Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 24, 1911, Page 1

e ARE INDICTED e | Fourteen Charged With Violating Sherman Law by Maintaining “Trust of Power” GOVERNMENT HITS LUMBER I'RUST Three Receive Immunity for Testifying Before Federal Grand Jury—Indicted Men Represent Thousands of Retail Lumber Dealers of Wholesalers and Manufacturers. Chicago, June 23.—Fourte:n secre- taries of as many retail lumber deal- ers’, associations indicted by a special federal grand jury here today for al- leged violation of the Sherman law <constituted a new kind of “trust,’ "ac- «ording to the United States attorneys who conducted the investigation. Are Not Incorporated. The retail lumber dealers, it was admiited at the close of the investiga- tlon, had no incorporation and no capi- tal stock, and did not try to control prices or to prevent competition among themselves. Have a “Trust of Power.” Instead, they had what the attorners #ay was a “trust of powar” and sought to stipulate that all lumber should be sold to consumers only through retail dealers, and not directly by wholesaler or manufacturers. ’ Represent Thousands of Retailers. The gecretaries of the retail associa- tions constitute the Lumber Secreta- ries’ Bur#au of Informatien, incor- porated In 'linois in 1905, and repre- sent thousands of retaflers. Three Receive Immunity. The three who received immunity for testifying were: Paul Lachmund, Mi wan szcretdry of the Wisconsin assoclation; George W. Hotchkiss, Chi- cago, secrctary Ilinois Lumber and Builders’ Supply Dealers’ association and secretary of the Secretaries’ bu- yeau, George Wilson Jones, secretary of the Tllinois association. Bureau Incorporated in 1905. The Inmber secretaries’ bureau of in- formation. it was learned by the grand jury, was incorporated in Illinois in 7805, Its membership was confined to secretaries of retail lumber dealers® assoetations in all parts of the coun- ry. 4 Object to Stop Direct Sales. The aim of the alleged conspiracy. according to the indictments, was not te maintain prices nor to prevent com- petition between the retail dealers, but 1o put a complete &top to the direct sale of lumber by wholesalers to con- sumers. Violation of the Sherman -ct was found not in any trust of capital, wor anything approaching a trust rs the term has been applied in receat HUtigation. A “Trust of Power. Instead, according to the government, & mo-called “trust of power” was exer- Who Maintained a Blacklist retaries of the retail- ers’ organiza’ This power, it is charged, was exercised by a_ blacklist, the government contend: w h con- tained the names of such wholesalers and manufacturers as violated the re- tailers’ ruls forbidding direect sale 0 the consumer. The List of Indicted. Those indicted were: Arthur L. Holmes, Detroit, secretary Michigan Lumber Dealers’ association and editor of a trade paper. The Scout. rge P. Sweet, secretary of the igan associati Willard G. Holiis, Minneapolis, secre- tary of the Northwestern Lumberman’s | association. Harry A. Gorsuch, Kansas City, sec- | retary of tiie Southwestern Lumber as- sociation. i Bert Critchfield, Lincoln, Neb., secre- tary of the Nebraska Dealers’ associa- tion. E. E. Hall, secretary of the Nebrasks essociation. Harry S. Scearce, Mooresville, Ind.. secretary of the Indiana Lumber Deal- ers’ association. H. H. Hemenway, Denver, Col., s2c- ! retary of the Colorado and Wyoming association. | Louis I Heilman, aiso secretary of | the Colorado and Wyoming assocla< tion. H. S. Adams, Chillicothe, O., secre- | tary of the Union association of Lum- | ber Dealers and of the Ohio associa- | tion of Retail Lumber Dealers. B. N. Hayward, Columbus, O., also| secretary of the Ohio association. A. L. Porter, Spokane, Wash., sec-| | retary of the Western Retail Lumbe:- | men’s_association. | R. P. Bransfield, Union City, Tenn.,| secretary of the Retail Lumber Deal- | ers’ association. i A. C. Rightor, Pittsburg, Pa., Lum- ber Dealers’ association of Pennsylva- nia. Two Counts in Each Indictment. | Each indictment is in twe cou The first charges conspiracy among the retail lumber dealers to terfere with and restrain trade between the | manufacturers and wholesalers and the consumers; the second charges a con- spiracy’ to suppress and eliminate th> competition which would exist between | the wholesalers and tha retailers and | the con3umers. ! cised by tne CAMORRA WITNESS CHANGES TESTIMONY. Denies in Court Statements Made Deposition. Viterbo, Italy, June 22.—At the trial of tha Camorrists for the murder of Gennaro Cuocolo and hish wife, today one wigness named Caratto contradict- ed theistatements he had made in his deposifion during he originai inquiry jnto the crime. At first he said that he had seen a party of Camorrists at Pagnoli. where during a banquet they sre alleged to have determindll upon the death of Cuocolo. Today the w ness said he had not seen the gecused ones at the dinner described. At this Lawyer Rota, who is defend- ing De Angelis, said it would be neces- ®ary to establish whether the witness had told the truth in the first place or was telling it now. De Angelis is one of those who the defense asserts assas- sinated Cuocolo and later attemepta o lay the crime at the door of the Camorra Gorrado Sortine, enraged at the in-| terruption of ihe lawyer, denounced him violently, continuing his tirade untl, upon the direction of the presid- 4ng judge, he was removed from the prisoners’ cage and taken outside the | ecourthouse. UNDER ARREST BUT BOUND TO MARRY Edward Valentine Has Taken Out a Marriage Licen: Buffalo, N, Y., June —Edward fNalentine Lee, who is under arrest, charged with theft of $46,000 from the ymaster's safs while serving as a erk on the battleship Georgia at Ha- vana last February, secured a I today from the Buffale cerse clerk to marry M. Kelsey of Washington. Tnited States marshal Y.ec to the clerk's office. vesidence as W marriage* li- Audrey F. A deputy accompanied Lee gave nis shingtou, D. C., his nge Miss Kelsey stated that she is the daughter of Charles A. and Marlan E. Wood Kelsey of Washington. She gave her age as 22. BEEF PACKERS MUST PLEAD BY JULY 5 udge Carpenter Denies Them Fur- ther Bill of Particulars. Chicago, June 23.—J. Ogden Ar- mmour and other indicted meat pack- ers wera this afternoon denied a bill of particulars setting forth more spe- cifically the defendants’ alleged viola- tion cf the Sherman anti-trust act. The refusal, which came from Judge Carpenter of the federal district court, was aceompanied by an order that the packers plead not later than July 5, nd that the case go to trial Novem- ®er 20. Holden and Harris in Finals. Hartford, June 23.—R. A. Holgen of Yale and F. H. Haryis of Dartmouth eame throuxh the semi-finals this aft- ernoon - In_the annuai New England championship tennis tournament, and tomorrow will contest: for the honor of meeting Theodore R. Pell of New York, the. title holder, Bridgeport Girl Missin, Bridgeport, Conn., June 23.—Just be- fore Fannie Daddowa, 16 years old, Jeft herhome on Hamilton street at 6.40 m. yesterday to zo to work in a lo- eal corset shop, she went to a bureau drawer, took ont a leasied revolver and earried it away with her. Since then Bothing has been sen or heard of her. ense | GOLDEN WEDDING OF A MERWEN EX-MAYOR. and Mrs. H. Wales Lines Visited by Hundreds of Friends. Mr. Meriden, Conn.. June 26.—Hundreds | of friends guthered at th> home of Mr. | and Mrs. H. Wales Lines on Plesant street to congratulate th wedding anaoi- was mayor of Meriden thres terms, has served in the generai assembly and is known as one of the most prominent and influential republicans in the state. He is the grand treasurer of the grand encamy- ment, Knights of Templar, or the, United States. In building circles the | H. Wajes Lines company has the repu- tation of being one of the largest in New England. Many of the publi buildings and factorles in Connect! have been bullt by the: company. Mr. and Mrs. Lines are both natives of | Connecticut. Both are descendants of | soldiers of the American revolution. Mr. and Mrs. Lines were married| fifty vears age at the homa of il bride’s father. -Rev. Washington Mun- zer, a Baptist clergyman of Waterford. | The marria; as four daughte ried, The of Berlin, Meriden, 'Mrs. Winchester, Mass., and Mrs Chapin_of New Hartford. Henry Washington Line fancy. Mr. and Mrs. L in good heaith t} Roger De Bussey ara both FOR FAIRER RATES IN PARCEL POST SYSTEMS. Senator Bourne Introduces a Bill for a Rearrangement. Washington, June 23.—The estdblish- i ment of the same varcels post ar- rangement within the Un‘ted States which now obtains betwesn this coun- try and a2 number of foreign natio is propesed in a bill introduced today by Senator Bourne, rman of the committee on postoffi and post- road The bill s would reduce the fourth class rate of 16 cenis to a parce's post rate of nts a pound, and i | crease the single package limit of size from four to 11 pounds. “Now,” said Senator Bourn man in San Francisco can send an 11-pound package to Rome at the rate of 1 cents per pound. while the same ma- | terial, if sant to New York, would have to be split into packazes weighing not more than four pounds, and paid for at {16 cents per pound.” TEACHER ROBBED AT SOUND BEACH. Burglar Gatflered Loot While She Cov- ered Hlld_ With Bedclothes. 23— Conn., Greenwich, Juna ool teacher spending the 1t her room this morning of Brooklyn, summer at had been entered carly by 4 burglar, and silverware and other possessions (o the value of ahout taken. According to Miss Biedemann's Stor. she was kened early toda by @ moise in her room and on sitting up discovered a man engaged in re moving various articles of silver from her dresser. As she sat up the man turned and poiuting a revolver at her told ber to lie down again. She did «o and covered her head with the bei- clothes. The man took his departure shortly afterward, No trace of him _has bien secured, P A 5 June 23—The government was defeated in the chamber of deputies today on a question relative to the supreme command of the army in case of war. < Solingen, Rhenish Prussia, June 23. —The_seizure of cutlery at the port of New York, shipped from this district and alleged to have been undervalued by the owners caused great surprise here. The agents of the United States customs service operated in this vi- cipity for some months, but with great secrecy. ~ Cabled Paris, Hodeidah, Arabia, June 17, via Aden, June 23.—Rebels in great force today surprised and cut up -a Turkish. col- umn commanded by Mahomed Al Pasha, outside Gheesah, a town on the Red sea. about 100 miles north of Hodeidah. A thousand Turkish sol- diers were killed. Mahomed Ali Pasha is missing. Southampton, Eng, June 23.—The strike of seamen which has seriously inconvenienced many of the shipping lines, particularly at the English ports. for several days, was finally ended to- day when the emploves of the White Star line accepted the terms of the company and returned to work. The other lines had already compromised with the seamen. Kiel, Prussia, June 23—Emperor ‘William, with Dr. Dawid Jayne Hill, the American ambassador, and Rear Admiral Badger, commander of ‘the visiting American naval division as his guests, won a personal victory in the first of the sea races on the Kiel regaita programme today, his schoon- er Meteor defeating ‘the Germania, owned by Lieut. Krupp Von Bohlene i und Halbach, and the English boat Water Witch owned by G. Ceeil Whit- aker. A number of American officers watched the races. LORIMER DENIES ALL KNOWLEBGE OF “JACKPOTS” Says He Would Be Last One to Know of Corrupt Practices. Washington, June 23—“Jacpots,” or corruption funds in the Illinois legis- lature, constitute “one of the traditions of politics in Illinois,” according to the testimony of ex-Senator Albert J. Hopkins today before the senate com mittee investigating Senator Lorimer's election. Senator Lorimer succeeded Mr. Hopkins. Whether any of ihe “jackpot” funds other corruption funds were used to or | defeat him for senator, he was unable to tell the committee.” He explained, however, that he would sbe the last man to know of such corrupt practices because at the time of the election of a semator he was “in the position of a man in 2 crowd knocked down with a biludgeon, who knew no more about it than the crowd, but was werse hurt than it” FRICTION OF BELTING CAUSES $75000 FIRE. Severai Buiidings on Fire at One Time in West Lynn. 2.—Hundreds of carrying their dren and as much of their house- hold goods as they could gather up ‘n their arms,- rushed aimlessly abour while the firemen fougit a menacing blaze which caused a total loss of $75. 600 in Wes Starting tion on rom a spark shoi by belting into a pl ings in the lumber yard of the O. Brett compa flames werge carried by a high wind in- to a crowded tenement house saction and also communicated to the shoe factory of George W. Belonga. Man buildings were on fire at one time. The lumber vards and three tenements 3 destroyed, the shoe factory was bad- 1y damaged and many dwellings were scorched. DANGEROUS MONKEYS AT LARGE IN NEW YORK Two of Them Reeking with Scarlet Fever Germs. 'w York e —The entire po- lice force of Manhattan-reinforced by an army of school children is search- ng tonight for two germ-laden mon- keys which escaped within the past eighteen hours from the Willard Park hospital. The little animals are reek- ng with scarlet fever germs with which they were inoculated for obser- vation purposes. The police have been instructed to find and Cestroy the simians at any cost. Tt is 1:ared that they have been adopted as pets by well meaning per- sons who found them, TAFT AT PROVIDENCE AND FALL RIVER. President Attends a Centennial and Later a Banquet. Providence, , June —Two o0t the cities on Narragansett bay were ted today by President Taft. The presidential yacht Mayflower brought rst to Tall River, as one of the ng features of that city’s cotton industry centennial, and later in the day the yacht steamed over to Provi dence, where the president toured the city and spoke on his favorite public top Canadian reciprocity, at the Conservatite club banquet. OBITUARY. John H. Thiry. New York, June John H. Thir; ginator of the system of* public hool savings banks, died at his home in Long Island City today ‘The Connecticut Members Come Home (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, June 23.—After sending the constitutional amendment provid- ing for the election of senators by direct vote of the people, back & the senate on Wednesday, the house ad- journed until Faturday, when it will eulogize the late Semator Daniel of Virginia. No other business will be transacted and it is expecied that the house will adjourn until Tuesday, when it is hoped the ways and means commit- tee, or the majority part of it, will be ready to report the cotton schedule, which will have the right of way for some time. - All the Connecticut representatives, with the exception of Mr. Reilly, lef this ivorning for a brief visit to thei homes. Lady Autoists Run Down Boy. Gresnwich, Conn., June 23.—A small bhoy whose name has not been learned wias run over by an automobile con- taining three women, one of whom was driving, this afternoon on the post road between Greenfich and Pertchister. The wheels passed over the child's shoulders, bt an examination by a physician failed to reveal.any but su- perficial injuries. The registry num- ber on the car was NY3859, it is said. Paragraphs” | Yotg Down All DEMOCRATIC ~ SENATORS = FOR 'STRAIGHT RECIPROCITY. - WILL NOT TAKEANY CHANCES Agresment Reached at a Conference of a Dozen Leaders—Vote on Root Amendment Monday. ‘Washington, June 25.—A declaration for straight reciprocity at an informal conference of a dozen democratic sen- ators willing to vote down all amend- ments to the biil, and amendment by Senator Bailey adding to the reciproc- ity measure all the house free list provisions except as to meats and grain products; a unanimous decision by the senate to vote Monday on the FRoot amendment to the wood pulp and (Rain Mars KING SALUTES HAMMOND Representative of United States Also Accorded Privilege of Royal Carriage —150 Present at State Banquet. London, Juné 23.—A heavy rain which began at sunset and kept up steadily throughout the night caused bitter disappointment to hordes of peo- ple who were bent upon fittingly cele- brating after dark the royal progress of King George and Queen Mary through the streets of Londom today. Splashed Around With U llas. The illuminations were turned on everywhere at dusk and sparkled their life than those who do not. The historic events. It has a domestic the part of most interest to home weeks. ters ever written from home. touches only a few. Following is a summary of the ing the past week: The Newspaper as a Regular Visitor from Home ‘Those who have the newspaper habit get very much more out of events and the assistant of the historian who from time td time gets into book-shape the important events that have transpired. words it is beside a regular informant a recorder and preserver of pictures in one form and another the home life; and this home life is ~ medium of information wherever they may g0 to spend a few days or The Bulletin will faithfully follow all subscribers and find them whether they are in the Yellowstone Park, or taking a trip up the Nile, or just loitering in some near mpuntain or shore resort. forgets to tell of interesting oecurences, for it is its business to make a daily record, and this is what makes it more informing than any let- It touches) many points where a letter If you are going away just step into The Bulletin office, leave your address and order it sent. That will secure to you a service which is always satisfactory. Bulletin Teiegraph Local Gensral Total Saturday. June 17 130 M6 852 1128 HMonday,. June 19 . 159 137 227 523 Tuesday. June 20 135 148 205 488 Wednesda . June 21 167 116 267 550 Thursday. -~ June 22 138 118 243 499 Friday, June 23 131 120 189 440 Totat, - - - - 860 785 1983 3628 newspaper is the recorder of daily In other and social side which -constantly folks and makes them want this It never Try it : matter printed in The Bulletin dur- paper schadule—these were features today in the fight over reciprocity. Activity Confined to Side Rooms. But there were no speeches on the subject in the senate and the activ was confined to the office rooms and ; cloak rooms. where reciprocity was the uppermost topic. - Bailey to Press Amendment. Senator Bailey announced his inten- tion of pressing his amendment vigor- ously. Although he looks forward to the addition of some of the tariff pro- risions to the Caadian bill he believes that such action will probably be the result of a prolonged struggle. Amendment to Free List Another tariff amendment—this one to the free list bill—was presented by Senator Clapp, designed to add to_the free list alum, chloride of lime, aniline products, ultramarine, vermillion reds, scda ash, sulphur, china clay or kaolin, Woolen felts or jackets, and brass or cepper wire cloth. Amendments Endanger Reciprocity. The informal conference was held in the office of Senator Smith of South Carolina. Mr. Smith was outspoken in oppesitiocn to amendments, and he and John Sharp Williams united with Senator Stone in saving that it was unwise to risk reciprocity for some- thing more whick would render all urGertain. Will Take No Chances. “We will not take any chances,” said Mr. Williams. “We can attend to the tariff after we get reciprocity.” Talk of a Recess Until Fall. In the capitol corridors there was a discussion of a recess of congress until next fall, and at one time there was a well defined report that an agreement to that end had been reach- ed. ut senators scoffed at the Tu- mor. They would be giad to get away, but they realize that such a course would be impossible with reciprocity pending. Vote on Root Amendment Monday. « There was no difficulty in getting a general consent to vote on the Root provision before adjournment Monday. The request for the agreement was made by Senator Penrose at a time when but few senators were in the chamber. He based it on the desire of Senator Root to be absent from the city for a few days. May Cut Out LaFoliette’s Speech. If Senator LaFollette had been pres- ent he probably would have been slow to assent to a vote at so early a date, for it is understood that he desires to address the senate regarding it before it is submitted to the final verdict of the senate. In his absence no voice ‘was raised against the proposal. SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS IN THE U. S. ARMY. War Department Wants 200, College Graduates Preferred. ‘Washingten, June 23.—The war de partment is in the market for officers. There are two hundred vacancies in the military establishment and Secre- tary Stimson is anxious to fill them, the military academy being unable to meet the demand. ‘The young officers will enter the army as second lieutants, and the only requirement is that t shall pass the prescribed examination. While the war departméent expresses 2 preference for college graduates, a diploma is not necessary. The sue- cessful cardidate wijl enter the arm: almost simultaneousfy with the 22 m>: who have just been graduaied from brightest in the rain, but the people ho turned out to witness the effective were only a fraction of those uld have come had the weather been propitious Those who braved the elements splashed about in the muddy streets beneath umbreilas. The Royal Progress. The feature of the day was the royal progress along seven miles of London | streets. which included a long route through the poorer section of the city south of the Thames. With the gaudy Indian troops, colonials and detach. | ments of Great Eritain's finest soldiers { in line, the procession made a fine{ | pageant. A Big Dinner. There was a great dinmer at the for- eign office tonight, where Sir Edward Grey, the foreizn minister, entertain- ed in state King George and the mem- bers of the roval family. and also all the visiting royal personages and ‘he special representatives to the cofona- tion. + Hammond Flies Old Glory. The Duke of Argvll. Prince Henry of | Battenberg. Princess Louise of Batten- berg and Miss Campbell, a niece of the Duke of Argyil, were conspicuous to- day in a company of 125 prominent persons who witnessed the royal progress from Stratton house, the res- idence of John Hays Hammond. A large American flag floated over the | house. The royal party, with Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, occupied a window in the ballroom in the second story »f the house, and as King George and Queen Mary passed the monarchs rec- ognized them and exchanged saluta- tions. The Reids Ring in on Luncheon. _Luncheon was served after the pro- céssion had passed. Whitelaw Reid, the American ambassador, and Mrs. Reid came in to this..and in addition there were among others the staffs of the special and regular embassie dozen officers from the United States battleship Delaware, Mrs. Robert Ba- con, wife of the American ambassador to France, Miss Bacon and Rober: Bacon, Jr. Mrs, Andrew Carnegie and Miss. Carnegie. Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft and Miss Taft. Hammond Rides in Royal Carriage. In the evening Mr. Hammond made 2 round of calls on members of the roval household in a royal carriage placed at his disposal by ‘Buckingham palace. 3 The State Banquet. The state banquet at the foreign of- fice tonight was one of the most im- portant social events of Secret Service Men have found a new five dollar silver certifiicate = terfeit in circulation. ¢ e =l The Armored Cruiser Colorado, which ran on a mud bank in San Diego har- bor, was pulled off unharmed. Evan Sherman, a Painter, fell from an eight story building in New York, | escaping with cuts and bruises. Three Hundred Women of the Ger- man Woman Naval league visited the llgulted States flagship Louisiana at el Congress Will Be Asked for an ap- propriation of $10,000 to entertain Ad- lt.lutll Togo when -he visits this coun- Mss. Mary L. Cox, -alieging cruel ireatment, secured a divorce from c;)ngreusmln James W. Cox in 15 min- utes. Dr. W. H. Brierly, a well known Al- bany physician, was hit by a Schen- i}:lfiaegy car near Albany and instantly Secretary MacVeagh said he consid- ered fines more effective than criminal proescutions to wipe opj undervalua® tion frauds. Senator McComber introduced an amendment to the pure food act In accordance with President Teft's rec- ommendations. Attorneys for the Southern Whole- sale Grocers' association want to com- promise the government's case against them. The New York Stats Bankers’ Asso- ation in convention passed resolu- tions expressing sentiment favorable to the Aldrich currency plan. Admiral Togo, the Famous Japanese | naval commander, will be able to stop only 17 days in the United States on his way home to Japan from the coro- nation. Approximately 20,000,000 Gailons of liquors annually are shipped by ex- press. principally from mail order houses, direct to consumers in prohi- | bition states. W. E. D. Stokes declined thé advice | of the district attorney to change the charge aginst Miss Lillian Graham and Miss Ethel Conrad from attempted murder to assault. Despatches to R. G. Dun & Company indicate that business generally is rather quiet, although such changes as have occurred are in the line of moderate improvement. Delegate Cameron of "Arizona has requested the senate 'commit: territories to amend the Arizo: stitution by eliminating the provis for the recall of judges. Literally Buried Under Nine Million dollars in gold in bags, Wadsworth ‘Williams, an employe of the San Fran- cisco mint, was so badly injurzd that his recovery is doubtful. = Dan O’Reilly of New York was dis barred yesterday from practice becaus of his conviction on the charge cf re- cziving stolen goods in connection with the Bancroft s es robbery. Grief Over the Death of Her Mother just a is believed to have caused Miss ampion, 48, of Providence, to o icide by cut- ting her throat with a breadknife. William D. Bishop, a Yale Student, whose family. is accounted one of the richest in Connecticut, and Bianca West, an actress, will be married at Bridgeport, where both live, July 6. Dr. J. H. Bossert, an practitioner of Hartford, and instantly killed at E the westbound Twentieth Century lim- ited on the New York Central railroad. osteopathic | Habeas Corpus Procesdings Looking to the release of Charles W. Ma; rom the federal will be art to-/ That Cancer is a Germ Disease is ihe conclusion reacned by Dr. Erwin F. Smith, chief pathologist of the bureau | of plant industry of the department of agriculturs, from his studies of plant tumors. A Pickpocket Relieved Rev. Francis E. Clark, D. D., “Father of the Chris- ian Endeavor Movement,” of $50 and a railroad ticket at Cleveland, O., and he was forced to borrow money from iis friends. W. V. Goshorn, Clerk of the Ohio senate, was a witness in the trial of Rodney J .Diegle, senate sergeant arms, indicted for aiding and zbe in the alleged bribing of Senator L. R. Andre Caut. George Auger, eight reet one inch in heigrt, has been natura ed at Bridgeport. He was a London policeman. and later traveled with a| circus. He is now running a farm at Fairfield. . The (Head Camp of the Modern Woodmen of America acted favorably upon the recommendation of the law committee that a spec session be held for consideration of changzes in the rates. A Deposition Given by Andrew Car- negie before he sailed for Europe w. read in a civil suit in which the iron- master said that he' knew nothing of the affairs of the suspended Car Trust compafy. 3 The Standard Cordage Company, week. Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign minister and host of the occa- sion, received King George and Queen Mary and all the royal personages and the spacial representatives to the cor- onation, including John Hays Ham- mond, Rear Admiral Vreeland and Major General A. W. Greely, ‘the American delegates. Diners Numbered 150. Altogether 60 royal personages at- tended the function. The entire com- pany numbered 150, among those pres. ent being various members of the royal household, attaches of the foreign of- fice and the papal delegate. : Steamship Arrivals. At Genea: June 19, Ancona, from New Yorl June 21, Mendoza, from New York. At Havre: June 20, La Bretagne, from New York. At Ro‘tercam from New York; York: June 22, from New York. June 21, Lituania, Volturno, from New Nieuw Amsterdam, The New Haven Paliadium, whith is £3 vears old, has gone into the hands of & Teceive” 3 E combination of rope plants in Massa- chusetts, New York, New Jersey and eisewhere, whih has been in the hands of reczivers for some time, will not be immediately reorganized. Every Common Railway Carrier will be required after July 1 to report im- mediately to the interstate commerca commission by telegraph “any collision, derailment or other accident” resuiting in the death of one or more persons. Leaving His Home and Friends, probably forever, Harry Sheridan, the 5 year pld leper boy, was removed yesterday to the newly equipped de- tention hospital on the Pawtucket, R. city farm, where he will probably spend the remainder of hisglifa in i86- lation. Nellie Gray, 15 Years Old, when found standing on the bank of the Merrimack river at Lowell, Mass., toid a policeman that she was awalting a favorsble oppertunity to drown herseif in fulfilment of an agreement made with Laura Drosser. 22 years old. Th Dresser girl had thrown herself into the lake at Lakeview park, but was Tescued ;o | Snow. THEIR STORY CLEARS UP AN OLD MYSTERY, THEIR MOTHER ARRESTED Held as Accessory, While Two Men Are Held as Principals—Crime Se- quence of an Hiicit Love. Biddeford, Me., June 23.—A story told by two little girls, one seven and the other nine vears of age, led the county authorities today to arrest John Buzzell, a .Dayton farmer, Olney Mer- rill, an East Pittston laborer ,and Mrs. Maud Snow, mother of the children. the~first two on the charge of murder and the latter as an accessory. Searching for Victim’s Grave. Meanwhile a search of the Snow farm in Dayton was begun for the grave of Charles I. Weymouth, the man alleged to have been murderad. At dark tonight officers had not succeed- ed in locating the grave. Father of Children in Jail. Officers say they were at the Smow farm looking for silverware which the father of the children, “Dr.”* Fred E. Snow, who is now serving a term in the county jail for breaking and entar- ing, had confessed to stealinz. when Gladys, the older of the twe girls, vol- unteerad the information that a mau was buried in the woods adjeining the farm. Told Story of Murder. Then she and her young sister Bea- trice told the story of the alleged mur- der of Weymouth, whose sudden dis- appearance three years ago had mever been satisfactorily explained. Disappeared in 1208. Weymouth was 31 years oid and a nephew of Dr..Harry A. “Weymouth, former mayor of Saco. He traveled through Saco and the surrounding towns with his butcher cart. In Sep- tember. 1908, hz suddenly drepped out of sight. The river and surrounding territory were searched. but no trace of the man ever was found. So far as the authorities could learn at the time, he was last seen at the Snow home in Dayton. While there were rumeors of foul play, no arrests :n connection wit the case ever had been made until to. day. Infatuated With Mrs. Snow. The two girls who told the story which result>d in today's arrests in- formed the county authorities that Weymouth was_infatuated with Mrs They said that he was calling at the Snow home in the forenoon o a day early in September, 1908, when he saw Buzzell and Merrill approach- ing the house. Did Not Want to Be Seen. “For God’s sake,” he is alleged o have exclaimed to Mrs. Snow. who was washing dishes, “don’t tell those mern I am here. Where can T hide? Dragged from Hiding Place. The girls said that Wevmouth fou a hiding place in another room, b when the two men entered the hou their suspicions became aroused. Thes searched th: houd§l according to the story. found Weymouth and dragged him’into the kitchen. Received Terrible Beating. There the alleged witnesses declard that they gave Weymouth a terrfbl beating, knocking him over a desk with such force that the desk was broken and ha b | unconsclous He is alleged to have died shortly af- terward. Placed Body in a Box. ; When Buzzell and Merrill realized that the man was dead. so the inform- ants told the authorities, they hastily preparad a large box and placed Wey- moutl’s body in It. The informanis declared that the box was too short and that the feet were doubled over and the body be crowded in. s carried to short distanc> story goes, and there buried. Buz is a farmer, while Mer; s been employed as driver of an Mrs. Snow's husband pleaded t the term of court-last month ving committzd a large numbe s in the country and the officers of piunder in the jumped on until it eonid The improvised coffin a point near a brook from the house, the to of burglaries in hous: round about Dayton, found a large Snow home. although not 2 regular physi been known as “Dr.” Snow. PROF. WILSON MAY BE VICTIM OF POISONING. Autopsy to be Performed to Determine Cause of Death. 3.—Professor Ber - head master of the New York Military academy at Corn wall-on-the-Hudson, died in ti N York hospital today under circumn- s which require an autopsy to ther he was poisoned son engazed room at the Hotel any Tuesd night, and last night was found unconsicious in bed. He removed to, the hospital, where surgeos worked over but in vain. him for hours ‘Wilson was 43 years old and had been an instructor in Columbia Uni- versity, a director of the Howland Memorial library and a director of the Mechanics Savings bank at Fishkill. Site for Rockville Postoffice. ‘Washington, June 23.—1it was learn- ed at the treasury department yes- terday that an agreement had been reached between the government and the owners of the. site where it ix proposed to build the federal building at Rockville, and it will not be neces- sary to resort to condemnation pro- ceedings. The matter is now in the hands of the United States attorney at Hartford. Inspector-Instructer. Mayor Edward L. Munson of the medical corps, U. S. A, has been de- tailed for duty =s inspector-instructor of the sanitary troops at the Connee- ticut camp at Niantic. Swern in as Midshipman. The navy department yesterday no- tified Representative Henry that his principal, Ralph Johnson Mitchell of New Britain, had passed both the mental! and physical examinations and on June 17 had been sworn in as a midshipman at the naval academy at Annapolis. Tennessee's Smallest Adult Dead. Knoxville, Tenn., June 23.—Joseph A Carter’. "ihe srt!:‘alliflt adlat m- nesses died at s home n He was 73 vears old, 42 inéhes high and weighed 58 pounds. He sery - ed As registrar of Jefferson county for 1" consecutive ysars ok