Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 11, 1911, Page 1

VOL. LIN. *iE Two_cewrs The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largést in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Population A PANAGEA FOR FINANGIAL PANIGS Director Perkins of Steel Trust Tells How Government Can Avert Them AT STEEL TRUST INVESTIGATION ‘ Prevent Loaning of Money at Cheap Rates in Sum- mer and Calling it Back Suddenly For Crop Move- nent, He Says—Sherman Anti-Trust Law a Great Menace to all Big Corporations, He Declares. Washington, Aug. 10.—George W. Porkins, financier and director of the United States Steel corporation, made some striking recommendations tod«; with reference to the government’s control of corporations. As a witness before the hous2 “steel trust” investi- &ating committee, he declared that ex- isting laws were seriously threatening big business dinterests and their rigid enforcement was rendering it impossi- ble for corporations to continue opera- tions in conformity with the statutes. Great Corporations Cannot Exist. Mr, Perkins went over a wide range of subjects. Some of his observations follow: “That great corporations, grown up under demands of existing conditions, could no longer successfully exist un- der the Sherman anti-trust law as now rigidly enforced. Red Flag of Warning. “That the government's dissolution of the Standard Oil company served 29 a waving of a red flag of warning 1o every corporation in the United States. Something Must Be Done by Govern- ment. “That Something of a constructive mature must be done by the govern- ment with reference to the control of «worporations and rather than for pres- ent_conditions to continue it would bo better to go to the limit of permitting government regulation of prices. Law Works as Handicap. “That the very reason subsidiary companies of a great corporation can violate the law with knowledge of ths officers of the holding company is the law which prevents such a corpora- tion from operating and ruling the sub- sidiary concerns instead of merely ad- wvising them. To Avert Financial Panics. “That one great stride toward averi- ing financial panics in New York could be made if the government would prevent banks in Chicago and the middle west lcaning money on call in New York during the summer a: cheap rates and suddenly calling it back in the fall for the crop movement, making high money and troubled New York market. Advocates Government Bureau. “That the establishment of a gov- ernment bureau which could give ac- curate information to the public as to the condition of corporations would be an active inducement to the people Lo make wise investments. A Striking Development. “That ona of the most striking de- velopments of the present system of conducting business on a large scale is the dividing of great interests into the hands of many investors rather than concentrating them in the hands of a few.” Emphatic in His Observations. Mr. Perkins made the foregoing ob- servations during the third day of his examination by the committee, and he was often eloquent and forceful. He frequently emphasized his remarks by waving his arms, pounding upon the witness table with his fists and rising from his seat to address the commit- tee. When the committee adjourn=d late today it had not concluded with Mr. Perkins, though he has been held longer by the commitiee than any wit- ness since the hearing began last May. He will be called again tomorrow. An “Infamous Falsehood.” Mr. Perkiygs made other interesting statements. Hs denounced as an ‘‘in- famous falsehood” the caarge that the panic of 1907 was precipitated for ihe purpose of ruining certain tankers. VETO BILL PASSED BY HOUSE OF LORDS. Premier Asquith Wins in Parliament by Narrow Margin. Lenden, Aug. 10.—Premier Asquith’s government, which claims to represent the democracy of Great Britain, to- might enforced its will upon the vear- mge by the narrow vote of 131 to 1l By this vote the house of lords de. xided to accept what the liberals con- tend is the wiil of the people and adopted Viscount Morley's motion not to insist upon the lords’ amendmeat to the parliamentary bill which prac- tically limits the power of the house of lords to a twe years suspensory veto and vastly increases the prerog- mtives of the house of commons. The great constitutional struggle, which began when the house of lords nearly two years ago rejected the budget of David Lloyd George, chan- cellor of the exchequer, is extended for & time at least and with the greatest change to Great PBritain's working constitution since the history of the re- form bill. The voting consumed nearly an hour @and the result was in doubt until the last moment. The “die hards” muster- ed greater strength than the prophets had anticipated and the governmaat wowes its victory to the votes of be- tween 20 and 30 conservatives wio threw in their lot with the liberals to save their own caste from loss of pres- tige a great increase in ils numbers end the king from the necessity of th» exercise of the royal prerogative, from Wwhich everyone believes he was most anxious to be saved. TRAIN KILLS MOTHER ¥ OF “BATTLING” NELSON. Was Crossing Tracks With a Friend at Time of Accident. Aug. 10,—Mrs, Ida Nelson, Battling” Nelson, the pugii- was killed by a fast mail train on the Wabash railroad at Burnham, DL, Jate today. She was returning from a siepping trip \o Hammond, Ind., ana Was accompanied by Mrs. Annie Mar- 1in, a friend. They had just alighted fram o tmin Mrs, Nelson waited for a freignt 1rain (0 puss and then started to cross 1he tracks. She apparently did not see ¢ hear thc mail train. Mrs. Martin rrowly escaped death in a vain ef- 't to save her. Baitling” Nelson and a brother, Ar- thur, ars in Oregon on a vacation rip. SENATOR FRYE'S BODY TO LIE IN STATE TODAY. Funeral Services Will Be Held in Lew- isto1 Church This Afternoon. Lewiston, Me., Aug. 10.—The body ot United States Senator William P. Frye will lie in state at the Pine Strecf Con- gregational church tomorrow from 32.30 until 1.20 p. m. The private ser- at his late residence will be held et 11 o'clock instead of at 1 p. m., as originally planned. The public service n the church will occur at 2 p. m. vic NEGRESS CAN'T TEACH. New Jersey Board Refuses Perm Without Explanation. Orange, N. J., Aug. 10.—Carrie M. Davenport, a negress of this place, has received word from the board of edu- cation that her application to become & teacher in the Orange schools has been denied. Her request for permis- sion was refused without explanation by the board. OBITUARY. Charles Davidson. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 10.—Charles Davidson, one of the best known rail- 70ad men in the state, died at his homs on Asylum avenue tonight after a short. fliness. - From 1872 until eight years ago h> was superintendent of the New . York division of the New:- Haven road ion PRIESTS DISAGREE ON THE SALOON QUESTION. Springfield and Fall River Clergymen Engage in Debate. Scranton, Pa., Aug. 10.—Officers of the Priests’ Total Abstinence league were elected here today at a meeting hald in connection with the 4Ist an- nual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence union of America. The officers are: Honorary president, Arch. bishop E. F. Prendergast, Philadélphi president, Rev. J. Cassidy, Fall River, Mass.; secretary, Rev. G. V. Leahy, St. John’s university, Brighton, Mass. treasurer, Rev. W. J. McNamee, Ch: cago. At a business session Rev. M. J. M Kenna of Springfield, Mass., and Rev. J. F. Cassidy of Fall River clashed on the saioon question. Father McKenna said the “possibility of abolishing the saloons is sentimental rot,” and he de- clared the rich to be the “real drunk- ards.” The only effect of the abolish ing of the saloons, he said, would b2 to deprive the §gorkingman of his glass of beer, while the rich would still drink in_their homes. Father Cassidy deplored the utter- fance of such sentiments on the. con- vantion floor, he said, and he asked the delegates to work for legislation that would wipe out the saloon. Father Cassidy came out for woman suffrage, declaring “when the women vote, the saloon will go.” Officers of the national union will be elected tomorrow morning. TO TEST THE SANITY ' OF HARTFORD YOUTH. Counsel for Young Murderer Obtains Order from Court. New York. Aug. 10.—Counsel for Paul Geidel of Hartford. Conn., the youthful slayer of William H. Jackson, the banker, met with an obstacle today .n their attempt to test the sanity of tha prisoner in his cell. The warden of the Tombs refuszd to permit the ex- amination without a court order. Later in the day Justice Crain of the supreme court gave Geidel's counsel permission to apply for such an order. Charles S. Gray of counsel announced he would probably do so tomorrow and that 3 examination would likely be made on Satvrday. The results of the examin tion, Mr. Gray thought. might dete: mine the line of defense. A special panel of 150 talesmen w= ordered drawn this afternoon from which to select a jury in the case. Good Outlook for Tobacco Crop. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, August 10.—Victor H. Oimstead, chief of the bureau of sta tistics of the department of agricul- ture, in his tobacco report, dated July 1, but_just made public, says that the New England acreage this year is 4 per cent, larger than that of last year. Plants, he says, were more plentiful, but on account of cool weather in the first part of May were not so early as last season, and planting began later. Because of abundant moisture and favorable weather, transplanting was pushed rapidly, and finished about the same time 2s in 1910. Some damage was done by cutworms and wireworms but replainting was prompt and a good stand secured. Propitious weather aft- er planting was conductive to rapid and uniform growth; the prospect is for one of the best crops produced in thic district in several years. The 2,000 acres in shade-grown tobacco repre- sents a fourfold increase over the area of the previous year. There has also been a small increase in the broad- leaf acreage, but a falling off in Ha- vana seed. ) The acreage for Connecticut is given as 14,000, and the condition as 96 per cent. perfect, which is one per cent. above the =average for the last ter years. Hartford Man Killed by Train. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 10.—Peter Mc- Laughlin, a man about 30 vears old, «nd had in the employ of the road [ was struck and instantly killed by n '.E.T-e mebe fl?un " He leaves a widow i train on the Valley division hera to- 'he said,” -had money and liked poetry dayy : f . {the plight of the Diana and her pas- Cabled Paragraphs Hamburg, Aug. 10.—The captain of the Russian steamer Cordelia and his wife were piaced in the hospital to- day, as suspected cholera cases. Berlin, Aug. 10.—Heinrich Von Pos- chinger, the noted polifical writer and author of many works on the life of Bismarck, died today. He was bora in Munich on Aug. 31, 1845. Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 10.—David Wolffsohn, leader of the Zionist move- ment since the death of the founder, Theodore Hartzl, has decided to retire because of ill health. Prof. Otto War- burg of Berlin, a kinsman of Jacob H. Schiff, may succeed to this office. Turin, Aug. 10.—American Ambassa- dor Leishman, whose transfer to the Berlin post was recently announced, arrived here today, accompanied by Commander Andrew T. Long, American naval attache at Rome, and will have an audience with King Victor Emman- uel at Ricconagi tomorrow. At that time he will present fis majesty with an autograph letter from President Taft congratulating the recipient up- on_tthe recent celebration of Italian unity. BOY BABY FOUND IN A MARKET BASKET. Selectmen of Seymour Have No Clue to Its Parentage. Seymour, Conn., Aug. 10.—A tiny ba- by, occupying a market basket, which was lashed to a locust tree beside the path leading from West street to the River road, east of Trinity cemetery, was a discovery made by Cornelius A. Rider when on his way to work shortly before 6 o'clock ‘this morning. Mr. Rider’s attention was arrested by the sound of an infant’s crying. He im- mediately notified Selectman Divine, who quickly visited the place, as did also Officers McNerney, Riggs and Adams. The basket was taken down and the tiny ocupant was fortunate enough to at once fall into kind hands, when Mrs. John Hull of West stret took charge of the infant and promised to care for it until the selectmen could make other arrangements for it. Unless the par- entage of the child is discovered, the town of Seymour will have to stand in loco parentis. The baby was of the male sex. It was neatly clad in clean white gar- ments of fair quality, A piece ot cheesecloth was spread over the top of the basket, as if to protect it from in- sects. The child lay on a pillow with a common tick cover. In the basket was a brick, and because of this and the suggestive proximity of the Nau- gatuck river, it was at first thought that the original intention of those ‘who abandoned the baby was to drown him. This theory has been abandoned, however, because of the fact that the brick was warm. It is believed the brick was heated and placed in the basket to prevent the baby being chill- ed by the night air. So far as could be ascertained, there are no clews to the child’s parentage or any by which there seemed to be any possibility of discovering who tied the basket and the baby to the tree. There were no marks on, the clothes. It was wrapped in 2 piece of outing flan- nel and wore a shirt, a knit jacket and an embroidered bonnet, and about the entire outfit were a pair of bath tow- els. The baby appeared to be healthy. POLICE CALLED TO QUELL RIOT AMONG DEMOCRATS. New Jersey State Committee Forces Chairman Nugent Out of Office. Asbury Park, N. J., Aug. 10.—Four- teen members of the democratlc state committee, the exact number neces- sary for a 'quorum, voted this afternoon to declare vacant the chairmanship ot the organization, occupied by James R. Nugent, who was recently asked to re- sign_because of his alleged reference to Governor Woodrow Wilson as “an ingrate” and in other opprobrious terms. Their action followed rioting, which the police were called upon to quell, and was taken affer Nugent and a supporter had left the room and the quornm had been re-established by other members of the committee. The meeting was called to order by Nugent, who claims that he was not officially notified that it would be held. The-rioting followed 2n attempt on the part of Nugent sympathizers, non- members of the committee, to eject from the room James C. Kraft, an anti- Nugent man. who_declared he held the proxy-of William F. Davis of Camden. Kraft was hauled out, re-entered the | room, and was put out again, Nuzent declaring that his proxy was “a fake. Following the departure of Nugent and the re-establisking of a quorum, | Vice Chairman Willis put the question. | which was unanimo carried, along | with the proposal to fill the vacancy on August 24. REDEMTORIST FATHERS RESCUED BY LIFE SAVERS.| Seven in a Power Boat Which Was | About to Sink. Rockport, Mass., Aug. 10.—Seven Ro- demptorist fathers from the Mission church, Boston, were rescued today the life savers from the Gap Cove tion, after the power boat Diana, in which they were on their way to Bar FHarbor, had been placed in a sinking ondition by running on to the south- erly end of the Sandy Bay breakwater. The bhoat was almost on ihe point of sinking when the life savers, who had launched their surf boat immediately the lookout on their station discerned by sengers, brought up aiongside and took them off. Laughingly they remarked that they had been shipwrecked with- out having ‘wet their feet. The priests in the party were Rev. Thomas V. Twohey, Rev. James Clar Rev. Frank Passanacht, Rev. William | Prager, Rev. Michael 'Gamnon, Rev.| Simon 'Gorgan and Rev. Henry Borg- man. After being cared for at the life saving station and thanking the crew for their rescue, they went to Pigeon Cove. It is understood they are going back to Beston to resume their journey to Bar Harbor. HIS LONG SUIT WAS LOVE, ! HIS SHORT SUIT WAS WORK. Mrs. Wentworth Carter, Once “Blinded by Love,” Procures a Divorce. Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 10.—A hus- band can be toc affectionate and too polite, according to the testimony of Mrs. ~ Wentworth Carter, who was| granted a divorce in the circuit court here today. “Too much poetry, t00 many Kkisses, | too much love, too many smiles and too little work make an unfit husband,” she said. Mrs. Carter said that when she married, ten years ago, she was temporarily blinded by love and a del- uge of poetry. “He ‘was positively irresistible, but he would not work, judge. When our last cent was gone, he went to South Geroligl, where Lebas =n wncle mhos and wine; too.” jset all the necessar; {!aw in the Philippines or in the United Foreign Spies - Secretly Work MUCH EVIDENCE OF THEIR ACT- IVITY HERE, BLUEPRINTS OF DEFENCE Found Found. With Drawings and Maps— War Department on the Alert. in Streets of Calcutta—Men Washington, Aug. 10.—Startling evi- dente of the pernicious activity of for. eign spies is in the possession of the army general staff, which accounts for the serious consideration that is nc being ziven to ths most trifiing reports of attempts to discover the military secrets of the country. Some of th se incidents_are of comparatively recent date, and it was upon the submission of such information to a secret session of the judicial committee of the house that legislation was secured at the last session of congress providing for the severe punishment of spies in tims of pzace. Blueprints Found in Calcutta. An Engilshman in Calcutta picked up in the streets a small packa~- of blueprints showing every detail of the defenses of Corregidor Island, the main stronghold of the United States in the Philippines. The prints were not copies of any drawings or charts prepared for use of the United States, but were ev dently the result of a careful and de- liberate investigation of the official and confidential records of thes United States. The existence of the blueprints made it evident that there were other copies in existence. The Englishman sent the papers to the war department here, but the most careful investiga- tion failed to discover the means by which the information had bezn ob- tained. Hotel Waiter Was a Spy. A waiter in a Seattle hotel was found to be a foreign officer in dis- guise, possessing many drawings ard notes he had made of the Pacific coast. Army Captain on Secret Mission. An Amezrican ambassador notified the state department that a certain cap- tain belonging to the army of the country where he was stationed had been detailed to spend three years se- cratly visiting the American countries and studying their military conditions. Secretly Studied Panama Canal. Even the Panama canal has not es- caped; one of the engineers found a foreign officer, an attache to one of the American countries, secretly studying the canal from a strategic standpoint, and he understood that there were six or seven other officers of the same na- tionality in the United States gather- ing military information. Prisoner Found With Maps. A New York policeman arrested an American for a trivial ofiense and found in his trunk military maps and information h convinced the offi- cials that he was in the employ of a foreign government. Offered $25,000 for Plans of Defenses. But the incident that convinced the judiciary committee of the necessity | for the protective law occurred less | than a year ago in the Philippines. An enlisted man in the engineers was of- ferad $25.000 by two foreign officers for the plans of the defenses of Cor- regidor Island. Being the official pho- tographer, he had ample opportunity to pictures, havinz first informed his superior officer of taz attempt. Two Foreign Spies Captured. A trap was laid and the two foreign spies were captured. But habeas cor- pus proceedings were obtained and they xere released, as there was then no | States under h they could be pros- | ecuted. ACTOR FINNEY RAN INTO FIERY FURNACE. Had He Remained in Bathroom His Life Would Have Been Spared. t London, Aug. 10.—An examination made today of the corridor ton hotel, h the bo was found the fire in the hotel last n that the-bathroom in whic actor was bathing when the i siven was not ‘touched either | water, and even the door to the room | had not been scorched. Had the actor | remained there. he could essily have been rescued by the firemen, who ran up a ladder to within a few feet of t bathroom window. On the other hay the corridor into which he terror was a seething m. A committee of Enzlis ung been appointed to co-operate with M Finney's friends in m ge- ments for the funcral. | After careful examinati agemeiit of the Carlton today ed the loss caused by the ter at between $250,000 completely covered by in also includes the belonginzs of guests. AUTO CRASHES INTO REAR OF A SURREY. Brooklyn Woman Killed, Husband and Daughter Injured. New York, Aug. 10.—Mrs. Rose Rov- ner, wife of Samuel Rovner, a wealthy clothing manufacturer of Brooklyn, was instantly killed_and Mr. Rovner and their daughter, Sophia, were seri- ously injured when' the surrey in whick they were driving in Prospect park was crased into from the rear by an automobile tonight. Archibald Jean- ette, a salesman, of Manhattan, owner and’ driver of the automobile, was ar- rested on a technical charge of homi- cide. MEMBERS OF COMMONS VOTE THEMSELVES SALARIES. Resolution to Pay Them $2,000 Passes Body by Vote of 256 to 159, Tondon, Aug. 10.—A radical depart- ure from the principle of gratuitous public service which hitherto had pre- vailed in the house of commons was provided for tomight, when the hou by a voe of 256 to 159 adopted a reso- lution to pay its members $2,000 annu- ally for their services. The resolution was chancellor of - the exchequer, Lloyd George. moved by the David Sultan Has Typhoid Fever. London, Aug. 11.—A special despatch from Tangier says that Mulai Hafid. sultan ‘of Morocco, is ill with typhoid fevers SRR 3 Frick Leaves Union Pacific ’ RETIRES FROM DIRECTORATE OF THE RAILROAD. IS WORTH OVER $100,000,000 Will Take Greater Ease in Future—His Union Pacifie Activities in Conflict With His Atchison Interests. New York, August 10.—The retire- ment of Henry Clay Frick from the directorate of the Union Pacific Rail- road company was announced this aft- ernoon. Mr. Frick tendered his resig- nation some days ago, but for some reason nothing was said about his re- tirement until today. It is understood that he will retire from other large corporations with which he has been prominently identified for many years, including the United States Steel cort poration. Proposes to Take Greater Ease. Friends of the capitalist and former ironmaster say that his primary pur- pose in retiring from active financial life is due to his desire to take greater ease and devote himself to other pur- suits. It is said that his chief idea in getting out of the Union Pacific road was that his activities in_that road often conflicted with his duties toward the Atchison, Topeka & San- ta Fe, in which he has very large holdings, and in the Pennsylvania rail- road. Mr, Frick’s friends also declared that he believed such connections to be unwise at this time, when the fed- eral government is exercising such close supervision over large railroad and industrial corporations whose af- fairs are so closely inter-related. Are Competing Roads. Union Pacific and Atchison are so- called competing roads at many points and Mr. Frick’s interest and activity in the United States Steel corporation, which has frequently sold larze sup- plies to those roads, has at times re- sulted in adverse criticism. Resignation Not Due to Friction. Mr. Frick’s resignation from the Union Pacific, if latest reports are ac- curate, was not due to any friction with the management, of which there have been rumors recently. It has been reported that he favored a “segrega- tion” of Union Pacific assets with a reduction of the prevailing dividend, and to have declared that much of the hostility to which the Harriman roads, particularly Union Pacific, has been subject, was the result of their large dividend disbursements which attract- ed public attention to their increasing values. All this is denied by Mr. Frick's fellow directors in Union Pa- cific, who say that he takes leave of them with genuine regret and the kindliest feelings. Like the Case of Rockefeller. Mr. Frick's retirement from Union Pacific may be likened to the with- drawal of the Rockefeller interests from United States Steel when John D. Rockefelier retired from that cor- poration in 1909. It was then said that the Rockefellers deemed their ac- ty in United States Steel incon- sistent with their holdings and inter- ests in other large corporations. On the “Outs” With Carnegie. Henry Clay Frick's career and ma- terial success is closely interwoven with the history of the steel and iron industry of this country. He was one of Andrew Carnesie’s lieutenants and at one time was deep in the confidence of that ironmaster. They had a seri- ous disacreement, however, when Mr. “arnegie took over the $1,000,000 fo feit money which Frick deposited as a inder” to buy the Carnegie proper- ies.. but which project failed. Less than two years later Carnegie sold his interests to the United States Steel corporation for at least three times as much as the price he named to Frick and associates. Worth Over $100,000,000. Mr. Frick added to his millions while in the iron business by erecting large coke ovens in the Pennsylvania iron district. ‘These have enoromusly in- creased his wealth, whi -onsery atively estimated at considerab more than $100,000,000. town house is the south end of m H. Vanderbilt mansion ifth avenue opposite St. Patrick's hedral, He is the owner of a part of the land formerly cccupied by the Lenox library on Fifth avenue, fac- Central park, and it has been re- ported that he purposed erecting on that site one of the stateliest mansions in the metropolis. One Attempt on His Life. ountry home is at Prides Cross- where he has spent the His ¢ A amers bf the past few vears. Mr. Frick the possessor of one of the inest art eollections in this country, being e ciall r Corots and some of the old n A well re- membered incident life is the ttempt ssinate him made by t named Berkman during stead troubles in 1892. He twice and stabbed, but re- an he was a Hom shot AT | covered in a few weeks. Broken Legs in Auto Accident. Waterbury, Cozp., Aug. 10—The skidding of the whaels of an automo- bile owned and driven by Dr. Georse A. Leonard on West Main street short- 1y before § o'clock tonight caused the machine to crash head-on into an ele tric car, and John Dennison, fathar-in- law of the physician, the other occu- pant of the automobile, sustained two broken less, the let having a compound fracture which will probably necessi- tate amputation. Dr. Leonard was uu injured beyond a gencral shaking u The automobile front was completely wrecked and the electric car stove in. Decapitated by Train. Ogdensburg, N. Y., Aug. 10.—Th milk trin of the Rutland railroad ar rived here today with the body of man impaled on ths coupling bar of the cowcatcher of the locomotive. The head and one leg were missing and the body was otherwise badly muti- lated. The body was identified as that of Clarence Pike of Stamford, Conn.. a discharged patient at the state hos- pital. “The head was found Seven miles below here. How ihe aceident occurrad has not been learnad. Three Killed at Grade Cron\ing. Springfield, 1., Aug. 10.—The west- bound fast mail train on the Vandalia line of the Pennsylvaniu system struck the automobile of A. C. Walker, mana- ger of a garage in Vandalia, this after- noon at a crossing three miles east of Vandalia, killing a. the occupants of the machins. The dead are: A. C. ‘Walker, 40 vears old: Helen Walker, his daughter, 6 years old, and Fred- erick C‘a.rnpc‘s. 7 years old. > Condensed iglegrams . An Association Has Been Formed in Canada te fight reciprocity. Philadelphia 1s After the republi- can national convention next year. The Lowell, Mass, Machine Shop gllll é)\': closed August 25 until Septem- er 5, The Tenth Zionist Congress Opened in Basel, Switzerland,swith 500 dele- gates in attendance. The Ames Sword Company's Plant at Chicopee, Mass., will be shut down August 21 until September 5. Several Persons Were Killed and n- jured by the explosion of the boiler of the Rhine steamer Gutenberg. aties wiil abrogate the Monroe doctrine. The Armored Cruiser North Carolina yesterday was declared victor in the engineering contest in the navy. The Death of Dr. O. J. McCully, one of the best-known physicians in New Brunswick, was announced yesterday. John H. Rutherford of Grand Isle, Vt. who died at Cannes, France, on February 25, last, left an estate valued at $569,084. Republican Representatives Intro- duced two resoiutions calling for im- mediate action on the Controller Bay Alaska charges. The Union Cotton Mill at Peterboro, N. H., has been sold to the Monadnock corporation of Claremont, and will go out of business. The Will of John W. Gates, who died in Paris, will be probated in Port Arthur, Texas, where the financier made his residence. It is Stated That the Body of John W. Gates will be buried in the little cemetery in West Chicago where parents are interred nis . Wallace E. Mason, superintendent of schools of North Andover, Mas has been elected principal of the state nor- mal school at Keene, N. H. The French Steamer Emir foundered in the Strait of Gibraltar in a dense fog after collision with the British steamer Sé\\'erton, and 93 persons were drown- ed. On the Road To Recovery CHANGE FOR BETTER IN POPE PIUS’ CONDITION. SWOLLEN Operation Brings Considerable Reliof KNEE PUNCTURED from Pain—Lower Temperaturs Fol- lows Storms in the Mountains. Rome, Aus. 10.—The condition of Pope Pius tonight was better and for the first time since he was taken il recently with laryngitis, which later becams complicated by an acute attack of the gout, his holiness was considerad as having made a step toward recos- ery. Temperature Slightly Above Normal. Drs. Petacci and Marchiafava visited their patient tonisht. They reporied that his temperature still was only slightly above normual and that his condition, considering the heat, was satisfactory. Swollen Knee Punctured. The physicians called Dr. Amici into consultation this afternoon and it was decided to puncture the pope's swollen The opcration, which was a e, resulted in the extraction of a quantity of serum, and afterwards his holiness was Somewhat relieved from pain. Able to Sit in Arm Chair. The pope sat for a while today in an arm chair in his bed chamber., He said he was feeling better and insisted that a temporary altar be arranged in his room. At it Monsignor Bressan, his privite secretary, celebrated mass. The prelate madz special prayers to St. Lawrence, who is supposed to be the protector against great heat. After re~ maining some time in the arm chair, feeling a return of the pains in ths leg, his holiness again sought his bed. Cheers Up His Sisters. During the day his spirits revived when he saw at his bedside the trou- bled faces of his sisters. Smiling ap at them, the pope said . “Courage, my sistars. You shall ses Prof. William R. Vance of Yale uni- versity law school was yesterday ap- pointed dean of the Minnesota law school, succeeding the late Dean W. S. Pattie. . Mrs. Ella Reese of lola, Ka was sentenced to don overalls work on the city rockpile, was stopped in her work by Sstrest Commissioner Glynn. Catcher William Kelley of the St. { Paul club was last night sold to the | Pittsburg National league team for $12,500. Kelley will join Pittsburg in September. The Bodies of Two Boys, believed to be Robert Crosby and William Bea: bone, of Syracuse, wers found on the roof of one of the cars of the Pacific Coast express. The Body of the Man, found in the surf on Chaunceys island in Machias bay, Me., several weeks ago, is he- lieved to be that of Theodore Ander- son of Brooklyn, N. Y. In Broad Daylight, robbers broke in- to the New York, New Haven & Hart- | ford railroad passenger station at Taunton, Mass., at 7 o'clock and stole | more than $300 in cash. The Battleship Michigan was yes- terday awarded the battle efficiency pennant for the highest combined mer- its in gunnery and engineering for the Yyear ending June 20, 1911. The Postal Savings Bank at Brem- erton, the seat of the Puget sound navy yard, is full, and unless the post- master general takes action to relieve the situation, not another cent can be deposited. | _The Alite and Millvilie Mills of the Woonsocket Rubber company, which have been closed for about a month, will resume operations in some depart- ments today and expect to be running in full about the middle of next week. Robert S. Critchell of Chicago has received $13 for services performed in 1862 as a member of the Squirrel | Hunters’ squad, whih cwas called by Gov. David Tod of Ohio when the con- federate forces were threatening Cin- cinnati. Representatives Underwood of Ala- bama, democratic leader of the house, and James of Kentucky, prominent in thz house democracy, both old friends, had sharp passage over Underwood's attitude in favor of a dam project on Black Warrior river. Organized Labor Won a Signal vie- tory vesterday when Compiroller of the Treasury Tracewell construed the last naval appropriation to mean that very” employe in a shipyard where government vessels are building must be given an S-howr day. Asserting That It Is His Belief that his wife was murdered on the steamer Georgia, en route from Providence, R. I, to New York city, July 20, Raymond C. Nickerson, the husband of Mrs. Lily C. Nickerson, states that she started for New York without his knowledge. iting the National Catholic Total Abstinence Convention at Scranton, Pa., vesterday, Archbishop Faleonio, papal delegate, addressed the dele- gates and bestowed upon them the papal blessing ,with a Godspeed for the accomplishment of their good works, “Nothing Has Been Discovered by modern scholarship and criticism to shake the belief in the deity of Christ or the inspiration of the Bible,” said Rev., John A. Hutton of Belhaven church, Glasgow, yesterday, previous to the special meeting for ministers attending the Northfield conference. PRESIDENT TAFT PAYS ANOTHER VISIT TO BEVERLY. To Spend Week End in Golfing and Automobiling. ‘Washington, Aug. 10.—Convinced that congress will not adjourn: for some and determined to et all the sible, President Taft left Washinzton tonight for Beverly, whe he expects to spend the week end pla; that even this illness will pass away.” Objected to Open Windews. His holiness is now satisfied with the change to his new largs bedroom,where the temperature averages about a doz- en degrees lower than that of his old bed chamber. At first he was opposed to being moved downstairs, as he is vary fond of his small, modest quarters on ‘the fourth floor. When told that the room was too- small, he proposed that an intervening wall be pulled down and the room enlarged. He seemed to fear the large room om ac- count of the cool air, which ha believed not to be good for his aflment, which the pope has always attributed fo rheu- matism. Tt was his opposition to opea- ing the windows in his old room that resulted in the heat, which always was about 90 degrees, so badly affectinz ‘him. Bed in Spacious Library. Now the bed of his holinass stands in the spacious private lbrary meas- uring 30 by 60 feet. The floor is of black and white marble. About the bedside the pope has near at hand tha objects which he loves best. _Mon- signor Bressan and Monsignor Pescial are always within call. They occupy the room where Pope Leo XIII disA. Dr. Amici watches at the bedside of his holiness throughout the night. Storms Bring Lower Temperature. Storms in the mountains tonieht caused the temperature to drop to 20 degrees, which zave his holiness some i Telief from the heat. Only a few times during the night were the prescribed medicines administered, Dr. Amist aiming chiefly to keep up the strength of the patient’s heart. His holiness took some broth with the yolk of an egg in it and a small glass of oid red wine. In the zarly evening the patient slept for several hours, awakening about midnight. Shortly afterward he again went into a refreshing sleep. Interview With Sisters. The Associated Press had an inter- view with Anna and Maria. the sisters of the pope, as they left the Vatican this evening. Both of them said thelr brother was much better, adding that if this were not so they would his bedside. Stronger Than People Bel “He is an old man, poor Bepi,” eon- tinued one of tHe sisters in her simple Venetian manner, “but he is stronger than people believe. All of our family have lived to ripe old ages.” Prays in Middle of Night. She added that she would not be surprised if the pope waked durinz the night as for years, even when he was perfectly well, he generally awoka Guring the middle of the night and prayed. Indeed, she declared, the pope was wont to say that prayers rising in the silence of the night are thosg that more easily reach the Creator and are better accepted by Him. Messages from United States. The sisters said they had never seen such an avalanche of telegrams as had arrived at the Vatican from all parts of the world inquiring about the health of his holiness. They recalled messages from Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishops Farley, O'Conpell and Ireland, and many other American pre- lates, which were worded in terms of loyalty and endearment. Preparing for Canadian Election. Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 10.—Arrangements for the Canadian election on Septem- bér 21 were completed today when writs authorizing elections in each of the 221 constituencies were sent to as many returning officers appointed to take the vote. Conventions are being held in all parts of Canada, and by Saturday each side will have nomin- ated candidates in most of the con- stituencies. Next Tuesday Premier Laurier and Opposition Leader Borden will take the field on their speech- making tours, and from then on thers will be many meetings throughout Canada. d of Gasoline Burns. Portland, Me.,, August 10.—As a re- sult of burns received if a gasoline ex- plosion, James I. Dodwell, quarter- back of the Holy Cross university football team in 1906, died at a local hospital tonight. Tle won the ali- around athletic championship of the college in the winter of 1906, ing golf, motoring over the north shore roads and resting quietly at the Taft cottage. The president’s private car was at- tached to the train bearing the con- essional delegation bound for the ‘uneral of Senator William P: Frye of Maine, which eccurs at Lewiston to- morrow, e . Steamship Arrivals. At Hamburg: Aug. 9, President Lim- coln, from New York. At Havre: Aug. 10, La Savele, feems New York. :‘:Mu-. Aug. 10, Majestin,