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t iy R e S PR ¢ = i { e % { " ' - VOL. LIV—NO. 230 PRICE_TWO CENTS 4 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double * AMERIGANS IN BRUSH WITH REBELS Bluejackets .and Marines Fired Upon -in- Nicaragua | . and Severe Fighting Follows REBEL LEADER -DEFIES AMERICAN ADMIRAL Latter Sought to Keep Railway Open For Relief of Famine- " Threatened City of Granada—Rebels Resorting to Bar- of Their Victims—Call For Reinforcements. © ‘Washington, Sept. 20.—Severe fight- ‘Ing between American naval forces N is be- od io hive comimed in the vest days near ¥ from the scene are so meagre vkat has happaned. Ranr Al ‘fi‘lflhflm is'in ".'Izt” fleld, prob- ‘time, he has cleared the route of the b“ of opposing rebels and relleved the famine-threatemed May Attract Europe’s Attention. European sattention to affairs in icaragua at this time is, believed to one umw of the sit- S i et o, thd hade i 0 populated by many for- and hoped to avert any pre- military for landing or gv'll lm’- on Central American soil, | British Subjects Murdersd. have reported two British " murdered by the rebeis at It is expected, however, | 2 government, before taking ac- tion upon its own account, will await . the result of the American campaign. . Americans Fired Upon Sept. 17. Admiral A delayed cablegram from :rhnd. dated 11 p. m, Septem- 17, and that American A ’%lfl n‘m imiral land sent to eral Zeledon, one of the rebel leaders, . that he proposed to open the railroad Granada and keep it o] and that z.m]d &lu the rebels just 24 hours clear the front. ¥ Defied American Admiral. “While , the former i Zeledon hesitated, e ry of war at Nicaragua, and the | ncipal leader in the revolution, e northward from Granada with | another large force of rebeis and join- ed him. After a consultation they sent a_formal deflance to Admiral Southerland, -:;om;clu their pur- pose to oppose advance. It not known exactly how many or marines composed the ad- miral’s force at that time but it is be- lieved it did not exceed three or four hundred men. At any rate, in view of the large number of rebels on his front, and unwilling to run the risk of even defeat, Admiral Southerland called for re-enforce- ments from , where it was believed that five hundred sailors and ml.rln: ‘were -vme. 80 as t:o:l:ake sure of overpow any op on the rebels might offer. This was the situation when the last cablegram was despatched from Managua three days ago. Rebels Resort to Barbarism. Official reports to the state depart- ment rarely include such severe lan- guage as which are now issued, dealing with the conditions in Gra- nada, which it is said, were worse than those which existed in the Congo and in the Putumayo. The rebels, with unparalleled feroc- ity, have turned upon helpless non- combatants, even women and children, and their warfare is characterized by a to absolute barbarism. . American Minister Appealed To. Minister Weltzel has re- edro Rafael he can to protect their families, who w terociously mwt«l at Tortured and Deprived of Food. na persecu closet, for -t ich they allowed no food and ‘water, 8o that when let out they were near death.- Hunting Down a Woman. Moreover, Col. Daniel Mena, in com- mand of Fort San Francisco, over- looking the town, has threatened to shoot the Cuadra brothers. if the gov- t troops attack Granada. It is at wife of the 'said that Mrs. minister of finance, is bef Granada In order that tortured. hunted in e may be YOUNG MAN LOST ON MT. WASHINGTON. . Bearchers Make Fruitiess All Day Search Around the Summit. Bretton Woods, N. H.,, Sept. 20— earchers who beat the bushés' and their way toward the fog-en- ‘phrouded summit of Mount Washing- n today blvammu.r the moun- in top tonight wi it having found y trace of Joha M: Keenan, the lestown, Mass, young man who a8 been lost on the mountain for two s. As Mr, Keenan was without food or drink, and had no ledge of woodcraft, mountain guides ex- ressed their fear that he could not . have lived through the two days of glternating fog, rain, hail and ex- * treme cold. The search will be continued ‘to- morrow. Nearly 100 men and boys _ tgok part in the hunt today, among ‘‘them being members of the surveying and engineering party with whom young Keenan was .acting as a rod- man when he strayed awaly. from his osition near the Lake of the Clouds % Wednesday noon. AGAINST AEROPLANES IN WAR Geneva Conference ‘Reconsiders Pre- vious Decision. Geneva, Switezerland, Sept. 20—The nuestion of the use of aeroplanes in time of war was reconsidered at fo- day’s session of the Interparliamentary union, at its approval by the con- ference as announced last night ap- arently was voted under a misappre- ension. Y After a long discussion today'the res- olution introduced by the = Belgian Minister of State, Auguste Beernaert, interdicting the use of aeroplanes in Wwas was adopted . Gustave Ador, president of the In- fernational committee of the Rer Cross paid that numerous protests had been received from Rer Cross workers in the field against the Italians throwing explosives from aeroplanes. He add- ed that the Italians had denied the al- lJegations. The Halian delegates at. the con- ference supported the proposal in- troduced by M. Beernaert, which al- 80 was approved by some of the Brit- ish and German representatives. LODGE TO SPEAK. Formal Opening of Republican Cam- paign at Columbus, O. New York, Sept. 20—National Chair- man Hilles, today announced that the republican meeting at Columbus, Ohio, tomorrow wi has been regarded as a state affair, will be the formal open- ing of the National republican presi- «ential campaign, Senator Ilenry Cabot Lodge of Mas- sachusetts, will deliver the keynote goeech an daddresses will be made By $epresentative Philip ampbell of Kansus, former Representative James Watson of Indiana and the Rev. John Wesley Hill of New York. Mr. Hilles said that from the time Senator Lodge gives the signal un- til November 5 the republican .cam- | Paign will be in full swing. The pawnbrokers of London must display their names prominently in front of then places of ‘business, WEALTHY YOUNG MAN - - GOES TO THE WORKHOUSE. Insulted Young Woman He Invited ta: - Ri > Y New York, Sept. 20—Frederick Pink- us, a prosperous young manufacturer, was sentenced to the workhouse for ten days today on the complaint of Elsie Hunter, a girl whom he invited to ride In his automobile. She was stand- Ing on a street corner waiting for a car when Pinkus urged her to get in- to the tonneau. When they reached a dark’ side street, she testified, he in- sulted her and she screamed. She used her hat pin-to repulse him until a policeman arrived. During the hearing in court today Pinkus laughed several times at the testimony until the magistrate, in- censed,, turned on him in a severe rep nd. “You are a man of wealth, good breeding and education,” said the court, “but this sort of thing has got to stop. I sentence you to ten days in the workhouse.” AIR CURRENT SENDS AVIATOR TO DEATH Russell Blair Falls 30 Feet While Making Exhibition Flight. Shenandoah, Ia., Sept..30.—Aviater Russell Blair of Kansas City, while making an exhibition flight here to- of thirty feet. Blair had just made a successful flight and had landed some distance from the crowd. When he attempted to rise from the ground again his ma- chine struck an air current and turned over. Blair wls pinned underneath the wreckage and when aid reached him he was dead. His head hag been crushed under the engine. BEER MAY BE HIGHER. Brewers Report Shortage in Supply of Malting Barley. Boston, Sept. 20.—A million dollars a year awaits the farmers of the Unit- ed States in return for more scientific and busimess like management of the provement committee of the States Brewers’ association, submitted a report today at the clos- ing session of the association’s fifty- second annual convention. The committee saig that brewers are facing famine prices for raw ma- terial because of the Increasing de- mand for malting barley, and the de- creased production due to soll exhaus- tion, and the withdrawal of land from cultivation. The committee reported that it had established development United in nearly 300 counties. Tlae vigllance committee in its an- nual report on legislation, judicial de- ciskoms, and political developments, saiy that “New England was one of the imporant battlegrounds,” on ac- count of the activity of the no-license advocates. Insisting Upen War. The bloddthirsty- Washington corre- spondents who declared war at least thirty times against Venezuela are /mo wannounctingm m hm hm hmh inow anmeuncing the invasion of Mex- ‘fco every few moths.—Detroit Free Press- day, was killed in a hall from a height | which | bureaus for the benefit of the i‘tu"m@rsl A Dinner to Sec: 0X. Tokio, Japan, Sept. 20—Philander C. Knox, who attended the fumral of the late Emperor Mutsuhito as the spec- ijal ambassador of the United States was present at a dinner tendered in his honor tonight by Baron Ei-Ichi Shi- Cabled Paragraphs busewa, a promient Japanese econ- { FURTHER REVELATIONS IN PO- omist. - L~ of Snecial Intercession. Armagh, Ireland, Sept. 20—Most Rev. John Baptist Crozier, Primate of all Ireland of the Church of England, has designated next Sunday and the days following it, incliding Saturday, Ulster day, “days for special interces- sion and prayer on behalf of our be- loved native land.” ——— Elephant Attacks Mail Coach. Calcutta, India, Sept. 20—An attack by a wild elephane on the Mullaitdon- Vilankulum mail coach, in the north- erp province of Ceylon, is reported in advices from Colombo. Appearing un- expectedly from the jungle, jthe ele- phant kijled the driver with one blow of its ink and then proceeded to smash the coach against a telegraph pole. King Alfonso’s Visit to Paris. Madrid, Sept. 20—The approaching visit of King Alfonso, accompanied by Premier Canalejas and Foreign Min- ister Priesto, to Parls, declares La Correspondencia De Espana today, will be of international importance as it will be devoted to strengthe: the Franco-Spanish ndship along economic, political and military lines. AUTOMOBILE RUNS DOWN A FURNITURE WAGON. One Horse Killed and an Unknown Woman Injured. Milford, Ct., Sept. 20.—An automo- bile, satd to be owned by Albert J. Roberge of Wallingford, tonight ran into a furniture wagon owned by Ar- thur Elwood of Bridgeport on the Mil- tomobdle and injured. She is under the care of a local physician. The horses, which were tled to the rear of the furniture wagon, were struek by the automobile. One horse was instantly killed and the other was so seriously injured that it was neces- to shoet it- car was driven by Mr. Roberge. Tn the automebile with him were Miss Anna V. English of Bridgeport, James of Wallingford and Lillian Far- rell of Mount Carmel. The condition disap) berge, who is said to be a’ saloonkeep- er in Wallingford, has not yet been arrested. BLAMES MANAGERS OF AVIATION MEET. Horace Kearny’s Manager Says They Insisted on Gill Flying. of the a: meet are all es and none of them know the first thing about aviation. They violated every rule to safeguard the ltw- of the avi- ators.” . ‘William , Pickens, manager of avia- inquest today of W. Gill, of a French aviator. was being conducted,” said Pickens, twilight,’ Gill told me.” was not to blame for the accident. In SHERIFF KILLED Second Pistol Fight in Two Days in Okiahoma. Collinsville, Okla., Sept. 20.—In a pistol fight near here tonight, the sec- ond which officers have held with the bootleggers in as many days, Deputy Sheriff Carl Scarr of Rogers county was killed and Sheriff :Sanders was slightly wounded. The two officers had seized a wagon load of liquor and were making their way to Collinsville when fired upon bv three men. Scarr and Sanders return- ed the fire. After Scarr was killed, Sanders, shot through the arm, over- powered one of the men who gave his name as John Ettor and arrested him. The other escaped. R. Lee Chapman, an officer, was killed, and Tom Mayberry of Lenopah was wounded when destroying confis- cated liquor near Caney, Okla., yester- day. This also was attributed to hoot- leggers. NEW HAVEN WOMAN FALLS FROM WINDOW Believed to Be Dying—Husband Ar- rested for Drunkenness. New Haven, Sept. 20.—Mrs. Stella Holzeiger of No. 50 Charles street is believed to be dying in a local hos- pital as the result of injuries received tonight by a fall from a third-story window at her home. Her hushand, Charles Holzeiger, is under arrest on a | technicak charge of drunkenness. Although the police cannot definitely establish the fact they venture the opinion that Holzeiger pushed his wife out of an_open window, following a | quarrel. Holzeiger is in no condi- | tion to tell a coherent story, and Mrs. | Holzeiger has not regained conscious- ness. Her back is broken and she has | ions. WILL HELP OUT IN WINTER. New York's Crop of Apples Much Largme Than Last Year. Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 20.—E. C. Gil- lett, secretary of the New York State Fruit Growers, in his annual report of fruit conditions, issued today, shows that New York state has a better crop than for many years, In the Lake Ontario counties of Os- | wego, Wayne, Monroe, Orleans and Niagara, the apple average is 84 per | cent., as compared with 61 per cent, in September last yeer, while the cen- tral New York section including Yates, Seneca, Livingston, Genesee, and On- tario countles, also average £4 per cent, as compared to 50 per cent. last September. | The report included a statement ot conditions in other apple-growing states as follows: Conmnecticut, 60 per cent.; Pennsylvania, about 75 yer cent.; Virginia, 70 per cent.; Delawara, | 110 per cent.; Massachusetts, 70 per cent.. Vermont, 40 per cent.; Arkan- sag. 50 per cenmt.; -Michigan, 100 per lcen(., and in Canada, 61 per cent, farms, in the opinion of the crop-im. | Lrernal injurles and muitiple contus- | “T don’'t like this idea of flying at | without havin, fact I don't believe either aviator was.” | said today, “I wanted to dispense with BY BOOTLEGGERS. | Vice ‘where it belonged.” | | jend now a pafrolman, and Gained Places | by FaLse Daths, LICE INVESTIGATION. WALDO ON THE STAND Places Blame on Civil Service Com- missioners—Bogus Birth Certificates Used in Many Instances. New York, Sept. 20.—On the witness stand for the third time before the al- dermanic committee which is investi- gating police conditions, Police Com- missioner Waldo today repeated avog- ed responsibility for the fact that he had appointed to his force many men rejected by his predecessors and whose police records at police h(adqum; Would Club the Party Leaders (] ONLY WAY TO REFORM THEM, SAYS ROOSEVELT. SPEECH TO STUDENTS - ¥ ea by In Answer to Bryan's Charge That He Stole from Democratic Platform, Says He Wouldn't Take It as Gift. Omaha, Sept. 20.—Defense of his ac- tion in quitting the republican party and taking the lead In the formation of a new party was made today by Colonel Roosevelt. He spent the day in Nebraska and traveled lelsurely across the state, with a speech for ev- ery stop. At Lincoln in the evening a number “'HE WHO HESITATES, LOSES . There are many merchants who a few times a year, because they consider it takes a big approp: to conduct that department of their delay advertising, or only advertise tion business. It'is this erroneous view which hinders the development of such establishments far beyond where they now are. They advertise occasionally because they find even a little pays. It brings business and every day keeps up that trade throughout the year. judicious use of advertising space The people look __Tor the offerings and they go where they are lead, and each ome thus attracted has other trading which can be done at the same time. To obtairf these desirable buyers the daily advertisement in the newspaper going into the ome 8, setting forth trade opportuni the logical method of effectively It is the advance agent of any busi- ness. The public is always ready to buy for ready money, and seeks in It enables the merchants to the daily paper the best way to spend it. turn over their funds many times a year. As the business centers and outlying districts of Eastern Connecti- cut are thoroughly covered by The Bulletin its drawing qualities should be employed by every business man who is seeking the least expen- sive and most effective way of reaching mel purchasing public. What can The Bulletin do for you? During the past week the following matter appearing in The Bulle- ‘tin, which is left at your door for twelve cents a week: ‘Bullstin Saturday, Monday, Sept. 16 Tuesday, Sept. 17 Wednesday, Sept. 18. Thursday, Sept. 19. Friday, Sept. 20. Sept. 14. . Totals o iaviosesical Telegraph Local 135 129 133 123 115 133 768 Total 1287 584 492 528 575 694 A160 General 957 308 194 241 284 384 195 147 165 164 176 177 1024 showed they had been arrested for va- tor Horace Kearny, so testified at the | rious offenses. In answer to this, and to instance Baltimore, Md., who was killed at the | after instance of meh who had obtain- aviation meet slast Saturday When | ed appointment ‘through false oaths as his biplane collided in the air with a|to age and other qualifications, as monoplane driven by George Mestach, | pointed out by Emory R. Buckner, who conducted the examination, the com- “Gill told me before he went into the | missioner declared he had put his air on the day of his death that he| whole trust in the civil service' com- ‘was displeased with the way the meet [‘misston, and had appointed men in 1, 2, 8 order from the commissioner’s lists his own department make the test investigation inte “Gill was nervous before he started. | the character of the men- The police He went up only after the officials in-*| bureau, which had previously made sisted the meet would be a failure if | such investigations as a check-up on the crowd were disappointed. Mestach | the civil service, was abolished by Commissioner Waldo, ‘“because,” he graft, rumors of graft and to put the whole responsibility upon the civil ser- Bogus Birth Certificates. Lieut. John Stanton, formerly in charge of that bureau, was brought in as a witness, interrupting the commis- sloner’s testimony, and estimated that during his command of the bureau 10 per cent. of the men certified by the civil service were rejected after he had investigated. Applicants over 40 years old tried to pass as 30 on bogus birth certificates, he said, and he declared he had heard of a Dl on the East Side where bogus ates were manu- factured to order. Waldo Didn't Know of It. Commissioner Waldo, returning to the stand, was asked if he knew of such a certificate factory. “No,” he replied to Attorney Buck- ner. “Do you?" “Yes, T do,” the attorney answered, but he later said he did not know where it was. After touching upon police organiza- tions, which the commissioner declar- ed rather helped than hindered his ad- ministration, the hearing was adjourn- ed until Monday. ¥ McClellan Ready to Testify. Former Mayor McClellan, now a pro- fessor at Princeton university, today advised the committes he had heard he might be invited to testify. He wrote that he would be on hand when- ever he was wanted. John Doe Proceedings in Chambers. The Rosenthal murder investigation entered a new phase today when “John Doe” proceedings for inquiry into the crime were begun before Justice Goff. | William J. Flle, formerly a detective | Charles | Plitt, who is said to be a personal friend of Charles Becker, the police lieutenant charged with instigating th murder;of the gambler, were the wit nesses examined. Examination wa conducted in chambers, and the natur of the estimony was not divulged. Act- ing District Attorney Frank Moss was | | in attgndance. | File Saw Murder Car- 1 File was in the Hotel Metropole| when Herman Rosenthal was killed, and, according- to his story, ran into the street in time to see the murder car speed away. Hartford Strike Still Unsettled. Hartford, Sept. 20.—The strike situ- ation at the Colt Manufacturing com- pany, where 500 employes are oul, re- mains practicaly unchanged, Loth sides being deadlocked. It is understood | that the strikers today offered to| change some of thefr original de- mands, but nelther the strikers nor the company officials would eive out any thing for pubMcation: Steameships Reportsd by Wirsless. Sable Island, Sept. 20.—Philadelphia, Southampton for New York, 575 miles | east of Sandy Hook at 830 a. m. Dock | 8 a. m. Baturday. New Tork, Bept. 20.—Campania. Liv- arpool for New ork, 485 miles east of Sandy Hook at 9 a- m, Dock 12,30 p.| m. Saturday, of students from the University ol Nebraska greeted the colonel with college yells. He began by saying that Victor Rosewater of Omaha, former re- publican national committeeman, “stole the Nebraska delegates to the republi- cap convention just as effectively as if the dglegates had been thrown out.” He attacked the leaders of the re- publican party, adding: “Imagine Abraham Lincoln in the company of Barnes and Penrose ani the other minor people.” Reform With a Club. “It has been snid, ” he continued, “‘Oh, well, of col‘rie, this is bad, bul you should stay ia the party and re- form it” “The only way you cap reform that kind of men with a’club. “Look at what the republican na- tional committee is' doing at this mo- ment. It is seating the men who were beaten at the nrimaries last spring. In New Jersey we beat Franklin Murphy. The people put him out and the na- tional committee put him back. “Beat Crane, But He's Back. “In Massachusetts we beat Mr. Crane for delegate by 11,000 votes. The peo- ple threw him out. The national com- mittee put him back. In Kansas we carried the primaries with a sweep. We threw Mr. Mulvane out, and the national committee put him back. The committee haven't put Penrose and ?os;wnter back yet, but they will get ack. “That national committee is the one which will handle the republican na- tional convention in 1916. They are already behaving worse than they be- haved before, and to he able to behave worse than that shows almost genius.” Wouldn't Take Democratic Platform as a Gift. ~ Colonel Roosevelt then turned to the demoeratic party, speaking of William J. Bryan and criticizing the position of Goyernor Wilson. “One of the prominent features of this campaign,” he said, “has been that Mr. Bryan has said we have stolen our issues from the democratic platform. Btole the democratic platform? I wouldn’t have it as a gift!” Wilson Not in Harmony With Pro- gressive Principles. Colonel Roosevelt said that Governd; Wilson had expressed a platonic at- tachment to the progressive platform; | but that by his utterances and his party’s platform he was wedded to : theory of government which would make it impossible for him if he were elected to carry out the progressive principles. Saving that Governor Wil- son) had declared in favor or the limi ation of the power of government, he continued Will Win Applause of Wall Street. “Mr. Wilson’s sentiment is the senli- ment which will excite more enthusi- astic applause in Wall street than any other he could have uttered. It means that every man and woman borne down in the struggle cannot be helped by such mcans as we propose, because, forsooth, of a theory of past centuries which has no application t othe pres- ent time, but we must preserve our liberty through limiting the powers of government.” SCORN A PROBITIONIST. Labor Man Who Endorsed Dry Prin- ciples Assailed by Union. Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 20—In a resolution adopted at its annual con- vention here, the Michigan Federation of Labor repudiated the attitude taken ' by John B. Lennon, treasurer of the American Federation of Labor, in sup- port of prohibition and local option. The resolution also protested against | the re-election of Lenpon to any of- fice in the American Federation. The Australian ostrich feather i dustry {s growing rapldly and con stantly - Gondensed Telegrams : Mrs. Pat Campbell, the Actr is ill in London and not expected t(:?l’\'!. Harry F. P-n:. has been re-engaged as coach of the“Brown university base- ball team. Robert E. Pritchard, a leading law- yer of Tennessee, died in a Chattanon- #a court room from acute indigestion. Three Humdred Rockford, Iil., high school girls and boys earned a total of $10,500 during the vacation months, The National League of Postmasters vesterday ro-elected Charles O, Barry | of Walker, Iowa, president of the or- ganization, Hundreds of Meh and Women in ‘bathing at Mobile, Ala-, came out black. mzme had escaped from a wrecked er. G. Albert and Albert G, Hall, Twins | and both veteran telegraphers ot Washington, celebrated their 81st birthday. Sixty-two Hundred Men Now com- pose the army of mine workers made idle by the strike in the mines at Bing- ‘ham, Utah. / l‘ chic;To Live gteek Experts are frec- y predicting that high grade steers will be seling at $15 a hundred: t by Christmas. Part of the $272,000 Loot robbers got from the Bank of Montreal, at Ni ‘Westminster, B. C, has been recovs by Chigago police. Kansas Roosevelt Presitiential elec- tors will go on the ballot this year in ‘the independent column by agreement with the republican Zu‘ly. Alleging That a Puliman Porter of- fered her $1 for a kiss, Miss Minnie Gallagher of Moody, Tex., has filea suit against the company for $20,000. Edwin L. King, Secretary of the Pratt & Cady company of rtford, was yesterday appointed permanent re- celver for the company by Judge Hol- comb. Mrs. John Jacob Astor and her mil- Monaire baby are at Bernardsville, N, J., for a week’'s outing. The baby had his first photograph taken before leav- ing New York. There Are Millions of Dellars of cur- rency outstanding, lost, destroyed or being preserved as souvenirs which the federal government never will be call- ed upon to redeem- Nearly One-third of a Million Dollars for foreign missions was received into the treasury of the general conference of Seventh Day Baptists during the past eight months. Lucy Goode White, the only woman who ever aspired to a seat on the Cal- ifornia superior court bench, fafled te pass her examination for emtrance to the California bar. were . A9 year old g: dted are flve feet long, and one tooth R [l 8ix More Deaths from Smallpox oe- ‘curred in Pittgburg and ten new cases bl poisoning after the ion of smallpox virus. The Skeleton of a Mastodon was un- earthed near Malahide, Ont. The ribs ing four pounds and measuring 14 inches around was found. A Mass State Convention of repub- Heans at Mitchell, S, D. adopted reso- lutions in which Roossevelt and: the progressive candidates in South Dako- ta were severely denounced. The Infant Child of Mrs. Milton H. Kendall of Beverly, Mass, was unin- jured, although the baby carriage in which it was riding was thrown 20 feet when struck yesterday by an au- tomobile. ‘Louis Meier, Aged 40, of New York, a traveling salesman, was found dead in his room in a Hartford boarding house yesterday. The gas in the room was escaping and ufle windows were al] closed. The Operation of the Countervailing duty on split peas and flour from Ger- many has been postponed from Sep- tember 21 to October 21, to give the German government time to amplify its protest. The Federal Government has com- muted the sentence of death passed on Mrs: John McGee to life imprisonment. She was convicted last sm’lnfil of poie - ining six of her children at her homé near Souris, P. E. L. Pierce Elsenhower of Wilkesbarre, Pa., wants a divorce because his wife has a habit of beating Mim with a broomstick. He weighs in at the ban- tamweight limit, while she tips the ‘beam at 280 pounds ringside, Differences Betwesn the Bay Stats nd its employes re- garding wages : adjusted ,rmfl~.l day. Representatives of 16 unions| voted unanimously to accept an ad- vance of one cent an hour on Octoher 1st. Thomas Miller, a Civil War Veteran, ded at the New Haven hospital ves- terday. He took part with the G. A. R. in the New Haven week parade Thurs- day, and shortly after his organization hac been dismissed was found uncom- scious on the street: street raflway The Department of Agriculture has | issued a quarantine against “common | or Irish” potatoes from Newfoundland | the 1sland of St. Plerre and Miquelon, | Great Britain, including England, Scot- | Jand, Wales and Ireland, Germany and | Austria-Hungary. i Pastors Who Allow Evangelists to | | make converts and then boast about’| | the progress of religion, were described as “lazy” by Eev. E B. Pratt, Kansas City, before the evangelistic con- | ference at the Moody Bible Institute. | at Chicago, vesterday. | UNDERBID BY ENGLISH CONCERN | Foreign Company Names Lowest Price on American Ammunition. ‘Washington, Sept. 20.—Secretary Meyer will be called upon soon to de- cide whether navy will depart | | from its unwritten wolicy of awarding | contracts to American concerns only | ana give s contract for 2,000 14-ineh shells te the Hatfleld Steel *company | of Hattield, Eugland | The English company underbid its | | nearest American om nesrly 1 $200,000 i & $L000,000 The | American concern oniend that the navy depsrunent stould not award to 1« foreign compan: contract for am- | | munition for American warships ! All Easy for'Him. } Joe Davies of the democratic na | tional commitier dhanks that Colone Roosevelt cvadod the issue In his Clapp letter, although it mus! be dif | cult to evade anything in 15,000 WWqs, | —Chicago News That of Any Other Paper, and lIts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in “roportion to the City’s Population Admits Robbing Morgan Mansion DETECTIVES PICK UP BURGLAR BY ACCIDENT. WERE SHADOWING HIM Suspected Him of Being an Escaped Convict, But Morgan Jewels Were Found on Him—Makes Confession. New York, Sept. 20.—Burglary of the mansion of J. P. Morgan, Jr, with the of every room while Mr., Morgan and his forty servasts slept through it all, is confessed, the police say, by John Bernauer, they arrested late today. In his pos- session were found seven watches, medals, diamonds, pins, and other ar- ticles of jewelry belonging to the young financier, Morgan Offered $5,000 Reward. . The burglary occurred last Janu« ary, but news of it was not made pubs, lic until some time afterwards, whem Mr. Morgan informed the that he would pay a reward $5,000 tor the recovery of the stolen arficies, many of which ars priceless to him for their associations, Shadowed by Detectives. Detectives who were shadowing man_suspected of being Reynolds Frosbery, who made his escape from the Tombs prison, watched the pect ::te today as he visited the fice ‘a pawnbroker in the where he tried to dispose of ticles of jewelry. He was and a search of his pockets followed, speedily convinced the cers they had not Frosbrey, but Morgan burglar. Found Back Door Unlocked. The prisoner gave his name as Bernaar, describing himeelf as a i iiii%l 11} H Found All Pawnshops He got away as but co':ld uuza )m.hq‘“:,o SUFFRAGETTE RELEASED FROM DUBLIN M Eat and is in an Emesiet- . Sept. 20.—Mrs. Mary was released today her from on '! 5 AL f ¥ i T i l English Authorities Finally Recogmize Him as British Subject. London, Sept. 20.—After man without & country for some time, Starkey of PEristol bas proved his right to remain in England, but he will stay here under restraint. Last December Starkey was arrested and convicted on a charge of thefl. On telling the court that he was an American, he was ordcred deported. On reaching the United States the man was refused admission on the ground that he was an undesirable alien. The American government sent him back to England, and the British authorities immediately shipped him to France. Starkey was im there on_the charge of being without a pasw. port, and after werving his sentence he stowed away and again arrived at Bristol. His record was then examined and it was found that he is & British subject. GALLONS OF WHISKEY POURED INTO STREETS Revenue Officers Raid “Blind Tigers™ in Dry Indiana Town. Petersburg, Ind., Sept. 20 —Hundreds of gallons of whiskey were poured in- to the streels here this afternoon when revenue officers raided three alleged “blind tigers.” More than a dray- load of demijohns and barrels contain- ing the liquor were hauled to the pwb. lic square and the containers brokenm open and the whiskey poured into the gutter. Petersburg is a dry town. A large crowd followed the raiders from ome place to another and watched them destroy the lquor. RAN AWAY WITH FUNDS OF THE ELKS. Dishonest Hartford Man to be Extra- rited From New York, Albany, Sept. 20-—Governor Dix to- day honored requisition papers for the extradition to Chicugoe of Fred Stock to Hartford, Connecticut, of Willkum Barlow. Both men are in custody af Euffulo wud are wanted op clidrges of cwbezzlewment. Barfow was (ressures of & dauce given by the Elks aud it is alleged left with the bulk of the pro ceads. Stock was maneger of & Chi cago furniture house sud ls charged Evansville Gets Convention. Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 30— Hvans- ville, Tnd., was selected as the mest meeting place of the Nutlonal Rorel 1 Carriers’ asmooiation thie after t competttor Leing The chokce was ne: - the strong hington, D, (¢ made unanimous.