Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 9, 1909, Page 1

NG Mo bers of Legislature Allowed a Chance to Ask Questions and THE MOST INTERESTING HEARING YET -~ Present Railroad Commissioners Criticised by to Express Views Several Speakers, but None Could Cite Any Wrongful Act— | Senator Peck Believed the Commission would Sa've Much Friction—New Grounds for Opposing the Bill. raford, June 8.—The hearing on the pubtic utilities®bill held this aft- ernoon on the floor of the house for the purpose of allowing members of the general assembly a chance to ask questions Tegarding and also to allow those who had not already been heard 1o express their ylews was one of the most interesting’ of the hearings as et held. Among other things several speakers fook the present railroad Commissibn to task, but whem ques- tioned were not able to cite any in- stance where the commisston had done any wrongful act. The members of the general assembly were also assalied as not: being altogether trustworthy and o democrat announced -that there is but one party in Connecticut, as the corporations fictate to the heads of both the republican and democratic organizations. 2 Bridgeport Man First Complainant. was~ William The first ker Lamsden of Bridgeport, who com- ined that he was unable fo get ?) tric power, ‘though the company it wires running Wichin & block and ® half of hie place of business. W. F. Allen of the state business men’s association read a paper in which he showed the need of & com- isfon. " Represontative Bennett of Norwalk told of the work done by the South Norwalk municipal elestric plant and showed that it has saved the city $160,438 in the past fifteen years and that it sells electricity In small quan- tities at ton cents per k.w.h. and that ¥ quantities at three cents por wh., o aleo stated that the city been oftered $150,000 in eash for the plant within a few days past. Ought to Be a Tribunal of 8ome Kind. tor Peck sald that he believed in the establishment of a com- n, as 1t would save a great deal of tlon &nd take much labor off she shoulders of the il assem- bly. He thought that ought to e e trihunal of kind where the could go #nd make their com- and be heard and the troubles hed. He “also criticlsed the it rates of the New York, New ven & artford rallroad, and thought that the service had not been os g It ought, and that when the panig strick, they discharged their thers were n;wt enough to the m‘. le also stated that e flt the New York Central oad “Held an option ©n the Ontario4& Western whish had only racently expired. Attormey Rob- insos for the road was asked if such was the oase and replied that he did mot know, P Flop Overs. uu.rdn of Willimantic waid that he tho that the stand- ard bearers of the demooratic party who before the eleation had been loud- Iy in favor of & public utllities com- smission, would £lep over and side with the corporations agaiamst the people. “We have but one party in this state taday, and it makes no difference her_ the commisslon i non-par- 3 or nmot.” ‘He thought that it t to be a commission of five men staged that it will Be only a few before one W carporation com. w the elecirfc 1ight, gas, water cp.u‘& and the roads would con- troj state and the public wouid Wieh that it hadl a commission. Agsinst the Bill on Hitherto Unmen- ioned Grounds. George . Wallace of New Haven wiy tife next spegier and he appearcd :g!nn( the public utilities bill on unds which had 'not as yet been brought before the committee. 1le said that he represented a number of stock- holders in various corporations who were opposed, He asked & number of questions and then started to answer them. He thought that the agitation in favor of & commission was largely due to the interest and respect felt in Connecticut for Governor Hughes of New York. He thought that the rea- son the people believe they are being exploited by the corporations In due to the fact that the corporations are highly organized and the people are disorganized. ‘This, he . ghought, re- flected great credit on the carporations. He did not actually ‘state whether or not the corporations are exploiting the people. He thought that the railroad commission had not solved the prob- lem with regard to rallroads and made a pumber of insituations against the commissioners, He said that in point of morality the house and the senate were about the same. “I do not believe that the house is & paragon of virtue or that the senate such sons of guns of avickedness.” He thought that there would be no guarantee that the com- mittee would have-the high quality of men that it should and ptated that this is the first in a movement to do away with town government and later am- plified this to include the general as- sembly as well. One or Two Hisses Heard. Senator Peck-asked him if be %had found any good in the present draft of the public utilities bill and he admit- ted that he did not find a great deal. The senator then remarked that he had been paid not to find any good in it. A number of thome \present asked him questions and aterrupted his re- marks from time to time and when he spoke of the appointment of a com- mission ag being pure socialism of the Karl Marx kind there were one or two hisses and someone remarked that the state needed a lttle of that kind. He said that the public utilities bill is nothing more nor less than a rarden for the people 1';[:1!15l political plums. He again criticized the railroad com- misetopers and when asked if he knew of any_ unfair decisions made by them did not succedd in naming one and admitted that he could not say much against the commission. Panacea Proposed. He then proposed the remedy to which he had alluded throughout his speeeh as a panacea which would cure all the ills against which the public is complaining. This was nothing more or less than a creation of a.new organ in public life, namely, & branch of the government which will do nothing ex- cept Jook after the affairs of business ertaining to the national, state and local governments and entirely sepa- rate from the judiciel and executive branches. He .did not tell how this could be accomplished.” He alluded to the mass of detail which would devolte upon a_public utilities commission and said that no three .men in the world could ever do the stunts or accomplish the task which was demanded of them in_the bfll. He allided, along this line, 10 @ elause in the bill which provides that the servants of public service cor- porations should wear badges. Repre- sentative Johnson of Newton thought this a g0od thing end believed that he would favor an amendment so as to m-&e all the corporation lawyers wear badges when acting as members of the “third house.” Time Extended te June 22. In the house today Mr. Scoit of Ply- mouth offered & resolution extending the time in which the special commit- tee on publie utilities may report to June 32. The resolution was adopted. ‘WOOLEN SCHEDULE OCCUPIES THE SENATE Mr. Dolliver’ Becomes Involved in Ar- gument with Me. Smoot. ‘ashington, June 8.—There was a deal of good humor and many tries injected in the debate on the woolen sohedyle in the senate to- day, Mr, Dolliver being the eentral fig- i, He offered several amendments . mnd announced his intention of pr senting a number of others, appealing to the- republican members to vote »ith him, because, he said, these amendments “would justify the at tude of the: republican party in ad- vaneing protective, tariff. ”}, imoot, assleted to a large ex- tent by Mr. Warren, who is consi ered an expert om the woolen indus- try, ‘defended the finance committee’s recommendations with regard to that schedule. The various amendments proposed to the house bill by the. fi- narice committee of the senate are intended to restore the Dingley pro- islons of the woolen sehedule, which, i mome inistances, revide’ higher dutieg than the Payne bill, as passed by the hoyse. One of the interesting features of the day was a lecture on the woolen industry from beghning ‘to_end, by Mr. Carter, whe brought forth a large box filled with samples of varous grades of wool. To the senators, whe gathered around him, he explained each step in the manufa ture of woolen goods from the r: ing of the sheep to the making of the warment. He famillarized the mem- bers of the senate With the uses of shoddy, waste, noils, tops and the va- rious s of Wool. itor Dolliver proposed an amend- ment which would assess the duties on woolens on an «d valorem basis, ac- cording to the shrinkage of the wool. He became Involved in an argument with Mr. Smoot as to the feasibility of such arrangement of the woolen duties, the latter contending that it would ke imposaible to collect the du- ties on that basis. because the Amer- foan manufactirers want their wool in the greass and hardly any two of themp use the same niethods of scouring woel. The usual night session was omit- ted and the sénate adjourned for the ‘Watarbury Baby Kilied by l0s Wagen, W ry, June 8—§alvatore Can- ‘monthi oid, was run dows thix noon by &n jae: wagen on South stret. The obild's head was ocushed and he died an hour latar. Antanas Ven ; the driver, sur- police is charged . 3 s:q-v‘ri- released ok 8AYS MINISTERS WILL # SOON ANOINT WITH OIL. Bishop Fallows Says Clergymen Wil Be Usefu! Curing Disease. e hichgo, June 8.—“In rqars, perhaps, the ministers will be given authority and orders to anoint | with oil” This predicotion was made | by Bishiop Fallows in a talk which he | made before the Methodist ministers of - this city on “Health and Happ: ness” The bishop was mot certain that all clergymen would be as suc- cesstul as might be hoped, but he said their treatments would probably be in varying degree of, efficacy ‘it js true that some ministers would "probably not be as efficient as others” he added, “but we see this difference in siill in the men who fol- low all the arts and professione. The time is coming, however, when you will graduate no ‘a.ore young men un- til they are thoroughly instructed in the prineiples of psychotherapy ard when no physician will be graduated | until he has been thoroughly grounded | in the study of the soul and of applied peychology. “Give God the glory for'these cures. It is true ihat a cure might be due i part to medicine and in part to pra ers. The cures which have been ef- fected by anointing with oil have been marvelou: JOHN ROBINSON, COLORED, IN WOMAN’S CLOTHES Employed as Domestic for Years—De- tectives Discovered His Secret. about three Chicago, June $i—John Robinson, colored, found it. easy to obtain em- ployment aspa woman, and has passed a8 a member of that sex for years, according to his testimony In the mu- nicipal court today. Robinson found many avenues of employment closed to his race, but years ago concluded the gervant prob- lem offered a solution of his own Aif- floultics. He was young and pres- ently abandoned male attire, becom- ing a gracefu] ,“\lll( tgv , named “Jeannette Robinson.” e was em- Bloyed as a domentic by varlous fam- lies and was working in a West Side residencé when detectives discovered his secret. He was fiued $85 and costs d ordered to yesume the convention- al dress of his sex. 3 Well Known Philanthropist Dead. Boston, June 8.—The death occurred at his_home fu.this ciy tonight of ‘William Henry Baldwin, a well known philanthropist, who for more htha; for-. ty vears was presidenf of the You; Men's Christian umjon. . The cause ':1" old Mr. Baldwin was N St. - Petersburg, e fg:: “tit—fllnm cases : o rsons supposed to ring from the dis- Sicival” Hospitals " during._the. . Tast s e forty-eight ho Tk ggeY Vienna,' June 8.—There is no truth in the reports published in the local press of a betrothal between a “Miss'| Vanderbilt” and the Prince de Bra- ganza. Official denial was given these rumors today. : Paris, June §.—E, H. Harriman ar- rived here today from London. At Cherbourg he tried to secure a special train to make the run to Paris, but failing in this, he came on the regu- lar boat train. Constantinople, June .8, — An im- perial irade issued today confirmed the sentence of death imposed by courtmartial upon twelve Moslems and five Armenians for complicity in the massacres at AdanA last April. Essen, Prussia, June 8.—All of the thirteen balloons that.went up from here two days ago on a long distance trial race, the best ‘three to compete for the Internationai cup in Switzer- Jand next fall, have come down. It has not vet been decided which made the best records. St. Petersburg, June 8.—The corre- spondent - at Constantinople of the Novoe Vremya savs In a despatch that the commander of the Fourth Turkish army ~corps has been in- structed to eccupy Urumiah, in Per- slan Armenia, and sent out advance detachments on the road to Tabriz. COAST ARTILLERY ARMORY AT DANIELSON. Project Favored at Committes on: Mi (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, June $.—If Judge Harry E. Back, who is a member of the Na- tional guard company there, Represent- ative Keach -of Killingly and Senator Ludington and Representative Dougal of the committee on military affairs can gain it for them, the members of the Danielson company of Coast artil- lery are to have an armory owned by the state. These gentiemen appeared this afternocn before th- committee or. appropriations and Adjutant General Cole also appeared t> favor the project It is the same old armory which the company has been occupying since it was built by James M. Paine, a mem- ber of the company, in 1896, for that purpose, that it is desired to buy, but to purchase it would save the state the necessity of paying the $300 annual rental which it now pays. The committee on military affairs sent some of its members to Daniel- son and these gentlemen were very pleased with the situation. The build- ing cost all of $15,000 to build, but the state can buy the whole property, which includes three or four smali frame buildings that it would probably want to tear down so as to,use the room they occupy for a parade gréund, for that sum. The property adjoins the tracks of the New Haven road and is directly in the heart of the busi- ness district of Danielson. The build- ing is of brick and has a metal roof resting on steel trusswork. It is 92x 90.4 in size and the drill hall, which occupies -the rear two-thirde of the buflding, is 89 1-2 by 64 1-2. The building' is heated by steam and has equipment for lighting by hoth.gas and electricity. In the basement is an in- door rifie range adequate for the needs of the company. Mr. Paine, who built the armory building for' the company, is not now certain what he paig for it, but is willing to sell the whole property to the state for $15,000. The local men who appeared before the committee did their best to make it plain that this would be a good buy for the state ana that undoubtedly if in the future the state. showd wish to dispose of the property this ‘could be done at & good advance over the purchase price. Something of the situation with re- zard to the local company was told to the committec by Judge Back, who said there hag peen a Natlonal guard company in Danlelson from time im- memorlal, with the exception of a short time subsequext to the Spanish war, at the end of which it was thought best to let the company disband and reorgan- ize it. This is now the only company east of Willimantic and north of No wich in eastern Connecticut. It draws its members from six towns, Killingly Putnam, Thompson, Plainfield, Brook- Iyn and Sterling, with e total popula- tion of 29,000. One member who liv in the town of Eastford drives n twenty-five miles for drill every weal The personnel of the company is very high, some of the best known young men in Danfelson belonging to it. The boye don’t think it fair that they should have to pay railroad fare to come to drill and then pay company expenses on top of that. Fot the last year or so the state has pald the ex- pense of lighting and part of the ex- pense of heating, but previously the company had paid these expenses itself and there is no knowing when it may have to do so again. General Cole stated to the commit- tee that he believed that the. state would save money by buying this property and it was plafn that the dis- position of most of the members of the appropriations commitfee was to favor the project. Hearing Before. itary Affairs. ly ISN'T A WIDOW, AFTER ALL. Woman, Seeking Pension, Finds Hus- band is Drawing One. (‘am(?an, June 8.—Applying for a pension after she had mourned her husband as dead for 43 years, Mrs. Annje Edwards, 71 years old, of Lo- cust and Walnut streets, received word from Washington vesterday that”her husband is alive and is himself draw- ing a pension. ars after the close of the var, Bdwards, then living in Camden with his wife, went to sea. He wrote her for a few months and then his letters ceaséd. When she falled to get any trace of her husband she con- cluded” he had beeri killed, and re- Sently filed a widow's pension applica- on. GOLDEN JUBILEE. #s Opened in_Connection With American College at Rome. Fes Rome, June 8.—The openilng func- the festivities In connection with the golden jubilee of the Ameri- can College at Rome was held here today. The church of the college was crowded with higl prelates and dignitaries of the papgl courl. Mon- Agnor Furley. archblshop of New ork, sald mass, und Bishop M. J, Burke of St Joseph dellvered a sej- mon. All those present congratulatad Monsignor Kennedy, rector of the col- iege, on the conditions of the institu- u:n and his preparations for the jubi- Boy KiMled by FaMing Brick. T ton, Conm., June 8.—-Geores Badger, 7 years old, was struck on the head by a falling brick today, rece' ing a fractwred akull, which will p; baly rause his death. The was “thrown fro) in th of th S A G [ aArm Countryman of Shell Fisheri concerning the sels illegally on bill concern: calendar and on bill amending secti cerning bounty laws; bills refe viding that the hold sessions that' contracts STATE ARMORIES New London Authorized o fssue Mu- pal Bonds—Tresspassing on loe— Town Management of Schools. Hartford, June 8.-—The senate was called to order at 11.30 by President Pro Tem. Brocks. Frayer by Chaplain the house, Reports of Committees. es—Favorable on bill seizure of boats or ves- used in dredging, on substitute bill concerning the filing of applications for shell fish franchises, ing the marking of di- visional lines of naturak oyster beds; printing. Unfavorable concerning the protection of long or soft shell clams in Milford, on 3231 of the general statutes, concerning the protection of oyster set, fixing the size of the mesh in nets used on oyster dredges, con- for successful prosecu. tion of offenses against shell fishin; cted. State Prison—Favorable on bill pro- board of pardons shall t Hartford or Wethers- HOUSE PROHIBITION BILL NO. 533 |AFTER A - REJECTED. field on the first Mondays of June and | then falsified the additions HEARING IS TAKEN BACK TO LOCKU! NEW HAVEN BANK EMBEZZLER Secured Money by Having His Checks Cashed Outside and Destroying Them When Returned to the Bank. New Haven, June 8.—Frederick H.| Brigham, who was arrested early to- day, charged with having taken funds of “the Merchants' National bank of this city, was brought before Commis- sioner Wright in the United States court during the forenoon. and the case went over until next Monday. Brigham ‘pleaded nolle contendre, His bonds were fixed at $15,000 and he was taken back to the lockup. Exact Amount of Shortage Not Known. X A continued examination of the books of the bank has not yet disclos- ed the full amount of the shortazs, aml tomorrow two experts will be on the books, who will make an exhanst- ive examination. How Brigham Werked. Tt was stated tonmight that Brigham secured the money by having his checks cashed outside aud destroying themt wiien teturasd Soitisebank |ty in his December in each year. and it may hold special session when and where occasion may require. Calendar. . Shell Fisheries—Unfavorable on bill for buoying natural oyster beds shall be let to the lowest bidder; bill rejected. Lincoln Memo: Senator Goodwin called from the table the resolution for the appoint- ment of a comi mission to inquire into the matter of the erection of a monu- ment to Abraham Lincoln on the cap- itol grounds, on which the comnittee on appropriations had made an unfa- vorable report, and appropriating $2,500 for the purpose. . The commission is to consist of seven persons. to be appoint- ed by the governor, to make a repoft to the next gemeral assembly. resolution was Forfeited The passed. Rights Restored. The senate passed a resolution -re- storing forfeited rights to Dwight F. Niles of Tolland and William Williams of Bridgeport. Taken from the Table and Rejected. Senator Arnold called from the table several bills on which the comittee on finance had reported unfavorably ana moved thei r rejection. The motion was passed. The bills are concerning the listing of women's property, taxa- tion of street railways, taxation of railway companies and concerning tax- ation. Prohibi on Rejected. Senatqr Peck called from the table house bill No. submitting of t ing the manufacture and sale of intox cating liquors, sician’s prescri people. committee the tec’s unfavorah be_enforced. the committee, unanimous one. cepted and the Passed—Reso Tabled—Exte town and Guil compan; County comran to inquire into necticut river Line Electric Mort Adjourned to The tryman, Excise—1nfa ing on the licen vears in ing the license propriation of accepted, bill r Education—U] jolnt districts. rejected. Public Excise—Unfa: endar and prin Judiclary — sion, concerni) tences; drawin; for murder (2 and agencies. rejected. Judiciary — qualifications motion of Mr, Judiclary — Newtown. On motion of to available, was Tresp Senator Bradford, Speaker Banks at the chaplain, the Rev. Franklin Coun- Committee Reports. Norwich; signers to license appli Health and Safety tute concerning the revocation of li- censes of physicians. plications for licenses. foreign attachments; ties and omission: slon of the rules. 633, providing for the he question of prohibi except under a phy- ption, to a vote of the He asked the chairman of the reason for the commit- le report. Senator Peck said he favored prohibition if it could the chairman of said the report was a The report of the committee was ac- bill rejected. B Caienda lution authorizing New London to issue municipal bonds. nding the time for the organization_of. the Meriden, Middle- Railway incorporating the Litchfield ford Electric y: raising a commission the advisability of the state’s assuming control of the Con- ferries; extending the time for the construction of the Shore age company. Raillway company; in- corporating the Guarantee Title and Wednesday. THE HOUSE. house fl'a?c;]zd to_order by Pray 11.30. vorable concerning vot- se_question once in two h; concerning the tions: amend- question. Reports ac- cepted, bills rejected. Appropriations—Unfavorable on ap- $20,000 for, Connecticut Cavalry association monument. Report ejected, . nfavorable | relating to Report accepted, bill Substi- Calendar. vorable concerning ap- Tabled for cal- ting on request of Mr. Peck of Stratford. Unfavorable regarding from 1907 ses- g determinate sen- of jurors; punishment validating irregulari- private detectives Reports accepted, bills Unfavorable concerning of jurors. Tabled on Blshop of New Haven. Unfayorable concerntug purchases made by husband and wife. Tabled on motion of Mr. Johnson of Concerning G. A. R. Posts. f Mr. Goodrich of Wa- terbury house petition No. 68, provid- ing that G. A. quarters in state armories when R. posts be assigned adopted under” suspen- assing on lce. - Mr. Bishop of New Haven offared an amendment to & proposed bill concern- ing the pollution of lc tabled some time ago and provides for safeguarding the ice supply on ponds. The bill was Mr. Bighop's amendment woubd make axy for dealers o post passing, ote. amended. 0 are to cut notices fc ing tres- The bill was passed ‘as Recommitted. On motion af Mr. Scott of Pivmouth the so-called “nfiing bilI" xas calied [RU R 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION : of the Founding of Norwich, July 5th and 6th books, and, though they went to an- other employe of the bank, the changes werd so hidden that they were not discovered. The returned checks came intc the bank through the Bos- ton clearing house, and passed into Brigham's hands without - attracting notice. Some of the checks have been returned to the bank since Saturday and are in the hands of the officials. THREE TIMES MARRIED, THREE TIMES DIVORCED One Decree, it is Said, Was Obtained Through Fraud. Chicago, June 8.—Charges that a decree of divorce obtained by Grace R. Guggenheim in 1901 from W .A. Guggenheim, head of the so-called smlier trust, was obtained through frand and collusion, were made here this ‘afternoon, and a rule fssued on the principles to show why the decrse should not be set aside Edward . Dunne, formerly mayor of Chicago, who issued the divorce decree while a Jjudge in the circuit court, today rep- Tesented the complainant, Grace B. Guggenbeim, and appeared in sourt with five affidavits alleging that the divorce was obtained by fraud. "he complainant has been married - three times and three times divorced. JOSEPH PORTER DEAD. Prominent Business Man of New Ha- ven, 70 Years of Age. New Haven, Conn., June 8.—Joseph Porter, 70 years old, one of the promi nent business men of this city, died at his home here_tonight from infirmicics due to age. Mr. Porter was born in Higganum and at the time of his death was president of the Seoville Hoe com- rany cf that plac He was a_graduate of the class of 1859, Yale Sheffield Scientific school, and later received the degree of M. A. from the university. He was treasu of the Sperry & Barnes company. pre: ident of the Peck Brothers & com- pany, a director of the First National bank and a trustee of he Cotnnecticut Savings bank. He was also u member of the Graduates’ club. He leaves a wife and six children. Weston Again on His Journey—Walsh 260 Milss Behind. Rawllns, Wyo., June 8.—Weston, the pedestrian, left Rawlins for the west at 5 o'clock this morning. _He is 286 miles ahead of Sergeant Walsh, who left Denver this morning in his attempt to overtake Weston before the Ilatter reaches the coa Outing Magazine Sold for $30,000. Binghamton, N. Y., June 5.—Cn ap- proval of United States Judge G. W. Ray, the receivers of the bankrupt Outing Publishing company of De- posit today sold ths Outing Magazine to Thomas H. Blodget:, the Chicago advertising agent of the magazine, for £30,000. This magazine was consld- ered to bethe chief asset of the Out- ing Publishing company. The maga- zine was appraised by the receivers at $50,000. One Man Killed by Fallin~ Wall New York, June 8.—One man w killed and two were severely injure when an inner wall of the old Manhat- tan theater building . at Thirty-third street and Sixth avenue, now being demolished, collapsed suddenly late to- day. The dead man was identified by his check number as John Duysick, a Pole. The other two will recover. A large denartment store will be erected on the site. Troops for Insular Service. ‘Washington, June 8.—Orders have been issued for the Third United States infantry and the One Hundred and Fifth and One Hundred and Fifty- ninth ecompanies of Coast artillery to embark on the transport Buford at Seattle, Wash., about Aug. 5. The in- fantry goes to Manilg and the artillery to Honolulu. of Huntington was recommitred to the commmittee on publio health and safe- Y. Town Management of Schools. Senate bill No. 65, on the calendar for actlon, was amended >y Mr. Brins made of ‘Washington and after widerable debate was tabled. It vides that after July 1. 1965, ail towns except those Raving cities, boroughs or organized distriots, shall assume the management of schools, doing away entirely with thg dlstrict system and providing that the number of school committeemen may be increased mud all school business be transacted at the annual town meeting. " Frem the Senate. The house rejeeted, in ¥ U ATl sailors aj nes and taxation of s, v of | this evening. Au hour lat te degree nfmn.«n‘.:nflf'vxh' Nova college, Pennsylvania, June 15. Mrs. 3;-.&.»._ fashionble ‘woman over the a Salem, O., illness of a son, shot and her boy. N 4 A M. Chanchari, proprietor of the Ma- gazin de Louvre in Paris, left his ort collection to the National Louxre Mu- seum, Announcement of Arpflinmntl o the position of secretaries of legations will be made by the state department this week. Ambassador Takahira of Japan il deliver the baccalaureate address at the. graduating exercises of the Upi- versity of Ilinois. Rear Admiral Sebree declares that an enemy could land troops in New York and that the United States navy necds Dreadnoughts, The Repair Ship Panther will be in charge of Commander Charles H. Ha low during her trip with the bal ships on their summer cruise, y, in the Legal Meaning of the word, Is whiskey, even when col- ored or fiavoring matter is added, ac- cording to an opinion _rendered to President Taft by Lloyd W. Bowers. Charles Meldrum Daniels, champion swigemer of the world and promine in athletics, and Mrs. Florence Good- vear Wagner, divorced wife of G Olds Wagner, worth several milli in her own right, were married. IN ANNUAL CONVENTION AT HARTFORD. Protestant Episcopal Church in Dio- cese of Connecticut—Reports Read. Hartford, June 9.—The annual con- vention of the Protestant Episcopal chureh in the diocese of Connecticut is being held in Christ church today. It opened with a celebration of ‘the boly communion at 9.30/when the at- tendance of clergymen was large and of lay delegates about seventy-five. The attendance at today's session was about 400. In the course of the service which was conducted by Bishop Brewster, the bishop gave the necrology of the year. ' Commlittees were announced Reports of the treasurer and reg- istrar were then made and Bishop Brewster announced appointments, Rev. J. Chauncey Linsley read the report of the commission on work among foreigners.- Luncheon was served at 1.30 in Foot Guard_armory hall. At 2.45 the eénvention - reconvened and took up the matter of a commit- tee to consider the dividing of the dio- cese. At the meeting tonight Malcolm Graham of North Carolina was clected a trustee of the funds of infirm and aged clergymen. Judge A. 1. Roberf- son of New Haven and Gardiper Greene of Norwich werc appointed a committee on weak and decayed par- ishes. -~ The standing committee was select- ed as follows: Rev. Dr. Samuel Hart, Revs. 8. O. Seymour, G. T. Lindsley, N. G. Thompson and §. Means. The delegates to the _misciona councll_are: Revs. 8. O. Seymour, W. Harriman _and George. T. Lindsl and Burton ~Mansfleld, H. W. Ree: Gardiner Greene and N. W. Seymour, SHRINERS AT LOUISVILLE. Present Membership 140,000—Grand Parade in Evening. - Louisville, June 8—With drilling all day and marching all night, in hea relleved but little by a_rain’ at dusi, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine tonight felt as though they had real ersed a desert. Politics was important feature of the day's pro- ceedings of the 35th annual session of the Shrine, and-tomorrow several im- portant questions will come up for de- clsion. . Imperial Potentate Edwin I Alder- man in his address daclarel the nre ent membersliip of the Shrum to ba 146,000, an increase of 13,000 during the past vear, while the financial cor dition showed a_surplus that wo buy a corner in Wall street. Tonight, despite the early g remidrkable pggeant was held. Al the crack patrols were in line, under bril- liant lights and colors. The parade was several miles long. BLACK HAND ROUNDUP. Biggest and Best Organized Branch Clnofnrati, June 8.—In several ar- rests made in Columbus, Marion and Dernison, O., o ostoffice inspec tors and detectives who worked i conjunction with them in the case be- lieve they have vnearthed tie biggest £nd best organized branch of the Black Hand in America. Marlon, 0. ia sai to be the headquarters of the organ- izatior: whichi has robled several per- sons in Ohio and other states of thou- cands of dollars in ihe last few moutiis by the application of Black Hand el ods. LADY ABERDEEN IN BOSTON. Wife of Mayor Gives Breakfast for Her at Algonquin Club. June 8.—The first of ‘he funetions planned for the Boston visit of Lads Aberdeen was the breakfast given this forepoon at ihie Algonquin club by Mrs. George A. Hib- bard, wife of Mayor Hibbard. Lady Aberdeen was driven in from the home of her hoats, Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Worcester, of Waltham, and at the reception preceding the breakfast met _nformaNy many Boston women prominently identified with civic, edu= catienal and health movements. Roston, numerous Henry E. Dixey Married to Li Woman of “Mary Jane'’s Pa.” New York, Jane 8.—FHenry E. Dixey, famous on the stage for nearly a uar- ter century, permitted the news of his marriage to Miss Marfe Nordstram, leading woman of the “Mary Jane' Pa" company, of which Mr. Dixey was the star, to become public tonignt. The marriage is said to have taken place at least three weeks ago. § 8chooner Margaret Wins Sailing Race New York to Bermud Hamilton, Bermuda, June § as can be figured tonixhi. the xchyoner Margaret, owned by George S. unk of New York, has won the saiing race from New York to Bermuda by about four and a half hours. ing ) far New York to Beattle Auts R Kansas City, Mo, "June §. Ford cars leading in the New York to Seattle automobile ruce arrfved at 5.35 - the Acme and the Shawmut cers arrived. The Ford cars wers only a féew minutes head at Glawgo. Mo, but reached the #sour! river ferry first and the other s were delayed in cnsequence. The Tacers will leave early tomorraw. Printad musleal notes were mcade e Senate and House Leaders of Measure There is No Basis for Such Reports ‘SECRETARY MACVEAGH'S SPEECH At Chicago Misconstrued in Many Quarters—President ¢ Declares that no One Has Authority to Suggest that He bad in Mind a Veto of the Tariff Measure—No Fault with MacVeagh’s Utterances. ; ] Washington, June 8 —Senate and house Jeaders who are directing the course of the tariff bill through con- gress and who will be members of the conference on the bill after it has passed the senate, took measurements today to ascertain whether there w any foundation for reports that Pres. ident Taft would veto the bill. The have reacheq the conclusion that there s no basis whatever for such re- ports. President Not Aware of the Charac- ter of the Speech. As late as this evening the presi- deut told one of the republican jead- ers that no one had authority to sug- gest that he had in mind the veto of the tariffi measure, It was learned today upon the highest authority that President Taft had not read the Chicago speech of Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh | before the secretary left Washington for Chicago, and that the president was not aware of the character of the speech to be made. This does not mean that the president finds fault with Mr. MacVeagh's utterances, but imere= Iy answers the report that it wie o official view of the tariff situation and that it expressed Mr. Taft's opinion, It is usual, it was stated today, for & member of the cabinet to submit his speeches to the president. Presitlent Taft has never required the members of his cabinet to do this and there- fore responsibility for their utterances cannot be charged to him. Secretary's Poiitical Inexperience. Republican leaders were inclined to-* day to assign to political inexperience Secretary MacVeagh's failure to con- sider that any speech delivered by him likely would be taken as the view of the administration. Many of the lead~ ers point to the fact that the speech was delivered to an audience which sympathized entirely with demands for revision downward, but at the same! time they assert that a eareful read- ing of the speech would indicate that it had been misconstrued in any quars ters. $30,000000 SUIT SETTLED OUT OF COURT. The Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co. vs. So-Called Sugar Trust. New York, June 8.—After two weeks of *rial in the United Stote* district court, the $30,000,000 suit of the Penn- | sylvania Sugar Refining company | against the American Sugar Refining | company, the so-called trust, was s tled out of court here this evening. The terms of the settlement were not made public. The sut was one of those famillar yet complicated legal instituted every now and then maller concern against an alleg- ed monopoly, charging in_ effect that it had been drivén out of business. In this case witnesses testified that Adolph Segal of Philadelphia, control- ling power of the Pennsyvania Sugar Refining company, . borroweJ from Gustay A. Kissel million and quarter dollars, for which he gave as security 25,000 sbares of the Pennsyl- vania Sugar Refining company,toge‘h- or with a voting trust certificate for the same, which was to run until the repayment of the loan. With the pow- er thus conferred upon him, Kissel installed _himself - and three of hiy clerks as directors of the Independernt Sug and with «control of the hourd of directors he passel a re- | markable reoluticn wiich deolarc that the then almost completed re- | finery, said to be one of the most eco- | nomical ever built. should not be opened or operated until further or- ders of the board. That resolution, the plaintiff con- tended, was drafted by John E. Par- s0ne, acting as counsel for the sugar trust, for whom they showed Gustay A. Kissel, the leader, was also agent. | GENERAL CLEANUP OF . NEW YORK’S ROGUE GALLERY May -Be Outcome of Fight A Pplice Commissioner. net New York, June S.—There may be a general cleanup of New York's rogue gallery and many faces of individuals who have long protested against the appearance of their pictures there on the ground that they have never been convicted may win out through Mayor McClellan’s decision in the case of George Duffy. the Brookiyn boy’ in whose behalf Supreme Court Justice Gaynor recently started a fight against the police commissioner. The mayor has not made known his findinge in the Duffy case, but it is generally understood that he has de- cideq to order the removal of the boy's plicture. Sueh action would establish a precedent for other cases The Duffy boy's father, accompanled by counsel, called on the meyor today. The hearing may be concluded tomor- row, although Mr. McClellan declin®d 1o say whether more witneases were to be examined. BURGLARS STOLE BANDSTAND. From a Jersey City Park—Took It Away on a Truck. Jersey City, June 8.—The palm for pure, unalloyed and _ unadulterated “ne will have to be awarded to the merry band of burgling and house- breaking individuals who descended upon Mary Benson park, in the Itallan quarter of Jersey City, this morning, and carried off the bandstand which for many vears had constituted fts chief ornament. The deliberation with which the work of demolition and lat- er of transportation by truck was ac- complished ~ entirely disarmed suspi- clon and the stand had disappeared several hours before the authorities could bring themselves to & realiza- tion of what had happened The structure was fifteen feet with an ornate balugtrade, step: ornamented: roof of metal. FAMILI PREPARING TO FLEE. News Brunswick Forest Fires Situa. tion Becomes More Alarming. Fredericton, N. B, received here today from Keswick in- dicate that the forest fires situation In that viclnltg 18 steadily becoming more alarming. - Bird Settlement is In great danger of being swept by the flames, | and the twelve or fifteen families there are. prepared to flee, should it become necessary. Every avallable man for miles around is enghged in fighting Ahe flames. Should the fire pass throuxh Bird Settlement there would be little chance of saving Naswaaksie Villuge. somewhat farther down the Nashwasksls strean GEORGIA RAIROAD STRIKE Passss Formaily into the Arbitration Stage—Arbitration Mnneunced. Atianta, Ga., June §.—The strike of the Georgla rallvoud firemen for se- niority of whites over negroes passed formally Into the arbifration stage to- HATTERS' STRIKE ENDED, 3,000 HANDS TO RESUME Danbury and Vicinity Factories te Work on Open Shop Basis. Danbury, Conn., June S.—The hat- ters’ strike, whigh has been in prog- ress in the twenty-three factories in this city, New Milford and Bethel since January 15, was practically brought to a close today when fifteen of the manufacturers agreed to open their factorics for a ninety days peri- od on the open shop basis. With the return to work of the strikers the manufacturers agree to resign from the Hat Manufacturers’ assoclation, and fo allow all difficuities to be set- tled by arbitration with the exception of the use of the union label use of the union label will be at the end of tha. ninety dayw when the manufacturers have s nnection with the Manufaectur- ociation. The opening of the will mean the returning to work of about 3,000 hand Late today, the trimmers and Anish- ers, who had not previously agpeed to accept the proposition of the manu facturers, met and voted to return work and abide by the terms of the agreement. - -~ ‘What uction whll be taken by the eight manufacturers who have not. as yet declded to opén their factories is not - known, but it is thought that twa or three of that number will eventual- Iy gpen their shops on the ninety days plan. DIAMOND STUDDED WATCH FOR MISS BOARDMAN In Appreciation of Her Services to the “Taft Philippine Party.” Washington, “June 5.—The “Taft Philippine party,” cause President Taft famous %0 called be. who at the time of the trip was secretary of war, and Mre. Taft chaperoned it to the Orfent and back, with several subsequent happy marital results, showed its ap< preciation of Miss Mabel Boardman by presenting her tonight. at her home with a richly diamond studded watch and chain. > President Taft made the presenta- tion. He spoke of the kindly feelings which every member of the party had toward Miss Boardman because of what sh¥ had done on the journey to the far east and back to make the trip pleasant for everybody. AT WORK IN SING SING PRISON, Gaptain Hains is Accountant in Tim Shop—Albert Patrick a Tailor, . Y., June 8. Ossining, Capt, Peter C. Hal is serving a sen= tence o re than twenty y and not less than seven for killing Wil= llam E, Annis, has been assigned as accountant in the tin shops of Sing Sing prison Albert T. Patrick, serving n life sen- tence for the murder of Willlam Marsh Rice, has been transferred to the clothe ing industry. Plant of Decatur Cereal Co. Destroyed —Loss $650,000. Springfeld, 111, June 8.—~The plant of the Decatur Cereal company at Decas tur, 11, the largest corn mill in the world. ‘was burned down early this morning. The loss is $850,000. John . Sheehy, a fireman, was kifled by falling timbers, A Decided in Favor of Plaintiffs—g266,« 880 to Be Divided Among Thres. New York, June 5. —Holding certain trusts by which testator sought to tie up estate to be vold under laws of New York, D. Cady Herrick, referee In the suit brought by the three daughters of the late Antonio Yznaga Del Vall who died In 1582, today decided in favor of the plaintiffs, Under the terms of this decision, Con~ suelo, dowager duchess of Manchester, Lady Natica Lister-Kay and Emily Yznaga are entitled to an eusl di- vigsion of the principal of the trust fu Will Save the Government $125,000 & Yo d for them. —Beekman Wine throp, nssistant secretary df the navy, estimated today that the naw system of paying employes at navy yards and stations put ln force in line with the general policy of economy Insaguruted by President Tutt will save the gov= erument $126,000 & year. Further lm= provements are counted on 10 increans this Aaving nore thousunds, Steamship Arri At Antwerp: June aderlaml, trom, New York At Loudon: June 8, Minneapolis, W York. May 28, Lithwenia, from day, when the firemen - announced n Thomas W. Hardwick of ja as thelr arbitrator, un June & Luisiane, June 2, Argentine, fhom . 4,