Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 27, 1913, Page 1

VOL. s Leave Malta. T0 BREAK OFF PEAGCE CONFERENCE| Cbled Paragraphs Balkan Henipotenfiafies ey Declaring to Draft a Note to '{urk- This Intention THIS ACTION TAKEN AT A MEETING YESTERDAY Radical Element Was For an Immediate Rupture of Negotia- tions But Conservative Policy Was Adopted—Allies Said to be Seeking to Gain Time—Believed They Won't Re- sume Hostilities Unless Absolutely Compelled to. —y Loadon, Jan! 26—The Balkan plen- ipotentiaries, whe have reeelved fuil powers from their respective govern- ments, appointed a committes today 1o draft & note to the Turkish plen- ipotentiaries explaining why the peace conference must mow be considered broken off. It is hoped that the draft will be ready for the approval of the fuil delegation Monday next. This action of the allies is part of a series of well-considered forms of pressure with which the Balkan dele- ates hope to obtain their object with- out resuming the war. Conservative Course Decided Upon. The meeting today lasted for an hour and a half, and the course to be fol- lowed was given earnest consideration. The two distinet views were mani- “ested—one for the immediate rupture ©f the negotiations, leading to a re- sumption of the war, and the other favoring a temporizing policy, in or- der to aveid irrevecable steps. The latter course iri and a com- mittee was appointed, consisting of one member from each delegation, as foi- Jows: Michael Madjaroff, Bulgarian minister at London; Professor Geor- glos Streit, Greek minister to Aus- tria-Hungary; Count Voynovitch, chief of King Nicholas’ cabinet, represent- ing Montenegro, and Dr. M. R. Ves- niteh, Servian minister to France, with the addition of M. Politis, of the Greek _— S GARMENT WORKERS’ STRIKE MAY END. Leaders Tentatively Accept Proposi- tion of Manufacturers. New York, Jan. 26.—The strike of the garment workers of this city seem- ed tonight to be in & fair way of set- tement, so far as the larger portion of the strikers is concerned. At a confer- appiied to both regular and Dpiece- workers and a 52-hour week was made by representatives of manufaciurers ihan ome hundred thousand garment workers who have been on strike for four weeks to leaders of the United Garment Workers. of America. That the union representatives tentatlvely accepted the proposal, agreeing to place it before their executive board for final action, is accepted as a fa- vorable development. MAN’S BODY FOUND LYING IN HALLWAY. Police Undecided Whether It is Mur- der or Accident. Waterbury, Conn, Jan. 26—The po- are investigating the death of ugh McManus, 44, whose body_was found lying in a hallway at 233 Bank Etreet at 7 o’clock this morning. Mec- Manus had a severe bruise on his forehead which cansed his death and. it is not known whether he received the bruise from a blow or a fall down the stairs. His body lay in the hallway for several hours and at least seven persons stepped over it on their way out of the house before it was known that he was dead. B. & M. EMPLOYES WANT MORE PAY. Vote to Demand Wage Increase and Improved Conditions. Boston, Jan. 26—Boston and Maine railroad car men and freighy clerks voted at separate meetings in this city today to demand increased wages and improved working conditions. The car men ask an increase of seven per cent, and the other concessions Se- cured by fellow union members from the New York, New Haven and Hart- aiiroad last week. Fair After Rains or Snows. Washington, Jan. 26.—Pressure dis- tribution over the northern hemisphere today, according to the weekly weather bureau bulletin, indicates that after some raigs, and snows tonight and Monday ffom the upper Lake region castward, the weather will be gener- @lly fair over the northern districts @ast of the Mississippi during the firet half of the week. Will Aid Flood Victims. ~ Evansville, Ind., Jan. 26.—Captain ‘William Flliott, assistant to the depot quartermaster of the United States army at St. Louis, Mo. arrived in Evansville today under assignment from Major General Wood to survey flood conditions in this vicinity and to furnish any relief from federal re- sources that may be needed. Potters Threaten to Strike. Trenton, N. J.. Jan. 26—Employes of the ten large potteries in this city met today and decided to strike tomorrow unless their demands for increased wages and a nine-hour day are grant. ed. The bosses are given until nine o'clock tomorrow morning to concede the demands. £10,000,000 for Turkey. London, Jan. 26.—The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Telegraph learns that a contract has been signed under which the Ottoman government will obtain an advance of $10,000,000 to be reimbursed out of the next loan W connection with the new concession for the metropolitan railawsy of Con- stantinople, Italian Banks Buy Bonds, Rome, Jan, 26—A combination of Jtaljan banks headed by the Bank of I has bought up at par witheut e gubseription eent, fiv, year treasury bonds te the ameunt $80,000,000, the issus of wes ail- thorized ]ast December, tn the expenses of the deve ent the state raliroads and for purpeses, Sultan and Ex-Sultan Make Up, Vienns, Jan, 30-/Fhe Tasewiait's o correspondent assert Constantinep O s hiion o that the sultan and : fected a reeoncil At the paiase the delegation, owing to his knowedge of French and his thorough acquaintance with internatienal law. Allies’ Policy Is to Gain Time. General lines were laid down on which the note is to be drafted, com- prising the arguments already set forth many times as to why the league demands the surrender of Adrianople and the Aegean islands as an indis- Densible condition to the conclusion of peace, i That the policy of the allies is to gain time is patent, ang does not deceive anybody. The delegates de- cided that the advantages to be de- rived from the resumption of hostil- ities would be in proportion to the risks they ran, and that they would not take that step unless absolutely forced to do so. It is realized that even a partial reverse would have grave moral and material consequences, apart from the loss of thousands of men. Danger from Roumania and Austria. In addition, the fact is not over- looked that there is danger of Rou- mania advancing from the rear and of Austria imposing on Servia and Montenegro her conditions for remain- ing neutral. The only disadvantage in delaying dgcisive action is in keep- ing large armies inactive and on a war footing for a long time, thus heavily taxing both the financial and agricul- tural resources-of the countries. SENATORS BALK AT PLAN OF LANDERS, Futile Conference at New London on Highway Commissionership New Haven, Conn., Jan. 26—The Journai-Courier will say tomorrow that at a conference between George M. Landers of New Britain, president pro tem of the senate, and six democratic Senators, -held at New London this the senators refused to sign afternoon, the : a letter agmeeing mot to vote for the B o of William H. Cadwell of Neiv Britain for highway commission- er. The senators present were Jacob Frohiich and M. J. Quinn of New Ha- ven, J. F. McDonald of Naugatuck; F. M. McCarthy of Ansonia; C. M. New- man ahd J. H. Whitcomb of Bridgeport. The senators were called to New on upon invitation of Senator Landers, all of them, it is said, be- lieving it to be a general caucus. Mr Landers suggested to the senators that it was time Governor Baldwin under- stood that there would be opposition to confirmation, if he presented the name of Mr. Cadwell for highway commissioner, to the senate. He sug- gested writing a letter to the governor 10 that effect and signing all seven Dames to it. None of the men would sign. Mr. Landers, it is said, request- ed each of the men to keep the subject of the conference a secret. A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE UNDERWORLD A Thorough Investigation of the Social Evil in New York. Netw York, Jan. 26—The slaborate nvestigation of the social evil in New York, undertaken two years ago by the bureau of social hygiene, is nearly completeq and its results will be an- nounced next December, according to a statement issued tonight by John D._ Rockefeller, Jr. Mr. Rockefeller says also that an exhaustive inguiry of conditions in Furopean cities has been made and that the bureau plans to extend its work to other American cities, in or- der to become familiar with all phases of the subject an dthe methods of deal- ing with it A corps of workers under direction of George J. Kneeland, who directed the Chicago vice commission investi- gation, the announcement states, has made a survey of conditions in disor- derly resorts, hotels, saloons, cafes, massage parlors and other places in New York where vicious persons con- gregate. In addition it has obtained the personal histories of some two thousand women of the underworld. “Based upon all these studies,” Mr. Rockefeller adds, “it is the hope of the bureau that there may be devised a practical plan for dealing with the so- clal evil in New York city, a plan which public opinion can be brought to support.” HOTEL STRIKERS AND LEADERS AT ODDS. Former Trying to End Strike on Basis of a Compromise. New York, Jan. 26.—Cross purposes of leaders, the rank and flle and em- ployers complicated conditions in the hotel waiters’ strike tonight. Leaders declared that modifie] demands ac- ceptable to the proprietors would be presented and an agreement reached under which most of the 2,500 or more employes now affected could speedily return to work. Strikers in numbers announced their intention of remaining out until a complete victory had been won, while many of the managers of the larger hotels asserted that they would not re-employ their old waiters, preferring to depend upon non-union help in the future, Fire in Omaha Hotel, Omaha, Neb;, Jan, 26.—A fire which startsd jn tho basement of the six- story Paxton hotel annex early today cmused e panic among the ene hundred gussts, All eseaped, hut nearly forty of them, jpeludine B, H, B of Hta: Y, Mass, had te be taken out, geantily elad, on acrial ladders set up by firemen, The Wheeling at Vera Cruz, Vers, Crue, jJan, 26—The United States gunboat Wheeling, whieh was ordered to presesd te Vers Crusz by w;n goverament auss of 2 of alarming eonditiens in this seet; arrived here this merning frem Tampa, Malta, Jan. 26.—The battleships King Edward VII and Zelandia sailed from here today for the Levant. Given Audience by Pope. Rome, Jan. 26.—The pope today re- ceived in private audience the Most Rev. Paul esi, archbishop of Montreal. = Earthquake at Constantinople. Constantinople, Jan. 26.—A severe earthquake shook many of the resi- dences in the Turkish capital at an early hour yesterday morning. No considerable “damage and no loss of 1ifs has been reported. Protecting Unfortunate Children. Berlin, Jan. 26.—Illegimate . children in Berlin are henceforward to be under the official guardianship of the munici- pality and the fathers of such offspring are to be compelled, by representatives of the city, to support them. Moorish Rebels Put to Rout. Mogador, Morocco, Jan. 26.—Heavy losses were inflicted on a large force of Moorish rebels who attacked a French expeditionary ~column near this place. Fighting was severe for some @hours and hundreds of Mcors were Iilled or wounded. They were finally routed and fled in all directions. U. S. Soldiers Resent a Slander. Honolulu, Jan, 26.—United States soldlers have begun a movement to raise funds to prosecute Perley L. Horne, president of the Kamehameha schools of the island of Cahu, for al- lezed slander. Horne at a mass meet- ing iast December said the misconduct 2f soldiers made the islands unsafe for Hawailan women. Attempt to Kill Archcuke. Paris, Jan. 26.—A Barcelona des- patch to the Petit Parisien reports an attempt to assassinate Archduke Louis Salvator of Tuscany. While the arch- duke was walking in the grounds of his estate at Miramir, in the Balearic Islands, a workman employed on the estate fired at him several times with a revolver. One of the bullets grazed the archduke and severely wounded a governess. FIRE BREAKS OUT IN PUTNAM HOTEL Chickering Block Ablaze Early This Morning—No Lives Lost but Women Figure in Thrilling Rescues—J. P. McClellan Overcome by Smoke Whils Rescuing Female Employe—Fire Started in Boiler Room. (Special to The Bulletin.) Putnam, Jan. 27.—Putnam had an- other sensational fire this morning. At 1.45 an_alarm came in from box 41 for a fire in the Chickering hotel block, which is probably the largest frame building in the city. Awakened. by Cry of §ire. J. P. McLellan said that he was awakened by someone in the corri- dor yelling fire. Hurrying out of his room he foun athe corridor filled with smoke and immediately began the work of arousing the 15 or 17 people who were sleeping in the rooms. There were few people in th house on ac- count of its being Sunday night. Two Women Rescued. There was Mttledifficulty in awalk- ening those who were asleep on the second floor, but some trouble was ex- perienced in awakening those on the upper or third floor of the bullding. Sleeping there were Mrs. Alice Cut- ting and her daughter Mabel, em- ployes of the house. Mr. McLellan groped his way through the smoke filleq hall and led Mrs. Cutting and her daughter to the street. Overcome by Smoke. On attempting to g0 to the room of Mrs. Daisy Putnam, another emplove, who had not gotten out at that time, but who later escaped, Mr, McLellan, who i8 a very powerful man, was over- come by the smoke and fell exhausted in the corridor. He soon reyived suf- ficiently however to gain his way to the street. Mr. McLellan and nearly everyone else,in the house lost most of their beldhgings. Started in Boiler Room. Mr. McLellan at about 2.30 o'clock sald that the fire broke out in the boiler room in the basement. At that hour he said he could not make any positive statement as to howsthe fire may have originated. The fire gained rapid headway, run- ning up the rear side of the building to_the roof. 2 The firemfen had a hard fight with it from the first, with the fate of the buijding in doubt for some time. Stores in the Building. The Chickering hotel, a three-story frame structure, fronting on the rail- road, just north of the railroad sta- tion, is the property of Ransom Brad- ley of the firm of Bradley Brothers, The building also fronts on Union and Front streets. In addition to the hotel, the Putnam News company, Charles Miron, barber, and George A. Rawley, plumber, are located in the building. In a Dangerous Location. From the very first the fire was re- garded as an especially dangerous one, as the hotel backs up against a square that is closely covered with somw of the most valuable buildings in the city, among them the Bugbee and First Na- tional bank buildings. There is at least $100,000 worth of property in this square, and every effort was made to confine the fire to the hotel. Breaks Out in Third Story. At 3 o'clock the fire had broken out in the third story and seemed to be getting the better of the fire depart- ment, but on account of the nature of the blaze, which was working up be- tween the partitions from the base- ment, the outcome of the fight was still very uncertain. The firemen were play- ing several streams into the building which by that time had been deluged with water and fllled with a tremen- dous amount of smoke, indicating that the furnishings would be ruined, whatever the fate of the building. Fire | Followed Chimney, At 3 o'c ock the firemen were cen- toring thei efforts at the frent of the bhilding, v ar the hotel office And Mi- ron’s barkér shop, At that peint a chimney zins from the basement up through ine bullding and eenditiens ipdieated that the fire was following that dhimney up threugh the building, but in surh & way that it was ex- tremely diffihult e reach, Loss Will Exeeed |nsuranes, M, MeLelian stated that he easried geme ipsurance pa his property, put from indicatiens pelieved that ;g{ less would far exeeed his insuranse, The shep owners alse carried serae imsur- ance; Besame Preprieter Last Jumi ~ PRICE TWO CENTS Tumor Fatal to Judge J. P. Platt HAD BEEN A SUFFERER SINCE LAST JUNE. OPERATION PERFORMED Only Temporarv Relief Afforded by It —Had Been Judge of U. S. Circuit Court for Connecticut Since 1902. Meriden, Conn., Jan. 26.—Judge James P. Platt of the United States distric{ court died at his home here this afternoon. He had been in ill health for some time and since last June had suffered from a malignant tumor in the throat. Underwent Operation Oct. 1. In the early summer he went on a vacation to the Maine woods and re- turned somewhat improved in health. In the fall his illness became worse and on Oct:“1 he was operated upon at the Charten Oak hospital in Hart- ford. The tumor was found to be in the aesophagus, and the operation af- forded but temporary relief. Since the operation he had been fed artificially. Had Bad Turn Saturday. Judge Platt bore his.pain with ferti- tude. Two weeks ago he was thought to be dying, but he rallied. He was taken suddenly worse Saturday and gradually sank, until death occurred at 4.05 o'clock this afternoon. A Graduate of Yale. Judge James Perry Platt was born in Towando, Pa., March 31, 1851, anl was a son of the late Orville H. Platt, who was United, States senator from Connecticut for many years. He pre- pared for college at the famous Gun- nery school at Washington, Co: He was graduated from Yale in 18 and from thes Yale Law school in 187 Was Judge of City Court. - After graduation he joined with his father in the practice of his profession. In 1878 he was a member of the Con- necticut legislature. From 1879 to 1893 he was city attorney. In the latter year he,was appointed judge of the city couft. In 1902, while serving in the latter capacity, he was appointed judge of the Unpited States court for the district of Connecticut. His Fraternal Connections. Fraternally. he was a member of Meridian lodge, No. 77, A. F. and A. M., being a past master, and a mem- ber of St. Elmo commandery, Knights Templar. He was a member of the Home club of Meriden and the Yale Cclub of New York. 3 Besides a widow, he is survived by a daughter, Marjory Platt. Merrit W. Merwin. Miiford, Conn. Jan. 26—Merrit W. Merwin, one of the pioneer oyster growers in this section of Connecticut, died at His home here today, after an illness of kidney trouble with compli- cations. He was born in Mercer, Pa., in February, 1857. He is survived by 2 widow and two daughters. Hon. A. J. Matheson of Ontario. Perth, Ont., Jan. 26.—Hon. A. J. Matheson, treasurer of the province of Ontario, died suddenly at his home here last night. He was 70 years old. His father, Roderick Matheson, was head of the Scotch clan Matheson. Congressman Syivester Clark-Smith. Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 26.—Repre- sentative Sylvester Clark-Smith of Bakersfleld, memher of congress from the eighth California district, died here “today after a long illness. He was in his fifty-fifth year. He was olected to the B9th congress and had served con- secutively since. Judge John J. De Haven. San Francisco, Jan. 26—John J. De Haven, judge of the United States court for the northern district of Cali- fornia since 1897, died today at his country home near Napa. LIVED SIX YEARS WITH BROKEN BACK Wife of Dr. William C. Wile of Dan- bury Dies at Age of 50. Danbury, Conn., Jan. 26.—After liv- ing six years with a broken back, Mrs. Willlam' C. Wile, wife of a well known physician, died at her home “Tarry- wile” today. She was 50 years old and was the daughter of the late C. M. Loomis of New Haven. Besides her husband she is survived by a daugh- ter. Six years ago she fell over a rall- ing on a stairway to the floor below, at her home, breaking her back. - She has since been confined to her bed, being paralyzed. e NEW HAVEN VETERAN ASPHYXIATED IN ROOM. Tube Leading from a Gas Range Found to Be Leaking. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 26.—Carl Klebe, aged 70, a Civil war veteran, was found dead in his rooms, No. 1 Sylvan avenue, this afternoon, death being due to accidental asphyxiation. Gas was found leaking from a tube leading to a gas range. Upon his Preast was a medal presented him by the state of New Jersey for bravery in the Civil war. He lived alone. The Lid on at Winsted. Winsted, Conn., Jan. 26—Winsted to- day observed a ‘Puritanical Sunday” owing to the efforts of the “Welfare League,” and organization comprising the membership of the Protestant churches. Stores, ice cream parlors, bootblacking establishments, cigar stores and the like were closed tight. Another Arson Arrest. New York, Jan. 38—On information obtained from Isadore Stein, knotn as “lzzy the Painter,” whose confessions of the workings of the- so-called ‘ar- son trust” have resuited in the in- dictment of more than a dozen men, Morris Gorenstein, a boss painter, was arrested today. Tholley Car RunaDown Drugglst. New Haven, €onn, Jan, 26,—Virgil M, Dow, g retired drugeist and & graduata 6f Yale in thg class of 1856, was struels by ¥ trelley ‘ear at the eor- yer of Blm and Orange streets te- night and seriqusly injured, He is in & leeal hespital with eoneussien of the brain, 7 Danbury Pekep Glub Ralded, . My, MeLellan has only been = etor of the hotel sinee last Juna, 5 he took aver the business frem' M. 3. Beginning Today Speliing Bees will be held twige & week in chicaeul T e Danbi Genn,, Fan, Four ptate Pfllgenzg iR .:" fl.igmafi ile sWeoR ! Danbury this meraing an P n 3 eondusipd g Faid 6n & elub at the eer- ner of ‘White and Briage Béeofl: iz Dwyer, whe had been loeated thers for | @en whe werd found playing peker 20 years; from Bt Paul, Minp Mr, Mclellan c¢ume here | Wers put under-arrest, Fhey w . | eloased en oash ball The Bulletin’s Circulation ‘In Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and-lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in 1 roportion to-the City’s Population. Haines Shows No Enthusiasm MAINE GOVERNOR ON NEW ENG- LAND CONFERENCE. WILL NOT JOIN IT YET Discusses Matters Taken Up at Meet- ing of Five New England Governors —Skeptical Regarding Results. Waterville, Maine, Jan. 26.—Govern- or William T. Haines tonight made publis his attitude on the queslionsl proposed at meeting of five New Eng- land governors in Boston yesterday as the ones to be considered by a New Englang railroad conference es_the first step towards solving New Eng- land’s transportation problems. _ He stated his views in a letter to Gov- ernor Eugene N. Foss of Massachu- setts, replying to a copy of the con- clusions of the governor's meeting which Governor Haines was unable to attend because of illness. Not Ready for Representation in Con- | ference. The governors at the meeting fa- vored a New England railroad con- ference to be composed of two ci zens from each state, the commission to consider and report on certain trans. portation questions mentioned in the report mailed to Governor Haines and made public Jast night. One of the points to be considered was the ad- visability of a permanent conference of the heads of state commissions having supervision of railroads. Gov- ernor Haines said in his letter that as Maine alfeady has a bill before the legislature for a new commission to have full control over public service corporations he would prefer not to have Maine represented until the new state board was created. Has No Issue with Grand Trunk. Taking up the other points, he says that' he “cannot see how directors of a railr can be appointed by a state owning -nothing of such _property. Maine, he says, picking up another issue with the Grand ques hag n Trunk” “Boston for many years has been the worst station we have to pass,” he says, in speaking of the matter of through transportation by way of Bos- ton. He assures the support of Maine in impfoving this condition. Maine Not Affected. Urban and suburban transportation troubles, says the governor, do mnot affect Maine and he admits that the question of “uniform legislation” pro- = for the unification of corporate entity is “beyond me.” He states em- phatically his belief that the New Eng- land stafes as a whole can have noth- ing to do with “the reduction of all leases of lines to absolute ownership.” Little Faith in Uniform Charters. Little faith is expressed In the prop- osition for uniform charters, Governor Haines saying that the operation of a railroad depends upon the men who run it. Governor Haines so far is the only New England governor to express pub- ion, licly his attitude towards the questions | suggested as the subject for the New England rallroad conference. YOUTH ROBBED HIS EMPLOYER OF $700. Secured \Key of the Safe While Latter Was Asleep. South Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 26.—Lo- cal detectives today arrested Brnest Elling, aged 21, who is wanted in con- nection with the robbery of $700 in cash from the safe of his former em- ployer, Henry Finch, of Wilton. When arrested Elling had $349.29 in his pock- ets. The police say he has made a fuil confession. He will be tried in Wilton tomorrow. In his alieged confession Elling says he secured the key of the safe while Mr. Finch was sleeping last night. The robbery was discovered early in the morning and the police were notified to be on the lookout for Hiling, who had disappeared. Elling was seen here in an automobile and was finally traced to a local garage, where he was ar- rested. TO RATIFY WIRELESS TELEGRAPH TREATY. Thirty-one Powers to Take This Step Within Few Weeks. ‘Washington, Jan. 26.-—Ratifications of the wireless telegraph treaty signed at London July 5, 1912, will, it is ex- pected, be exchanged at the British capital within a few weeks by the 31 signatory powers. The senate’s rati- fication of the treaty a few days ago paves the way for this formality, as practicaily all the other governments are understood to have approved the treaty, which will become effective July 1, 1913. By this conventfon the Important maritime nations of the world have linked themselves together to obtaln the widest range of international use- fulness of the wireless without re- striction as to its further development. Steamships Reported. New York, Jah. 26.—Steamer Kron- prinzessin Cecille, Bremen for New York, reported 1,094 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon. Dock 2 p. m. Tuesday. Cape Race, N. F., Jan. 26.—Steamer Lake Brie, London for St. John, N. B. in wireless communication with Mar- coni station when 187 miles southeast at 3.40 p. m. Brow Head, Jan. 26.—Steamer Mau- retania, New York for Fishguard and Liverpool, reported 970 miles west at noon. Due Fishguard noon Tuesday. New York, Jan. 26.—Steamer Ulto- nia, Flume for New York, reported 224 milgs east of Sandy Hook at noon. Doék 10 a. m. Monday. Steamship Arrivals. Mndeira, Jan, 26.~Arrived: Fran- cona, Now York, % Bouthampton, Jan, 26.—Arrived: Philadelphis, New York, Naples, Jun, 26.—Arrived; Pannonia, New York, Fiume, Jan, 25—Arrived; Lacenia, New York, ~ 8t John, N, B, Jan, 25.—Arrived: Lajenia, Glasgew; 26th, Hesperian, Liverpool; Menmeuth, Liverpool, Halifax, N, B., Jan, -26.—Arrived; Seandinavian, Glasge’ New York, jan, 86.—Arrived, Penn- sylvania, Hamburs, —_— Mayflowers jn Jaruary, Milford, Senn,, Fan, 6. —FPuriker a¥i: dence of [He unseasenable winter was evinced teday when several persens reperied picking Maytowers and dan- delieas in full pigem in the felds, that he knows of. | Condensed Teiegrams Consul Letcher at Chihuahua, Mex., Teports that- peace negotiations be- tween federals and rebels are pro- gressing favorably. Representative F. P. Greenwood of Massachusetts introduced a bill mak- ing the gale of tobacco to women pun- ishable by a fine of $50. The New Mexico Senatorial question seems practically settled by the pledg- ing of enough votes in caucus fo re- elect Senator A. B. Fallon on Tuesday. There Is No One in Washington with the privilege of carrying a revolver. There has not been one “gun carry- ing” permit taken out in the last five years. During the Past Year an average of over seven persons met with violent deaths each day on Manhattan Island, a single one of New York city's- five boroughs. Assemblyman Levy introduced a hill in the New York assembly which pro- hibits hotel owners from refusing to receive any guest because of his race, creea or color. Archduke_Rainer, of the house of Hapsburg, Vienna, and therefore re- lated to Emperor Francis Joseph, is dving. The last sacranfnt was ad- ministered yesterday. Unseasonably Warm and Wet Weather in all parts of the country has caused a flood of correspondence to pour in on Professor Willis L. Moore, chief of the weather bureau. Parole Privileges for Life term con- victs who have served 15 years or more in federal prisons is recommend- ed by William H. Moyer, warden of the United States prison at Atlanta, Ga. Edward W n, treasurer of the Whitin Manufacturing company and son of Charles P. Whitin, the founder of the cotton industry in Whitinsvil Ma died Saturday at the age of = Abandonment of the Inaugural Ball and the decision not to permit use of the capitol for a public reception has aroused talk of a mammoth public reception at the White House on evening of March 4 Officials of the Pure Food Board hold they have no authority to place gov- rnment inspectors i Pacific coast acking houses to inspect citrus fruits before shipment, has been request- ed by the fruit men. The Tariff Hearings, covering the fourteen schedules of the' present law, along with the free-list and miscel- laneous articles and general adminis- trative provisions, will come to a close with the end of thig week. Announcement Was Made Saturday that John D, Rockefeller has pledged 50.000 to the Northern. Baptist c vention provided the convention $125,000 more than last year, when a total of $1,568,000 was obtained. One Hundred and Twenty-five Mil- lion dollars represents the value of the commerce between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of thé United States via the isthmuses of Panama and Te- hauntepec during the last year. C. P. Long, a Wealthy wbholesale liquor merchant, of Jacksonville, Kla., Saturday shof and killed Miss Sue Dickinson of Wilmington, Del. aged 23, and then killed himself. The trag- edy took place in Long's office after the two haq quarreled. Chairman Adamson, of the house commerce committee, in a formal statement predicted that ome of Pres- ident-elect Wilson's first requests upon the incoming congress would be for a repeal of the free passage provision in the Panama canal act applying to American ships. Design for the Memorial to Major Archibald W. Butt, personal aide to President Taft, and Francis D. Millet, the artist, two Washingtonians lost with the Titanic, was approved Sat- urday by the president. The memo- rial is a fountain with a shaft rising from its center. The “Kaiser Prize" peror Willlam of Germany mally awarded to the Junge chor of Philadelphia yesterday. prize, a silver statue of a Bard of the Middle Ages, has been won twice by the Philadelphia organization and nun- der the conditions of the competition becomes its permanent property. A WooderrModel confidently asserted to be that of the famous yacht Amer- ica, has been discovered with other relics stored away in the headguarters of the Worcester Grand Army post. Congressman Butler Ames, the owner of the America, Saturday asked the post to sell him the model which he wishes to present to the New York Yacht club. given by Em- was for- Eighteen Princeton brought to Trenton, N. J., yesterday and in the capacity of strikebreakers sang the morning and evening services of St. Michael's Episcopal church in place of the members of the regular cholr, who had struck because, they declared, the rector was Interfering with them #né their organist. Students were Vernon O. Lytle, mail carrier on rural route No. 5 out of Batavia, Ohio, is the first man to accept and dellver under parcel post conditions, a 1 baby. The baby, a boy weighing 10 3 pounds, is the child of Mr. and . Jesse Beagle, living in Blen Hste, a vas delivered to its grandmother, Mrs. Lotis Beagle, who lives about a mile from its hom ANNEXES NECESSARY AT MANY POSTOFFICES Have Inadequate Space to ' Handle Parcel Post Busin Washington, Jan. 28—To provide adequate space for handling parcel post business it will be necessary to revise plans of many public buildings in whieh pogtoffices are located and negotiations to this end already have bsen instituted by Postmaster General Hitcheock, Today the postmaster gon- eral invited the supervising architeot of the tremsyry and his assistants to ceoperate in the matter with the build- ing committee of the posteffiae depart. ment and the speeial pareel pest com- mittee, At present 174: under eontraet and 333 additional have heen approprinted far congress, They havebe en propared withont re- gard te the Reeds of the pareel pest system apd it pow is essential that ghanFeg he made in their eanstFues tien in erder that the inereased velume of mail may be handled advantageous Ix, TR 758 peatefices laeated in uova'g; ment it will be n seme in- huiidis make l}éfln!!fififl ta meet the additienal ublie bulldings are ments the pareel pest, in stances the purchase of will have te be made Willing To Arbitrate ON Still RAILROADS’ STATEMENT FIREMEN'S DEMAND. TO GRANT INCREASES Have Already Signified a Willingness to Do This, They Say—Strike Vote Now in Progress by 30,000 Men. New York, Jan. 26.—Reiteration of their willingness to submit to arbi- tration the demands of their locomotive firemen for increased wages and bet- ter working conditions is contained in a statement issued today on behalf of 54 eastern railroads. The 30,000 mem- Dbers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen emploved by these roads, after the suspension re- cently of protracted negotiations be- tween their representatives and a com- mittee of managers, are taking a strike vote, Disclaim Responsibility. In their statement today the rail- roads take exception to a quoted state- ment by representatives of the fire- men that their report of the recent conferences contained evidence “that the responsibility for a failure to ar- bitrate all matters in controversy (and thus avold the turmoil incidentg) to a strikce ballot, and the distress that must result from a strike) reets upon the railroads and not upon the locomotive firemen.” Willing to Make Certain In reply the roads In Increases. their state- ment declare they have siznifled to the men a willingness “to grant certain increases of wages,” and to apply to the firemen the conclusions of the ar- bitration board which settled the re- cent differences between the roads and their engineers. In addition the state- ment declared: Are Prepared to Arbitrate. “The railroade are prepared to ar- bitrate the present case independently by a board of five or seven men ap- pointed by some such disinterested thorities as Chief Justice White of the United States supreme court, and Dr. C. P. Neill, United States commis sioner of labor, as was done in the en- gineers’ case.” The statement was sent out by Elisha Lee, chairman of the managers committee of the roads. Disagreement as to Method. The break in the negotiations be- tween the firemen and the roads, it was generally understood, cams thropgh differences as to the method of arbitration. Both sides endorsed the principle, but the roads declared in favor of a board similar to that which decided last year the dispute with the engineers, while the firemen insisted that arbitration under the Erdmen law was the proper course. AN EFFORT TO SAVE SICKLES FROM JAIL Subscription Started by State Comp- i trofter and Sheriff. New York, Jan. 26—General Daniel T. Bickles remained undisturbed In his home today, an order for his arrest issued yesterday in Albany remaining in the bands of Sheriff Harburger, who decided last night, upon receiving it, not to serve it until Monday. The sheriff sald tonight that he would ex- ecute tomorrow the order for the gen. eral’s arrest unless the sum of $23, 476, for which he has falled to a count, it is charged as chairmean of the New York monuments commission, is pald before the sheriff's deputies reach the Sickles home on their er- rand. The sheriff believed, however, he said, that friends of General Sickles would furnish bail and that the alter- native of placing the old soddier in Ludlow Street jail would not be forced. A movement to raise by subscription the amount of the general’s alleged in- | debtedness and relieve the aged Civil war veteran from all possibility of go ing to jail, was started today by Wil- lam Sohmer, state comptroller. Mr. Sohmer initiated the fund with a sub- scription of $100 to which Sheriff Har- burger added an equal amount. TRANSFER OF BODY OF ADM1RAL JONES. Midehipmen Escort Casket to Crypt Under Naval Academy Chapel. — Annapolis, Md., Jan. 26.—With sim- ple but impressive ceremonies the body of John Paul Jomes, first admiral of the American navy, was today placed in its final resting place in the new crypt under the naval academy chapel. Secretary of the Navy Myer, French Ambassador Jusserand and Governor Goldsborough were among those pres- ent. Escorted by a brigade of 700 mid- men, at whose head was the naval zc»@emy band, playing a funeral dirge, the casket was transported from Ban- croft hall to the chapel on & car drawn by & squad of bluejackets. It was then carried on_the shoulders of the “fack- ies” Into the crypt, lowered into a re- ceptacle chiseled out of solld marble | and a heavy marble iid placed over it. SCOUT CAPTAIN AND SIX SCOUTS KILLED. Three Lisutenants and 19 Men Weund. ed in Fight With Moros. Manils, Jan. 26.—A wireless despatoh from Brigadier General Jjohn J. Per- shing, commanding the department of Mindanao, gtves details of an engage- ment which occurred on the morning of Jan. 23 at Tagtsi between Moros and detachments of Philippine scouts and the constabulary. Captain Patrick McNally and six en- listed men of the scouts were killed. Lieutenant William Townsend of the scouts and Lieutenant Cochrun, Lieu- tenant Whitney of the constabulary and 19 enlisted men were wounded. The wounds of both Townsend and Cochrun are serious. The bodies of the killed were buried at Augur barracks. Crew Abandons Freighte ground on whieh (o construet anpexes |