Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 10, 1911, Page 1

Vast Stores of Provisions Being Carefully Guarded in the “Forbidden City” \ ASSAULT OF REBELS NOW AWAITED Foreigners Assured That They Will be Protected—De- fection to Rebel Side by Manchu Soldiers—Rebels Strongly Eitrenched at Nanking—Rovolutionists at Tien Tsin Divided Into Factions, Says American. Peking. Nov. 10, 2.52 a. m.—Peking s still awaiting the approach of the rebels. The Forbidden City is filled with princes, high officials others who are entitied to entry wli its gates. Vast stores of provisions have Leen transported to that place, which. strongly guarded, is ready for a siege. Foreigners to Be Protected. Active preparations for what is con- sidered the inevitable assauli on the capital are going on within the lega- ton quarter, for it i8 now conceded ihat the Manchu dynasty will be oust- ed from power. Forelgners, it is as- serted. will be fully protected, but ex- perience has taught that the temper of the pgople is not to be trusted when revolutionary movements are in prog- ress Manchus Desert to Rebels. The fact that Tien Tsin did not fall yesterday, a5 was expected, was a hopeful sign, because it indicates that whatever steps the revolutionaries are taking in the north they are at least proceeding along careful lines and act- ing with consideration and without haste. While reinforcements ‘have reached Peking, reports have been re- ceived of numerous defections among the Tlauchu scldiers to the rebel side. The government troops are an uncer- tain quantity, but there are still loyal regiments which are fighting for the aynasty. Rebels Entrenched at Nanking. At Nanking, where the revolutionists outnumber the imperialists five to one, the latter still hoid Purple Mountain. They are strongly entrenched in that position and are said to have abund- ent supplies -at thelr command. i Situation Critical at Chung King. A wirsless despatch has been re- ceived from the American cousul, Ed- ward C. Baker, who has just arrived at Hankow from I-Chang. The consul says that the customs and other for- eign officials are leaving Chung King, in Sze Chuen province, where the ir—( by Secretary of the Navy Mever. ish _consul sends reports that the sit- uation is critical. The road between I-Chang and Chung King is unsafo and there is danger from robber bands. Rebels Have Two Factions. At American who is in close touch with the Tien Tsin rebls, says that the | rebeis are divided into two factions. | The conservative faction will proba- bly combine and wait until there is a material force behind them before tak- ing over the city. At the present time only 2,500 police within the city sup- port the rebele. Foreigners’ Neutrality Questioned. The attitude of the foreigners is causi anxiety and distrust among the rebels. The rebel leaders point out that the consuls have permitted the zovernment to bring in soldiers contrary to the protocol of 1910, and have objected to General Chang bris they asy, pro ment's ‘order but not at i eral Chang's, A threatening letter refer- ring to such incidents as not neutrnl has been received by the consular bod, at Tien Tsin. The Peking-Hankow railway officials likewise are pro- OManchu. Reward for General Wu's Head. The fact that General Wu Luh- Chenz’s head was carried away after his assassination, a few nighis aso, haz created the opinion in certain guarters that a reward had been of- fere dfor it. It is reported that the head has been brought to the Zorbid- den City, but the story has evidently Dbeen invented by rebls who hope to prove the palace complicity in the murder. Fifteen American Vessels at Chin: ‘Washington, Nov. 9.—Fifteen Amer- jean vessels are wow in Chinese wa- ters, looking after the weifare of for- eigners and four more are on their way, according to announeement today HARTFORD BURGLARS GET $7.000 WORTH OF JEWELRY. Six Hundred Dollars Also Taken from R g-\fll of Dr. Smith. Hartford, Nov. 8. —The home of Dr. E. Terry Smith on Cone street was cntered Ly burglars tonight and $800 in money and 37,000 worth of jew- eiry taken. _Entrance was made by forcing a dining room window in the absence of the family and servants. Several thousand dollars’ worth of sil- verware in the dining room was passed 7. but the second floor of the house was turned upside down. _ Bureau “rawers were emptied on the floor and ihe pockets of clothing zone through. Dr. Smith is a collector of antique jewelry. a_sgreater portion of his llection was taken. It is believed by Jdice that at least three men were engaged in the job, but they have no = d if he wasm't sorry t from home, said that Ty glad he was away if the men were coming for that purpose EIGHT MINERS PERISH IN MINE EXPLOSION. Driven Out by Gas, Many Made Unconscious. Rescuers Punxsutawney, Pa, Nov. 9 _Eight miners are beli 10 have been killed the Adrian shaft of the Rochester id Pittsburg Coal and Iron company’s ine, located four miles from here, as result of an explosion at § o'clock this morning. Fifty miners who en- tered the shaft several hours after the accident, in an attempt to effect a res- cue, werp driven out by ga: Some af the men. becoming unconscious, were warried to the surface by comrades. The work of rescue was abandoned pending the arrival of the mine rescue car of the United States bureau of sines is expected to reach here from Pittsburg. Al the missing miners are foreigners. COTTON CORNER CASE IN SUPREME COURT. Centention_That “Cornering” is tion of the Anti-Trust Law. o ¥asbington. Nov. &—For the first gue today the government asked the swpreme court of the United Stafes to proclaim as the law of the land that “rupning a cormer” on a stock ex- <hange is a violation of the Sherman anti-trust act. The t came wp in the oral argu- ment by Solicitor General Lehmann in support of the indictment of James A. Fattes, Eugene G, Scales, Frank B. ¥iayme and William P. Brown on charges of conspiracy on Jan. 1, 1910, to “run a corner in cotton” on the New York cotton exchange. i counts in the indictment had been de- | ciared erroneous by the United States cireuit court for southern New York, and the government was arzuing for a reversal. Ex-Senator John C. Spooner argued for Mrmance. MRS. VERMILYA UNABLE TO EAT SOLID FOOT YET. Not Yet Jaii Physicians Say She Out of Danger. Chicago, Nov. 3_The after sffects of the arsenical poison she ook nearly a weeck ago distressed Mrs. Vermily: today. As @ comsequence she wi madle to £ive much attention to her physicians say that she is not yet out of . She has been un- able o eat solid food since the at- toxicologist who is examiniy o o ng the viscera of former roomers at the ‘home will not shave ready a for several day: Steamship Arrivals. Nov. 9. La Savaie. from MERIDEN WIDOW TO WED GERMAN BARON. | Romantic Courtship of Couple Carried on by Mail Meriden, Conn., Nov. 9.—Mrs. Olga Stadia, a pretty German widow, will | leave on the early train tomorrow morning for New York city to meet a titled sultor, Baron Adolph Schiep of Berlin, Germany, to whom she brom- ised her heart, hand and all ner pos- sessions during a courtship through the mails. The baron, who is 24 years old and the hero of five duels, Is de- tained at Ellis Island because he came to America with only $16 in his pos- session. Mrs. Stadia knows this, but if he is a barcn, as he claims to be, she will forgive “im the lack of other creder - tials and intends to furnish him wits enough money to gain admission to the United States. If he cannot show his credentials she wants to see him deported. ~The young woman is the | Widow of a Berlin, Germany, physi- cian, and is mow in modest circum- stance: TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM | WAGE FOR STORE GIRLS. Effort in Massachusetts to Have Such a Law Enacted. Boston, Nov. 9.—The general public will have to pay the increased cost of labor if the state passes-a law provid- ing a minimm ge for saleswomen, according to B. Strickland of a Boston department store, who appear- ed today before the special lecislative ccmmission appointed to consider the ;= -isability of establishing a minimum wage for women and minors. | It was the first public hearing of the commi sion. President O'Sullivan of | the Re ail Clerks’ Protective associa- |tion expressed the opinion that the average wage of female employes did not exceed 37 a week for those over 18 years, and were not over $4 a week | for those under that age. He wanted |a bill fixing the minimum of all such employes at not less than $9 a week. MOVEMENT FOR THE PAROLE OF ABE RUEF. Cld Time Enemies of Grafter Now i Trying to Help Him. | San Francisco, Nov. 9.—The move- | ment for a parole for Abraham Ruef, | formerly political leader, started by Fromme Older, the editor who initiated |the movement for graft prosecution, which resulted in_ the conviction of Ruefl for bribery, has taken national Froportions. Messages of support were received today b Older from Interstate Com- merce Commissioner Franklin K. Lan an old time political enemy of Ruef's, and Brand Whitlock, mayor of Toledo. Ruefs sentence of 14 vears began early last March. Petitions for parole -cnnot be entertained under the law | until one year has been served. Railroad President on Co-operation. Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 9.—Taking the 24th and 25th verses bof the gospel of St. Mark as a text, “And if a king- dom De divided itself, that kingdom cannot stand: and if a house be di- vided against itself, that house can. not stand,” L. K. Johnson, president of the Norfolk & Western railroad ,in 1 address before the Traffic club ‘of Pittsburgh, tonight, urged co-opcra- tion between shippers and transpor- tation agent. Eulogies of Mr. Balfour. Mr. o) | two missionaries today that th Cabled Berlin, Nov. 9.—Herr von Bethman- ‘Hollwegs and his wife were guests of the imperial family at dinner tonight. Stockholm, Sweden, Noy. 9.—The Swedish academy awarded the Nobel prize for literature for 1911 to the Belgian author, Maurice Maeterlinck. Berlin, Nov. 9.—Prince Eitel Fried rich, second son of the emperor, has gone to Baden Baden. He will under- Eo extended treatment at a sanitarium in that place. Florence, Nov. 9.—Howard Pyle, the American artist and author, died here today of heart failure. His home was at Wilmington, Del, where he was born in 1853. Pauama, Nov. 9.—The -newly ap- pointed American minister to Panama, H. Perclval Dodge, was officially rvs ceived by President Arosemena today. The custcmary friendly speeches were exchanged. Bordeaux, Nov. 3.—Relative to the report brought here by passengers on the steamskip Perou, which arrived here vesterday, that ex-President Cas- tro had been assassinated in Venezu- ela, neither the chptain of the Perou, nor the agent at La Guaira had heard the rumor. ROBBERS MURDER A YOUNG BRIDE Four italians Rounded up and Held on Suspicion of Crime. N Y, Nov. %—A farmers and labor- ers on the New York agueduct round- ed up late today four Italians for the murder this morning of Mrs. Henry Hall, the young wife of a superin- tendent of the aqueduct near York- town. Mrs. Hall was attacked and robbed of $70 by several men_who entered her little cottage, near York- town, while her husband was at work upon’ the aqueduct, a mile and a half away. She was stabbed twice, one wound being near the heart. The young wo- man, a bride of but a few months, was in delicate health-and was in care of Anna Grifin, a nurse, who was also attacked by the intruders. Miss Grif- fin was beaten and kicked, but after the assaflants had fled she recovered sufficently to run to the conmstruction camp and spread the alarm. She told how four strange men burst into the cottage while Mrs, Hall was still in bed, overpowered Miss Griffin by kicks and blows, and left her in the kitchen under guard of one of the men while the other three at- tacked Mrs. Hall. The helpless nurse¢| heard a ecry from the patient, a brief cuffie and a fall, after which the men all fled. The nurse rushed to Mrs. Hall's room to find the weman lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Sha was clad only in a night robe and the | stab wounds were deep and ugly. She was lifeless. The four suspects arrested today were_ hurriedly brought to the jail kere in tHe sheriff’s automobile, there be- ing fears of mob violence against them. GERMAN CHANCELLOR MAKES EXPLANATION His Defence of Morocco Agreement Received by lent House. | Beriin, Nov. 9.—Chancellor Bethmann-Hollwegz appeared before a hostile hoise today to defend the Morocco-Congo agreement and ex- hausted nis skill in explaining the gréat advantages in a friendly settle- ment with France to the future value of colonial acquisitions, and to dis- prove the repcrts that Germany had backed down befors British menace. He was allowed to finish, however, with Hardly a sizn of applause in ap- proval. The crown prince, whose pub- ilc disapproval of the Franco-German agreement has not been denied, ap- peared in the royal box with Prince August Willlam, having come from Danzig for the special purpose of be- ing present to hear the chancellor. von | THE MORMON CHURCH Missionaries Force Their Way Into |- Homes to Make Converts. Chicago, Nov. 8.—Investigation of the management of the Mormon churvk here by the state’s attorney is likely to follow the statement by were instructed’ to force their wav into homes. if necessary, to get converts. M. Thompson and Varion Keller Were arrested when they tried to force entry into the home of Mrs, E. D. Delaney. They testifizd that there wers | 200 Mormon missionaries at work in | the United States, 18 of whom were | in_Chicago. e “We received orders to force our | Wway into homes to get converts, if necessary,” said Thompson. “No Truth In 1t,” Says Smith. Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 9—"There ie no truth in the statement that our | missionaries are instructed to force their way into homes,” said President | Joseph Smith tonight. OLD SPRINGFIELD CHURCH DESTROYED BY FIRE. Second Oldest House of Worship in City Burned to Ground. Springfield, Mass., Nov. 9.—A spec- | tacular fire destroyed tonight the Ol vet Congregational church. on Armory HIll the second oldest house of wor. ship in the city, causing @ loss esti mated at $30,000. Many valuable relics in the church were also destroyed and nearby houses were threatened. The blaze started from a defective furnace flue. The church was built in 183¢ and was rebuilt in 135 Merger of N. Y. Central Lines. Chicago, Nov. 9.—Rumors of a mer- ger of all the New York Central lines under one general financial and oper- | ating management, attended the visit to Chicago today of William C. Brown, president of the lines, and William K. | Vanderbilt, Jr., Harold Vanderbilt, W. H. Newman, Marvin Hughitt, H. B. Ledyard, C. F. Daly and O. E. Schaeft. | Gives Greenwich Y. M. C. A. Building. Greenwich, Conn., Nov. §.—It was an- nounced tonight that’ Mrs. Samuel ‘Witherell had_cffered to present the town with a Y. M. C. A. . building in memeory of her husband, to cost $100,- 000. The only stipulation being that the assoclation be so financed that it was self supporting. That stipulation, it :s understcod, vili be met at ol Hartford Boy Killed by Auto. Hartford, Cenn, Nov, 9.—Robert Glanz, 7 years old, son of Harry H. Glans of No:-th sireet, while on his way to school was struck by an auto- Y owned by the Capital City Au- | save a clear exposition of Great Brit- | premier’s remarks came opportunely | | address the students of the Univer- le company at Windsor street, and died | and MRS. JOHN QUINN HAS HAD THREE OF THEM. MOTHER ALSO WENT QUICK Woman Now Being Held by Cl 1go Police on Suspicion of Having Killed Last Husband—Damaging Testimony Chicago, Nov. 9.—Witnesses at the inquest held. today over the bedy of John Quinn, who was found shot to death in his home here November 2, gave testimony which threaten to in- volve the dead man’s wife. The wo- man is held by the police. ~ Stepson Tells of “Three Marriages. Elmer Thorpe, stepson by the wo- man’s second marriage, told of three marriages he knew she contracted, though in her testimony she acknowl- edged only two. He sald that he sus. pected Mrs. Quinn, then Mrs. Thorp, of having killed his father. Quinn was shot while arranging to deed his 160-acre farm to Elmer. Mrs. Quinn and a_daughter were held in custody after Thorp’s death but were released. Wed 35 Days After Husband’s Death Mrs. Quinn’s maiden name was Jane Taylor and she came from London, Ont. Her first husband was John McDonald, who died in 1901 from sup- posedly natural causes, Thirty-five davs after hghu death ' she married Thorpe, who_was months afterward. , Quinn in Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1906, Thorpe Shot in Bed. Examination of Mrs. Quinn the fol- lowing da; to her being ask reveal her. past life. She did this, but, according to the police, told of her first marriage to & man named McDonald and negleoted to tell them f o Warren Fnorpe ‘in Tacison, Mien. Thi fact led the police to fackson where they iearned that Thorpe, too, had been shot and killed while asieen in bed. They learned also that his mother, who lived with him, had died under cir- cumstances that have not beem ex- plained. Burglars Blamed for Shooting. In the Thorpe death, the police de- clare that they have learned that Mrs. Thorpe, now Mrs. Quinn, insisted her husband had been shot to death by burglars. Mrs. Thorpe was arrested at the time, but the police were never able to clear up the mystery and she was finally freed. Boarder Missed Revolver. A revolver of an old pattern was found in_the house, gccording to the police. It was identified by J. W. Miller, a boarder in_the Quinn house, as oné he had owned for several years and which disappeared from a draw- er in his room the day before Quinn was shot. MORE SUSPICIOUS CASES. Mrs. Quinn's Mother and First Hus- band Died Suddenly. Kalamazoo, Mich., Nov. 9.—Mrs. John M. Quinn, who s under arrest in Chicago, formerly conducted a boarding house here while her hus- hand was employed by the street railway company. Before coming here in 1903 she resided in Blackman town- | ship, Jackson county, having married Walter Thorpe, who was later found dead at Jackson with a bullet hole through his head, Information obtained here is to the effect that the woman found dead in bed in the home of the Thorpes at Jackson was Mrs. Quinn’s mother, Mrs. James Taylor. It is said that Mrs. Taylor's death was never fully ex- plained. Before her marriage to Taylor, Mrs. Quinn is said to have been married to John McDonald, who is also said to have been found dead in bed. in 1901, under suspicious circumstances. LONDON'S NEW LORD MAYOR 81 YEARS OLD, Premier Asquith usses Morocean Agreement at Banquet. London, Nov. 9—A new lord mayor of London, Sir Thomas Boor Crosby, M. D., aged 81, was inducted into affice today, 1nd at the lord mayor’s banquet tonight Premier Asquith made his fourth successive speech in honor of | s1ch oceasion. The prime minister | ain’s foreign policy. The Morocean | asreement was the topic and it fur- | nished a splendid ' opportunity. ' The as a reply to the speech by the im- perial German chancellor in the reich- | stag_today. | “There 15 no secret about either the | alms or the methods of British policy,” said the premier. “Where British in- terests are involved it is our business | to safeguard them. Where we have established friendships and under- standinss we seek to maintain them loyally and intact. But our friendships are neither exciusfve nor jealous. We have no cause to qi 1 with any na- tion. Nor, with tory and such an _empire as our have we any disposition to curtail'or fetter the nat- ural and legitimate aspirations of oth- ers.” GOLD PLATE SOUVENIR PRESENTED PRESIDENT Masonic Gift Tendered by Scottish Rite Sovereign Grand Commander. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 9.—President aft arrived here tonight at 7.30 «’clock amid the booming of twenty- one guns in the state camp grounds. He was fmmediately taken to an au- citorium where he made a brief ad- dress on peace. From the auditorium he went directly to a local hotel where he was entertained at a banquet. At 2 a. m. he will leave for wanee, Tenn., where tomorrow he will sity of.the South. Mr. Taft’s reception here was énthusiastic. 7 Major James D. Richardson, sov- ereign grand commander of the south- ern jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite Masons, presented the president with a gold plate souvenir of the laying of the cornerstone of the Masonic tem- ple in Washington, D. C. Client Assaults His Lawyer. Richmond, Va., Nov. lost his case in the. he court here im- the at! l,_ ‘Total LPER Accuse Arabs - Of Barbarity ITALIANS HOLD THE TURKS RE- SPONSIBLE FOR IT. MESSAGE FROM GEN. CANEVA Asserts That Dead Italtan Soldiers Aro Decapitated and Wounded Are Bar- barously Killed—Spies Hanged. ‘Washington, Nov. 9.—San_Giuliano, the Italian minister or war, forwarded to the Itadian embassy today a mes. sage from General Caneva relating to battles’ November 6 and 7, in which the general declared there was “Indis- putable evidence of violation of the articles of war” by the Arabs. General Caneva’s message was as follows: Barbarous Killing of Wounded. | “Our scouts on the field where en- counters of the 6th and 7th took place Dbotween the 93d regiment of Italian in- | fantry and the Turks and Arabs have | ascertained that acts of cruelty have | been committed upon our fallen. One of the two dead was found barbarous- 1y decapitated. No doubt exists that in those encounters the Turks were present, and for this reason they are directly responsible. Rumors, whose foundation it was not possible to as- cel were hedrd regarding barba- rous killing of Italians fallen on the field, while they were still alive, and of prisoners. Arabs Fire on Ambulances. “Tt was ascertained the Arabs dl- rected the fire and the attacks against the ambulances and transports of the | wounded, but it was still uncertain if only the Arabs were to blame for it, or if the Turks should also have been de- clared outlawed for violation of war lations. regul Spies Hanged Without T: “Now_ the doubt does not exist any more, because it has ben ascertained in a’'most absblute way that on the ‘battlefield of Ain Zar the Turkish commander, in violation of article 30 of the last convention, ordered and had | hanged, without any trial, our inform- | ants and some Arabs who. were sus- | pected of spying. There is indisput- able evidence of Violations of the arti- cles of war on the part of the Arabs, who were called and directed by Turk- ish officials agains the Italians.” | France to Reinforce Tunis Garrison. Paris, Nov. 9.—France has decided to reinforce the Erench garrison at | Tunis, which now Consists of only 1200 men. " This determination has been reached by the government because of the recent Arabian outbreak there | against Italian workmen. } VIOLENCE BY STRIKING GARBAGE COLLECTORS Bricks and Other ssiles Thrown from Roofs at Workers. New York, Nov. 3.—Street Commis- sloner William Edwards sought today to break the strike declared by over 2,500 striking garbage collectors, but | was worsted. With thirty strike- | breakers he tried ‘to move some of the garbage. carts which have remain- ed idie since last night because the men refuse to do night work, and notwithstanding they were heavily suarded by police, they met with riot- ous treatment by. strikers or their sympathizers. In front of one stable, a shower of bricks and other missiles was thrown from nearby roofs, some of the assallants being women. Four policemen were knocked down and others were slightly hurt, and the strike breakers were put to Tout. The fort 1o move garbage tonight was abandoned. Edwards sent appeals tonight to the loyalty of his force of 2,500 street sweepers and sent offers of jobs as cart drivers to more than 5,000 labor- ers on the civil service waiting list. He said he would have 100 policemen on guard at each of the 25 stables to- ‘Girculation is the Largest in Connecticut in | of the Republic Oil company K Condensed Telegrams The Portuguese Cabinet headed by Premier Chagas has resigned. All Grades of Refined Sugar were reduced 10 cenis a hundre: pounds Vesterday. A Reception Was Given in Constan- tinople in honor .of W. W. Roekhill, the Amepican ambassador. Storer D. Flint Lost His Life In the fire which swept the business sectibn of Monson, Me., Wednesday night. Desertions fron the Navy during the past year have shown a considerable falling off, according to Secretary Meyer. Elmer Ellsworth Brown, Former U. 8. commissioner of education, became chancellor of New York university ves- terday. A Cold Wave Hit Western South Dakota yesterday, the temperature dropping “to zero.. Snow was falling last night. Lord Sholto Douglas is in Seattle, where he.has been conducting a small cigar business in Seattle under his own name. The Transfer of the Headquarters of the Union Bank of Canada, Quebec, to Winnipeg will be considered at the bank’s comirg annual meeting. Mayor Henry Fletcher’s Plurality in Trovidence was Increased from 244 to 261 yesterday by the official count of three districts of the Sixth ward. Martin J. Dempsey, trafiic manager of the United Fruit company and well known in the fruit trade, died at New York last night, after a short illness. A Fall a Year Ago Was the Direct Cause of the death at Tauntop, Mass., yesterday of Willlam E. Fuller, judge of probate for Bristol county, Mass. Plots and Organizations in the Inter- t of General Reyes have made their pearance In the state of Durango, Mexico, reports American Consul Hamm. Three American Army Officers, one English and one Canadian officer will act as judges at the international horse Show to be held in New York begin- Ring Nov. 18. ttee of The Democratic State Com New Jersey vesterduy endorsed Gov- ernor ‘Woodrow Wilson for the demo- cratic nomination for president of the United States. The 200 Boilermakers Employed in the Richmond, Va, works of tlie American Locomotive company struck yesterday in sympathy with workers at Schenectad v Oral Argument of the Ouster of the Standard Oil company of N York from the state of Missouri was begun before the supreme court. on the charge of having obtained from nks in various parts of the eountry over $500,000 by means of forged checks that were hand painted, _ Election Fraud Indictments by the wholesale throughout Kentucky are expected to follow the drastic instruc- tions given a grand jury yesterday by Circuit JuGge Kerr at Lexington. Booth Tarkington, the Author, was sued yesterday for $10,000 damages by George W. Welsenhan'of Indianapolls 0 alleges the Tarkington 1911, Alfredo De Oro, the Three Cushion billiard champion, retained his. title last night by winning at Chicago the third and last block of 50 points in 150 point match with George Whe: he was run down by utomobile on July 1, Public ety of ordered the chief to condition, Director Hogen yesterday return to active dut: Evelyn Arthur See, founder of the ‘Absolute Life” cult, convicted of con- tributing to the delinquency of Mil- dred Bridges, a juvenile disciple of the morrow and ar effort would again be made to move garbage which is ac- cumulating rapidly on_all the city's streets. Edwards susgested the men- ace which much delay in removing the zarbage would entail, but the wenther holding cool and with brisk winds, there is yet no great danger, Edwards said. 112 BUSHELS SHELLED CORN TO THE ACRE Lester S. White of Collinsville, Conn., Breaks World’s Record. Springfield, Mass., Nov. 9.—The | world’s record for corn production has been broken by -Lester S.~White of Collinsville, Conn., who today was awarded prizes aggregating $700 for the best yeld of corn to the acre, in which farmers from all New England states were competitors. White's vield was 112 bushels of shelled corn to one acre of land. The prizes were offered by a Boston fertilizer company. The | vield of White's acre of corn was 9 | bushels greater than the former rec- ord, held by C. E. Davis of Granby, | Mass. 5 | Five premiums. including the zrand sweepstakes, were awarded Frederick | B. Dole, a 16 vear old boy of Shel- burne, Mass., for the best ten ears of corn. Socialist Candidate Knocked Out. Pittsburg, Nov. 9.—Claims made to- day that Willlam A. Prosser, socialist | candidate, had won the minority place | as commissioner .of Allegheny county over S. J. Toole, democrat and present incumbent, caused the only sensation of Tuesday’s election here, but tonight figures kn out the claims. Toole, it is said, will have a majority over Prosser of about ten thousand votes. Minority Stockholders Sue. Helena, Mont.,, Nov. 9.-—Minority stockholders of the Alice Gold and Silver Mining company begam suit to- day againet the Anaconda Copper Mi- ning company, one of the subsidiaries of the Amalgamated Copper company, John D. Ryan and others. The com- plainants want the .sale of the Alice company to the Aanaconda company cancelled on the ground that the mer- mll a comspiracy in restraint of e. Six Attempts to Poison Parents. Norwood, Towa, Nov. 9.—That she tried six times since 1909 to poison her parents, was the testimony of Ma- rion ugh at the trial of her sister, T. Larsen. aceused of trying to Douglas her father, made at Marion's attempts were | tigation of her sister. s cult, was sentenced to from one five years iu prison. The Stokes Assault Case of last summer probably will be tried fhis | month. The attorneys for Lililan Gra- ham and Fthel Conrad agreed with the vesterday to have the ov. 20. trict attorne: e ready by Not More Than $125,000 is Expected to be left out of the estate of John R. Walsh, according to information rives out preceding the filing of the late financier’s will. The Waish fortune once was estimated at $27,000,000. Norway and Sweden, Through Their Diplomatic representatives, have re- quested the United States to grant them the same privileges given to Canada, by which wood pulp and print paper are admitted free of duty into the United States. Mrs, Sohphia G. Ridgeway, who cel- rated her 100th birthday annive epf. 16 last .died at the home of a daughter at Middletown, Conn., yester- day. She was the oldest person in the city, if_not in the state. Burial will be at Paterson, N. J. Arguments on the Adjustment of railro s for the transportation of livestock, fresh meats and _packing- | oz oducts into Fort Worth and a City from the various pack es was made before the inter- ing ho | state commerce commission. To Supplement the Supply of Water for arid lands under irrization on gov- ernment reservoir projects, rather than bring In new lands not vet irrigated, the princivle which Secretary of the terior Fisher decided should apply the aisposal of surplus waters reservoirs. to stored in government Circumstances Which Accompanied the death of Jayson Ruppert, @ rail 104d fireman, of Chicago, on Jan. 1 1910, have convinced the police that hi rame belorigs in the list of alleged vic- tims of Mrs. Louise Vermilya, now held in the county jail charged with the death of Arthur Bissonette. FOUR BAKERS ORDERED TO CLOSE THEIR PLACES. n Some of the New York Found Very Bad. - ew York, Nov. 9.—Conditions in some New York bakeries are so_bad that the city health authorities took the drastic action tonight of ordering the vacation of their premises by four bakeries. One case was so intolerahle that the bakers were directed to quit their shop within 24 hours. Fifteen bLakeshops were served with public nuisance warnings. Over 2,000 shops are being Investigated in a4 campalgn Conditiol Bakeri of Indiana and | Three Men Are Held in New York | Proportion to ths . oum mas Chicago, Nov. 9.—Inability to explain the source of a number of $100 bills hich he possessed in the summer of 1£09 characterized the testimony of ex- State Representative John H. DeWolf eoi Canton, Ill, today before the com mittee of the United tates senate which is investigating the allegations of corruption surrounding the election of Senator Willi n Lorimer of Illinols DeWolf was the demotratic member o the legislature hi precipitate the so-called “Hopkins flurry.” which caused Roger . Sullivan, democratic national committeeman, to make i hur- ried trip from Chicago to Spring 1a Guring the legislative session of 1909. Wanted Sullivan to Buy Cigars. DeWolf told the committee that slarted the rumor that the s to b | & democratic landsjide to kins simply as a_practical jok wanted to have Roger Suliiva down to Springfield and buy of those big black cigars,” Wolt. DeWolf Gets Flustered. Members of the committee quizzed DeWolf regarqing his personal finan- clal matters until he apparently camé confused and could not give an answer. satisfactory to the committe DeWolf's examination was continued until tomorrow. _ The Famous Deadlock. Former State Representative Walter Lantz of La Grange earlier in the day the famous some De- said | gave nis recollections of deadlock at Springfield and brought in the, name of John Corwin, a former cortespondent of the Chicago Tribune at Springfield. Corwin, he said, men- N % Population CE 0 Ex-Representative DeWolf Tells Commitiee That Started Rumor of Democratic Landslide to Hopkins to Bring Roger Sullivan Around With “Those Black Cigars”—To be Examined Further Today. tioned ¢o him late Robert Tribune rrind w cago United 8 lock cou “Bpread a Little Cha Sentimen ; 1 he r street in Springt lock was win asked hi the combination ¢ publicans. Lan that_the only men be elected by such a cc aker Shurtleff an Lantz then quoted Don't you think t spreading arous might change Mentioned Patterson “I took it said Lantz, lion doll: transpired in th Dbetween Mr. Cor subject.” Senator Jones Patterson's name’ Lantz: “He terson’s name in a cc to_this time.” “What aid he s Patterson?” ked me Patterson as a candida from the conversatic meant was what t turning the sentiment 1 may have been duction.” CASSIDY DECIDED TO NOMINATE WILLETT Decision ‘Reached on Day Willett Drew $10,000 from Bank. New York, /The investiga- o tion into the charge that Willlam Wil- lett, Jr., the defeated deinocratic can- didate for the supreme court bench in the Second judicfal district, con- spired with Joseph ( the dem- ocratic leader of Quee T. Walter, Jr., Cassidy tenant, and John E. McCooey, leader of Kings county, to procure Willett's nomination for a money_ consideration, was resumed In the Queens county courthouse to@ay. Employing Waiter as his chief wit- er. On a Physician's Certificate that | “Golden Rule” Chief of Police Kohler of Cleveland, O, is good physical to| ness Assistant District Attorney De Ford of New York endeavored to es- tablish a connection between Willett's withdrawing various sums from the bank two visits with him to banks by | Walter_and subsequent meeting be- ssidy of tween Walter and Comjng to the day he judiclary convention, which 1s the day upon which Willett, accompanied by Waller, | is aliegea to have drawn $10,000 from a bapk on Long Island, the witness testified, and about a poiitical gather- ing in a cafe, At this meeting he sald Cagsidy announéed: “I've decided to nominate Willett.” LINCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE ENSHRINED BY TEMPLE. Pr mt Taft Principal Speaker at | Dedication Exercise: 9 thou- s | Hodgenville, Ky., Nov. sand persons from all sections of the nation assembled today in a drizzling rain at the Lincoln farm near here to take part in the dedication of the gran- te temple which enshrines the cabin in_which Abraham Lincoln was born 102 years ago. The skies cleared, how- aver, shortly before President Taft wis introduced as the principal speaker of the day. Ex-Governor Folk of Missourl, pres- ident of the Lincoln Farm association, presided, introducing President T spoke for the nation: Gover Willson of Kentucky, who spoke for General John native state; Black, former commander in chief the Grand Army of the Republic who spoke for the soldiers of the north, incoln’s and General , John B. Castleman of Kentucky, who spoke for the soldiers of the south. Senator Borah of Tdaho vered an address on Lincoln, the Man. STRIKE ORDERED BY BOILERMAKERS' UNION About 2,500 Men Out in American Lo- como Dunkirk, N. Y., Nov. . Frank lin of Kansas City, p of the Initernational Boflermakers and Help- ers union, officially declared a strike today against all the plants of the American Locomotive company. About 2500 men at Dunkirk, Schenectady, Richmond, Pittsburgh and Montreal will be affected. The bollermakers at the Dunkirk plant have not worked for several weeks. They refused to_do work on engines from the New York Central system where the boilermakers have been on strike since last Februar: and thereupon the officials closed the plant here. Steel Trust Investigation. ‘Washington, No. 9.—Representative Stanley of Kentucky, chairman of the special committee investigating the Steel corporation on behalf of the house of representatives, returned to ‘Washington today. He sald that when the committee resumed work Novem- ber 20, it probably would continue its sessions until the Chrisimas holidays. Sterling Barn Burned to Ground. Sterling, Conn., Nov. 9.—A large barn belonging to' Willlam Barber, on the state lines, was burned to ghe ground early today. The loss, partly covered by insurance, is estimated at $2,500, The: cause of the fire is not known. Wife and Child Disappear. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 9.—The po- Yice received ' compiaint today from Joseph Esposito that his wife had af appeared and with her their 4 sour o 1d. A 2 year old child was left be- hind. Se TWO CENTS PROBING TH: sOURGE OF S100 Bl Former Illinois Legislator Flustered w Asked Where He Got Them. AT THE LORIMER INVESTIGATION He nge t to ¢ B. & M. TAXES DOUBLED IN NEW Railroad Commissioner ing to Reduce t Boston, Nov expend $5,000,000 the Portlind, Me holders of the Boston road at a special meet many interesting fact company. President Mellen tol ers that the greatest ok overcome was In New Boston and Maine had in that state and had r New Hampshir ers had doubled the ton and Maine and w to_reduce these rates President Mellen estl ing debt of the Bostc between $6,000,000 and said that before July 1 pany must have $10,00 debt and to provide fc as the Boston and Mai the same relative posit Central. Every tim Central Increases Its he saic wch dow improvements Maine must r ry and pay that 1s the proport entral stock which it Tn conclusion Mr. M pect at the next annu stockholders to have statement, as. we Inte penses down, Subsequently meetine the dire and declared the dividend of one per The directors also 50,000 on better frel Haverhill. to t tors FARMERS RECEIVIN reguls HAMPS} s Are A Rato he Hamy purct mated s 19 llen sa 1 me nd to he st G HIGH PRICES FOR CROPS, Production Below Average and Pricel Away Abeve Normal. _Washington, Nov. 9.—T} ] phoduction in crops this ; pared with la sated to the : prices they are ) v figures giv ‘ment of agriculture, = T regate production of croj 1 i mated, is approx X less than those nd a four-tenths of one per cent. less than the average production for the pr ing five years, Corn was_worth 121 cents more 1 tha wheat bushel on Nov. 1 date last year; 89 cents; barley cents; buckwh 7.1 tatoes, 20.6 whi hay was 2.66 a ton gr the only grain in wk was reported this ye cheaper this ye GOOD COMES OUT O EVIL AT ents ’ GREENWICH, Boy Discovers a Grandfather as Resulf of Being Arrested. enwich, Conn., of three young m among them Har ssed the fact that th years old, has a grand of “whor Loud cted Sound Beach, henrd. "horn was his grandson. have him make when he is out Ities. th Longshoremen Compl Portland, Me., Nov ding b ho A had the by the name of t and made an that the boy has arranged to home with present him e aim ain of Consul 9.—The strike of the Portland longsk ed an International when resolutions were Longshorem soci Eritish Vice moting th clety for the strike. The olution his “conduct” be cal tention of the state the British ambassadc 66,527 Women Bec Los Angsles, Ca leg: ynsul n 23 business doys whick horemen assum aspeot tondght passed by the charging tha Keating | n of a ri of breaking tt % propose t led to the department or, i 1o ome Voters. Noy. 9.—1In_the Bave elapsed since the registration of wo men was begun in city election on Deceml men have qualified. nration for the 6, 68,627 wo.