Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 31, 1909, Page 1

AEROPLANE IN CROBS-COUNTRY TEST graph and juring thr Ingi o s i Tt | v .. tract with the nt—Made More Than Forty-| 50 . ©- Two Miles an Hour—Details of Exciting Trip Which #- - Caused Thousands to Wildly Cheer and Even Weep. | aui"snnly. 4o state ampioves. - % Wright zenith of | sengers a trip. Mounted Higher and Higher. Climbing up, -as it were, on the air, it mountirfg_higher and higher, brought the machine at great once again fully round the fleld. T! with a short turn, almost over the hedds of the 4, Mere Speck Against the Sky. @ thousand voices shouted as one. o -:nmr course - seemed fo be mfiq passéd - over -the wooded country in the distance. S “the sout! attained a P g Siivude. ot a ude of ‘by. the. President. o & mere speck against the pearly sky. hie Those who had glasses saw the areo- the right,-about Shuler hill. Suddenly the speck was lost to view and as the seconds o 2 spoke of deep concern. Wilbur Wright, 'his sister, strained his gaze in an ef- sky line. Seconds seemed minutes uddenly the speck came in , over the distant hill. A cry o ors. He cre Home Again in Triumph. with the seconds, and seemingly “rzy’xed from Its course by a westerly breeze, it grew apd grew, until every detail of ‘it was visible. wi the demonstration. ‘Wihblr was' "‘more selt-controlled, though making no secret of his ela- tion. He vith begai to determine the probable speed of the trip. His first estimate was 44 miles an_hour, but after he had consuited with Lieutenant Foulois, he figured it at 42 1-2 miles an hour. A “We were making eighty miles an hour coming back,” -were almost the first words of Foulols as he left his seat, ' He seemed. disconcerted by the congratulations heaped upon him, but was plainly too delighted to talk much. Asked how it felt to fly, he replied: “It's good enough for me.” Orville Impressed by Lessons Learned. Orville sald: _ “It's easier to across country than round a field. He seemed more mipressed by the lessons that the flight had taught him than by any sense of his achievements. “We were f off our course by veral counter-currents,” . The Start. Ldeutenant. Foulols, lithe, wiry, and as & berry, in his khaki uni- ht, yenger's seat beside the motor. Orville into his seat behind Fou- the levers and his “ t m»fi the cable which ¥ ‘the starting. weight. = The q shot down the track, rose reached the end, and as if . invisivle hands, the white- man-bird, rose, higher and reached the end of the field, at a slight angle, and came facing the madly cheering mul- Given a “Godspeed.” Hats and bandkerchiefs: were wav- ing, automobile horns were tooting and I.l"m it ‘wept as ire turned again south- the st _tower, in the crowd seemed intent trénd of air took me lower than I meant to go. I was forced to climb higher in starting back. As we crossed the valley of Four Mile run on the way back a down trend made it nec- essary to climb ‘Ufke forty’ to get up in the air above the hill.” and ev- TERRIFIC ELECTRICAL DISPLAY | FUNERAL OF PRES. PULLIAM 'Z At Fairfield—Water Inohes Deep in the | Will Be Held in Louisvills, Ky., Next gs Streets. Monda, ?’ New. York, July 30.—The funeral of Harry C. Puiliam, president of the . app National league, who shot himself on i & Wednesday night in his room at the New York:Athletie club, will be held in ouisville, Ky. next Monday, Georgé ‘ercatest In & few minutes (W, Cain, a brother-in-law. _ arrived here today from Nashville, Tenn., to take charge of the body. He said Mr. Pulllam hed béen overtaxed, took his business too seriously, and of late had been anxious to get out of the gam John A, Heydler, now acting presi- dent of the league, said here tonight that telegrams of condolence and fio- ral offerings were pouring in from all parts of the country. OBITUARY. Henry M. Putney. Manchester; N H., July 30—An ac: tor_who had ‘played a prominent part in every drama enacted on the New Hampshire political stage during the past quarter of a century, passed be- hind the scenes late today, when Hen- ry M. Putney, chairman of the state board of raiiroad commissioners, died at his home on Walnut street, in this city. After having been in iil health for two years, following a slight par- alytic shock, Mr. Putney early today was stricken with apoplexy, which caused hik death late this afternoon. From farmer’s boy to teacher, from school to the bar, and from,the law- yer's office to a newspaper desk, were the successive steps in Mr. Putney’s career, while state and. federal offices bad been entrusted to his care for many years. Born in Dunbarton on March 22, 1840, hé was. graduated from Dartmouth college in 1861. After be- ginning the practice of law in Man- chester, he developed a strong interest in_things political, and he soon began @riting political articles for -the -jocal press. 'In 1873 he became the Manchester Mi)for a writer and for mady y time of his death he i editor ‘of The Mirror, dent republican, Appointed chairman of the state board of raflroad by| Governor Currier in (886, he held the office untli death, buing. successively | Te-appointed by several governors. i cai + fall was the 4n the last ten years. Automobiles ~ ‘awers put out of commission by the water at the Bridgeport Yacht club and in Fairfield the water was inches on the streets. The area covered Ak storm was very small. In this 186 nna enly & few spattering drops fell, Paspe at_the Brooklawn Country elub ngb m.n't':lm ‘was-not_interfered 3 g ng e struck fn. several in Fpirfield. At the home of er, on the Round Hill road, the old fashioned demolished the interior lding, not hurting anybody, e X Ao 3 “PLUMBER GAVE HIMSELF AIRS. Aade Enough Money to Buy a Car and Union Did Nof' Like 1t. Great Falls, Mont., July 30,—Because ~was rich enough to buy an auto- urneyman plumber, got into trouble ‘bis union and was arrested today “trying to whip the setretary of the ‘branch. ~After the purchase of the ig was fined 335 ior it to ride to and from work in alleged violation of the union rules. MURDERED HI$ "NIF_ACTOR. “Young Man Hanged in Kansas City for H \mu e Defenseless Cripple. City, July 30.—Claude Braok 21 v .Q" v .gln z.ba-?or:r oy AR owner, - Jan. 18, 1908, - le, was W) o and her daring pas- Snpers s R oaspeed on thelr perious er and smailer it grew, until it became plane turn, first to ‘the left, then to a silence { com| grew upon the orowd, a silence that (Ing, i teh - sight of the aeroplane |.the again, A “There it is!” swept ovar the watching Onward the machine came, growing | 53 €0B¢ | tore Catalia, ‘an 1 STATEMENT BY TUTTLE. 2! o e President of Beston & Maine Road Discusses His Possible Retireme~* Boston, July 30.—In an interview today with reference to his oft reported retirement _from _ the dency Mgain he swept about | Prosident Lucive Tuttle and u) ‘the-aeroplane, kept its|and Jater upon 1 P outh and it | then elected, 2 ‘ever Righer as it e and heavily i "h.ml‘f ts legislatus m Dby the Massac] re, ot e poas will " astoupiadty ‘have the power of sa how the Boston & Maine stock b by the holding company shall be voted at annual ting, and, as the holdin stock will control the’ ithin the New standing with leveled glasses beside | all policy “As ere seems nothing turther at present for me to erning it.” 2 TO MAKE ALABAMA DRY. el :OBT,ON LAWYER'S CONTEMPT. c was a_feature of. which Mr, Jerome hiad “But,I do trust Mr, he hastened to assure the justice. ““Why ‘didn't -yos - trust’ your other’ lawyers—you, a man unlearned in the law?” continued.the court. “Haven't you felt ‘all the ‘way through that you “were ettér able to conduct this case?” per- baps in the case of Mr. h= Thaw admitted_that he might have interrupted Mr. hauser, but he pleaded that it 'was only because he wanted to make suggestions regarding the evidence and not because he felt qualified to take the cause out of the hands of his attorneys. Jerome Takes Up the Judge’s Lead. ‘The court’s iriterrogations were made duripg ‘the m ‘session, after Mr. Jerome had. _his examination, “which he said yester. R specific allegations of ‘contempt by United States District Attorney Asa P. French. It was claimed that, during the con- duct of a bankruptcy hearing, Green: hood’s conduct. was such as to be in contempt of court. ‘esterday he of- fered apology to the court. INJURIES PROVE FATAL. E. S. Gilley, New York Banker, Suc- cumbs to Trolley Hurts. Asbury Park, N. 7. July 30.—E. S. Gilley, & member of the banking_finm of E.'W. Gilley & Co., of New York, died todsy at the Monmouth Me- stricken with v:r‘tllo ‘while riding on a trolley car and fell from his seat. He was a member of the Beach club at Allenhurst, and was summering at that place. noon session, —— e alienists at_the homicide trials. - F. G. BAILEY IN COURT. quoted Dr. Britton D. Evans, who had jont o Ex Coments and Soina ot be comvine arguments and could not be convinced. Another_expert commented on - the prisoner's “rapld’ flow of words' rapld manner” and .a_faculty of on far. beyond the mormal. _taken strive Company Arraigned in New York. New York, July 30.—Francis G. Bai- -~ ley, formerly president of the Export Shipping company, was arraigned in court today on two indictments char; ing grand larceny. Pleading was post- poned to allow Balley to engage coun- sel, and he was committed to the Tombs prison without bail. 1t is charged Bailey fled from New York to Honduras with a shipload- of |- the export company’s goods. CHARGED WITH BLACKMAIL. Lester F. Barry and His Wife Held in New York Court. New York, July 30.—Lester Francis Barry, and his wile, Teresa Miler Bar- ry, were held in $3,000 bail each .t day in police court, on the charge of blackmail, made by Samuel Meyers of Schenectady, N. Y. -Barry is alleged to "have written letters to ¢ Meyers threatening exposures unless Meyers paid a large sum of money. Roofer Killed by Live Wire. tamford, July 30.—Andréw Smith, a slater’s helper, who lived on Whar- ton street, West Haven, was instantly killed by ‘coming in contact with & live wire belonging to the railroad company, today. Smith was at work on a roof, and it is not known just how he happened to touch the wire, which was strung near the place which he was working. Neck Broken by Fall. Middletown, Conn., pre: This line of argument is to indicate that the state will o belittle the prisoner’s general credita- blé showing oh-the stand on the theory tha _glib, as it were, by the “exagge ego.” Never Medically Insane. ‘While Thaw fenced well with Mr. Jerome, as he has;done all along, he, was worried” again ' today when the district attorney, for the fifth tim asked him to define his con tion at the time .he killed White and at present. assertion that He mever had “medically insane, but' that he ‘have been legally insane” at the time of_the shooting. ted ail haw } Mr." Jerome’s examinatiom morning, but, on the . wholl matched his ' wits. promptly. were times when his demeanor was almost, frivolous. He had not expect- ed any prolonged grilling today, but e nected back with an air_that seem- say “ Adjourned Till Monday. urnment. A Hice The. Thirod ue the uction of opinions of allenists and of :flcl‘nlflpllul rela- tives who have . prisoner’s early histos ly. The o talian 21 years old, | twelve feet to the ground from s on which Lk and broke his neck. He aken to the Middlesex hospital. ‘covery is net looked for. the prisaner. ‘.,Sjtyfl‘fixy"bwl FAE e = | the a Noth! W}m ;‘rswer:por&at ‘vl\l‘_hflm tvore Tao in White Pians ¢an stand it as long as you | 725 967 195 © 429 A 180 9 203 108 1263 - 396 421 itely known as com- on with that part of - public os not 'd.l»-hbufl):d.u“" Rocking Oscillations. v the bells toll, breaking instances leveling fi P el Second and Severer Shock. The inhabitants of the. hardly recovered from th.ulgllguh.‘t '1:: casioned by the quake when a sec- ond and more severe shock caused an outpouring of nearly all of the resi- dents to the stréets and open plazas. This One of.a Twisting Character. . This movement was of a twist ‘character: and lasted with marked ‘lu!‘~ E‘.ms” seconds. 3!.“ t;ll build- ? capital swayed, and In some Instances cracked, the p-vemsntnom- | ed in places and in the | & number of houses' sofiapsed: " 8ix Killed in Mexico City. So.far as can be learned from po- in Mexico City and its environs result of this second shock. Three Four persens are met. b o pitals and they” canmot recover, it is American Colony Safe. The large American, colony i . ‘Some were hit by faliing Plaster but no serious They, with the enmfire native popula- until daylight gave the ight ga lem courage to Peons Quote the Old Aztec Legend. The peons were terribly frightened. For days these humble folk have beer ‘been | ‘might cano disappears, so too will ti “;: disapp will the city at Mexico City escaped with com- paartively slight damage is said to be ‘due to the fact that the city rests on lh.:l'o.lgl:k h-l.uuln‘l‘de ground act- spongy, jelly like mass which neutralized the severity of the shocks. 58 “. Jerome wal :::l Mer ot this /| of_the bank’s funds. remained in the plazas or squares | ; v v Prof. m joh, cholera oxpest of B , -announced that:he determined the mode of action of lus, EOR of the crwn of Sweden. Dprince and crown House _church, A - \ Count Cl“"'a' commanding the Ttallan cruiser Etruria, called at the White House, accompanied by Lieut. Fillippo Camperio, the naval attache of the Italian embassy. The Annual Field Day of the actors and theatrical managers of America was held at the New York Polo grounds the receipts will be turned over to the New York home for destitute and crippled children. RELIEF FOR 1,200 INDIANS. Victims of Cloudbursts in Wisconsin to Be Aided Without Red Tape. * ‘Washington, July 30. — Brushing aside governmental ‘red tape” in the interest of euffering humanity, .Com- missioner of Indian Affairs Valentine today took quick and decisive steps to relieve more than 1,200 Indians in ‘Wisconsin who were left without shel- ter and food as a resuit of the recent series of cloudbursts in that state. Mr. Vaientine, acting upon the alarmi reports from Superintendent Cam 1 of “the La Pointe Indian in Wisconsin, telegraphed. the latter to take every possible means to also check any possible spread of dis- ease consequent upon the floods. According to the report of Mr. Camp- bell, the Bad river Indian revervation suffered most from the outburs "The Indian village of Ohanah, sttuated .&o . a river, uffered the. d: ter and debris poured d overturning others, and ) or | rendered "’m i le. £ Indian families lost all their and have been temporari- 1y deprived of earning a livelihood. BANKER MARKER RETURNS, Assistant Casnier of Tipton National Bank Comes Back to Face Ugly Charge. Tipton, Ind, July 30.—Noah R Marker, assistant cashier of the Firs National bank, appearéd at his home in' this city early today. after having been missing since last Saturday even- ing, when, it is charged, he carried away with him sixty thousand doflars ‘Marker's family and-friends at once gathered about him. On the advice attorneys, neither he nor his Willlam P. Marker, until hier of the bank, would dis- cuss the allegations of defalcation. say he had been in St. Louis. Friends and ac- quaintances congratulated him on his return. Many business men assured him_of their support. Marker await- ed the coming of the United States au thorities. IMMUNE FROM TYPHOID. Three Soldiers of U. 8. Army Effectu- ally Vaccinated A st the Disease. Omaha, Neb., July 30.—The last of the series of typhoid_tests have been applied to Sergeant Fuller and Priv- ates Schmidt and Goodman ef Fort Omaha, ‘and they have been pro- nounced immune. In June they were vaccinated with typhold serym and developed the disease in a mild form. Later they were vaccinated, butthe serum did -not - “take” Ten days ago test, that of drinking freely of a gal- Ton 'of stagnant water, into which one million fever germs had been placed. The men were placed in_theshospital and closely watched. They should have developed symptoms within fiv to seven days, but as none has appes ed they are now declared fmmune. y Electrical Storm Interrupts Plainville M - ! Plainville,” Con electrical storm broke over the Metho- dist camp meeting ground this after- noon and temporarily delayed the opening of the 44th annual camp meet- ing services. Later, however, the cottagers braved the storm apd gath- ered in the auditorium for the. intro- duetory services. About 400 persons are on the grounds. Small Tornado at Bloomfield. Bloomfield, Conu., July 30.—~Two si- los ‘and a tobacco shed wcre blown down, trees were' laid low, one house was struck by lightning, and crops syffered considerable damage durifis a heavy thunder storm here this aft- ernoon. The tobacco crop, howeveér, suffered small harm. Foxcote Wins at Goodwood. Goodwood, Eng., July 30.—The Chi- chester plate, @ handicap of 250 erelgns, distance five furiongs, was run nere today and won by Foxcote. “Per- g:alon was second, and W. Aastor's ird Trick !hlr% Ten horses started, including H. P. hitneyis Bobbin II. Picked up a Sailboat. Clinton, July 30.—While dut in his oyster boat, this morning, Charles W. Redfieid of this place discovered a sail- they underwent the Kuyreme‘ \ - Madrid, July 30.—The captain gen- ona Mhd.‘nphd to the staff at Madrid that the cevolytionists have surrendered and that fle is now the master of the situa- tiog. - The number of - victims of thé d| fighiibg. fn the streets is very high but no figures are given. Twenty-three bulldings were destroyed by the artil- Barcelona and Madrid. $ " The news that the cavalry and othér gaopa have gained the upper hand at elona has: brought great relief to official circies. bere. The work-of re- pression will rapidly be wed | up) throughout the ~Catalonian. captaincy general. & Hostile' Demonstrations Against the King. Parls, July 30.—Mail advices from Madrid confirm the reports of the hos- tile ‘demonstration which greeted the King on his arrival from San Sebastian, and the rioting which followed. Troops are_constantly marching through fthe streets, with the evident intention of overawing the pepulation. The situa- tion o the people is described as truly pitirel Madrid Filled With Wild Alarm. Informhition regarding the exact con- ditipns at Melilla and in_the interior of Spain is withheld, and the residents of Madrid are filled with the wildest alarm tor the safety of relatives and friends. Frantic mothers vainly besiege the war office for news of their sons fight- ing in Africa. The only reply fs: “You will be notified it he s killed.” Government Withholds Facts. The correspondent says that there have been alarming rumors of a plof I the Madrid garrison and of the execu- tion of goldiers daily, but adds that it is Impossible to say whether these re- ports are true or not, as the govern- ment denies everything, even reports of what is known to be true, and tries to offset the news of the Spanish de- feas in Morocco with accounts of the OF BARCELONA REBELS Captain General Teiegraphs That He Is Now Master of ' the Situation—Iroops Constantly Marching Through Streets of Madrid—Exact Conditions in Morocco With. held—Reported Flight of the Royal Family Denied. spread a story about the great enthue slasm of the aristocracy for the war, a proof of which it published a lst thirteen gons of noble familles who had ve As titles,are exceed« ingly numerous in Spain, this list gave but little satisfaction to the people. at the Palace. San Sébastian, Spain, via Hen ly 80.—The royal family is still af Miramar palace. The | report that Queen Vietoria, the mother queen, Ma. ria_Christina, ‘and the royal children | had ' qro; the fontier and ,gone to Bayonne until the crisis was'over, is. untrue, ; 'tgmhl.bly ‘originated”in the arrival e royal automobile at Blarritz with. a member of the coury ‘earing despatches to the Spanish am« Dbassador to ice, who left thi e inig to resume s duties tn Parls t is understood that both the queen and the queen mother were anxious to follow the king to Madrid, but the king considered it a better and safer course that they should remain at San Sebas« tian until the interior crisis was endel. The young queen, it is stated, is great. Iy worrled, but has absolute faith in the logalty of the people to the king His majesty keeps an- almost hourly communition with, the queen by tele- phone and telegraph, and enables her to watch the situation closely by trans- mitting officlal reports regarding af- fairs in Catalonia and Africa. The queen is actively occupied in ral - national subscription for the war vics tims, and receives Jaily the committes engaged In collecting funds. Great Shulhl-'r at Barcelona. Madrid, July 30.-The government' report from Catalonla indicates that the situation, continues to improve., Both King Alfonso and Premier Maura seem: satisfled that the worst is over, that the rebellion in Barcelona has been quelled and that order has been now restored in the remainder of the cap- taincy-géneral. Nevertheless, to be o the safe 'side, large bodies of troops of all kinds continue to be hurried to the_scene. No figres, not even estimates, of fhe loss of property and life in Cata. lonja is vouchsafed by the authorities but private despatches indicate that galantry of anonymous soldiers, espe- cially their devotion to their officers. A government organ printed and there has been great slaughter at Bar« celona. COMPLETED TARIFF BILL SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSE Discussion of the Report Begins Thi % Morni ‘Washington, July 30.—Entering. up- on the last st of its consideration by congres: tariff bill as report- ed by the day to the house by Chairman Payne and ordered printed in the Congres sional Record. Discussion of the con- ference report will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning, the indications being that a day will suffice for its adoption. All but forty of the three hundred and ninety members were In their seats when Chairman Payne passed up to the speaker's desk the bulky document which had occupied the at- tention of congress for four and & { half months, and then the republicans broke out into loud applause. Mr. Payne will open tomorrow's proceet- ings with an exhaustive statement in explanation of the bil ‘When Mr, Payne, head of the house conterees on the bill which bears his name, rose in the house to present the report of the donference committee’ Of the twe houseg on the bill, the measure had been in conference for just three weeks. Proceeding on the theory that the bill marks a general downward tendeney from the present rates of duty, Mr. Payne presented, but did,not read, an exhaustive analvsis of its pro- visiong. This statement, he said, had been prepared by him, and he asked to have it printed as an official docu- ment. t] ! TAFT'S YACHT SYLPH SAVED TWENTY LIVES Picked Up Mosnlight Excursion Party Whose Craft Had Turnad Turtle, Blddeford, Peol,.Maine, July Jt—fl! fortunate presence of President yacht Sylph in this harbor tonigh saved the lives of a score of persons. Although two members. of & moon= light excursion party in the powers boat Item were drowned, it I8 believed, when the 29 occupants of tha boat were thrown into the water by th Item “turning turtle,” *the crew the Sylph actually saved twenty per= - sons and so aided other rescuers by means of the yacht's searchlight tha seven more people wero taken out of the water. The Sylph arrived here yesterday with’ Professor and Mrs. More of Cine cinnatl, who pave been visiting Mra Taft at Bever LEON LING'S FRIEND In Prison @ Month and a Half, His Release is Sought, New_York, July 30.—Chung Sing, Leon Ling’s friend, who has been in the House of detention since he was arrested near Amsterdam, N. Y.. short- Iy after Elsle Sigel was found mur- dered In Leon’s room here, was brought into court today on a writ of habeas The writ was pro- cured by a friend of the prisoner, Chong Pun Sing, who declared throu counsel that Chong Sing was llegal In this statement Mr. Payne under- took to show that there had been a marked decrease in_the rates on the necessaries of lite, whilp admiting that there had been an increaSe on some Of the luxuries. £3 With the confcrenee Féport-out ofl the ‘way for_the time being,:the house for nearly an hour wrangled over some resolutions, including-the clerical and laboring force at the ‘Adjournment was + w5 candtol. afiervat 1.52p. m. X-RAY DISEASE CURED. Dr. Stover, After Suffering Four Years, Finally Recovers. 4 F in the past four years Dr. George ot Stover of Denver felt today that he would survive the disease known as X-ray dermaftis, an_eruption of small cancerous sores as the result of exper- imenting with-the Roeritgen rays. Dr. Stover came to Boston for treatment two weeks ago with thirty of the sores on his hands. By_sterilizing and skin grafting at the Des Brisay hospital the cure was effected, and Dr. Stover expects to be ble to return to Denver by Sunday. LEGS AND ARMS BROKEN. thjury to an lilinois State Senator in an Auto Accident. Kewanee, TIL, July 30.—State Sena- tor B. F. Baker had both legs apd arms broken in an automobile acci- dent near here last night. The steer- ing apparatus broke and the car turn- &d turtle. Diphtheriz in Meriden. Meriden, July ' 30—County Health Officer Hoadley has begun an Investi- gatlon to ascertain ‘the cause, if pos- sible, of the diphtheria outbreak at the homé of George Kmoth, a manufac- turer. Three children have already died from the disease and another s now L July Snowfall in Omaha. Omaha, Néb., July 30,—The nnusjal spectacle of “show faliing in July in B o oo o T e ,«picked her to! Chinton The boh¥is of vhe KNock: about type. S el Four Years for Embezzling $4,500. Trenton, N. 1. July 3. IJ:? 6. M, Carter, formerly a nromk young | i was sentenced today b 3 "eqpnt; ard. lade: 1o Omaha ovcurved - tonight during #n electrical storm which followed an x- tremely hot day. The flakes fell for ality in Mgmphis. July 30.—A% @ pe- 4 suburban strest car suburban street car n part of the city, carly ‘was killed and iy g committed by a coroner, and had wrongfully detained for a month and' & half. On request of the district attor- neys' office the hearing on the writ was adjourned to Monday. OPERATION ABOARD LINER But Mauretania Fireman, Who Had Appendicitis, Didn't Recover—Burial at Sea. New York, July 30.—In an. effort to save the ‘life of Robert Gibbons, & fireman on the steamer Mauretania, which arriyed today from Liverpool and Queenstown, an operation for ap< pendicitis - was ‘performed at sea by Surgeon Jones of the alauretan sisted by. Drs. Walter B. James and Francis T. Kinnioutt, both New York surgeon: Gihbons, however did not survive, and was bupled at sea. The saloon passengers raised n purse of $500 for the benefit of his widow. BEATS OFF FIVE ROBBERS. Former University Baseball Playes Appliss Muscular Christianity t€ Footpads. Barmén, Rhenish Prussia, July 30.— James L. Houghteling of Chicago, while on his way today to attend the world's conference of Young Men's Christian associations which is being held here, was set upon by thieves on the-Itallan frontier. He beat oft five of the robbers with his fists, sending one to the hospital for an (ndefinite period, and arrested two others. Mr. Houghteling is an old-time uni« versity baseball player. World's Conference Y. M. C. A. Barmen-Elberféld, Germany, July 30, —The American . delogation to_the world's conference of Young Men's CHristiun assogiations today, presented a service of #llyer to the German del= egatfon. | J. elps Stokes of New York made the presentation speedh. The, American: jection has elected John R. Mott, Who is the general see~ retary of the world’s student Christian federation, - eXtension secretary for - Russia, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and Japan. pe| L, July 30. e Thomius and Emile Amoine, neg who. were_ b by “two depul from the. office Le «