Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 27, 1912, Page 1

« . ¥ ] Ay VOL. . LIV—NO. 235 4 NORWICH, .CONN., FRIDAY, SEPTEMB ER 27, 1912 O —_— PRICE_TWO CENTS H. Allen of Norwich a Presidential Elector—Herbert Knox Smith and Frank S. Butterworth to Head the Ticket —Only Woman Delegate Creates Enthusiasm. Hartford, Sept. 26.—After placing a Efl ticket in the fleld headed by erbert Knox Smith, former federal commissioner of corporations, for gov- ernor, the progressive state conven- late this afternoon decided by mlt unanimous vou&‘lo hnvetn;e mandate forth that there must be no qnmn‘:nent of other party tickets. Législative Ticket Favored. As soon as this action was taken ‘ lutions were passed favoring a ive ticket in the fleld. As many tes phrased their attitudes they belleved that Mr. Smith had a good chance for election as governor, and in that case it was political wisdom 10 surround him with leglslators who swere of the progressive party. What o ety ‘Taiatly masitested; In was vel ntly k S ison wrl,;h the enthusiasm with which the entire programme was put throug! " The State Tioket. ;or Governor—Herbert Knox Smith. or Butterworth. Lieutenant Governor—Frank S. - For Secretary of State—Edward M. 11 %mnunr—l"rlnk J. Erbe, For Comptroller—H. O. Daniels. Presidential Electors. " Presidential electors: Marcus Floyd llmldb‘:ry. Dr. W. B. Butler of New &v en, Gutzon Borglum of Stamford, H. Allen of Norwich, George A. Cosgrove, Willington: Bdwin C. Hamk mond of Waterford. Congressional Nominations. Congressional district convention tions: "~ First District—Joseph W. Alsop of nd District—G, Warren Davis ich. ird District—Prof. Yandell Hen- of New Haven. strict—Samuel E. Vincent rt, » strict—H, G. Hoadley of " Platform of Considerable Length. “convention, besides adopting & of considerable length and was exceptionally prolific in m but in most imstances planks ed in short, crisp sentences, af- acted on separate resolu- #ons of interest. Resolution Against Endorsements. A resolution went through provid- that no e::‘“omd date ogy lng\ other par- shall be @ progres- ive party unless “such candidate shall s. declared his adherence to the and state platforms of the ive party.” This caused much many delegates believing the fervor of the members for party was such that they could nw to endorse any republi- for \ Several Dolegates Protest. after delegate rose to say ‘the :mm was superfluous, while _pther delegates said that the Stamford dent would be repeated many times the o ity was given other politiclans to seek progressive mflnmt. 4 Hill Sought Endorsement. Under cover of the .debate, Fairfield ity delegates H‘ifin:dd that nt»hna: Congressman sought to ge essive endorsement and they told that so long as Mr. Hill for Mr. Taft and not for Col- by Alsop who said that Mr. Hill was under discussion. All opposition the resolution was practically swept pside in the final action. Give Democrats Control of Assembly " Then followed a two-part resolution the progressives should make rial nominations and wherever le nomipations for the house, ring the debate on the first part, question having been divided, a jumber of delegates rose to protest t by leglslative nominations control of the general assembly g:uld be thrown to the democrats. Throws Everything to Democrats. Mr. Cesgrove of Willington was mmong those who protested along this line, but delegates jumped to their feot ang replied that if the democrats pould win, let them win. Mr. Cos- e mald that the aotion of the vention “meant the throwing of all esslonal and state offices to the emocrats,” and then he started to pay that the republicans stood for the iples of protection, while the democrats did not. Delegates replied protection wae not the only issue ore the party. Enthusiasm Over an;un Delegate. Miss Jean Kynock of Vernon, the ly woman delegate among the many. speak, urged the passage of the lution. saying that the platform jommitted the party to support of :wm.n'n suffrage and a committee was eeded to help in the work of get- ing a suffrage law through. ynock was wildly cheered, and P. 'Hern, the labor man, of Stamford, his enthusiasm moved that Miss ynock’s name be “Insfribed in the cords of this convention as the first oman to take part in a political con- Wyention.” This was passed and amid e waving of red handkerchiefs and ith blushes on her cheeks and a ifle on her face Miss Kynock sat wn. In a minute the resolution went rough with a tremendous “Aye!" Financing of Campaign. x Terry's resolution that the ponvention ko on record as against the @nuexation of a town or part of a fown with another -town without the vonsent of a majority of the electors ! ®f such towu, was passed. A. I, Birdseye of Farmington plained to ¥or financing the campalgn by means of the sale of certificates at §1, $5 and 810, which show original membership #n the party & ex.- The cpnventi, cloxed shortly hefore B o'clock with heers for the ticket, Miss | Alabama, $5,060 and then the district conventions were held. G. O, P. Referred to as Moribund Party The /attendance at the convention during the day was limited to the delegates, as few spectators or others came in. There were 433 delegates on the roll, and probably most of them ‘were present. Enthusiasm was con- stant. The debate was mostly In very brief speeches, the five minute rule being used. Very little reference was made to the republican party by del- egates in their attack upon litical conditions, the word “moribund” be- ing invariably used, beginning with Alsop in the morning, in his request that speakers be brief as the progressives had to vacate the hall in the afternoon to permit the “final obsequies of the moribund party.” Thl}. hag reference to a republican rally. . DAVIS BEATS CHADWICK. Norwich Man Wins Bull Moose Nom- ination for Congress. Hartford, Sept. 26.—The congression- al conventions were short. In the First.district S. N. Dunning of West Hartford presided and Senator Alsop ‘was named. He accepted in a short speech, In the Third district F. S. Butter- worth presided. The nomination was offered to Professor Henderson of Yale, who declined it, although a dele- gate told him that he need not fear election. The offer was made in suc- cession to J. G. Schenck, Jr., of Meri- den, Willlam Woodruff of Milford, W. L. Leighton and Gus L. Willlams of of| New Haven, but each deglined for va- rious reasons. Prof. Henderson reconsidered and he was nominated with a cheer and the singing of “He's a Jolly Good Fellow.” The Second district had a fight on and the tension was quite strong for a time owing to of B. 8. Van- Renmolasr of ‘Ng ent tes. C. P. Bonfoey of dletown. presided, . the republican nominee, had been crit for “wire pulling,” the contest narrowed down to G. Warren Davis of Norwich and G. Ernest Chadwick of 0Old Lyme and a ballot gave it to the former, 32 to 8. In the Fourth district there was plenty of oratory, H. H. Jackson of- fering Samuel E. Vincent's name, and he was the choice after many words of praise had been spoken. Then appeared a letter from the hat makers of Bethel and Danbury asking for endorsement of Mr. Hill, because he had watched over the tariff Inter- ests of the district. The delegates started to criticise Mr. Hill, and were for turning down the letter without a reply, until others counselled sending & reply in the form of excerpts from the state platform. Mr. Jackson, however, said that the letter, which he said had come too late, had been offered in a gentlemanly spirit and was entitled to the answer from gentlemen. He said that nothing was ever lost by treating others fair- ly, and so with one accord, the dele- gates voted to have a committee of five prepare a proper reply to the re- quest of the hat makers, and tell them that it was not possible to endorse Mr. Hill. Two delegates were of the opin- fon that it would be well also to say that Mr, Vincent was likely to be elected and he could do just as good ‘work for the district, in Washington, as has Mr. Hill, but the chairman, George E. Melius, thought the commit- tee would do the .right thing in the ight way, In the Fifth district Senator Brins- made presided. H. G. Hoadley of Wa- terbury and T. J. Wall of Torrington were placed in nomination. Brinsmade said it was not possible for his name to be used. On a ballot Mr. Hoadley won 31 to 23, which selection was made unanimous. WILSON CAMPAIGN FUND. Contributions Aggregate $208,750— Fully $750,000 More Needed. New York, Sept. 26.—Total contribu- tions to date to the democratic cam- paign fund amount to $298,750, it was announced tonight by Henry Morgen- thau, chalrman of the democratic na- tional finance committee. Of this sum, e said $206,086 has been expended and that while the national committee feels encouraged at the amount of contribu. tlons received, there is urgent need of not less than $750,000 additional to pay legitimaté expenses to the close of the campaign. “The feeling of confidence through- out the country in the success of the ‘Wilson and Marshall ticket is hurting us in a financial way,” said Mr. Mor- genthau. “We have received contribu- tions from 11,160 pereons, and every state has been heard from.” The states credited with the large amounts were: New York, 3 Pennsylvania, $19,516; Illinois, $15,4 Missouri, $9,47 Wisconsin, $6,12 Virgi $5,40 ow Louisiana, ‘Washington, Texas, $4,592 Massachusetts, $3,559. Some of the largest contributors are: Supreme (Court Justice James W. Gerard, New York, $13,000; Samuel Untermever, $10,000: Davida Heyman, New York, $5 Elkus, New York, $5,000; Judge J. C. C. M. Kentucky, $5,000; Walter Rogers, Chi- cago, $5,000; Charles R. Smith, Wis- consin, $5,000; S. J. Jarvis, New York, $2,600; J. N. Camden, Kentucky, $2,- 500; Ralph Pulitzer, New York, $2,000. TAFT AND WILSON HAVE PLEASANT CHAT. Boston Hotel and Discuss Triale of Campsigning Mest at Eoston, Sept. 26.—President Taft and : | Governor Wilson met for the first time the convention the plan|gince the campalgn started at a hotel here late tonight. They grested each other heartily and chatted for several minufes. Tt was Governar Fass of Magsachu- setis who hraught the two candid. together just after the close of t Cabled Paragraphs Que: cim Chinamen Killed. interior of the province of Fu-Kien. Thousands Homeless by Typhoon. Tokio, Japan, Sept. 26.—Damage ex- ceeding $20,000,000 was caused by the typhoon which swept Japan. from end life was very henvy and tens of thou- sands are home'e: Greeks to Make Protest. Athens, Greece, Sept. 26.—A vigorous protest against the firing by Turkish troops on the Greek steamer Roumeli at Samos, a few days ago, is to be made by the Greek minister at Con- stantinople. Mutinous Soldiers Executed. ‘Wu-Chang, China, Sept. 26.—More than 200 mutinous soldiers were cap- tured and promptly executed without courtmartial by the local troops com- manded by Gen. Li Hung Heng in consequence of the outbreak which oc- curred among the soldlery encamped outside the walls of this city on Tues- day. Railroad Strike Spreading. Madrid, Sept. 26.—The railroad strike movement has spread from Cat- alonia to other parts of Spain. At a meeting at Almeria today of men em- ployed on the southern lines, a resolu- tion was adopted to stop work imme- diately on the pretext that the com- pany had arbitrarily discharged a foreman. ban of chambers of commerce, where the president made a speech. The governor put on his evening clothes, wrinkled from campaigning, and went to the reception room, but found the president had not yet come from the banquet room. “It would be inappropriate for me to wait here and have the president call on me,” the governor suggested to the committee, “so I had better retire to another room.” Governor Foss and Major R. E. Green of his staff escorted the New Jersey governor to the president. about the difficulties of camoaigning. The, president inquired of the gov- ernor how his voice was holding out, and the democratic candidate respond- ed: “Very well, considering the way campaign committees impose upon the personal comfort of candidates.” The president, with a smile, said: “There are only three other living candidates who can sympathize with you in these strenuous days of cam- paigning—Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Bryan and myself.” ’ Governor Wilson replied that it wouldn’t be go bad if camj com- mittees did not insist on ing the candidates speak everywhere and travel so much, A ‘With hearty handshake the two men parted, the president to summer home in Beverly an ‘Wilson retiring to his room to rest for his programme of speeches in Boston tomorrow. to his WILSON IN MASSACHUSBETTS. Urges His Election That Country May Have a “Team.” Fall River, Mass, Sept. %.—Gov. ‘Woodrow Wilson found the people of Massachusetts who greeted him today as enthusiastic and demonstrative as any he has met since he began cam- pnu%i-ng for the presidency. Great crowds turned out at Springfield, Fall River and Barre, where the governor made scheduled speeches, but along the way his reception was practically continuous. People came crowding, crushing and pressing to the rear of the train and stretched their hands upward to him wishing him success. Cries for buttons were insistent and the governor himself helped toss them from the train. The nominee covered a variety of topics in his speeches, including the tariff, the questions affecting monop- oly and governmental assistancey to farmers. Governor Foss of Massa- chusetts, Mayor Fitzgerald of Bos- ton and National Committeeman Fred Coughlin appeared with Governor Wil- son at the county fair at Barre, where a big crowd gathered. The presiden- tial candidate made a brief speech, allotting most of his time there to shaking hands with a long line of Dpeople. At the outset of his speech here the governor set forth that the democratic party was the only- organized team ready to govern the country and that neither the republican nor progressive party would control congress in any event. He declared that if the leader of the third party were elected he would be “the loneliest official in the United States.” The governor predicted that in all possibility there would be a demo- cratic house and a democratic senate, and added that the leader of the third party, if elected, would be “as unsuc- cessful as the present president of the United States.” “T mean no disrespect,” said the governor, ‘“but all the measures passed by both houses and intended for the voters and buyers of the country have been vetoed. Our president occupies a post of resistance, for he hasn't any team, and the only president you can associate with a team is a democratic president. a captain I would make. I'm not go- ing to pretend that the democratic president would be successful, All I can say s that he will have a team.” The governor added that the coun- try, unless electing a democratic ex- ecutive, would face “two or four vears more of disagreement wiih the legis- that if the progressive party won, there might be an interesing four years —but ‘not fruitful.” CHURCHILL FOR GOVERNOR. New Hampshire Progressives Nomination. Make Concord, N. H., Sept. 26.—Wimston Churchill of Cornish was nominated for governor by the progressives here today and a platform largely confined to natlonal issues was adopted. The nomination of other candidates will be made by petition under the direction of a state committee chosen by the convention. Mr. Churchill formally accepted the nomination, and Gover- nor Johnson of oandidate for vice president, also ad- dressed the delegates, Buffragettes Wearing Arior. London, Sept. 27. he suffragettes’ latest dodge s the wearing of protec- tive armor. It is learned that several of the women who dismirbed Chancel- | lor Llovd- orge’s Welsh meeting on | Saturday wore quilted ang padded gar- I ments, with sharp pins, peinis out- ward, firmly fixed in the padding. Amoy, China, Sept, 26.—Violent ri- ots, lnywhich many Chinese who had cut off their queues were killed, are reported today from An Chi, in the to end on Sunday, while the loss of juet of the international congress The governor and the president exchanged greetings and both laughed heartily Governor I don't know what kind of lative branch of the government,” and | ‘alifornla, progressive Vicious Effect of Free Trade WILL REDUCE THE DEMAND FOR AMERICAN *GOODS. MACHINERY WILL STOP Chairman Hilles Doollru'fl\. Effect on Business is the Essential Question— | Asks Wilson to Be More Specific. . Beverly, Mass., Sept. 26.—Chairman Hilles of the republican national com- mittee after a day with President Taft and New England republican leaders, issued a statement tonight, taking is- sue with Gov. Woodrow Wilson, and declaring that his views on free trade and protection were to be measured by the effect upon business conditions. Mr. Hilles said in part: Democratic Platitudes. “1 see it is intimated by Governor Wilson that the republican party is trying to evade discussion of the tariff. It seems to me that in that respect the boot is on the other leg. I have vet to find in any of the democratic speeches, a clear definition of what they propose to do in regard to the tariff if they control the government. There have been many platitudes ut- tered of interest to the working man, but it has not been pointed out how they purpose a revision of the tariff to a ‘revenue only’ point, without injury to existing industries. What Effect Upon Business? “In my opinion, this is the vital question which the democratic candi- dates must face before the campaign is closed, and 1s the issue upon which the thousands of democratic business men who voted for President Taft four years ng?, will be found voting for him again this fall. The essential question is not whether any of us would like to see the consumer benefit- ed by tariff reduction, but how we pro- pose to make those reductions with- out injury to labor and to American business enterprises. The real ques- tion to the business community is not as to abstract merits of free trade or protection, but what effget will be produced upon business conditions by radical changes in the existing tariff. If They Mean It, Business Suffers. “The opposition should answer the question clearly and definitely wheth- er they propose to so far reduce exist- ing tariff duties as to bring foreign goods into effective competition with American goods of the same character and thereby increase imports. “Either they mean this or they do not mean it. If they do not mean it, their platitudes about ‘tariff reform are a fraud and delusion upon the peo- ple. If they do mean it, then cer- tain interests must suffer. Will Reduce Demand for American Goods. “Only an intellectual acrobat can argue that throwing down the tariff will have the instant effect of a rush of imports into the country at low prices and that not an American wheel will slow down or an American work- er thrown out of employment in con- sequence. “Tariff changes will either increase imports of competitive articles or they will not. If they will not, then the cost to consumers will not be reduced materially; if they increase imports, they will correspondingly reduce the demand for American-made goods, and certain mills will be put on short time, men will be lald off, and ultimately costly investments in plants and ma- chinery will be turned into junk. If this is not the policy of the democratic candidates, it behooves them to de- clares what is their policy. Bull Moose Votes Dangerous. “I think It is becoming clear to the business community and the working- men that their votes upon the third party candidates is just as dangerous to the preservation of the protective | principles as voting directly for the opposition candidates. It seems to be the purpose of the third-party man- agers to defeat not only the republi- can national ticket but republican can- didates for congress, by skimming oft Just enough votes for their own can- didates in every state and district to v:ipe out existing republican plurali- ties. Policy of Leveling Custom Houses. “The effect of this policy would be appalling, if it should succeed. It would result in the return of free- trade democrats to congress from dis- trict after district, now represented by republicans. So far as the plan suc- ceeded, there would not be left in congress a corporal’s guard of mem- bers friendly even to a moderate de- gree of protection. Even if Governor Wilson, elected president under such conditions, should repent of the ex- treme policies of his party and should veto megsures aimed to carry out the policles of Champ Clark, of leveling the custom houses to the ground, there would not be votes enough in the two | houses to sustain the veto. A radical majority, indifferent to the interests of the business community and of the workers would be able to ride rough- shod over the president if he should exerciee the veto power.” RESIDUE OF DIMMOCK ESTATE IS $1,897,000. Yale Will Receive One-half and Possi- bly Whole of It. New York, Sept. 36.—The residuary | | fund of Henry F. Dimmock’s estate, of | which Yale university will receive one. | balf, and possibly all, was fixed at $1,- { 837,000 by an appraiser today. The to- | tal estate was appraised at $2,368,000 | net. { Under the will Mr. Dimmock's wid- ow and his daughter, Mrs. Susan Hutchinson, will receive the income of | the residuary during their lives. | Thereafter the fund is to be divided | | equally between Yale and Mrs, Hutch- | inson’s descendants, if any. Should Mrs. Hutehinson have no descendants the | entire sum will reevit to gale. Mr. Dimmock’s fortune Was invested, the report shows, almost entirely in stocks and bonds of railroads and in- AVIATOR KILLED IN AN AUTO COLLISION. Aviatress Who Was With Him Very Badly Injured. Lyone, France, Sept. 26—Baroness de La Roche, & noted aviatress, was desperately injured,in an automobile colliston near Bellefille-Sur-Saone this evening. Charles Volsin, an aviator, | war killed at the same time. oness de La Rocha was the first | woman to make an aeroplane flight in | Parls. She won her air pilot license | in February, 1210, | tomorrow. { tive wanted to show hew to re Mailing Forms o the Editors PREPARATIONS TO ENFORCE NEWSPAPER LAW, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 Attorney General Sustains Postmaster General’s View of What Constitutes Circulation—Constitutionality Doubt. ‘Washington, Sept. 26. — Attorney General Wickersham today sent to Postmaster General Hitchcock a writ- ten opinion on certain phases of the new federal law requiring daily and weekly newspapers and some other publications to present to the postmaster general semi-annual sworn statements of circulation, ownership of their stocks and bonds and other informa- tion, under penalty of denial of the use of the mails. Consfitutionality Not Considered. The attorney general upholds the postmaster general’s construction that it is immaterial whether subscriptions are indlvidual or in bulk and that the provision of the law covers the num- ber of copies of a publication distrib- uted to certain paid subscribers by any means. Mr. ickersham’s _opinion, epared at the direction of President g‘:fl, does not touch upon the consti- tutionality of the law, which is part of the postoffice appropriation bill en- acted at the last session of congress. Hitcheock’s Inquiry. Mr. Hitcheock inquired whether the law -“shall be limited to paid indi- vidual subscriptions or shall include purchases in bulk by news agencies or others for redistribution, also whethet in your opinion the provision covers circulation of daily newspapers not distributed through the mails,” Attorney General Wickersham re- plied categorically to these inquiries, holding that: Text of Wickersham’s Reply. “1—It i8 immaterial whether or no: subscriptions are individual or in bulk The statement should include the av- erage of the number of copies of each issue of such publication sold or dis- tributed to all persons who have sub- seribed; that is, have agreed to take and pay for one or more copies of the publication for a definite perlod of time, and have pald for such subscrip- tions. “2—In my opinion, the provision covers the number of copies of such publication distributed to such paid subscribers by any means, whether by the mails gr otherwise.” Forms Mailed to Editors. “We shall administer the law justly and ‘mpartially, as we find it,” said Mr. Hitcheock today. “The opinion by the attorney general upholds the con- struction placed upon the law by offi- cers of the postoffice department. We have no alternative; we must enforce It “Today we are beginning to mail to 12,000 editors forms to be filled out in compliance with the law. These will reach their destinations by Oct. 1,when the law becomes effective. Under the act they must be filled out and return- ed as soon as practicable. In the event of failure to comply with the pro- visions of the law, publishers may be liable to the penalty provided by con- gress.” MRS. HANNER ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HUSBAND Hanner and Herself Wounded While Automobiling. Mr, Niagara Falls, N. Y., Sept. 26—Mrs. Mary M. Hanner is technically under arrest here tonight on a charge of having shot her husband, George Han- ner on the night of September, 12, with intent to kill. The warrant for Mrs. Hanner’s arrest was issued by Judge Smith at North Tonawanda late to- day at the close of John Doe proceed- ings. Judge Smith gave the warrant to Chief of Police Ryan to serve. A dis- agreement between the police of the two cities developed here when the question arose as to who would furn- ish a guard for Mrs. Hanner who is still at Mount 8t. Mary’s hospital with a bullet wound in her knee. The dispute is still unsettled. The shooting of the Hanners oc- curred on September 12 while they were enroute from Niagara Falls to Buffalo in an automobile. Mr. Han- ner was shot in the back of the head and Mrs. Hanner's right knee was shattered by a bullet. In the auto- mobile with the Hanners were Cleo Chambers of Buffalo, a chauffeur and the Hanner's four year old boy. Mrs. Hanner ld the police the shooting seemed to come from a lumber yard at the side of the road. The nature of the wounds and the direction taken by the bullets, the po- llce believe made this impossible and they began work on the mystery on the theory that the shots were fired by some one In the automobile. Han- ner expresses the bellef that the shooting was not done by his wife, PARTY LEADERS SEEK FOR A “DARK HORSE” | No Nomination Yet For Governor by New York Republicans. Saratoga, N. Sept. 26.—Midnight found the thousand or more delegates | to the republican state convention, tired from a long day of deliberations and much uncertainty, still casting about to find the likely candidate for head of the state ticket to be chosen The leaders were said to be trying to find a “dark horse” who would be able to capture a majority of the bal- lots in case the strength of the three opposing candidates were found to be neutralized. At a late hour tonight Job of New York stated his absl fidence in his nomination for governor, while the adherents of former Speaker James W. Wadsworth and former Congressman Willlam S. Be equally confident of the selec: respective candidates. tien of the JOHNSON’'S LIGHT DIET. Goes All Day on Egg Sandwich and Glass of Milk. MaNliester, N, H, Sept. 26.—How to campaign on short rations was ably demonsirated today by Gov. Hlrwm W Johnson, the, prugressive candidats tor vice president. From early morning unt!l night he ate only an egg sand wich and drank s glass of milk 1L was not that the Califernia execu- p the & which enused him high cost of v te eat se littl Clreamstances such that It impessihle for 10 oblain any more [ood, were him was riett were | Condensed Telegrams William P. Tyler of Middlebury was nominated by republicans yesterday t.(‘le:nnon for senator“n the 17th dis- ric | Charles W. Hodge of Roxbury, Conn., Was nominated for senator at the 32d senatorial district democratic conven- tion yesterday. General Mena, Leader of the Nicara- i:nn revolutionjsts, is to be sent to nama under guard of American sail- ors and marines. Enlistments in the Navy for the week ended Sept. 21 amounted to 309, the highest in any week since Jan. 13, when 367 enlisted. Harry W. Reynolds of East Haddam was nominated for senator yesterday at the 34th senatorial district conven- tion of republicans. George H. Johnson was nominated for senator at the 32d senatorial dis- trict republican convention at Wood- bury, Conn, yesterday. According to the Appraisers’ Report the net value of the estate of John Arbuckle, the sugar manufacturer, who dled last March, is $29,613,000. Former State Senator Lyman H. Johnson died at his home at New Ha- ven suddenly yesterday from the ef- fects of a shock. He was 67 years old. Mrs. John E. Roosevelt, a cousin by marriage of Theodore Roosevelt, died at her home at Sayeville, L. I, yester. day of typhoid fever complicated by pneumonia. With the Thermometer Down to 33 in St. Paul and Minneapolis early yes- terday, the first heavy frost of the season was recorded by government weather officials. Governor Wilson Said He Slept Well ‘Wednesday night at New Haven, “I had plenty of room,” he added with a smile. "I slept in a bed that was made for President Taft.” A Skidding Auto Slid 30 Feet into the side of an Atlantic City electric express traln at an unprotected grade crossing at Malaga, N. J. One of the occupants was killed. J. Leslie Darling of Essex, Conn. was sentenced to state prison for from three to ten years in the superior court at Middletown _ yesterday for abuse of a minor female. The Naugatuck Water Companv is- sued orders yesterday forbidding the use of water for sprinkling the lawns and streets and advising economical use of water by all citizens. A Request for Arbitration of the strike at several Boston hotels by the state board of conciliation and arbi- tration was made yesterday by a com- mittee representing the strikers. William H. Corbin, a Well Known lawyer of New Jersey, dled at his country home in Sullivan county, New York. His death was caused by hard- ening of the arteries and overwork. One Hundred and Fifty ta) and drillers at Quincy, Mags, who have been on strike for twelve wéeks, fe- turned to work vesterday at the yard of the Fore River Shipbullding com- pany. A Portrait Which Has Been h-”inn for years in a house at Newport, Mon- mouthshire, England, has turned out to be Gainsborough's picture of the Duke of York, which was painted for King George III in 1784, A Bronze Tablet “to commemorate the noble life and the heroic death” of Major Archibald Willingbam Butt, U. S. A, was unveiled In_All Saints’ chapel, University of the South, at Sewanee, Tenn., i‘esluday. & James M. Clark, a stockholder and for many years floor walker for Smith, Murray & company in Bridgeport, was stricken with heart fallure in the store yesterday and was dead when an am- bulance surgeon arrived. Threo Incandescent Bulb Manufac- turers of Bluefield, N. J., Hartford, Ct. and Schenectady, N. Y., divided among them a United States contract for $450,000 of electric light globes award- ed by Secretary MacVeagh. Miss Beulah Chandler, 18 years old, discovered rocks piled on the track of the Norfolk and Western railroad on a curve near Bluefield, W. Va. She flagged a train with her apron. The passengers took up a collection for her. A Wireless Weather Forecast System for ocean-going vessels will be pro- vided by the government weather bu- reau if congress will appropriate $150,- 000 included in the estimates for next year by Chief Willis 1., Moore of the bureau. A Young Goat Labeled Teddy was on exhibition at the Chamber of Hor- rors in Union square, New York, but the animal had too much of its name- sake's gnirit to stay exhibited. Tt broke loose and ate all the Wilson pictures in the place. Thomas Birmingham, one of the he- roes of the Haymarket riots in 1886, and who at that tlme was considered the handsomest and most perfect phy gieal specimen in the Chicago police department, died penniless at the county hospital. . Resolutions to Abolish the city gov- ernment and favoring legislation which would increase the power of the se- lectmrin so as to give the town a form of commission government are to he inserted in the call for the annual town meeting of Stamford on Oct. 7. Chester F. Graffam, a 12 vear ol boy who was wounded by a shot from a target rifle at the grange fair in aco, Me., Wednesday, dled yesterday Rdward A. Schwartz, who was holding the rifle at the time it was discharged, was arrested on a charge of man- slaughter. Otto McKnelly, a Car Repairer, aged 1, was arrested yesterday charged with the murder of his father, Theo- dore McKnelly, his mother and sister Gretta, whose hodies were found in a tent on the outskirts of Wellington, Kas. Mr. and Mrs. McKneily each car- ried $1,000 life I Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, U. 8. A, re- | tired, 1 resterday u statement to his and friends,” saying that although his wife recently pawned her Jewels (o satisfy a judgment | agalust him reconcillation with her 'was impossible. They have been es | tranged for more than a quarier of & | century j A Recommendation thal the resigne ton of Col. Ja MeCusker, warden of the Khode prison. he requested was esterday by a | committes of the rd of char ities and correctio the full beard T ommitiee recently investiga | ena lowed undue lbery isoners were The Bulletin’s Circulation In Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion .o the City's Population Three Shot by Policeman Debs OFFICER WHO ARRESTED THAW ON RAMPAGE. £ FOLLOWED A QUARREL Wife and Two Neighbors’ Children His Rage—Infuriated Man Then Turns Weapen on Himesl New York, Sept. 26.—Antho; Debs, the policeman who arrested li';rry K. W after the latter killed Stanford White on the Madison Square Garden roof, shot and probably mortally in- {:{odmhist;fl:‘ l‘ie today, sent bullets 0 the thighs of two small giri then committed suicide, S Shooting Followed Quarréel. The shooting took place in fromt of the Debs home on the upper West Side after a quarrel, the outcome of which was the serving of a subpoena upon Debs summoning him to appear in the domestic relations court. Neighbors' Chiidren Wounded. Standing on the lowest step of the steps, Debs fired four times at his wite as she stood on the landing. One o let went wild, another entered wife's head, and the others Mary Collins, 13 years old, and Kath- erine Hawkesworth, of the same age, neighbors’ children, who were playing at the doorway. Stepping over his, wife’s body, Debs entered his home, reloaded his revoilver and shot himself in the temple. Debs Dies of His Wound. Two hours later he died in the hes- pital where his wife Hes fnns erttioal condition, and the less s in- Jured children in an adjoining ward. Debs had two small ch ‘who wers not at home at the time of the shooting. MRS. SICKLES WON'T EVICT THE GENERAL. Decides Not to Foreclose Mortgage on His Fifth Avenue Home. New York, Sept. 26.—Mrs. Daniel B. Sickles, wife of the aged civil war vet- eran, tonight answered the open letter which General Sickles issued to his comrades today—in which he declared reconciation with her was impossible —by declaring that she would fore- close a mortgage which she held on her husband’s Fifth avenue home and the general. evict . Mrs, Sickles recently paid over 8,000 it an 3800 Jadgmen o™ has held it and threatened.to sell old s 's collection of curios, rel- fes and other valuable personal K She also holds a 340, ol on his home, on. which has Paid her “one cent of ost,” she says in her statement, dentally decla: that the general has “capitalized himself as a war hero.” shall foreclose that mortgage amé I shall evict him,” her statement adds. “I hold the judgment of which he speaks in his letter, it is true. By hav- him with money to live on?" Later tonight Mrs. Sickles changed her attitude and relented, withdraw- ing her threat to evict. “No,” ,she said, “I shall not dispos- sess the general. I will not take any legal action against him or will I harm him in any way. After all, he is the father of my children and I bear his name. I took the mortgage on the house to protect him and for the same reason I hag the mortgage to me. No, I don’t wish to do thing to disturb him.” ANOTHER STRIKE AT { THE WASHINGTON MILL. Operatives Quit Work as Proteef Against Ettor's Confinement. Lawrence, Mass, Sept. 26.—Two thousand operatives in the Washing- ton mill of the American Woolen com- pany left their work today as a pro- test against the confinement in jall of Joseph J. Ettor and Arturo Gfovan- nitti. There was no disorder. ‘Without warning, about 100 opera- tives walked out of the worsted spin- ning department. They were followed by workers in other departments, and in several instances departments wefe immediately shut down. Some em- ployes sald they left because of fear of violence. The strikers and their sympathizers gathered in front of the mill and after a short time marched to the lower Pacific mill, a short distance away. Bhouting and singing, the demon- rating workers attempted to inducs ”ne Pacific operatives to induce anks, but wers not succesafl. Ap soon $5. 08¢ police were notifled of the gath- ering a detail of ten officers were sent to the scene. The strikers were in- formed that they must disperse, and they left the mill section without showing any resistance. — e MI18S CRAMER EXONERATED BY THE SUPREME COURT. Charged With Obtaining Meney by “Fake Spiritualistic Messages.” | Washington, Sept. 26.—Mrs. Laora R. Cramer, a _clerk in the staie de- partment, sued two vears ago by Lee M. Hurd of New York for $40,000 al- leged to have been received by her from his grandfather, Fenton J. Hurd, ot Greenwich, Conm., 89 years old at the time, was exonerated today of charges of fraud by the disteict su- eme court pru was charged by Hurd that “throngh fake spiritmalistic messages” from the deceased wife of his grand- father advising him to place monsy with Mrs, Cramer, the lalter had ob- tained $40,000. She acknowledged that she had recelved $24,000, but it was given to her because of the kind con- sideration to Mr. Hurd, Wwho boarded with her whenever he visited Washington. An appeal Js lo be taken, Stesmehip Arrivats. Avonmouth, Sept. 26 —Arrived: Reoy- &l George, Montreal London, Sept 38 —Arrived: Cam- brtgn, Boston A'ucwarp, Bept. 2. —Arrived: Mani tou, Philadelphia Rotterdam, Sept, 26.—Arrived: Rot- terdam, New York. | Pasinat, Rept. 26.—Steamer Afdirietic, | New York for Queenstomn and [Jver | prel. 226 milas west at 10.30 a. m, Dwe Queenstown I a. m, Friday