Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 9, 1913, Page 1

i galletin VOL. LV.—NO. 85— MESSAGE READ B Y THE PRESIDENT Telis Congress That He Will Now Feel Quite Nor- mal in His Dealings With That Body PRESIDEN’E’ HUMAN, NOT A MERE DEPARTMENT Explains His Desire to Speak novation Attended by No With Members Naturally—In- Manifestations of Displeasure —Delivery of Message Consumed But Eight Minutes—- Several Foreign Diplomats Among Spectators. in House. ‘Washington, April 8.—President Woodrow Wilson today bridged the gap that for over a century has sep- arated the pilots of public business, the executive and legislative branches of tMe government. Standing before the senate and house of representatives in joint session, as no other president had done for more than a hundred and twelve years, President Wilson stated simply and tersely what he thought should be done for the welfare of the country and asked his legislative colleagues, man to man, to aid in keeping the pledges of their pariy. Impressed with Dignity of Occasion. With a sweep of decision that shat- tered precedent, the president brushed aside alt~ imaginary boundaries be- tween congress and the executive office ang rescued himself as he expressed it, from that “isolated island of jeal- ous authority,” which the presidency had come to be regarded. When the much-heralded incident ‘was over congress seemed pleased and the president was delighted. He ex- pressed himself to friends as impresseq with the dignity of the occasion, and some of his confidants later declared that he left the capitol greatily re- lieved to think that, after all, his pre- cedent-smashing had not been such a cataclysmic thing, as some older heads had predicted. Greeted by Reception Committee. The president’s visit to the capitol | was brief, lasting about a quarter of an hour. Leaving a cabinet meeting at the White House, he started on his mission at 12.45 o'clock. No one, ex- cept a secret service man, accompanied him. He rode in a White House auto- mobile and five minutes later was driven through the crowds assembled about the house wing of the capitol At 1254 he reached Speaker Clark's room just off the house chamber, where ‘a joint commitftee of senators and representatives welcomed him. They were Senators Kern, Bacon and Gallinger, and Representatives Under- wood, Paimer and Mann The pres- igent spoks to each for a moment and was informed that the senate and be necessary to impose an inheritance tax. p VIOLATION OF TREATIES. Provision of Tariff Bill Make Trouble. «Washington, April 8.—The possiblg iolation of over a score of treaties be« n the United States and foreigp naticns through one provisior of the new tariff bill that propo: a conces- sion in tariff on goods brought in by American-built ships is giviag concern to officials of the state and commerce departments. The section under consideration would reduce by 5 per cent. the tariff on all foreign boods Lrought to this country “in vessels built in the United States, and which shall be wholly the proper- ty of a citizen or citizens thereof.” Treaties now in force with Great Brit- ain and with a score or more of other One May nations pro; i shall be levied on the imports from those countries, whether brought in American ships or in the ships of the country from which the imports come. DEMOCRATS STILL AT ODDS. Members Vote Down the Publicity Proposition. House Washington, April 8. democzratic tariff re io began in congress today. Conferences and par- iy plans, which have held the stage for weeks past, gave way to the first ops steps for the passage of the new tarify bil. President Wilson" v delivered message, calling upon party associates in both houses -The fight for to speedily enact the party’s pledges of tariff revision, was followed by a caucus of democratic house members which will continue for several days and in which democrats will attempt to settle thein differences and agree tpon suvport of the Underwood bill. Criticism of many features of the law developed during the day in demo- cratic circles in the semate. In a short caucus of senate democrais held to consider other matters, criticiszn was voiced by ome or two western senators 2gainst the free wool provision and honse awaited him. He said he was ready and the commiitee immediately started for the door of the house <chamber. Spoke in Ordinary Tones. A® two minutes befors one o'clock the president entiered the chamber. Members of the house and senate rose as Speaker Clark brought down the gavel From ths floor and galleries distingnished guests looked on at the scene. ssadors from many lands were in the audiencs, members of the cabinet were there, and all the people whis possibiy could gei in were pres— ent to wiiness the proceeding. President Wilson, by Sen- ator Bacon, bowed acknowiedgment to the applanss and mounied the speak- er's stand to ths journal clerk’s desk, directly in front of the speaker. With a smile, as he begin to speak, the president toid his hearexs why he had oome. He sa2id he was glad to verify for himself ine impression that the president of the Unmited States was a person. He was speaking in an or- dinary tone of yoice, jusi as theugh talking io a senator in his he were office. The crowded chamber was hushed after the momeniazry thrills of conversation upon his entrance had ebbed away. KEvery eye was fixed npon m as he spoks, and it was instantly apparent that he had aroused ihe keenest interest. Sentiment Grested with Applause. As the president proceeded with his preliminary stalement, averring that he was was not a mere departineni of zovernment, but bhuman, and that he d come to speak naturalMy with his fellow men, the interest was lense. “After this pleasant experience,” the president declared, “I shall feel quite nownal fn all gur dealings with one snother™ As these words fell from the pres- ident’s lips, the house and senafe ap- gAauded. Then the zaflery joined in. Message Occupied Eight Minutes. Mys. son and the president's Aaughters and other relatives applaud- ed from the executive gallery. Ambas- @Bdor Bryce of England lookedl on with ideni interest. So did Ambassador sserand of France and the repre- mentatives from other nafions. Where & few moments befere the event had seemed unusual, almest unreal, it now appeared perfectly adjusted to condi- tiens amd not at all dramatie, The applause subsiding, the presi- dens began i read his brief message on the tariff, He spoke slowily and forecfully and in less than eight min- utes he was dome. No interraption uered and he left the stand immed. iately, while the cengress applauded, Left Capitol 'at 1.16, In the spealkey's roem again Pres- jdent Wilson chaited for a few mo- ments with the members of the mittes and accompanied by Secretar Fumulty left the ecapitol ai 1.10 o'clock, At 1.18, half an heur after he had left the cadinet meeting, hie was at juneh- eoa in the White Heuse, prepariag for the bhusiness of {he afternsen. (Fhe text of the president’s mes- sage is printed on page 10.) INHERITANCE TAX. Run as High as 50 Per Cent. on Fertunes in Excess of $15,000,000. Washington, April An inheritance tex that weuid run as high as 50 per ceni, on fortunes ever $15,000,000 was propesed ia & bill intredueeq in the senate teday by Senator Jones of ‘Washington. The measure weuld Im- pose inheritanes tax on all estates ex- cept where the begquest is to members pf the immediate family, in whieh ease there would be an exemptien of $25,- 066 and a redueed tax wate, TFhe general inheriianece tax prepes- ed is as feilows; On estates of less tham 85,000, 1 per Te eead.; Cent.. frem $50,600 to $250,800, § per cent.; from $i158,000 te $756,0 10 per Cont. from $750,009 tn $1500.088, 15 per cent.; from $1,500,800 to §8,006,006, 26 per pemt.; from §8,000,600- to $7,- 506,888, 25 per cert; from 87,600,606 fo $15.008.806, 16 per edat.; above $15.088,- | 066, 56 per cent, | Ne eenstitutionai amendmeni would the gugar schedule proposing free su- Bgar_iu_1916. The house democrits settied none of ths gemeral tariff questions today. The three hour session was devoted io an unsuccessful fight to throw the doors open to the public, a proposal defeated by a vote of 167 to 34 De- tails of the new tariff bill will be taken up tomorrow. Senate leaders are still insistent that the Underwood bill be sub-divid- od so that separate votes may be had if desired unpon the sugar and wool echedules. WOMEN BARRED BY “ROCKY STORIES.” Reason Why They Won't Attend Jef- ferson Banquet at Spokane. Spokame, Wash.,, April 2 —Women of the democratic league of Spokane will not attend the Jefferson banguet here April 15, at which Governor Lister is to be the guest of honor, because, ac- cording to the women, they have been told by Dr. D. (. Newman, president <f the Thomas Jefferson society, that ‘while they are invited, they are not expected 1o attend because wine and cigars will be served and “rocky stories” will be told. OBITUARY. P. Emerson Taylor, United States Consul. Port of Spain, Trinidad. Aoril &—P. Fmerson Taylor, United States consul here since Aug. 1912, died last night at the age of 4 S99 Aq periodey siIwesyg New York, April 8—Steamer Prin- zessin Irene, XNaples for Naw York, reported 700 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon today. Dock noon Thursday. Siasconsent. Mass., April $—S8team- er Ryndam. Rotterdam for Neaw York, signalied 193 miles eas: of Sandy Hook at noon ioday. Dock 8 a. m. Wednesda Eight Years for Arson Promoter, New York, April 3.—Another partl- cipant in the profits of the “arson trust” was sentenced to prison today. for from elght to twelve years, Schif- fer employed Isador Stein, known as “Izzy the Painter” to set fire 1o a buiiding om which he had a poliey. To Avoid Railroad Accidents, Boston, April 8. A large number of the railroad accidents in thiz country could ba svoided if engineers were suomitted 1o o psyeRolegical test bes fore being emploved,” deciared Pro- fessor Huge Muensterbery of Harvard university at u chamber of commerce dinner today.. Woman Suffrage Bill Killed. Concerd, N. H.. April $.—Two bilis of general interest were killed in the house at today's session of the legis- lature, One was the so-called “full crew bill” which would prescribe the number of employes to man trains. The other almed to extend municipal 'guffrage to women. Girl Prisoner Tried to Escape. New Haven, Conn., April 8.—In at- tempting to escape by means of eight sheets knotted together, from thae fourth floor of the organized charities building tonight, Catherine Scott, 18, fell two stories on to the sidewalk and -wustained a broken leg and possible been internal injuries, The girl had Spurns a Salary -of $5,000, ‘Washingten, April 8.—Jeseph E, Da- vies of Wisconsin has deciined the appeintment te be assistant sseretary of war en the ground of the insuf- ficieney of the salary of $5,000 a year, Steamship Arrivals, Glasgew, April 8. —Arrived:; Inionian, Besten, Liverpeel, April 5. - Arrived: Rieam- er. Mauretania, New Yeork, Genea, April 5.—Arrived: Ancons, New Yor Steamer Hieamer Jacob Schiffer was sent to Sing Sing | Cabled Paragraphs Australian Railway Strike. Sydney, N. B. W.,, April 8—The rail- ay strike s becoming general T'O! w: threughout the whole of Australia and A I_egal Ba“le has assumed serious propertions. Throne. i DEMURRERS AND MOTIONS FOR RAILROAD MEN. Expects to Return to Lisbon, Portugal, April 8.—"I foresee that I shall scon return to the throne of Portugal” sald ex-King Manuel in an interview published today In the monarchist newspaper Correio. To Abolish Plural Voting. London, April 8—A bill to abolish plural voting at elections in the Brit- ish Isles was introduced in the house commons by the government today and passed its first reading by a vote % 303 against 107. Tariff Will Help Great Britain. London, April 8.—The woolen and cotton trades in Great Britain are looking forward -to greatly - enhanced business with the United States as a result of the proposed revision of the American tariff. MANSLAUGHTER CASES | Separate Trials Sought by Four Rail- i road Officials Indicted for Westport Wreck—One Motion Denied. : April $.—The trial in the er al court, before Judge Gardiner Greene, of the four licted officials of the New York, New wven and Hatrford Railroad company, charged with criminal negligence for the loss of life in the Westport wreck, last October, was started today, and ! gives promise of being a long drawn | out legal battle. Although the jury has | been called for tomorrow morning, it| is _doubttul if the selectimg of the jury will come unti] near the close of the day, if then. Demurrers and Motions. The three hours that court was held today were taken up with the present- ment by the defendants of eight sep- arate pleadings, of which four are separate demurrers of each of the four defendants: a special joint demurrer for all the defendants: a motion to elect which of the four counts will be taken up first; a motion for a specific statement of facts and a motion for a separate trial for each of the four of- ficlals. State’s Attorney Stiles Judson strong- ly protested against all the pleadings, claiming. that the railroad had already had ample time in which to prepare its case,the original indictments having been made last December and amended indictments irn February. Court Denies One Motion. Bridgeport, Conn. Protest Against Free Sugar. Honolulu, April 8.—Business was suspended here today while a mass meeting was held to protest that the sugar schedule proposed in the new democratic tariff bill would paralyze business in the Hawaiian islands. Suffragettes Start Dynamiting. Dudley, Eng., April 8.—Militant suffragettes last night attempted to blow up the ruins of the historic Dud- ley castle, the keep of which dates 3 to the eighth century, when the was built by a original stronghold Saxon prince. ISSUE SETTLED BY CONNECTICUT. Direct Election of United States Sen- ators is Now a Law. Washington, April 8.—Direct election of United States senators by the peo- ple was authorized and made compul- sory today, when the Connecticut leg- islature ratified the constitutional amendment submitted by congress less than a year ago. Ratification already had been given by 35 states. The sit- 5 & 2 i uation that resulis throughout the| The state won a point when Judge country, where many legisiatures have | Greene denicd the defendants’ motion 3 ; to elect between the four counts. until 1915, {is such as to leave confusion in the minds of mem- bers of the scnate as to how the early ste; toward direct (election of sen- ators will be carried out. Believes Law Now in Effect. hile the proclamation of the of state arnouncing final ratifi- Judge Greent ,granted conditionally the defendants’ motion for a more specific statement from the state's altorney. As court closed for the day arguments were being heard for the motion for separate trial, Court opened promptly at 2 o'clock. and a few before the four retary moments cation of the amendment is required by | jefendants entersd tt court room, law, Senators Bristow and Borah, lead- nied by counsel. The officials ers in the direct el ons fizglit in eon-| gre: ce President Ilenry J. Horn, gress, expressed the opinion today that | Supt. Benjamin R. Pollock,C. N. Wood- the amendment is for all practical pur- | ward, formerly superintendent of tha Shere Line division, and Laurence J. alt. engineer of maintenance. are represented by counsel 3s s: Homer C. Cummings of Stawi- fori, 1. J. N rson of Cornwall, Wil- liam B. Boardman and Spotswood D. Bowers of Bridgeport. State's Attor- ney Judson is assisted by Attorney Galen Carter of Bridgeport. Court Decides to Hear Motions. Mr, Cummings at the outset an- nounced his intention to file the vari- ous pleadings, and State’s Attorney Judson was on his feet with a vigorous protest. Fle pointed to the array of | counsel for the defendants, said thev had been at work upon the motions for a long time, and now, almost at the last moment, had given notice of their intentions. He sald he had not receiv- ed his notice until last night. Mr. Cummings in reply said that the defendants had not decided on the mo- tHions unti] lately. After some spirited arguments between Mr. Judson and Mr. Cummings, Judge. Greene ruled that in a case of this character the motions should be heard. State Scores a Victory. The defendants’ counsel then filed the pleadings. The first motion taken up was that of the right to elect which of the four counts should be taken up first. Judge Greene declined the de- tion could occur pext vear. In the | fendants’ motion on this point, a vie- opinion of members of the senate no | torv for the state. On the motion for successor can be appointed by the gov- | a more specific statement there was a ernor under the new provision when | spirited interchange between Attorney Senator Jackso term expires, unless ¥Boardman and the state’s attorney. the legislature have especially | Both retorted with sarcastic remarks, directed such which finally caused Judge Greene to remind them not to wander from the point at issue. poses now a part of the constitution. “Any man who may be elected to the senate hereafter must be elected di- rectly,” said Senator Borah. The new amendment gives to the state legisla- tures, however, the right to prescribe’| the methoés for electing senators. Many legislatures have adjourned and will not reconvene until early in 1915, a few weeks before the terms of over thirty senators expire. Special Sessions of Legisiatures. T: is expected that in many: states the legislatures will adopt the plan au- thorized in the mew amendment and direct the governors to appoint sen- ators temporarily, untll the people can elect men at regularly called elections. Special sessions of the legislatures will be urged in many states, so that the necessary laws can be passed be- fore the general elections of 1914 In some states action has already been taken or will ba before the legislatures end their present sessions, authoriz- ing the people to vote for senators at next year's election. The Situation in Maryiand. The choice of a senator in Maryland for the place now held by Senator Jackson, would have been made by the legislature next year, under the old system. A special session of the Mary- Jand legislature would be necessary to provide laws by which a popular elec- TELEPHONE COMPANY PREPARES FOR STRIKE x Hundred Trained Oeprators Reach- ed Boston Yesterday. A Dramatic Moment. There was a dramatic moment when Mr. Judson commented upon the road’s offer of a reward of $10,000 for the discovery of a workable automatic stop. Said he: “No one will be able to get the $10,000 from the road. I im- agine Mr. Mellen wil find the auto- matic stop after the state gets through man, he said: “What do you say to Si Boston, April 8.—The repiy of Presi- dent Spalding of the New England Telephone and Telegraph company to the 2,200 operators who demand in- creased wages is promised at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. In the meantime | that the nesotiations between the company Ar. Cummings was on his feet in an and its employes will be continued at | With this e.”” Turning to Mr. Board- conferences in which the state board | instant, saving that the court should jation and arbitration will|rules this remark ouf, for while the jury had not vet,bcen selected. ‘“ This much was determined at the|are newspaper reporters here, close of a day during which develop- | Dublished accounts might prejudice | ménts in the telephone dispute follow- | talesmen. Again Judge Greene re- ed thick ard fast. After the agree- | minded the attornevs io “stick to the | case.” ment of yesterday that there should be no girike unti! President Spalding’s de- | cisi had been received, the umion officials regarded the situation as at a | nstil] until they learned today that 1+ were being brought from other ties to take the places of the union workers, should the latter quit. It s known that the action of the company ir. bringing from New York women alrezdy in the employ of the American Telephone and Telegraph company, coupled with the announce- ment that the whole Bell organization was behind the subsidiary company in the local fight. was a distinct disap- pointment to the girls hers, They had expected phat the company would make an effort to fill their places with new empioves, but they had not anticipat- ed the coming of trained operators from other offices. The telephone op- erators are organized in only a few cities in thi=s state. Recently there has been a movement to organize the girls in New York, and the union members here had hoped for much from the spread of unionism. This hope was blasted when a special train-from New York arrived this, afternoon bringing six hundred women from the ex- changes of New York, Brooklyn, Jer- sey City and Philadelphia. These girls are quartered at a prominent hotel in the Back Bay station and are ready to go to work if a strike is declared. ‘While girls from Brockton, Lowell, New Bedford and other New England cities were arriving # the city tonight and were quartered at hotels under arrangements made by the telephone company, President Spalding announc- ed that further additions to the “‘emergency operators” wonld he made temorrow, large delegations from Philadelphia, Washingion, Baltimore, Not Fair te Try Cfficials Jointly. Mr. Cummings took up his argu- ment for scparate trials, quoting at great length from decisions in Califor- nia and other states. Mr. Judson ob- Jected several times, until finally Mr. Cummings turned to the state attorney and said: “If vou want to go ahead and make a speech, why I'll sit down.” Mr. Cummings continued to read oth- er, decisfons, Judge Greene taking notes. “You can't try these four men jointly, your honor,” he said, “and get a fair trial. If you deny this motion you will regret i{t.” He said the evi- ‘dence in a case where four men, with entirel different Quties, are tried Jointly, the evidence will be prejudicial to some one of them. Still Arguing at Adjournment. Mr. Judson in reply said that the rule regarding joint trial is the same in all jurisdictions. He said as far as the duties of the officers were concern- ed, they could be easily ascertained from the company’s records in New Haven. -~ At 5 o’clock Mr. Cummings was quot- ing other decisions, and announced that considerable time more would be taken up along this line. Judge Greene then adjourned court until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Seventy-five talesmen have been summoned for jury duty tomorrow. BOY RAN INTO PATH OF AN AUTOMOBILE | Nine-Year-Oid Lad Run Down Killed st Bridgeport. and | | i i H i § | sweep in Tuesday's election in the bor- ! Pittsburg and Chieago are on the way, Bridgeport, April 8.-——Joseph Fahey. | | President Spalding said, 9 lyeu-a old, was run down and killed | Three hundred are expected from |this afternoon by an automobile own- ed by Grinnell Martin _of Milford and driven by his chauffeur, Richard Keating, The boy ran out from behind a wagon directly into the path of the automebile. His skull was fractured and he died en arrival at a loeal hes- pital. The chauffeur was arrested and later released under $500 honds fur- nished by his employer Chicago nlone, “I think we are in a position to as- glire our subscribers of adequate tele- phene service In any emergency,” he added, IFrank Reekefeller is" selling his 10,- 006 aere yanch In Klowa county, Kan- gas, He is 76 and is retiring Condensed Telegrams Vassar College has barred the peel- a-boo waist. Mrs. Dominick Belleville died at Mer- iden, Conn., yesterday, aged 99 years. Woman Suffrage was decisively de- feated in Michigan at Monday’'s state election. e Party made & clean The Progres: ough of Bethel. = | Former Common Pleas Judge Fred L. | Taft, a cousin of ex-President Taft, died at his home at Cleveland of paral- | vsis. i i ——— | The Julien Hotel and a number of | other buildings adjoining were destroy- §d by fire early yesterday at Dubuque, owa. Mormons Have Made Arrangements | to hold many midsummer meetings at | the birthplace of Joseph Smith in ! Sharon, Vt. | Charles E. Pugh, a retired first wvice | president- of the Pennsylvania Raiiroad | company, died yesterday at Old Point | Comfort, Va. ! Cipriano Castro, ex-President of | Venezuela, will not be halted by thel immigration authorities again should | he ieturn to America i President Wilson Ordered a Wreath | laid on the tomb of Thomas Jefferson, | at Monticello, Va., on the 170th anni- versary of his birth Sunday. Vincent Astor and Herman Oelrichs | are having speedy 50 foot power boats | built in New York for use on Nal'ra~i gansett bay next summer. Butter Declined Three Cents on the Rlgin, Tll., board of trade. The relief from flood conditions and favorable weather conditions caused the drop. ; Another Campaign of Destruction | was started by the mililant suffra- gettes of Tondon and its suburbs against the mai] boxes vesterday. Sixty-four Men and Women were sted yesterday during a demo: in front of one of the si mills at Paterson, N. J., where a strike | is in progress. Failure Has Overtaken the members of the German Arctic expedition un- several of d on the ice from der Lieut. Schroeder-Stranz, whose members dies exposure and sc The Master Painters of Lawrence, Mass., vesterday zranted the demands of the 100 journevmen painters who | struck Monday for an advance from $16.20 to $18 week. Whitall Hall of Haverford College, which housed the scientific depart- ments of the college and the machine shop, was Camaged by fire yesterday to the extent of $20,000. The Comptrolier of the Currency yesterday issued a call for a statement of the dondition of all national banks of the United States at the closing of business on Friday, April 4. Automebile Bandits blew up the Bank of Commerce at Summerville, Ga.. ear- 1y vesterday, robbing the safe of $3,000 in cash, valuable securities and sev-! eral hundred dollars in stamps. John Shilling, manager of a Yonkers | hotel, was summoned to appear in court on a charge of aasaulting Mr. | and Mre. A. J. Baird in a dispute over the-correct tme to stop turkey trot- ting. Maurice Van Parys, Aged 19, a na-| tive of Belgium, was arrested at Ra- cin=, Wis., yesterday, charged with the murder in his own country of Al- phonso De Brabandere on February 2, 1918, The Chicago Property of the Allis- Chalmers company, which was placed in the hands of a receiver £ vear ago, was sold at public auction yesterday for §1.000,000 to J. H. McClenen of New York. For an Hour Yesterday a number of soldiers fought a battle s with a crowd of Mex- egroes at Galveston, Tex. was killed and two were icans One soldier injured. The Cycle Car, a cross between au- tomobile and a motorcycle, has been brought out by KEnglish automobile manufacturers to compete with low priced automobiles from the United States. Gov. Baldwin Received yesterday from the treasurer of the National| Home for Disabled Soldiers a check for $1.020 and it was deposited with the state treasurer, to be used for the care of old soldiers at Noroton. Rhode Island Will Not Ratify ihs| amendment to the federal constitution | providing for. the direct election of United States senators. This was de- | cided at a meeting of the republican steering committee of the senate ves- terday. | Mrs. Alice J. Seiger of New York, who is visiting a sister, Mrs. W. A. Burbank, at Cambridge, Mass., report- ed to the police vesterday that a thief entered her room the previous night and took a handbag containing several diamonds and $300. Frederick A. Betts, former superin- tendent of insurance of Comnnecticut, | was sentenced by Justice Seabury in | the New York supreme court yester- day to serve not less than two years nor more than five Years and one month in Sing Sing prison. i Vice President Marshall yesterday | declined to present to the senate a set of allegations charging a western sen- ator with improper conduct, and an- nounced that he had returned the writ- ten charges to their author, Jim R. Ja- cobs of Oklahoma City. Fear of a Widespread Epidemic of smallpox among the flood retugees‘ along the lower Ohio river caused thej government representatives doing re- lief work at Evansville, Ind., to refuse rations yesterday to all persons who refused to Be vaccinated. As the First Step in what is said to be a concerted. effort to rid Florida of | negro office holders, a resolution was; offered in both houses of the legisla- ' ture yesterday calling upon the presi- dent to remove from office Joe Lee, | interna] revenue collector at Jackson»{ ville. It was adopted by both houses. { i Republicans Carry New Britain. New Britain, Conn., April 8—The “off year” city election today resulted ir. a victory for thé republicans, that party as usual carrying the four lower wards and the democrats the two up- per wards. Alfred L., Thompson was elected city clerk by a majority of 1,470, . —_—— Patriots at His Doerstep President Wilson's ambassadorial appointments after seeking the men seem compelled te ecome home to roost.—Pittsburgh Dispstch ~ Pope’s Relapse | rence of faintness. | low, PRICE TWO CENTS Causes Alarm BEGAN WITH FAINTING SPELL MONDAY NIGHT. THE HEART WEAKENED Relatives Summoned to the Vatican— If He Recovers May Haveto Aban- don Audiences, it is Feared. Rome, April 8—Pops Pius X has suffered a relapse and, as is usual in relapses, his condition is considered graver than that occasioned by his iliness of last month. The present at- tack began with a fainting fit, and Professor Marchiafava, the papal phy. sician, was summoned late last night. He visited the pontiff again early this morning and several times dur- ing the day. Statement from Vatican. The official statement given out at the Vatican simply says: “The pope is suffering from a relapse of the influenza.” . The Osservatore Romano, the Vat- ican organ, published the following official statement ‘this evening: _‘Since yesterday evening the Holy Father has been indisposed with & re- lapse of influenza. His condition in causing no anxlety, but he requires much rest.” Causing Great Anxiety. The truth of the matter iz that the Dope's relapse is causing great anx- iety, because it was not expected and for the further reason that at his ad- vanced age there is the ever-present danger of his being unable to with- stand the drain on his stremgth, Dur- ing his recent illness the pope was much depressed, but as he regained his heaith, this distressing symptom disappeared. With the return of the nfluenza, depression is one of ths symptoms that has again been mani- fested. _Today the temperature reached a 1 e over 100 fahrenheit, which in it- If is not at all alarming, but the rt showed weakness and there were evidences of kidney trouble. The condition known as albuminuria, which accompanies influenza, is present, in- dicating nephritis, or inflammation ef the kidneys. Had Fainting Spell Monday Night. At a late hour tonight the pope's t‘nndltlon was said to have materially improved, partly owing to the fact that he had remained conflned to his bed and, with the exception of Car- dinal Merry del Val, the paper secre- tary of state, his sisters and a niees, received no visitors during the day. At seven o'clock Monday evening the pope retired to his study, . He had complained of feeling over-tived. At Just what hour he was overcome by a fainting spell has not been learned but members of the household rushing to his assistance realized that his con- dition was serious and became great- ly ‘alarmed as no physician was pree- ent.. Tather Prosdocimo, the Vatican chemist, was calied and adminigstered stimulants, which revived the pontiff Reiatives Neotified. Dr. Andrea Amici was hastily sum- moned and was followed by Professor Marchiafava. They found that the pope had already been put to bed, but was still suffering from a recur- Finding that the action of the heart was weak, theyv which restored injected strophanthus, him. The siaters and niece of the pontHf were notifleq immediately and wemt at once to’' the Vatican. They remain- ed, however, at the bedside for only a few minutes. By onrder of the phy- iclans all audlences were suspended and the pope remained in bed through- out the day with the result that s steady improvement was noted. On last visit today Dr. Marchiafava found conditions satisfactory, althoush the pontiff was extremely weak. Must Abandon Audienc The sisters of the pope, who had come to the vatican again today, de- prated shortly before ten o’clock to- night, much reli~ved that the pope's illness was app aking favor- able impressior sent a tels- gram, however, brother An- ne to Rome. gelo, advising hin suffered from For years the pope gout, with eurems ymptoms and fainting speils, the latter gradually increasing in intensity and fresuen Tt must be remembered, however, th: only a few days after his election to the pontificate, Pope Pius fainted in the Pauline chapel while hearing mass. If thepope, is is hoped, suoceeds in recovering from the present attaclk, it is announced he must definitely abandon all fatiguing ceremonies. even audiences, which the doctors declare, in his condition, would result in grave consequenc Rising Temperature This Morning. At 1 a. m. the physicians in at tendance on the pope throughout tha night reported that at midnight the pope’s temperature showed a slight rise. This, however, did not prevent the patient from getting a falr amount of sleep. WANTED TO EARN HER OWN LIVING Society Girl Wearied of Idleness and Left Her Home. London, April 8—Lucy B. Dodge, granddaughter of the late John Bige- at one time American minister to France and the daughter of the Hon. Mrs. Lionel Guest, was reunited to her family this evening. She com- municated with her mother, saying that the publicity given to her disap- pearance had induced her to write to her relatives. Miss Dodge laft her home in Lon- don with a maid on April 3. She had become wearied of a life of idleness and desired to earn her own living, A reward had been offered for infor. mation regarding her whereabouts, WILLING TO TESTIFY IN THE THAW SCANDAL. Lawyer Ashut Announcs Willingnesa to Waive Immunity. New York, April 8.—John the young lawyer who John Russell, former supe of Matteawan hospital, of seeking bribe for using his influence to frec Harry K, Thaw, informed the distric attornay today that he would no waive immunity if he appeared before the grand jury thet is investigating the Thaw bribery scandal. The dis trict attorney immediately notified Mr Anbut that unless he waived all clgims to Immunity he would not be permitted to testify, a 2w 3w Male i Unanimous. T. R.m'nnhawufuhewu ted, and so thers will be ne mi- Bority report.—Washington Post.