Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 1, 1911, Page 1

York on the 64th Baflot Democratic Insurgents Capitulated and Made Elecnon Possible—O’Gorman Resigns Place on Supreme Bench, With a Salary of $17,500, to Become Eligi- ble to Election—Both Dix and Murphy Satisfied. Legisiators Hugged Each Other. Members were hugging one another in their joy at this ending of the ‘wearisome struggle they con- tinued to howl and sing and scream. It was some minutes before order could be restored and the formal rat- ification of the caucus’ degree O’Gorman a Tammany Favorite. James A. O'Gorman has long been one of the most’ prominent members of Tammany hall. He has been one of its foremost orators for thirty years, ha established his reputation as a_ pul the political organization when, at the age of twenty-one, his eloquence was credited with having saved a doubtful assembly. district for the democrats. Born on West Side. Mr. O'Gorman was born on the low- er West Side of New York city on May 5. 1 He is the son of Thomas and O'Gorman, and married Anne M. L«llo in this city on January Albany, N. Y. March 31.—Supreme Court Justice James Aloysius O'Gor- man, homocrut, of New York city, was elected United States senator tonight by the legislature aftér the most -pro- tracted struggle over this position that 1s recorded in the annals of the Em- pire state. On the final ballot, the ixty-fourth since. the contesd began, e received 112 votes to 80 cast for Chauncey M. Depew, whose term’ex- pired on March 4. Regult in Doubt Till Last Minute. The result was in doubt almost up 10 the minute of recording the votes. This was due to the uncertainty as to low many of the democratic insur , who for over two months had’ nrevmted the election of a senator be- cause of !h.?"-mlllcln to William F. Sheehan, original caucus can- didate, would enter the second caucus which had been adjourned from day to , since Monday. Resigned Judgeship Before Ballot. At the close of & A{ marked by al- most continuous negotiations between the two democratic factions, the in. surgents finally capitulated and Jus. tice O'Gorman’s election was accom- plished. A few minutes before the ballot was cast, his resignation from the bench was filled at the office of Secretary of State Lagansky, for a constitutional prevision would have prohibited his election while - holding. the office of justice of the supreme osurt. Result Greeted With Applause. Wila applause marked the end of the long contest and the legislature, & m the state capitol by Wed- esday’s fire, ly adopted a reso- ution adjourning unul April 17, ‘Governor Dix tonight expr wratification at the result. The gov- ernor at once nnt this telm to the ‘s tor: " and state are to be eon- mle!- and two sons, Admitted to Bar in 1882, After finishing a course in the pub- 1lc schools, Mr. O’Ggrmas seventeen, entered the College of the City of New York where he obtamed an academic training. From there he went to the Universi: Law school, was juated and en- tered the bar in 1882. He began build- ing up a law practice with rapid suc- cass and from the time he cast his first vote he had aligned himself with imany hall, so that before he was out of law school his service§ as an ‘orator were in demand. " New Draws”Salary of $17,500. Tammany favored him generously. In 1895 he w elecud a justice of the junicipal - c and assigned varl. ogsly, to the Tenth lnd Eleventh mu- D’.l court distric He continued - 899 he was elstcud a‘ ju.ltic; lhc»-?w- col for .a. term o Wlfi_ ‘Years from January 1, 1900. salary a ich has been 317,500, or almost three times what he will re- celve as a United States senator. had almost He three years yet to serve &8 a supreme court justice, while as a senator he has six years. O’Gorman for Reciprocity. The new senator from New York will support al the progressive policies of the democratic party and will join hands with President Taft in urging reciprocity with Canada, and the for- tification of the Panama canal “My best efforts shall be devoted to meeting the just expectations of my fellow citizens,” he said in a state- ment issued at his home late tonight. He was flooded with congratulatory telegrams tonight. personal sacrifice, ' “JOHN A. mx" Murphy Also Pleased. harles F. uurghy, leader of Tam- many hall, who weeks has been mh|m to bring about the election of Sheehan himself as mnly 1ylaud ‘at the onuoma. Result of the Ballot. The caucus ballot showed a total of preum and vonna, apportioned in thi James A. O’Gorman 63, Wllllnm F Sheehan 23, Istdor Straus §, D. Cady Herrick 4, ohn D. Kernan 8, Alton B. Parker 1, William Sulzer 1 Appllnse swept the chamber and it wag only a few minutes before the formal joint balloting began, TABLES TURNED ON COX BY GRAND JURY. PROTESTS AGAINST LETTING DOWN BARS ON SUNDAY One Clergyman, However, Admits He | New Indictment Returned and a Plays Ball on Sabbath, Change of Venue Granted. Hartford, March 31.—The opponents Cincinnati, March 31.—George B. of a new Bunday observance law had thefr innings before the judiciary eommittee this afternoon and most of them made a plea against letting down the bars or commercializing Sundays. The hearing was in effect on the Fish- er substitute for all the Sunday bills ‘before the committee. Mayor Fisher =aid that Middletown was typical of the rest of the cities of the state and strict enforcement of the Sunday law law was far from popular. He said, we needed a law that can be enforced and something should be done for the people who are hemmed in six days & week. Personally, he was in fayor of Sunday amateur ball plgying. Minister Plays Ball on Sunday. Rev. P. G. Gilvert of Middletown fa- vored the Fisher bill. He sald he has charge ,of four Sunday schools and M played ball and refereed games on Cox's legal forces, which since Feb. 21 have with apparent success been wag- ing a fight of technicalities against the indictment charging the financier and republican leader with perjury, were outflanked today. The grand jury on the eve of its mustering out returned a fresh indict- ment against Cox, charging perjury. On this true bill Prosecuting Attorney Hunt immediately obtained a change of venue, and as a consequence Cox faces the jprospect of being forced into an open fight in the courts of Clermont county before the complicated situa- tion in Hamilton county has been cleared up. Today’'s indictment was the third re- turned against Cox. “RECIPROCITY UNFAIR TO FARMERS OF COUNTRY.” Master of National Grange Protests to President Taft. Concord, N. H., March 31.—In an open letter to President Taft, made public here today, former Governor Bachelder, master of the national grange, practically threatens to with- driw the support of the grange from advocacy of a permanant tariff com- mission because he considers the pro- posed reciprocity agreement with Can- :le; unfair to the farmers of this coun- Mr. Bachelder asks the president if Letters of Protest. s | he bieieves that the primtiple of pro- P L R o"{h:":ol"g‘_ tection 18 “protection for the manu- Pay league submitted to the commit: |tacturers and free trade for the farm- of the state, ninety per cent. of qu.f.“;::d pounds - geveral - other M B H, Potter, repregenting the council of federation of churches, sald he was commissioned to -é that the federation advociites only days of labor out of seven and no e; only Sunday employment under acts of mercy and necessity, and no’ Sunda @sports for which admission 1s- chnr‘e: €, H. Edwards, representing the th-day A tists, said that "Mt ;h 'Cnlac nu’vur Wog e upon udges lde umgn- which they are at deci variance at the M! time. hem_ being against en:‘m'reinlkll.nt AEnt petiy. the Sabl and in: an; W which disposes of the uestion By tegas|, DERAILED NEAR WESTPORT. i Angus of Hartford pleadedCer® On Two Traine Mset With the Same Exp- vlth nu committee mot to let down | Sy further. . Under the present .‘r . ‘Westport, Conn., mrch 31.—The da- "" 3 he, “vou ‘can punieh a man | .ing ‘of & car on a passenger train i Dound of cangy. Labor|jere tonight leavin g here at 810 f .'""{‘:.'ld P o T '::; Springfield caused & delay of ten min- he aidne got rormectogrr°d |utes to that train while the car was e B A e o oplented, i |Deing shifted. A train bound for ealled the Fisher bill & literary rather | Briasenort Which was sent to tho as- ll-l“nce of the 8.10 also had two cars a commission Be raised to study g“ o which caused a delay of over question for two years, with a ‘” tea ‘to drafting 2 law 'h“ "m sive The cause ot.‘;he derailments has not n been No one was injured. % Dansiape but the fl.';m; TORRINGTON LAWYER date relative to what are acts of BARRED FROM PRACTICE Becearits’ in canmention on. " with thetr Under the Ban for a Year for Un- ‘professional Conduct. Winsted, Conn., March 31.—In a de- cision handed down by Judge A. F. m. in ‘the eu) court today of :I:.rrlnf practice in d of ‘one year. th before the S . H R. Scovill m wi not be. allowed to th%hcqnnjt_or» the Blected United States Senator from New ic speaker in the interests of 1884, They have uine childrem, seven n, as a lad of of New York’ ulis 31.—le V. monoplane at ‘cloc] ‘morning and arrived here at 8.30 o’clock, hav= Ing maintained an average speed Of 90.2 miles an hour. Hanover, Germas March 81— Lieutenant Erler, the ‘military -aviatos, and. his passenger, who left men yesterday, landed here today. \Their aeroplane was damaged in the course of a hard struggle with adverse winds. London, March 31.—The revenue re- turns for the year ending March 31, which were issued tonight, show an | .enormous total of $1,019,252,940, or over $20,000,000 more than wvid Lloyd-George, chancellor of the ex- chequer, estimated. in the past budget. The surplus revenue over expenditure amotnts to $28,033,830. N Berne, Switzerland, March 31—The final obstruction to the Loetchberg tynnel through the Bernese Alps was pierced by the laberers at 3.50 o'clock this morning affer five and a half years’ work and the expemditure of ‘20000 000. The tunnel, which is the third longest in Europe, measures 14,- 500 metres or appraxlml.taly nine miles. Paris, March 31. —The results of the census m.‘klng during the first week of March are being announced piecemeal and indicate the general growth of the cities at the expense of the country districts. All important centers in the department of Saone-Et-Loire show ‘gains, while the villages have fallen off. The same drift citywards is tak- ing place in the department of the Rhone. INSURRECTORS” ROUTED IN TWO DAYS' BATTLE. El Paso, Tex, bloodiest ‘and most important zattle of the Mexican insurrection thus far dn the atate of Sonora is ended, after two 'days of stubborn fighting, which be- gan Monday near Ures and San Ra- Although the insurrectos outnumber- ed the March 31.—The ditional ammunition from Hermoslilo, and the insurrectos were compelled to abandon the fight. Although the loss on both sides was heavy, reports. of the killed end wounded have ben greatly exaggerat- ed, and it is now known that not more than one hundred ‘were killed on both sides. < De La Barra and Diaz Confer. Mexico City, March 31.—Minister De La Barra had a contell':nce s tonight with President Diaz. character was not made public. Rebels Desroy Two Bridges. Cuguatla, Mexico, March 31.—Yes- teérday the rebels destroyed two bridges on the Intep- Cuauatla, and another-between Vidal and Ixtia. Thney also attacked a sugar plantation. ing thém. TWO NEW YORK HOTELS TO CLOSE. Hoffman House and Gilsey House to Suspend Bu New York, March 31L—Two of the city’y famous hotels—the Hoffman house and the Gilsey ‘house—will close their doors immediately, At a meet- ing of the creditors of the ‘Hoffman house tonight the-Misses Caddagan, sisters of the late proprietor—relin- quished control of the house and it will be closed mext Mornday midnight. The corporation: was adjudged bank- rupt Jlast fall The “Gilsey house will be cloaed to- morrow noon and converted #o busis ness purposses. Both hotels in their day have had the names of many men of national prominence on their regis- ters. Uceanic ~railway near Federal 1‘“[7093 are pursu- ess. THAMES COLLEGE RESOLUTION PASSES. Will Be in Hands of Governor Early Next Week, (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, March 31.—A resolution incorporating Thames college passed the house in concurrenc2 with the sen- ate at Friday’'s session, and under sus- pension of the rules was immediately transmitted to the engrossing clerk. Representative Whiton of New Lon- don explained that rapid action was desired that the resolution might reach the governor promptly. They Do Not Worry Him. “Don’t worry about it; these things don’t bother me,” said Judge Landis of the Unitea States district court in Chicago, when he received a letter threatening his life because he had refused to discharge a man accused of writing \similar letters to-a private «citizen. It isn’t best to worry about such things, but it would be worth a lot of work on the part of the policg’ and secret service agents to capture the man who wrote the letter. Per- sons who threaten by way Of aneny- mous letters are more likely to run than to shoot, but - the practice of sending such commpunications to judges should be discouraged.—Hart- ford Courant. Elder Miles Grant. Elger Miles Grant, one of the oldest Advent preachers in this country, died {on Friday in Los Angeles, Cal. He | was a native of Torrington, born De- cember 13, 1819, and was converted in Hartford in 1843, becoming first a Methodist and-later an Adventist and was ordained in New York in 1850. He preached fifty-five years, and in thirty states as well as in England, Scotiand, Ireland, and Rome. He was for a time editor of the World's Crisis and the Adventist Journal. He was a resident of Springfield, Mass., for a number of years, A Large Contract. The debatz in the New Jersey senate over the federal income tax amend- ment brought out this statement: Mr. Gebhardt contended that there Was not one member of the senate who didn’t pay more to the government for the maintenance of the army, navy, etc, than Carnegie and Rockefeller. “They are both dyspeptics and can’t eat much, and they dress poorly,” he said. “Neithet one pays a dollar. on his_$500,000,000, and yet each rece a thousand times mork protection.” The New York Sun tries to make nrx‘ry over this argument, but there. is failure to answer it or point out tain rough way the statement presents substantial truth, eand the person or newspaper that undertakes to justify or laugh away suth a si in r-p;ct ta liln!flhlldén of the edml ' ' ledernl forces, their ammuni- tion became exhausted in the contin- ued engagement. The federals were able to.obtain reinforcements and ad- wherein it megits ridicule. ‘In a'cer- | B LEADER OF CAMORRIST vt 'm‘ - ‘. THE'WITNES! 'STAND, but were: DMQIIM. i mh}-lm":m& ” “ SR e e of (50 ""t signed & bill mfiflmg ths away of lunches in places w] toxicating - liquors are sold. That Kermit Robsevelt, Harvard 18, is'a ‘fium actor” is the judgment of the stage manager of this year's Has- & Pudding theltflu s at Harvard. A New Elfiva(cr fi purpose of carrying AUTHORITIES GET AFTER- 'mg TRIANGLE WAIST COMPANY, - WORK ROOM UNDER THE BAN| MAKES COMPLETE DENIAL Declares Abbatemaggio’s Testimony is Absurd—“l Am a Victim of Yellow. Journalism,” Shouts the Prisoner. Building Department Requires: Rear- rangement of Machines—Funeral Parads to Have 200,000 in Line- v ‘h' exclusive ew_up and t ‘has peres New York, March 31.—The new home of the 'l‘rhnx!e Waist company, 144 of whose employes:met death in or as'a result of the Washington Place. fire last” Saturday, was placed under the ban of the building department today. The order set forth that the manage- ment has placed four rows of ma- chines, 21 in each row, so that wreu o the fire escape is biocked. ‘The company had resumed work this ‘morning on the top floor of a six story tvger;roa, lialy, March lmg!—"rhe Tovers of the dramatic eir fill at today’s gession of the trial of the 36 Camor- | fOWR & Lg,‘,;d"‘"‘“fl‘;: ol rists for murder. Enrico Alfano, the| “ooR, s o terror of Italy, reputed to be the actual z ‘head of the criminal organ lon, was under interrogation and h the ispec- tators spellbound with .the e!oqnence of his denials. “Victim of Yellow .laurnlhun. “T am a victim of yellow journalism, 2 ' mi President A. Lawrence —-Lowell of Harvard \zm‘tr;mi% n‘l;a]l accepted the posi on. the rate’ commis- sion of to him several weeks n‘fo by Pre-mem Taft. cwwludln. His_ Val prayer in tones that deep emotion, Dr. Cyrus Northrop end- ed his long service as president of: University of Minnesota yesterday,” Two Wisconsi estics Who' are going to Salem, xon, . during the present colonist rush, wiil be auction- ed off to the highest bidds'l 80 many zl;pmuons /Jhaving - been made- ‘for em. MYSTIC MAN ON THE X INTERNATIONAL. JURY., Charles H. Davis Will Pass on Paint- ings at Art Exhibition. Pittsburg, March 31.—John W. Beat- ty, director of fine arts of the Carnegie Institute, today - announced that -the following painters had been _selected to serve on the international jury which will meet in Pittsburg April 6. to accept paintings and award prizes for the fifteenth annual international art exhibition: Willlam Chase, J. Alden Weir, Irving R. Wiles, all of New York city; 'W. Elmer Schofield, Phtuadelbhll' Edmund C. - Tarbell, Hoston: Frank Duveneck, Cineinnati; Cetflia Beaux, Gloucester, Mass.; Charles: H. Davis, Mystié, Conn.; Maurice Greffenhagen, ‘Ii.ondon' Anders L Zorn, Moral, Swe- en. pw cry with faltered ~from: Self Commendatory Becauées For Home Trade ~ ‘The best boosters of any tewn are those who buy goods at home; and pay for the goods promptly after the contract has been filled. He who buys at home pays interest to himself. ‘These are the good reasons given by one man who glways traded at ‘home— Because my interests are here. Because the community that is good enough for me to live in is good enough for me to buy in. Because I believe in transacting business with my friends. Becaise I want to see the g00ds." ‘ Because I want to get what I buy when I pay for it. Because my home dealer “carries” me when I am run short. Becausa every dollar I spend at home stays at home and helps work for the welfare of the city. Because I sell what I produce here at home. Because the man I buy from gives value received always. Because the man I buy from pays his part-of the town, county and city taxes. Because the man I buy from helps support my school, my church, my-lodge, my home. Because, when ill-luck misfortune or bereavement comes, the man in to 1 buy from is hex‘ekw:gl }‘1:15 xlf(indl,vde;pressinns of greeting, his words of . The jgry Wfl} award three medals of cheer,_and cketbool needs be, onor, the first carrying $1,500; second, You advertise at home becausz home folks buy home goods. Send $1,000, and third $500. Awards ~vill | of for a l;u‘;leuntr:te card and learn how to reach the people with econo- be made without regard to_nationality. my and despate] Bt e whom Sk egE Now is the time to-subscribe for The Bulletin. It witl be left ‘at BLOODHOUNDS °N THE your door for 12 cents a weak. SCENT OF KIDNAPPERS. Following, is a summary of the matier printed the past week: % : % in the Event of Their cam They. Bulletin Telagraph ~ Local .Gengeal Total "Will Be Lynched. ~ i Seturday.” . Map. ‘25, 71 : 160\ 913 1144 ' ias Yemam X o n&rch»ax.—a“&: b 5 ol near-the o4 Mondey. - Mar. 27, 85 113 254 452450k S "I ACR : u.mrm of this efi Tuesday, Mar: 28 112 . 153 208 - 473 || 5t 0admon: ‘or s $15000 tansmsaco # % ‘being closely pursued t by dep- . Wednesday. - Mar. 29 90 124 <203 417 A v il e e i Thursday, . Mar. 30 92 109 210 411 M of here tonleit waidthat o ‘our men eV lo e Frida Mar. passed there, riding at full gallup. Y 3t 85 115 185 385 Cowboys" n:;'n the. ranch s peor Y 595 776 1973 3282 || Beeere i Sed e te s o P R iynching in’/case pers shou! ota 535 776 1973 3282 bidgehand 4 th The gidneppers are’ believed -to be | T members of a gang of postojce and ‘bank robbers, all ex-convicts. A reward of $20,000 has been M‘ structure, #ated non-fire proof, fin University place, not far from the scene of ‘the recent disaster. Changes in the machine arrangement will be necessary before work cen go on. Relief Fund Reaches $65,571. Rel ds for the fire sufferers fo- talled 5,071 - tonight. Thirteen uni- dentified bodies remain in the morge. Grand Jury Investigation Coming. The grand jury investigation has not yet been got under way, but as- surances are glven that there will be a rigid one. 200,000 in Funeral Parade. Two hundred thousand persons or more will march-in a silent parade, with draped ®Danners, through the streets of New York nevi Wednesday in memory of the fire victims, if plans are carried out as outlined tonight by a meeting of representatives of more than 150 labor. . unfons. Resolutions were passed calling upon citizens' to decorate tlreir houses with some sign of mourning. —~ CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EXTENDED. Act Passed the House Without Any Opposition Yesterday. (Special to The "Bulletin.) Hartford, March 31.—An act annex- ing a part of the town of Norwich to the Central school district of Norwich’ passed the house on Friday after a favorable report from the committee on new towns and probate district: Mr. -Donovan of Meriden, for the com. mittee, exp]amed the reasons for de- siring the chang The biil pn.ssed wflkout opgbsmon. EIGHT NEW COLONELS FOR REGULAR ARMY. There Will Be ‘Nine Lisutenant Col- sonels and 27 Majors. ‘Washington, . March 31.—The two hundred additional officers granted the army by the last session of congress will be distributed among the grades from first Heutenant to colonal as fol- lows: 77 first lieutenants, 79 captains, 27 majors, nine lieutenant eolonels and eight colonels.. ‘ROOD 'SCREEN. LI Memorial to Mrs. Mary Crissy Wheel- | er-at St. John’s—Rector’s Twentieth Anniversary. Next Sunday, March 26 (mid-Lent), will_be Dneho( unusual . and_speciail S N NS | 5.3 e Surors must consider. that: the lf;fl:ga’fi?:‘:go N “eym" nTmheB'{ifi]:';:"; acéused men are sons of Vesuvius, are largé class by the bishop, there: will | 85 e tempered be the consecration of a - beautiful | 224 ready & o e rood ~screen at the mom aervice. | WHIEREDVORe, buL s The rood screen, or choir grill, is a ’gwh'm“"’ e memorial ‘to “Mrs, mmdeermyt Whsel- fomin his wife er, for mal rs_a devout memi Y ot -8t mu.% church. n 151; 33 Fisher Goes Home fo Vots. F Mra: B. W. nl al : w..mmn. March l&——'W"Nu' L. end” William of the memn un n} Joarky thg 1L;mmem he cried. ' “I have been ruined by Carabineers, who have made me ap- pear as an assassin.” CANNOT SUE: TOWN Abbatemaggio a “Pelice Spy.” N Brricone, as he is. commonly calle said that Abbatemaggio’s tale of se- crats confided to him by other Camor- rists was absurd. ‘‘Abbatemaggio,” he said, “was considered a spy of the police. He went into the game having nothing to fear. When I was arrested he took possession of and sold the harnesses in my stables,” Absurdities of Accusations. In emphasizing what he called the absurdities of Abbakemaggio’s accusa- tions, Erricone instanced the gay re- turn ‘from Torre Del Greco of the al- leged assassins after the murder of Cuoccolo. He told of the gathering of friends at the railway station to say farewell to Ibello and of their drinking together. - “Even,” said he, “if we were wil danimals, was it possible for us to act like this after murdering a. man and while preparing to murder his 7 This is savagery, which only a criminal mind like that of Abbate- maggio. could conceive.” Claims Attempt to Blackmail Him. Erricone then descrtbed how Abbate- maggio tried to blackmail him by threatening to make revelations against him.- Erricone consulted a lawyer who said that if he was arrested he would have to remain in prison for several vears before his case came to trial Therefore, the witness said, he decided to escape, and took first class passage by steamer to Marseilles, because the firgt class section of the vessel was not searchedl by the police. He went to Paris and Havre and then sailed for ?T_ewdvork, where he stopped with a riend. for the kidnappers, dead or alive. FOR COMMISSION Town Treasurer Must Resign to Vali- date is Action. Providence, R. L, h 31.—Tax Collector Herbert W. er of War- wick cannot sue himself as town treasurer which he considers due him in his capacity as collector,” the su- The court as preme court decided today. stated that the action canfot be main- tained while the plaintiff is alsé the defendant, and Mr. Barbéer will have to resign as treasurer if he wishes to continue the suit. Mr. Barber recently refused to ac- cept a salary of $600, which the town council voted him -as collector, sand when he had collected taxes.amounting to $165,008, he claimed five per cent, or $8,250. th af! of - to GREENWICH'S TOWN CLUB, i, ot Organization is Attracting : Much At- tention and May Be c-p-.d in Nor- walk. thy The formation of the Town Club of Greenwich, at which all members as- semble for the purpose of discussing matters of public interest to the cit- izens of ‘the town of Greenwich, is attracting attention in the Norwalks and a movement ‘i3 oft foot to organize such a.club in. éfls town for similar purposes, says The Hout. It is ar- gued that by thus n!hdlh‘ tthm,m" 2nd hearing the thoug i well as being, nvgn i 10 voice one’s 8wn seni ters of ?ubllo mtdsut. duqy Not Allowed to Remain Here. o Shortly after arriving in New York he said he was visited by a man who}’ spoke Italian with an American aec- cent. The man asked him “Are you Enrice Tramontano?” Erricone said he replied that his name was Enrigo Alfano. Another man, whom the wit- ness. said he afterwards learned was Lieutenant Petrosino, identified him from a photograph which the American datective had. Petrosino asked him to &0 to police headquarters, where he was told that owing to his bad record he could not -remain in the United States. The witness saifl he was lock- ed up In the Tombs at New York and was later taken to France and then extradited to Italy. Called the Testimony “Childish.” ‘Erricone continued, ridiculing the description of the orra -given by Abbatemaggio, calling it fantastic and idish. He ended his testimony vflth ous appeal to the jury, . €= | ¢hy si FI ui explains The Town Club of' (Intgw[g}— e n- eral Statement of Club's Afms Jof -the ‘elub ~1. To provide an ovpon;n residents _of “tlie town w’w cemmon: m\m , “actuad .interest. yca situation s this| B! :MNGTION oF THE SENATOR m;gmu&f‘ Wants ta Know, if It is Not.a Waste' ‘of Mnmy—-Nnnl Secretary lxpflu Battleship Had Outlived md-uu-._ was not a waste of money, *Secretary kins in his reply that the San would have been noth “death trap” if she actual battle. obsolete in design and the experiments ot Gate, naving out of date, hav een ol about 32 vears ago, and he c!m anthorities to show-that a wessel has reached that age is prac useless for fighting. purposes. FHumanitarian. protests having received by Secretary Meyer from va- rious societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals because & number the Texas during the target T hese/ animals,” e the amielioration of less suffering and destruction of hu. man life in time of war. information as to effects of lice officlals in New York will his way. tatlon to address tho City club, the ‘mayor wrots one of his cha gpistisn tonight, dsfending ‘himeelf anid my-term. The today is a.bso!utely hone-t. telligent and alert. mayor says it-appears as regul Hzart trouble, from’ w! { NROUSES SOME CRITI| | -Washingtion, March 31.—f s ngton, Suuha'! avy Meyer repued communication which he received Senator Perkins of California, man of ths senate naval m ttee. in which the. latter -dd he had been receiving protests the San Marcos, t:r‘mafly mw ship Texas, was used fe rposes. Mr. Perkinl asked 1t ‘this Texas Was a “Death Trap.” Meyer_ told Senator Per- Masrcos better than been us=d n The vessel, he sald, was his opinion were of far graater value the navy than could have been ac- complished in any other way. Experiments Were Useful. The experiments, the secretary be- lieves, have been useful net only in .- actual firlng practice secured but the lessons, which they taught to m haval constructors and which will jused in working up the designs new battleship Vessel Worth Only $35,000. Before the tests were made the 821 was worth o junk, the secreta and he hopes to obtain ly about $3i ;ly 3ays in his lw bout as muech this for the vessel, evén in her pres- ent battered- condition. Too Old for Fighting Purposes. he continues, was early 1y Claims No Cruelty to Cats. been live ‘chickens and cats wera abosrd practiee, the ‘secretary has replied that no eru- elty was shown the apimals eoncerned. To Discover Effects of<Gases. says, . he , “wel t on the sthijp-in order to obtain i - tion as tp the effects of the explosive shells. They were after the firing. ‘May Save Human Lives. “It ‘i& only by sueh exj animals in time of peace can be learne may “to grummy and need. tion of shell, manikins made of saw- dust were employed. Chickens and Cats Are Mascets. The chickens and cats which 'ua on the old battleship were carried off ter 'the firing by Bluejackets from e various vessels of the flest. They e being honoréd because they went rough the thick of a big battle and won glory. There was considerable rivalry among the various ships, esch being anxious to obtain one of these valuabls mascots. GAYNOR TO PREVENT “POLICE MILLIONAIRES” Says Great Body of Police Today is Absolutely Honest. New York, March 31.—No imore . millionaires, if Mayor Gayner In Heu of accepting an invi- lice department nm fl' a P‘, of inefficiency in 3 “For thirty years,” he writes, “the rank and file of the police force have memnolt- seen {nspectors and others in chief Tulership retive as nrillionaires, one ter another. I trust that mo official rtment will be able nairs at fli‘ end of great body force ful, in- Of the so-called crime “wave, fl:: the police de) retire a_mill e Seasons. DENMAN THOMPSON AN SERIOUS CONDITION. Son and Two Daughters Summened to His Bedside, West Swanzey, N., H., March 31— h it s fedred mey not. recover, has attacked Den- man . The and tonight his Frmknn.ggonuon. is nt cls bca the dged actor, and - ;I‘r'm w. L xflpurlek uu k d, both of Bostom, ard the old home. - n, who is in in fnl'lln.' cently he returned to his farm. in “own Today the family physician. Tleved his condition wlll'lltad _members of tha family to'the oL SHING OUTLOOK 18 NOT GOOD AT wml‘rlb. ‘Brooks Filled With Ice and the Sea- spicid ‘he : bro nallea with le'};:d the eemson prospects el tonorrnw are very Vm hr cruh‘-l--lt mlfi ;L—Md 3.