Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 15, 1912, Page 1

" NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, TOOK A FAREWELL GLIMPSE OF SKY Richeson Gives One Upward Glance as He Is About to Enter Death House at State Prison. WALKED WITH BOWED HEAD UP TO THAT TIME Transferred From The Jail Late Yesterday Afternoon—Re- ports of Alienists May Be Filed Today—Dr. Briggs Finds Him a Puzzling Proposition—“A Degenerate in Many Ways, But Probably Responsible Under The Law.” Boston, May 14—Clarence V, T, Richeson, slayer of Avis Linnell, slept tonight within a dozen paces of the death house at the Charlestown State Prison. Late this afternoon he was called from his cell in the Charles Street jail, handcuffed to an officer and hurried away in the jail van to the prison. Some time eyt week, probably on either Monday of Tues- day morning, shertly after midnight, he will die in the electric chair if the orders of the court are carrted out. Did Not Break Down. Contrary to expectations, Richesen did not collapse or break down when he learned the time had come to go to the death cell. As he has sub mitted for days to an exhaustive and irying examination by expert alienists, some officlals had predicted that he would not have the physival or mental strength to face the final step in his career calmly. How The News Was Broken. Shortly after three o'clock this afternoon Deputy Sheriff Kelley ap proached Richeson’s cell in the jail an called out to him: "ll:mctbr. come out and take a little walk.” Receiving the greeting as he had several times before as an invitation to exercise in the yard, the prisoner stepped forth eagerly and fellowed the officer. But when Deputy Kelley grasped his arm and attempted to snap on handcuffs, Richeson Jumped backwards as if he had-been struck and his cheeks grew gray. Crowd Outside The Jail. The deputy did mnot hesitate but again seized the arm of the prisoner, who by this time made no resistance and quickly his wrist was handcuffed to that of an officer. After the party had entered the jail van, policemen had te clear a way through the 200 or more curious spectators beyond the walls when the gate was opened, but there was no sound or disturbance as the van rolled through and down Charles Street. Farewell 8fimpse of The Sky. Bight minutes later the van had entered the yard of the state prison at Charlestown, after passing through a similar crowd. As Richeson stepped out and started acress the roadway to the fron door of the death house, his head was held low and he glanced neither to the right nor the left, until almost in the shadow of the doerway. Then he gave one look upward at the blue sky which he was probably to see for the last time, and entered the windowless building. Given Striped Suit. Richeson was dressed in a blue suit with a black derby hat while an officer carrfed his top coat which he did not need. The first act at the prison was to clothe the prisoner in the regulation prison made suit al- ways given occupants of the death chamber. He was given a black and white striped outing shirt, a pair of prison socks, a blue-black coat and a pair of trousers and shoes, of all prison make. Visited By Prison Chaplain. Richeson entered the cell at 3.30 e'clock. After he had been clothed he was visited by Warden Briggs, who in- formed him as to what privileges he might expect among them being the rigtht to order whatever he cared to eat. Immediately after the warden left, Rev. Herbert W. Stebbins, the prison chaplain, a Congregational minister, and Attorney ‘'Willlam A. Morse, coun- sel for the prisoner, were admitted to the chamber. They remained less than half an hour, Mr. Morse on leaving sald he still had hopes that the gov- ernor and council would extend clem- ency, and that Richeson himself was not without hope, Declined Strawberries For Supper. The prisoner asRed for teast and eggs for his supper, which he ate soon after reaching the prisoms He was told there were also strawberries if he cared for them, but he declined. A cup of tea followed the toast. Sheriff Quinn, who has had charge of Richeson at the Charles Street jail, said tonight: Sheriff Quinn Much Relieved. “I am the most relieved man in the world now that this thing is over, =0 far as 1 am concerned. If we had been compelled to keep this man in the jail for another 24 hours I don't believe we could have delivered him at the prison in the condition we did teday. He surely would have broken down if he had found himself bheing moved after the meeting of the governor's council for he would have known then that all hope for him was over.” The reports of the three experts had not been flled late tonight hut wWase expected early tomorrow morning. Council Acts Independentiy, If Gov. Foss is satisfied from reports frem alienists, state officlale and others that there is a reasonable doubt regarding Richeson's responsi- bility he has the power to-refer a petition for a communtation of sen- tence to the council with or without suggestions, The council s not hound by anything which the governor may say, but acts independently and the governor has no power to order a stay, a reprieve or a commutation without the consent of a majority of the couneil. Bhould the governor fhrow the re- sponsibility of settling the Richeson case onto the shoulders of the council the matter will go to the pardon com- mittee of the council at ontw without debate. The pardon committfee - sists of Lieut, Gov. Luce, and Councni- lors Goetting, Iletcher, Keith and Collins. Pardon Committqe Influenthal It then rests with the pardon com. mittee to hear testimony and consider what evidence the governor may have, before making up ite mind, In nearly all important cases during the past twenty-five years, the counsil, nw & body, hax followed the recommenda- tlons of the pardon commitites, ual- though at times the commlittce hay been divided In its apinions, Upon receiving the repott of the pardon committes the sauncil usually acte upen i, immediately, in axecy- tive session und then layw its recam- ‘the geverner Report of Dr. Briggs. It became known this afternoon at the State House that the report of Dr. L. Vernon Briggs shows that while Richeson probably was responsible under. the law for his acts when he poisened his former flancee and when he made his confession, he is so abnor- mal mentally that his case is most puzzling, A Degenerate in Several Ways. There is reason to believe that had there been a law providing for the confinement of degenerates, as is pro- posed, Richeson might have been kept in an asylum for the past two years. The report {8 said to show that the murderer is beyond doubt a degener- ate in several ways. Richeson had spells resembling cata- lepsy, which were induced by strong emotions or nervous shocks, and for some time after them he probably was far from normal. Even for a few hours before one of these spells would become evident to the casual observer he would be coming more and more under its effects, When the spell really was on, the subject was uncon- sclous or semi-conscious. Responsible For His Acts. As Richeson was unable to perform any act while under one of these fits, it is evident that he could not have been in that condition when he murd- ered Miss Linnell, when he confessed to that crime or when he pleaded in court. The question raised by Dr. Briggs’ report is the rather puzzling one of just where the law draws the line be- tween a man wHo is legally ‘“sane” and cne who is not. Of course, the intent of the law is to protect society, ang on this basis the man’s ability to know right and wrong and to follow either course is the deciding factor. This would indicate that Richeson is responsible for his acts, and if the re- port of the alienists’ commission coin- cides with that of Dr. BEriggs there is little likelihood of the murderer be- ing saved. . Puzzling Legal Situation, Should the commission coincide with Dr. Briggs' views there would seem to be little chance that Governor Foss ‘would refer the plea for commutation of the death sentence to the Kxecu- tive Council. The governor, never- theless, may decide to get the Coun- cil’'s views, because of the puzzling legal situation, which qualifies Dr. Brigg’s findings in a measure. THIS SUMMER'S WAR GAME IN CONNECTICUT. New York Military Authorities Draft- ing Pian of Campaign. Albany, N. Y., May 14—State mili- tary authorities are continuing to draft detailed plans for the manoeuvres in defense of New York city which are scheduled to take place in Connecticut Aug. 10 to 20, 2nd in which all the New York city troops will participate. The attackers will be known as the “red” division and will be mobilized in the vicinity of New Haven, Conn. The commander and the staff will be se- lected from the United States army, and in this division will be troops from Massachusetts, Maine, New Jer- sey and Connecticut, with a provisional regiment of field artillery commanded by a United States army officer and pioneer battalion of engineers from New York and' the Second New York cavalry. There may be slight changes in this programme. The land in Connecticut over which the maneeuvres will take place is re- garded as ideal ground for the purpose. ANOTHER MISS‘ISSIPPI— LEVEE HAS SUCCUMBED. About 1,000 Square ' Miles Will Be Flooded and 60,000 Persons Affected. New Orleans, May 14.—Approximate- ly 69,000 persons and 1,000 square miles of territory will be affected by the break in the Miss ppi levee on the west bank, 25 miles north of here. Late tonight the crevasse, which start- ed at 8 o'clock, was 200 feet wide. This, the Hymela levee, was the scene of the worst break of the flood of 1904. A force of laborers has gone to try to make vepairs. The . revenue cutter Windom probabiy will be rushed to the scene with suppiies early tomorrow, THIRTEEN IRON MINERS KILLED WHEN EARTH CAVES, Accident at ‘lronwood, Mich., Due to Defect in Timbering Drift. May 14.—Thirteen Ironwood, Mic men are killed in a cave-in at the Nor- rie mine here at 10130 o'clock last night, while working in a pit. The ground started tc crumble. Rushing into another drift which they believed would he safe, the men were buried. The drift in which the men lost their lives had just been retimbered. One of the racks worked loose and the timbers gave way, releasing a mass of earth and ore. 4 Sea Captain “Spliced” by Mayor. New York, May 14—Mayor Gaynor, as he was leaving his office late today, was stopped by a couple entering the city hall. ‘I'm Capt. Christian 8. Juall of the steamship Lelia,” said the man, “and thig Is my sweetheart, Miss Constance Ardensen, of Greenwich, Conn. We want' to get married.” Mayor Gaynor performed the cere- mony. Severs Sentence for Assault, Bridgeport, Conn,, May 14.—At the criminal term of superior court today Judge Bennett sentenced Chester Swords, aged 45, of Danbury, to the state prilon at Wothersfield for not more than fifteen or lcas than eight years for felonlous asgeull commitled upon a five year old girl 8ixty Deays For Horsewhiping Boy. New York, May 14, -Justico Russell In the court of speeiul sesslons today sentonced Joseph Murtin a store- kesper, to the - workheuse for sixty days after he had pieaded guilty o a charge of heorsewhipping Antenin Den vig,- four years old, wham he tied to | Cabled Paragraphs 3 Lima, Peru, May 14—Charles Lyon Chandler, United States vice consul at Callao, salls today for Panama and New York. Stockholm, Sweden, May 14—Au- guste Strindberg, the noted Swedish novelist and dramatist, died today from cancer. He had been seriously ill for some time. Berlin, May 14.—The reichstag to- day passed the second reading of the navy increase bill without debate, ex- cept for two socialist speeches. The socialists, Poles and Hanoveriaans voted against it. St. Thomas, D. W. I, May 14—A se- vere and prolonged earthquake occur- red at Antigua this morning. There was a prolonged shock at St Kitts and a slight shock was felt at Gaude- loupe. No damage has been reported. Etampis, France, May 14.—Captain Echeman, & military aviator, while making a flight in a monoplane at the aerodrome here today, dropped 120 feet. He was buried under the wreck- age of his machine and was carried in a dying condition to a hoapital. Londons May 14—The Titanic board of inquiry spent today in endeavoring to ascertain whether the steamer from which the officers of the Californian saw rockets fired on the night when the White Star liner went down was really that vessel. It will continue the investigation on the same lines to- MOTTOW. AGAINST THE NEW HAVEN'S CONTROL OF TROLLEY LINES Massachusetts Railroad Commissioners Denounce Pending Bill. Boston, May 14.—A bill which would permit the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company to take over all the trolley lines in western Massachusetts, commonly known as the western merger bill, was denounced by the state board of rail- road commissioners in g letter sent to- day to the house committee on ways and means, before which the legisla- tion 18 at present pending. The letter of the commission which Was prepared at the house committee’s request, de- clares that the bill is contrary to the recognized policy of the common- wealth, that the board is entirely op- posed to it, and that is should be re- ferred to the next gene Steel Company Hampers Work. “I never encountered a more strik- ing ilustration of the effect of indust- rial power,”” writes John A Fitch, author of “The Steel Workers,” in The Survey, “than was revealed to me in a conveérsation with the Y. M. C. A. Sceretary in one of the steel towns of Pennsylvania. He told me that the association there had about 150 members. The steel mill employed more than 5,000 men, so I asked him why. he did not have a larger mem- bership. ‘The work schedule of the mills,’ he said, ‘is such as to make it very hard for the workmen to use the Y. M. C. A. facilities. They would be too tired you know, to use the baths and the bowling alleys, even if thoy were members.” ‘That is on account of the 12 hour-day, is it?” I asked. ‘Yes,” he said, ‘the-12-hour day and 7- day week’ ‘Well, then,’ I suggested 4he working schedule is a barrier be- tween you and your real work, and in order to reach the men at all your first job apparently, would be to break down that bafTer. “ ‘Oh, no!” said the Secretary. ‘We could not do that. In the first place, the association is a child, you might say, of the steel company. They are the heavy contributors, and it would break it up io go into anything like that. Anyway, I would be sure to lose my job. Last winter we wanted to got Charles Stelzle here to talk to the men. Now, you know this is a non- union mill. The company would not tolerate unionism. Stelzle always talks to working men about better- ing their conditions, and usually men- tions unionism. Of course, no sane man can deny that there is need here of an agency that would better the conditions of the men, but you see how Stelzle’s talk might create un- rest. It would not.do. We had to de- cide against it. Things are rotten here, all right, but the work of the Y. M. C. A. s not one of social reform. We aim to get good, clean young men, and to help them to stay clean. That is our work. These reform movements are outside of our line of activity.' ” A Kansas Mirage. “There is one peculiar thing about this Southwestern Kansas country,” writes Fred Henney to the Kansas City Jourmal. “You can hardly be- lieve your eyes. While driving near Santa Fe, Thursday, Jack Schall pointed to the southwest and re- marked, “The lakes are full of water today.’ “I saw a beautiful string of lakes, four or five of them. There were islands and groves of trees. The windmills, trees and even houses showed plain reflections on the clear water. 1 wondered why the farm houses should be built in the lakes. “Must have had a real flood” 1 re- marked. And then the Dedge City man laughed. It was a mirage, of course. “There is a scientific explanation of this optical illusion, but it certainly puzzles the man who is not accus- tomed ta these atmospheric phenom- ena. All day long the beautiful lakes were vigible, so plain that trees and windmills were reflected in the water. Things are distorted by the atmos- pheric conditions here. A barb wire fence looks as big as a row of tel- ephone poles in the distance. A wind- mill tower miles away looks as tall as a high smokestack. Where Potatoes Come From. The arrival in this country of the first consignment of the season’s new potatoes from Spain recalls the fact that Hurope owes its knowledge of the potato to that country, says the Lon- don Chronicle, For the potato was first introduced into ' Europe by a Spanish monk who brought it from Peru, From Spaln It spread to Italy and Belgium, where it had been culti- vated for severa ars before Sir Wal- ter Ralelgh ralged the first British crop in Ireland. The potato was & Jdong time finding favor, and it is not much more than a century since it ceased to regarded as a luxury, and began Izbe cultivated on a large scale, And,this in epite of the fact that, as early as 1663, the Royal so- clety realized its value and strongly urged its merits, Now Use for Moving Pictures. Moving pletures are used by French meleniist in the study of ihe deformation of metils when strongly comproessed by the hydraulle press, In same casos lie uses a brass tube of § inches dimmieter and .04 Inches thick- noen pf metal and observes fhe ap- pearance of the surface when the fube is flattened out by pressure, Some- times the tubes are filled with a Hquld and Lhen compross Various figures appear on the surfice of iie ‘mewl, and moeving piciure views are faken at ihe raie of 13 a second, By Throw- ing the views on u screen i id easier tn siudy (he effgciy Lthan by direct ob- wsivetlion, - i “MAY 15, 1912 Roosevelt Gptg | Condensed Telegra” . ca| ifurn'ka vote paper strike situation at Chicago yes- terday. EARLY RETURNS INDICATE BIG VICTORY FOR HIM. A Bill Has Been Passed by the Ital- ian chamber of deputies extending the franchise to illiterates, increasing the number of voiers by 5,000,000, The Municipal Authorities in Rome ordered that no #tread be served in restaurants unless wrapped in paper with the seal of the bakery attached. CLARK ALSO IN LEAD The Japanese Vice Minister of agri- culture and commerce says the world exposition which was to have been held Ex-President Has*Lead of 10,000, With . at Tokio in 1917 has ben abandoned. About One-Seventh of Precincts In— The Month So Far has been the hot- test in Paris since that city has been keeping a weather bureau. This spring is the dryest in the city for the last 250 years, Gen. Joseph A. Duncan, U, 8. A, commanding the department of Texas, died at San Antonio, Tex., yesterday morning of heart failure. General Dun- can was 58, At Least 20 Lives Were Lost, 15 vil- lages destroyed, a great area of tim- ber burned and 1,000 cattle killed by forest fires sweeping the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Women Voters Out in Large Numbers San Francisco, May 14.—Returns re- celved at 9.30 o'clock tonight from 583 precingts out of 3,700 in the state give the following results from today’s pres- idential preference election: Roosevelt 26,722. Taft 16,303. La Follette 9,950, Clark 5,974 Wilson 2,504. Roosevelt Leads in San Francisco. Returns from 220 precincts in San Francisco county included in the.fore- go;)ogosix‘}:l;[ 10,387. _ An ordinance prohibiting the carry- Taft 8,416. ! ing of any flags other than those rec- ognized by the United States govern- ment was passed by the Seattle city council Monday night. La Follette 4,937. Clark 3,805. Wilson 1,642, Carried Every Congressional District. Outside of San Francisco, Roosevelt carried every congressional his vote being especially heavy in the interior counties. Women Turned Out Well. ‘Women voters played a large part in today's primary. Reports from all parts of the state indicate that they went to the polls in greater numbers than the men, in proportion to regis- tration. All of the 26 delegates elected today were chosen at large, and according to the state law they are bound by the popular expression of preference. Tennessee for Taft. Nashville, Tenn., May 14.—Four dele- gates from the state at large to the Several hunudred strikers at the L‘lerrimack Manufacturing company and members of the Lowell, Mass, police department clashed yesterday and eleven arrests resulted. Mrs. Catherine Dunn, who cut the throat of her 18 months old child in Lynn' on April 30, was sent to Dan- vers insane asylum yesterday by or- der of the municipal court. Robbers entered the farm house of Mrs. Minnie Mack near Secaucus, N. J., early yesterday ang strangled her to death with handkerchiefs, aftar which the house was looted. The total membership of the Knights of Columbus increased from national republican convention, in- | -2 a0 . structed to vote for President Taft, if’g:(gls :‘068‘2174‘,\221_1 d;arlngd (;I;e. yfiar were selected by the Tennessee state |- g t i‘""r = i il i republican convention after a long AR Sl R ook yra B ight. al B appellate division at New York yes- terday restraining the warden of Dan- nemora prison from removing Falke Engle Brandt back to the prison. Sanders, State Senator Hicks, J. W. Ross and John J. Gore. - Nevada for Champ Clark. Reno, Nev.,, May 14.—FEarly reports indicate the democratic presidential preference vote in today's Nevada pri- maries is for Champ Clak. Wardoe, Storey, Elko and Humboldt counties give heavy pluralities for Clark. White Pine county almost entirely is com- mitted to Wilson, but the vote in Ely is standing 134 for Wilson to 4 for Clark. . KING FREDERICK DIES SUDDENLY AT HAMBURG. Danish Monarch Was First Taken 1l a Few Months Ago. A Money Lender in Munich was sen- tenced to serve five years in all and pay a fine of $3,750 for charging ex- tortionate rates of interest, amounting in some cases to 330 per cent. annual- ly. Steps Looking to the Erection of a $1,250,000 hotel in Hartford were tak- en at a meeting yesterday, when plans for such a structure were outlined by Frank A, Dudley of the United Hotels company. That some fears are felt for the safety of the old Brooklyn bridge is indicated by orders prohibiting heavy teams from using the roadways and directing the elevated rallroads to cur- tail their traffic during the rush hours. A Novelty of This Angling Season in Connecticut has been the appearance of swarms of black flies along the Hammonasset river and valley on the boundary of New Haven and Middlesex counties. Hamburg, Germany, May 15.—King | Frederick VIII of Denmark arrived at jthe Hamburger Hof hotel vesterday, .and died during the night. Christian Frederi was proclaimed king of Denmark as Frederick VIII on Jan. 30, 1906, after the death of Chris- tian I1X, the aged king, who was dean of the crowned heads of Europe, fa- ther of King Georga of Greece, of ®he queen mother Alexandra of Great Britain, the empress dowager of Rus- sia and grandfather of King Haakon VII of Norway. . King Frederick VIII was born at Copenhagen June 3, 1843. He was as popular with the people of Denmark as was his father. By the wish of his parents he was brought up with great simplicity. Frederick saw his younger brother and his 6wn son become reign- ing monarchg of Greece and Norway, respectively, While he himself was still an heir apparent. President Taft Appointed Miss Lou- ise Lester of Maryland a member of the committee to witness the destruc- tion of worn out paper currency. She is the first woman ever appointed in that service. The 130 employes of the New Hamp. shire Spinning mills in Pentacook, N. H., went on strike at noon yester- day for a reduction of the hours of labor to 55 per week, with pay at the rate of 60 hours, King Frederick was noted for his Scrutiny of the Testimony of wit- culture and possessed many foreign | pesses for the packers during the re- distinctions. While seldom openly | cent criminal trial was begun with & identifying himself with political view to bringing perjury action against certain persons who testified in behalf of the beef men. questions, he took an active part in all public movements. He was at one time chancellor of Copenhagen univer- sity and head of the Free Masons of Denmark. . He was well known as a promoter of philanthropic objects. His interest in the army, of which he was once inspector general, was keen, and he introduced many reforms which improved the lote of the private sol- diers. Several months ago King Frederick suffered a serious illness. While tak- ing his customary walk he had a sud- den seizure and was compelled to re- turn to the palace. Later it was an- nounced that he had suffered a chill, but the real nature of his malady was not disclosed except that it was an- nounced that his symptoms showed “a little fever arising from slight inflam- mation of the lungs.” While he showed rapid recovery, he suffered a relapse two weeks later and considerable anxiety was expressed by members of the court as to his condi- tion. On April 11 the king and queen left Copenhagen for the Riviera. Two burglars, who desired only to be well dressed, broke into Sinnott Brothers’ general store at Jericho, R. I, vesterday and departed wearing complete outfits of the best clothing in the store’s stock. Counsel for George Redding, Jr., un- der sentence of death on November 1 next for the murder of Morris Green- berg in Hamden last February, has filed notice of an appeal of the case to the supreme court of the state, The Volunteer Fire Department of New Kensington, Pa., 1s on strike and th e town is without any protection against fire, The firemen are angry because the citizens interfered with a show which was given recently to raise funds, George F. Bn:;euident of the Philadelphia and Reading railroad, yvesterday was subpoenaed by the As Prince Christian he married ici committee as a wit- Princess Louise of Sweden and Nor- sy ness in the investigation of charges against Judge Robert W. Archbedd of the commerce court. 4 way on July 28, 1869. at Stockholm. The children of King Frederick are Prince Christian, Prince Karl, Prince Hajfia!d‘ ‘}?rinrn,‘s Ingebord, Princess Governor Wilg;\ of New Jersey ap- ;r"};_x!:&r.l» rince Gustav and Princess | pointed a commission to acquire land for a state park at Washington’'s cross- ing, near Trenton, where a monument is to be bullt marking the point where General Washington crossed the Dela- waer river just before the battle of ‘Trenton. Electric Heating. Several towns in Norway and Sweden have racently taken steps toward the general introduction of electric heat- ing, to replace the use of stoves burn- ing coal or wood. Few buildings in these places have central heating sys- tems, and the tile stoves now general- ly used could easily be adapted to re- The White Star steamship line has chartered the steamer Algerine of Newfoundland to operate in conjunc- tion with the Canadian governmen: cefve electric heaters. The electric | gteamer Montagny, which landed three be supplied by the public | bodies at Rutsberg and sailed to re- generally- run by | new the search for bodies of other Titanic victims. L4 Lost Money Girard Nugent, an 8 months old ba- by, is named as plaintiff in a suit to recover $25,080 from the Brookiyn | Heights Ralilroad company for Injuries | suffered before the infant was born. It | is alleged that Mrs. Nugent was hurt in such a manner that the child was permanently injured. A Corps of Bay Policemen will be or- ganized to take charge of Central Park, New York, next Saturday, as most of the regular force will be in the annual police parade. The fact that the day is the first one the park is m May parties will add to the di J. Pierpont Morgan says there s n5 | such thing as money lost. Apoare Mr. Morgan never saw his lasi nickel diseppear on the floor of = crowce, street car just as the cond T Was coming for his fare—Claveland Leader. A A Convenient Memory. What ordinary folks, would call plain lying the Colonel would have us believe in his case to be “a failure of memory.” His memory seems to fail every day when he is in good health.— Philadelphia Record. of the boy policemen. Champ Gave Fair Warning, Students Adopt “No Treat” System. Man $0 days in Governor Wazd- | Schemectady, N. V., May 14+—The row Wilsen's state for kickin' a flu::,: students of Union College today adopted the “no treat wystem by an unantmous vete, Under it no student will treat another to & drink, Plumbers to Have “Open Shop.” New Haven, Conn, May 14—The Master Plumbers' aasociation at/its meeting tonlght voted fer an open ~ ! g ST - aroun’, ls this one eof thase poiltleal strawe Indicating a Clark shifu fn the vindi—New rork Herald, Rockville — Benator Rdward W, Hoeker of Hartferd gave a most in- teresting address before the pupils of the high scheel recengly, taking for hiw gukject "Werk and Play,” f | . ast of Bandit . . Gang is Killed PARIS POLICE AGAIN RESORT TO USE OF DYNAMITE, WOMAN SURRENDERED Garnisr and Confederate, However, De- fied Authorities Until Building Was Blown Down—Trailed the Woman, Paris, May 15—The career of the last of France’s notorious bandit gang was dramatically ended this morning, when after eight hours' battle with police and treops, its leader, Octavo Garnier, and his confederate, Vallet, were blown up by explosives in a small villa at Negent sur Marne, where they had taken refuge. Shattered by shots of dynamite, their houses feil in ruins when melinite was exploded under its walls. The police found Garnier dedd and Vallett dying. Five policemen were wounded in ths battle. Vullemin Woman Surrenders. ‘When the bodies of the desperadoes were dragged into the open the spec- tators pressed forward and tried to tear them from the troops. Automo- biles were brought up and the bodies thrown in, but for a few minutes it was found impossi to start the ma- chines. In those few minutes the po- lice and troope had difficulty in beating back the enraged crowds. Finally the cars were started on their way to Paris. One of the most dramatic moments of the battle was during a lull in fthe fighting, when the woman Vullemin stepped from the building and sur- rendered, leaving the men to the bit- ter fight for their lives, All the forces for the protection of society had failed to dislodge them. Police came from Paris, four miles away. Several thousand police, gen- darmes and zouaves tried for hours to shoot the bandits or destroy the buiid- ing with explosives. Three policemen had fallen from the desperadoes’ bu!- lets, but though the villa was badiy damaged by dynamite the bandits mi- raculously held their own and showed no signs of surrendering. Clever in Use of Disguises. Unlike Bonnot, lwhoae refuge was dynamited at Cholsy le Roi, Garnler made his last stand in a house hidden by foliage and surrounded closely by other buildings,, rendered an assault difficult and dangerous. Bomnot and Dubols fought in a garage which could be approached from all sides. Bonnot, the “demon chauffeur,” was remarkable for his skill at the wheel of automobiles by the employment of which the band committed outrages and made their escape. Garnier's spe? clalty was dlsgulse. He went so far as to mutllate his eyelids to change his appearance, and by resorting to every scheme exploited in detective fiction, he succeeded in evading the peolice dragnet which had been spread over Paris and the suburbs, Trailed Through a Woman. Garnier's mistake came in trying to negotiate stolen securities at a brancn of a big banking house, whereby he and his companions, Vallet and Vul- lemin, were tracked to Nogent. All three, who are decided blondes, dyed their hair jet black. An indiscretion by the woman Vullemin today enabled the police to fix their lair to a cer- tainty. 8She went to a public pump to get drinking water, where she was mot by a Parisian woman. Vullemin, whe is of Basque origin, carried the jug of water on her shoulder, after the cus- tom of the country. The struck by the picture, stopped her and exclalmed: “How beautiful you are, You should pose for a portraft.” Police Act on the Cue. Vullemin smilingly acknowledged the compliment and passed on. Then the Parisian, with a woman's pene- tration, decided that her hair was dved. The comments and inquiries of the Parisian put the police on the track. M. Lepine, prefect of Paris, was notified and decided to capture or kill the bandits If necessary, as France is determined to rid the coun- try of those who have been spreading terror on every side. Attempts to Blow Up Building. Again, as in the case of the battle at Cholsy le Roi, the efforts of the po- lice and militia were greatly hampered by the vast crowds of spectators that gathered in the adjoining streets. At- tempts were made to blow up the building by throwing dynamite cart- ridges from the adjacent viaduct, and a perfect_hail of bullets was thrown mto the house where the bandits gere concealed, Finally, the firing for & time, and the onlookers, wearied by lack of definite action and their in- ability to witness any of the later op- erations, took possession of the cafes to await the outcome, ENTOMBED MINERS FED THROUGH PIPE. Rescuers at Werk, But They Have a Hard Task Ahead of Them, Duluth, Minn, May 14—8ix of the thirteen men entombed at the 2,000 foot level of the Norrie mine at Iron- wood, Mich., by a cave-in last night are tonight grouped in a small space with five of their comrades dead be- side them. Two bodies have been brought to the surface. The men stil]l alive are being fed by means of a little pipe driven through the earth that hemsithem in. Many rescuers are weorking to save them. It is not known just what caused the accident. Some time before midnight last night something gave way on the 2,000 foot level. Many men were at work there and they scattered in both directions. The majority escaped u the right path, but thirteen blundere into one of the many cross sections of the mine and were trapped. Two of them were killed at the edge of ths cave-in and five others were kifled where they stoed. Six backed close te the wall and stood still. The falling roof misged them. Then from the outside a many mec- tioned pipe was atarted downward. Presently It reached the men and the mine officlals learned that six were alive, Double crews went to work to suie these men, but meny yards of hroken timber, rock and ore must be lift-! the passage and & new roof built g0 before¢ the entombe! rescued. trolled by the Oliver of the i £