Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 15, 1909, Page 1

lomtnus Two Days’ Conference STANDT AKEN BY ORGANIZED LABOR e What Happened During the Severe U. S. STEEL GO0, Decision Rea.ched at the Close Tuesday of a Against the Steel Corporation i~ Its Policy of the “Open . Shop”—Grievances of Organized Labor, Set Forth in Resolution, Have Been Forwarded to President Taft and to Congress—The Resolution as Adopted urg, Dec. 14—War was for- declared on the United States corporation by the leaders of or- ganized labor throughout the United States and Canada at the close of a momentous two days’ conference to- hara, The decision to battle, long and against the stand taken by the Bteel corporation in its policy of “open shop” was reached by the labor cos after hours of debate and a Terees, deal of trouble. Gompers Presided at Conference. At the conference which passed the remarkable battle decree Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, presided, land through him the measure was put up- on the record books of the executive counell of the federation. The griev- ances of organized labor against the steel corporation -as set forth in the resolution has been forwarded to Pres- ident Taft and the United States sen- ate and house of representatives. The governors of the states in which the United States Steel corporation owns plants or has inte will also re- ceive a copy of the resolution. - ‘The resolution The Resolution. deals principally awith the low wages paid the men in the employ of the steel corporation; the hours of work and the general con- dition of oppression under which the leged ‘corporation is ployes. to hold its em- The resolution in part follows: “A crigis in the affairs of labor has erisen. The gigantic trust, the Unii portunity leal, the indefens! REPORT UPON OPERATION OF THE COTTON, EXCHANGES Glarifying Statement in View of Many ‘Washington, many inge Misunderstandings and Criticisms. Dec. iticisms and misunderstand- the published summaries of 14—In view of :he teport upon the operation of the cotton exchanges, issued by Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corpor- tions in thé department of commerce the Assoclated Press today ing statement. 4 requested a Cos the Wi i jth is absent in but the’ following was ob~ ;‘?:Ml froin the officials in charge of 0 the commissioner of eorporations ;l otton exchanges does not, as insorrectly stated in some press reviews of thy tuture system ognizes the gr report, condemn the wuch; instead, it rec- t value of the future eystem te the cotton trade, provided that system is conducted on equitable end commercial lues. Instead of branding future trading as ‘pure gam- bling,’ the report harply discrimi- speculation Tovort does con- Y8 the practice and partie: #dopted by the New York cotton ex- Change- of arbitrarily fixin ces’; between middling cotton abous other grades deliver- «nd the v: the price mble on future contracts on that ex- «change. “The report shows that this ‘fixed- difference’ system results in an ab- normal depression of the future price as compared with the spot price of middling cotton and that these abnor- mal depressions of the future ;rl(e i ise the future market and se- Tioualy impair its vaiue for hedging urposes, one of the principal func- ions of a cotton exchange. The re- shows that this unnatural n of the future price works to the injury of the cotton producer, particularly because prices of cotton | y merchants d b filfl"" ‘established by applying buying | its’ to the future prices quoted on cotton exchanges. 150,000 DEPOSITORS AFFECTED. | Bowery Savings Bank Reduces Its| to farmers ai Rate of Interest. thundred and fifty thousand despositors, | majority of 12,467 for license compared | hiefly of the poorer class, with depos- | witth an 8,935 m; the ‘this ly. He I finest per] nation. palities. Ticens: they question, ing between cordingly the to croachments. greater riches, ible, he London Art Circl Over tl in which were crowde treasures. Popular report credited him with having never given a cent to|m, charity and of never gpending one un- f‘neccesmny on his personal needs. Salting’s collection of porcelains on Toan in the Kensington Museum is the world. Many paintings owned by him now hang in the national gallery. Museum direc- tors made it a practice to refrain from bldding against the eccentric man at sales because they believed that his collection would be bequeathed to the However, noisseur’s eccentricities was a reluc tance to make a will, and it Is not known whether he ever made one. Ac- museum officials somewhat disturbed lest the precious collection be disposed of through the auction rooms. the one bk ed States Steel corporation, is using its great wealth and power in an ef- fort to rob the toilers of their right of American manhood and of the op- resist its further en- Grown rich by the con- sent of the people of our country, this corporation in its mad greed for still sweeps aside, makes and unmakes law, its enactors and ex- ecutors, and is now engaged in an effort to destroy the only factor—the organizations of its employes—stand it and unlimited, un checked and unbridled industrial, polit- social and moral carmage. If there exists any virile power in our time and life to check the absolute au- tocratic domination of civic, industrial and political life of our people aund our republic, it must be foun indomitable will and mission of the much_misunderstood and _misrepre- sented organizations of labor. “The United States Steel corpora- tion has declared war on labor. “Owing to immediate pressing neces- sity caused by the present strike and tile attitude of the United States Steel corporation, we earnestly call upon all mational and international unions of America to send at least one organizer to assist in this work against the corporation. Ten-Cent Contribution Recommended. It was also recommended that all members of the Federation of Labor contribute ten cents to aid the strik- ers and that the matter be laid be- fore the president, congress and the governors of the states. FINEST ARE TREASURES MAY COME INTO MARKET. Greatly Stirred Prospect. London, Dec, 14.—Some of the finest art treasures {n in the existence may come in to the market through the death of George Salting in this city yesterday, and are circles are greatly stirred over ospect. ting was a Dane and Inherited a great Australian fortune. His whole life and income were devoted to the examination and purchase of works of art, and he became one it known collectors in Europe. passion, Salting ived in of the bes Apart was miser- two rooms of the WORCESTER GOES INTO with priceless con. are THE “WET” COLUMN. In Fifteen Masachusetts Cities the Li- cense Question Was Paramount, Boston, Dec. 14.—The license ques- tion was again the paramount issue in the elections in fifteen Massachusetts cities today, Worcester going into the “wet” column by 3,720 votes, after two years of no-license, while the “dry” majority of 8925 of a year ago was reduced to 2,197 for the fifteen muniei- Salem, however, went back to no-license by 500 votes after a year of The other cities remain as vere a_year ago on the license James Logan, republican, | was re-clected mayor, of ‘Worcester. | The total vote for the 29 cities which New York, Dec. 14—More than one | have held elections this year shows a ts of more than $102,000,000 will be | last year. nffected by the interest rate reduction of the Bowery Savings Bank, the larg- | up for re-election were returned by est in the city. After January 1 the | their comstituents in the various cities, institution will pay only 31-2 per cent.| Mayor G. H. Brown, the on deposits, Instead of 4 per cent., as | m The Union Square Savings | ed on a similar reduction several days ago. heretofore. Pank . dec IRISHMEN TO AID LIBERALS. Nationalists' Comm Give Support in Goneral Election. Publin, Dec. 14—The central com- mittee f the Irish natlonalisis, at a meeting toda; liberals in t mjer Asquith’s e Decides to decided to support the general election. Pre- recent declaration at Albert hall concerning home rule for Ireland Is deemed satisfactory The resolution to support the gov- ernment was moved by John Redmond and was passed unanimously. CANADIAN EXPRESS DITCHED. ‘American Settlers on Way Home for Christmas Shaken Up. Dec, 14.—The Ca- nadian Northwest express was wrock- d one hundred miles east of here last ~ pight. The cars turned turtle. No one {as Killed, but forty persons were in- red, in:luding D. . Jenkins and R. . Graham of Eimira, N. ¥. The ma- ity of those on board were American ‘Winnipeg, Mai tlers on their for Christmas. way to their old ‘Wu Ting Fang Regrets Lea Philadelphia, . Dec. “his rgret at lea his appreci Expressing 14. #0 many friends “for the cour- and uniform dnesses shown mfl“ Chinese “of Pennsylvania and to- | vas the pi T le- generally,” n students at the peaker at the Scsdomy. ot gdority for no license Eight of the eleven mayors who were Charles ital.” vire, which nd storm body Jured. broken wire. policeman vor of Lowell, who won by an un- precendented majority last year, was beaten by his democatic opponent,John F. Meehan, by 498 votes. Mayor J. F, Hurley was defeated in Salem by Ar- thur Howard, a newspaper man. How- ard has been a resident of the city only a year, during which time he has con- ducted a strenuous campaign, efiting his paper for a time from jail' because of a libel action. H. ¥rowt was mayor of Beverly, “the summer cap- re-elected FRANK J. COLLINS INSTANTLY KILLED BY LIVE WIRE. ived Full Current of 2,300 Volts While Making Repairs. Southington, Conn., Dec. 14.—In at- tempting to repair light wire here tonight, Frank J. lins, superintendent of the local tem of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting system, received the full cur- rent of 2,300 volts carried through the wire and was instantly killed. |lins, assisted by Charles Beckley, was attempting to repair a break in the broken electric Col- Col- as broken during the 1a a wife and four chile At New York. At Napl from New Ak Steamship “Arrivals. 'iume: Dec. 14, Karonia, from : Dec, 14, Koenig Albert, ork. instant night, when in some way the wire came in contact with his throwing It several feet back- wards and causifg Beckley received a part of the voltage and was taken to his home suffering from the shock, but not seriously in- death. uperintendent Risley of the New Britain lighting system, with a force of ‘men, arrived shortly after the a cldent to repair the break, the being in darkness on account of the Collins was 45 years old and leaves I helped to search for the yacht of Col. Manchuria, Dec. 14.—A con- ference was opened here today be- twoen tives of the railroad Russian ‘management consulate @nd of China for the purpose of work- o RErbament Tof the povorament of or vernment of ?‘: Russlan m‘:ln Manchu- SERIOUS RAILROAD WRECK AT NORTHEAST. PA. Storm of Monday Night. New York, Dec. In the derange- ment of communication by wire which sty prevails of the late storm, com- plefe details of the train wreck Jast night at Northeast, Pa., were not ob- tainable until the arrival here at 2.55 this afternoon of No. Second 26, the New York Central limited. A statement of how the accident hap- ned was then given out at the New ork Central offices, telling what traing were in collision and who were killed and injured. Difficult for Engineers to Read Signals. Train No. 26, eastbound, leaves St. Louis at 8.45 a. m. and is due at Cleyeland at 8.40 p. m., where it be- comes the second section of the Twen- tieth Century limited, due from Chica- g0 just_five minutes earlier. On Mon- day night all trains were late, owing to_the driving, storm, which made it difficult for ehgineers to read their signals, and the New York limited reached Cleveland first and took the right of way ahead of the Twentieth Century, thus becoming No. 26, instead of No. Second 2. It was this change of numbers that led to the universal understanding, when hasty and scat- tered news of the wreck was first as- sembled that the Twentieth Century had been in collision. What Happened. ‘What has happened was this: ! Near Northeast, Pa., train No. 6, the | Chicago, Cleveland and New York spe- cial, was stalled with a broken engine. Behind her piled up one after another, | go. 12 and No. 10, the Boston and New | o ¢ tk specials, with brakemen out be- hind. Info this string of blocked trains came thundering Mo. 26, behind her schedule and & up lost time. | ‘Why she overran the flagman’s red | lamp ard the warning bulb eyes of the | automatic signal system has mot been | explained. The weather was _thick, | ibut not se thick as Q bewilder the | other stalled trains, ‘which had stopped at command. These points re- main for an official explanation. ‘Whatever that explanation may be, No. 26 came hustling through the rain at better than sixty miles an hour. Evidently her engineer got a glimpse of something ahead, for his brakes ‘were g when he ploughed into the rear car of the train ahead of him. ‘There followed a dmonstration of what has become an axiom in collisions— that tke heavy vestibuled train es- s with little damage where the lighter day coaches are splintered and crumpled. In the accldent three persons were killed and about thirty injured. GRANT-LEE HALL BURNED. This is the Main ing of the Lin- coln Memorial University—No Lives Reported Lost. New York, Dec. 14.—President Wil- llam L. Stootsbury of the Lincoin Me- morial university at Cumberland Gap, ‘enn., recelved word here tonight by telegram that Grant-Lee hall, the main building of the university, had been completely destroyed by fire tomight. There was no loss of life, so far as is known. Lincoln ®Memorial university was founded about fourteen years ago by the late Gen. O. O. Howard. Among other members of the endowment asso- clation are President Taft, former President _ Roosevelt and ~Governor Hughes. The blow to the university ill be a heavy one, as Grant-Lee hall was not only the main administrative building and recitation hall, but also housed a larger part of the 480 stu- dents, who will now be forced to return to their homes. Tried to Commit Suicide in Waterbury Masonic Hall. ‘Waterbury, Conn, Dec. 14—Robert Winterbottom, 50 years old, at- tempted to commit suicide in the Ma- sonie hall here this afternoon. Some time during the morning he secreted himself in & small anteroom. In the afternoon the ssmell of gas was de- tected and Winterbottom was found unconscious on the floor with fllumi- nating gas pouring from two jets. He was taken to the Waterbury hospital and late this evening the physiclans said his recovery was doubtful. Representative Hardwick of Rises for Information. ‘Washington, Dec. 14.—Representative Hardwick of Georgia wants to know if it is true that the navy department Georgia John Jacob Astor when it was reported lost recently in {he West Indies, and, if so, why, and how much money was spent by the department in the quest. He Introduced a resolution today in- dicating this desire and requesting the secretary of the navy, “if not incom- patible with public welfare,” to inform the house as to the faces in the case. Miss Bertha Leitzau Acquitted on Murder Charge. Pontiae, Mich., Dec. 14.—Miss Bertha Leftzau, charged with shooting and killing §. J. Morley at Bloomfield, 1L, a month ago, was today acquitted. During the trial she testified that she had hought a revolver contemplating suicide when she learned of Morley's intended marriage to another woman, and that she could not remember what happened after Morley had taunted her the night of the shooting. Freight Service Between Boston and | Rotterdam. Boston, Dec. 14.—The establishment of a fortnightly freight service between Boston and Rotterdam by the Holland- American line was announced here to- day. If the company receives encour- agement passenger facilities will also be afforded. Former Pensions Commi cally I ‘Washington, Dec, 14.—General W. W. Dudley, former commissioner of pen- sions, is critically ill at his home here and his death is expected at any mo- ment. ioner Criti- Capt, Franklin Released on Bonds. New York, Dec. 14—Capt. Thomas Franklin, .U.'S. A., former commissary and treasurer at West Point, who pleaded guilty to embezlement here yesterday and was sentenced to two and one-half years in the federal pris- on at Atlanta, was released from cus- tody under $10,000 bafl tonight. New Haven.—Supt. C. N. Woodward of the new Shore Line division of the New Haven railroad, massed his forces in the offices up stairs in the old union station Sunday. Desks were moved about, new of office layout were made, perfected for the tak- ing over of the work of the new di- 01 morning of Paragrapts. | Joyhlg T At Shelton, Conn,| For New NEIGHBORS DISCOVER A MURDER AND S! UICIDE. OFFICERS BREAK OPEN DOOR Of House About Which No ‘Signs of Life Had Been Noticed for ~—Throats Cut. Shelton, Conn., Dec. 14—Following the finding of the body of Mrs. Mar- was the scene of another Ly night when the bodies of Michael Er- nesto and Julia Milillo, | garet Wallace of Freehold, N, J., in Indian Brook on October 23, Shelton to- with their throats cut, were found in the house on the Stratford road, where the cou- ple lived. At first it was thought that both had been murdered, but an ‘in- vestigation by the authorities seemed to bring out that the woman had murdered by Ernesto and that he committed sulcide. Had Lived Together As Man and Wife The crime took place in what is bex had A58 TO WHICH HE WILL GIVE HI UNRESERVED SUPPORT. ' HE SEES IT COMING And It Is Not So Far Away—It Will Absorb the Progressives of Both Old Parties. New_York, Dec. 1.—Willlam Ran- dolph Hearst is looking ahead to the (time when an entirely new political rty shall appear. And such a time, e said tonight, at a non-partisan | gathering in his honor at the Hotel Astor, is not far off. Will Reprysent Progressive Ideas. “I believe that sooner, rather than later,” he said, “a party will be form- ed which definitely will represent the progressive ideas which a majority of the citizens of the United States are coming to entertain. n e;}lmd by United l': = ed intérnational public in the et ndon was made Former Senator James A. Hemenwa; and Thomas-P. Littlepage resigned n{; special employes of the senate commit- tee on public expenditures. s a Sister of one of the 5 With the Great Lakes for- ry Bessemer and Marquette No.4, says she saw the disaster in a dream. William T. Hoops, a banker and broker, of New Ym"’k. is the defendant In a sutt for $150,000 instituted by Per- glval L. Harden, editor of The Club , - alleging 'alienation of the af- Eections-of Mrs. Harden, = A Newly Erected Stock Barn, owned by F. B. O'Neil of Woodbury, this state, was burned to the ground.jast night, with a loss on the buiiding and its contents, graln and hay, amount- known™ as the Ward house, on the Stratford road, about two ‘miles out- you! er and receiver. suggests such! A WIRELESS TIP FROM SANTA CLAUS “USEFUL GIFTS ARE THE BEST!” He means those presents which please both gi Every page of The Bulletin today Every advertiser has a message for ————— side of this place, next to Long Hill cemetery, where Ernesto, who went under the name of Milillo, lived with the Milillo woman, who was no rela- tion to him, and to whom he was not seen about the house a week ago and since that time no one was seen to enter married. or leave the house. Signs of life were Neighbors in passing the house had wondered at its seeming vacancy and had looked: but had noticed nothing unusual. When a week had into the windows passed the nea were. authorities ‘with officers, visited the afternoon and on looking ment Wwindow saw the woman lying on the floor. suspicions of those living aroused and the Shelton notified. Chief Robbins of the Shelton police force, in Bomp:;‘ T 5 base: Bloody Tracks from Room to Room. The officers broke open the door and on entering the house and going down= stairs found the woman lying on the floor in a gool of blood with her throat cut, the head being almost severed Bloody tracks led from the body to the foot of the stairs going up to the first floor and at the bottom of the stairs was another large from the body. 00l of blood. The tracks of blood ed up the stairs to the kitchen, across the floor a mantel, where a bloody knife was found. The floor under the mantel the tracks led to a bedroom ad- Jolning the kitchen, where, on a bed, partly clothed, body with the throat cut. Tales Told of Money Hidden. they found Esnesto’s There had been many tales told of the amount of money the Milillo wo- man was supposed to have hidden in the house and the authorities on first discovering the bodles thought that a double murder had been committed, A closer investigation did not seem to bear this out, and Medical Examiner Cogswell, after an investigation gave permission for the removal of the bodies, giving murder and suicide as the cause of with robbery as the motive. the deaths. Ernesto, who was a stone mason, had not worked at his trade for over a year, owing to an injury which caused him to lose the sight of one eye and the serfous injury to the other, ‘The injured eye had given him much trouble and in order to avoid losing the use of it emtirely, he had been advised that an operation would be necessary. This operation, he was told, would entail an expense of $50, and being without that amount it is thought that he became despondent. It is also sald that he and the Milillo woman quarrelled frequently and it is the opfpion of the police that he and the woman had quarrelled over the amount of money necessary to have the operation performed and that he had attacked her, cutting her throat. After killing the woman they think that he cut his own throat while standing at the foot ef the stairs, which would account for the pool of blood, and went up into the kitchen and placed the knife on the mantel, ‘where the police found it. After dis- posing of the knife he attempted to undress and had gotten a portion of his clothes off when weakened by loss of blood he lay down on the bed. Two Insurance Pol s of $1,000 Each. That the woman had a large amount of money in the house is not believed by the police and a hasty examination of the place tonight failed to bring to surance policies of $1,000 each. of the policies was on the life of %r- nesto's brother, Angelo, who lives in Bridgeport. The house itself was in excellent order, | light more than a bank book which | showed a deposit of $1.00, and two in- e Ernesto was about 45 years old and the woman of the same age. Tammany Election Captain Arrested on Murder Charge. New York, Dec. 14—Henry McMul- len, a Tammany election captain, was arrested tonight charged with causing the death of John Kenny, also an elec- tion captain, who died of a broken skull Monday. Both men were employed in the office of the water department. Kenny, after being out all night, re- turned to his home on the morning of Nov. 20 with face and head badly bat- tered. He would not tell how he was hurt, but detectives learned that Mc- Mullen and Kenny had fought. Me: Mullen s 59 years old and the father of six children. Pope Appoints American ishops. Rome, Dec. 14.—Approving the rec- ommendation of the consistorial con- gregation as presented by the secre- tary, Cardinal de Laei, the pope today appointed the Rev, James OfM.lltyvot Minneapolis, “Minn, now Anthony of Padua, tp the Rev. M. F. oblates ¥argo, N. D., and gfl of the “I do not know how that party will ‘be formed. I do not know whether it is possible for the democratic party to be so regenerated as to carry out the ideas for which it was originally founded, or Whether a new party will absorb ‘the progressives of both old or ‘whether the republican party will become so mearly universal that the new party will be formed through the separation of the radical republicans and the Piien that progresstve part that pro; y s f:;mod 1 shall unreservedly support KIDNAPPERS HOLD X LOUISVILLE GIRL FOR RANSOM prtiiapr e Louisyille, Ky, Dee. 14.—R rumors which have 4, pers took the child. Mr. Fehr's lmn:fpmelt quieted the rumors of skeletons in the Kellner family closet. These rumors had grown into varied and startling assertions because of the reticence of the Kellner family to talk about the girl's disappearance and thelr refusal to ‘%ger a r?wud.m = oney is w! the.. kipnappers want, and that is why they will not ‘harm Alma and why we are trying not to be unduly alarmed,” said Mr. Fehr today. Ke said that when excitement abated somewhat the ki TS would demand a ransom. Mr. Fehr be- lieves that Alma is held in Louisville. Today ®brought no further clews. No reward has been offered by any one for the child’s recovery. AN AMERICAN EXPELLED FROM PANAMA TERRITORY. W. G. Spiller _Had Enticed Canal Workmen to Leave their Places. Colon, Dec. 14—W. G. Spiller, an American, proprietor of the Astyr house here and alleged owner of the Cuban steamer Oteri, was expelled from Panama territory today. He was put on board the Royal Mail steamer Magdalena, bound for Jamaica and New York, by deeree of President Obaldja. The Oterl has made several trips to Brazll, taking a large number of canal employes, all of whom Spiller asserts left the isthmus of their own volition. He is charged with having enticed them to leave their work on the canal to take employment in South Ameri- ca. YALE CORPORATION MEETING. Gift of $50,000 from Mrs. Morris K. Jessup—Other Gifts. New Haven, Dec. 14—At a meeting of the ¥ale corporation here today, at Which President Taft and Governor ‘Weeks of Connecticut were present, gift of $50,000 from Mrs. Morris K. Jessup was received. The gift will be ris K. Jessup chair of silverculture in the Forest school. Among the minor | gifts received were a fund from Gen- eral Ledyard of Detroit for the main- tenance of the Ledyard memorial flag- staff; a portralt of James W. Pinchot, from Mrs. Pinchot of Washington, and money to erect a squash coutr in con- nection with the gymnasium. No action was taken for the filling of the office of treasurer, but a stat- ute defaing his duties was adopted. The time of the corporation.was large- iy taken up in discussing the universi- ty’s attitude towards certain trust tates in which the university has an interest. J. C. Hunter Practically Eliminated from Suspicion of Guilt. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 14—A chemical analysis today of bloodstains found on a bzfl]e of clothing owned by J. C. Hunter, husband of the last of three victims of the Perry street murder :lm, pn;:gully eliminated Hunter rom suspicion of guilt as the perpe- trator of the triple crime. City terlologist Basset said that || attained with years They Will Name the Amount When |. Excitement Subsides. used to complete the fund for the Mor- ' Ing to $2,500, with $1,400 insurance. The cause of the fire is not known. Harry A. Perry, Widely Known in Chicago as a partner in the Smith- Perry-White combination which oper- ated the pool room boat City of Trav- ers up to two years ago, died in Chi- cago Tuesday. He had been il a year. Last June he was adjudged in- capable of managing his affairs and & conservator of his estate, valued at $100,000, was appointed. According to the University cata- logue issucd yesterday, Princeton uni- versity’s registration for the present academic year is 1,400, the highest ever the exception of the 1903 and 1804. New York state leads in the number of students con- tributed. The scnior class of £37 is smaller than last year, the decrease being due to the raising of the stand- ards within the last four years. John Ratliff, a member of the band of Night Riders which killed Captain Rankin, turned state’s evidence yes- terday &t the trial in Unlon City, Tenn., and gave about the same ver. slom of the killing of Rankin as for mer witnesses, - Ratliff was indicted a year :fn but had denied all connec- tion with the Night t Riders or knowl- of the murder until yesterday, al- though he had been promised immun- ity during the former trial if he would testify for the stat PR DENT TAFT AT NEW HAVEN BANQUET Places Were Set for About 1,500 Busi- _mess Men and Others. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 14.—A thot- nd st of_the bul‘laeu me of ] . “Comnecticut, a beral - sprin] of men in . official and public 1e, who had come here ed to an address by President Taft at the annual banquet of the chamber of commerce tonight. ’{.}. gathering, which actually cro; the great place to the doors, was held in Commons, the dining hall at Yale university. Places were sot for about 1,150, and at the guests' table there were about fifty men of especial promi- nence. Besides President Taft the other. speaker was President Ar- thur T. Hadley of Yale in place of Governor Hughes of New York, who was unable to leave the bedside of his father at Albany. No effort was made to decorate the great hall with it rich but sombre fittings, but radiance was given by use of incandescents, and the scene rivalled the many which are held at commencement time in this same hall. ‘The banquet was preceded by a re- ception to President Taft in Memorial hal In the recelving party besides President Taft and President Hadley, were United States Scnators Bulkeley and Brandegee, several representatives in congress, Gov. F. W. Weeks, Col Isaac M. Ullman, president of the chamber of commerce, ex-Gov. R. S. Woodruft, and others. The toastmaster of the evening was ex-Governor Woodruff, who was pre- sented by Colonel Ullman. President Taft on being introduced said that he felt the occasion oppor- tune to speak to the business men on the question as to whether we are to have money enough to run the govern- ment. e told of the cutting down of the estimates in departments over the expenditures of last year and how the money is to be spent in the expectation of having & surplus when the accounts are balaneed for the vear. He ex- plained the unexpected increase in the cost of the Panama canal, touched up- on the need of walerways, but declar- ing that he did not favor issuance of bonds before work Is begun, nor the forming of a “pot” Into which each section could dip its hands. He did believe, he said, in having waterways improvement go ahead without delay and as economically as possible and without walting until political exped! ency demanded it. President Taft said there were many ways of saving money and one of these was the bringing up to a standard of efficiency of the em- ployes in governmental departments. He said that he felt like one crying in the wilderness to advocate civil pen- sions, but he believed the time would come when this policy would have to be adopted intorder that the govern- ment could run_its s it should be ryn. The e that more businesslike methods of conducting the finances of the coun were sure to be adopted and thaj the expenditures, though becoming would not prevent the incressing of the scope of departments and the creating | of new bureaus which would make for the general welfare of the people. Car Ferry Crew All Rescued by Life Savers. Port Burwell, Ont., Dec. 14.—Th crew of the Canadian Pagific car ferry Ashtabula. which went akhore on the ‘bar Sunday moruing, are all hav- ing been rescued by a life saving crew from Port Stanley this evening. Th morning when the wind changed to southwester and distress signals w hoisted, hurry calls were sent to Port Stanley for assistance. Two lifeboats with erews were rushed from that port by special train, arriving here shortly after noon, and by 6 o'clock all the men had been rescued despite the terrific sea. ‘The boat is hard and fast, but whether it will be a total loss Is still in doubt. Chicken Thief Escaped from Lockup. rbfimvuh. Conn., Dec. 14.—After having bound over to the superior court charged with stealing. chickens 3 thn.uem $500 bodd.“?t am mqfi.‘.x. n James n from the local lockup today to a late hour tonight had not This May be Necessary in Case the Revoluti ists Fail to Displace Zelaya TWO PRECEDENTS FOR SUCH ACTION Can be Found in the \Cnes of Cuba and San Domingo— :, - Probable that Forward Movement will be Made as Soon as Marines Gather Off Nicaraguan Coast— ¥ People of Managua in Open Revolt. i ‘Washington, Dec. 14.—One of projects for the solution of the Nicar- aguan situation which has strongly urged up torate, either singly by States or jointly with Mexico. may be regarded as necessary | event that the insurgents fail to place Zelaya by thelr own efforts, and even follow an insurgent tri may which would leave the country without responsible leaders. Procedents Can Be Found. It is said that precedent for action could be found in the cases of In the first Sapto Domingo and Cuba. instance lar sums of money owing to American citizens could not be collected from the Do- minican government (then in a_state In the case of Nicaragua the government has defaulted in the payment of the agreed 1n the case of Cuba a state of disorder that of chaos) by diplomatic means. allotments in the Emory glaim. threatened the safety of the lives property of Americans and other for- elgners existed that was the warrant for intervention. Talk of Despatching Mari gua. There ig some reason to believe that a forward movement will be adopted by this government in the near future; perhaps as soon as a sufficient number of marines have been gathered off Nicaraguan coast. Today's news Managua, indicating the imminence of rioting beyond the control of the local government forces to suppress, serve as the basis of the landing marines and their despatch to Mana- gua if necessary to maintain orde as was done on the Isthmus of Panama a few years ago. It is not part plan to maintain such a force in Nic- aragua permimently, but only enough to permit of a fair and free general election and the establishment of a president who will be pledged to observe the constitutionau obligations, At the state department this noon It was anounced that no ment could be made with respect to the Mexican note. VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS IN-STREETS OF MANAGUA. ion of President Unrestrained Denun: Zelaya—Sericus Danger Thre Managua. Nicaragua, Dec. 1 people of Managua are in open against Zelaya without check the pollee. They are streets and giving vent to unrest denunefation of Shouts of “Long live liberty,” live the United States,” Mexico,” “Long live Estrada,” heard on every side. The street demonstrations began last the state depart- ment is the establishment of a prote the United s to Mana- .—The crowding the the administration. “Long live the been This n the > dis- umph such were which s and the from might of the r, just of the iong aftel state- ens revolt from rained “Tong are night, following denunciatory in congress, and the temper of peo- that a battle had been foug! by Vasquez, commander of the Zelaym forces around Rama, and that Vasques had massacred a large number of reve olutionists. As the Mexican minister was the guarantor of the armistice, it Is state« ed that that official will ask for his ports unless satisfactory explanations are made. Zelaya, Although Denounced, ter. The entire_country is in a fefment, Zelaya is denounced on every but he is master of the situation, the people fear a wholesale execution of political prisoners as a parting shy The prisons are full of men, mi whots are i & half siarved condition and doubtless would welcome death. Sticks to His Mas- Ameican Vice Consul Post. A serious danger threatens, for the American concessionaire of the slec= tric lighting declares that he will put the whole city in darkness if money, due to a large amount is n pald fore noon tomorrow. The American vice consul, Henry Caledra, has stuck to his post and con ducted the business of his office undes conditions of considerabel danger, MEXICAN GUNBOAT TO HELP ZELAYA ESCAPE. Opinion of Central Ame mates .t Wi ‘Washington, Dec. 14.~In Central American _diplomatic circles the des< patch of the Mexican gunbost Guerrera to0 Corinto is taken to have but one meaning, the furnishing of an asyl for President Zelaya when he is foi to abdicate. The diplomats point that the Guerrero can make fast te the plers at Corinto, while the Ameri can gunboats, the Yorktown and the Vicksburg, are of too great draft to dg s0. This fact gives a great advant: the Guerrero, provided -na: for the purpose of redel Zelaya American retribution: Unless & contingent of United States or bluejackets are landed to the approach of anyone to the can war vessel, Zelaya might on board, say the Central Americans and then laugh at any attempt at his capture. O Nicaraguan president retically on Mexican soil United States navy authorities would uniess it were decided te e and take Zelaya by make an force, an act that would be tantamouny to a declaration of war with Mexico. KING OF THE BELGIANS UNDERGOES OPERATION. Soience Astounded by Hi Recuperative Powers. Brussels, Dec. 14.—King Leopo day underwent a most serious opera- tion and astounded science by manner in which he withstood § remarkable recuperative powers fested themselves directly he regained consclousness, and the optimistic which he has shown throughout course of his lilness returned to him. Tonight the king is making a plucky even strong enough to sign the new mlll,t}al;y law ul complets It is understood that the real feelilng of his physicians and house- hold is not so hopeful as tho official fight for life. He was just passed by the senate. battle has mot yet been won. bulletins would indicate. The probably will last three day is @ possibility that the intestine will gripped by” paralysis—a danger on the part of the surgeon—Iin which case a recuri be that always causes anxiet. rence of the obstruction is likel another operation would be nece: ed. Albert Leopold, the Leopold’s brother. triking contrast to his uncle. a distinet family man, happily wedded He has traveled and studied in Amel ca and is a great student of econ and politics, often lecturing in pu The prince is popular with the peo ple, whose sympathies and respect he is_certain to win as sovereign. Vienna, Dec. 14.—Ex-Crown Pr Stephanie, the daughter of King left Hungary today for Brussels her father. T. P. O'CONNOR, M.P,, MEETS “UNCLE JOE” CANNON Latter Anxious to Know Workings of House of Commons. De “Uncle Washington. 1 P. O'Connor, the Cannon and T. member of parliament, met today on senta- the floor of the house of rep tives just after adjournment of Dod: ‘Tell me how they do things in the house of commons,” asked the s er and for the mext fifteen the two statesmen were engag lively conversation. Later Mr. O'Conner escaped t speaker’s room, pursued by a army of newspaper men and not congressmen. Eventually he surrendered former and predicted a liberal v in England during the' coming tions and the granting of home r Ireland. . “You don't look half as flerce a the Speaker Cannon ¥ had pict: Mr. during their speaker laughed, conversation. At conciliation and arbitration will Ludlow tomorrow to meet the strikers at the mills of the Ludiow Manufac- turing " Assoc! in ’l';: effort to ad- fates that are satisfactory, and hopes of. o re- = B Remarkable Tn view of the condition of the king, interest s concentrated upon Prince helr presumtive, gon of the late Count of Flanders, King Prince Albert is in pold, who is now the Countess Lonyay, minutes to 'Connor told Speaker Cannon mpt to Settle Ludlow Strik Boston, Dec. 14.—The state board of 1d to~ the t. His mani- spirit the the crisis There itat- He 18 omics ubl! incess Leo- to see Joe" Irish that peak- ed in 0 the small a few the ictory elec- ule to ured, The visit re- MISS JULIETTE HERO WANTS $100,000 HEART BALM Breach of Proi Suit Against Ne- phew of President Zelaya. New York, Dec. 14—Trouble in the Zelaya family is not eonfined to Nio« aragua, While Jose, the much ma- ligned president of that republle, is worrying over internal affairs. De. Anibal Zelaya, his nephew, is facing & crisis In a love affair in New Yorlk. After an interval of two years, the breach of promise suit _instituted against young Zelaya, by Miss Jull- ette Hero, & malden of Greclam de- scent, came up for trial today in the supreme court. She wants $100,000 heart balm because, she alleges, Ze- laya, when a student at Columbia un versity in 1907, ardently wooed but did not wed her. Zelaya, who is now prac- tiolng medicine in New York, denies that he ever really preposed to Miss Hero. She says she has two hiindred. 0dd love letters to preve he did. ‘The plaint!ff on the witness stend was asked If there was any formal announcement of her engagement @ young Zelaya. She replled that at & dinner party in July, 1907, Zelaya had lifted a wine glass' and proposed & toast to her mother, saying, ‘Here's hoping that I may tecome your future son-in-law. “Did he kiss you?' asked her laws yer. “He always did" she replied, “Up to the thme the defendant eu-'g his attention to you did you love him she was asked. “f did” replied Miss Herp, “but when his ardor cooled he dropped me entirely and I didn't see him for two vears. The trial adjourned with the plaine tiff on the stand. It will go on to= morrow. Nicaraguan Charge d’Affaires Leaves w ington Today. Dec. 14.—Senor Felipa charge of the Nicars- ly Washington, Rodriguez, the guan _legation, his passports called at the etate department today to say farewell, as he integds to leave Washington tomorrow for Mexico. Senor Rodriguez will take up L | residence in western Mexico until things have quieted down on Nicara~ gua. . Transport Prairie Sails for Colon This Afternoon. Philadelphia, Dec. 14—With the rival here late today of a detachment of marines from Boston, completing the complement of 700 which has been ordered to sail on the transport for Colon, Panama, everything is readiness for the salling of that vessel tomorrow afternoon. Governor Haskell of Oklahoma Taken Suddenly 11l Guthrie, Okla., Dec. 14. Haskell was ith vated attack of indigestion and Pl fldm are in attendanc de. His sufferings are and his condition causes general lates obs ple was madly excited by the repoe§ ht and won