Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 24, 1910, Page 1

Orgamr@’s m Evsnt of the Year 1910 Proved a Grand ‘Success. MAéKETI'c',AbDRpssEs HEARD Hon. George B. Chandler Tells of Reforms and Urges the irade School—Prof. J. C. Monaghan of New York Speaks on Industrial Education — : resident Tracy H.ean‘l on The Opportunities in Norwich. Memorable ‘in the history of the Board of Trade will be the annual banquet of 1910, held Wednesday even- ing a.t the Wauregan house, where the large and handsome dining room never Jooked more attractive or held a larger body of men.‘ There were b\}t rev; speakers, but it was an occasion ' of quality rather than guantity, and in such a selection those in charge met with the heutim congratulations, for ;h?d'evqt ‘was one of the grandest ever el The gathering was of representative business men of all lines of trade and for the most part members of the board. The choice menu was followed by some of the brightest speakers Nor- wich has heard in a long time and made a remarkable comparison with the recent association in its ennual banguet here, in that both’ had inasters in the art of speechmaking. The large number was finely handled, by the members of the reception and entertalnment committees, the coat and hat rooms being well looked after, and the march into the dining room took place soon after 8§ o'clock. The tables were handsomely decorated with pot- ted plants, the head table having beds ©f crocuses and tulips with a ‘hand- some basket of roses and carnations at v.he -pr-alden!‘- place. e invocation was by Rev. Joseph F. Cobb. paStor: of the Universalist church, and seated at the head table were the tfollowing: -President E. A. Tracy, Prof. J. C. Monaghan, Hon. George B. Chandler, Vice Presidents Henry A. Tirreil 2nd Grosvenor Ely, Past Presldeat F. W. Cary, Secretary H. W. Tibbits, Treasurer C. L. Hop- kins, Rev. Joseph F. Cobb, Rev. W. 1 Keefe, Dr. P. H. Harriman, Wik B. Young, H. F. Ulmer and Guy B. Dolbeare. lems that has come into modern city affairs. It calls for the highest civic pride and the most earnest devotion to a city's best interests. Norwich has assumed the respon- sibility of demonstrating that the principle of municipal ownership is Sound and that there is enough civic virtue right here to carry the exveri- ment to a successful! solution. Forty years ago we began the de- velgpment of our ' municipal -plant, it pays‘a steadr income to our city treasugy and is well worth a mil- lion” dollars. Five years ago the gas and electric plant was purchased and. despite the disadvantages and discouragements met with at first, the results have been more than satisfactory. The working profits for the first five years have been over $268,000. This is over 7 per cent. per annum on the ount of first mortgage bonds, $400,- 000, equity and additions to plant of $339,000, a total ‘of $739,000. Under the statutes we are o to call the cit; investment the amount " paid for equity, $227,000, and for additions to plant. $112,000, a total of $339,000. now considering the inter- est on the first mortgage of $400,000, amounting to $100,000, for the five years, as a fixed charge, and deducting it from:the $268,000, profit of $168,000, per cent.’ per annum on which is* o city’'s" in- am - vestment of $339,000, i amply water | iged | leaves a working | 10| cat and HEAVY GALE PREVAILED, 'mtn- MOMETER ONLY SIX ABOVE. .. RICHARDS HARDWARE PLART Completely Destroyed—Firemen Had All They Could Do to Prevent thd Flames from Spreading. ‘Winsted, Cann., Feb. 23.—For the fourth time in a decade the plant of the T. C. Richards Hardware company I caught fire tonight and this time destruction was complete, with a of $125,000. - When ered at !-65 the interior of a wooden addition to the main four-story brick structure was a mass of flames, and fanned by | a high wind the blaze,spread to the | main building and second wooden ad- | dition, eating out the interiors and | leaving nothing but the walls stand- ing. Firemen Had Hard T: | Unable to’subdue the fia mchams plant, the firemen | 1 their efforts to wpreve lronz'spnsflng With the ing gale and: the thermom six degrees gbo\e zero, the was a hard one. Despite their “effol a trestle on. the Central New England railroad was purned and trains.on the road_are being delayed. .The roofs of the Winsted Gilt Edge Tool company and the City hall caught fire, but it was not allowed to spread. Snow on the roofs of a,majority. of the sur- | rounding buildings prevented {lying sparks from 'setting other fires. Plant May Not Be Rebuilt. The fire on January 5. -the cause of which was also unknown, did damage estimated at $25,000. It is understood that if the walls of the main building are found-to be unsafe that the plant will not be rebuilt. the forth fire - blow only { NEW HAVEN ROAD 7 NEW WAGE AND TIME SCALE. Manager Higgins to Answer the Men Tcmmw. \ew Haven, Conn., Feb. | General 23.—The . committees of the railway conductors and- trainmen who have been in con- - ference with General Manager Samuel The following was the pretentious ° menu served by Mahager Davenport: Blue Points on H:hu Shell Ho: ‘Celery Hearts Salted Almonds Stuffed Olives Hothouse Radishes Green Turtle a la Baltimore Soup Sticks Crab Flakes a la Newburg in Cases Braised Squab sur Canape Pommes Dt Petit Pols Punch a la Prosperity Lobster, Mayonnaise Frozen Pudding, N. B. T. Assorted Cake Roquefort and Neufchatel Cheese Thin Water Wafers i Tasse .3 During the a;nlnc of the banquet > Miller's orchestra furnished delightful arusic, and the enthusiasm and inter- est was manifested in song, as a num- ber of selections were given. THE CITY OF NORWICH. President E. A. Tracy Urges the Re- sponsibility of Citizenship—Look Ferward, Not Backward. It was after 11 o'clock when the cig- ars were lighted and President Tracy rapped for order and welcomed the large gathering and gusts. He sald: My first words are those of welcome o our guests who have honored us svith their presence this evening and wvhe, I trust, will éarry away with them pleasant memories of this occasion. My next are addressed to the mem- bers of the Board of Trade, For obvious reasons more of you are: presént. at this annual banquet than ever attend our regular meetings, so I take this opportunity to express my appreciation ©f the honor you have conferred upon e in electing me your president, and embrace the same opportunity to give some advice and make some “Sugges- , tions as to our work for the coming ‘We are ail citizens of this dear, de- dishtful historic old town; a_ history founded on peace, goodwill and friend- ehlp, for pever since the sachem Un- cas Inv: our ancestors to settle here, more than 250 years ago, has that pact, founded on frien: and . goodwill, been broken. Under this \:enedichon o{ _peace, in- <dustries were started- early; of course the first was a "ri!t mill, in 1661, run by the waters of the Yantic rim wmxm the first century there paper, linseed oil, chocolate and mills and iron-and dye works. (nl!lnffl‘ cotton mill was built in 1790. has always been noted for @he variety of its manufactures; at our 4ndustriel exhibition .three years ago there were exhibited the products of 63 mmnufactories showing 46 distinct wvarieties. I have just read a letter in The Bulletin from a Rip Van Winkle ot the West Side. He has just waked and epparently before looking about thonouoethomotthelast years sees only the factories were the pride of Norwich at that early period. He forgot to men- tion that the Ponemad plant alone probably represents an investment as as all the industries of the time weferred to; that the Uncas Paper and the licCrum—Howen is ‘ta;x‘e: than all the Greeneville mrl- years -ago; that the Jopkins & Allen and Crescent Fire Arms companies ape giants compared mas pigmy referred to at the Falis, and that in nearly all the lines he mentioned there. has been great and permanent progress. No, gentlemen, we should backward but forward. — Eolden age of the world, indlu&h.llv, intellectually, physically and morally; the best man that walked the looo yeu-l ago would not be tolerated decent society today; tle skilled wm‘n and his family of the present time lives better, is better sheltered frem the storm and cold, better fed end clothed than the nobility of Eng tand uo yesrs ch..ws fm- the bel:tet.t.he be alive to the needs o! our elzy and make our influence felt that tend to improve not a -rw qumlon in. any slightly and fied to us: “He serves s party best fio serves ¢overs-the 5 per cent. put one #ide for the depreciation fund and the 5 per cent. which the ‘statute requires. the department shall make over and above the 5 per cent. for the depreciation fund. : Looking at'it in another way, and charging off every dollar of interest on all bonds and notes leaves a profit of over’ $116,000° for ‘the five years, and the taxpayers .of Norwich have not asyet paid one dollar on. account of the: department, THe policy has thus tar been adopt- ed of putting into a sinking fund all the profits. and if this is continued for a period as long as the water depart- ment has been established the plant will easily -be free from debt and worth $1,500,000. Enough of the pres- ent, what subjects can we take up for earnest consideration for the future. Opportunities for Work. ©Our Park—We haye' lately been blessed beyond most communities in having presented to us a magnificent domain of over 200 acres for park pur- poses. When this is developed it will be the pride of our citv. a source of health and a delightful place for recre- ation. Its development can well be a subject for our consideration. School Consolidation—With our va- rious boards of education and school committee, the problem of sensible and ,economical management of our school -system is a serious one; but earnest thought and consideration should devise a plan of consolidation which would be an advantage to the pupils and a great saving in expense. Trolley Extension—The. trolley. lin ‘have been the. most direct factor the upbuilding of the retail trade of our city. All honor to those among us who are leading the work of es- ablishing the new Norwich ford line.. Various extensions are pro- posed for our city lines and all should have careful consideration. Public Charities—We have machin- ery enough to properly perform this important duty, what we need is a thorough and economical system that will bring the required results. New City Charter—The present one has no friends, not even among the politicians: it has outlived its useful- ness and there is no body of citizens more fitted to take the lead in this matter than the members of i ‘board. Consolidation of City-and Great_differences of opinion regard to this matter, and ho; ferences, . I do not think it -yis fair to force our great suburbs. Taft- ville and Yantic, into a consolidation, but I do hope to see the time when they wlll feel that it is for their best interests to favor a consolidation. There seems to be only one other way out of this antiquated form of town and city government, and that is a friendly separation, one part all .city, the other all éown. The subject is worthy of careful, serious and sensible consideration. Gentlemen, the responsibilities of modern citizenship are upon us. Shall we accept the obligation and labor faithfully until Norwich is the pest- governed city in the commonwealth of Connécticut ? He closed amidst loud applause and read several letters of regret, including those from _Congresman Edwin W. Higgins and from Gifford Pinchot, who had been invited to address the board. “ Mayor Lippit- « his letter of regret d 8 :. sail “As I told you: when you informed me of the date set for the annual ban- quet of the board of trade, an engage- -ment already made for that evéning ‘makes it impossible for me to be pres- ent. I not need to say that I re- gret this exceedingly, because I am al- ways more than glad to be reckoned in with an organization that has done so mueh for the develonment of the in- terests of our city. I am also very sor- ry to be deprived of the great pleasure of the distinguished speakers (Continued on vxe seven) in to Hart- | Higgins, of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rdilroad. over a new wage (mnd time scale, received a letter to—l "hight from Mr. Higgins in which he| stated that he woun!d mee} the men on Friday and give them an answer. No intimation was®given as to what the answer would be, but members of the | committee tonight thought it might be i in the way of a compromise. T ComGRESs. House Passed Bill ‘for Uniform Bank- . ruptcy Lawi Wéashington. Feb. 23.—The Sherley bill for-a uriform banmptm law was pacsed in the house t The menata “a 1 ng argument by Sepator Brown ‘in favor of an in- come tax. Senator Beveridge explain | ed the mature of bills he has intro: duced in the present congress relating to the Ajaskan coal deposits. He pre- dicted that these deposits will in timfll be needed by -the entire country, ‘He estimated the total coal in Alaska at fifteen Dillion tons. Both houses will be in session to- morrow, i | 1 Further Delay Is Anticipated in the | { nanding down “of indictments by the | grand jury investigating meat packing | and cold storage conditions in Jersl')" the | City., Nation-Wide Crusade Against Commén Housefly. Washington, Feb, 23.—The common housefly is the object of a nation- wide ‘crusade that was launched against him here today. A movin picture campaign of education in th. aters throughout the United States and in Canada was perfected by en- thusiastic men and men who have organized themselves into the ®special fly-fighting committ of thé Ameri- can Civic association. By the moving picture films they expect to educate everybody to the dangers of the house- fly- and transform the population of the United States and Canada into an army that will make his existence short. Condensed Telegrams Rev. Dr. Aaron K. Sanford, 83 years old, a veteran Methodist minister, died in New York: Pittsbura, Kansas, Adopted the com- mission form of government by a ma- jority of 21 votes. i Washington’s Birthday was appro- priately observed in the American em- bassies in the foreign capitals. Arthur Commier Was Killed and his brother seriously injured by the explosi of an oxygen tank in a gar- age in New York. Col. J. C. Bonner of Toledo, Ohio, gave away ten tons of turnips be- cause he was dissatisfied with the price offered for them, Ex-Vice President Fairbanks had an audience with Emperor William and then lef#§Berlin for Paris, aceompa- nied by Mrs. Fairbanks. HWarry Bennett, treasurer of Meigs county, Ohio, has received a letter threatening the lives of his father, brother and himself, if they do not hand over $10,000. Winston Spencer Churchill in 2 speech in the house of commons' an- nounced the - determination of the British government to stand or fall by the house of lords veto bill. Civil Engineer J. W. G. Walker, U. S. N.. has entered suit at Newport for $25,000 damages against his mother- in-law,’ Mrs. Virginia Chinn, and his sister-in-law for allenation of his wife’s -affections. In an Address to the Faculty and .students of the Unliversity of Penn- sylvania, Governor Hughes defined the problem of America today to be the =ecuring ‘of honest and faithful per- formance of public duties. in the Trial of the Suit of the gov- ernment to disselve the combinatio: of the anthracite coal-carrying in the TUnited States court at Phila- delphia, counsel-for the Lehigh Valley denies any conspiracy to stifle compe- tition, but the attorney for the gov- ernment declared ‘six railroads had In a twofold way conspired to’ sunnress competition ifimga ANOTHER DEFEAT OF INSUR- GENTS REPORTED. HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTINC /- % Philanelphla Polioe OMIB Admlt Inabllity tfl - Cope With the Situation. UNITED STATES MAIL CAR DERAILED With Machetes—Losses Estimated at| ( bLoyruction Flaced on Tracks—Mail Had to Be. Tmo 400 Killed and Wounded—Govern- ment Troops Ru-hod the Trenches. Managua, Nicaragua, Feb. 23.—An- other victory over the revolutionists hass ‘seen announced by General Toledo, the Nicaraguan minister of war. The announcement was based ol an officlal despatch received from General Rivas in command of the government forces, who engaged the revolutionists under General Chamorro, at Tisma, which is twelve miles from Masaya.. Battle Began Feb. 22. Genersl Rivas’ despatch was pbdsted on the street corners; bands appeared in the streets and a general mmnon followed. 'The despatch says: “The battle began at 8 a. m. e, 22, T attacking the enemy, who were theit occupying Ti: (of the provisional forees) with two Maxims inflicted serious losses, and bhe advunz- age was with him until 3 p, when | Chavarria, and latér Valdez, :u\d then | Garrida, Zelodon, Vasquez and Agufla.\-K . ved with reinforcements from three sides. The firing ceased at 6.30, the revolutionists returning fi. fiff MM M of Tipitapa. “The battle was one of the bloodiest yet, there being. much hand to hand | revolutionists retiring in the djgection charged Masis’ Max‘hns capturing one of them. 400 Killed or Wounded. “The losses are estimated at 400 kill- ed or- wounded. 2 “A detachmeat of government troops were taken prisoners, but later their rescue was effected. Chamorro. suc- ceeded in reorganizing his forces and rushed . the trenches occupied by Gen- eral Ramirez at 3 o'clock this morning at Tipitapa. The fight lasted four hours, when the government troops dislodded the insurgents, who were declimated { by a galling fire. , They abandoned the dead and ‘wounded, but succeeded in making their way tltrough in the direc- tion of Satillo, their object being evi- dently to effect a junction with Mona.” Insurgents Canture Important City. New York, Feb. 23.—The reported capture of the bmportant city of Gra- nada by the Nicaraguan insurgents is interpreted by the local represen tives of insurgents as indicating ‘the end of the civil war and the assump- tion soon by General Estrada of the presidency of the troubled little Cen- tral American republic, Petition for Inquiry Into Operations of U. 8. Steel Co. ‘Washington, Feb. 23. Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, is ga: hgrlh‘ ma- erial in support of’ the petition pm— sented fo President Taft for an in: yvestigation into the operatlions of the United States Steel corporation. ~He 0 told Attorney General Wickersham during S, Monnett,. formerly attorney general of Ohio, nvho, it has been =said, is to assist in the presentation of the cake. Mr. Wickersham assured Mr. Gompers that the charges would be given the most careful sideration. on Board Cable Steam- er in New London, New Loadon, Feb. 23.—Roscoe Swah of the crew of the cable steamer Joseph Henr—~ was arrested tonight, charged with assault with intent to kill preferred after he had attacked and stabbed John Cutty, also a member of the same crew. Cutty was stabbed in the side and cut on the right hand. His injuries- are not considered fatal. Stabbing Aff: Telegraphers Get 10 Per Cent. In- crease. Baltimore, Md., Feb~23.—An increase of ten per cent. in salaries has been granted by the Western Maryland rail- road to its telegraphers. It is said more than 360 operators will be affect- ed. The advance was announced here today. Gablng‘Paragraphs London, Feb. 23.—The second class cruiser Bristol was Jaunched at Clyd bank today. It isithe first Britis warship to be fitted with turbine en- gines of the Curtis (American) type. Amoy, China, Feb. was killed here today by the accidental ignition of a high explosive concealed in his clothing. It is suspected that the man had planned an assassination. Lizard Head, Eng., Feb. 23.—The Spanish steamship Aizkarai Mendi, from Brunswick for Hamburg, passed today and signaled “Crew saved from American three-masted .schooner George F. Phillips. Madrid, 23.—It is understood that Premie nalejas has obtained from King Alfonso & decree for the dis— solution of the cortes, which he in- tends to employ in a fortnight, and then go before the country upon his programme. The premier’s bold policy has attracted to his support many of the friends of ex-Premicr }Io!tt Feb. CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING- Geprge Freeman Murder Charge. Springfield, Mass. Feb, 23.—George Freeman, who is in jail here awaiting a hearing on the charge of murdering Herbert E. White of Ludlow Center, because White would not permit him to visit a young girl in the White home, is charged by Agent O. G. Cash of the Hampden Count; g Children’s Aid | society with having kidnapped the girl some time previously. Mr. Cash’s in vestigations showed, he said,that Free- man’s real name is Edmund Franklin ! Cooke, and that when Mr. and Mrs. John A. C. Amey of Rocky City, a vil- lage in the town of Miland, in Dutchess ! refused county, N. Y., to allow him to pay attention to their 17 year daughter, Ardella, he kidnapped her sister, Lydia, 12 ;-r- old, and under threats of death forced her to accom- pany -bim as his +sister. When they came here complaint against Freeman led to the girl’s being taken from him by the aid society and placed in the ‘White home. ' Steamghip Arrivals. nae, Feb. 20: Buenos Ayres, At uv Feb 23: Campania, ‘New‘rp& a call at his office with Francis |’ ‘| a policeman’s revolver. 23.—A Japanese | ;fr.ady in Jail on | old | ing, Are lw.-ys in the Philadelphia, Feb. 23.—The police of- ficials of this city virtually acknowl- edged today their inability to cope with the present strike situation when a re- quest was made of John C. Groome, superintendent of the state police, that the 200 members of his command be ! brought to this city for police duty. | State Police of Better Material Than the Fencibles. This request was made notwithstand- ing serious rioting was less frequent | today than on any day since the strike of the street car men went into effect last Saturday. The state police are expected here tomorrow morning and vill doubtless be sent into the Ken- | sington district, where the State Fen- bles had such an unpleasant experi- | ence yesterday. The state police will not bear trifling with and if the strike | sympathizers attempt the same liber- [ug. with this hody of men that they did with the Fencibles yesterday there Iwill be a serious clash. The efforts of the police tomorrow, as they were today, will be directed towards clearing the Kensington dis- | trict of the mobs which have infested {it since the opening of the strike, | . Sembldhce of Order Restored. | For the first time during the present struggle the Rapid Transit company i succeeded in running its cars until 6 o'clock on the Frankford lin€, which penetrates this unruly territory. At that hour cars on all lines were re- turned to the respective barns. ! Four policemen guarded each car on this line, and the pick of the city's detective force patroHed the route all day in automobiles. These men suc- | ceeded in restoring a semblance of order where the State Fencibles falled ignominiously on the day before. When- ever a group of men formed anywhere on the street the detectlves rushed them, and they followéd the ringlead- ers even into houses until they cap- tured them. Despite the vigilance of the police, many car windows were broken by missiles thrown from win- dows and the company 'was finally obliged to send its cars along this route with sheet iron windows in place of the usual giass panes. Continuous Disturbance on Ihrkfl Street. + While the police were busy keeping t icks clear for the lines in Kensing- ton the-lines in other parts of the city were run on much reduced schedules apd on geveral of the West Philadel- % and downtewn lines no Ml'!lfi made to Tun cars:-all day, altho _these - sections Wwere COmpaemsrvely quiet. - The shopping district on Mar- ket street in' the heart of the city was again the scenc ‘of almost conginuous disturbances, especially at the noon bour. No ont was seriously injured, however. Shots Fired i Baldwin Locomotive Works. Baldwin’s locomotive works was the scene of a serious disturbance during | the lunch hour of the hundreds of em- | loy One employe was shot in the foot and about fifty shots were fired at laborers who sought refuge on the up- i per floors of the buildings and hurled ibelts and nuts at the policemen who | were guarding carsin this district. | Every time a bead appeared at a win- fdow it was the target for a bullet from The 1 o'clock whistle signaling the expiration of the luncheon hour brought hostilities to a close. i “The city high schools, which are at- tended by pupils from all sections of the city, are near these industrial plants which have been bombarding the cars with bolts. In order that the lives of the pupils who would be forced to ride on the cars shall not be endanger- ed, the board of education decided to- day to close the schodls for girls for the remainder of the week. at ATLANTIC CITY PIER TRAGEDY, VERDICT OF CORONER'S JURY. William Seyler Officially Charged With the Responsibility. Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 23.—William Seyler was officially charged with the responsibility for the death of Jane Adams by the coroner's jury here to- night after a hearing that lasted thir- ty-five minutes. The following verdict was rendered by the jury, which de- lberated wpon the evidence for less than an hour: “We find that Jane Adams came to her death between 8 p. m., Feb. 4th, and 7.15 a. m., Feb. 13th, by the hand, or by the knowledg'e of Willlam Bey- ler.” !mmedll(ely after the verdict had been rendered Willlam Seyler was brought into the hearing room from his cell and held wlthou; bail for the grand jury which meets in May. Orvis Seyler, brother of the accused man, was held in $2,000 bail, but 'was unable to furnish this sum and will be forced {to remain In jail. Both brothers will be taken to the county jail at Mays Landing tomorrow. The police authorities made no at- | tempt to place either of the Seyler brothers on the stand tonight during the inquest and the evidence presented was directly in Hne with that already known. Anaconda Copper Stock Transferred to | Listed Department of Stock Exchange. New York, Feb. 23.—Transfer of the | stock of the Anaconda Copper company from the unlisted to the listed depart- ment of the New York stock exchange was authorized by the governors today. | There are 1,200,000 shares of the stock, at a par value of $25, making a total capitalization of $30,000,000. It had i been expected that stock of the Amal- gamated Copper company would be similarly tfl.n-te-rred but It was ex- plained that the statements which are usually filed with the application reached the committes too late to be acted upon today. President Taft in Newark. o P I t chie: ve zl‘;w-rk since Grant, addressed one nq most ner audiences tonight he has met in all his travels. ‘banquet was ten- u‘s:‘flult By the Newark boar and mere tlon $00 mem- ders and were gathered about in Kuregers -uemn- rifling With—Saw Service in Great Coal Strikes. ;were sen ferred—State_Police, Who Are Expected This Morn: Saddle and Will Not Bear U. 8, Mail Car Derailed and Badly p Damaged. A United States mail car was de- railéd this afternoon at Gérmantown avenue and Cambria street, In the section of the city where viglence haa been so prevalent. An ob-truntlnn had been placed on the tracks s which was bound to the pnmfl« gun a load of mall, was so badly damaged that it had to be dragged to a nearby car bain nad the mail had. to be transferred to another car. Rapid Transit Co. Statement. Later today the Rapld Trénsit com- zn.ny issued a statement in which it rted that the strikers “cannot In part the state- ment follows “There is no possibility = of this company dealing on any basis with the men who have engineered the events of the past three days. “The men who have stood by us and the new men who come to us may be sure that we shall stand by them. “There will be no settlement which incindes - taking bgek the men who have led and encouraged mob Vvip- lence. Rioters Sentenced. The law went hard today with some of - the men and boys who have been arrested for rioting. Elwood Carr, al- leged to have been a ringleader in a riot in the Kensington district, was aentenced to six yedrs in the eounty prison. There were counts againet him and he got a year on each, Jehm Kline, who could scarcely understand the English langauge, was given tweo years and Ellls Atkins was - similar sentence, A 17 year boy was sent to the Huntington reforme- tory for 13 ‘months- for M siles at a car ud other bo; tenced to two n.nd months each. ? .Jurers in lymntl.y. ‘While evidence Ilt most of defendants was of 1 acter there was sn sympathy ca=e of risoner’ had and will net win."” he ‘police duti ous parts of t the saddle, they are ready to answer where emplo The police wor' or| nl ago under an act of comprise four compuiu Each company is made up .t a el. tain, lleutenant, filve sergeants fifty privates. Fach man Non e became . a member of the force was compelled to undergo a severe - cal and mental examination. Have Seen Much Service. The force is said to be made up almost exclusively of men who have seen service in the federal army. The service equipment of the men condlu of - carbine, revolver of large ore and riot stick. The commander s Capt. John C. Groome, who has the title of superintendent, Besides lhua- ing the state police, he ie co of the First troop, Philadelphia (‘ny cavalry, an aristocratic Philadelphia organization attached to the Pennayl- vania national guard. Captain Groome saw service in the Spanish war and commanded his cavalry troop in the two gret coal strikes. K‘lflleh PETITION OF GRAND TRUNK TO ENTER PROVIDENCE. Faverable Report Expected — Special Meeting of City Council Called. Providencs, R. I, Feb. 23.—A favor- 'ble report ‘on the petition of the Grand Trunk railway for permission to enter Providence will be made, it is expected, by the committee of the city council which has had the matter un- der consideration. After listening to i statement today made by E. H. Fitz- hugh of Montreal, vice president of the Grand Trunk raflroad, the committe~ voted to request the mayor to call a special meeting of the city counecil for Saturday noon to take action on the railway's petition. Mr. Fitzhugh spoke before the. com- mittee at a private hearing this aft noon. embers of the committee Iater expressed themselves as well satisfied with the rallroad’s proposition as ex- plained by him. Previous to appearing hefore ~the committee, Viee = President .Fitzhugh calléd upon Governor Pothier at the statehouse. LONG TERMS IN WETHERSFIELD v s For Fiends Who Threw Mre. Marok Into a Well. Bridgeport, 23.—Joseph ‘Ulrnk of Indian Orehnrd Mas and thoni Laski of Ludlow Mass., vrert found guilty by a jury, this afternoon of crimes growing out of thejr entice- ment off Marok’s wife to Fairfield and the throwing of her down a well. Marok was sentenced to from 25 to 30 years for assault upon the woman, Annie Moskill, five years for stealing $700 from the woman, and five vears more for’ highway robbery. Laski got from 20 to 25 years on charge, three years on the theft charges and two years for high- Bridgeport New Haven, Conn., Feb. #i-—At the monthly meetin~ of the state board of education held here today’ Jeremiah Holmes of Bridgeport was ‘Dpom-d principal of the new trade school 1o- ‘cated in that city. Asking Official M fl-t lo.dnd th Peary