Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 14, 1912, Page 1

~ VOL. LIV.—NO. 40 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any T0 VINDICATE HONOR OF HIS WIFE Schiff Glad of Opportunity Afforded by " Another Trial of His Valet. “FALSE AND INFAMOUS SCANDALS.” Judge Parker So Characterizes Brandt’s Claim that He Plead- ed Guilty to Burglary to Shield a Woman—Plea of “Guilty” Withdrawn After He had Served 5 Years of a 30 Years Sentence—Action Said to be Unprecedented. . New York, Feb. 13—After serving nearly five years in prison for bur- glary at the home of Mortimer L. chiff, where he was formerly em- Jloyed as valet, Foulke Brandt may be iried again to determine if he was gullty of the crime to which he con- fessed and for which he was sentenced to serve 30 years in prisdu. Judgs Orders Plea Withdrawn. Judge Otto A. Rosalsky of the court of gemeral sessions, who sentenced Brandt to the long term, today or- dered that Brandt's plea of guilty be Withdrawn and in the interests of jus- tice one of not guilty be substituted for it. Trial Court Had No Jurisdiction. Judge Rosalsky's action in the case came two hours after Justice Gerard of the supreme court bench had heard mrguments for Brandt's release on & writ of habeas corpus and had reserved deelsion with the comment that he was “almost convinced” by the argumen. that the trial court had not had juris- diction in sentencing Brardt on his plea, unsupported by evidence. Brandt was remanded to the Tombs to await the decision which Justice Gerard had foreshadowed, and was locked up when Judge Rosalsky granted the motion of counsel for Brandt that the original judgment be set aside and a new trial ordered. \ Wants Scandals Proved Untrue. A featurs of the develonments in the case was the appearance of Judge Al- ton B, Parker in behalf of Mortimer L. Schiff, who declared that the wealthy chief complaining witness in the case had become anxious to have it sifted to the Dbottom in order that “false and infamous scancdals” might be proven untrue. Justice Gerard to Hear Case. To complicate the unusual court proceedings, Governor Dix, who previ- ously refused to interfere with the case of Brandt, late today appointed Justice Gerard as a commissioner to hear the application of Brandt for clemency, which was regarded as a move to take the case out of Judge Rosalsky’s hands. Judge Rosalsky Moved to Tears. In granting the motion for a Héw trial Judge Rosalsky stirred himself 1o tears with an impassioned state- ment of his side of the case, declaring that he had a record on the bench that would bear the closest scrutiny. He had been meved, however, by bitter at- tacks to pledge himself to aid a full anc fair investigation of the whole Brandt matter. Questions Supreme Court’s Jurisdiction Judge Rosalsky questioned the juris- diction of the supreme court in the maatter of redress for Brandt end de- clared that he had authority to act on 2 motien for a new trial. “At the time I sentenced the defend- ant to a term of 30 years,” he said, “I believed that the circumstances jus- tifled mq | wifich demanded exposure of charges | He pointed out the minuteness with which he ques‘ioned the prisoner when he pleaded guilty, to make sure that he understood the cffen: Wanted Another Judae to Try Case. Judge Rosalsky declarei after grant- ing ths motion for a new trial that he desired that some other judge try c To this the d plied that he did not wish to appear on the rezord as consenung to the pro- ceedings in Judge Rosalsky's court in view of the suspended de:sion of Jus- tice Gerard. \ The district attorney is of the opinion, as he said later, that there was no st grounds for | vacating the judgment in the trial. He considered it an unprecedented ¢ The court, however, ordered Brandt to be brought before him tom w for the withdrawal of his oririnal plea. Statement of Judge Parker. The attitude of Mr. Schiff as pre- sented by Judge Parker was in part as follows: “There has never been a time since this man's conviction that Mr. Schiff would not have injected himself ingo an application for clemency based on| grouncs of contrition and reformation. Instead of that, according to the re- ports, Brandt attempted to gain the sympathy of the governor and other of- ficials by posing as a mariyr under the infamous suggestion that Brandt's presence in my client's house was to keep an appointment with one dearer than life itselfl. Hopes to Vindicate Wife's Honor. “With an insticct natural to hus- bands or fathers, my client has felt like resisting the call of civic duty | so0 vile and outrageous—but he resists | no longer. He hovss now for a trial that will enable the public to judge of the prisoner’s crime and affording him the opportunity of virdicating his hon- or and that of his beloved wife.” District Attorney to Act. District Attorney Whitman said to- night that he would lay the whole | Brandt matter before the grand jury tomorrow, as he announced he would wion the mysterious features of the caso developed. Asked as to what he regarded the status of the Brandt case to be at the present time, he declared: Repards Case Unprecedented. “I consider th» disposition cf tha case as made In the court of general ses- sions to be unprecedented. Under the writ of habeas corpus Brandt is in the custody of the supreme court. Justice Gerard has directed that he be con- fined in the Tombs pending the de- cision on the application for the writ. He is in the custody, vractically, of Justice Gerard. He can dismiss Brandt and that settles it es far 28 he is con- cerred on that indictment, hut of courso there are two other indictygents against him on which he may be tried. If he is tried aga'n my office must make the motion for a trial. As to what action will be taken T am not able at this time to state.” CLUBWOMEN INTERESTED IN CASE OF MISS HOGAN. se of Girl Sentenied for Contempt of Court. Want R Chicago. Feb. 13.—Chicago clubwom en today started a campaign to effect the release of Miss Hazel Hogan, sen- tenced by Judge Lockwood Honors to perve six months in the county jail and pay or work out a fine of $1,700 for ontempt of court. Miss Hogan, who ;:u been in jail for several weeks, has persistently refusad to reply to all questions when brought into Judge Jonore's court asg a witness in a rob- bery case, Though Miss Hoean's silence delayed the case a number of weeks, the defendants were found gullty and ordered committed to the Jollet peni- tentiary. One of the defendants, Dr. Irvine Sisinger, is sald to have been engaged to marry Miss Hogan. The court sgid iss Hogan was attempting to protect \im. Dr. Sisinger, with three other men, was charzed with robbing Miss Hogan of $1,766 while the young wom- en was in the physician's office last July. Headed by Mrs. L. B. Bishop, the clubwomen who ha7a interested them- selves in the case will call on Judge Honore tomorrow, MOVING PICTURES AT WHITE HOUSE Admission of Arizona to Statehood to Be Recorded on Film. Washington, Feb, 13—For the first time in the history of the White house, moving pictures of an event of national importance will be taken tomorrow when President Taft signs the proclamation admitting Arizona to the union. by an employe of the treasury de- partment and presented to the presi- dent. Another set may be made a part of the official records. Army Appropriation Cut Down. Washington, Feb. 13.—The twenty- army posts, which experts of the department advocate abolishing, not ‘be provided for in the army appropriation bill now before the house. By a vote today, 52 to 13, money for their maintenance or re- pair was withdrawn. A reduction of $100,000 in the fund for barracks and quarters also was made, To Instal A Governor, Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 13.—Prepara- * the installatfon of Arizona's te governor were completed migi Go et 'George W. P,! {funt at noon tomorrow will walk to he capitol with a few friends and ke the oath of office and then roview | puarade. The governor's ud Villiam J. Bryan. Bourne Against Penny Postage. Washington, Feb, 13.—Senator Bourne of Oregon, chairman of the senate committee on postoffices and post roads, toduy announced his opposition to any present effort to establish pen- ny letter postage, The pictures will be taken | | States mails to defraud, H. H. Riddel, FORTY YEARS FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Edward Smith Gets Stiff Sentence for Beating Up a Music Teache New York, Teb. 13.—Forty years in! Sing Sing prison was the punishment | meted out today to Edward Smith, 28 years old, who was convicted in Brook- Iyn of highway robbery and assault This is said to be the most severe ser- tence ever Imposed in a like case in Brooklyn. Smith was found guilty of beating up Prof. Frank W. Meissineer, a Brooklyn music teacher, and robbing him of $17 cnly six weeks after he had been_released from prison for a similar | offen¥e, PYRAMID CONSTRUCTION OF CHICAGO SKYSCRAPER. Building Commissioner Says It Will Increase Light and Safety. _Chicago, Feb. 13.—Building Commis- sioner FKricsson advocated a pyramid conetruction for future Chicago sky- | scrapers in an address before the | Building Managers' assocfation today. | The plan, he declared, would give a | maximum of light and safety. “A hun- | | | dred foot perpendicular wall, then an inset of five feet, and another hundred foot perpendicular wall, and then an- other inset of flve feet,” said the com- missioner, “and all danger of collapse would cease.” PUT HER BABY iN a A RED HOT STOVE.| Five Weeks’ Infant Roasted Alive by Deranged Mother. Halifax, 13.—Mrs. Ada McCarren put her five weeks' old baby in the stove and hurned it alive,accord- ing to a confession which the police say she made today, when arrested on suspicion that she could account for the disappearance of her child, which had been missing from her home nine days. Small bones found in an ash barrel in the house led to the arrest of the woman, who had previously ex- plained the child's disappearance by saying that it had been kidnapped. The Dg}ice believe she is mentally derang- e Crime to Carry a Weapon, Albany, N. Y., Feb. 13—The right of the Jegislature to make a o#ime the possesgion of a dangerous weapon, without the state being compelled to prove intent to use such weapon un- lawfully,was upheld today by the court of appeals, which affirmed the convic. tion of Giugeppe Persce, who was ar. rested in New York for carrying a| slungshot and xentenced to a four vear term at Sing Sin, Fraudulent Usa .;f lfiaih. Portland, Ore., Feb. 13.—On war- rants charging use of the United a Portland lawyer, and J. T. Conway were arrested today. Fraudulent use of the malls in connection with adver- Using property of the Oregon Inland Investment company is alleged Cabled Paragraphs Lisbon, Feb, 13.—The archbishop of Braga and the bishops of Portalegra and Lomego have been condemned ta two years’ banishment from their dio- eses. Nagasaki, Jepan, Feb, 13, —Forty-six members of the crews and passengers were drowned by the sinking after a collision of two Japanese steamers, the dnayuha Maru and the Mori Maru, to- Manila, Feb. 13—First Lieut. J. Rey- nolls Powers, Bighth cavalry, killed himsclf while his iegiment was pro- ceeding from Camp Statesenburg, at Guagua, province of Pampenga, to take part in the manoeuvres at Luzon. Lima, Peru, Feb. 13.—The civil, lib- eral and constitutional parties today decided to hoid a united convention for the purpose of electing candidates for the offices of president and vice presi-. dents of the republic. The term of the present Peruvian chief executlve, Au- gusto Leguia, will expire Sept. 24, 1912. London, Feb, 13.—Earl Carrington today resigned the office of lord privy seal, and the Marquis of Crewe has been appointed to succeed him. Lord Pentland also resigned as secretary of etate for Scotland, and Thomas Mc- Kinnon Wood, under secretary for for- eign affairs, has b2ep appointed to the office. London, Feb, 13,—A cenference of the representatives of the whole of the 800,000 coal mine: the United Kingdom, which was held in London today, confirmed the decision reached during the recent lot to bring about a national stoppage of work in the coal mines on Feb. 29 unless in the means= | time the mine owners adeept the prin- ciple of a minimum wage for all men and boys employed under ground. ORDERS TO DETAIN SHUSTER'S STAFF. Intimation That Accounts of Persia’s | Treasurer-General Are Not Straight. St. Petersburg, Feb. 12,—The Persian government has telegraphed orders to the municipal officials at Enzeli and Resht instructing them to detain F. E. Cairns and the 11 other Americans who formerly composed the staff of W. Morgan Shuster, the ex-treasurer-gen- eral of Persia, according o a despatch received by the Kvening Vremya todgy | from Teheran. Accounts All Right, Says Shuster. Southampton, I:b. 13.—W. Morgan Shuster, who was shown the despatch from St. Petersburg aboat the.deten- tion of his associates in Per: while he was waiting here for the North Ger- min Lloyd steamer George Washing- ton, on board of which he is proceed- ing to New York, said: “I know nothing of this matter, but presume that it is a continuation of the campaign of the Belgian officials to foster M. Mornand's candidacy for the treasurer -generalship of Persia by cur- rying favor with the Russian govern- ment and by attacking the Americans. My accounts were balanced to a cent with the imperial bank of Persia when I lefi on Jan. 11. I regaed the charges as absurd on their face and purely political.” NOT KIMMEL'S EYES, SAYS A PHYSICIAN | Important Testimony in the Novel Contest Over Insurance. 13.—The Kimmel not the eves of St. Louis, Feb. claimant's eyes are George A. Kimmel, according to thé testimony ven today b: ‘Wiener in the suit for Kimmel's life insuraznce in the United States district court. This testimony was regarded by attorneys for the receiver of a de- | funct bank of Niles, Mich, as being the most important evidence thus far introduced to prove that the ciaimant, Andrew J. White, a former convict, is not the missing Arkansas City, Kan., bank cashier. Dr. Wiener testified that he did not find the scar in the claimant’s eye which was caused in 1896 by an oper- ation for pterigium, and that the claimant’s eyes, light blue, had always eeen of that color. RETIREMENT EXPECTED > OF PREMIER ASQUITH His Term of Office Marked by Great Political Agitation. Lordon, Feb. 13.—Among the mem- bers of the house of commons, many of whom have reached London in readiness for the rc-opening of par- liameat tomorrow, the rumored retire- ment of Herbert H, Asquith from the premiership was today the chief sub- ject of conversation. Not much sur- prise would be caused if the premier in a short time relinquished his offic and accepted a peerage. It is poinied out that while he has not held the position of premier very long as com- pared with some of his predecessors, his term of office has been marked by the greatest political agitation. During the past few years Mr. As- Guith has aged perceptibly. Besides this, the expense of keeping up the position of premier is extremely high, and Mr. Asquith has a large family. FRANKLIN TO TESTIFY AGAINST DARROW Report That He is to Be the State’s Star Witness. Los Angeles, Ca sistant district attorney, and Bert Franklin, the MoNamara defense de- tective, before the setting for the trial | of the case of Clarence S, Darrow, brought forth rumors today Franklin would be the chief witness for the state against Darrow, who is accused of jury bribing. Franklin, hen asked today if he would be tne state’s star witness, said: “You may draw your own conclus- ions.” Factory Inspectors’ Convention. Chicago, Feb. 13.—Edgar T. Davies, | Ilinois state factory inspector and president of the international organiz- atlon, tonight sent out a cail for the twenty-sixth annuyal convention of the International Asxcia.flon of Factory Inspectors, which will be held in }Vash!ngton, D. C, the week of June “Prohibs” Forced Off Ballot. Ban Francisco, Feb. 18.—Failure to Doll three per cent. of the total vote of the slate at the general election in 1910 deprived the prehibition party of the right to be represented on the ballot at the presidential primarfes to be held next May, according to an opinfon today from the office of At- torney General Webb, A New Bm‘wling h:rd. 8t. Paul, Minn., Feb. 13—A new in- ternational how.ing asscclation recorl wes made here tonight when the Am- erican five-man team of St Paul scored 2,905. The best previous rec- ord, 2,849, was made here at last vear's tournament by the Capitol team of St. PalL B Other Paper, Dr. Mayer | that | and Its | Norwich ALBERT Men Repfesegting Finance, the Law, Commerce Manufacturing, and Other Interests. Of the Firm of A. L. Potter & Co.,, Coal and Lumber Dealers. I,afibn is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Pop‘u | | L. POTTER, American Dress CONSULAR OFFICIALS HERE RE- CEIVE INSTRUCTIONS. |WILL RETAIN THEIR POSTS President of Chinese Republic to Make | No Immediate Changes—An Official Telegram from Peking. ‘Washington, Feb. 13.—The Ching Hwa republic is the official name of | the new Chinese government, Ching | Bva, means Chinese. Formal an- | nouncement of the passirg of the greai Taching dynasty which s ruled Ching for about three hundred yea and the foundinz of a2 modern repub! ‘was made at the state department to- day by the Chinese legation, which supplied a copy of an official telegram from Peking to the following general effect: Consular Officars Retain Posts. “While a provisional government is | being establishied, all ministers accred- | ited to foreign governments 11 act provigionaily az dipiomatic representa- tives and continue to perform their duties as heretofore. All members of | the legation staff and consular officers (in America) shall temporarily retain their present posts.” Stat: Department Instrictions. 1t is not known here if the appoint- ment of Alfred Sze to be minister to ‘Washington, which was made in the last lays of the tottering dynasty, will stand, but the belief is that he will give place to some pronounced republi- can. The state department will in- struct its officials in China to do busi- ness in 2 provisional way with Yuan | Shi Kai in the norta and President Sun in the south until a complete fu- sion of the two elements is effected, | when the regular government of all | China will be duly recognized. 1’ Must Wear American Dress. | San Francisco, Xeb. 13.—Chin | consnlar officials’ in the United States | were ordered to adopt American style | of dress by an edict received here to- day from President Sun Yat Sen of the Chinese republic containing the formal announcement of the abdication. \ | | | CAPTAIN VAN SCHAICK TO LIVE ON A FARM. | Fund of $6,620 "Raised for Scapegoat of { Slocum Disaster. | | Van Schaick, who commanded the ;amboat. Slocum at th se] was burned some years ago, with a trightful loss of life, and Who was sen- tenced to a long term of imprisonment and recently pardoned, is to spend his | declining years on the farm where he | was born. A committee composed of | | | | | Feb. 13—A con- | ference between W. Joseph Ford, as- | men who believed Van Schaick been made a scapegoat succeeded in raising a fund of $5.620 for his aid. Van Schaick asked that it be invest- ed in a farm in Putnam county, his to end his days. made arrangements for taking over the farm. There will*be a balance of about $1,500 after the purchase of the farm, which will be given to the cap- tain and his wife. OBITUARY. John F, Gaffey. New Haven, Feb. 13.—John F. Gaf- fey, 49, of this place, and head of a business college in New York, suddenly of heart disease in a drug store on Chapel street tonight. Mr. Gaffey had been a sufferer from. the disease for some time and in a pocket of his clothing was found medicine for the allment. Capt. S. B. Barter. New York, Feb. 13.—Capt. S. B, ed schooner Waltham, from Fall Riv- er, Mass, was found dead tonight from heart fatlure in his cabin several hours after the vestel had usdfzp at a Staten Island pler. Cruiser Ready for Knox. Norfolk, Wash., F'eb, 13.—The &ruls~ er Washington arrived at the navy yard tonight from Guantanamo, The Washington will be fitted out with spe- cial quarters for Secretary of State Knox and party for a trip to South Chinese Adopt 'Morse Starts New York, Feb. 13.—Captain William | time the ves- | had | hirthplace, where he said he would like | The committee has ¢ died | Barter, 69 years old, of the three-mast- | | | - For Germany WRECKER AND BOARD OCEAN LINER. | BANK WIFE | i OUTWITTED THE REPORTERS| Were Aboard Steamer Before News- | papermen Were Aware of it~To | Take Baths at Bad Nauheim. New Y w. Morse, th se 15- | yvear sentence in the federal penifen- tiary at Atlanta was commuted re- | cently on & unt of his illness, board- | ed the H American line steam- er Kais oria tonight to sail at 10 o'clock tomorrow for Burope, | 1l take the bath treatment at | el | uheim in Germany. Outwitted Newspapermen. After spe a week in | New York com annoyances | from news; ex outwitted the men for sev hours toda; his wife and son aking four |large trunks with them. It wi | | the apartments that Ar. Morse ! | timated that he was going to Atlantic | City, but within a few hours it was | learned that Mr. and Mrs. aboard the Ka in Augn at her Hoboken, N. J. pier. Under Care of Ship's Surgeon. Dr. A, R. Fowler, who accompanied Mr. Morse from Atlanta, Ga., last wee and who placed Mr. and Mrs. Morse | aboard the steamer tonight, said that {he did not plan to accompany the | banker and his wife to Europe. “Dur- | |ing the sea trip he will only be under | |the carz of the ship's on,” he | s said. “The sea trip should be bene- | fic! to both him and they probably will be able to make the | trip to Bad Nauheim without the need | of a physician. RUHLIN DIES SUDDENLY. Famous Pugilist, Retired for Ten Years, Dies of Apoplexy in His Cafe. w York, Feb. 13.—Gus Ruhlin, fa- mous a decade ago a pugilist, con- queror of Tom Sharkey and many other men of lesser note, died suddenly n his cafe in Brooklyn from Ruhlin aspired to heavy- weight championship honors and dur- ing a career that lasted from 1896 to 1901 met most of the best known | heavyweights of that time, including Bob Fitzsimmons, Jim Jeffries and Kid | McCoy. He twice met Shsrkey, losing | to him in one round in 1898, but win- | ni cond fight with the sailor ounds. He was knocked Bob Fitzsimmons in 1900 in six Ruhlin fought his last big at on Nov, 6, 1901, in San Francisco, en Jim Jeffries defeated him in five rounds. Ruhlin was born in Canton, O., 40 vears ago. and went to live later in Akron, where he was known as the Akron Giant. His wife is prominent in Brooklyn as 1n aciive worker in suf- fragist circles. in 1900 in 15 i out round: fi Baby's Fall Will Prove Fatal. New Canaan, Conn., Feb. 13.—Joseph Hutton, iwo Years old, was fatally in- jured tonight when he fell from a | carriage and was stepped on by the | horse drawing the vehicle. The child’s skull was fractured. At the Stamford hospital, where he was taken, an op- | eration 'was ‘performed, but no hope | 1s given of saving his life, Sneed Trial Held Up. | Fort Worth, Mexas, Feb. 13.—The {trial of John Beal Sneed, accused of having murdered A. G. Boyce, was halted this afternoon just as Sneed had been called to testify, because of | the sudden {liness of Special Prose- cutor Hanger. Court was adjourned until tomorrow. Champ Clark's Headquarters, ‘Washington, Feb, 13.—Headquarters for Bpeaker Champ Clark's campalign for the democratic presidential nomi- nation were opened In a downtown hotel here today, Recelvership Postponed.” Hartford, Feb, 13.—The matter of the receivership fer the Windsor Loci from New savings bank was postpened for four wesks by Judge Reed 3 Condensgd”-fglegrams The Price of the Cheaper Grades of g0If balls is to be reduced this year. President Taft Sent to Congress | special report on the Mexican boll~ weevil. The Increased Consumption of do- mestic sardines has started the prices soaring. Nearly 200 Men Are Seeking the | nomination for aldermen of Chicago, 37 to be elected, Governor Wilson's Speaking Schedule for the remainder of February includes New Haven, Feb. The Month of June has been select- ed for the visit of the German squad- ron to the Urited States. Forty Australian Youths liave arriv- | ed in~ Chicagw, en route on a 20,000 mile journey around the world. The Gary Steel Works, with the ex- ception of the rail mill, now run- ning full capacity for the first time. - | Brigadier General James Allen, chict of the Signal Corps, will order five| more aeroplanes for the army in a few days. | Fire Yesterday Destroyed the Parker | House ai Woodsville, N. H., five- story frame structure in the center of the village. Dowe The Water Supply of Quincy, Mass., was oft by Milton of sed by fros completely cut breaking in ¢ main, ca Equal Suffrage is Provided for in by roposal which 2 commi onvention was A pled T o tutional The High Cost of Living vestigated by the depar t of justic to d rmine in what asure it is due or other combinations. is 0 be in- In a Lincoln Day Senator Address at Minne all drew rast between t's and methods of fighting the t Edwin Short, Head of the Edwin Short Hat company of Ueihel, Comn., died Mo had be winter. lay Miami, Fla, where he | spending a portion of the | n | of th Ex-President Rooseveit and Senator | La Follette received praise and en- dorseme t a meeting of Nehrs at Lincoln Comptrolier of the Currency Murray ordered that hoard: directors of ng shall meet the at every ex- By the Will of William Daniels, te Line division he entire es- | 00, goes to| trainmaster of the Shore of the New Haven road, tate, valued at about $ the ‘widow. o Although William E. Hine ix 90 years | 0ld, few enjoy sting more than he, | and almost dai an be seen glid- ing down a loi 11 near his home at Shelton, Cona. James K. Polk, Jr., Direct Descend- | President Polk and | Leonid Paris, Tex., yestc The Coal Famine in Nome, Alaska, | been relieved by the army post | there, which supplied the inhabitants with 82 tons of ¢ wccording to vices to the » cutter reven servi a- | The Cable Ship Mackay Bennett icked up the British schoon C: 1 Febr ed in ice and | adrift about east of Halifax. ook off crew, after which schooner capsized. Articles of Incorporation of the | Southern New England rai ad, the | Jatest New England extension of the Grand Trunk stem, were filed with | the New Hamps secretary of state | yesterday. | Representative James P. Reid, the socialist member of the Rhode Island house, made an arsument yesterday in avor of the establishm of a public commissary depot to furnish food” to mill people. Comptroller of the Currency Musray yesterday announcel that he - would strictly: enforce the law which holds directors of national banks liable for losses sustained through loans in'ex- cess of the lezgal amount. John Catherwood, a Bluejacket with 18 bolo and spear wound on his body, pnd C. F. Godan, a_cavalryman who 'Tbst a leg in a . skirmish with Moros, were passengers on the trans- port Thomas from the Philippines. Searching for a Burglar in his house at Montgomery, Ala., yesterday, Major Albert €. Sexton, one of the most prominent men of Alabama, fell and the pistol he carried was discharged. The bullet entered his head with fatal effect. Their Food Supply Limited because the ice fields have formed a barrier about Nantucket Island, the citizens in town meeting vesterday demanded of transportation companies that extra efforts be made to send provisions from the mainland. A Conscience Stricken Woman of White Fiat, Tex., has sent to Presi- dent Taft a dollar bill, because & few vears ago she successfully used a dol- lar's worth of canczlled postage stamps. She wrote that she hoped to meet the president in heaven. Herbert G. Dibble of Houlton, Me., conductor of an excursion train which on July 28 last collided with a regular train at Grindstone, Me., killing nine persons, pleaded guilty to manslaughter yesterday and was sentenced to serve 60 days in jail and pay a fine of $500. The Residents of Lisbon Falls, Me., yesterday when the grain store of Niles & Baker and a blacksmith shop occupied by F. H. Davis were burned and buildings oceu- pied by the Enterprise Publishing com- paay and the blacksmith shop of L. C: Curtls were damaged slightly. Steamship Arrivals. At Plymouth: = Feb. 13, President Lincoln, from New York. At Trieste: Feb, 9, Argentina, from New York. At Algiers: Feb, 11, Sant' Anna, | ork. . J Lake Michigan Frozen Acroass. Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 12.—Take Michigan is frozen from shore shore in many places betneen Wisconsin and Miehigan L] | corporation | tiom, | competition was passed in th | and wrong.” No More Hard Work for Hill RAILROAD MAGNATE SO INFORMS STEEL TRUST PROBERS. NOT INTERESTED IN STEEL Will Be a First Class Angel With Red and White Wings Befere He Consid- ers Going Into That Business. Washington, Feb. 13.—James J. Hill told the Stanley steel . investigating committee today “that he would be a first-class angel with red and white | Wings” before he would go in the stee, business, and predicted that competi- tion would be the rule long after the present laws were wiped off the stat- ute books. Stockholders Not Wearing Crepe. Mr. Hill's last day of testimony was replete with the epigrams and sage ex- pressions for which he is noted. He £ald the stockholders of the Great Northern railroad ‘“were not wearing crepe” because the Inited Stutes Steel in its fright had cancelled the Great Northern Ore lease,” Will Do No More Hard Work. “You will b in a comfortable posi- no matter whether the lease is | cancelled or not, wom't you?” suggest- ed Chairman Stanle: You. could start a steel compan your own with 400,000,000 tons of ore in the ground " “I will be a first-class angel with red and white feathers in my wings long before I ever ider go into the steel busines: eplied Mr. Hill. " “Pll years old my next birthday, and mind telling you that I've dome bard work 1 intend to deo im the " Will Always Be Competitien. Concerning statements of K. G. Gary, chairman of ihe steel corporation, ana other busi s men, that the day of coun- try, and that the time was at hand when the government must regulate maximum and minimum prices of com- modities, Mr. Hill said “I think that you will have to tame luman nature and eliminate all self- ish motives that rule human beings and every other form of life before yoi! eliminate competition. There will be competition just as long as the doctrine survival of the fittest lasts, and 1l be operating long after our statuies have heen wiped off that w presant the hoo Will Be No Federal Government. “Do you think, then, it would be un- wise for the federal government to as- sume control of business” asked Mr. Begll. “I think when the federal govern- ment does that it will be a very short step nntil there will be no federal gov- ernment,” was Mr. Hill's quick reply. “You'think that such a goverriment wonld not he much ifke a republic™ ‘It would be a monarchy,” returned Mr. Hill. Lay Down Law of Right and Wrong. “Then you don't believe that the United States should undertake t.» ulate business?”’ Mr. Beall resumed. “I would lay down the law of right id Mr, Hill. “I would limit the power of corporations. T would see that every corporation that started business put all the raoney in and T would not be jealous on account of the size of the corporation. I would- n't permit any watering of stock. I would see that one hundred cents on every dollar was put up and that money was on hand to take care of it” ONLY ONE ARREST IN DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY - | Others to Be Made Today, Says U. 8. District Attorney Miller. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 13.—Positive assurance came from United States District Attorney Charles W. Miller's office tonight that the arrest of ali the 54 men indicted in the Aynamite conspiracy cases was set for tomor- certainly be looked fer 1 Mr. Miller. “The rea- son why rhey did not take place today cannot he revealed. It has been the intention right along that when once the arrests are ordered as many as possible of the defendants will be tak- en in the shortest possible time, so that a, majority of them will be In custody before any one of them knows who else is involved. But of course there are certain to be some who will not be taken on time. An arrest of one man at Rochester, N. T, today, was probably due to a local conditien unknown to me.” Clarence E, Dowd, business ageat of the machinists’ union at Rochester, N. Y., who was arrested at Rochester today, formerly was a national organ- izer for the International Assoclation of Machinists, with h at Detroit, which was one of the fields of operation of the dynamiters. FATHERS MAY PUNISH DAUGHTERS' SWEETHEARTS Court Rules They May Use Force te Prevent Elopements. Milwaukee, Wis, Web. 13 —Fathers are entitled to punish their daughtars’ sweethearts when an elopement is in progress, according to a decision in the district court today In the trial of William L, Swann, wealthy cantractor, angs Arnold Bruegemann, an employe, on assault and battery charges by William Feflbach, J years olfl% Swann on sought, to marry Miss Mabel Sunday. The alleged assault took place when the young people were on a street car bound for Waukegan, Iil, to be mar- ried. The court held that Swann had a rvight to use force to protect him daughter from objectionable eultors, and found both defendants net guilty. 8tamford Blook Burne. Stamford, Conn., Feb. 18.-—~A wooden block on n street owned by F. H. Moh! and Spelke Bros, and occupied on the imund floor by the clgar stors of ihe former, and shos and clothing store of the latter, and a saloon, was Aamaged by fire and the stock the stores by water to the axtent of $35,- 000 tonight. PSR BT 8 Islanders 8hort of Provisions. Washington, F'sb. 13.—The people on island, Chesapeaks Tangier n distrese from a L ] ions, according to wireless the revenue cutter service today. to $100,000 Fire at Washingten. ashington,