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The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
BUSINESS MEN BUSY
Open Meeting by Local Associ- ation to Discuss Public
 Utilities.
PLANNED FOR NEAR FUTURE
Preliminary to Hearing Which Com mission is to Hold in This
 City Soon.

The New Haven Business Mems As sociation Is planning an open meeting to be held within a week, at which the matters at present under consideration by the public utilities commission ap- pointed by the last legislature at the instigation of Governor Woodruff, will be discussed at length. It is hoped to get Col Norris c, osborn, Senator Frank S Butterworth and others to be present and speak upon public utilities questions generally at that time.
 This public discussion will be, in a way, preliminary to the hearing which the commission has announced it will bold in the near future. It will be re- membered that at the recent Hartford hearing President Sidney P Butler of the local association. Colonel Osborn present and urged the cause of public utilities so strongly that the commis- sion, which had hitherto been consider ed an adverse one in some quarters. immediately showed great interest in the question. Since that time Governor Woodruff has expressed the hope in an exclusive interview obtained by this paper, that public hearings will be held by the commission in Bridgeport and Waterbury as well as in New Haven and Hartford.
 Plans for the proposed public discus sion by the New Haven Business Mems Association will be perfected at once A large attendance has been assured
 Nowhere in the State is there greater interest ip corporate abuses than ir New Haven at the present time. Hon Stile N. Judson started the agitation here at the time of the recent banque of the local association. He Is at pres. ent very instrumental in arousing in | terest in the matter in his own homt district of Fairfield county and ir l Bridgeport
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
MORE MEN DROPPED
Further Reduction of Railroad Machinists' Helpers and
 Boilermakers.
MEN GETTING DISTURBED
Some Think They Will Have to Strike Before March 2S to Preserve
 Tbeir Rights.

Yesterday afternoon seven more machinists' helpers and boilermakers were laid off by the New Haven road. The officials of the road sent word to their homes that their services, for the present at least, would be no long, CT required and for them not to report for work.
 Of the 150 boilermakers in the en- pioy of the road thirty were laid off Tuesday, and the employees of the road say that the management is wedding them out So that by March 2S, the date when the final answer in regard to piece work is to be given, all will have been discharged, with the result that the road can re-engage the men on conditions satisfactory to itself.
 The car-workers. the blacksmiths. the machinists, boilermakers, steam filters and helpers are naturally very much disturbed over this, and one. of the national officers who is in town stated last night that 1t may be more than necessary now to strike to pre- serve the rights of the unions The answer of the unions on March aS will be unchanged, it is declared. They will oppose piece work at any cost
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
Conference Representing 27,- 900 Unions to Present For nal Demand for Labor
 Legislation.
|DANBURY CASE sTIRS UP
Protest Against Recent Injunction De- cisions and Holding of Labor ing Organizations as
 Trusts.

Washington, March IS. - That memorial formally protesting against 1 the inaction of congress in the matter of legislation In the interest of or ganized labor and clearly setting forth it's demands with respect there to, would be presented to the leaders of that body within a few days, was |perhaps the most important action taken at to-day's sessions of the labor conference here. This duty will de- |volve upon one of the two commit tees appointed by President Gompers to-day termed the Protest commit- | |tee' which was directed to frame an address to be presented to those re- [sponsible for legislation in congress pointing out the failure of congress l to enact needful legislation and setting forth the demands of labor on the subject It was also decided to ask the leaders in congress to fix upon a time when committee from the labor conference can confer with them. It is understood that the me- morial will call attention to the re- cent injunction decisions of the su- preme court against labor organiza- | ton and ask that the Sherman anti trust law be so amended as to afford relief The action was precipitated by ! the recent decision in the Danbury i hatters' case. in which the court sub stantially held that labor organiza- . tions were to be considered as trusts
 as much as organizations of capital
 The committee on labor was au- | thorized to draft memorial to be sent to the members of the various labor organizations and the people generally, setting forth the prevailing 1 conditions among workingmen and i calling attention to what organized la bor demands at the hand of the fed
 cral government.
 The conference, which is composed i of representa- ives from the l17 na- tional and international trade unions. or a7.00o locals, is regarded as one l of the most representative gatherings ! in the history of organized labor l Formal organization was effected by the election of President Gompers as permanent chairman and Frank Nor l rison as secretary.
 President Gompers made an address l in which he outlined the object of the | gathering, saying that while it was l called primarily to consider the recent | injunction and boycott decisions of l the supreme court, other questions l failure of congress to pass legislation | favorable to organized labor. and the l demands of labor at the hands of that ! body and the inequalities of the Sher- i man antitrust act also will be consid'
 cred.
 A feature of the gathering was tht presence for the first time in the his tory of labor gatherings of delegate! l representing the Farmers Nationa
 union, and the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers, which two bodie'
 have never affiliated with the Ameri
 can Federation of Labcr except in { ] fraternal way.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
ON NATURAL RESOURCES
Governor and Three Appointces to
 Meet President.

Governor Rollin S. Woodruff. Presi- dent Arthur T. Hadley of Yale, Colonel Norris G, osborn and Charles Hopkins Clark of the Hartford Courant have ac- cepted an invitation extended by Pres ident Roosevelt to attend conference to be held al the White House May 1s. 14, i5 on the question of the censerva- ton of the national resources of the United States. Every state and terri tory is to be represented at the confer ence Members of congress will at tend. es their other duties may permit The governors of the states are asked to attend and to name three represent ative men from their states. Governo4 Woodruff has selected the three men named from this state and they have accepted the invitation. All the natur- al resources of the country will be con- sidered, including forests, waterways, fisheries, coal fields and oil fields.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
TAFT GETS IOWA
Four Delcgatcs-at-Large Instructed to
 Push His Candidacy.

Des Moines, la, March 1S.-The re- publican state convention to-day elect ed four delegates at large to the na- tional convention unanimously in structed them to vote for William H. Taft for presidential nominee, endors- ed Senator William R. Allison for re- election by a vote of SIP 17-24 to S07 7-24, approved the plank of the Ohio platform calling for revision of the tariff at a special session of con gress and adjourned.
 Senator Allisons adherents domi- mated the convention from it's opening to it's closing. Followers of Governor A. B. Cummins declared that they forced the endorsement of revision of the tariff.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
S4,OOO DAMAGES FOR FIRE ENGINE Connecticut Company Will be Called on to Pay That
 Sum on Account
 of Collision.
REPAIR BILL IS s2,5oo
Chief Fancher States That There Will be Request Made for Sf0.OO0 Appropriation for Head-
 quarters.

It will undoubtedly come as a great surprise to the city generally. and surely most of all to the officials or the Connecticut company, to learn that the bill for repairs to fire engine number four. which was badly wreck ed at the corner of Hamilton street and Grand avenue about month ago, will amount up to the vicinity of the s2,5OO mark.
 1t is foregone conclusion that this amount the trolley company will be called on by the fire board to pay. in addition to the bills for the care and recovery of the three fremen who were severely hurt in the collision. This latter bill will be considerable too. one of the men, John Rocks. the engineer on the steamer, was oniy allowed to leave the hospital last week. The bill for the company will thus without a doubt amount to s4.- 900 or more and there Is little chance that the company will question it's ob- ligation to pay as the engine had the right of way and in no manner can the company excuse itself for the ac- cident.
 Chief E'ancher said yesterday that the engine is now at Elmira, N. r., where it was built by the La France Fire Engine company. The cost of the engine was in the neighborhood of S5,500 when new. It was bought by the department in 1903. The chief said he had every reason to be- lieve from advices he had from El- mira that the companys bill for re- pairs would be s2,500 and quite possi- bly more. This would make the re- pair bill equal to half the original cost price. The chief said that 1t was found upon closer examination that the engine had been damaged more considerably than had first been sup posed. He had no idea when 1t would get back to New Haven again in pei i feet condition.
 The chief said that of course the matter was not in his hands but he l knew that the board of fire commits siohees would call upon the connec- ticut company to pay the repair bill 1 as we'll as the hospital and doctors i bills of the three men who were hurt ! He said he did not see how the trol. ! ley company could possibly demui for, as every one knows the fire ap, paratus has the right of way over al street traffic when going to a fire. 4 hose cart had preceded the engine past the Hamilton street corner s' that the motorman must have at leas suspected that an engine was follow ing it. But the motorman could no have used any caution whatever. fol he not only struck the heavy engine
 with the trolley express car that h was running but he struck It witf such force as to throw the whole en
 zine. which weighs some tons, owe
 toward the gutter, against which
 landed with such force as to smasl
 it up generally, and with such fore
 as to knock the heavy trolley car It
 self off the track as well.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
SUES FOR s1,1oo,ooo PAY
Union Asks Damages of Brewers
 Breaking Employment Contract.

St. Louis, Mo-, March 1S.-Alleging violation of contract with the Beer Drivers and Stanlemen's union on the part of eleven St. Louis and two East St. Louis breweries, suit was filed in the circuit court this afternoon by Viii liam Rapp. John Nienaber and Louis Ebel, trustees of the union, for Si ,l0o,- 900 damages.
 The plaintiffs set forth that on April ?, 1907, | contract was entered ini. be- tween the union which they represent and the defendant breweries, effective until April 1, 1910, which provided that the breweries were to employ only union labor; that all disagreements were to be submitted to arbitration. and fixing a wage scale and the hours of labor.
 It Is alleged that on March 13, 1908. in violation of this contract the brew cries discharged all the members of the union to the number of 525. The damages sought arc understood to be based on the probable earnings of the discharged men during the life of the contract
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
DESIRES MORE
 RAGING CRAFT Commodore Parmelee Tells Yacht Club Members to Get Vessels Which
 Can Win.
PLANS FOR COMING YEAR
Regatta in Which the Large Clubs Can Compete to be Held Here Many Speakers at the
 Gathering.

ITO sail along iii rollicking kind of
 way.
 To haul a sheet fiat aft and elect 1t
 down 10 stay,
 To hold her steady in the edge of the
 curling foam, Is better far, my boys than sitting
 around at home.
 To hear the ereak of the gaff rubbing
 against the mast,
 To hear the buhpling water, laughing
 swirllng past,
 And when the night is down, the an-
 chor over the side,
 Sweet is the slap of the wave as we
 rock ill the tide.
 ITO see the saffron sun, an hour be
 fore it's due.
 ringing all the East, fresh with its
 glorious hue,
 To sec the stars sink low, sleepily in- That Is the joy of sailing, joy of per
 feet rest"
 This is the poem which Attorney William S Pardee, acting toastmaster at the annual banquet last plight, dedi- cated to the New Haven Yacht club, and it was received with tremendous applause, since it voiced the serti- htttilS u dll lHtst WHO were IntIb. MT Pardee told many humorous sto- ries about members of the club, espe- c.ally about the speakers, and tnon dilated upon the joys of summer days spent on the water. The banquet was held at the Tontine hotel, the dining room of which had been made over to look truly mari time. The walls were decorated with bunting and sea flags, many of which were parts of the signal code, and in the center of one side hung large banner, Water" under which was a poster stating that It was the motto of the Irish Fairy" The crew of the | Irish Fairy" sat at table underneath the motto, and at the head of the table sat Captain Price. | The first speaker called upon by Mir Pardee was Commodore C. Edward Osborn, who will be the fleet captain this coming season. Commodore Os. born was loudly cheered at the ex, precision of his affection for the New Haven Yacht club He said that ncx ! to his family he cared more for the lyachtsclub than anythiT else. and wa willing to do anything for 1t excep talk
 After Commodore Osborn, F. V Reynolds. first commander of the Ma val Militia here. was called upon. H, spoke of the importance of the Maya Militia to the country and of the loca militia to the city. In the Spanisi war, he said the Naval Militia was il a position to save New Haven at an, time. and the thought that 1t was her assured the people of their safety Uncle Sam, he said, has proved tn ability of his fleet to make a trip l. the Pacific or anywhere else. If call cd upon to do so the Naval Militia could prove its ability to protect tn city
 The present commander of the loca Naval Militia, F. S. Cornwall. was nex called upon to speak He assured tn yacht club of the friendship and sym pathy the Naval Militia has for tn New Haven Yacht club, and of tn
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
NAVAL MANOEUVRES
Local Naval Militia Accepts In vitation to Gardiner's
 Bay.
MANY STATES TO COME
Engineer Division Will Get Instruc- ton on Torpedo Boats on
 the Trip.

The following letter regarding the summer exercises of the Naval Militia has been received by Adjutant General Cole from Truman H. Newberry, as- sistant secretary of the navy:
 Navy Department, Washington,
 March lS, 1908. Sir. The department desires, if prac- ticable, to carry on series of exer- clses during the coming summer in Gardiner's Bay, with the Naval Militia organizations of certain States in con- Junction with the Mobile defense, con, ! posed of various torpedo boats and submarines.
 suggested exercises include scouting operations, guarding a port in which are torpedo boats and submarines ready to assume the offensive, various evolution. signals, and detailing of Naval Militia men to go on torpedo boats and submarines to witness tor pedo practice, the general routine Of a squadron, and, possibly, competitive target practice
 It Is believed that much benefit will be derived hy bringing the ships of different organizations together, and hence. into competition.
 It is thought that if the different States put on board the several ships assigned to them as many of their or ganizations as the ships will carry, and that any overflow be placed on board, say. the Prairie, all the organizations might get in their weeks drill at the same time, and in a measure in direct competition with one another.
 Information Is requested as to whether the Naval Militia of Connecti- cut will be able to and Ns dcsinus of taking part in the program outlined above, said program to be carried out about August s-17, 1908.
 Very respectfully,
 (sIgned) TRUMAN H NEWBERRY,
 Assistant Secretary.
 The local militia have signlfied that they are very glad to avail thcmselve of the privileges offered Commander Frank S. Cornwell of this city said last night: Tt Is my intention to give fife artifcer Cor engineer division) of the Naval Militia. an opportunity, dur ing this cruise, to get instruction or torpedo boats. This will be rare op. portunity for marine engineers. and anticipate that there will be consider able enthusiasm among the marine en- gjneers in this district, to enlist in thi' artiflcers' division of the Naval Milf. 1 tia. in order that they may avai themselves of this and like opportuni l ties. as they are presented"
 The engineer officer in charge of tht enlisting, for this district, is Ensigr osborne A. Day. C. N. C., 42 Churci street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
NO PLANS DECIDED
Executive Boards of Y. NJ. (. X. to
 Meet a Third Time.

The board of directors and the trus- tees of the Young Mems Christian as- sociation met last evening in the asso4 ciation building to consider the f1nan- cial situation that the association finds itself in The meeting was called at o'clock Ii was not over until 10:30. when it was announced that nothing definite In the way of plans had been decided upon. Another meeting Is to he held to discuss the matter more f,,llv In the near future at the call of pierce N Welch, the president of the association. At this meeting it is quite n-obsble that some conclusion will he reached regarding the si61.00o debt which the association is burdened with.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
SULLIVAN FOR MAYOR
Hartford Democratic Caucuses Give
 Ex-Mayor Good Lead.

Hartford. March 1S.-A majority of the delegates to the town convention on Friday night selected at the demo- cratic ward caucusses this eveniris will go into the convention to vote for ex-Mayor L A. Sullivan as the democratic candidate for mayor. While the anti-Sullivan forces captur- cd the fifth, sixth and ninth wards, Mr. Sullivan will probably have at least seVenty-five delegates The re- suit in the second ward was not de- termined until a late hour.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
KARL HAU NOT ILL
Report That University Professor
 Was Dying in Prison False.

Karlsruhe March 1S.-The statement was published to-day here that Karl Hau. the former professor of George Washington university at Washington D. C.. who is serving a life sentence here for the murder of his mother-fn- law, Mrs. Molitor, was hopelessly I'll of consumption. Investigation of this re- port at the Bruschal penitentiary prov cd that it was unfonnded.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
GOES AS FOREIGN DELEGATE
Mrs. W. B. Ferguson. of Middletown,
 to Represent National Mothers.

Washington, March 1S.-The invi- tation of the Belgium government ex- tended through Baron Moncheur, the Belgium minister, to the National Mothers Congress to participate in the National Congress on Education of Family to be held in Brussels in 1910, was accepted by the board of managers of the Mothers society at their meeting here to-day Among the delegates appointed to represent the United States was Mrs. w. B. Fer guson of Middletown, Conn.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
TRAINS WITHDRAWN
Central New England. Owned by New
 Haven. Cuts Of Two.

Ninsted, March 1S.-It was learned here tonight that the Central New England railway. which is owned by the New York. New Haven and Hart ford railroad. will withdraw from It's Poughkeepsie bridge route two pas senger trains. one each way between Hartford. Conn, and Springfield, Mass, next Friday. Passenger trains Nos. ~ and T areto be withdrawn from the Newbursh. Duchess and Connecticut division between Millerton and Silver Nails, \. Y., and passenger trains Nos, 7i and 19 between Silver Nails and Mill lerton. The train service, including freight was curtailed early in the year. The reason is said to be that the trains did not pay.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
HOOKER GETS NOMINATION
Hartford Convention Endorses Taft Unanimously and Enthusiastically.

Hartford. March 1s.-The Republican town convention this evening elected ten delegates to the State convention and passed a resolution strongly en- dorsing William H. Taft for president. The resolution was adopted unanimous ly amid great enthusiasm and loud cheers. The convention nominated Ed ward ". Hooker for mayor and re- nominated the present town and city officers. the offices being at present held by Republicans
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE
Jury's Verdict in Recent Italian Stab-
 bing at Hartford.

Z Hartford, March 1S.-Lorenzo Ros- sini was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and Louis Fughetto was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in the superior court tonight. They will receive sentence tomorrow. Both were charged with first degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of Eli Cayanaugh in a local saloon on the night of January 2s
 Cavanaugh died at the hospital few days later. Rossini is Nrirty-one years old and Fughetto Is seventeen.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19

The New Haven directory gives the name of George Hanchett as residing at 13 Vine street. Hanchett had been In the employ of the Blakeslees for quite number of years, latterly as foreman for the concern. He was at work in Providence on a large rail- road job, for which the Blakeslees are contractors.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
REYNOLDS C0NSERVAT0R
Nh Contest Over Appointment for Ex.
 Mayor Driscoll.

Judge studley of the probate court .npoInted Matthew A. Reynolds the ,onseryator of ex-Mayor .. W. Driscoll vssterday The matter was rushed through in record time. Mir Driscoll IS travelling in the west for his health. and is said to be in quite poor health.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
G. F. HANCHETT SUICIDES
Foreman for C. W. Blakeslee X Sons
 Takes Life in Providence.

Providence, R. l., March 1S,- George F. Hanchett of Vine street, New Haven, an employe of C. w. Blakeslee X Sons. New Haven con- tractors. committed suicide by turning on the gas at his boarding house here to-day. He had been Respondent. He was fifty-eight years of age.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
GUILD CRITICALLY ILL
Two Consulting Physicians Called t
 Bedside of Governor.

Bedside of Governor.
 Boston. March 1s.--1t was announced at II o'clock tonight that Governor Curtis Guild, who has been Ill for two weeks is in a critical condition. His physician, pr. Frederick B. Winslow, found the governor so seriously i'll late to-day that it was decided to call two other physicians into consultation, and DTS. F. C. Shattuck and Elliott r. Jos lin were summoned. The two physi- clans agreed with Dr. Winslow that the governor is in critical condition.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
eHuRcH,s BOTH ANNIVERSARY.

New Britain. March 1S-The First Church of Christ, Congregational, Will celebrate it's 15eth anniversary April E to April f7, wst appropriate exer- cfses. There VII be a display of his torical articles.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington. March lS-For Thurs day and Friday: New England: Snow or rain Thursday; Friday fair. contin- ued cold brisk to high northeast winds on the south coast.
 Eastern New York: Rain Thursday; Friday far, several days of cold wea.- ther; brisk east winds shifting to north.
 Observations at United States weath. CT bureau stations, taken at D. m. yes- terday, seventy-fifth meridian time.