Would ~
Home can i... :
prove Co'ver’nnlmi .. .
instillation. Unit. or;
O m
important changes In the scope and‘
character of the supervision exercised
by the government at Washington on
the outlying territories of the United
States ate contemplated by President-
‘l'aft. While it is too early to say"
that plan the president will propose
‘ bring abdut imploved conditions;l
. these territoriesy'it Is evident that
,’ e hutinmtlliti. the creation of an of;
500%! terrildrfal‘adairs which will dig.
Not and supervise the administrative
, work of the territorial governments
and which will have a greater degree
0! authority over them than is new
Ixercise‘d.
The Bhilippiiies are now under the
supervision of the bureau of Insular
affairs of the war department, while
tile Samoan possessions and the law
land of Opera. neither of which has
a. clyiit'wcrrleoria‘l government. are
. WW‘Iilb‘cdfitrbl of the secretary .of
navy. Alaska. Porto (Rico and
well. each with a full or limited
Witorial government are within the
shpgrvisorymufhority of . the seaeta'ryr
of sinful-luff There is warrant at:
the tundflluhding that Mr. Taft ',
, van that all the outlying territories
, onld be placed under the super»
vision of one branch of the executive
vsrnment. and It is probable that
‘ hill favor the bureau of insular
affairs or a new bureau. modelled
“but along the lines of the
Osloniellpillces of foreign powers. .
. ~ The present situation in Porto Rico
.' which caused the, president to send a
it _ i message to congress recently.
‘. ,‘aerved to emphasise the presi-
‘( soul‘s impatience with territorial con-
ditions. As long as Porto Rico is di
vided by political schisms and no real
effort lp made by the better element
of the. native population to bring
about territorial betterment, Mr. aft
will hot lend his old toanythllig in
the direction of a fuller measure oi
.self government.
President Dissatisfisd.
There Is reason to believe that the
president is‘dlssatlsfied also with con
ditlons in Alaska. where the sole aux
thority on side of the federal courts
ls vested n4 governor-appointed by.
the. president. There is no territorial
legislature In Alaska. No ,dlssatis
“factibn. exists in Washington With the
present governor of Alaska. but it is
felt here that. he has not ‘had the
_ bktfkiig to which the Washington gov.
ambient believes he is entitled on the
Jart of prominent citizens.
1 The president realizes that the flood
inpcharacter of Alaska's population
makes It difficult to create a strong
.9 tlment for territorial advancement
an bis responsible In large measure
’ orgths‘squabbles over territorial at
b ioh have done much to retard
, ss toward self government.
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Bill Reached op
. ' 's‘dd‘“’l’abled
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.. RTFORD. ‘ July 1i.-—The oystel:
Mind ib'lll whichwwas rejected by
‘ teIIsirt Week with the amend;
,nthlautliorislng the state board oi:
‘ ‘tala'l‘llisitlonx to make an Investigation
bu themattcr of, taxing oyster proper-
"T‘iyiflsl‘recodsldered yesterday, on; the.
.inotlon of {aéliator- Hfgglns, and then 4
flawed. The effort now [is toflsecure a
‘guthcient number of senators to pacer
. , ’tiie..blll.authorising-the appointment
. if“ «automating of‘tbrsd‘at :15
, :iiti‘s, "sil29n8e.<tf.310..00.
, ‘ wfiotidflitisnot b‘slievbddiia‘t:
W‘s-as: the house." {m i
,. , Jensen/to pass the bill
, .. 1:1 by the Judiciary com.
, ‘ n j at part of the boys
ltfto refilrg school til Merlden
ould be-sent to a sectarian riasti-
tioli. {inmate was is in favor oi
committee‘s renal-t, and 17' against
: tor Searls spoke for the commit-
saying that those ‘sent to the ref
llii _schoel often suffer serious Injury:
'Ipoko rdlsparlngly of the school.
towns defended by Senator HIE“
Hincm‘ann -and under two of
~s
I1.
. he'Blilard bill was reached in the
. tsloalendar‘and ‘ again tabled on
_ manner, Senator“ Barnum.- Senator
','so, of Waterbury, desired to know
senator Barnum womd'call It,
jinn thesatd probably W‘VOGK .
uphortaus rams
'J y‘ firs-'51} B'idridt,. the
, 1' “arrigs‘d herd'today‘
A“ M ‘3 lie; :«i-ie ' ‘
. mistrfwillv sire-a - , ,ight‘ to-
i ,tdfind‘t‘po ' bly maks'rsnl‘attsmlit
- . - s-the- 'English‘lbhdiinsl" humor
. "Accent 0011le“ also be-
. ,l .Iflrldstof trials with his acro-
. s today at'WIssd‘ii’t. The feverish
: of Is-«l'lvals than “induced“i-lu-
, baths .thelaviaior whoanadem
mental! algempt to cross the
June .on on or. tan tlr um
,. . hills; which almvdyv‘idag: the
. . lfl'onf‘Channsir-fi‘l” “ “ .
erlot's monoplsnp‘ Is on the
i. .. but Id‘ the smallest fly-
, ;s« tudiituttirfussd with
"cylinder: meter, all _Is alr'
uddrlves a two bladed pro
The pilot's sent is ln‘a skiff-
y llbhinfi the winds. 1‘ 5"
lion or cotoaaoo cosmos.
RADO ,SPRINGB. July it.—
' 'very. Democrat, was elect-
, , f Colorado Springd. yester-
er the! charter form of gov-
-. “Vina opposed by the
his .. H. Gaul-goon. Re
and. ,.Ioptloa candidate.
' ' = ”—o. _ . . .
Essa Factory to Nave sot Hands at
i start. ‘ ,
BRIDGEPORT. July 2l.——Another In-
dustry .Is going .19 located In Bridge-
port, one which will come'lrom abroad
and employ at the start about 600. It
is ‘a branch establishment of the Hon:
kle Lace company, which now employs
1,000 hands In Its lace manufacturing
plant In Darinen. Germany.
The president of the company. Max
Henkls. Is now located 'at,tbe Strat-
field. Yesterday he seemed very re
luctaut to thlk over the proposed plans
for the plant. -
it was learned that Mr. Henkle has
recently purchased some live and it
half acres of valuable land on the
north side of Connecticut avenue. near
the site of the new Whiting Manu~
factoring company, In the East End.
The company has purchased the
land, so it Is understood. though Cam-
den. N. .l.. New Haven and Philadel~
phia made bids for the plant and even
oh‘ered big inducements In a free site.
President Henlrle finally decided. after
’nollttle investigation. that Bridgeport
kw. ‘Itlie belt dvantagea for loca-
' .‘ cause of t a water and track
facilities.
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Feathered. Foicm diflli’alure Fight Pests
Best—Audubon qurlters ‘
Head New Move
NEW YORK, July 2l.-—Alal'll10il by
the invasion of the gypsy and brown
tail moths Into this state from New
England, where their ravages have
cost the people mnliy millions of dol-
lars. thousands of leaders iihlong' Ilic
agricultural cominunitlea'of every sec-
tion of the country are today joining
a movement to ward off this crop
plague by protecting the birds that
serve as Its greatest check. .-\ctliig
upon this emergency demand from the
farming interests. the National Asso-
ciation of Audubon Bocltties has estab-
lished a national information bureau
at 141 Broadway, from which lustrut»
tions for preserving and Increasing
the numbers of insect eating birds are
being distributed tllroil bout the
country. If every Amerlc a who is
interested in the crop wealth of the
land will join' in this campaign of
practical education at once, it is do
clared by entomologlcai’expertu here.
there may yet be some hope of avert-
ing the moth plague which now threat.
one to sweep the continent.
Three main lines of work have been
projected today by the leaders lll this
agricultural interests. Sentiment in
favor of the protection of birds Is to
he crystallized, comprehensive and
drastic Ian's to this and enacted. and
every italble means used to attract
birds and thus increase their number
to combat the Insect crop pests. Ev-
ery state, county and town where prop-
er protection of the insect eating birds
has not been provided or whose bird
laWs are not enforced, will fall an
easy prey to the costly ravages of
the spreading moths, It is shown. Fall.
are to take up sn's‘ctive' campaign,
at 3.; » . , . .
* . such as fs'propoasd,‘cail only be so.
Calendar
done in the face of the moth plague b '.
years lot-hard labor‘andmillions of dill-J
late of, the‘taxpayers' money. It hilsj’
beenprowd by lilegovornmsat and:
sistelauthorltiesgn a. wr: r . w j
The Empire Stateis today massrng?
a great. force of experts near Portj‘
Chester, where these insect posts,
have just crossed the" border line bn-
their ay west. if this advancing col-‘
umn ‘ not checked, it will cost the
people many millions of dollars in the.
near future to make up for the de-
pletion of its wild birds, due to years.
of, lax laws, it Is estimated. In other
states In the path of this pest. wllel‘e‘
littlelegislatlon exists to prevent the;
slaughter of the insect eatersficama
paigna~ are already all foot to reuse,
the peopleto the seriousness of the
situation. our years *the‘dililineryvin.
'fierssts " have prevented *thr farmersi
from securing real bird protection in
New York State, it Is pointed out, and,
now. the’Whoie commonwealth must
pay the penalty. . ‘ ‘
.» "Every American who cares for the
preservation or the nation's agricub
t'ural wealth will find us ready and
glad to tell him what he can do to
help In this emergency." suid Wil-
liam Dutcher, president of the Nation-
sl ‘Association or Audubon eooieties.
at Its headquarters lit Broddway, to-'
day. "Wild ,blrds all be attracted by
'erecting'snita’bio bird houses,1 and In
this way increasing the number of
birds In a given lb'call . Birds will
befoun'd a far more a ctWe rentedy
to preVont the increaset of these two
insect pests than any other means
that can ‘be employed." The late" Bar
on you :Berlsp'sch,‘ on‘ his estate Ibf
500 acres analogous, in the: district
of Langensalsa. in Thuringia..-experl-
\msntad along. these “line. for thirty
years ,with the most phenominai suc-
cess. A :history ofztbis experiment
was published illv'tGONllRllr“’lil has
been translated :intq English, and miy
be obtained um a few cents from thii
association. The fecundity of the g '
sy and brown .tail moth Is wonderfyill.
and therefore every possible effort
should be tirade to stamp out. the colo-
ny of them that is discovered in this
state or any‘ other parts! the United
states hetero these pests c‘an-sptoad."~
w“. W.. i I. r 4
SAN FRANCISCO POLITIca.
SAN ritANClsco. July sié—i'riie ex-
ecutivecuuiinitte‘e' of 25. r ' sitting
the citisend'. committee of 2 . met yes-
terday and endorsed William Cracker
for mayor and Charles M. It‘loirert for
district tattorlfey by pradsidaliy avunilm
lmotls'vote.' ' ' ' w 'v .- .
RIVER CUNBOATC FOR JAPAN.
VICTORIA. B. (1.. July 21.-Advlcoa
received by the steamer Shinlno Mitre,
which arrived here - yesterday. i state
that Japan has ordered sixteen river
gunboats built at. Osaka to operate
on Korean rivers against insurgents-
l
m
Wall-ll
movement on behalf of the country’s .
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acts
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WEDNESDAY. JUUY at. 1909
A Cross‘v'tilcs'llle Party Ticltcl and
gross Opposile Nani: oi ‘ Candi-
' ‘ dalés Votes the Name ‘
HARTFORD. Jilly 2l.——Connectlcnt
is about to adopt an Australian ballot
which will do much to revolutionise
voting’ln this state, and which is re-
garded by esperts as the best Australv
but ballot In‘exiltence. 0n Wednes-
day the Judiciary committee wlll re-
port tlle Bennett bill, covering the de
tails of the ballot, which have been
worked out 'by Representative Beli-
nett, of Nut-walk, and a sub-commit-
tee of the judiciary Cuilllllllit‘f'. con-
sisting of Senator Seal-ls and Repre-
sentative Higgins.
The new ballot Is about lfixll Inches
In size, and has the names of cantil-
dates In vertical columns. beginning
with the Republican ticket. with spa-
oes at the left of the names in which
the voter Is to’ check ills choice and
the party name at the top. The par-
by names are separated by heavy,
block type, and above each is a blank‘
circle, but there is no emblem such
as In need on the New York ballot to
distinguish the party column. Above
the row of circlesvthero are ollly the
words, “Official Ballot." “Toavu ‘oi
' " and the cottecutlve number.
which makes threelines, and the part
or the ballot on which. they are Is di-
vided from the remainder by a per-
forated line. '
Because of the simplicity of the de
sign. Governor Hughes; of New York.
says he considers the new Connecti-
cut ballet the best Australian ballot In
existence. ' - '
To vote a straight ticket. the vot-
ter simply makes ll check in the circle.
abov the part name. To split it In
favor of a can Itlate on another ticket.
hc'alinply makes a check against
the candidate's name. The ballot is
folded oncc lengthwise, and in three
folds across. and folded on the perfor-'
ated line. so that the portion above
this protrudes as a stub bearing the
consecutive number. This is torn off
by the moderator before. the ballot is
deposited In the box. and serves to
make the voter responsible for that
(HIV ballot while It is lll‘dlls posses-
sion. -
At each polling place there will be;
two ballot clerks. The voter gets 0
ballot frotn one of these. and as he,
does he gives his hassle, which, with
the number of the ballot. Is called to:
the checkers. who check it and the
number against n. Upon lcaflngtbc
booth the name. and the number are
again called, and when the modern-
tor has verified the number and torn
on the stub. the ballot ls deposited. ‘
The new ballot does away entirely
with any and every form of paster and
for anyone to print an imitation or
to have an Imitation or an original
In his possession outside a polling place
is to subject himself to a fine of ti.-
000. The ballots an prepared at the
instance of the secretary of state. and
reach him in sealed packages; he
sends them to the town clerks. who
have previously made requisition for.
the required number. at least 48 hours
before the polls open: they turn them
over to the ballot clflks‘at least 30
minutes before the polls opcn. There is
in the, law a $1,000 fine for breaking
the seal before the ballot clerks get
the ballots. : .‘ - It!
“"“Tit'e late Governor Lillcy was the
first convert to the Bennett ballot.
which did not- strike the party lead-
‘ei-aflavorhbly at first. He interested ex-
Btate Chairman Fyler in It, and the
‘iatter spoke for it. at‘the' hearing. All
the leaders in both parties are in fit-
vor 0! it now, and only one member
of the house is opposed. so that its
adoption ~ seems certain. Its use
should do away with defective ballots
very largely. Last fall. there were
cast Int New‘i’ork state considerably
more than a million and a halt Anal
tralian ballots, and loss than I300.
were found detective. In Representa-
tive Bennett's home town of Nor-
waik alone. at the same election.
nearly dorty defective ballots were
“at .2 e . - . ».4>
thldhlfi
it! this it." but Will
neat-act: ~
‘ stares!
V.
,PANAMA CANAL HEARING.
PARIS. July 21.-—'l‘he Rogatory Pa-
namW-Ohnal Commission. composed of
'Henry‘tlt. Wise. United States Attor-
ney at new York, and Stuart McNam—
ara. assistant attorney for the district
of Columbia. has begun the taking of
.tsstimdny of voluntary Witnesses in a
*rbom at the American embassy, which
ms mum at Its‘dlsposal by Ambassa.
dos..White.“ The commission came to
Parigasrly this mouthpto obtain tes-
eimonymfn 'the Panama“ libel cases.
- "By antagreement the sittings m In
secret. Beyond this voluntary testi-.
mony, nothing is likely to be obtained,
cribs idea of appealing to the French
'govevnm t for an examination of tho
rzcurtls h practically been abandon-
-c. w 'v'. . , ,. .
. . -"_""—"'
‘BLOCK. ICLAND AND sARATOGA
‘ " seamen. ~'
The Rdci‘atio‘n Tourist Company.“
New Haven, havearrnngod a very de-
sirable‘list of tours for this season to
several ‘of'the popular shore'resorts,
thwl‘Mtl‘mrty leaving for Block lit-
io'h’d,"!attir y, July 24th. and to Bar-
atogap“ .on av. July 26th. Tours In-
t’ludvl‘ , Iiroati fare. hotel accommo-
aflons; etc: hater tours to these pla-
edtltllti "White Mountains.l Niagara
ssngwnousauo islands, Montreal.
Quebec'lndulvova Scotia. For the’
"New mislead Tourist." describing all.
'tbttrsl‘ti‘s 'jonl'ti. 'W. Harris, ntfdcpct.
ovoid ‘s. Recreation Tourist’com-
_".F€!‘ll.t't"’v . *
. (bacilli?
Willis ‘
an.)
._.,——
J
Nineteenth Annual Tournament
sumed in Bdston Today.
~BOSTON. July 21.~—A well-advanced
stage of play In the nineteenth a not
open tennis tournament of the "-1
wand Cfldet Club had been reached
when‘compctltlon was resumed on' the
famous courts of the club today. In
the two days of play the firstand sec-t
0nd rounds In singles had been dist
posed of. with many of the matches
In the third round. and play in the
eastern championship doubles. had
reached the opening match of the third
round. .
In the forenoon single matches. w.
F. Johnson. of Philadelphia. who with
W. .l. Clothier. also of Philadelphia.
defeated Dwight F. Davis, of bit. mil.
and Malcolm I). Whitman. of Massa-
chusetts. in the doubles yesterday. was
slated‘uo meet. 8. C. Millett. Another
feature match was that between Nat
W. Niles. the‘ Harvard champion. and
L. N.‘\\'nllthnl, of Texas. "
Whlieseveral double matches were
on the card for the. furs-noon. the grand
stand courts match came In the alien
noon, when (‘Iother and 'Johnsonpthe
victorious Philadelphia team. were hit
ted against I“. .l. Sullowny, of the state
doiililes' championship team. and H. C.
Johnson. of lioslon.
Re-
tilltllltii .Ililllllll III
III null
tContInued from First Page).
._~—.-
In the Music case. after the railroad
its the tiefcndnnt In the superior court
had set up the plea that the action
Inquestion was unconstitutional In the
parallel case of Mondou. who also was
a railroad brakeman Injured while
coupling cars. the federal government
interfensd‘with a piano uphold the
constitutionality of the act, the depart-
ment of-iustim being represented by a
special attorney. The argument were
made in Hartford last month.
- The lnion was written by Chief
Justice 0gairlwin. The case was an
action of William H. Hoxle. a train
hand. for Injuries on the railroad of
the defendant corporation in Auburn.
Mass. The complaint alleged :that
while coupling cars the plaintiff was
hurt. due to the negligence of a fellow
servant. In contml of another train
running between Hartford and “for
center, and he claimed damages under
the federal iinblllly act relating to the
'llnbillly of t-oml'lmn carriers by rail-
roads cllgngcd in commcr 9 between
states A tlclnurrcr to th' complaint
was austaincd and judgmcnt given for
the dcfcildant. The decision upholds
Judge Ralph Wheeler‘of the superior
court, who had declared unconstitu-
tional the act in question In the Mon-
dou case. a :
- Text of Opinion.
In his opinion Cble’Juaiit-e Bald:
win says: “i 3 ; .- ‘
"The act of congress now in question
creates a statutory right of action. It
is one not misting at common law nor
In chancery. It is one which. If war»
rulitulvby the. constitution of the
United States. may, under their gen-
eral laws, regulating the jurisdiction
of the circuit courts of the United
States. wheucver damages exceeding
$3.000 are. claimed. he made the sub-
ject of judicial proceedings in the
courts of the United States. without
reference to the citizenship of the
parties. ‘
"Two questions present themselves
at the thresholdxof the present case.
First. Is whether congress intended by
this act to authoriscin the institution
of an action under It in the courts of
the state. These-cont! ls whether. it
such were its intentions. It had power
to make it Incumbent on‘ the state
courts of assume jui‘isdlctlon.
"At common law a servant cannot
recover from his toaster for Injuries
received from the injuries of a fellow
servant acting in the same line of em-
ployment. , .
"Congress has now seen fit to give
nninctlon where the common law de-
nied It." .
Question of Damages}
Chief Justice Baldwin then goes into
the law on the quesfion of damages as
laid down by variouscouf’ts of'iuris-
dictions. Including‘the supreme court
of the United States. I. ‘“ ’ ‘ ‘
He further says:
1. Congress did not Intend by the.
act of April 22. 1908. to authorlie the
Institution of an action under It In the
courts of thc statics.
2. It had no power to make it In-
‘ culnbcnt on the statelcourts to assumc
jurisdiction of such an action.
'3. The issues for the superior court
Involved the consideration of these
points. which justified, of themselves.
the dismissal of the plaintiff's action.
but further
4. The act so far as It concerns this
cause. is wholly void by reason of cer-
tain of its provisions which cannot be
separated from the rest.
BLUE JACKETS GIVEN RECEPTION
LONDON. July 21.—The bluejackets
of the 150 warships now in the Thames
who heretofore have filled the role of
hosts, Were guests of the city of Lon
don, today. Twelve hundred of thorn
marched through the principal thor~
oughfares. and as they swung along
”the route with six guns rdtulng be
hind, vast crowds greeacd them with
unbounded enthusiasm.
The decorations along the line of
march wcrc on a lavish sonic. Aftcl
the parudc the officers and men Wcrc
tuitortaincd at. luncheon attire Guild-
hall, its guests of the lord mayor anti
corporation counsel. and subsequently
firjoyod ll vaudeville entertainment.
t c first of Its kind ever umnritwd at
the Guildhall during the many can
Illrles of Its existence. '1 . . ' '
DETECTIVES' E TERTAINED IN
,. . :,._ < L My . , l
LONDON. July‘lfld‘l‘he chief‘Am‘erJ
lcnn detectives who are attending the
international Congress olenraes? in.
this city were today. entertained at
luncheon by the A rican ambassador
and Mrs. Reid. A or the luncheon a
reception was given In their honor
which was largely attended by Brit-
ish and foreign nurses. Mr. Reid wiili
leave London about August 7 to
spend his summer vacation to the Us-
ited, Gluten» ~ ~ .
l
nth-Jinn, .m.,......ula. ... . ., ...
a flame sosrssva’
a
all.
s’i‘llii i llIIIIlI
No Bedraggled ‘Fiasry lot the Well
. Groomed‘ Modern Young Woman |
1 l
~"'l‘he girl with perhaps a dozen or
more once dainty frocks and innumer-
able bats. but all in n" patheticaliy‘
drbopy state, of b'edragglcdneas, ls‘not:
the “Summer girl." the sight of whom.
we all welcome as a cooling breeze.
Thc real "Summer girl is she that
Is always fresh. crisp and dainty.
cleafi skinned and bright eyed. Nor
does this' fiesh. crisp and dainty state
mean that she must be the possessor
of an extensive wardrobe. It flood
mean. however. that she .Is careful of
her clothes, and above all.‘that she
has it high appreciation of the value
of dnlnty accessories, carefully sei
iected and appropriately worn. Elab-
orate lingerie gowns that must be sent
to a professional cleaner are only suit.‘
able for very best wear for the girl
of moderate means. She will be u’
'ncatcd. sweeter" girl ill a simply made
but perfectiy.fresh gown of washable
material. or in a white skirt and prot-
ty shirtwnist within his belt and
dainty flock fixings.
The latter are of especial Import-
ance and anyvglr‘l with taste and deft
. Inger-am have no end of these data-
ty necessities with very little outlay.
A half-yard of chlffonctic. a few yards
of narrow. but tine lace. and a few
medallions that cost only a few cents
apiece, out be made Into DOWs and
rabnts. enough to last all season. in
spite of their Inexpensiveness, they
will boast a distinctiveness, and indlv
‘viduaiity not‘lto be had in the shop-
mnde affairs that cost three 'tlmes
see much. .... - . ..
bloat attractive belts, too. may be
made from strips of linen left front the
skirts by feather stitching hems at
each side. These can be varied by
the style of stitching, and some may
have the Items'held In place by groups
of embroidered dots. that take very
little time In make.
Most of us have to economize to
more or less extent lll our laundry
bills. but with the dainty and forehand-
cd girl there Is no econolliizlng In ac-
i't’iitif)l'if‘hi~-ill(? dot-s them up herself
and does It. too. even while off vaca-
tioning. This Is how she manages it.
first she covers the lid of ii grape bail-
ket or any small piece of board with
two thicknesses of old flannel and
then a piece of Old muslin or linen.
Tdien she provides herself with a half
pound of borax for 5 cents. a small
piece of white soup for 4 cents. and a
tiny asdlron for 10 cents. and the
whole washing paraphernalia will go
Into a good sized shoe box. Of course.
it will be well to buy a little alcohol
stove In case there should not be gas
used in the summer hotel, but this
can be bought for 25 cents. and an-
other 2.3 cents will buy enough wood
alcohol to last all slimmer. Ihla
makes the whole outfit cost trail. 69
cents. probably less than the launder-
ing of belts and bows for one week.
Belts will. of course, be better for a
little raw starch. and can‘ be Ironed
while wet.. Rabats, Iaccs and hands
ketcbicfa will. however, look like new
If washed. then rinsed Iit borax water
and Imed whilst wet. Most girls
keep their white shoes clean. but how
many over think of washln the rib
bon ties or laces? White goves can
also be washed at night. and be ready
for wear in the morning.
Veils can 'be carefully pressed with
the little iron. and if hats and shoes
are always ‘carefully brushed before
putting away, even the girl with the
smallest income can. If she gives
thoughtful care to accessories. be the
real dainty “Summer glrl."—-Phlla-
delphlad’ress. ‘
PROPRIETARY MEDICINES PRE-
SCRIBED BY DOCTORS.
Examination of the tormulary de-
partments of leading ' drug stores
Lhroughout the country has proved
that a vey largewereentage of the
prescriptions filled for doctors are for
proprietary medicines. ‘
This is because the average doctor
of today is unable‘todeviss prescrip-
tions equally as efficacious.
Such standard remedies as Lydia. E.
Plnkham's Vegetable Compound are
prescribed over and over again by
fair-minded physicians thrOughout the
country.
MINORS AND WOMEN EMPLOYEB'
‘ BILL.
HARTFORD, July 21.—The senate
yesterday. with a long debate passed
the bill concerning minors ltd wo'
men employes. This, is the b Ii that
regulates the hours in the department
stores and. factories In which minors
ind women may be employed. It has
the entire approbation of the employ-
ers of. the‘ state, as well as the em-
ployee. .
The Sunday. billwastabled in the
senate. and alsotbe state tax and per
sonal talc-r wi- - v.
The moving picture bill was amend-
ed, and was then passed in concur
rence with the house.
NATIONAL LEATHER ASSOCIA-
. TION. I
nosroa'. Jilly 21.~—’l‘wo business
ntcotlngs. with several social events.
the National Leather and Shoe Find
our Association.- during the second
day of itselfth‘rannual convention, in
this city today: The delegates met at
0:30 a. m., at their hotel I r the sec-
ond’litisiness‘session. wbie half an
boui- later the ladies who accompanied
the delegates hers made alsightsgelng
tour of.the-clty. The-afternoon busi-
ness meeting was scheduled to be a
brief one. in order. that _ delegates
might etpoy‘ a hlii‘bor’ (seamen.
_...._____.._
PATTEROON GILOON.
SAN DIEGO. Cain July 21.--Charlea
1". Patterson. of New York, president
of the American Ball “tailbone Comm
any. we arrlarllat ,nul yesterday
to Oil“ 0 Icon. daughfdr, dsughtor of
Olii'lil'“"l’l 'Qliifllll‘! “QM"
u , ”r
. is for $60.
was the program arranged to occupy .
. supporting horse] is a fooldo marry."
,_ “'ilillfii’db‘ffbifib‘ld’bli: '
FUN AT FORT WRIGHT.
Diversions of Artilleryl'nsn on Fisher's
Islai'ld. ‘
FORT H. (i. WRIGHT, Fisher's.
Island. .luly 2I.—A beautiful morning
greeted the men Monday, and with It
a good breakfast. ,
Thursday Is the day the men eager-
ly look forward to. Then they receive
their government pay. and all will
sure be happy. -
Sunday ended the preliminary work
on the guns. Monday the firing start-
ed. The men use the service ammuni~
tion at stationary and movable targets.
About 7 o'clock Sunday evening. the
sky became overcast and there were
hurrying and scurrying to fasten down
.tetlts and make lent-pins more secure.
It was well that themed did so. For
about 15 Inutes there was a gale-
biowing o the Island. Then it start-
ed In to have a Fisher's Island thun~
der and lightning storm. Any one who
has experienced one of thesg knows
It, is not of the ordinary kind. Sheets
of lightning and rolls of thunder ct.-
veloped the camp. It was (it short dur-
ulon.b3t‘enough. ' r: ~ . .
up i up till
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(commits ‘fr’om rust Page.)
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. V ll sill llllllilllls
House. on “child cl I Physician. Pas~
ses a Drastic Bill ,Giy'ng Awlul
Powerio Medical Men
mariachi). Jul; 21.-—rne house
has established in Connecticut thr-
pl-inclple of preventing the increase of
defectives by providing against their
birth. The Tomlinson bill providing
for operations for the prevention. of
pro-creation passed the house by a
vote of 130 to 28. The bill provides
that the operation of vasectomy shall
be performed on criminals and the in-
mates of state institutions for defec-
tive classes where the physicians con-
nected with those Institutions deem It
.wise in order that these may not be,
permitted to breed other defectives.
Dr. Knight, of Salisbury, madc the
speech of his career In the housc ill
support of thevvblll. which was elo-
qucntly presented to the,ltousc by
Mr. 'l‘oiulinson, of Dasibury. its author.
There were numerous other support-
ers of the proposition. and the only
opposition to it came from beets. ot
Enf‘lcld. who feared that to legalize
selectmetl were apparently under the
Impluslon that It was not necessary
to notify the department. and First Be.
octnlan James A. Brown so stated.
When complaint was made to‘Major
Tyler. howaver. he made the tele'
phone wires between New London and
South Norwallt rather hot. He called
Harbor Master Edward F. 'Smith in
quick time and wanted to know all
about this bridge closing.
Claims Against the Town.
But It Is not tmtn the directlon of
Major .Taylor that the present develop-
ment Corliss. bllt from the bout people.
who maintain that they suffered loss
as a result of the cloaingof the draw
bridge .to enavigatlon ,during there-
painr work. Yesterday. Captain
Charles Bunker took a trip up. here
from Perth Amboy. New-Jersey. to lay
his claim before the selectmen.
tain Bunker commands the three-
mnstetl schooner John R. Fell, which
runs pulp for the St. George Pulp'antl
Paper Company. of Norwaik. from New
Brunswick. and following the unload-
ing of a cargo inlNorwalk. was ready
to leave the harbor the day the draw
was closed. Captalnfiunkelj‘s demur-
rage claim is 328, all- day for five days
or $140 In all; It. wail said today-shut
Selectman Brown did not care to con-
‘sider. thematter and practically turned.
his back on the captain. though the lat-
torwaa willing to compromise on the
take a load of coal front Perth Amboy
tp a port down cast. The load of coal,
he states. was turned o'er to another
vessel. Upon the refusal of the se-
lectmsn to’ talk business with him.
Captain Bunker left the town hall
building and walked over to the Ca-
sette building and engaged the law
first of Hurlbutt and Davis to look at~
for his interests. It Is expected that
it the selctnleo do no come to a set~
tiement with him th will be a law-
suit. ‘ , ' ‘ '
Other Claims Against Town.
Three other claims againstethe town
in connection with the closing of the
draw have'also come to light. One of
Addie V. The actual loss is given as'
835. though the boat'was. unable to
perform about $76 worth of whrk. In
view of the vessel's time having been
put in on other work» for part of the
time, only the actual loss is stipulat-
ed. - . '- ~ .
Another clalnl Is that of the Red
Star Towing Company. which sets
forth that it bad a barge held at each
side of the drawbridge for five days.
The demurrage bn barges Is 85 per
day, in conse hence of which the claim
aptnlu A.“ J. Gainer. of
the schooner Richard Udall. has a $10
claim for delay while having his ves-
sel loaded with brick. ' ~
- Invreference to closing the brl e to
navigation without first notltyi the
War Department. Selectman Brown
claimed that the town had a right to
follow the course it bad inasmuch as it
was for ordinary repairs. ,
It is anticipated that the sslectme
will consult'i‘own Counsel 'bevi Warn-
or In reference to tho~aettiemcnt of
the claims‘or the lighting of them.
RURAL MAIL CARRIER BREAKS
NECK. '
DANBURY. July 21.——Arthur C.
Smith, a rural mail carrier attached
Ito the Danbnry post office, fell from
the rear veranda of his home In
Balmforth avenue. last hight, and
broke. his neck. ~ His dad body was
discovered In the yard this morning
by a neighbor... Mr. smith, who was
.‘l. veteran of the ClvilLWlu'. was sixty-
eight years old. Hlsfwlfe and one
daughter survive. .. s" ,
CONNECTICUT-A CI I. L! DISTRIC
WASHlNGTON, Ju ‘y 21.——The divis-
Ion of the’Ur'ilted “States Into census
illstrlcts'and the decimation of the
number of census supervisors to be
employed for the census on April 16.
mo, has beeli‘A completed ‘by Census
Director E. Dona Durand. Connecti-
mit will be considorpd asa single dili-
‘r ct. . , - -
GIRL’B DEATH ACCIDENTAL.
NEW BlllTAlN. Jilly '2].—-Al. lilo
coroner's Inquest ltcrc. ioday an to tho
'Irctlmstancesattending the death of
Florence Kysck, who was rollover by
W“. W. 'Petlfieid’lr automobiic. Sunday.
the. ’Iindiug . was that of Micldcntal
death, sustaining the action of -the
:nsdlcal examiner.
.r '7 . - ”‘1‘" .
wuav HE'WANTED 'ro KNOW.
fill/bin sworn n Willi! ls capsule of .
gsseddeflantly at him for. a momsnt.‘
wholcan- support herself Is'a fool for
marrying, .what shall we say of a
man who takes a wife In spite of the
fabtvfli‘at 'htc‘ls ableeto ‘sarnllhis‘ own
(i
I.
3140 claim and make no additional'
claim for the low of his charter to‘
these In from the owner-sot the tug‘
ll moon .mi 9
the operation might cause it to be ex-
tended too freely. Mr. Ogden, of Wil-
ltou, ptroduced an amendment to In-
cludc county homes for children
among its provisions. but the house
ldid not care to go as far as that.
,u The. house lnslsted on its action in
' pi‘oviding'seats fer motormen on trul-
, ley cars. and, appointed Chandler. of
? Rocky Hill, and Dunn.'ol‘ Willimantic.
house confeveotvon this matter, and
also insisted on Its favorable action
on the reduction‘of trolley fares be-
tween Hartford and Manchester. mak-
Ing the ‘two' . Manchester members.
Messrs. Burke and Johnston. the house
confsrees. .
Among the matters pascal by the
senate were the following: Thc act
which deprives Secretarrllbie front
.membcrshlp on the state board of edu-
. cation; 875.000 for ”Lite maintenance of
and operation of three county tubercu-
losis homes, which'srqto be built by
the ~late.“and‘thc’ act providing schol-
‘arsh its Insist/b normalrschoois for
students. in small‘towps.
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If you want your salad to look as
well as It tastes. wash the lettuce long
enough before you want to use It so
it will be free of water. One can loss It
In a towel kept for the purpose. of
course, but it looks best when it. has
the crisp. dry appearance of the fresh-
picked vegetable. . ‘~ .
When one considers how deep a
scowl Is involuntarily brought to the
face by an selling foot. it is easy
to believe that time spent In the care
of the feet ls conducive not only to
comfort but to beauty of face.
A hat of conspicuous charm was
seen on our streets the ether morning.
The slightly tinted straw'was faced on
the left uprolled side with course
straw of a lavender shade .and around
the crown was tied a band of lavender
velvet ribbon from which tell on the
right prim a smart tailored bow. '
instead (if olives. mix coarseiycnop—
pcd raisins with the nut meats you put
into your next cream cheese sand-
wlchea' . . .
' By a very neat little trick one can
arrange a curly switch as a pompadour
over .her own hair so it will never be
detected as false. Needless to say it
must be a perfect match with one’s
30m. ‘ . : ‘- .
Nearly every one slices cucumbers
the last thing before sending them to
the table. hilt if they are allowed to'
lie a few minutes first in salted cold
water (and then driedvin a towel).
their flavor will be improved. ‘
A great convenience to the traveler
is the apron with kets of varying
sizes on the trans or holding the dif-
ferent articles n ' In making the
toilet. - The name f each is embrold~
cred on a pocket. and such an apron
makes a muchappreclaled gift to the
busy friend. who bun/t thought in her
haste to get away of a receptacle for
the articles—merely the articles them
selves. After using. the apron Is‘roiletl
up with its contents all ready to bring
out again. ' ~'
So many practldl! it succdssfully that
i i am surprised more do not; 'that is.
shut. up the house In, the' early morn»
Ing after having had the windowa wide
open all night, and keep It shut during
the day. This must be donewery'o‘a‘rly.
but atrial or two .wlll convince the
most skeptical. isuppose the fear of
burglars would prevent many from do-
lng this. , fl" “ ‘ '
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' chilsuzg‘oi ,c ry
.riilrrttrclitws
C A ST OR I A
a. ~1.c:-A—sa———.,..—-..s; .
. STRAIN f8 SCARCE.'
There Is an unusual shortage of
straw for bedding purposes. and as a
restrlt‘aome...heepers of horses are
hard put to find a substitute. to some
cases. excelsior ls used for this pur-
pose. The locaL dealers are as tnuch In
-the dark as are the-consumers as to
when there will lip-a break in scarcity.
.lustdb prcesnt the price makes 12”)
difference. no. the cemnlodlty can‘t
be obtained. no "latter how much is
offered. aim the other hand, the hay
crop wasusorgood thathay ought to
be bothpientiful and cheap during
the .coming fall and winter. The only
chance of its being otherwise lies ill
the contingency that might arise front
the continuance of the drought. In
which‘case It might be necessary to
feed buy to cows. This wouldluse up
a good deal. and would provide a
cause, or. In any event. an excuse for
, lincreasinr the. price; if the second
“Yea;"rhe‘ replied after she“ had growth ‘of hay were-to be burned. the
cows could not pasture, and they
'il agrse'with‘you. But. If a womanlwoulil bay: to be fed from the winter
,suppy'o JIN- . - .-
hfany a luau Ituagiruu‘lj he knows all
about the
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recital, ,
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