Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 26, 1910, Page 1

VOL. LIL—NO. 229 NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1910 NEW YORK Battle Between the Old Guard and Progres- sives Continues Unabated INTEREST SHIFTS TO THE PLATFORM YORK STATE FIGHT STILL ON First Skirmish Looked For Tonight when State Commit- tee Meets—Only Forty Votes Said to be Needed to Swing the Convention to Sherman — Rumor that Trouble May Arise Over the Endorsement of Taft. Saratoga, N. Y 0 definite conclusion has been Petween Ol ched as to the selection of a new 1 rogressive par- | state chairman to succeed Mr. Wood- t: through the state convention which | ruff, according to Mr. Griscom. “We » ene here on Tuesday, contin- | have to go slowly on that very import- ued unabated toda but interest was | ant matter,” he said, “as obviously the shifted from the Sherman-Roosevelt |new chairman must be absolutely ac- fight for tempora chairmanship to |m»mable to the candidate.” the man platform that wiil be | 570 Roosevelt Delegates. : ". - SRR Sutuimais .00 lho‘ Mr. Griscom said there had been no T S | changes in_the mumber of Roosevelt Old Guard Will Take the Bull by the | delegates that he knew of since last Hiend. © ln‘xmv when the number was placed at o 570. “T am very sure,” he added, “that ol B Sh Is Jooked for when | we have lost nohe.” Asked if he claimed a majority of 8 been announced | 1,6 state committee as at present con- h caders that in all | g4 ted, he admitted that he was in »om ommittee would not | SUtitel Re, Al et Bt he thought asked t onsider its vote DBY |ihat a vote would show a very even Vice President Sherman was se- | 4;yigion, wo or three men are t T aeodare Roosevelt 100 | doubtful” he said, “for example, Bart- airman, it was said to- | {iod® T e B 1 f""“[,(}'kf Mr. Bartlett is the committeeman, | who, through his proxy, L. B. Gleason, | secretary of the state committee, voted ount s in- Cabled Paragraphs Paris, Sept. 25.—Mme. Pasteur, the widow ‘of Louis Pasteur, the chemist and microscopist, died Saturday at the age of 34 years, Berlin, Sept. is seriously 25.—German industry disturbed by strikes and lockouts. nless the disputes can be ended within the next few days, 700,000 workman will be idle, Paris, Sept. 25.—It is understood here that the English syndicate headed by Sir Ernest Cassel has abandoned the negotiations for a loan of $50,000.000 to Turkey in deference to the objec. tions of the French and British gov ernments, Mijlan, Ttaly, Sept. 25.—A committee of the Italian Aviation society of Milan is raising a_purse of $10.000 to be pre- sented to George Chavez, whose acci- dent at Domodossola Friday prevented him from winning the prize for a flight from Brig, Switzerland, to Milan. ANNUAL DAHLIA SHOW OF HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Best Ever Given Held in Buckingham Memorial—Winners of Priz Ascending the scale of quality each year for several vears past, the an- rual dahlia show of the New London horticultural society reached the top- notch in the exhibit made Saturday afternoon and evening at the Bucking- ham Memorial, which also set a new mark for the number of blooms exhib- ited, making the show quite the most imposing cahlia offering that the soci- ety has held. Three rooms were oc- cupied by the brilliant display—the post room. post 1 and the ladies’ parior—and each was a spot where the flower-lover might linger in admi- ration. The display of dahlias had been arranged by Willlam W. Ives, and all other plants, herbaceous and perennials, by Miss Amy C. Cogsweil. Down_the “center of the post hall was a table containing the big and handsome display of perennials and annuals by George S. Palmer of New p White the reason advanced | @88inst him on the chairmanship | showed single and pompon dahlias. it owes itaelt a | duestion. ¥ TR : From the greenhouses of Mrs. Willlam ndlcation of e action in view | Of Gubernatorial Timber Size. C. Lanman, her gardener, Charles T. P as it bave been cast | Representative Bennet of New York, | Beasley, sent a sterling collection of - t's friends, | one of three men whom Mr. Griscom | blooms,’ whose quality is indicated in P say that al purpose is | has mentioned as measuring up to the | the extensive list of prizes won. Mrs. = e colonel by | Roosevelt standard of gubernatorial | .anman also showed roses and honey g the comm n record for a |timber, arrived today and said that his [ I the comb and strained. . e that he is not the cholce [ name positively would be presented | Mrs. F. L. Osgood was another aey chilynek to_the convention. large prize winner through the excel- It is rumored that trouble is likel to arise over the endorsement of Pr: ident Taft. No opposition has devel- Sherman Needs but 40- Votes. tonight pointed to lent coilection sent by her gardener, Michae] Shea. In the main hall also were the displays of A. E. Mitchell of @ safe control of the convention by the | o4 {0 an endorsement of the presi- |48 fine varieties in the professional sevelt forces report from Old | GG % 41 iiktration, but there are |and amateur classes in beautiful colors. ird beadquaciers was to the effect | inie that the Old Guard may attempt [ A comspicuous display was made b - % tes were ”f"“""'l 0 |45 put the republicans of New York | Clarence E. Norcross of Maple street, £ e ihe convention 1o Sherfan. | gi.eo in their eonvention on record as |an amateur, who showed 170 bottles of Thatg the da: ihe situation Was | opqorging the renomination of Taft | meritorious blooms, including many scussed # of delegates rep- | 4oy eqrs hence. fine cactus dahlias. A display of seed- nting both sides in the controversy, | ; = i lings by William W. Ives attracted night the leaders in camps | NO COMPROMISE much attention to the 65 shown, and mportant conferences. | making a remarkable display of color- alk of Increasing State Committ i = ing. oy " F"ms'-"_';::'::.: imary Law, | "%t the head of the hall was an es- i stahe that | o4 2 pe(dxalfly decbnra"n}:'e ?m(;r,iz' of pz:lms « £00d mar rogressive leaders | Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 25.—There [30d ferns by the deduldig estate. had recomme reasing the num- | will be Mo compromise in Theodore [ ATONE other latge displays were as. stat emen from 38 | Roosevelt's fight for a direct nomina- | yro7 2 v d™ U i "ana 8. A. Gilbert had 5 130, on . assembly district, | tion Jaw, the colonel himself said so | Z3rERTTC MIESECTL and S. A (ilbert had Witie | am » com- | onel Roosevelt and the Old Guard and (9aRlias. . - o = = Display. x = efinte favorable to | which was largely responsible for the - T propositi - “it impresses | breach between them, is to be met | The great professional display of me well, 1 i that it will |squarely at the Saratoga convention |dahlias is made in the post room by . re & A repre<en- | this week. Colonel Roosevelt said that | Otis P. Chapman of the Hilicrest dah 1 This is one o tters that | he would not recede from his position |12 gardens at Westerly. The 450 shall ha ¢ further in |and that he believed enough delegates | blooms filled four tables, which ran c ence Would support his stand to put into | the length and across the ends of the { it were decided to |the platform a plank embodying his | T0Om, and in their completeness made 5 ange 1t would be made at | ideas. the most strikingly beautiful display t at in future the His assertion was prompted by re- | ever made in Aflr“lcihv Mrs. ( h:.\rm.tn. . e 4 be elected di- |ports published this morning that he | had charge of the exhibit and with he Tectly at tae prima Asked if any | had concluded it would be impossible | usual skill made ~ the most of the gress ha cen made in the con- | to influence a majority of the delegates | Plooms she had at her command, and H n 2 A nominations | for a strong direct nominations plank, | pointed out to the visitors the leading 3 e asked te excused from |and therefore he had decided to accept | Varieties in all classes. Among v“fl_“ 2 « % statement on that point, be- | a compromise. The colonel was em- |lewest and finest cactus dahlfas were g dccision had been | phatic in his denial of these reports. | Professor Mansfieid, with its wonder- 3 e P which | In answer to them he dictated this re- | ful combination of yellow, white and bad been Representative | ply red. ireworks, the best vellow crim- enne considered, he | “The statement that T have consid- | Son and maroon striped cactus yet - ered a compromise on the primaries | brought out; Charter Mather, a beau- ertures any sort of com- | plank is untrue. I stand exactly where ! tiful salmon: Flieder, of a lovely lav- 1 e esented o you or any | I have stood, and while it is true that [ ender and white; Rev. T. W. Jamieson. . leaders from the op- |there are up Some up-state leaders |old rose with white tips: a glorified Mr. Griscom was | who are not with us, I believe we shall | Aurora; Madame Marge Dee, a most - have a majority with us for direct pri- | pleasing white, and Marocco, a fanc o ! maries.” cherry colored dahlia of large size with snow white tips. All the mammoth . VR dahlias were in the collection but the NORWICH TENNIS PLAYERS | NEW LONDON MAN NAMED attention of expérienced fanciers is FOR STATE TREASURER DEFEATED STORRS QUARTETTE| grace of form and the smaller flowers, which have those indescribable qualities which tell for beauty and re- upon All Matches Won by Local Men—| By Democratic Stats Central Commit- | Anement Witchell and Olsott Undefeated in tee in Place of Hubbard, Who De- Kennedy's Exhibit. Doubles. | clined Nomination. The display of John J. Kennedy of F Westerly was striking for its distinc- < b atacha New Haven, Sept. 25.—Edward T.| tiveness and general excellence. Those A 1 ror A, Mitehe w. | Brown, a manufacturer, of New Lon-|who were looking for the largest 7 H. Foss —made | don, was named for state treasurar on | blooms found them in his collection - s Sailurday after- | the democratic ticket at a conference|of 130 varieties, but to his credit be ¥ aved a series ¢ of membens of the state central com- | it said, he did not pride himself upon ce ' professors, | Mittee Saturday. Mr. Brown's name | the size of blooms, but upon the quai- > s with the Storrs| Will ce that of E. Kent Hubbard, | itv. Mr. Kennedy's peony dahlias were - Eaa coverst with | It ldletown. who declined to ac- | very much admired, as well as his fine | cept the nomination. ctus varieties; and his seedling HA Olentt wers undefeated Ciach Na Gudden was the darling of 10 four sete Jabien, winning trom| SUNDAY SCHOOL ROLLCALL. |the show. He took pleasure in show- Y hesier and (Tinton, Jarvis and Grant. | — ing a variety of pink and red blooms oot ca of Smith, :h,.}G. F. Hyde Spoke at First Baptist|of zood size and form which were the Eiorrs cra a deuce set. 7-5, and Cliaroli; | oftspring of a white peony dahlia. Mr. Tirow i Eets of singles from i Kennedy is a true fancier and was jus- Theeler. Wrown and Foss paired 10| At the First Baptist church Rev.|tifled in having a feeling of pride over + Sm Jarvis, defeating the | William T.Thayer spoke Sunday morn. | the worth and beauty of his display. 5 . ut ‘of three seis. | ing alonz (h;‘n’mn'ghl :{;.u day, tak- The Awards. o 5 to interfere with|ing as his thema Method and Purpose| rThe judges, who were Alexander tie play and the top form of the Nor- | in the Bible School Work. Special ex- | cummings, Jr. head gardener of the y 1 d the Storrs men | ercises were held at the Sunday schodl | yariford public gardens; John Maloney . & & stagen | Saion cathy sl was Biven. Jacob| of New London, and Alfred Flowers sieps | Starkweather ai stin Linton as- | or New Iondon 5 sl DEATH RESULTED | sisting with_violins. Miss irene Ev- | ofaew London. made the following erett sang a solo and a hymn was FROM BROKEN HIP.| . ng by a chorus of young ladies. Fol- Best vase 12 dahlias, and variety—A. e | E. Mitchell first, Mrs. F. L. Osgood Sister of Mrs. W. T. Thayer Passes|!oWing tha rolicall, to which the class- | gecond. es responded with verses, passages of | ““Buge § any variety—Mrs., William C. Away at Waddington, N. Y. seripture and poems. George F. Hyde, assistant secretary of the Y. M. C. A., Lanman first, Mrs. F. L. Osgood sec- r v letter was received in town ond. by Mrs Willlam T. Thaver during last | SPOKe to the school. Mr. Hyde told of | ""Bost 3 any variety—Mrs. William C. woe ias proved to b2 a fatal | What the Sunday &chool should mean| [anman first, Mrs. F. L. Osgood sec- accide ater Inst Wednesday. | 1o the boys and girls. ond. She sl rdwood fioor at her | AL the evening service part of the| ‘Best vase 12 flowers show dahlias— ® fiice, sustaining a fracture | Programme used at the rally social on| g "4 Giibert first, Mrs. C. L. Richards o Late Saturday evening a | ‘_(Ll\ evening was given. A duet, second wed her death. The | Face to Face, by the Misses Leora| “Begt' vase 6 flowers show dahlias— 3 great shock, it being | Mitchell and Almira Frink, was pleas- | g "4 " gilbert first, Howard J. Revell £“and particiarly sad | i€ ¢ was a piece by little Constance | (i 7' ye Mrs Thayar's father is lving help- _F;‘m 2A Mr. Hyds spoke again at| ™ Begt yase 3 flowers show dahlias— o wken hip eaused by a | the evening service. S. A. Gilbert first. er mother has been in ill | = Best vase 12 flowers fancy dahlias— b for a long time. She is very e e e R S._A. Gilbert first. rt for both at the greater loss that The criminal superior court will come Best vase 12 flowers cactus dahlias ome to them. in this afternoon to continue the hear Mrs. William C. Lanman first, Mrs. tr ama Mra. Thayer left town Sun- | ing of the cAse of stats vs. Bpstein | 7. L Oseoea seaond. fay afternoon for her home in Wad- | and Weiner, charged with horse steal-| Rest vase 6 flowers cactus dahlias— Y., which they will reach | ing. There remains more testimony to| Mrs. William C. Lanman, A. E. Mitch- P be heard. after which there will be | ol aver ries with her the|considerable time wanted for argu- Best vase 3 flowers cactus dahlias— d prayers of the church in | ments, Mrs. Willlam C. Lanman, Mrs. F. L. and loss i ves Osgood. s —— Back to Police Force. Best vase 12 flowers decorative dah- Salvation Army Services. Policeman John H. Kane completed | 1as—S. A. Gilbert. g Wi Adjutant Pleres from Hartford | his work Saturday morning as watch- | Best vase 6 flowers decorative dah- 0 assiet. e Sulvation Afmy besan 1 of the Lemporary quarters of the | lias—S. A. Gilbert. 2 Thele harvest festival services ot the | Thames Natlonal buitk In the Central| Best vase 3 flowers decorative dah- ) frect Deadquarters on, Saturdas | buflding and Saturduy night returned | Bas—Mrs. William C. Lanman. Lot mE ontuing el aneelings ob | bl work on the police force, being [ Best vase 12 flowers peony dahlias Sundey in the hali, which Was dec- | aeaighed to the Falllf beat ~Mes. W. C. Lanman first, Mrs. © © with cornstaiks and other fail| =~ = —— e st J.Eosfuud suu;ng e farm products. Behind the platform | ; est vase owers peony dahlias re arratgyl the baskets of Vegets- | o Buys Sullivan Place. ~Mrs. F. L. Osgood first, Mrs. Will- ppies. pears, potatoes, squashes The cottuge house with barn and 1ot jum ¢, Lanman second. PRI, « soune canned goods, on- | /1 Peck street which has been owned | Begt vase 3 flowers peony dahlias— fone, et ch Wil be auctioned ofr | by Michael Suilivan has been pur- | Mre. Grosvenor Ely. s th wing festure of the festivai | hased by Daniel Beebe, who will re- Best vase 12 flowers single dahliss tonight side there. —Mrs. Grosvenor Ely first, William W. At the Sunda: scheol at 2 o'clock | - TR Tves, second. there wos atteniance of i of | London Hospitals Have Been exper- | Hest vase not less than § pink dah- which 8 wore ldren. This feature | imenting with prophviactic inoculation |lias—Mrs. W. C. Lanman. g o steady growth. |l against colds, Best vase yellow dahlias—S. A. Gil- No Safety Gates Maintained BIG BUILDINGS PREVENTED VIEW OF RAILROAD. ELECTRIC TRAIN HIT AUTO Three Persons Killed, Two Being Phil- adelphia Business Men—Auto Hurled Fifty Feet Into Telegraph Pole. Phitadelphia, Sept. 25.—Three per~ sons were killed and two were seri ously injured at Gloucester, N. J., to- night, when an_electric train on the West Jersey railroad struck an auto- mobile. The Dead. C. B. Davis, Collingwood, N. J.; C. S. Fest, Philadelphia; Mrs. W. M. Mackey, Philadelphia. Striously Injured. The seriously injured are W. M. Mackey, husband of the dead woman, and Myrtle Fest, a sister of Mrs. Mackey. The accident occurred at Es- sex street. There are no safety gates at the crossing, and the big buildings | on hoth sides of the street preversed | the occupants of the automobile from seeing the approaching electric train. Auto Hurled Fifty Feet. The train struck the automobile in the center and hurled it against a tele- graph pole nearly fifty feet distant. | Davis and Fest were terribly bruised and cut, and had their skulls frac- tured. Mrs. Mackay was crushed and died on the way to a hospital. Davis and Fest were Philadelphia business men. OBITUARY. Mrs. Hugh Madden. Saturday afternoon at 2.15_o'clock Katherine, widow of Hugh Madden, passed away at the home of her son, George P. Madden, at 40 Otis street. She had been il for a long time and was tenderly cared for by her children. Mre. Madden had lived in Norwich for more than forty-five years. Her hus- band, Hugh Madden, died about mine years ago. Mrs. Madden leaves three children, George P. Madden, the well known' cigar manufacturer. James of Omaha and Miss Mary of this city. Mrs. Madden was favorably known among the old Catholic residents of ths town and ever proved a self sacri- ficing mother and a thoughtful neigh- bor. Mrs. Joseph A. Fargo. After am illness of several months the death of Jane M. Lathrop, wife of Joseph A. Fargo, ocurred at her home in. West Woodstock, Conn.,, Saturday morning. Mrs. Fargo was born at Plain Hill, rwich, March 17, 1831, the daughter John B. and Harriet M. (Lester) of Lathrop, and was a direct descendant of Thomas Bliss, one of the founders of Norwich. Oct. 30, 1854 rieq Joseph A. Farzo, at that time a merchant here. One son, Joseph O., died in childhood. While a residant of Norwich she was a member of Park Congregational church. ¥or over thirty years Mr. and Mrs.. Fargo have been residents of West Woodstock and there at their home Oct. 30, 1904, they cale- brated their golden wedding anniver- sar; Mrs. Fargo is survived by her h band and one brother, Jonathan L. La throp. of this city. The body will be brought to this city for interment. she mar- Sunday Afternoon Tea. The usual afternoon tea at the Haile cltb on Sunday furnished an enjovable soadjal hour for the good rumber of the ! members who were present. Those serving were Mies Jennie Kimball, Miss Carrie Parsons, Miss Isabel C\ Murphy, Miss Mary Dunderdale and Miss Marion Bartlett. Some Big Corn. Policeman John Irish was a recent sitor to the farm of his cousin, Alva Morgan, in East Lyme. There he saw a fleld of field corn where some of the stalks were 13 and a half feet tall. Ears of the corn measure a foot long. had 16 rows of kernels and 50 to a Tow. Returned to New York. George B. Parker, who is engaged ir the hotel business in New Yori, has 1eturned to the metropolis after a visit with his brother, John F. Parker, in this eity. Convention of Musicians. Prof. C. W. Tubbs will go to Hav- erhill today to attend the convention of the musicians of the New England district. Several months ago they held a meeting here. Auditing Sprague Accounts. The selectmen of the town of Sprague have engaged Henry W. Tibbits to make the annual audit of the accounts | of the town, which work he has done for several years. bert. Best v T.anman. Best vase trimmed for effect with own foliage—Mrs. F. L. Osgood first, | Mrs. William C. Lanman second. Best collection pompons—George Palmer, New London. Specials, for Professionals Only. Best vase single—George S. Palmer. 4 red dahlias—Mrs. William c s Best vase mixed—Mrs. William C. Lanman (Charles T. Beasley, garden- er), Single specimen, best and largest cactus dahlia—Mrs. William C. man. Specials for Amateurs Only. Best bouquet single dahlias—Miss Maud Carew Buckingham first and second. Best and largest specimen cactus dahlia—A. E. Mitchell first, Miss Amy L. Cogswell second. Best basket dahlias- E. Mitchell first, Mrs. Grosvenor Ely second. Best bouquet mixed dahlias—William W. Ives first, Howard J. Revell sec- ond. Open to All Best display of asters—Mrs. Osgood first, Margaret Mitchell ond. Best display gladioli—S. A. Gilbert. Best specimen fern—John Moore. Best specimen palm, Geduldig estate. Certificates. The above were all money prizes, but to the following certificates of mer it were Issued: Best collection of annuals and per- ennials—George S. Palmer. Best collection of seedlings—William Lan- F. L. sec- W. Ives. Tuberous begonlas—R. J. Davy, Westerly. Cut roses—Mrs. . William C. Lan- man. Display of dahlias—A. Walton Pear- son and Clarence E. Norcross, Eweet peas—Mrs. Henry P. Karoli, Ledyard. West Point Cadets Disciplined DEPRIVED OF THEIR SUPPER AND BREAKFAST. "SILENCE” FOR INSTRUCTOR Caused All the Trouble—Affair Result- ed in Cancelling Much Talked Of Hop Which Had Been Arranged. West Point. N. Y.. Sept. 25.—Mutiny is almost rampant among the corps of cadets at the United States Military academy. Twice treating Capt. Edwin Landon, an instructor, with the lence” ‘caused the trouble, and night and today the cadets have been under severe measures of discipline. Sore Against Captain Landon. Tt appears that Captain Landon, sta- tioned here since Sept. 1 as a tastical officer, incurred the displeasure of the cadets in some manner, and when he entered mess hall last night he was greetzd with the indignity of the “si lence.” Immediately the offending ca- dets were ordered to their rooms sup- | periess, but despite their hunger the “silence” was repeated morning at breakfast, and the offenders were locked rooms, after having been march with arms five times ‘barracks. Because of the performance of last night, a hop which had bzen arranged was cancelled, greatly to the embar- rasement of a number of young women who had come to the academy from New York. Albany, Poughkeepsie, New- burg and elsewhere. again _this once more in their forced to around the ACCNDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF In Office of Union Pacific Road Agent | in Cleveland. Cleveland, O.. Sent. 25.—In a weak whisper, Donald P. Stubbs, general agent of the Union Pacifie railroad here, told his father today that the probably mortal wound that he receiv- ed above the heart last night was acci- dental. The father, John C. Stubbs, traffic director of the Southern Pa- cific railroad, came here on a special train as soon as he learned of the find- ing of his son in the railroad office apparently dying of a bullet wound. Young Stubbs was married to Miss Marguerite Wheeler of New York last June. Physicians said he has only a fight- ing chance for life. OPEN GAS JET. New Haven Family Found in Semi- Unconscious State. New Haven, Sept. 25.—Mary Pilo of 99 Miner street died at the New Haven hospital tonight from the ecects of in- haling illuminating gas, and her fath- er, mother,' a_ brother ‘and sister are also in the hospital suffering from the same cause. The family was found by a neighbor this morning in a semi- conscious state with hteir apartment filled with gas escaping from an open jet. They were taken to the New Ha- ven hospital, where the girl died to- night. The others will recover. French Aviator Killed While Making Flight With Passenger. Charlas. France. Sept. 25.—The avia- tor Poillot was killed today while mak- ing a flight with a passenger. The latter escaped with slight injuries. The machine had reached a height of ninet: feet and seemed to be going well when a picce of canvas ripped out from the wing. The aeroplane fell backwards, turning completely over and burying the two men under the wreckage. Poil- lot’s spine was broken. “New York for Mine,” Says the Suitan of Zulu. New York, Sept. 25.—“Never again will T waste time in London or Paris when I'm out to enjoy myself. New York for mine!” This or words to this effect was what His Sublime Highness the Sultan of Sulu, had to say toda: as he left New York for Washington He hurried to the national capital af- ter remaining here only since yester- day to meet President Taft. His itin- erary thereafter hag not been decided. Battleship Fleet Manoeuvres Ended. On Board U. S. S. Kansas, via Nor- folk, Va. Sept. 25.—After nearly two weels of battle practice under the most | adverse conditions, the annual ma- noeuvres of the Atlantic battleshin eet came to and end today. when the Dbig fighting craft passed through the Virginia _capes to anchhorage in Hampton Roads. During the strenuous days of heavy vring under conditions | as nearly like those of actual war as| theey could be made, there was but! one accident. — Death Overtook Joy Riders. New York, Sept. 25.—Robert Reilly, a New York chauffeur. took _three friends out for a ride in his employer’s car early today. Death overtook the party at Hastings-on-Hudson when the machine rolied down an ambank- ment, crushing out Marion Morgan's life. The others—Reilly, a girl and a man—escaped serious jury. ~ Miss Morgan was 23 vears old and lived in Hariem. The wrecked car belonged to Charles Germont, connected with a big distillery. Family Maid Hung Herself New Canaan, Conn.. Sept. 2 May Searles, a maid in the employ of the family of Frederick Wolsel, com- mitted suicide by hanging today. The woman took her life in the absence of the Wols2] family- and was found by a brother of Mrs. Wolsel hanging in the attic of the house. Mrs, Searles came here a week ago from Stamford and was between 35 and 40 vears old. No reason is known why she should have ended her life. in Attic. 25.—Mrs, | Meriden’s Population 27,265. Washington. Sept. 25.—Census re- turns: Springfield. Mass., §3926; Law. rence, Mass, $5.892; Haverhill. Mass.. 44.115; Everett, Mass,, 33.484; Meriden, Conn., 27,265. Death of Widow of Ira D. Sankey. New York, Sept. 25.—Mrs. Frances Victoria Sankey, widow of Ira D). Sankey. the singing evangelist, died | early Sunday morning at her home in Brooklyn. She vas 71 years old. Steamsnip Arrivals. At Liverpool: Sept. 25, Carmauia. from New York: Cedric, from New York. At Southamnton: Sept. 24, St. Paul from New York. Transfer of Property. In the real estate transfers of the past six weeks the property transferred Dby Fllen M. Sherman should have read: Ellen M. Sherman fo John F. Sher- man, land and buildings on Central avenue and Prospect street. also represented at the meeting, amonz them Philadelphia and Buffalo, each | of which have re entatives in at- tendance. Altogether some filty dele- | gates, each representing a subordinate breakfast He attended church sery- lice during the forenoon. took a short automobil spin with Secretary of the Navy Meyer, had Senator Curtis of | Kansas as a guest at luncheon and spent the afternoon and evening “at | to the various Condensgd_’helegfims A Rupture Has Occurred between Colombia and Venezuela. The Census for Savannah, Ga., showed a population of 65,064. Jerome A. Quay, American consul at Florence, Italy, died at the age of 72 years. One Hundred Cases of Cholera are reported in Naples, Italy, and twenty- two deaths. An Earthquake in Arizona avas re- corded on the seismograph at George- town university. There were 500 Deaths from infan- tile paralysis during the year 1903, and 116 from’ pellagra. William E. 8. Griswold was ap- pointed secretary of the Railroad se- curities commission. A Petition Was Filed with the pres- ident for a bardon for John R. Walsh, the Chicago bankers. Mayor Nathan of Rome Makes caustic reply to the pope’s rebuke criticising the papacy. a for During the Present Cholera Epidemic in Russia there have been 191,076 cases and 8,716 deaths. { Letters Written by Porter Charlton after the murder of his wife will be submitted to prove his sanity. Six Persons were Killed and twelve seriously injured on the Wabash Val- ley traction’ line near Tipton. Ind. Dissolution of the Finnish Diet ap- pears imminent because of the presi dent's refusal to submit two imper Dills.* The Dissute Betwsen the Cotton | manufacturers of Manchester, Eng land, and their employes is now in a | fair way of settlement. United States Minister Jackson re- ports that irrigation on an extensive scale is to he tried in the tobacco- growing sections of Cuba. " King Manuel, in Opening the Portu- guese parliament, said the government would propose @ law to regulate the status of religious orders. Surgeon General Weyman Issued o statement showing the activities of the marine hospital service ard- ing the country against contag For the First Time the report of the census bur | cognizance of infantile paralysis and pellagra as diseases to which fiesh is heir. The Pope, in a Recent Letter, de- nounces the recent speech of Mayor Nathan of Rome. on “hiasphemous ideas and words a t the divine sence of the church. The Dedication of the Status of | Baron von Steuben of American revo- lutionary fame, in Washington, take place December 12 next. appropriating $30.000 for the and provided that a duplicate be pre- | sented to the emperor of Germany and was graduated from Yale in 185 He leaves a brother, Henry M. Whit- ney, a prominent Boston financier. FOR THE PEACEFUL SOLUTION OF ALL LABOR PROBLEMS Movement in Favor of No Strikes, No Lockouts, No Boycotts. Battle Creek, Mich. first annual meeting of the workers' association, an orzanization | of employes that stand for the peace- | | fui solution of all labor problems, be- gan in Battle Creek vest The first local association was started here last May with less than one hundred membe Since then the local body has increased in number to over thousand and the moyement in favor of no strikes, no lockouts, no blacklisting and no boycotts has spread like wildfire over the cities of Michi- gan, Several cities outside the state are local branch, are gathered, with more reported as coming Incident to the first day’s meeling | the favorable attitude of many heavy manufacturing interests towards th new labor orsanization was indicated by an acdress made this afternoon by | C. W. Post, the millionaire food manu- | facturer, who was invited to address the delegates. As an encouragement to the new or- ganization, which seeks to settle in- dustrial diffculties by arbitration without inflicting suffering, inconveni- | ence and money loss upon the punlic, | the innocent third party to labor | dis- putes, C. W. Post offered a_magnificent $400,000 stone building in Hznmu Cree! for a home for widows and orphans members of the association, and this offer being formally presented to the convention was accepted. PRESIDENT TAFT RETURNS TO WASHINGTON From Cincinnati, Ready to Buckle Down to Hard Work. ‘Washington. Sept. 5.—President Taft reached Washington this morning at 840 oclock from Cincinnati and | went at once to the White house for home.” The house varty at the White house does net begin until tomorrow. Then the members of the cabinet will move in, bag and baggage. to remain until the president goes away on Saturday next. Seccretary Norton has been giv- en the task of “room clerk” at the | ‘White house and will assign quartérs members of the presi- dent's official family. The president’s homecoming =was unostentatious. Only a few persons were at the station {0 mect bim. but to these he oxpressed delight ai be- ing once more in the capital and ready for seven days of hurd work Dr. Annie Seise Dead. delrose, Mass, Sept Dr. Annle Selee, one of the Orst women to prac James L. Whitney, for more tha forty vears connected with the Bos- ton “public library and from 1899 to | 1903 its librarfan, died of a paralytic stroke at his home, No. 2 Divinity ave- nue, Cambridse, Sunday Whit- ney’ was born in North n 1 New York, Sept. time in the history members and _delezates 38,000 of the four great railway employes in the una da al ‘and state politics. “Do Not Let Party Lines affecting labor is at the grand chief Locomotive Engineers. your political affiliations, party lines blind you to ¥ terast of the Bro the men you vote for st right principles, regardle: and support those men w requirements for the pub! Not a Political “This is not a political as in generally understood, to get awayv from the old tisan politic State and National Questioned. In pursuance of this pla to take conceried action in nation- “The proper place (o settle guestions said Warren S. Stone of Cleveland, O., T prevent you from doing what you think is best and right. See that and you will not only be doing the best thing for yourselves but Move. Candidates to Be L Said to be a Move to Get Away From Old Lines of Partisan Politics In the East to Take Concerted Action in National and State Politics—Candidates to-be Questioned as to Their Attitude on Measures of Interest to Railroad Men—Meeting Held in New York Yesterday. ¢ representing divisions of voted east Blind You.” ballot box, therhood of “Whatever do not let our true in- and for the s of party, ro meet the T move at a but a_me lines of p: n, the meet- questions to state and natio dates, particularly to cand the legisiatures and house sentatives, asking for a de ployers’ liability law, where not already exist, company pr Thes2 W, G. questions will be Lee of Cleveland, O. men, and A. B. Garretson Rapids, la., pre Railway Conductors, and by ordinate unions. sates at the meeting today, ing the Brotherhood of I Engineers, the Brotherhood motive Firemen and application by railways now interstate commerce = comm| permission had been expected, they lutions favoring an inc} ase, cor the first]ing voted to send a series of eight of railway unions, nal candi- idates for of repre- finition of their attitude on the uuiversal adop- tion of safety appliances and an em- such does ensions for superannuated employes, hours of labor and other matters of kindred interest. drafted by president. of the Brotherhood of Railway Train- of Cedar ident of the Order. of them dis- tributed to ail executive officers of sub- Sunday’s Meeting in New York. There were 3,000 members and dele- reprosent-. Locomotive of Loco- Enginemen and the Order of Railway Conductors. They met to define their attitude toward the before the ission for to increase rates and, as adopted reso- t ¥ will oécupy the nd possibly 1o first open session through its chairr s C. Burrows, of Attornay S, Austria | entire day In Alfred S ing the Chica appear in th ed Senator Lo by his counsel Hanecy MAYOR GAYNOR'S the St. James firemen managed to save the smaller buildings of the barnyard group, but the biz building, with its grain, hay 4 ¢ crops, went up in_smoke. loss stimated at £10.060. The < believed to have { started 2 spontaneous combustion, All the ve horses and cows which were in the buildings surround- ing the big barn were run out to places of safety. The mayor, after helping save tha livestock, took a position near the house and watched the flames. Figures Given Out That _ Washington. Ser tions of the Payne-Ald reau of s commerce ed June 30, The recent been the subject of in political circles tis and labor for th 1909, and 1910 revision of 1 that t ter what the owjcome of of the ante-nuptial will always devote at least his income Yo the diva. of her husband’s tha ante-nuptial her husband to of the power of attorney in Paris. the place were held on frequenting Severe Earthshock .in Phoenix, Ariz, Sept despatches from Winstow a severe ecarthquake toi tice medicine in this state, and one of the founders of the Boston Homeo- pathic_hospital, died toiay as the re- sult_of a recent fall. She was born in Granby, Conn. 77 years aze. She was the mother of the late Frank Selee, formeriy manager uf f} ational league. part of Arizona. et en Grand Canyon, state th n and Chicago baseball teams in the | was felt there, but no one was hurt.nor Was there any damage. SENATOR MORGAN G. BULKELEY ARRIVES IN CHICAGO To Take Part in the Investigation of Lorimer’s Election. Chicago, 25.—Senator Morgan G. Bulkeley of Connecticut arrived here today, filling the roster of the senato- rial committes in the investization of the election of Seanator Wi mer of I Senator Ju 1t is the pl, committee to p ceed in the inquiry tomorrow morning th State Representative Charles hite, who charges that he was pa $1.000 to vote for Senator Lorimer, as | the first witness. 1t _is known that Representative H. T/ ckemeyer, also @ democratic legis who voted for Senator Lori- mer, has been notified to 2ppear to tee- tify. It is expected that the testimony of White, whose confession was pub- c0 newspaper first di enator from Tili- witness s Mic! NEW MAIN BARN BURNED. Loss Estimated at $10.000—Cause Spontaneous Combustion. St. James, L. L. Sept. 25.—Mavor Gaynor stood by today and watched his handsome and pr: cally new main barn destroyed by fir Neighbors and PAYNE-ALDRICH TARIFF OPERATION FOR A YEAR. Wide Attention. for one year show that the average ad valorem rate of duty paid on imports of all classes was 1.66 per cant. lower than under the Dingley law, which was in force for the Drevious year. The comparison was made by the bu- cs of the department of <o much dissen: ara expected to attract wide attention. CHANLER AT WESTERLY, Secluded in Country While Cavalieri Orders Lawyers to Sue. - New York, Sept. 25.—Robert V throp Chanler, it was learned yester, day, is Jiving in strict seclusion at country place near Westerly, R. L It is known that he is still infatuated with Lina Cavalieri and that no mat- agreement Cavalieri, it was learned definitely yesterday. will not sail for New York until November. In the meantime, howeyer. she has ordered William Rus- gell Oshorne, her attorney, to bring suits in Ler behalf to compel the trus- estate to honor agreement et aside his revocation Hartford Gambling House Raided. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 25.—Charged I Keeping a gambling house, Wil- ligm Ray, & colored man, 104 years old, was arvested in a raid_op | place at 17 Mechanle street toiflght. Tle, was held on & charge of maliteinlig a gambling house, and five men the ¢ Messages from Williame, near the the charg ctice in the nd the nger. the commit- an. Senator gan, zave represent- n Will Attract The a htariff ra he year end- e tariff ha n hese figures R. I revocation i he a portion of and force he gave her ad in rge of Ar 28 —Private riz., repor ht in that s were giv shock also | sixth NATIONAL LEAGUE Convention to Be Held in New York, Sept. 25.—Plan nounced tonight the National ILeague of day and Saturday nest. be Pre about sident Taft, Colonel fifteen republican twenty United States thirty members of t congress. In several hund every state in the union. Astor in honor of President. covers for 2.100 will be set. announcement, probably forth, ment to Chairman McKinley of lican congrassional committ, it is BEAT ALL Forty-two on Hand Now—L. New York Vander! next Saturday Sept. 25.—Entr cup race the day. clg hus fa vising the Metor Cups Hol pany that more entries, mal way, it is thought 48 acceptances in all. tion. is realized it any automobile race in the Paris, Sept which will be_open until De nicipality of Paris. Both tune. in the trouble witl Mahieu his_engine. gasoline gave descend. His the branches of a tall trez, b damaged. tinue their flight tomorrow. Express Co. New Haven, Sept. 25— mulating demands for an i from 10 to 15 per cent. The agents claim that inste; Poughlkeepsie. thev gget on mission on the rate to New a meetting prior to the one here. Napl Rome, Sopt. Official of Naples. to the sanitary convention Paris, members of his family an been to prevent its spread. Thi all cases of gustro-enteritis Isolated. Chbrus Giirl Mysteriously S Was Leaving a Caf New York, Sept. 25.—M Phillips, s chorus- girl, sald ddughter of a B day as she was care. Leslie, an actress, shaw, Witnesses, but the police unable to find the person I shot, alth clubs to be held in New York on F: Participating in the functions of the conve senators he lower house of addition there will ed delegates, representing Saturday Night—More in the Mai nounsed tonight that a meeting of the station agents of the western division hot as She Touis broker, iysteriously shot in the groin early to- leaving an uptown . Her condition is serfous. velyn and AMred Hen- a waiter, are held as material OF REPUBLICAN CLUBS. New York Friday and Saturday. s were an- for the convention of Rapublican ention will Roosevelt, governors, and be The feature of the convention will bs a dinner Saturday night at the Hotel Taft, when The pres- ident's speech, according to the league's “will keynote for the fall campaizn, setting expected, additional argu- to those contained in_his letter be the the repub- ee VANDERBILT RACE ENTRIES RECORDS ists Closed ries for the 0 over the Long motor parkway closed at the stroke of dividing today and vester- the applications receiv- ed and passed upon total 42, but from the number of telesramps received ad- be held Isiland ding_com- iled befors the time limit expired, are now on the there will be 44 to If this expecta- ill make the larg- est number of entries ever received for world. BIPLANISTS IN TROUBLE. Started Out for Prize of $30,000, but Met With Misfortune. 25.—Two biplanists, Ma. hieu and Loridan, each with a passen- ger, started today on a flight to Brus- sels for the Auto club’s prize of $30,000. ec. 31, an the prize of $5,000 offered by th2 mu- the aviators met with misfor- was forced to descend Soise de Boulogne because of en- Whila gaged in testing it, a dog ran Into the whirling propeller, smashing it. dan got as far as St. Quentin, but his out and he was forced aeroplane stuck Lori- in ut was not oth aviators expect to con- Want Inirease for Handling Adams Business. t was an- of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad would be held here October 23d. for the purpose of for- ncrease of for handling the business of the Adams B: xpress Co. ad of get- ting a_commission on through rates to iy a com- York. The agents of the eastern division will hold to be held One Case of Asiatic Cholera Found in announce- ment was made tonight that one case Asiatic cholera had been found in The foreign office has notified the respective governments adhering signed in It is announced the patient, the d all ‘who were in contact with the diseasc have isolated and that further and more drastic measures are baing taken e sanitary staff at Naples has been refnforced and have been rs. Phyllie 1o be the was