Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 2, 1911, Page 1

VOL. LIll—NO. 210 ' The Bulleti's Circulation in Norwioh is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Tts Total NORECOGNITION OF SHOP FEDERATION Southern Pacific Railroad Absolutely Re- jects This Demand AFFECTS 25,000 M Recognition Would Hamper the Road—Unions Have Asked General Officers For Permission to Strike— Hllinois Central Employes Give Notice of Change of Contract Wanted in Thirty Days. San Pranc Sept. 1.—The South- Pacific Railroad company through Julius Kruttschnitt, vice president and rector of maintenance and operation the Harriman lines, absolutely re- ted today a demand for recogmi- n of the Federation of Shop Em- yes, comprising five shop craft un- and 25,000 men. t such recognition with its im- cations would hamper the compapy performing its duty to the pubiic 1s the position ‘taken. by its officials. on leaders asked for it on grounds onomy and expedition and ad- edly because of a feeling that centralization of capital and wer made corresponding centraliza- n among various unions desirable. unions involved had asked their officers for permission to strike nt of the refusal to grant tion of the federation. ago, Sept, 1.—Representatives of EN IN FIVE UNIONS the international unions composing the Feflerated Shop Employes of the Illi- nois Central, which has been refused recognition by President Markham of tne raflroad, today gave thirty days' formal motice to. the railroad that they desire alterations in their contracts. This move followed the communica- tion of President Markham to the un- ion representatives in which he refused to recognize any organization except those with which the railroad -has con- tracts and called attention to the clause requiring a thirty ‘days' mo- tice to abrogate the contracts, The union representatives also for- warded a communication to the rail- road, asking for another conference with President Markham Tuesday. He received the communication late in the day and will wait until tomorrow to formulate an answer. CENSURE FOR SHOW MANAGER AND BUILDING INSPECTORS Horror—But inally. In Moving Picturs Ho No Person Guilty C nonsburg. Pa., Sept. 1.—The cor. r's jury” which held an inquest t into the panic of last Saturda; <ht during a moving picture show at Canonsburg opera house when 26 = were killed and several score d, tonight returned a verdict nsuring ihe manager of the show i the state department of factory nd bullding inspection, The ju tes that it is unable to find an or persons guiity criminally. Ferguson, manager of the sho s condemned for not providing po- protection for the premises, while ate department of factory and ing nspection is censured for ap- ving the marrow street entrance -ading to the auditorium of the thea- 100 Witnesses Testified. hundred witnesses summoned coroner zave testimony. State Inspector James C. Delaney tory rived this morning from Harrisburg ndicate his department, which he s made an inepection of the opera house only a short He declared the law had not violated. but urged the enactment re stringent regulations for mov- : picture shows, among them being prohibiting of such performances in aor auditoriums, HOBO CONVENTION. Barely a Baker's Dozen at Washing- ton—Dissension Crops Out. —James Eads on opened here Sept nven a bakers dozen in estimates by e for the un- mmitte few who are hat more than r belated brethreg are de- Fight Over the Name. sensicn cropped out as soon as t ention was opened. This was pame for the orzanization. r a How s a who giories in the fact “hobo,” wanted the con- designated. but his asso- more dignified appel- of Tnemplosed.” Srother How's feel- tle a double one alled hobo conven- Free Meals Popular. in the business sec- n obtained as headquar- fr e meals are served: ce lunch i¢ a festure which tends towards inercased attendance. Clerical Impresses Suffragette. er thinzs had been smoothly a erical delegate was s Brother How. His trou were girded about by a buckle- but a Phi Bets Kappa key dans- onchajantly from the strap gave rer an air of academic distinc- proved to be a good taiker ideas %0 impressed a suffra- ‘e of evingelical religions tenden- 195 that she nearly broke up tiie mee 3 with frequent and hearty “amen: jexander Law of X York also ddressed tie unemployed on hie fa- te theme, the eight-hour day. All @ unemployed present were unani- s in their demand for short hours, 1ld the yearmed-for labor Be sup- to them. They also want free tion to the § SPURNED HER LOVE. Trumped Up Robbery st Two Men. o Senka Ga Charge A New York, Sept. 1.—Becauss a man | rned her'love. Senka Gavai cansed | < arrest as well as that of his chum | i trumwed op charge of robber: 0 men were released today, aft- bing locked up the Tombs 100 = Overcome with remaorse, the man had confessed to what she had | r P Horin, 24. and Joseph | «tarymik, one year yonngzer, met the | . -v:mn.’lk the g2t room door and | ingly nodded to . heir coun- declared that they felt no rosent. | but would %o Austria to| Horin had ben engaged to marry ti wman. He confided in Katarynik. 10 advised him not to take teh step, hile walkine in the park with the L the woman wias Informed by -r that he had cha his iind. whereupon she scream@d. and hen ved accused the 7o of 2r Dicletbook. oth men were eted. v 1.—The st Uhr.a market gar- 4 ~de- time before the | | at Omena, Mich. HOUNDED FOR A CRIME FOUR YEARS OLD. e e William F. Delmage Pursued His For- mer Employe Who Had Robbed Him. New York, Sept. 1.—When Polics Magistrate Butts today learned that Jacob F. Heitz hed expiated an old sin by four years of upright living, he turned on Heitz's former -employer, whom he had robbed four years ago, and declared him_ guilgy of disorderly conduct ebcaues the meployer had fol- lowed Heitz and had him dischargel from two situations. “I heard he was working and deem- ed it my duty to tell on him,” said ‘William F. Delmage, teh.employer who was robbed. But the magistrate told Delmage to stop “hounding” Heitz and held him under a $1,000 bond for six months to carry out the order. Heltz pleaded gulity when arrested four years ago for stealing five dollars’ worth of meat, and his sentence was suspended. BEGAN INQUEST. Coroner Davis Taking Testimony en on Wreck. Midditown, Conn, Sept. 1.—Coroner Davis began the inquest today on the recent wreck on the Valley division, in Which James P. Brown bf Hartford was killed. In testifying, Supt. Woodward | said he was told by Division Engineer Frederick Ellsworth that there had been foul play. Witness said that the train left the track on the inside of the curve and that he had never before known of a train leaving a curve when running at high speed except on the outside. ‘Twenty-five minutes, he said, would be sufficlent to remove the spikes in the dark. Someone Wrecked the Train. Engineer Eflsworth corrobrated Su- perintendent Woodward’s testimony. H. Stow, James McCormick and David Snow, Air Line division engincers, said that in their opinion the train had been wrecked by someone. Everett Geer of Hartford said \he thought the train was running about thirty miles an hour, while Dr, J. B. Hall of the same citv thought it was running at its usual speed. Trackwalker Resported Track All Right John T. Reilly, a trackman, said that | a trackwalker Went over the track Sunday and it was all right. George De Joore said no work had been done for three or four weeks on the road, and that the curve was arranged for 4 speed of 45 miles an hour. Master Me- chanic William Clarkson said he found a nick on one of the front wheels of the engine where it struck the raised end of the loosened rail. Oscar Bott, a_trainman, said the speed was 28 to 30_miles an hour. The hearing was adjourned to 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. CAMORRIST TRIAL. Two Witnesses Confess They Invented Testimony to Get Money. | Sept. 1.—Depositions s _concerning Gennaro = ring, which the carabineers rt they found in the home of useppe Salvi, one of the alleged ac- tual assassing of Cuocolo, took up the entire sitting today of the Camorrist tria The witnesses said the story they had previously told that the ring, en- graved with Cuocolo's initials, had been procured by Abbatemaggio, the police informer. and given to the carabineers, was invented iy order to obtain money Cabled Paragraphs Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 1,—John Pr Murphy of Philadelphia, p!‘es\dgnt of the Union Transfer company, is dan- gerously ill here. Lens, France, Sept. 1.—Trade is. com- pletely at a standstill here today owing to the fear of expected food riots. The shutters have been put up on all- the shop windows. Berlin, Sept. 1.—The recent break in the prices of American securities is having disastrous consequences on a number of German brokers. Last night George Wiechert, the proprietor of a brokerage firm, was found drowned in a lake near Berlin. Paris, Sept. 1.—The ‘French academy today accepted an invitation of the French society of Quebec-to send a delegate to the congress of the French language which is to be held in the Canadian city in June, 1912. Etienne Lamy was selected to represent the academy. Dantzig, Prussia, Sept. 1.—On pub- lishing the programme that has been arranged for Sept. 15, when the Ger- man crown prince takes over command of the bodyguard of hussars, the Dantzig_Zeitung today announced that Crown Princess Cecilie would not be able to come to Dantzig for some time, as she is expecting @ happy family event. SECOND DEGREE MURDER IS THE GEIDEL VERDICT The Bell Boy Escapes the Electric Chair—Will Not Appeal. New York, Sept. .—The jury in the case of Paul Geidel, the 17 year old bell boy, charged with the murder of ‘William Jackson in the Iroquois hotel on July 26, returned a verdict of mur- der in the second degree this morning. The jury had been locked up all night. The crime of which he was_convicted was-the murder of James H. Jackson at the Iroquois hotel. By the verdict of the jury Geidel escapes the electric chair, but will be sentenced or a long term in either Sing Sing or Auburn prison. Sentence Probably Next Tuesday. Motions were deferred by Judge Crain until next Tuesday when sen- tence will probably be promounced. A verdict of second degree murder pro- vides for imprisonment for a minimum term of twenty years to a maximum sentence of Amprisonment for life. Nothing to Say to the Verdict. ‘When Geidel was brought into court to learn his fate he was pale. -Tears welled into his eves and® rolled down his face when » heard the verdict and he clenched his hands in an ef- fort to control himself. None of his relatives was in court. The prisoner had nothing to say after the verdict was pronounced and he was quickly led away to the Tombs prison. Paul's mether, waiting at the Tombs, was told“by an attendant of the ver- dict. “I _am overjoyed,” she said. “My son’s life is saved. When I was first told .about.Paul I thought my life had been stopped and that I could never look at people any more. Since I came to New York, everybody has been kind and I am glad that my son's life has been saved. Mrs. Geidel will see Paul this aft- ernoon and then arrange for her re- turn home to Hartford, Conn. Will Be No Appeal. James A, Gray, counsel for Geidel, this afternoon made a statement de- claring that he was satisfied h the verdict of murder in the second de- gree. When he gave copies of his Statement to the press he remarked that in making this statement it was as much as to say that he would not appeal from the verdict rendered., TEAMSTERS ALMOST TIED UP THE THEATERS. Went on Strike Just as the Season Opened in New York. New York, Sept. 1.—If ‘the theatrical companies had not quickly conceded a raise in wages today, when their team- sters went on a strike, the opening of the theatrieal season in about a hun- dred cities would probably have been delayed indefinitely. After a hurried conference among the employers, the men were appeased with the ‘increase demanded. They had been receiving $2.75 a day and 35 cents an hour overtime. They now get $3 a day and 40 cents overtime. TELEPHONED HE WAS DYING. Ambulance Doctor Found the Man Seated in a Chair, Dead. 1 Newark. N. J., Sept. 1.—Michael Leiss, a watchman at a factory here, telephoned to the police early _this morning that he believed he was dying and wanted a docjor to be sent at once. The police immediately notified the city hospital and the automobile am- bulance made a record run to the fac- tory. Leiss was found dead, seated in a chair only a few feet from the tele- phone. The doctor said the man had evidently died from heart failure. TO QUEEN WILHELMINA. President Taft Sends Congratulations on Her 31st Birthday. ‘Washington, Sept. 1.—President Taft sent the following cablegram of con- gratulations to Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands upon the 31st anni- versary of her birthday yesterday: from Lioy. of counsel for the accused. Subsequently. realfzing the gravity of the rase. they said they had retracted their statements. Sienor Lombardi, a celebrated Nea- politan lawyer, testified when the wit- nesses told him the story they appar- ently were telling the truth. OBITUARY, Gen. Benjamin H. Grierson. Jacksonville, 1Il., Sept. 1.—Gen. Ben- jamin H. Grierson of this city is dead His deathleaves but two of the major generals of the war of the rebellion. In 1863 he was com- missioned a brigadier gzeneral by President Lincoln for gallant service in Grierson's raid through Mississipp In that raid with 1,700 men he start- ed ont with three days' supplies and traveled §00 miles, the expedition be- ing fruitful in results of rebel camps broken up, prisoners taken and sup- plies burnéd. s neral Grierson's commission as major general dated from May 27, 1865. He was born at Pittsburg, Pa.. July S, 1826. 'He leaves a widow and four sons, *the eidest being Maj. Charles Grierson, no win charge of, Fort Bthan Allen in Vermont. tureral. will be here. stectives Are Hot Foot on the Trail | ol!w crooks who got a | o) fing from & Harttord s “On this anniversary cf your majes- ty's birth I extend the assurance of my high regard and good wishes. and the hope that your majesty’s country may continue to enjoy peace and pros- perity.” MEXICAN VICE PRESIDENT.* Suarez and Gomez Are Leading in the Race. Mexico City, Sept: . 1.—With one- third of the votes cast in the first ballot for vice president of Mexico in the convention of the progressives par- ty tonight, Don Jose Suarez and Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez are lead- ing in the race. Alfredo Roblez. Do- minguez and Fernando O. Calderon appeared to be hopelessly in the minor- ity.. At a late hour, it appeared un- likely that . the victorious candidate would be named until after midnight. | DEPUTATION OF WOMEN. First Ever Accorded an Audience by the Sultan. £ Constantinople, Turkey, Sept. 1. For the first time in TurXish history ‘the sultan today recelved a deputa- tion of women and promised them that he would do what he could to improve | lot of Ottoman women. The dep- 3 : cos. ot gy 100 Foot Drop ] Tofls\iflaath / AVIATOR FRISBIE FLEW BECAUSE THE CROWD JEERED. MACHINE TIPPED OVER His Wife, Son and Little Girl See the Accident—Injursd Man Lived About an Hour—Had Accident Day Before. Norton, Kas., Sept. 1.—J. F. Frisbie, the Curtis aviator, was killed today by a fall at the Norton county fair. Fris- bie met with an accident yesterday and went into the air again today only ‘when iven to it by the taunts and jeers of the crowd. s Friebie fell about 100 fet and the engine of .the machine fell upon him, crushing his left side and chest. He lingered for about an hour before he died. Prisbie has_been giving eshibitions at Elmwood Park for several days. % MBER 2, 1911 b, Uneventful Day In Beattie Trial LITTLE TESTIMONY. OF MUCH IM- PORTANCE BROUGHT OUT. ‘ACGCUSED. ON STAND NEXT ‘Women Friends Tell of Happy Home Life—~New Witness With Mysteri- ous Knowledge May Not Be Called. Chesterfield Courthouse, Va., Sept. 1. —Henry Clay Beattie, Jr,, indicted for the murder of his wife, did not take the stand today in his own behaif as was expected, but the assertion was made just before court adjourned that the defense would conclude its case to- morrow with the prisoner's testimony. Defense Sparring for Time. An argument ensued between coun- sel for both sides as to whether the cross examination of the accused also could be fipished tomorrow, and it was The men who make a careful no field of- investment can money is a great variety of advertising; cheapest proves sometimes to be tl ing channels. getting for his money. isfactorily. The Bulletin would like to add Following is a summary of the THE NEW 1DEA N 4D through’ lack of knowledge as to values. a trade journal noted for its good sense, said recently: “Slowly but as surely as the passing of time, a new ing itself felt in advertising. That idea consists in paying for circula- tion according to the quality of the publication and its readers—not simply paying for 5o many sold copies. is when So many thousand readers for such-and-such a rate can get any and_all_business. Thinking men are realizing the fact that the hun- dreds of thousands wasted in advertising can be diverted into produc- On every side this idea is cropping out.” 2 The shrewd business man inquires as to the size of the circulation and the character of the distribution, both of which disclose what he is Send for The Bulletin's rate card and note its daily printed state- ment of circulation, and you will be able to figure this matter out sat- paper will be left at your door every morning for 12 cents a week. Bulletin Telograph Local General Fotal Saturday. Aug. 26 109 160 1154 1423 Monday. Aug. 28 147 140 201 488 Tuesday. Aug. 29 136 146 226 508 Wednesday. Aug. 30 135 148 223 506 Tharsday, ~ Aug. 31 131 142 * 230 - 503 Friday. Sept. 1 134 140 214 488 Total, - - - - 792 876 2248 3916 IN ADVERTISING study of advertising know that in be more effectually. thrown away In the business world there and in this line as in others, the he most extravagant. Printer's Ink, 1dea is miak- The time is steadily passing you to its family of readers. The matter printed the past week: Yesterday his machine acted badly and he had a fall of about forty feet, but beyond bruises and a shaking up was not injured. Doubting the ability of his machine to stand another flight to- day, he announced he would not take the’air this afternoon. When this statement was communicated to the crowd there was an angry demonstra.- on.. Mr. Frisble announced that rather than have the big crowd go away with the impression hat he was not will- ing ‘to do his best, he would attmept a flight. He ascended from the track without difficulty and attained a height of 100 feet, but in attempting to make a turn the plane tipped and Frisbie lost control. As he came crashing to earth the spectators could see the aviator try~ ing to right the machine, but as it ap- proached the ground one of the wings crashed into a barn and the biplane, glancing ‘off, struck the earth witl| Frisbie underneath Frisbie's wife, son and little girl were witnesses of the accident, and | Mrs. Frisbie was prostrated when she saw_her husband fall. Tonight she bit- terly denounced the action of the spec- tators in forcing her husband to make the flight with a disabled machine. Frisbie is well known among the &vi- ators and was a participant in there- cent meet in Chicago. Chicago, Sept. 1—John: J. Frisbie, who was killed at Norton, Kan., today, was one of the reliable aviators at the Tecent. international aviation meet here. Although he made no efforts at spectacular. flying, his biplane was in the air every day ‘and his perform- ances made him popular with the spec- tators. He won the bomp throwing contest, making his prize money for the meet $1,500. Frisbie was an Irishman, 42 vears old, and had spent 26 years as a bal- loonist and parachute jumper in Eu- rope. Although he fléw a Curtiss ma- chine he was allied with and flew un- der the direction of the Moisant fliers. EXTREME MEASURES TO CHECK THE PLAGUE Constantinople’s Ghetto ~ Will Be Cleaned Up by Fire. London, Sept. 1.—A special despatch received here today from Constantino- ple says that the prefect of police has notified the chief rabbi of the govern- ment’s decision to burn down all the old ‘houses" belonging to Jews in the Hoykeity quarter, as_the buildings are regarded to’ be hotbeds of cholera. Thousands of dwellérs in the ghetto will thereby be repdered Romeless, and the ‘leaders of the Jewish communi- &es are taking steps to provide for em. Glad to Accommodate President Taft. Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept.' 1.—If Presi- dent Taft cares to. see the annual Froptier day programme of bronohu busting and other wild west accom- plishments, which has just been fin- ished, it will ‘be repeated for his ben- efit when he comes here on Oct. 4. The committee in charge ot arrange- ments for the pregident’s visit yester- day wired him to this-effect. ,- ~ ««Chastised -Four Mashers. ‘Washington, Sept, 1.—Representative Charles D.. Carter of Oklahoma creat- ed a sensation in the hegrt of the smart shopping ‘here today byl 2 . one of whom, ter, who was opping expedi ks 5 fi parent y as a trustlgirl {obvious that_the defemse wished - to have the prisoner rest over Sunday be- fore the attack upon him by the pros- ecution could be begun. Thomas Han- cock, one of the jurors, however, spoke up in a plaintive volce to the court, sayving: lease consider us, judge,” and the court immediately asked H. M. Smilh, Jr.,, counsel for the defense, how many more witnesses he would introduce. Only a Few More Witnesses. “Just a few more,” said Mr. Smith, “but we will surely close our case to- morrow by placing the prisoner on the stand.” Judge Watson announced that he would hold court later than usual to- morrow, evening if necessary, to finish the case, but an agreement was reach- ed to suspend judgment as to holding | the night session until the testimony of the accused had been presented. today was perfunctory in Several women friends Testimon. its character. | of the accused and his dead wife testi- fied that the couple lived happily to- gether. Admission by Prisoner’s Brother. Except for_the impromptu admission of Douglas Beattie, a brother of the accused, that he would have .destroyed evidences of the murder had he known his brother was to be charged with the crime, the most interesting develop- ment of the day was the discovery of a witness by the defense, Joseph Cassel- berg, of Richmond. Casselberg’s Mysterious Knowledge. Casselberg, it has been rumored for some time, has had mysterious know- ledge of the case. He is reported to have been on the Midlothian turnpike with another person about the same time that the murder occurred and is | supposed to be the man who stopped to crank his machine and was seen by a _group of bovs on their way from the ‘dance at Bon Air. Defense May Not Call Him. It was rumored tonight, however, that the defense may mot call Cassel- berg, because of conflicting reports concerning his probable testimony. Where Was Mrs. Beattie Shot? The question of whether Mrs. Beat- tie was shot while standing on the running board or in the road or, as her husband_insists, while he saf in the front seat, to the left of him, again was raised today when several auto mobile experts testified that a larze pool of blood such as was fou the scene of the crime could hive trickled through the machinery of the car and flowed from the drippan un- derneath to the ground. The testimony of the automobile experts was in line with the contention also that blood dripped from the machine in many places from the sceme of the crime to the. Owen home in Richmond, where the young husband took his dead wife, The defense introduced a score of witnesses to attack various other de- tails in the evidence of the prosecution and tomorrow. it is expected the pris- oner will make emphatic_contradiction of his cousin Paul's entire testimony clinging to his story at the coroner's inquest that a bearded highway mur- dered his wife and that he took no part in a fransaction concerning the purchase of the shotgun. _ The Accused Was Mare Cheerful. ‘The prisoner was more cheerful at the end of today’s discussion than he has been for some time, As each of his five women friends ‘who testified entered the courtroom he smiled and greeted them warmly. \ His:grdy, haired father sat beside him very close to the witness chair and when Sarah Beattie, | his cousin. took the stand to testify ta Henry's pleasant home life, “{he aged it bent over and kissedthe young s she stepped to the witness tal Ciroulation is the Largest in Connecticut in ' Proportios”s Condensed Telegrams Rev. 8. S. Rice, a prominent Meth- odist minister, is gead in Seattle, Wash. ssed o rencn The Moroccan ‘Affair was di at a lengthy conference of the cabinet. The- British National Gallery paid 1$200,000 for the paiting Adoration of the Kings. Attorney General Carmody of New York declares that deposits in postal savings banks are taxable. The King of Portugal Left Jewelry behind him when he left Lisbon ap- prajsed at $7,500,000. Hartford is to Mawe a Strong Bid to get the 1913 convention of the Na- tional Association of Letter Carriers. . Theodore Roosevelt in an Editorial in the Outing attacks -the propsed new charter for New York city. A Rochester Girl, it is reported, re- fused a young man 12 times because he smoked cigaretic The War Department has established two squadrous of mounted torops in the southwest for police duty. The French Minister of Agriculture wa sinstructed by the cabinet to invi tigate the high price of fuel in Parf A Notable Farewell Reception at To- kio was given to Ambassador O'Brien, who left to take up his duties at Rome. Senator La Follette’s presidential boom is ensconced in a room .on the eigth floor of an office building in Washington. Clark Presley of Cleveland, O., driv- er of a coal wagon, was killed by a train when he attempted to save a 3 year old boy. nca, Which . Broke down off Cape Hatteras, en route to Colon, is proceeding to Norfolk in tow of ‘the revenue cutter Yamacraw. Four Wesleyan University Men had time to escape only by jumping from the window when a fire broke out in the main wing Frida Captain Henry M.Dodge and ' crew ‘were rescued from the sinking schoon- er Malclom B., Learey, after being lashed in the rigging over two days. Six Shipwrecked Sailors of the three masted schooner Samah D. Fell were brought into New York on the Stan- dard Oil whaleback City of Everett. In the Three Days’ National Indian ghoot, Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake, Ia., Had the high score, breaking 569 out of 600 targets. Marquis Saionjl, the New Premier of d at| Japan, ‘annolnced that the change in administration does not poriend a fundamental or material change of any policy. There is Considerable Anxiety in buginess circles in Paris over the pos- sibility of a rupture between France and Germany over the Moroccan af- fair. Herr Hans 0. F. Koonecker left ‘Washington in company of a detec- tive for New York, where he will be placed on a steamr bound for Ham- ‘burg. » At Queenstown the Lord Lieutenant, répresenting the Kking, on Thursday opened the extension of the Haulboline graving dock, which is movable to ac- commodate the biggest dreadnoughts. Oscar Fox, an Aged Farmer of Dan- ube, N. Y., dropped dead as the result of fright in a moment when he thought his wife had beén struck by a West Shore train. The Sinking of the Oid Battleship Texas in ‘target practice proved. that it is possible for the 14-inch guns-to destroy a hostile fleet at nine miles. Gifford Pinchot and United States Senator Miles Poindexter of Washing- ton have arrived at Seattle en route to Alaska to investigate conservation problems. A Taxica# That Was Following an electric car in Holyoke ran over two boys that jumped off the rear end of the car, killing one and badly injuring the other. Annolncement Was Made that Hen- ry, Clews, New York bank and finan- clal_writer, accepted the appointment as a trustee of the Ohio Northern uni- versity at Ada, O. A Pearl Weighing 47 Grains was found by a negro pearl hunter a few days ago on Lawe Bioteneau, near New Orleans. and sold_for $250, and later, it is said, for $1,500. James Houghton, 62 vears old. a farmer near Barville, Pa., committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn. He feared that his barn was too small to contain his big tobacco crop. Many New Laws Are in Effect now | Chiefly among them js law, the Sullivan dangerous weapon making it a crime to carry a revolver | or any other dangerous firearm. Dr. Walter Owen Ryan, said to have been a wealthy physician, formerly of Springfleld, TIL, shot and killed his wife and then committed suicide at their home in Los Angeles Friday. An Exodus of Foreion Born Re dents of Dridzeport, particularly the r unmarried people, is reported besun within the' last month, due to unsettled éndustrial eonditions. Several Large Bequests to philan- thropic societies are made in the will of the late Helen Amelia Marsh of New Haven. The estate amounts to about $120,000. President Taft's Administration was endorsed and delegates were named and instructed. to support him in -the next national convention when the re- publicans of Alabama hold their state convention. Charles T. Hendrick, Once Noted an opera and choir singer in N York and St. Louis, died at a Sun Bernardino hospital for the insane, Hendrick went blind while on the stage and his mind became unbalance Because of the Death of Michael Levden of Somerville, an inmste in the state hospital for the insane in Wor- cester, George B. Finlay, an attendant at the institution, is held on the charse of manslaughter. as v = \ Cornelius T. Kaylor, secretary and physical instructor of the Young Men's Christian. association at Naugatuck, died at his home Fridav folowing an illness of several weeks after an op- eration for appendicitis about tep & [SUPWITH 1o . English Aviator In a Boston, Sept. 1-—The plum of the third day of fhe Harvard-Boston aero meet, the $1,500 prize.for the winner in the 33 mile flight down the mharbor to Boston light from the Squantum field | went to Tom Sopwith, the Englishman, in a Bleriot monoplane. Sopwith also broke teh.record for the event last {Year, 32 minutes 11-5 seconds, in a Bleriot by Claude Grahame-White, his brother Englishman, the new mark be- ing 31 minutes 33 seconds. White Disqualified. White was conceded to be the win- ner with his 70 _horse power Nieuport monoplane, but he was disqualified for not _eircling the field - twice before heading for the light. White ,erevn /heading for the light. White, never- theless, went over the course in fast time. Earl L. Ovington, came in second, in 35 minutes and 32 seconds, in a Bleriot, was the only other man to finish of the five who started. He took second prize of $750. At the sound of the bomb Grahame- Waite, Sopwith and Ovington, in mon- oplanes, and Beachey and Ely, in Cur- tiss biplanes, went into the air at short intervals. A seagull flew up un- der - Grahame-White's ~ Nieuport, and for a short space matched its feath- ered flight with that of the man bird. It was soon lost behind. Grahame- White was first to land, but he showed no consternation at learning he had Dbeen ruled out. Circled the Wrong Light. Then Beachey, though having com- the Gity's Poy ok THE BOSTON - Record For the 33 Mile Trip GRAHAME-WHITE OUT AT THE START Five Starters —New Time Beats Old by Over Seconds—Prize is $1500—Ovington Gets $750. Monoplane Broke the pleted_only one lap of the two course’to the light, velplaned down. a steep descent. His time was hind the quarfer hour in competitors had done the half miles, and he explained that H had mistaken the Gravest lighth three miles further out, for the, light, and finding himself a. h he gave up the race. Ely did not appear, & broken feed pipe to his ator forcing him to land at Squs tum Head. B Beachey's Daring Stuntss Beachey today furnished “the most. daring stunts, After taking first mom= | i ey for rising to 2,000 feet in five utes and 15 seconds, * he ‘headforemost down through 1, of space. For haif an hour he the crowd with his arelal trick Tom Sopwith in his Wright, with ¢ mark of 5 minutes 40 4 x second money in the altitude test. Other Contestants, - Three Wright machines entered the accuracy landing tests, €offyn in a Burgess-Wright making 50 feet m J 87-5 inches; H. W. Gill 57, feet, Sopwith 731-2 feet. i First place in the quick starting contest alsa went to the Sopwith, Who got away in flaf, with Gill a close sedond with 11 3-5 seconds. the conclusion of the set pros sratme thers was exhibition SYIE. BULL FIGHTS BARRED BY ORDER’ OF PRESIDENT s to Dogs Canal Zone Order Also Appl and Fowls. Washington, Sept. 1—Cock fights, dog fights and bull fights, dear to the Lafin-American heart, will soon dis- appear from the Panama canal zane. President Taft has issued an. execu- tive order, cffective September 4, plac- iug 8l contests between birds or ani- mals of any kind on the zone in the same_prohibited class as prize fights between men, under pain of fine or imprisonment, The order says: “Any’person who sets on foof, instigates. promotes, or carries on any fights between cacks or other birds, or any dog fight or bull fight, or fight between other animals, or who does any act as assistant, um- pire, or principal in furtherance of any shall be punished by a fine not fo ex- ceed fifty dollars, or by imprisonment not to excced thirty days, or by both such fine or imprisonment in the dis- cretion of® the court.” Col. George Goethals, chairman of the isthmian commission, has issued an order proclaiming Labor day, Seli- tember 4, a holiday throughout the zone, and ‘autborizing the suspension of all work on the canal. The presi- dent’s order becomes operative on that day. OFF FOR MAINE. President Taft and Party Embarked for Isleboro. | Beverly, Mass., Sept. 1.—In the face of a sea that looked rough to a lands- }man, but which the navigators of the presidential yacht Mayflower labeled “placid,” the president and Mrs. Paft and H. D. Taft, his brother, Charlie Taft, his youngest son, Miss Mabel Boardman and Major A. W. Butt, sail- ed away from the summer’ capital to- night, bound for Islesboro, Me. They will be gone until Monday morning. The presidential party went aboard the Mayflower at West Beach mear Beverly Farms. It was after dark when the Mayflower's launch carried the first party out from West Beach and in consequence the six-pounders dld not blaze out the presidential salute. Licut.-Commander Symington and the Mayflower's officers were on deck to greet the president and his party. In Islesboro the presidential party will be guests of Mrs. Thomas McK. Laugh- lin, Mrs, Taft's sister. Miss Helen Taft is at Mrs. Laughlin's home already. REVENUE LAUNCH BLEW UP. Crew Seeking for Deserter, Narrowly Escaped Drowning. Baltimore, Sept. 1.—Six members of the crew of the revenue cutter Mo- hawk, who were searching for a de- serter, had a narrow escape from drowning late last night, when the gasoline tank of Lheir launch explod- ed, foreing the men to jump overboard. They were all rescued by a man in a rowboat. Two of them, E. Lawton, a seaman, and Coxswain Laughan, were severely burned. The launch was in | command of Lieut. Frank P. Daniels. NOW WANT CLEAR WEATH;ER. Hazardville Farmers Have Their To- bacco Ready for Cutting. Hazardville, Conn., Sept. 1—While agriculturists’ and people in general | throughout the New England states have been thankful for the large rain- fall this week, farmers in_this vicinity are as anxious, for clear weather now as they were for rain a month ago A large quantil of tobaceo in the Helds is so ripe that it is turning vel- low. Longest Term as Librarian. Winsted, Conn., Sept. M. polnt ¢ i today as head heve, with wi E nected for 57 yvears ery office of the assoc excepti dent. been con- She has filled ev- nnecticut Libra that of pres Asphyxiated During an Operation. Thompsonville, - Conn., — Hazel Ryan. 13 vears oid, died today from chloroform: —asphyxiation™ while being operated upon for the removai o adenoic o blame is at 2d. L fight between any such animals |- — . TWO CIVIL ENGINEERS e SUFFOCATED IN A: SEWER: . Gas Caught Them Whila Making Uns ', derground Measurements in Syracuss. Suracuse, N. Y., Sept. L—Raxford D. Lyamiann Olvet i Harwood, woad, etvil)y engineers. employe wers - suftocated whilo at “the~in- ercepting sewer 3y went Into the sewer 3 e - ments for additional work amd were overcome by gas. 5 . Lyon was a_son of State Highway Commissioner Frank D. Lyon of Bimg- hamten. Both meén werg about 30 years old. S Harwood was a famaus . football player for Syracuse university —a&nd at one time nominated as an al American_center. His home was for« merly at Benson, Vt. ON ABDUCTION CHARGE. ian Count Arrested in New York. New York, Sept. 1.—On the charge 6f abduction of Doris Weigle, 14 years - old, of Cleveland, O., the so-called Italian count, Oreste del Noce, was held by police court without bail to- day for trial. The Cleveland girl was found in the “count’s” apartments, pos- ing as his wife, when he was arrested. To Magistrate Appleton, the girl said her parents had allowed Del Noce to adopt her and that he had her placed in a Michigan convent. Later he brought her to this city. 1t developed in court that Del Nocs married Missourl Varnes, a 14 year old girl in Cleveland, six vears ago. This young woman was a witness against him today, and declared that he had practically sold her nine months 2go to another man, with whom she Tas since been living in this city. Agents of the department of justice questioned the Weigle girl, but did not announce what action, if any, the fed- eral government might take in the case, FOUR SUBMARINES. Bids for Building Them Ranged from $415,000 to $498,000. Washington, Sept. 1.—Bide for 'the construction of four submarine tor- pedo boats under the eight-hour labor law, as authorized in the last naval act, were opened at the navy depart- ment. The bidders were the Lake Tor- pedo Boat company of Bridgeport, and 4 the Electric Boat company of New % York. For all four vessels the for- mer’'s proposals ranged from $4i to $448,000 each. while the latter’s bids were from $481,000 to $498,000 each. Both companies submitted other esti- mates for one, two or three boats un- der various conditions and for differ- ent types and tonnage. 1t will require several weeks to examine the bids be- fore an award can be made. 2 The eight-hour law will apply: also to the two battleships for which-bids will be invited soon. So-Called It: 7 5 ¥ FATALLY BURNED. Watertown Woman Wrapped.Olf Burn- er in Her Aprome. '3 Watertown, N. Y. Sept. Kate Meade Robertson, 45, of ville, dfed there at midnight 7 burns received early in the 4 She was going up sairs with & : when a gust of wind threatened to ex-- tinguish _the light, Seh put her around the lamp, and the apron fire. Then she dropped the broke, and oll was added to her ing clothing. Before the family co extinguish the flathes she was fai burned. 7 Champion Shorthand Writer. Buffalo, Sept. L—The committee charge of the specd conteata Tuts b ander the auspices of the National Shortuand Reporiers’ asociation today awarded the shorthand writers' cup te Nathan Eehrin, With an_average off 96.8 per cent. accuracy. Nathan tome, the only other contestamt qualify in_the contest for the w second, wilh an average-of 95.5 cent. for accuracy. - L Mr. Bottome still holds the which has thus far beer made contest in erica. -