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LII HERRE ARG 2 'MISHAP DAY ON AVIATION FIELDS ‘Spectators at Asbury Park Sat Trembling and Fidgeting in the Grandstands TROUBLE WITH PARACHUTE KNIEE Fleming Unable to Cut Himself Loose from Hot Air Balloon, Drifted Away, Riding His Balloon to Earth Three Miles Distant—Wright Aviator Collided With Automobile—Thrills for the Crowd. shrugged his shoulders and re- Wright avia’ smashed his Jobnstone, the with an au new experime: tion meet this another Wrizi attempt for a new world's alt ard to hover about a balloon i halt a miie “Well, he knows his own business.” PARIS TO LONDON TRIP INTERRUPTED BY ACCIDENT. American Aviator. Moissant is in No Wise Discouraged. Chatham, England, August 18. accidents to his *Archie Hox- jeft the graund f s mishap of monoplane to-day brought down to earth the American iator, John B. Moissant, who yester- | day made a remarkable flight across | the English channel with a passenger | on a daring attempt to fly from Paris To-night Moissant’s aero- ne wind ot high | plane lies partly wrecked in a brick Rainham, - Kent, miles from London. . remarkable stroke of fortun: which seemed to have followed the =l- most unknown and inexperienced avia- tor on the first two day Moissant and his mechanieian, Albert ux, escaped unhurt. | chine eame heavily to alighting in a narrow space banked high around. with earth and piles of broken bricks. ¢ ; There it is likely to remain until it can be removed piecemeal and refitted with parts now on their way from replace those broken by the fall Moissant resumed his Tilman at 45:5 o'clock this morning. weather was clear and hard! a breeze stirred the air. seemed most favorable to the accem- plishment of his hopes, but at 7 o'clock | he was oblized to descend mear Sit- A small pin had become displaced and almost from the start it zave the aviator trouble. trouble was Misjudged the Distance. used to landing a_result he | to London apports were of his flight, But the ma- the ground, Hoxsey was swinging n a parachut flight from tingbourne. Af tre thiz repaired Moissant re- sumed, but before he had gone many miles a connecting red.was brok which forced him to use the plane: to_reach the ground. | The aviator is no wise discouraged at his mizfortune, and promises as soon as the machine is in working order again to make another start for Crys- or wherever he can find a suitable landing place in London. Brookins Madue Brief Flight. on going up ABUSE AND VILLIFICATION DR. CRIPPEN DISAPPOINTED, AGAINST BOSTON’S MAYOR. IS STILL IN QUEBEC JAIL. Did Not Sail for London Yesterday a-!“ Mr. Fitzgeraid Answers City Finance Commission’s Criticism. 18 —The frowning August 18.—“Tt was abuse and villification against Mayor Gavnor 2 spite of the report | finance commission hands out to me, poisoned the mind of the New York assailant caused him to shoot” This was one of the statements made by Mayor Fitzgerald this afternoon in to_the finance commission’s criticism of his six months in office ed last night. Whew this whole thing is merely a shrewd political game,” he declared “John H. Suilivan has heard that 1 am a candidate for governor and he immediately takes up the cudgel. is drawing $5,000 a year and must Go something to satisfy himself that he is the money. He has to declare his unfriendliness toward me and show his spleen. other members of the commission are what better than at present. light of politics. had_been expected but wheth- yme from his THIRTY WOMEN CLERKS WILL BE DROPPED. Each Draws a Salary of $1,000a Year — Paper Money Counters. MAYOR GAYNOR'S CONDITION, EVERYTHING IS FAVORABLE. Wiil Be Allowed to See His Youngest Children Tollay. Washington, hereafter will be counted once is now the custom as comes off the press-and in the bureau of printing and _engraving and the , will save $30.000 vear for the FOVe Andrew to-day finally set- It has been the cus tom to have the money counted twice The machines count it automatically as it is printed and counted afterward by a force en it is counted again after it is delivered to the treasurer of the United States. Treasurer McClung would not con- sent to abolishing the count in his of- fice and Inspector Ralph of the bureay lof printing and engraving has agreed to accept the automatic count of the machines as official and the manuul count Will be abandoned. n clerks_ each drawing a salary of will be dropped as the tled the question. at the bureau. Il read the child- <o probable Ruth and Marian, seven and nine vears . and the younge: cld. respectivel ildren. will be allowed to he Gaynor ¢ $£000 a year, Wright of Temnessee, E " the hospital He chatted w MILLS TO RUN ON FULL TIME. Woelen Manufacturers in Rhode Island Return to Normal Cond Thomas Ga he was notified to his home = Bystugheia Providence, R. I, Aus. 18. sands of operatives in Olnayville. the largest woolen mill center in Rhode Island, were notified tod: mills of the Ameérican which have been on a four and ys a week schadule for several will run on full time. Riverside mills have reopened after be- ing closed for three weeks. BRILLIANT MARKSMANSHIP, WORLD'S RECORDS SMASHED. Hours of the National Association Tournament. oolen com- Camp Perry, manship’ that ing wind and r: nashed two world records today marked tha closing hours of the Natipna! Rifle association Fined for Overspesding. Providence, coming into this city today one of the twenty-eight cars in the Munsey au- tomobile tour was stopped by a police officer and the chauffeur, Lincoln, was arrested for overspeeding. He was fined $15 and costs. 18.—While in the Lee possibilities ards) were scored by Harvey S, ond Fiewtenant Clarence L. S of the torps of eni Startevant scored onie thousand 4 the= president’s match Sepgeant V 4. Fragper of th- United s establish Amone the arrivals today was the Connecticut team. ¢ that W. H. Woodworth, aid not have bis license us required by the motor vebicle Rim to poli hearing on it today accompanied 1 the recard score 4 There will be a i Attended Convention. Le Saunders and George L' Yeo- attended the btiion san ibition state convantion - ritz, Switzerland, Aug. 18.— Mrs. Daniel Bacon of New York, who is touring in Switzerland with her sis- ter, Lady Gilbert Parker, and Sir Gil- bert Parker. was robbed here today of $45,000 worth of jewelry. Portfnouth, Ensland, Aug. 15—The cruiser Rainbow, one of the ships pur- chased by the Dominion of Canada from Great Britain to form the nucleus of a Canadian navy, sailed today from Portsmouth for Esquimault. The Rain- bow. which is a second class cruiser of 3,600 tons' displacement, carrying two six-inch guns and six of 4.7 inches, has a fall staff of instructors lent by the | British navy. Buenos Ayres, Aug. 18.—All hope of floating the British® steamship Drum- cliffe, which went ashore on Aug. 16 on Lobos Island, at the entrance to the estuary of the Rio de la Plata, has been abandoned. The vessel, which sailed from New York on July 19 for Buenos Ayre{nnd Rosario, will probably be a total wreck. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM IN AMERICAN CITIES. Select List of References Furnished by Congressman Higgins. The accompanying is a select list of references on civil service reform in American municipalities which has been furnished .(hrough Congressman Higgins: Bonaparte, C. J. Partisanship in mu- nicipal pol. Good government, June, 1904, VoL 21: 8§91 Brooks, R. C. A bibliography of mu- nicipal problems and city conditions. 24 ed, rev. and enl New Yor Reform club, committee on city af- fairs, 1901 346 p. (Municipal affair: vol. 5, No. 1, March, 1801) Civil service in citi Chapman, H. G. comp. The competi- tive system in states and cities. (In Uniteq States. Civil service com- mission, 19th Teport, 1901-2, pp. 167 178: 20th report, 1962-3, pp. 177-180 218t report, 1903-4, pp- 1 report, 190 ington, 1902-5 Civic League of St Louis. Civil ser- vice committee. The merit system in appointment to office. St. Louis, The Civic league of St. Louis, 1908, 23p. July 16, 1910. Civil service reform association, New York. Women's auxiliary. Biblio- graphy of civil service reform and related subjects. Rev. ed. New York, Pub. for the Women's auxil- fary to the Civil service reform as- sociation, 9107. p. The Civil service in municipal government, pp. 5-14. Collier, W. M. service law of the state of New York—with cita- tions te all adjudicated causes in New York—and containing the New York civil service rules and ~lassifi- cation. Albany, N. Y., M Bender, 1901 440 p. 3 Dana, R. H. The merit principle in the’ selection of the hisher munici- pal officers. (Cambridge, Mass.) Printed for the Good government league of Cambridge, 1904 9 p. (The Good government league Of Cambridge. Bulletin No. 1) Devlin, T. C. Municipal reform in the United States. New York, etc P. Putnam’s Sons, 1896, 174 p. (Questions of the day., No. 90.) Civi service reform in cities, pp. 85-1¢ Eaton, D. B. Civil service comm sion’ essential to civil service reform. (New York) Pub. for the National clvil service reform league, 1896. 15 D d Government of municipalities. New York: Maecmillan company, 1899. The merit system, pp. 165-1 Eliot, C. W. One remedy for munici pal misgovernment (Civil _service). Forum, Oct., 1891, v/ 12: 153-168. Goodwin, ¥. H. The merit system; letter in defense of Civic 1 ' detailed provision for a new 3 charter. (St. Louis) The Civic league of St. Louis_1910. 7p. Greater New York, Civil service sys- tem. American academy of political and social science. Annals, May, 1899, vol. 13: 407-409. Gregory, C. N. Civil service reform in American municipalities. (lowa city, 1905) 18p. Reprinted from the Jan., 1905, number of lowa journal of history and politics, pub. at Iowa Towa, by the State historical of 'Towa. ¥, George. The city's civil ser- Municipal affairs, Dec., 1900, : 708-720. New York. State Library. Year book of legislation, 1903-1907. Albany, TUniversity of the State of New York, 1904-08. 5 v. Continued by Index of legislation, 1908, and Digest of governor’s message. 1908. See sec- tions on_civil service. Parsons, Frank. The eity ple; or, The municipal city government and of local chises. Philadelphia, C. F. lor 1301) 704 p. (Bquity series.) The merit system of civil service, pp. 469-473 Schurz, Carl. The relation of civil service reform to municipal reform. (National municipal league. Nation- al conference for good city govern- ment, 1894, pp. -133. Philadel- phia,” 1894. Shaw,’ Albert, and H. E. Deming. Civ service reform and municipal gov ernment. New York, Pub. for the National civil service reform league, 1897. 20 p. Shepard, E. M. The competitive test ana the civil_service of states and cities. New York, Printed for the Civil service reform association, 1884." 43 p. Read before the Amerl- can social _science association at Sara‘oga, 12th Sept., 1884. Smith, E. B. Civil service in Chicago. (In his Essays and addresses, pp. 45- 69. Chicago, 1909.) Smith, R. B. The municipal situation in Ohio. (New York?) Pub. for the Civil service reform association of Cincinnati (1887). 21 p. United States, Civil service commis- sion. Grewth of civil service reform in_states and cities, the need of ex- tending the merit svstem; civil ser- wvice reform in current literature, etc. (In its_15th report, 1897-98, pp. 487 517. Washington, = 1§99.) Biblio- graphy: pp. 511-517. . The merit system in states and cities. (In its 24th annual re- port, pp. 163-174. Washington, 1908. (60th Cong., 1st sess. House, Dec., No. 600). Extract from 22d report, pp. 150-159, revised and amended to date. - Warper, E. N. Civil service reform in Wisconsin. Canadian _ magazine, Oct., 1906, v. 27: 508-512., Willard, -*. D. Civil service in Amer- “ican cities. Outlook, April 16, 1804, vol. 76: 938-941. Howard Gould - Enters < Poultry. Among the entries received for the poultry exhibit of the gonnecticut fair are severg! from the larke poultry farm of Howard Gould of Port Washington, N. Y. and from the pigeon lofts of ‘William Kennedy of Brockton, Mass. No Other Way.' Dr. Lyman Abbott is a very leniant fi heag editor when he allows the asso. citor to have I3 callers in SRR PROUD TO CALL HIMSELF “NIGGER.” ONE WHO ¥ HE IS WORTH $,4,000,000 "ABSOLUTELY NO TRUTH —_— To the Statements—The President Has All Along lnd..v*: to Secure Har- mony lr: New Y Scott Bond, an Uneducated Black Man, Invites New York Negroes to Come to Arkansas and Get Rich. Beverly Mass., from Oyster to indicate thai ‘the hamds of publican commi an agreement and some of the t 18.--Reports purporting lore Roose- his defeat nt ork state re- - was the resul’ President Tast ‘old guard” leaders in the state, were received in Bevey:iy to-day with little short of consterna- As the renorts were credited to any responsible person attention was officially paid to © For God’s Sake Avoid a Fight. So far as the statemeént mads an agreement to defoat . Roosevelt to whieh President Taf: was a party is concernec. there is said fo be absolutely no truth in it. Taft from the very first has ende ored to secure harmony in*Naw He urged a'l the leaders to & has been anxinus that wishes could be con- sulted and ‘even went so far on one laim to a vern New York, August 18.—An old-fash- ioned darkey, one of those proud to call himself “nigger” and equaily frae spoken with all his countrymen, stood up in the second day’s session of the Negro Business Men's league here to- and vowed that he with Mr. Roosevelt, big a man as he is.” “Come Out to Arkansas.” ‘ome out with us, you nigzers. told the New York negroes the air is free and God is good. ana if there is any gumption you, you can have more in a year than vou ever earned in all your. If you haven't a dollar I'll give you a farm and a chance. “wonld not Come out to Ar- Wouldn’t Change Places With Roose- “When I get up in the morning and cows going calves in the lot, my sheep grazing in the medder and my ‘leven big hoys go- ing about to tend to the business T to myself, even if T am a nigger, change places Theodore Roosevelt, Taxed on Nearly $4000,000. The speaker was introduced to the audience by Booker T. Washington as Scott Bond, an uneducated nesro of Ark., but of solid substance and a man of his word. “How much are you an_inguisitive _delegate. shuffled and in Arkansas they tux us 50 cents on every § T pay a few dollars less than $2,000 to get together; to pasture, 11 e avoid a fight It was also said that it was belleved that if Uie per. who inspired the statements ter Bay had been in possession of he facts. the statements mever weuld have been made. Longworth to See Roosevelit. Representative Nicholas Longwarth of Ohio, a son-in-law of Col. Rouse- velt, has ben present at neariy ali of the Tecent conferences which President. Taft has held . present through all of the conferences with Vice-President Sherman on ves- Mr. Longworth_ it is believed. the presiden: Roosevelt at big a man as knows every move f He will see Col Oyster Bay on Saturda. NORWICH EAGLES GET PRIZES AT NEW LONDON. littie arithmetic shows that this tax represents a capital ppraised at consistine, Secott Bond said, of his own farm. rented to other negroes. 20 general stores and live stock. What He Raises on His Property. “What do you raise?” asked a wo- man delegate. cotton gins, Tweo Silver Loving Cups Received—Big Time and Parade on Return. was the reply, raise mules, corn, cotton, tobacco and These insurance men the mortality race. but I tell you the thing that is killing us oft is style. woman would leather shoes and get, out country and- try less o be itke white women we'd have more and healthier The first state field Eagles of Connecticut ‘held London on Thursday was a great suc- cess. from every -point of view and in the events of the day Norwich aerie, No. 367, took a prominant part. handsome silver loving cups, one the for the aerie having the largest entage of its membership in and the other the award for the hand- somest. float in tha paradae came to the Norwich Eagles as a reward for their co-operation with their president, E. Percy Armstrobg, who in addition to his duties as state secte- tary had been putting forth strenuous efforts for the past month, c: the other members of the committee of arrangements, successful participation of the aerie in the big field day. but won the prize for the best appear- ing body, for they got a big hand all along the line and were highly compli mented by the judges. The cup went who had 150 men There were 1,800 in all in line and over 10,000 visitors in the boys and girls talk about among our If the nigzer wearing patent WOMAN WHIPS A NEGRO. Lashes Him With a Bl When He Attacks Her. ksnake Whip J.. August Laura Elliott the 23-vear-old wife of William Ellioit, is Iving ill at her home after whipping Benjamin Carter, &To, with a blacksnake whip for atack- He is under arrest. The negro attacked Mrs. She grabbed the whip and gave him a severe beating. aged to fell her with a blow, but her screams brought ran away, to be arrested later. Norwich aerie all to Hartford aerie, in the parade. The aerie laft this city at 9.30 o'clock Thursday morning, with Worthy Pres. ident and Marshal 'J. J. charge, and about 250 excursionists on MILWAUKEE HAS 373,857. Increase of 31 Showing of 1900. Washington, August 18.—The popu- lation of Milwaukee, Wis. is 373,857, of 88,542, or 31 per cenr. as_comparet ‘with 285 315 in 1900. The population of Des Moines, Ta., increase of 24, as compared with 62,139 in Population line, dressed in black coat and trous: white spats.and white Tubbs’ band and the Nor- wich marchers received abundant ap- plause at many points along the line ers, white ves an increas The float which won the prize was Albert Fournier's automobile, attrac- tively decoratzd by Jeremiah A. mond of this city. in white, trimmed with red roses, em- blematic’ of their home city, and the lower part was in green. perched on top of the car and the American flag was conspicuous. Norwich aerie was the last to leave New London in the evening and before taking their train at 10 o'clock for this city they gave a short concert at the Mohican hotel and paraded to the sta- Upon their arrival in -this city Eagles, to.the number of forty formed in line, preceded by band, and with red fire all along the route marched from the station through Main, Bath, down Broadway and up Main’ street to Eagles’ hail. = All wers happy and more than pleased with the part they had taken in the field da: TWO MEN GRAB GIRL BACK OF ACADEMY GROUNDS. is 86.368, an The upper part w: The population of Davenport. Ia. 43 028, an increase of 7.774 or 32.1 per cent. as compared with 35,254 in 1900. Bridgeport. Conn., August 18.—] Olson whose home is in Brooklyn, N. .. was brought to a local hospital from Shelton to-night with a 22-cali- bre bullet in his hip which had been shot from a gun in the hands of HArry Rosen-of New York city. stood that the men were fooling with the rifle. not knowing it was loaded. it was accidentally dis- charged while in Rosen’s hands. The wound is not serious It is under- Right Rev. Bishoo McDon Y, August 18.—The Right Rev. Bishop McDonell of Brook- Iyn, who has been ill of acute indi- gestion at St. Joseph's sanitarium in was pronounced ea- tirely out of danger to-nigt and well on the road to recovery Watertown, N. Much Excitement Caused by the Affair on Thursday Evening—But Young Woman Got Awa Sullivan county, Thursday evening a young man and taking a quiet through the road at the back of the v grounds whan they were ac- costed shortly before 9 o'clock by two They grabbed the young woman, whose escort showed fight, and strik- ing one of the fellows knocked him The other thereupon started for him but fell and tha young woman escaped and ran away. The escort, as soon as he was able to direct his on to the young woman. was unable He thereupon hastened to a telephome at the head of McKin- ley avenue and the police were notified of the affair and were soon on round, but the two men could not be woman were Voted Not to Send Snlit Delegation. Torrington, Con. meeting of the republican town com- mittee to-night it was voted not to send a split delegation to the state Of the fifty present but two voted to divide the delegation, twu for Lake and two for Goodwin. Torrington convention. to locate her. GIRL RAN INTO CAR. Mary Conway Hit by Step of Electric but Not Much on Central For a time th: young woman could not be found, but it was later discov- ered that she had run out into Crescent She was unharmed, but badly frightened. While playing with number of other children in Main street on Cen- tral wharf Thursday afternoon, Mary, the young daughter of Mr. James Conway, ran out from behind a wagon and into the side of the troliey car due in Franklin square from New London at 5.15 o'clack. The car was running extra, and the front step hit the girl and knocked her down. Motorman Clarence mans and Conductor William L. White were the car crew < face was cnt and her side was bruised, but she - WEDDING. Barnes—Setchell. At the home of the bride’ John Setchell, in Rochester. % Saturday evening Miss A. E. Setchell Brankiyn Barnes of Haverhill, Mass., were united in mar- & handsomely " After & wedding trip Mr. and"Mrs. Barnes will reside at No. 100 Boardman avenue, Haverhill. The bride has been the kindergarten teacher at the. Laurel Hill school for a number of vears, and her departure from Norwich will be deeply regretted by her many friends. Mr. Barnes is a prominent resident of Haverhilk, und they will have the best wishes of a le- gion of friends her a closed car, of this city ana B. gowned in blue. walk o the home of her parents, 24 There she was ex- amined by a physician, but his services were not needed, and the you; 5 about tHe house as usual It was considered rather pe, however, by the by- Fountain - straet. dg evening. marrow escaj © Atlantic City. H raper for The American Philatelic = convention at Detroit select for the next meeting place. e Chauncey M. Depew and Wife were among the passengers who salled from London for New York on the steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm. - 3 Approximately $150,000 Worth of Oil and tanks 1n {he Oklahoma Relds near Tulsa were destroyed by fire during & severe electrical storm. “Charles V. Daly, formerly famous as a Harvard and West Point quarter- back,-was named for fire commissioner of Boston by Mayor John F. Fitzger- ala. Leonora Doyle, an Actress, and heir- css of the late Samuel Burns, a wealthy lumber merchant, got a divoree from her husband. J. Clarsnce Doyle, Jr., in Baltimore, Md. With the Third Called Session of the thirty-first Texas legislature ended by limitation, another special session is in prospect to enact a law for a two-cent passenger rate. Line With His Recent Announce- ment that he would retire from active. speculation. James A. Patten’s seat on the New York stock exchange, which he had held since 1908, Fold for $70,000. Bertram Pond, Who Shot and Killed Mrs, Mary Umschied at her homs in Homestead, N. J., on Monday. night. when surrounded by a crowd near the scene of tie crime, shot himself in the head, fatally, to escape capture. Mrs. Ellen Mahegan, One of the Best Known Swimmers of the Souih Hoston section, died at the City hospital yes- terday from exhaustian and internal hemorrhages caused by a long swim last Tuesday. She was 50 years of age. Alfred Urion, Attorney for Armour & company, having explained that he had nothing to do with the destruction of stenographic notebooks wanted by the federal grand jury, was discharged from blame by Judge Landis in Chi- cago. Resolutions Were Adopted by the congress of reform in session at San Francisco under auspices of the Wom- 2n's Christian Temperance union de- mouncing the presentation of 100 cases of California wine to the cruiser Call- fornia. The Washington Woolen Mills at Fredericksbufg, Va.. owned by John C. Melville and a number of New York financizrs, were destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at $150.000. About 300 men and women are thrown out of employment. A Suggestion Made by Mayor Arthur P. Howard that the striking shoe fac- tory operatives of Salem, Mass., and the manufacturers agree upon i com- mittee of arbitfation to consider tha difficulty which has led to the str 500 employes was accepted, Scott Hamaker, Superintendent of the pipe mill of the Susquchanna Iron and Steel company, met a lotrible death in the mill ‘at Columbja, Pu., when the protruding key of a knuckle on a belt caught his coat and he whirled around a shaft. In Accordance. With an Opinion cabled by request to him at Paris by Attorney Gemeral O'Malley, Suprema Court Justice James W. Gerard of New York will retain his place on the com- mission appointed by President Taft to attend the Mexican centennial. Edward Altemus, Bucket Shop Mar- ager, was called before Jurge Carey in the county court at Jersey Clty and the sentence of twn vears and, $2,000 fine imposed several weeks ago *racon- sidered and sentence was suspended. Altemus had given aid in federal prose- cutions. Stopping Their Automobile In front of tha home of T. P. Eads, a young farmer of Stanford. a’'man and woman 3 rday demanded that Mrs. Eads give them her baby boy. When Mrs. Eads refused the woman threw a bottle of carbolic acid on the young mother. Then_the twn strangers left in their car. No oxplanation Was pb- tainable from Mrs. Eads. The Rhode Island Senate Yesterday, on the second day of ti 1 sion .of theé general assemhly, the redistricting bill and also. pa the act creating a conservation com- mission in response to the pecom- mendation of Governor Pothiler in his special message. Both measures will now go to the house for consideration. SEVENTY DELEGATES EXPECTED, " TEN DAYS’ CONFERENCE. At Hartford of the Chinese Students’ Christian Association. Hartford, Conn, August 18.~Evan- gelization of the Orfent, if it ix to ever be evangelized, must be through the instrumentality of Orientals. in the ‘opinion of many students of conditions in that far away land. It is in sup- port of that belief that the Chinese Students’ Christiam association will ha gin its ten days' conference here to- morrow. The membershin _includes students from China at all the prin- cipal universities of this country. rollment for the gathering was begun to-night under _direction of C. T. Wang of Yale, the genéral secrefar; Some seventy 'delegates are, expecte and many well known workers in the young men’s movement will speak, At each meeting there will be an inter- preter. The division of each. day session proyides for Bible study, dis- cussion of church problems, and in- terchange of opinion upon missionary endeavor. The delegates will e housed in Trinity college dormitories, the college faculty and President Luther participating in the role of hosts. The ladies of the conferenc: will stay at the I K. A. and Psl U fraternity house: ROMANCE OF YALE GRADUATE AND PRETTY WORKING GIRL Revealed by Court Proceedings in New York City. New York. Aug. 18.—Court proceed- ings heard here yesterday revealed the romance of a Yale graduate: and a pretty working girl .The story of their love affair and secret weddng came out when Justice Paigne in the su- preme court heard argument by o sel for Mrs. Matson B. Hill of New Hayen, formerly of this city, on her application for alioony pending de- cision of the husband's sult for di- vorce. : Mrs. Hill in an affidavit says her Busband is a son of Matson Hill, & wealthy Chicago real estate Operator, and a graduate of the Yale class of '03. She was a factory employe, she ways, but be paid ardent suit and. they were married in this city in July, 1906, Hill, she charges, forced her fo keep the 'wedding secret. and finally iber home, and thn. gued for. i Sulphur, Okla. eharged that you, It has been $23,000 or $50,000 as a bribe to Influ ence him in congress to withdraw op- position to the approval of your con- «Did .you, or {lid you not offer Senator Gore such a_bribs | business proposition,Mr. Mcy of his relations with the Indians, be gun in 1899, In the first contr question today hearing before ‘the congressional com- mittee investigating Indian_land who_holds cont s { Phurston of Nebr | Loong of Kansas and Richard . Adams for the sale of $30,000,000 worth of land in this stat a 10 per cent “I Never Did,” Says McMurray. propounded | tain hma testifiod that ¢ Yoy ever tell anyone President Sherman had any your contra. interest in | | ne had callea twice on nswered McMurray. Mr. Sherman was Interested | to the al d Senator Charles Curtis of Kan- “He never did, and I never told any- | “Did vou eve terest in an “I never did.” “Has any member of congress or employe of any department of the gov _PRICE_TWO_CENTS FERING GORE A BRIBE To Influence Him . to ‘Withdraw Opposition to Approval of Contract J. F. MMURRAY ON WITNESS STAND Denies that He Told Anyone that Vice President Sher- man was Interested in the Oklahoma Land Contracts —Waitness Describes His Contracts With the Indians 2s a Plain Business Proposition. ernment any Interest In your éon tracts “They have not His Relations With the Indians. Describing his contrac s a plain tu fo the #slecof the land Cecil Lyon, natior |al republican committeeman fr Texas, was a partner, McMurray sald These " contracts were disapproved | President . Ro Lyon censed to svelt in 1908, and M connected with ther id he then emplo tor J. M mer Sonat McMurray nsel f Mr. ska, fo £ Washington. The fered $: rtain, itness denled that he 5,000 as a bribe to D, C. M @ Chocktaw lawyer. MeCu o offer had been made to him in connection with the' old_tribal contracts. Mr. MeMurray today testified that r Gore frer May 6th (the date on which (he sator waid ITamon tried 1o bribe nim) nd the senator had made no referance gad offer. ' He had not heare of it until Gore's speech in the senate on Jume 24 Jacob Hamon Also Denies Charg, Jacob L. Hamon, mentioned by Se ator Gore as the man, who offered o bribe in McMurray's behalf, took the stand and denied heshad ever made any such offer. Tht examination of Mr. McMurray will be continued to. i morrow FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE ARRESTED IN WATERBURY, Luigi Riccidardi Wanted in Campob, Riccidard], night on @ churge of being prefect of the province of Campobasso, riere in Campodipietra changing his na ne, shipped as a sea- Thence. he of his presenc arrangements being | m [start for Portland, Me zn he got wind of it and took pas- upon his ide tion by a relative To the police tonight he killed Corrioro GUSTAV A. RIST, AN AMERICAN, MURDERED IN BOLIVIA Department Learn More Details. Taking Steps to Washington, August 18 months ago department to-day. nouncement of the The news came from Air. American minist Accorcing to the staie sepirtment ports that “Gustay ican citizen, was murdered near Puyu- poyo in Bolivia by one Augustin Hunf The state department is talk- ing steps to learn more details of Rist s TARVIA WILL BE PUT ON TODAY. t Has Been ng of Washington Str Completed—Other Streets Will The tank of tarvia for Broadway has arrived and will be placed on the trestie today and the placing of it on Broad- way will, it is expected, be started to- This_will be started at per end of Broodway and com. tI is much thick oll and sand will as it is placed on the road. ‘Washington street has oughly olied, the work being completed It pressnts a fine Inoks like a streets will receive the oil later, as it is expected two more tanks, will ‘be re- Broad street later Chestnut strects, and those which sprinkied will get it. ORDERED OUT OF TOWN Montville Citizen Who Appeared for ined for Contempt led onto it re regularly Young Woman Florence Johnson Montville Thursday morning by Con- presented before After hearing the tes- Hmony in the matier she was ardered leave town in her counsel was ', by hjs actions was foind in contempt the justice Jail, which was later changed to a fir The hearing was held Justice Bolles. R. Bogue whi At the clambake of the Holy Cross the Warwicl dence on Thursday tendance Dr. P. H. Harriman Rev, W. A Keefe and Joseph most_delightful time was enjoyed an.l present. were two bishops, ST. GABRIEL'S CHAPEL Erected at Walnut Beach by Rev. P. H. McClean—Dedication Aug. 21st. ! Sunday, August 21, the new chapel at Wal dedicgted with impo; ev. John J. assisted by clergy from and other citie: the chapel a ut Beach will be Since the opening of arge number o have been in H. McClean, superior of the Connecticut apostolate, MUNSEY AUTOMOBILE TOURISTS REACH BOSTON No Accidents on the 117 Mile Run from New London, Boston, Aug. 18,—The Munsey relia bility automobile tour contestunts were | escorted jnto Boston this afternoon by a_large number of automobilists, N accldents or mishaps were reported on the 117 mile run from,New London, Conn The contestants, the city, were After n eived at city hall by | May 1d, and tonight were be continued tomor ock, when the cars w Found Sitting Unconscious in Waters of Long Island Sound. Bridgeport, Conn., Aug 8.—Mrs James Killian was found sitting un consclous and in the waters of Long Island sound at Seaside park early this evening and late tonight she was lying at death’s door at a local hospital. The woman was sltting on th wall about 7 o'clock bathing her fest when she was seized with a fainting spell and fell into the water A chance passerby sew her and summoned ald about a half hour later FOUND IRON ORE. Derby Boy Who Was Encouraged to Collect Mineral Specimen: While it has long been known that the hjlls of Derhy and Ansonia are filled with fron and kindred minerals yet It has not been thought they isted in quantities that would pa e extracting. A find made by the 10 ar old son Mr. and Mrs. Henry Church of Derby would seem to ind cate that this idea is a mistaken one as the boy has unearthed what seems to be a veln of almost pure iron ore Samples of the ore have been examined by the metallurgists of both Yale and Harvard colle and pronounced b, them to be of superior quality and of wonderful pureness. The ore is ac such as copy mpanied by -various other metals in considerable quan tity, and pyrites, In great quantities, in fact the whole ledge where the iron was found seems to be full of valu able metals of which the iron makes but a small quantity, though its near ly pure state makes it apparently the most prpfitable part of the conglom ate. How It Was Found. The manner of discovery Is pecullar arising as it did fr he anxlety of a mother for her son. boy has been in_somewhat dalicate health for some time past and his physicians prescribed outdoor exercise is the best poesible remedy for him. He, like many del cate children, stay at hom seemed pr . and in orde to wish tc to lure him out Mrs. Church, who is considerabls of a geologist, coaxed the boy to search f eculiar pretty stones for a collection which she s d. When he would bring In any stone of any pe cullarity his mother. would take magnitying glass and ehow him the different constituents of the stone and explain to him the reason for their being there. This aroussd a love for the open In the hoy and he searched very ‘diligently for strange stones When he brought in one day & mass of almost pure iron ore his mother wa astonished and askad him where he got it. Taking her to the place, the iad showed her wh N8 to he n vein metal stretching through the 1 of thelr property and onward in northeastorn dirsction towards the avenue.—Ansonia Sentinel, The Greatest N. Judge Holt of the federal district court of New York in discussing the subject of unpunished crime and the prevention of crime recommends that the repeating pisto “the greatest nuisance of modern times,” be sold onl by licensed manufac ers and dealers and that all purchasers be registere We are surely coming to some such re- striction and wafegaard. Tt In o pe- lnr state of wffales that makes i@ A erimie 1o carry a pistol, but. takes no account of the manufacture and sile. It is Bigh time that soclety took lres to protect itpelf. The shooting o Mayor Gaynor called attention to and empharized this need, b every day in the year somewhere about. the c tey, develops the folly and the duu of the pistol-carrying habit. — Bristol Press. Likely to Take the Count. BRE ance.