Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 28, 1912, Page 1

i NORW‘CH, CON‘\L. SATURDAY DECEMBER 26 WILL SUPPORT THE NEW HAVEN RUAD Connecticut Manufacturers Deprecate the Criticisms i The of Its Policy of Unification QUESTION MOTIVES OF SOME OF THE CRITICS | Believe That They Are Not Inspired by the Public Welfare— Resolutions Adopted at Annual Meeting at Hartford— Outline of Workmen’s Compensation Act to Be Advo- cated at 1913 Session of the General Assembly. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 37.—At the an- nual meeting of the Manufacturers’ as- sociation held in this city this after- noon a synopsis of the workingmen's compensation act to be advocated at the approaching session of the general assembly was read. Officers were elected for the year and reports pre- sented by the present officers. The proposed bill recommended by the committee follows in its basic principles the bills already adopted by New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iillnois and California. Provisions of Measure. The measure provides that every employer who remains under the com- pensation remedy shall pay compen- sation in accordance with the sched- ules for persohal injury by accident received during the course of employ- ment from a cause originating therein. This obligation of the employer he is required to insure in some insurance organization and flle with the state a guarantee, indemnity or security which assures his ability to meet his obliga- tions. Neglect makes him liable to a fine and imprisonment. Applies to Salaries Under $1,800. The bill includes every person in the service of another for profit or gain and receiving wages or salary of $1,800 or less, except domestic servants and all forms of casual labor. It protects householders against liability on alter- atlons or repairs upon their own dwellings. Some Barriers to Compensation. Every inducement is made to prevent accidents by making the obligation of the employer such that his pecuniary obligation can be reduced by accident prevention. Incapacities due to wil- fully self-inflicted injuries, to intoxi- cation or to a failure or refusal to use safety devices provided by the em- ployer are barred from compensation. The law is to apply to all employers. In the case of injuries permanent in duration and total In ‘character which make it impossible for the injured per- son to ever again return to work, com- pensation is paid for ten years at half $1,200 to %3,000 at Death. In the case of death, the benefit clogely follows that of the states that haye already enacted workmen's com- pensation laws with a minimum of § 200 and a maximum of $3.000. If the frfury is continuous, it pays the bene- fit to the injured person ag lone as he survives ln‘l to his dependents for the balance of the term of 300 weeks. In the case of temporary incapacity, whether partial or total, effort is to be made to make the benefits specific. Deprecates Criticism of New Haven Road. A resolution deprecating criticism of nification of the trans. lities of New England, adopted by the officers, directors and ganagement of the New York, New }{l\en and Hartford Railroad com- pany,” and extending their support and KILLED HER HUSBAND TO PROTECT HER LIFE. | Mrs. Burnham Says She Fired But Did Not Intend to Kill, Chicago, Dec. 27—Mrs. Harriet M. Burnham, who is on trial in the crim- inal court for the alleged murder of her husband and upon whom the states attorney seeks to have the death pen- alty imposed ,took the witness stand in her own behalf today. She main- tained she killed her husband to pro- tect her own life, Mrs. Burnham is the sixth woman tried for murder in this county with- in a year. She told the jury that on June 10 her husband came home intoxicated. She upbraided him and according to her story he dragged her out of bed and pounded her head on the floor. “I thought he would kill me and I pleaded with him to let me alone, but he paid no attention to what I sald,” Mrs. Burnham testified. “When 1 could stand It no longer 1 reached under my pillow where the revolver was and when he refused to stop after T begged him once more to let me go, T pulled the trigger. I did not mean to kill him. I just want- ed to scare him.” HAD FRACTURED SKULL, LOCKED UP AS DRUNK | Waterbury Police Keep Him in a Cell | Without Treatment. Whterbury, Conn., Dec. 27.—Nicho- Jas Cavanaugh, who was found in the @treet by the police Christmas eve, and thought to Me Intoxicated, dled today from a fractuna of the skull due, it is believed, to » fall. He was con- fined in a police ce: for several hours before the police discovered that he was unconscious instead of merely sleeping, He never regaine® <onsclous- ness. Steamers Reported by Wirelexs. Lizard, Dec. 27.—Steamer Philadel- phia, New York for Plymouth and Southampton, 370 miles west at 10.2° a. m. Due Plymouth 8 a, m. Saturday. Sable Island, Dec. 27.—Steamer Min- nehaha, London for New York, 880 miles east of Sandy Hook at 7.10 2. m, Dock § p. m. Sunday. Steamer Pretoria, Hamburg for Bos- ton, reported at 840 a., m. Distance not given. Schooner Driven Asho Bnu!ort. N. C, Dec. 27.—Driven hore by a furious southwest gale, l.n unidentified large four masted schooner stranded on the outer end of Frying Pan shoals late today. The erew is still aboard the vessel. Cipriano Castro, 'huuh, sald to be on board the e, due at New La ork om Havre Sunday, will be de- tained at the Ellis Island immigration station until Secretary Nagel of the department of co nmerce and labor has E"nonany passped upin s admissi- ty to the United Stater Ex-President of co-operation in that policy was adopt- ed. The resolution says Text of Resolution. A great deal of of late and uncalled been made management of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, criticism that is not substantiated by the facts, and criticisms which have a tendency to reflect upon the industries of New England; and, “Whereas, The Connecticut Manufac- turers’ association, in annual meeting assembled, believes that while there have been many defects in the details of management, a ver 'ge majority of this criticism is made from other motives than the good of the public; therefore, Believe in Unification. “Be it Resolved, That we, the Man- ufacturers’ association of Connecticut, in annual meeting assembled, wish to record ourselves as deprecafing the vicious and unrea$®ning assauits that have been made upon the officers, di- rectors and management of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road company, as we believe they are uncalled for. We believe in the eral policy of unification of the t portation facilities of New adopted by the offices management of the Haven and Hartford R and wish to extend to them port and co-operation, believi by so doing we are assisting in uniting the industries of New England and are benefiting our own industries and the industries of our state.” Old Officers Re-elected. The old officers and board of di- rectors were re-elected. The officers are: President, Col. George Pope; vice president, Charles Cheney; treasurer, Charles M. Jarvis. APPEAL FOR FAIR PLAY. New Haven Chamber of Commerce Supports Coneolidated. . New Haven, Conn., New Haven chamber of commerce to- night adopted a resolution expressing confidence in thé integrity of the offi- cers of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad and the beliaf that they are capable and efficient offi- clals, honestly endeavoring to give full measure of quick and safe ser- vice 'to the communities they serv The resolution further appeals to “the sense of fair play and justice which characterizes the American business man, asking them to give careful and unbiased consideration to the New England rallroad situation at this time.” The resolution says that the erit- icism comes chiefly from men outside the state, whose purposes are not wholly clear, “but seem at times and in places to be tinged with personal feeling an dpolitical influence, rather than for the purpose of obtaining a constructive policy of better railroad operation.” TRAGIC ENDING OF AN INDIAN'S SPREE His Son Blown to Pisces and Himself Fatally Injured. Lockport, N. Y., Dec. Alexander Williams, the 16-year-old son of John Willlams, one of the most influential Indians on the Tuscarora reservation, was instantly kiiled and Willlams him- self was probably fatally injureq by an explosion of dynamite that wrecked their cabin today. The dynamite was set off by the accidental discharge of a_shotgun in the hands of the elder Williams, who a moment before had threatened to shoot his entire family. Willlams had been drinking heavily for a week. 'This afternoon when he came into their cabin his wife upbraid- ed him. In a frenzy over the woman's words Williams rushed to‘a gun rack and took down a shotzun, declaring that he was going to them all. The boy, Alexander, was sitting at a table with another Indian. The two ran toward Williams with the inten- tlon of disarming him. Mrs. Williams picked up their four-year-old child and rushed toward the door. As the boys approavhed Williams dropped the butt of the gun to the floor. The jar discharged the weapon and the charge tore into a cupboard where a quantity of dynamite had been stored. There was a terrific explosion. Young Williams was blown to pieces and the father's right arm and shoulder were torn away. the forehead by a piece of flying de- bris as she emerged from the door but was only slightly hurt. il Hired Man to Kill Husband, Macon, Ga., Dec. King, aged 42, widow of the owner of one of the largest plantations in mid- | arrested today after | dle Georgia, wi Nicholas Wilburn, aged 25, a farm- hand, had confessed, according to the police, that he killed James King be- Gguse Mrs. King promised him $600 and to marry him if he would do it King was shot December 12 while hunting. Mrs. King later confessed. Killed Father in Saloon. Houghton, Mich, Dec. 27 fhalafoe, an Indian fisherman, captured by a sheriff’s posse today ter a long chase and hurried to jail at SYAnse, Mich, to avold possible mob Clolence. Lut night he shot and *killed his father, John Shalafoe, in a saloon at Keweenaw bay. Gif’s Finger Burned Off. Suffield, Conn., Dec, 27.—Miss Ger- trude Gariety, a stenographer, is in a serfous condition tonight as a result of an electric shock suffered today when she attempted to turn off a light in her home. Both hands were burned, the fourth finger on th# left hand being entirely burned off. Wouldn't Be Subprising. It would not surprise many people to find it definitely proved by investizu- tion that J. P. Morgan is at the hea of the banking business of this coun- iry.—Washington Stan | the United States when a printed ar- Mrs. Williams was hit on | cabin | 27.—Mrs. James | | Sterling Debenture ecompan Cabled Paragraphs Damage AVong Flench Coast. for the us dama new ha have suffered consider: m] this port damage. of e Loan. Approval Approved “Six Power” Peking, China, Dec was given fo the term P " loan mrn"vw Chinesesmational assembly quorum of the memb: present, however, the matter to be brought up agaln. WFnVe \|Haue Massacred. W., Dec. 27.—News of the massacre of men, women and chil- dren, composing virtually the entire population of a native village on the Island of Papua, has bedn received at Port Mores h New Guinea, ac- cording to a me > received here to- day. Pleased Over Poincare’s Candidacy. i 'he definite an- aier Poincare will the presidency of created a profound throughout Fr: The Vs express t that the .\H:l\ul( of M. Poincare shows to t world that rance is seeking greatest men for the presidency. MARKED AS THIEF FROM HIS BIRTH. Story of Prisoner Impresses Judge of a New York Court. be a candidate for the republic New York, Dec. erreceived from a mouse shortly before his birth is the cause to which E. Justin Hu o;m# anb\lle= his career a thief. Hueppe is 21 vears old and the son, he , of a wealthy manu- facturer of Oldenberg, Germany. He pleaded guilty today to forging a check for $30, and the judge was so impress ed by his story that he postponed sen- tence to enable alienists to investigate his case. To prove his story of prenatal influ- ence Hueppe showed the downy out- line of a mouse upon his leg. He said that he began to steal when a boy, and that his parents sent him to America in 1908 to hide his shame. In 1909 he served a term in the Elmira re- formatory for stealing a typewriter. INDEPENDENCE FOR THE PHILIPPINES ight his moth- Wilson Favors It After Eight Years of Provisional Government. Staunten, Va., elect Wilson favor ovisional goy- ernment for the mmm. ines for eight years and independence thereafter, ac- cording to Representative William A. Jones of Virginia, chalrman of the Louse insular affairs committee, who discussed the Phillppines situation with him on the train today. hoc President- Ex-Congressman Alvah A. Clark. Somerville, N. J,, Dec. .—Former Congressman Alvah A. Clark dled t day at his home here of pneumonia. Mr, Clark was widely known as a law- ver in corporation and criminal cases. D. Jerome Elwell of Somerville, Mass. | Naples, Dec. —D. Jerome Bilwell | of Somervilie, Mass., died at the inter- national hospital here today. Chief Engineer William L. Bailie. ‘Washington , Dec. Chief an' neer Willlam L. Ballie, U. N., re- tired, died at the naval hospital hs\re today, aged 70 years. He entered the naval service In 1863. Very Reverend Louis Estevenon, S.8.8. | New York, Dec. 27.—A private cable eived today brought news of the death of Very Reverend l.ouis Estevenon, S. S, S, superior general | of the Fathers of the Blessed Sacra- ment, in Rome yesterday, after a short {llness, in his 624 year. Ex-Chief of Police Cornelius Ryan. Hartford, Conn. Dec. Police Chief Cornelius his home here tonight at the age ot 84 years, He was a member of the| force for forty years and at H’s head three. He was reured in 1904. $15,000 Lumber Fire. Middletown, Conn, Dec. 28.—The | plant of the Gustav Loewenthal Lum- ber company at South Farms was burned out this (Saturday) morning. The loss Is estimated as in the neigh- borhood of $15,000. Seven buildings were destroyed, including one in which there was considerable woodworking machinery and the office building. Hours Reduced on Boston Elevated. Boston, Dec. 27.—A reduction of one | hour a day in the working time of its employes without the loss of pay, was announced today by the Boston' Ele- rated Rallway company. The new chedule provides for nine working hours instead of tep and becomes ef- fective January 1. Fight Against Washington, Dec against the So-cailed opened today Book Trust. The final fight “book trust” in the supreme court of gument was flled asking for an junction against the carrying into ef- fect of asreements between publish- ers and booksellers, alleged to control | the suppl\ and sale nf books. in- Handled Over $21,000.000 of Metal. Denver, Col, Dec. 28.—Gold, silver, lead and’ copper ore, valued at 52 was handleq at the Colorado plants of the American Smelting and Refining company, according to figures contalned in the annual report for 1912 issued today. The plants are located at Pueblo, Leadville and Dur- ango. Charged with Eight Murders. Villlsca, Towa, Dec. 27.—Lew Van Al- stine, a Taylor county farmer, was ar- rested today on a warrant charging him with the murder of the Moore family of six and their guests, the two Misses Stillinger, on the night of | June 9 last. The prisoner will be given a hearing tomorrow. Would Take an Heiress Now. Once more someone takes the trouble to tell us that there was a real Mary with a real lamb that went to school. And when you remember how much lower meat was In 1814, it isn't so hard to believe.—Milwaukee Journal, | | — [ Tough Time For Common Folk. | Not only has the common drinking cup and the common towel been abol- ished ,but the common carriers are beginning to get a bit nervous.—In- dlanapolis New 1 Benjamin C. Mudge, the Boston chemist named as a defendant in the indictment charging officers of the and oth- ers with being concerned in a conspi acy to defrauq imvestors in the stock | of the Oxford Linen mills, was ar- raigned yesterday and put under $2,000 bonds for pleading | nial validating act p: | ing a per capita tax. | domestic | rect taxes to the stat | the statutes taxing oy | property; [ernor of a special commission of five | earnings | curing special Grand List is Over a Billion CONNECTICUT SURPASSES ALL PREVIOUS RECORDS. TAXPAYERS INCREASE More Property Owners in 1911 Than in 1909—Tax Commissioner Calls the Validating Act a Disgrace. Hartford, Conn., Dec, For first time in Connecticut's history cording to the biennial report of ' Commissioner William H. Corbin, total grand list in 1911 as correct by the board of equalization exceeded a billion dollars. The figures as re- turned by the towns were $948,399.019 and as corrected by the board, brought the total grand ate up to $1,041.334,019 shown that the total number of those owning able proper! ed from 17 in 1909 to 187,544 in 1911. Rates of taxation, legislation enacted | at the last session of the general as- sembly, the personal tax law, the work of the tax officials, the taxation of wa- ter supply companies, and the bien- the its It i ed | | l]ynamite Jury SPENT ENTIRE DAY IN CONSID- ERING CASES. CHARGES TOTAL 1040 Twenty-six Offenses Charaed Against Each Forty Defendants—Court Adjourns Until This of Morning. Indianapo Dec. deliberation the j iracy” c to result any verdiets Federal Judge Albert | er convening court to port from the jurors, ordered an ad- journment until 9.30 a. m. tomorrow the understanding that the ver- should the found, would not irned until ime. A Total of 1040 Charges to Consider. Whi ernment officials express- 1 ity would re- fteen in the “dyna- up to tonight in the return of he ury Anderson, afi- receive any re- be ret | port tomorrow, | fense stated | longer time | charged against each of the defendants, 2 THE NEW YEAR'S BULLETIN The New Ye. resident of Eastern Connecticut tain a review of the business dor counties for the past twelve months, volume of b years. It indicates will show the growth the of the com: will show that this end of the stat ment made all over manufacturing and $604,634,124, The edition will contracts wh Connecticut. jobbing also contain h have been compl s edition of The Bulletin is to be one whic showed h every Tt will con- and Windham with previous ess done, the activity which ies in the two count It te is keeping pace with the advance- In 1911 an aggregate of banking, monetary transactions of in particular will want. ne in New London in comparison mun a building review with the important eted during the vear. Besides there will be the informing pages devoted to the banking and agricultural interests of the eastern end of prized colored lithographed cale the two counties are still abundant in oppe constantly demonstrating their advantages live and do business in. The newsdealers should make once for extra coples of the editi The following matter appeare; state, and an attractive and to be ndar. The edition show that tunities and that they are as attractive sections to will it a point to get n. d in this week's Bulletin, delivered in their orders at at your home at twelve cents a week: Bulletin Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Bec, 21, Dec. 23. Dec. 24. Dec. 25, Dec. 26. Dec. 27. e Telegraph Local 95 Total 942 474 493 384 462 444 Gensral 714 227 230 168 196 191 85 01 93 82 85 143 143 170 134 181 158 Totals Tt onion v S 544 929 .4726. < 3499 ed at each ses- sion of the general assembly are among the matters discussed in the report. On the validating act the re- port says: Validating Act a Disgrace. “The validating act passed at session of the general assembly disgrace to the state and the greatest premiums on, and in- centlves to incompetency, irregulari- ties and almost entire disregard of law which can possibly each is a is one of to pay no attention to the statutes and to carry on their work, or to fail to do 80, without any conformity with court decisions or the statutory ments, relying upon the fact that th next session of the general assembly will validate all such errors, mistakes | and illegalities” * Poor Record of Assembly of 1911. Sections one to three of the dating act of 1911 which apply ticdlarly to taxation matters is then inserted “so that the peopla of state of Connecticut may be more familiar with this biennial monstrosi- t. vall- par- As to new legislation the report says: “The general assembly of 1911 enacted very few constructive laws relative to local or state taxation. Bills which were generally favored as being of particular public benefit, were defeated and certain other measures for which there seemed to be no popular demand, | were adopted.” Personal Tax Law Practical- The personal tax law which went in- | to effect continues, justified the hope vor 2 “head tax. October 1, 1910, the report of those who fa- 1t has removed the inconsistencies of the old poll and mil- itary taxes and has created a uni- form and intelligent method of collect- It is practical in its methods of administration and the | experience of nearly all the towns has | shown that it can be enforced.” Several Recommendations. Among his recommendations The appointment of assessors by mayors of all cities towns and cities, the and consolidated terms of office of all city and town tax collectors to be not than two years; an annual fran- , or corporation excess tax on all corporations not a revision of ters and oyster the appointment by the gov- ch to consider the general laws relative to taxation and to report with recom- | | mendations to the general assembly of 1915; an annual franchise or gross tax, on all corporations se- charter privileges for commercialization of large natu- resource; the discontinuance the ral of the validating act in its general ab- | solution features; the advance pay- ment of the inheritance tax on a life estate on the basis of its present worth and the repeal of the present inheri- tance tax law Massachusetts. Record Prosperity in Hawall. Washington, Dec. 27.—Hawail has enjoyved greatér prosperity and pro- gress during the past vear tham dur- ing any other in its history, aceord- ing to Governor W. i. Frears’ annual report, submitted today to Seeretary of the Interior Fisher. four y had bet'n notable for théir prosperity, says the fovernor, but this past year witnesséd even greater strides forward be promulgated. It | | seems to be possible for tax officials require- | the | “to a very large extent has | are: | paying di-| and the enactment of | | one similar to the law of New York or The preceding | !and the jury if it chooses may ballot jon each charge as to each defendant, | making a total of 1040 charges thus | to be disposed of. All the deliberat are conducted in living quarters on | the building, which i private stairway of the building. another end « quarters of t ns of room the is the jurors near their third floor of ched by a it off from the rest On the same floor at building are the he conffessed dynamiters - fanigal and Cla the government. That there may ports as to the ju leading be to | their quarter: Spectators Barred Out. Twice today the forty officials headed by Frank M president of the Ironworkers’ | Who are charged with complic the McNamara dynamite plots to d troy the property of “open shop” con- tractors, were assembled in the court room in expectation that their fate at the hands of the jury would be made known. Crowds of women and other specta- tors who had been permitted in court or-in the lobbies for the months were prevented from even approaching rooms, so that only those labor union Ryan, union, in | | I last by guards the court who had business in connection with the trial | or were relatives were present These incl the wives and chil- dren of about 30 of the men on trial, The Court Proceedings. The sessions of court were brief. At 9.30 a. m. the defendants occupied their accustomed three rows of seats behind the lawyers' table. Four de- fendants were brought in as prisoners from the county jall. These men were Ed d James Peoria, S, cused as * and John T. Butler, Buffalo, ident of the Ironworkers’ whom were taken in ¢ heir bonds were set |and Ray have been in almost two months. Bu ed imprisoned after he his own behalf that he of any $1,000 a month out of the union’s funds McNamara, the of the defendants 1ded Herbert vice pres- union, istody aside. appropriation to be used by { John J secretary, 1o | dynamite | Adjourned Court Until Afternoon, As a final token that the trial had | ended so as testimony was con- \cernmi. bailiffs entered while the de- | fendants were waiting and removed 3 most a ton of revolvers, guns, clocks, pieces of exploded bombs, ni tro-glycerine carrying cases and arti- {cles shatered by dynamite which government had intrduced a sexnibits. Part of the exhibits were taken from the McNamara and McManigal at the time arrests Thirty-five minutes after court, Judge Anderson | court” until afternoon. In noon court reconvened again adjourn after a brief wait i brothers of their convening adjourned the after- only to Steamship Arrivals. Antwerp. Dec. Lake Michlgan, Montreal Cadiz ,Dec. 21.-—Arrived: Steamer Buenos Alres, New York for Genoa Genoa, Dec. 22—Arrived: Steamer Stampalia, New York (not previously). Rotterdam, Dec, 25. Arrived: Steamer Czar, New York for Libau Queenstown, Dec Arrived Steamer Baltic, New York for pool New York, Dec Arrived, er Majestic, Southampton 5.—Arrived: Steamer off’ Liver- steam- Still at Work| weapons | Including residences, penses tot. {'l~ d kaiser's 000. Christ Louis Kel theater, | Florence a Bron kissin nski, employed by fined $500 for erry, aged 15 James Baker, One of the Oldest choir masters in New England, is dead home in New Haven, in his €8th y Charles Cauley, born i 109 vears ago, died in Coppe He Was an active farmer until two month ago. land Chicago Chinamen Will Celebrate th Christian New Year's day. Christm | day was celebrated in many homes in Chicago. The Hartford pany incre 600,000 and cent. of his Electric Light com 1sed its capital s gave every emp annual wage. Islands Have Appearsd i since its flooding. The is of vegetation floate om of the lake Floating Gatun e, lands are from the bot A Man Named Hitchcock had a dia mond cut out of the flesh of his arr in San Bernardino, He had smug gled the jewel from \'u th Africa Five Men Are Tbm«qht to their ] F ch left M Halifax m 5 for Patrick (Patsy) F. Sheppard, wh as a lightweigh s on th AT of the prize ring half a cen agc died yesterday at his home in Boston The New Typhoid Inoculation is suc cessful in the army. Of 57,000 me! in the army only two deaths were re ported out of 12 cases in the las months. Being rebels in northern N Toy Balicons Are by the systen xico o inf\ a sanatarfum i from a seri inal trouble. Hartford, operation for condition is favor A Water Suppl States naval Cuba, Is guar: between the signed in Havan The Nutritious Banana, fon of American Co at Port Antonio, Jamaica reckoned with real facfor ducing the high cost of living. 1l Ji D. Dre in re: all of its own st the plea of th department of agriculture in an appea | to the American farmer to go in fo the cuitivation of the sugar beet. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, speak ing on History of Literature, in By phony hall, Boston, last night, ad dressed members of six national asso ciations now holding there. will be heard by a referee, as judge of the common ples that jury triais andalous cases ar | against the Interests of common de cency. ind of th rered Pu’:nn‘.n\(-h & annual cor Yale vesterday ferences. for r San Fpancisco's First Muni; ary street line, e downtown 1 , a dist was placed i Representative John G. McHenry o the Sixteenth "‘t‘nn\‘]\ ani died at his home ir terday He had for six months, election last dist and did not November The Residents of the home in Day I in the fut: been inves that most young diers to get the pen women marry old sol ions. William H. Thompson, U n senator-elect from Kansa escaped serious injury when h I fire. most of his Mrs. Charles Par! resident of Ansonia tic of her home vesterda a shotgun to he ed the weapon v poker, causing wen near early off into gs yesterday ship Turria vhict | South bBr City, in morni water by orm led wrech Miss Gladys Coursen of Pough sie, one the suffy YLv\(:' ma denied yesterday t d be engaged to Griffith that city Poughkee Poughkee nner, ed th army a and farm to o react Egns th lon homes in 2 this is by N the newest announc: dent of | 1eague. The Taking of Evil terda in the rial befor Ca the rior illiam Ho and Mrs. Ne | both of Danbury, who are first degree murder the death of the tober 16 last. National ce hegan ves sn court o ie P: r infant the | As Clara LeMay, tering the Cordis cc v, Mass., vesterdayy killed Charles 8 said_to hen Agad 14, was en- ton HH” at she wi Adam have turned sho 15, Dbeen m]HHJ that ht Chester Wren, a Telegraph Lineman, injured at Bangor, Me., being knock when two Central railre A nP-Bh\ car snapping {t off considerab® d auvernmnn( against the T Ltd., of of tt | The Federal ings Company i for violations proceed alien the United States digtrict court $20,000 in fines to the government, s to eervants in his 54 = ivide lis lost Employed homas S, Brown of must be That the United States should raise conventions Divorce Cases in Pittsburg probably court have ruled ipal rail. ending been [ml'u The United Fruit Company's steam- asiore on Atlantic Tuesday rrespondent for a Country the w York and Judge Wil- charged \\lll\ in having caused child on Oec- Mill- a the and s so seriously yesterday from the top of a trains of the Maine sollided beneath him. led against the pole, throwing Wren a Combing South Barre, Mass., contract | 1abor law were ended yesterday on the payment by the company's attorney in of pting 1o x g | | | TURKISH REPORTS DESIGNED TO 1‘ CREATE SUSPICION. | 1 | INVOLVE BULGARIANS sq | intimation That Latter Are Negoti- e s| ating Direct with Turkey—Austria Chinese Flirting with the Montenegrins. London, Dec. 27.—Turkey’s reply te the demands made several days ago by | the Balkan allies as a basis for peace in southeastern Europe will be deliver- njed tomorrow to the peace conference -] in St. Jam palace. Interest, how- d | ever, again b ifted from this phase | of the situation and is centered tonight | in the question of what the intentions of are with respect to the m Turxe/ Not Likely to Resume War. The peace delegates are prepared to consider the reply of the Ottoman gov- ernment and its counter-proposals, - | startling though the latter may be as simply points for future negotiations. It is well known that Turkey has not 0 | the least hope obtaining what she s | will demand, and also that she has no ), | intention to resume a war which may result in further disaster to her, .| Apparent Attempts to Divide Allies. n| This aspect of the siuation seems to - | receive confirmation from the fact that n | several attempts already have been made unofficially by members of the Turkish delegation to get the Mont negrin, Servian and Greek delegates to recede from the demand that Adrian- ople be wlrrl’ndcred promising in re- turn t Turkey will not object to her 'm'\y‘ut‘ e enlargement territorially. advances and TepoTts emanal inople that Bulgaria is : terms direct with Turkey are considered to have as their purpose an attempt te divide the n basic alies Allies as United Ever. representatives of the Balkam States, ver, have resisted all the temptetions placed in their way, and today presented as united a front as they did the first day of the negotia- tions, and are just as determined as ever to have their own way in conclud- ing peace. - Austria Still Attracting Attention. Instead of diminishing, excitement is gowning among and - tenegrin delegations over what are considered Austria’s plans in the Bal. 1| kans. That the dual monarchy seems T | determined to carry out these plans is claimed to be proven by the faot that she has not as yet begun to dem ize the big she recently to the colors. It is now certain that at the resumption of the ambassadorial conference, Jan 2, Austria will urge the repr en of Furope to make the territory of autonomous Albania as large as possi- bie, Imcluding in its Prisrend. Dracova and even Scutari. Austria Coaxing Montenegre, Meanwhile Austria is tempting Mon- tenegro by proposing in exchange for Austria’s support and the occupation of Scutari by Montenegro that Austris be given possession of the mountains dominating Cattaro, which thus would become such an impregnable naval stronghold as to make the Vienna gov- ernment the real master of the Adri- atic Sea. Italy and Russia Object. Italy, the power chiefly interested, opposes such a scheme as would give her rival the coveted supremacy on the sea which once was considered a Vene- tian lake. Ruseia equally is anxious te prevent the Austrian project, which, # successmul, would stifle forver the Muscovite ambition to obtain an outlet in the Adriatic. Montenegro Not Favorable. Montenegro considers that thd cheme would be fatal to her very exs istence, as Scutarl is the real soul of the intry, while the - loss of the mou above Cattora, besides de- | priving her of a strong weapon against Aul would put the country in Aue- trian hands. The e e o l NOT SURE OF BECKER OR OF ANYBODY ELSE Police Commissioner W-Ido- Reply te Commissioner of Accounts. New York, Dec. Becker” “I am not sure of anyone at police headquarters.” This is the question which former Commissioner of Accounts Fosdigk today told the aldermanic committes investigating the volice department that he ked Police Commissioner | Waldo early this vear and the answer | which he declared Mr. Waldo made. |~ “Farly in 1912, Fosdick declared in his testimomn) we began to get a large number of complaints through the maill in regard to a certain police officer. He was in charge of a squad. | It was said he was collecting money from gambling houses and we found t14t hard to run the matter down. ‘I told the police commissioner I had been getting a large number of com- plaints regarding Lieutenant Becker and that they came in such numbers that we were uneasy about it. We 1 | agked him if he was sure of Becker. He sald that he was not sure of ome at headquarters but that under syetem by which the men watch each othar closely and jealously he thought it would be impossible to car- ry on such operations. 1 told him I dld not belleve it possible to Invent a system that human ingenuity could not defeat.” —Are you sure | of f | Two Senators in Penftentlary. Columbus, O., Dec. 27.—Teo serve terms of three years and nine months | respectively, State Senators Isaas K Huffman of Butler county and La For- ester R. Andrews of Lawrence county entered the penitentiary here t Both had been refused new trialsre. cently upon conviction of acceptl: bribes in connection with bills ma- ing before the last legjslature. Condition Still Precarious. Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 27.—The con- dition of Johm F. Sulllven, a saloon and restaurant keeper who was shot at his place of business last night, Was reporteq at St. Vincent's hospital to- night as precarious. The police are still hunting for Willlam Brumo, who is charged with the shooting. t n % Peace Conferemce at St. Louis. Washington, Dec. 27—St. Louis, Mo, was selected today as the next meet- ing place of the fourth American Peace congress at & meeting hm of the ;r-e\\flve c:wm!;‘: of Am eace soolety. congress held May 1, 3, and § nesk SMAL