Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 19, 1910, Page 1

VOL. LIL.—NO. 16 —With one ex- ception, William J. Gaynor compfeted bis oficial cabinet as mayor of Greater He has vet to 2t one of two commissioners of nts, one of whom he named to- ¢ along with a commissioner of rections and a board of assessors. Tammany Fares Well. this, the last batch of appoint- its which the mayor has Tammany fared better than at oy time since the inauguration of the Gaynor administration. The new com- ner of corrections is Patrick A. Whitney. a lfelong friend of Charles rphy and recording secretary of Temmany Hall. He jumps from the jon of deputy fire commissioner to ew §3b, which pa: York tonight. $7.500 a year, Commissioner of Accounts an The commissioner of accounts named independent in politics, who for some time has been connected with the department of ac- B. Fosdlck, position pays ¥ Explicit Letter to Board of Assessors. new board of as- addresses to % “appointees an ex- plicit letter in which he directs that matter of awards for dam- must stop at once. .'he demands an investigation of the work of the retiring board. His | In_selecting each of the t excessive awards seem to have been habitually either oficial incompetency or else of- and the results in government are practically the same in the one case as in the other. fictal dishonmesty, TAMMANY MAN GETS 600D BERTH] o0t Mayor Gaynor’s Official Cabinet Completed Last Night with One Exception LIFELONG FRIEND OF LEADER MUB,PHY- Gets Appointment of Commissioner of Corrections, at 37,500 Per Year—Is Recording Secretary of Tamma- ny Hall—New Board of Assessors Directed to Stop Graft in the Matter of Awards for Damages, Etc. well to the integrity of the city's eX- perts who testified in respect of values in these proceedings and also to the relations between the attorneys who | represented the claimants and the dif- who represented the | terent persons clty.” Cases of Excessive Awards ited. Citing specific cases of _excessive awards, the mayor points out that for a plot valued at only $95,000 on the tax rolls was awarded damages of $310,000 for a change in street grade; another where the valuation on the tax rolls was $130,000 the award for damages $151,000. “And,” he adds, “the property was not damaged at all.” He reviews in detail various recent awards for street grade changes, inti- mating that there was a great deal of chicanery on the part of lawyers. “Two lawyers,” he says, “appeared for mear— Iy all the claimants, and one of them is now undergoing disbarment proceed- ings. You will please lose no time in this matter and let me have a full re- b2 New Board of Assessors. The retiring board consisted of An- tonio Zucca, Paul W. Weinmann and James H. Kennedy, each of whom re- ceived $5,000 a year. They are suc- ceeded by W. C. Ormonde, A. C. As- carita and Joseph Hennessy. Ormonde is a democrat, but not strictly classed as a Tammany man; Ascarita, an Ital- ian lawyer, and identified with Tam many. Hennessy is a lawyer and a former member of the state senate. He is also a strong Tammany man. $35,000 in Salaries Chopped Off. Carrying out the policy of municipal economy, Rhinelander Waldo, the new fire commissioner, announced tonight that he had dropped thirty men from the payrolls, cutting off nearly $35,000 in salaries. BRITISH GENERAL ELECTIONS, T. P. O'CONNOR RETURNED Unionists 120, Liberals 98, Laborites 20, Nationalists 28. London, Jan. 13.—The elections to- day resulted in the return of the fol- The Standing. Unijonists 21, liberals 19, laborites 3, mationalists 1; unionist gains 12; lib- eral gains 1. The standing of the parties at the conclusion of today's polling was as liberals 93, laborites 26_ nationalists 2€. Total gains, unionists 51, liberals 9, laborites 1. The unionists had decidedly the bet- ter of the elections held today. #eats contested they wonm 21, of which 13 were represented by ministerialists in the last parlament. solation for the liberals was in the success obtained givision of Southwark, where the gov- ernment candidate, H. J. Glanville, re- capturea the seat which went over to the unionists in the by The only con- Bermondsey -election last re-elected for the Scotland division of Liverpool by & majority of 2, CONGRESS. Conference Report on Ballinger-Pin- chot Inquiry Adopted. Washington, Jan, 18.—Without de- bate and by a viva voce vote the house adopted the conference report on | linger-Pinchot inquiry resolu- and_then devoted almost hours to further discussion of the ur- gent deficiency appropriation bill. Con- sifleration of this measure was not con- The session was somewhat enlivened by criticism of former President Roose- veit by Representatives Harrison and Fltagerald of New York. After cleaning up the calendar by passing about forty bills, the majority of them being of a private character, the senate adopted a resolution re- questing the secretary of the treasury o advise the senate If the custom house &t Newport News, Va was to be clo ed tomorrow~In observance of the an- niversary of General R. E. Lee’s birth- The senate adjourned at 2.45 o'clock the house at 5.08. in session tomorrow. RMECOGNITION FROM BRAZIL. ifts Some Tarifis Be- cause We Buy So Much Coffee. Both houses will That Ceuntrv ngton. Jan. 18—Brazil, on Jan- the continuance of 20 per cent. aifferential tariff of in favor of the United States, on elev- imported from this country —s0 a telegram received at the state the United States Brazil states. The reducti @msil recogn! nited States as an n _is understood to be a fon of the importance of importer of country standing it among Brazil's coffee customers. EMBEZZLING TELLER CAUGHT. J. F. Lockwood of Walden, N. Y., Ar- in California. Jan. 18.—J. F. Lockwood. formerly a receiving teller fn a Walden, X charged with embezziement $1.460 from the bank. fo Chief Arnold Lockwood admitted iit and_said he would not fight He has a wife and three n at Walden, Biow at Alleged Manipulation of Slaughter House Products. Washingion Jan. 18— Striking biow at the allezed ipulation sianghter house products and the ef- on the high costsof living. at the coming ecensus of all ) tion. Her captain reported by wi sheep. damos. census committee. The bill provides for a full census of hides to show increases and prices and to determine whether cts are under the control of ‘market prices. LATEST FRQM DR. COOK, IS LOOKING FOR SANITARIUM German Reports That He Will Seek One Near_ Heidelberg. Frankfort, Jan, 18.—The Frankfurter Zeitung is informed that Dr. Frederick A. Cook has arranged for & stay a: & sanitarium near Heidelberg, strictly. incognito. His health is represented as having been seriously affected by re- cent events. The paper makes no ex- planation as to who made the arrange ments referred to, where Cook is now, or when he will arrive at the sanitari- um. Heidelberg, Jan. 18- the sanitariums in this oty and vicin- ity fail to develop any Information re- garding the report that Dr. Cook is expected here. Copenhagen, dale, Dr, Cook’ an. 18.—Walter Lons- last letter he recelved from Cook was dated Cadiz, December 24, when Cool said he was leaving Burope immedi- ately and would write again in a fort- night. Lonsdale, however, has not heard from him since. He added that the explorer went under the name of Hnnter while &t Marsetlies and Lis- on. GENERAL ORDER ISSUED FOR HIS CAPTURE ON SIGHT. General Medina Was Implicated in Ex- ecution of Groce and Cannon. Managua, Jan. 18.—The police today broke into the house where General Medina was supposed to have barricad- ed himself, but they found that he had gone. Minister General Baca has sued a general order for his capture on sight. Medina was one of the men whose arrest was ordered after Pres- ident Madriz had addressed a message to the supreme court demanding that action should be taken against those implicated in the execution of the Am- ericans, Groce and Cannon, Selva, the prosecuting attorney in the case, has been allowed out on bail. He is charged with violating legal pro- | cedura by forcibly entering the room in which the deliberations of the members f the courtmartial were going on and with influencing the jury. Andres Ur- techo, clerk of the courtmartial, has'so far eluded the police. Suit Against Armour and Swift Pack- ing Combanies Begins. Kansas City, Mo.. Jan. 18.—Attorney General Jackson of Kansas today be- gan suit in the district court of Kan- sas City, Kansas, against the Armour and Swift packing companies, charg- ing them with being members of a combination illegally to raise prices. The state charges that the companies belong to the Kansas City Produce ex- change and therefore are liable under the Kaneas law, providing a penalty of $100 a day for such membership. The suit will be a test case. The Countries Entitled to the Minimum Rate Under New Tariff Law. ‘Washington, Jan. 18.—The president this afternoon issued his proclamation in which it is declared that under the new tariff law the countries of Italy, Great_Britain, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Switzerland _are entitled to the minimum rates imposed by that act. The rates will go into effect on March 31st. Ohio Black Hand Members on Trial. Toledo, O., Jan. 18.—Taking of evi- dence to mrove conspiracy on the part of 14 members of the alleged Black Hand organization of Ohlo to extort money from wealthy Italians living in Indiana and Ohio by means of threat- ening letters will begin tomorrow morning. The jury was completed be- fore Judge Taylor in federa) court this atternoon. Postal Inspector J. F. Oldfleld was the first witness. Unable to Pick Up His Buoy. Newport, R. I, Jan. 18.—The Nan- tucket Shoals lightship which left New ‘Bedford yesterday anchored tonight on Nantuckeét Shoals, but not on her sta- less to the naval station here that he ‘had been unable to pick up his buoy in the darkness. Steamship Arriva At Glasgow Jan. 1 from New York. At Trieste: Jan. 15. Martha Wash- ington, from New York Caledonia, Paragraphs | Paris, Jan, 18.—French imports in 1909 totalled $2,296,851,200. This is an increase over the preceding year of $92,000,000. Expo showed an increase of $66,400,000. Buenos Ayres, Argentina. Jan. 18.— The Argentine naval commission today | SYSTEM OF FRAUD RANKING advised the government to authorize the construction of two Dreadnought battleships,of 25,000 tons each. proposed vessels are to have a speed of twenty-two knots an hour, and will carry twelve guns of 12-inch caliber. The vessels are to be identical and the contracts for their construction will be given probably to the Fore River Shipbuilding company el ACTION AGAINST ALLEGED ANTHRACITE COAL TRUST. Government’s Brief in Its Suit Filed in U. S. Gireuit Court. Philadelphia, Jan. 18—The govern- ment's brief in its suit to break up the alleged anthracite coal trust was filed in the United States circuit court to— day by Willlam §. Grege. special as- sistant to the attorney general. suit was brought in April, the government's case was prepared by G. Carroll Todd and J. C. nolds. The nearly three years that have intervened since the action was brought were taken up with the ex- amination of witnesses for both sides. ‘The govefnment contends that all the defendants have long been parties to_a general combination spiracy which stifles competition and obstructs trade and commerce among the states in anthracite coal and that have monopolized the trade. e government in its brief asks the court to restrain and enjoin leged monopoly and to further enjoin the defendants from carrying out the contract with the so-called dent companies by turn over their product to the larger companies for 65 per cent. of the tide- water selling price. In support of its contention the gov- ernment cites the Northern Securities case and case of Swift & company United States. The defendants have twenty das file their briefs and argument heard before Judges Gray, Buffington and Lanning Feb. 21 GOULD-DREXEL ALLIANCE, WEDDING DATE NOT KNOWN. Engagement of Marjorie Gould to An- 5 thony J. Drexel, Undervaluing Automobiles|Providence Bandit WITH THE SUGAR CASES. MORE TROUBLE UNCOVERED Customs Clerk Charged With De- g Government in Valuing Ma- chine—Held for Examination. New York, Jan. 15.—More_trouble in the customs ‘service in New York came Everybody around the is reticent, but the disclosures may bare a system wwhich will rank with the sugar cases. Un- automobiles s the new to light today. federal building dervaluing Youmy Customs Clerk Arraigned. Joseph P. McGrath, & young cus- specifically charged with having defrauded the government out of $450 by deducting $1,000 from the value of a car which arrived in New York November 26 last. machine, accordin~ to the appraisers’ was valued at $1850, but McGrath, it is alleged, altered this to . The duty on automobiles is 45 per ¢ent. ad valorem, hence the government stood to lose exactly $450. I many other cars have been brough) in under this allegzed fraudulent ar- rangement, thousands have been lost to_the federal authorities. McGrath was quietly arraigned be- fore a United States commissioner to- night and held in $1,000 bail for ex- amination Tuesday next. of the amount of surety he was com- mitted to the Tombs. Sensational Development Coming. “Unitea States District At- torney Walton, who had charge of the prosecution, declined to say what evi- dence the government has discovered other than to say that it was “an im- portant matter and that there would Dbe sensational developments.” timated that others would be impli- toms clerk, which the latter It has not been brought out as yet for whom the alleged undervaluation The car in question was comigned to Alexander Hollander & of this city, New Phase of Customs Scandals. Charles W. Bunn, an assistant an- praiser, is credited with having noticed alteration on the record which brought about McGrath’s arrest. if this new phase of customs scandals important as predicted, Bunn will be entitled to a reward, as was Richard Parr, the original inform- er in the sugar frauds. GIRL STRIKERS' AND HER ESCORT IN COURT Miss Milholland’s Escort Was Lieut. K. W: Torn New York, Jan. 18—While 300 girl in and about the court to learn the fate of their pretty champion, Miss Inez Milholland, suf- fragette, would-be Harvard co-ed and defender of the striking shirtwaist op- erators, was arraigned in police court among other things, with refusing to demonstration near an East Side fac- tory last night. As spunky as ever, Miss Milholland stood before the magistrate and took sharp issue with Police Captain Hen- He said that she had a crowd of girl strikers and had refused to obey his orders. She said this was not so. that she had merely been visiting the Strike district with Lieut. Henry W. Torney, U. S. A._her escort, who also was ar- rested. They had done mothing to in- . Lieutenant Torney corrob- borated her story. After a rather Murphy, ‘candidate for park commis- a platform which makes a trrific hit with the young people. His campaign ery in brief is “unlimited spooning. 18.—Formal an- nouncement was made tonight by Mr. and Mrs. George J. Gould of the en- gagement of their daughter Marjorie to Anthony J. of Anthony J. Drexel, of Philadelphia. The announcement dance given for Miss Gould by her parents at their Fifth avenue home. Miss Gould is one of the debutantes in New York society and her ‘hand has been sought by many suitors in ‘this country as well as by members of the English nobility. date of tife wedding was noi made Imown. New York, becomes as was made at a bad the settees lugged out of the shad- ©ow of the big elm tree and stuck right If @ chap hugged his girl in the park CHAMPION the whole town knew it n day. form: coming March meeting, I shall yote in favor of ne electric lights burning in the town park. I shall réquest the. po- U, S. A. - Young Drexel is now a guest at the Gould residence. . A Gould-Drexel alliance unites fam- dlles - prominent not only socially but | prominent and powerful financially. Young Drexcl has been devoied to Miss Gould for some time and among their intimate friends it was known that an understanding though the formal announcement was deferred until his from -abroad. The elder Drexel also arrived in New York a few days ago, which was Interpreted as that Mr. and Mrs, Gould would soon announce the engagement. made her debut last winter. INDIANA GIRL TELLS HORRIBLE STORY OF ABUSE Was Held as a White Slave in New York House. strikers gathered bleachers now being used on the base- ball diamond I shall order pushed back under the shade of the trees.. I intend to have the town park fixed up 80 that it will be a suitable spot for spooning parties. Then the Milford boys ~and girls will have a place to congregate on dark nights, tell love stories and let each other know how much they love one another.” Inquiries at her accuser. seceretary, does not Y been marshalling believe the report that Cook is near Heidelberg. He said today that the Miss Gould two North River ferryboats became panic stricken today when the vessels crashed together in the fog near the animated examina- tion, a rather puzzled magistrate par- oled the prisoners until meantime taking the case under ad- . New York, Jan. 18.—Two men_and two women were arrested in New York tonight by special Dployed to collect evidence in the spe- ave” inquiry now in prog- Schmuchler, is charged 'with vania line, which rammed the Cinci investigators em- were damaged above the water line, and had to be towed to the Hoboken docks for repairs. cial “white THE HOOKWORM DISEASE Undoubtedly Brought from Africa by the Negro. ears old, a tailor, nging Stella Freeland, Year old girl, from Brazil, Indiana, and placing her in a disreputable house Fanny Goldman, a middle-aged woman, is charged with aiding_Schmuchler 'in_abducting the is charged with distributing literature advertising the bouse in question, while a second wo- man is held as a mterial witness, The Indlana girl, according to the investigators, tells of abuse. and asserts that she was de- prived of her clothes and made a pris- omer in the house. women commuters were on the Jersey City, bound for New York, and a score or more of them fainted from fright. Many persons were thrown down by the shock, but none was badly in- Jured. New York. sAtlanta Ga., Jan. 18.—*“The most se- inféctious disease in the south today 1s that of the hookworm,” de- Charles L. Wardell 'Stiles of the United States public health ser- vice today in an address-at the open- ing session of the first national con- ference called for the study of this Elijah_Cirikle the confusion. The sides of the men's cabin in the Jersey City were shattered for a distance of three-quarters of the ‘boat’s length and forty feet of the wo- men’s cabin of the Cincinnati was torn away. D. OGDEN MILLS LEFT a_horrible While specimens of the hookworm have been found in New England, the middle west and in the northern Pa- is primarily Trolley Car Upsets Hack Containing Yale Prom Party. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 1. driven by Alfonso was conveying Mrs. B. D. Lambert of this city, Miss Cecil Lambert of Stam- ford and Harry Irons, Yale 1810, of El- kins, Va.,'to the junior promenade, w: run ‘into and upset by a trolley car at State and Chapel streets tonisht. driver was thrown to the street, celving injurfes to his side, occupants escaped without injury of the horses, both running away. caught on Congress avenue and the other killed on the railroad tracks at Allingtown, about three miles from the Scene of the accident. cific states, the disease one of warm climates, he said. Stiles said the Greater Po: hookworm had been traced to ‘the west coast of Africa, nd it undoubtedly was brought here by_the negro.” Twenty-five per cent. of the mill em- ployes of the south are infected with the hookworm, based the statement on personal visits made to 128 mills in southern states. RHEINSTROM NOT INSANE. the estate of the late Mr. Darius O. Mills, estimated at $60,000.000, goes to his two children, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and Ogden Mills, according to his will, which was filed yesterday for probate. | W ed among six Instifutions and later by a private direction instructed his heirs to give in his name $100,000 to St. All Proceedings Against Him in Pro- | fo give in his name s L4 bate Court Dismi lows: Metropolitan Museum of Art, of which he was long a trustee, $100,~ 000; American Museum of Natural History, $100,000; the Home for Incur- ables at Fordham, $100,000: the New | York Botanical Garden, $50,000; the American Geographical society, $26,000, and the American National Red Cross, $25,000. He took an active interest in these organizations and aided them on numerous occasions. BANKER WALSH STARTS FOR LEAVENWORTH PRISON. | living in the vicinity of > Mrs. L. Schoppe of Baltimore writes today that she was married Cincinnati. O., Jan. 18.—All proceed- ings against Harry A. Rheinstrom in the probate court were dismissed to- day and an entry was made declaring that he is not insane. the proceedings brought by his mother and other relatives in a vain attempt to prevent liis recent marriage to Ed- divorced wife of Winnie O’Connor, the jockey. It is stated that a settlement of Rheinstrom’s claims against the estate of his father had also been reached. Its terms, however, inger Doesn’t Intend to Resign Un- Washington, Jan. 15.—Secretary Bal- (oS T ot linger made it plain tonight that he does not intend to resign’ under fire, When told of a report that he was (o leave the cabinet and be succecded by a man from OKlahomu, the secre- tary showed some heat. tend to reeizn while there thing to fight,” he said. not be made too plain and it is final It is intended to answer this resizna- tion rumor whenever it comes up in the future.” “I don’t in- “That can- were not made Begins Five Year Sentence for Misap- % lying Funds—Is 72 Years Old. of the same name and desc R that when he departed he togk a1l her Mre. Susan Smith identiies the she missad 180 Passengers in the Ditch, All Were St. Paul, Minn,, Jan. 18.—Running at high speed, a Northern Pacific west- bound passenger train lefy the track east of Bluegrass, N. D. tonight. eight cars, containing 190 passengers, went into the ditch with the two loco- None of the passengers was killed, but all were hurt, a score suf- fering severe injuries. broken rail was responsible for the ac- Neighbors Searching Litchfield Man. Crutch, 45 years ok, a resident of this place, has Leen missing from his homie since Friday last, and it is feared that he was lost during the storm of that Crutch left his house to the farm of Hugh Blackburn, three miles out of the town, and has not been seen since. Searching parties are now out looking for him. 1t is thought a ago. : The start for prison followed a de- nial by the United States circuit court of appeals of his petition for a new trial on the ground of allesed miscon- duct by the jurors who found Walsh guilty. Left 26 Children and 118 Grandchildren 18 —William H. died today; leaving 26 children and 118 grand- He was a civil war veteran. He boasted that he never wore a white shirt or stiff collar, never used.an um- brella_and never had his picture tak- He was married three times. Must Serve Two Years for Attempted Election Bribery. ‘Wilmington, Del., Godwin ,political lettenant of T. Cole- man Dupont, president of the Dupont Powder company and republican state chairman, must serve two years in jall for attempted election bribery. court at Dover today affirmed the decision of the judges of Godwin is &t liberty obtain a mitigation of sentence to three years and eight months. Ryan-Norse Marriage. 18—Joseph J. Ryan, aged 21 vears. who, mored, is_the son of Thomas F. Rvan was today married at Roman Catholic church state supreme the lower court. on $3.000 bail. Wallingford—The town grand list for 1909 shows an increase over that of 1382 (o ihe amount of JLISLIG St. Gregory’ Bishop O. B. Nannie Nourse. Wasbinaton D. ner HiE ARRESTED FOR ROBBING CLUB- MAN SANFORD BURTON. ALSO CHARGED WITH MU Responsible for Numerous Holdups in Providence and Vicinity—Luden Ad- mits That He Held Up Burton. Providence. R. L, Jan. 18—A few hours after William' Luden of this city has been arrested for the alleged hold- ing up and robbing ef Sanford Burton, a voung Providence clubman, he was locked up on a charge of murde Identified as Shooter af George Mann. The police belleve that Luden has been responsible for thé numerous holdups which have occurred in this city and vicinity recently, the mosi serious of which came on the night of January 8, when Gilbert Mann wa: shot and killed by a man who stopped his carriage in the town of Johns- town. When Luden was lined up at the police station with five other men today, he was immediately picked out as the man who had shot Mann, by George Willlams, who was in the car- riage with Mann-at the time. Luden was taken to Johnstown tonight and will be given a hearing there tomor- ro Burton, who was held up and robbed of his watch and money yesterday in this clty, caught sight of Luden on a trolley ¢ar today, and being con- vineed that he wr the man who had robbed him, followed Luden down town. There he notifled twe patrol- men whom he met and the arrest fol- lowed. It is alleged tbat Luden ad- mitted to the police that it was he who held up Burton, but it is not known whether he has made any further statement. UNLIMITED SPOONING IS TO BE HIS PLATFORM. Candidate Pledges That He Will Have Lights Removed from Park. Milford, Mass., Jan. 18.—Edward D. sioner at the March town meeting, has Milford has no good spooning places. The town park was dim and shaded, but they installed electric lights. To malke matters worse, the town fathers under the of the electric lights. Here is Candidate Murphy's plat- “If elected park commissioner at the lice. to> keep out of the vark, and the PENNSYLVANIA FERRY BOATS IN COLLISION Both Disabled and Pa: Pai sengers Were Stricken but Not 'Much Hurt. New_ York, Jan, 18. Passengers on New Jersey store. The colliding craft were the Jersev City of the Pennsyl- nati of the same line. Both boats When the crash came hundreds of Horses plunged about and added to FORTUNE OF $60,000,000. n of Vast Estate is Be- queathed to His Two Children. | New. York, Jan. 18.—Practically all He reserved $400,000 to be distribut- Mr. Mills’ public bequests are as fol- Chicago, Jan. 18 PRICE_TWO CENTS Former Governor Georg New Jersey is dead. The Asiatic Sq e P. Werts of uadron of the Ameri- Pacific fleet anchored in Yokohama Count Khuen Von Hedervary has succeeded in forming a new Hungarian The Senate Passed a Bill brought up by Senator Rayner providing an addi- tc|‘:|r£.-] Judge for the Fourth judicial cir- A Foundry Laborer who died at Mad- to have been ison, Il Is Prince Pagasdar Mongosarvia of Ar- 8ix Thousand Residents of Cleveland, O., have signed pledges to abstain from meat for thirty days to war on high “President Taft Re: L. Lewis United Sta for the eastern district of Vir- inted Judge L. district attor- Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has writ- ten to the Smithsonian Institution an- nouncing the extent of the collections made by his party. A Reguiem M. the soul of the Pelgium was celebrated by Vannutelli in the Sistine chapel. for the repose of te King Leopold of land Fishermen conferred epartment officials regard-. ing the treaty rights of the United States in Canadian and Newfoundland Pauline Russell, the animal trainer, who was attacked and badl, one of her two leopards while she was breaking the animal in for a perform- ance at Huber's Mu: died of her injuries. COTTON AGAIN TOUCHES NEW LOW LEVELS. Estimated Liquidation Yesterday 800, 000 Bales—Drop of $14.80 a Bale— Market Demoralized. seum, New York, New York, Jan. 18.—The New. York cotton market, ward movement whic after the new year, touched low levels again today with estimated liquids tion of 800,000 bales. of extreme weaknress helped to create more apprehension than other recent breaks in prices and at times the mar- ket was utterly demoralized, At the low point of the day March contracts showed a decline of 76 points from the closing figures of last night, while May registered the latter case, as pared with the high -oint of the sea- son, this is a drop of $14.80 a Dale. When these low levels were reached, an enormous demand from strong trade interests whose purchases checked the decline on Friday, brought about a rally and a firm cloke, chases by spinners who realized that ‘while future markets have had a de- three cents a_pound from the top, while spot markets have lost little more than $5 per bal¢ and re buying as a hedge against requirements, strong influence the market. Generally speaking, selling is supposed to have represent- ed liquidation by strong interests who large lines of con- trdets during the progress of the bull market without much publicity. holdings they carried over the break of last week, but apparently lost con- fAdence Dbecause of the failure of the market to maintain Saturday. Close observers also thought the pressure was some Wall street selling for short ac- counts and that the rally toward the close of the day was aided by cover- the down- began shortly The recurrence cline of nearly towards sustaining have accumulated creased by With the day’s liquidation It is esti- mated that since this tremendous sell- t began ahout two weeks speculative holdin; to nearly four million bales ha These contracts are sup- osed to have gbne largely ands of trade interests, NEW YORK, WESTCHESTER AND BOSTON RAILWAY ?o. $5/000,000—Merger ed—Officers and ing movem. disposed of. Agreement Fil Albany, N. Y., Jan, 18 dation agreement York, Westchester and way and the New York and Portches- ter raflway company York, Westchester and Boston raflway company, capitalized at $5.000,000 was filed today with the secretary of state. The officers and_directors are: deny,Leverett 8. vice presidents, East Orange, N. J.; tus S. May, Bridgeport, Conn.; New ' Haven, S, Miller. G. M. J. Pierpont Morgan, Ledyard, Willlam York city: T. D, Rhodes, East Orange; —The congoli- Boston rail- chot investigating committe treasurer, Augus- Rockefeller, Mellen. James S. Heming- A. Heaton Robertson, New Ha- : John H. Whittemore, Nau-~ gatuck, Conn.; Edwin Milner, Moosup, and Robert dence, R. I CHARGED WITH MARRYING EIGHT DIFFERENT WOMEN Evidence Piling up Against Amiel Carl Von Mueller. 18.—The Hohoken police are letters from women of the country were married to Am ler, now under arrest in Los on charges of eight different in various parts who believe that_they 1 Carl Von Muel- Cal., having married John R. Walsh, 73 | money and jewelry. wears old, after winning his w*y trom | of Dubuque, newsboy to the control of mil dollars in _banks, rallroads, newspapers and coal fields, left tonight for the fed- eral prison at Leavenworth, Kan. to begin a five year sentence for misap- plying the funds of the Chicago Na- tional bank, of which he was president at the time of its failure three years and says that $2,306 in_money and her jewelry. Mrs. Fannie Wagner of Rockwell, 11l that she was deserted a year ago and ant husband took $1,000 fons of | similarly that her re and her jewels. Hoboken officers are on the way to bring Von Mueller The Corporation Tax—Eagerly Awal Los Angeles to back. Protecting Toy Watch Industry. ‘Washington, Jan, made of various cheap metals, such as German silver, white metal, bras: and costing more than 20 For good bellavior Mr. Walsh may | cents a dozen, are dutiable at 35 per cent. ad valorem.-inder paragraph’ 431 of the tarifi act, according to a decis- ion of the treasury department. N. Y. Central to Enter Baltimore. collector of customs at New York has Baltimore, Jan. .18.—A traic and | been so informed. trackage agreement is to be entered into Detween the Western Maryland |\ railroad and the Pittsburz & Lake Erie railroad, a subsidlary line of the New York Céntral system. This arrange- ment will make Baltimore one of the eastorn terminals of the New York | boen Central I Z gunmetal General Wi-kersham the Treasury MucV. rly awaited by Stiter Anamecial Inacitatlo Cotton Ginning Very Light. Mewphis, Tenn., Jan. 18.—In a sup- plenental report issued this afternoon the Nationa; Ginners' association says that only 98,000 bales of cotton has £toned “since January 1. 744,000 balea sives a total of GROSS-COUNT..1 FLIGHT 47 MILES Aviation Experts Consider It the Most Remark- able One in History DROMED TO “LUCKY” BALDWIN’S RANCH From Aviation Field, a Distance of 23 Miles and Back, in One Hour 1wo Minutes—Frenchman Mobbed by Enthusiastic Crowd—Highest Point Reached 2,130 Feet—Likely to Get the $10,000 Frize, Aviation Field, Los Anegels, Jan. 18.—Louis Paulhan in his Farm biplane today made what aviation perts regard as the most remarkable cross country flight in history. Paulhan’s Feat. On the wings of a wind that other aviators hesitat, to face, the French- man dromed fréfn Aviation ¥leld to Lucky” Baldwin's _ranch, 23 mi away, circled the Santa Anita race track and bucked his way to his t In all he covered an estimated dis- tance of 471-2 miles in one hou?, two minutes 424-5 scconds. He flow Baldwin's with the wind in thirty m utes and came back against It in thir- ty-three minutes. When he finished he said that the motor was as cool as when he started, and that he could re peat the trip at once. The only test approaching Paulhan's feat was ‘that ade by oné of the Wrights last fall on u flight with an army officer from Washington to Alex- andria and back. May Get $10,000 Prize. Bleriot, Latham, ¥ have made flights nearl long, but they did mot return. Cody flew forty | miles at Aldershot in 63 minutes last fall. Farman took a twenty mile run rman and Cody | 1 a day shooting with a friend, landed at one end of i It is probable that the prize of i will go to Paulban, but the . much official pondering and cabl fore a new world’s record is recorded in his favor. Highest Point Reached 2,130 Feet Paulhan maintained an a from 1,000 to 2,000 feet on his wit the valley. His highest point wis 30 feet. Under him, country rouds, were automobiles,eq trians and motor cycle ing M near the machine whould Puulhan fall of have to descend. Mrs. Paulhan was in one of the pursuing automoblien praying and crying. His Countrymen Wept in Joy When Paulhan reached t N stand on hin return ho wn bedy The crowd broke throush the ers The aviator was bo His cou in joy trymen kissed and Exhibition by Gurtiss This event was the onl o . rtance in the day's meet. Curtiss did &0 into the until after Paulharny had been away for balf an Thert he gave a pretty exhibition of fancy starting and retired MEETING OF GOVERNORS AT WASHINGTON. Welcomed by the President as Fellow Sufferer Washington, Jan. 18.—In weicoming | the conferenco of ~governors the White House this afternoon, President Taft indulged in a little good natured speculation as to how the English sys- tem of executive authority might work pecially with respect in this country, to giving the executive the right to ar. gue matters out with the legislativ branch and go befare the people if nec- essary. He sald he would like to have heart to heart talks with some of the governors as to their methods of pro=- curing legislation. “T would especially like 'to ask Gov- ernor Harmon how he manages with a republican legislature ~out in Ohjo,” said the president. “I can assure him that thers are struggles even when you have a cohgress which nominally is of your own party. ““There is no use mourning over our lack of the English system of govern- ment in this country, for we can nevs er have it; but you governors, as well as I, have felt at times the injustice of critieism which comes to the executive because of & lack of the English sys- tem. President Taft addressed the gov- ernors as “My dear fellow exes and fellow sufferer Governor Hughes of New York and former Mayor Seth Low of New York city were the speakers at this after noon’s session. Governor Hughes suggested that it was obvious the mext meeting of the governors should be held at some state capital instead of in Washington, and urged state co-operation on matters affecting the states. ' Mr, Low presented a report of the Ciyic Federati negotiable instruments, warehouse re- ceipts, bills of sale, bills of lading and divorce. 1t also called for speedy co- operative action looking to suppression of the white slave evil, 5o that no state should be a harbor of refuge for white slaves from another state. WARM FIGHT PREDICTED Over Nominees for Places on Ballinge: Pinchot Investigating Committee. 18.—The effort on blican house “to lc_caucus nom- e Balll - Pin- now well under way, promises to” precipitate ‘Washington, Jan. the part of the re displace the democ inees” for places on warm* fight either in the republican caucus which has been called for Wed- nesday night. or on the floor of the house when the matter comes to a final vote. The democrats announce that they will resent any attempt to turn down thefr selections, and a considerable number of insurgent republicans sy they will support them on the ground that_the minority has a right to name its own eommittee members. The in- surgents are badly d proposition, and the indi a large mumber of them will refrain from attending the republican c: as they do not wish to be boun the results. ided on the jons are t Tt was generally understood that the language of the caucus call which pro- vides for the selection of th members of the commi the majority would at Reopresentatives James and Rayn democratic selections, choosing the four republican members. “house addition’ to BOSTON'S RECOUNT. Defeated Candidate for Mayor Gains 33 Votes So Fa Boston, Jan., 18-—Having recounted 52,500 of the 96,500 votes cast for miy- or of Boston a week ago today, the election_ commissioners found that James J. Storrow, the defeated can- didate. had a net gain of 33 votes to- night. The result to date reduces the plurality of Mavor-elect = Fitzgerald from 1415 to 1,382, ed Opinion Rendered. ‘Wasghington, Jan. 18.—Financial in- stitutions will be required to take Into a@ccount. the interest on United Statos bonds owned by them in making re- turns to the commissioner of internal revnue under the law mposing a tax of one per cent, on the net Incomes af corporations. pinion to this effect’ has been rendercd by Attorney ir Secretary of It has heen nal panks and s throughout involuntary bank The linbilities is sald atives n on the drafting of uniform laws, urging uniformity as to ed value S, C. Siehnck of T the majority bon NO SHOW FOR MORSE TO GET OUT OF PRISON No Unauthorized Party Present When Indictment Was Drawn, New York, “Jan, 18—Charles W, Morse hasn’t'a ‘chance of gecting oud of the federal prison at Atlanta, ¢ where he i serving a fifteen-year tence for violation banking laws, on the plea that thers was a special accountant in the grand jury room when the indictment was being prepared. So ma Ur States District Attorney Wise tonis . Augustus Hel lawye gued yesterday that the indictments against Heinze were Invalld beoauss John T. Fernsler, an ‘accountant. and "an authorized third marty,” wis In the room, assisting In laying the evi dence before the jurors. Thin ses counsel for Morss to thinking and brought forth reports that hi nun would be sought with this as the basis of the plea. In his announcement tonight, how ever, the United States district at torney says that there w > ac countant present in the grand j room while the indictment againsh Morse was being drawr THE NEW WAGE SCHEDULE TO BE DISCUSSED Higgins of the New York, New Have & Hantford rallroad on Conference with New Haven Road General Manager Thursday New Haven, Jan, 18.—At & mesting of the committees of the Hrothe | of Railway Conductors and Trainmen tonight, sub-committecs were appoin - ed to confer with General Manages Phursd when the new wage schedule t v asked for by the two ord . . discussed. It is the prevalling op y that the road will not take definitd action at present, bu 1 put the matter off until other roads ha . nified what course they intend T wue. Tomorrow the general committess will_meet to consider personal grieve ances of the members of the or New Britain Policeman Dies, 27 Years on Force. New Britain, Jan, 18~John Rowe, for 27 years a momber of the loca lice force, died at his home here t night.from pneumonin. Mr state treasurer of the Ordor garl and a past n state lodge leaves a wi “Prom” Week Festivit New Haven, Jan. 18.—7 tivi ties incident to “Prom” Yala were brought to a close t ith the holding of the annual prom enade in the Second reg wrmor The armory was tast t the blue of Yale pr 1 feature of the occa o n sence of flower - reoment made by the jun t no flowers puld be purch: the proms exts cither n function I or the s thday Anniversar Robert E. Lee Washingt yan. 18 of the. anniversary of the birth of Robert B. Lee, the custom house af Newport News will be closed tomors row, orders to this effect already h ing ‘been issued by the treasury de< partment, The order was qualified, 1§ was learned, at the department tocay, by the limitation that the office ba closed for as long a time as publis business would permit Second Big State Reception at the White House Washington 18.—The second of the big stnte roceptions of the sea son was held at the White house night when the president and MA Tait and mémbers of the cabinet cle greeted 1,500 guests in the Blué_room. ption was in hon- or_of the judiciary. The judiclary, however. shared the honors of the evening with the gover ors of thirty of the states who ara here for a conference and who, with the ladles of thelr parties, were in< cluded in the special guest list of the evening, Traction Company Sold at Auction Toledo, O., 18.—RBy opposing in< terests the 3 f the Toledo and Indiane_electric rafiway, at recelver's to $1,058,600, the apprais- Six Year Old Dies of Alcoholism, New York, Jan, 18.—Kva Bonwcel 4 years old, died of u comwplaint whiely most frequently is confined to adults - alcohollsm. An autopsy today shewed that deatli resulted from drinking « pint of Ttalian wine which she smu gled away afier attending . wodding ceremony with her parests,