Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 3, 1910, Page 1

VOL. LI—NO. 23 | Mestimony of Big Four Embezzler a Surprise to the Prosecution . S — . EDGAR S COOKE SHARED THE PLUNDER Approximately $1,000 a Month Paid to Cooke and Mrs. Ford—Cooke was Short in His Accounts with the Big Four and Warriner Concealed this Shortage when He Succeeded Cooke as Treasurer. keeping Mrs. Ford quiet, because, he asserted, she was equally dangerous to both of them. No Hush Money Paid Cooke’s Wife and Son. The defense strove vainly to make Warriner admit that not only did Cooke blackmadl him, but that the em- bezzler was also compelled to pay hush money to Mrs. Cooke and Cooke’s son. Warriner admitted he gave consider- able sums to Mrs. Cooke, but he main- tained she never asked him for money &nd the only reason he helped her and her children was “because they were the only ones I felt any moral obliga- tion to assist.™ Pressed for a further he said he meant ‘they were innocent of any wrong doing and he did not like to see them suffer. Mrs. Ford Wept Continually. The attitude of Weariner is not the least curious feature in the strange case. The man eppears to positively enjoy his cross examination. Seated easily on the witness stand, playing negligently with a pair of gold rim- med eyegiasses, which every now and then he stups to polish, he answers all questions with smiling nonchalance. His composure is in strange contrast with the demeanor of the woman against whom he is testifying. Mrs. Ford weeps almost continually. The interest in the case remains un- ebated and the court room is thronged each day during the trial, a large pro- portion of the crowd being women. Cincinnat, O. Feb.. 2.—About one- fourth of the $643.000 which Charles I. Wasriner, defaulting local treasurer ©f the Big Four railroad, has confessed 0 having embezzled was paid by him to Mrs. Jeannette Stewart-Ford and Edgar S. Cooke of Chicago, according 1o Warriner's testimony today in the trial of Mrs. Ford for blackmail. (As ciamly as ¥ he were discussing ths weather, the witness said that dur- ing the seven Fears he was embezzling the funds of the raiiroad he was pay- fng approximately $1,000 a month to Loth Cooke angd Mrs. Ford. The s sation caused by_this statement w. intensified when Warriner went on to declare that, as far as he knew, Mrs. Ford was unaware that he was short in his accounts. " Why Blackmail Was Paid to Mrs. Ford According togWarriner, he paid Blackmail o Ford because she knew that Cooke was short in his ac- counts when he left the Big Four ser- wice and that when Warriner succeed- ®d_him he concealed this shortage. . This testimony was a surprise to the ‘wtion, for under one indictment Ford is accused of recelving stolen money, knowing it to be stolen. A second indictment, however, charges Ber with biackmail only. There was another unexpeoted turn §n the trial when it became apparent st Warriner kas no intention of ac- cusing his quondam friend, Cooke, of Gisckmail. The witness repeatedly de- wiared that Cooke Dever extorted mon- ey from him, but that he supplied him with funds for the sole purpose. of o 3 COUNSEL FOR BALLINGER O APPEAR BEFORE COMMITTEE. e Party Engaged is = Western Lawyer, Name Not Divulged. ‘Waskington, Feb. 2.—Secretary Bal- &t last, after much persuasion, decided to employ counsel to ap- befors the Bailinger-Pinchot con- investigating committee to ADMINISTRATION PROGRAMME AS REVISED YESTERDAY. By Senate and House Leaders Ap ‘Washington, Feb, 2—The adminis- tration programme as revised today by leaders of the senate and house and given the stamp of White housa approval, comprises the following icg- his side of (h‘u’flso. Mr. Bal-| islation: steadily refused engage coun- | Statehood for Arizona 1d N Mex- et In e own behal, declaring he had | ico in the form of the sensts DAL Whisn to_concesl Senator Nelson, | provides for ratification by congress:of of the committes, expressed | the tions of the néw states aft- ? s favor- | er approval by the presids of counSel” for both| Postal savings banks, with safe- M. Ballinger finally to follow the suggestion. employed by Mr. Ballin- e represent Fred Dennett, ‘eommisstoner of the land office, and H. 3. Schwartz, chief of the fleld mer- Although his nams has net been a1- the attorney who will repre- secratary and the others is #2id to be & western lawyer, thoroush- Iy Samiliar with the public land sit- uation as !t enters into the present wontroversy. A telegram was sent him today and he replied that he would mtart at once for Washington. “THE AMERICAN HEN LAYS UNDERSIZED EGGS. Bhe is in League With Boosters of the Cost of Living. TWashington, Feb. 2—Dr. Harvey W. fWiley intimated at a public food hear- | ng today that the American hen is in sezue with the boosters of the cost of living by laying eggs which are too mmall But the ehief of the bureau of rhemistry declared it is not the hen's fault, because =he was being bred for commercial purposes to eggs and more of them. A producing capacity was limited, doctor said, and she could produc s 0 much egg. though it may be in large ®r_smail instailments. fuards sgainst tunds beirig transferred. om seciions where originally deposit- ed. to the money centers. _ Giving to the president authority to withdraw from entry public lands de- sired for conservation purposes or for classification, the withdrawals t> Te- main in force until revoked by him or by_acts of congress, Federal incorporation open to the voluntary application of concerns en- £aged In interstate business and will- ing to subscribe to federal regulatisn. Creatlon of a court of commerce and amendment of the interstate commeras act as provided by the Townsend-7lk- ins bill. Creation of a legislative council for Alaska, the members to be appointed by the president. All of the measures deslgnated are to be enacted into law if the influence of President Taft and congress lead- ers_ who are in charge of the machin- ery of the senate and house, is pow- erful enough to carry the programmo through. ‘There is no indication that { there will be any division of republi- | cans along “insurgent” and “irregu’ar” lines, although it is known that cer- tain 'individuals of both factions may oppose features of several of the bills. Later in the session it may be de- cided to make some additions to the administration programme by adding some measures, which are now_deemed of secondary ‘importance. For in- e MRS les oh The ity | Stance, President Taft has told his ©f the hen ras &n asids in a discussion | 20yisers that he ls inclined to come > cut strongly for ship subsidy in some on whae the size of a loaf of bread shouid be DANGERS OF SAVINGS BANK BILL Ok form, and it is pessible also that he | may ‘urge the p e .of the biil pro- | vicing for certificates of indebtedacss | to the amount of 330,000,000, to pro- Vide money. to carry on " reclamation work. NO RELEASE FROM PRISON OF FERDINAND COHEN. On_the Contrary, Philadelphia Waiter the District of Columbi: ion Expressed by Senator Heyburn of 1dah Washington, Feb. 2.—Should the sav- Ings dank bill become a law it would gveatly emdanger, if not destroy, in- mc_-!fl 'flén"lmnx_ll!l ‘of ‘hundreds of of dollars. This was the opin- it e U T s tTe Yey_ | Faces Additional Serious Char. durn. The ldaho senator was engaged in & general discussion of the bill in <omnection with an amendment pre— eented b)t- S:n:\xlor‘ Smoot for the reg- wlation of postal savings deposits from &S "D Philadelphia, Feb. 2—Another at- tempt to obtaln the release from pris- on of Ferdinand Cohen, the waiter. who is aczused of kidnapping Roberts De Juuon, the 16-year-old heiress of thnis city, failed again today, and =s result of the hearing Cohen’ faces ad- altional serious charges. Counsel for the waitér made appli- cation for his release on a writ habees corpus, and after a long hear- ing Judge Staake, sitting as a com- mitting magistrate. held Cohen in $1,509 Lail on the charges of conspira- ¥ tc entice ihe girl from the cus‘ady of “her lawfui guardian; attem He contended that inasmuch as the fund under the bill would reach fully 709,000,000, it would enable the board of trustees ¢o dictate the rate of in- Rerest throughout the country. “In other words, the government pro- B2ors, to o into the igantng business.” e said, “and intends to fix the rate of intarest at 2 1-4 per cent.” In view of this fact, he asked what the effect would be on incomes derived ng s 3 2 kidnapping, and aiding and abetting in Irom funds invested &t 5 and 6 per| tne kidnapping of Miss De Janon. . 3 Judge Staake said the charge of kid- ohouia e he then asked. 50 for- |viappite had not actually Deen sus &t 1ty Widows and or- | tained, but that Cohen must be beld ms Wwhose funds are thus invested o urb the earni ity Deir tnvestmentars T copasity of EXPEDITION TO SOUTH POLE. American as an ‘xample to others. Counsel for Cohen said bail would probably be entered tomorrow. Miss De Janon, who has been in a nhospital sfice her return from Chi cago. where she and Cohen were ar- rested, is suspected to have left the city, probably for Atlantic City. DOWIE’S HOUSE FOR DANCEHALL Enterprise Proposed by Commander Peary. Washington, Feb. 2—Commandler WARRINER CREATES A SENSATION the said this Christiana, Feb. 2, Jlife has occurred among the fishing fleets that were caught off the storm- swept coasts. The bodies of ten fish- cimen have been washed up at the Lofoden Isles. Nine smacks manned by forty men are missing. Melbourne, Feb. 2.—The Victorian cabinet has decided to dispateh within a few a mission to the United States and Bngland, with the object of promoting immigration. Representa- tives of the government, ncluding probably a member of the cabinet, will constitute the mission which will' first visit England. Honolulu, Feb. 2.—Twenty-three Jap- anese arrésted on Laysan and Lysan sky Islands for violation of the United States regulations against the killing of birds of plumage, proclaimed by President Roosevelt, were brought here todayv for trial by the revenue cutter Thetis from the islands via Midway, On board the Thetis are 25,000 pairs of wings which were seized by her com- mander, Captain William Jacobs. These will be used as evidence. COURTMARTIAL TRIAL OF PAYMASTER AULD For Conduct Unbecoming a Naval Offi- cer and Gentleman. Boston, Feb. 2—The Charlestown navy yard’s social set which has crowded the big dance hall three times this week at the courtmartial of Pay- master George P. Auld for conduct un- becoming a gentleman' and an officer, Just missed hearing today from tha 1ips of one of the numerous women witnesses, what she claimed was the real cause of the ejectment of Dr. E. S. Cowles from the dance on Decemi- ber 11. Miss Margaret Ames, daug: ter of Dr. Ames of the navy, wanted to tell the cause, but the court pre- ferred to hear Paymaster Auld’s ve:- sion of the affair. The day’s session was practically given up to the younz officer’s defense of himself. It appeared from his statemen® t.at several of the dancing set at the vard discussed Dr. Cowles four days be- fore the dance, and Mr. Auld he then received permission from M Ames to have Dr. Cowles kept from the dance on account of certain storie: in which the name of Miss Dorotny Hesler of Evanston. 1L, was involvel. Then came the incident at the danca when Mr. Auld asked Dr. Cowles to retire from the hall, following whick the two met in the corridor below and continued their aitercation with Dr G. A. S. Robnett, who will be tried later. as a witness. Mr. Auld denied today that he struck Dr. Cowles, but did admit that he took him by the shoulders and tiat in the wrestling which ensued Dr. Cowles as thrown to the floor. Mr. Auld said that he considred that he was acting for the dance commit- tee in speaking to Dr. Cowles, whom he personaily did not think & proper Suest at the dance. He did not speci to other members of the committee | because he feared publicity. He con- sidered that he was actimg for als “set” The membersiof the court tried to pin-Mr. Auld down to stating who con- stituted his “set” but Mr. Auld could not name them except to say that it wa$ the naval “set.” “This practically concluded the testi- mony in the case, and tomorrow aff- ernoon arguments will be made. The court room today again held a crowd of fashionably dressed women and uni- formed maval officers. Dr. Robnett's trial on a similar charge is expected to begin on Friday. MEXICAN PACKING CO. FAILURE, LIABILITIES $37,000,000. A New Jersey Corporation Controlled by English Investors. New York, Feb. 2—The Mexican Packing company, a New Jersey <o poration, controlled by English in- Vestors, and operating a string of skuughter houses and packing houses in the republic of Mexico under spe- cial conceasions from the Mexican gav- ernment, failed today with Jabilities, including stock, of approximately. $37. 000,000. = The assets werec mot Bi— nounced, but it is estimated that.they are in excess of the lbilities. The company will continue to operats ¥t plants as usual. Henry Dekay was ap- pointed recejver by Judge Lannitg in the United States circuit court in New Jersey today. ¥ The appolntment of a receiver was not brought about by any condition in the stock market, but by the ticing up of part of the company’s funds in the Unltea States Banking company in Mexico City, which suspended recent- Iy ¥Among the concesstons held by the company is an exclusive right to Siaughter cattle in Mexico City until 1926. Its share capital is $22,500,000 and it has a bonded debt secwred by mortgage of about $12,500,000 and a | floating debt in the neighborhood of | $2,000,000. of which, however, only about $300,000 is due. The company was incorporated in New Jersey in 1902 under the title of the United States Packing company The name was changed in October, | 1906. FIRE RAGING IN DANBURY THIS MORNING. | Two General Alarms Rung In—Vol- | unteers Aid Rogulars. | Danbury, Comn., Feb. 3.—Fire which is raging in a three story frame build- ing on White street threatens to de- stroy two adjoining buildings, one a four story structure and the other three stories high, all owned by the estate of Charles H. Hawley of Bridseport. | The fire was discovered shortly after 2 o'clock in the rooms of a club on the second floor, and spread pidl: Two general glarms were rung in, cal { ing the volunteer department to the assisance of the. regular firemen. The | family of Paul Forkel living on the top flook of the building, narrowly e caped being hemmed in by the flames, through which they were obliged to 20 in dcscending the stirs. Mr. Forkel is Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the North pole. has made a_proposition o the National Geographic - society. which. if accepted, will mean that an American expedition will be on ‘ts ay to discover the South pdle next Gay Parties to Be Held Where E! 1. Forbade Them. Muskegon, Mich., Feb. 2.—The large dining hall of Ben MacDhui, on Whita lake, the fine summer home, whi:h yas, the wonder of sighisecrs during the lifetime of the late John Alexander Dowie, is heing converted. into a dance hall; and next summer card parties General Manager of Coats Thread Mill ~ Resigns. . R.I, Feb. 2. Pawtuck: It becam Imown toduv Coars, | and’ dancing will be in full swing manager Biere of J. & P. Coats, | where both were forbidden while Hli- . thread turers, had re- | jah II was alive. It is understood th Mr. Co refused to com. | Mrs. Jane Dowié, widow of the proph et, has announced that she has n> scruples against making the place fimancially productive. ‘Year Old Boy Burned to Death. Guilford, Conn., Feb. 2—During a brie? absence of his mother from tive house today, the clothing of one year old George’ Aldrich caught fire and the child burned to deatli. ~How the child sot its clothing on fire is not knowa. ugia, from At Antwerp w York. LAt Liversoo! ¥ York. les: Jan. 25. Alice, (rom New Feb_1, Samland, from Feb. 2, Campanta crippled, and the firemen were obliged to carry him out. If all three build- ings are destroyed the loss will total $50,000. 17-Year-Old Boy Must Serve 20 Years - in Prison. New York, Feb. 2—Amato Santa- nillo, a 17-year-old Italian, must serve not Jess than twenty years in the pen- itentiary for avenging the death of his brother and cousin, who were killed by Rafael Cascone. In retaliation he shot and killed- Cascene in Mulberry street in August last. Cascone wos convicted of murdering Santanillo's brother and bousin, but was acquitted on retrial. The young avenger was sentenced tode. New Haven.—Prof. Willlam G. Sum- ner, who was seized with a shock of paralysis several months ago in New York city, is still at the New York Bospital.. His improvement ls v low. —— PRICE TWO CENTS Preclamation ISSUED FROM THE HOME OF THE ANIMAL. OFFICIAL SHADOW CAST Across the Official Groand Hog Hole at 8 a. m. Wednesday—What Thi: Indicates Weatherwise. Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2.—This is the great day of the year in Punxsu tawney, the home of the ground hog. The people, attired in their Sunday best, assembled in the public square at noon to hear Burgess Freese issn3 the official bulletin from the ground hog weather works, while the stars an-i stripes were flaunted to the breeze and six weeks more of winter were announced. Dig Your Sassafras Now. Here is the official bulletin: “The official shadow was cast across the official ground hog at eight o’cloc’c this morning The shadow was tansent to Canoe Ridge 23 degrees and stood square on the east gable of Mill- crs Stoop barn—This indicates blus- tery weather until St. Patrick’s day. There will be good fox hunting Feb- ruary 22, Prune your apple trees Feb- ruary 15 and ‘set’_your buff cochn hens March 29. Dig your afras now. The robins will sing in B flat on St. Valentine’'s day and the swat- lows will appear April 27.” This is considered a fine proclama- tion. Coldest Weather of Winter in Alaska. Washington, Feb. 2.—Alaska reporis to the weather bureau are to the ef- fect that the coldest weather thus far this winter is now prevailing in that region. Tempdratures of Sixty to sixtv- six degrees below zerg were reported Wednesday morning from Eagle ‘and Tanana, Alaska. ANOTHER MURDER MYSTERY FOR THE NEW YORK POLICE ltalian Shot by Man Who Jumped from Behind L Road Pillar. New York, Feb. 2.—Another murder mystery for the police to solve was committed tonight when an unknown Italian, walking peacefully along West Broadway, was shot dead by & man who jumped out from behind a Sixth avenue L pillar, fired one shot, ran with pistol in hand through a erowd- ed saloon and disappeared in a maze of tenement hallways. The only de- scription of the murderer the police have is that he looked like an Italian and wors a light overcoat. As he fled he dropped a vicious looking knife and the butt end of a billiard cue. heavily loaded. The victim was about 35 years old. Wrangle in House Committee en Na- val Atfairs. ‘Washington, Feb. 2—A row is in progress in the house committee on naval affairs over the hearings in com- mittee on the Meyer plan of reorgan- ization of the navy department, anil the committee is badly split on the subject. After Secretary Meyer ap- peared before the committee today, it was said that the committee stands nine to nine on the proposition of ap- proving the Meyer plan, with ons member absent. - The committee is not divided along party lines. Passengers All Received Severe Shak- ing Up. South Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 2.—What might have been a .sérious accident was narrowly averted here late today when a Boston and Springfleld expresa ran head-on into the engine of the Pittsfield express as the latter was taking the crossover onto the Danbury division. Nome of the passengers were fnjured, but all received @& severe shaking up. A pant of the pilot of one of the engines was thrown acrose Washington street threugh a largc plate glass window, a distance of 75 feet from the scene of the oollision. Ruins of Burned Whiskey Warehouse Considered a Hoodoo. Cincinnati, Feb. 2.—A whiskey ware- house here was burned down on the ‘Wednesday preceding Christmas. On Wednesday of last week a wall of the ruined building collapsed on a small frame building and three lives were lost. Today, Wednesday, the fall of a derrick in the fll-fated ruins killed two men and seriously injureg three others. The three disasters have proved too much for the nerves of the people liv- ing in & rooming house beside the ruins and tonight they are preparing for a hurried exit. Tried to Stab Truck Driver With Hat- pin. =17 New York, Feb. 2.—Mrs. Mary Latto, grief crazed at seeing. her seven year old_daughter Anna crushed to death under the wheels of a truck in Ninth avenue tonight, turned screaming on the driver and tried repeatedly to stab him with a hatpin. The police re- strained her while the driver, James Clinton, was hustled to a station house. Mother and daughter were returning home and the child darted ahead across the street directly in front of the ve- hicle. New Haven Italian Charged with White Slave Operations. New Haven, Fab. 2—The police to night arrested Pasquale Torano, a l>- cal Ttalian, charging him with entic- ing and placing in_a local resort Eds Schroeder of New York. The Schroed- er girl was arrested in a raid on a house on_Olive/ street, which - was brought about by the alleged adminis- tering of poison to the inmate of a Congress avenue resort. Torano will be given a hearing in court Thursdav morning. A Fish Culture Station. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, Feb. 2.—Senator Bulke- ley’s bill establishing a fish culture station in Connecticut was reported favorably by the senate committee on commerce yesterday, and -appropriates 25,000 for the construction of the same. A letter was read from the sec- retary of commerce and labor stating l};gx such a station wag very desir- able. ‘The location will be selected by the department of commerce and labor If the bill becomes a law. Judge Noyes at Washington. (Special to The, Bulletin.) Washington, Feb. 2.—Judge Walter C. Noves of New London is a guest of Senator Brandegee. He s in' the city attending the meeting of the delegates who attended the international confer- ence on maritime law, as Brussels, last September representing this country. It is expected that their report will b> reags for presentation to she secre- tars of state at the close of this meet- -ing of the morning session she be- Sophie Kritchman In Cheerful Mood TRIAL OF YOUNG MUSIC TEACH- ER ON MURDER CHARGE. EXPECTS SOON TO BE FREE Witness at Coroner’s Hearing Admits That Some of His Testimony Was Not True—State Closes Today. ‘Waterbury, Feb. 2—The failure of the prosecution to have admitted as evidence a dying statement of the murdered man and a prediction by the accused that she would soon be were features in today’s sessions ©f the trial of Sophle Kritchman, the Young Union City music teacher, for the murder of Bronislow Kulvinskis in the woods near Union City on the afternoon of September 17, 1909, Jury Sent From Room. Up to the opening of today’s pro- ceedings, the prosecution had secured the admission as evidence ome dying statement made by Kulvinskas and had one thrown out. Today the state presented a third statement is which Kulvinskas is alleged to have said: “I am dying: I am dying; get me a doctor.” "The state attempted to have the statement admitted in evidence &iven by Walter H. Roberts, a witnes at the afternoon session, who lives in Union City, near where Kulvinskas was found dying in the woods, Mr. Kennedy, attorney for the defence, ob- Jected to the admission of Roberis’ testimony, and the jury was sent from the room’ while the matter was ar- sued before Judge Curtiss. Roberts stated before the court that he had _gone into the woods near where Kul- vinskas was found and that he had heard Kulvinskas make the declara- tion given above. Mr. Kennedy asked Roberts whv he had not made known these words of Kulvinskas at the cor- oner's hearing and witness said that the testimony given by him at that tlme was not correct and that some of it was not true. Roberts’ Statements Ruled Out. At this ‘point a recess was takea, and on the opening of court Judme ‘Curtiss announced that he would sus- tain the objection by the defense and ordered that all of Roberts’ statements made before the coroner be ruled out, as not being reliable. Defense Scores Many Favorable Points ‘The principal witness for the pros- ecution at yesterday’'s hearing, Mrs John McDermott, was subjected to a severe cross examination at the open- ing of today’s session. She admitted that in the testimony she had given that she had made six mistakes and At the end of two hours and twenty Jminutes of grilling the defense had scored many favorable points. Mrs. MeDermott was followed on the stand by her husband who testified to. the ‘effect that Sophie might have dropped Zt% 2 balloon znd that he did not Zake plctures of pretty girls. ‘aroused such “enthusiasm on the pert of the Spectators that the coprt was obliged %o threaten to clear the room before lorder was restored. Other witnesses of the ‘day testified to having hearl the sound of revolver shots on the evening of September 17th and the ‘morning of the 1Sth, Cross examination of these wit- nesses brought out nothing new and ‘was ‘brief. Miss Kritchman in Good Spirts. The usual good spirits of Sophie were as manifest today as at the pre- ceding sessions. Prior to the open- trayed a little nervousness on hearing of the fllness of her sister. but soon regained her cheerful mood and dur- ing the cross examination of Mrs. Mc- Dermott, when her attorney scored, took her young brother by the arm and embraced her junior counsel ani sald it was a happy moment in_ her life. At the conclusion of the day's heuring she was laughing and smillng, and said: It was one of the-happlest days I have spent since I was arrested. I could not help lughing at some of the testimony and I feel as though I was going to he discharged. Ever Since childhood I have always had a premonition of what was coming, when it was for the best I had & pain abou my heart, and tonight that pain is there, but T am so happy. I had to Jaugh at Mr. McDermott, he has known ‘me since childhood and he was always S0 funny.” ‘At the close of the day, Mr. Kennedy, senior counsel for the defense, ex pressed_satisfaction in the progress ‘made in attacking the statements of ‘the state’s witnesses and that he would be able to present testimony to ithe effect that Sophie did not do the shooting. State May Close Today. With the possible close of the state tomorrow. it ls thought that the ac- cused will ba the first witness present- ed by the defense. POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL. Large Number of Petitions from Banks Against Proposed Measure. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, Feb. 2.—The Connecti- cut members of congress are In receipt of a large number of petitions from local banks against the proposed postal savings bank bill. The bankers claim | that if postal banks are established it | will withdraw from local use all the! money that is now deposited in local | savings banks. It s claimed that mon- ey deposited there will be transferred to the large cities and invested there. The bankers also claim that the prop- osition tends to centralization, and | would give more power to the national | government, instead of leaving local banking institutions to cater for the several states. The house committee on postoffices | and postroads have not as yet taken | the matter up, but the senate commit- tee has reporied a bill which is being discussed. The proposition receives the support of the western members, while the eastern members are recorded in oppo- sition to it. . Tt is not at all Hkely that a bill es- tablishing postal savings banks will go through this session of congress. makers on Strike, Demand 42 Cents an Hour. Macon, Ga., Feb. 2.—All the boil- ermakers of the Central of Georgia Railway system struck today because the company refused to grant an in- crease of 15 per cent. In pay. The men were receiving 36 1-2 cents per hour. They demand 42 cents. Trsasurer ‘Hall's Shortage Over $300,- 000. Southbridge, Mass.,, Feb. 2.—Trus- tees of the Southbridge Savings bani, whose former treasurer, John A. Hall, is accused of larceny, ~said tonight that the on made o far by the experts Indi = shortage of $300,000 or more. ird Sei is the sole survivor of the mine dlsaster at Primero, Cov, Harry V. Woliff, a_city councilman of Louisville, Ky., choked to death on a piece of meat. John Dickinson, a Broker of Chi: attributes his faiiure to cramps, phys ically and financfally. A New Norwegian Ministry has been formed with M. Konon as premier and minister of foreign affairs. It Is Reported That Breakfast Food and flour milling corporatipns in the northwest are planning a merger. Rear Admiral Schroeder ~ Reported that seven of the new battleships in the recent trials exceeded comtract speed. There Are Over 250,000 Pgople suf- ferers from the floods in France, and freezing weather has increased their misery. Fountain L. Thompson, recently ap- pointed a senator from North Dakota, resigned, and W. E. Purcell was sworn in as his successor. Ex-Senator Davis Gave a Dinner to President McCrea of the Pennsyi- vania railroad, with a number of prom- inent rafiroad men as guests, ng George’s Decision to call' a national assembly in Greece causes apprehension in Germany that the step may lead to complications with Rus- The Dispute Between the United States and Venezeula over the claim of the Orinoco Steamship company is up befbre The Hague court of arbitra- on. Tillie Ominsky Was Awarded $2,000 amages against afactory in which she was employed at St. Paul, Minn, be- cause of an accident that frightened her baldheaded. In a London Court, Ernest Henry Sackville-West petitioned to be de- clared the eldest and legitimate son of Lord Sackville-West, one time mjinis- ter to the United States. The Soecial Mesting of the Stock Exchange zoverning committee, called yesterday to take actign on the failure of the Lathrop. Haskins & Co.. which resulted from the collapse of the Co- lumbus and Hocking Coal and Iron pool, has been postponed until Febru- ary 16 by request of the insolvent rm. Philip Wells, Law Officer of the for- est service, has resigned to become solicitor for the Conservation associn- n. It is understood that Foresier Graves and Solicitor McCabe of the department of agriculture will recom- mend the appointment of R. W. Wi)l- fams. Jr. now a law clerk in Mr. McCabe's office. - Holdings of the Harriman Estate which heretofore practically controled Wells, Fargo & Co. have been liquid- ated, according to an unconfirmed. re- port current in New York yesterday. It is also Teported, apparently unau- thoritatively, that the Southéern Pa- cific_company has sold its_stocikhold- ‘ings in the company. y Chief Forester Graves Has Decided to re-establish the branch oflands of the forest service which was abolish- ed some time ago and consolidated with the law department. Charles R Pierce, formerly law officer In the dis: trict forester's office at Portland, Ore- gon, has been placed in_charge of it. Secretary Wilson has approved the re. establishment of the bran LEFT 35 WIDOWS AND 65 FATHERLESS CHILDREN Result of Monday's Explosion in Col- orado Coal Mine. Primero, Col., Feb. 2.—Monday's ex- plosion in’ the main mine of the Col- orado Fuel and Iron company claimed a total of 75 victims and left 35 wid- ows and 65 fatherless children. This result was dcfermined late today when the officlal canvass of the company was completed and the names of the missing men were checked with ths payroll. Exploration of the workings contin- ued all day, but not until 8 o'clock tonight were the efforts of relicf par- ties successful, when the bodies of two drivers. unidentified, wece found in a cross-cut between entries and brought to the surface. All day the number of bodies recov- ered had remained at 48, but workers Bucceeded in penetrating portions f the mine hitherto held from invasion by afterdamp. 5 Late thi ernoon the coromer sen 34 bodies to Trinidad on a. specii! train and tomorrow will forward the remaining sixteen to that city where a general funeral will be held. CONGRESS. Census Bill Passed—Urgent Deficiency ‘Washington, Feb. 2.—An _animated political debate eniivened the session of the house today. Charges of part'- sanship in the taking the census wers numerous, democratic members insist- ing that a non-partisan census wi jmpossible ‘unless enumerators were appointed from men of both political parties. After a long debate the cen- sus bill was passed, providing 'for amendment to the present law, 8o that there shall be an enumeration of cat- tle slaughtered and of hides produced in_country slaughtering houses. In the senate the urgent deficiency and the army bill were passed, carry ing a combined appropriation of 31 000.000. The postal savings bank bill was discussed at length. A bill exempt- ing certificates of indebtedness and re- quiring the payment -of the principal of Panama canal bonds, previously passed by the house, was acted upon 1,000 School Children Vaccinated. Uniontown, Pa., Feb. 2.—Five mors smallpox cases were discoverad here today. The victims are negroes who visited ~William Minor, the negro school janitor. who_was placed ia quarantine vesterday. There is no dar. ger of infection spreading. Ome thou- sand pupils have been vaccinated thus far and the physicians are still busy Accidentally Gave Her Child Carboli Acid. Washington, Pa., Feb. 2.—Mrs. E. Phillips of Blacksville, gave hs child today what she thought wi teaspoonful of medicine. The ch screamed and was in convulsions when a physiclan arrived. The _medicina. proved to be carbolic acid. The-child will die. ~ Epidemic of Typhoid Fever at Leaven- worth Federal Prison. % Leavenworth, Kan., Feb. 2.—An epi- demic of typhoid fever has broken out in the federal prison here. One man is dead, another is dying and several others are seriously iil. Nine patients are in the hospital with the malady: The prison physician attributes (he disease to the fmpure avater. - _MEXICAN COAL MINE DISASTER Explosion of Gas Attributed to a Cigarette S{nOke_d by a Miner Contrary to Rules '~ SIXTY-EIGHT MEN SUFFOCATED ihe Dead are Principally Mexicans and Japanese—Volun- teers kisked :heir Lives in Rescue Work—Fifty- Three Bodies Brought to the Surface—Heartrending Scenes at Mouth of the Shaft. Laredo, Texas, Feb. 2.—Onc of the | be sufficiently cleared, enferéd t greatest disasters in the history of | rious shafts and began o seur the Mexican coal mining took place eariy | dead. 0 Ry today at the Palau mine at Las Espor- [ Scattered about in various positfions anzas, Mexico. The toll of human ife | In the workings they found t en Is officially placed at sixty-egibt, wille | of the suffocated mer the list of injured numbers nearly as many, Dead and Injured Brought Up. The Deadly Cigarette. After six. hours® work G ore The explosion occurred in the No 3 [ DrOUEDt to the surface n shaft of the coal mine of the Hsper- | 40 Injured men were r t anzas Mining company and is atirib- | Pitals for treatment injured uted to the ignition of gas trom a ol | LheIr escape to the fact that they wore arette of a minor who was smoking | WOTKINg at points in the third stage contrary to the rules, of the workings where they The miners, principally Mexicans | Hieally Drotacted from the rush of foul and Japanase, had assumed their | 817 . places in the workings shortly atter 7| A8 the bodies were brought o'clock. About £.30 o'clock those at | Surface, screuming women and work above ground heard a loud ex.|dren were congregated about che plosion and almost instantly a clond | MOuth of the = shaft Ma art of dust and smoke shot from the moutl | Fending scenes e eng 1 O the ahate bodies were brought up from the shalt Rescus Cages Sent Down, Skctnsatas o " Assistance was immediately - | - Most of the kil Moxic coming and as soon as the air in the | the Japanese miners em 3 shatt could be purificd suficiently 1o | other parts of thy mi permit rescuers to descend, many vol- s unteers were ready to risk. their lives | Food and Money for Victims' Families in an endeavor to succor their strick- | The mining compan m osy en brothers below. Three cages worz | no time in providing i sent down, all loaded. The first and | and have provided for the second levels were intact and beyond | families e Palau m being trightencd, the men working in | the best equipped mir ' the these levels were safc. They were | republic. It has an adequate ventil brought to the t s rapidly as ti: | tion system and is provided with cages could be loaded. tric lights and the min 1t » The rescue party went down to 113 | at loss to account for the . third level and as soon as the air could of the dam mine WALL STREET STOCK BROKER GOES SUDDENLY INSANE, 36,000,000 EGGS IN ONE COLD STORAGE WAREHOUSE In Jersey City—Have Been There | Since Last March. Smashes Everything in Sight—Whis= key and Cocaine Bottles in His Offic New Yo en 510 ordinarily b, 2 ke New York, Feb, »2.—There 000,000 eggs—enough to provide eggs aplece for every mal, womn child in New York city and ail sane carly boroughs—in one cold storage w the house in Jersey City, according to t He s information placed before the Hudson | in sight, including O county (New Jerscy) grand jury plate glass window 1 the day in its iInvestigation of the b okerage firm acro: packing and other econcerns which | three polic ove ) maintain: extensiye’ warehouses on the | Tled with w ¥ ther side of the Hudson river. The [ Bellovue velling at dignified this g8 have heen there sinc ¢ iy and calling for Wi together” with: 100,006 | Roosevelt and J, P. 3 April [ Pedestrians noticed B hanging out of a eecond st A porter ran to.1nvestis met by a fusilade of bottlc + | equipment. When the the broker had burled int everything in the ofce 1f be maved and was holdi it was learned, penda.of poultry, st iast. “The jnvestigation is dirc: the cold storage concern; for determining the cause cost of meats and other hou cessities. Prosecutor Garven said tod.y that if he can find sufficient evidencc en perilousiy vindow, to be ived ed since ted againsL as a b f the hi bay with a broomstick A challenge by the police that was d of a hand to hand encou er t trength, and resulted in his capture Bowen {s married and live: haven, L. I. Hig offices were sively’ furnished. Whiskey and caine bottles were found among thowg which he hurled into the crowd, As fa® as is known he injured no ene to warrant an indictment under the common law for conspiracy to raluc prices, he will advise the grand juy 10 indict those who are responsible for holding meat, eggs and othier foodstufrs in storage. fr tempted Bowen to at Woods THE STREETS OF PARIS IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION Filled With Wreckage and Slime from the River Seine. Paris, Feb, 2.—As the flood recedes, the streets of Parls present a deplor ble condition. Miles of them in t districts along the Seine are cover:l with broken wreckage and the slim left' by the waters, and present in many places dangerous pits and yawn- PROMINENT GEORGIA DOCTOR SHOT ON THE STREET Body Found with Pockets Rifled—Ne Clue to Murderer Feb. 2.—Dr. ( of the the ing gaps. sicians_in Y , ‘During the past 24 hours the river | Tracy I Hickman, president has fallen from two to three feet, | Graniteville Manufactur c but Yelow Paris there are several died from ganshot wounds at 10 e of water, and boats are to be seen ey- | tonight on the streets of Summe " relief to the suf- | the fashionable suburh of Augusta erywhere carrying ferers. e The Hickmana live in Summery t He Attacked Eight- | brother's home. leaving there shortly e v residents of ths nelghborhoo: that New York, Feb. 2 —William T.aw.|three shots were heard about that who says he is an actor, confessed when arraigned in a police court in e, torn o, one ko iy Brooklyn today, that he actacked Mil- eI mare) tro iwoun ;| oe e dred Perry, the cight 0ld daugh- | ety had been rifled, and Dr. Hickmon's ter of a fire captain, after he h s s SOl fnaca’ his. vERe ited her away from in front o faent 5 home in a taxicab last night b€ | pr “Hickman had any Jorable made, his confession the child's father | ot FACEIE (00 in per Lo Sbrang at him but was restrained by | SMOunt 08 ONCH O oy court attendants, Law was held in y 2,000 ball for trial L | WORK CLEARING UP ST. PAUL The prisoner got u ctins e child to take a’ ride, but atter st MINE GOES FORWARD SLOWLY. ht and screamed so vigorously the ERMEear fdorea Lan to reicase hor. Question as o the Disposal of the Dead Prof. Fisher Sces Another Business Panic. Cherry, TIL, ¥ Owing o en ex- course of a lecture here today Prof.(€allery connectl i ahatt and university, of 1th, Yale the committee national he Trving Fisher of e of £ men flled by last slow n thesas the St Paul of the b vemt ‘hundred that on business pani possibly more_serious than the one of 1907, will l“‘}‘«:m,'l‘* R s o Datore any Boon come If there is not an immediuto [ Ew0 shafls must be clo change in the present situation. Fe “v'\"? B s d work i 509, Jaid. the rising prices to the influx of { While the undoreround work 'n pres gold and claimed that an increase ju [ coeding sanitary cxperts, Goftom ARG interest rates would alone check mine olicers acy Jrying (o detetviing lation and ita Inevitable results. bodies and the seepage water in which ing | many of the corpses have heen floating oard. e New ' York, Feb. 2.—That homely | Youthful Cosaters Run Down by @ household article, the Jroning board, Runaway Hor e e Lt Of M Y ire. ewept | Irwin, Pa. Feb. 2.—Dashing madiy > Sotes. B % iy | as hat was thronged with through the apartment hose in which | 4P & Bl that, ar, throjeed i she lives Mrs. Covert remained to pack | FOUTAI FORTPEE TR0 G, KT up valuables and found her escape cut | horse, trampled, (0 deiib thoyeat-o Oft." ‘A cool headed woman neighbor [ Tosebh REce: by cbol get then shoved the ironing board across | 08,000, 0" Wiaowed ot an aréaway and Mrs. Covert, scarce Giawad: mether, . Al- ana ‘scorehtd, crawled to safety In the B A iribg | DRV usonivy: when the sleigh wus « rned all efforts to turn the frightened anim Wants Meat Boycott to Continue In- crowd of children definitely. Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 2.—The exec utive board of the Anti-Exorbitant Price association, recently organized here, today appealed for a boycott on meat to continue indefinitely. The ap- to “boycott is addrersed to ihe ‘more than 2,500 working people of ine <ty who have signed anti{-meat pledges. Convicted of Engaging in White Slave Traffic. . Cleveland, O. Feb, 2.—Jacob Gold berg, “salesman,” wax convicted in t} commeon pleas count Y.odi’¥ of engaging alave traf. he man M of bringing 17 year old Ghssic fi%fi- rom New York and meiling from the 1ess. The “Mysteries of the C Nashville, Tenn,, Feb. 2~In arg ing against the motion for a new trial for Col. D. B. and Robin T, Co! victed of the murder of former 17 Senator B, W. Carmack and sentenced fo twenty years' imprisonment, Attor ney Gelfi'.l Cates laid special st upon what he termed the “myste of the case.” This included the discovery of a re volver scabbard in Senstor Carmack's overcoat pocket, and the bullet which worked it way out of ths weund in Robin Cooper’s shoulder and wns found in the bed. A f00l i5 8 person who fs mot mddict- ®d to our pet brand of folly, | ..