Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 15, 1909, Page 1

Fourteen Miles to Top Algska Mountain SWORN STATEMENT BY DR. COOK'S GUIDE Affidavit Made Before Notary Public at Tacoma, Wash., _on Oct. 4, Just Received in © ew York—Explorer As- tonished at Statement Made by Guide Edward Barrill —Gauide 'is Soon Coming East, Says Dr. Cool k, When /the Whole Matter will be Explained. ! New York. Oct. 14.—The Globe this yduce if he is acting under normal con- afternoon prints 'a copy of the affi davit made by Edwin N. Barrill who | We were always on the most friéndly accompanied D. Frederick A. Cook at |terms. the time he announced his reaching | tions under which this alleged affidavit The | wa smade I will make no specific re- My account of the trip tober | has been published. For the present it is the bald statement of one man 1f dn_expedition of experienced mountaineers will follow ent with Dr. Cogk on the date when |the route.that I took and will go to the top of Mount McKinley they will there the records which 1 de- I must say it surprises me. Untll 1 know of the condi- the saummit of Mount McKinley. aMdavit was made before a notary public at Tacoma, Wash., on 4, and has just been received York. Barrill's affidavit states in ef- fect that he was the only person pres- against another. he ‘claims to have reached the sum- mit of Mt. McKinley, that they did |find in faot reach the summit, and | posited on attaining the summit of the mountain in the manner described the nearest point to the summit reach in my book, ‘To, the Top of the Con- ed was at least. fourteen miles di: tant from the summit of that moun- tain, the elevation at no time excee ing 10,000 feet. Earril’s afidavit 0 brings into question a numbeér of the photographs which Dr. Cook has giv- en as representing Some. Light on the Affair. “I have always had the most com- plete. confidence not comprehend why sworn to such a story. General Hubbard is proprietor of The Globe throws a light which was not previously apparent. he should have the summit and The fact that other high altitudes of “Mt. McKinle: Corroborated by Photographer Miller. Seattle, Wash,, Oct. 14.—Walter P. Miller. of this city, photographer of |shall see Barrill, I hope, when I reach Dr. Cook’s Mount McKinley expedi- on the affair New ‘York, but T do not known when tion, has made an affidavit corroborat- ing the sworn statement.of Edward published in the New York [money behind his statement. ‘When ' shown Barrill's | perhaps anno: statement, Mr. Miller said it was eor- “It appears to me that there was »d_that he had not been paid his wages, but that was not my he ‘has-photegraphs | fault, and I remedied the matter as soon’as I got back from the pole.” Hearty Recention at Atlantic City. h a hearty recep- Several thousand persons 1 as he stepped out of the Globe today and maps that fully confirm the state- ment of Barrill. New York Influence at Work. The affidavits of Barrill, Miller and | tion her: others were sworn to in the: office of | cheercd James M. Ashton, an attorney of Ta- coma, who was retained by certain | composed of the City Troop presented interests in New York, said to be the arms as he entered his carriage and Peary Arctic club, to investigate the |the troops acted as the explorer's ‘es- guard of honor alleged ascent of the great Alaska |cort through,the ecit. held at the 'Hotel Marlborough-Blen- heim, at which the members of the city council were A reception was peak by Dr. C AFFIDAVIT MADE BY PHOTOGRAPHER MILLER | €00k by Mayor St Who Accompanied ,the Cook Expedi- tion to Mount McKinley. presented to Dr. HAD MONEY BEEN OFFERED n - Regarding Cooklt Climb of McKinley. Philadelphia, Oct. learned that money had beem offered for information regarding my ascent of Mount McKinley,” said Dr. Cook, “T have not paid any particu- lar attention to the talk regarding that <"1 was @ member of the Dr. Cook | trip because 1 did not think it was i I will not speak of it for Alaska, “for | until Barrill returns east. He js com- the purpose of climbing Mount Mec-Jdng east now. In the party were Dr. Fred- A. Cook, Robert §. Dunn, Shainwald, Fred Printz an Seattle, Wash., Oct. 14.—Walter P. Miller, . photographer. of ‘the Cook ex- pedition to Mount McKinley in 1906, made the following affidavit today, is published by the Seattie Mr. Miller’s Signed Statement. Mount McKinley. Seattle in June, dition. thag left { worth while. Since my return fo d- | this country I have had only a short Ralph | message from him. That was in an- swer to. my telegram asking him to After . making two attempts to [come east, and he replied he could ecale the mountain that year and fail- we_ returned to Seattle. ““On May 17, 1906, Dr. Cook again left Seattle with' a party for Alaska for the purpose of climbing Mount Mc- In that party were Dr. Cook, Parker, Russell ter, Belmore Brown, Ed Barrill, Fred Printz, S. P. Beecher and myself. We landed 4t Tyonek on Cook's about May 28, 1906, with twenty pack | It was just an oversight.” horses and a power boat for the Su- Printz and | vindictive > Beecher took the pack outfit overland and met us on the headwaters of the 120 miles from Cook in- not do so at that moment.” Barrill Not Paid in Full for His Serv- “Is there any should make the assertion that you did h the summit of Mount Mec- Dr. Cook was asked. “He was not paid in full for all of his services, but neither were others. “Do you .think that would make him “I do mnot think it should.” Regarding his ascent of Mount Mc- Kinley, Dr. Cook emphatically said he = had sufficient evidence to prove the “After exploring the country there|statement that he was there. for a suitable royte to Mount McKin- 1 Yentna about it he had other photographs than the v, the ascent was abandoned for that | most frequently published one of him- e AL ol self on-the summit of the peak, Dr. arty divided, Profes- #or Parker returnin to New York; “That picture was not taken of me. That_was a picture of Barrill. fro, took pictures from unaska and Printz | view, but many of them did not turn ‘hatma on” a hunting | out well and were not published.” DR. COOK AND HIS ESKIMOS. He Says They Will Be Brought Here to Disprove Peary Stories—His Own Claim Based on His Data. that vicinity for 't ping the count er went to the and I to the Keg purpose of map- wn and Beech- “Cook, Barrill and_a -man named launch, going down the Yentna and up the Usitana, up the Chulitna and isto the ‘where they left the 3 time Cook and Barrill left us at the he Yentna when Printz and 1 started on our hunting trip un- til we met them September 22, I movements exce] “Whenever 1 Docking left in th headwaters of the' Philadelphia, Oct. 14. A, Cook,the Arctic_explorer, arriv. here today from Buffalo, leave this afternoon for Atlantic City, il be a guest tonight at a dinner given by the National Hard- Speaking for pub- ~Dr. Frederick Basitna station, ow nothing of their ked Barrill concern- the ascent hé always refer: k. ‘Ask the dector mbout it he would ‘he told mfe mot to say any- ware association. lication, he said/ today is a mistaken among the public that I am bringing the Eskimos to New York to prove that I have been at the pole. reason of their coming here is to dis- prove the stary they were made to tell by Commander Peary and his party They certainly will assist me by eiv that they have been to ok told the story of the ascent to ms several times;on the way out. Later I met where he told in Missoula, ) facts of the He said neither he nor Dr. Cook made the summit on Mount McKinley ‘me on the map the the point which e fully | FRE o the pole with d pol;\ted out'p own data to prove my claim,” T nt McKinley, twenty miles from ‘A fortnight ago 1 was for orney h headquarters ®ring Barrill and Printz to Tacoma for the g:rpau of 3 afMdavit to the actual facts of the trip to These affidavits EDOM OF NEW YORK CITY CONFERRED UPON DR. COOK Ceremonies to Take Place Today at City Hall Reception. New York, Oct. 14.—An illuminated address conferring upon Dr. Frederick Mot WKl ; A, Cook the freedom of have been made, “T met Barrill in T Eitow niill George B. McClellan and President Patrick F. MacGowan of the board took | Of_aldermen. This honor, which .corded, will be formally conferred up- on the Brooklyn Arctic explorer to- morrow at a recéption at the City hall heretofore arranged. Plans for the ceremony eted today at a conference of alder- It was decided that a sub-com- mittee of “the board should call tomorrow at the Waldorf- Astoria to notify Dr. honor which awaits him, and to escort wife, and other guests to Addresses will be made by Dr. Roswell O. Stebbins, chairman of e the executive ‘committee of the Arctic Or. Cook Cannot . Undsrstand Why | club of America, and Anthony Fiala, the explorer and others, and the gold medal which the club voled to award Ex- | Dr. Cook, will dermunic - cha is seldom ac- rticular reason to d t the time we joined = o thought until pos- [ er little | P /me the point “WALTER P. MILLER” Cook of the RECORDS DE| AT (SUMMIT OF PEAK Ler wilke bes appro k | ately decorated for the decasion. Asks for Increase in Cap- . » 3 upd | Billard Co. W ‘“e - 3 Hartford, Oct. 14-~The Rillard Co. of Meriden today filed retary of state papers increase in c: 000 to $2,000,000. cigned by John L. Billard, 1. L.And Samuel Hemingway. Germany frowns ¢ anything approac! “1 carinot realiy;. Barrill should Bpes statemant as ! The crew of twelve men was lost. 9 i Brussels, Oct, 14,—The soeialists t day declared a boycott goods and resolved to })-&lu i their headquarters at half mast 1 the execution of Ferrer is avel Queenstown, Oct. 14—John O'Calla- han, national secretary, and Capt. ‘dward O. Condon, the delegates from the United Irish league of the United States, who have just concluded a suc- cessful tour of Ireland, sailed for home today on the steamship Oceanic. were given a demonstrative farewell by a large party, which included the na- tionalist members of the house of commons and others, representative of various political and labor organiza- tions in Ireland HAILE CLUB MEETING. New Vice President Elected—Enter- tainment by Stunt Club. # The monthly business meeting of the Haile club, followed by a delightful entertainment, - was held Thursday evening in the club rooms at No. 142 Main street. At the business meeting Miss Alice Stevenson was elected vice president to take the place of Miss Elsie Kenerson, who is now residing out of town. Tickets for the Japanese fete and chrysanthemum show and also the big ball, both coming next month, were distributed, and both these events were | discussed / Announcement was made of the next social evening in two weeks, at which whist will prob- ably be the entertainment. After the business meeting the Stunt club of this city gave an enthusiastic- ally applauded entertainment before an audience of about 120. The girls in the club rendered the following pro- gramme: Goblin dance, interpretation of Isadore Dumpcan, Nicolene, a song entitled Obadiah Swing Me Higher, a recitation called the Jabberwock, a solo, I'm Tired of Living Without You, and the Buggieboo. 3 BROADWA YTHEATER. The Broken Idol. Broadway theater held a good sized and delighted audience on Thursday evenin, when The Broken Idol., musiral piece, presented by B. C, Whitney, oc- cupled the boards and proved to be one of the best of the season’s attrac- Nor- ian [, Sl S U > ON. THE BENCH _ BITTERLY ASSAILED. at Hearst Mesting—Gaynor Meeting “Iill"-t Suffragette. New York, Cet. 14.—Two of the trio “Tor mayor of Greater New York kept up the agitation of a daily quickening cam in Manhattan and of candidates ign by speeches klyn, respect- for mer supreme court justice, and ti democratic n , crossed over from made_his first campaign started in Manhattan prope O the republican nom- his and made a series rance since the inee, revsersed of speeches in Gaynor's appeatance .in the expeeta- tion that he would answer in-detail against, him. 1In this respect: his hearers were dis- appointed, as 'he did not charges at length,. but declared, as he j has done before, that his record must nswer to his detraeters. 1 leave the blackguards and the mud-slingers to go their wa; lvins Denounced = Gaynor at Hearst | Relatives Request Description of Body At the Hears$t meéting William Ivins, a republican, confined himself reviewing Gaynor's record in genefal rather than cifing any stances where the judge erred. “I_have alreedy shown what his at- titude was in the case of the race track gamblers,” said: Ivins. how he endeavored to reverse the con- stitution of the state of New Yo the aid of a corruyt tonspirac: shall keep on going through his recond day after day umtil he has reached the final hour whi¢h precedes “his -politi- “I have shown ' $ ’vr‘—-v—-v cHidaeo POLICE SATISFIED ON THIS POINT. e A LAMAR A HARRIS, ATTORNEY Of Los Angeles, the Man Who Com- mitted Suicide Wednesday, When Run Down by the Authorities. Chicago, Oct. 14—The Chicago police were satisfied tonight that the man who robbed the bank of D. M. Erskine & Co. at Highland Park, ML, Wed- nesday and committed suicide when run down by the authorities, was La- mar H. Harris of Los Angeles, an at- torney. Vaudeville Actress Gives Information Late today Miss May Harrington, a vaudeville actress appearing here, told the authorities that she met Har- ris in Los Angeles and that hedooked her up in Chicago a few days ago. She last saw him Friday when she took dinner with*him at a local hotel. She said she first met Harris in Los Angeles last August. When he found her here he entertained lavishly and spent money freely. When Miss Har- rington saw Harris last Friday he told her he was gojug away soon and probably would not see her again. The police have been requester by relatives of Harris in lLos Angeles for a full descripfion of the body of the dead man. I{ was forwarded to- night. BRIDGEPORT FAMILY TROUBLE R. P. Demery Shot and Killed by His Brother-in-Law. Bridgeport, Conn., Oect. 14—Rome P. Demery, a cigar and newsman on the east side, was shot and instantly killed at 7 o'clock this evening by his brother-in-law, Napoleon Bissonnette. Mrs. Bissonnette, the wife of the mur- derer, gave birth to a child yesterday. tios. It is in the same class with the Isle of Spic%; which has always been s0 popular here, and put on by the same management. There is that cal . funeral. are at least six the bar who Justice Gaynor for mayor for no other reason on earth vote for Mr. On_ account of a long standing trou- ble in the family, Mr. Demery and Miss Bissonnette, the eldest daugh- about it which reminds one of the Isle of Spice, the interesting encore num- except to get him off the benc is_an intellectual freak.” ter of the murderer, called at the house to see what medical care and treatment the sick woman was receiv- bers and the acrivity following in the same channels. It was presented by an excellent c>mpany, with protty girls and a fine chorus, while there were three funny men who kept some- thing going on most of the time. It was finely staged and costumed and the music was catchy and tuneful. Especially pleasing was the song Love Make sthe World Go Round, and the whistling solo by Otis Harl: was a big hit. An added attraction was the appear- ance in the chorus of Miss Jennie Vera McCall of this city, who at the open- ing of the sceond act has the cloaing of the opeing song, in which she -was pleasirgly neard, - She received a big hand. Otis Harlan is the center-of attraction, and his work was excep- tionally good. Madge Vee had a small part as the Chinese. girl, but it was work hat pleased. As Silas, George Richards ' furnished fun galore, while J. Bly Muddleford was the role which Otto Hoffman put interest into and cre- ated mans a laugh, May Larue as the 8irl who fas much loved had a pleasing stdge prestnce and sang to teh delight of the audience , China Doll and Sign of the Honeymoon being finely given. Laura Guerite as Marie was vivacious and attractlvel gowned, whi her songs were well sung. Forrest Huff as Jack Mason was good, and his duet with May Larue was 'one of the pleas- ing features of the show. David An- drada as Lord Dundy was a typical chappie, while the. remaider of the company was well chosen to give the proper support. The balloon ascen- sion was one of the features which had t;&e audience guessing as to how it was Ine. Odd Fellows’ Corporation. Several of the officers and the board of managers of the Odd Fellows" home corporation, Fairview, Groton, visited the home Monday afternoon for the purpose of attending to sev- aral matters of importance in con- nection with the management. Frank E. Green of Norwich was in attend- ance. Thirty of the present inmates of the home signed the new form of ap- plication. This is the form adopted at the annual meeting of the officers of the Odd Fellows’ home of Connec- ticut and conforms to the forms of applications In vogue by the other large fraternal —organizations who have homes, The form went into ef- fect October 1. The new water supply, which is being installed by the i.eader Iron ‘works of Philadelphia, was inspected and after altering a few minor details in conmection with it the system was accepted. * Board of Trade Meeting. The next monthly meeting of the Norwich Boari of Trade will be held at Buckingham Memorial Saturday even- ing at So'clock. A short business meet- ing will be followed by a stereopticon lecture by William H. Tolman, director of the museum of safety and sanita- tion of New York. The purpose of this lecture is to familiarize business men, manufacturers and their emploves with methods used in foreign countries to prevent accidents and to control voca- tional diseases. This lecture is delty- ered at the request of Judge E. H. Gary, pregident of the United States Steel corporation. It will be interest- ing and educational to all. Refresh- ments will be served. He denounced Gaynor as a tool of Tammany Hall, declared thatj he was incompetent to hold the position of mayor, ‘and bitterly assaailed his en- tire record on the bench as being one conducted for his own personal inter- William A, De Ford, a lawyer, who was a candidate for httorney general of the sfate on the Independ- ence league ticket in 1906, preceded He told among other things, of a conversation withe Rudolph Block, a former Hearst employe, and.an adher- ent of Gaynor, in which leged -to have said that “Judge Gay: nor expects to be ¢leeted. then mfld-tlln ol_fi'l: J::l ed 3 | and _he wants io_tul nominatic yor, Prom“Tanimany der v wark cat this auaibition.” . Woman in Black Disturbs Meeting. It was a militant suffragette who dis- | dren. turbed the Gaynor gathering. had barely got underway with his ad- dress when a wonan dressed in black rose in the audience and called “How about woman's suffrage? Miss Maud Malone, president of the Rights league. familiar figure at political gatherings. A chorus of hoots and catcalls greet- ed her, but she was determined. “The question which you ask is not pertinent. to this meeting,” said Gay- nor, after some embarrassment, " shall ask vou in order further interruption vo go first and consult my wife.” Sill Mies Malone refused to be seat- ed, and after consultin who presided, policemen es- corted her from the hall. = Gaynor attacked' the police admin- istration of the Rggues’ Gallery,” promised that if he were elected may- or he would see that several hundred photograps of men been convicted would be taken out. OBITUARY. ~ Roberts H. Bishop. The sad news of the death in Elmira, -N. Y., of Roberts Huntington Bishop, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Bishop of Brudwn_\;{ was rene};wd here by mem- bers of the family Thursday morning. ; ; He_died at the home of his sister, Mrs, | t2lcphone com 8. E. Rose, where he had been stricken with typhoid fever four weeks ago and was holding his own until ‘pneumonia developéd two weeks ago. he has been in a dangerous condition, | which ‘became critical ‘With ‘hig"at the time of his death was his. mother, who had gone.on to EI- mira whén his condition became seri- Harlem Equal with Herman who had never and rain storm accompanied by ‘Wednesday. Mr. Bishop was well known here as ne character, having a wide riends, among whom news of his death is heard. with great He graduated from the Acad- emy in the class of 1903, was class president, and a member of Rho Alpha Mu fraternity in the school. especially “well known locally for his | interest in athletics, < Academy football team, on basketball teams at the Y. M. C, ing to the Chelsea graduating from the Academy he took 8 special conrse and a small ‘A, and belong- the wreck early eivil engineering Columbia university and forestry at where hé rowed on his class crew Three years ago he took a position as inspecting engineer in the Pennsyl- vania tunnel work under the Hudson and blows hard. ! | Steamer Empress of Ireland Struck | river and after two vears there he re- signed to accept a position wholesale hardware firm in Elmira to er Empress of Ireland, Liverpool for Quebec, struck a submerged wreck off Suit Against the City. A suit against the city for $5,000 damages has been brought by C. W. Comstock, alleging that it was neces- sary to take down and rebuild the re- taining wall in his propérty in Pond street because of the city's failure to provide for the carrying off of sur- face water which was diverted into Pond street. The gutter in front of his property he claims was allowed to become blocked so as to damage his property. Norwich Bus A meeting of the Norwich Business Men's association was held Thursday evening at the Buckingham Memorial and adjourned for a week after talk- ing over plans for active work this In the absence of President F. Burns, the meeting was by Secretary C. W. Peab- Inventory at Almshouse. the first time In fourteen years, to First Selectman “Lilli- the almshouse. Attgrney A. J. Kelly has the matter in charge. She—Oh, rour promise Never mind, dearie: I'll make you an- other'—Comic Cuts. which . his brother-in-law, Mr. in this city He is survived by his parents and two sisters—Mrs. 3 Rose of Elmira and Miss Marion L. Bishop of this city. th of young Mr. Bishop Is all the more saddening as it follows so closely the death of his uncle, Supt. N. L. Bishop, whose funeral was held Thursday afternoon. The body will arrive Friday and burial will be here. Mr. Bishop was born June 9, 1884. in“this city Close of Bazaar. The closing night of the harvest home festival Thursday evening at the McKinley avenue A. M. E. Zion church < ‘welF attended. A brief musical nuinhers And @ v Reed and Miss Jdella Scott was given. of the evening was by the presiding eider. Rev. R. R. Ball, D. of New Jarsey, who spol made A.‘n:gr; crnd W e an ¢hurch has $100 by the fe Trursday o H. Eley, also | Hartford Armory Dedication Nev. 12 ‘88 of ceremonie been trying to raise, dl, but it was stated ng that jt was thought 'what shert of jaw mg-m_m from a horss Ang. They not being satisfied with the way ‘matters were running, Mr. Dem- ery ordered the daughter to remain in i the house for two or three days till her mother got well. The father ob- jected to his brother-in-law's inter- ference with the runhing of his ltouse- hold affairs, and_hot words foliowed, ending by Mr. Bissonnette shooting his brother-in-law in the jugular vein and causing instant death. The shoot- ing caused a good deal of resentment againsg the murderer, as Demery was a popular man, the sole support of his ‘mother and of half of Bissol grh“‘ nette's children. Bissonnette was a rested. He justifies the shooting by saying “that Demery ‘started it. - ceased is 43 years oid. lLissonnette worked in the Singer Manufacturing Co, is 47 yéars old and has ten chil- FURIOUS HAIL AND WIND STORM HITS CEORGIE AND TENNESSEE. Chimneys, Plate Glass, Awnings and Skylights Wrecked. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 14.—Both the | was married at Valparaiso to Anita commercial telegraph companies and the Cumberland Telephone compal report ‘all wires lost to Nashville shortly after 6 o'clock tonight. Coving- | prevent any | ton, Tenn., the furthest point north | which could be reached, reported a neavy wind szorm. A fuw niinutes lat- er this point s also lost. How ser ous the storm was, however, is nogpvet | ascertainable. Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 14.—At 8 o'cloc tonight wire communication was ob- and St. Louis. A telephone report from Stanto Tenn., forty miles east of Memp! ; ind_storm prevail- O ouk Hoing consider- | to have the upper hand, but his cond able intmor Jamuge. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 14.—A fierce hafl for passing a coun Mitchell-and Frank Morrison. /ing affray in which two negroes were hurt. heavy | Japanese Poachers Are Reported t ::nkllu the seal M’l‘lfil/ 9! Alas- Carlos C. Alden, Governor Hughes' legal :d'vrur. has resigned on account of ill health. Many Applicants Are After the Place as civl lh:'mr of the Mississippi river commis€ion. 3 PRy The American Colony at Buenos Ayres is to present Argentina with & state of Washington. . e L4 The Chamber of Commerce indorsed the plan to secure the next aviation meet for College park. v Three Employes in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be ousted for hazing a newcomers The Mercury 8ank to 17 Degrees above zero at Norfolk, Neb., according to the government thermomet The lagers of Paoloosa, Russia, lynched seven men who brutally 1- treated and killed three women. Chanler Hale of Maine, a son of Senator Hale, assumed the duties of third assistant secretary of state. n Asking President Taft for clemency toward Charles W. Morse, the former banker, is being prepared. The Large Guayule Rubber Factory at Marathon, Tex., has passed into the hands of the Continental Rubber com- pany. Husbands of All Kinds and Shapes and sizes and conditions of servitude will be on display Saturday evening at Chicago. A Number of Aeroplanes Exhibited in Paris were seized on the charge that they infringed on the Wright Brothers' patents. Gov, T. M. Campbell and military staft left Austin for E] Paso, where he will extend an official welcome to President Taft. A -Warrant Was Issued for L. L. Bailey, a money lender of Denver, charging. violation of a law passed by the last legislature. Albany, N. Y. Was Selected as the next meeting place of the supreme divan of the Order of the Alhambra before it adjournes John |. Waterbury Was Elected a director of the Pacific Coast company at the annual meeting of the stock- holders in Jersey City. The Court of App Again Failed to render its decision In the contempt case against Samuel Gompersy John Visits Were Made to the Clearing house, sub-treasury and . stock ex: change of New York by the honorary commercial commissioners of Japap. The Blast Furnaces. at Bessemer, Ala.. were closed down when Mcro' employes walked out following & shoot- 8. H. Howard of Gettysburg, 8. D., has been for some time working on the model of a boat by which he belleves he can revolutionize traffic on western rivers. Henry L. Jane: Secretary of the American embassy at Rio de Janeiro, Adrian, a Chilean woman, noted for her beauty BROOKLYN DEMOCRATIC LEADER IN SERIOUS CONDITION. Patrick H. McCarren Underwent Op- eration for Appendicitis. New York. Oct. 14.—State Senator | Patrick H. McCarren. the democratic ! 5 . 'k | leader of Brooklyn, who underwent an tatned withs Glicap pie: Lictle ‘Rock | ration” for appendicitis. IstTMate, is fighting for recovery with the same grit that has won many of his politi- cal battles. Late tonight he appeared tion is still serious and his friends nd political associates, while they beljeve that he will ultimately recover, wind struck Atlanta at 5.30 this after- | @re extremelv anxious. Mr. MeCarren noon, doing considerable damage to plate glass. awnings, sulights, wreck- ing many chimneys and doing other | damage of a minor character. The | commission and the telegraph compan- ies report many wires prostrated. CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAMER ASHORE ON FLOWER POT ISLAND Owen Sound, Ont. Oct. was received here today that the Ca- nadian Pacific steamer Athabasca is hard aground on Flower Pot Island. a small rocky ledge near the north end of Bruce peninsula. The Athabasca’s bow is high up on at rocik and the main part of the is afloat in about fifteen fathoms water. The crew of fifty-six men an be =aved uhnless the wind shifts Submerged Wreck, Montreal, Que., Oct. 14.-——~The steam- Cape Chatte today and stove a hole in Ter bows. She is coming up the river under her own steam and will arrive at Quebeé tomorrow. passengers. Lr. George A. Fritch Rearrested. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 14.—Dr., George A. Fritch was rearrested late today in connection with the Maybelle Mill- man mystery of Ecorse creek. The doctor's rearrest followed a searching interrogation today of Joseph W. Leach, an automobile driver, who is being “held also as a witness. Fatallv Kicked by Horse. New wen, Conn., Oct. -14.—John Mannilla, 39 years old, of Waterbury, died tonight at St. Raphael’s hospitai | ti from the result of injuries received during the Columbus day parade when le was_Kicked by @ horse. The body m\l be taken -to Waterbury tomor- Hartford, Cenn., Oet. 14.—At a and meeting of the -arsenal ission here today-the date of ommission here : e o vember the dedication was set for No 12 at '5.30 in the afternoen. Meriden. —ec Piekinson had hix | paign now on, but although confer- | ences were held today to choose some passenger \list, probably | less than haif a dozen persons, are stiil | on board. Officers of tae steamer As- | sinaboia of the same line. who sighted | today, think that she | She carries 1,100 | Connecticut Shore Fishermen Organize | tha . J. Chester. is 61 years old, Dr. Peter Hughes, the family phys- ician, announced at nine o'clock to- night that his .patient'# condition was ames were put out of | more favorable than it was the greater part of the day, and he looked for his | recovery | | were completely ‘upset by the sudden The democratic leaders in Brooklyn removal of McCarren from the cam- Vessel Can Be Saved Unless the Wind | one to fill the senator's place, no se- Shifts. | lection was announced. During the day the bulletins con- b | cerning his condition varied . from W Word | verv Tow” to ~quite satisfactory.” Dr. | Hughes said tonight that this variance | was to be expected at this stage of the | illness and that the crisis by which | his chances of recovery might be defi- nitely determined would not come for a dav or two. New York, Oct. 15.—It was an- nounced at 2.15 o'elock this merning that State Senator Patrick H. Mec- Carren was sinking. The eons at St. Catherine’'s hospital feai that he would not survive the d: demic Freshman Class. | New Haven, Conn,, Oct. 14.—The pre- liminary erroliment in the Yale aca- demic freshman class shows & total of 345 men and the Sheffield freshman class 407. The total enroliment in the academic department is 1,254 and lh"l total in the Sheffleld Scientific sch 997. This is a decrease in the academ- | lc department of last vear of 19, and a slight increase in {he Sheffield ‘Scien- tific school. There are 125 professors on the faculty, 72 assistant professors, 144 instructors and 71 assistant in- structors. : for Mutual Protection. Noank, Conn,, Oct. 14.—A meeting of fishermen along the Connecticut shore and Block Island met here tonight and organized for mutual protection, espe- cially in the lobster industry, over which there has been much difficuity The following officers were President, Capt. B. W. La- president, Capt. Edward secretary, John ¥. La- Body Found Floating Identified. Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 14.—~The body g}l“hfl- 0 th & ington, from New KNOWN AS “PROFESSOR” AND 7 AS “HERB DOCTOR.” PARTIAL CONFESSION MADE Probable Identity of Remains Feund in Suit Case in Tiverton—Miss Amelia St. Jean, Fall River, -Tiverton, R. I, Oct. 14.—The absence of the head of the body which has been found scatered through the Tiv- erton_countryside is still ' hampering the efforts of the police to tify the victim of the gruesome m it the body proves to be that of Miss Amelia St. Jean of Fall River, the police of that city stated tonight’ that arrests would be, made. Raid on “Herb Doctor's” Office. At a late hour the Fall River po- lice wers questioning twe men, one of whom is known to have kept com- pany with Miss St. Jean. The other was a man, whom, the police stat: they have long suspected of perform- illegal operations. Officers tonight ided the latter's “herh doctor” offices ‘but fuond nothing to incriminate him. Clothing Identified. Most important, probably, w: the identification of clothing contained in the bundle found in Mount Hope bay as being that worn by Miss BZ'JQI!I on Friday. The identification was made by Mrs. Eva Lamerieux of Fall River, who stated that the hat, shoes, stockings and underclothing which it contained had been borrowed from her by, her niece, Miss St. Jean, on Fri- day mornin pers of the same date as those fourld covering or near the limbs which have been found were wrapped about the clothing. An attempt of Joseph St. Jean, ther of the missing girl, to identify the body here as that of his daughter, was without success. Although expressi the bellef that the body was that his daughter, he still unable to find any identifying marks upon it. Two Men Held by Police. Fall River, Mass., Oct. 15.—After & rigorous examination, lasting five hours, the Fall River police anhounced shortly after midnight, that they are holding “Professor” Frank Hill “herb doctor,” and Wilfrid Thibe: a chauffeur, in connection with death of the woman whose body wa. found at Tiverton, and whom they be- lieve to be Miss Amelia St. Jean of this eity. It was stated that the men are not arrested, but merely detained. Thibeault admits having kept com- pany with the girl, and “Professor” HIll admitted having consulted with her regarding an operation, according to the police. TAFT AT GRAND CANYON OF THE COLORADO President: Left Late Last Night te Meet Diaz on Saturday. Grand Canyon, Arizouna, Oct. 14— A picnic lunch at Grand View, & sun- set trip to Hopi Point, and a stAge ride of 35 miles riding made up Prese ident Taft's at the Grand Cane yon of the Colorado today. The president tonight was the guest of honor of Governor Sloan of Arizona at a formal dinner at Eltovar hotel and left at 11 p. m. for Albuquerq en route to El Paso, Texas. where on Saturday morning he will mect Preais dent Diaz of Mexico. DR. NICHOLS INSTALLED As the Tenth President of Dartmouth College. Hanover, N. H., Oct. 14.~—The most distinguished assemblage Hanover has ever seen honored Dartmouth college and the new head of the old historle ingtitution today when Dr. Ernest Fox Nichols, scientist and cholar, was in- augurated as Dartmouth's tenth pres- ident. More than one hundred col- legs, American and Buropean, wers represented at- the ceremonies. The British origin of the college was re- called by the presence of Ambassador Bryce. The new president was formally in- stalled In office by Frank 8. Streeter, acting for the board of trus his formal inaugural addr Nichols approved of athleti clared that something must be done with the curricitim and with-the In- different and idle student Later in the day the cornerstone of Dartmouth’'s massive new gymnasfum was laid, Prof. Edwin J. Bartlett mak- ing . the address. The celebration of the day was brought to a close tonight with & banguet in College hall, given by the trustees to the gues Co. Foreman. Meriden, Conn., Oct. 14.-—Duane Searle, aged 69, foreman for tne Mer- iden (las Light company. telephoned his physician this evening to come at once, that he was suffering from & hemorrhage of the lungs. When the doctor reached Mr. Searle's homé Mr. Searle was dying. Ha lived but twen- ty minutes after sending the telephéne message. He was alone in the Housh when taken ill, Mrs. Searle being out calling. Deceased had suffered from tuberculosis for several years, but of late seemed to be better. He had béén at work during the day. I to Third Assistant Postmaster Gene Washington, Oct. 14.—Discouraged in his search for health in the dry climate of the Bouthwest, Third Assistant Post- master General Lawshe announced day to the heads of the bureaus in his division that he intended to ngn from the postoffice department. . wr!?tm resignation, it is understosd, will be forwarded to Secretary to the Presiient Carpenter tomorrow, but President Taft was notified today of Mr. Lawshe's decision. Southport Stores Burglarized Semthport, Conp., Oct. 14—Two stores were ent here last night. At the market of Willlam Becker, the entrance was effected through a win- dow. . The thieves rifled the cash reg- fster, and there are evidences that they were preparing to work upon the safe when frightened away. At the. sigre of Willlam I1. Jeunings, the cash register was broken and a small amount of money taken, together witl m?fll.‘rhulu of merchandis Steamship Arrivals. Seuthampton, Oct. 18: Teuton! tn:’p' New York. ¢ les, Oct. 11: Modanna, from wc Oct. 12: Ultonla, frem At te Oct. 10: Martha Wash- York. §