Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 25, 1909, Page 1

Against the N. Y, N. H & H. and the Bosto ¢ & Maine B@.ilr()&dS 'FOR VIOLATION OF ANTI-TRUST LAW Statement Issued by Attorney General of the United States Setting Forth the Reasons for the Govern- ment’s Action in the Premises—New Haven Railroad Circles Received the Decision with Some Surprise. ‘Washington, June 24.—The attorney general today directed the dismissal of the government’s suit against the New York, New Haven & Hartford and the Boston & Maine railroads and others, for violation of the anti-trust law. Statement by the Attorney General. The attorney general issued the following statement: “The attorney general received to- day a certified copy of the act r.sed by the legislature of Massacliseu's and approved last Friday by the ernor of that state, creating the Bos- ton Railroad Holding company. This act authorizes the mew corporation created under it to acquire and hold all or any part of the stock and bonds of the Boston & Maine Railroad Co., and further authorizes any railroad corporation theretofore incorporated under the laws of Massachusetts to acquire_and hold the stock and bonds of the Boston Holding company. “The purpose and effect of this stat- ute, as publicly announced and as co; templated by its terms is to authorize the consolidation of the Boston & Maine Railroad Co. and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Raiiroad Co. “This is to be accomplished first by the Boston “Holding company acquir- ing the control of the Boston & Maine Railroad Co., and next by the ew York, New Haven & Hartford Rail- road Co. acquiring control of the Bos- ton_Holding company. { “The statute referred to further pro- vides that the stock of the Boston & Maine to be acquired by the Holding company shall not hereafter be sold without express authority from the legislature and that the stock of the Holding company, if acquired by the New Haven road, shall not hereafter be sold without express authority of the legislature. Finally, it is provid- ed that the commonwealth of Massa- chusetts may, at any time, by an act | of the legislature upon one year's no- tice take for its own use,.by purchase or otherwise, all the stocks and hold- ings of the company on certain terms designed to protect creditors and sé- cure just compensation, the whole plan and purpose being to permit the con- solidation of the Boston & Maine with the New Haven company and to. pro- vide for their operation hereafter un- der one management . with safeguards to- protect the interests of the people of Massachusetts. 4 ew of the fact that the suit of the United States now pending against 1he New York, New Haven & Hartford and the Boston & Maine railroad com- panies, for a vieolation of the anti- trusts act rests almost entirely upon & claim that these companies had al- ready consolidated means of stock and since the community affected is the sta whose laws now Massachusetts, STEAMER BLOCK ISLAND ARRIVES FROM NEWPORT. Will Start Its Season on Saturdav— Capt, Henry Phelps in Charae—Wil- liam Damas Chief Engineer. The steamer Block Tsland arrived here from Newport on Thursday after- noon, having undergone a thorough overhauling as to woodwork and en- gines, and is in fine condition for the season which poens Saturda In charge again this year is Capt. Henry Phelps, while Allie Hazard is the first pilot. As chief engineer, Wil- liam Damas, the Fall River line, has been ;e on the boat, succeed- | the ing George Van Wart, who was on the boat for twenmty-three years in that position. His assistant is William Edward Wigley is the steward and Walter Horton the purser. The mate is Charles Peterson and Mike Corey is the watchman this year. Steamer Block Island will be the first steamer to make a landing at the newly constructed Norwich line whart at New London, according to the plans of the New England Navigation com- pany's officials. She will begin her season on June 26 and will take on passengers at the wharf, As far as the T. A. Scott company, the contractors, are concerned, a landing might be made there today, but some prepara- tions will be made to safely send aboard and take off the Block Island's passengers. Unofficlally it Is said that the Nor- wich liners will land at the wharf first an Saturday night, July 10. The whart will be in condition then to allow the and unloadin~ of freight be- fore that time, CONVENTION WILL BE HERE. County Baptists Will Meet at Flrst Church in September, Edward 8. Doton of New London was here Thursday to attend a meet- ing of the programme committee for the New London County Baptist asso- ciation convention. The committee is composed of Rev. Willlam T. Thayer and Rev. P. C. Wright of Norwich and Edward Doton of New London. The meeting was held at the home of Rev. W. T. Thayer on West Main street, Rev. Mr. Wright being awsent as he ig out ot the city. The convention is t6 be held in this city at the First Baptist church in Beptember. Some months ago a New London church agreed to take the con- ventfon, inasmuch as the date of it would conflict with the anniversary celebration of the town, as then ar- ranged, but now that the celebration takes place July 5 and 6 the First church will have it as originally plan- Handicap Duckpins. Phe following scores have been made in the roll-off this week of the handi- cap duckpin tournament at the Rose alleys: {ll_and Combies 660, Ring and Bruce 656, Hill and McClafferty 4, Ring and Sturtvant 587. There are 4wo more teams—HIll and J. Young. Tottey and Sturtevant—yet to rell to settle the prizes, which, must be done this week. Injury to Private Property. Abraham Fox was arrested by Po- Heeman Maloney on Thursday charged with injury to private property, in be- ing claimed that he had ground the ! iew York Mineral Spring ) syphon bottles of the pressly authorize such consolidation, the nlnorr;!ey general has ismiss the government d"ln that gctlon, the further com- plaint 'was made that the New Hawen railroad had acquired a number of Tolley lines in Massachusetts and ad- joining states, and that this was a Ccombination in restraint of interstate commerce. Since the governmen suit was determined upen, however, the supreme judicial court of Massa- chusetts, in a case involving the right of the New Haven road to acquire trolley properties in Massachusetts has decided that the railroad ¢ompany has no such power, and that company has been parting with such trolley properties. Upon this question the attorney general is convinced that whatever may have been the merit of the claim when the suit was begun, there is not now In this case any such element of competition in interstate commerce by reason of such owner- ship of trolley lines as would justify a further prosecution of the action.’ Case Shall Be Dismissed at Once. Thé attorney general had. directed that the case of the United States against the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. and the Boston & Maine Railroad Co, et al, shall be. dismissed at once. 2 New Haven Circles Surprised. New Haven, June 24—In New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad cir- cles here tire decision of the attorney general of the United States to with- draw the suit against the eorporation under the She; n act, was received with some su se. While repeated forecasts of such withdrawal have from time to time been made and ul- timate withdrawal was expected, it was thought that it' would probably be deferred until next autumn. Coun- sel for the company have, however, | repeatedly expressed the opinion that | they would win the suit should it go to the United States supreme court. ! That result, however, would not be reached without very prolonged litiga- tion. Statement by President Mellen. New< Haven, June 2&—When shown the Associated Press despatches an- nouncing the withdrawal by the attor- ney general of the federal suits against New York, New Haven & Hart- ' ford and Boston & Maine railroads, President C. S. Mellen of the New Ha ven made the following statement: “f have no official notification the dismissal of the federal suit; but. assuming that the press reports are correct, it would seem . as if there were no legal obstacles remaining to prevent the merger of the two com- panies. Mr. Billard, however, has con- trol of the Boston & Maine stock and the only possible obstacle is whether he will be willing to relinquish that control. 4 5 THIRD COMPANY TEAM AT STATE SHOOT.|' Those Who Will Take Part at East Haven Range This Week—Four on Corps Team. On Thursday afterncon Sergeant Denison and Private Mason left for the East Haven range and in the even- ing Captain Hagberg and Lieutenant Coleman left to be there this morning, they having been selected as members of the Coast Artillery corps team, they being eligible to make the state team for the national shoot. This morning Sergeant Ortmann will go there and the five will take part in the company shoots, the men representing the THW company of this city. They can be re- lied upon to give a good, account of themselves at the range. | RECITAL GIVEN BY PROF. WHITE’S PUPILS. Programme Finely Carried Out at the Buckingham Memorial. A piano recital given Thursday even- ing at the Buckingham Memorial by the pupils of Prof. James H. White was well attended, and the programme pre- sented was received with well earned applause for each number, as the work of the pupils showed how efficiently they had been instructed. Galligan's orchestra played while the audience was gathering, and also for dancing, from 10 to 12, after the programme had been concluded. Harry Mitchell and Thomas Galligan were the ushers. Assisting Professor White and his pupils in the recital were the well known local vocalists, Miss Maud Bak- er, soprano; James Henderson, tenor; and Archibald Mitchell, and Mrs. Ones Gelno of Lowell, Mas a sister of Professor White, and leading contralte soloist in the First Universal- ist church. Mrs, Gelino's rich contral- to voice was heard with great pleasure and was a pronounced additfon to the programme, which won recognition by the demand for encores, which she kindly gave. The following was the programme, in which the good work of a number of the pupils was rewarded by encores and bouquets: Piano solo, The Switzer's Farewell, Grand Fantasy, Miss Edith Boynton; plano solo, La Chasse Au Lion, Galop Brilliant, Miss Virginie Des Jardines; plano duet, Silvery Echoes, Reverie Op. 151, Misses Banfield and Green; vocal selection, Sunset, Mrs. Ones Ge- lino; piano solo, Throwing Kisses, Ma- zu Brilliant, Master Milton Osborn; plano solo, Fifth Nocturne,Miss Gladys Elliott; piano solo, Tl Trovatore, Mas- ter Willie Huber; vocal duet, Oh, That We Two Were Maying, Miss Maud Baker and J. Henderson; piano solo, The Glow Worm, Miss Katherine Cas- ey; plano solo, Repaz Band, March, Master Oliver Buddington; piano solo, The Silver Nywnph, Mazurka, Brilliant, Miss Lucy Gregson; vecal selections, Under the Rese, Maiden and the But- terfly, Angus McDonald, Mrs. Ones Ge- lino; piano duet, La Chasse Infernal, Misses Bnwna and Katie Babcock: pi- ano solo. Under the Stars and Stripes, Frank E. Miner; plano solo, In the Swing, Mazurka, Miss Hazel Banflel piano solo, Whither, Miss Emma Bab- cock; vocal se'ections, Jack and Jill, Mrs. Gelino, Mies Raker, Mr. Hender - son and Mr. Mitcheh. : Fruit gunch and cake were during the dancing. > ‘Th ent has just allewed served Liverpool, June 24.—A cable des- patch the e company says to float the Cu- %flonh‘ un: hort on Flores islan Azores, a fortnight ago. St. Petersburg, June 24.—The funer- al of Frederick De Martens, professor of international law at the university of St. Petersburg, who died in this city June 20, occurred at St. Peter’ Lutheran church today. Former Mi ister Iswolsky and many other higl functionaries of the government were -present. OBITUARY. Dr. Lewis 8. Paddock. pas health had not been godd, but' for the past three days he had been seriously ill, havnig been operated upon ' Suhday for bladder trouble. 3 Sloat Paddock was betn in Norwich, Deec. 10, 1829, the son of Rev. Sath B. Paddock, a native of Mid- dletown, and Emily Flagg Paddock, who was born in Cheshire in this state. Dr. Paddock graduated from Trinity college in 1850, and four years later re- ceived the degree of M. D. from the New York Medical college. He spent some time in New York hospitals and then returned to Nerwich and practie- ed his profession here with marked success. His father for almost 23 years was Tector of the ehurch now known as Trinity Episcopal church and was es- teemed as a mi er. He built the house on Jail Hill which for years was occupied by the Prentice family. Dr. Paddoek followed the religion of his father, and was one of the leading ‘members of Christ church for years. He had held the office of warden and was a_vestryman for years. : Dr. Paddock when a young man was married in Brooklyn, N. Y. to Miss Mary E. Addoms by his brother, Rev. LEWIS 8. PADDOCK, M. D. ~ IFofih “A” Fiddock, who later became bishop of Washington. = Mrs. Paddock survives her husband, and there are two’ daughters, Mrs. Edwin C. John- son, 2d; and Miss ‘Mary Huntington Paddock, whp resides at, home. Dr. Paddock - was ‘ohe” ‘of a number of children, and only one sirvives, Miss Emily Paddock, who is a resident of this city at uresent. Two of the broth- ers of Dr. Paddock became hishops in the Episcopal chuhch—Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock, who was at the head of the diocese in Mssachusetts, and Rev. John A. Paddock, who was bish- op of ‘the diocese comprised by the state of Washington. ; Dr, Paddock was a member of the national, state and county medical associations, and took much interest in them. He had been president of the last named organization and had read many papers at its meetings, Since the opening of the Backus hospital he was the consulting physician. Dr. Paddock had been medical ex- aminer of Norwich for a number of years, in which office he was an ex- cellent official. Among medical men Dr. Paddock was - highly esteemed, both as to personal qualifications and for his medical knowledge, his advice being sought often in critical cases. He has been one of Norwich's most prominent physicians, and was a close student of the progress in the medical | and surgical world. He was the first one to be operated upon here for ap- pendicitis, which operation took place many years ago. He possessed an am- iable and sympathetic disposition, be- ing a man of sterling’ characteristics and in every way a model citizen. His loss is ‘a severe. one to the medical profession here, as well as to the community at large, as he possessed many friends. Dr. Paddock cared little for public life, and never sought preferment from the people. When not engaged in his professional work he was to be found in his home, and there he took his chief delight.. He wa& a most devoted hushand, and as a father was kindly and considerate. Thursday morning the trial of the case of Patrick I. Harrington of Nor- wich vs. Annie E. Downing and others of Webster, was commenced. This was over some work which the plaintift claimed he had been engaged to do for $525 in placing a monument on the defendants’ lot in the Catholic ceme- tery at Lisbon. All the witnesses for the plaintiff and one for the defense had testified when court adjourned in the afternoon and the case went over until Tues- gn}: There will be short calendar to- ay. OBITUARY. Sarah Orne Jewett, Litt. D. South Berwick, Me., June 24—An illness lasting many months ended to- night in the death of Miss Sarah Orne Jewett, Litt. D., author of many books and regarded as one of the foremost women writers of America. Since last March Miss Jewett has been at her old home here, where for man— years she had been ‘accustomed to pass her summers, and it was there that her death occurred at 6.40 this evening. She was a sufferer from apoplexy and paralysi The house where Miss Jewett was born on Sept. 3, 1849, has been in the possession of the Jewett family since 1740. It is a fine old Colonial man- slon and has welcomed within its doors many of the literary celebrities of this country and Europe. Miss Jewett was the daughter of Dr. Theodore H. and Caroline F. (Perry) Jewett. She was educated at Berwick academy in the | nebghboring town of Berwick. Her first literary venture was Deep Haven, pub- lished in 187 This was followed by ? l‘rle_‘ nds lndm)::‘w. ways, untry T, land, -The. of the § man; an, y o | her' Jast E T AGAINST HER MADE BY WIT- NESSES FOR THE OTHER SIDE. Denied All Aihflimn of Im‘pr'"‘cr Conduct With Mrs. Gould—The Case May Be Closed Today. New York, June 24.—Katherine Clemmons Gould was called back to the “stand for a final ordeal today, to | explain away, if possible, the damag- ing testimony given by the witnesses for her husband “in her suit for sep- aration ‘and alimony of $250,000 a year. A Day of Denials. It was a day -of denials, beginning with the reading of the deposition of Dustin Farnum, the actor, who denied all allegations of . improper conduct with- Mrs. - Gould, and endilfg ‘with Mrs. Gould’s repeéated denials of prac- tically everything in word or action attributed to| her by the witnesses for the other side. 3 _For two warm hours, Mrs. Gould, looking for the first time.somewhat uneomfortable in her smeothering black satin gown, answered the carefully framed questions of her. counsel, re- pudiating with monotonous denial all testimony and insinuations charging | her with excessive drinking, profan- | ity or other impropriety. | . Gets Down to Specific Instances. ! Getting down to specific instances, ! she told her counsel that she had nev ier tried to hitch up a pair of mules, | had never ordered a table full of dishes and food thrown from her. St. Regis apartments, had never referred to i Dustin Farnum as “my new beau,” | never quarreled with her husband be- fore company, never had a coachman’s arm about- her waist to hold her in the carriage seat, never discharged an employe in anger, never became in- toxicated aboard the Niagara, never consumed. two quarts of cocktails in two days. Explained Her Friendship for Farnum. Mrs. Gould’s explanation of her friendship with Dustin Farnum natur- ally took ‘up a considerable portion of her time today. Her testimony held close to the line drawn in the deposi- tion offercd “earlier in the day in be- half of Farnum, who was unable to /appear in person, it was announced, on account of illness. ‘Whatever intimacy there had been between her and thé actor, she said, was accounted ' for by her desire to have his advice regarding her plans to return to the stage. “My home had been broken up,” she ‘said, “all authoritv had -been taken from me, my happiness was gone, and 1- wanted some occupation to divert my mind. I thought of returning to the stage and wanted to talk the ma ter oyer with Mr. Farnum, who, I wi convinced, would be able to help m Case May End Today. Mrs. Gould went. over the occasions from the time she first met Dustin Farnum in 1904 at a “charity benefit” down to the present time. She hadn’t seen Farnum, she said, from 1904 un- til 1908, wheén she talked with him about returning to the stage. It is believed the case will be closed tomorrow. MATTRESS FACTORY BURNED DURING THUNDER STORM. Struck by Lightning and a Horse Was Killed—Nothing Saved, Although Owner Was Partially Insured. During the thunder storm on Thurs- day afternoon, shortly after 2 o’clock, the fattress factory of Morris Sussman off Spring street, which was at one time part of the old ropewalk, was struck by dightning and burned to the ground, together with the contents. A horse which was in oneend was killed jand burned. The loss is estimated at about $5,000, while the insurance is said to be about $1,000. The fire company on West Main street ‘had been notified and was on the way when an alarm was sent in from box 14 and a quick run was made by the other companies, although in Broadway and at Shannon's corner there were some close calls, one team at the corner being struck by the chief's wagon. It is thought the lightning came in by the electric motor and soon the huilding was a mass of flames and being but ome story high and filled with many mattresses and a quantity of the material used in their manu- facture was.soon bevond saving. The building is back of the Mechanic street silk mill and the paint on the mill was blistered and the shingles on two houses adjoining caught and were put out by chemicals. The recall was sounded in about a half hour, but one company remained there until about 7.30, as the fire con- tinued to burn in the mattresses. The old ropewalk building burned in 1873 and this end of it was rebuilt. In Spring and Mechanic streets the small waterpipes handicap the department. The horse which was killed was in- sured with E. G. Rawson. Saul Tay- lor had his face somewhat burned at the fire, while much help was given by the employes of the silk mill. Mr. Sussman is anxious to rebuild and get his business going again at once. The building was owned by Charles Slosberg. Telephone Wires Damaged. There was much excitement in the telephone exchange during the storm and so bad did the electricity come in that it was necessary to quit work there for a few minutes. The most damage was at Norwich Town, how- ever, where a trolley wire fell across a cable, cutting it in two. It was a fifty pair cable and while trouble men were at once at work on it and it was again placed in position there are forty lines in trouble now, while the storm caused sixty ‘phones to be put our commission. 1t will take several days to clear it all up. Damage to Electric Lines. The lightning did not a little damage to the Conneeticut company’s proper- ty Thursday afternoon, aithough there was no delay on any of the lines. At rland’s corner on the Yantic line a span wire was burned off and at Wightmans' switch a feed wire was likewise burned off. At Taft's station one of the motors on car 366 of the mumnfic line was put out of busi- i disabled a controller on car. 2 | | l | Yor FROM 15:T0 20 PER CENT. AD VALOREM. SENATE TARIFF DISCU3 SION O'uty on Sole Leather Also Increased— ‘8ize of Tobacco Packages—Bailey Talks About Free Raw Material. Washington, June 24.—A short time before adjournment tonight at seven o'clock the senate returned to the con- sideration of the schedules of the tar- iff bill after devoting the greater part of the day to listening to prepared speeches, and = adopted amendments increasing the duties on shoes from 15 to 20 per cent. ad rem and increasing duty or sole leather from 5 to 10 per cent. ad valorem, the low- er figure representing the house rate in each case. . An amendment includ- ing the duty on-collodion was adopted. Three Prepared Speeches. During the day there were three ‘prepared speeches, all of them being of considerable = length. Beginnin, ‘when the senate convened at 10 o’cloc! Senator Beveridge talked for about 250th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ) of 'the Founding of Norwich, July 5th and 6th four hours and was followed by Mr. Bailey at almost as great length. Mr. Newlands was last of the orators of the day, and he had not long sur- rendered the floor when the senate ad- journed. The Size of Tobacco Packag: The theme of Mr. Beveridze's dis course was an amendment proposed by him regarding = the. size of tebacco packages. He contended that while the size of the packages had been reduced during the Spanish war with the end in view of compelling the pur- chaser to pay the war tax, those sizes have never been restored nor the prices reduced notwithstanding the removal of the tax: thus practically the tobacco manufacturers and espe- clally the tobacco trust has the ad- vantage of the tax even though it has not been in: operation for about nine years. He declared that the trust had influenced legislation for this purpose and asserted tbat it was being bene- fited to the extent of many millions of dollars a year. ey Talks of Free Raw Material. Mr. - Bailey talked about free raw material for the purpose of justifying his vote as a democrat against the free entry of iron ore, lu r and ides. He declared that pi us. to the Cleveland administration the es- teblished demaeratic policy was in opposition. to the free aamission of raw material and .undertook to ghow that such policy: was really a part of the republican scheme of high pro- tection. The Proposed Corporation Tax. Mr. Newlands gave his_ attention to the income tax question, devoting spe- cial resolution to the president's ree- glutxon for a corporation tax. He dis- ussed at length the legisiation of 1898, providing a tax on gross oil re- fineries, on which the Spreckels case was decided by the supreme court, and which is relied on by the presi- dent as a precedent for the proposed corporation tax. He pointed out espe- cially that the law of 1898 was applic- able not to corporations alone, but to every person, firm, company and cor- poration carrving on such ‘business, and suggested that a tax applying on- ly to corporations might violate the ligislallonll requirement of uniform- y. OSCAR LEWISHO KILLED. Husband fof Former Actress Edna May in Auto Accident. Berlin, June 24. reached Berlin tonight that Oscar Lewishon, the husband of Edna May, the former actress, was killed in an automobile :ecident between Vienna and Berlin to- ay. report Attempted Wife Murder and Suicide at Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Juné 24.—William Stan ton, aged 35, shot and fatally wounded his wife, Margaret, 28 years old, at 9 o'clock this evening in their home, 289 Nichols street, and then attempted sui- cide by shooting himself in the back of the head. His wound, while seri- ous, is not thought to be fatal, and he is a police prisoner in the Bridgeport hospital, where his wife occupies an- other cot, th no hope held out for her recovery. Stanton, who is a veg- etable paddler, is said to have had many quarrels lately with his wife their disagreements culminating to- night when he fired a revolver bullet into heer left breast. They have no children. OPEN HOUSE CLUB TO HAVE NEW QUARTERS Vote to Leass Case Property Which Will Be Remodeled. An adjourned meeting of Open House was held Thursday evening in the club rooms in the Thames Loan & Trust Co. building for the purpose of considering plans proposed for new quarters for the club. The president, Rev. Neilson Poe Carey, presided. Two sets of plans were presented, one of the tep floor of the new Shannon building, and favored by the directors because it was several hundred dollars less expensive than the other plans, showing quarters in the Case property on Main street opposite the postoffice. When put to a vote the membership showed a strong preference for the Case property, which has lately been purchased by Willlam H. Murphy. This was voted for and the president was directed to appoint a committee to close the contract with Mr. Mur- phy. His proposition _includes the leasing to the club of the dwelling house, at the renear of which he pro- poses to build a hall with two bowl- ing alleys underneath. It is expected to make the change of quarters by Oc- tober 1. D. K. Brown, reporting for the com- mittee in charge of the rooms during the celebration, stated that the rooms would be ¢l Monday and Tuesday from 1°to 4 p. m., but sandwiches and cold soda would be for sale. Dr. C. B. Capron reported for the “Indian™ committee, urging more volunteers for this, and he also reported that satis- factory progress was being made on the float, Because of conflicting decided to s ates it was postpone from the uly business the third RS i3 5 ‘the anti-Tammany forces might nom- a republican for mayor of New e A Mlh th from Honolulu :::x:-hua it e Japanese s ers on, n- tations would mnl#;an terms with the owners. Lord Rothschild, Lord Avebury and Sir Felix- Schuster denounced the pro- visions of the budget as socialistic and communistic. P The Rebels in Morocco were reported at the rtn of Fez, and a battle was expected. Europeans were preparing to flee from the city. 3 - The Third Avenue - Railroad reor- ganization plan was said to provide for a heavy assessment and a new ls- sué’ of about $5,000,000 of stock. Despatcher from London s: yin;-thut America would be content with 20 per cent. of the recent Chinese railway loan were not confirmed at Washington. Prof. H, F. Osborn presented a bust of Darwin to Christ's college, Cam bridge, at the centenary celebration. A degree was conferred on Justice O. ‘W. Holmes. The Public Service Commission al- lowed the case of the South Shore company’s franchise to §o to the ap- pellate division to get peedy de- cision on the commission’s powers, The Combination of the Continental National bank and the America Trust and Savings bank was announced in Chicago. The merged institutions have deposits of more than $100,000,000. Mrs. Horace Jayne of Philadelphia died from typhoid fever, the sacrifice of her brother, Dr. William H. Fur- ness, in giving a quart of his blood for transfusion to her veins proving futile. m Verplanck Birney, an, artist York, died from apoplexy while driving his automobile at Saratoga. Springs, his wife, who was with him, not becoming conscious of his death until the car swerved. Charles F. Brooker Testified at the suit of Charles H. Kavanaugh against the directors of the defunct Trust Company of the Republic that although a director and a member of the ex- ecutive committee of the company he knew nothing of the loans made to finance the Shipbuilding company. WOMAN'S NUDE BODY FOUND IN MARYLAND CREEK. Skull Crushed In—Face Horribly Di figured—Murderer Surrounded House. St. Michael's, Md., June 24—Prac- tically the entire eastern shore of Ma- ryland is aroused and searching for one Emmitt E. or John T. Roberts, wanted in connection with the brutal murder of Mrs. Edith May Woodill, wife of Gilbert Woodill, an autom bile dealer, of Los Angeles, Cal, whose nude box the skull crushed in from a blow apparently delivered from be- hind, the face horribly disfigured. the entire body swollen from the effects of several days' immersion and weighted with an iron pot containfhg a half-dozen bri was yesterday discovered by bo; who were crab- bing in Back creek, a tributary of the Choptank river, not far from the home of Mrs. Woodill's foster-father, Capt. Charles H. Thompson, near St. Michael's. Roberts was with Mrs. Woodill when she was seen Saturd: for the last known time, and he‘is a cused of having committed the mur- der. The motive for the crime s at present a mystery. St. M Md., June o'clock last night word rea that Rpberts had been surrounded in the house of John B: McQuay at Coy- man, seven miles from here and about one and a half miles from the bunga- low where the miurder was committed. A posse left here in automobiles at midnight. Roberts is believed to be heavily armed. McQuay noticed a skulker near his home late last night and called to him. He came to the house and asked for water, Recognizing him as Roberts, McQuay .invited him into the house and sent his wife secretly to nof by whom the house w: UNABATED HEAT. New York Hospitals Crowded with Prostrations—36 Cases Yestorday. New York, June 24.—The fourth day of unabated heat kept the hospitals crowded with prostrations and the list of deaths and suicides that always ac- company lowered vitality and spirits still swelling. At a late hour there had been recorded 36 cases of prostra- tion and three suicides, one of which was a_dog. In the middle of a breathless night the thermometer still regi: This afternoon it was officiall many thermorfieters on the street reg- istering 95. At 3 o'clock it got to 98 on the street. 39TH REUNION VETERAN MASONIC ASSOCIATION Held at New Hartford—Officers Chos- en—Next Reunion at Nerwalk. New Hartford, June 24.—~At the 39th reunion of the Veteran Masonic asso- ciation today, Venerable Master Tuck- er of Ansonia, Secretary Kilbourne of Litchfield and Treasurer, Atwood of Waterbury were named to rewise the by-laws. Officers chosen were: Venerable Master — Reuben H. Tucker of Ansonia. Assistant Venerable Master—John O. Rowland of Wallingford. Associate Masters—J. C. E. Hum- phrey of Simsbury, Charles B. Pom- eroy of Willimantic, David W. Thomp- son of Bridgeport, Henry J. Smith of Ansonia, Henry F. Parker of Coven- try, Joseph W. Vodwarka of New London, Albert L. Hedge of Roxbury, Robert W. Burke of Middletown. Secretary—D. C. Kilbourne, Litch- fleld. Treasurer—H. W. Atwood of Wa terhury. Registrar—Harold B. Waldo of Glastonbu Marshal—John D. Bishop of Tor- rington. Sentinel—E. M. Platt of Winches- ter. One delegation of the veterans went to Pleasant Valley for dinner, while the other, numbering 200, dined in the town hall here, and later went to the monument exercises. Tt was voted to Hold the next re- union at Norwich. Shawmut Car Second. Seattle, Wash., June 24.—The Shaw- mut car rolled up to the Alaska-Yu- kon-Pacific_exposition at - 5.30 this morning, winning the second prize of $1,500 in the New York to Seattle race. Ford car won first place yesterdsq et e Steamship Arrivals. At Genoa: Amerika, from New York. La Savoie, from New FRESH CROP OF RUMORS COMES UP EACH HOUR. DAY OF REST FOR SIN After Thirty-Four Heurs of Centinu- ous Grilling—Report That a War Be- tween the Tongs is Impending. New York, June 24—With all indi- cations of an early ture of Elsie Bigel murderer dly narrowing down to an improbability, while at the same time a fresh crop of rumers springs up with each hour, or uncertainty, another day of tl vestigation by police, district attorney, neded tonight. Chung Sin Resting. Chung Sin, after thirity-four hours of continuous grilling, with but ene intermission for sleep, had a day of rest at last. Either because the e lice despair of squeezing more inf matien out of him, or because they be- lieve that if he is left for a space té forget the details of his first answers he may entagle himseif in more con- tradictions, they did not question him toda: Rumor of War Between Tongs. . A rumor that a war between the Tongs was impending because of Chu Gain's revelations to the pelice, found momentary confirmation in the arrest late this afternoon of‘a lone China- man with a 38-calibre revoiver tucked under his blouse, but the poMee tonight that they were unable to con- nect him with any concerted plan for an uprising. A Bit of Authentic Information. The one bit of authentic inferm: tion turned up today did mot help much in forwarding the search fer Leon- Ling. This information cam from Chun Gain, who explained tha the 3250 advanced to Chung Sin, Leon Ling’s roommate, did not come out of his private purse. The police have been much puzzled as to this lean, becausé the very fact of its existence involved a contradiction. Why should Chu Gain,” who lived in terror of hi rival, %eon Ling, lend money to that rival's known intimate? “Chu Gain explained today that the money was of a loan fund of the Chinese Empire Reform assooia- tion, of which he’is treasurer. Chu Gain had nothing better than a pri- vate surmise as to where the money was going, ‘and in his official capecity of treasurer he could not be influenced by coinjecture one way or the other. Chu, despite the fact that he is ou on bal, is a badly frightened Chinaman. He keeps close to his restaurant and admitted today that he thought it would be worth his life to walk dowa a dark alley in the quiet hours of the morning. Ling a Deserter to the Masons. Chinatown is more deeply stirred by the Sigel murder than by any event of recent years. The.Chinamen Pesl in a measure that théir suffefance in the land that harbors them I8 in the balance. Little groups can be seen standing on the street corners study- ing the speaking cartoons in English papers that they canmot read. As a result there was issued tw's statements today from the rival se- cietles in which Chu Gain and Leen Ling held membership. The Chinese Masons say that Leon was a membeér of the Chinese Empire Reform asso- olation and that they have no intesest in him whatever, other than to ald in his capture. On the other hand. the Chinese Em - pire Reform associatien, which num- bers on its rolls mest of the wealth and brains of Chinutown, has sent a circular letter to its 170 branches in the United States, instructing all mem- bers to keep an eye open for Leon, who, it is said, had deserted the se- ciely for the Masone. Efforts to re- coneile these conflicting' sfatements bear no fruit. The individual members have orders not to talk. PRACTICE RACING STARTS. Crimson Beats Have Light Practice— Bonfire to Celebrate Baseball Vie- tory Over Yale. Red Top, June 24.—Extreme prevented the Harvard coews taking other than light practice both this morning and afternoon. Tenight there is a general celebration at the quarters with a large bonfire and firs- works in celebration of the baseball victory over Yale at Cambridge this afternoon. The longest row in the morning's practice was taken by the freshman eight, going down to the navy yasd and return. ‘The varsity eight and fours paddled down stream a mile and return. For the evening practice, the varsity elght went down stream for a mile and a half in short stretebes, return- ing to the float in the same manner. Wray coachec .them from a singlé shell, paying especial attention te & quick, haré catch and finish. On the strétches a stroke of 30 was used The freshman eight rowed down to Cow point, trying racing starts be- fore the return. The boat traveled well under a forty stroke without 1ist- heat from ing. q‘he three fours went down to the mile mark and there lined up for racing starts; after rowing « short distance the second varsity led the freshmen by a length, with the first varsity a few feet behind the fresh- men. YALE FRESHMEN SHOW STRONG Light Work Thursday—Julian Curtiss Arrives. Gales Ferry, June 24.—The heat of today was so great that the Yi crews did not go on the water until just before sunset. The men sat around in the shade during the megn- |ifhig, devoting all their energy to keep- in; out tonight, row! miles and return at a slow strowe. The varsity and freshmen eights followed, going upstream for two and three- quarter miles in one. stretch. On the return the freshmen were allowed a good start over the varsity, but were avertaken before the float was reach- ed. The varsity rowed a 32 and the freshmen a slightly higher stroke. The freshmen showed a big Improvement over the 'past work, the varsity also rowing exceeding ell. Willfam Meikleham, the old Colum- bla oarsman, who has refereed the races for several years, and who will officiate at the coming one, will meet Captain Cutler of Harvard and Cap- ‘tain, Howe of Yale on Tuesday at Red Top. At the conference matters i dent loe;ht rowing of the race be | Julian Curtis arrived at ‘might and will remain fer