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The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
THR LIME-LIGHT OF PUBLICITY.

However great and numerous may be the temptations for corruption with our various lawmakers generally, those of our state legislators seem 10 be most subtle and potent. The many groups of "city fathers" have not been angels by any means but they are near at hand to the constituents and they can seldom easily get far from "the straight and narrow path" with out detection, save in the case of our largest cities. With our congressman at Washington, on the other hand, there have been crooked deals. sue cessful graft and shameful personal aggrandi2ements aplenty, but still, in the long run. these men are, at best, working their many schemes in the spotlight of national publicity. The eyes of the nation are always on Washington and never more than when congress Is in session. Nation al congressman are closely watched, but state legislators are largely allow ed to take their own course, being "betwixt and between" neither near at hand, as are the city fathers, nor of such national importance, as are tho members of our federal congress.
 The importance of state legislatures and their members Is increasing with every session, In like proportion is the light of publicity, which is being turned on them, increasing in inten- sity. As has been said, There is nothing that the corrupt or machine politician fears so much as daylight" New York state has come to realize this fact and also that 1t has good reason to apply the remedy. Wheth- CT the same methods should be adopt ed In other states, in Connecticut, is a matter worthy of determining. New York city has had a system of inves- tigating its state legislators, carried on by the citizens union and the New York Evening Post. The record of each legislator at Albany has been thoroughly investigated in a non-par- tisan way and his efficiency for ac- complaining good things has been compared with that of his fel- lows. The worth of the undertaking and the credibllity of the conclusions may best be estimated by considering the great number of times the recom- mendation of the published reports as to the advisability of re-electing a legislator, are followed out in the vote cast,
 New York state is about to institute similar organization to be known as the Legislative Voters association. It Is to investigate, in similar manner, not only the law makers from New York city but those from all over the state, A local interest may be felt in the undertaking In view of the fact that one of the prime movers in the undertaking Is recent Yale grad uat Robert s. Binkerd, who used to debate for the blue and who is now
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
Patent Bryan Campaign song.

(Especially designed SO that 1t may be used for generations to come) Air: When Johnny Comes Marching
 Hcme. In 1912 again.
 Hurrah hurrah, You bet we'll nominate him then,
 Hurrah hurrah, The men will cheer, the boys will shout, Some democrats may then turn out, And we'll all feel gay when Bryan he runs again, In 1916 too,
 Hurrah hurrah We'll try our best 10 put him through,
 Hurrah, hurrah Though years may drag their weary length, He'll show no signs of failing strength, So well still feel gay when Bryan he runs again. In 1920 then,
 Hurrah, hurreh! He yet will be the man of men,
 Hurrahl hurrah! The men will cheer, etc. In 1924.
 Hurrah. hurreh! Well nominate him as before,
 Hurrah, hurrah! The men will, etc. | In 1928,
 Hurrah hurrah He still will be our candidate,
 Hurrah hurrah, ! The men, etc. In 1892,
 Hooray hurroo. | Bryan again will surely do,
 Hurray, hurroo, etc. | In 1936,
 Hurray! etc. In 1940, Wow! etc.
 New York World.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

secretary of the Municipal league of Buffalo, The record of each senator and assemblyman will be considered in a non-partlsan way The bills he has introduced; his votes on import ant measures, and hls general effec- tlveness for or against bad legislation, It Is a good work and worthy of a more general adoption,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
VENERABLE NEWSPAPERS.

There are sixty newspapers in the United states which have been in con tInued existence for over one hundred years This year ushered the excellent St, Louis Republic Into the group, and 1t celebrates it's centenary with a whackIng number of nearly two hun dred pages, A personal note addressed to the edator of The Journal Courier by Henry N Cary, editor of the St, Louis Republic, reads as follows, lon the occasion of the celebration of this day-(July l2)-of the centennial anni- vcrsary of the Republic we desire to extend congratuatIon to other news papers that have attained the dignity of 100 years of life"
 The Republic Is to be heartily con graduated upon its honorable years of service to the community In which it Is printed, It has become an institution and while like all institutions 1t may at times run counter to the popular will, 1t cannot be permanently weaken ed In public esteem. To have existed one hundred years and in excess of that period tells It's own story of steady and undlminlshed zeal in the art of making newspaper and points It's own moral of indefatIgable and earnest labor Very few stop 10 think of what 1t means to have passed through so many vicssi- tudes as newspaper necessarily has which has braved the storms of suc- cessiye generations and effectively ad- justed itself to the lessons taught by mass progress, Few realize the hard ening process through which such a newspaper has passed and its resultant moral fibre and character. For a news paper to be older than It's oldest read CT is to take on all the inspiring mys- tery and uplifting force of history. No wonder the Republic brides Itself on its achievement; no wonder 1t recalls with the other newspaper centenarlans of the country, the splendid men whc created it and brought it to other hands which in turn nourished 1t faith. fully and gave 1t everlasting life.
 The state of Connecticut boasts oi four newspapers which have passed the centennial mark, The Hartford courant began It's distinguished careel In 1764. Two years later, in 1766. The Journal-Courier was established. IT l79O the Bridgeport Farmer greeted g community eager to be served, and si, years later the Norwich Bulletin sue
 cessfully undertook to give a like ser
 vice to it's readers These older mem
 bers of the journalistic family gree
 the Republic and extend hearty con
 gratulatons, each younger In its out
 look than ever before, and each conf
 dent that when its present manager
 have departed to the happy println,
 grounds In another world the responsl
 bility will be borne proudly by thei
 successors.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
The Olympic Games.
(Boston IIerald.)

NbpsiOn iieIdlu'l
 Apropos of the opening of the Olym- pic games in London to-day, with a formidable American team participating In the competitions 1t is an interesting coincidence that now, as in the old days when the strong young men of Greece assembled on the plain of Olym- pla 10 compete with each other, the gamou begin at the full of the mid summer moon. None but youth of pure Hellenic blood were permitted 10 par ticipate in the original Olympian per formances. The entries are far mora cosmopolitan now, but the sport will not be less clean or the opening spec tacle less imposing when the main body of 2.i00 athletes marches around the magnificent stadium, with colors flying and with salutations 10 King Edward standing beside the king of Greece and the king of Norway.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
THE FOREST FIRES.

A substantial fortune awaits the man, who discovers an adequate and sure means of protection against the fire fiend that Is at present threaten Ing the very existence of our non prosperous timber crops in New England, It was unfortunate when congress thls session arbitrarily de- cided not to lend federal aid In the protection and development of the for ests of our Atlantic states, especially In view of the widespread and earnest fight made to obtain that aid by those who realized how serious the situation was But coming directly after this recent disappointment, the present de- vastating forest-fres seem doubly de- plorable,
 It Is probable that those who have never lived in timber district and have never seen a great forest fire cannot fully realize It's seriousness. Not only does 1t burn The standing trees and all property that happens 70 be in It's way, but 1t threatens life and leaves behind 1t q charred 'ruil, where new growth will come but slowly. Not only that the watersheds of the rivers and streams are very seriously dam aged. Without trees there can be no good watersheds; without good water sheds there can be no good streams; and 1t is. perhaps, not too much to say that the very existence of the country depends upon the streams, which not only irrigate and create vegetable life, but drain and protect animal life,
 The thoughtlcss act of Maine hunter in not thoroughly destroying his campfire upon leaving 1t, or the absent-minded tlicking of burned match Into heap of leaves, where t smolders and finally starts a fire by woodsman, after lighting his pipe may be seen to be capable Of results | that are deplorable. Indeed so ser lous are they that the strictcst punish
 ments would be warranted at tho hands of the proper state authorities Made thousand times wor by tn, prolonged drought. the forest fires D
 Maine have now burned 6crcely fo
 some days and have even crossed tn
 state Inc into New Hampshire
 Thousands and thousands oi acres ]
 fine timber land has been burned t' the ground The damage to the prop
 erty of one paper company alone
 estimated in excess of s125,00O, Witt
 paper prices at present at top notch
 the prospects for lower prices thl
 season are indeed dubious now.
 The trail of fire Is hourly threaten
 ing to spread Into Massa ,husetts. Al
 ready the Massachusetts state foreste
 has issued a warning. II IS not at al
 probable that the trail of the fires wll
 reach as far as Connectl, 1t, but ther is an ever-present danger that sep
 arate connagration will be heedlessl started by some one in this state, Tn , long absence of rain will seriously ad to its dangers. The Adirondack reg
 ion Is now afame and the losses wi be enormous The Nutmeg stat should take heed and may the situ1 , ton but prove an inspiration to som l embryo inventor of this section wh } will discover a sure-cu:e for fore! . conilagratlons.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
THE PRICE or THE FIDDLER.

The correspondence which has taken place between the officers of the Man ufacturers' association of New York and the officials of the New York Cen tral Railroad company Is calculated to make thoughtful men consider per haps more seriously than they have yet the Inevitable consequence of interfer- Ing with the management of business interests, In the last analysis the fld- dler demands the fee for the music ne gives to the dancers,
 The officials of the railroad company find themselves confronted with one of two courses, They must either increase their rates for the transportation of commodities or they must reduce the wages of employees. During the past fifteen years wages have increased from one-third to one-half, while the average cost of material required by the road during the same period has gone up from 50 to 100 per cent, Divi- dends have gone down to four per cent, State and national legislation has add ed immensely to the cost of operation This forces consideration of some line of action, or an inconcevable indlffer- ence to the conditions of trade A dollar Is as unhappy when idly invested in railroad stocks and bonds as when in vested with like neglect elsewhere.
 The officials declare that It is im- possible 10 consider the reduction in the rate of wages That course would result in such conflict between the company and It's organized men as to provoke great national disaster. which the officials are not ready to take the responsibility of The necessary in- crease in the freight rates to make the property safe as an investment is de- clared to be almost infniteslmal h each class, but whether inhnitlslmal or not the fact remains that conditions, which the railroad company finds Itself unable to resist, force a departure from the business habits which up to the present time have prevailed. The ship pers of Connecticut will at once feel the Increase coming as the most of them do within the zone of the Cen. tral's rates It Is likely, too. that the New Haven Railroad company would be compelled to increase its rates. The law of interdependence would in al likelihood look out for that.
 In the meantime one thing stand: out conspIcuously from these depress
 ing facts as they appear to the pro
 ducer and shipper Wages cannot bt
 indefinitely increased. the cost of ma
 teria cannot be indefinitely increaset
 and government interference cannot b. permitted free from restrictions with out the great army of patrons payint
 the bills in increased tolls There is nt other adjustment possible. We do no say that 1t is not just adjustment. l may all be a part of the movemen which seeks to make the wage -earne larger sharer in the prosperity of tn railroads, and organized commerc a undertakings more profitable, but tn blindest man can sec that these form of protection cannot be continued with J out the public paying the price Tn fee of the fiddler is fixed and certain No pay, no music.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
The Worlds Mistake.
lRrIdgeport standard )

The New York Evening World dis credited lts entire Denver News by de- pictIng Alexander Troup of Connecti. cut AS among the anti Bryanltes and as one compelled to walk the plank Into the deep sea from the Bryan ship. Mir Bryan never had more devoted fol- lower, and beside that Mir. Troup is his warm personal friend and associate. Some one from Connecticut might have been consulted to advantage on that point
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

"Dou you understand, young man. that my daughter is accustomed to hav- ing everything she wants?'
 "Thats good, for I know she wants me"
 T understand your wealthy uncle is dead"
 "Yes, but he Is better off"
 "Oh understood that it. was you that was better off,
 T think it's the clothes the chorus girls wear that make you men like to go to the theater so much
 You are mistaken, dear t is quite the opposite"
 What do you think of man who would run over his mother-in-law In T think he Is not very careful dear, of his auto"
 You used to say you would die for mo, and now you refuse to now the lawn
 Any man would rather die than push a lawn mower"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
prnsncrify Is Here.
(sprlngield Republican. ]


 The New York Tribune on Sunday an- nouncod that prosperity at last had ar- rived, Prosperity is here said It's headlines; 1t follows nomina tlons;" 'Taft nomination boomed revival" and Now, then, let the railroads stop talking about increasing rates and let us hear no more about wage reductions, or about the unemployed, and all that. Such things no longer exist Just make note Of that and get busy"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
"And" or "Duto

(Waterbury Amerlcan)
 The enthusiastic New Haven Union speaks of Candidate Kern as "a lawyer by profession, and m honest man by nature" The word and Is typo graphleal error for "but.n
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

The second in command in this country will meet the sec md in com mand In Great Britain when Vice. President Fairbanks clasps hands with the Prince of Wales In Quebec, July %
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

health will not permit MT McNel to run for governor of Connecticut on the democratic ticket IL must have been jeopardi2ed In his hike for the vice. presidential nomination,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

Honolulu Is making ready monster reception for the American battleship fleet soon to arrive in its harbor. The island capitol will have to outdo itself to entertain the sailor tackles, now that they have been denied the privl- lege of witnessing the famous hula hula dance of the native women which they have been looking forward to,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

During the recent hot spell the judges in the superior court at Georgetown, Del, permitted the witnesses and law yers to sit in court In their shirt sleeves
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
Better Than Gnssnway.
(Hrldgenort stnndard.l ]

WI 'NIVF NE"f'U"f "'T
 Men may like John W, Kern or dis like him; they may regard him as t strong or weak candidate, but nobody has dared to say that he is not an Improvement over Henry Gassaway Davis
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

Obviously the democrats of connecti. cut have reason to select their candi- date for governor with care.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
OUR COMMEMORATIVE.
A noof Gnrdcn NIlsht Hclp.
lIlnrtford Times.l

tHartford Times,)
 Perhaps Harry Thaw would be less dissatisfied with tho Matteawan asylum if the institution had a roof garden.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

Not a political Ananias discovered yet. What stupid campaign.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

dog fastened to tree by a chain at Torrlngton, Conn, was electrocuted by the chain coming in contact with guy wire htched to the tree, which be- came charged with the current.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

The worlds production of rubber for for the season of l9)5-6 was 669o0 tons.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

Manitoba raised 470O0,O0O bushels of wheat In 1903, but last year the crop amounted to S7,50o,000 bushels.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

properties as other men buy vegetables in season, But perhaps they are the advance agents of prosperity.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
Annual Sale For Cash,

Negligee, silk and tennis shirts, straw hats, 17o half hose and 25o bow ties have about melted away. We now put out the following s1,5O, s2,OO and s2.5O Gloves (broken lots), S1.00. Sa.00 and $500 Automobile Gloves, S2.O0. $500 and s35.0O Automobile Goats, half price. s2o.0O and ss5.OO Rain Coats, half price. $500, s7.50, 5000 and s25.OO Batl, Wraps, half price. SS0.0O Imported Dressing Gowns, half price. "Guyot" suspendcrs, half price.
 In fine collars we still have quite q few sizes. Were S3.75 per dozen; now $1.50.
 S1,00 English Handkerchiefs, soc.
 Store closes Saturdays at 1 D. m. other days at 5 r. M.
 CHASE & m
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
FUN FOR TUN's SAKE.

"Money talks"
 "Yes, but 1t goes past me so fast that I can't catch what 1t says"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
SAYINGS AND DoINGs.

The entire population of the world could be placed on the Isle of Wight.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

The JournnI- Courier Is for sale daily in New York City at HotaIlns's News stsnds, Corner 3sth Street and Brond- way, at goth street md Droadwny, Ut 1 Park Place, and Grand Central station.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

Women suffrage and prohibition, long considered allied contentious, seem likely to break away from each other. The chairman of .he prohibi- ton convention has shown that wom- en drink more and men less than q decade ago, and that those states that have women's suffrage quite universal ly have the weakest laws for the regulation of the liquor traffic, We wonder if womens suffrage would be realized sooner with the liquor inter- ests behind 1t, than with the liquor interests opposed to 1t.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

"Our minister believes in passing around the cigars"
 So do l, long ways around some of them"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

Chairman Hitchcock, of the re- publican national campaign commit tee, has decided to direct the coming political fight of his party from the tall tower of the Metropolitan build ing'in New York. He will be sure to get the returns quickly there, at any rate, for the New York Herald has already announced that 1t will make them public, by means of searchlights, situated on top of that tower, on elec- tion night. As the new Equitable building Is not finished, the democratic chairman might select the Singer building tower for his headquarters. May the high altitude not make the campaigns too fighty.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

"She married him to reform him and he died before they had been married a month,
 He always was lucky"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

Hes most unfortunate man" "How so?"
 Hes had his name in the papers four times us the innocent bystander.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

When a man expresses his satisfac- ton at the decision of the authorities to allow him to remain in jail, rather than in the Matteawan asylum, some suspicion might well be felt that the treatment accorded those who are mentally affected at the latter insti- tuition Is not quite all that 1t should be, were it not known that Harry Thaw is known to be a spoiled young man who scarcely knows what he real ly does want, except that he wants his own way and that the arm of the law Is not letting him have 1t.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

Subscribers who fnil to receive their Journnl- Courier regularly md on time will confer favor on the management by immediately reporting to the Cir- culation Manager. Tclepnone 30Sf.
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The Hartford Times says that his
The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thnrsdny. One Dollnr Year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-09-01
BASKET SHOPS IN
NEW YORK OUTLAWED
Stringent Penalties for
This Glass of Gambling.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l-(Special)-
Under the operation OF the Cassidy
law, passed by the last legislature
and signed by Governor Hughes,
bucket shops Will become Illegal in
stitutions in New York after today.
1t is alleged that leading operators of
bucket shops in this city have PLAN
ned to evade the provisions of the
law by conducting business through
the medium of an apparently legiti-
mate exchange.
Under the Cassidy law a bucket
shop is declared to be any building
or any room, apartment booth office
or store therein, or any other place
where any contract prohibited by
the statute is made or offered to be
made
The prohibition extends to the
making of contracts for the purchase
or sale of stocks, bonds, securities or
commodities, wherein both the par
ties thereto intend that such contract
shall or may be terminated, closed or
settled according to or upon the basis
of the public market quotations of
prices made on any board of trade
or exchange upon which such COM
modities or securities are dealt in,
and without intending bona f1de
purchase or sale of the same"
Similar provisions are made to
prohibit other phases of the bucket
shop gambling business.
The penalty for violating any of
these provisions is a fine of not more
than $4,000 for each offense, if the
offender be a corporation, and in
all other cases a fine of not more
than $1,000 or Imprisonment for not
more than five years or both To ex-
hibit quotations of prices of securi-
ties with intent to make contract
prohibited by the law is declared to
be felony.
A refusal OF broker to furnish a
customer upon written demand
statement containing the names of the
persons from whom the property
was bought or to whom it has been
sold, the time when, the place, the
price and other data of the transac-
ton shall be regarded as prima
facie evidence. that the purchase or
sale was made in violation of law
Where a corporation is convicted of
a second offense the Supreme Court
may dissolve it.