Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 26, 1911, Page 1

VOL. LIIL—NO. 230 PRICE TWO CENTS FRENCH NAVY’S WORST DISASTER| Cavled New Battleship i..iberte Torn Assunder .by Explosion, Killing From 350 to 400 Men FIRE REACHED POWDER MAGAZINES Elforts to Flood Magazines Unavailing and Men Ordered to Save Themselves—Terrific Explosion Followed Sinking Boats in Which They Were Escaping—Three Other Battleships Damaged by Flying Debris. Toulon, France, Sept. 35.—The battie- ship Liberte was torn apart and total- an explogion of her | 1y destroyed by magazines today. Three hundred and fifty to four hundred officers and fen were killed. The battleship Republique was badly damaged and the battleships Democratie and Verite suffered se- verely from the masses of twisted iron and armor plate which were hurled upon their decks. 5 French Navy’s Werst Disaster. This is the greatest disaster that has ever fallen upon the French navy and in magnitude is almos? without prece- dept in the annals of the world's fighting ships. The grief which pros- trates the flaet and nation is made more intense by the memory of the recent review here, a notable display of France's naval greatness. In this the ill fated ship was one of the finest figures. Explosion Caused by Fire. The explosion which wiped out one of France's newest and most powerful battleships eccurred at 5.53 o'clock in the morning. It was preceded by and was the result of an outbreak of fire. The flames spread rapidly despite all efforts to master them and reached the magazines before there was time to food them. The magaszines exploded with tremendous -~ violence, spreading death and destruction in every direc< tion. Dead May Nurber 400. While the naval authorities estimate the killed at 350 to 400, it is feared that this figure will be exceeded. It will be recessary to go through the ship's muster rolls, a task of some days, be- fore a full list of the victims can be prepared. A number of men have already been extricated alive from the fantastically tern and twisted debris which was once the Liberte, and the hope is strong that there are others within the broken hulk whe can be reached. Fire Smouldered Several Hours. From what cause or when the fire breke out has not been definitely es- tablished, but it is believed it had smouldered several hours. Of the ves- sel's full complement of 742, Captain Jaures, brother of the socialist leader, and ths second officer in command were both ashore on leave, as well ax 140 efficers and. men. The command of the ship devolved upon the senior Yleutenant, who perished. Fire Had Gained Headway. The fire was first discovered at 4 a. m., and the bugles immediately sound- ed the alarm. The crew rushed to quarters amd desperately fought the spreading flames, but it was soon evi- dent that the fire had gained headway. Signals of distress were flashed te the et{:r ships and theae despatched steam pinnaces and launches at full, speed to assist in the work of extinguishing the flames and rescuing the men. But their efforts were of little avail. Ordered te Save Themseives. Fhe positton of the fire mades it im- i%h to floed the mmagazines; never- ss, offerts to 4&: so were made. lv the commandi nsoom:er, real- ising that shiy omed, erder- ed the Bugler te seund the “Sauve Qui Peut” (Let him save himself who can) and sheuted to the men to fjump for thalr Nves. Five Expl At 8.35 obolosk eccurred the first ex- plosion. M was followed by three others at eme minute intervals. Then came the final explosion, the terrific reverberagl of which shattered the windows the whole oity and was heard fer a radius of many miles. The Liberts was rent asuynder, her bows wese thrown in fhe air, and then the wesdel slowly settied. Tm 18 min- utes nething of her was visible but the tep works. Neighboring Battieshlp Damaged. These stili on deck were hurled sky- ward am$d & shower of iron and steel. The boats of the rescuers were sunk and serious damage was done to the il ique, which lay at anchor close by. Two of her decks were stove in and sme of the Liberte’s armer piates waew hurled against her port side and demolished the cabin of an absent en- sign. Fer a few minutes after the last ea:l-slan a heavy cloud of black smoke hevered over ike harhor. A Herrible Spectacle, When it shifted a horrible spectacle met the eyes of the people of Toulon, | who, awakened by the first explosions, | had hurried to the shore. The batter- ed upper works of the battleship were protruding from formless wreckage, among which struggled the seamen of the rescuing boats which had been sunk by the flving debris or sucked down in the maelstrom. Forty “Bodies Taken Out. The work of rescue was quickly be- sun. Arn ambulance station- was in- stalled in the arsenal, and Admiral Marin-Darbel, maritime prefect, went out to the wreck and superintended the work of extricating those impris- oned under the shattered steel. The first body recovered was that of an officer, which was hauled from under an awning with a boathook. Up to this evening forty bodies have been taken out, and 94 injured have been transferred to the hospital, Men Heard Groaning and Screaming. Electric shears, to cut through the plates of the Liberte, and a powerful | floating crane, to 1lift the masses of stecl, were used, while a crew of divers were cxpioring the interior of the hull. This afternoon the Liberte appeared as if her bows had doubled over on to the stern. Men buried in that part of the wreckage above the water could be heard groaning and screaming for help which often the rescuers were unable to give. . Feot Amputated to Release Man. The lower deck was an infernal sight. One man had his foot held down by a mass of steel weighing tons. After three hours’ vain efforts to lift the mass, a surgeon amputated the foot. Through a hole in the armor portions of bedies, contorted and piled together, could he perceived, all of them charred by the flames. Fire Reached Coal Bunkers. One of the survivors, a warrant of- ficer, who came out of the hurricane of fire with only a slight cut on the forehead, said tonight of the disaster: “The fire broke out in the general store, among ¢ans of oil. turpentine and paint and other inflammables. In spite of every effort the flames reach- ed the eoal bunkers, and after that it was difficult to prevent them gain- ing the powder magazine. It was about 5.30 o’clock, and dawn was breaking before the danger seemed to be real- ized. Assistance was then being sent to us from the port and three other warships lying in the harbor. Boats of Rescuers Sank. “Just when the whole ship's erew seemed to have reached the boats in safety there was a terrific explosion. The Liberte was hurled over on her side and the fore part where the full force of the explosicn was felt, lurch- ed forward heavily with an appalling crash, Cries resounded on all sides. The greater part of the ship's boats with the rescuers and the men from the Liberts instantly sank. How I es- caped from this frightful calamity I do net know. From that moment ail I was conscious of was being aboard the Republique, where I was taken care of. When I had somewhat recov- ered my senses they told me what had happened. Bugler Hurled to Republique. “After the .explosion an enoromus fragment detached from the bows of the Liberte and other pieces of iron fell on the Republique, smashing the bridge ard plunging between the decks. The bugler of the Liberte was hurled threugh fthe air from our ill fated ship te the deck of the Republigue, where he was picked up, badiy hurt. In his hands he still held the bugle with which he was souncing the alarm.” Petty Officer's Experience. Petty Officer Leon, one of the sur- vivors, who was taken abcard the Re- publique, said: “I was in my hammock and hearing the shouts got up in terror. 1 saw smoke and flames all around me and I knew nothing more.” Republique Severely Shaken. Commander Ge Kerauden of the Re- publique sai¢ that when the explesion cccurred his vesszl was shaken from stem to stern. SMITH BOWLED OVER BY A TROLLEY CAR Witness Testified to That Effect Be- fore Corener's Jury at Darien. Darien, Conn., Sept. 25—Coroner Wilsen held an inquiry this afternoon inte the death of Bernard P. Smith of Weest Haven, which occurred at the Stamford meapital last nignt as a re- esult of injuries suffered yesterday aft- erneon on the post road between this place and Noreton. Smith's skull was fraetured and at first it was thought that sm automobile had caused the $njury, but later the authorities came @8 the epinion that tke wound was giv- & By a trolley car. As a result of s esmclusion, M. B, Wilmott, metor- man, and Alfred Berd, conductor, of a trelley car on the Norwalk line, whieh had passed ever the line about the time, it is believed, that Smith was hurt, were ‘held as witnesses pend- ing the inquest. The inquest was be- hind elesed doors, but it Is understood that ameng these whe testified was Rebert Young ef Dariem, who is said te have stated that he saw Smith sit dewn on the road near the tralley tracks, and the trolley car in charge of Wilmett and Berd hit the man and rolled him over. Bath the conductor and the moter- mran as well as several passengers whe had been called as witnesses, are wnderstood to have denied this. = At the cenclusisn of the inquiry the cor- oner returned to bridgeport. Ile did met indicate when the finding in the case might be made public, 2 Ne one, it is said, is as yet held for- —— e $30,000 Theft from Postoffice. St. Leuis, Sept. 25, That a register- ed package containing a bhenk ship- ment of between $35,000 and $30,000 in ewmrency was stolen from the post- office here a year ago became public for the first time todav. Since the theft Postmaster T. J. Akins and pos office inspectors have work esatously HUNT FOR WILTON’S MURDERER RESUMED Strange Man With Revolver Seen in a South Nerwalk Suburb, South Norwalk, Conn., Sept. 25— The hunt for Anthony Sabino, or Mal- vine, who, it is alleged, caused the death by sheoting of Harry H. Maud- lin at Wilton last month, which for the past day or twe had apparently hung fire, was stirred into renewed life by 2 report late tonight that the man sought had been seen in the vicinity of Smithville, a suburb of this city. It was said that he had fired off a re- volver & number of times when any- ene approached and that he had been seen at other times seated HWefore a campfirse. When word-of this was re- ceiyed, a posse of about 150 men un- der command of Deputy Sheriff Louis Ladrigan and Constable Henry Stelzer, left at once for Smithville, in an ef- fort ta run the man down. A further report received here tonight, was that a man said to answer the description of Sabiné had been seen recently near Danbury. ‘With the failure of the search of previous days teo locate the man, the belief had been gaining ground at Wil- ton that Sabino, assisted by friends, might have made his way out of the country and was now on his way to Ttaly ‘but the reports received tonight, ‘it was peinted out, did not tend to strengthen that theor Woman Kills Her Husband. Denver, Col, Sept. 25.—Mrs. Ger- trude Patterson teday shot and killed her husband, Charles A, Patterson, a former Chicago broker. Two years ago Patferson sued Emil Streuss, a wealthy Chicage clothing manufac- turer, charging alienation of Mrs. Pat- terson’s affections. Railway Clerks on Strike. Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 25.—Two hun- in .local offices of the Illinois here todaw to keep the theft a secret while trying | dred and fifty railway clerks went on is laas Uizves nad thalr oor &g ] . Paragraphs Kiev, Russia, Sept. Three thou- sarid Jews who left the city following the assassination of M. Stolypin, fear- ing that they might be the victimis of | rdeial riots, have returned. Belfast, Ireland, Sept. 25.—A confer- ence of unionist icaders was heid to- day, when resolutions were adopted, declaring that the unionists would not acknowledge the authority of any honte rule government. St. Petersburg, Sept. —The Amer- incan ambassador, Curtis Guild, who nterrupted hus vacation in order that he might attend the funeral of M. Stolypin, called on Premier Kokovsoff today. He will leave for Paris tomor- rov Peking, China, Sept. 25.—The Chi- nese government has refused the terms of a salary of $50,000 and a single-vear contract made by the Dutch banker, Vissering, who was proposed for the vost of financial ad- and has asked the er to China, ited States to select another finan- cial adviser. FIRST TEST TODAY OF DIRECT PRIMARIES. Massachusetts Has Several Contests to Be Settled in Caucus. Boston, Sept. 25.—The direct prima- ry method of selecting candidates for the November election will be given its first test in Massachusetts tomorrow bythe two leading parties. There are contests for three of the positions on the state ticket in each party. There are also a number of minor contests, so that the secretary of state has been obliged to place nearly ten thousand names on the official ticket, although each voter will scan less than fifty. The republican contestants for state| offices are for governor, secretary of state and auditor. For the guberna torial nomination there are three| aspirants, Lieutenant Governor Louis M. Frothingham of Boston, Speaker| Joseph Walker of the house, and Rep- resentative Norman H. White, both of | Brookline. Those seeking the nomin- ation for secratary of state are the, present incumbent, A. P. Langtry of| Springfield, who was chosen by thei legislature last spring to fill an unex- pired term, and Representative Russell A. Wood of Cambridge, who was Mr. Langiry’s opponent in the legislative contest. State Senator J. E. White of Tisbury, who was also elected by this vear's legislature to fill an unexpired term, is opposed by former Representative Herbert W. Burr of Boston. The threc contests on the democratic side are for governor, secretary ot state and attorney general. Governor Eugene N. Foss of Boston, who desires a renomination, finds an opponent in Thomas L. Hisgen of Springfield, the presidential candidate of the Independ- ence league three years ago. Edward O. Skelton and Frank J. Donahue, both of Boston, are the candidates for sec- retary of state, while for the nomina- tion for attorney general the candi- dates are George W. Anderson and Jo- seph J. Leonard, both of Bostof. Voting will begin in this city at 6 a. m., but in many of the little towns the primaries will be_held in the evening. WICKERSHAM CONCEALS GOVERNMENT’'S INTENTION Vague Reply to Queries About Steel Trust Prosecution. New York, Sept. —Attorney Gen- eral Wickersham made a statement tonight in response to many inquiries regarding the possible prosecution of the United States Steel corporation, in which he says: “It has been the consistent policy of the department not to state in ad- vance of actual proceedings that ac- tion against any particular party was in contemplation. There are many reasons why this is the proper posi- tion to maintain. In the first place, until investigation is complete, it is not known whether or not a case of violatlon of law exists; and, in the second place, the character of the proceedings cannot be determined un- til then, and if the facts shall require criminal proceedings to be resorted to, ordinary prudence would demand that publicity be not given to that fact un- til indictments are found. g “The purpose and duty of the de- partment of justice with respeet to the enforcement of the Sherman law against Jarge combination, which are formed or exist in undue restraint of interstate commerce, or which are at- tempting monopoly, has been declared a number of times by the president and the atterney general “It cannot be too pos ely stated that the departiment is not inaugurat- ing a campaign against the business interests of the couniry or an indis- crimipate attack on all large, pros- perous concerns. On the contrary, the care and caution with which the law officers, of the government are pro- ceeding to the examination of each case should be a guaranty to the coun- iry that the department is proposing to enforce the law with care not to wnecessarilv injure any interest.” SRR iR e ATTEMPT TO DYNAMITE A CLEVELAND PLANT. Fifty-four Sticks Found Crane in Nick of on Traveling Time. Cleveland, O., Sept. .—The police are investigating wt they beileve to be a plot to dyvnamite the plant of the Cleveland Furnace company on Clarke avenue. Fifty-four sticks of dynamite were found on a traveling crane early today just in time to save the wrecking of the crane and proba- bie destruction of the plant. Two launches were seen on the river near the furnace last night. Detec- tives are loking for the men. OBITUARY. Fred A. Lyon. Jackson, Mich, Sept. 25. Lyon, corperal in Compan - st Vermont cavalry in the civil war, was found dead in a rooming house here to- day. Lyon possessed a silver medal voted him by congress and presented to him at the White House by Presi- dent Lincoln Yor his heroism at the battle of Cedar Creek, where he cap- tured Major General Ramseur of the Confederate army. Judge Harry-W. Doolittle. Branford, Conn., Sept. 25.—Harry W. Doolittle, former judge of the town court of Branford and prosecuting at- torney, died today suddenly at Pine owchard of heart trouble. He was tak- en ill last Saturday, but had for some time been a sufferer from heart affec tion. He was born in Ansonia for one . years ago, was graduated fr Hopkins . Grammar school and studied law at the Yale and Boston Unive law schools. He is survived by hi parents, & brother and two sisters. l]x-lrord!ng ty weather was not married. | thur “Marriages Not Made in Heaven” “COUPLES ARE NEVER JOINED BY HAND OF GOD,” SAYS A REVERE CLERGYMAN Should Perform Ceremonies, as They Are Not Au- Doubts if Ministers thorized by Scriptures. Boston, Sept. 25.—“Every Congrega- tional minister felt a thrill of shame, I belisve, when he realized that it was one of his own church who mar- ried Mr, Astor,” declared Rev. Dr. Ar- Little of Dorchester, in opening late today a meeting of the Congrega- tional Ministers’ assocjation called for the express -purpose ordiscuss'ng the sSubject, “What is the responsibility of Congr¥zationalist ministers in per=- forming the marriage cremony ?” Uniferm Divorce Law Urged. Mr. Little, a dean of Boston Con- gregationalists, strongly denounced the recent wedding of John Jacob Astor and Miss Magdeline T. Force, and urg- ed a uniform divorce law for every state, which would prevent a person divorced in one state being married in another, Rev. Israel Aisweorth, pastor of Trin- ity chu . Revere, declared that he doubted if ministers should have the privilese of performing the marriage ceremeny. Not Authorized by Scriptures. “Nothing can be found in the scrip- tures authorizing the performance of the marriage ceremony by ministers of the gospel,” he said, “and such being the case, 1 cannot see why we should unite people in marriage.” Marriages Not Made in Heaven. “Marriages,” he continued, “are never made in heaven. Couples are never actually joined by the hand of God. Bug vet when we, as ministers, perform the marriage ceremony, we are wedding them as if by the hasd of Ggd. My conscience has troubled me many times in this question.” PETTICOAT WITH 25 POCKETS. Means by Which Chicago Jeweler and Wife Smuggled Diamends. New York, ‘Sept. 25.—A rubber stocking and a petticoat with 25 poek- ets in it are the means by which Ru- dclph Newman, a Chicago jeweler, and his wife are alleged to have tried to muggle diamonds and other precious stones and jewelry into this count The couple arrived on the steamsh Nieuw 'Amsterdam of the Holland American line, accompanied by two small childiréen. When arraigned be- “fore United States Commissioner Russ, Newman furnished $2.000 bail. Mrs. Newman was paroled on her own cog- nizance on account of her two chil- dren, who needed her care In the rubber stocking which New- man wore tied about the lower portion of his body the customs officials say they found a quantity of ungut dia- monds valued at about $1.500, and in the pockets of his wife's petticoat nu- merous packages of small jewelry, in- cluding a number of garnets and other stones, said to be worth about $5,000. All the jewels were seized. cording to Special Deputy Sur. or Smythe, Newman conducts a prosperous jewelry business in Chi- cago. The frequent trips he made to Europe had caused suspicion and the customs officials descended upon him and his wife as soon as they arrived. ROCKVILLE TOWN HALL STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. D Damage Had Been Done. Rockville, Conn., Sept. 25.—A heavy thunder sterm visited Rockville late today, and considerable damage re- suited. The tower on the- town hall was struck by lightning, a large part of the slate roof torn off, and the struc- ture set on fire. As the hall is in the center df the city the entire fire de- partment was callgd out, but before it got fairly in action rain began to fall, and the downpour put out the blaze in short order. The damage is estimated at about $1.000. At Vernon, William Johnson, a tele- graph operator, was rendered uncon- scious by lightning while at work. He regained his senses soon afterwards and will recover. Watertown, Conn., Sept. 23 a heavy thunder stcrm here late today a house owned by Frank Judd was struck by lightning and damaged to the extent of about $1,000. pants, Mrs. Robert Gilerist and Mrs. John White, were struck unconscious by a bolt of lightning and severely burned. Both will recover, it is ex- pected. ' Fishermen Get Deer in Net. Boston, Sept. 25.—All was not fish that came to the net of two North End fishermen today. When a mile off Boston light, the fishermer sighted a thre2e vear old deer swimming in the water. The men-captured the animal, which was turned over to the police. Now the police do not know what to do with the deer and are consulting with the fish and gdme commission. Mexico’s Presidential Election. Mexico City, Sept. 25.—Mexico’s presidential election will be held Oct. 1. the date fixed by official Petitions for postponement were re- jected tonight by the senate and by the chamber of deputies. In both houses the majority against delaying the election was large, that in the ckamber being 146. Freighter Grounded in Fog. Vinevard Haven, Sept. 25.—The freight steamer H. M. Whitney, bound from Boston for New - York, ran agrcund on' Middle Ground shoal in Vinevard sound night. After being stranded for eight or nine hours the steamer was floated by the tug Savage and proceeded unin- jured. Heavy Rain in Massachusetts. Boston, Sept. 25.—An unusually heavy rain, accompanicd by tkunder and lightning, fell upon eastern Mas- sachusetts-late today. In a little over an hour that the storm lasted one and -five-hundredths inches of rain fell ac- bureau recerds. resulted from the Butter Raised Half a Cent. Elgin, 111, Sept. 25.—Canada’s fail- ure to ratify the reciprocity agreement was declared the chief reason for an increase of cne-half a cent a -pound on the price of butter on the Eizin _tiade today. -The present 8 26 1-2 cents, Henvy damage downpeur, ) Thief Steals Woman’s Preserves. York, Pa, Sept. 25.—Mrs. Elmer .C. Sprenkle ‘Wrightsyille, this county, spent- nearly all summer putting up abeut: 75 jars of fryit. - Friday night thieves. broks llar and car- The occu- decree.’l during a fog last| Condensed Telegrams The National Eucharistic Congress. is to begin in Cincinnati on Thursday. _The Admini trltlon “Club of the United States has been formed to sup- port the administration. Eustace de Cordova, for 30 Years a well known figure in Wall street, died at his home in New York yesterday. Progress Has Been Made by the army toward the, completion of the fortifications of the Hawaiian Islands. Edward Chapin, for 36 Years Secre- tary of the York Agricultural society ;\:nd a prominent lawyer, died at York, a. A Flood Caused by a Cloudburst at Chihuahua, Mexico, swept away a number of houses and drowned 20 persons. John Dam, an Adirondack Hunter, of Belmont Center, N. Y., was mis- taken for a deer and shot, but will survive his injury. The Courts Are to Determine whether deposits in postal savings tanks are subject to attachments or other legal processes. Mrs. Bonnie-Snow-Dickson-Sinshei- mer-Williamson-Clark-Engleman, al- though not yet 26 years of age. has taken a fifth husband. The Postoffice Department Yesterday cesignated the New Britain, Conn, rostoffice as a postal savings deposi- tory, effective Oct. 28. The First British Naval Airship, that c $400.000, was wrecked at Barrow in Furrow It was too heavy to gy and broke in half. b Charles Gates Will Be Married Wed- nesday to Miss Florence Hopwood, cdaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Hopwood, of Minneapolis. Despondent Because of 11l Health, Stephen E. Green, a prominent Wor- cester Grand Army man, committed suicide by turning on the gas. Several Cities in Ecuader were shak- en and buildings damaged by earth- ouakes, the disturbance being attrib- uted to the Tanguragua volcano. A Towerman’s Mistake Caused a freight train to crash into the Penn- sylvania flver near Pittsburg, one man being killed and a number injured. The Profits of the State Fair at Hartford, Labor dayv week, aggregated $12,000, notwithstanding the boycott of the siate grange. The Department of Commerce and labor has issued a short document en- titled Statistical Record of th- Prog- ress of the United States, 1800-1911, The Portland and Brunswick (Me.) sireet railway property was sold at auction yvesterday to Harry B. Ivers of Lewiston, the only bidder, for $225,- 000, Ensign Charles E. Hozey, command- ing the little gunboat Tantanga, was killed by hostile natives Sunday at the Yacans Islands, which form part of the Philippine archipelago. An Automobile Occupied and owned by Frederick King of Williamsport, over a 20-foot embankment, he *and several of his party were injured. 2 Intense Suffering from Asthma is believed to have driven Charles Munce, a traveling cigarmaker, to commit sui- cide at a Bangor, Me. boarding house yesterday. Mrs. Phebe Sykes of Gray, Me., was killed yvesterday when the wagon in which she was riding was struck by a Maine Central train at a crossing near Gray station. Twenty Manhole Covers Over Sewers blew up.in New York vésterday with reports like the saluting guns of a man of war. The explosions were caused by sewer gas. The Time is Not Far Away when mails from incoming trans-Atlantic liners will be transferred by aeroplane to the New York postoffice, in opinion of Postmaster General Hitchecock. Bishop Fallows of the Reformed E.piscopal church, in an address to the National Good Roads association in Chicago, daclared that good roads would increase church attendance. The Act of the Indiana General As- sembly of 1811 proposing a new state constitution to be voted on by the peo- ple was held to be unconstitutional and void by Judge Charles Remster of the circuit court. Melvin Vanimaan Has About Gom- pleted arrangements at Atlantic City for his attempt to sail over the ocean in his big dirigible balloon, and 300,000 of the 400,000 cubic feet of gas has been pumped into the bag. After Bringing His Invalid Wife in an ambulance from their home in Sa- lem, Mass., to the railroad station, Wil- liam D. O'Neill was struck by a train while crossing the tracks to buy tickets for Lowell and was instantly killed vesterday. The Rodgers Aeroplane, which was wrecked Sunday at Reed House, N. Y., on the Cattaragus Indian reserva- tion, is found to be so badly damaged that it will be impossible for Rodgers to take the air azain before Thursday, and possibly later. Four Persons Were Smothered to death early vesterday in a fire which, telieved to be incendiary, destroved two small buildings at 1136 South Sangamon street, Chicago. The dead are Harry Egalovitch, his wife, their raby and T. Alpert, a hoarder. Steamship- Arrivals. At Barcelona: Sept. 20, Buenos Ay- res; from New York. At Glasgow:' Sept. from New York. At Christiansand: Sept. 25, United States. from New York. At Plymouth: Sept. 25, Kronprinzess Cecilie, from New York, At Gibraltar: Sept. 25, Trieste for New York. At Bremen: Sept. 24, George Wash- ington, from New York. At Cherbourg: Sept. 25, Kronprin- zessin Cecilie, from New York for Bre- men. At Trieste: Sept. 24, Pannonia, from New York. At Fishguard: Sept. 24,, Lusitania, from New York for Liverpool. Forged Check and Eloped. New York, Sept. 25.—Alma Krafft, fined last week at Iartford, Conn., for being with a married man with whom she had eloped from Ridgefield, N. J., was held for sentence toda her confession of forging a check for $ drawn on her employers here. 24, Columbia, Ultonia, from For Reciprocity With Some Country. New York, Sept. 25.—A movement for a reciprocal trade agreement with other countries besides Canada will be started by the American Manufactur- ers’ ] which t - to: A Pe Easy Divorce Demoralizing TAFT ADVOCATES UNIFORM LAW AS A REMEDY. MAKE MARRIAGE SACRED TIE President Accorded a Cordial Recep- tion in 11 Kansas Towns—Special Trains Run to Accommodate Crowds. Kansas City, Mo. Sept. dent Talt arrived in Kansas C night to address the national conser- vation congress. He had spent a busy day in southern Kan making ad- dresses in 11 of the prosperous towns which dot that section of the state, and was tired, but happy over the warmth of the reception which the prosressive Kansans had given him. Excursion Trains Brought Crowds. Everywhere the -prestdential train Wwas_scheduled to stop, and, at other stations where there was only a pause, great crowds waved greetings to the chief executive and willingly braved a burning sun to i crowds were the largest the presider has faced during any of his tra els. The population of some of the cities had heen swelled to twice the nérmal figures. . Excursion trains were run from many directions, while farmers érove.into town in automobiles and various other rigs. Favors Reduction of Woolen Duties. Mr. Taft confined himself largely to the vetoes of the woolen free list and cotton tariff bills. He gave his hear- ers to understand that he was peady and more than willing to sign any bilis reducing the tariff if the measures were founded upon the report of the tariff board. This board, the president said, .would be ready to report on the weolen schedule the first of Decémber. “I believe the present woolen duties are too high,” he exclaimed amid ~n= vlause, “and j as soon as I get ade= quate information I shall recommend their reduction.’ Spoke on Marriage and Diverce. Mr. Taft began the day at Coffey= ville. and spoke also at Independence, Cherryvale, Thayer, Chanute, Hum- boldt, Iola, Garnett, Ottawa, Edgerton and Olathe. As from his tarift speeches, the presidert spoke briefly on marriage and divorce, on the pros- perit f the people of Kansas and on the trusts. Senator Curtis, Represent« ative Campbell and ex-Representativq Charles H. Scott were with him throughout the day. A Boom for Scott. At Humboldt Mr. Scott introduced the president. When he had finished up from the crowd popped a large placard which read: “If ‘you want all Kansas to smile, appoint Charles H. Scott as secretary of agriculture.” Mr. Scott, who was formerly chajr- man of the agricultural dommittee of the house, turned red, and the presi- Gent laughed heartily. Uniform Laws on Child Labor. In coming to a discussion of the necessity of uniform laws governing marriage and divorce, the president first spoke of the equal necessity of uniform laws on the subject of child labor and workmen’'s compensation. As to marriage and divorce, he said: Divorce Increase a Reflection on Lawa. “It is very awkward, to,say the least, that a man who is married on one side of a state line may not be married on the other. The increase of divorces in this country is a reflection upon the laws and their loose adminis- tration. We ought not to permit the marriage tie to be dissolved at will. Should Be Bound by Contract. “You say we ought not to keep un- unhappy people together. Who brought them together? We did not. If they got’ together under a contract, why shouldn’'t they be bound to the con- tract, unless one or the’other does something which in the eyes of all men ought to permit or require at least a separation, if not a divorce. - A Question of Option. “The trouble is not that in an indi- vidual case demoralization follows be- cause they are separated, but .the trouble is when a man or woman feels it is only a question of option with her whether she still live with her husband, or he with his wife, then, with that option before them, they conduct themselves in such a way very frequently as mecessarily to lead to a breach. Easy Diverce That Demoralizes. “It is the ability to and the prospect of getting a divorce that demoralizes. We ought teshave a general uniform law on the subject that stiffens up and makes sacred the marriage tie. I agree that it is not possible in this stage, and under present conditions, to make marriage absolutely indissoluble, but it is possible to make divorce dif- ficult so that it cannot be obtained by collusion and only when one party or the other shall have done some- thing that all men regard as neces- sarily affecting the obligation of the marriage tie.” Two Days in Kansas. Following his address here tomight on conservation, the president left again for Kansas and will spend Tues- day and Wednesday, in that state. YOUTH COLLAPSES AFTER EATING SEVENTEEN BANANAS Now Suffering from Poisoning of Stomach at Waterbury Hospital. Waterbury, Conn., Sept. 25.—Edward Bolger, 18, is at St. Mary’s hospital suffering from poisoning of the stom- ach because he ate 17 bananas Friday night. He did away with the bananas after his brother, Ray Belger, bet him he could not do the trick. The young man did net complain after his feat, but Saturday night collapged while in the garden theater and had to be taken to the hospital. He will recov- er. Hartford Girl Sent to Prison. Worcester, Mass., Sept. 25.—An ine definite term in the women’s prison, Sherborn, was the sentence which Judge Utley of the district court pass- ed upon Miss Hepe R. Flavel of Hart- ford today. Miss Flavel pleaded guilty to the larceny of clothing from Wor= cester department stores. Leprosy Djscovered After Death. Minneapolis, Sept. 25.—After havine suffered from leprosy 12 years, d s which he had unlimited opportunities to transmit the disease, Ludwig C. Dyregorov, a tailor, is dead at his home here. The nature of the malady was discovered today. FPresented Letters of Recall. “Washington, u%qfi. lzgt—-il!;ur M, i R - o