Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 7, 1912, Page 1

YOL. LIV.—NO. 295 The Bulletin’s Circulation In Norwich Is Double REPUDIATION OF BLEASE'S SPEECH Governors’ Conference Declares Against Mob Vio- lence and For impactial Enforcement of Law DENUNCIATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR Governor of Alabama Said Conference Had Been Belittled by His Utterances—Blease Snaps Fingers in Faces of His Colleagues and Hurls Insult at Them—Tells Them They Cannot Keep Him From Governor’s Chair or U. S. Senate hpond, Va., Dec. nors’ ated the today recent South to 4 it adopted a aring against mob vio- impartial enforce- slution dec and for th of the law e four governors who oppc themselves its purport, P and colleague. Defies the Other Governors. ase himself, hotly defended snapped his declared fingers in s, told he conference _said, id not do, and an: the resolutions the: would neither keep chair nor governor's United er. tes sen Four use o this resolution. Four Threatening Letters. r t ing letters were all anony mailed in Richmond, ngton, the third in irth in Pittsbur the ved ri g writer said ount on sigh Richmond and e re unprintable. Governors Denounce Blease. > wa ors, ie_white man gh of stood se it rnor solidly by Dix be e solutlof bama. of A h his nan's remarks, orn duty of every uphold the law and the snforcement of law. “Only Snakes and Geese Hiss.” declarations that what he o all the peo- Once when a storm of d to the galleries and to gues and laughed care 1 for your hisses?” he ng his clenched fist, oniy Then, sh Hiss if you must; nd geese hiss.” Resolution Presented. O'Neil unloosed the storm ced the following reso- conference .of governors rtake to control the in- of its members upon s of law or administra- eclares that this government 1 upon the fundamental prin- of law and order; that the constl- f each state imposes upon its he supreme duty the laws shall Jiy enforced be that proper methods for o and simplifying our tvil erim proced- pre. Drotests Against Mobs. “This o ence protests against 1 or utterances by those execution of the of the states of this union or could be construed as the encouragement tion of mob violence or inter- th the orderly ernor Mann of Virginia ered the following sub- was accepted and adopt- esolved, That it is the sentiment of governors' conference In session at Richmond, Va power of the several states be used wheneger necessary to protect persons pecused of crime of évery kind against the violence of mobs and to provide [or speedy. orderty and tmpartial trials v courts of competent jurisdiction to the end that the law for the protection of lite and property be duly enforced and respected by the people.” AS BAD AS BLEASE. Men Who Undermine Faith in the Judiciary, Says Fairbanks. Chicago, Dec. 8—Critics of the judi- clary of the United States were piaced in the same category with Governor Blease of South Carolina today by Charles W. Fairbanks, formerly vice president. who addressed a meeting of the Hamilton club. “1 understand,” said Mr. Fairbanks, “that Governor Blease is reported (o have sald “To — with the constitution.’ The persons who undermine the falth of the people in the judiclary are dl- rectly attacking the constitution of the Untted States and may spread the pame Astrost implled in the renorted remarks of Governor Bleass, If T re- member correctly, South Carolina on two previovs occasions uttered a sen- timent of that kind. On the last ecca- slom it took four years of bloody war #nd the lives of many thousands be- fors that political heresy was stamped out, as T had hoped, forever, “It there is one thing which we ean & than another it is to ineul- 6.—The gover- conference unanimously repudi- utterances of Carolina ed the as but they had no right target of his con- the them to cared not a times s, he asserted, his appealed to over- r told him he ty if he ever came taken to_task Governor Carey d him for “claim.- for South Carolina for for 1or Hadley of Missouri oor of the confer- clearing house far ntroversies. Gov- Maryland de- the was a_matter of of New Yotk ‘most unwise” not Governor in a ringing speech 4 time after time by bellef that the had been belittled by and Governor t he had heen quoted To hell with the said 1ted today to “all the I the gover- of Encouragsment of or processes of that the whole % ml.n.d.s of th‘ :mla n!&. admiration for the constitution, which forelgn nations more and more ar embodying in their fundamental law: TO SELL BONDS ON FARMS. Governors’ Conference Plans Away with Mortgages. Richmond, Va., Dec. 6.—The fifth an- nual governors' conference adjourned this afternoon_to meet informally to- morrow with President Taft at Wash- ington and discuss rural credits, and to meet formally next year at Colorado Springs at a date as yet undetermined. In the dying hours it adopted a resolution which, in the opinion of mang delegates, sounds the knell of the time-honored mortgage on the farm and presages the advent of a new fin- 2 | ancial era for the farmers of the coun- try. Should the intent of this prelim- inary resolution attaih fruition, the i governors believe it will result in the | establishment of a nmew system of ate banks throughout the United tes. Governed by a uniform state these banks under the resolution would be financed by private capital and would operate under legislation sufficiently elastic to enable them to te Do £ sue bonds for short or long terms upon American farms in lieu of mort- gages, , |~ The bonds in turn, in the opinion of n | the governors, would be listed under states’ supervision on the stock ex- changes of the world. Myron T. Herrick, ambassador to France, addressed the conference on t | this topic as President Taft's repre- sentative and declared that the thrifty people of France and other European countries were ready to invest their savings In these securities. The resolution wnder which it is hoped to bring this about endorses the adoption of a plan of financing rural credits, yet to be detailed, but similar to those abroad. It provides for the appofntment of a committee of five governors to draft such a plan and a bill legalizing. it. This bill must be_submitted to the governor of each state in the union and upon approval of two-thirds.shall be sent to the legis- latures of the various states for enact- ment, The committee was not appointed today, but Governor Plaisted of Maine, chairman of the last session, was au- thorized to name it later. He probably will do so tomorrow in Washington. QUARREL AT EASTON ENDS IN SHOOTING Arthur Allen Gets Killed While in In- toxicated Condition. Easton, Conn., Dec. 6.—During a quarrel here this afternoon, Charles Lobdell, a_farmhand, shot Arthur Al- len, age 25, through the stomach with 2 shotgun causing injuries from which he later died at a Bridgeport hospital. It is sald that while under the in- fluence of liquor, Allen went to Lob- dell's house and demanded a drink of cider. -When Lobdell refused to give it to him Allen picked up a stick and struck him a violent blow on the head. Angered, Lobdell grabbed a shotgun and fired ‘point blank, the charge of shot entering Allen's stomach. Allen wes rushed to the hospital, but he dieq a few hours after being taken there. After the shooting Lobdell gave him- self up to the authorities. = Medical Examiner Garlick performed an autopsy on Allen’s body and fourd that the shot had riddled his kidneys and liver, causing death. Lobdell, af- ter surrendering to the authorities, was released on his own recognizance. He is a Wghly respected citizen and much sympathy is expressed for him. BODY OF PROVIDENCE MAN FOUND ON TRACK. Fell or/Was Thrown from Train of Vestibuled Cars. Norwalk, O., Dec, 6.—The body of ‘W. L. Norman, 65, of Providence, R. I, was found on the tracks of the Big Four railroad two miles east of New London, today. Coromer Creolious is investigating the cause of his death, as the train from which he fell or was thrown was of solid vestibuled cars. Norman was en route from his home to Minneapolis. A son in Providence has been notified. More Election Irregula . Steubenville, O., Deg 6.—Seven more indictments, six of ich were made public, were returned by the Jefferson county grand jury today in the investi- gation of alleged election irregulari- ties, making & total of 15 now returned. Indictments for about 40 were brought in before the grand jury finished its work, it is said. One secret indict- ment today is said to be for felony. New Process of Coloring Oleo. Chicagg, Dec, 6—The discovery of a new process for the coloring of ole- omargarine which the large manu- facturers have been using for several months is said to be responsible for an investigation of alleged violations of the internal laws in the manufacture of uleomsrn.flne butter by the fed- eral grand jury here today Women Become Strikebreake Toledo, 0., Dec. §.—Hungarian wom- en, many of them past middle age, have taken the places of striking core. malkers at the Malleable Casting com. pany's foundry, East -Toledo. One hundred men and boys are on strike. The coremakérs went on strike this morning because they had been refused an increase in-wages. Mexican Rebels Attack Train. Bl Paso, Texas, Dec, 6—Mexicanrebels yesterday attacked an armored troop train at T4 & few miles north of Chihuehua City and wers routed disastrously says the official report re- celved here today, The Selection of Major Henry D. Hamilten as tant general of New York to sueceed General Willlam Ver- beck was imced Dby Gevernor~ eclect Bulser of New York yesterdsy, Cabled Paragraphs New Russian Consulates. St, Petersburg, Dec. 6—Foreign Min- ister Sazenoff today introduced a bill in_the council of ministers for the es- tablishment of Russian consulates at Pittsburgh ,Seattle, Nome, Honolulu, and Buenos Aires. Japan's New Premier. Tokio, Dec. 6—Lieutenant General Count Terauchi, Japanesé governor- general of Korea/ was today appointed premier of Japan in succession to Marquis Saionji, according to the Asahi, Mrs, Goelet's Body Removed to Church Paris, Dec. 6—The body of Mrs. Robert Goelet who died here on Wed- nesday was taken today from her res- idence to the American church in the Avenue d’Alma where it will remain until it is conveyed to Havre. U. 8. Army Officers at London. London, Dec. 6—The American cav- alry commission headed by General McClernaud which is studying Euro- Dean army methods ,arrived here to- day. An extensive programme for the entértainment of the American sol- diers has been arranged. Eighty-Two Fishermen Lost. Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 6—Eighty- two Portuguese fishermen lost their lives during a recent storm on the coast of Portugal. Four days ago a fleet of 100 small fishing vessels, whose crews totaled 192 men, were caught in a gale , Up to the present only 110 of the men have returned. Prince Louis First Sea Lord. London, Dec. 6—Prince Louis of Battenburg has been appointed first sea lord of the admiralty in succes- slon to Admiral Sir Francis C. B. Bridgman, resigned. Rear Admiral John R. Jellicoe, ex-commander of the Atlantic fleet has been given the ap- pointment of second sea lord. To Thank United States. Buenos- Aires, Dec. 6.—Dr. Victorinio De La Plaza, vice president o fthe re- public, probably will go to the United States in March on a special mission to thank the American government for having sent Major General Leonard Wood to Buenos Aires in 1910 as the special representative of the United States at the celebration of the cen- tenary of Argentima's independence. REFUSED TO CHANGE HIS CASH REGISTER. Montana Man Tells of Efforts Made to Induce Him To. Cincinnati, Dec. §.—Considerable headway was made today in the trial of President J. H. Patterson and 29 other officials or former officials “of the National Cash Register company on trial in the United States district court here, charged with having vio- lated the criminal section of the Sher- man anti-trust act. Three witnesses were on the stand during the day tes- tifylng for the government. Joseph E. ‘Warren of Boston stated that when the prohibition wave swept over Ohio a few years a~o a large number of cash registers were put on the mar- ket and a number of second-hand stores started. Shortly afterward the National company started stores in the varisus cities to sell second-hand ma- chines. John 8. Inman of Woodside, Mont., told of buylnfi an American cash regis- ter and of the efforts of the National people to make him change. He sald he dismissed the Natlonal salesmen finally by telling them that they were “knockers” and that “I would not buy a machine from a ‘knocker’ if I could get it for ten cerits.” John R. Walters of Los Angeles, for- mer National salesman, but now em- ployed by the American Cash Register company, testified that a school for National salesmen was conducted in Los Angeles and that demonstrations as to the way to show the superlority of National machines were made, as well as demonstrations of how to “knoek” Hallwood machines. ACTRESS WINS SUIT AGAINST ERLANGER. Defendant Says He Signed Contract to Save His Wife Annoyance. New York, Dec. 6.—Edith St. Clair, actress, won her $22,500 suit against Klaw & FErlanger today when a jury declared her contract for that amount with the theatrical firm valid. The verdict came after a sensational trial in the course of which Abraham L. Erlanger charged a lawyer with black- mall and declared the contract was madg under duress to save annoyance to his wife, who was ill at the time and who later divorced him. Miss St. Clair under the agreement was to have recelved $2,500 a year for ten years, The contract was lived up to for only one year, the testimony showed. DUG UP HALF BUSHEL OF SPANISH DOLLARS Connecticut Contractor Later Discov- ers Them to Be Counterfeit. Litchfield, Conn, Dec. 6—Frank Fabri, a contractor, who was engaged in clearitg land on the estate of Bili- cott D.~Curtiss of New York, near here, discovered about half a bushel of Spanish dollars burfed in the ground near a large rock. The coins bear the date of 1801. While he was estimating the wealth and counting ort what he would do with the money, he decided to make a more careful exam- ination of the coins and when he did he found them to be counterfeit. WOMAN CONVICTED OF SHYLOCK METHODS Clerk for a Loan Company Fined $250 by the Court. New York, Dec. 6.—Miss Melvin Downey, 27 years old, said to be_ the first woman to be convicted in a New York court of taking usurious inter- est, was today sentenced to pay a fine of $250. Miss Downey was employed by a loan firm. Her defense was that as a clerk she was not responsible for the' business transactions of her em- ployers. The plea that her case was unique and that she should not be harshly dealt with saved her from a prison’ sentence for which the prose- cution had asked. Steamship Arrivals. At Genos: Dec. 3, Duck di Genos from New York, i At Antwerp: Dec. §, Lapland, from | Fi2E, N Frame: Deo. §, Zfnn from lume: on| ST no:c m.u..nh' toba, from Montreal, 3 At Madeira,: Dee, 8, Franconia, from New York for Naples, e % " .Steamers Reported by Wireloss. Lizard, Dec, 6.—Stsamer St New York for Hmmmm mpiont 60 miles at 3 &, m, Due Ply o 'NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, Victim’s Skull Shown in Court DEAD MAN'S WIFE 8IGHS AND BOWS HER HEAD. MAINE MURDER TRIAL Wife, Son and Son-in-Law Accused— Counsel for Defense Enga in Clash With Medical Expert for the State. Houlton, Maine, Dec. 6.—The bullet- shattered skull of C. August Jacobson, a New Sweden farmer, was exhibited upon a skeleton in the supreme court today during the trial of his widow, Mrs. Annle Jacobson, her son, Edgar Jacobson, and ‘her son-in-law, Rev. Charles N. Emilius, charged with the murder of Jacobson. Course of Bullets Described. An explanation of the course of the bullets was given by Dr. Charles W. Boone, medical examiner of Aroostook county, who told how he assisteq Dr, V. E. Lagerson in performing the au- 1912 That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Lar'gest in Cdfiflectii:ui_ in I?r;)fionioh to the City;s Popdlation — I A p Condensed Telegrams F. Hopkinson Smith, the auther, de- clares that Uncle Tom's Cabin had done more harm than any book evir written. Allies Framing List of Demands PREPARING DRAFT TO SUBMIT TO TURKEY. Four Cases of Smallpox were discov- ered in a hotel at Cadocia, Delaware county, N. Y. and the building was quarantined. Among Nominations of Postmasts sent to the senate yesterday by Pr dent Taft was that of Nelson R. Jeasup at Stamford. Conn. GREEKS HOLDING OUT There Are 1,218 Applicants for posi- tions as investigators in the automo- bile bureau in New York state. Six are to be appoin Have Not Greeks Yot Signed Armistice— Continue Campaign and Search Foreign Ships. The Wi House is Threatened with destruotion by fire because of lack of proper precaution.according to disclos- ures made yesterday. London, Dec. 6—Pending the)assem- bling of the peace delegates in Lon- don, the Balkan allies are occupied in preparing a joint draft of the demands which are to made upon Turkey and it is understood exchange communi- cations with a view to arrival at an agreement defining their own mutual obligations. Powers Slow With Acceptances. The formal acceptances of all the powers to send delegates to the am- bassadorial conterences to be held in London have not yet been received but there is no reason to suppose there J. P. Morgan Has Been Confined to his home in Madison avenue, New York, since the early part of last week, because of a persistent cold. A Large Quantity of Opium valued at between $5,000 and $10,000 was seiz- ed in a raid in New York Chinatown by federal officers yesterday. Captain James K. Churchill, com- mander of the Massachusetts depart- ment of the G. A. R, in 1891, died at his home at Worcester, yesterday. aim is to please. merchants—the men who, progity. Bulletin Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Nov. 30. Dec:” 22, Dec. 3; Dec. #Dee. Dec. 4. 56 & 00 YOUR TRADING AT HOME This is the season of the year when shopping is at its height, and it should be remembered that the best place to do vour trading is with your home merchants, the business men with whom you are ac- quainted and In whom you have confidence. As home industry should be patronized, so should home business. The merchants are making you exceptional offerings in variety and price for the Christmas season—offerings, as at other times, which make it advantageous to do your trading in Norwich. They are setting this forth im their advertisements in the columns of The Bulletin, a perusal of which finds it a guide book to the stores of Norwich for the holiday season in particular, and throughout the year in general. merchant knows the value of advertising his wares at home, and his ‘Encouragement towards satistying the wants of the trade can be given in no better way than by doing business here the year round and who in glving a square deal In business, have a right to expect reci- It is the merchant who is mindful of his business, who is claiming it by means of printer's ink, and he is reaping the benefit through the assistance given to the army of shoppers, who find in the advertisements good reading from an investment point. The following matter appeared in The Bulletin the past week, all delivered at your door for 12 cents a week: Telegraph Looal 102 91 9% . 104 126 % Fotls st ol . . . 603 Dr. Carlés Maria de Pena, minister from Uruguay, and Frederic Alfonso Pezet, minister from Peru, paid their respects yesterday to President Taft. Fred H. Engle, who was serving three months in jail, committed suicide because he was ashamed to come out in the Christmas season and face his family. David R. Eccles, president of the Amalgamated Sugar company, and one of the wealthiest men in Utah, died suddenly at Salt Lake City of heart trouble. Seven Hundred Christmas Trecs, doubtless from the wreek of ine The Simm¢ne, finaied ashore patronizing the home Plans for a Y. M. C. A, Building to be used exclusively by the Chinese, and which will combine various education- al and religious features, are to be made at Chicago. pro- Alarm at the Growth of Buddhism {on the Pacific coast, is expressed in the report of the home mission’s com- | mittee at the federal council of the churches of Christ. General 844 1256 227 215 330 174 2046 Total 1123 502 469 476 596 399 3565 177 155 152 157 140 135 916 Charles Page Bryan, the rccently re- tired American ambasador to Japan, is in New York in a hospital under treatmeént for a somewhat serfous in- Jury Teceived in Tokio. That Bermuda as a Resort is gaining | favor in England, as in other parts of the world, is proved hy the fact that 200 tourists left Southampton for Ber- muda on the Arcadian. The Country’s Principal Sugar sup- ply is in danger of being attacked by dangerous plant diseases and lnne(-l‘ pests, according to a bulletin of the topsy in the graveyard at New Sweden on the night of August 21, 1911, in the glare of the headlights of Dr. Lager- son’s automobile. During the exhibi- tion of the skull. Mrs. Jacobson sighed and bowed her head while Rev. Mr. Emelius and Edgar Jacobson watched the medical examiner’s demonstration attentively. — - Lawyer and. Doctor Clash. Dr. Lagerson's appearance as a med- ical expert for the state resulted in a clash between him and R, W. Shaw, chief, counsel for the defense. Dr. La- gerson, who had -been . the Jacobson family’ physician, was, instrumental in having the grand jury probe the death of Jacobson after he had given his opinion on the morning after the body was found that the case was mot one of suicide. Was Not Threatened. Attorney Shaw asked him if it were not true that he ‘changed his opinion owing to threats made by state officials that his license would be rescinded wn- less he assisted .the state. Dr. Lagerson answered: “I changed my opinion as a-result of the autopsy. I never was threatened by the state officlals.” Identified - “Suicide Note.” Asked if he found any wound which might not have been made by bullets, Dr. Lagerson sald a swelling ‘on the right side.of the head and upper por- tion of the ear was discolered and an eye was discoloreq and swollen. He identified the “suicide” note found at- tached to a fishing pole near the body. The substance of the mote was that Jacebson was tired of living and that he was in other people’s way and that he had decided to take himself out of the way. MASSACHUSETTS MAY PROHIBIT RED FLAG. G. A. R, Leader Petitions For Legisla- tion to That Effect. Boston, Dec. 6—A petition for legis- lation which, if enacted ,would pre- vent the carrying of red flags such as were displayed recently in parades in Lawrence, was filed at the state house today. The petition+is signed by Wil- fred A. Wetherbee and asks for a law providing that no other flag than the national flag shall be permitted to be carried in a public parade except that people of foref countries may carry their own national emblem ten feet in the rear of the Stars and Stripes. Mr. Wetherbee is assistant ad- jutant general of the Grand Army in Massachusetts. s kil TWO NEWSPAPERMEN HELD FOR CONTEMPT. Result of Comments on Court’s Deci- sion in Electors’ Contest. Boise, Idaho, Dec. 8—The cases of R, 8, Sheridan, publisher and C. O. Broxon, managing editor of the Boise Capital News, cited to appear before the Tdaho e- court for contempt in consequence of publishing a mes- sage from Theodore Roosevelt and ed- itorial comment on_the decision bar- _Roosevelt electors from the of- fieial ballot, was continued today un- til Monday. A e TR Senator Raymer Left $1,000,000. Baltimore, Dec. 6.—The value\of the ite. of the late Senator Rayner of d will approximate $1,000,000. TS e b e and Washington next week. The prop- iy o dividel between the l | feared that the noose might not grip. department of agriculture. The Burnett Bill, prescribing an u-‘ literacy test for ail aliens before ad- mission to this country, will be pass- ed by the house before the holidays, if present plans are sudcessful. Yesterday Was the Warmest De- | cember day on record at the Bostom | weather hureau. The official thermom- eter registered 6.5 degrees. The previ- ous high mark was 68.1 degrees, will be any delay in the asgmbling of the conference. Greeks Still Holding Back, The position of Greece in refusing to sign the armistice remains unchang- ed. The Greeks are said to be con- tinuing their campaign on the island | of Chios and at Janina and their ships are closely searching forelgn steam- ers found between the Dardanelles and Smyrna. , Servia Preparing For Austria-Hungary It is reported from Vienne that Servia has set up several batteries on the right bank of the Danube op- posite the Hungarian town of Orso- va. Almost Daily Reports arc Leing re- ceived at the state department of en- gagements between rebel and federal troops in_Mexico, indicating a great revival 61 insurgent activity. Lloyd Insurance Brokers in London are quoting a 5 per cent. rate against | twins. They will also insure against the birth of a child which would de- prive a person of an estate or title. The Library of the Late Andrew Lang, the author, was sold at auction in London. The best price was brought by a first edition of a book of poems by John Keats, which sold for $205. Major John C. Mallery, U. S. A, re- tired, jumped from the tenth floor of the Hotel Manhattan at New York yes- terday and was instantly killed. - He had been suffering from melancholia. The Infant Son of the Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, in line for the throne of Austria, was christened in Viennt. He received 17 names, begin- ning with Charles Francis Joseph Ot- to. Frank Sch: , 18, captain of Cen- tral High school football team of Syra- use, Y. during the last seasen, | died’ yesterday as a result ‘of infuries received in a football game oh Novem- ber PROTESTED AGAINST THE HANGING OF CHINAMEN Opponent of Death Penalty Makes Scene at Execution. San Quentin, “Calit, Dec. 6—T pro- test against this hanging in the name of Christ, who sald: ‘Thou Shalt Not ' This feverishly voiced objection failed to save the life of Willle Luis, & Chinese, here today for guards forced the speaker, M. P. Christensen, vice president of the Anti-Capital Punish- ment league, to his seat among the witnesses and the trap was sprung. Luis murdered his stepmother. He | believed his father was neglecting his | first_wife, Willle's mother, who lived in China. Aside from Christepsen’s interrup- tion there had been anxiety about the hanging. Luis was a heavy man with | an abnormally thick neck and it was | Those fears proved groundless. had been reprieved six times. ' Lui ‘OBITUARY. Leander P, Mitchell, U. S. Comptroller. Two Boxes Containing $20,000 in gold, which were sent to the commander of the Italian army of the sland of Rhodes | by the war office are mysterioualy Washington, Dec. 6—Leander P.| missing, and a postal clerk has been Mitchell, for 14 years assistant comp- {roller ct the United States treasury, | “Temed e suddenly of heart trouble here The Use of Alcohol among officers of early today. Mr. Mitchell was born | the army and navy is declared the in Henry county, Ind, February 5, | “most batfiing obstacle to progress,” in 1849. He took a prominent part In |, report by Colonel Mervin Maus, Indiana politics. chief surgeon of the aestern @ivision “Jonathan Scott Hartley, Sculptor. |of the army. 5 New York, Dec. 6.—Jonathan Scott Hartley, &lmnr of the Daguerre | . Ida E 8. Noyes, wife of La- monumént in Washington and of mon. | Vérne W. Noves, died at her home in uments and statues in this city.Spring. | Chicago after several months' iliness. She was. vice president general of the fleld, Mass., and other cities, died of | appendicitis today* at his home here, | Society of the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution. 3 aged 67. Assistant | | | “ A Basis of Union Between the Pres- byterian_church of the United States and the United Presbyetrian church of America was reached at a joint meet- ing of the committees from the two organizations in Washington this week. The Theatrical Section of New York was surprised vesterday to learn of the marriage of Mme. Alla Nazimova, the Russian actress, to Charles E. Bryant, who has been’a member of her com.-. pany since the beginning of the pres- ent season. Mrs. Joseph Lang, the Wilson Gets Down to Work, ™ Hamilton, Bermu Dec. 6.—Presi- dent-elect Woodrow Wilson today be- gan the final stages of his vacation in Bermuda by starting work on his mes- sage to the New Jersey legislature. He ‘has practically concluded his period of recreation and soclal engagements. He expects to work steadily from now until he starts on the homeward voy- age. Receivers For Slipper Company. Boston, Dec. 6—W. P. Williar, James T, Pugh and B. D. Barker were ap- e ot ons { Btand less than | About a month bef: BRIDGEPORT FIREMEN OVERGO Eight of Them Succumb in Hospital in a to Smoke and Four Are Serious Condition DRIVER RESCUED IN AN UNCONSCIOUS STATE Loss of Upwards of $25,000 by Blaze in a Downtown Build« ing—Discoverers of Fire Ran to Chief’s Office Instead of Sounding Alarm From Firé Box—Four Stores Gutted Despite Two Hours of Hard Work by Fire Department, Bridgeport, Conn,, Dec.. 6.—Eight fire- | men were overcome by smoke in a fire which dig damage upwards of $25,000 tonight in a two story building owned by Gottlieb and Gorman, near Gold and Main streets. The condition of four of the firemen is serious, although it 18 believed that all will recover. These firemen are: Driver Monohan of steam- er 1; Lieutenant Chambers and Fir: men’ Hayden and Quigley of engine They are at the Bridgeport hospital. Capt. Thomas Burns of engine 4 and Firemen Forest of engine 5; Flanagan of engine 9 and Hydrant ' Inspecer Newland_are in St. Vincent's hospital. Their condition is not as serious as their comrades, Defective Electric Wiring. The origin of the fire is ascribed to various causes, but it is believed that it started from defective electric light wiring in the cellar of H. L. Katz's furniture and stove store. There was some delay in the department reaching the scene because the men who disco ered the fire ran to tell the chief pe; sonally, passing several alarm boxes on the way. Firemen Succumb to Smoke. Owing to the de moke, the fires men fought the th the greate est difficulty. Thousands of gallons of water that were pumped into the blaze tended to make the smoke still more dense and in a short time thers was consternation among the fire and the spectators when it was foun that many firemen were being overs come. Driver Monohan was pulled o of the building In an unconscious e dition. His condition is the most ser fous. Firemen Fight for Four Hours. After more than two hours of hard work the blaze was gotten under com- trol. Four stores were gutted, most of the damage, however, being due to smoke and water. The stores damaged are: H. L, Katz, stoves and furniture; Model Fur company, Famous Shos company ang Sabine’s tailor shop. Katz will be the heaviest toser. He had considerable furniture in the cel= lar, where there is now three feet of water. Losses from $25000 to $30,000, 1t was impossible to estimats the damage tonight, estimates ranging from $26,000 to $80,000. SEIFERT IGNORANT OF MILWAUKEE EXPLOSION Received First Information from News- papers, He' Testifies. Indianapolis, Dec. 6.—Seven words embraced in the phrase “Pretty hard to do anything to it" were p by the government at the trial of the accused “bomb_plotters” today as its evidence that Herman G. Seifert, M waukee, was implicated in the Me- Namara dynamite conspiracy. Seifert, as one of the 41 labor union officials charged with causing explo- sions on_mon-union waork, had waited weeks 16 testify and he Vs om - the ‘minutes ex- that phrase. an explosion in 16, 1911, when twenty plaining what he meant Milwaukee on March an ufloading hoist and a steamer mear the dock were damaged by dynamite with $50,000 loss, Seifert took the place of William E. Reddin, business agent of the iron workers union who was sick for four days. During the time Seifert wrote a letter to John J. Mc- Namara, secretary of the International Iron Workers union, at Indianapolis. Using that phrase the, Witn s he referred to efforts to unionize job for McNamara required reports from all local unions as to prospective work for members of the union. Seifert asserted he first learned of the ex- plosion from ne pers the follow- ing day. Ortie McManigal con- fessed to having actually placed the explosive, CONCERT PRECEDES HANGING OF NEGRO. Tenor Soloist and Phonograph at a California Execution. Sacramento, Calif,, Dec. 6—After be- ing given his favorite food, chicken, enjoying a concert and singing into a phonograph, Edward Delehantle, a ne- gro Who seven years ago swore ven- geance upon all white people when his mother was burned to death by a mob in Joplin, Mo., today was hanged for the murder of a fellow convict at Folsom state penitentiary. Before the trap was sprung he called to the hang- men; “Do your duty § Musigians were called In and a tenor sang a popular ballad after which he called for a phonograph and listen- | ed to Bryan's speech on “Immortality.” | Then'placing a blank record in the ms chine, he sang “Always Keep on the Sunny Side” and had it reproduced for hit Delehantie had been sentenced to serve fourteen years for criminal as- sault when he killed another convict. In a race riot at Joplin, Mo, in 1908, Delehantle’s mother was burned to death when a mob fired a row of ne- | gro cabins. Ie was to avenge her death he committed the murder that caused his arrest. KITTENS CAUSE DEATH OF THEIR MISTRESS Turnéd on a Jet While Playing Be- neath Gas Range. Philadelphia, Dec. 6.—Kittens play- ing beneath a gas range turned on a jet and asphyxiated their mistress, Mrs, Mary Sheller, 28 years old, in her home here today. The woman's husband, the orily other occupant of the house, was rendered unconsclous by the escaping a8, but was still alive when neigh- ors_discovered_the accident.® He was removed to & hospita), where it was stated that he way recover. The kit- tens were dead - the kitchen floor when neighbors en ered the houss.and Mr. énd Mrs. Sheller were found in their bedroom on the floor above. Americans Suicide In London. London, Dec. 6—Junius Booth, an Amerfean, and his wife were fqund dead in bed today at Brightlingsea, Bssex: They both had been shot, and it is believed that their deaths ‘were the regult of a suicide pact. Booth recently had been running a moving picture show at Brightlinsea. Bandits Held Up Train. Malvern, Ark, Dec. 6—Passengers on southward St. Louls and Iron Mountsin and Southern No. 92 were day, who shot and killed Copple at Logansport, Ind., Tues- day, yesterday was sent to serve from twp .to fourteen years in the women's prison at Indianapolis and pay a fine of | pointed recetvers of the Donovan Slip- per company today by Judge Morton in the/United States district court. The labllitles of the company are placed at $210,000; assets unknown. Mary, Final Bull Moose Statement. ‘Washington, Dec. 6—The final state- ment of the contributions to and ex- penditures from the progressive party's irioutions. of IBATAT and we: ‘cont 8 Anne, Md, Wesley Miles, colofed, legally “hanged yesterday for« assault upon the 15 years old. ex- | ter of former Sherift W. G. | In a Grove of Pine Trseson iha county almshouse farm n%q up by two young bandits late last it between Malvern and Trask- ‘wood. -Robert Younger, a passenger, | of -Denison, Texas, was shot. @ three shots. _Forbes Returns to Philippines. pduced | ATLANTIC COAST NOT GETTING SQUARE DEAL Congressman Moore of Pennsylvania Makes the Accusation. Washington, Dec. 6—Representative J. Hampton Moore of Penusylvania, president of the Atlantic Deeper Wa~ terways association, created somewhat of a sensation just before the close of the congress by declaring that the Atlantic coast had not been getting its fair share of the annual rivers and harbors appropriations, and that for the past sixty years or more there had been discrimination in favor of the Ohlo and Mississiprl and other western rivers against those along the eastern coast. He announced that he intended to rdise vigorous protest om the floor of the house if this continued. Replying to Mr. Moore, Representa= tive Ransdell, who had just been clected president of the comzress, clared that he knew of no sectionalism and that he would strive as e to secure money for the rivers of England and for the Atlanth !for all other parts of the for the Mississippi va leader of the~Mississippi dele- gation he would make a like pledge for the other members from that see= tlon. coast agd country a8 and that as PARK MONKEYS MUST HAVE THEIR WHISKEY Park Superintendent Wants All That the Police Confiscate. Richmond, Ind., Dec. 6—Park mon~ | keys which are accustomed to a @rink of whiskey every other day during the winter months, may now get their dram without cost to the city, If the suggestion of Park Superintendent B4~ ward Hollarn, made to pproved. | Superintendent Hollarn has asked the | police commissioners to turn over to | the zoo all whiskey obtained in “biind tigers” ralds and from intoxicated per= sons. He says the monkeys have the habit and “demand” their drinks and that | their whiskey bill will amount to sev« eral dollars before warm weather. The police declare the w reads that all whiskey taken must be confiscated. MANY SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE “FRIGNTFULLY INCOMPETENT" Charge Made at Convention of Edi Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Dec. 6—That teachers of fifty per cent. of the school ehfl~ dren of the country are frightfully in. competent by the sin of neglect that some technical schools are blufts” were some of the claims ad- { vanceq by the Apeakers at today’s ses- | slon of the sixth annual convention of the National Society for the Prome- tion of Industrial Education. All ad- vocated the aim of the organisation, | which is” the establishment of vocation- al schools with both national and state HISTORIC SIGNATURES BRING TOTAL OF $15,000 High Prices for Autographs of Signers of Declaration of Independence. Philadelphia, Dec. 6—Signatures of the fitty-six signers of the Deelars- tion of Independence, part of the col- lection of autographs of Elliott Dan- forth, late treasurer of the state of New York, were sold here today for a total of $16,000. The highest price padd, 34600, was for the signature of Button Guinnett of Georgla, wie ["was killed in a duel by General Leeh- e wn Molntosh. The autograph was tached to a will. Some of the signatures brought emly prices, Assots Excoed Liabilities, Boston, Dec. 6—The stores of the Butler became involved fina: Jast owe $1,811,876 ac to the celver's rt dnade pul te assets ..'3?.:.. at $2,310,928, 8. Butler and Company, Ine, have ablities of $962,602 and assets 011; Byerybody's Stere, Ina, $211,868; assets of §517, I'he christ eompany, nnagm- o4, sots §1,977,938. 2 Stranded Steamer Duluth, Mi D 10 e i, th s Easton