Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 10, 1909, Page 1

New York and B TWO MEN AND TWO WOMEN ARRESTED Edward C. Dano Caught Taking Letters from Private Mail Box on Atlantic Avenue—Companion who Ran . Away, was Brought in Later—Large Amount of Open- ed Mail Matter in Women’s Rooms, an Opium Den. Boston, June 9.—By the arrest of a man caught robbing a private mgil box late today and the raiding of an alleged opium resort, the police claim to have. unearthed a gang of clever men and women whom they belleve to have been concerned in robbing mail boxes in Boston and New York since May 30. Caught at Private Mail Box. “ _ Edward C. Dano, age 23 vears, of Brockton, was caught on Atlantic ave- nue, as he was taking letters, it is alleged, from the private mail box of the Boston Bottle Wiring and Label- ing company, whose letters had been missed for some time. The box was being watched by Letter Carrier Louis Hyman, who ' was _instrumental in making the arrest. One Willlam Gor- P . ¥ S R S S AN S A Ve S8 B A WRIGHT BROTHERS AT NATIONAL CAPITAL. Will Be Presented Gold. Medals Today in White Houss Esst Room. Washington, June 9.—Tomorrow Wii- bur and Orville Wright of Dayton, O., the aeroplane inventors, will be show- ereq with unusual honors in the na- tion’s capital. They will be presented with the gold ‘medals awarded them by the Aero club of America in the east room of the ‘White House at 2.30 p. m. President Taft .will make a short speech and Representative Herbert Parsons of New York will brietly review the achievements of the two brothers. The Wrights will arrive here tomor- row morning and will be entertained at luncheon by the Aero club of Wash- ington. Prominent statesmen, diplo- mats, scientists, aeronauts, army and navy officers have been invited to meet the ‘Wrights at the luncheon. Miss Catherine Wright will accom- | pany her brothers and the entire party ! will return to Dayton lat® in the day MYSTIC SHRINE OFFICERS. . George L. Street of Richmond Elected ! Imperial Potentate at' Louis following by the im- the Mystic Louisville, June 9.—The officers were elected toda; ial council, Nobles of ial potentate—George L. Street | of Richmond, Va. | Tmperial deputy potentate—Fred- ericic K. Hine of Los Angeles. Imperial chief Rabban—J. Frank Prait of ¥argo, N. D. Im; assistant Rabban—W. J. Cunningham of Baktimore, | _ Imperial high priest and prophet— ! Willlam W. Irwin of Wheeling. | " Imperlal Oriental guide—Jacob T. | Barron of Columbia, S. C. Imperial treasurer — William 8. Brown of Pittsburg, re-elected. Imperial _recorder — Benjamin W. Rowell of Boston, Te-clected. Imperial first ceremonial master— Frederick R. Smith of "Rochester. Imperial second ceremonial master ~—J. P. Stevens of Portland, Me. Impetial marshal—Henry W. Neld- ringhaus of St, Louis. Imperial captain of the guard— Charles E. Ov shine of Minneapolis. PLACED AT FOOT OF CALE!{DAR. Bill for Sanitary Districts on Long Island Sound Shore. (Specia] to The Bulletin.) Hartford, June 9.—The measure pro- viding for the creation of sanitary dis- j tricts on the shore of Long island sound or_elsewhere where people con- l’olme Believe They Have Captured Robbers 0 oston Mail Boxes don, age 21, who was with Dano, made his ‘escape, but was later captured. Prisoner Squealed on Pals. Postoffice Inspector Jennings, in_fol- lowing up the case, went to 30 Yar- mouth street, upon information fur- nisheq by Dano, and found there Gor- don, a woman he claimed as his wife, and a Miés Edith. Nelson. Half an hour later the police raided the place and cfaim to have discovered an opium outfit. The inmates were placed under atrest on the charge of conducting an opium resort. Had Raised Stolen Checks. In an investigation of the premises, Inspector Jennings discovered a large amount of mail fhatter which had been opened, with many checks drawn_up- on Boston, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey banks, Some of the checks had been raised. PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF CHICAGO & GREAT WESTERN ‘3. P. Morgan & Co. Intend to Form a New Company. New York, June 9.—J. P. Morgan & Co. today announced the proposed | re-organization of ithe Chicago & Great | Western Railway Co. Under the re- organization it is intended to form a new company, which will issue $28,- 000;000 of first mortgage, fifty-year, four per cent. bonds, also $50,000,000 of preferred stock and $46,000,000 com- The total cash requirements of mon. the reorganization will approximate $25,000,000. A voting trust, consisting of J. P. | Morgan, George i. Baker and Robert Fleming, the latter representing the more important foreign interests in the property, is to be crehted for a period of five years. § To participate in the plan, holders of the existing “B" preferred stock and the common shares will be assessed $15 per share, Holders of the de- bentures, which amount to $28,000,000, will receive 110 per cent. in preferred stock voting trust certificates of the new company, while holders of the old preferred “A” stock will be given 120 per cent. in new common stock. VENEZUELA NOT BANKRUPT. General Castro’s Recent Statement Re- futed by President Gomez. Caracas, Monday, May $1.—In strik- ing refutation of General Castro’s recent statement that Venezuela would e bankript in six months, is the fol- lowing paragraph from President Go- mez's message to congress, which shows that, notwithstanding the sup- pression by the new government of numberless oppressive taxes, the de- ficlt in the Bank of Venezuela left by Castro has been transformed into a respectable credit. The president say “On November 24 last, the day on government owed to the Bank of Ve- nezuela 745,862.04 bolivars. (A bolivar is worth 20 cents.) After having met every administrative and other ex- penses the government how has a bal- ance in its favor in the Bank of Ve- nezuela of bolivars 1,483,490.63, and in the national treasury of bolivars 114,- 337.00.” The reading of the presidential mes- sage to congress on Saturday after- noon was not the perfunctory per- formance of other years. President Gomez's recent decree removing com- pletely all the oppressive export taxes on coffee, cocoa, and hides, which fell s0_heavily on the long suffering agri- culturist, and which produced to the government a vearly income of almost @ million dollars, has removed any gregate for the summer, which is of 50 much moment o the shore dwellers of New London county, was on the house calendar today starred for ac- tion and when it was reached Dr. |« Shelton, chairman of the committee on public health and safety, explained it and moved its passage, but it was finally placed at the foot of the calen- dar, Mr. Bishop of New Haven, who F drew the bill, is quite anxious te see ! 4t pass, but there is most decided op- position to it because of the very broad powers it gives under tie guise of in- nocence. 4,000 MILE AUTO TRIP. Four Women Leave New York for San Francisco. | New York, June 9.—A 4,000 mile au- tomobile trip to San Francisco was begun by four women who left New York toda: Mrs, Alice R. Ramsey, president of the Woman's Motoring elub of New York and cne of the best Xnown drivers of the east, is at the wheel, and she is accompanied by Mrs, N. R__Powsll, Mrs. W. Atwood and Mrs. F. Jahns. The party will take their time, do a deal of sightseeing en route, and aim to arrive at their des- tination about July 15, or in about thirty-five days. Mrs, Ramsey plans to make all repairs necessary en route ‘herself. FAVORABLE ACTION On Bill Providing for Purchase of the Danielson Armory. (Special to The Butletin) . Hartford, June $—The bill provid- ing for the purchase by the state of the Danielson armory at a cost of $15,000 has been acted upon favora- Bly by the appropriations committee ‘and was today reported in the house, No opposition 18 expected to the pas- sage of this matter in the regular or- a Threatened to Shoot Bishop Burke. Albany, N. Y., June 9.—Joseph Flo- ria, an Itdllan, was arrested today ast- er hé had called at the residence of Eishop T. M. A. Burke, where he is alleged to have threatened to shoot the bishop, The maid, after telling Floria that Bishop Burke wuas mot at home, closed the door In his face., Jishop Burke was in Troy at the time. Three Cent Fare. Kansas City, Mo, June 9,—The San- ta Fe and the Cgtton Belt Railroad doubt as to the, progressiveness of the new government and consequently great crowds surged into the capitol building to express approval of the reforms. FIRST VETO BY GOV. WEEKS. The Police Board Amendment to New Haven Charte Hartford, June 9.—The first veto sent o the present general assembly was transmitted to the house this morning by Governor Frank B. Weeks, who declines to sign the bill which would amend the charter of the city of New Haven so that no dealer in to- baoco could be appointed to the board of police wommissioners. This - bfll wag debated at length before it passed tte house and senate some time ago, and stirred up & rumpus in New Ha- ven political ciréles. DRAPER BILL IS PASSED. ng Billard Stock Goes Through Massachusetts Senaf Boston, June 9.—The Boston Rail- road Holding company bill, embodying Governor Eben S. Draper's suggestions for the solution of the railroad con- troversy in this state, was passed to be engrossed in the senate tojay by a voice vote. No word was spoken in oppositidn and no division was re- quested. The bill now goes to the house for concurrerce in amendments made by the upper branch. Measure for Strychnine Found in Dead Girl's “~{-Princeton for many years. which I assumed the presidency, the | Stomach. Gouveneur, N. Y., June 9.—In a brief statement which he made today re- garding the death of Leila Hamilton, the sixteen year old girl who died suddenly at Degrasse, a few days ago, Coroner Drury declared that strych- nine was found in the dead girl's stomach at the examination. He fur- ther declared that he knew Who pur- chased the poison and “where it was procured. The purchase was not made in Degrasse, the coroner stated. Birokhead-Hall Marriag, New York, June $.—Miss Caroline M. Hall of this city, granddaughter of Mrs. Julis Ward Howe, became the wife today of the Rev. Hugh Me- Cullough Birckhead, rector of St. George’s an _aristocratic Protestant Episcopal institution in Vesey square. Rishop Greer officiated at the cere- companies today ed notices es- tablishing the gu-gcr fare in Mis- wouri.at the of l“c&m- a mile, fol- i UAl' action of .. the summer in mony. . The bride has won consider- 4ble reputation as portrait painter. Mr. and Mrs, - Birckhead will. spend | ing and would Beverely, Eng., June 9—The Bish- op Barton stakée, ot Ve ‘each, with 100 sovereigns two year olds, distance five furlongs, was run here and -&y Stolen Kiss. August Belmont's idoir was second and Quickstitch third. = Eight horses ran. Vienna, June 9.—Signora Toselli, who was Crown Princess Louise of Saxony, has petitioned the imperial court to re- quest the emperor to grang her per- mission to/live in Austria. No decision has been given in this matter yet, but it is likely that she will receive the de- sired permission, unless the king of Saxony objects. Toulon, June 9.—The trials of wire- less telephone service ~between the cruiser Conde and land stations have shown satisfactory progress. The cruiser, although equipped with short- ef poles than at the time of previous experiments, was able. to communicate today at a distance of more than one hundred miles. A few days ago con- versation was carried on by the wire- ]egls system at a distance of sixty miles. LoRdon, June of Pittsburg was today sentenced in Lon- don to two years in prison for the theft of a racing cup from the window of a bicycle firm. Young, who Eoes under a number of aliases, has been kept undet observation since his ar- rival on this side the end of last year. His convictions include a train Tob- bery at Wabash, Ind., in 1883; bur- glaries at Madison ang elsewhere and grand larceny in Philadelphia. Paris, June 9.—The socialist news- papers are conducting a campaign against the late M. Chauchard on ac- count of the small sum he left the poor of FParls compared to the im- mense legacy he made to Madame Boursin, and they declare that her gift vesterday of $200,000 to the poor of the capital was a public recogni- tion of a scandal. Humanite openly incites the people to make a demon- stration at the funeral of M. Chau- chard, which takes place tomorrow. BANISHED FROM AMERCIA. Son of President of Toilettes Fashion Co. of New York City. New York, June 9.—On condition that he 1l never return to this coun- tr; Max Jagerhuber, Jr., son of the president of the Toilettes Fashion Co. of this city, was turned over to a probation officer today and put aboard the salling ship Falls of Garry, boul for Australia, where he has relatives. He was convicted of passing a bad check on a friend of his father. The decision of the court was given after a long recital of the efforts of the family to reform a son who had brought them nothing but sorrow and tréuble, The boy served in the navy, deserted, from the army, was caught and impitsoned only to be released by President Roosevelt, at the entreatles of the father, and when last arrested on May 15, had engaged a suite de luxe on an Atlantic liner. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT TO DEATH, Selectman Walton of Princeton, Mass., Was Loading a Rifl Princeton, Mass, June 9.—Twenty minutes after Selectman Charles S. Walton had starteq from a fleld for his house to get a rifie to shoot turtles and water snakes, “his son, Herbert, found him dead with a bullet hole ex- tending from under his chin to the top of his head. The body was lyinz in the woodshed of the Waiton resi- dence with the rifie under it. It is supposed that when Mr., Walton sat down to clean it or load it the trigger caught on the rung‘of a chalr, explod- ing the rifie. He was 72 years old and had been prominent in affairs of Besides his son Herbert, he leaves a son, William, of Washington, D. C,, a daughter, Mrs Frank Palmer, of Bellows Falls, Vt, and a widow GOLDEN JUBILEE IN ROME. Festi at American’ Col tinue—Mass of Thanksgi: Rome, June 9.—The festivities in connection with the golden jubilee of the American college in Rome were continued today with a mass of thanksgiving celebrated by the Most Rev, W. H. O’Connell, archbishop of Boston. Mgr. Corrigan, auxiliary bishop of Baltimore, delivered the ser- mon, in which he made a comparison between the American college and the English-speaking colleges here. The American college, while ' by far the youngest of these institutions, had surpassed the others in importance and had become an institution of which the church and the mother country justly could be proud. PUSH TRIFF REVISION. Whole Country Waiting to See the Job Finished, Says Mr. Gates, New York, June 9.—John W. Gates’ parting shot ‘as he left for Europe on the Lusitania today was & word of atdmonition to the legislators who are in charge of the task of tariff re- vision. “The quicker the job is done the better,” he declared. “The whole country, is waiting to have the work finished, and any delay in Washing- ton means a costly postponement of the prosperity w.&a which is bound to come as soon as settled tariff con-. ditions give the business world a chance to move forward, 81 Preachers Agree to Vote to Oust Professor Foster. Chicago, June 9.—Rev, John Stone Myers, a Baptist preacher. who on Monday insisted on the expulsion from the Baptist conference of Prof. George Burnham Foster of the university of, Chicago, author of The Function of Religion, and other works, said today that 81 preachers had agreed to vote to oust Professor Foster next Monday when the subject will be reopened, Formal Action for Release of Mrs. Helen Boyls Mercer, Pa:; June 9.—Formal ae- tion was' taken today by William F. McDermott of Chicago, brother of Mrs. Helen Boyle, now serving 25 vears for the abduction of Willie Whitia, to ob- tain her gelease from the penitentiary at Pittsburg. Providence Bankers and Brokers F: Providence, June 9—A notice of clos- ing to be followed by general liquida- tion, was posted tonight by Lewis FL. Tappan & Co., bankers and brokers, at 103-Bannigan building. Mr. Tap- n said that the failure of the New York houses of Whilllam Ives & Co. and Ennis & Stoppani, had involye: the affairs of his concern, thes having acted as correspondents Tappan & Co. in New York. The Lewis H. Tappan & company late tonight made a complete assign- ment to John A. Tillinghast. The fail- ure is one of the iargest in Pruvidence brokerage-circles in many years. Mr. Tappan says that there are several heavy creditors but he is not able as yet fo compare the assets and liabi ties, but hoped to make a good show- to pay every of His Class. West Point, . June 9. —Stuart C. frey of Milford, Mass., will be UPON THE NET EARNINGS OF CORPORATIONS. WHITE HOUSE SUGGESTION It is Declared to Prevent a Split in Republican Party Over Income Tax % Feature—Plan Repudiated. ‘Washington, June 9.—After a talk at the White House yesterday between President Taft and Senator Aldrich it was said that the finance committee would consent to a 2 per cent. tax upon -the net earnings of corporations if the supporters of the income tax amend- ments would accept it and withdraw their proposition. This suggestion, it is declared, came from President Taft, and was designed to prevent a. split in the republican pgrty over the income tax feature, Progressives Repudiate Plan. Mr. Aldrich communicated the plan to Senators Cummins and Borah, who are the leaders of the “progressive” re- publicans and who have favored the Cummins -~ income tax amendment. These sentors consulted with thetr col- LE BILL ORDER OF DAY NEXT WEDNESDAY. CONCERNING STREET. RAILWAYS™ Spitting l‘ll'lufllnmi!ud—Aotion on Fireworks Bill Indefinitely Postponed —Afternoon Session of House. Hartford, June 9.—The senate was called to order at 11.15 by President pro tem. Brooks. Prayer by Chap- lain Sexton. % Spitting Bill Recommitted. On' the motion of Senator Phillips the senate concurred with the house in recommitting the bill concerning spitting in publig places. Windham High School Bonds. # Calendar—Passed—Authorizing town of Windham to issue high school bonds to the amount of $100,000; amending the law concerning /the practice of medicine, surgery and midwifery by providing that after January 1, 1914, no person shall be entitled to take the state examination unless he has stud- ied for nine months chemistry, physics and general biplogy. Tabled—Raising leagues and the plan was repudiated by | a commission to inquire into the ad- them. "Mr. Aldrich consulted also with republican leaders who are opposed to the income tax idea, and he had no better success with that faction than with .the “progressives. % Comes Up Today for Vote. By an order of the senate the in- come tax proposition will come up to- motrow for a vote, but in view of the unsettled conditions & motion will be made. to postpone action, and the indi- catlons are that practically all of the republicans will suport the postpone- ment. It is expected that Serator Bai- lev will protest vigorously against this delay and that some general debate on the income tax amendment will re- sult. It is not -expected that Senator Aldrich will move to refer the income tax amendment to the judiciary com- mittee, but that he will leave it before the sehate, 8o that further conference may be had between the two factions of the republican members of the sen- ate. VERDICT AGAINST DEWEY. He Sued the Good Government Asso- ciation for $76,000,000 Damages. Boston, June 9.—A verdict for the defeise was given in the superfor court late today in the libel suit of | hearing former Judge Henry. S. Dewey against five members of the Good Government association, in which $76,450,000 dam- ages were asked. The jury was out but 35, mjnutes, ‘the suit was the outcome of certain alleged statements emanating from the Good ‘Government assoclation in the mayoraity campaign of 1905, when Judge Dewey was a candidate for mayor. The trial was unique in this com- monwealth. Judge Dewey conducted his own case, and when he appearea on the stand as a witness for himself propounded and answered his own questions. The evidence submitted ranged from a treatise upon the an- cient laws of Plato and Cicero to the method and procedure of law courts in Europe and America. . Immediately upon rendering of the verdict, Judge Dewey filed an exception to the judge's order and was allowed 20 days in which to file other excep- tions taken during the trial. AMERICAN MINISTER IDE s Credenti Spain—Royally Re: to King of ived. o Madrid, June 9.—Henry C. Ide, the newly appointed American minister to Spain, presented his credentials to King Alfonso today. He drove in state to the palace, where the king received him, surrounded by his ministers. The ceremony was a brilliant one. W. M. Collier, the. retiring minister, has left Madrid for an automoblle ~tour of France and Germany. Mr. Ide was conveyed to the palace in a gilded coach, drawn by four horses and escorted by four mounted officers. He was presented to the va- rious ambassadors, King Aifonso, in the uniform of a captain-general, at- tended by the foreign minister, the officers of his household and gran- dees of Spain, received the American minister cordfally. At the conclusion of the reception Mr. Ide returned to his residence, being shown the same honors as when going to meet the king. Graduates from West Point at Head of graduated from West Point at the head of his class next Friday. Godfrey has held class honors ever since he entered the academy four years ago. He is a cadet lieutenant and editor in chief of The Howltzer. $2,000 S for Slander, Connecticut Pastor lavolved. Terryville, Conn., June 9.—Papers in a $2,000 suit for siander were served today on Rudolph Creitreuse in behalf of Rev. H. W. Voight, pastor of St. Paul's German Lutheran church. The casé will come up for trial at the July term of the superior court in Water- bury. President Taft Defeated at Golf. ‘Washington, June 9.—After a succes- sion of golf victories recently, Presi- dent Taft went down to defeat today. On greens which were heavy and rath- er slow because of recent rains, the president and General Clarence R. Ed- 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION of the Founding of Norwich, July 5th and 6th visability of the state's assuming con- trol of the Connecticut river ferrie: concerning the use of buildings us as nickel theaters and moving pi ture shows; concerning state’s attor- neys; concerning salaries of officials of the city court of Norwich; concern- ing contro] of local authorities over lo- cation of permanent structures in highw concerning compensation of deputy sheriffs. Election of Judg Gardiner Greene, by a vote of 23 to 0, and Marcus M. Holcomb, by a vote of 25 to 0, were elected judges of the superior court, Concerning Street Railways. The following bill concerning the safety of the public using street rail- ways was explained by Senator Bowen passed Vhenever any street railway is lo- cated and constructed in part on pri- vate way, upon the wriiten petition of the selectmen of any town, the mayor and common council of any city, or the warden and burgesses of any’ borough in which such private way is situated, or of the company owning or operating such railway, the railroad commissioners, after reason- able noticé of the time and place of thereon shall have been given by the petitioners, the company and the persons interested ih-the land ad- joining such private way, shall find that public safety and convenience re- quire an alteration in such location, the company owning such railway may so far alter such location as to change the radius of its curves, the width of its layout, its slopes and embank- ments, may straighten and improve its lines and extend its lines of sight, and, with the written approval of said com- missioners prescribing the extent, may take land for such purposes in the manner provided in section 3887 of the general statutes.” Adjourned to Thursday. THE HOUSE. The house was called to order by Speaker Banks at 10.30.° Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. C e r. Clarke of Committee Reports. Shell Fisheries—Unfavorable con- cerning buoying oyster grounds. port accepted; bill rejected. Amendment to Constitution. The following resolution introduced some weeks ago, following the death of Governor Lilley, was adopted by the house: Resolved by this house: That the following be proposed as an amend- ment to the constitution of the state, which, when approved and adopted in the manner provided by the consti- tution, shall to all intents and pur- poses become a part thereof: Section 14 of article fourth of the constitu- tion is hereby amended to read as fol- lows: In case of the death, resigna- tion, refusal to serve, inability to per- form the powers and duties of his of- fice, or removal from office of the gov- ernor, or of his impeachment or ab- sence from the state, the lieutenant sovernor sball exercise the powers and authority appertaining to the office pf governor, until another be chosen at the next periodical election for govern- or, and be duly qualified; or until the disability be removed, or until the governor, impeached or absent, shall be acquiited or return. Resolved, That the foregoing pro- posed amendment to the- constitution be continued to the next session of the general assembly and be published with the laws passed at the present session. Re- Automobile. On motion of Mr. Leete the bill will be made the special order of the day Wednesday next at 11 o'clock. Calendar Matters. Resolution adopted amending the charter of thée New London and East Lyme street railway company. Sale of Firework: The proposed bill concerning the sale of fireworks wag taken from the table and after several amendments had been adopted and following a long: discussion, action was indefinite- 1y postponed. Mufflers on Motorboat Exhausts. ‘There came from the senate a re- Jjected amendment to the bill provid- ing for mufflers on exhausts of motor- ‘boats. The bill had been otherwise amended and already passed by the The house concurred with wards Jost by four up to Senator Bourne of Oregon and John Hays Ham- mond. The game was played on the Chevy Chase links. Ocean to Ocean Auto Race. Topeka, Kas., June 9.—Ford car No. 1 and the Shawmut car, leaders in the ocean to ocean Tace, passed through Salina, 119 miles west of Topeka, at o'clock tonight. The Ford car was ten minutes ahead. Ford car No, £ and the Acme left Topeka this afternoon. Voted Wet by 1,969 Majority. Youngstown, O., June 9.—Total vots in the 82 precincts of Youngstown and Mahoning county as announced by the board of election commissiones For saloons, 11.232: against 9,263, W}t majority 1,963 . The house also can- curred .in adopting an adverse report concerning a commission to Investi- gate the penal system of the state, Other matters were acted upon con- currently. Appropriations. The following bills making appro- priations were passed: For ~ judicial expenses in Tolland county and Waterbury district eourt 310 e apprdpriation for taxes retunded, $2,000. (oFor, Conmecticut _school for boys or two years, for expenses of agen $4,000. e A Recess. On motion of Mr. Hastings of Wi the house voted to-sit this affe .-r'v".f umm',‘ to the ;‘Mfl:flmo{ icle 4 of the treaty Another Outbreak Was Reported in Syria, in which one hundred persons were slain, A Japan, It Is Reported, Has Decided not to permit foreign student officers with her army in future. Porto Rican Officials Are Taking steps to stop the importation of lot- tery tickets from Sento Domingo. The Southern Pacific Diregtors voted to retire the $75,000,000 of preferred stock and issue $100,000,000 of bonds. Contracts for Four Torpedo Boats were awarded at Washington, one to each of four eastern shipbuilding com- panies. The Federal Authol Decided to send somebody to jail because of the theft of the books of the United Cop- per company. There Was a Severe Earthquake in Copiano, a seaport of Chill. Many houses were destroyed, but the cas- ualties were few. Americans Again Took Many Pritss at_ the International horse show ih London, Judge W. H. Moore's entries capturing five awards. A Proposed Amendment to the in- terstate commerce law, to give Ship- pears the same right of appeal to the courts now enjoyed by the rail- roads, was presented to President Taft by a delegation of citizens from Spo- kane, Wash, noon ‘beginning at 2 o'clock and fol- lowing a recess, which began at 12.50. WOOLEN SCHEDULE, SEVERAL VOTES IN SENATE Senator Dolliver Declares that a “Rag Trust” Exist ‘Washington, June 9—The woolen schedule was stil under considera- tion in the senate at 5.20 o'clock when the usual recess for dinner was taken. Several votes were obtained during.the day and thus a number of paragraphs were passed upon. Among these was the paragraph on top waste, ete, on which the committee amendment in- creased the house rate on wool top waste and other wastes from twenty cents per pound to thirty cents per pound, which, on a division of the sen- ate, was adopted by a vote of forty to thifty. This was a finance committee change and the committee scored its usual majority on this as on all other votes of the day. Senators Gamble and Crawford de- serted the “progressives,” but with these exceptions thé ranks of that contingent remain unbroken. A vote was also obtained upon the commit- tee amendment increasing the duty on shoddy from 20 cents per pound to 25, and that on tops from 18 to 20 cents. The committee prevailed in both cases. Speeches were made during the day by Senators Warren and LaFollette, the former advocating, as vesterday, a generally increased duty, while the latter contended, as on previous oc- casions, for a general reduction. The two senators engaged in a sharp con- troversy during which Mr. LaFollette said that those in the senate who be- lieved with him had increased from nothing to a dozen. He said he ex- pected further accretions from the east. » . Probably the gnost interesting devel- opment of the Way was a declaration by Senator Dolliver that a “rag trust” exists. The lowa senator declared such to be the fact, but he was con- tradicted by Mr, Warren, who declared that if such a trust should exist he would know about it, and he added that he had no knowledgeé of it At the beginning of the day's ses- on « letter was read from Governor Durbin of Indiana, advising prompt action on the tariff bil. AFTERNOON SESSION. Disposition Made of Considerable Un- finished Busine Hartford, June 9.—The first after- noon session of the house of repre- sentatives held today made consider- able of an inroad into the mass of un- finished business which has littered up the table and been subject to various delays during the earlier part of the session. Many matters were taken from the table which had been abso- lutely forgotten” by the members and even were unfamiiiar to the chairmen of committees Tabled for Calendar. A number of matters were tabled for the calendar and will come up in the due course, among them being the measures regarding the appropriation for the state capitol and grounds: ap- propriations for St. Mary's hospital; establishing the number of men on Tailroad train crews; confinement of insane persons; taking of land; val- idating certain deeds; regarding coun- ty homes for tuberculosis patients; making appropriation for the state forester: making appropriation for the teachers’ annuity guild; the purchase of a building for a state armory at Danielson. . Matters Rejected. Among the matters rejected were the following: Providing for the in- itiative and referendum: erecting a monument at Baton Rouge, La.: re- garding protection for American cit- izens in foreign countries; erecting a soldiers’ monument in the town of ‘Woodbury: concerning Jiquor licens laying a tax on births; making pos: ble appeals from the county comm: sioners; regarding billiard and pool room Tabled Retaining Their Pla Among the matters which were ta- bled, retaining their place, were the matters of town management of school meetings; recalling the New Haven police_commissioner bill from the of- fice of the governor; amending the gharter of the city # of Bridgeport: amending the charter of the Long Hill Cemetery association; and a number of other minor matters on the calen- dar. Matters Adopted. The following matters were adopted: Clearing the_ title of property at 19 Osborn street, New Haven; concerning inqust by grand jurors: making an ap- propriatihon of “$175,000 for military purposes for the ensuing two years; regarding the purchase and distribu- tion of Connecticut probate law and forms;- granting a divorce to Jdne Tillotson; concerning the feex of town clerks; concerning the settlement and distribution of estates; concerning paymeunts for the support of th dlesex bar library: concerni leases of attachment: concerning sal- aries of the clerk of the common pleas of New Huven county concerning justices of the peace; con- cerning salarles of the clerks of the court of common pleas at Waterbury making an appropriation for the seil- ing of state bonds: concerning wild fowl: extending the terms of the mem- bers of the paving commission of New mnm to Thursdw “ An Organization Whose Aim is Plotting, Ex- tortion and Assassination. ‘ HAS BRANCHES IN SEVERAL CITIES Discoveries by Inspectors from Cincinnati Postoffice— Work Along the Lines of the Old Mafia but with Much Better System—Regular Meetings Held and Cincinnati, June 9.—Revelations of extortion, plotting and murder by- the Black Hand ds uncovered by the post- office 'inspectors from the Cincinnat| office show conclusively that the gang in_Columbus, Marion, Dennison and Beliefontaine and other Ohio towns was organized along the same lines as the old M1fia, but with a better system for concealing their movements. Spoils Listributed—Grips and Passwords. Nine Arrests Made, Nine arrests have been made thus far. and government officers in Chicago nd Cincinnati are looking for Antoniu Lima, a brother of Salvatore Lima, whu was arrested in Marion. Antonio Léma, who eluded the ofi- cers at Sandusky yesterday, is held to be one of the ringleaders. Another im-~ portant arrest Is expected In Cleve- The Ohio Black Hand. It is now known that the Ohlo Black fland or the Siciety of the Banana, as its members style themselves, had a branch in Pittsburg &nd one In Chicigo and a line that extended t» South Da- kota. Regular meetings wese held and the money obtained by extortion wa dlstributed o0 variovs divizions in t} country and sent to relatives in Italy for safe keeping. What Inspectors Found. “We have found what I believe to be certain proof that the Black Hard out- rages at least in the middle west, in- cluding Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleve- land, Chicage, Columbus and oth wastern cities) were committed by a well organized society with grips and passwords, and that they are not sim- ply sporadic cases of individual extor- ion>" waid General Postoffice Inspector Holmes to an Assoclated Press repre- sentative tonight. Thousands of Dollars Sent to ltaly. “We have no evidence so far that the American Black Hand in the west is connected with the foreign organizatior. that killed Lieutenant Petrosino in Ttaly. The money, thousands of dollars sent by the Black Hand members to Italy, was simply thelr divisicn of their spofls mads at regular meetings- and sent abroad to their innocent relatives for safe keeping.” land, but the name is withheld by the inspectors. An effort will be made to have the prisoners indicted by a federal grand jury at Cleveland on the charge of conspiracy to commit extortion. Valuable Letters Found. Oleveland, June 9. —Antonio and Jo= seph Nu brothers, and proprietors of & commission house, were arrested here tonixht and are held at the county Jail on the suspicion that they are members of the Black Hand band of which Sam Lima of Marion, (. Is sald to be the leader. A large number of letters written in Itallan and bearing Marfon postmarks wefs found among. the prisoners’ effect. Federal authar! ties believe the letters contain valuable information and they will be taken to an Interpreter for' transiation. The prisoners had $260 {n cash in their pockets when ar a Arrests by Deputy U. S. Marshals. Tune %.—Deputy United States Marshals B. J. Wagner and A, Owens arrived here this evening from Marion In charge of three all Black Hand men, Salvatore Lima, vatore Rizzo and Joseph Batag The prisoners were locked In the o ty jail. Their hearing is set for Mon~ day afternoon, but th probably will be arraigned before United States Commissioner F. W. Gaines tomorrow, when bond will be fixed SENSATIONAL CHARGES - AGAINST SCHOOL CHILDREN That 78 Per Cent. Are Victims of the Alcoholic Habit. New York, June 9.—Ten thousand school children from the various pub- lic educational institutions of New York city will be examined by the health authorities to ascertain wheth- er or not there s any basis for the assertion made by Dr. T. C. Nicholl before the American Medical associa- tion at Atlantic City, that 78 per cent. of the pupils are viegms of the al coholic habit. -This wholesale inv tigation was made today by Dr. Wal- ter Bensel, sanitary superintendent of the deparfment of health. Members of the board of education belleve the physician’s sensational charges are ab- solutely without foundation. The in- vestigation will begin at once. SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP. Green One Discontinued — Return to the Familiar Blue Stamp. Washington, June 9.—As a maiter of imperative necessity Postmaster General Hitchcock has decided Lo dis- continue the new green special deliv- ery stamp and return to the familiar blue stamp showing a special delivery messenger boy mounted on a bicycle. In the rush with wiich the mails must be handled many letters bearing the new stamp have received treatment as special delivery matter because of its similarity in size and color to the one cent stamp. In some Instances delays in Aelivery of such letters have caused serfous loss to the public and embar- rassment to the postoffice departmont The issuance of the blue stamp will begin at once. The discarded stamp, showing the winged hat of Mercury, entwined with an olive branch, svas one of the most artistic over fssued, but being smaller than the old special delivery. stamp this fact, with lts green color, caused it to be mistaken for the one cent issue. AFTER 21 WEEKS' STRIKE, Whistles of Danbury Hat Factorie Summon Employes to Work. Danbury, Conn., June 9.—A full chorus of factory whistles summoned the employes to work today for the first time in nearly twenty-one weeks. The call was sounded by the fifteen factories that have effected a settle- ment with the anions and by the seven that opened yesterday on the open shop basis. The former employ: of the lat- ter factories ave still out and it is un- derstood to be the plan of the United Hatters to continue the strike ugainst them, as weil as against the shops in South Norwalk, New York, New Jer- rey. Pennsylvania and elsewhere that stili stand with the National Associa- tion of Hat Manufacturers in its oppo- sition to the union ‘lab: The majority of the factories that ef. fected 8 settiement yesterday are in operation today in some of their de- partments, but it will take a few days for some of them to get into full swing after the long shutdow: o > Bt -2 s Al EARTHQUAKE AND TIDAL WAVE. 230 Lives Lost by Destruction of a Sumatran Town. Padang, Sumatra, june 9 —The tiwn of Korinchi, 155 miles to the southeast of Padang, was devastated by an earth- quaké on the night of June 3-4. Two hundred and thirty persons were killed and many others injured. T was accompaniéd by tidal wave which swept away the native huts like cockleshells, CAPTAIN MAY HAVE BEEN SLAIN, Body of Commander of French Steam- ship Washed Upon Sardinian Shor: ‘agliari, Sardinia, June 9.—The body ct Captain Boyer of the Franch stewn - ship Dumbea has been washed ushor hiére. The nature of the wounds con- vinces the itallan police that the man was Awsassinated and that he did not commit suicide on the bridge of his steamship s has been reported from Marsellie Steamship Arrivals. At Livel June 9, Campania, ork. from New At Genoa: June 9, Re d'Italla, frem New York. STEAMER RAMMED BOW THROUGH LOWER GATE, Twenty Feet of Lock of Canadian Canal Carried Away. Sault Ste. Marle, Mich., June % With all the weight of Lake Superior behind it an ungbverned torremt of water rushed tonight through the four million dollar Canadian cangl bullt to carry vessels around the impassable rapids of the Saint Mary's river. The entire fall of approximately twenty feet centered in the lock, which -was wreck- ed today when the stemmer G. Walker of the Giichrist flest rammed her bow through the lower gate, The upper gates were open when the Walker crushed open the lower gates and the tremendous power of the rap- ids was given instant piay. The steam- er Assinibola, a big Canadian Pacific passenger liner. moored within the lock chamber, was torn away from her moorings and swept into the open reaches of the river below. The Walker was whirled around sev eral times and finally landed on & shoal out of the channel. The ore laden steamer Crescent City of the Pittsburg Steamship company, which was just entering th Jocks from Lake Superior when the accident oc- curred, was swept down stream like & feather. She overtook the Assiniboia and struck the latter two glaneing blows after having a great hole stove in her side as she swept past the broken lower gate. Tugs caught her and towed her to the Amerfcan side, where she ettled to thy bottom. Both the upper gates of the lock and one lower gate were wrenched from their moorings. The other lower gate still hangw jo its fastenings, twisted and broken. The loss to the Canadlan government will probably reach $250,000 and the damage to the Crescent City in esti- matéd a* $100.000. The damage to tha, steamers Walker and Assinfboia wa comparatively 1ight. Captain Mosher of the steamer Walker declares that the accident was caused by his engineer making & mis- take and throwing his lev ull eed ahead” on the captain's signal to “back up. NEW YORK TO BERMUDA RACE. Power Boats All In—Heather First * Crossed Finish Line. Hamilton, Bermuda, June 9.—Al| the. power boats in the race from Graves- end bay to this port reached here to- day. Richmond Levering's Heather, the scrateh boat in the contest, was the first to cross the finish line off St. David’s head, This was at 1.30 a. m., and she was far enough in ad- vance of the others to overcome their time allowance, thereby winning the Bermuda challenge cup and the prize of $1,000. Nereides 1L, by Francis C. Rogers of Cape May, N. J. was second to reach port, but she did not cross the line. The Ilys crossed the Ume at and the Insep at 5.15 Committed Suicide in Rowboat. Woonsocket, R. I, June 9.—Standing in a rowboat in the middle of Harris pond this afternoon, Francis Archam- bault, for years a successful Holyoke, Mass., grocer, shot himeelf with & revolver and his body was lost in the water. The man came here with his wifs and six children, two weeks ago, to engage In the grocery business. It is said that he was disappointed in the venture, P Died While Signing His Will. Athol, Mass, June §—Within two minutes after making his will, George A. Richards of Intervale collapsed to- night as he was recelving the pen from the third witness to the document and died fu his chair. Richards had been troubled with an affection of the heart which caused his death, and had decld~ ed to muke & will disposing of his property, valued at .$5.000. He hud been about the villuge during the day. He was 61 years old M. T. Alumni Reunion. Boston, Juue 9.—The reunion of the alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Pechnology, which was Monday with the President Laurin, closed tonight with & in Symphony hall. e long ‘mater, LS ]