Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 30, 1911, Page 1

" TOBACCO TRUST A VIOLATOR ) , VOL. LIL—NO. 129 - Supreme Court Finds That It Has Cf)nspired to Monopolize the Tobacco Business GIVES IT SIX MONTHS TO REORGANIZE Lower Court Has Authority to Extend Reorgénization Period Two Months—Harlan Dissents Again on “Rule of Reason” and Also on the Reorganization Privilege —Government Scores on Practically Every Point. OF LAW] Cabled Paragraphs London, May 29.—The government's veto bill passed its second reading in n;;_ house of lords today without di- vision. Kiel, Germany, May 29.—Two Ger- man torpedo bodts arrived here today in 2 damaged condition, having been :n a collision near Skagen, a. seaport of Denmark, at the northern extremity of Jutland. ' One sailor was killed. Rome, May 20.—An enclyclical ad- dressed by Pope Pius to the Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world, strongl] deploring the anti-religious at- titude of the government of the Portu- glese republic, was officially published at the vatican today. Fort de France, Martinique, May 29. ~—The French transatlantic line steam- er Perou, which arrived here today from Colon and Laguaria, had 15 cases of yellow fever on board during her vovage from the isthmus of Panama. Two of those il died. Six patients are convalescing and seven others are still under treatment. Washington, May 20.—Ths govern-1it, a new condition which shall be! — ment won a sweeping victory over the | honestly in harmony with and not re-| TLondon, M e Bava Toans #o-called “Tobacco trust” today, when | pugnant to the law. - = the supreme court of the United States held that the American Tobacco com- pany and allied o ool i of ‘these purpeses, taking in view the e i lolation of the Sherman | gymeylty of the situation, a period of | » six months is allowed from the receipt Treated More Drastically Than Oil | of our mandate with leave, however, in Trust. the event in the judgment of the L e LSS [cnun belo, the necessities of the sit forecting that the combination | yaiion require, to extend such period be forbidden the privilege of inter- |4, a further time mot to exceed sixty state comincrce or bo placed in the Bands of a recelver unless it disinte- grates in harmony with the law within eix . e the most efght : is regarded bacco corporations mere drasti- than with the Standard Oil com- months, eall pany of gL hich was ordered two weeks ago, Has Conspired to Monopolize Business | sections | st and nt r Tobace rt. Not only y and rerce in the eyes it has comspired srma but to of the public and of its com- corporations are the | to have dealt with | ® tobacco business to the Six Months for Reorganization. days. | Injunction or Receivership. Fourth—That jn the event, the expiration ef the period thus fixed, a condition of disintegration in har. | mony with the law is not brought ov of ‘New Jersey, the dissolution | *ither as tha consequence of tho action jssue of the court In determining an of the subject or in accepting a plar agreed ugen, products of the chann merce ceiver, ments of the statute. combination in or time. Third—That for the accomplishment bzfore it shall be the duty of the court, either by way of an injunc- tion restraining the movement of the the of interstate or foreign com- by the appointment of a re- to give effect to the require- Shall Not Enlarge its Powers in Mean- were presentzd by Ambassador Reid to King George at a levee held today at St. James' palace. They were J. P. Morgan, who was a frequent attend- ant at the British court during the reign of Kinx Edward. Albert Cook Myers of Movlan, Pa., Edward_Bring- hurst of Philadelphia and William Forbes Morgan of New York. SiR WILLIAM GILGERT DIES WHILE BATHING Librettist of Well-Known Operas Has Attack of Syncope. London, May 20.—W. S, Gilbert, the noted dramatic author and librettist, Wwho in collaboration with Arthur Sul- livan wrote the famous Savoy operas, including “ H. M. S. Pinafore.” “Pa- tience,” “Jolanthe,” and “The Mikado.” and was knighted in 1907 by King Ed- ward, meét a tragic end today. He the morning in London and re- red to his residence at Harrow In the afternoon. is custom he went down ake in his grounds to enjoy a swim. He dived In and n Patitors Pending the bringing about of the | Was a long time in coming to the sur- One Element of Lenienoy. result, just stated, each and all of tha|face. Women friends who had ac- While the decree was regarded as | defendants, individuals as well as cor- | companied him to the lake observed @avere, at the same time | Poration shculd be 1estrained frorr | that he was in difficulties and was lenjeney in not m doing any act which might further ex- gling. They rushed .off for help nation an “outlaw nc | tend or enlarge the power of the com- Sir William sank again, ements the combination | bination by any means or device what- ants came as quickly as possi- @ an opportunity, under the [soever. In view of the congiderations scene, but when the body of the United States cir- r the southern district of eating it so thers bout “a new condi- il be honest, in harmony repugnant to the law.” o Harlan Dissents Again. ar court was an- { Justice White, who 2 of the court The entire 0 combi- Sherman anti-trust \ssociate Justice Harlan dis- nation violated the Jaw, but fed from the repeated interpre of the Sherman anti-trust law #s to call for the application of the “rule of resson” in determiming what restraints of trade wera forbidden by the act. In this respect the division of the cour: was the same as in the Standard Of1 case. Harlan Opposes Reorganization. Justice Harlan also took issue with the rest of the court as to the reor- ganization of the tobacco company, saying that he found nothing in the record which made him “at all anx- fous" to pe ate any new combina- tion amons these companies “which the court concedes at all times exhib- fted = onsclous wrong doing “Rule of Reason” Reiterated. The court reiterated its determina- tion to follow the “rule of reason” in determinin restraints of trade | violate & nan anti-trust law. e Tustic itse explained et lensth the decision of the court in the Standard Oil cace, but did not qualify the loglo in that case so as to make it harmonize y particular with the @lnsenting views expressed in that case by Associate Justice Harlan and other A Deliberate Intent to Create a Mo- nopoly. ie decision was nothing e exemplification he “rule of rea- From the the nd that ther ominion and o trade, not by t ordtnary of tobac 8 exertion of ot and to but by methods rde: monopolize the driving competitors out of Played Upon Cupidity of Competitors. purpose was carried out ruth- less ling to the court, upo: the ‘assumption that to werk upon the theory or piay upon the cupidity of competitors would make success enible. Such action viewed in the ght of re was_regarded by the court as violation of the law. { Government Scores on Practically Ev- ery Point. On practically every point on which the government appduled from the de- elsion of th: lower court it scored a victory todar. In the e James B. Duke and the 28 other individual defendants were held to be parties to the unlawful combination instead of being freed from further responsibility © case as directed by tish Trusts Are "Co-operator: istead of dismissing the bill as to the Fobacco compeny, the sh t. and as to the American Tobacco compan. re of the two parent tobacco these two corporations were Reld to be co rators in the uniaw- com®inati s the Bited Ciga v re- orzanization, arough- Trust to Ack for Stay of lssuance. Unlike the Standard Oil company, which 0ok 1o steps today for a hear- fng, William R. Perkins of counsel for the American Tobacco company, ask- @4 the couri after the anno: at of e to 1 of the iss thy decision for etitin and o he mandate The request was granted Shortly aft- ervard the court adjourned unth next Ocioher. Text of the Pecree. he decree is as foilows First—That the combination in and of itself, as well as each and all of the elemonts composing it, whether eory or individuals, whether con- siderad collectively or separately be decreed to be In restraint of trade and an atiempt to momopoliz: and & mo- nopolization within the first and sec- ond sections of the anti-trust Juw Lower Court to Reopen Case. Second - That the court below, in order (o give effective force to our decres in this regard, be directed to Bear the parties, by evidence or other- wise, as it may be deemed proper. for the purpose of ascertaining and deter- fining upon some plan or method of the combination and re- the.. court | we have stated pliance ‘with the law without unnace: of private property. Reversal of Lower Court’s Decree. our conclusion is in accord w h that also tha relief which we think should be awarded in some respects is coiric dent with that which the court gran | ed, in order to prevent any compli | tion and to clearly define the situation | we think Instead of afirming and mod- z our decree, in view of the brond nature of our conclusions, should de | one of reversal and remanding, th: couts fn this Court to he borne Dby the defendants_balow, With - directions to the court below fo entst a decres in conformity with this opinfon and to take such further steps as may be necessary to fully carry out the direc- fons which we fhave given. AND IT S SO ORDERED. Justice Harlan's Dissent. Associate Justice Harlan delivered a vigorous dissent, though he acreed that the American Tobaceo con its accessory and subsidiary corp | tlns were ‘members of an unia combination of the Sherman anti-trust act. Not Anxious to Perpetuate New Com- bination. His dissent hinged on two points: | First. he took issue with the court for sending the case back to the lower | court. “T have found nothing in the | record,” he satd, “which makes me at all anxious to perpetuate any new com- | ion amonz these companies whic the court concedes had at all times | eshibited a conscious wrongdoing.” | Objects to “Rule of Reason.” | In the second place, objections he exrr: | Standard OIl decision two webks agn | to the acoption of the “rule of reaso sranderd for ascertaining wha ts of trade wiolate Sher- arti law. Give a h i Written Opinion- Later. “I concur with som: things sald in | the opinion just delivered for the court, some observations are made in the 2 which I am compelied 1 my assent. What I have no must necessarily be oral, for ion was not deliver=d to aturday evening, and it for me since then mr.cs: writing the vi which 1 t necessary to express. not refer to this by way of complaint, for the delay in delivering to me a copy of the opinion of the cou doubt Leen unzvoidable. cafter yrepare and file opinion expressing my | No BEARDS ALLOWED ON BIG STOCK FARM Millionaire Stock Raiser Orders Help to Shave Daily. | Lexington. Ky, May 20.—J. B. Haz- &in, the multi-milllonaire owner of El- ndorf stock farm, has caused n | tices to | era1 e sev- nine- be posted req bundred employes on thousand-acre estate near this city to his be shaved every other day. we leave the matter to the court below to work out a com- sary injury to the public or the rights | While fn many substantial respects | reached by the court below, end while was recovered life was extinct. The precise cause of death is mot known, but it is believed to have been to’ syncope. The lake was only a fect deep and the bottom was . Sir William Schwenk Dborn in 1836. SWEETENED WATER MAY BE SOLD AS MEDICINE No lInfraction of Law if Ne Mis- statement on Package. 28 —Medicine s nothing but swectened water or pUls composed of colored mud may be “aneled “cury ¥ and cold as such with impunity under the national pure food and drugs act, according to @ decision rendered today by the United States supreme court in_the case of Dr. O. A. Jabnson of Kansas City, Mo. Provided there is no misstatement in ‘the bottle or package as to its contents, the manufacturer is free to sell his goods. Justice Holmes an- nounced the majority opinion, Justice | Hughes deliveritg a dissenting opin- | fon’in which Justices Harlan and Day | concurred. The court acknowledged that “in a certain sense the statement on the few free from stone Gilert wa label was false and at least tslead- ing.” the but it held that the language of pure food law is such that the ment contained therein as to the meaning cf misbranding “is aimed not ible false statements but only at such as determine the identity of ‘the article, possibly Including its strength, quality and purity.” { SAN ANTONIO MAN MAKES PETS OF BEES. at | Handles Insects With as Much Safety as if They Were Kittens. San Antofio, Tex. ploye of the Maverick apiary named Charles Potchernick has unusual con- trol over bees. Ho handles them with h apparent ease as one would in £ with kittens or a harmless pet. is used their ways and ap- rs_absolutely oblivious to the facr can sting. While working them he goes bare armed and d and pays no attention to the they crawl over his exposed s arms or pile up in great clumps on his face. Recentty he had a picture taken a smail limb in his teeth on which a swarm had settled. The bees formed a kind of long beard hanging below his st and hie entire face was covered with those that crawled from the, lim beé keepers say that .his feats in ing are the most remarkable world. He claims that he has ung in two years. LOST LIFE ON WAY TO HIS WIFE'S GRAVE Aged Man Intended to Decorate It for Memorial Day. Georze, Me, May 29.—While riding to the cemetery to place flow- ve of his wife, Benjamin 85, a life long resident dropped ashes from his ker, aged this town .| Pive and started a fire In the wagon Mr, Hagein believes that “whiskers” | 27 : i) and on his clothing. A nelghborin propagate dangerous microbes, and the | Soa, of IS clothing. A . e e oSy acrobes, and the | farmer, Thearing his cries for heip, employes in the dairy department. A barber shop is being installed and ac- companying it is being built a $100,000 | bathhouse, both of which naintained free of cost to the em- ployes .\(lr. Haggin has a gray beard him- sel NO WORD YET FROM { THE OLD BAY STATE But Hartford Leper Will ause No Spread of Disease. Hartford, May 27.—While Dr. C. P. aperintendent of the - local department, expects to get per- n from the authorities of the | state of Massachusetts to transfer the leper patient, now et the Hartford hospital. to the leper colony at Peni- | kese island. the indications are that | the transfer will not be made for | some time to come. The request for this transfe- has been formally made by the supcrintendent, and thus far he has received no word from Massachu- setts, but he expects an answer very soon. Stamford Man Attempts Suicide. Stamford, Conn., May 29.—Charles Peterson, a middle aged man, attempt- ed snicide by skooting in the head with a revoiver last night. Today the bullet was removed from the uppar part of tha head and the man is ex- pected to recover, . are to be threw water on him and extinguished the flames, but Maker was so badly | burned and affected by the shock that he died today. tead of the floral tribute w! he intended to place in season for Me- morial day, his body will be laid at rest beside that of his wife in a day or iwo, He was a veteran of the civil { war and leaves a son and four daugh- ters. Bill Presented by Senator Brandegee. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, May 29.—Senator Bran- degee introduced in the senate today a resolution from Division No. 1, A. O, H., of Mt. Carmel, protesting against an arbitration trsaty with Great Britain or any other nation. He also intreduced a bill providing for an increase of pension for Lafay- ette H. Bevans of Bethel, of Company B, 6ith New York Vol. Inf., at the rate of $40 per monih. He introduced a pension for John Ayer of Yantic, late of Company B, 2d R. I Vol. Inf., at the rate of $50, for the less ef both feet. Rejected Suitor Kills Six. Pawnee City, Neb., May 29.—James Fielder, a farnl hand employed by J. M, MeVittie, angered because McVit- fi‘e objected to Fielder's attentions to his daughter, killed McVittie and his wife and two children today, wounded a third child, fatally shot Sheriff Claude Fuller, who attempted to ar- rest him, and then killed himself. |Lorimer on The Griddle JEFF DAVIS DECLARES HE'S EITHER ASS OR KNAVE, TWICE REBUKED BY CHAIR Arkansas Senator Persists That Lori- Election Was Ac- mer Knew complished by Bribery, ‘Washington, May 28.—A virtual agreement to refer the Lerimer case to the senate committee on privileges and elections with the understanding that that committtee shall entrust the proposed inquiry to a bi-partisan and “bi-Lorimer sub-committee of eight” was effected in the senate today. Released from Caucus Obligations. ‘The agreement was the result of a talk between democratic senators held previous to the session of the senate, at which the previous decision Bribe Juror CHARGE MADE IN UNITED WIRE- LESS TELEGRAPH CASE. A LAWYER INVOLVED IN IT United States District Attorney Says Money Was Offered Him—The Coun- sel for Defénse ‘Aroused. New York, May 29.—Christopher Co- lumbus Wilson, president of the Unit- ed Wireless Telegraph company, and four of his associates were convicted by a jury in the crimiral branch of the United States ecircult court today of fraudulent use of the United Siates mails to solicit subscriptions for wire- less stock. Three Years for Wlilson. The sentences which Judge Martin immediately imposed were: President Wileon, three years dn the BY RUTH to support the Martin resolution was resci and all democratic senators reliased froni all caucys obligationg. Stone Suggests Bi-Partisan ldea. The bi-partisan idea was suggested by Senator Stome, and while no vote was taeken, it was generally accepted 23 a satisfactory compromise. Put Up to Dillingham, After the copference Senator Mar- tin presented the scheme to Senator Dillingham, chairman of the elections committee.” The latter refused fofmal acceptance of it, but there is no doubt that he will acquiesce in it. Jeff Davis Rebuked. Advocating a re-inquiry, Senator | Jeff Davis of Arkansas o expressed himseif as to receive two rebuises by Senator Heyburn, who occupied the chair. Admits Prejudice Against Lorimer. He admitted his prejudice against N, Lorimer and sald “a whole pas- " of testimony would be mecessary to change his attitude, and declared “I'm here to shell down the corn.” He contended that Mr. Lorimer knew his election was brought about as a result | of Dribery. An Ass or a Knave. | “If he didn't know, he is the biggest ass that ever disgraced the country— he is the biggest ass or the biggest knave that ever came Into the senate. A man would hhve been a fool not to know what was going on.” Retracted His A Words. / Here the Arkansas senator was in- formed he had violated: the rules reg- ulating reference to other senators, wherenpon he recalled his words and acknowledged that they had been un- wisely chosen. But a little later he exclaimed: “Poor old Lorimer! He has been garroted—his ship has been scuttled—he’s gone.” The Rule Invoked. The mthe rule was invoked againet him. FOUR YEAR OLD BOY ROBBED OF FIVE CENTS. Afterward Locked in Freight Car, Ac- cording to His Story. New Britain, Conn., May 2.—A mar- velous adventure was reported to the police yesterday when Peter Korati, agod four years, said that he had been robbed of five cents and locked in an empty freight car by twa thugs, while crossing the railroad tracks near the depot the night before. Korati was liberated early yesterday morning by I Knapp, a brakeman, who heard him pounding and screaming. The boy was weak from hunger and cold. Against Parcels Post. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washinston, May 29.—Senator Me- Lean introduced several petitions in the senate today. Petition of the Bus- iness Mern's association of Bridgeport protesting against a parcels post: pe- tition of the chamber of commerce of New Haven, praying for the adoption of an amendment to the corporation tax law permitting corporations to make raturns az the close of each fiscal | year; petition of Division No. 1, A. O. H., of Mt. Carmal, against any arbi- tration treaty; petition frem “Hebron grange, No. 111, of Hebron, against S. 7649, relative to the cold storage of food products; petition of the A. O. H. of Wallingfora and Danbury against the aribtration treaty with Great Britain. Sepafor MeLean introduced in the senate today a bill to incrsase the pension of Edwin D. Jones of Simsbury to $30 per month. Lives 20 Days on Water and Milk. Sandpoint, Ta., May 29.—For twenty days D, E. Andrews, restaurant pro- prietor, has not tasted solid food. He drinkslarge quantities of water and sixteen quarts of milk daily. He will continug this dlet for a month. Mr. Andrews said: “I lost seventeen pounds the first two weeks, but re- cently have regained all T lost and am now four pounds to the good.” MEMORIAL DAY RAYMOND —— The years have been many, their. sleep has been long, ’Neath the pine and the maple they lie, Unheeding the robin and bobolink’s song, Unheeding the catbird’s fierce cry. Their muskets and sabers have rusted away, They reck not the days and the hours; And now on the morn of Memorial Day We cover them over with flowers. No challenge of foemen can call them to arms, They"are keeping the truce of the dead, And heed not the May with her manifold charms, Or tears that their mourners have shed. Oh, cover them over with lilies all pure ! While banners above them shall wave, Their conflicts are ended, their names will endure On the seroll of the true and the brave. United' States penttentiary at Atlan- Two Years for Parker and Butler. George H. Parker and ¥. E. Butler, two years each in the United States penitentiary st Atlanta. One Year for Diboll and Tompkins. W. A. Diboll and W. W. Tompkins, one year each in some New York pen- itentiary. A Juror/ Approached. After a sensational charge by United States District Attorney Henry A. Wise that one of the jurors was ap- proached last Sunday night in the in- terests of the defendants, with an offer of a bribe, “even if it ram into five figures,” and the district _attorney's characterization of the convicted men as “desperate prisomers who would flee the jurisdiction of the court if ad- rmitted to bail,” Judge Martin refused to admit any of them to ball. He committed the flve men to the Tombs prison tonight under a ten days’ stay of sentence, 50 that they might, if they desire, carry the case te the circuit court 'of appeals. All Convicted on Four Counts. Each of the defendants was convict- ed on four counts, three in each case charging misuse of the mails, and the fourth conspiracy. The maximum sen- tence might have been six end one- half years in prison and fines of $25,- each. The sentencés which Judge Martin Imposed include in addition to the prison sentences the costs of the trial, which amount to over50,000. The Bribery Charge. Th sensational charge of attempted jury bribery occurred in the district attorney’s demand that the priscrers be not admitted to bail. Counsel for the defendants pooh-hooed the idea that the prisoners would run away, whereupon Mr. Wise reddened and ex- claimed: District Attorney Offered Brib “I know, your honor, that money was offered to pull me off. I know that one juror was offered any amount of money up to five figures if he would hang the jury. I know there was a certain lawyer interested in havinz meney put in my hand to withdraw from, the prosecution of a certain defendant.” Lawyers Advanced on Wise. As if actuated by a common impulse the ten lawyers employed by the de- fense, including W. Burke Cockran, advanced toward Mr. Wise, who stood with his fists clenched and eyes flash- ing. The whole court room jumped up, expecting to See an encounter. In- stead one of the attorneys calmly ask- ed Mr. Wise the name of the lawyer. Will Name the Lawyer. “I will name him at the right time and place,” shouted Mr. Wise. BEAUMONT AND GARROS LEAD THE AVIATORS Nip and Tuck Between Them with Others Far Behind. Nice, May 29.—Andre Beaumont and Roland Garros are the center of inter- est in a spirited contest for the great prize which Zoes to thg winner of the aviation race from Pafis to Turin. Beaumont retained the lead when Nice was reached, but Garros came sailing in a short time afterwards. Beaumont's winnings so far in the race amount to $21,600, inclyding the special prizes offered by the cities of Lyons and Nice for the first to arriv. A majority of the other entrants are far behind the leaders. B. A. Degrees for Connecticut Girls. (Bpecial te Ths Bulletin.) ‘Washington, May 29.—At the grad- uating exercises of Trimity ge, a pert of the Catholic university at ‘Washington. on Jume 1st, thres Con- nacticut girls will receive the degres of bachelor of arts. Cardinal Gibbons Will preside at the conferring of the degrees, and the address Wwill be made by Michael F. Girten of Chicago. There is a large ‘class to receiva the bachelor of arts degree, among them being Miss Resalind Brownell and Miss Mary Louise Martin of Wate: bury and Miss Agnes Marie Finnegan of New Bfitain C;;Eensed Telegirdm's; liver H. Armold of Providence is dea New York Will Celebrate the Fourth of July with a “paradz of nations.” The Fitchburg and Grant Yarn Mills at Fitchburg are closed until June 5. Madero Has Protested Against sup- Pressing a newspaper in Mexico City. Oil is Being Used on Waterbury’s streets and is giving perfect satisfac- tion, . Several Hundred Tons of Firecrackers from China arrived in Boston yester- day. The Boy Scouts Will Participate. in the Memorial day parade at Lowell, Mass, today. The Lid Was On at the New Hav. clubs Sunday, and it was the “dry2st Sunday on record. Fire the Telephone Exchange of Ithaca, N. Y., put all the city’s 'phones out of commission. Adolphus Busch of St. been given the Order of the Red Eagls by EmperorsWilliam. Charles Cook of Winsted, a German, has been mssing since March 23, and his wife is almost hzartbroken. Consul Genaral G. B. Schmucker, at Ensenada, Mexico, is to be relieved at his own request, owing to ill heaith. The 34th Annual Convention of the Nationa] Electrie Light _association will b held this week in New York. A Pair of Golf Shoes for President Taft arz being madesat a Brockion shoe mactory. They are size 11, EE width. The Argentine Government has con- tracted with an American engraving concern for 120,000,000 American-made postage stamps. Edward H. Johnson, a Widely Known inventor of railroad appliances, died at his home in Philadelphia yesterday. He was 79 years old, Thomas Moore, the Great Irish Poet, was honored in Washington by the unveiling of a bust to his memory in the Corceran arc gallery. Dr. Jacob May of Bridgeport was robbed of his gold watch and Masonic charm by a burglar who entered the house through a window. George May of Rockford, !Il, who was a model youth by day and com- miited burglaries by night, was sen- tenced to the penitentiary. John W. Gates Appeared as a W ness before the house committee Inv tigating the steel trust and revealed the history of the combine. The General Assembly of the Pres- byterian church passad a resolution condemning the use of intoxi ts by diplomats at home and abroad. Senator McLean Has Made a General pair with Senator Mever of Montana to hold on various legislative matters When either or both are absent. A Handsome Bronze Tablet Statue to the late Commodore Gzorge P. Per- kins of Civil war fame was unveiled at the Naval academy vesterday. The Lowell Cotton Mills, mills in Somersworth, N. H., Biddeford, Saco, Me., Fitchburg and many other places closed Saturday until Wednesday. Castle Stevens in Hoboken, the home of the Stevens family since 1784, was turned over to tha Stevens Institute of Technology with formal ceremonies. George A. Johnson, Aged 50, a prom- inent member of the Allegheny county bar, was found dead in two feet of water at Olympia park, in Pittsburs The United States Gunboat Yanktown arrived at Panama, brinzing 100 su: vivors of the steamship Taboza, which struck a rock and sank on Tuesday. South Manchester Was Named ves- terday by Postmaster Gemeral Hitch- cock as one of 50 postoffices to have a postal savings depesitory on June The Audit of the Primary Campaign expenses of ex-Congressman J. C. ib- ley of Pennsylvania has been dropped owing to the poor health of Mr. Sibley. While Playing on the River Bank near his home at Central Falls, R. L, James J. Molack, 7 years old, fell into the Blackstone river and was drowned. The Dwight Manufacturing Co.’s cotton mills in Chicopee and those of the Chicopee Manufacturing Co. at Chicopee Falls are closed until June After a Chase Over Europe and the United States, Adolph Pricken, wanted in New York for financial irregulari- ties, was captured in St. Paul, Dr. J. J. Meredith of St. Louis, who sought shelter er a tree during Sunday’s storm, was denuded by a boit of lightning, but he was almost un- hurt. A Decree of Divorce Was Signed ves- terday for Mrs. Isaac E. Emerson in her action against Captain Emerson, the millionaire drug manufacturer, of Baltimore. Hanging from a Beam in the Shed at his summer home at Asburg Grove, the body of George P. On . a retired CThelsza business man, was discovered yesterday Representatives of 34 Nations at- tending the conference for the protec- tion of industrial property we dered an claborate banquet by magne Tower. Several Thousand Workingmen and women in Rhode Island are idle, the mills and factories at which they are emploved having closed Saturday night until Wednesday.- A Strong Attack Was Made on the Anti-Saloon league at the session the United Presbyterian genes sembly vesterday, but the organ finally was endorsed. A. H. Eller, Chairman of the Demo- cratic state executive committee of North Carolina. has come out strongly for Woodrow Wilson as the democratic nomines fo: president. In an Address to Students of the University of Pennsylvania at Phila- delphia, William Jennings Bryan rap- ped the decision of the supreme court in the Standard Oil case. Louis J. Stanton of Erie, Pa., water tender on the gunboat Wolverine, has been awarded a life saving medal for gallantry in rescuing a boy throush the ice at Erie last February - Because He Refused to Pay 25 Cents for a bowl of sugar which he had spoiled by pouring a cup of tea into it, Carl Johnson,. 19 vears old, was shotf and fatally wounded by Charley Moy, owner of a Chicago chop suey Testau- rant. Moy was arrested Louis has| Minn. nn. | New Haven Controls Providence and Daniel- son and Sea View Railway Properties 3 INCREASES ITS TRACKAGE 52 MILES Has Now a Total Street Railway Trackage of 1400 Miles ' _Grand Trunk Said to Have Declined to Purchase the Two Roads—Sea View Line May be Extended to Westerly—47 Miles of Lifies are in Rhode Island. New Haven, Conn, May 20.—The| Providence New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, through its con- trolled Rhode Isiand company has ob- tained control by long leases of the Providence and Danelson and the Sea View street railway - properties in Rhode Island. This was officially an- nounced here this afternoom. Lease Runs 999 Years. The lease of the Providence and Danfelson runs for 999 years, begin- ning with June 30, 1911, the lesses company paying 1 per cent. upon the stock, interest upon the bonds, taxes and @li other fixed charges. $30,000 to Be Paid Immediately. Thirty thousand dollars is to be paid immediutely to the Providence and Toanielson as intorest on defaulted bonds for the past year. Very liberal provision is made in the lease for any plans for future financing for purposes of extension and improvements which the _esseo corporation may desire. Lease Terminates in Event of Default. The lease is to terminate in case of default by the lessee company for six months on the interest or rental. Terms of Sea View Lease. The lease on the Sea View is in al- most presisely similar terms as thase of the ’rovidence andl Danielson, ex- cept as to the amount and rate of rent- al. These provide that-for 1 per cent. upon the stock to be paid upon June 30, 1912 and 1913, 2 per cent. at the same date in 1917, 1819 and 1919, 4 per cent upon the same date in 1920 ang 1921, and 5 per cent. in 1922 and after years, Thirty thousand dollars per year is to be paid as interest on $600,000 of the Sea View's bonds. Net Earnings of Sea View $35958. According to the last official report for 1910 the Sea View had $700,000 of capital stock paid in, a funded debt of $558,000, a floating debt of $49,863, and total gross Teceipts from operation in 1910 of 95,528, with net earnings over operation and taxes of $35,958. Line Over 20 Miles Long. The line is somewhat more than twenty miles long, running from just outside Bast Greenwich to Narragan- | sett Pler and Peacedale. and Danielsen Line 21 Miles The Providence and Danieison has common stock of one million dollars, funded debt of $600,000, a floating debs of $18,572, and 10tal receipts in 1919 of $102,360. "The line has about 27 miles in Ftiads liand sud five in Commestis cut, g from Marl uare, Providerce, to East mnmflx'&a--. where it connects with & Jne of the Conmecticut company running to Das- felson, Conn. The construction e~ count of the company is $1,066,776. Said to Have Been Refused by Gramd Trunk, As interpreted in railroad here, the acquisition of these lines regarded as part of the policy of the New Haven company as hearing wpon the future plans of the Grand Trumk Railway company of Cunada for ex- tension to the seaboard at Providence from Palmer, Mass. It is said, how- ever that both sireet rallway proper- ties have in the past been offered ta the Grand Trunk and refused. Sea View May Be Extended to West- erly. In_connection with the contrel ef the Sea View thers is forecast soms- what authoritatively its important ex- tension westward aiong the Ehode fe- land shore to Westerly, B. I where it would connect with ths Westerly Stonington street railway, already in operation. New Haven Controls 1400 Miles of Street Railways. With this addition of about 52 miles of street rallway to the strest railway lines_already owned or controlled by :hel Newdr'uvewmfiy. “t:a” wl‘nlh mileage of its strect single Connecticut, Massachusatts and Rheds Islang is nearly 1,400 miles. Won't Affect Grand Trunk, Providenze, R. 1, May 29.~The leases will have no effsct on tha entry of the Grand Trunk imto declared D. F. Sherman, president both_the Providenceand Dandeison and the Sea View railrcads, tomight. “We have leased the roads to the New Haven, or the Rhods Island com.. pany,” he said, “because we could :t mors money than we could make in- dependently.” TWO AIRSHIP FLIGHTS AT CHARTER OAK PARK Turpin of Ohio Gives Seven-Minute FALSE TEETH MADE ENTIRELY OF WOOD Marvelous Piece of Workmanship by the Japanese. Exhibitions. Spokane, Wash,, May 29.—A package | Hartford, May 29, weathes containing a specimen of Japaness skill | conditions.” _decidedly _unpropifious, Clifford Turpin of Dayten, O. made two flights in a Wright biplane at Charter Oak park this afterncon. The flights were spectacular and thrilling. Because of the wind which freshened during the afterncon, and on account of his lack of experience in high-wind flights, Oscar A. Brindley, ‘n?’i partner, did not make a flight, and the other events were postponed untl to< morrow. Turpin made two 7-minute flights, On the first escension he rose to hetght of adout 600 fest, flow to southwest corner of tha field and - ing toward the center flew downm field egain, landing_easily in fromt of the grand stand. The second flieht was similar to the first, save that Tir- pin rose to a bigher altitude, about 768 feet. In front of the spectators he made a series of dips. The heavy gusts of wind made it extremely dangesous and for a moment it Joked as Though the maciine would land heavily, but, however, it took an upward turn, landed easily in the west end of the field. . Tomorrow thers will be & ten. race between an auto: by Frederick W. Dodd of and Turpin in his aeroplane. course will be around the track, DEGREES CONFERRED ON CONFEDERATE VETERANS Eighty-eight Made Bachelors of Arts by North Carolina University. Durham, N. C., May 29, o) eight gray-haired men who at the o< break of the war wers stullsnts et the university of North Carofina and left their books to take up arms for the confederacy in the iong comflict between the states, received their de< grees as bachelors of arts today. The bestowal of the long deferred gradu~ ation honors was in accordance with a special act of the North legislature. Many of the old had not met from the time ti the university to go to war o~ day when they occupled seats of honox at the alumni banguet. Gov, Woodrow Wilson of New Jere sey will make the commencement ad« dress tomorrow. THREE DEATHS RESULTY ' FROM HEAT IN BOSTON Baby Seeking Fresh Air Falls Three Stories—Two Suicides. Boston, May 29—The death of a 8irl, two suicides, four prostrations much suffering was the toll teday of the second hot wave of the season that sent the mercury In the thermometers up to 92 degrees. Two-year-old Mary E. Hawe had climbed up cn the window siil of her parents’ home in South Boston te a breath of fresh air when she lost Palance and fell three stories into the street, dying soon afterwards. Crazed with the heat, Patrick %, Ahearn, aged 20 years, siashed hig throat with a razer, and Gragulio An< arid of great interest to dentists has been received here by the customs post office bureau in the pargels post mail rom Japan. Tt consists of a full set of false made entirely of wood. The rving of the teeth shows marvelous skill and the art is carried to the point of imitating the peculiar bluish color characteristic of the Malay race. The teeth are made for use and are pronounced by dentists to be perfect in conformity with the human jaw. It is their theory that the teeth have been made after the pattern of a cast and are designed to fit a particalar person. Tn every detail they resemble the ordinary set, except that in place of the baclk teeth or grinders, nails sim- ilar to the ordinary hobnail have been substituted. The tketh are set and cemgnted in the plates by some unknown process. The ‘wood could not be identified, but it is believed to be a native Japanese Wood of extraordinary hardness. The only defect that could be found by dentists is that they might prove unsanitary by absorbing the juices of the mouth. They are consigned to a Japanese in the east. MAID IN HOTEL SAVES $6,000 FROM HER TIPS, g The 2 Has Now Returned to Vienna to Llive With Her Mother. New York, May 20.—With a2 smail fortune she acquired in tips Teceived in the three and a half years she gerved as maid in ths women’s parlor at the Hotel St Regis, Miss Helen Wollan, 22 years old, said goodbye to New York ten days ago. She left for Furope on board the President Lincoln of the Hamburg-American line, and Wilt make her future home with her mother in Vienna. She saved $6,000 in the time she was employed at the St. Regls, and, according to the employes at the hotel, the little fortune came from tips. Miss Wollan cam2 to New York in 1907 and through Mrs. R. M. Fraan, wife of the proprietor of the St. Regis, whom she had met in Austria, sha obtained employment as maid. Sh» was a_linguist, speaking English, French and German. Want Arrests Investigated. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, May 29.—Members of the Connecticut delegation in congress have received from the Bridgeport Central Labor union a set of resolu- tions demanding that they assist in tha passage of the house resolution introduced by Representative Berger of Wisconsin providing for an investi- gation into the arrest of the union men at Indianapolis, Ind., charged with blowing up a newspaper building at Los Angeles, Cal. The resolutions ars signed by Jasper McLevey as president and John J. O'Neil as secretary. Steamship Arrivals. At Antwerp: May 2, Lapland, from New York. o 4 gelo, aged 40 years, jumped into Bos— et Glasgow: May 28, Qoldmbia, | ton harbor, Both men died befors At Liverpool: May 29, Arabic, from | 1€IP could reach them. New York. To Be Admitted to West Point. (Speclal to Ths Bulletin.) ‘Washington, May 29.—Congressman Hill has just received nctics from the army officials that John Thompson_ of Greenwich has both the physical and mental tions and will be admitted to tary academy at West Point. ‘Thompson is the son of Chasl ‘Thompson, supe 3 Gibraltar: New York, Liverpool New Yorl Plymouth: May 29 Kaiser Wil- Der_Grosse, from New York. May 28, Argentina, May 29, Carmania, When the War Department Musters out of service a volunteer regiment, its officers must find their way home wiff> out goverfiment pay for time of mil age. according to a decision by the | | United States cireult court of New o