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The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

To the Editor of The Journal Courier:
Your aesthetic sense is lamentably
weak You don't like the monument OH
the southeast corner Of the Green (be-
cause It's white?) and you grumble be-
cause the rests for the weary approx
mate an orange hue. It's mighty hard
this catering to your taste. What's bet
ter than to have the orange ana the
green in opposition? Haven't incy al
ways been? Don't plead he Celtic
blood in your veins. A Celt done IT,"
BY and by you'il say unholy 'hings
about the monument on the rock and
criticise other things that go 10 make
our city beautiful. Pray God Tic pub
lie library may meet your approval
You needn't stop my paper, but gray
be a little careful One doesn't like to
be wounded In the house OF his frlenda,
nor TO have the places wlerl his al
cestors sleep the subject Of too much
newspaper comment from the unappre-
ciative and uncultured
Yours rcgrettu''y,
SENEX.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
THE THIRD DEGREE.

How far the police and other authori-
ties of the state should carry the tests
they use to make a prisoner confess a
crime he Is suspected Of, Is no easy
question to decide The description Of
the third degree" process, so-called
through which a young farm-hand sus-
pected of a triple murder at Freehold,
New Jersey, was put, may have been
somewhat colored by the reporters
imagination, but there Is reason to sus-
pect that such processes are resorted
to by the authorities every day and
that they are known only to those in
timately concerned on the young man
mentioned the blood -soaked vest of the
farmer he Is suspected of having muir
dered was placed A Bible was then put
in his hands and he was called upon to
swear by the blood Of the victim that
he was innocent. From o'clock Satur-
day night until 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing this sweating process was con
tinued without moments pause.
Questions were piled with great rapid
ity and other tests were asked of him
such as the above until he was fairly
exhausted Now the report is that full
confession was obtained, as we'll as in
formation as to evidence obtainable to
prove that confession n true one
What need there is for resorting to
melodramatics in such connections it is
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
A BUSINESS MANS TARIFF.

For the first time IN our history
American manufacturers are demand
ing a change in tariff methods" said
Senator Beverldge Wednesday night.
ut is the business men who must do
business under the tariff and not the
politicians, and therefore you want a
business mans tariff and not a politi-
clans tariff.
Never has the call for tariff revls-
ion been more clearly sounded than
this week by the manufacturers and
business men. What they demand Is
a commission of experts who will look
into the matter and draw up such tar
If changes as will not simply secure
for them a domestic market at home,
but will enormously increase our
trade by reciprocity agreements and
free the tariff Of its abuses. so that
whatever schedules they hereafter en-
Joy shall he so justified and approved
by expert and scientific investigation
that each rate shall be equivalent to
certificate of merit" Whether such
an investigation, as much as 1t may
seem necessary, will he promptly forth
coming, no matter how insistent the
manufacturers are, Is questionable
That Il should be had Is not to be
doubted The solution Of the matter
would seem to lie In the hands Of a
permanent commission. The tariff Is
such delicate matter that now and
always Il will need constant adjust
ment until that fair day when we will
no longer tolerate 1t at all, realizing
| that reciprocity and the least interior
ence possible with the natural work
ings of international economic laws
are the true and permanent keys to the
| situation.
our idllll itN p''h sum u
selfish affair that It has acted like a
boomerang. What is needed is to put
II on scientific basis and the manu-
/ facturere should not give up the fight
until they get 1t, eren If It takes them
years. Senator Beveridge says he OPP
poses an out and-out protective tariff
because It gives nothing away and gets
no more In return; he opposes an out
and-out revenue tariff because 1t gives
everything away and gets nothing in
return. The scientific business mans
tariff, formulated by experts and not
by scheming politicians at Washing
ton who know not the situation and
care less, is the solution.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

correspondent OF the Springfield Re
publlcan AN outrageous abuse Of
justice was committed this afternoon
by the house of representatives when,
In bitter and revengeful spirit It
formally adopted as It's own the ex-
traordlnarily severe and blasting re-
Elections which the special committee
made upon Congressman Lilley OF
Connecticut in submitting It's report
on the submarine investigation
Later on in his dispatch to his news
paper this correspondent quotes as a
sample comment heard IN the corri-
doris OF the capitol building that the
report was "venemous and anything
but judicial"
The voices of the states of Connee-
ticut and Massachusetts, were raised
In protest at the proposed acceptance
Of the report at that time, not from
any Expressed sktplltlSnl OF lHe BtH-
eral truth Of the committees denals,
but from the sound conviction that
so severe and blasting report upon
fellow member should be carefully
studied and digested before final ac-
ton was taken, The worst phase Of
the whole affair." says the Repub-
leans correspondent, is that it gives
practical assurance that there will be
no other congressional investigation
for long time to come, and that con-
gressional corruption, II there is cor
ruptlon, may 90 on without fear" In
so far as the reflections of the com
mittee on Mr. Lilleys personal honor
are concerned they have fallen Fat
here at home Whatever his etrors
they are not errors of conscience
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
The other view of II.


There is no question about the So
called investigation having proved a
fiat failure. AS we have said before.
the affair has been the trial OF Mr.
Lilley. II his majesty. Speaker Cannon,
had put him on the committee as the
man who asked for the inquiry things
might have turned out differently. But
none of that Instead Of being given
authority he was denied the evidence
lie asked for and himself drubbed and
pounded for hours by skilled lawyers
who were busy Kidding our pure con-
gress from the intimatlon that there is
a lobby within telephone range Of its
sacred halls. Nobody will be surprised
at the report, and hereabouts nobody
will be affected by II. II there really
was nothing behind Mr. Lilley's charges
then he Is under large obligation to
the committee for refusing to give him
his head and letting him run to far
ure
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
CITY BALL GROUNDS.

Talk about the city beautiful |
There Is nothing more beautiful than
helping boys and young men to
grow" That is what Captain James
Brewer, Of the Howard avenue pre-
cinct, says and how any one with any
love for youth and young life can be
of another opinion, 1t is difficult to
see.
The baseball situation has reached
an acute stage II began with the
movement to get the board Of alder
men to allow Sunday baseball That
august body very rightly found that II
did not have the right to interfere in
such matters, as there was state
law controlling Sunday amusemens.
So 1t did the next best thing. which
was to put itself on record as want
ing a change in this state law. But
that did not help the boys and the
young men who wanted to play on
Sunday They found that IL they had
employment, the only time II was pos
sible for them to play was after
working hours in the few minutes be-
fore shutdown In that little time
they started out to make the best of
the situation. The best available va
cant lots were selected. There arc
but few of them left in the city now.
They of course were not allowed by
the police to play in the streets. Then
the complaints from property own
ers, with little sympathy with young
life. began to pour in. Captain Brew
er says there has not been n day Of
late that he has not received eighteen
or twenty If these complaints from
different people All he could do was
to send out his men with orders to
see to 1t that the nusances were stop
ped And the conditions In his dis
trict have been no different from those
in many others.
The question of what we are going
TO do with our children is getting to
he pertinent one, There is some
/ cause for such a situation In a big
/ city like New York, but New Haven
is not a metropolis Even a thickly
settled city like Brooklyn, where
acres and acres of city land are set
aside for bail grounds has better ac-
| commodations for the boys and young
men than does New Haven Similar
| action must be taken here At such a
1 time as this, whom so many men are
out Of employment, 1t Is especially de-
sirable that there should be some
place wherd the police will not inter
fere With innocent sport, ldeness
with no outlet for young life may al
ways be looked upon askance as en-
dangering the preservation Of peace
and order What Fairgrounds there
are at present are inadequate and
more must be had, even If the city
has to buy or lease tho ground, Sew
eral excellent locations for such play
grounds have been suggested Others
would be forthcoming were the mat
4 ter seriously taken up. Captain Brew
er even believes 1t would be a saving
in money for the city. He points out
that at present he has to keep six OF
more men busy all the time following
up the ball players In his district
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
That senior senator.
.springheld Republican.


The senior senator of the great state
of New York Is again on public exhibit
tion IN a role which has become too
familiar and Is altogether slckening.
1t might be conceived that the Empire
State is misrepresented In public lifa
by such a figure, but the cold logic Of
the situation Is that Tom Plat occupies
his high place IN public life through
the action of the representatives OF the
people His entanglements with women
are no new thing, His character In
this respect was exhibited when Sena-
tors Plat and Conklng resigned long
ago and Mr., Plat has been consistent
with that wretched exhibition in the
years which have followed IT Is to the
shame Of his state that he has linger al
so long upon the national stage, and
apparently only death will end the
spectacle.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

day without so much as a warning of
what was coming, To the non-pro-
fesslonal mind the details of the
Blackwell's Island bridge matter are
like Greek, II is shown that the strain
upon the main compression members
will be 10000 pounds TO the square
inch and more, while the stress upon
the same parts In the Quebec bridge
was only $4,000 pounds to the square
inch at the most Mayor Mcclellan
has practically said that he does not
expect any collapse by facetlously re
plying to the arguments presented
that he will certainly expect to receive
an invitation to the collapse when 1t
does take place
The view which the mayor takes of
the matter Is not the proper one.
There may be no danger, but it Is far
better TO be on the safe side, In
New York to-day, with the increasing
number OF ways Of crossing the two
rivers, both overhead and under the
water the dangers are continually in
creaslng at an alarming rate and
every precaution should be taken An
obvious error was made In the calcu-
lations for the Quebec bridge, Just
what It was the most expert engineers
In the country have not even yet de-
cided Would 1t not be better for
New York to call in a board of dis
tnguished engineers to look over the
Blackwell's Island bridge before It Is
too late?
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

The congressman In conference on
the two currency bills have agreed to
disagree, save in the matter OF a mon
etary commission provided for in the
last clause of the Aldrich bill, OH which
they will report favoraby, II congress
establishes such a commission before
adjournment, 1t will do well only II the
right men are made members of It, The
fact that there Is a commission is not
enough.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
Hartford Cnnrant.l

Lists have been sent far and wide
this year of two delegat ds- at-large
from this state, four district delegates
and eight county delegates. In fact
there are SIX delegates, two from each
congressional district a great deal of
this confusion would disappear II tn
district conventions were held each In
Its own territory. But practical man
ayers say this would be difficult, both
because of the hold tradition has on the
state and because there IS so much
more interest In a general combined
gathering. BE that as 1t may, there are
a good many details of arrangement.
that could be improved in the layout
of a campaign,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
The Liiley Report.
waterbury Republican,

VWHIETUUTN HtFWDTIVHHD
It seems sngularly lame conclu~
sion to such bloodthrsty report that
Boutelle and his fellow hazers should
not even suggest reprimand. And lawn
Sharp Williams, who says Llley Is gull
ty Of treason why did not his south .
ern chiyalry demand that something be
done to the traitor? The truth is as
the vote shows, that while the report
of the committee ended in words, 1t
was possible of adoption, under the
gentle rule of the speaker, Of course.
But anything further, the house would
not stand for, The present but not
voting members are numerous enough
to show what the real feeling was. And
thus, the very vote by which their re-
port was adopted stands as a rebuke
to the committee,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
The NethersoIution.


choose to love with no mercenary con-
sideration, no thought OF whether her
lover has money, place or power--Olga
Nethersole)
Myrtilla you have been to Smith.
Wellesley, Bryn Mawr, Barnard OF
Vassar.
You know about the paleolith,
And how the wild antlmacassar
Care for It's young; you know lot.
why specify? II matters not.
Great Is the wisdom you have gained
Priceless your treasured store OF
learning
But culture makes one fner-grained
And shows that mere financial yearn.
ing
Is petty. Yours n soul above
Groceries and rent and all--save love.
Thank heaven for your cultured taste,
Your soul that scorns a wad of dol
lars.
You'll want no Merry Widow waist,
No classy lids, no diamond collars,
No books, no pictures and no shows
You could he happy reft OF those?
Then Myrt you are the floss for me
J. too. abhor the thought OF money.
Meseems that life with you would be
Perennially sweet and sunny
mo thought of money, place or pow
err
we'd get along a whole half hour
New York Evening Mall.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

On a plot twenty-six inches wide a
three story building, the narrowest for
It's height In the world probably, has
been constructed In Reno, Nevada II
will not be used as a convention hall;
Neither Mr.. Taft nor Mr.. Bry-
an could enter the door 10
acknowledge his nomination, al
though Mr. Fairbanks might. 1t Is
not Intended for millinery shop for
the Merry Widow hat IL already saw
ing the noses Of Reno's male citizens,
II will not be q saloon there Is no
room to stagger In It, H. c. Gordon,
shoemaker, leased the ground from the
bank and built the slim structure. He
sleeps on the top floor and cannot turn
around on his cot. His narrow bench
is on the second floor. Customers sid
die into his store on the ground floor.
and in his show windows he displays
one at time of a Chicago pair OF
shoes,
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
intercollegiate Relations.

tBoston l1erald)
A dinner at which Harvard, Yale and
Princeton graduates eat in amity and
later listen to discussion of serious
phases of contemporary education by
the titular heads of two of the univer-
stiles. Is thought 10 be sign of the
times, proof Of the dawn Of a more
rational era In intercollegiate relations
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
SAYINGS AND DoINGs.

One hundred pounds Of flesh have
been cut from the heaviest man In
Rockingham county Va, and what is
more, the operation is declared to be
n success. Years ago the knife was
tried MS an obesity cure In Paris hos
pitfalls. but those valiant ladies' who suf-
fered reduction, complained that the
adipolse tissue only increased on other
parts Of their anatomy afterwards, and
they wished they hadn't tried the hero
lie remedY.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
lBnston Tranacrlnt.l

We fear the conference Of the gov
ernors has overlooked one important
agency in the conservation of our ma
tura resources It has inteligentlN
discussed forest, fuel ana IRON ore ex-
haustlon deep waterways and their re-
lated interests but It has apparently
neglected TO put in a plea for the bird
life Of the country This seems like an
comparatively small In detail are Il
power for good In the aggregate Any
thing that adds to the productivenees
Of the sol and helps TO protect the
crops is boon to the farmer and a
conservator of our natural resources.
This fact the farmers themselves DO
not always appreciate.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

A correspondent Of this paper writes
to complain of the fact that the box
collections of the postmen in many
large sections of the city are made
quate II would seem as If the last coll
lectlons in every part Of the city should
not be made before 10 O'Clock In the
evening or later To collect earlier Of
ten means that some letters will be de-
layed more than Is excusable
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

''
IWnfarhttrN A,,,opirnn

tWaterbury AmorIcan)
Colonel Osborn of the New Haven
Journal-Courier was charmed by Presi
dent Roosevelt as he presided over the
governors conference. His gentleness,
humor, courtesy and consideration Of
all won the universal liking of tho
gathering. Colonel Osborn says that
"he was from first to last in the best
possible humor the Roosevelt whom a
stranger would find It impossible 10
reconcile with the Roosevelt pictured
by indignant members of congress In
the corridors Of the principal hotels. :
1t Is the latter Roosevelt whom Colonel
Osborn has had in mind mostly before
this
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
Judge Nnthewsor's PInn.

dlel Jury h'Uublltdls)
The figures are undeniable and they
are with Judge Matthewson, but some
how the voters will continue to he more
concerned with what their representa-
lives do when they gel there than with
the basis of representation, AS long az
Connecticut refuses to get excited over
the town representation system, It
seems a waste of time to call attention
TO thls large ineannlitY
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

Mayor Martin is now reported to be
in line with this paper in its contention
that the fire bells ought to be done
away with. Everybody seems to be
agreed upon the subject but why is
nothing done? The mayor says 1t is a
matter for the fire commissioners to
decide. Right What are they going to
do about 1t?
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

Tap day came yesterday on the cam.
pus. 1t was the same tme-h onored, and
attractive ceremony TO watch, but an
one the full inner meaning OF
which only those juniors in college who
may think they had reason to be slap
ped can fully realize The heartaches
and the bitter disappointments that be-
gin with that hour are not a few.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
An Old Fool.


waterbury Republican,
In one of his letters to Miss Mae
Wood Senator Tom" Plat alludes to
himself as IAN old fool' which goes to
show that Tom isn't yet entirely des-
titute of reason
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

Steel thlmbles have been invented for
the use OF persons employed to oper-
ate presses drills and automatic ma
chInery where there Is constant libil-
ity of the fingers being caught and in
jured. The protector Is made OF soll1
metal and Is sufficiently long to cover
the first joint of the forehnger, the dig
II usually IN danger The thimble
tapers and when the shock comes, the
finger Is usually thrown out
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22
OuR CONTEMPORARIES
Depew, Then pIntt.
New York World.)

New York World)
Once more tho State of New York has
cause TO glory In the private conduct
OF one OF It's Official representatives In
the United States senate.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

| consider II compliment
We'll, In case Of falling out hope
you will return the compliment"
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

my wife often asks me to see what
the paper says about the weather. even
when lt's pouring down rain outside
"Well?"
shed rather believe the paper than
her own eyes"
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

Miss asked the Broadway masher.
will YOU join me at dinner In one of
these fashionable hotels?"
I'm afraid to risk II" answered the
self-possessed maiden. IT understand
there Is some objection to ladies din
ing alone"
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

Il tell you live In swell boarding
house"
Whats the latest?'
our landlady Is going to board ny
the front OF the house for the summer
and we're to sneak in and out at the
back"
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

"As Shakespeare says" remarked
Cassidy, who was fond OF airing his
book larnln," what's in a name?"
We'll" replied Casey, call me wan
that OF don't like an ORR show We
Kansas City Newsbook.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

What does ex-dlvidend mean?"
Money coming in that you've already
spent New York Life.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

what a beautiful engagement ring
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL,
''7"ed Thursday. One BoiInr "A Year.
The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-22

y. n. Cnrr,ngton. Publisher
90 street. Business Manager
- W. f. Norman. Advertising Manager
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-26
BIG OFFER FOR BOYS.
Dog Race and Boys Race at the Fa r
for Prizes.

The Nissen Implement store has
arranged for two races to take place
during the coming fair, one a boys
footrace and the other a dog race,
the dogs hitched to wagons and driven
by boys on Saturday October at
2 p. m.
Every boy who will cause to be
brought to the Nissen Implement
store $25 worth of custom will be
permitted to enter the dog race, the
winner to receive a $40 boys wagon
with tongue and shafts and a IS
dog harness.
Boys Race-Every boy who causes
to be brought to the Nissen Imple-
ment store SIS worth of trade will be
allowed to enter a boys foot race
and the winner will be given, Sc
coaster wagon but no boy who en-
ters one of the races shall enter in the
other.
Here is a chance for the boys to
get to work and win some prizes with
but little labor. Any purchaser at
the Nissen Implement store between
now and the fair may place the