Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 10, 1912, Page 1

yoL. LIV—NO. 297 The Bullretin’;vCir(;uhtion in Norwich Is Double That of AnyA Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Léfgest in Connecticut in NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912 AN EPIDEMIC OF INVESTIGATIONS Vice President Buckland of New Haven Road Sees Possibility of Duplicating Work HEARING ON THE TRAFFIC AGREEMENT TODAY Five New England States to be Represented at Washington— No Decision Reached as to Whether President Mellen Will be Permitted to Testify—Vice President Buckland Says New Haven Road is Willing Public Know All Facts 9 —O&tml repre- actically all the New il appear before the of the house tomor- age of the resolu- | 1 Representative sy of Rhode Island to au- on of alleged vio- an anti- cw Haven and iilroads. to the house not It the resolu- it is proposed to have -gin at once, probably in he investigators probably er in Boston and Provi- | dence. Connecticut to Be Represented. The 1 e to appear before ttee tomorrow includes chairman of the road commission; e of Massachusetts; representing Wor- n H. Wilson, repre William C. Bliss, Isiand publi “ol. Robert F and; Mr. Me- ratiroad enting n, and idence, Woonsocket 1 kland to Appear. sckland of the New rtford Rail- s notified of being Being Considered. h » govern- Presi- Haven for ner- the New gating the sit- r decision today Wickersham to eral Adkins and Wise of New m of the devart- » grant the request, it subt which has | President | in connec- appearance Has Nothing to Conceal. e president of the n and Hartford, tonight, made the com| con- that nould know our relations railway and the and railway, its Any investi- far | being subjected, gress will receive all the help that there is in our power. The relations between the New York, New Haven and Hartford and New England steamship lines are now the subject of a speclal inquiry by the committee on merchant marine and fisheries under a resolution of the house of representa- tives passed at its last session. Other Lines of Investigation. “The New York, New Haven and Hartford and all of the steamship lines owned, operated or controlled by it bave made full returns as required by this committee, besides which we ex- pect to make a further statement to the committee when the committee is ready to hear us. The financial con- dition of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company is now under investigation by the interstate commerce commiesion, with a view to determining everything pertaining to the investments of our company in the stocks and securities of other compa- nles. A Duplication of Investigations. “The passenger and freight i and rates are also the subj investigation by the commiss! interstate commerce commission and the public utilities commission of Con- necticut have also made an exhaustive investigation of the company’s track and roadbed and each commission has made its report thereon. “In view of these investigations to which the company has been and is it would seem un- necessary to duplicate the work and again require testimony to be pro- duced which 18 now on record and open to the examination of anyone | who care to make inquiry. Committee Can Save Time. “It would, therefore, seem that the | time of the commission could be saved | if the scope of the Investigation were limited to the relations of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company to the Grand Trunk. In this, as T have said, the committee will have all of the help which we can give it MAYOR WILSON GOES. Was Coroner at Time of Wreck at Bridgeport. Railroad Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 9.—Mayor Claude B. Wilson left tonight for Washington, where he has been sub- poenaed to testify tomorrow before the house committes on rules in regard to the Investigation into the alleged agreement between the New Haven and Grand Trunk railroads. Mayor Wilson was coroner for Fair- field county at the time bf the fatal Federal express wreck in this city, July, 1911, and in his report made a number of recommendations to the ailroad officia © w & R it E OURTEEN INCH GUN BURSTS DURING TEST Was of the Largest and Newest Type # and Cost $130,000. Dec. 9 A gun of 14 inch tons weight, the »si type built by the pvernment at a_cost jed at the Sandy rounds _tod smaller ves, the bi eces with h to ns has 14 inch causing the men block was blown e muzzle was iy and frag- irection, but Brennan, who temporary di as not wn many struck, wrecked, ds but rui ie other rge of the fir- omb, proof from injury, in tests last month and to be in perfect condi- if 340 pounds of smoke. sed. arge Defective Material Blamed, , Dec. 9—Lieutenant Col win B. Babbitt in report- ing the explosion to the war depart- ment, said gun which had a bore of 14 in burst on her first full pressure round. The pressure was about 15 cent. greater than the y ice preesure of 36,000 Ordnance officers here Attri- to defective material. pound. bute it BIG WAVES EXTINGUISHED LIGHTS IN LIGHTHOUSE. Also Carried Away a Large Portion of Rock Foundation. nusu- done by waves during a storm were reported today by William Dahlg: er of Tillamook Rock lighth: south of the Columbia riv- er. A at swept the coast Oct. 18 and 19 carried away a large por- the west end of the Tock foundation and waves invéded the top of the tall lighthouse, puiting out the lights and filling the trumpet of the fog signal with rocks. The focal plane of the light, 132 feet above high water, The siren which -was filled with rocks is 114 feet abo the high water mark. Neme of the light- house employes was Injured. e Wilson Too Busy for Speeches. Hamilton, Dec, 9.— ‘Being geverner of a state and preparing to be presi- @ent of a nation, both at the same time, s enough to keep any man busy,” remarked ident-elect Wil- #om today when he aanounced that he positively woulq make no more speak- filg_engagements before March 4th. very Lations but all bave been de- ‘While | ap- | wall | NO PROVISION FOR THE COMMERCE COURT. Effort of Representative Gillette to Get Appropriation Voted Down. Washington, Dec, 9—Carrying ap- propriations ' agsregating $34,900,583 for the operation of three great de- partments of the government during the next fiscal year, the annual legis- lative, executive and judicial appro- priation bill was passed by the house late today. Just before the vote was taken Rep- resentative Gillette of Mussachusetts made an unsuccessful effort to have inserted an appropriation of $54,500 for the maintenance of the commerce court. His motion was voted down, 83 to 33. Provision for the commerce | court up to March 4, 1913, was made at the TWO RUN DOWN BY AUTOS ON BRIDGEPORT STREETS Little Girl of 10 ls Dead and Young Man of 24 Is Dying. last session. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 9.—Helen J. Kimball, the ten years old daughter | of George B. Kimball, was struck by an automobile driven by T. B. Rock- well in front of her home 131 Pop- lar street, tonight and died of fn- jurles received while being rushed to the hospital, By a strange coincidence, another serlous accident occurred at almost the same time when Charles Falls, 24, of this city, was struck by an auto- mobile driven by Leo Clairmont at the corner of State street and Fair- field avenue. Both victims were taken to the hospital together in the am- bulance. The man has a fractured skull and it is feared that he will die. CHILDREN PETITION FOR LIBERTY BELL. Philadelphia Mayor Willing to Let It Go, But_ Lacks the Power. Philadelphia, Dec. 9.—Mayor Blank- enburg of thig when he was pre- sented with a petition signed by more than 500,000 children of _California asking that the Liberty bell be placed on exhibition at San Franeisco during the Panama exposition, today said that while he was personally in favor of the profect he had no power in the premises and that the consent of eity councils must be secured, BECURED PRISONERS TO MAN HIS VESSEL. Crew of Steamer on Lake Huron Re- fused to MakeTrip. Sarnta, Ont, Dec. 9.—Unable to in- duce his own gailors to tage the steam. er City of Naples out into the storm- swept waters of Lake Hurenm, the master of that vessel finally went to the town Jail and the Lamonton coun- ty Jail today and secured emough men to_take his ship out, The erew had rebelled Sunday after reaching this port, and neither threats mall has brought him scores | nor persuasion could induee them to man the steamer for the trip up the lake Cabled Paragraphs American Cavalrymen at Lendon. London, Dec. 9.—The American cav- alry commission, with Brigadier Gen- eral Edward J. McClernand at fits head, visited the war office today. © “All Well” With Mauretas Queenstown, Ireland, Dec. wireless message from the tania despatched at noon today miles west of this port said well.” 9.—A Maure- 570 “All Yacht Carnegie at Chile. Talcahuano, eChile, Dec. 9.—The yacht Carnegie, which has been en- gaged for some time in testing mag- netic phenomena on behalf of the Car- negie Institute at Washington, arrived here today. 2 Irish Crown Jewels Restored. London, Dec. 9.—A rumor is cur- rent in London tonight that the Irish crown jewels which were mysteriously stolen from Dublin cpstle in June or July, 1907, have beer as mysteriously replaced intact In their original posi- tion. It has been impossible so far to obtain corroboration of this report. Germany's Petroleum Bill. Berlin, Dec. The German gov- ernment’s petroleum bill was subject- ed to another session of vigorous and destructive criticism today in the im- perial parliament. It was then re- ferred without opposition to a-com- mittee which will endeavor to eyolve something acceptable to the majority of the house. No Nobel Peace Prize This Year. Christiana, Dec. 9.—The Nobel peace prize will not be awarded this year. This is the first time since the estab- lishment of the Nobel foundation, the first award of which was made in 1901, {hat the committee of the Nor- wegian parliament has found no per- son worthy of the award. The com- mittee has decided that there has been “no work deserving of the prize.” STOPS AT CROSSOVERS DELAY EXPRESS TRAINS. Loss of Twelve Minutes Between Bos- ton and New York. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 9. — The results of the order of the Connecticut public utilitids commission requiring stops at crossovers on the lines of the New York, New Haven'and Hartford Railroad company show an average loss of time of about three minutes at each of the crossovers where stops have been ordered. The average num- ber of such crossovers used regularly by express trains between New York and Boston is four, with a resulting loss of about twelve minutes for each through express train between the two citles. These trains of the company have in consequence, in a large pfo- portion of cases, been late in arriving at_destinations since the order of tha public utilities commission was made. Two plans are under comsideration by officials of the New Haven company for rectifying the trouble. Ona {~ tha division of somle of the [irger ‘ex- press trains, which would deliver pas- sengers more rapidly at the more im- portant stations on the Boston-New York route and thus save time at the station stops. The other plan is the revision of the express schedule, n- creasing the running time between the two cities and affecting necessarily also the time between intermediate ex- press stations between Boston and New York. The time lost uhder the order of the Connecticut public utilities commis- sion has been due to the retardation and acceleration of speed before and after the stops ordered rather than to the stops themselves, some time, being also lost by attention to the switches at the crossovers. On local trains of the company, with their much shorter runs and more fre- quent stops at stations, the delays have mot been so serious and there 18 not likely to be any revision of the running schedule. TARIFF HEARINGS TO BE SCHEDULE BY SCHEDULE Democratic Committee Decides to Have Hearings Three Days a Week. Washington, Dec. 9.—Thorough re- on schedule by schedule of the present tariff law by the next con- gress was indicated by the decision of the domecratic members of the house ways and means committes to- v _to_have, hearings on the tariff Monda¥, Wednesday and Fri- in January, beginning January 6. One day will be devoted to each schedule, though if necessary in any case not exceeding two days will be allowed. There are fourteen sched- ules but by merging two or three of the minor schedules with the adjoining important schedules the committee ex- pects to get through with the hearings by the end of January. The schedules will be considered-in their regular sequence in the present tarift law. The action of the demo- crats of the committee designed to seek light for guidance in framing the tarifr rovieton, Will be ratified at s meeting of the full committes tomor- row morning. HUNJERS DISCOVER A 3 COUNTERFEITING OUTFIT Chase for Rabbit Leads Them Moulds and Met: Adams, Mass, Dec. 9.—A scared rabbit led four hunters to the dis- covery of a_counterfeiting outfit on one of the abandoned farms in a wild part of Hoosac mountain. The dls- covery was made when John Wolfe, Julian Lane, Frank Greninguay and J. Mignault' chased a rabbit into a hole under an old stump. While try- ing to dig out their prey the hunters unearthed five moulds for quarters stampeq with the date of 1909, and two bags of metal cut into size of dimes, but not stamped. In each bag was material for a thousand dolla: worth of coin, to Suppressing a Mifitary Muse. ‘Washington, Dec. 9.—Although the war departamenit was at first inclined to completely ignore the publicati 8 smtirical posm by Capiain Bteunenberg of thy %th U. 8. infantry. attributing the défeat of the Turkds! in the Balkan war to thelr German training and equipment, it has been decided that Major General Wood,chiet of staff of the army, will send a pri- vate note te Steunenberg advising him to restrain himself from such efforts in the future, and this will clese the in- cident. ' Twe Men Break Threugh lee, Bkowhegan, Maine, Dee. men were drowned tfimg‘h the Bragsway lake' last accor: ta a mes: reeeived by Bheriff J. Meeres today. The n were Foster and John St. ler and were —TPwe ice on on their way 2 he camps where they were , Beth men were 83 yoars and wamarsied “Suicide Note” ™ Handwriting RESEMBLES THAT OF MINISTER, SAYS EXPERT. STATE'S CASE ALL IN Counsel for Defense Declares He Will Prove Maine Committed Suicide—One of Jurors Il Farmer Houlton, Matne, Dec. 9.—The hand- writing in the ‘suicide note” found near the body of C. August Jacobson at New Sweden on June 12, 1911, re- sembled that of Rev. Charles N. Eme- lius, the minister who with the widow and son of the dead man is on trial for Jacpbson's murder, according to the testimony today of William E. Hingston of Boston, a handwriting ex- pert. State Rests Case. Mr. Hingston testifled also that the signature of the note was a drawn copy of Jacobson's signature and had many characteristics of handwriting submitted to him as that of Emeltus. The state then rested its case. Defonse Claims Suicide. In opening for the defense Rans- ford W. Shaw outlined the testimony by which he sald counsel for the re- spondents will not only attempt to prove that the defendants could not ave ldlled Jacobson, but that he com- mitted sulcide as implied in the note found near his body. This note wae introduced as testimony by the state today. Court was adjourned by Judge Haley after Attorney Shaw's argu- ment because of the illness of Juror P. E. Day NO HONEST MEN IN REPUBLICAN PARTY. Of Such Character They Can't Stay in - It, Says Roosevelt. Chicago, Dec. 9.—“Without traffick- ing or dickering with the-old parties’ fight we have our platform principles embodied in the laws of Illinois,” was the appeal Colonel Roosevelt today made to the newly elected progressive members of the lilinois legislature, to whom he delivered his first speech at the progressive conference which opened informally today and will con- tinue over Wednesday. Besides pleading with the progres- sives to stand alome in their fight, the former president criticized the New York court of appeals, designating its position om the “bakeshop cases” as “preposterons.” He also criticized the republican organization and sald it “was of such a character that no hon- est man can be in {t” Th, formal opentng (f s spnigh énce I not scheduled to take' plice untfl tomorrow, but a large number of progressives, both men and women, already are here. The largest single delegation to arrive today came from New York on a spectal tréin with Col- onel Roosevelt. The colonel was greeted at the railroad station with cheers and shouts “He can come back.” SETBACK FOR SCHEME i TO BUY “MONTICELLO” House Turns Down Special Rule to Consider Senate Resolution. ‘Washington, Dec. 9—The move- ment to have the government acquire “Monticello,” the home of Thomag Jefferson, received a setback today When the house by a vote of 101 to 41 refused to adopt a special rule pro- viding for consideration of the senate resolution authorizing the appoint- ment of a committee to inquire into the wisdom and cost of purchasing the property from its present owner, Representative Levy of New York. Representative Saunders of Virginia and others denounced the movement, declaring it was an effort to take Rep- resentative Levy's property from him when he had announced publiely that it was not for sale at any price. FIREMEN INJURED AT NAUGATUCK BLAZE Chief Burned About Head and Neok, Two Go Through a Floor. Naugatuck, Conn., Dec. 9.—Fire in a three story tenement house in Union City tonight gave the Naugatuck de- partment a lively battle in which sev- eral firemen were hurt. Chief Clark was burned about the head and neck and Firemen Scully and Reilly fell through the ceiling to the floor be- low. Their injuries wers not serious. Fireman Warner was overcome by smoke but he later resumed his work. The damage will not exceed 1,000. The fire started from the explosion of a kerosene lamp. = — Tons of Oniofs Burn. Chicago, Dec. 9.—Onions were cook- ed by the ton tomight when a three story warehouse fllled with them canght fire and blazed up rapidly a few doors from a West Side hospital. Sev.- eral firemen were overcome by smoks and one pipe crew after another was put out of action by the tear-commpel- ling power of the raw onfons on the lower floors, L Loaded Gun for Father. Easton, Conn,, Dec, 9. —State Police- man Virell tonight arrested Ernest ! Lobdell, son of Charles Lobdell, on the | charge of alding and abetting in the alloged shooting of Arthur Allen by the elder Lobdell last wek. According to Virell the youth loaded the gun with ‘which the shooting was fone. Lobdell was released under 32,000 bonds. Steamship Arrivals. Liverpool, Dec. 8.—Arrived: Steamer Adriatie, from New York for Naples; Prinzess Irene, from New York for Naples. Glasgow, Dec. 9.—Arrived: Steamer California, New York. Bremen, Dec. 9.—Arrived: Steamer George Washington, New:York. Captain Restron at Soclety Ball. Baltimere, Dec. 9.—Capt. Arthur N. Rostron of the steamship Carpathia and Mrs. George Von L. Meyer, wife of the seoretary of the navy, were guests at the debutantes’ ball ‘in the ”s:‘i:rythenu'r here tonight. Prominent Ppeople were preseat from New York, Philadeiphia and Washingten. 8unset Express Held Up. Fresno, €al, Dec. 10.—Phe Pasias s ropoel e have ve been held up tonml near T Kern county, TPwenty dollars is said te have been | By the robbers,whe ‘mortally eXpress messen- o 7 Proportion to the City's Population PRICE TWO Cl Austrians Now Alarm Europe RECENT DEVELOPMENTS SEEM TO FORBODE WAR. WAR FEVER IS STRONG Bellicoss Element Inflamed Agai Russia—Sudden Resignation of War Ministor Regarded as Significant. London, Dec. 9.—No explanatton vyet forthcoming of the sudden resig- nation of the Austro-Hungarian minis- ter of war, General Auffenberg, and the chief of general staff, General Schemus. They have sald that their action was due to personal reasoms, but, coming at such a time as the present, it cannot Ye doubted that it will have a wide political significance. Has a Disquisting Effect. It had been expected that in the event of war General Von Hoetzendorf would be appointed chief of staff and his appointment now to succeed Gen- eral Schemua, coupled with the news of the remewal of the dreibund and that Austria and Hungary have nego- tiated temporary loans™ of $50,000,000, cannot but have a disquieting efect on the internatlonal situation. Austrians Inflamed Agains: Russia. It s supposed that Austria wishes possibly to exert a strong influence over the coming conference procee ings at London, and especially to -re- vent the entry of Turkey Into the Balkan federation. The Austrian war party is known to be Inflamed against Russia mn the bellef that the deflant Russian attitude is due to the Franco- Russian alllance and some of the Aus- trian newspapers, representing the war party, are urging that unless Russia ceases mobilizing the powers compris- ing the triple alliance should fall upon France and crush her before Russia is able to intervene. Financial Panic at Galicia. However the crisis may end, the war fover is a disastrous effect on Austro- Hungerian trade. A complete financial panic prevalls throughout Galicia, where the various banks have recent- ly péid out more than $40,000,000 to nervous depositors. RUSSIA’S ATTITUDE. Unchanged Despite the Threatening Demeanor of Austria. St. Petersburg, Dec. 9.—Russia’s at titude with respect to the Balkan sit- uation has not been changed by the apparently serious military prepara- tions of Austria and the imperial Ger- maa chancellor's pointed speech in the g o3ag and the renewal of the triple | anve. In diplomatic circles heré these var- ious incidents are interpreted as tac™ tical developments of Austria’s nat- | ural desire to safeguard her interests | and, prestige from the growing in- | fluence of Siavdom, her immediate ob- | ject being to compel Russia to disavow Servia in the matter of an Adriatic port. MASSACRES BY CHRISTIANS. 1 —_— | Unarmed Moslems Reported to Have | Been Tortured and Killed. London, Dec. 10.—Detailed accounts | have been wired to their respective governments by the German, French, English and Itallan consuls of inhu- man massacres of unarmed Moslems by the Balkan Christlan soldiers in | the environs of Salonikl, says the | Vienna correspondent of the Daily | Telegraph, who describes the horrors as the most appalling of any known to history. The massacres, he avows, were accompenied by indescribable tortures and indignities. An undated Saloniki despatch says | that official reports of the atrocities | committed by the Bulgarian irregu- | lars make terrible reading. | Austria Still Bitter Toward Servia. | London, Dec. 10.—The Vienna respondent of the Chronicle says: “The resignations of War Minister Auffenberg and General Schemua-are | sald to have been prompted by the forebearing and hesitating policy of Count Von Berchthold, the foreign minister, toward Servia. “It is' becoming increasingly plain that war between Austria and Russia | will be averted but there appears to | be no abatement of the tension be- tween Austria and Servia.” SHOT HUSBAND FOR | LOVE OF ANOTHER. Vietim of Shooting Had Life Insured | in Wife's Favor, | Lackport, N. Y., Dec. 9.—Mrs. Mary | M. Hanner, charged with shooting her | husband, George Hanner, with intent | to kill, was placed on trial in county foult here today. She pleaded not guil- y. The shooting occurred on the river’ road between Niagara Falls and Buffa- lo last October, while the Hanners ‘were on an automblle trip. Hanner was shot in the back of the head and Mrs.. Hanner was wounded in the knee. She claimed at the time that the shots came from the roadside. District Attorney Dickerman told the jury he would show that Mrs. Hanner fired both shots, the cause being love for another man. On the stand today Hanner testifled that he took out a life Insurance policy in favor of Mrs, Fan- ner a few months ago. B = ACCUSED OF VIOLATING THE CHILD LABOR LAWS, Diamond Matosh Company Facing Prosscution in 224 Cases. or- Oshkesh, Wi, Dec. 9.—Prosecution under the child labor laws was insti- tuted todey by the state of Wisconsin ggainst the Dismond Matsh company. tolations to the number of 224 are alleged and lay the company liable to fines aggregating $23,400. This is the maximum possible under the statute, Which provides for a fine of from $35 o $100 for eash specific violation of the law, -4 -ilgg According to the cemplaint ehildren between the ages of 14 and 16 years were permitted to wori more than the maximum limit of 48 hours a week, before 7 o'clock in the merning and § o'clock in the evening. - Baldwin Poses With Taft. ,é?plda to The Bulletin.) $ Washington, Dec. §.—Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin was a caller at the White House Saturday and was photograph- ed with fhe president om the steps as N e | sailed from Yokoh: | way Conductors and Railroad Tra Condensed Telegrams The Commerce Court cost the gov- ernment $50,389 last year. The British Admiralty in London has ordered two airships, to cost §126,. 000 each. A Plan is on Foet to Bring Parls’ drinking water all the way from Lake Geneva. General Gal P. Thurdton, author and soldier, died at his home at Nash- ville, Tenn., of pneumonia. Peter Reid, One of the Oldest manu- facturers in®Passalc, N. J., died of pneumonia at his home. The Eight Hour Law on naval con- struction has increased the cost of battleship construction $48 a ton. A General Congressional investigs tion of the canning industry was pr posed In a resolution yesterday by Representative Allen of Ohlo. Miss Alys Meyer, deughter of the secretary of the navq has established a record in the sale of Christmas red cross stamps at Washington, Cats of all Degrees, except the com- mon “alley” cat, will be seen in the In- ternational cat congress to be held at Washington pext month. The Campaign Fund inveStigating committet of the senate wiil hold a meeting today to determine when hearings shall be resumed. J. H. Clark, employed by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad for 55 years, has retired. He will re- ceive full pay for life. M. L. Moore, 79 Years Old, president of the Morgan County National banlk, was burned to death in a fire in his home in Fort Morgan, Col. Fire Broke Out Yesterday afternoon in the Winsted Citizen building and in a short time damage from fire and water had amounted to about $2,000. Radical Changes in Patent Office procedure ,were recommended to Con- gress yesterday in a special report by the Economy and Efficiency commis- sion, The New York Fire Department is planning a vigorous crusade this month against theaters and moving picture houses which violate the fire preven- tion ordinances. The Appointment of Carmi Thomp- son, President Taft's former cretary, ag treasurer of the United States was unanimously confirmed by the senate yesterday. Edmund Berkely, 89 Years Old, of Haymarket, Va., has written to Presi- dent Taft that he is the oldest White House diner, having eaten with Presi- dent Jackeon 75 years ago. The Laroest Telescope in Souih America is to be set up at Cordova, Argenrina, © the government of that republic. 'The telescope will be con- tructed at. Cambridge, Mass. The Common Towel ¥ was ordered abolished from railrcad cars, vessels, all other inter-state vehicles, and from stations, by Secretary MacVeagh, of the treasury department yesterd: The Blue Funnel Liner Bellerophone ma- for Taco vesterday, bringing what the largest shipment of r to cross the Pacific, vaiue 000, Copies of a Proposed New wage scale prepared by the national execu- tive committees of the Order of Rali- in- men bave been received by railroad men. Jamee Reilly, Aged 50 Years, was struck and kiiled yesterday by an eastbound express train of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road near Selleck's cut, just below Stamford. Richard Trombley, a retired naval officer, and one time state comptroller of the currency In Nebraska accl- dentally shot and killed himself at York yesterday while cleaning a gun preparatory to a hunting trip. Dr. Alvah H. Thompson of Wichita, Kas,, yesterday was appointed by Sec. retary Fisher to be disbursing clerk of the pension service and pay out an- nually the $180,000,000 which has been handied through the 18 pension agen- cies. William Miner Was the Marlboro, Mass., court yesterday and formally charged with the mur- der of Mrs. Gertrude Carside Crow- rraigned in |lev who was found dead Saturday in a room where living. the couple had been Herbert Knox Smith will call to- | gether In a week or ten days the legis- lative committee of the progressive party of the state for a conference concerning matters to be urged before the general assembly at the coming session. Candles on an Altar C-uEht Fire in St. James' cathedral, Brooklyn, while shop C. E. McDonnell was condtict- ing mass. His back was turned to the blaze, and he went right on with the service, while the flames wete being extinguished. Three Cottages Were Totally Burned and two damaged with their furni ipgs at Merwin's Beach yesterday. The total loss is about $5,000. Two of the buildings belonged to Dr. E. T. Sharpe of Derby and three to Mrs. Andrew Haffner of Ansonia. 0. M. Auerbach of Chicage and '09 Princeton graduate, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment at Jackson, Mich., for the murdér- of- his employer, Harry Fisher, former Chi- cago promoter. Fisher was killed while hunting with Auerbach . With a Total of 11,844,432 Bales of cotton of the growth of 1912 ginned to December 1, activity in the eotton belt during the period from ‘November 14 to December 1, was greater this year than it was last year when the country's greatest cotton crop was be- ing prepared for market. Idaho Friends of Colonel Rosseveit weuld like to have the colonel come.to that state to face a charge of con- tempt in the supreme court there sheuld the Boise court care te fuill a quoted declaration that if he came within the boundaries of the state he would be haled into court. Garrysen Payne ,a New York law ver, says.he will lose $50,000 by the terms of his father's will if his con- viction at Rochester, N. Y,, for |- ing an automebile stands. claims tht a elause in his father's will provides that if he has no court cem- victions “against him at the age ef 30 he will inkesit §50,608, : v. | he took Vew | formal note of protest againsi that section of the Panama canal act which empts American coastwise shipping {®m payment of tolls for passing through the Panama canal, a docu- ment written by Sir Edward Gre British minister for foreign airs, was presented to the secretar of state, Philander C. Knox, tonight, by Who read the note word for word to the secretary at the latter's home. It is an elaboration of the points of o Jection in the note presented to the state department last Ju In brief these objections are: Objection Applies Alse to Coastwise Shipping. That while jt was clearly in vi tion of the’ Hay-Pauncefote trea either to remit or refund.tolls on American shipping using the the same objection probably w apply to the coastwise shippin view of the probable impossibility framing regulations that would not sult In a preference to American si ping. will Resist Exclusion Ships. In addition to points by long ar; Grey indicates very resistance will be tempt to exclude from the car ish ships owned by Canadian 1 roads or whose owners may be gui of violating the Sherman anti-t act. He holds that this secti act cannot apply to F but only to United Fears Exemption May Be Extended. He also indicates in hi underlying the « emption from tol wise ships is an appre the future the principle | tended to cover American ships in tl { foreign trade. of supporting the Sir th: of to n of the h shipping, ssels. note tha Arbitration Proposed. Otherwise, the note is 1 | most “entirely to an effort to demon- | strate that such’ excmption of American ship; is_proposed is in_direct | confli the terms of the Hay-Paucefote that President Taft was clear! the con ally, the British note up as a_clear definition | ferences between th regarding the constr Pauncefote trea proposal that th o tled by arbitration, providing tr cannot he adjus by muty ment, for which a way remair Will Recsive Lengthy Censideration. { Secretary Knox listened attentively | to_the reading of the note and prom | 1sed to take the matter under consid | eration, which he. felt would req | some time. It has been strongly i timated in official circles, howe that it was the president’s inte: to settle this important question fore closing his administration, by recommending that the se | to submit it to ar ably by the more direct means iu[rezment between the two | referreq to in today's British note, | The ambassador was accomps by Mr. Innes, the counsellor and f secretary of the embassy, and in read- ing the entire British note to the sec retary followed precisely tlon of Farl Grey, the note, Failed to Appreciate Britlsh Point of View. Bir Edward Grey with tr er, m be- either » agree Prob- of an nied writer. of the begins his note does not fully appreciate the British point of view and his misunderstood even the note of July 8. He s it 1s not the case that the British govern- ment seeks to prevent the United States from granting subsidies to its own shipping passing through the canal nor does it seek to deprive the Uniteq States of any liberty which is open either to themselves or to any other nation, to encourage its own shipping or own commerce by subsi- dles. The purpose of the United States in negotiating the Hay-Pauce- fote treaty was to recover their free- dom of action and obtain the right which they had strrendered in tho Clayton-Bulwer treaty to construot the canal themselves, but this complete liberty of action to be limited by the maintenance of the complete principle of equal treatment for both English and United States ships. Article & Provides for “Equal Rights.” The word '“neutralization” in the preamble of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty is mot confined to belligerent opera tlons but refers to the system of equal rights for which, article 8 pro- vides, Joint protectidh and equal treatment are the only matters al- Iuded to, to which that neutralization must refer. “It certainly was not the intemtion of the United States.” say 8ir Eaward Grey, “that any respo billty for Ahe protection of the canal shonld attach to them in the future, Neutralization, therefore, must refor to the system of equal rights.” Similar to Boundary Waters Treaty. The note then declares that the sit- uation created by the substitution of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty for the Ci -Bulwer treaty was idenfical with that resulting from the boundary waters treaty of 1909 between Great Britaln and ‘the United States which in brief provided that the boundary waters. should _be free and open to commerce “applying equally and with- out -discrimination to the inhabitants, w. vessels and boats-of both coun- , but all such rules and regula- tions and ell tolls charged shall ap- Dly aifice to the subjects or citizens the high eontracting parties and shall be placed on terms of equal- the use thereef.” It alse that a similar, thet more vestrleted provision appeared in ‘he of Washingten and it is re- m as a vl “how the United ‘lr;fllln-! the system thh“ o ‘g‘u had Intreduced of & of & Washingfon, Dec. 9.—Great Britain's | , |out that the British ambassador, James Bryce, | Canadian | g | funl nations, | the instruc- | with the statement that the president | GREAT BRITAIN'S PROTEST RECEIVED Objects to the Exemption From Panama Canal Tolls of American Coastwise Shipping IN FEAR OF EXTENSION OF THE EXEMPTION Might be Entering Wedge to Cover American Ships in Foreign Trade—Will Resent Exclusion of Ships Owned by Ca- nadian Railroads, Even Though They Violate the Sher- man Act—Is Prepared to Submit Question to Arbitration how In the face of that | system was abandoned.” [No Disorimination In Rules. Referring to thi | Hay=Pauncefote tr the es which treaty nama al 1 tha | be free and op { commerce and war observing the ru | equality so the crimination It s sald ment of the with the the words “all the Uglted Sta tory and the | right of own. to allow its of the cana saw fit, Senate Argument Overturned. The argument advan Tniteq State t ‘all nations | States, whict vented from for re-victu ng troops i statement ned by tois the Suez canal | In conclusio | tterates his | that the pro anal |as to tolls co with the B | treaty righte and adds | Ready to Arbitrate. “But recogr sons of note whose opinions welght, tha act do not Infringe obligations by v is bound stances they desire readiness to_submit ation if the gov protest the Buez Canal the note poin the Suez S nal e Le adoy ons. dward Gray ent's asser the o< ion acy 1tisty govern isions of t man nited State led to great slona of the conventional United States hese ciream per< he que nment of o0 tak - | course | wou | Eovernment | shouid be prepared | as would re t which ¥ Objections Raise Finally i wi objectic have b possible Maje ve ar s have & en conf limits anc t mann States to o . | the Rritish | confidence | to imp British s | DOUBLE TRAGEDY ENDS ILLICIT FRIENDSMIP | | | Woman Murdered and Parameur Diss | by His Own Hand, States s granted [ 2y | | Bwartswood, N. J, Dee. § Dbodies ra. Barbara Rapke of New- ark and Ludwig Palmer of South Orange, the woman murdered and the man a suicide, according to the eor- oner, were found in inoccoped cottage on the shore of Swartewood lake today three days after the couple left their homes. | The woman lay dea with a bullet woun the temple. The man's body also with & bullet in the head la r room be- side him a r two empty chambers. Anoth ver londed | was on a table. Palmes, & contractor, s married. Mrs. Rapka widow with two children. been acquainted about cording to the police. The in the kitchem - They had & year, ao~ OBITUARY, Rev. Dr. Benoi I. lvea Auburn, N. Y., Dec. 5.—Rev. Dn Benol 1 Ives, an intimate friemnd in their days of Abraham Lincoln, Horaes Gresley, T. Dewitt Talmage and other eminent men, died here today. He was 91 years old. Dr. Ives was a Meth= odist and when a young man was & revivalist Ex-Congressman Henry A, Coffen. | Sheridan, Wyo., Dec. 5—Henry A Coften, 71, a member of the Fity-hird | congress, ‘and the only democrat that ever represented Wyoming in com- gress, died suddenly Sunday evening at his home here. Steamers Reported by Wirsless. Brow Head, Dec. 9. —Steamer lzere nia, Boston for Queenstown and Liver- pool, 114 miles west at 11 &. m. Due Queenstown midnight. Sable Island, Dec. 9 —Steamer Noor. dam, Rotterdam for New TYork, 18 miles east of Sandy Hook at meom. Dock 8.30 a. m. Wednaaday. Slasconset, Mass, Dec. .—8teamer Prinz Adalbert, Hamburg for Philadel- phia, 314 miles east of Cape Henlopen at_noon. Sable Island, N, 8, Deec. §—Steam- er Finaldn, Antwerp for New York in wireless communication with Mar- coni station here when $42 mfles east of Sandy Hook at § p. m. Dock abgst 230 p. m. Wednesday. 7,000 Depositors Kept Waiting. Greenfield, Mass. Dea the Greenfleld Savings bank, has been closed wince F' bas a surplus of $106,024 over fts Ma- Dilitles of $2,835,075, the bank at present open and its 7,000 cannot be paid. The bank has & pending, and the bank sald the state jaws would net Seovening until ce Sl Y