New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1916, Page 1

i T R HERALD BEST OF ALL | LOCAL NEWSPAPERS 1 NEW BRITAIN HERALD = PRICE THREE CENTS. ESTABLISHED 1876 ~NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1916 —T'WELVE PAGES. CARRANZA AUTHORITIES TOLD AMERICANS NO ESCORT WAS NEEDED C. R. Watson, at Head of Party of U. S Citizens Killed Near Santa Ysabel, Had General Passport for All VICE CONSUL COEN SAFE GORE PROPOSES NEUTRAL ZONE ugents indicates that Carranza au- E & GRANT INJUNCTION IN tcans escort was necessary. In that opin- | ion, however, many of the Americans | although they had suggested | authorities the advisability of | troops with the party. | ivances further stated that | | Washington, Jan. 17.—Evidence col- Jected at El Paso by state department Application of International Silver Co. Granted Pend- ivil Suit. the din The the Carr: rave Wa that the nza governor of Chihuahua n a personal passport and Carranza immigration au- thorities in Juarez gave a general passport for the whole Watson party. New Haven, Jan. 17.—The applica- These developments are taken to point | . to responsibility of the Carranza gov- | tion of the ernment for not adequately protecting ' and Manning, Bowman and Co., the Americans. Meriden, for The state department gave out this | {4 paraphrase of it official advices from | 11 ing C Co., of injunction International Silver temporary restrain their former Phwo: now on strike, from interfering with P the their business, was granted by Judge has “Holmes, only survivor of no knowledge Watson and his companions | requested a military escort or guard for their trip from Chihuahu. to Cusihuirachi He states that if they did so the authorities declined to fur- | fish an escort for guard, Holmes says | of that all the members of the party felt safe in making the trip.” Vice Consul Safe. Apprehension felt regarding safety of Vice Consul Coen, at Duran- go was allayed today by the receipt | from congregating on the streets near | of a state department dispatch fromn | the plants. him reporting F. O. Emerson, regard- | Henry Saunders, Peter Valenti, Jo- | the n to | James H whether assacre as Webbh of the superior court. The restraining order enjoins Metal Silver- | the Platers and of Meriden officers and members of L olishers, Buffers, locals 62 Wallingford, who smiths’ and 77 | from intimidatin persons seek employment a | these plants from otherwise interfer- the | Ing With the peaceful affairs of these | business concerns, from picketing and | employes, | the | OUR BARGE GANAL Government Engineers Report Project Is Not Feasible BUT APPEAL IS PROVIDED Mayor Quigley Gets Formal Communi- | cation from Major Pillsbury Giv the Reasons—River Improvement Not Practicable, New Britain loses its chance to be a seaport town and the'famous barge anal from Middletown to Bristol is not to be. This sad information is contained in an oflicial communica tion received by Mayor G. A. Quigley today from no less a personage than Major G. B. Pillsbury, major of the | Unitea States corps of engincers hav- ing charge of such matters. The famous barge canal, will be re- membered, has been a matter of much interest to New Britain manufacturers (ver since it was proposed some year [ago and a survey of the proposition | was made by the local engincering firm of Bacon & Hall. It was believed that such a canal | could be used to advantage in hauling | coal and other raw material and save {muchs over the cost of railroad | freights. The report that now comes | from Washington while putting | damper on the proposition does i exactly kill it as an appeal is | vided to the board of engineers of rivers and harbors and those de- viring to be heard may appeal either orally or in writing. The official communication, which puts a seeming quietus on the barge canal and the improvemént of the Sebethe or Mattabessett river to Lristol, is as follows: Janua Britain, Britain, Conn, a not pro- y 15, 1916. Mayor of New New Dear Sir: It having come to the notice of the undersigned that you have expressed an interest in the pending proposition ing whom inquiries had been made, | seph Semrau, James B. Hill and md- safe at Durango. | ward A. Budrow are specifically men- | Recommends Neutral Zone. tioned by name in the injunction, Establishment of a neutral zone in | which is to run until the determina- northern Mexico to be jointly policed | tion of the civil action for $5,000 | by the forces of Mexico and the United | brought by the companies against the | States, unless disorders are 'speedily | labor organizations and individuals, | controlled, is proposed in a resolution | which comes up on the first Tuesday | introduced today by Senator Gore, | of next month. democrat, of Oklahoma. | The men named are officers of the The resolution referred to the for- | unions concerned in the strike at the eign committee, would au- | Meriden and Wallingford plants of thorize the president to enter into an | the concern. They are required to agreement with General Carranza to | give a bond of $1,000 to observe the use troops to restore order, and make | | order. life secure in that portion of Mexico | The injunction against all the other | adjacent to the United States. There | defendants mentioned in the com- | was no discussion on the | plaint is without bond Gather at To A hearing on the application Washington, Jan. 1 Concentra- | held here recently and at that tion of at Torreon, Mon- | Judge Webb reserved decision. terey, and other points, where Car- ranza, troops can afford them greater | protection, was reported to the statc | WESTERN SYNDICATE department today by Consul MAY LOCATE HERE neral Hanna at Monterey He said relations proposal. on. was | time Americans sixty | Americans and others, employed at | the Penoles Mining (0., near Mapimi north of Torreon had « arrived safelv at Monterey. With them were a few from Asarco Americans who have been on the property of the Tlahua Jilo Plantation in the LaGuna district, are at Torreon and Lerdo. a suburb. | Mr. Hanna advised the department | of the despatch of Carranza rein- forcements from Monterey to Tor- iding that “The Carranza gov- | is in earnest in efforts \r)t‘\h”“ piacet, conditions and to prevent on Americans. Good | within is maintained.” 11 Silliman reported from | Hadley Furnishing Company Dicke Purchase of John A, ing for Andrew’s Busine: Negotiations are under way for the purchase of the house furnishing and stove business of John A. Andrews on it that definite materialize On last Toledo, reon, ernment improve further order here Consul and is expected something the next few days. Thursday Kugene Brown 0y representative of the Hadley Queretaro the receipt of a telegram | Furnishings company, called upon from Gen. Trevino to Carranza, noti- | Mr. Andrews and opened up negotia- fying him of the capture and execu- | (jons for the purchase of the business tion of Gen. Jose Rodriguez and | 415 a long term lease on the building. Carlos Amaya, Villa leaders on Jan.! \y Andrews this afternoon affirmed 13 . | the report that the matter was now Relief Train Due€. ., | pending, and that he would meet rep- . Bl Paso, Tex., Jan. 17—The relief | ;ogentatives of the company in New {rain which left here several da York the latter part of the week. Ago to bring to the horder Americans | = mne pew concern is one of the lar- and other foreigners in the bandit- ! gest dealers in house’ furnishings in | the country. Stores are conducted in infested reglon of Chihuahua, Mex., s du, day fr >arr: More than | . is due today from Parral. More than G e e e states. 1.150 Americans from Parral, Chi- | Several huahua City and other points are sald | “ngland to be ab 1. although the number If the dexal is consummated it o resie o et mean the retirement from busines e rsamroa | on of the most successful due from (he south | business men in the city. | body of Jose Rodr a small scale Mr, Andr ek up a lucrative business e furnishing line. He is i {iralay] thres af- | in the undertaking bus and it is "ire of 18 men | believed the new concern will also | take over this part of the husiness. today the this may assaults of a will f Swedish Starting on ws has built not d cials that a todny tho ex- also ness and days mining et ¥ service officials prevent into TWENTYSEVEN GRANDCHTLDRI their efforts to tien of tvphus | e | ATl of Whom Helped Mrs. Walsh | | IREEZING IN SOUTTL ecaches as Far As —More Cold Predicted. Celebrate Her Birthday A surprise party was tendered to Ars. Patrick J. Walsh at the home of ! her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and 17.—The cold | Mrs. D. J. Donahue last night. Mrs. country east Walsh is seventy two years old and of the Mississippi today had forced three generations of the Walsh family the freezing line down the middle ' called to express their felicltations, gulf of Mexico coast and the line of Mrs. Walsh is the widow of Patrick 7ero temperatures as far south as the | J. Walsh and is the mother of nine Ohio River. | children, Patrick, James, Thomas, Rains and Peter, John, Martin and Luke, Mrs. vailed Bridget Walsh, Mrs. D. J. Donahue sledt Miss Kate Walsh. All were pres- . ent excepting John, who living in weather Chicag Her grandchildren number Tuesdny twenty-seven, their ages ranging la one and one-half years to twent Zero Lin Ohio Rive Washington, wave overspreading the Jan to snows mostly light, the ¢ and south, experienced while, Continued promised for tonight the Atlantic states, in the pre- and far cold and with nding over st been and has as as is is n a Nave south, ext v |a | Connecticut, and canal from a suitable { and Harbors, | ing. in the house | engaged | from | for the improvement of: Sebethe river, Connecticut, from its mouth to point at or near the city of Bristol, point on the Sebethe Britain, Connecticut. You are hereby informed that the report thereon, authorized by the act of congr approved March 4, 1915 has been made and is unfavorable to the improvement. The principal grounds upon which the adverse con- clusions are based are that the provement of the rive the city Bristol is not feasible, while the struction of eanal New Britain being of local benetit should leit the locality. You are further notitied interested parties have the privilege of an appeal from this conclusion to the Board of KEngineers of Rivers a permanent body sit- ting at Washington, D. ., to which all examinations and survey reports of this character are referred. Parties desiring to do so may be heard on appeal by the board orally or in writ- Written communications should be addressed to the Board of Engin- eers for Rivers and Harbors, South- ern Bldg., Washington, D, C, and should be mailed in time to be in the possession of the said Board with- in four wecks from the time of this communication. If, however, you have important data to communicare to the board which cannot be collect- ed and put into shape for proper presentation within four weeks, the | board should be informed of this | fact without delay and a request made for the extension of the limiting date for submitting information, If, oral hearings are desired, dates for the same may be arranged for by cor- respondence with the board. Any further information may be | obtained by further application ‘o this office, but attention is invited to the following regulation as to the manner in which such information may be furnished Where interested parties desire | data necessary for the preparation of | their appeal to the Board of Engin- eers for rivers and harbors, it will he given them verbally by District Officer or in his absence by the sen- ior assistant Engineer connected with | the department. They will not | permitted to have access to the port without authority from the Chief of Engineers. You are requested to communicate by you to he interested in the im- provement and who, not helnk known the foregoing to any pe known to this office, do not reccive n of this communication. Very respectfully, G Corps river to New im- ot con to that all he re- ms copy B. PILLSBURY, Major, of Iingineers. | | SERBS IN BRINDIST. | Torty Members of Gove Ttaly. Brindisi, Ttaly, Jan. 16, 4 p. m.—Forty members ¢ the Ser- bian government have arrived here from Scutari, accompanied by diplo- mats of the allied powers accredited to King Peter. nment o via Rome, Rome, Jan. 16, via Paris, Jan. 17, 1:35 a. m.—The Tdea Nazionale the Serbian government will headquarters at Brindisi for time. Premier Pachiteh, vanovitch, minister of Drachkovitch, CHER have some the interior: M minister of Ssitht ceriteal five, and all were the gathering ot Sl fol During the evening collution waa st of the M d. at a Florida. Warme the interior sippl. weath- N districts in sery public works and a number officials at of other Brindisi. | ernment i Bov- 1re Ljouba Jo- | MONTENEGRO SUES GETS SEVERE JOLT FOR SEPARATE PEACE. Captured Gountry}éady to Quit Says Berlin—Austria’s Grants TURKS ARE IN RETREAT British in Mesopotamia Advance As Do Russians in Caucasians—Dead- lock on Western Front Unbroken— Object to Occupation of Island. serlin, Jan. 17, (By wireless o Sayv- ville).—The Overseas News that Tis Hungarian premier, has announced the Agency declared today Count za, the in Hungarian parliament that Mon- tenegro had asked for peace. Montenegro uncondi- arms and declared, agency. was asked tionally to she accepted, according to the news report, which is as follows ‘‘Montenegro asks for peace,’ stated Count Tisza in the Hungarian parliament. “The proceedings under the first paragraph of the order of the day had just been completed when Count Tisza asked permission to interrupt the dis cussion. He stated that the king and government of Montenegro had asked the inauguration of negotia- tions, “The announcement created a great commotion in parliament. * ‘We asked that before hand Mon- tenegro unconditionally lay down her arms’ continued the premier. “Joyful shouts followed this state- ment. *‘Just at this moment’ continued the prime minister, ‘the news has ar- rived that the unconditional laying down of arms has heen acceptec ©‘Since the prelimimary condition has been fulfilled,” asked the premicr, ‘peace negotiations will be entered in- to immediately.” lay down her the premier peace Austria’s Offer. Rome, Jan. 17, via Paris, 5:00 a —Austria, according to a press patch from Athens, is reported to have offered a separate peace to Montene- gro, Austria engaging to guarantee Montenegro all territor rights 1 Scutari in exchange for the cession of Mount Lovecen. Official announcement was made the Montenegrin authorities urday that Montenegro had hered to separate proposal penc trin on N never ad- any of or to any arniistice with At British Take Waddi rn T in mi=—An house of Turkish fallen Kut-151 London, » the the have of HOUNCEMEeNt Was made that Masopotamia within miles commons todauy forces hack Amara The announcement Auston Chamberlain, secrelary India, who said the Turks had treated as the result of another RBritish victory. The Turkish positions at Waddi, he were on saturday by the British, in to six J. for re- was made by said, carriied Turks Withdraw. 17 Wireles delaying for a strong Russian the Turks have drawn their advance s several miles at point according to the Turkish official statement of today re- ceived here from Constantinople. The statement “In the Caucasus the ted there attacks against positions on both banks of suffering heavy and in the district between Arasa Inid Valley- Here T posts retired some kilometre having strong for one week Regarding operations potamia the tement been intermittent Kut-kl-Amara.” 3 to S week forces Berlin, Jan via ville After advance of the Caucasus the in with- pos some is as follows: tussians re- Turkish the Aras especially and the adyvanced after forces losse urkish delayed enemy Meso- “There artillery fire in says has near Batties in the Air, Amsterdam and a. m.—An of- by the Turk- Constantinople, Via London, "Jan. 17, 10:30 ficial statement issued sh war oflice says “Dardanelles front: A hostile ship on Friday unsuccessfully shelled Sed- dul Bahr. Our scaplanes dropped bembs on ships of the enemy off Mudros (on the Island of Lemmnos.) “The of the captured the Turkish forces now amounts to least 2,000,000 pounds,” value hooty hy at Russians Repulsed, by wireless A s given out to- night declare that the Turks have 1epulsed fresh attacks in the renewed Russian yoffensive the Cauc front. The statement says: enemy on the Caucasus front his fierce attacks in the sector to south of the Arasa River as far the Karadach Mountains, Constantinople, Jan to Berlin and London An ofiicial 16, Jan statement on sus I'he tho Hartford continued Tuesday. vicinity: tomight and cold Pair and e repeated | MICHAEL KENEALY | NO RELIEF OF FREIGHT DIES IN STAMFORD CONGESTION IN SIGHT; Was Counselor for Defense in Newl OFFICIALS IN MEETIN( Haven Directors’ Trial Representatives of Industries Talk Wi Members of New Haven Staff Without Gaining Confidence WELL KNOWN IN POLITICS One Time Clerk Rose to Position of Prominence in Law—~Changed From Democratic to Republican Party in | KEEP CARS MOVING SLOGAN, ‘ AND REWS WILL ACT HER Blaine Campaign. Stamford, Jan. 17.—Michael | = e Kenealy, well known as a lawyer, and Conn., No from New Haven, Jan. 17 imme] one of the most the state, died early today mford hospital. He was ARRESTED AT BIER York, New Haven and Hartford mnl-l 2 | road in the government suit at prominent men poli- P T G BT the pi ent freight York, New road was held ating officials of tically at the in S on the B Hartford Ri the road's op| conference tod with a number representatives industries he The officials m for co-operative effort in cars unloaded and freight mo congestion Haven and out in a of by New i & Yerk and collapsed there recently | Harry Marshall Returns to ting after making an argument in the case. He was brought back to this city and 1 Attcnd I?uneral al'ld ls b i ‘e FRi, s . said that the road must do its shi Taken By Police. : taken to the hospital, en- | well and it is trying to overceo couragement for his i condition which the consignee cal recovery was | given by reports the latter part of the | week { no small measure relieve if each le a hand. that he was showing improve- ment, sidings, available a plea Some Marshall | brother Hau funeral of the line trag they cars, 4 The home coming of WeAnessiiis main attend Roman | (.o the his a sad affalr to young man, | but his cup of sorrow was filled still ford, his home evening, and him were two other children, James, now | bute to the support of his wife dead, and Mrs. Mary O'Brien. | Joins Bar. son. | The accused Annie vears of nee street surprise match was the Miss marriage As a boy, Michael was studious and | Mrs. Marshall progressive. He was a clerk also for | #an of Spring his father until 1873 when he enter- | created the law office of Olmstead & Sco- | @80, but ficld, the head of which was state’s | ¢ne, and result the decla fails to sk tion as ro| some the as ed a locate | ther, his arrest existing conditions under the heavy IBonds were se- man took the hut late yesterday he began to i 10w worse and sank rapidly. | The funeral will be held day morning from St. John's private and public sidings, Catholic Church at 10:30 o’clock. clared, are jammed with Michael Kenealy was born in Stam- freight houses are overflowing W the son of John Kenealy, =« | further when officers of the law called ; 8oods in bulk. The embargo mi grocer, who had come here from | u¢ late last last week against less than car 1o Waterford, Ireland, and had marrici | i o " | bringing back that class of frelghd) Johanna Fitzgerald. The son, Mich- | Placed under arrest on a warrant | 4,3yt normal, and the embargo & ael, was born July 8, 1856 and there | Charsing him with failing to contri- | a ray of relief if it can be made td and | porarily more sweeping. The | mal time of two and seven-tenths d and | for unloading a carload has rises Gill- | eight days. i ago | Worst Conditions. everal years | General Manager Bardo an uneven | that the road's history bridegroom | conditions of freight conge attorney of Fairfield county. Michael |left town a few months later. His|as at present. The western Kenealy, the student, became a mem- | whereabouts have since been unknown | have not discriminated against ber of the Rar in 1876 and threce |to his wife and the police, who have | England as a section, he declared f years later when the firm of Olm- | strived from time to time to but the embargo of those ro| stead & Scofield was dissolved he be. | him. It is said that he has been work- | was simply step they had to came associated with Mr. Scofield, | ing in Canada | because the New Haven could continuing in that relation until | The young handle the volume of business dg 1893. Mr. Kenealy than established | coolly under ercd to it at its gateways his own office and later took in John |and bore up well Vice President A. R. Whaley partuer | strain on his mind that the road had enough mol power. He did not want any m engines- blocking the tracks. It | not a matter of moving trains b recogni- | finding room for car The little time of appear he I. Keating who hecame his | and continued so until 1912, In Sep- | cured for him and he was released tember, 1904 Mr. Kenealy formed an | The wife and son appeared in court association with Senator Brandegee | this morning whefi the case was called, and became an active member of the | but there were no signs of law firm of Brandegee, Kenealy & |tion between the couple Brennan, later Kenealy, Brennan & | boy who wi mere mite at Whittlesey, dividing his time between | his father sertion, did not Stamford and New London, but spend- | to recognize the accused when it in the courts, for | arose to plead not guilty to the char chief work in connec- | Pleading in quiet tone to he per- New London law firm | mitted attend the services for his trial of cises in court. | heloved brother, Marshall asked that Ahout year he decided to give | the until tomorrow much of active practice, and | morning Klett agreed to became associated as consulting coun- | this accused to sit sel with the new law firm of Fessen- | down the clerk had determined den and Kenealy, of which one >f | about the continuance of the bond his sons, Fdward is & member. Em- | quietly gazing at the clock which ployed as counsel in the suit against | slowly nearing 9 o'clock, the time set the New Iaven railroad officials, for the funeral in St. Mary's devoted much time to a study of the | church, Marshall again approached case and to the trial, making one of the progsecutor and informed him of the closing arguments when his phy- | theh sad mission that had brought sical conditions was such that he col- | him back to his home, and which he lapsed and was very near death when | wished to carry out. Court officials he summed up the case before the | immediately set to work to make this jury in New York, in behalf of Ed- | possible, and on the agreement of M. ward D. Robbins, one of the indicted | J. Kenney, who went bonds for the directors. accused at the time of his arrest, to s continue in that capacity, the accused a young was allowed his liberty. he neared with the the door, Prosecutor Klett warned him Plaine was to be present tomorrow, thus saving for president his bondsman $300. MARITINE AFFAIRS change | Spanish Steamer Sunk—Belgian Boat Committee Named, The result of this the naming of a committee by M i I. Tyler who presided, te, devise s¢ | plan by which New Haven manu turers may co-operate With the Vin handling cars in the local yai The railroad officials then went i conference with members of the ufacturers represen the several sections of the state, a discussion of the same subject, time the discussion was lunch was being served. At the first conference addressing Vice President E. G. Bi land, A. R. Whaley and Benjai Campbell and General Manager H do, asked what the road was do to relieve conditions, and what co- eration on the part of manufactu was needed No Immediate Relief. could The he bringing we conference ing much of Ny Kenealy's with the the a to was in a ago his over Ui Prosecutor ordered the assoclations nd until was | save wi he Mr., services Mr. Buckland said he promise immediate relief. run of freight is not to the road. In June last the frei| traffic was worth $6,327,000; in vember $6,407,000; the December ures are not available but he did think they would show gains w ranted by volume of business, Nov. 1 there were 4,485 cars W moved and in January 10,538, | June & there were 9,530 cars wait h Steamer Stopped and | to be unloaded and on Jan. 6, 18,1 On June 15 there were 86,954 on the road's tracks and on Jan. 96,347, The trouble is, he said, that whe; June cars largely moving present they are Jamming sidings 4 | iy j available tracks. The company | 5 borrowed 24 engines from other roj o ‘!;g move trains. Pp to Dec. 1 the rd as 1ad 200 engines in reserve ready available marine records notes her ar- ; use. These all at England, Roll Incr payroll s Blaine Supporter man Mr. Kenealy allied democratic party. When the republican candidate Mr. Kenealy came out as one of his supporters. The involved a good deal of sell sacrifice. His progress in the repuh- lican party was not rapid but in the end he took a leading place in the councils of the party, in town, city. county and state. He became prosecu:- ting attorney in the borough, prose- | cutor in the Court of Common Please, and wept to the House in 1897, 1899, and was the floor leader the latter vear. In 1901 he served in the sen- ate, and in 1903 was speaker of tha fouse, and returned to that hody at the next session at the urgent ro- quest the late Samuel Fessenden who then was ambitious to ge to the | United States senate. Mr. Kenealy labored hard to aid his fellow towns- man, even at considerable personal acrifice Afire—Briti German Removed. Jan. 17, 10:05 m.—The Belgica London, a. Spanish sunk. steamer has been | Twenty three members of the in were of mentioa of the Belgica in are work rival on Dec. 12 at Peysl am, { o Spain. from The | The was owned bv the International Navi- i $100.000 u month becaus Bilbwo. Her to hire 2,600 extra ' freight to ased. Sagunto, steamer road’s increa has b men Chalrman 1 State At the republican state May, 1904, Mr. Kenealy was elect- to succeed Andrew F. Gates as chairman of the republican state cen- tral committee. In 1904 he delegafe-at-large to the republican national convention, and again 1908, !le held the place of state chairman for elght At that time, because of service in the General his i tivity in public affairs he had a wide | acquaintance throughout the state, | his popularity was well establish- | | i | Committee i tonnage | Necessary handling In reply | said the convention | gation of gros in Mr od | was 2,105 Buckl embargo eneral g Vigo, Spain, Jan, 16, via Paris, 11:50 | against New BEngland the rd L y t p. m.—A wireless call for help has not diseriminate against | of the stat been reccived from the Belgian steam- | part Lille, which reports that she s/ member afire 195 miles off this port. : v The maritime register mentions no ! in in named Lille. 3 and re unl consign s0 many questions and wan does in f a that rom six lied that contract | er unlog " R ia he wa years. hel mus 8 while indi frequently unlond qui that the was hampered. Wi general I consignes| of « The rof ts rolling stoek Whaley said the of suddenly. Of then they began the burden and quickly fref pouring in at gate it could be handled. hegan 1 December and t to hamper been a factor will to be that the 1o Assembly, and his ac- | ship ekl % i 1y do not wvork shifting empties the portet monious movement freight out said, is using utmost. M developed had it and st 17.—The steamship Vauban arrived today South American and r having heen stopped off the port of Janeiro by the British cruiser Vin- | dictive, which removed of the teamer’'s second class passengers, aid to be a Gern British from and asked was a of Keeping in close touch with every road part of the state. harmonizing differences existed within party, stir, enthusiasm and encouragi 1g geressive work everywhere he was able to make a safe prediction as to the majority the state was to give tor the national ticket. 11e was not much | given to announcements in print, hut his forecast on the eve of an clection | invariably correct. Tn the sen- of 1909 Mr. Keneal upporter of his ns Brandegee. He favored of George L. Lillay 1908, although friondly terms ed ports i where Rio get he the dition roads shift | was the ng one a = FLOODS IN BELGIUM. Rome, | 17, 9:10 from the Duteh frontier Amsterdam correspondent of tral News indicate that Belgium suffered heavily from the Hoods pecially in South Flanders. The Scheldt risen several metres the villages of Wellen gen and Schelderodc inundated every a. m.—Reports | faster than sent t1 the Cen ha as by rush came fwo storm atovial contest | an | h sociate, My the nomination | continued the mos m reme] the greaf weather It hos Whaley hh tide t weeks of road Mr river lot the governor, he has her 1id on t Gavere, Sy | | rom | arc complet { (Continued on Fleventh Pagoe.) (Continued On Ninth Page.)