Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 16, 1909, Page 1

- T0 DECLARE LILLEY'S SEAT VAGANT Resolution Offered in the House by Mr. Gaines of Tennessee Caused Debate COMMITTEE TO REPORT WITHIN TEN DAYS Committee to Report within Ten Days Upon the Ques- tion of the Right of Governor Lilley to Hold His Membership—~A Motion that the Resolution be Re- ferred to Judiciary was Seconded by Mr. Higgins. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, Jan. 15.—As soon as the Journa] of the house was approved this noon, Hon. John Westley Gaines ©f Tennessee offered a resolution de- claring the seat of Hon. George L. Lilley of Connecticut vacant. Mr. Gaines contends that as soon as Mr. Lilley was inaugurated governor of Connecticut he ceased to be a mem- ber of the house of representatives, Resolution Referred to Judiciary Com- mittes. Floor Leader Payne moved that the yesolution be referred to the commit- tee on judiciary with instructions that @ report be made to the house within ten days from date, Remarks by Mr. Higgins. In support of this motion Mr, Hig- gins said, in part: ‘Mr. Speaker, it is true that George L. Lilley, formerly a member of this house, was elected by | the people of the state of Connecticut ws chief executive, and is now govern- or of Connecticut. Now, let me say, that it is my understanding, although 1 want to be perfectly frank with the house, and say that I have seen news- paper items in my own state and in- dicating that the statements that I am about to make is not the fact— ut it i8 my understandine. when, though having actually seen the writ- ten resignation of Governor Lilley as & member of this house, that he did resign to his predecessor, Governor ‘Woodruff, and that he resigned be- fore he ~ualified as he did last Wed- nesday as governor, and that he is no longer a member of this house. I be- lleve that he had not notified, as I understand is the custom and practice but not the law, the speaker of the house of representatives of the fact of his resignation. However, I cannot say about that, but from what I have meen by casual reading In the Connec- ticut papers, I ghould say that he had not. rwould say that it is mv belief that he has resigned to the governor ‘and there cannot be any question that & resignation of member to the gov- ernor of the state that he represents is a release by him of the office he holds.” Not Necessary to Fill the Unexpired Term. In answer to a question asked by Representative Henry of Texas, Mr. Higgins said: “I will not sav to the gentleman that there have been many Tewspaper articles upon this and many other subjects, and 1 do not speak of any further newspaper arti- cle, I say further to the gentleman that if Governor Lilley did resign, as I understand to be the fact, as I stat- ed to the house, not of my knowledge but of my personal beifef, for I do not wish to deceive the house for one mo- ment, his successor was elected to qualify on the 4th day of next March, and 1 say it is my opinion, there is no law in Connecticut which requires the executive to immediately and forthwith call & special election. 1 say further to the gentleman that I do not belleve it would be necessary to fill_the unexpired term from the date of his resignation until the 4th of next March, “Mr. Speaker, I have been a member of this house long enough to beiieve in ordinary procedure. I believe that ia the best procedure and I believe the motion_made by the gentieman from New York ought to be adopted by this house, the resolution sent to the judiciary committee that they may investigate this question, that we may be as fully informed as possibl Nothing Personal in the Matter, Says Mr. Gaines. Mr. Galnes says he has nothing personal in this matter and that the investigation of last winter and (the vote of censure last spring has noM- ing to do with his resolution. He points to the fact that he voted in fa- vor of Mr. Lilley on the adoption of the resolution. Al that he seeks is that it shall be determined whether Mr. Lilley is now a member of the house of representatives. T s. STANDARD OIL HEARING. ' MNew York, Jan, 15—~W. W. Pilking- o has caarge of despatching oil and keeping the records of the Stan- dard Oll company’s pipe line stems, went on the stand tcday in what was expected to be the last hearing in this city in the suit of the government for #he dissolution of the Standard Oil compeny. He sald no set of pipes was ever used exclusively to carry Lima Indiana or Oklahoma oil. The oil was despatched over such routes as the cir- cumstances at the time of shipping required, Adjournment was taken at the aft- ernoon session to Chicago, where next Tuesday the attorneys for the govern- ment expect to offer the final witness- in_rebuttal before the case goes to the United States circult court sitting in St. Louis. NEGRO CONVICT IDENTIFIED As Murderer of Abraham Reeder of New York Last June. «New York, Jan. 15.—William Mason, @ negro convict in the Charlestown, DMass., state prison, was identified to- day by Mrs. Abraham Reeder of t city as the man who murdered an robbed her husband here on June 8§ last, according to a report received at police headquarters here. The identi- fication is said to be 5o positive that Mason’s extradition will be asked, Ma- eon wag formerly in Reeder's em- ploy and killed him, it is charged, in deavor to obtain rent money he seep patd to him. The negro is now serving a two-year sentence in Massachusetts for burglary. PRIVATE BILLS Hed Their Innings in the House and Many Were Pacsed. ‘Washiagton, Jan, 1 had their innings in>the house today, Private bills a'most the whole session being given up to their consideration. Many were peesed, Under a resolution offered br Mr. Gaines (Tennessee) the judiciary com- mittee wag directed to report within ter days upon the question of the sight of George L. Lilley, governor of Connecticut, ain his_seat as a member of the house. The subject casioned a good deal of debate, fch at times waxed warm. ARBITRATION TREATY SIGNED Between the United States and Aus- tria-Hungary. Washington, Jan. 15.—With the sign- ing of an arbitration treaty between the United States and Austria-Hun- gary at the state depariment this af- ternoon, conventions of that character with more than twenty nations of the world have been agreed to. The treaty now goes to the senate for ratification, Secretary Root also signed an ex- tradition treaty with Honduras. OM- cials of the state department declinea to say whether the treaty is retroac- tive. Steamship Arrivals. At Manchester, Jan. 14: Bogtonian, from Boston. At Leghorn, Jan, 14: Algeria, from New York via Marsellles and Genoa. At Genoe, Jan. 12: Ancona, from New Fork and Philadelphia via Naples. At Naples, Jan. 12: Luisiane, from New York. At Madefra, Jan. 14: Caronia, for Na- ples, Trieste, etc. At Havre, Jan. 18: La ' Touraine, from New York. At Genoa, Jan. 12: Citil Di Palermo, from New Orleans vie Norfolk, At Azores, Jan. 15: Cedric, from New York for Naples and Genoa. American Blower Go. Incorporated. Alpany, N. Y. Jan. 16.—The Ameri- can Blower company, capitalized at $1,600,000, prineipal office in Green Is- Jjand, Albany county, was incorporated today to manufacture plowers, ventil- ating fans, steam engines and pneu- matic elevators. LABOR DAY FOR HUMANITY. Its Aim is the Early Eradication of the 4 Great White Plague. Hartford, Conn,, Jan. 15.—John F. Gunchanan, a mémber of the state commission on tuberculosis, addressed & meeting of the Bricklayers' and Plasterers’ union here toni, ing in part as follows: “The legislature will be asked to grant an appropriation sufficient to al- low reception homes to be erected in each county, for the care of those af- fected with' the great white plague, the charge to be within the reach of the worthy poor; but it cannot be ex- pected that the ‘state will make pro- vision to provide aid for their depen- dents—a very essential part of this problem—and the workingmen who are giving serious attention to this ques- tion can see the time near at hand when the workers will be invited to give one day’s pay each year on a day to be known as ‘Labor Day for Hu- manity,’ and then we can look for the early eradication of this terrible scourge.” CONSPIRATORS SENTENCED By Judge Wright in Baltimore Crim- inal Court. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 15.—After hear- ing their pleas foday of guilty of the charge of conspiracy to defraud, Judge Wright in the criminal coart sentenced Benjamin Karper to two years in jail, Joseph Sloane, alias Goldsmith, = to thrae vears in jail, and released Henry U. Rosenthal under a suspended s tence upon his giving bail in the s of §10,000. This was an outcome ot the recent appointment of a_receive for the Chesapeake Manufacturing company of this city, which w for a short time by Karper & 3 The company managed fo estabhsh a line of credit in this and other cities and after obtaining quantities of goods Karper and Sloane disappeared. The receiver, appointed to settle tha affairs_of the company, found t practically all the et moved. P DRGNS A LEFT ESTATE OF $25,000,000. Will of Iron Master Wharton of Phil- adelphia Admitted to Probate. Philadelphta, Jan.15.—The will of Joseph Wharton ,the iron master of this city, who died recently, was ad- mitted to probate today. It dispos of an estate estimated at $25,000,000. Mr. Wharton gives practically all his fortune to his widow, three daughters and his grandchildren. To Swartmore college 1s given $100,000- for the com- pletion of a dormitory already endow- ed by Mr. Wharton. A bequest of 330,000 to the Wharton school of finance and economy of the university of Pennsylvania is revoked in a codicil made, Wharton having provided for the 'school before his death, Among the minor bequests is $1,000, which is to be divided among the Wharton household servants, Ordered Before Army Retiring Board. ‘Washington, Jan, 15.—Col. William F. Tucker, assistant paymaster general, a'son-in-law of the late John A, Logan has been ordered before an army re- tiring board at Chicago for examina- tion to determine his fitness for fur. ther active duty. Colonel Tucker is still at Hot Springs, Ark, where he was orderel for treatment. Supplies for Battleship Wisconsin. Portsmouth, N. H,, Jan. 15.—The U. S. S. Hannibal arrived at the local navy yard today. She brought chains and’ supplies for the baftleship Wis- consin, which is soon to come here for repairs. Postoffice Appropriation Bill Reported ‘Washington, Jan, 15.—The postoffice appropriation bill, carrying an aggre- gate appropriation of $234,000,000, was reported to the house of representa- tives toda; Persian Prince Gommits Suicide. St. Petersburg, Jan. 15.—Shafi Khan, a Persian prince in Russian service, committed suicide today because he had beem relieved of the command of the Fifteenth dragoons, ght, spealggy Cabled Paragraphs. Nice, France, Jan. 15.—Rear Admiral Oharles 8. Cotton, U. S. N., #-tired. who has been il here for a fortnight, shows no signs of improvement. st. Petersburg, Jan. 15.—The cholera continues to show a large number of new cases every day. Twenty-eight were recorded for the twenty-four hours ended at noon, and the last four days show a total of ninety. Three cases have been discovered at Helsing- fors, Finland. London, Jan, 15.—Frank Gotch, the wsorld’s champion heavyweight wres- tler, having been unable to arrange a match with George Hackenschmidt, the “Russian Lion” from whom he 'won the title in Chicago last year, will sail for New York Jan. 27 qn bourq the steamer Deutschlan St. Petersburg, Jan. 1 A rumor is current in diplomatic circles here that M. Bachmetieff, former Russian minis- ter to Japan, has been appointed am- bassador to the United States in suc- cession to Baron Rosen, who will be transferred to Rome to take the place of M. Muravieff, who died there Dec. 14 last. Confirmation of the rumor is not obtainable, though it is asserted at the foreign office that no decision tow- ord general diplomatic changes has been made. END OF AMERICAN ADMINISTRATION Farewell Address of Congratulation to the Troops—Impressive Ceremoni Havana, Jan, 15.—Two significant events today marked the approaching end of American administration of af- fairs in Cuba. Major General Barry, commanding the army of Cuban paci- fication at Camp Columbia, issued a farewell address of congratulation to the troops still on the island and those who have alrcady left for home. Tonight Governor Magoon was a guest of honor and principal speaker at a gala banquet in the National theater tendered by the commercial and in- dustrial bodies of Havana. General Barry's address to the troops was read at Camp Columbia this afternoon, The troops—cavalry, artillery, infantry and marines—were drawn up in a great hollow square after brilliant manoeuvres had been gone through. The ceremony was an impressive one. An adjutant, mount- ed, advanced to the center of the square and read the address in a voice that carried to the furthermost lines. General Barry announced that he and his headquarters staft would take their departure from Cuba on April 1. He referred significantly to the excel- INi CUEA. made necesary in mapping anew the island and collecting complete mili- tary information concerning it. The addyess ended with a letter from President Roosevelt, dated at the White house, Washington, January 1, and addressed to General Barry, It said: “My Dear General: “Through you, as president, and on behalf of the whole American people, 1 want to thank the army of Cuban pacification or the admirable way in which they haye done their work. “Faithfully yours, /(Signed) “THEODORE ROOSEVELT.” At tonight's banquet, Governor Ma- goon, who has been attacked by the conservative newspapers because of his large expenditures of the public funds, said that when the period of intervention began there was about $9,000,000 in the Cuban treasury. The Americans undertook vast improve- ments which were badly needed and essential to the progress and develop- ment of the island, These improve- ments, he declared, were of enduring benefit and now they were practically mpleted, there still remained $2,000,. 000 in the treasury and the revenues were showin ga grati i lent recor:§aissance work of the army{ Fourteen Families Made Homeless ALL ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY, LOSING BELONGINGS, DISASTROUS FIRE AT TERRYVILLE Exploding Lamp the Cause—Citizens Formed Bucket Brigade—Coating of Sleet Saved St. Casimir’s Church. Terryville, Conn., Jan, 15.—Fourteen families were made homeless tonight by what was perbaps the most disas- trous fire which this place has seen in vears. The fire, starting in the base- ment of a three-story tenement block on the corner of Allyn and Pearl streets, from an exploding lamp, ate its way through the structure, driving out the seven families who occupied it, and fanned by a west wind, com- municated to two other dwellings on Pearl street, standing close by. These were also burned. One of the latter houses was tenanted by four families and the other by three. No One Injured. All the occupants escaped without injury, but of the furnishings of the apartments very little from any of the NORWICH, CONN, SATURDAY, JAN Gonnecticut Hatters on Strike PROTEST AGAINST REMOVAL OF THE UNION LABEL. NEARLY 5‘,000 OPERATIVES IDLE Believed o Be the Beginning of a Long Drawn-Out Struggle—Crowds of Mer. on Danbury Streets. Danbury, Conn., Jan. 15.—Except for the unusually large crowds of men on the city’s streets this afternoon and evening, there was nothing to indicate that today the employes of twenty-six of Danbury’s hat manufactories, whick are operated by members of the Asso- clateq Hat Manufacturers, left their places In protest against the action of the manufacturers in disallowing fur- ther use of the union label in the hats made by them. Work in Hand Finished Before Quit- ting. Late this afternoon the committee of the officers, makers, finishers and trimmers’ unions completed the reunds of the shops, notifying the operatives of the order frem national headquar- ters to stop work. In each case the A LEVEL HEADED OPINION A Pennsylvania minister has value of newspapers and The Bulletin finds pleasure in quoting the following truths from a speech he “When you give a ‘copper’ for your newspaper, do you ever realize just what you're getting? The pa 8ood and the evil the world over. 1 get as many as six strong sermons from the news in 4 single issue. They bring you not only news, but history and scientific facts which you could not gather in months of “Newspapers make a force which forms It was a physician, I think, who first spoke of the great work newspapers are doing, relating incidents, -of the as- men read—and think. sistance they were to him in his the details of great catastrophes, aid in making the entire world a getting all differences and barriers. of the world within a few hours of their actual occurrence, in the tracking of criminals and the checking of crime, A man who is crooked can’t prosper for any length great moral force. of time; he can't pose as righte ou: papers would, and do, expose him. “Every newspaper, however, must take a definite stand on politics and morals. No newspaper can ist. They must stand for clean id ‘Those who regularly read newspapers need no argument to show them the truth of these words. The Bulletin is a practical, helpful up to date daily, which is both a necessity and a bargain. cents a week, Following s a summary of the Bulletin Saturday, Honday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Tlmrsda(, 2 Friday, Total, Jan. O Jan. 11 Jan. 12 Jan. 13 Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Telegraph 90 8i 75 92 102 79 519 been talking rationally about the made to a Doylestown club: per brings to you the stories of the Sometimes, and not infrequently, f research, \ character and makes profession, The newspapers print like the earthquake in Italy, and great and sympathetic mass, for- They bring to us the happenings They ald They are a s in that communitv for the news- advocate anything immoral-and ex- leas.” It will be left at your door for 12 news printed in the past week: Local Generai 125 840 110 204 112 216 150 120 106 219 92 147 695 1746 Tot 1055 395 413 362 427 318 § 2960 BRIDEGES WASHED AWAY, OVERLAND TRAINS STALLED | Disastrous Rainstorm in California— Sacramento and Stockton in Danger. | San Francisco, Jan. 15. destruction of the Sout bridges at Sacramento an ern Paoific crossing near San Francis- co, the damage _resulting from the great rainstorm that has deluged cen- tral California for the last week, is slight, The storm is passing north- eastward and it is thought -that no further damage will Tesuit. The principal danger at present is and Stockton pread of f. r water if the lev- ees gave way. Although the water has risen in all streams today, high water mark has not been reached. he municipal water works at Green Valley today by ting out the e welr, At Southern Pa- | cific headquarters it is reported that and trains ave stalled across American river from Sacramen e of washing out of the bridge ay The com; hopes to assengers and mail through by | lectric line. 1 [he Western Pacific bridge over the | American river at Sacramento went | out last night so suddenly that a lo- | comotive and six cars of a gravel | train were carried down with it and | APPARITION OF ST. AGATHA ON MOUNT ETNA SUMMIT. of | | Inhabitants of Catania in State | Terror and Excitement. Catania, Jan. 15—For two days the | populace ‘of Catania has been in a citement over a re ition of St. Agatha, the protectress of the town, had been seen on the summit of Mount Etna. Those who they saw the spectre declare that she 'med to them “like an_angelic dream,” St. Agatha being | enveloped in thin, vaporous clouds, | shone rays of dazzling while her right hand was ex- i through which | iight, | tended as though in a sign of benedic- tion and protection over Catania. Be- cause of these reports the belief has read among the simple folk that Catania was saved from the earth- quake only through the intercession of | St, Agatha, Groups of persons assemble in the squares or on the roofs of houses gaz- ing at Mount Etna, walting for the vision to re-appear, Many of them say that when the smoke from the volcano was densest and the sun was shining strong on the glittering snow they saw St. Agatha fall upon her knees, The credulous on hearing these tales knelt in prayer and beat their breasts as penance for their sins. To Restrict Japanese Business Opera- tions. Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 15.—Three bills drawn by Grove L. Johnson of Sacramento, restricting the business operations of the Japanese and segre- gating them in all communities, are | wetting down nearby build mecking progress through committee in the state assembly, it was said today. Warmer Weather in Pacific Northwest Portland, Ore., Jan. 15.—The cold weather that has prevailed in the Pa- cific northwest for the last ten days gave way today to decidedly warmer weather and to a general rain. three structures was saved. A fourth dwelling was threatened, and several times caught fire, but citizens formed t brigade and by hard work ved it Roman Catholic Church Saved. 5 “asimer’s Roman Catholic als some danger from rks, but was saved owing to the fact that the roof. g a sa in largel; and sides were covered with s coati of sleet from the storm of last night and early today. There is no fire- fighting force here and for this rea- son little could be done to save the tenement blocks. Loss Estimated at $12,000. The bucket brigade hard, them {rom being estimated at about §12 insurance. The N ocks owned by Willlam Wood of this par- e PRESIDENT-ELECT TAFT CAPTURES GITY OF ATLANTA, Cheering Crowds Evidence Their Cor- §iality—Climax of Demonstrations. Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 15.—President- elect Willilam H. Taft has been in the cordial and hospitable embrace of Georgia all day. Appreciating the cli- max of *he varied and continuous dem- onstrations In_the scene presented at the banquet here tonight, he ex- claimed Wwith evidences of great feel- ing: “I had not hoped to wi: but the south has won me. Atlan welcome to Mr. Taft be- gan in the railroad-yards, where all locomotives tied open thelr whistles, and ceased only when he had retired for the night. Thousands were at the station, thousands followed him hrough the streets and@'he was drawn by four horses to the capitol. Gov- ernor Smith and a commitzes of sev- enty gave him a formal welccme, after which the governor presented him fo the crowd and Mr, Taft once more voiced his reciprocity of cordiality and good feeling at his reception. He was escorted by a squad of mounted police to the Piedmont hotel, where he was tendered a reception by the chamber of commerce, the Ohio society and Yale alumni. Sheriff Hawley Becomes a Knight Templar. Danbury, Conn, Jan. 15.—When Sheriff Sidney E. Hawley became a Knight Templar here tonight he was presented after the ceremenies with a gold Knight Temvlar charm, the pres- entation being made by Senator Stiles Judson, Jr. Resignation Accepted by Gov. Draper. Boston, Jan. 15.—Governor Draper today received and accepted the resig- nation of Leonard A. Jones of Boston as judge of the land court. In a let- ter accomparying his resignation Judge | Jones stated that a severe illness last spring had rendered it impossible for him to carry on the duties of the po- sition. Needs of Organized Militia Discussed. ‘Washington, Jan. 16.—The national militia board, created under thke pro- visions of the bfll amending the Diek act, met here today to discuss ques- tions respecting the needs of the or- ganized militia of the states and its relation to the general gevernment. the south, j employes were instructed to finish the work in hand before going out, and this they did. The trimmers’ union is not a wart of the United Hatters of North America organization, but at a meeting today of the officers it was decided to go out with the others. 5,000 Hands Are Idie. Tonight in this city and Bethel,where three mills are operated by members of the Manufacturers' assiciation are located, there are between 4,000 men and women idle. 400 who quit work at New Milford and the nearly 800 who stopped work at South Norwalk, there are close upon dle in Connecti uit at the C Norwalk was i0on, when John H. of hat bodies and anutacturers’ 2d his factory. Long Struggle Predicted. . Among the men it is said the op ion prevails that today’s developme: mark the beginning of a long dra out struggle, but the sentiment appar- ently is and by their officers. Said to Be a Plan to Do Away With Union Label. New Yori, Jan. 15.—A conference of resentatives of labor unions using bels will be called by the Federation of Labor, according to members of the national ‘hoard of hatters, to cc whay, they declare is an organized fort 'by employers in all lines to away with the union lakel. The action of the hat manufacturers, it was said, was the first step In that general di- rection. A fund of between $300,000 and $400,- 000 was recently made available, ac- cording to President Moffitt of _the United Hatters, by the American Fod- eration of Labor in anticipation of the present crisis and for the use of the hatters for the strike which has now been declared. 25000 Workers May Be Involved. New York, Jan. 15.—A gencral strike of hatmiikers that may involve some 25,000 workers was begun in the hat | manufacturing centers of the country today upon a decisiza by the Associat- ed Hat Manuracturers to discontinue | the use of the union label in the fac- tories represeated in the association Reports from various places received here tonight indicate that the hatters in this vicinity, including those In the factories in New York, New Jerse and Connecticut, have generally obeyed the order to strike. There were no signs of disorder anywhere, the hat- makers peacefully retiring from tae factories when the order to quit wouw was recelved. associa Through Cable Betwee La Guaira and Martinique. Jan. 15—The French Cable company, it is understood, is ready to accept the conditions of Senor Jose De | J. Paul, the Venezuelan special envoy, to the éxtent of constructing a through cable between La Guaira and Mar- tinique, revising the tariff and aban- doning the coast cable for a just com- pensation. New Rubber Industry at Winsted. ‘Winsted, Conn., Jan. 15.—It is un- derstood here that the factory owned by A. W. Worth of Hartford, which has been unoccupied, has been leased by a company which will manufacture rubber goods, It will start with a force of dnd this it is ex- pected '%‘U M%r increased to 500. Condensed lelezrams Arizona and New Mexico are in a fair way\to become full-fledged states dur- ing the present session of congress. Shipowners of Northern England, meeting at Newcastle, took the first steps looking to an international un- ion. The Emperor of Korea returned from a visit to Fusan, which he made with Prince#to, the Japanese resident gen- eral. i The Postal Savings Bank Bill was considered for a brief period by the senate, but was laid aside without progress. Porter Polson Was Sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Julia Brown, at Albany, Ky. February 10, 1909, at 1 o'clock was designated as the time for counting the electoral vote in the house of rep- resentatives. Baron Ichiro Motono, the first Jap- anese ambassador to the Russian court, was received by the mikado in a fare- well aucierce. Prof. Abbott Lauwrence Lowell, nom- inated for the presidency of Harvard university, was given an ovation by the 700 stidents. The Senate Committee on Commerce ordered favorable report on a bill ap- prooriating $140,000 for gas buoys in Alaskan waters. Clarence M. Cohen, a member of the firm of Cohen, Greene & Co., has been expelled from membership in the New York stock exchange. Captain John F. Pollock, a charter member of the New Orleans cotton ex- cange, formerly a member of the Lou- isiana’ senate, is dead. The Hearings on the Withdrawal of marines from duty on board ship were concluded_with the testimony of Pay Director Cowie of the navy. The American Forestry Association Curtis Guild of Massachu- setts president for the ensuing year and Andrew Carnegie vice president. The National Association for the Study, and Prevention of Tuberculosis will open its fight against the white plague in Porto Rico next week. Two Persons Were Burned to death, another fatally burned and two others painfully injured in the destrnction of the Great Northern hotel at Everett, Wash. The Philppines Band at Manila will be brought to ‘ashington to take a prominent part in the parade, ball and public concerts of the inauguration in March. The French Cruiser Admiral Aube arrived ot Gibraltar, after a fruitle: search fcr the mail steamer Neustria, which left New York October 27 for Marseilles. Miss Beatrice Mills, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills and niece of Am- bassador Reid, was married in_the home of the bride's parems in New York city. A Month’s Delay in winding up its connection with the Standard Oil com- pany of New Jersey was granted to the ‘Waters-Pierce company in (be supreme court of Missour LIVELY DISCUSSION IN SENATE Over Inciaasing the Salary of Pre ident, Vice President and House Speaker. Washington, Jan An ment in the legi execn julicial bill increasing’ the the president to $100,000 vice president and the house of representatives with $5,000 ad carriages e prosident pea crease for the judiciary $328,500, precinitated a I Senator Porah idaho point of order agains! these on the ground that they inv eral legislation which accor the rules of the sepnate cannot be placed o an ap ation bill in face of a single obje The debates cex of .ame; of the w d upon the first Monthly Meeting of Now England Ho- tel Keepers' Association, Waterbur: the monthiy meeti and Hotel K held_ this | ofternoon and evening at the E the associction ent d as guests -4 £ ommissioner Harold Park- er aster, Mass.. and Highway rer Macdonal o Commissic New Haven. poke on the sub- Hoth of goud roa nd their import- nce to the hote] busine D. J. Min- ahan of Pittsfield, Mass. invited the members to meet at the Hotel Wen- dell that ¢ on Marer 19 Standard 0Qi! Co’s Warehouse Greenpoint, N. Y., Burned. York, Jan, 15.—Fifty large containing tho nds of gallons ude and refined petroleum at the Stone & Fleming oil works, a branch of the Standard Ofl company. at Green- at point, were endangered late today while the company's warehouse jusc across the street from the enclosure containing them was burning. Several minor explosions in the warehou: curred while & big force of firemen and two fireboats in Newton creek were fighting the blaze. Their efforts p vented the fire communicating with the oil tanks, but the warehouse de- stroyed with a loss of approximately 50,000, Pioneer of Stereoscopic Photography Dead. Littleton, N. H.,'Jan, 15.—Benjamin W. Kilburn, one of the pioneers in the art of sterescopic photography and the targeat manufacturer of such views in the world, died at his home here today at the age of 51 Five-Year-Old Child in Earthquake Ruins for 18 Days. Reggio, Jan. 15.—A child of five years was from the ruins of a building here yesterday, entirely un- Injured, having lain beneath the de- bris for 18 day: Earthquakes in South Africa. Cape Town, Jan. 15.—Several earth. quakes have occurred recently In vari- As a Principal with His Brother Capt. Peter Hains in Killing Annis y JURY WAS 0UT TWENTY-TWO HOURS Fifteen Ballots Taken Before Verdict was Reached— Cheering Spectators Ejected from Court Room— It is Belicved this Verdict will Never Be Brought Means that Captain Hains to Trial Flushing, N. Y., Jan. 15.—After re- viewing the evidence for twenty-two hours, and taking fifteen ballots be- fore all agreed, the jury in the trial of the author and magazine writer, Thornton Jenkins Hains, at 3 o'clock this afternoon found the prisoner not guilty as a principal with his brother, Capt, Peter C. Hains, Jr., in the kill- mg of William E. Annis. Once Before Acquitted Charge. For the second time in hs’life Hains had been acquitted of the charge of murder, having been cleared of the charge of shooting a companion named Edward A. Hannigan in an open boat in Hampton Roads seventeen years ago. His Mother Fainted from Joy. Hains bad an affectionate meeting with Capt. Peter C. Hains In the Long Island City jail, whither he hurried in a motor car, after the verdict, to take his brother the news. Old General Hains and his wife, who had been anxiously awalting to learn the ver- dict in the Hotel Astor in Manhattan since the jury went out at 5 o'clock last night, heard the news from Thornton, who telephoned his parents as soon as he left the court room. Mrs, Hains nearly fainted from joy at the tidings. Prosecutor Darrin Disappointed. “Under this verdict it is perfectly safe for any person who is ingenious enough to frame up a defense to go out of Murder and kill. Private vengeance scems to have taken precedence over the ple’s law,” was the only comment that Prosecutor Darrin had to make on the Jury's return, Court Room Demonstrators Ejected. Rarely In any court of law has such a demonstration been witnessed as that which occurred this afternoon when the jury made known its ver- dict. The packed court room rose and cheered and applauded with such vigor that the blows with his gavel by Jus- tice Crane on his desk could not be heard. Before proceeding furthes Jtllk‘e Crane ordered the trial cham- bAr cleared and the spectators put out into the stree:. Changed His Vote to Acquittal. Jurors said that the first _ballot stood 8 to 4 for an acquittal and early this morning the ballot showed a of one for acquittal. Jurors He Y Johnson, Richmond and Boenig veted for conviction of murder. Juror Boenlg held out until the final ballot was taken just after Justice Crane had sent for the jurors and then changed his vote to acquittal. What the Verdict Probably Means. Officials of the district attorney's of~ fice In Queens county are quoted to= night as saying that the verdict prob= ably means that Captain Hains will never be brought to trial and that he will be surrendered to the care of his family or to the federal government, CANAL ZONE GOVERNMENT. No Change to Be Recommended to Congress This Session. ‘Washington, Jan. 15—No change in the form of government of the isthmian canal zone is to be recommended to congress at this session by the house | committee on intersrate and foreign commerce. Fourteen inembers of that committee which has been inspecting the canal construction on the zone re- turned to Washington today, and € onel Hepburn of Iowa, chairman of the committee, said that the consensus of opinjon of the members seemed to be that there should be no other goveis ment on zone at present than ti existing one. A resolution will prob- ably be introduced in the house within o few days, dded, giving the ap- proval of congress to the military gov- ernment that the president has e tished. FIRST CASH PRIZE OFFERS In United States for Aeroplane Con- tests Exclusively. Jan. Presiden tae Aero club of New Bishop York of OFFICERS CHOSEN, Third Biennial Meeting of Governor's Staff Association. Hartford, Jan. 15.—The third bien- nial meeting of the goverpor's staft association was held here this after- noon and evening at the Hartford ciub, A business gession preceded the banquet> at which Gen. E, K. Bradley of New Haven, president of the asse~ clation, read an historical T, re- ports were presented and officers clected. General Bradley was re elected president and the other officers chosen were as follows: | _ Vico presidents, Gen. Charles M, Joslyn, Hartford; “Gen. Louls Vam | Kuren, Waterbury;' gecretary, | James H. Jarman, ‘Hartford; treasures, { Col, L R. Cheney, Hartford; historian, ien, Arthur L. Goodrich, ~Hartford; execut mmittee, Gen. George H. Ford, New Haven. Gen. John W Ate wood, Killingly, and Col. T. B. Ware ren, Bridgeport, ONE HUNDRED BLUEJACKETS Searching Messina Ruins for Bodles of Consul Cheney and Wife, ted the club with § 1 into four equal pr to the pilots of the acroplanes <ing of at least one kilometer duri has pr ne ontinuous fiight first f the curfent year. These prizes, to he known as president's avia are the first cash prize off United States for ely. All o must be and must imitte an aff] ts must take place Ir s 5000 MESSINA REFUGEES May Be Formed Into a Colony on a Florida Estate. n. 16.—At t and labor f the prop Washington, J ment ymmerce ial sand owned aid a special act n fon th WORK ON NEW TARIFF BILL. Sub-Committee Holds Meetings Dailym The Duties on Files. ‘Washington, Jan. 15.—Desiring fu ther information with regard to t! schedule of duties on files, the hou: d means committee subpoc Nicholson 0 ovidence Nichol to appear before on the sta committe day and argued in favor of retain the present duty on files of but ury rease yn_the small he sub-committee I holding meetings each day to work on that ing, the new tariff bill. As it foun information on a schedule is further witne will hcl lled. Ohio Democrats in Taft Inaugural Parade. Was a consi of Wil for the time being be dis Judson Harmon, democratic governor of the state, with his entire staff, will head the Ohio division of three thou- gand troops. Thus far quarters have been provided for the governors of Ohio, Massachusetts, Mississippi and Maryland. Ancther Meeting of House “Insurgents” Next Monday. ‘Washington, Jan. 15.—Another meet- ing of the “insurgents” of the house seeking to amend the rules of that body will be held next Monday night. The meeting was called immediately after the returne from the isthmian canal zone of Colone Hepburn, who presided at all the former meetings of the “insurgents.’” Venezusla and United States Agree to Basis of Settlement. ‘Washington, Jan. 15.—Venezuela and the United States have agreed to the basis of a settlement of the disputes between them and a protocol is being drawn up. Presumably the cascs in ous parts of South Afric: One was. felt today at Johannesburg. but no dfspute will be referred to The Hague for arbitration. Messina, jan., 15.—One hundred safle | ors from the United States battleshiy | Lllinols, under command of Major Lans dis. itary attache to the Americ | embassy af Rome, have been substf | tuted for #he men of the Yankton he ruins of the Americ consulate. The work continues to | extremely hard, for nobody knows ia 1 part of the house Consul Cheney s wife were when the earthquake occurred. All the efforts to find thelt | bodies thus far have been Ineffectual | though some of the visiting cards | Mrs. Cheney and books and plotu | belonging to the consul have beel { found. | Federal Authoriti Searching fes' Juror Corrupter. rg, Pa. Jan. 15.—Federal aue » still searching for a third 1 of attempting to reach & ie purpose of corrupting case of J. B. F. Rinehart, today of looting the 1 Drovers National bank sburg, Pa. and taken to the fifteen yours' Franking Privilege to Widows of Fere mer President ngton, Jan. 15.—By house of representatives today the franking priviege to Mra, Harrison and Airs. Grovey sveland, widows of former presie dents. Vanec tonight « ve , B. ., Fan. i5.—A report s’ that part of a local pas- senger train junped Into a river near | Spuzzum. Two locomotives went into | the river, and Engineers Foster and Kinzaden' were killed. Swore Falsely to Bank Condition Statement. A Owensboro, Ky., Jan. 15.—T. 8. Ane d former president of the de- funet Davies County Bank and Trust Co., was found guilty of swearing to a statement of the bank's and was today sentenced to years in th condition, tiree n in San Francisco Jail. San F co, Jan. 15.—Miss Emma Goldman andDr. Ben Reitman, who rested Jast night and cherged onspirascy to incite a riot, were ned before Police Judge Deazy The héaring was continued un- Both being unable to ay tomorrow il furnish $1,000 ball, were returned to jail, In her cell today Emma Goldman re- ceived news of the death of her fathe er in Rochester, N. Y. Tong Shao Yi at Springfield. Springfield, Mass., Jan. 15.—Tong Shao Yi, special ambassador from China to the United States, took an- other automobile trip around the city teday. He will leave this city tomor- row for Hartford, Conn.-where he will remain until Sunday afternoon. From there he will go to New York to take the steamer to Europe. oki—ed & 5 Recall of Chilean Minister to Peru. Lima, Peru, J: 15.~ There exists to- day between the governments of Chile and Peru a imisvaderstand| over & matter of comparatively mi m- portance, which has rasulted, never- theless, in the roecall of 1’.. mini n;:dmhz:lls“?w.fllc. 1o~ mat e ewell call on Presi yesterday. dent Lexuls