Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 13, 1909, Page 1

. - Hours’ Debate DECISIVE VOTE Of 317 TO 14 The Senate Joint Resolution Providing for Submission of * the Question to the States was Passed—Now Goes to | the President for His were All Cast by Republicans—Views Expressed. ‘Washington, July 12—t is now up to the legislatures of the several states to say whether there shall be an in- come tax amendment to the constitu- tion. More Than Necessary Two-thirds. By the decisive vote ‘of 317 to 14, more than the necessary two-thirds, the house toddy passed the genate joint resolution providing .for the submis- sion’of the question to the states. negative votes were all cast by republicans. No amendment having been made ‘to the regolution it now goes to the president for his signature. Lorig Debate Over Proposition. ‘ Practically four hours were con- sumed in debating the proposition, and this afforded many members, mostly democrats, an__opportunity to voice their views. Chairman Payne of the committee on ways and means, voiced the sentiment that such a tax would make “a mation of liars” although he said it was well that such power should should be given congress, gg- pecially In war times. The burden of the democratic #peeches was that it was simply a case of stealing demooratic thunder, although some of the remarks on that side incidentally touched upon the tar- iff and the corporation tax, with no little amount of castigation of the re- publicans for fallin~ as was alleged, to keep party pledges. ” _ Adjournment was taken at 5.33 p. m. watil Thursday, ELLA GINGLES’ CASE, THE COURT ROOM JAMMED. Prossoutor Short Objected to the Young Woman Baring Her Knee. Chicago, July 12.—Ella Gingles con- tinned to bask in the white light of interest today. Judge Brenta- mno's gourt room, where the young Irish lace maker is on trial for the larceny of lace from Miss Agnes te, her employer, a charge which she was made only to cover at- tempts to o Jead Nor 1nto white slavery, was jammed with women, several of ‘whom wfled en(rnnce through trick- of paeses, it is said. m today dealt the a:tense ot I Price, % medical exoprt stale, gave testimony tending o support the theory that the girl is wuffering from hysteria. He declared in his opinion the girl's wounds ‘were seif-inflicted. Miss Gingles was called before Dr. Price, who asked her to bare her knee. “T object to this half dirobing of this young woman,” said Prosecutor Short. He was sustained. The physician was ~allowed to examine ecars on the young ‘woman's arms. He said that the scars more severe than the wounds he had found on the girl, and declared that the scars had been lengthened. UAPANESE STRIKERS HOLD SHERIFF PRISONER. Squad of Mounted Officers Leave Hon- olulu for the Scene. Honolulu, July 12—Cgunty Sherift Wilklam P. Jarrett is a prisoner in a :l:l"'.hfll mill at Waimanalo, where is swrrounded by an angry crowd of Mmundred Japanese strikers, ac- cording - . telephone message re- cefved afternoon. A squad of s mounted police and a dozen deputies and several special policemen fully armed started in automobiles for Wai- menalo as soon as the -herm’. urgent message was roceive ©OLD COUPLE BEATEN TO DEATH. Were Not Smothered in Their Burn- ing Dwelling. New York, July 12.—A coroner's au- topsy today proved eanclmllvely that Verity, 93 years old, and his wife, cynthl-. 84, whose bodies were lardl}' in the ashes of n P.tchmu. L. L, where ‘were not smothered by the ‘or- burned to death by the Death had come from concus- the brain. They had apparent- I-on ‘beaten to death in hed wnie lay asleep. The woman's scalp three gashes, one five inches long, vll- the old man's head was badly A ‘motive for the murder is not M to assign, although Peter Backale- the landlord, is held as a sus- ‘What money the two had they from their sons, who sent them remittances from time to time. their rent by boarding h, who Hved below them on r. When the firemen came him fully dressed outside :l Jocked front door. His explanation that he was 80 | pressed by the that he had jumped from the bed, {grabbing his clothes as ho fled. THE COUNTRY AT PEACE. Colomblan Revolution Ended — Rebel Army, Surrendered. Washington, July 12.—The revolution in Colombia is at an end, according to -m:vhm: was received late to- :n, by or Guzman, the Colombiarn @aftaires, who rushed immedi- m it to the state department. ‘message came from the cable agent of flu Colomblan government at B tae Colonbite cizeniate tin- o nsulate gen- at New York city, The end came any conflict, the revolutionist surrendering, and the legal au- d the government re-&stablish- od, the message. All the country was declared to be at peace. g e , FORTY MIL!. AN HOUR. Orville WM Makes V Very Successful Fiight at For Fort Myer. TJuly 12— Orville t Vening made a very suc- i flight in_the Wright aeroplanc Myer, Va. remaining-in the ‘mrinutes thirty. seconds, h machine attain- of about for'- @lnhd the pa- 8, 8 to- ii%fi'%;‘! 1 i i M Constitational Amendment Atter Four on Proposition Signature — Negative Votes Exiled to Siberia. Warsaw, July 12.—A courtmartial today azentenced six soclalists to be hanged and fourteen to exile in Si- beria, for terrorism activity. c The Rate to Be Le Under the New Corporation Tax. Washington, July 12.—At a confer- ence at the White house today was definitely decided that the rate to be levied under the new corporation tax shall be reduced from two per cent. to one per cent., and that in re-draft- ing the- measure, now in conference along with the tariff bill, to meet va- rious objections that have been raised, due '‘consideration shall be given to the demands of the mutual life insur- ance companies, whose incomes would be seriously affected by the tax in its original for) President Taft was the central figure in a number of conferences today and is living up to the prediction made many weeks ago that in the confer- ence consideration of the tariff he | would actively lend his influence to the bringing about of a conciliation of the differences between : the. two houses. The president is in akil- consulta- tion with the tarlff conferees. The conference report should be available, according to the president's informa- tion, by the end of next week. As to the mutual insurance compa nies, the redrafted bill will be so ar- ranged that the tax shall fall upen stockholders’ profits. Allowances will be made for annuities and other, long- term contracts outstanding. STEAMER AND CREW AT BOTTOM OF LAKE SUPERIOR. Collision Between the Isamc M. Scott and the John B, Cowle. d ‘whereby in M?n'uwmhm ookl H’m’mflmy York, reports hmu poklu ne Baitieh tamk New York for 46 longitude low pressure latif July 9, in st slowly wif cracked. July 12.—Herbert Calais, France, Latham, the French aviator, who has for some time for tions to attempt a flight lcron the English channe] in his mon- oplane, is still stormbound. The rain and the high 'lllfi have prevented FATALLY INJURED SUN NIGHT IN-SHIP'S COAL HOLE. w zxmmu !I ll‘llil Ensign Aiken AMM an lm tion. as_to Whether Gas Was Being | nerated—Funeral Today. In Department of Commerce and Labor -Personnel—One Hundred Employes Reduced—Many Clerks Deficient. The New Li uuhw T of e A m“xnn-omnu Sir’ Purdon cll&. denled '.b that he was about to resign.the wnlu&of the Metropolitan uuum xn “Elliott Norfl\eofi. the Amcfleln min- ister to Bogota, is detained at Barran- quilla, thé rebels holding all mnl of communication. Emperor William Having Asked Prince-von Buelow to suggest a suc- cessor, the retiring chancellor recom- manded Interior Secretary Bethmann- Hellweg. The Lutheran Synod of Misso even trial flights. Naples, July 12.- officers and Seoul, July 1 change in the A Corean cabinet is lmmh‘nt, it being ‘The men of the American wn.rlhlpa in this port united this -afternoon in paying solemn military honors to the late gton, July 12.—The greatest that ever has occurred in other states decided to merge its iden- tity with the German Lutheran synod covering the United States and some purposed to abolish the ministry of war. The change will cause no dis- sign Hugh Kerr Afken of the armo! foreign countries. crulser North Carol un. who died last résult A Pageant Representing the Growth turbance. Prince Ito, Jaj resi- | ni as - the of injuries of science and literature in’ the At~ panese ‘orea, will leave for dent general in tained in an explosion on board teenth and sixteenth centurjes’ closed Tokio on Wednesday. _He was the cruiser. The the celebration of the four hundredth guest of honor at an elaborate dinner conducted on anniversary of the birth of John Cal- given yesterday by the forelgn con- by the R« vin at Geneva. suls in Seoul. lllm Marshall, St. Petersburg, July 12.—According to mail advices received here today from Libau, the Russian battleship Slava, while engaged in target prac- tice four. days ago, ran on a rock at the entrance to Libau harbor, and sus tained serious injuries to her bottom. She proceeded under her own steam to the dry dock, where extensive repairs will he undertaken. The Slava was built in 1903, and is one of the best vessels of the Russian navy. BANK VICE PRESIDENT SHOT. He Upbraided a Physician for Paying Attention to His Wife Kankakee, 11, July 12—When J. B. Saylor, vice president of the First Na- tional ‘bank of Crescent City, Ill, re- turned from a baseball game late last night and upbraided Dr. W. R. Miller for paying court to his wife Mr. Miller drew a_revolver and fired four-times, killing Saylor. Dr. Miller hurried hom 310 went to bed, where he was arrest ed. Several days ago Dr. Miller sent his family away and Mrs. Saylor's daugh- ter went on a visit. It is eaid that Dr. Miller had been paying consider- e attention to Mrs. Saylor for two years, OLD CHESTNUT LOGS Unearthed Under Cellar of Old Ad tiser Building—Used in Getting Foundation. squadron, delivered a tou giving high praise to Ensign Faced the Risk Altlu- From an. fuve was in- which was stituted by Capf Marshail it was: B&wchllfl!ul'lfl e. learned that Ensign Aiken yesterday attempted as investigation as uv‘flm The secretary's determination to in- er gas was generated in the coal hole. Ject uw‘ life into the work of his de- rom today’'s radical V{luhln( to fln. the risk alone, he in- ructed the sailors to keep behind him. mtabcnmfie. ‘When _he. entered hu vn not able to detect any odor of one of the meén who was wmn‘ a n(hh‘ onM!o came forward. Unfortunatel & ped nd his arm dropped, brnm ight in.contact with the gas that was lying on a low level. Ensign Afken re- ceived the full force. of the explosion which followed. 'He was dragged out by the men, but died some hours later. Italian and American Crews at Fiineral Servic Admiral Moreno, commander of the naval department here, today expressed to Captain Marshall the condolences of the Ttallan navy and many Italian offi- cers in a demonstration of sympathy. As the admiralty has expressed a de- siré to show some tangible form of mourning, solemn- funeral services will be held on Tuesday, in which all the Italian and American crews will part. ; Corporal Maloney Blinded. Late developments in tha on board the North Carolina te that the accident was of a graver na- ion 1t was l.nfim-M today, and many of ‘the clerks will Teceive promotion: " Ten Per Cent of Clerks Deficient. Believing that there was considera- ble' “dead wood” in his- department, Secretary Nagel, about six weeks ago, Instituted a searching investigation. Ha directed the various bureau chiefs to prepare for him a bona fide report upon the efficiency record of the em- foyes under thelr - jurisdiction rom highest salaried clerks down to messengers. result of these reports it was that about 9 or 10 per cent. of or less extent. Since the taking of the report began the efficiency record of the department has increased about 30 per cent. NEW SHIPS FOR COAST TRADE. 'fllo Savannah Line to Build 'l'we of 6,000 Tons Each. New York, July 12—For the first James M. Tourjee, Jr.,’ charged in four counts with bribing or attempt- ing to bribe voters during the town election, June 1, in South Kingston, R. 1., was held for the grand jury in $500 bonds on each count. Bail was fur- nished. X The Sunset Limited No. 9 of the Southern Pacific railroad, due in El Paso, Tex, at 7.10 a. m. Monday, was derailed at Aragon at 1 o'clock. The engine, mail, baggage and chair cars went into the ditch. The engineer and fireman escaped by jumping. None of the passengers in the chair ear was injured. ‘The derallment was due to a spreading rail. HOW MORO OUTLAW DIED, SHOT BY LIEUT. BAER. Filipino Chief Was About to Stab ut. Wilson. Manila, July 13.—While detailed ac- counts of the last fight of Jikiri, the famous Moro outlaw chieftain, who was killed and his band extreminated ina pitched battle near Patian, on the island of Jolo, July 5, have not been recelved, several brief despatches and a letter 'or two from American officers who fought_against the outlaws, give a fairly complete account of the fight. Hunted from place to place by the regulars and the constabulary who had ben in close pursuit, Jikiri with sev ture than the officers of the cruiser 1 time since the financlal depression of en followers, two women and on child, cared to admit. - corpon.l Maloney was. nearly two years ago, work of com- took refuge in a cave that pierced the also badly injured in.the explosion, it struction is " to rted within a side of the crater of an extinct vol- being stated that he was completely couple .of months on ocean passenger cano. Here the outlaws gathered to Sauite Ste Marie, Mich.,, July 12.— Some old chestnut logs, said to be blinded in both eyes. Several other steamships for trade on the Atlantic make their last stanl. As the soldiers Three minutes after the steel steam- ers Isaac M. Seott and John B. Cowle had collided in Lake Superior early this morning, about a mile. and a haif off Whitefish Point lighthouse, the Cowle had gone to the bottom in fifty fathoms of water, carrying with her from 55 to 75 years old, have been un- earthed by J. B. Shannon’s workmen in excavating for the foundations of his new building on the site of the old Advertiser building on Market street. The logs are in & good state of pres ervation, a foot thick and of good meén who accompanied Ensign Aiken also were wounded, but less urlofiliy. An_enormous quantity of gas had been generated by the 300 tons of coal in the hold and the naval officers are at a loss to know why Aiken permn-‘ ted a lighted candle to be taken into fcoast, . The. keel of one vessel will ldid next month, and work on an- other. steamship wiil start shortly aft- erward. Both st ips are for the Steamship company, better known as the Savannah line, and they are to ply between this port and came up the scouts located the party and the troops worked their way around. the Dlace until it was entirely surrounded and there was no chance of escape. In the fighting that followed Jikiri singled out Lieuh. Arthur H. Wilson of o 1 Ooinmlssion of Three Allenists to Pass Upon Q,uestlon of His Sanity TESTIMONY-ALL IN White Plains, N.' Y., July 12.—If counsel can agree, a commission of three alienists, mutually selected, will Fass upon the question of Harry K. Thaw's sanity. This was' practically decided before adjournment today at a continuation of the hearing before Justice Mills, in which counsel for Stanford White's slayer Is trying to establish his right to release from the asylum for the criminal insane at Matteawan. District Attorney Jerome Eliminated. With all of today's testimony in fa- vor of Thaw, and with the indication that his wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, will take the stand in his behalf, with District Attorney Willlam Travers Je- rome eliminated, . Thaw’s chances for release appear brighter than at any time since his commitment. H Commission of Three Alienists Sug- | gested. | After a string of witnesses who tes- | tifled to Thaw's sound: of mind had told their story today, Roger Clark, deputy attorney general, who is conducting the people's case, formed the court that he had been so much impressed by Thaw's intelligent interest in the issues at stake that he was willing to concede Thaw's right to a full and impartial examination. He suggested that counsel for Thaw and | counsel for the people agree to a com- | mission of three expert alienists whose decision should be accepted by both parties to the suit without reserva- tions or equivocations. Charles Mors- chauser, for Thaw, was agreeable, and asked that Dr. Baker, superintendent CHICAGO PASTOR CALLS GIRLS TOMBOYS Says They Care More for Athl Than Prize Scholarship Men. Chicago, July 12.—The Rev. Charles Bayard Mitchell, pastor of Jame: hodist . Episcop: last evenink, in a sermon on “Athletics called American girls fourtcen members of the crew. e Scott, although badly damaged about the bow, put pack to this port, - she arrived this afternoon. with part ot the crew of the Cowle. 1 ‘A heavy fog responstble-foe the collision. * The mn. @ new. boat (n her maiden trip to the head of the lakes, had just straightened out er course-up the lake, when the Cowle loomed up through the fog, only a few fest away, bound down mwith 8,000 tons of iron ore in her hoM. The John B, Cowle was 445 feet long, 50 feet beam and owned by the Cowle Transit company of Cleveland. The Cowle went into commission. in 1902. PERU-BOLIVIA SITUATION. No Fear That War Will Follow the Boundary D Lima, Peru, July 12.—No fear is ex- perienced here that war will ensue be- tween Peru and Bolivia on account of the hostile demonstrations at La Paz, following the decision given by Presi- dent Alcorta of the Argentine Republic on the boundary limits of the two countries. Peru has been satisfied with the award, and the attitude of Bolivia, which has protested against the de- cision of the arbitrator, Is unfavorably commented upon. Buenos Ayres, July 12.—The coun- cil of ministers, at a conference today decided to telegraph the Argentine minister at La Pas, Senor Fonseca, to withdraw from that country in case he is not able to obtain immediate and complete satisfaction with regard to the hositile manifestations against the Argentine Republic. MINE DISASTER IN SPAIN. Hundred Men Reported En- tombed at Belmez. Several Paris, July 12.—A despatch received here from Lisbon reports a serfous explosion of firedamp in a coal mine at Belmez, Spain. Several hundred miners are said to be entombed. Ef- forts at rescue are being made, and forty-two living and Seventeen dead already have been brought out. No corroboration of this report has ‘been received from Madrid. 450 Animals Added to the Br Bronx Park Zoo. New York, July 12.—With the addi- tion today of 450 animals of 87 differ- ent species, In 48 cage the Bronx Park Zoo becomes the most important collection of its kind in the world. The animals arrived on the Atlantic Transport liner Minnehaha from don, where they had been assembled by R. L. Ditmars, curator of the Zoo, from all parts of the globe. Included in the coflection is the “Tasmania Devil,” a particularly flerce little ani- mal of the cat family. Particuarly Severe Storm Working Eastward. Chicago, July 12.—A storm of wind and rain that was particularly severe in the Missouri valley tonight, swept around until it encircled Chicago, ac- cording to reports received by tele- graph companies, whose wires are in bad shape. Wires are down in every direction from Chicago. ~The storm extends from Louisville to Minneapolis and from Kansas City and Dubuque to Cleveland. It is reported to be working eastward. Two Mangled Bodies Found on Rail- road Tracks. Albine, Kan, July 12—The mangled Dbodies of two young men, apparently about 18 years, were early today found near the crossing of raflroad tracks at Ramona. It is thought that they went to sleep on the track. * A<report that the young men were eastern.col- lege students and that they Were mur- dered proved incorrec Cloudburst Caused Leoss of ($500,000. Mexico City, July 12—Funther de- tails received here of the clmu!hun last Friday at Orizaba place the I at $500.000 gold. The Rio Blanco ' ton mills were wrecked and three O'P- eratives killed. A large area is under u:,‘ n;& hoflser sections are half- ngth, having been laid flat on the und in a wet spot to form a foun- tion, it is said by one informant, when an addition to the old building was made a little more than 50 years An old resident .dfl the building. was standing when he came here @ period of 75 years ago. " FUNERAL. Leander F. Gardner. The funeral of Leander F. Gardner, a former Groton merchant, and well- known resident, who died at his home in Orange, N. J., Thursday, July 9, was held Sunday afternoon at 2 p. m. from the Congregational church in Groton, Rev, James R. Danforth. D.D., officiating. The services were attend- ed by many relatives and old time friends of the deceased. The bearers were Henry L. Bailey, Capt. T. W. Hamilton, Byron M. O'Brien, George R. Hempstead, Albert F. Hewitt and Abert N. Tiffany. Interment was in Groton cemetery. Dodged People and Teams. There was a short runaway Monday afternoon, but without any damage resuiting, when a delivery team start- ed from the Shannon building corner and ran +through Main street until stopped in front of Disco Brothers. The driver was right behind the team when it started and tried to run around and catch the horse, but the runaway was too spry and made a way through Main street, dodging several people who ran out from the sidewalk to stop him. Waiting for Steel. The work on_the Shannon buildjng 1s being delayed by the non-arrival of the steel work for the second floor. It is expected daily and as soon as it arrives and is put in place the second floor will be poured. While the steel is being waited for, the possibility of a band concert with the second floor as the band stand is being considered, and it is possible that one may be arranged for later in the week. Deserter Arrested. Chief Murphy has received word from the government authorities asic- Ing him to be on the lookout for Alpert Whitman, a Greeneville boy. who had deserted from the navy. The young man was seen on Franklin square on Monday by Captain Linton and placed under arrest. He spent the night at police sation and will probably be turned over to the government today. With General Electric Co. Water Moran, son of John A. Moran, the Main street hatter, and William Murphy, who was employed in Por- teous & Mitchell's, have just located in Schenectady, N. Y., with bright prospects, through entering the employ of the General Electric company. They left here last Thursday. Engagement Party. An engagement party was held Sun- day evening at the home of Ruby Blin- derman, No. 44 Forest street, when the engogement of Mr. Louis of New York and Miss Jennle Swartzburg, daugh- ter of Joel Swartzburg, was announc- ed. The wedding is to take place in three weeks. Property Changes Hands. Miss Elizabeth Ray has sold her house at the corner.of Laurel Hill avenue and Walnut street to Mrs. Car- oline E. K. Burnham of East Great Plain, and has purchased of Mrs. Mar- tha. Peckham her house at No. 111 Laurel IHill avenue. Painting of Airship. A local artist has an oil painting In the window of Smith’s pharmacy that is attracting attentlon. It is a copy from a photograph showing the flight of the Wfilht brothers’ flying machine at Pau, France. e S A B _ Carpenters’ Meetin; One was initiated and t tions wwere -received the- applica- onday eveni: at’the C;! iters’ hall. such ‘a dangerous place. Immediately | Sav: after the explosion the sailors = who followed ‘the. ensign sprang back and managed in this way to save them- selves. A 3 P Body to-Be Shipped to New Orleans. An.alarm 3 Im ‘the comm: ‘with of ‘men stamped out the m otherwise might have communis to the powder magazine. Aiken was pickpd up: in .« piistal condition. He was terribly burned about the whole body .and heéad. The North Carolina being anchored at the end of Santa Lucia harbor, half a mile from the docks, the explosion passed unnoticed. Aiken was. carried to the infirmary of the cruiser and the accident omly be- came known today on his death. The body will. be embalmed and shipped to New Orleans. Ancther Accident on the North Caro- lina, Another accident occurred on the North Carolina today, a sailor named Hechen being struck by a crane while loading coal. Two ribs were broken and the sallor is reported to be in-a dnngamua condition. TO SELL EASTMAN'S EFFECTS. Auction Sale of His Belongings Or- dered for Next Saturday. Baltimore, July 12.—The last scene in the Woodill-Eastman tragedv will be enacted next Saturday at Easton, Md.. when all the ‘personal effects of Eastman will be sold at auetion at the .court houise. Vinnie Bradcombe, as she is known on the stage, Eastman's widow, or- dered the sale, which will include the motor boat in which the victim_took her last ride, and the furniture, books and other effects found in the bun- galow. Good prices are expected from souvenir hunters. It is expected the Eastman farm, for which he paid 3700, will bring & big price, but it will not be offered at public sale. Dead in Twenty Minutes from Bee Sting. an City, 1a,, July 12.—Mry. Mary Buck, a resident Garrison, been kilied by a sting of a bee from a swarm. The bee stung her on her right temple, and 20 minutes later, be- fore a physician could arrive, she was dead. Funeral Procession Interrupted by Tor- nado. Hamilton,” O., July 12.—A, tornado swept ovér a part of Butler county late today. At a point seven miles from this city a funeral procession encoun- tered the storm and twenty persons were more or less injured. Drowning Mystery at Hampton Beach. Amesbury, Mass., July 12—Mystery surrounds the drowning of Patrick Campbell, 55 years old, of this city, whose ‘hody was picked up off Hamp- ton ‘beach late today. Campbell, who is an emplove of the Atlantic Boat company, ~started - this afternoon in one of tha company's boats to deliver it at Bath, Me. When his body wa pioked. up’ later -off Hampton beach, there was no sign of his boat, and the cause of his drowning is not known. He leaves four children. Elks Meeting at Fmdonc. Los Angeles, Cal, July 12 sairn. of metmbers of.the Oraer of Miks are arriving at Pasadena for the an- nual reunion of the grand lodge. Mem bers of the grand lodge and their es. corts were taken in automobiles about the eity and to Tournament where athletics,chariat races and feats of horsemapship. were provided for their eutertainment. Tonight the open- ing” public_ceremonies of the reunion gt thie grand lodge will be held In the Auditorium theater. Tei ‘Imports Break R uq;dn ea im- pows through this port are breaking all records. The rush is due to a fear of a nolula tariff legislation, it is said. ‘“m ix to an announce- me line yesterday. The i t:.h.c:ltrll n{yeenr- 'l bl been the Illinois. &‘t:d from iman, which road Mr. Har will be" “as first mc carriers. Each will have accommoda- tions for 136 first, 36 second and 65 passengers. They will be four decks, l.nd wlll be fitted with Wi e 1l be of single screw, with a length over all of 402 feet and a beam of 49 1-2 feet. They will be built at the Newport News Ship Dry- dock company’s works, and the first will probably be completed in a little over a year. WRECKED SAILORS SAVED. ltalian Steamship Plcks Up Crew of. the Schooner Drusie. —Wbt(ll was re; elegraph a the office of Hartfield, Solari & Co., agents for La Veloce line, that their steamship America had rescued a ship wrecked crew yesterday. The saved 'sailors are Captain James and seven men of the British ~schooner Drusie, which left os on May 6 for Pasbeblaca, provinoe of Quebec. ‘The vessel had foundered, and the eight men were in small boats. Their provisions ran short, and when Cap- Tain_ Schiatno of the Amerlcl sighted them they were exhausted. ARZOOIAN IN CONSTANTINOPLE. Man Wanted in Connection With Mur- der of New York Rug Merchant. Worcester, Mass., July 12.—Armeni- ans here believe that Alexan Arzooian, for whom the police searched this country for two yegrs because of his alleged complicity in the murder of the rug merchant, H. S. Tavshanjian, in New York, is in Constantinople. Ar- zoolan published an Armenian news- paper in Boston and was president and chief worker of the Huntchagist socfe- ty. Copies of a paper bearing the same name as his Boston paper and said to be published by Arzooian in Constantinople_have been received by Armenians in Worcester. MANOEUVRES BEGUN IN FOG. Four Battleships of First Leave Provincetown. Provincetown, Mas: uly splte of & heavy blanket of fog which overspread the harbor, the four bat ships, Connecticut, Vermont, Kan: and Louisiana, pulled up their anchors early today and crept out to begin the manoeuvres scheduled for the fleet. These vessels comprise the first di- vision of the fleet. The second di- vision expected to steam out later in the day to the range off Wood End light for target practice. The remain- der of the fleet will stay here until ‘Wednesday. Division Fire Control Cables for San Francisco Harbor Forts. Seattle, July 12.—The United States cable ship Burnside is preparing to sail for San Francisco this week to lay a | plan fire control system of cables between the several forts defending San Fran- cisco harbor. Rolling Mills to Sart. Cincinnati, July 12.—Annonuncement has been made that the Newport, Ky.. rolling mills will resume operations tomorrow, giving ‘employment to 500 men. President A. L. Andrews of company said that all except po bly one of the pits have orders enough to keep them golng for a year. Bigamist Gets Seven Years. San Jose, Cal, July, 12.—Chrmhn G. Johnson, with bigamy by Mrs. Josephine fa Trelheway of Stockton, and t to be the no- the Bixthh cavalry, who commanded one section .of the attacking party. Dashing from the cave, the outlaw flung_himself upon the America. > tfi- th one hand gripping the officer's hair the bamdit slashed at his neck with a );avy native knife he carried, endeav-' as rowdyish and her speech a¥ slangy 0" behesd “him. - Lieut. Joseph A. Baer of the Sixth Cavalry saw his cnmraflel peril and shot the outlaw CONEY ISLAND PASSENGERS HAD A BAD SCARE. Iron Steamer Pegasus in Collision With Anchored Vessel. . New York, July 12—One hundred and fifty passengers on the steamer Pegasus, returning from Coney Island, at dusk this evening, had a bad scare down the bay, when the vessed col- lided bow-on in the fog with a steam- er anchored just outside the Narrows, believed to have been the Germa tank steamér Proebus, which sailed from this port this morning for Bel- gium. The bow plates of the Pegasus were bent and a section of the port rail torn off. The passengers were panicky after. the crash, and the offi- cers had _some difficulty in quieting them. That the accident was not more serious was due to the fact that the Pegasus was proceeding at half speed while the other steamer was anchored. MACHEN INDICTMENT NOLLED. Government Could Not Securs Another Conviction of ex-Superintendent of Free Delivery. Washington, July 12.—Satisfled that he could not secure a convigtion, Mr. Baker, United States attorney. today nolle prossed another of the postoffice department indictments of 1#3. It charged August W. Machen, ex-super- intendent of the free delivery servic John T. Cupper of Lock Haven. Pa., and Willlam C. Long of Washington, with conspiring to defraud the United States in connection with a contract to paint letter and package boxes throughout the United States. AGUE?UCT WORKERS FIND GOLD Rich Veins and Pockets Struck on Owens Ling Valley to Los Angel Randburg, Cal, July 12.—The water supply of Los Angeles from the snows of the Owens valley country will wind through strata of gold. .Part of the aqueduct is found to be full of ourl erous veins, and in a number of cas pockets of gold have been found. Some of the construction works, labor- ally fight for, because of the chances of striking a pocket. From one stretch of the excavation less than 12 feet long gamples of high grade ore were taken which in some instances show assays of $300. The agueduct will dross a bed of placer gold, and also go through lodes. All sorts of stories are to be heard along the aque- duct regarding gold finds, one being asc. to the luck of Patrick MeCullum, a Los Angeles laborer, who, it is said, cleaned up $1,200. Theft of Rhododendron Plants Valued at $35,000. New York, July 12.—Rhododendron valued at from $30,000 to $35,000, nted to the city by Mrs. Russell and set out in Central park, have been stolen from their beds, and today James McKeagney, a patroiman, and John J. James, a chauffeur. wera arrested, charged with having carried the valuable plants away in an aut moblle. The Sage rhododendrons were a rare Belgian variety and covered a strip & mile long. Thelr original value 000. J. J. Hill Back from Labrader, New. York, July 12.—James J. Hill fl“ George B. Tarris, president of the rlington, returned today from a fish- e also said they were " and cared more for the coilege athiete than the prize scholar- ship man. “The girl's ambition npowaday said the preacher, “is to be a good fellow. with the boys. Her manner is as her brother's. The modern college girl talkd as Ibudly. in the Street car and screams her college yell in public places as raucously as her masculine competitor.” “Boys. and girls,” continued preacher in the same strain, “go to the in- |~ PRISONER'S FAVOR Continuation of Hearing Before Justice Mills—An Inn Keeper Thought Thaw Perfectly Sane Except Upon One Occasion when He Refused the Witness’ Invita- tioe to Take a Drink with Him. § of the state asylum, and Dr. Austin Flint be named as two of the three. Justice Mills in Favor. Justice Mills , favored the sugges- tion for a commission, but of opinion that the state ought to name two of the three experts. With that exception, he left the personnel of the | pommission to be determined by coun- sel for both sides. Mr. Morschauser pressed for an ad- vantage for his client by asking the court that in the event of the selec- tion of a commission in lunac that anyone who had testified in previous proceedings be barred from the exami= nation now In progress. Justice Mills left this point also to be decided by counsel. Thaw's Wife to Be Called. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw, who has been living quietly In retirement of late, may take the stand tomorrow. She has abandoned vacation plans, It is announced, in order to appear for her husband. 'The testimony heard today, from jallers, inkeepers, real estate dealers, clergymen, a dentist and a Il called by Thaw, was un- in his favor. Witnesses related conversations with hint on ic, dogs, cigars, literature, electricity, geology, prison life, sport, religion and the personality of the late Pope Leo XIIL A watchman had learned from Thaw that the stone age Was to be placed some 500 years back. An innkeeper thought Thaw perfectly , except that on one occasion he ' Invitation to He admitted under - cross-examination that he had nown_rational persons to decling rink. METHODIST PASTOR RETURNS AFTER MORE THAN 2 YEARS Disappeared at Time of Johnstown Flood—Wife Had Married Again. Bloomsburg, Pa., July 12.—After more than twenty years of adventure, during which he wandered as far as Honolulu and supported himself by sign painting, the Rev. John Taggart, a Methodist minister, who was thought to have been drowned in the Johns- town flood of 1889, returned to his Jome here tofay. He found that his wife had married John Van Horn dur-~ ing his absenee, and has a4 seven year old son and fifteen year old daughter, but. that . Van_ Horn ls in Columbis county jall serving a santence for & statutory offens Mrs. Van Horn was overjoyed to see her former husband and Taggart will take the family to another city. He gives as the reason for his lon~ ab= sence “the gossip of the townspeople coliege not so much for the mental culture as for the fun. One football game stirs up more enthusiasm than all the rewards and prizes of scholar- ship. The college hero is the leading athlete. It has come to be regarded as a disgrace to stand high in one's udies. This fact is proven by the opprobious title given to the hard stu- They call him a ‘greasy di “College authorities,” continued D..r Mitchell, “are pandering to the fal ideal. Look at any college campus. You need not ask what the largest and costliest bullding is used for. Of course it is the gym; look at the school and college advertisements in the mag- azines. The picture that attracts at- tention is that of a girl in a sweater with a golf stick in hand, or a boy in a boat, on horseback, or carrying & gun. The whole college appeal is to that which promises to satisfy the eager desire for sport. BUFFRAGETYES TO PRISON. Fifteen Militant-Women Sentenced to a Month Behind Ba London, July 12—Fifteen- of the suffragettes who during the raid on the house of commons June 29 broke windows with stones hidden in brown paper parcels, went to prison for a month today rather than pay the fines inflicted by Sir Albert Derutzen, the Bow street magistrate. Sir Al- Dert commented severely upon the lamentable spectacle of respectable women in the dock on charges usually associated with juvenile hoodlum The suffrageties, most of whom made short speeches, claimed that their offenses were purely political. The course of Premier Asquith in re fusing to recelve their petition, they said, had made militant action neces- sary, and if the women were in the wrong, Home Secretary Gladstone, War Secretary Haldane and Joan Burns, president of the local govern- ment board, who had incited them by taunting them with the statement that they were using “pin-prick meth- nulht to be beside them in the a The four suffragettes who last Sat- urday presented a petition to Premier Asquith, after which they were ar- rested and charged at the police court with disorderly conduct, today refused to give undertakings for their good behavior. They declined to pay the fines imposed and were sentenced each to thrée weeks' imprjsonment. AIRSHIP OVER BROADWAY. Frank Goodale Interests Crowds in New York by His Dirigible Flight. New York. July 12.—Crowds along Broadway today were interested spec- tators of a flight by Frank Goodale, a young aeronaut, who drove his dirigi- ble balloon high above that thorough- fare from One Hundred and Sixteenth to Forty-second street. Starting from an amusement park across the Hudson in New Jersey, he rose 3,000 feet to avoid the effect of the cool air above the river, then swooped down until he was about 500 feet over Broadway. After reaching Longacre square he re- rned, fearing that his gasoline would ot catpy him further. The trip lasted 50 minGtes. , Autos in Glidden Tour. Kalamazoo, Mich,, July. 12.—All but three of the thirty automobliles which started from Detroit todav in the Glid- ing trip in Labrador. Mr. Hill was un- illing to go into the business situa- tion minutely. Regarding crop. condi- SlaBs s which be has proved the best t years, he “We ve just & good big ‘!- dei_tour arrived at Kalamazoo with perfect scores. The running time for ell-ll A was seven hours and ten min- utes for lul:ul;\lle;. and the drivers and ill health.” “BIG STICK” FOR TAFT. Doner Hopes It Will Be Used to Swat the Tariff Bill. Washington, July 1 Teft today presented with a sure enough “Big Stick,” a bludgeon aix feet long and shaped much like the big emblem of Rooseveltian authority which became famous in cartoons dur- ing the last administration. The don= or was J. B. Forbes of Otta h the stick this m Almighty probably grew ck for some good nurpose, 1 suspect that it was to allow swat the tariff bill and other schemes of criminal extortion.” BI-PLANE TOTALLY WRECKED Buckled and Tumbled Backward to the Ground—No One Hurt. —President New -York, July 12.—The uncertain- ties which still attend aeronautics ap- peared again this evening, when the [ plane of Fred Schneider, a Brook- 1yn member of the Aeronautic club, was totally wrecked at Morris Park. The machine rose straight up in the facé of a heavy wnd, buckled and tum= bled backward from a height of 20 feet. Schneider escaped without & seratch. He had made one previous unsuccessful attempt at flight on June « LEON LING IN BUDAPE!T. Murderer of E That City. Vienna, July 12.—A telegram recel: ed here today from Budapest declares Reported in that Leon Ling, the Chinaman, who, on June 9, is supposed to have mur- dered Klsie Sigel in New York, is in that city The communication says that the Budapest police received an anony- mous communication that Ling was staylag with a Chinese family and they at once began a search of the inese quarter fnr hkm COL. A. A. POPE SERIOUSLY L. Little Hope Entertained of Autome« bile Manufacturer’s Recavery. Boaton, July 12—Col. A. A. Pove, the bleyele and automobile manufacturer, who haa been ill for some months, fails t5 improve. It is stated tbat his condjtion has declined steadily in re- cent weeks, and that little hope of re= covery is now entertained. He is at his summer home in Cohasset, Mass. Steamship Arriva At Liverpeol: July 11, Ceific, from New York. e At Genoa: July 11, Cretic, from New York. At Plymouth: July 12, Kronnring Wilhelm, from New York for Cher- bourg and Bremen. At Patra uly_8, Mnrlhl ‘Wash- ington, from New Yo At Glasgow: July %, Calitornian, from New York. July 12, Minnetonka, k. At Hemburg: July 11, Presk Grant, from Néw York via Plymout! and Cherbourg; July 12, Kalser Aus guste Victorla, from York. astor Accepts Call to New Britai ' New Britain, Conn, July 13 E. Reese of Oakville has ecdme i of the "\“¥