave it a
tch around the pole of the wagon
~ that settled 1t with the mules
sey rolled their fawn like eyes
around at the great gas bag that was
svaying over the wagon, with the two
wen yelling, and the mules started to
IN. with the wagon and the balloon
s-ound that field, the balloon striking
,he fence occasionally, and a tree once
IN a while, the men yelling for us tc
cst the rope, and the mules braying
aud saying mule prayers, and me
blasting along to try and cut the rope
AID my chum hanging on to the earl
of the wheel mule, and the farmers
rushing into the field from every di
rection to stop the mules, and the
men IN the balloons using the worsi
language
The mules had run around the helt
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-30
COurier.JOurnal Cuts.
A Special Rate ofSl.l5 For The
Campaign and Election

For the first time In its history,
The Courier-Journal has made a
special cut rate on It's daily for
the campaign. The regular price Of
the paper is Sc q year or 50 for six
months. For the campaign u rate
OF tl.25 has been made, to apply TO
orders received during the months
Of June, July and August. After
August 81 the regular rates will be
In effect. Subscriptions received
during these months at this rate
entered on the Courier Journal mail
ing list until December / next, when
all will expire.
Snd In your orders at once through
this paper. The earlier you get In
the more papers you receive
Henry Watterson has announced
that the Courier-Journal win sup
port the Democratic ticket from
end to end, and he believes the
ticket viii win in November.
The Louisville Times edited Jy
Col w. b. Haldeman,. has made the
same rate, S1.25. under the same
/ conditions. The Times is the best
Democratic afternoon paper printed
anywhere.
! You can get the Big Sandy News
one year and either the Courier.
Journal or the Times from now til
December LIST, for S20O-paid In ad,
vance.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-30
BROTHERS FIGHT DUEL
In The Road Near int Home Of
Aged Mother, Where They
Had QuarreIed Over Do.
Nestle Troubles.

Terra Alta, W. Va, Oct. "a
Thomas Nattingly, a well known
farmer of near GAINESVILLE, near here,
is dead, and his brother James, is
dying, as the result Of a shot gun
duel.
The brbthers fought in te road,
half a mile from the home OF Thomas
Nattngly, after some trouble at the
home Of their mother. Mrs Nat
tingly aged "a years, is said to have
had trouble with the wife Of James
hattingly since their marriage, and
It is asserted that she threw cup
OF hot water into her face some time
ago. The brothers met at the moth
er's home and a quarrel ensued.
Thomas struck his brother several
times with blackjack and stabbed
HIM with knife.
Leaving him apparently unconsci
Gus on the lawn ran into the house
and got a shot gun. The other re-
covered and went to his Owl home.
where he got a gun and started OF
the trail Of his brother.
AS soon as they met they started
firing at each other. Thomas fell
dead, shot through te heartand the
other was left dying on The roadside
Physicians say that his recovery IL
impossible.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-30
Superstition.

This is fine place to study the
superstit!ons Of the crowd, said The
elevated ticket chopper. "Two-thirds
Of the couples who pass through the
gate are trimming over with supersti.
tion. It shows itself in their fear OF
separating and walking on different
sides Of the post Good looking, edu
Gated people are afraid of that.
Wen quarrel, says one-usually
It is the woman who says It, or II two
women are together they both say
It at the same time. We let that post
get between us.
Then, If they are badly bitten by
the bug. one goes back and passes
through on the other side, SO as TO
obviate the danger Of a flare-up.-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-10-30

There is not much fun in being an
orphan until you escape from the or
phan asylum, and want to say that
my chum and myself have had two
red letter days in the town where we
seemed to drop out OF a balloon into
the hearts of the country people.
They took up subscription to buy
clothes for us, and dressed us up, and
we looked as though we had been
clothing dummies in front Of cloth
ing store. and then the people got into
a quarrel as to who should adopt us.
A farmer drew my chum and wanted
him to get acquainted with some
mules and drive six mules to haul fer,
tiliEer on the farm. My chum had to
sit on saddle on one mule, and
drive the other FIVE mules by using
one line, which he pulled and hauled
to make them gee round grand right
and left. ....
The fat woman adopted me because
l was such a dear little thing. She
was one of those hay widows, whose
husband got plenty Of her sauce, and
took to the tall timber, and all she
wanted to do was to hug me, and tell
me that if l had not dropped into her
life, out of that balloon, she would