Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 26, 1910, Page 1

VOL. LIL.—NO. 72 14 LIVES LOST IN CHICAGO- FIR E Twelve Bodies Recovered from Ruins of Fish Furniture Company POCKET CIGAR LIGHTER IGNITED BRNZINE Tottering Walls Prevent Further Search of Wrecked Build- ing—Fires Three Boston Suburban Towns Cause $200,000 Damage—One Made 150 Persons Homeless Chicago, . March 25.—Search those who lost “their lives in the Fish Furniture company fire here today was discontinued this afternoon owing to danger from tottering walls. but not until twelve corpses had beén recov- ered eleven of which were identified. While earlier estimates placed the number of vietims trapped on the fourth and fifth' floors of the build- ing at twenty, later and ore thor- ©ough investigation indicates that there were but sixteen. Two of these es- caped, which leaves but two more to be_accounted for. The search was abandoned for the day on the report of Chief Building Inspector Short, that three of the walls were in a dangerous condition. If these ere still standing in the morning the work of removing the debris will be resumed. - A coroner’s jury, whick was impan- eled this afternoon viewed the bodies et the morgue, but the inquest was postponed until April 2. Leo Stoeckel, a clerk of the com- pany, who is said to have accidentally started the fire. told his story to Fire Attorney Frank Hogan today. Al- though Stoeckel is admittedly more unfortunate than -culpable, Attorney Fogan says he will bring some charge mgainst the young man to insure his attendance at the inquest. Stoeckel was brought before the at- torney with his hand, which had been burned, swathed in bandages. He ap- peared heartbroken. “About 8.45 o'clock this mornin; Stoeckel said_ “Mr. Mitchell, who is a member of the firm, gave me three pocket cigar lighters, and told me to g0 to the finishing room on_the fourth r and fill them with benzine. I filled two of the lighters out of the five-gallon can and was working on fhe third, when there was an explos- on. Blinded by Sheet of Flame. ~A sheet of flame almost blinded mme. I did not fully regain my senses untll I had reached the street. The lighters contained a contriyance to make a spark, but whether I ignited one of them or not I don't know, I either the can of benzine shen flames shot up in fromt of me, or it was blowy out of my hands.” Following is & of the identified Bead: Darlington, Harry, painter. Anderson, Ethel, stenographer. Belle, Miner W., advertising mana- Eer. Erucko, Rosle, stenographer. Bur: Mrs. Hannah, widow, fore- wroman folding department. Sullivan, Lillian, folder. Green, William, clerk. Lichténstein, Ethel, stenographer. Mitchell, Harry M., euditor of the rompany, member of firm, brother-in- Jaw of Simon Fish. McGrath, Veronica, stenographer. in the swreckage for the remaining bodies of Quinn, Gertrude, folder. The missing: Wargo, Mary, folder. St. Clair, Bert, confidential clerk. Three others, whose names could not be Jearned, are also reported among the missing. One of the bod- jes was identified by Florence Sulli- van as that of her sister Lillian. Flor- ence, who was a switchobard operator. might easily have shared her sister's fate. She was to have gone to work for the furniture company at noon, taking the place of another girl. Alexander Bush, a street car con- ‘ductor, identified one of the bodies as that of Rose Brucko, whom he was to have married on Easter Sunday. He identified her body by a number of trinkets, including an engagement ring he had given her. MARCH GALE FANNED FLAMES. Essex, Hamilton and Revere, Suffer Aggregate Loss of $200,000. Boston, March 25.—Fanned by @ strong March gale, three fires caused much damage in North Shore districts today. Essex, Hamilton and Revere each suffered from the flames. The total loss is estimated at $200,000 in the three places, including $100,000 in South Hamilton, $75,000 in Essex and $25,000 in the Franklin park district of 'Revere, In the Franklin park fire, seven dwelling houses were wholly or partly destroyed. Eight large filled icehouses were destroved at Lake Chebaco, near Essex Center, and in_order to save their homes, all the villagers had to | turn oug to fight the flames. From: the icetfbuses the fire spread through two miles of woodland and was barely checked at the edge of the village. Flames Covered Large Area. In South Hamilton the flames swept over an area three-quarters of a mile square, leveling 21 buildings. 8 of them residences. The district bound- ed by Mill, Ashley. Willow and Main streets, only a few hundred yards from the center of South Hamilton, tonight is a_heap of smouldering ruins. One hundred and fifty persons are home- less. . Occupants Fles from Buildings. The speeding gale spread the flames so quickly from house to house that the occupants had harel ytime to flee, leaving all their goods behind them. Practically nothing was saved. Most of the bulldings burned carried soms insurance, but the ageregate did not amount to over $50,000, probably. The origin of the fire, which started in_the re ce of George Adams, is not known. As soon as the local fire- men arrived with their small engines and two hose carts they saw that the sitration called for help and an appeal was sent at once to Ipswich, Salem and Beverly, all of which sent en- gines, None of the burned buildings belonged to summer residents. BRUSH AND FORESTS AFIRE IN CONNECTICUT. Locomotive Spark Starts $20,000 Blaze Near Merwinsville. Merwinsville, Conn., Shortly after three o'clock today sparks from a passing locomotive set the dry grass near the railroad sta- tion here on fire and the flames, fanned by a high southwest wind, spread rap- idly up the side of Long Meadow mountain, destroying before it was zotten under control three dweiling hwouses and the barns adjoining and burning over one thousand acres of jand, scorching the timber on the land | so that it will probably be a total loss | in a yvear or so. Brush Fire Near New Bri New Britain, Conn.,, March 25. tonight on the outskirts of the city Durned several hundred acres of wood @nd brush land in a district e<tendinz from Pinnacle mountain to Loon lake. The local baseball park was in danger| 2t one time, but a force of men man- eged to force the fire around. Large Fangs of men are fighting the flames Svhich are still burning. Muoh of the 3and burned over was heavily wooded end several hundred cords of wood airesay cut were burned. Forests Ablaze at Highwood. New Haven, Conn., March 25.—About three miles of forest land located be- tween the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad tracks in Highwood and the Derby trolley line were burned over tonight. A number of _trolley poles are said to have been burned. Seven Alarms at Waterbury. Waterbury, Conn., March 25.—Forest and brush fires here today caused the destruction of five bulfldings, including three ice houses, 2 barn and a shed. The local depariment was called out on seven alarms. In Wolcott there were three fires, one of which burned over 1.000 acres of heavy timber land. At another fire in Wolcott women were called upon to save farm bulldings Sehile the men were in the woods fight- ing the flames. Two fires in South- Dury caused losses of $1,000. Labor Men Protest Appointment of Judge. Cleveland, Ohio, March 25.—The Ohio Federation of Labor representing 200,- 900 union men throughout the state sent a strong protest today to Presi- gent Taft against the proposed appoint- ‘nent of Alexander L. Smith, of Toledo, as federal judge for the northern dis- trict of Ohio. The protest is on the ground that afr. Smith is a corporation lawyer and follows a similar communication for- warded to Washington vesterday by the organized raliroad men of the state, Spectacular Fire in Midair. New York, March 25.—For the sec- ond time within a week there was a . fire ,in midair today, 120 feet river*at the Brook- 1n “of the mew Manhattan Wridge, which although for fott traffic, is not yet A kettle of hot tar ‘over, caught afire from the em- fl‘d@m the kettle, and dripped in Merch 25—| | RHODE I1SLAND CHILD LABOR BILL 'M-y Cause Department Stores to Re- adjust Working Foraes. Providence, March 25.—Should Gov- ethox Pothier approve the child labor Dbilt which was passed in the senate to- day in concurrence with the house, as | it is expected he will, the department | stores of Rhode Island will have to re- | adjust their working forces. It wes | against the opposition of many of the | stores that the bill passed both houses. The new law provides particularly that no child under 16 years of age shall work after 8 p. m. Nearlr one thou- sand children in the state are affected. DOINGS IN CONGRESS. Senate Refused to Set Date for Ad- ministration Bill. ‘Washingfon, March 25.—The new committee on rules of the house of representatives as provided for by the Norris -resolution was. elected todey without debate. The members selected by the republican and democratic cau— cuses were mamed in a Tesolution brought in by Mr. Currier of New Hampshire. General debate upon the naval ap- propriation bill was begun. Mr. Bar- tholdt of Missouri> spoke in favor of arbitration and urged the adoption of a naval programme to include but one battleship annually, which would, he said, be sufficient to maintain the pavy at_its present strength. The senate again refused to accede to Senator Elkins’ request that a day ‘be fixed for a vote on the administra- tion’s railroad bill. A suggestion was made that a month or more might be required for the debate on that meas- ure. Senator Bailey announced he had re- ceived assurances that before adjourn- ment there would be a vote on the statehood bill Baldness Forces Minister to Retire. New York, March 25.—The Rev. R. A. Hafer of St. Trinitatis Evangelical Lu- theran church, Jersey City, has writ- ten his co tion that baldness forces him to retire from the ministry. He cannot wear his hat in the pulpit and he ecannot preach bareheaded, h> says, without catching cold. He will preach his farewell sermon next Sun- day. AT BROADWAY THEATER. Our New Minister. Our New Minister has been seen here several times, but it is always with thorough _enjoyment that the story of Hardscabble Folks, by the au- thors of The Old Homstead is witness- ed. This character play of three acts was in capable hands and the lines well set forth. Charles F. Adams as Curt Ho’'ten made the most of his in- teresting role, while Alice Washburn as Mrs, Battleby bad another inter- esting character part, which was fine- ly done. In the title role, D. H. McDonald set forth the modern ideas in a satisfactory manner, while Miss Claire Vincent as L h’p:;mv Th :l’-apu- Toad sleepers . These are “with a waterproof so- Iution makes them highly in- Once on fire they burned angdthe flemes crept rapldly ocut over river along the right of T ‘Nance, the daugh. reforms WAS ex: n ane ans Hkewise Wmm the latter the detective, were good. Lewis Pjerce and W. N. Crystal had interesting roles, the entire cast being one of ‘meri¢. The play was given both Frie day afternoon end evening. ! Paris, March 25.—The senate by a vote of 251 to 5 today concurred with the chamber of deputies in the adop- tion of the bill revising '7‘!0 tarift. Harbin, Manchuria, March 25.—In- chan Angan, the Korean who assassi- nated Prince Ito, formerly Japanese resident general of Korea, in this city on October 26 last, was executed at Port Arthur this morning. CONTROLLER ORDERED, TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM BANKS SENSATIONAL HISTORY OF BRIBERY Directors of Banks Called \Upon to Investigate Who Gave Bribes for Their Institutions—31 Indictments. Brussels, March 25.—Preparations are being m“ldfs to glv‘e a popular wel- come as well as a formal ¥eceptio; to Theodore Roosevelt his vistt to this city late in April. . Roose- velt has been invited to lecture before the Belgian Academy of Sciences, Managua, Nicaragua, March 25.— Capt. Godfrey Fowler, the American who was wounded while in command of the insurgent artilléry at the battle of Tisma, has been found hidden in Granada, and today the governmeht voluntarily delivered him to Rear Ad- miral Kimball, with the request that he be sent out of the country. SRR e s e e ADDRESSES MADE AT . SEDGWICK POST CAMPFIRE. Many Guests Enjoyed Hospitality of Veterans—Citizens’ Corps Badges Presented. Pittsburg, March 25.—The appalling details of Pittsburg's civic unright- cousness, indictments against 31 pres- ent and past councilmen, and a de- mand upon the directors of the city depositories for investigation of their boards to-ascertain the bribe givers, owing to the ordinance designating their institutions as city depositories, formed the gist of two presentments made by the grand jury today. The presentments made a sensation- al story of the inside history of cor- ruption in the municipal bodies in 1908 and the demand made upon the banks indicates even greater sensa- tions on Monday when the bank direc- tors complying with the demand of the grand jury report in court. $3,640,320 to Be Withdrawn from City Depositories. A further result of the presentments of the jury was the order of City Con- troller " Morrow late today for the withdrawal of all city funds from the six banks and the practical nullifica- tion of the ordinance designating them as custodians of city funds. There is s Sedgwick post, No. 1, G. A. R., with the Citizens’ corps, Woman’s Relief corps and Sons of Veterans as guests, enjoyed a campfire at the Buckingham Memorial on Friday evening.which was @ delightful social occasion for all present. Commander Henry Hovey presided with an easy informality that made everyone feel at home, and the programme was entertaining through- out. After a selection from Bullard's or- chestra, Commander Hovey extended the welcome on behalf of the post, and surpassed in_volume ernpflm’.:'t'_ 1892, b courses as_they reached Belpasso and Nicolosi, & main roads near those two villages which seem thereby now to have been saed from destruction. Sil ngry LAVA CONTINUES TO GUSH FROM “MOUNT ETNA. . THOUSANDS WATCH THE EURPTION New Gruun' Have Been Formed and Large Jncandescent Masses Are Ex- ploding With Loud Detonations. Catania, Sicily, March 25.—Etna still angry. From the top of the old crater volumes of white smoke are issuing tonight, while from the new raters which have formed lava is gushing and large incandescent masses are exploding with loud detonations and emissions of black smoke. Watching Progress of Eruption. From Catania and along the entive railway surrounding Etna thousands of persons are watching the voleano, following with telecopes the progress of the eruption, The streams ‘of lava already have those of the but changing their they have invaded the @ People S Fearful. The people are still fearful but in both villages soldiers are camped in the squares to avert a panic, while the mayors and parish priests are heroically ministering to the needy. George A. Turner won an encore for his fine tenor solo, With You in Eter- nity, singing The Rosary for the en- core. ‘Citizens’ corps badges were present- ed to several new members of that or— sanlzation, President E. A. Tracy of the Board of Trade, Coroner Franklin H. Brown, Councilman John Heath and Tax. Collector Thomas A. Robinson. A letter from General William A. Aiken was read, expressing to the Citl- zens' corps thanks for a dozen porch chairs which the corps has presented to_the post. > The two speakers at the campfire were Arthur H. Brewer and Edwin A. Tracy, both mem! of the Citizens’ corps. They pleased their audience highly with their remarks, Mr. Brewer giving a graphic description of a Te- cent trip to BEurope, and Mr. speaking eulogistically of the service rendered for the country by the veter- ans of the Grand Army, and also Te- 2 20 some of Wis experiences when he carried The Bulletin as a newsboy in this city during the Civil war. A reference by Mr. Tracy to the ob- figation uwpon the coming generation to support and retain the Buckingham Memorial was heartily seconded by Commander Hovey, who thanked the speaker for referring to that point. Mayor Lippitt was present, but as INVITES THE ATTEN of interest to all women if we can " writers are catching The Bulletin's urday in each month. The prize is be helped. There is a chance for mas pretty compliments. The Bulletin b ‘department. your door for 12 cents a week. Following is a summary of the news printed di Commander Hovey had given him a - Bulletin Tetegraph s end 2t pledge that he ‘shoild not be called up- % enera. e o1 ey ”"mm"';,";‘o:,"{ Saturday. Mar. 19 74 126 940 1140 mimite ana be locked of wiicn'the || Monday. Mar. 21 80 140 ~ 241 . 461 ouse, with coffes and dougimits, wers (| 7Uesday. Mar. 22 90 122 - 264 476 e W, B G and the Citizene: corpm, || Wednesday. Mar. 23 111 122 333 566 Petiod whion cloten the tampire " || Thursday. Mar. 24 94 118 281 493 PIERSON IS BEATEN b Friday, Mar. 25 97 114 231 442 IN GAME WITH PORTELANCE. —_— — — s b T Tota, - - - . 546 742 2290 3578 Retains Lead, However, in Arcanum Pool Tournament, with One More Game to Play. The Bulletin's new department—The Soctal Corner—is to be made Suggestive enough to be a continuous help in the home. profitable domestic department ever opened by The Bulletin and valu- able information is being contributed thereto. is made today, and in future the prizes will be awarded the last Sat- the joy of co-operating in the practical affairs of life, the getting to- gether in a bond of sympathy of those who like to heip as well as to ful things to be said there, and for the exchange of kind words and Connecticut are capable of making The Social Corner the most popular Now is the time to subscribe for The Bulletin. TION OF -WOMEN possibly make it practical and The letter idea of making It the most The first prize award not the main thing, for there is ny pleasant as well as many help- elieves that the women of Eastern It will be left at luring g:w past weel: Bight games remain to fimish the handicap pool tournament at the Ar- canum club and four of those at least are important games and liable to af- fect the final standing. On Friday evening Pierson played his game with Portelance, the former giving the lat- ter 20 points in a 50-point game. Pier- son had, however, passed his opponent before the latter got 40 and needed but five balls to go out on the last frame, He made several poor shots during the frame and one scratch at a critical point, which allowed Porte- lance to get ten balls and the game, 50 to 46. Portelance is now tled with Harwood for second, Pierson retain- ing the lead by one game. Pierson has one game, that with Harwood, to play, while Harwood plays Pierson and Taintor and Portelance must play Bai- ley and Taintor. The sames won and lost, with the points secured, are as follows: ‘Won. Lost. Points. about $3,640,320 in these banks ndw, and this would be increased many mil- lions during next week by taxes be- ing paid. According to the controller, the withdrawal of funds will be grad- ual, however, so that these institu- tions may not be embarrassed or any undue alarm caused depositors. The extract from the presentment calling upon the bank directors, reads “We call upon the direetors of the six banks named as city depositories to investigate who paid for each of the said banks the bribes herein set forth and report the same to this grand jury not later than Monday, March 28, 1910. And we further demand that said re- port be in writing and certified to by directors of said banks individually. Names of the Banks’ Implicated. “Weo strongly recommend and in- sist the proper officials of the city of Pittsburg take immediate legal ac- tion to nullify the ordinance naming C: s Pierson .. i 2 494 | the Farmers Deposit National bank, Portelance ERET 2 430 | the Second National bank of Pitts- Harwood .. 7 3 426 | burg, the German National bank of Whitney . . 6 5 75 | Pittsburg, the German National bank Stearns . 4 ! 348 | of Allegheny the Columbia Natitonal Rawson . 5 5 425 | bank of Pittsburg, and -the Working- Taintor 3 5 355 | man’s Savings and Trust company of Foss .. . 5 s 184 | Allegheny, as city depositories, in or- Haviland .. 4 6 438 | der that the bribe givers may not ben- Jordan 3 s 368 { efit by reason of their own wrongdoing Bailey 2 H 360 | and criminal conduct.” The presentments give a full account FUNERAL. of the plot by the councilmen to ob- | w: tain bribes from the six banks, the means adopted to pay the bribes, the transfer of $45.000 by an unnamed man to ex-Councilman Charles Stewart in the Hotel Imperial, New o¥rk. It is related that Max G. Leslie, for- mer chairman of the republican coun- ty committee, received $25,000 by ar- rangement between E. H. Jennings and F. A. Griffin of the Columbia National bank and that Leslle gave William Brand, who was then president of com- mon council, directly or indirectly, $17,500 to obtain the city deposits for the Columbia National bank. An un- named man is sald to be interested and concerned in the payment of the mon- ey by Leslle to Brand either as in- termediary or principal. $15,000. to Become Depository. It is declared that Morris_Einstein received $15,000 from the Working- man’s Savings and Trust company to have that bank named as a city de- pository. but the name of the official of the bank who paid him the money, is _unknown. 4 It is further declared in the present- ments that the members of the grand jury are of the opinion that the books of the Workingman’s bank have been mutilated, three pages referring to this deal having been cut from the led- ger. Einstein, it is also declared, kept $5,000 for his services in arranging the deal. 2 P Further declarations in the present- ments are that two city clerks were given $1,000 each and that $1,750 was set apart for newspaper men, and that Henry M. Boiger, the saloon keeper al- ready convicted of bribery, was given $500 for his services in bringing about the meeting between officials of the German National bank of Pitts- burg and the councilmen. 1t is also recommended that no fur- ther indictments - be found against Klein or Wi for any of the ‘crimes to which “hey have confessed. Mrs. Walter F. Lester. At 2.30 o'clock Friday afternoon the funeral of Mrs. Walter F. Lester was held from her laté home, No. 141 West Main street. The house was filled with relatives and friends, a number being present from out of town. The services were conducted by Rev. Edward S. Worcester, pastor of the Broadway Congregational church, assisted by Rev. Dr. Lewellyn Pratt, D.D., pastor emeritus of the Broadway church, There was a pro- fusion of handsome floral remembran- ces, showing the high esteem in which the deceased was held. Burial was in Maplewood cemetery, where Rev. Mr. Worcester and Dr. Pratt conducted a committal service. Henry Allen & Son had charge of the arrangements, Mrs. Lester's death occurred at the Hartford hospital, as previously stated from cerebral hemorrhage. She was 32 years of age and their marriage took place nine years ago. Her maid- en name was Rose E. Kasch. Besides her husband she leaves a daughter, Dorothy, and a son, Everard. Her parerits of Bast Hartford survive, al- S0 three brothers. Otto and Paul of East Hartford and Fred Kasch of Nor- ch. in fos st m a a Officers Instructed. At the armory on Friday evening the officers of the Third and Fifth com- panies were given @ lecture by Lieut. Andrus on Primers, Fuses, Projectiles and Powders. It was the first com- bined meeting of the officers®for that purpose. He will treat on another subject on Monday evening. Going to Springfield. John Fields, who was formerly em- ployed at the Mohican store, and was promoted to a position in their New Hayen branch, is spending a few days at his home here. Mr. Fields has re- ceived another promotion and is short- ly to be transferred to the Springfield store of the company. peo) vell of St. Agatha, which they believe '}‘\fs the power to stop the advancing observ: narrow escape from death today, has returned to the lava fields. who advised prudence he replied: “My post is now there. openings from which the suing number fourteen. the currents is go Intense that it impossible 10 approach nearer than 150 feet to them. its next meeting on Sunday wil loffi- cially call off the sympathetic strike which has been in effect here for three weeks, union workers in most of the trades still affected by strike order arranged today to resume work on Monday. charge of the general strike, met the executive committee of car men today aand discussed plans issued tonight that as a result of the general strike more than 15,000 new unions, valuable collection ‘ardinal Francisca Nava, who re- turned today to the scene of the erup- on, promised to bring back to the ple of Nicolosi and Belpasso the Professor Ricco, director of the tory on the volcano, despite a To those Frank A. Perrit Arrives. Frank A. Perret, of Brooklyn, N. Y. who is attached to the Royal observa- tory on Mount Vesuvius, today the scene of the eruption. rrived here and proceeded immediately to It has now been ascertained that the lava is is- The heat from is he progress down the mountain side of the lava now aver- ages fifteen feet every seven minutes. Late tonight it was considered most probable that the streams would pass between Borrello and Nicolosi opt touching them, with- Pleading for Assistance. The peaple are pleading for assist- ance, especially for carts in which to remove their household effects from the volcanic region. The government has turned over to the prefect $2,000 ith which to assist needy peasants. QUAKER CITY CAR BTRIKES umor That Those Who Went Out in Sympathy Are to Resume. Philadelphia, March 25.—Anticipat- g that the Central Labor union at the general ‘The committee of ten, which has had the striking r the continuation of the car men's rike. The committee says in a statement | iembers have been enrolled in local \Small Fire at East Hartford. East Hartford, Conn., March 25.—An icehouse containing fifty tons of ice; combination tobacco shed and barn slaughter house and a two-story frame building used for a meat mar- ket, situated two miles east of here and owned by George White, were ‘burned to the fire was brush fire which was left unwatched. The loss amounts. to $3,000, surance of half that amount. und late today. The from sparks from a with in- Valuable Library. Left to Harvard, sincludes an exceptionally of rare editions of PRICE _TWO Condensed Telograns | Regymption of Pinchot Inquiry ican art exhibition in Berlin, MANAGER OF MORGAN-GUGGEN- HEIM SYNDICATE TESTIFIES. CENTS Secretary Dickinson Promulgated th.rule. to govern hazing at West The Students at the Michigan col- lege of mines use sheets of paper, in- stead of towels, for drying purposes. The Norwegian Freight Steamer Dixle capsized in the mouth of the Elbe and 15 persons were drowned. The Status of Randolph Macon col- lege discussed at the Daitimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Dethlef C. Hanson, New York lawyer, sued Thomas F. Walsh, the millionaire, for $250,000 for defamation of character. . PROVES TO BE A PERT WITNESS Counsel for Glavis Requests That S retary Ballinger Be Called as One of His Witnesses, The Administration Railroad Bill largely amended was ordered fav reported by the house interstate commerce. Mrs. Henry Clyde Beggs of Pitis- burg, collapsed on the boardwalk at Atlantic City and died before a phy- siclan could reach her. Washington, March 25.—The Ballin d | ger-Pinchot inquiry was resumed toduy rably | after an adjournment of practically two commmittce On | weeks, the sessions of last Friday and Sauturday having been seriously inte fered with by the fight against Speaker Cannon in the house of representa tives, . 48 soon as the committee met this morning Attorney Brandeis, represent ing Louls R. Glavis and others, sur prised everyone by requesting that Secretary of the Interior- Ballinger be called as one of his witnesses. Mr Brandeis said at first that he wished o identify by Mr. Ballinger two letters that he desired to introduce in evi- dence at this time, Questioned fumther by members of the committee as to his interit, he admitted that he desired to conduct gereral examination of the cabinet ofMiclal. Counsel for Mr. Ballinger objected to this and called forth from Mr. Brandels the remark that from his letters he had always supposed Mr. Balling was ready to appear, whenever and as often as anyone connected with the Inguiry desired «Some members of the committes seemed to think that Mr. Ballinger as the person most interested in the in- quiry should-have opportunity to make his statement first in his own way and not subject himself to a cross exam ination before being examined in chi The matter was passed: ov tempor rily, to be decided later in executive session. Birch Tells of Alaska Syndicate. College Men Are Accused of being the most lawless element of modern s0- ciéty in a report to be submitted to the Oberlin association of Illinois. Mayor Arthur Howard of Salem, Mass. finds that his executive couch is not exactly a bed of roses, He is contending with all kinds of trouble. The Corner’s Jury Decided that Major General Bell and his chauffur were responsible for the auto accident that resulted in the death of Mrs. Slocum, s Canada Will Approve the Wai treaty with the United States provid ing that the existing rights of riparian owngrs on the St, Marns river at the S00 In either country, shall not be in- terferred with, Count Anton Sigray of Budapest, the Hungarian nobleman who is to marry Miss Harrlet Daly, daughter of the late Marcus Daly, the Montana copper king, obtained at the city hall in New York, a license for the mar- riage. The witness stand was occupled dur- ing the entire day by Stephen Birch, i managing director*qf the Morgan- e S e 1 Guggenheim syndicate in Alaska. 1t Rock, asking congress to pass an|Wwas thought at first that Mr. Birch's amendment to the appropriations bill | testimony would be largely perfunctory authorizing $75,000 for a topographical | in character and would follow the lines survey of the “sunk lands” of Eastern |of his statement recently made before Arkansas, as advocated by Senator|the senate committee on territories Clarke. 3 Members of the committee, however, became deeply interested in the opera- tions of the Alaska syndicate and they plied the witness with questions from every possible angle. Much of the questioning was intended to show that the Guggenheims practically control Alaska. Mr. Birch stoutly denied this. Value of Coal Lands “Well,” he was asked by Representa- tive Graham, “if the Guggenheims got control of the coal lands in Alaska, what would there be left?” Mr. Birch said he didn't think this was a falr question to ask him. Fe admitted, however, that the Guggen heims® interests were large, that they had invested -some $15,000,000 already and that they had contracted for the expenditure of other millions. There had-been no returns from these invest ments as yet. But the syndicate “had hopes.” As to the Cunningham claims, Mr Birch produced the option which & committee of the claimants gave Dan lel Guggenheim July 20, 1 He de- lared that this option was accepted by the Guggenheims Dec. 7 of that year, The clakmants, however, never lived up to its terms. He sald that in January or February, 1908, Cunning- ham contended that the Guggenhelms themselves had voided the option by changing their rallroad base from Katalla to Cordova and that further- more the option was of no effect be cause & majority of the claimants never ratified it. Power of Morgans and Guggenheims. Mr. Brandeis sought to show that the Morgans and Guggenhelms, with their “great power and influence in this country,” must have brought this in fluencing power to bear during the past two years in an effort 1o get patents granted to the Ounningham claimants. Mr. Birch answered that he knew of no sueh efforts having been made. “What could we bhave done2” protested. “Ah, Mr. Birch, you can answer that far better than 1" dramatically ex- claimed Mr. Brandels. As to his estimate that the coal in Alaska was worth Afty cents a ton and that therefore Cunningham clatms rep- resented an actual value of $26,000,000, Mr. Birch declared that it was just sensible to say that the lcebergs in Alaeka were of inestimable value. The icebergs, he =aid, would be valuable If they could be brought to mmrket in this country. So it was with the coal but first the transportation facilities had to be provided. It was evident today that members of the committee are growing irritable and that this irritability extends to the unsel. There were frequent clashes and both Messrs. Brandels and Ver. trees made apologies at the close of the session for impatient remarks, Mileage for Federal Legislators. ‘Washington, March 26.—Five cents per mile as mileage for senators and members of the house going to and re- turning from a session of congress, instead of the present rate of ten cents per mile. is urged by Represen- tative Cox of indfana, who introduced a bill to that effect today. Two East Boston Boys Drowned. Boston, March 26.—T'wo East Boston boys, Hector Donald, aged 13, and Richard Fahey, 11, were drowned while playing on a raft near Wood Island park today. The two little fellows had been blown away from the shore and were unable to paddle the raft bacl again. Becoming frightened, they both jumped overboard, thougli neither could swim, and both were drowned Seeking Divorce and $250,000 Afimony. Kansas City, Mo. March 25.—Mrs Hattle Dunwoody Cole, divorced wife of Howard G. Cole, a Chicago million - alre, today filed a suit in the eircult court here against Mrs. Louise Cole- man Cole, former wife of Jarvis Hunt, the Chic: architect, but now the wife of Howard G. Cole. The sult asks dam ages amounting to $250,000 for alienat- ing the affections of Mr. Cole. Big Four Trainmen Submit Requests. Cincinnati, March 25.—A committee of conductors of the Big Four rallroad and another of trainmen called on (fen- eral Manager J. Q. Van Winkle today and submitted requests for changes in working rules and a new scale of wages. Mr, Van Winkle informed the committees he would give them his answer in a day or two. Army Deserter Surrenders Mimeelf, Waterbury, Conn., March 25.—James Murphy of Bridgeport, who wi em- ployed here as a street rallway eon- uctor, gave himself up ot police uarters ton; as a deserter from the army &t Fort Leaven- worth, Kansas. t - NAVAL OFFICER CHARGED WITH CRUEL TREATMENT. Admiral Dillingham to Investigate Ac- ns of Captain Evans of Cruiser Salem. Norfolk, Va., March 25 —Owing to an_investigation begun today by Ad- miral Dillingham into charges of al- leged harsh and cruel treatment of the men aboard the scout crulger Salem, the sailing of the vesscl hak been de- layed. She was to lave joined the Birmingham, a sister ship, in a cruise to Bouth America and the West coast of Africa, from: which distant points the two ships are to conduct long dis- tance wireless tests during the coming summer with Brant Rock, Mass, after the words “Evans’ mad house had been found painted on the side of the Salem which is commanded by Captain George R. Evans, a ‘seaman, under sentence of imprisonment for five years, leaped overboard. $500,000 BIBLE SOCIETY FUND Has Been Raised—Insures Like Gift from Mrs. Russell Sage. New York, Mar fund which the Americ has for more than a year past bee seeking to raise to sccure an equal amount, the gift of Mrs. Russell Sag. has befn completed. Announcemient of the completion of this fund, the securing of which will place a round million doHars in the hands of the society for its uses, was made at the society offices today. | The society officials expressed great satis- faction in being able to announce the gratifying result in season, as one of them put it, to make the fund “an Easter offering to the world.” The $500,000 js in the hande of the society in the shape of good and rel ble subscriptions, upon which more than $280.000 has already bgen paid in, Thousands " of persons in all parts of the world and in every state | the United States have contributed to the fund in amounts ranging from ten cents up to $26,000. There ere two subjscriptions of the Jatter amount and upwards of 10,000 of from $1 to 32 each. . NEW YORK FIREMEN BUSY. n Bible society he 32 Alarms Seven Hours in Bor- oughs of Manhattan and Bronx. New York, March 25.—There was very little rest today for the firemen of Greater New York. Fires below the surface of Broadway in the bagement of the Standard Ofl office building, above the East river at the Brooklyn end of the new Manhattan bridge and in many less conspicuous spots, were rung in at intervals of only a few minutes all day long. Between 3 p. m. and 10 p. m. in_the bdroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx alone there were thirty-two alarms, For the greater part the losses were trifling, but the fire on the Manhattan bridge and a fire in a Jersey City coal pocket, which did more than $200.000 damage, were spectacular in the ex- treme. While city firemen were put- ting out a small smudge in the base- ment_of John D, Rockefeller, Sr. fice, his servants, led by his son, were fighting forest fires on his estate at Pocantico Hills in Tarprytown. MAN AND MONEY MEBING. Police Looking for a Cantain of Vol- unteers of Ameri Would Incr St. Paul, Minn., March 2 that Capt. Timothy Murphy. head of the Volunteers of America in St. Paul, has met with death or accident, the police today are searching for him. _Captain Murphy disappeared Mon- day evening, when he left his wife at the Woodlawn Baptist church, stat- Ing that he was going to a nearby tel- ephone booth to call up a friend. Since that time he has not been heard from. He had been working hard to ralse funds for a working girls' home and by means of a tag day collection on March 17 had gathered about $1.250, which had been deposited to his cred- it in a local bank. The day he disappeared the money was withdrawn from the bank. Mercury Registered 77 in New York. New York, March 25.—Today was the hottest March day that New York Yas hed for at least orty years.. The weather bureau records, go back no farther. The mercury rose to 77. de- grees at two o'clock this afternoon and that is the highest of the tem- perature recorded for March, -Fearing