Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 16, 1909, Page 1

< . ‘PUBLIC VoL LI—NO. 142. TELLING AND PERTINENT ARGUMENTS UTILITIES, THE * Proponents and Antagonists of Commission Bill ey Have Their Final Struggle. Hearing Opened by defi 0: Wells in Favor—Over Cap- S jhlintion Keeps the Public from Knowing Whether It is Getting Its Money’s W New Haven Road Counsel Kobbins for Opponents. control of by a commission had their final strug- gle this afternoon at tile end of the house hearing before the special com- mittee for the consideration of that measure and the most telling and per- tinent arguments were advanced. Those in favor of the passage of such a law emphasized most strongly the argument that capitalization of cor- porations should be subject to the most strict regulation as well as the rates charged by them. The antag- onists of the biil brought to bear the argument that while the commission ers chosen under present conditions might be good. conscientious men, that as time passed there would be others not so conscientious who would, with the power and patronage given them, buttd up a powerful political machine and make Connecticut another of the sgates which are controlled by one- an bosses and that no real reason is adduced by the supporters of the measure which would warrant the ex- penditure of money necessitated by the formation of such a commission. Effects of Overcapitalization. The hearing was opened by Ralph O. Wells, who was, as secretary of the public service céommission, most ad tive in drafting the measure Avh is now before the legislature! Wells told of the éffects of overcapi- lization and showed that it keeps he public from knowing whether it is getting its money's worth from the corporations or not. He then took up abuses in electric light and_gas com- .panies, and cited a case in Eridgeport where a concern, the Wolverine Mo- tor company, had been unable to get United Nluminating company to extend its service about two hundred feet in order to give them light. He stated that under present conditions the people have no redress. as the courts have not the power to fix the rates. He thought that the New Ha- ven road was strongly opposed to any Tegu.ation of capitalization. and cited its increase of debt from $20.000,000 a few years ago_to $218.000,000 at the present time. He pointed out the ne- cessity for regulations of rates as in- etructed by the fact that there were introduced at the present session no Jess than 26 bills Baving that end in view. ‘He also stated that the fre rates of the New Haven road are about eighty per cent higher than the average railioad of the country. He closed his remarks by stating that in his opinion the expense of the com- mission would not be more than $30,- 000 per year. Summing Up for Opponents. Attorney E. D. Robbins, counsel for the New Haven road, opened the sum- ming up for the opponents of the bill and was followed by Willlam Waldo Hyde, Exceptions Taken to Mr. Wells' Re- marks. Mr. Robbins said that the New Ha- ven road did not take an antagonistic attitude to any bill which will make for better service, as the road realizes that the better its service the better its business will be, but that the pro- posed law would not work toward the results desired by the fricnds of the pill. He took exception to the re- marks of Mr. Wells for the covering up of conditions by the corporations from Corporations— and stated that the most full and com- plete reports are made by the road to the interstate commerce commission. These cdst thousands of dollars every vear and no state commission could bring out any information of value which ismot contained already in these reports. He thought the political bill a public menace and the great vice in it is that it aims to substitute for the management of trained men the work of a chance political board. He asked what would happen in New York if that state gets another governor like B. B. Odell. He also criticlsed it for giving unlimited power to hire “ex- perts,” and asked the question, “What | %oula nappen if $50,000 per year were stributed through the state for these experts,” and what would it be if it ran to $200,000? In the first instance, suppose the men could not be tempted, but how long will it be ‘before some commissioner helps someone to become governor .which will Teappoint him on the committee and some other man who will work with harmony with him on the committee? Then with 200,000 to distribute through the towns of the state to ‘experts, what would be the result?” He thought that the present move was only a procedare of one to regu- late in the same way the industrial corporations, as nine-tenths of the agreements of the opponents of the bill apply as well to them as they do fo public service corporations. He thought the bill would work untold mischief, He replied to Mr. Wells' remarks coneérning the capitalization of the New Haven road and said that anyone ‘who would cast such & slur was not fit to hold responsibility. He stated that the amount of money put into the road had been far in excess of its cApitalization. He showed the workings of the law in Massachusetts, where over one-half of the corporations do not pay divi- dends, The speaker pledged the aid of the New Haven road to co-operate in sane regulation, but that the present measure is not even for it to be taken as a_plece of legislation, and accused Mr. Wells of having drawn the entire Dill with the help of a pair of scissors and i paste-pot from lays which have been enacted by other states. Proposed Measure Would Be Unprac- tical. Mr. Hyde spoke along the lines of the responsibility of the legislature to enact regulating measures itself and not delegate the power to a commis- sion and leaving no way to correct abuses except through a discharge of the commission. He thought it the duty of the legislators to take time to settlo such matters as may come before them for complaint rather than by delegating their powers. He stat- ed that all the examples of evil from over-capitdlization come. from outside the state, “If you want to kill the lobby you do mot need to pass & pub- lic utilities bill—just get here Mon- day morning and do not adjourn un- ‘til Friday, with a few evening se sions, and you'll kill the lobby, if that is what you want to do.” This pro- posed legislature is not for Mr. Weeks to make appointments under alone, or men like Governor Hughes, but gov- ernors as they come and go, and per- haps you may have men whom you would not have ~to arbitrate a dog fight. He closed by stating that in his_opinion the proposed measure would be unpractical. f _—_— LITTLE GENERAL DEMAND FOR UTILITIES COMMISSION. Doubtful if a Bill of Any Kind Can Pass This Session., Hartford, June 15—The present tem- porary commission to investigate the situation as to public utilities com- panies in this state and report a bill to the present legislature, which was appointed on the last day of the ges- sion of 1907, ddes not desire to be continued, in any case, and this to a large degree disposes of the sugges- tion that the subject of a public utili- ties: commission be continued to the next general assembly. The present legislature is ready to dispose of it, moreover, and will undolibtediy do so in a decisive manner. As time goes on it s becoming more and more doubtful if a bill creating a * commission of any kind can pass this general assembly. There has been a considerable revuision of feeling since the appointment of the select commit- tee which has the matter in hand at present, due largely to the fact that the people ‘of the state have shown no special interest in the hearings before this committee, which have been well advertised ‘and ample. There is 1o such demand for & commisslor as the house ‘“insurgents” tried to make it appear when the subject was up in thal body, Indeed, it is doubtful is there is any general demand for it. The special committee will doubt- less report some kind of a bill, though that is by no means certain yet, but it is certain that its bill will bear little resemblanca to that report by the 1907 commission and whigh it didn’t feel llke supporting afterward. There will ‘be nothing in it regardiug the issuance of securities for the reason that no era of frenzied finance exists, has existed or 18 likely to in Connecticut, That any bill can pass is doubtful, for the feel- ing among the legislators has changed materially. Efforts to show the neces- sity for a comn.ission have largely de- nded upon the testimony of New orkers who told of conditions in their Lome state which can’t obtain in Con- nectieut without material changes in lays now on the statute books. FATALLY HURT BY LION. Member of Party of T. C. Selous, Afri- can Hunter, Mortally Wounded. Naivasha, British East Africa, June 15—A.' member of' the party of T. C. Selous, the noted African hunter, and George McMillan, nephew of the late nator McMillan of Michigan, was brought in here yesterddy, mortally woundnd by a lion. The mans name As Willlams, and he was in the service of Mr. McMillan as a secretary. The encounter with the lion oc- curred in the Sotik district. where the party has been shooting. The Roose- velt party left here ten days ago for the Sotik district, but nothing has m heard of the expedition since it lSPEAKlNG OF MILK SUPPLY OF CONNECTICUT CITIES L Ay Monthly Report of the Connecticut State Board of Health. Hartford, June 15—The total number of deaths in the state for the month of May, according to the monthly bulletin of the . Comnecticut state board of | health, ‘was 1,827. This was 174 less than in Aprib and 119 more than in May of last year, and-36 more than the. average number of deaths during May of the five years preceding. The | death rate was 155 for the large towns, for the small towns 14.8 and for the whole state 15.4. The deaths reported from infectious diseases were 5, being 14.2 per cent. of the total wortality. Speaking of the milk sup- ply of Connecticut cities and towns, the report said: “The attention of the health officers is called to the necessity of a proper inspection of the milk supply, espe- cially during the hot summer months. It is today generally acknowledged that an impure milk supply is respon- sible for a considerable part of the intestinal troubles among children. It has frequently been assumed that while a milk inspection is needed in large cities it is not necessary in the smaller communities. During the last two years the state laboratory has examined milk from , many of the smaller cities and towns and has found that the milk furnished in these is not superior to that in the larger cities, not only in many cases is it be- low the legal siandard in chemical composition, but it is frequently pro- duced and sold under indefensible con- ditions of carelessness and filth. The reason is that in the majority in larger communities in the states it is no one's duty to attend to the matter of milk inspection. In a few places there are regularly appointed milk inspectors. In Bome others the h@with officer makes it a part of his duty to collect milk samples and have them. analyzed. Where this has been done an improvement in the guality has followed at once. Experiénte has shown *hat as soon as the dealers know that their milk is liable to be sampled and sent to the laboratory for analysis an improvement in the qual- ity of the milk is sure to result. “It is certainly one of the most use- ful dutles of the health officer to give his close attention to this universally used food whose purity is so connect- ed with the matter of public health, With the approach of the summer sea- son, therefore, health officers are nrged to undertake the problem of milk in- spection. The state laboratory offers ils services free of expense to the of- ficers in the state who will undertake tem of inspection of the milks sold.” Steamship Arrivals. At Marseilles: Roma, from New York. N Kronprina - Wilbelm, I At Bremen: from New York, ‘Naples, June 15—The Rev. W. H. Falkner, rector of St. Paul's church Bostons died today of heart disease at a local hotel, His wife was present at the end. Mr. Falkner was born in 1862. Toulon, June 15.—The death is an- nounced of Lucien Bonaparte Wyse,| the French engineer and explorer. MM Wyse was noted for his explorations in Central America and his activity in dbulnln; the concession for the French Panama canal. He was born in 1845, a son of. Sir Thomas Wyse and Princess Letitia Bonaparte. PROMINENT BANKER KILLED, 2 AUTO TURNED TURTLE. Charles W. Brintnall of Binghamton Has His Neck Broken. Binghamton, N. Y. June 15.—Charles ‘W. Brintnall, a prominent banker of this city, ‘was instantly killed when his automobile turned turtle this evening two miles east of Oweso. G. Max Ricks and George A. Quick, who were in the car, jumped and were uninjured. Mr. Brintnall's chauffeur, Harry Pear- sall, was slightly hurt. The party was going to Owego for dinner, but when two miles east of that village Mr. Brintnall, who was driving. turned out to avoid a bad place in the road. He was unaole to bring the car back into the road and it went through a board fence into a deep ditch beside the Lackawanna railroad ‘tracks. Messrs. Ricks and Quick jumped and Pearsall was thrown cut. The car turned bottom side up, pinning Mr. Brintnall underneath, the back of the front seat resting on his neck, which was broken. PRESIDENT TAFT AND NET '‘EARNING TAX. Message to Congress Today Urging Passage of Tariff Bill Amendment. Washington, June 15.—President Taft tomorrow will send -to congress a message urging the passage of an amendment to the tariff bill imposing a tax of two per cent. upon the una distributed net earnings of corpora- tions and the addition of a resolution submitting to the several stftes an amendment to the legislation giving congress the power to impose a tax on incomes. This understanding was regched at a session today, and was approved by republican leaders of the senate, who conferred with the presi- dent during the afternoon and eve- ning. % DEATH CAUSED BY WOUNDS. Autopsy on Body of Mrs. W. H. Rob- erts of Columbi Rockville, Conn., June 15.—Coroner R. H, Fisk on his returne from Tary- town, N. Y., stated that the autopsy which hal been performed on the body of Mrs, W. H. Roberts of Columbia, who was found dead in the front yard of her home, showed that death had been caused by two wounds on the back of the head. It is understood that the state attormey will investigate the matter, NEW TREASURER FOR FIFTH COMPANY. James Mullen to Succeed Morin—Plans For the Ball. There was & weekly drill of the Fifth company, Coast Artillery corps, at the armory on Tuesday evening, #fter which at’the company meeting James Mullen, who is the company clerk, was elected .treasurer, to suc- ceed A. Morin. 3 The committee also discussed the ball to be held during the celebration, and they are getting the details ready The boxes are already being disposed of, and- it is believed that it will be the most lncce!flflll affair the com- pany ever gave. RECITAL GIVEN BY MISS RILEY'S PUPILS. Frogramme Gr Number in Hibernian Hall. Before an audience that filled A. O. Ei. hall the piano pupile of Miss Kath- erine Riley successfully gave their first recital Tuesday evening, winning com- mendation. for themselves through their meritorious work and reflecting great credit upon the Instruction they had reccived. ‘So extensive a pro- gamme by S0 many young perform- crs s rarely enjoyed here, and was received with enthuslastic applause for its general excellence from fthe large audience of parents and interest- i friends of the rformers: Miss iley hers who 1is a pupil of Prof. Frank L, Farrell, contributed the clus- ing number, rendering with a display of Fine technique Chopin’s Polonaise, Cp. , for which an encore was de- manded by her delighted hearers. The fcllowing was the programme: Part 1.—Duet, 1'Alere—Fanfare Mil- itaire (Ber), Rose Temminus, Laura Woodward; Sweet Dreams (Lange), George Cook; Ivy Leaf Schottische (Miller), Lillian Quinn; Kiss of Spring (Rolfe), Helen Malone: duet, March Militaire (Streabbog), George Cook, James Cool Moonlight Reverie (Al- tly Enjoyed by Large len), Mary Sulllvvan; Dance of the Demon, Galop de Coneert (Holst), Laura Woodward; Flower (Lange), Margaret O’'Neil; Red niums (Streabbog), Agnes McKinley; Waves of the Ocean (Blake), Rose Temmins; duet, Honey Bell Polia Streabbog), Celia Sweeney, Adelia ray; Lily of the Valley (Smith), sther ‘Popham;. Sweet Daffodils Tence (Wenrich), Eleanor Donovan; daet, A Frangesa March (Costa), Hel- tn Malone, George Cook. Part I1.—Maiden’s Prayer (Badarzsw- ska), Nicholas Spellman; Rustic Dance (Howell), Marion Shea;: Cornflower Valtzes '(Coote), Katherine Malon Tirker Bell (Dellafield), Joseph Fra- ser; duet, The Sleighride (Walter), Margaret O'Neil, Marion Shea; Frolic ¢ the Frogs (Watson), James Cook, Jr.; Crimson . Blushes (Lester), David Stabitski: Shepherd's Dream (Heins), Tteth McKinley; duet, Adonfs Balop Streabbog), Alice Exley, Albina Ju- real: Fleeting Hours (Brinkman), adelia Senoy; Fifth Nocturne (Ley. bach), Albina Juneau; duet, Lily Polka (Streabbog), Agnes McKinley, Ruth HMcKinley: ‘Les Dameaux (The Palms, (Leybach), Elizabeth Kingberger; duet, Qui Vive Galop (Ganz), Nicholos Speliman, David Stabitski; Polonaise, 53 (Chopin), ADDIE BURNS WAS TAKEN TO WETHERSFIELD. \ Taken in Auto by Sheriff Brown, ‘Ab- companied by Deputy Sheriff Bowen. On Tuesday morning at 3.46 o'clock Addie Burns was taken frdm. the local jail to the state prison at Wethersfield by ‘Sheriff Brown. accompanied by Deputy Sheriff John A. Bowen. She cried much of the way to Weth- ersfield by spells, but made no partic- ular scene. ke They srived there st 1145 dh‘i o Fasten & 9t the judictary commigteeron t o'clock and returned ctly after | this morning, walking & than [‘pointment. of: Gardirar Gre a that, ‘ % A2 -Tl-. 3 ¥ gln SENATORS RECEIVE STRONG PE- TITIONS FROM CIGARMAKERS. SENATOR BULKELEY'S AMENDMENT To Reduce Number of Cigars and Quantity of Filler Tobacco to Be Admitted Free, Accepted. ‘Washington, June 15.—Indulging in a vigorous denunication of the com- mittee on finance of its change ot front over niglit on the passage of the bill regarding importations from the Philippine islands, Senator Burkett of Nebraska, standing face to face with Chairman Aldrich, today, Qeclared that its action looked to him like a “game of petty politics.” He characterized the action as an “effort to hang the senator from Wisconsin up in the air” and fihally declared that this event af- forded senators a good opportunity to ‘“‘vote a lack of confidence in the com- mittee.” . Mr. Bulkeley's Amendment Accepted. ‘This tart language followed Mr. Al- drich’s statement that the committee would aceept the amendment proposed by Senator Bulkeley to reduce the number of cigars to be admitted free of duty from the Philippines from 15,000,000 to 7,000,000, and the quantity of filler tobacco from 1,506,000 to 1,000, 000 Ibs,, together with a provision that the wrapper and filler tobacco should be unstemmed when received by this concession. The support back of the Bulkeley amendment was evident when two Pennsylvania senators gave their Sup- port to their colleague from Connecti- cut, all of whom had received strong petitions from cigarmakers for the ac- tion they desired. Mr. Aldrich, reply ing calmly, declared there were men whose denunciation was the highest | commendation, and sald the commit- tee's ‘action involved no mystery or petty politics, but that it proposed in the future to change a schedule when convinced that & - mistake had been made, as it had done in the past. He expressed the opinion that the actual importations from the Philippines would not equal the number named in the amendment the committee had adopted and said that what it had done was to encourage & people who Rad been brought under the American. Encouraged by the committee’s action Senator LaFollette proposed another amendment to reduce the free impor- tation of clgars to 60,000,000 annually, but this was defeated 38 to 27. An interesting feature of the day's dis cussion was a declaration by Senator Borah that he proposed to cast his vote for loogening the bond which con- nected the Philippines to the states. The Philippines amendment to the tarie bill was technically under con- sideration until six o'clock, when it was temporarily laid aside, and Mr. Aldrich took advantage of the oppor- tunity to present the finance commit- tee’s amendment to the silk schedule. At seven o'clock the senate adjourn- ed until 10 o'clock tomorrow. RICH GOLD DISCOVERY. A Town in Saskatchewan Goes Wild Over Alleged Find. Toronto, Ont., June 15.—A special to The Mail and Empire, from Payton, Saskatchewan, says: “A gold and silver mine was discov- ered seven miles south of here last week, and a large number of claims have already been staked. The town was practically deserted yesterday, as evervbody left to stake out a claim. “The gold and siiver is in quartz and gravel and was analyzed by A. Forbes, M.D., of Duluth, Minn. One sample of quartz assayed $999.14 In gold to the ton and $6 in silver, and a sample of gravel went $26.10 in gold to the ton. NEW HAVEN RESTORES CUT. Salaries and Wages to Go Back to Old Figure July 1. New Haven, Conn., June 1i n- nouncement was made Monday he offices of the New York, New Haven anq Hartford railroad that at the meet- ing of the board of directors held last week it was voted unanimously that the 10 and § per cent. reduction made <ome time ago in the salarles of efficer; and employes should be restored, this restoration to take effect from July 1, 1908, and to apply to all below the rank of vice president. - y POWERS YIELD TO TURKEY. International Troops No#”to Be With- drawn from Crete -at Present. London, June 15.—The powers have acceded to the request of Turkey and decided -that none of the international troops on the island of Crete shall be ithdrawn at present. They hope that in the course of a few months it will he possible to arrange a settlement of the conflicting claims in this matter of the people of Crete and the gov- ernments of Turkey and Greece. NORWAY’'S NOVELIST VERY ILL. Bjornstjerne Bjornsen Reported to Have Suffered a Relapse. London, June 15.—A despatch re- ceived- here today- from Christiania says that Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the Norwegian novelist, who, has_been se- riously ill at Laurvik, has suffered a relapse and is In a critieal condition. He had a paralytic stroke on June 5. Commodore Hull Monument Dedicated at Derby. Derby, June 15—The state~chapter of the Daughters of 1812 mel here to- day and dedicated a_monument crected in honor of Commodore Isanc Tlull, the commander of the United States frigate Constitution. = Commodore Ifull. was born in Derby in 1775 and the monu- ment of granite which was dedicated today .is erected in Colonial cemetery. A number of national officers of the order were present. Pedestrian Weston Losing Time. | Spring Valley, Wyo., June 15.—On his walk across the contiment Bd- ward Payson Wesfon arrived here to- day at 1230 p. m. and cmiled it a journey. -He left Carter at 130 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION o of the Founding of Norwich, July 5th and 6th COMMITTEE REPORTS TO BE IN B . RECESS FOUR MONTHS Resolution In\ House to Ad‘j.um from June 30 to Nov. 1 Defeated—The _ Schooling of Children. MOVETO Hartford, June 15.—The sente was [~ called to order at 11.30 by Presidént Y10 Tem Brooks, Prayer by Chaplain Sexton. Protection of American Citizens. On the motion of-Senator Fenn the resolution referring to the protection of American citizens in foreign coun- tries was tabled. The- resolution was introduced into the senate-by Senator Scarls and passed. The house re- jected the resolution and the matter ‘came back to the senate on disagree- ing action. Senator Searls was not in his place, and it was on account of his absence that Senator Fenn made the motion to table the resolu- tion. 7 Schooling of Children. The following bill was explained by Senator Luther and passed: Section 1. Every town shall fur- h, by transportation or otherwise, ————— e school aecommodations, so that cvery ch! over 7 and under 16 years of age can attend school as required in section 2,116 of the general statutes. 1f any town refuses or neglects to fur- h such accommodations, the parents or guardian of any child ‘who is de- prived of schooking, or. any agent or officer whose duty it Is to compel the wiservance of the laws concerning at- tendance at school, mayJin writing re- aguest a ‘hearing by the town school committee, board of sclool visitors, or board of education, as the case may be. and said officers shall give such person a hearing within ten days after 1eceipt of written request therefor, and shall make a finding within ten Gays after sald hearing. » Sec. 2. Any parent, guardian or of- ficer aggrieved by such finding may take an appeal therefrom to the state Loard of education, which shall give u public hearing in the town in which the cause of complaint arises. If it appears .that any child is ilegally or uLreasonably® déprived of schooling, said board shall request the proper school officer to make arrangements t enable the parent or guardian to comply with the provisions of section 2116 Of the general statutés. If such scroot officers do not take-action upon such request within one month after 1eceipt thereof, and on_suitable pro- vision is made for children deprived wuf schooling, there shall be’a forfeiture of the money appropriated by the state for the support of schools amounting t $2.25 for each child for every week such child is deprived of schooling. Calendar. Passed—Appropriating $4,197.99 to pay. the funeral expenses of the late overnor Lille; appropriating $50,- 275.43 for the state armory and arsenal smmission; appropriating $25,000 for the support of girls committed to charitable institutions: _appropriating $20,000 for a new building at the Con-. recticut Agricultural Experiment; ttat $150 shall be charged for each license for shell fisheries and that clerks of the towns in which the licepsc is filed shall be paid fifty cents for filing; marking divisional lHnes of natural oyster beds; authorizing the city of South Norwalk to borrow $50,000 for the purpose of buying land for a city Dbalt or public library: making an ap- rropriation of $15,200 for the reporter of the supreme court of errors for two vears; making an appropriation of £20,000 for the board of prisoners in in Tabled. There was a discussion on the bill regarding the taxatfon of land in towns taken by mnicipalities for ‘water purposes. The bill was called from the table by Senator Arnold, the chairman of -commission on finance. Tt was discussed by Senators Blakes- ice, Middleton and Alsop. Senator Elakeslee favored the position taken g e, §usll s . The BNl ‘was agalf tableg” Executive Session. . The senate held an executive session and confirmed the following nomina- tions by the goysrmor. L L .George A. fosgrove of ngton, 16 0D 3 el o state board. of griculture for four vears from July . 1909. Edwin A, Down of Hartford, ¥rs. Martha H. C. Mitchell of Norwich and Miss Anpa C. Walter of Middletown, to be members of the state board @f charities. In Concurrence. The senate concurred in all matters not specifically referred to. Adjourned to Wednesday THE HOUSE. The house was called to arder at 5132 by Mr. Parker of Hartford, in the absence of Speaker Banks, and Chaplain Countryman offered prayer. Mr. Parker acted as speaker. Recess June 30 to November 1—Lost. A resolution introduced by Repre- senative Dormitzer of Woodbury was read. It dealt with an adjournment from June 30, 1909, to Nov. 1, 1909. Mr. Dormitzer said that he had talked with representative ‘men outside and with members of the house about this mat- ter. He maintained that mar: of the farmers and the representatives from president of Brazil. @, the palace at Potsdam. 8y ainst those who advised suppressing 4 ough or a ¢ Nilo Pqunh. Has ioen--;r; in as The Wealthy Summer lot wport have had their -taxes raised ki vear, as a rule. ~ The = German ror received and cordially greeted 60 English clergymen Alfred G. Vanderbilt i now biter the facts of Mrs. Ruiz's suicide, Mrs. George Guy Chetwynd, former- Iy Tosaling Secor o New. York, .ob- teined In London a decree of divorce. The German Government has intro- cuced in the bundesrath a supplement- ury taxation bill which is expected to yield $35,000,000. ’ It Was Announced at Pimburx that the aggregate amount spent by Amer- Jan railways for equipment siice Jan- vary 1 was $30,000,000. . Governor Hughes of New York <p- pointed Miss Crystal Eastman as one of the commission to inquire into the guestion of employers’ liability Great Britain desires to meet Amer- ica’s wishes regarding the Chinese railway loan, a despatch from London says, and will suggest to the bankers that &n agreement might be- reached 12 finance the entire Hankow and Sze- Chuen line, America regeiving her share. MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND Testifies in Case of Magazine Writer Broughton Brandenburg. New York, June 15.—Mrs. Frances Folsom Cleveiand appeared in public totlay for the first time since her hus- band’'s death to testify for the prose- cution in the case of Eroughton Bra denburg, a_magazine writer, who charged with selling is the New York Times a political article purporting to have be:n written by fofmer President Grover Cleveland. Mrs, Cleveland was self possessed while on the stand. She dfclared em- phatically that the signature to the article iu question was not that of her husband. THE HEINZES INDICTED: Federal Grand Jury Charges Conspir- cay in Copper Case. New York, June 15.—The federal grand jury for the May term today handed” down indictments against. I Augustus Heinze, head of the United Copper .company; his brother, Arthur P. Heinze, and Sanford Robivson, Heinze's counsel, charging conspiracy, and alleging in attempt to obstruct the due administration of justice by spiriting away the books of the United Copper company while the company was. under federal scrutiny, and aiso by interfering with United States mar- shals in the performance of their duty. The grand jury was discharged at noon with the thanks of the court. Meeting of Regents of Connecticut Chapter, D. A. R, Windsor, Conn, June 15.—At the meeting of the regents of the state chapter of the D. A_ R. her roday re- yorts fo- the jast year were read and the publishing of a hook fn the Interest of Italian immigrants appr Twenty-five of the forty-seven chap. ters were represented. Five Years for Bank Embezzler. Concord, N. H., June 15.—Herbert W. Allen, convicted of misappropriating $19,000 of funds of the Woodsviile (N, H.) ‘National bank, was toay sen- tenced in the United States district court here to five vears’' imprisonment in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. term of eight years from February 1910. _The number of votes was 184, vea 178, nay 6. TUnder a like suspension a vote was taken on the appointment of Marcus A. Holcomb as a judge. The vote was vea 176, nay 8. ; Town Management of Public ‘Schools. Mr. Brinsmade moved to take from the table a bill concerning town man- agement of public schools. Mr. Payne of Griswold offered an amendment dealing with a town having a bor- ¥ In its limits and making it possible for such to have the benefit of the bill, under certain contingen- cies. The bjll had been oprosed in the senate, but had passed on Senator Luther's advocacy. The amendment was passed and the bill as amended was passed. ¥ Committee Reports by June 29, Mr. Burnes of Greenwich introduced a fesoluti that reports.of all com- mittees except the committee on ap- propriations be in by June 29, and said that in that case an early adjourn- ment could be obtained. The house took kindly to the matter. It was a Joint resolution, was passed under sus- pension® of the rules, and was trans- mitted. immediately. ‘. Favorable Reports. Appropriations—For the Connecti- cut agricultural college and the Storrs agricultural experiment station; calen- dar and printing. Excise—Concerning marked ballots for voting on license; calendar and printing. Unfavorable Reports. Humane Institutions — Concerning insane persons, report accepted, bill rejected; concerning confinement of insane, report accepted, bill rejected; concerning release or removal of in- sane and concerning penal institutions, tabled. Excise—Concerning sale of intoxid cating liquors, report accepted, bill re< jected; coneerning liquor tax receipts, aceepted, bill rejected; license fees, ac- cepted, bill rejected. Ratio for Liquor Licenses. The excise bill by which liquor li- censes at some-remote date shall be at ratio_ of one to 500 inhabitants has been drafted and today copies of it were in the hands of Mr. Kendall of New Haven, representing the brewers, and Mr. Spooner of the temperance lobby. Its provisions have already small towns could attend only at a|peen forecasted. There is a single great sacrifice. There were matters|section in it that does not find favor which should not be dcted on When | ith the liquor men, but with the there was likelihood that there would { house in its present temper on excise be no quorum. atters, it is believed that the bill Mr. Dunn of Windham moved the | wijl pe reported as a substitute for the previous question, which was de- | one proposed by Mr. Taylor of Brook- clared lost. doubted and then decfared | ficiq,” which has a limitation on the caryled. On the maln tote the same | basix of § to Lo Inhabitunts declaration was made and was doubt- | = Some of the temperance men in the ed. Winally a rising vote was tuken and tlie resolution was lost by a yote of 58 to ¥8. house belleve that it will be just as <y to pass & one in_a thousand bl as the measure pyoposed. 1If the bill Mr. Burnes asked for the hduleén e | Sust drafied is teported the way fs apen for an expeditious cleanlig up of the of the house after the rejection of M. Dormitzer's resolution. He said that e believed that every report from the Jjudiciary committee wauld come in within two weeks and that the house would be ready for adjournment by the ‘middle of July. Judges Appeinted. Under -u.peonggg’“ui ‘rules the | Thursday. As drawn it will not per- x orable report | mit any house voted on of the judiciary committec on the ap- of the sugerior fllll‘l’\lfl the a | sion fees are charged. the meusures still unreported by excise commitiee. Sunday Observance Bill. The Sunday obsers pared by the committ Tor reporting today wille be on the senate it probably calendar by professional sports of an kind, or any diversion at which admis 0 el 7 Adjourned. Torn with Anger and Extreme Humiliatio Sobbed and Clutched Her Hands ULD FLUSHED Recital of Indulgences of this Woman of F Matter of Strong Stimulants—Objections to the Ine. WITH SHANE, 3 A shion in the - briation Testimony Overruled—Account by a Former Steward of a Certain Exciting Night. New York, June 15.—Torn with an- ger and extreme humiliation, alternate- Iy blushing with shame, sobbing, or clutching hér hands in exasperation, Katherine Clemmons Gould sat through @ trying ordeal in the supreme court today at the conclusion of her suit for a separation from Howard Gould, thir Son of the late Jay Gould. It Was 4 day of testimony for the defense dur- ing which Mr. Gould's attorney sought to bring out through witnesses who had been assoclated with Mrs. Gould that her hablts were such that her hushand ustified in leaving her. In 6 event of proving this, the de- fense began to undermine the charge of abandonment, the only phase of the plaintif’s case which has withstood the attacks of opposing counsel. Jus- tice Dowling ruled out the charges of cruelty. and non-support yesterday. Howard Gould himself may take the stand tomorrow. Remarks Not Fit to Print. Mrs. Gould having nalvely told yes- terday what is required of @ woman of fashion in the matter of dress at Palm Beach and elsewhere, witnesses for the defense today recited what they alleged were the indulgences of this same woman of fashion in the matter of alcoholic stimulants, and, while the heavily veiled Mrs. Gould buried her face in her hands, told of certain re- marks not exactly in keeping with her $500 gowns and the palatial Castle Gould on Long Island. It was during this testimony con- cerning some of the alleged violent and profane language, some of It, related, being too strong to be prin with propriety, that Mrs. Gould w most. Yet she recovered herself quick ly and at times coached her lawye refreshing his mind on certain ipci- dents with suggestions and reminders. Gould Employes Rela Experiences. Specific statements that Mrs. Gould lad been intoxicated on various occa- sions, that she called Howard Gould “You little hound!” one night; that once that she was apparently so un- der the influence of liquor as to stag- ger against the bannister at Castle Gould; that her maid brousht liquors | to her room, including sometimes two cocktalls before breakfast, were | brought out, as employes of the Gould estate related on the stand their ex- periences with their former mistress. Objections Overruled. In -the testimony concerning Mrs. Gould’s alleged inebriation, her law= yer, Clarence J. Shearn, who had ob~ Jected strenuously at first to the trend of the testimony, but was overruled, injected into, the case the rather novei argument that, admitting even_that his client had been intoxicated, ft should have strengthened rather than wenk- ened the ties between wife and hus- band. “1 have been told," he said, “that & & husband drank, he needed love and company of his wife more than If he were sober. Is not this equaily true in the case of the wife?" Unfit to Manage Her Household. As opposing this view, Dela ey Nig oll of the defense argued that Mrs. Gould's alleged excesses, as he would show, had rendered her unfit for her household duties and that this cers tainty justified the husband's tions and attitude. Whether fit or not for managing a household, jt was adoit ted that Mrs. Gould conducted at Cas tle Gould, according to most of the testimony today, verbal clashes with the manager of the great estate, heat- ed arguments at the hencoop with carpenters, one of whom testified that she could not walk straight at the time; a perfod when she remained in her room for two weeks, consuming during that time seven bottles of bran= dy and other liquors—these Incidents and others were sworn to on the stand. Told Story of an Exciting Night. Also, there was an ac mnt by a mer s ward of an excitir night wheny as he testified, she wanted the house locked, although Howard Gould was on the fron wn This, said the steward, did not seem to appeal tb Mra. Gould as an argument against closing the front door, and xhg. told him to go ahead and’ lock up.® To appease her, he testified, he shut the r but did not lock it This was the night that Mrs. jould is said to have called her husband “a little hound,” a term which she ap= plled to him, as testified, after he had r room to see \fugion havir t castle vhat the mat een spread the ringing the bur- of bells in Mrs. Gould's room, adjourned until to~ morrow. PLENTY OF MuUsIC FOR THE CELEBRATION. B \ Concerts to Be Held on Union Square, We: Side and Greeneville. The musie committee of ti anniversary held a meeting early Tu day evening at the office of its chalr- man, James L. Case, and settled ‘on many detalls in connection with its part of the programme. Principal in public interest was the arrangement for three band concerts Monday ever ing, July 5th, one on Union square, one in Greenevillé_and one on the West Sile, but the exact places for the last two are vet to be decided. The Fifth Regiment band. M. V. M., from Waltham, Mass., which s the big band of those coming, is to play at one of the receptions to the president and will give a concert on_Union square from to 830 p. m. The Governo Guard band from Hartford is assigned for the Greeneville concert from 7 to 8, and Hatch's First Infantry band, C N. G., will give the West Side concert from 7 to . A number of other musical features were discussed and are in_prospect and the committee statéy that there will be plenty of music for the cele- bration. Transportation Committee Gets Results At a meeting of the transportation committee for anniversary k Tues- day the following information was re- ported: The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad agrées to make spe- NEW QUARTERS FOR OPEN HOUSE CLUB. Several Propositigns Considered, But No Action Taken. The Open cholse of new quarters for the House was incipal busel- cupy the attention of a spe eting of the club held Tuesday and largely attem with sident Nellson Poe Carey presiding. islon was left to a meeting to be held Thursday evening of next weeks locatlon presented was on the top of the Shannon buflding, a sulte three conmecting rcomis on the Maln street front was shown, together with a_hall, pool roem, kitchen and other small rooms on the rcar, overlooking the river. other location shown was the Cnse Cwelling, on Main street opposite the s to owt rewt postoffice, which has rtecently been purchased by Willlam H. Murphy. He cffered to rent the club the three story dwelling honse and build a hall 40xx60 cn the rear, with two bowling alleys urder it. It was stated that he also c(ntemplated erecting store property on each side of the Sullding as it now stands, running the stores out to the s'dewalk line, The former Behrisch property on al' FUIl ald ¢ old School street oolho were also suggested, but not meet ‘with favor. The whole matter was discussed at length befors & vote to defer action was taken, wait= ing for some further consideration of he places in question by the board of cial rates of about one and one It cents per mile for July 5th and 6th from New Haven, Hartford, Worcester and Providence and intermediate sta- tions, They will also run a speclal train about 10.15 p. m. both these days from Norwich to points mentioned. The Central Vermont railfoad is to make special rates averaging one and one-half cents per mile on dhese dates from Amherst and intermediate point and New London. Tickets good Lo re- turn on or before July 15th. The round trip ticket from Willimantic will 50 cents, A special train will'be run after the fireworks on Monday night as far as Palmer and at 6 p. m. will run a spe- clal north as far as Brattleboro. The steamer Sight Seer will make four round trips to New Londen on July 5th and three round trips ta same place on_July 6th. Steamer Chelsea, will leave Norwich for New York on gfonday night instead of ‘Suiday night as per th# regular sched'ile. All the trolldy lines agree to put on extra cars, but do not reduce their rates. The committee feels that the trans- portation lines are doing all they can to accommodate the people and to be make the anniversary a success. Central Baptist Y. P. U. The Young People’s union of Central Baptist church held its regu- lar monthly business meeting Tuesday evening in Bushnell chapel with Pres. ident John Palmer Post The resignation of the sec Katharine Moore, was rec the with regret and accepted, Miss Mary Tread- The way being elected o the vacancy constitution was amended to Or An assistant secret and Charl V. B to. this pla to aftiliate with the of th Hap! Young People of Comnecticut, which Is to fuclude the young people's societ of all the churches. As the.entertaiument fedture a pic- ture puzzle party closed the evenlng and refreshments were seryed, A final dress rehearsal for the Fr play, Le'sMaitre De Forges, was held Tuesday evening at the theater. All the amateurs in the cast performed like veterans under direction of F. A Gareay, and a At BUCCess WA pres dicted for the ranco- American club, wilich is giving the drama. d.rectors. There* was also business transacted regardin t selebration, & report b t Mrs. Wil liam C. Lanma ive a three. horse hitch for the of the elub's float. Allyn L. Brown explained the needs of the committee in regard to the pageant, and a committee was named to are 100 names from the club to assist the pageant committee. It was voted to have the Open House rooms open for members and thelr friends during the celebrati The naming of a mittee to report was left with P nominating com- the next meeting sident Cary. HAILE CLUB WHIST, Social Evening for Members Greatly Enjoyed—Winners of Pri A social evening for the Haile club members, with whist s the attraction for those playing cards, filled the hail Tucsday evening with twenty-two ta- bles playing, while many more wers present for the enjoyable occasion. Frult punch was served, those In charge of the party being the Misses Jennje Kimball, Loulse Fitzpatriok, Bessle Grime, Mary Colles, May Fdmundson, Alice Stevenson, Lida Caley ani Maude Aubrey. . The following were the fortunate ores who bore off the pretty prizes: First, lace jabot and collar, Miss Nellie Harrington, 42; second, chiffon vell, Miss Alice Walsh, it pins, Miss Jennle Bottam, urth, belt pins, Miss, Rose June, Qfth, belt pins, Miss' Maude Aubrey, 25; sixth, jabol, Miss Katherine Ford, 25; sev= enth, caenations, Miss Dora Aubrey, elghth, chimt dish, Miss M. Walsy ninth, basket of roses, consolation prize. Ruth Smith, 2 Aftfer the cards, Miss Edith Whithng, tress of 1 e club, W the e Jresents h & beautiful French gi snd glass clock as o parting gift trom the club, in_view of her approachiiug warrisge. The wffection of the mems burs for \liss Whiting, their appres ton/of her slip and regeet that Thoull dease wan feallnglg eprhens «t by Miss Mary Kane, the president, aking the gift, drawing from Mise iting an_appropriate response. Acting Mayor MeGowan lectured the pupils of piblic school No. 10 for re= haining seated while they sang “Tha Star Spangled Baaner. i 4 ) ot LISTENS T0 WITNESSES FOR DEFENSE.