m an interesting Question
’ naarloamivus. i‘h—At yester-
day's sesaioii 1,! the“ American Prison
in, _ . the report of a spe
. his! committee v toil was appointed
‘ to Richmond last year, to inquire into
the question of extending the benefits
of limits to worthy life prisoners, was
submitted by Thomas Dudley Walls of
Hartford. socrotatiy of the Connecticut
Baird of State Prison Directors. The
Henry Welter, warden of the Minne-
sota State prison: the‘ Rev; A». .l.
Bteclman, chaplain of 'the Illinois
State penitentiary; Frank w. Black-
mar, professor of socioltigy and soon-
mioa in the University of Kansas,
and' Dr. Theodore Cook.j;lr., physician
1, f It. the Maryland State penitentiary.
The report is understood to be the
fin gone 1 study, of the question of
the e of life convicts ever under-
taken. 1'
f‘lf a life prisoner." says the re-
pert, "has worn the badge of bond-
age longenough to satisfy the reason-
able demands of justice and to ex-
haust the deterrent effect; of pan
(ailment, and if he is safe to be at
large, he can be put to better use in
the world than to be kept within gritll
walls until the undertaker is called to
rattle his bones over the stones. The
wisdomJof extending the parole sys-
tem to t e convicts who have been
convict of no proving crlime involvd-
mo. t'ritud a w are i‘et‘OI‘
gating“: 3a'tld liars has been clean
and not tainted is predicated on the
fact that a man who is responsive to
decent impulses is worth more to the
State and to himself out of prison than
5. in rison. Life imprisonment implies
civl death, and discriminating resur-
rection from that death is both a so-
, clpl gain and an individual gain.
2: "Judicioualy exercised and carefully
lifting the wheat of the fit from the
chaff of the unfit, the policy of parol-
ing life prisoners would he tile father
‘ of usefulness; recklessly employed, it
would be the mother of harm. No
branch of“ penal administration is
capable of greater benefit on the one
and or greater abuse on the other
hand than the parole scheme."
Conclusions Ruched.
The conclusions which the commit-
tee ventures to affirm are these:
“(1.) The extension of parole to
life prisoners who, according to ex-
pert judgement, are safe to be at large,
whose offense was born of an over-
masterlng impulse and whose previous
record ‘ivas not vicious, puts in
their hands the tools of social rehab-
iltation, interprets penalties in terms
of humanity, and of hope. fosters a
more cyan distribution of justice and
is a sound public policy.
" 2.) i' parole that would offend
-l c Hilton ia, the State should be
granted. , .nditlonpl releases .that af~
front popular sentiment would tend to
discredit'the' whole parole system and
would hen tra ally of administration.
“(3.) No Ila prisoner should be
paroled until he has served long
enough to satisfy reasonable require
meats of justice. as construed by
. the enlightened sentiment of the com-
monwealth, and until. the immediate
preludices growing out. of, the crime
disappear. and suitable employment
for the ‘convict has been honored
“(4.) “A parole should not be based
on any arbitrary compliance with
prison rules. but the question should
be determined .by a broad. considera-
aion of all the {acts bearing‘on the
case, such as the nature and circum-
stances of the crime, the m n‘s,record
in risen and out of prlao , his gen-
era character, and the likelihood of
his lea gen honorable life. Em-
phatlcal no political or, personal
-pressure ghoul ' be permitted to in-
finance thfi cal Judgement of the pa-
,roling ant ority. . ~
“(5.) lithe wisdom of discarding
the definite ,life penalty for an inde-
term shall be fixed by law or by l:iifi
court, andebosornl u terms a .
he the o ender‘a. balm! . is, ‘is com-
mcnded the attention of state leg-
‘ ialstors." " -‘
' A Symposium of Views.
[in s . lit: to the committee's re-
port on taini a symposium ofexpert
glows ‘ the question of the parole,
, olitfe ,soners: lilaprsssionsof opin-
, ital warp obtained'by the committee
' from v louspriltnlnellt prison. war-
dcna‘ d from eminent students of
criminal ' problems. All parts of the
. country; are represented in, the sym-
posium.".Two connecticut experts
' Chief Juatice,"Bpl_dwih_ of the supreme
court, ovis optioned. the parole
of life prisoners. and W rden Garvin
of theitate rison, who favors the
aroie tifiwprt y" life convicts who
ve filmed not less than twenty
. years-- g'ure in the list.
ANNltfisaanv or PROHIBITION.
1 1'. la 0M fled to Chicago on
.~ ‘ ' ‘b'a‘r 24th'.‘
« calcium. Aug. lsurrohibltionlsts
from all quarters, of the country will,
Michal“ in Chicago on September
Mth'th‘qfdrticth anniversary of the
lot) " of their. party.= Extensive
pa, as, are being made for the
Folly,,2,0,009 blue ribbo ints
ids sr’s‘etpbcted to ill and
roll out day in t e temper-
‘ in-wbleh in y 'i00.000
re to be in line.
‘ , " ram will be five , en
fin run or president on the ro-
fttokot and three silo have :un
L. -- ‘VBIllrvvng
a cgdtdftg: Who will e
d the “years in which they
at. Jo’s, oisthe. Kali as,
' '.lsc‘,.r ng. Baltimore d.,
“lofty, Honolulu,“ i900;
PIMIO i Hll'f‘ilbttrl, P...
Septem-
othor msmhcr‘s cube committee are “if!
terminate sentence, whose minimum -
. “‘PJI‘vfll'fVM' ”j.
l. I
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r
rats to potions-assets.
" 'Large Number of. Neruda People to
0p on Friday's. inertial Train.
'A large number of people have al-
ready purchased tickets for the grand
excursion by special train of elegantly
furnished coaches. front South Nor-
walk to i’ougllkecpsie. N. Y.. Friday
next. toi'wltnessrtbe greatest parade
ever planned by the firemen of the Em-
pire State. The train leaves South
Norwatk at 8:30 a. in., dire nt Pough'
keepstc at it a. lli., passing through
the beautiful scenery near to nature's
heart that western Connecticut and
Shetern New York abundantly furnish»
ea. No changes are to be made eu-
mute.
: Old Well Hook and Ladder Com.
play. under whose auspices this ex-
ion is given. is the only life com-
pany outside New York state which
will participate in the parade. and
thy have taken great pains and care
to make the trip a success. and the
people should co-operale and lend all
the encouragement possible by patron-
ising this train, accompanying the
boys. giving them a cheer along the
line and enjoying a day's outing.
There will be few if ally there to ex-
cel them in appearance, with tlidlr
natty uniforms. consisting of regula-
tion coat, while duck trousers. biiff
colored leggings find cap to match, on
which will be inscribed “Old Well H.
a L. Co." in black letters; tan color-
ed gloves. canes with American flag
attached. silk badge and headed by
Murray's famous build, of Yonkers.
.llefore and after the parade umplc
time is given to see the many sights
of interest the citizens of Pougllkcep-
sie have prepared, including the grand
electrical and fireworks display in the
evening. The train leaves that point
at 9:30 p. m., arriving home at l2
o‘clock. The opportunity of this day‘s
magnificent outing, pleasure and en-
Joyment to be obtained for $2.50 round
trip fare. it is thd. will be generous-
ly accepted. The more that go les
sens the burden of expense on the
boys.
EVANGELISTIC TENT SERVICES.
Presiding Eider Finds Everything Oo-
ing Along Harmoniously.
Rev. .1. C. ilolton. of Silveriillnc.
preached at the Knight Street A. .\l.
E. Church lcnt meeting, last night,
front the words of the Good Shepherd.
Though the weather was inclement.
there was quite a large attendailcc.
After services the presiding elder held
his first quarterly conference. All the
reports were submitted by the differ
eill boards and everything showed an
increase along all lines, and harmony
among the church members. The pre-
siding elder stated that it was the
best and most harmonious quarterly
conference he has held since coming
here for four years as presiding elder,
which was sanctioned by the quarter-
ly conference. All the members spoke
in the highest praise of the pastor, Dr.
Cumbs. and expressed gratitude to
Bishop Gaines for sending him as their
pastur-
Tont ht Evangelist Ferguson. of
New ork, will preach, assisted by
Rev. Mr. Bolton and wife: special sing-
ing. Evangelist Ferguson will also
repeal: tomorrow night. The Salvntlbn
Army will have charge Friday even»
trig.
The automobile excursions will be
held on Thursday, August 26, at 2:30
and 8 p. m.. stantin from the gospel
tent in West avenue. Two, large an-
tomobiles will be in use. ice cream
and cake will also be served that day
ln‘the tent.
COUNTRY GLUE WHtST.‘
~—
Heating Apparatus Cam. in Very
Handy at Yesterday's session.
The Country Club Whilst met
yetserday afternoon at the club, the
attendance being excellent. Mrs. Ira
Cole and Mrs. William M. Belts were
the hostesses of the afternoon. Miss
May smith took the bridge prize and
Mrs. Marshall H. Tollea the prize for
regular whist.
The new steam heating system made
the rooms very comfortable for the
er. The heating apparatus was recent-
ly_installed and is in first-class order.
Thirty-tine radiators are distributed
about the club.
The. hostesses for the whist next
Tuesday afternoon will be Mrs. E. A.
Woodward and Mrs. Dudline E. Bay-
mond.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Mahackemo—W. T. Bacon, iloaton;
W. M. Knapp, Stamford; G. A. Endi-
cott, New York; M. E. Springer. Mor-
osla, N. Y.; Dan A. White. Ilrockton.
Mass; William Moran, city: L. R.
Hurlbtitt. Wilton; S. C. Barnum. New
Haven; Charles Weeks. New York;
W. B. Unholts. F. D. Lawton. city;
R. ii. Pomeroy, Westiield; G. L. Le-
Snge. White Plains; A. ’l‘. Manning,
Lowell; H. C, liuell. Waukeshu; H. W.
Bloom, San Francisco: J. M. Mace.
,iPttsfieidi T. Corcorau. G. G. Phil-
lips, C. s. Melville, New York; Alfred
Newton. Philadelphia; M. ii. Holman.
New York; Georg: hi. Shirley, Boston;
C. Dippel. liroo lyn: A. B. Russell.
city; J, H. Dearly. Worcester.
,saox'ss some :rp sunnslvosn.
BOSTON, Aug. ls—Ii was announc-
ed here today that counsel for s. A.
\D. 1". Adams, the Boston broker under
indictment in New York. had arranged
with District Attorney Jerome that
Adams shotiid‘surrendcr himself to
the authorities in New York-tomorrow
moving. Adams, therefore, will not
be" laced under arrest in Boston. The
ill: cdlmlm against dim"! followed
t on osprps r r n alle ed by-
pothecatloh of stofifcertfficate: which
followed“ the arrest in New York-of
Donald L ‘Persch. .
"How o‘ypu like your new teacher,
'l'ommyf' ‘ "Aw. us. she dresses
swell, and she knows a. lot of slang.
until gases she'll gst. along with me
Hymns. churn. Chicago. in.
all. runoff—Cleveim ”singular.
‘ .
sour
ladies. in view of the cold wet weath' ,
unlit lit 8
Thousands of Dollars Extra Expend-
oti in smelling the Beds
Nothing has happened, certainly.
this week, to change “the, opinion of
tho uysterilicn regarding the oyster
set. (in the contrary, it is figured that
if there was it act, the storm which hits
raged almost continuously since Sun-
tlny night. has lluricd it so deeply ill
sand that it has been severely darting-
ed. One wellknown East Nitrwulk
oysteriiiail states that there lifts been
no developments during the past few
days to change ills opinion that this
year’s set will be a decidedly minus
quiiiitlty.‘ lie says further that be has
been nothing to indicate that there
will be a late set.
lil spite of the fact that everything
favored a good set on the oyster beds
this season. the oyclcr growers lit the
New Haven suction ilow concede that
no spilwtl has been found and there is
practically no hope for any this sea-
son. They have made numerous fruit-
less exatuiiiuliuus and have been in
hopes that the set alight be slow in
showing itself, but it is now time they
think to give tip.
The same condition prevails at Nar-
l-ugllitscll Buy. according to an Elm
(‘in oyslcl‘ grower. who has just re-
turned from Rllode island. The oyster~
men gave up hope there earlier than
lilo men hereabouts did. Reports from
ilritlgcport and further down the
Sound any allgllt evidences of a not
have been found. bill New l'l"\’t.'ii
oystoi‘meil take no stock ill the report.
Henry 8. lJillCl'llll. of the firm of
lhilcrufl Brothers, said yostcrday: "i
don't believe there will be any set.
The weather and all conditions were
so favorable. we could not do other-
wise. than expect a. good set. The
weather all through July and early
this molitb was dry and the water was
warm enough. Tllcre were no long
i‘fllll rains to wash the oyster beds or
cover the seed with mud. When early
this month. the set did not upDcnl'. we
thought it would only be a little late.
but we liilvu waited til Villa. The
storm We are now having would not
harm it act if ll “'0“: coining. for it is
iiol n cold ruin. it nit-nus ii gl‘t‘fli loss
to the growers for tllcro is no Sl‘l ill
Narragansett iluy, where we plant as
will his hem,"
ll ls lliipOl-lr‘sllilrg to estimate the less
when tlu-i'c is no set. The growers
cxpcnticll thousands of dollars shell-
ing the belts in June lilui July. One
dculor ball a half million bushels
transferred from his Willll‘Vl-n in Fair
iiavon to the beds outside the harbor
and it took just a month to do the
work. in addition to this loss, it
means a shortage of oysters four years
hence. us it takes the bivalves tlitll
lcuglli of limo ll) illiltuvc.
Last ycllr's set was the bust within
the memory of oysicrincu. Coming
after a year of plenty. the season‘s
failure is an unusually great disap
polntmenl to the oyster growers.
AERQPLANE comesrlrlon.
NEW YORK. Aug 18.——Thlrty-etgltt
aeroplanes have been entered ill the
aviation competitions which comm-
cuce nert Sunday at Rhelms, France,
and further information received to
day from abroad indicates that all
records for long distance flights will
full. The bullies (if the Pilots for thc
various aeroplanes which will coitlpetc
for tlie prizes, have ilot yet been an-
nounced. Besides, the valuable cups,
which have been offered for the events,
200,000 francs have been plit up as pl'i-
zes.
Aviation week at Rbeims will open
next Sunday with the French elimin-
ation races for the international avi-
allon cup offered by James Gordon
Bennett, and the Aero Club, of fiance
'will select three pilots making the
best nights to reprcslnt it in the big
re a The distance is twenty kilomet-
ers or twice around the aerodome. The
final contest for the Bennett cup will
take. place on August 28.
Besides the elimination race for the
,Bcnnett. cup on. Sunday there will be
the opening'contests for the Prix de in
Vitesse, or speed: prize, which is a dis-
tance of thirty kilometers, and four
prizes will be distributed to the ma-
the course of ten kilometers, either
ill special flights, or in other contests.
will be awarded three priseh and dea-
lgnaaed winners of the Prix du Tour
(to Plate. The prize dos Aeronauts
will be awarded to the diriglble bal-
loon snaking five tours of the aero-
drome course in the best time.
On Monday. the grand Prix de la
Campagne et de la Ville de Relms will
be held and some excellent competit
ions from seroplnnists will be witness-
ed. Sill prises will be awarded to six
aeroplanse traveling the longest dis-
tancc without re-cllargiilg. All through
the week contests for these various
prizes will be held and the flights will
take place between 10 o'clock in the
morning and 7 o‘clock in the evening.
HOUSEHOLD REMEDIES
which have stood the test of time do-
serve a place in the medicine chest of
every family. Mothers are today ad-
ministering to their children the rema-
dies their grandmothers used.
For thirty. years, Lydia l5. Pink-
hsm's Vegetable Compound. made
from roots and herbs, has been curing
the women of this country from the
worst form of female ills. and merit
alone could have stood such a test of
time and won such an enviable rec-
0rd. ‘ ,4,
vacl-ir onus sHosa DINNER.
A special trolley car will be rlln to
the Dorian House. tomorrow evening.
on account of the shore dinner of the
numbers of the Norwalk Yacht Club.
This car will leave the ilelle Island
crossing at 8 o‘clock and Baxter's drug
store i will“ News": at 8:15. On
the "til" it car will leave Dollon's
about ,.
ill illitlltlll [088°
chines making the besttinie around.
“resonates
and lie»! bl'ucing yet
produced in tlic llilfitl-
icsl form yflct ilt‘\'lrlt.'tl.
* Ballast
lspurt-Ultrainarilic mlit‘ oi finest tel-
turr. There are no misc particles, so
it wuil’t xln‘uk or split.
Makes \vliitr Nltlllt‘s dazzling while.
it is made lit mutiti Hicks .iiul pill in
muslin bags rcuilv for tlitt'm saves hunt.
tug fur a rug. Simple to use,
hold it by llit' lilusli. cur.
(don't squcczc) .iiui shake it
iiitlic water.
Aahyeur may for It .
mama—7:1 Ml.“ '
ilii
Elisa was, it
nmummu
New" YOIlt‘COtli'l Orders Dismissal ol
Judge Elmore S, Banks and
John C. Shaw as Committee
NEW YORK, August lit—Mrs. Julio
Watt Morris Curltss, who inherited
one-third of tile ”0.000.000 estate left
by the late Mary G. i’inkney, proved
successful yesterday in her endeavor
to have John C. Show and Elmore S.
Banks removed as it committee of lit‘i‘
estate ill this state, following all’adju-
dicutioil by the probate court of Full--
field. Conn.. lhal she was unable. by
Wilson of tntempcrance. to manage
herself or her affairs. Judge Brady
handed down a decision holding that
the order of the supreme court ap»
pointing them must be vacated and
set aside.
'l‘hc appucntiou to have Mrs. (Turllas
declared lticoilipelcnt was made by
her son by a former marriage. Louis
ll. Morris, lll July. l907. and was
granted. Shaw liiiil illiilks were tip-
polntcd conscrvalol‘a of her estate in
Falrfiold. llind were subsequently ap-
pointed a coniiilltlcc of her t‘Sltiii‘
here by the sllpcrenle court.
l.aflln 1.. Kcllogg appeared for Mrs.
(‘urltss and contended lllitt at the lime
lilt‘ Ul‘di'l' appointing lllr- (‘flfliilililt‘ll
was iuatlc Mrs. (‘ui'liss was a resident
of New York city and state and lillll
her domicile here; that the order sp-
pointing the committee Wits made
without a commission having been ap-
pointed to hold an lnvesllgatlon before
it jury: also that there was no finding
llilit she was adjudged incompetent by
reason of lunacy, idiocy. habitual
drunkenness, or inability arising
from old age. loss.” memory or the
other causes specified in the code.
Judge Brady holds that the finding
of the Connecticut court. upon which
the subsequent order of the supreme
court was made. ls insufficient under
the laws of New York and, consequent-
ly. that the order appointing Mr. Shaw
and Judge Banks must be vacated and
xct aside. .
Judge Guy solnu months ago made
‘dll order on the application of the
committee «permitting the sale (if
ptoperly on West Sixty-eighth street.
valued at 3178.000. to my? debts owned
by Mrs. Curllss.
liar debts were said to be over $50,-
000, and it was alleged that by venison
of her extravagance. intcmperlince
and mental ilcrungeillont. Mrs. (‘ur-
tlss. although heir to a fortune esti
malted at 311000.000, has no money
now. .
last January Judge Davis allowed
Mrs. Ctlvtiss. through John C. Show.
380.000. which was expended to pay
debts previously contracted by her. in-
cluding 325.000 for clothes alld medl-
clues. and several thousand dollars to
raise an attachment on her steam
yacht.
Mr. Curtlss asserted she was com-
pelled to borrow same as small as $5
from her friends to satisfy her imme-
diate wants. and that she had been
obliged to wear gowns several years
old. because the conservators of her
estate refused to give her any money.
MASTER JAMES GHIOTTO'S PARTY
The pretty little follr-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ghlotto, of the
Washington street bridge. was given
a‘btrthday party yesterday afternoon
by his little playmates living on the
bridge. He received many nice pres-
ents from the little folks. He enter-
letic tricks and made lots of fun.
There also were games. singing and
dancing, and phonograph music, after
which a bountiful resist was laid for
the guests. This included fruit cake,
soda and ice cream. Those present
were as follows: The Misses Minnie
and Eva Mailhot. Olive Blake, Laura
Sweeney, Maud Lee, Mantle Kubovich,
Henrietta Livensteln, Josey and Sarah
Dorlon, Leo Southard, Richard Swee-
ney. Sherman Powers. Sammy and
Robbie Livenstein. Bennie Adaon.
Charlie and James Cousin. Master
James Ghlotto. Mr. and Mrs. Ghtotto
and Mrs. Mailhot and Mrs. Lee. The
guests, on departing. wished Master
iii-mes many more such happy birth-
ays. .,
it
STABBED HUSBAND THROUGH
Hanson.
saw YORK. Aug. i‘s.——Lulgi arisen.
ti, an East Side shoemaker. was stab-
bed through the heart and instantly
killed by his wife in the presence of
their children today. The man and
woman had, quarrelad and he was
threatening her with a revolver when
his elgbtnen-your-old son Alfred knock.
ed the Weapon from his hands and his
wife stabbed liiin,wlth ii ahoemniter's
knife, according to‘ the boy's story
told to the police. The woman was
nrrested and charged with homicide.
_ 3." ._ y . . ,
chads“ . n
talned them by doing mdny little nth-r
New Bill lmposea it on All Males
lrom 2i lo 60
Tile uiiicndeti tux bill passed by the
genius“ ussctilbly two or illl't‘(‘ days
ago, iiillkos it number of changes in
the liast-asilieut lilill collection of per-
sonal “lift“. The bill passed the
House some time ago lilld was recom-
ililticd. A number of alileiidltienia
Were attached in lltt' Senate and
liousc, and the bill tillllcrlnlly ultt‘i‘»
cd. The new law does away with the
so-called "lilltary commutation and
pull tax. and imposes instead a per-
silliul tax on every male person be-
lwvun the ages of 2i and 60 years. Cer.
talu persons are exempted. such as
iifimenfc l c I.”—
The Hi'l('t‘llllt‘ii of (ivory town diliil
tile registrars of every consolidated
town aild city government are required
under the new law to make ii list illi-
utlnlly of all lulilc persons between the
ages spn-cifitul. residing lll tliclr respec-
tive jurisdictions on the first (lily of
November in each year and file illt‘
list with the town clerk for public lll~
spec-tion not later than the thlrlyvflrat
day of January following.
This illciiils that tho registrars in
this city will have to get together iiilll
make tip lists every year, whether an
election is held or not. The mayor of
ii city or sclcrtulcil of a town are elu-
iloWared under the act. to employ (me
or more persons to make an enroll-
ment of those liable for the tax. Auv
tllority is given to appoint a special
collector or collectors for a term
of not more than four years to collect
the tax and fix their cmupcilslitlon.
Such special collectors are made sub-
ject to the sonic laws and are given
the same powcra in tile perforillnilce
of their duties, as are now confcrrcd
upon rcgului- tax collectors.
'l‘hc law as amended retains the en-
rollincill has been looked upoil for
yours as one of the soft snaps and poll-
tlclans feared at one time that ell-
rollmenls would be nllollshcd. The bill
iiislt-ltd lllsu gives the registrars a
job. Questions lil't' likely to bc ralrl~
oil as to wilt-liter volt-rs are alone llae
ble to the tax or whether aliens and
others who are not citizens. shall also
pay.
As the law says mery male person.
it will likcly be beltl. that every one
ext-opting soldiers, sailors and others
who are not cxclllptcd by law, will
have to pay the tax. There are liuil-
(irciis of forciglici's who do not pay a
cent of taxes and if the registrars anti
those who take, the enrollment are on
to their jobs. they will be able to list
many men who have never paid a cent
ill taxes.
There are quite a few people who
have never cllrollcd themselves as vote
rs oil account of the 82 military com-
mutation or $1 poll tax they would
have to pay, This will not save them
from having to pay :2 a year personal
taxes. “
Under the old system the towns re-
tained poll taxes collected and paid
over the military commutation tax to
the state.
Years ago very little of the military
commutation taxes was collected
and the city paid over to the slate
thousand of dollars which it never re
cclved froth those liable for it. The
money the. state received was sup
posed to be spent on the national
guard. Under the new law ..fteetl per
cent. of the expertise of maintaining
the state military organisations is to
taken out of the state. treasury and
the balance apportioned among the
several towns and cities in proportion
to the size of their grand list. This
money has to be paid over to the state
on or before the tenth day of Novem-
ber, but as the new law does not go
into effect llntll next year the’first
payment will not have to be made this
year.
The new law makes it the duty of
the prosecuting attorney to appear
against delinquents: Complaints are
to be filed by the. tax collector lit the
usual manner arid the prosecuting at-
torney has to appear against them, the
same as in other cases.
Blfllllillllili" illlilli
Bill Fltlllli Ill lililllllillll
PUEBLO, Colo.. Augr 13.—-Cloud-
bursts last night at Howard and Ute
Pass made raging torrents of tributar-
ies of the Arkansas river, causing the.
worst flood iil years along the Main
stream. .At Canyon City, the Arkansa
river was five feet higher than ever
before in its history at midnight ‘and
still rising. This flood is line here
toaday and preparations were made
to avert great damage.
At Florence, the entire population
worked throughout the entire night,
carrying goods to higher ground in
the expectation that practically the
entire town would be submerged. The
extent of the damage at Howard has
not been learned as communication
was cut off by the‘storm. Horsemen
were sent. out last night all along the
river between Canyon City and Pueblo
and even below here to warn the peo-
ple of the approaching flood.
The Colorado Midland-tracks were
washed ollt near Morrison. tying up fra-
me completely. Rain all night along
the Arkansas watershed. ‘
spaav wms LIPTON cue SERIES.
CHICAO. August lit-Spray. the
Chicago Yacht Club entry. won the
Lipton cup series which ended yes-
llf'illl . The race was claimed on a
foul y the i. A. 0.. the Illinois Atltv
lelic Club entry. but after the Judges
had considered the evidence' or adv-
vrul hours, they gave the do stop in
favor of Bprny. The total percentage
the l. A. c. 249.9.
‘.._
i
of the Spray was 280.0 and that of men in Arcadia has frequently been
“WEN. .
l‘b
wsonnsaav. and. its. .l.
Securing Length and firmness—Pre-
venting arittlsncss.
(Chicago Tribune.)
bars of llietal four inches square are.
lit-uteri ulitl passed while hot and pins-
lic through rapidly revolving rolls, rc-
dtlciug them to wire rods which vary
froill one-quarter of an inch to iiii
inch or more lti diameter, depending
upon the finished size of wire wanted.
Tilt-sl- rods, which are formed into
calls as they [lllns through the rolls,
lii'l‘ (illilli‘ll iii ucld bulbs to remove
loose iii-lilo and provide a lubricant for
drawing. iiruwliig consists (if pull-
illg rods while cold through holes of
gradually decreasing (lililileter drilled
in steel plnlcs. During tilts process
the particles of metal become elon‘
gated aiid strained. making the wire
harder and more brittle. To restore
it to a proper temper it is necessary
to heat or anneal it.
When a fine dtuilletci- ls required
there. must be repeated daunting»; and
drawings. This may be done until
the bar. which originally was four
inches square and four feet long, be-
comes reduced to a diameter of a sin-
gle thousandth of an inch and ex-
tended 13,000 miles in length. Before
so fine a size. is reached the wire will
cut llllii the sit-cl of the div plate. so
the usual die plaice must be dis-
curdcli and the drawing continued
through holes drilled lit dialllontls,thc
diameter of these diamond dies dc-
crcasliig by fractional parts or n thouv
sutitltil of an inch. This wirc affords
a striking illustration of u material
made more valuable by the applica-
tion of labor.
Prom the time the bar of metal en-
ters the furnace nothing is added to it.
All the work is done with one article,
which is passed through rolls and
drawn through tile plates until it is
finished. The wire is made from an
extra high grade of steel worth in thr-
bnr six cents a pound. which is much
above the price of the greater bulk of
steel. in the finished wire the value
is increased from ti cents to 850 a
pound.
Wire for fencing and the common
grades of so'callcii tilnrkct wire do not
involve a high labor cost and sell at a
small advance above the price of the
metal bar. Other wircs drawn for
more exacting purposes sell at higher
prices. Wire one oile~thousandth of
an inch in iiiiilllctcr is of course ex-
ceptional, being prepared for delicate
Pit ~lrlcul tests of such importance
tho it is deemed advisable to go to
great expense to make it exactly the
requircil also. .
CASTOR i
For Infants and ,
in on in inn than M
3.3.2132.
THE VETERAN NM), NM,
Every-body’s Magazine.) '
"Wt-re ytill ever in prison?" de-
manded thc Prosecuting Attorney in-
slnuatingly. '
"Yes_ sir," admitted the gray-headed
witness for the defense.
“Aha! I thought so. And what for,
may i ask?"
“Assault with intent to kllL"
“And how long were you in prison?"
“Until l escaped, air."
The prosecutor turned triumphantly
to the gentlemen of the jury.
“So. gentlemen," he said, "we have
here, as the chief witness for the do.
reuse, an elf-convict and fugitive from
justice, by his own confession!"
iic turned again to the witness.
"When and where were you ill prison,
sir?" be sheet-ed. ' '
The old lnan straightened up and
spoke in a strong, clear voice:
"i was captured, sir. at the battle of
Ft. Harris. on September 29, 1864, and
sent to Libby Prison, Richmond. 1
effected my escape while being trans-
ferred to Saltebliri’. N. C. As to—"
But that was already more than the
prosecutor wanted to know.
CRAB iNDUSTRV GROWING.
(Baltimore American.)
“The soft shell crab, which is now
recognized from one end of the comi-
try to the other as a star among odi-
bles and a palate—tickler right up with
the top-notchers, has only, acquired
widespread fame in comparaively re-
cent years," said A. R. Brown, a rest-
dent of the Eastern Shore, at the
City Hotel.
“When i first knew Crlsfield, now
the center of the. soft crab industry
of the United states. in 1868. the crus-
acean that chn be eaten shell and all
had no more than the local celebrity it
had enjoyed for generations. it was
not. until 1871 that the shrewd ones
began to realise that money was to be
made in shtpping the product of their
home waters to all points of the com-
Dass. From that date on the business
grew rapidly, and now the soft shell
is sent to every market in every state
of the Union, and the epicure of all
sections can revel in it during the
good old summer time."
FLORIDA'I 70 FOOT BAMBOO.
(Garden Magazine.)
Possibly the tallest bamboo in Amer.
ica grows in Arcadia, Fla.. and is
about 70 feet high. The clump has a.
spread of 50 feet and the diameter at
the ground is 12 feet. The specimen
is only eight years old. . '
This is the common bamboo or in-
dia, probabl bro ht to south Florida
from the '- est in tea. in Jamaica it
has become naturalised and is‘proh-
ably supposed to be indigenous.
. This bamboo makes an astonishing
growth daring our rainy season, the
coins often attaining, :their full
Height in six weeks, after which they
begin to putt on leaves. The canes are
from four to five inches in diameter at
their base.
Unfortunately the species cannot
stand low temperatures and the speci-
in. QW'
if
n. from
. * nu HillillHill?
Mucll Speculation Rmanlinq His
Future—Town Election To
Be Held in October
What will Newiowu do with Michael
.l. llouliiian‘.’ That is a question which
very many persons around the county
are asking, not lo‘llielllltlll n few
throughout the sta‘c, wbil recall the
days of the former lieiuocrailc lt'iltl-
er'a greatness._ when be than at lllt‘
head of Navigfown's "Little. Tammany,"
and one of (be big guns of the stat:
Democracy.
With the “little town" elections now
only seven weeks away and the qucs
tion of caucuses under consideration it
is not surprising that many men ill‘l‘
asking the question at the head of this
article.
"Mike" iloullhan, as his fumiliars
always call him, has been town clerk
of Newtown so long that even thr-
young folks who now apply to hint for
marriage licenses cannot recall when
he was first elected. it was HOIIWA
where back in the eighties, so that he
fills compiled the records and kept the
books for nigh on a quarter of it cell~
tury.
Ruled Newtown for Years.
For years and years be fairly rilloil
.\'cwtown. Tile despot king of all
African tribe could utter no word (but
was more nearly law than that of lilt‘
Honorable Mike in the days of his
greatness. with 600 Democratic lim-
jorit, at his back and two sure Drui-
ocratlc representatives at, every clcc—
tion.
Bill evil days fell
leader.
There had always been many hints,
but not until the past three years were
discoveries made which led to arrests
and reputations suffered; yes. trage-
dies followed.
The clouds had not seriously cil-
veloped Iioulihan when the election
of two years ago occurred. although
there were a few blots on his scutcllr
con and his majority on the night of
election was the lowest since he was
first chosen.
Trouble Came After Election.
The severest trouble came after the
election and with it some political
combinations which were seriously rc-
sented in Newtown, so it is said. For
instance. it is claimed that the for-
mer great leader could a tale. unfold if
lit‘ wanted to. whim. would explain
low it was that New-town, for the
first time in more than fifty years.
elected two Republican representa-
tives last fall.
Again, it is thought that the town
clerk might explain how it was that
the Republican judge of probate came
within 19 of defeating the Democratic
candidatq
Waiting for the Answer.
All these political fuggllngs. togeth-
er with the experience in the courts.
have piled up since the election in
October, 1907, and now. not only
Newtown. but the county and the
state are anxious to get an answer to
the question. "What will be done with
lioullbsn."
Thoad who ought to know are of the
opinions that Mr. Houlihan can again
get tb nomination for two clerk, if
he so eaires. for be still has a hold
on the party and his following in the
town is large.
. Oan He Be Elected?
The question will then be. “Can he
be elected?" Democrats who think
Hotllihan ought to be retired now say
that the Republicans can best answer
that question. and they hint that the
former‘leader may yet e saved as
the result of a combination which
was formed last fall and which land-
ed two Republican representatives.
Must Face the Music.
Anyhow. the Democrats will have
to first face the music and answer
their part of the question. The nonl-
inattng tlnle will be due In six weeks,
roosslbly earlier, and the rest of the
land will then know how the party in
NewtoWn feels about the situation.
After the first Monday in October
the state will be informed on New-
town's position. and It is good guessing
that the returns from Newtown on
that evening will be inquired for with
more interest from other parts of the
state than almost any other town.
A DR. GUMBART COMING HOME.
Dr. Macfariand's party are all at
the Hotel Goldener Adler. Nurnherg,
an very well. They are having auflne
time. Dr. E. H. Gumbart will arrive
in New York on Sunday, August 29.
and will be in the. High school all of
tbn'foilowing week to most parents or
students who wish to consult: about
the studies.
Ohlldron cry
Mil FLETCHER:
c A St T O R l A
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VETERAN FOUND DEAD.
PACKERVILLE. Coats, ' Aug. 18—
Wheaton Brown,'a civil war veteran.
on his 'Way from Douglas, Mass, to
Norwtck, to attend the annual reunion
of the 18th Connecticut volunteers
was found dead this morning in the
rear of the pasdehgéi' station or the
New York, New Haven anr Hartford
Railroad here. Death ‘was due to heart
disease. Brown was about 80 years
old. Accordiii fulfils custom he had
stopped ovsr'n ght‘ at Packerville and
had Intended todaish'nis journey to
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upon the great
Norwalk Chronicler