Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 19, 1909, Page 1

VL LINO. 197. _ _ The Sunday Bill Rejected After a Debate of Great Length THE VOTE ST00D 84 TO 105 Speaker Banks Leaves the Chair and Speaks for Passage of the Blll, Paying a Compliment to the Governor— No Shell .Fi:heriel Tax Commission — Regarding Special Servic=s of Reporter: Hartford, Aug. 18.—The governor's veto of the Sunday bill came up for action in_the house today and was read by the clerk. The house reconsidered its action in passing the ball—a constitutional nec- y. Then Mr. Burnes of Green- wich urged the passage of the amen. ed Sunday bill, the objections of the governor to the contrary notwith- standing. Mr. Chandler Against Bill. Mr. Chandler spoke against the prs- sage of the bill, and made the point that the bill provided no appeal from the decision of local justices who might degifle that basebali, theaters or fac- torles were proper to be conducted on Sunday. Mr. Chandler made an an- edl for the preservation of the New England Sunday, which met with ap- plause. Mistake of the Church. Mr. Dormitzer of Woodbury sought to amend the bill requiring to first pass an ordirance before or necessary labor can be indulged therein. Mo. Loos favored the ‘amendment, and said the Christian church was making a mistake is not being broad- er, and in trying to enforce Christin- ity by law. For and Against the Veto. Mr. Marsh of New Milford was in tavor of sustairiing the veto. Mr. Bush of Orange was in favor of passing the bill over the veto, D:an of Canaan spoke in favor sustaining the governor's veto, Mr. Bennett of Norwalk favored the pasaage of the bill and he made a strong speech in favor of overriding the veto. Mr. Jehnson of Newtown, in a very humorous speech, opposed the bill and favored sustaining the veto. Mr. Paype of Griswold was in favor of_sustaining the_ governor. Mr. Whiton of New London sai that he voted for the bill when it passed the houre, put now he shou'd vote to ain the veto. Spsaker Banks Takes Floor. [Mr. Platt of Milford in the chair.] Mr. Mack of Portland spoke against the bill, Mr. Scott of Plymouth spoke favor of upholding the veto. eaker Banks, from the floor of the house, spoke in favor of the pas- sage of the bill, but paid a compli- ment 10 the governor. Mr. Banks took p the bill'and went into its different features, und sai” it did not open_the doors for a desecration of the Sabe bath, and was much better than the resent law, which makes every man eriminal,_who does anything secular on Sunday. Mr, Banks sald he would yleld to any interruption or question, and several members took advantage of the opportunity, . but Mr. Banks answered all inquiries anl made a ong plea for the passage of the bill, mnotwithstanding the veto. Mr. Banks said that he violated the f““m law every Sunday, and he was in rosecuting attorney too, and if he hould be arrested and fined, as he gould be under the present law, he should pay the fine and not take any . Mr. Banks was very earnest In his appeal for the passage of the Lm, which would give Connecticut a w that could be respected, and wonld be for the best interests of the best people of the state. Previous Question Ordered. Mr. Dunn of Windham moved the previous question, which was carried, and Mr. Burnes closed the debate and e again in favor of not sustaining the veto, and urged saving the hill which he sald was a great improve- ment on the present law, which he termed as a rigid, drastic, non-elas law. i Veto Sustained—105 to 84. The vote was taken by roll call, as required, those voting “yes” being in tavor of passing the bill over the yovernor's veto. The bill was rejecte.l &nd the veto sustained by a vote of 206 to 84. The vote was announced s follows: Whole number voting . Neeessary for passage . These voting yea Those voting nay Absent or not voting .... Following is the vote of New Lon- don and Windham counties in detail: New London County. Yea—Messrs, F. C. Clarke, Rogers, 8. Pease, Burnes, Lockwood, M. R. Bennett, C. B, Northrop, Davis, Hux- ford, French, S. E. Banks. Nay—Messrs. Taylor, Tomlinson, Shelton, Moulthrop, Sinclalr, Provost, !(up‘ W. C. Jobnson, H. H. Curti Barpes, 5. H. Peck, J. F. Bulkeley, Ogden. Absent or Not Voting—Messrs. H. F. Kyle, Bartlett, Williamson, Wheeler, Quintard, B. B. Banks, Connery, Eck- hard. 5 Windham County. Yea—Messrs. E. E. Bennett, H. C. Keech, Dunn. Nay—Messrs. R. B. Tifft, Baker. Burnham, A, T. Grosvenor, Dady, Gal- l'z:: J. A. Frink, Child, Riddick, Chaf- Absent or Not Voting—Messrs. Wright, Lowry, E. A. ¥rink, Morse, E. H. Keach, Briggs, Lafrince, J. P. Grosvenor, McKachnie, Perrin G. Smith. SENATE. The senate was called to order at 10.46 by Clerk John A, Spafford, who stated that the president pro tem. was acting as governor and was therefore disqualified from presiding at the ses- sion of the senate. On the motion of Senator Abbe, Senator Fenn chosen president pro tem. Chay Sexton offered prayer. In Concurrence. In concurrence with the ho senute pussed a resolution appropriat- ing $67.35 to Walter D. Hastings, the clerk of the committee on excise, for the expenses of the commitiee, and a resolution appropriating $3.000 for ug- ricultural socleties. A bill reported by the committée on appropriations was passed making ap- propriations to provide for increase in salarles made at this session. Bale of Electricity. The committee on engrossed bills ported an amendment to the bl concerning_the sale of electricity Semator Latimer said the amendment ‘been adopted by the house. h Chase said the amendment did not change the inteut of the bill as passed. The amendment was adopted and the bill passed. Regarding Reporters. Senator Barnum offered a resolution to pay Joseph Santella, the represent- ative of an Italian newspaper in New Haven, $300 for special services. Re- ferred to the committee on contingent expenses. Senator Barnum offered a_resalution to pay $300 each to John. Rodemeyer and Charles E. Perkins for special sers vices. E Senator Chase asked the nature of the special services rendered. Senutor Barnum replied that - the persons named in the resolution are newspaper reporters. In reply to Senator Bradford, Sena- tor Barnum said the resolution refer- red to house reporters. Senator Chase moved the rejection of the resolution. Senator Searls said he would be glad to vote for the resolution if it referred to senate reporters. He would not vote for house reporters. Senator Barnum thought that all the reporters ahould be treated alike. Senator Chase said that as a result of the agitation of two vears ago there has been greater care in the selection of names for the resolution making an appropriation for senate reporters. Senator Searls moved that the Teso- n be referred to the committee on ingert expenses. nator Chase suggested that it be referred to the committee on legisla- expenses. nator Searls sald the senate is abundantly able to take care of its own affai The motion to refer the resolution to the committee on contingent expenses was passed by a vote of 15 to 12. Shell Fisheries Ta: On the motion of Senator Brinsmadc the senate receded and concurred with the house amendments to the bill cre- ating a commission to investigate the matter of taxation of shell fisheries ang the bill as amended was passed in concurrence. Corrupt Practice . On_the motion of Senator Searls the senate adopted the house amendments to the corropt practice bill and the bill as amended was passed. Reports of Committees. Shell Fisherfes—Unfavorable on bill concerning the salary of the clerk of the shell fish commission: concerning public oyster grounds. Reports ac- cepted and bills rejected. Judiclary—That ‘the report of the commissfon on the employers’ labllity law be filed in_the office of the secre- tary of state. Report accepted and the recommendation adopted. Dentistry Bill Killed. Senator Phillips opposed the house amendment to the bill concerning the practice of dentistry. A motion to in- definitely postpone was carried. Calendar. Rejected — Allowing towns to issue bonds to the amount of 5 per cent. of their grand lists without first obtain- ing permission from the general as- sembly. Referred to the Next Gen bly—Creating a board of fi Order of the Day. On the motion of Senator Searls all matters at the foot of the calendar and on the table were made the order of the day for Thursday at 11 a. m. Adjourned to Thursday. HOUSE, 1 Assem- nce, The house was called to order at 10.30 by Speaker Banks. Prayer offered by the chaplain. Motor Vehicle Bill. The first business of the day was the amendments to the motor vehicle bill, which were under discussion Tuesday afterncon when the house adjourned for lack of a quorum. The matter was temporarily tabled until members who are interested arrived in the chamber, B Bills Rejected. An unfavorable report from the shellfish committee on the bill pay- ing a salary to the engineer of shell- fisheries was accepted and the bill rejected. An unfavorable report on the bil setting off fourteen new wards in New Haven was accepted and the bill re- jected. Business from the Senate. The house reconsidered and passed the senate amendment and the bill carrying an appropriation for the bank commissioner and the building and loan commissioner. An unfavorable report on a resolu- tion concerning the compensation of the clerk of the semate was accepted and the bill refected. The unfavorable report on the bill concerning the gollection of poll and commutation taxes was accepted and bill rejected. Meat Inspection Knocked Out. An unfavorable report of the com- mittee on appropriations on the bill providing for the inspection of meat and meat food products was accepted and then a short debate followed. Mr. Shelton of Huntington led in favor of passing the bill, and was joined by Mr. Lyons of Thomaston, Mr. Fish of Newington, Mr. Duffie of Morris and others. Mr. Bishop of New Haven opposed and also Mr. Chamberlain of New Britain. The bill was rejected. Enroliment in Primarie Substitute for house bill concerning enrollment in political primaries and caucuses favorably reported by the committee on the judiclary, was ac- cepted and the amended bill passed. Garbage Transportation. The house discussed at some length the transportation of garbage, which has occasioned cousiderable talk throughout the session. It is a com- panion bill to the bill regarding the establishment of garbage crematories in certain towns on the Long Island shore. Mr. Bishop of New Haven'ex- pldined the bill at some length and dwelt especially upon the clause which provides for appeal to the superior court by persons who might be ag- grieved "through the workings of the bill. Representative Burke of Man- chester thought that the bill was wrong and that the appeal clause w pernicious, and that the matter should' HOUSE SUSTAINS GOVERNOR'S VETD| bk Cadiz, Aug. 15.—An earthshock was ex] ced -~ here today. - Seyeral houses” were damaged, but there were no casualties. - ;) St. Petersbu\z, Aug. 18.—The dirig- ible balloon Rossiya, an airship of the La Patrie type, recently purchased in France, was inflated today for the first time. The envelope, however, burst through its netting and rose to the ceiling of the balloon shed, where it was badly torn. Paris, Aug. 18.—The Prix de Deux- ans, for a purse of $8,000, was run at the Deuxville today and was won by W. K. Vanderbilt's Messidor IIL. In the grand handicap de Devil at $4,000, Mr. Vanderbilt's San Pietro finished third. Ross Adams’' Hygiean ran in ll'lle Prix de Cloture, but did not get a place. St. Petersburg, Aug. 18.—Great im- portance js attached in military cir- cles here to the report that Gen. lan Hamilton of the British army has been invited to attend the Russian military manoeuvres. Hitherto, on- ly French army officers have been ad- mitted to the military councils of Rus- sia. The manoeuvres will be devoted to the defense of the Baltic coast and St. Petersburg against an imaginary German invasion. ROCKEFELLER MADE $79,756,824 IN TWO YEARS And by No Effort of His Own—Curb New York, Aug. 18.—Speculators on the curb market with a fondness for instructive . statistics figured At the close of trading tqgay that John D. Rockefeller was $79.956,824 richer than he was two yedrs ago and by no ef- fort of his own. Standard Oil stock, of which Mr. Reckefcller owns $25,- 000,000 par value, touched 712 today— a rise of 832 points from the low price of 1907 during the panic. Standard Oil stock pays forty per cent. a year and since 1882, when the company was formed, has distributed fn_dividends nearly $600,000,000, of which Mr. Rockefeller is estimated to have received one-fourth, or $165,000,~ 000. DESPOSED SHAH OF PERSIA TRIED TO KILL BOY SHAH. Reported Attempt to Com Suicide Was Really an Attempt at Assassi- nation. Rome, Aug. 18.—According to advices received here from Teheran, Persia, the recent reported attempt of the young shah of Persia to commit suicide was really an attempt to assassinate the boy, made by his father, the de- posed shah, who struck his son with 2 poignard. PERSCH TO MAKE STA;EMENT. Attempt to Lay Blame on Men Who Used Him as a Tool. New York, Aug. 18.—According to information given out at the district attornes’s office tomight, Donald L. Persch, the young note broker who is held under $50,000 bail eharged with the larceny of copper stocks belanging to F. Augustus Heinze, which he ob- tained from the Trust com- pany, will make a complete statement tomorrow a:tempting to exonerate him- self and to lay the blame on “men higher up” who he has intimated from time to time used him as a tool. A. D. F. Adams, the Boston broker who has been indicted in connection with another transaction which Persch manipulated, is expected to surrender himself to the authorities here tomor- row. Arrangements have already been made for his release under $12,000 bail. Hot Spell Broken in Kansas City. Kansas City, Aug. 18.—Aften ten deaths in Kansas City from heat in the last twelve hours, the torrid spell in this part of the southwest was broken this morning and a cool east breeze was blowing. At Topeka and generally throughout Kansas and Ok- lahoma a similar fall in temperature was reported. Masked Highwaymen Rob Car. Cleveland, Aug. 18—Two masked highwaymen held up and robbed the crew of a St. Clair avenue street car in Collinwood ecarly this mornine. There were no passengers on the car. They took $20 and a gold watch from the conductor and a gold watch from the motorman, and escaped. be left in the hands of the local au- thorities as it is at present. Repre- sentative Whiton of New London of- fered an amendment, changing the bill in some particulars, but the amndment was lost. Representative Higgins of Winchester also opposed the measyre, as did Mr. Bush of Or- ange. Mr. Higgins ¢hen moved in- definite postponement, which was vot- ed. Automobile Bill Taken Up. The automobiie hill was then taken up yand the senate amendment was adopted after considerable discussion which provides that cars of 25 horse- power and over shall be taxed sixty cents per horsepower and epgines un- der 25 horsepower fifty cents per horsepower. The bill was then adopt- ed. The bill regarding the compen- sation of deputy sheriffs, which had passed both housks and upon which the appropriations committee brought in an adverse report. was then taken up. Mr. Burnes claimed that the re- port had no standing before Lhe house, as the bill had already been passed. It was learned, however, that it had never gone to the engrossing clerk, nor to the governor. The matter was finally disposed of and will go to the engrossing clerk and take the same course as other measires, Consolidated Railway Co. Several matters having to do with amending the charter of the Consoli- dated Railway Co. were unfavorably reported and were rejected. The act raising a joint standing committee on appropriations to which all bills car- rying appropriations must be submit- ted, and which it is thought will prob- ably prove an efficient safeguard against unwise expenditures by the state, was adopted. The matters re- lating to the granting of teachers’ cer- tificates was made the order of the day for tomorrow at 11.30. Matters lying on the table were made the order of the day at 10.45. Continued to Next Sassion. The committee on recall on the re- port of the committee for the inves- tigation of specially chartered insti- tutions was continued®o the next ses- sion of the general assembly. $12,000 for Purchase of Auto Markers. The bill appropriating $12,000 for the purchase of automobile markers was adopted. When the amount of this was read members all over the house began to whistle, but after a brief explanation from Representative Chamberlain the vote of mmgption was then passed. Adjourned. After passing a_resolution of sym- pathy for Representative Johnson of Newtown for the logs of his umbrella, the house adjourned until tomorrow morning PICKED UP BY FISHING VESSEL IRENE AND MARY. Sixteen Vessels Passed the Ship wrecked Man but He Could Not Attract Attention. New York, Aug. 1 thought 1 was a gomer,” said Madden Pierson, the missing seamon of the wrecked schooner Arlington, when he was picked up today by the fishing schooner Ireme and Mary, after drift- ing without food, drink or sleep for twenty-seven hours on a crazy raft of lashed spars. Washed Overboard by Comber. Refreshed, fed and in dry clothes, Pierson todestly told his story. He is a big blonde Swede, 48 years old. “I had just made fast a lifeiine shot out to us by the coast guards,” he said, “when I was washed overboard by a comber. I didn’t jump or have time to think of it. Rapidly Carried to Sea. “When T got my head out of the smother of foam I saw a bit of drifting wreckage near me. There were iron bolts on it and loose ends of cordage. With these I lashed myself fast, lea: ing play enough so that I could stand erect and wave my shirt. It was early morning and I could see that 1 was rapidly being carried out to sea. Shouted All Day Tuesday. ‘Al day Tuesday 1 shouted and waved my flag. All last night I fought off sleep and the numbing cold. Six- teen vessels one a revenue cutter, passed me, #ut T could not attract thelr ttention, and 1 was often out of sight n the trough of the seas. “At last I could see by the way the Irene and Mary changed her course that the lookout had sighted me. I have been a sailor’ for twenty-two years, but no schooner ever looked so £ood to me as the Ireme and Mary, beating up to windward." Entire Crew Accounted For. The rescue of Pierson, ten miles off Atlantic Highlands and about eightéen straightaway from the spot on Long Beach, on the outside of Long Island, where the Arlington werit ashore early Tuesday morning, accounts in full for her captain and crew of nine. HOW POSTMASTER GENERAL WILL SAVE $250000 Letter Carriers to “Double Up” Their Routes During Dull Season Instead of Employing Substitutes. “By golly, 1 Washington, Aug. 18.—By requiring letter carriers to. “double up” routes during the dull season of July and August, instead of employing sub- stitutes, Postmaster General Hitchcock expects to save the government not less than $250,000 in the cost of car- {, riers’ vacations during the present fis- cal year. Postoffice employes are allowed by law fifteen days' leave of absence with pay each-year. It has been tke gener/l practice for many years to employ a substitute for every day a letter carrier was on leave of absence. As there are 26,000 carriers in the service, and as the cost of substitute service' for the fifteen days and two Sundays allowed the carrier for his vacation is about $40, the actual cost of the carriers’ vaca- tion is a little more than $1,000,000. WARSHIPS IN DARDANELLES. Turkey Permits Passage Through Straits of Two Russian Cruisers. St. Petersburg, Aug. 15.—A despdch received here from Constantinople says that the sultan of Turkey has issued an irade permitting the passage of two Russian warships through the Darda- nelles. _This permission was secured by the Russian ambassador, M. Chary- Koff, and applies to the cruisers that are to_convoy the imperial yacht on Emperor cholas’ projected trip to Itaiy. TO IMPROVE MAZATLAN HARBOR. About $30,000,000 Mexican to Be Spent on the Works. El Paso. Tex., Aug. 18.—D. G. C. Mac Neill, British consul in Colima, states that the engineers of S. Pearson & Son, limited, have prepared plans for extensive harbor improvements _at Mazatlan which will cost about $30.- 000,000 Mexican currency. Two break- waters will be bulit and the harbor will be dredged so that the largest ocean vessels will "be able to enter. -STEAMSHIP TACOMA DISABLED. Reported Retu g to Port with.Rud- der Out of Order. Seattle, Wash.. Aug. 18.—The Japan- ese steamship Tacoma, which sailed from Tacoma for the Orient on Satur day, was reported today by the gov- ernment observatory at Tatoosh Island, at the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fucalas returning to port with a disabled rudder. No definite informa- tion concerning the damage was re- ceived. CHICAGO BRIDGE COLLAPSED. Structure Over River at Twelfth Street Went Down. Chicago, Aug. 15,—Ten persons were injured seriously and, twenty othere narrowly escaped tonight when 250 feet of the Twelfth street bridge over the river collapsed. None was Killed so far as known. Traffic on three rail- roads was delayed for an hour by the accident. GEN.BOOTH ABANDONS CRUSADE Suffering from Septic Poison of Eye, He Returns to London. London, Aug. 18.—General Booth of the Salvation army is suffering from septic poison of the eye, a_condition that has necessitated the abandoning of his religious crusade in the prov- inces, and his return to London. Rifle Tourney. at Camp Perry. Camp Perry, Ohio, Aug. 13.—Again today the Ohio State Rifle association’s tourneys’ records went by the board The Massashusetts team shot up the field of 27 in the Herrick mateh by the record. 1,700, which by 53 points beats the score b which the United States marine corps won_last year, and fur- thermore it falls but 12 points short of equalling the world's record score by which the United States team won the Palma match in 1907 at Ottawa, Ont. Steamship Arrivals. -+ At Liverpool:. Aug. 18, -Campania, srom New Fork, *** TAL DEATH. NAVAL COURT'S VERDICT No Possible Charge of Criminality Against Other Participants—Lack of Discipline in the Marine Corps. ‘Washington, Aug. 18.—The naval court of inquiry into the case of Sec- ond Lieut. James H. Sutton, U. S. M, C., decided that no possible charge of criminality lies against any of the par- ticipants in the fray except Sutton himself. The Ver “Lieutenant Sutton is directly and solely responsible for his own death, which was self-inflicted, either inten- tionally or in an effort to shoot one of the persons restraining him, and his death was not caused by any other injury whatever. for some weeks has had under investi gation the cause of the death at An napolis Naval academy in October, 1907, of Sutton. The yerdict has been approved by the judge advécate gen- eral of the army and by Beekman Winthrop, assistant and acting secre- tary of the navy. Other Findings. The court also finds: % That Lieutenant Utley failed in his duty as semior officer present, under Article 266, United States Navy Regu- lations, 1909, in permitting Lieutenant Sutton to run away and arm himself, instead of calling on those present for assistance and following Lieutenant Sutton, preventing his arming himself, by force if necessary, and turning him over to the custody of the officer of the day. That Lieutenant Bevan, officer of the guard, failed in his duty as officer of the giard in not disarming Lieutenant Sutton by force while in front of his, Sutton's, tent. That Lieutenant Willing, the officer of the day, failed in his duty as officer of the day in not immediately assisting by force in helping to disarm Lieuten- ant Sutton when he arrived on the ‘This is the verdict of the court whlchj e o B Six and One-half in 48 hours fell in New York city. Study of the Social Conditions in Chicago drove Matilda Martl insanec. Gas May Be Used as Motive Power on men of war, according Lo 'ma* ex- perts. United States Ambassador Henry ‘White returned to Paris from Ger- many. 5 Six Thousand Acres of Coal Lands in the old Connelsville field. sold for $3,000 an acre. William Loeb, Jr., Intimates hat he will sue the editor of a Washington trades union paper. George S. Picot, permanent scc tary of the French Academy of S¢ ences, died in Paris. The United States Wiil Participate in the Chinese railroad loan to the amount of $7,500,000. Secretary of War Dickinson will give a trophy to the guardsman mak- ing the best rifle score. Americans Will Enter a Competition open to the architects of the world by the Argentine Republic. Albert Felter, aged 12 years, who set fire to six barns in New Jersey, was sent to a state reformatory. The Financial Depression Caused a marked decline in the production of coal in the Unjted States. The Danish Army Is Incensed over the appointment ‘of J. C. Christensen as minister of war in the new cabi- net. The Primary Investigating commit- tee of the New York legislature beean its inquiries into the JIowa primary law. m Merritt Webb of the U. S. S. Wabash, who left his shin to get married, has been arrested as a de- serter. Plans Are Afoot for = Meetina the presidents of the United Mexico, Panama and Cu so, Texas. of Three Suits, invoiving tionality of the Missouri insurance the constitu- scene before the fatal shot was fired. That the charges of wilful murder and conspiracy to_conceal it, made by the complainant, Mrs. Sutton, mother of Lieutenant Sutton, are purely imag- inary and unsupported by everi a shad- ow of evidence, truth or reason. No Further Proceedings. The court recommends, however, that in view of the youth and decided inexperience of Lieutenants Utley, Wil- ling and Bevan at the time, and of the altogether unusual conditions of ex- citement, threats and danger during the aforementioned fray, no further proceedings be taken. Minerity Report. dent- of tire-board, major, United States Marine corps, judge ‘advocate. Commander Hood also filed a minority report in which he says that he concursin the majority report and in addition is of opinion that Lieu- tenants Utley, Adams, Osterman, Wi ling and Bevan showed a deplorable lack of knowledge of their duties and obligations as officers holding commis- sions in the marine corps; and the tes- timony concerning the whole deplorable affair indicates a state of discipline then existing in the marine school of application discreditable to the service, and argues strongly against the prac- tice of commissioning and putting into positions of responsibility young men without proper previous training. He 0 of the opinion that Lieutenants Willing, Bevan and Utley should have been brought to trial at the time f neglect of duty and Lieutenants Adams and Osterman should have received milder punishments for engaging in a brawl unbecoming officers and gentle- men; and he concurs in the recom- mendation that no further proceedings be taken at this time only Because of their youth and inexperience at that time, and because of their being, in a sense, the victims of a system for which they themselves are not respon- sible. Discipline Lax. In approving the findings and recom- mendations of the court and the judge advocate general, Acting Secretary Winthrop says: By ifs concurrence in the opinion of| the ‘court and of {hat expressed in the minority report, the department indi- cates its thorough disapproval of the lax state of discipline shown by the evidence to have existed at the marine school of application prior to and at the time of the death of Lieutenant Sut- ton. The results of ‘this laxity have brought serious discredit not only on the officers directly responsible for the efficiency of the institution, but unfor- tunately on the marine corps as a whole. Issues May Be Taken to Congress. Washington, Aug. 18—With the pub- lication today of Acting Secretary of the Navy Winthrop's approval of the findings of the court of inquiry that Lieut. James N. Sutton, Jr. of the United States marine corp: s di- rectly and solely responsible for his own death at Annapolls nearly two years ago,” the famous Sutton case became a closed incident as far as the navy department is_concerned. unsel for the Suttons intimated, however, after the court's decision had become definitely known that they were far from satisfied with the ver- dict and that they probably would take the issues to congress with a view of having a full hearing of the case by a committee of that body. Mrs. Sutton declined to discuss the result of the inquiry. SO AFRAID OF HER HUSBAND SHE SLEPT IN BATH ROOM. Wife of President of Central of Geor- gia Road Sues for Divorce. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 18.—Charging her husband, Major J. F. Hanson, presi- den tof the Central of Georgia rail- road, with cruelty and with infatua- tion with a Mrs. Horner, Mrs. Cora L. Hanson of Macon. Ga. today fled suit for divorce in the supcrior court in this city. Major Hanson, besides being head of the Central railroad, is a large cotton mill owner. Mrs. Hanson declares she.was so in fear of her husband that she often slep in”the bathroom. Mrs. Hanson asks only for attorney fees and a total divorce. $100,000 tc Princeton' U ersity. . New York, Aug. 18.—Princeton uni- versity is given $100.000 by the will, filed today, of Cornelius C. Cuyler, the banker who was killed recently in an automobile .accident in Fran This sum is to be known as”the Theodore Cuyler general fund. the. income .to be used as the trustees may q:e'm best. law. reached the supreme court of the United States. ident Taft Commuted the = tence of dismissal in the case of Capt. Tlerman A. Siebert, to a reduction of 25 files 1® rank. The Executive Board of the men’s Aid society of the Episcopal_church at Cincinnati elected Rey. J. T. Dockin president of Rust university. Members of the American National Waterways commission have arrived in Berlin to make a study of the Ger- man system of interior water routes. Legal Department of The Cana- dian ific rail has unearthed a conspiracy to mulct that and other corporations by false clainis for dam- ages in alleged accidents. BOSTON SHOOTING MYSTERY. Man in Relief Hospital, Three Bullet Wounds Near Heart, Clarence Paterson of Concord, N stumbled up to the desk at the relief hospital today, toid the clerk he was ill and tne next min- ute fell to the floor unconscious. He was taken into the operating room, where it was found that he had th bullet wounds art Me s luter a told the police that he pame here Mc day. He said he w; 41 years of and unmarried. He hired a room n to Bowdoin square and, according to his story, was awakened eariy today by a pistol shot. The next minute he feit a sharp pain in his chest. There wers two more shots and he did not know anything more. When he recovered €0 jousress he found his way to relief hospital. The police have started an inves Boston, Aug. gation. Paterson weakened by the recital of his story, lapsed into un- consciousness again. His condition is dangerous. ROOSEVELT TROPHIES ARRIVE. Specimens of Many Species Killed on African Hunt Reach New York. New York, Aug. 18.—Twenty casks and nine cases of specimens, trophies of the hunt, collected by the Roosevelt expedition in Africa, = were brought here today on the steamship Provincia from Marseilles. The casks and cases contain the skins, bones and skulls of reedbucks, steinbucks, duikars, gazell lions, dik diks, giraf elands, cheetahs, spotted hyenas, bras, wildebeests, all warthogs, leoy . rhinoceroses, buffalo hartbeests, im ards, waterbuck and hippopotami. All these animals were shot under licenses of Mr. Roosevelt and his son Kermit. The consiznment was ship- ped on the steamship Adour at Mom- basa, on June 28, and transferred to the Provincia at Ma The spec seille: imens were packed hy Dr. Mearns, a member of the Roosevelt party. and | will be forwarded to the Smithson- ian institution at Washington RAILROAD CASHIER SHOT. By Young Woman Who Accused Him of Causing Her Downfall. - ard D, of the Central of railroad, was shci and fa- tally wounded in his officc here to- day by Miss Elvira Todd. age 3 3 shots were fired at W son from a Aug hier calibre revolver, three of which en- tered the body, one shot just above the heart. Police were compelled to . break down the door to-capture the youn; woman. In her statenrent to the po- lice Miss Todd used Watson of causing her downfall and de: d he was on the point of deserting her. lFORBIDS NEGROES TO BE ELKS. Governor of Georgia Signs Act Aimed at Colored Secret Societies. Atlanta. Aug. 18.—At a late hour last night Governor Erown af- fixed his signature to the uct of the Georgia legislature which prohibits the use: by megro secret societiex of the insignia, ritualistic work, Evips.. etc of orders composed of whites, It leg islates out of existence the negro or- ganizations of Elks and Kunights of Pythias. but the negro Masonic and ©Odd Fellows organizations may con- tinue in operation by changini’ their. badges, rituals, grips, etc.. as the lat- ter have names slightly different from the . white Magonic and Odd- Fellows organizations. Inches._of . Rain | vad rs—Force Enfire “righting Tenth” pire’s Whistle Called the Boston, Aug. 18.—Gen. Tasker H. Bliss and his invading army of th Bad, consisting of troops from Co necticut, New York, New Jersey, the District’ of Columbia and the Tenth regular cavalry from Fort Ethan Al- len, rested tonight at least five miles | nearer Boston than they were twenty- | four hours ago, as a result of today’s operation in the mimic war game. The extrem¢ left of the Massachusetts army of defense, known as the Blues, under command of Lrigadier General Wiiliam A. Pew, was hammered un- mercifully during the morning, so that the entire left wing was forced to retreat, and in addiiton the Blues sutfered the loss of one battery and a wagon train. Reds Smash Blues' Position. Far superlor in actual numbers and in cavairy, the Red force swept down upon the Blues’ left and smashed first into one positon and then another with | irresistible force. For the past three days General Dliss has moved his ar- my in three divisions massed with the full strength of his cavalry on his left flank. In other words, the flying squadron has been between his infan- try strength and the Blue army, and an invincible strength it proved to be, with the exy ced Tenth colored cavalry to infuse life and purpose in- to the volunteer cavalrymen from the Distriet of Columbia and New York. Brilliant Work of Cavalry Arm. Both vesterday and today the work of the cavalry arm was most brilliant and of untold assist: From the beginning of the “war” at § o'clock last Sunday morning up to noon day, the Red troop of cavalry has prac done all the fighting for General bliss and it was only at the last hour of today's battle, if such it may be called, that the infantr strength of the Red army was ordere into action. Forced Marches. As was indicated in last patches General Pew endeavored morning to move his right wing, First brigade, by a gude move- ment from its position .. and around Bridgewater to a point east South Hanson, there to reinforce the second brigade on the left wing, which was facing the entire Red army. Forced marches were made during the entire morning, Jbut up to 1 p.'m., the hour whien * fighting ceased, they had not | arrived in s any assistanc Straight Drive for Blues’ Left. While General Pew was making this endeavor, General Bliss changed his | tactics and forming his entire army in one long single column, with the cav- night's des- | this | the Fifth regiment of cadets { the compar Blues made | finally part of the First corps Battery B. Although I force of the and, they were a forced to retreat by reason aof superior numbers. ut. Col. Talbot Thrown from Hors Dus this engagement Lieut. Col homas Talbot of the First corps of dets was thrown from his horse and suffered so severe an injury to a leg that he was removed in an automobile | to the division hospital for treatment, in Stubborn Retreat. The Blues ma stubborn retreat, taking stand after stand in order to cover the withdrawal of their wagon | Blues ~ fending Forces to Retreat WEDNESDAY'S MOVES IN WAR GAME “olcred Cavalry, Lately from ths Phil- ¢ ippines, Infused Life Into the Volunteer Troopers— Lovely Fighting Along the Whole Line Until the Um- alry well on his left flank, drove straight f the Blu extreme left. | The forces met at -North Plymp- | g ton, whe the Blues had only the Left Wing of the De X X Action Off for the Day. train, 'which was moving north as fast as possible towards the main base at South Hanson. 1 Umpire's Whistle Sounded Just in Time. ¥ Meanwhile General Bliss was ex= tending his line far around thw Blues' end in a circular movement from east to north, with the colored troops froms & the District of Columbiu as the point of the Reds. Strongly supported by the infantry, the colored boys weng about half-way around the circle and found the Blues' Ninth infantry and Battery C at Bryantville, in Pembrokes Under the direction of General Har= ries, their commander, the colored Reds went through some dense woods and quite by accident advanced be tween the First and Second battals ions of the Ninth Massachusetts, u luckily hitting the battery, which was in the main highway. A hot engage- ment took place at that point, but just as the two battalions of the Ninth awoke to the fact that they had the Reds beaten then and were turning to rake them with a crossfirc, the hour of one came, the whistle of the um-= pire sounded, and the fighting stop- ped. Blues Make New Stand. While this was going on some of the had retreated from Plympton to chool house Grovers farm, one east of Halifax, whe on an fighting ground, a new stand made. Three companies of the Fifth infantry, and one of the Eighth, with two Driggs-Schroeder machine guns on antotrucks, took a position at one side of the road, while Battery B occupied a commanding place on high ground in their refr. At this point there were 215 men in the Blue force. Pressing them hard Yvere five troops of District of Columb akey and three troops of the Tenth cavalry, more than four hundred men in all Machine Guns Flanked. The fighting began there in earnest about 11 o'clock and owing to the open nature of the country, it was the prettiest engagement of the day from a spectacular standpoint. - First the Reds flanked the machine guns and theoretically killed all the Blues be= hind them, rendering the war jmple= ments useless from an umpire stand- paint, because the Blue artilleryraem only ‘pointed tite guns in one direo= tion and failled to shoot ovef the em= flicient numbers to be of{ tire tepritory which the guns com= manded. Advancing in a half-circle the Reds prepared to play the sfme: game on Battery B, and were rushing across the great fields in that section when Company K of the First infantry. and a batialion- of the Second corps of dets under command of Adjutant neral Barroll of the Blues, made & wtional entrance on the scene. De= ng in fine style they charged the Reds and were ntly fast driv- ing them back the umpire's whistle announ that fighting w over for the da: Sea Attack on Boston Last Night Sue« cessfully Repulsed. An attack on Boston was successful= Iy repulsed tonight in the mimic war manoeuvrds which are being carried on at the, harbor forts coincidentally with the war game southeastern part of the state k was by army representing battleships, ttempted Lo make a landing on ach. They w repulsed irst corps, Coast artils which Nantasket by the lery. THAW BACK IN ASYLUM, HAS NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES. Has Special Room Because the In- stitution Is Very Crowded. Matteawan, N. Y. Aug. 18.—Harry K. Thaw ate his supper tonight at the Matteawan state hospital for the criminal insane. He arrived at the institution ten minutes before seven o'clock this evening after a trip un- der escort from the White Plains jail, where he was forced to leave after several days' respite following the ad- verse ruling of Justice Mills on his appeal for release on a habeas corpus writ as a sane man Beginning tomorrow the slayer of Stanford White will resume the mo- notonous routifie of the asylum life. Superintendent Lamb of the “hospital issued the following statement to- night: “There will be no changes at all re- garding Thaw's incarceration here. me rul ite Plain cted to the to W He will be sub; as before he to He will-have Al room, not b cause he is Ha Thaw, but for the reason that this hospital was built to accommodate five hundred patients, and we now have nearly 800. We are very crowded and some of the patients have small r which were built for the attendants. Thaw has one. “I did not take it from Justice Mills' decision that Thaw was to have spectal privileg We will fol- the court’s orders, however, and if aw is not satisfied he can appeal to urts. At present we will adhere to tbe old routine GERMANY WANTS OUR TRADE. Arrangements Scon to Be-Completed Under New Tariff. Berlin, Aug. 18.—When Count Bern- stoff, the German ambassador to the United States, returns to Washington in the fall he will be prepared to con- duct negotiations for his government for a new trade arrangement based upon the new American tariff. The ue of the American market is still regarded as of great importance to ny Jin spite of the fresh diffi- ated by the Payn ROGHI'S CAP’TURE CONFIRMED. Rebelfious Moor's Chamberlian and Many Followers Were Decapitated. Tangier, Aug. 18.—A courler who left Fey on Aug. 13 has arrived here and confirms the reported capture of Roghi, the rebellious subject of th sultan’ of Morocco, and says he pro ably will be hrought into Fez. Rowhi's GREEK FLAG IS LOWERED, NO RESISTANCE MADE. Landing Party from Battleships Shoots Down Flagstaff at Canea. Canea, Island of Crete, Aug.y18.— A well-directed shot fired by one of the parties of bluejackets landed early this” morning from the international squadron anchored in Canea harbor brought down the flagstaft of the Cas nea fort and with it the Greek flag that has threatened to bring about wae between Turkey and Greece. A combined landing party, composed of detachments from the ships of the four protecting powers, Great Brit- ain, France, Russia and Italy, was sent ashore before sunrise today, and the task of removing the Hellenic em= blem was rried out in a few mine utes, without any attempt at inters ference on the part of the islanders, Most of the bluejackets then returned to their ships, but small detachments, representing cach of the four powers, were left behind in occupation of the bastion of the fort to prevent any attempt on the part of the Cretans to raise another flag. Cretan gendarmes have been posted throughout Canea to maintain order. H.(- ction of this morning means th&l the protecting powers have re= turned to the i nd, nd the situation is again much as it was before July 27 PRESTDENT NOT ALARMED By Prospect of gation Over the Corporation Tax. Be Mass.. Aug. 18.—Reports which _are reaching Beverly daily from Washington and New York that the constitutionality of the new cop= poration tax s to be tested just as soon as an effort is made to collect it, have not disturbed the president the leust, as he laughingly told a nume ber of callers ut the Taft cottage: day. The tests anddthe protests, president declared, Wwere all antickpat= ed and no threats of the corporation lawyers now cause the chief magige trate any alarm. Connecticut Schoolboy Missing. Centerbrook, Conn., authorities here w the disappearanc ett Bushnell, 1 bert Bushnell, The "hoy 18 u home because Aug, 18 notified today on Aug. 10 of B years old, son of farmer of this pls lerstood to hay e disliked to rneess, England, Aug. British first class battleship Ag non stranded today on the Loug: chamberlain and many of his followers captured in-the recent encounter with the sovernment forces were decapi- tated, while others were tortured. sand while engaged in target p 1t is hoped that the Agamemno be floated tomorrow morning &t Wi ude.