Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 8, 1912, Page 1

VOL. LIV.—NO. 270 NORWICH, CONN., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1912 PRICE TWO CENTS ILLINOIS IS NOW IN WILSON COLUMN Roosevelt Loses Its 29 Electoral Votes But Captures Minnesota’s Twelve From Governor Refuses to Make Any Announcement Concerning Published Speculations— A“Birthplace Jubilee” Planned at Staun- ton, Va., where President-elect Was Born—Now Certain That Democrats Will Control the Next Senate. 18 California h | the your guns, and victory, complete and permanent, is sure at last. “The lasting and permanent victory won by progressives Tuesday in crystalization of a great public 1| sentiment founded upon a moral con- e Wil- n the | complished. | the nation that | new spirit in Americansim that mi ception “That immediate success did not come to the candidates is of no conse- quence. The big thing has been ac- There's a new part has come to st iltimately politics tha | progress; a new life in marks a better national - | existence. ts. ° | ticket, | not ote 46 Per Cent. is ex- each The n ap- nt. of the | nd Taft thus far 908, while expected to ny pre- m, gave majority. New Goes v Down Republicans. VICE PRESIDENCY. So y e will ebody from Taft States Be Named Yov. 7 n the t publican he nont fact flicers mittee fa- from lection have e esident Sherman pofntment v on the tick of purely an honor members r Governor Mead me was proposed convention, are orah of Idaho, b era e national committee meets o Nov. 12 to select the can- didate, it is not bound to gnate any f a majority of the com- tee members favor leaving nation to the electors themselyes, action would make it possible h group of four republican el to cast their votes for men from ctive states. o nat ommittee makes the esignation Governor Hadley M will in any event have the sup- port of a large number of the person. for ea tors res mem- “LIKE “MISSING A TRAIN." Johnsons Epigrammatic Reference to the Situation. ago, Nov. 7.—G Johnson of ( date on the Hiram W. lifornia, defeated candi- ogressive vice presiden- tial ticket n Chicago today on his way home Califor; announced that the defeat was mere an incident of the progressive fight and “of little more consequence to the ultimate sue- cese of earnest man than the missing of rain.” Tired w his campaizning, but with determined bearing and unabated force, he sounded what he character- ized as » “new call to the moose,” and then gave the call to his followers to begin a fight for 1914 and 1916 “We might express our determina- tion in the words of Abraham Lincoln,” he said. “All we have to do is to keep tl faith; remain steadfast to right; stand by your principles; stand by was | Says Vice chang- | | selection ity | with ¢ | to | took | timate: Progressives in every had their baptism of fire. nafraid still and will p state have They are erve their | orzanizations everywhere. HADLEY MEETS TAFT. Presidential Nomination Was Not Discussed. Washington, Nov. No_ light was thrown on the question of who will have second place on the republican idential ticket by the v ernor, morning on the train to sident Taft's car was attach- ght for Chicago. On arriv- ing he told a questioner he had not been to take second place on the 1d later said the subject wa3 discussed an interview with President Taft during the day. r Hadley stated that he came Washington on private business, that his call on the president was a personal one. THE BULL MOOSE CLAIM Exploded by Reference to the Law and Precedents. Washington, Nov, 7.—Statements by progressive party leaders that the will expect representation on non-par: tisan_government boards, committees, etc., has led to an examination here of the laws and precedents bearing on such appointments. This shows, it is declared, that the lawmajers, in cre- ating non-partisan boards and com- missions, made no provision for the of members from minority parties. Consequently the geperal rule has been merely to prohibit more than a majority of the members of these boards and commissions being select- | ed from one party, nothing being said »m what party or marties the minor- shall be chosen. In accordance s President Wilson would be legally frpe in most cases to select minority fnembers from any of the minority parties. FEW REPUBLICANS WIN, | Three Candidates on State Ticket Sur- vive the Deluge. 3oston, Nov. 7.-~The democratic vie- of Tuesday in Massachusetts ap- parently did not extend below the of- fices of governor, lieutenant governor ind secretary of ‘state. Unofficlal re- turns from the 33 cities and all but a few of the towns show pluralities for the republican candidates for state treasurer, auditor and atlorney gen- | eral of from two thousand to five thou- sand. For secretary of state Frank J. | Donahue, democrat, has by these re- turn plurality of 8,434 votes over Albert P. Langtry, republican candi- ate for re-election. The vote of the missing towns for governor on Tues day showed a republican plurality of 1,983. TO RECALL MAYOR. Claim That He Has Not Enforced Re- spect for American Flag. Seattle, Nov. T—A petition for the recall of Mayor B. G. Cottrell, contain- nearly 24,000 88, Wa filed in comptroller's office today. It is ed in the petition that Mayor Cog- 1 has shown himself lacking in exccutive ability and moral courage, that he suffers certain persons and certain institutions to interfere in po- Iitical matters; that he has failed, ap- parently because of obligations to n politicians and socialist agi- to protect citizens of Seattle in_their comstitutional rights ang to enforce proper respect for the Ameri- an flag Rooseveit Carrles Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Nov. 7.—As was ex- pected, Theodore Roosevelt's plurality over Governor Wilson in Pennsylvania another jump tonight upon the completion of the count in a number of add mal counties. Including from 116 missing distric Allegheny county which are yn es- | able, Colonel Roosevelt's plurallty now stands at 44,311, Roosevelt May Carry California. San Franci At 10 o'clock on’s plu he state over Roosevelt had been reduced to 99 votes, The figures were 4238 precincts out of 4,372: Wilson 280,426, Roosevelt 2 Four precincis from Los Angeles county contributed towards this change. - Prohibition Loses in Colorade. Denver, Col, Nov. 7.—State-wide prohibition, voted upon as an inftiated amendment to the constitution, was defeated by a majority estimated at from 20,000 to 40,000. A referred meas- ure to build a railway tunnel through the Rocky Mountains appears to have been carried. Bridgeport in Darkness. Bridgeport, Conn.,, Nov. 7.—During the severe rainstorm at Falirfleld to- | night a tree fell on the electric light feedwire, putting the town in com- plete darkness. Fatally Injured by Auto. New Haven, Nov. 7.—Harry Enright, who was struck by the Orange street autobus last night while riding a bicycle, died tonight in a local hos pital ag the result of injuries receiyed, Cabled Paragraphs Death for Russian Sailors. Sevastopol, Russia, Nov. 7.—The naval court has sentenced 17 sailors to death and 106 to imprisonment for from four to eight vears at hard labor for instigating mutinies in the Rus- | stan fleet. Fatal Fall From Hotel Window. Marseilles, | Kitty COLONEL MAY -ALSO WIN OUT IN CALIFORNIA| France, Nov. T7—Miss Saville Singer, of New York, was killed last night by falling from the fourth floor window of a hotel here. It is believed the occurrence was ac- cidental. New French Battleship Launched. st. re, France, Noy. 7—France's new battleshlp, the France, was launched here today and was christen- »d by the French minister of marine, Theophile Delcasse. The France is a sister ship of the Paris, but will be equipped with heavier guns, Increase of Imports and Exports. London, Nov. 7—The October state- ment of the board of trade shows in- creases of $51,608,500 in imports and $23,938,000 in exports. The imports of food, raw material and manufactured goods each increase about $16,000,000, and manufactured goods and coal made the largest gains in the ex- ports. PLANS INQUIRY ON HIGH COAL PRICES Boston Association Proposes Action by Court Unless Rates Are Reduced. duced. Boston, Nov. 7.—That the high price asked by the retail dealers for hard coal in this city not justified by existing circumstances is the opinion of the United Improvement association, which voted last evening at its No- vember dinner and meeting at the Boston City club, to accept the report of its executive committee upon this matter, recommending decisive action. sociation believes that, while the present prices of hard coal may bring only a fair return to some of the local dealers — those unfortunate enough not to have secured a suffi- cient supply from the ayncipal mining companies and are therefore obliged to pay an unusually high price to the independent miners—it is nevertholess true that most of the local dealers are charging such high prices for their low-priced coal as would be warrant- ed only in case their entire supply consiste !vnl the higher priced indepen- by one of the largest dealers in the city that in his opinion the conditions warranting the increase of 50 cents a ton will no longer exist after the mid- dle of December, when he believes the retail price should be reduced to an amount only cents a ton in excess of last winte! price. The association, therefore, voted last evening that the report of this com- mittee be made public, and that if the present conditions are not changed by the middle of December, either by low- ering the price to a level 50 cents below the present rates or by the in- troduction of new factors bearing up- on the situation, it should then pro- ceed to bring evidence before the court in regard to coal prices and apply for the appointment of a master to take further testimony. REVIEWS PERUVIAN ATROCITIES. Great Britain Has Done Little Since They Were Disclosed. London, Noy. 7.—The outrage in the Putumayo rubber district of Peru came up again in the house of com- mons last night during the committes stage. In reply to a question Sir Albert Spleer, the chief of the American de- partment of the foreign office, stated that the attention of Great Britain had heen called to the Peruvian atrocities in September, 1909, by articles pub- lished In Truth. He explalned the locus standi of the forelgn office by calling attention to the peculiar mix- up resulting from the fact that the Peruvian Amazon company employed Barbadians, who are among the suf- ferers. An instance of this is the man O'Donnell. He is a Peruvian who 18 in jail in St. Vincent, B. W. I, on the charge of murder, and Great Britain is trying to extradite him from one of her own colonies The company, said the government spokesman, had taken no steps to im- prove matters beyond dismissing seven of the Peruvian sub-managers because they kad relief on the denfals of one director and the secretary. STEERAGE PASSENGERS ON STRANDED STEAMER. All Other Classes of Passengers Have Been Transferred. Quebec, Nov. 7—With 500 steerage passengers and her crew still on board, the Canadian Northern steamer Roval George tonight remained fast where she went aground one mile east of Polnt St. Lawrence last night. A northeastern wind was blowing 50 miles an hour and a high sea and heavy rain interrupted the work of transferring the passengers to ships sent to the stranded steamer's assist- ance. More than 400 passengers were taken early today. Steamship officials hope the rescue work can be resumed tomorrow. Meanwhile they have given assurance that the Royal George is in no danger. It was not expected tonight that tne vessel can be floated until Saturday, when the highest fall tide is due to occur. FEW BETS IN WALL STREET. Total Amount is Belisved Not to Ex- ceed $100,000. New York, Nov. 7.—It was pay day in Wall street yesterday. Hlection bats were being squared off. It was esti- mated that the total amound that anged hands was the unusually small sum of $100,000. In previous years the amount of money that would g0 on the election, when closely con- tested campaigns existed, reached to- tals of $2,000,000 and $8,000,000. At no time in the campaign just fin- ished did interes: in betting reach any- Wwhere near the pitch of enthusiasm that betting on the baseball series dld. Men who figured up their very mod- est winning yesterday recalled the dif- ference in the spirit and ameunt of the betting this year with that of the Hearst-McClelan mayoralty contest, It was estimated that against the $100,- 000 wagered this year, over $3,000,060 was spent in bets then. \ Roosevelt Now Leads in California. Ban Francisco, Nev. 7.—Another cer- rection in the Los Angeles figures by County Clerk Leland at 11 e'clock te- night again wiped out Wilsen's nar- row lead in California and put Roese- velt akead by 130 votes, The are: Preeincts heard from, 42 14372; Wilson 280,125, Roosevelt ~ Albania Bone “of Contention PROGRAMME TO MEET OPPOSITION ALLIES' ANTAGONISMS LIKELY Austria and Iltaly Have Agreed to In- dependence of Albania—No Authen- tic News From the Seat of War. London, Nov. The past twenty- four hours have brought little news of importance from the seat of War. The report that Saloniki has been evacuated is premature and a similar report concerning Monastir is still un- confirmed. There is no authentic news of the alleged defeat of the Turks be- fore Tchatalja. Turkish Reports Misleading. On the contrary, a Constantinople despatch sets forth the Turkish claim that there are no Bulgarians before Tchatalja_and that beth armies are resting. The Turkish reports regard- ing the progress of the war, however, have been so consistently misleading as to have little value. No Move Toward Intervention. The present lull in news may mean that some important action is pend- ing. In the meantime diplomatic ef- foris to end the war are making no progress and the European press is busy discussing all the aspects of the settlement of difficult questions. Ev- erything tends to show that almost irreconcilable antagonisms will arise over the allocation of Turkish terri- tory. Servia claims as her share a large part of Albania, including the Adrianople ports of Duransasso, Ales- slo and Sangiovanni di Medua. Desire Partition of European Turkey. According to the Servian premler's statement to the Paris Temps, the allfes desire the partition of European Turkey, leaving the fate of Constanti- nople to the decision of the powers. According to reports current in Ber- iin the intentlon of the allies is to di- vide Albania between Servia and Greece, but an agreement already ex- ists between Austria and Italy, which would be supported by Germany, guar- anteeing the integrity and indepen- dence of Albania and the triple alli- ance is determined to prevent Servia at all costs from reaching the Adriatic. It is even asserted that the triple al- liance has agreed to make Albania independent with the Duke of the Abruzzl as king. Powers May Act Today. Another important meeting occurred at Bucharest today between the Ru- melian premier and the Russian and Austrian ministers. It is reported that the powers will tomorrow com- municate to the Balkan states Tur- key’s Tequest for mediation. Publio Opinion Against Mediation. Constantinople, Nov. 7—Public opin- fon in Constantinople is strongly op- posed to the idea of seeking mediation or peace. Nazim Pasha, the Turkish commander in chief, has reported to the government that the army is de- termined to fight until victorious or absolutely defeated. He regards the reverses sustalned as unfortunate, but says that the brave Ottoman army is confident of ultimate success and that the whole corps and officers are unan- imous in faver of continuing the war. LO8 ANGELES EXPLOSION PLANNED FOUR MONTHS. Letters and Telograms Introduced to Prove It. Indianapolis, Nov. 7.—Four months’ activity on the part of labor leaders on the Pacific coast preceded the fatal explosion in Los Angeles, according to letters and telegrams introduced by the government at the trial of the 45 accusod “dynamite plotters” today. From the teiegrams and letters read to the jury the government set forth this part of its contention as follows: “Four months before the Los An- geles Times buflding was blown up Bugene A. Clancy, a labor leader in Ban Francisco, who had been Instruct- ed to investigate labor conditions in Los_Angeles, telegraphed to John J. McNamara in Indianapolis: ““The fight is on in Los Angeles. We are going to win. Send Hockin at once.” " McNamara, after referring the re- quest to Frank M. Ryan, president of the structural iron workers, wired Clancy: “Better get a man in Los Angeles to do the work. Hockin to0 busy in the east.” 1t was about this time, according to Ortle E. McManigal's confession, that Herbert S. Hockin was leader of the “dynamiting crew. JUMPED INTO RIVER IN HIS DELIRIUM Highlands, N. J., Man Loses His Life in Saving a Boy’ Highlands, N. J, Nov. 7.—In delir- fous fancy that he heard again the cries of a boy whom he rescued from the Shrewsbury river recently, Fe- lix Felford broke away from his sick- bed today and plunged into the wa- ters. His body was found later near the spot where he had made the res- cue. Felford’s delirium came with pneu- monia which he contracted in saving the boy’'s life. ’ PAWTUCKET GIRL SEEKS HUSBAND. Sends Statements Out West Saying T She Wants to Marry. Chico, Cal, Nov. 7.—Charles Drless, a local jeweler, has found in shipments of beud rosaries from a New York house notes by which girl bead work- ers seek husbands in the west. One of the notes gave the address “Miss Etta Hogan, 908 Main street, Pawtucket, R. 1" The girls state frankly that they want te be married and plead for an’ answer, A. F. of L, Cenvention Opens. Rechester, N, Y, Nev, 7.—About six hundred thousand of the three mil- lion members of the American Federa- tion of Laber were represented here today at the epeming of the conven- tiens of the union label and the metal trades departmeats of the federation, which will clese Saturday. The fed- eration cenventien propér Wwill open Menday. Laber men will be in ses- sion parts of four weeks. About four hundred delegates are Election Bonfires Cost ¢ New York about $1,000,000 Jack Johnson Undfl Arrest CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF THE MANN ACT TEARS IN HIS EYES When Handcuffs His Wrist—Four Counts in Indictment Against Him. Showed Emotion Were Placed on Chicago, Nov. 7.—Jack Johnson, -champion negro pugllist, was indicted by the federal grand jury today, charg- ed with violation of the Mann act against the transportation of women from one state to another for immoral purposes. Johnson was indicted on four counts, and his bail was fixed at $30,000 by United States Judge Landis. Another White Woman Involved. The specific case upon which the in- dictment against Johnson was based was that of Belle Schreiber of Pitts- burg (white), whom Johnson was charged with bringing to Chicago in August, 1910. The jury, however, heard the testi- mony of Lucile Cameron of Minneap- olis, whose mother charged Johnson with abduction. She was held as a witness in $15,000 bail. Miss Cameron Still Held. In the indictment Johnson is charg- ed with violation of the Mann act ‘n four counts. After Max and David Weber had of- fered a $15,000 bond for Miss Cam- eron, Judge Landis refused to accept it. He gave no explanation for his refusal. Plans were made to return Miss Cam- eron to Rockford, Ill, where she has been held In jall. Soon after dispos- ing of Miss Cameron's case Judge Lan- dis went home, and left instructions that he should not be called during the night. Meanwhile deputy marshals, armed with a bench warrant, continued to search for Johamson. Johnson Found in Hotel. Johnson was arrested by federal of- ficers tonight Federal officers searched the South Side several hours before Johnson was found hiding in a hotel surrounded by four negro guards. An attempt was made by the guards to prevent the federal officers from entering Johnson's room, but they were pushed aside and the government warrant served on the prizefighter without serious difficulty. The Champion in Tears. At the federal building tears came to Johnson's eyes as the officers put handcuffs on his wrists. “You don't have to do this. not gofng to run away,” he said. square; you ought to know that. Released on $30,000 Bonds. His bonds had been fixed at $30,000, but all the federal judges had left the bullding for the night and declined to leave their homes to go through the formality of accepting bail. After several hours’ worlk Johnson found a court clerk willing to act and the prize fighter was taken to the home of his mother on the South Side, who signed the bonds, along with several others, and Johnson was released NEW HAVEN WOMAN PREVENTS A WRECK Notifies Railread of Collapse of Re- {aining Wall. I'm “I'm New Haven, Nov. 7.—The quick wit of Mrs. F. W. Diettor of Orange street Pprobably saved an inbound passenger train on the Northampton division from being wrecked tonight. The heavy rainstorm had undermined a large retaining wall near the Orange street school and Mrs. Diettor saw the several hundred feet of masonry fall upon the tracks. train was shortly due and telephoned the railroad company. The flagman at the crossing near the Winchester crossing was notified, and he flagged the train with not a minute to spare. for more than an hour. The storm was a severe one in this city and telephone and telegraph serv- ice was greatly handicapped. TEACHER MADE BET. Will Wear Low Pumps and White Silk Stockings All Winter. South Norwalk, election bet made eth, Miss Catherine A. Henry, teacher of the eighth grade in the Over River school, went to school yesterday morn- ing in low, white pumps and white silk stockings and will continue to do so0_all winter. Miss Henry, a pretty blonde of 22 and who hails from New Canaan, said she wished nothing said about the matter, “but I'm no squealer and I intendto stick to my agreement,” she added. The wager was made at a reception early in the summer. Had Miss Henry won Wyeth would have to wear a straw hat all winter. Waterbury Retaining Wall Collapse® Waterbury, Nov. 7.—Fifty feet of a great retaining wall at Clowes terrace, in the northwestern section of the city was undermined by the rushing water in the street tonight at 9 o'clock and the wall collapsed, carrying down tons of rock and wirt Into the vards fifty feet below. The houses near by for- tunately escaped serious damage, but the destruction of the wall will entail a loss of several thousand dollars. 1. W. W. Leader Indioted. Little Palls, N. Y., Nov. 7.—Benjamin Leger of Bridgeport, Conn., a ieader of the Industrial Workers of the World, was held for the grand jury to- day in recorder's court on the charge of assault in the first degree In con- nection with strike riots here last week in which two policemen’ were shot. The examination of Miss Schloss, a New York socialist, arrested on a charge of inciting Tiot, will be held tgimorrow. Prohibition Wins in West Virginia. Wheeling, W. Va., Nov. 7.—The state wide prohikition amendment has been carried by a majority of 20,000 or more, accerding to estimates made on the basis of the vetes thus far counted. Hartford Pastor Accepts Call. Hartford, Comn, Nov. 7 Thornton F. Turner, rector of z Themas’ Episcopalian chureh since 1909, has accepted a call frem St. st Peter's church in Bennington, Vt. Oklahema Capital Not Shifte Guthrie, Okla., Nav. 7.—The bill for the removal of the state capital from Oklahoma City to Guthrie was over- whelmingly defeated She realized that a | T c block 1 rafe was blocked | | {dgeport charged with the theft of a ester H. Wy- | | prophecy fulfilled—dying The Bulletin's Circulation In Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Girculation is the Lgr@st in Connecticut in Proportion to the Citv's Population Condensed Telegrams Senator La Follette Refused yester- day to maké any gtatement on the election results. The Republicans Will Have a ma- jority of 16 in the New Hampshire legislature on joint ballot. William and Samuel Muncy, 93 year old twins, walked four miles to Baby- lon, L. I, to vote the prohibition ticket David S. Calhoun, for 20 years judge of the court of common pleas in Hart- ford, died at his home yesterday, aged 85 years. President Taft Yesterday issued a Thanksgiving proclamation setting aside Nov. 28 for the observance of that day. The Plant of the Galloway Lumber company at Grabow, La., the scene of labor riots last July, was burned Wed- nesday night. August Quortrup, Treasurer of the Frederick Loeser department store in Brooklyn, is dead at Richmond Hill Y., of apoplexy. Wounded Servian Soldiers and their families, many desfitute as a result of the war, have appealed to the United States for help. Allan Germert, 37, of Bri ort, cut his throat and jumped overboard from the American line steamship New York en route to New York. “To Promote Friendly Relations be- tween the United States and China” Is the aim of the China society of Amer- ica, just incorporated at New York. A Cottage at Silver Befloh owned by Frederick Newell of Waterbury was burned with its contents )esterday. The loss is estimated at about $3,500. Because of Its Failure to Poll 50,000 votes in Tuesday's gubernatorial elec- tion, the republican party in North Carolina is officially d according to statements made by lawyers. The Arbitration Committee which has completed its report on the wage demands of the engineers of 50 eastern railroads will hold a meeting in Chi- cago on Thursday, Nov. 14. George Walker, aged 68 years, fell at a New Britain railroad crossine while on his way to dinner yesterday noon, was carried into the ~gate iender's shanty and dled there in a few min- utes. Just Because Woodrow Wilson is the president-elect of the United States, he does not, he asserts, intend to re- tire from the fight he has waged for two years for a programme of pro- gressive legislation in New Jersey. A Chrysanthemum Plant. 12 feet in diameter, said to be the largest ever grown, was purchased by the Waldort- Astoria_hotel In New York for about $600. It was named the Woodrow “'flum‘. Peace Societies and Individuals are appealing to the president and state department to take steps for inter- vention in the Balkan war, not by force of arms, but through the offer ol good offices. For the First Time in several years a Princeton student was injured seri- ously playing football when Vernon A. Drwells, @ member of the junior class, broke his leg while taking part In & scTub game. Miss Mary Richardscn, who with her brother, Martin L. Richardson, was shot by Frank Kidder, an i at Alstead, N. H., died v, condition of Mr. Richardson was re- ported favorabl Mops and Pails Were in Evidence in and about the White House yester- day and the finishing touches were put on the higtoric bullding in readiness for the return of President and Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft Norman W. Judd, aged 24, believed to come from a prominent family in East Hampton, Conn., was arrested at suitcase containing $500 worth of den- tal supplies and held in $1,000 bonds. It is Expected All Over Canada that Sir Wilfred Laurier will return as pre- mier at the retirement of the Bordon ministry. The Canadian people have greatly changed their view in regard to reciprocity with the United States. The Department of Agriculture ves- terday placed an embargo upon inter- state shipments of Christmas trees from Maine, New Hampshire, Massa- chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecti- cut, because of gypsy and browntail moths. Andrew Carnegie Will Pay no per- sonal property tax_to the city of New York this year. Mr. Carnegie swore that the value of his effects in the city did not exceed $3,500,000 while his debts aggregated $8,400,000. Accord- ingly the assessment against him was cancelled. On the Complaint of Dr. J. W. Powell and Surby Cleveland Sidbury, a law- yer, both of Wilmington, N. C., the New York police vesterday arrested two men on a charge of having de- frauded the southerners out of $25,000 through a wire tapping swindle. Mrs. Mary, Russell was Woodrow Wilson's teacher when he was 10 years old, in Tileston school, Wilming- ton, S. C,, and at that time predicted that the hoy would some day be presi- dent. She did not live to see her three years C. at the age of ago at Leesville, N 84, Two Men Whom the Federal author- ities accuse of being members of a gang which has been robbing post- offices in southern New England were held under heavy bonds by United States Commissioner Willlam B. Cross at Providence yesterday. The prison- ers are Joseph Kramer, alias Thomas Campbell, and Charles T. Hart. foi s e OBITUARY. Prof. John W. Mallet. Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 7.—John W. Mallet, professor emeritus of ap- plied chemistry of the University of Virginia, died at his home here last night. He was widely known as a chemist in the United States and for three terms was a member of the United States assiy commission. Pro- fessor Mallet was born in Dublin, Ire- land, in 1832, Earthquake in Alaska. Seward, Alaska, Nov. 7.—A sharp earthyuake shock of two and a half minutes' duration was felt here at 10 o'clock last night. No damage was done, but many persons fled inte the streets. WILSON NOW IN A LISTENING M0OD Wants Ideas of Men Enlightened on National Ques- tions Before Sel ecting a Cabinet TO BE DETERMINED BY COUNSEL NOT GOSSIP Wilson Plurality in Illinois No w About 16,000—DBelieved to Have Polled 46 Per Cent. of Total Vote—Congressman Longworth, Running on Republican Ticket, Defeated in Ohio—Governor Hadley . Princeton, N, J., Nov, 7—President- elect Woodrow Wilson has not de- cided upon the personnel of his future cabinet and he intends to keep his mind open on the subject for a long time before he takes office. He was manifestly concerned today about cer- tain speculations emanating from Princeton with respect to the probable make-up of his cabinet. To put an end, if possible to all gossip about cabinet appointments he issued the following statement: Speculations Are Fruitless. “Such speculations are perfectly fruitless. 1 mean to keep my mind en- tirely open with regard to appoint- ments of the first consequence until a final announcement is possible. It will be perfectly useless to resort to me for corroboration of any report be- cause I shall have absolutely nothing to announce. No announcement will have the least authority that is not made over my own signature. These are matters which must be d rmin- ed by very deliberate counsel and not by gossip.” A Period of Listening. sident-elect stated tonight he considered the time between his selection and his inauguration a period in which he should listen very carefully to the ideas of men en- lightened and informed on national questions and that it was “a public duty” for him to do so. Anxious For a Vacation. The president-elect was confronted tonight with reports about his pro- posed vacation. He said that any definite announcement that he was going to the Bermudas was not au- thorized, r the very reason that I am going aw™; to rest,” he added. “I will have no announcement of my plans to make until the day before I start” He sald that if he did take & sea trip he certainly would not go on a private yacht but would go as any other person would on a regular passenger steamer. He is anxious for & vacation, and it is likely that he will get away within a fortnight. A “Birthplace ‘Jubil, The governor was busy today with his correspondence and telegrams. Callers came in a steady procession. Peyton Cochran and Colonel Arm- istead Gordon, both of Staunton, Va., the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, ccme to invite him to visit the little town again. They told him they left it o him to select a convenient date. DEMOCRATS CAPTURE SENATE. Already Have Half Membership and the Vice Pr ent. ‘Washington, Nev. 7.—Control of the seats In the Sixty-third congress is now practically wred to the demo- crats. Conceding to the republicans the legislatures of all states still in Calls on the President. the doubtful column, to ocrats will have a vote o one-half of the entire member: the senate, with a democ president in the ¢ to e dos ciding ballot la case of & tie. en vet to be heard from defi- A senator from one of t would give the democrats a cle Jority, and it is possible strength wiil be eve: by winning in sever: Kansas has been add ocratic column in the p The states in which t the legislatures is o deme n that further increased i to the dem« 4 hours, Oregon, Sout Wyoming. Ord be relied upon to he party, but the factional prevent in this crisis In Dlinols, thers tions growing out of of parties, rendering whether there wi {election. In that be chosen a suce Senator Lorim: Cullom, whose term fourth of next Marc be no election, the the democrat bership of number the 48 chose be a working majorit In New Hampshire indicate a possible combinat democrats and republicans, and event prediction as to the o the man selected wo work. are d be mére HOUSE COMMITTEES Will Be Made Up to Large Extent of Raw Materia. ‘Washington, Nov. 7 ocratic control of the sentatives by a great! Jority is assured, a ge the personnel of tF committees in the ne bo_necessary The all-important waye committee, hich v hape the tariff policies o W mintstration, was riddle tion. Of the fourteen the committee, Two of th New Jerse a 80 to the senate and Brantley of Out of geven republica the mittee, but two will ree main. John Dalzell « naylvanie and Bamuel W, McCa fassachn4 setts, for years sf the re lican tariff policy, were andi; at the polls, and Eb Lil Connecticut, James ( California and Longworth of O reno E. Payn w. only republicans nd me nte ison democrats om four will mot return, T ghes antuck enezer eft FRIED EGGS ON STEPS OF CAPITOL. Washington “Bugs” Who Bet on Taft or Roosevelt Pay Their Freak Bet ‘Washington, Nov. 7.—A corpulent in- dividual, clad in knee breeches and astride a boy's velocipede, rode down Pennevlvania avenue early yesterday morning. In his hand h ried a megaphone and from time to time an- nounced he was mighty glad Wilson had been elected, for there would be a big boom in the sale of coc highballs. He was merel many who had lost a fre wager. Another man fried an egg on the steps of the capitol, while still an- other, balancing an egg on a salad fork, attempted to climb the steps of the Washington monument. Two flights had been negotiated Wwhen the egg spattered over the steps and the bear- er's patent leather shoes. A guard was on hand -to make the unfortunate in- dividual remove all stains of the egg. One man sought to roll a peanut along Pennsylvania avenue from the ‘White House to the Peace monument, 'using a crowbar as the motive power. He was stopped by the police. A young man seated in a light bug- gy was drawn through the principal sireets by a companion who bet on Taft. A placard on the vehicle an- nounced: “I'm the man who put the Will In Wiison." one of k election WOMAN'S DEATH DUE TO ELECTION EXCITEMENT, Fell Dead After Expressing Pleasure at Wilson's Victory. Chicago, Nov. Excitement caused by the election is belleved to have been responsible for the death of Mrs. Ida Graham, 38 years old, wife of Wil- llam Graham, democratic committee- man from the Second ward. She sat in her home all night read- ing election returns, and early this morning remarked: “I am glad Wilson won, because he is a good man.” A moment later she fell to the floor and dled of heart disease. WILSON'S VOTE GROWS. Plurality in lllinois Has Now Climbed Up to 15,942, Chieago, Nov. T—Latest returns give additional gains to Governor Wilson in Tilinols, and bis plurality went up from 9,487 to 16,942, Official figures from Clay county changed a plurality for Roosevelt of 1793 to a plurality for Wilson of 1,206. Other additions te the Wilson col- umn eame in the belated returns from 91 precints. Dropped Dead in Dentist's Office. Scranten, Pa., Nev, 7.—Fearful of the approaching ordeal, Mrs. John Sheers opped dead as she was about to sit a dentists’s chair teday at Mentrose. Physclans attributed her death te shock induced by dread of having her teeth extracted tails and | FREIGHT CHARGES BASED ON MINIMUM WEIGHT Ruling Made by the Interstate Come merce Commission. Washington, Nov = commerce commission b & car of any capacity nized in the freigl by a shipper, a sufficient to & ment, the transporation charge be based upon the minimum prescribed for the car ordered welght excceds that minimum, howe ever, the charges w the ‘actual weight. The decision, which was made in the case of the United States against the Boston & Maine and New Y. R Haven & Hartford the interests of = FIVE DEATHS DUE TO ELECTION BONFIRES® No Attention Paid to a Burning Heuse at Woodbridge, N. J. Woodbridge, N. 1., Nov. I—Two mard déaths occurred today as m result of the fire which destroyed Mrs James Driscoll's house here early Wednesday night, making a total of five. The lose” of life is indirectly attributed to the excitement of townspeople in celebrate ing the elébtion result. fle all the town was ablase wits bonfires, Mrs. Driscoll's house in am isolated mection of the village caught fire. For a_time the flames wers mis+ taken for those of a large bonfire and no one sounded an alarm. When he firemen reached the place three.of Mra, Driscoll's children had been burned to death. LORD DECIES LOSES SUIT. Vivien Gould’s Husband Must Pay Firm of Builders. London, Nov. 7—In the suit brought by & firm of builders, Halland, Hannen & Cubitts, against Lora Decies, whe married Vivien Gould, trial of which began Monday, the judge decided yes+ terday that Decies must pay. The sx« act amount to be paid is to be fixed by _arbitration. * The bullders brought suit for $20,000 for work done at Befton park, Stoke Pogis, while Lord Decles was in Am= erica for his wedding. The work was to be done in a hurry, and there was no time to sign a contract. The orig= inal bill was for $100,000, of which the titled defendant pald $65,600. 'In him defence Lord Deoies said the charge was exorbitant, and he had put in & counter claim of $20,000 for bad worke manehip, Bryan Silent for Once. Lincoln, Neb, Nov. 7—Willlam ¥, Bryan today refused to make any ec-: ment on the gossip connect M name with cabinet positions. - h:«m».umlhc-m-b dranciseo, Nov, 7.—The proposs al to legalize nfl:"ufl race