Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 2, 1911, Page 1

General Managef Samner of Cunéta Line Favors JIf as SAYS IT OFFER: Trans-Atlantic Steamship ‘ Port of Entry : /THE BEST HARBOR Companies May Abandon New York and Hoboken—Require Longer Piers for New Steamers Than Army Engineers Will Allow— Brooklyn Also Being Considered, Xew' York, March 1.—Calvin Tom- i commissioner of docks and fer- ries, as well as the ents of hrgo steamship ‘were the efusai today of the harbor iine Doard of the army ei 3 recommend sion of plers along and New York river for ths ‘igger liners now “1 belleve that: the lengthened now with , and if the lengthening had been tamporarily al- jowed the city could at & nzn-&u miter its harbor line to suit its needs,” said Commissioner Tomkins. Will Abandon New Yerk. It is generally agreed that -, ithout Jenger piers trans-Atlantic lines will have to abandon New York and Hobo- ken as ports of entry for the larger whips, such as the White star liners D the of the new 1 ing facilities along’the Brook- ‘where the municipal PREJUDICE ALLEGED ON PART OF JUDGE. George B. Cox Files Affidavit Against Justice Gorman. * Cincinnati, O, March 1—George B. Cox took the step in his fight against the indictments charging him Judge Gorman has - X an & WO! of jury which indicted Cox and several officials and contractors. H. T. Hunt an- amaavit. ‘The for bellef for prejudice, ns in the affidavit made by Cox, 4s given a» Judge Gorman’s dissent to ‘the appointment of an employe of the Trust compeny, the bank as a jail <county, The elght then on_ the bench endorsed the appoint- wes suggested by Gov- 7 this decisfon, Judge s “The influences emanat- mati Trust com- employed. ‘are not Dbetter things for were returned by today. The inquisitors ‘witnesses on va- public affairs and after recess had been W, subpoenas were SERVING OVERTIME May Intend to-Remain in Prison to Work Out Fines. — Atlants, Ga, March 1—Releases from- the federal pemitentlary here for Greene and Gaymor, convicted of the Sevanngh hasbor fraud cases, are mot vet in sight, although the men have werved nearly & month over the penal tence infiicted. A list of prisoners who applied for release this month, submitted today by the warden to the ‘nited States marshal here. did not either the name of Greene or imposed in addition to his prison sentence. It is thought here that they must either effect a com- ting the fines remain until ghe fines are “worked ZELAYA TRAINS HI8 QUNS ON PRESIDENT e Exiled Nicaraguan President Calls Taft “a Slandersr.” i ew Orleans, March 1.—In a six- ween-page pam] ‘bearing the title “Retutation o , the _ Statements of Jose Santos Zelaya, ex- resident of Nicaragua, itter denuncistion = of - ;m and this government's He brands President Taft as a slan-| derer; accuses the United States gov- erment of having “shamelessly aided the r.b.fll.n’; Niursn-: atnd‘ of. having bought comcessions to fur its scheme of ‘warns Latin- pose of the Taft administration soize the Central American republics. " Want Embaiming Board Retained. ., March 1.--At the mmn the Funeral rectors’ association of dock department has ‘already laid plans for several piers from 1,200 to 1,500 feet in length. Sumner Favors New London. G. M. Sumngr, general manager in America for the Cunard line, said that since opposition has set in to the ex- tension of piers in New York his com- pany had receiyed several offers. “Bos- ton will do anything .we ask to get us to come there,” he said, “and there are railroad interqsts which are desirous that Montauk Point, on Long Island, be sslected, but I believe that New Lon- don, Conn, offers thé best harbor.” “The rafiway facilities there are first elass and it is near both Boston and New York.” The White Star line officials declined to comment on the case. A Conference to Be Held. A conference looking to the appoint- ment of a_coiamittee by the govern- ments of New York and New Jersey to investigate the situation was held between John A. Mason, secretary to Governor Dix, and Mayor Gaynor at City hall late today. “CONNECTICUT SHAD { FOR CONNECTICUT TABLES.” ‘The War Cry of Representative Hutch- inson at the Statehouse. Hartford, Conn., March 1.—Repre- sentative John I. Hutchinson of Essex today appeared before the agklee on fish and game to advocats bill, which providede that shad in Connecticut waters should not be tak- en from the state. “Shad are growing gcarce,” said Mr. Hutchinsen, “and’ it i8 not right to raise shad for Fulton Market and deprive ourselves of the The product of our fisheries should be used at tome. Theye is not enough shad caught at home to supply the demand.” James Fragier of Cromwell, a whole- sale dealer, sald that conditions were not as by Mr. Hutchinson. All along the Connectocut river fisher- A P e D of 00k, for forty years said he could remember when a single drag net brought 250 shad. Now twelve at a haul is considered a good catch. - At all times he has been ready to supply the home trade. Jomes L. Pratt of Essex protested against thé pollution of the Connecticut river and against shad fishing in Sal- mon river and Hamburg cove. These tributaries, he said, are the patural spawn peds of shad and they should be protected. Herbert Banning of Brockaway, who handles from 2,000 to 15,000 shad a year, said that shad caught in tributa- ries of the river are not fit to eat. He said he would rather eat & black snake than shad caught in those waters. PROPOSED LAW STIRS 3 MASSACHUSETTS JEWS Provides That Food Animals Shall Be Stunned Befors Slaughtered. Boston, March 1.—Jewish rabhis and physicians expect to be largely repre- sented before the committee on public health of the legislature tomorrow in opposition to a bill presented by the]] Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals, providing that animals in- tended for food shall be thrown and stunned before being slaughtered and that no animal shall be hung. up by its legs before it is deprived of sen- sation. \ Rabbis say;that if passed the bill would force the 150,000 or more Jews in Massachusetts to secure meat from outside the ecommonwealth, as they declare it runs counter to Jewish laws and customs. For many oenturies the Jewish method of slaughtering has been to cast the oreature and cut its throat with a single stroke of the knife. Jew- ish physicians declare that the crea- ture suffers no pain when killed in this manner. . WALKING ARSENAL SENT TO BELLEVUE. Mild-Mannered Man Has' Been Camp- ing Out at the Police Station. New York, March 1.—Lewis Edwards, a mild-manpered man who carried three revoivers and a long knife, was committed to Bellevuz hospital for ob- servation tonight after an effort of two weeks' duration to see Police Commis- sioner Cropsey. Edwards had spent most of this time at police headguarters, often bringing his inuch and spending the day there. OCBITUARY. John Mervin Carrere. New York, March 1.—John Mervin Cartere, thle architect, who was in- jured when a trolley car struck a tax- icab in which he was riding in this city two weeks ago. died of his in- juriés at the Presbyterian hospital (tonight. He had been unconscious for several days.. . _He was born in Rio Janeiro, Brazil, of American parents, 53 vears ago, and Was educated in Switzerland = and Franpe. After graduating from the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, in 1882, he formed a partnership with Thomas Hastihgs, the firm being known as Carrere & Hastings. Mr. Carrere was twice president of the American chap- ter of the New York Institute of Arch- itects ahd of the Beaux Arts Society of New York, of which he was a founder, and a member of many elubs. He was married in 1886 to Miss Ma- rion Dell. 2 Many well known buildings through- out the country are of his design: The New York public library and the new National Academy of Design in this city are among his masterpieces. Tramping from New York to *Frisco. have no blisters.” This is e no. I that Presi@ent Taft wrote in th;nel:: mammmwunr mtr-mgcmxn York togi‘: Franeisco. 5 7 ~ R ’ Montevideo, Battle y Ordonez president of Uruguay to succeed Dr. ‘Williman. - Celebrations are being held in homor of the event. Rotterdam, Holland, March dolph B. Tinsley. director of the ira- g;?i‘n ’tl::’ ;mune. h};’i‘&d’.flo - 3 70 Te- turning to Hoxlnnd'f = Berlin, March 1.—It is reported that the German government has inquired at Washington and Ottawa whether, this country will be entitled to ~the benefits of the American-Canadian rocity agreement. i London, March 1—Rubber shares are booming with the rise in price of the raw material. In hest informed cir- cles in Mincing lane the advance in Tubber is attributed to the usual in- fluences of smaller supply and greater demang. c Vienna, March 1.—One hundred and eighteen members of a wedding party of 120, including the bride and bride- groom, were devoured by wolves while traveling by sledzes from Obstipoff to Tashkent, in Asiatic Russia, a distance of 20 miles. : FRIDAY SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE. — Proposition to Shorten Legislative Term Provokes Animated Debate. r - (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, March 1.—In the interest of.a shorter session of the legisiature the house on Wednesday voted in favor of holding Friday sessions during the months of March and April. The action was taken only after considerable de- bate, and by no means received the united endorsement of the members. A yea and nay vote on the. resolution was demanded by Representative Hall of Willington, 131 voting yea and 83 nay. Not a few members in attendance exercised the privilege of not voting either way. In March and April. As there was only a small amount of business ready for action Wednesday, Representative Dunn of Windham im- ‘proved the opportunity to call the reso- lution providing for sessions for four days a week from the table. The res- olution in its original fo; called for sessions on Tuesday, ednesday, Thursday and Friday of each waek un- til the house shall adjourn sine die, but as amended and passed provides only for the extra day of sitting dur- ing the months of March and April. Representative Peck of Stratford op- posed the resolution as amended, on the ground that the committees will not advance their hearings rapidly enough during the mext sixty days to give the housea sufficient amount of business to consider on four days of each week; but he said if the house voted in favor of Friday sessions he would try and be present. Like num- erous: members who are attorneys, Mr. Peck does not find it convenient to :m. to Hartford on = short salendar y. Right for the Farmers. Representative Chandler of Rocky Hill favored the passage of the resolu- tion, and was of the opinion that March and April are just the time to hold sessions four days each week, as the farmers who are members can then better afford to .give their time in Hartford than in the late spring and summer. He said that Friday sessions would advance the committee work and that the congestion in business is due primarily to the delay by these bodies in filing reports. - Representative Banks said the reso- lution put the question of sitting four days each week squarely up to the members to decide, and that he was in favor of a roll call vote, so that all those who. voted for e Friday session would place themsélves on record as favoring it, and would be expected to attend as regularly on that day as on any other. Mr. Banks said he person- ally favored sessions on four days of the week, but with his experience in the past as a gulde he could not help dodbting the success of the plan. He urged the members to vote for Friday sessions if they really. intended to be present, and also to vote against it if thye intended to stay away. Vote of Three Counties. The vote by members from New London, Windham and Tolland eooun- ties was as follows: New London county—Yea, Brainard, Morgan, Abell, Allyn, Reynolds, Pal- mer, Latimr, Chesebro; noy, Elgart, Sweet, Hoxie, Learned, F. A. Johnson, Whiton, Wheeler, Dearing, Craney, Grenier, MacCliman; 7ot voting or absent, Fields, J. H. Hyde, Chapman, Stark, Belcher, Stekart, Brown, Bab- co~k, Lanphere. ‘Windham county—Yea, C. S. Hyde, ‘Warren, Bishop, Covells, Tracy, Dunn, Smijth, Perrin, Kenyon; nay, Knowlton, Befnett, Turner, illips, Keach, La- france, Thompson, Carpenter, Du Kebler; absent or not voting, F' ‘Webb, Tatem, C. J. Johnson, Rich- mond. Tolland—Yea, Lathrop, S. L. John- son, Davis, Moore, Avery, Lachorsen; Walker; nay, Stetson, Rice, Burnham, Perry, E. L. Smith, Storrs, O’Connell, Avery, Wood, Praulx, Tingier, Farren- kopf, W. H. Hall, A. L. Spicer; absent or_not voting, Tucke?, White. No action relative to Friday sessions was taken in the .senate Wednesday, but it will probably come up there to- day, the consensus of opinion being that that body will concur with the agreement adopted in: the house. it will be noted that a majority of the members from the three eastern counties of the state who voted were opposed to Friday sessions, 35 register- ing nay and 24 yea. RAILROADS TO ABIDE BY THE RATE DECISION Thirty-five Decide to Accept Comm sion’s Decree as Final. Chicago, March 1.—Thirty-five west- ern railroads decided today to not-ap- peal from the srecent decision by the interstate commerce commission de- nying the roads the right to increase ireight rates. They will accept, the decree of the commission as final The decision was reached at a meet- ing today of representatives of the roads at the Western Trunk Line as- sociation headquarters here. JEALOUS WIDOW FOUND GUILTY Murder Verdict Returned Against Wo- man Whe Threw Carbolic. Philadelphia, March 1—Accused of causing the death of Charles Marbach, aged 27 years, by throwing carbolic acid into his face in a-jealous rage because of his attentions to a young- er woman, Mrs. Mary E. Kalck, a wid- ow, aged 37 years, was convicted by a ‘jury in the criminal court here to- night of murder in ‘the second degree. More Diphtheria_at Baltimore. _ Baltimore, March 1.—TWwo0 new cases of diphtheria were reperted today at the Church home and infirmary and seventeen presons who have suspicious have beén isol at’ that institution, -~ At Johns Hopkins hos- pital four medical st r uffering | ‘was today elected TWO PROVIDED. FOR IN THE NA- VAL APPROPRIATION BILL S ALSO TWO NEW GUNBOATS Eight Hour Law to Apply to Work on Battleships—Provision of Bill Oper- . ates Against the Steel Trust. ‘Washington, March 1.—The naval ap- propriation bill was reported to the senate today. The naval programme as amended includes two first-class bat- tleships , 2 submarine tender and two gunboats. The bill appropriates $126,~ 400,838, an increase of $1,190,700 over the amount fixed by the house. Eight Hour Law on Battlesbips. Under an amendment adopted today the elght hour law will apply only to the construction-of battleships. An un- successtul effort was made to have it extend to the entire construction pro- gramme. { ] Effort to Crowd Out Steel Trust, The senate retained the provision of the house il declaring-that no part| of the appropriations for the building of battleships shall be paid to any concern which operates as a combina~ tion in restraint of trade. This pro- vision, which was offered in the house by Representative Stanley of Ken- ttucky, is directed at the steel trust. Lawyers in the senate say it will be ineffective because the navy depart- ment cannot discriminate against any concern until the courts have declared what concerns are a part of the so- called steel trust. . HEYBURN AROUSES TEMPEST IN SENATE. Proposed to Reduce Forest Rederve Appropriation from $5,000,000 to $1,000,000. < ‘Washington, March 1.—Senator Hey- burn of Idaho made a futile attempt tonight in the senate to have the an- nual expeditures for the maintenance of national forest reserves reduced from more than five million dollars to one million dollars, by the introduction of an amendment to the agricultural bill. As a result he brought down up- on head the wrath of friends of th> forest service, who .said he was trying to kill a settled policy of the government. The question arose during the cam~ sideration of the agricultural appropria- tion bill. The amendment was defeat- ed, 19 to 50. “This amendment comes from an open, frank and avowed enemy of the forest policy of the United States,” ve- hementiy aserted Seénator Root of New Youke. “Upon the y-oposal of a single enemy of-a settled policy of the gov- erpment, we are asked o take s step. There has been no report of a committee in support of it; it comes without recommendation, and 1 pro- test against it Several. senators said that they thought the forest service was too costly and that the appropriations ought to be reduced, but that the amendment offered by Mr. Heyburn went too far. To these suggestions M; Heyburn said that he proposed to fol- low the amendment with another pro- posal which, if adopted, would elim- inate at least one-third of the forest reserves. LONG ISLAND WOMAN MAKES PUBLIC BEQUESTS.| Distributes Over $350,000 Among Char- itable and Educational Institutions. New York, March 1.—Bequests of more than $350,000 to charitable and educational institutions are contained in the will of Mrs. Alice A. Hicks of 0Old Westbury, L. L., who died in this city February 17. The will, which was filed today, disposes of an estate esti- mated at $2.000,000 and directs person- al bequests aggregating nearly $800,000. Mrs. Hi was the widow of Benjamin Among the specific bequedts are $100,000 each to the Nassau Hospital jation of Mineola, L. I, and wrthmore college $60,000 to New York and PBrooklyn societies for the prevention of cruelty to children; $25,- 000 for a memorial to Henry Bergh, founder of the S. P. C. A., the memo- rial to be a fountain for horses, and $50,000 to the New York association for the improvement of the condition of the poor. Fred C. Hicks, an adopted son by a former husband, is left $240,000 outright, the residuary estate, and is chosen -executor. E. Hi Herrick is given $25,000. $5,000 REWARD FOR MRS. DRUMMOND’S PEARLS Offer It and It London Underwriters Owner Will Duplicate New York, March 1—The London underwriters with whom Mrs. Mald- win Drummond has insured her stol- en pearis and rings, offered a reward here today of $5,000 for their return to Mrs. Drummond, who was former- Iy Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., of Chicago, and who has been quoted as saying on her own account that she would will- ingly give at least $5,000 for the re- turn of her jewels. Today the fol- lowing authorized description ' was given: b One three-strand white pearl neck- lace, containing 283 pearls, inter- changeable clasps. One ring, set with large, whole black pear], surrounded with diamonds: ©One ring, set with large, half, white pearls, surrounded with diamonds. Two large black pearl earriags, syr- rounded with fair diamonds. (Pearls in ring and earrings, size of a dime). One large V-shaped brooch, set with black pearls and diamonds, with g pear-shaped black pearl pendant, size of a dime. 5 KNI.GHTS OF PYTHIAS PLEA IN ABATEMENT Filed. by Supreme Lodge in Washing- ton District Court. ‘Washington, March 1.—The supreme lodge of the Knights of Pvthias, against which John J. Turpin, a cer- tificate holder in what is known. as the fourth class, recently began pro= ceedings for a receiver, charging management and contending - that $400,000 was diverted from one fund to another in the erganization, filed a | pléa in abatement in the district court| court WHEN LORIMER WAS EXONERAT- ED BY THE SENATE. LAFOLLETTE CUT SHORT Wisconsin Senator Was Making ar| Anti-Lorimer Spesch When Time for Vote Arrived—Lorimer Congratulated Washington, March 1.—William Lor- imer retains his seat in the [Inited States senate. - By a vote of 46 to 40 that body today defeated the resolu- tion iAtroduced by Senator Beveridge declaring. the junior senator from Ilii- nois was not legally elected, _ “Has Been a Bitter Fight. The end of the case which for so many months had.been before the sen. ate and had provoked one of the bitfer fights in that body in yefl a fight in which the personal equation served to heighten the feeling—eame shortly after 1.20 o'clock. 3 Promptly at that hour the vice president brought his gavel down sharply upon his desk and called for a vote on the resolution. The agree- ment entered into by the members Yyesterday called for the end of all de- bate at that hour and the settlement of the issue by a vote. .’ Senator LaFollette’'s’ Speech Cut Short Senator LaFollette had the floor at the time and the stroke of the gavel forced him to an abrupt termination of the anti-Lorimer speech. The ayes and noes were sounded and the crowd- ed floor and gallerfes followed the roll- call with ifiterest most intense. Applause from Galleries. Upon the conclusion of the rollcall and the announ ent of the result, applause was heard from the galleries, while on the floor Senator Lorimer’s friends hastened to tender their con- gratulations. < p i G MILLIONAIRE WALVING ON WITNESS STAND. Teils of His First Mesting With Miss Grun\m-n in Gay Pai _New York, March 1.—William Eng- lish Walling, the wealthy socialist and writer, took the stand in his defense at a night continuauce of today's session of the hearing of %he $10,000 breach of promise suit, brought against him by Anna Berthe Grunspan. He testified he first met the plaintiff in Paris in June, 1905. - Met Her on Champs Elysees. “I was walking down the Champs Elysees with a friend,” Walling said, “and we saw two young women walk- ing along. 1 said to one: ‘My friend thinks be knows you.’ We talked t the way Parisian meén met and talked With women- on the streets at night. Finally we took a cab to an amuse- fmn( place—a cheap sort eof Coney sland.” — 2 "What took place in the cab?’ he was asked. Put Her Head on Shouider. “The same sort of talk about the streets of Paris. She put her head on my shoulder on the way home.” Walling said he met Miss Grunspan again in a few days, and that they be- came quite friendly on the third meet- inz. They were ~together frequently after that. He denied giving her a ring or any token of engagement, “Did you ever give her brother, Dan, a ring or watch?’ Gave Her Brother a Cheap Watch. “I never gave him a ring, but I may have given him a cheap watch,” Wal~ ling replied. Said Anna Was His Wife. “Towards the end of ‘Juna she told me she could live nicely on 200 francs 2 month and if T would give her that she would not have to work,” Walling continued.. “On June 30 there 1ere massacres in Russia and 1 wanted to know what was going on. It was de- cided that she should go along, as she had “brothers there from whom she had not heard for several months. “I went to the embassy and got the passport for myself and wife. They asked me if I was.married and-I found myself getting into deep water. I said yes, an” they asked my wife’s name. 1 said Anna Berthe.” Never Talked of Matrimony. Walling testified that he and Miss Grunepan also lived together in Ber- lin and in Switserland. There was no talk of matrimony in any of their trav- els, he said, nor did he meet Miss Grunspan’s ‘mother, as she testifiad. Miss Grunspan was alternately viva- cious and despondent, and Waling,who admitted that his main object was to get rid of her, said that he tried to equip her to earn a living by paving for her lessons in English. Hz wanted her to become an interpreter, he said. There was a settlement, Walling said, when they separated in Switzerland. He thought it was a “very square one.” Threatened to Drowm Herself. Their next meeting, Walling testified. was in Paris in June, 1906, Walling’'s flancee, Miss Strunsky, to whom he said he had shown Miss Grunspan’s Jetters, being withh him. There was a scene and Miss Grunspan cried and said she was going to drown herself. “Did you ever deceive her in any way ?” asked his counsel. “I dom’t think anything I ever said or did deceived her five minutes,” Wal- ling answered. “I think she understood perfectly all our relations at the time we were together.’ MURPHY, OPPOSED TO A SECOND CAUCUS Governor Dix Hopeful That Senater- ial Deadlock Will. Now Be Broken. Albany, N. Y., March 1.—Governor Dix expressed the hope tonight that a settlement of the senatorial deadlock might be reached within a week, due to a conference of the democratic leg- islators. While the governor was not inclined to djscuss the situation, it is known that he would like to see such a conference develop into a cau- cus which would select & man, agree- able to regulars and insurgents with- in the next few days. ‘Whether such a conference will be called this week is _said to depe largely upon the wishes of Charles ¥. F. Sheehan’s suggestion -of a second caucus a con- ference of leaders discussed the plan today, but took no action. Mr. Mur- phy- is said to have sent word that he was not in favor of another cau- ‘cus. 2 = $500 for Election Crookedness: The Plague 'Continues to -Ravage ‘Manchuria and .bread riots have oc- stricken district. s Count Apponyi Declares i tional peace cannot come - all nations. disarm._ simultaneously. Eleven German Universitie: technical schools will institute Tec- tures on aeronautics this year. | It 1s 'Reported that an American has offered $500,000 the Marquis of Lansdowne's Rembrandt, The Mill The Vatican, in & Note to the Span- ish government, again refuses to re- allxm‘;a negotiations unless the former yields. The President Yesterday Nominated William H. Gibson to be assistant treasurer of the United States at Philadelphia. ’ Z | The Earl of Percy, who was an ush- at Miss Goulll's wedding, walked the railroad ties from Montreal to Ot- tawa on a ivager. John Hays Hammeand has been se- lected to represent President Taft as special ambassador at the coeronation of King Gegrge V. The British Goyernment has invited the United States to, join in the naval pageant which will Ué an incident of the coronation of King George. The Stockholders of the Norfolk Southern railway have authorized an increase in the company’'s bond issue. from a present maximum of $12,000,000 | to $35,000,000. . The American Geographical.Society will present the Cullum gold medal to Prof. Herman Wagner of the univer- sity of Gottingen, in recognition of his achievements in geography. Wi Cotter Has R presidency of the Cincinna & Dayton = Railway Co. and Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore & Ohio’ Raflway Co., has been elected his successor, B The National Committee for the cel- ebration of one hundred years of peace between English-speaking people, an- nounces the acceptance by ex-Presi- dent Roosevelt of the post of honoary chairman of the executive committee. Announcement of the Election of the following members of the class of 1912 to the fYale literary magasine board has _been made: J. L. Bell, Aiken, 8. C.; E. P. Dawson, Taunton, Mass. A Goodhart, New York; E. N Hickman, New Haven, 4nd P. L. Ro- senfeld, New York. “'rh. ml:iliing aAf Thmmfizi‘: s ncludi one American, e ja delivery at Chihuahud, Mexico, Sun- day, has been reported to the state department in.a telegram frem Amer- ican Vice Consul Leonard at that point. Mr. Leonard said that 43 pris- oners escaped and that 20 are still at large. JOHN MITCHELL QUITS THE CIVIC FEDERATION Actiofi Taken to Appease United Workers of America. New York, March 1.—John Mitchell, former head of the United Mine Workers of America, and lately chair- man of the trade agreement depart- ment of the National Civic Federa- tion, today made public his resigna- tion' of his office and membership in the latter organization. It’was also announced that President Seth Low of the Civic_ Federation has accepted the resignation, to take effect at the close of the present month. Mr, Mitchell's severance of relations with the Civic Federation follows the attitude recently taken by the United Mine Workers of America in declar- ing that any member of their organ- ization accepting a position with the National Civic Federation would thereby forfeit membership. MAINE’S DROUGHT 7 MAY BE RELIEVED Prohibition Constitutional~Amendment to Be' Resubmitted to People. * Augusta, Me., March 1.—Resubmis- sion of the vote to the people of Maine of the amendment to the state consti- tution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating’ liquors, now lacks only the signature of Gov. Frederick W. Plaisted before being put into ef- fect. The resubmission resolution which received its final passage in the house yesterday today went through the last stage in the senate, by a vote of 23 to 7, and was sent to the gov- ernor. Governor Plaisted, in his campaign for election, repeatedly declared him- self in favor of resubmission and his signature is antieipated. The matter will then come before the people at a :Mcbh“ election to be held mnext sep- ember. % SUICIDE LEFT MESSAGE .FOR WALLINGFORD MAN. Slashed Throat With Razor at Milbank Baths in New York. cvma. URGES AMERICANS " 6TRICKEN PEOPLE $100000 NEEDED AT ONCE Barks and Waeeds the Only Feed, and Thousands Are Dying of Starvatien ~—Red Cross Cables $1,000 More. ‘Waghington, March 1.—To meet the g needs of the starving of Chi lcan Wilder ‘makes it plain that that amount will be needed be fore the army transport Buford, no loading at Seattle, can possibly arrive in China with its supplies. - Subsisting on Barks and Weeds. The situation, Mr. Wilder adds, is desperate. While some relief has been given to the suffering mulfitudes, thousands are dying of starvation. Barks and weeds, the consul general says, provide the only food for thou- . sands of others. In a statement issued by the state department today, publishing the ap peal, based upon the officlal advices | showing the immediate needs of th situation, the hope was expressed tha: the American people would make generous response to the appeal for funds by the American National Red Cross, which will cable them to Shang- hai for distribution, Red Cross Cables Additional $1,000. The Red Cross today cabled $1,000 to Mr. Wilder, making a total of $23,- which the Red Cross has disbursed for the relief of the sufferers: $16,000 had been cabled directly to the strick- en districts and $7,000 had been spent for supplies for the Buford. A BREAK IN RANKS OF STRIKING MINERS. Twenty Workmen Return to Empley of Dominion St Sprinf Hill, N. S., March 1. break in the ranks of the workmen at the Spring Hill mings, who quit work nearly two vears in an effort to secure recognition of the United Mine Workers, occurred today, when twenty mechanics presented themselves at the offices of the Do- minion Steel corporation, seeking rein ‘They were at once placed the mines. The strike, which was largely due to rivairy between the two miners’ or. ganizations, the Pro ‘Working- man’s association and the Upited Min ‘Workers of Amerfes, went into cflv-’ early in the summer of 1909. For many menths the operation of the mines was interfered with, but the meanagement, aided by the Provincial Wi X association, gradually secured men te fill some of the places of strikers, and at the present time 800 miners are at work, as compared with a previous force of 1,500, according to the man- agement. During the early part of the strike there were frequent clashes betweem the_strike thiters and the av- thorities, and at times mili been on duty about the mines. BODY OF EX-GOVERNOR BORNE TO CEMETERY Maryland Dignitaries Attend Funera! of John A. Carroll. Baltimore, March 1.—In the pres- ence of an assemblage that crowded the edifice, the funeral of ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll was held at the ca- thedral today. A special train brought the body and the relatives and friends of the family from Washington, where the great-grandson of Charles Carroll of Carroliton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, died last Monday. ‘- Governor Crothers and his staff, a large delegation from the Sons of the Revolution, of which Governor Carroll was president genefal twenty years, and a representation from the Society of the Cincinnati were awaiting the cortege at the cathedral. The govern- or and his staff and the members of the societies were the honorary pall bearers. Mgr. Thomas J. Lee, rector of St Matthew’s Catholie church, Washing- ton, where Govermor Carroll was a communicant, was the celebrant at the regular mass. The body was con- veyed to Bomnie Brae cemetery for burial. ‘A number of persons came from dis- tant cities to attend the funeral. ANOTHER MIDNIGHT SESSION OF SENATE Republicans Making Effort te Enact Tariff Board Bill. Wl-hix:fig:. Mnr:g %;:V‘h; Sen- ator Bev e moved & ght's sion of the senate further considera- tion of the bill to create a permanent tariff board, thus indicating that con- trol of the measure had passed from Senator Lodge, the member of the finange committes who reported it, te a semator who is mot on the commit- tee, as clever a bit of hazing as was ever witnessed in the semste chamber followed. 2 Beginning with some facetious len have New -York, March 1.—A man whe{ments by Senator Stome of n.i':.?a ‘beeame . registered as F. Brown attempted sui- cide by slashing his throat with a razor in ar: individual bathroom of the Milbank Memorial people’s baths to- night. He was found unconscious by a policeman who burst open in_his coat pocket: “In case anything happens to me, notify R. Talbott, 137 Fair etreet, Wal- lingford, Conn. 1l health is the cause of this. * F. BROWN.” CONSOLATION PRIZE ° . FOR A CONGRESSMAN J s Defeated for Renomination, = He/ Is Made Minister to Portugal. Washington, March 1.-%::@:5- tive Henry S. Boutell of Lwar today nominated by President to be United States,minister to Portu- N epresentative Boutell was defeated for the Station Agent Robbed of 9400, N. J., March serious wh ppi. nority leader, d tion. Finally he moved that bil be Te-committed to the committee on finance in the hope of th situation. t'l’!.l‘!l1 motion fail vor of 22 t 12.82 ck the eenate, by a vote of 3 to 44, to adjourn. The negative votes were cast entirely by republicans ::do felt bound :.’ the agreement reac! yesterday en« act the tarift if possible. They hope to get an agreement beforec morning. (PRISON TERM FOR _ g CHEATING IN SCHOOLS Novel Proposition to Come Before the Flori Jacksonville, Fla., on roa by |1