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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
CAVANAUGH'S JURY
Will Be Summoned 10 Appear
 Here Next Tuesday.

The grand jury instead of coming In Monday next 10 take action m the case of John Cavanaugh, charged with the murder of MrG Edith French on the Simon5Sillr roa0 about s o'clock on the nisu of No Vember lG, will convene next Tues day. The warrant summnnin, the jury has been issued hv Judge Will liam l.. Bennett of the superior court and the names of the eighteen laen to form the jury will b. drawr this afternoon.
 The customary instructions regard ing the care of the jurJ have bc"n issued to Deputy Sherifa John r. O'Brien and Emil Stcinmdn. The change of date was made at tEe lp- stance of Judge Bennett. who said he preferred to have mex Monda" for other business If q true bill for murder in the first deg""e is brought in against Cavanaugh and he is found guilty as charged, there is no alter native but the extreme penalty uI the law. If, however, he IS charged with murder ill the 3e'ond degree and he leads guilty to thai, the eX- treme penalty is life imprisonment. He will be put to plea as soon as pos Sible after the report of the granI jury is received, but until that IS Tn the hands of the states attorney his counsel, Attorney Kennedy, came | advise him what plea 70 offer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
TAFT MAKES PEACE
 PACT WITH G0MPERS
Speaks For Labor Unions and
 Says Ratchet Is Buried.

New York, Dee. 1G.-Speaking after Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and Andrew Carnegie before the Civic fedora tion President Elect Taft said:
 Looking about me, see some who before election it would not have been well for ne to associate with, but all that happened before the election is d closed book. I shall be the president of all the people.
 Time was when everybody who em- ployed labor was opposed to labor unions. Time was when these organi- cations were regarded as menace. That lime now has largely passed away, and the man who today objects to the organization of labor should be relegated to the last century. Labor unions have done marvels for labor and in the future will do more.
 Labor unions will encourage work ingmen not to level down, but to a level up and will exemplify that those who lead In energy will have the lead ership and the reward.
 ''I am not quite ready either 10 part with the antitrust or Sherman law. I will agree that it probably needs amendment. but I do not think the amendments should be too extensive. It is more important to enforce that law than to repeal it.
 "I believe that combinations of capi- tai arc absolutely necessary to the progress of the business world, but I insist that these combinations may be abused to the detriment of the public. and we must have something on the statute books 10 prevent and punish those abuses.
 Tt has been exceedingly agreeable to me to meet here tonight Mir. Gompars. Mir Mitchell and other lab bor leaders I trust that they know that what hap pened before the election so far as my conduct to any citizen of the United States as president Is concerned is wiped out as if 1t never was. I thank Mir. Gompers for saying that l am to be his president as much as any boGy'S"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
----------- THE HANS CASE,
State Opens and the Taking of Evi
 dence Is Begun.

Flushing, \. Y, Dec 1C.-Calmly and with imperturbable mien, Thorn ton Hains watched to-day in court the construction of tie states ca @ designed to prove the charges that he was principal with his brother, Captain Peter Hains, Jr, in the kill ing of William F.. Annis, a publisher at the Bayside Yacht club last sum- mer. The jury box was filled last night and adjournment taken until to-day.
 Alr Whites opening for the state took nearly an hour. The taking of testimony was then begun.
 Juror Jardin's father died at Port Jarvis the night before last and Jar din was given permission to confer about the matter and he decided that it would not be necessary for him to attend the funeral. The trial was then resumed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
Some Odd Animals,

Many curious animals haunt the marshy parts of South America north of the psmpas. Frogs, big and fero- rious (the ceratophyrs>. given to mak- Ing vicious springs when closely ap- preached; the Capybara, q cavy 'con- tented with the bulk of sheep" the huge, coypu rat and the swarthy, pig ike tapir are frequently seen.
 Along the forest margins troops of peccaries are often met with. occa- sioDally the iaguar, sometimes the pu- ma, likewise that tOothless curiosity, the great ant bear. long in claw, long nosed and remarkably long tongucd. Very plentiful. too, are those "little knights in scaly armor," the quaint, waddltng armadlllos. Long toed jaca- mas pace about upon the floating leaves.
 A familiar object is the great jabi"u a stork with preference for the desc late lagoons, where 1t may often be observed statuesque on one leg and wrapped in prospection. - Edinburgh Scotsman.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
AFTER 20 HOURS
Jury in inc Murder Case al BarilOrd Returned Verdict
 of Guilty
SENTENCE TOMORROW

Hartford, Dec 16.-Aftcr being hung up" for nearly 20 hours the jury in the murder case of Peter Ruboka and John Saverock returned verdict of guilty in the first degree against both prisoners at 1 1 o'clock to-day. Sentence will be pronounce ed by Judge Case at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
 The verdict was q surprise at it was supposed that owing to a dis agreement over the degree, in one of the cases, a compromise verdict would result. The jury loked tired after it's all night session. At 7:30 when still apparently hopelessly di- vided, they were taken to breakfast, and upon resuming deliberations one hour later, the earnest Dleadings of some members could be heard in sec tiOns of the court room
 After beiug discharged none of the 
 in the jury room. They had appar- ently agreed not to discuss their de- Alterations with the reporters.
 The prevailin gopiniOn is that d verdict in the case ot SaverOck was kuickiy reached and that the rest of the time was devoted to bringing about a unanimous sentiment in the case of Ruboka, as the evidence showed that the fatal wound had ben inflicted by Saverock.
 The victim of the crime. which was committed in Glastonbury Octo Der 15. was Mike Wiedok He was stabbed to death during a quarrel over q dog. SaYerocN's attorney ad- mitted that he did the stabbinS in self defense.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
DYKES IN GERMANY.
They Are Built With Great Care and
 Exactness,

When dike is to be built-and they are still In places making dikes--it Is first mapped out by the neatly sharp ened stakes. a long straight causeway ! leading out from shore and widening into a rounded head which abuts on the red line of the channel. Then a ground sill or foundation mattress of willows is woven and sunk at this head and pinned down and held in place by the sharpened pegs. Then wattles are woven and sand filled In, and in places rock. and then, rounding up neatly out of the water and form ing tight covering to the whole, the hand squared blocks of stone are laid, as closely as city pavement, all over the head and back along the neck to the old shore. It is as permanent and stable as the Harvard stadium, the dike so built, and the river, abandon ing the space back of the tip to slack water or to be filed in with sand, flows on with entire grace in the re stricted channel beyond the tip.
 The care and exactness with which these dikes are made would be laugh able if 1t were not so successful. In a land where hand labor is very cheap days are devoted 10 doing what in America would be roughly cast by ma chinery in a couple of hours. But the result Is so admirable that one re- members respectfully the ugly pile dikes. the horrid fringes of the i'm proved of channel" banks of the Mis- sissippi.
 Where the dikes have accomplished their purpose and generally on the banks opposite to them the river is revetted above middle water This. too. is done with the hand squared stones. and as a result the Elbe where completely finished resembles n broad canal between stone lined banks, the stone rising q few feet above the wa ter. and above it the green slope of the fields or a fringe of willows. It is all peaceful. complete and generally beau tiful. with at least the beauty of util- fly where it lacks that of ruggedness and Boston Transcript
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
TEACHERS AFTER HIM.
Alderman Scully Must Explain How
 to Live on Small Salary.

They're after the scalp of PreSi- dent Martin Scully of the board of aldermen. They threaten to do dire things to the presiding officer of the aldermanic body and show him who's who before they are through with him. The school teachers assOCia- tion is highly indignant over the statement of President SCully that the teachers of Waterbury should be able to live very decently on the sal aries which they are now receiving. The press committee will meet this evening and outline their plan of campaign so the alderman from the fifth should get prepared.
 It is all the result of that midnigh: session of the aldermen on Monday evening during which Dr Hayes showed that a girl teaching school for $400 a year is about $3O in debt at the end of the year Chairman Scully and pr Hayes did not agree, and the former stated that there were many girls in this city, much brighter than school teachers, who were compelled to live on a much smaller salary than the teachers are now receiving He furthermore stat ed that good board could be procured for less than $6 a week which is the rock bottom figure. according to the doctor.
 Now it is hnted that some of the teachers intend to interview some of the boarding mistresses of the city and find out just how much it costs a teacher for her board and room. Then they're going to fire some hot shot at Mr Scully. They may even beard the lion in his den and swoop down upon the alderman while he is presiding at the aldermanic meeting tomorrow evening
 The press committee has Michael C. Donovan, instructor of English at Crosby high, as chairman. and with Doctor Hayes as their champion, President Scully will find himself up against a formidable attack. Presi dent Scully is evidently prepared to meet the enemy and substantiate his statement with facts and figures.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
THAT STONE STREET HOUSE.
One Heir to the Property Has Been
 Heard From.

Regarding the alleged disappear- ance of house off the estate of he late Mary Jane Platt on Stone street, 1t now seems that there never was d house on the property. There seems to have been an agreement Dntwet T Mrs Platt and a neighbor by which she was to move q house onto he property in question anI that She never did so. The assessors having been led to believe that there was d house on the land listed the properly y at $500 and on that amount taxes had been paid for some time. When the appraisers appointed by the dis trict court looked over the property in order to have it sold for taxes amounting to $60, they failed to find house there and conclude l that Il had been taken piece meal off the land. The heir whose ceasln.; 10 pay the taxes caused the foreclosure Ji the tax lien is supposed to be Jacob Platt, and concerning him the ioi- loiWng letter was received ct the Democrat office this mornnS:
 Bridgeport, Dec i4, 1908. Editor Evening Democrat:
 Dear Sir: In your issue of Satug- day noticed an article in regard to the whereabouts of one Jake Flatt, who formerly resided on Stone street in your city, and thinking It might be of some benefit to him 1 beg tO inform you that he is at present en- ployed as night Watchman in the Madison Square aGrden, New York city. l hope this letter will be help to him and anyone concerned in this matter. Wishing you success, re- man, yours truly.
 The writer's name is withheld at hi soWn request.
 The value of the estate without the much discussed house that is sup posed to have been stolen off it has been placed at $l0o by the appeals CTS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
LILLEY ENTERTAINS STAFF.
Yong Roosevelt Not Present at Din
 ner Given Last Evening.

Hartford, Dec 16.-GOvernor-ele George l.. Lilley entertained infor- mally at dinner last evening at the Allyn house men who are to serve on his staff for the coming two years. The gathering was arranged hurried ly yesterday by Congressman Lilley, but the majority of staff members were able to accept the invitation, although the adjutant general, George NJ. Cole, Adjutant General William E. F. Landers, Assistant Quartermaster General M. J. Wise and Colonel J. Moss Ives were in Meriden, in attendance at the armory dedication exercises, as members of Governor WOodruff's staff.
 Those present besides the host and the new executive secretary, AL derman CVharles A. Goodwin of thls city, were, using their titles which they are soon to read clear: Guar termaster General Robert o. Eaton Of North Haven, Sgureon General r. G. Graves of Waterbury, Comm!ssary General Andrew N. Shepard of Port land, Paymaster General Elmer II. Ravens of Bridgeport, Major Archi- bald E. Rice of Waterbury, Major Louis NJ. Ullman of New Haven and Lieutenant Commander F. A. Bart lett of Bridgeport. The only absen- tee, besides those whose duties took them to Meriden was Major Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, of Enfield, from whom Congressman Lilley received a tele- gram of regret. There were no speeches, the purpose of the gather Ing being to have the men become better acquainted with one another and talk over matters of common in terest, including the subject of uni forms.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
BONI'S LETTER
Be Tells Why He WaDis His Children Taken From Their
 Mother
NOT AFTER TUE MONEY

Paris, Dec, 16.-The hearing of the suit brought by Count Boni de Castellane against the Princess de Sagan. his former wife, in which he petitions that he custody of his three children be given to his moth CT, the Marquise de CaStellane, was continued in this city to-day. M. Bennett was heard in rejoinder for the count. He read a letter from the count renouncing the petition for $6O,OO0 annually for the main tenance of the children but insist ing more emphatiCaIly than ever that the children be confided 10 the care of his mother. The re mand came as surprise in spite of the fact that such course wa> in dicated at lie close of the first hearing of the case
 The letter of the Count is ad- dressed to M. Bennett and it is couched in an eloquent phraseology of outraged manhood. II begins: Indignant at the perfidious and ly- ing insinuations of the princess and her family representing that my only desire is to obtain big allow ance l now ask for myself and my children; l renounce with pleasure the request for an allowance.
 The count calls M Bennett to witness with what outraged feelings he rejected the pecuniary offers of the Prince and Princess de Sagan and George Gould the princess brother.
 The new and unexpected atti- Jude Of George Gould" de Castel- lane writes, who regards this suit simply as a vulgar affair of money and who believes that his golden authority can glid the marriage of his sister with tarnished man com pels me more strongly than ever 10 insist on the withdrawal of the children from the house of which the princess is the ornament and from surroundings where they will learn only one thing that honor is nothing and money everything, that moey covers every baseness and that it will buy every conscience.
 The decision l have taken will show the court the sole purpose which inspires me, my iarents and my relatives. We are without for tunes and upon the question of money We do not hold the same theories as do the Goulds; concern ing the education of French youths. we have other ideas than those of the de Sagans. My parents will aid ne to bring up these three inno- cent victims.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
THE PENAL CODE BILL.
Bill Defeated Which Would Change
 Certain Laws.

Washington, Dec 16.-The house to-day defeated by a vote of S9 10 103 the Garrett amendment to the penal code bill. penalizi1g the trans mission by mail of any advertise ment or information having refer ence to dealings in futures, where the delivery of the arlicle bcug glt cannot be made
 After the Aldrige and CuibeI on resolutions regarding the presidents z reference 10 the secret service had been before the senate. in brief time republican and democratit lead CTS got together and agreed upon a compromise. This provides for tLe adoption of the Aldrige res0lutig n with the addition of the provisions in the CulbersOn resolution requio ing the appropriations commIttac tO report what action. if any, the senate should take with reference to the measure.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
CONFEDERATE FLAGS.
The Stars and Bars and Then the Red
 Battlehaq,

The first Confederate flag was the stars and bars, blue field and three stripes one white and two red, and on the blue field seven white stars fin a circle, star for each state that up to that time had seeded In battle, however, 1t was seen that this banner bore altogether too close a resemblance to the stars and stripes, and thus there came into use the Confederate battlefag, the origin of which seems to have been as follows:
 This is the statement of General William l.. Cabell: When the Con federate army commanded by General Beauregard and the Federal army con- fronted each other at Manassas, 1t was seen that the Confederate flag and the stars and stripes looked at a distance so much alike that 1t was hard to dls- tinguish one from the other. General Beauregard, thinking that serious mis. takes might be made in recognizing our troops, after the battle of July IS, at Blackburn Ford ordered that q small badge should be worn on the left shoulder by our troops and, as I was chief quartermaster, ordered me to purchase large amount of red fan nel and to distribute it to each regi- ment"
 This Confederate battlef1ag was adopted in September. 1861, and was designed by Generals Johnston and Beauregard. Red was its color, with a blue St. Andrews cross reaching from corner to corner and white stars on the cross representing the different southern states. The women of the south made these flags by hundreds out of their red and blue silk dresses. Miss Constance Cary. who afterward became Mrs. Burton Harrison. the well known novelist, was one of the three southern girls who made the first three battlehags
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
Strenuous Methods Of HeaIinq.

Papuan medicine men are regarded with great respect by the natives. Those have met certainly seemed en- erget1c and hardworking They sit close to the patient, massag glng the seat of pain with much vlgor, and, while they are thus rubbing, make noise with their lips rather like that which groom makes when rubbing down horse. The process is tiring one, and the medicine man stops at Inter vals to drink hot water in which taro has been boiled His object is to cx- tract some mysterious foreign sub ytance from the sick mans body, and If he succeeds In this he receives q fee; otherwise he gets nothing No 'ure, no pay" is apparently the Pa ,uan sufferers motto. - Wide World Magazine.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
WRECKED BY FIRE
Factory Building iu New York
 Destroyed Panic EDsued.

New York, Dec 16.-Fre early to- day wrecked the biX six story factory building at 213-215 Grand street and the three upper floors of an unoccu- pied building at 97 Elizabeth street, directly in the rear. The blaze start ed on the ground floor of the Grand street building.
 The houses adjoining the Eliza beth street building are occupied by Italian tenants, among whom panic ensued when the fire sprcal to thelr street. Many of the men and women living at 209-211 Grand street were afraid to leave their quartarss be- cause of the smoke and had 70 be carried down by iiremen using lad ders.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
CITY NEWS.

Out to-day Hellmann's special Bohemian brew. A real holiday treat.
 Captain Charles B. Ramon, of the police department, spent to-day in New Haven.
 Telephone the bottler. W. II. Ror- chardt, for some of Hellmann's spe- cial Bohemian" brew. Out to-day. Very invigorating.
 Professor Michael C. Donovan. oi Crosby High, delivered an address to the Holy Name society of St Thomas E church Monday evening He talked on the political situation After the address a social session was held.
 Reuben Jenkins, colored. an en- ploye of the Hamilton Hardware company. was arrested this after noon by Detectives Kennaugh and keegan on a charge of theft. Reuben is the porter al the store and of late has been helping himself tO some of he stock. He was caught with the goods" this afternoon and his ar rest followed.
 Samuel Brown died to-day at his home. IS Henry street. after a short illness with pneumonia. He leaves a mother and sister, besides a wife and two children. Melva and Charles. Services will be held at his home Friday evening by the Rev Dr Daven- port. The remains will he taken to Glove Valley for burial on the S o'clock train Saturday morning
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
STRUCK BY TRAIN
Workman Was Killed By Inc Cars Near Greyslone Tbis
 Afternoon.

Passenger train, number 121, which arrives in this city shortly after two o'clock, struck and killed section hand near Greystone. The train was in charge of Engineer Webber and Conductor J. T. Con- lon. Tn" man was one of a gang employed on repairs and he stepped out or the way of train 1920, going me other way, and inIo the path of the other. He was practically ground 10 pieces. Dr Wellington of IerryVille was notified and he took charge of the remains, as the acci- deht happened in the town of Ply mouth. II was al first believed the ma lived in Waterbury. but as he was working with different gang or men, from that he was employed "ith other days, his companions did not know just where he did live.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
ORIENTAL RUGS.
Made to Resemble the Antiques by
 Chemical Washings.

Chemical Washines.
 The United States buys annually many thousand dollars worth of what are known to the profession as wash ed rugs. Brightly colored oriental rugs sometimes are washed with a solution of chloride of lime, treatment which partly bleaches the colors and imparts soft appearance to the rug.
 This chemical treatment Is a process of washing which produces the effect of age and a peculiar sheen to the sur face, which Is pointed out by the un- scrupulous dealer as Q proof of supe rior quality The fact is that the proc ess of washing as described invariably weakens and in some instances de stroys the materials of the rug
 The progressive effect of the chem icals on the materials in the rug is this: The chlorine gas contained in the chloride of lime attracts oxygen and moisture from the air, by which muri- atic acid is formed This eats away the vitals of the rug. Sooner or later the wool and cotton in the rug become brittle and thus weaken the warp and deteriorate the wool.
 When this deterioration is complete the pile of the rug may be swept away by the ordinary process of sweeping, and the warp, which is the foundation of the rug, becomes so weak that holes appear here and there. and soon the rug is worthless.
 It not seldom happens that a Persian rug is too staring in some bright hue, perhaps red. and is not salable. The interruptions dealer will subject the rug to series of washings in chem ically prepared water. In this way he turns out a rug possessing soft sn- tique sheen that is truly captivating
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
TEN ARE DEAD
Collision Between Two Trains lDiured a Score More iD
 France Today.

Limoges, France. Dec 1G.-Ten persons were killed and fifteen in jured In q collision to-day between a passenger train and a freight train in the Pouch tunnel between the town of Brive and Limoges.
 Fifteen were killed in the wreck and thirty injured. Fire broke out in the wreckage and the victims were practically incinerated..