Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 17, 1913, Page 1

DAY, JUNE 17, 1913 The Bulletin’s Circulation In Norwich is Double That of Any Other and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in ¥ 3 NO REPAIRS MADE TO AIR BRAKES Roundhouse Mechanic Noted Doherty’s Entry But Testifies That They Appeared to be All Right THOUGHT THE ENGINEER MIGHT BE MISTAKEN Engineer Doherty’s “No Good” Complaint Made Two Days Previous to Wreck—Brother-in-Law of Doherty Charges That Witness Did Not Answer Until New Haven Road' Attorney Nodded—Railroad to Make Test Run Today. stamford, June 16/—The producing by the railroad company of the Stam- ford roundhouse workbook containing the entry under date of June 10 by Engineer Charles J. Doherty, that the brakes on his engine, No. 1338, were “no good” a statement by Doherty that he had been told by Traveling Engineer J. F. Carroll on last Tuesday that the gauge cocks of 1338 were out of order and that the brakes did not hold, and a charge by John H. Dilion, brother-in-law of Engineer Doherty, that one of the witnesses had waited for girection from Attorney B. I Spock of the New Haven road before an- swering a question put by the coro- ncr, were features of today's inquiry by Coroner John J. Phelan into the wreck of the Springfleld express on e New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, Coroner Misquoted. The coroner prefaced the proceed- iags with a few words to the news- papermen, in which he said he had been misquoted on several instances, iting two cases in particular, stated t because of this he had been sub- cted to unmerited censure both In he state and out of it, amd hoped the newspapermen would exercise a little more caution in the future. The workhouse book is a bound vol- wme of blanks with spaces for entry engineers of needed repairs to_their engine under different heads. Whila Doherty had made several entries and directed that certain parts be exam- {ned, he had not made any entry under #he head “air brakes.” At the bottom of the page, however, he hade writtan “brakes no good.” This was under tio bead of “other repairs needed.” He explained this by saying that he {hought the place he hag written it would indicate that a general over- bauling was necessary. Mechanic Thought Brakes All Right. Interesting testimony was given oy Joseph J. Cash, a mechanic at the Btamford roundhouse, who said that while he read the entries made by Doherty he had done nothing with the air brakes, as when he looked at them they appeared all.right to him, antd thought Doherty might be mistaken. He said nothing about this when the engineer took 1338 out of the round- house. Inquest to Be Resumed Later. The hearing lasted until late in ths afterncon, being adjourned subject to the call of the coroner. Tomorrow Coroner Phelan will be a passenger on the train which is to make a test run with the same equipment and_engine as that which collided with the first section of the express at Stamford On Wednesday he will attend the in- terstate commerce hearing on the wreck in Bridgeport, and will proba- bly resume his own probe the latter part of the week. Doherty’s Brother-in-Law Charge. During the afternoon John H. Dillon of New Haven, brother-in-law of En- sineer Doherty, addressed the coroner, charging thal during the questioning by that official “of the light haired young gentleman of the Adams Ex- press company” the witness had not answered until he had glanced “at the gentleman on my right, and when the gentleman on my right nodded, the witness answered Yes.’” The reference to_“the gentleman on my right” was to Mr. Spock of coun- sel for the railroad. The coroner askel Mr. Dillon to furnish him with the neme of the witness, that he jmight put the proper questions to him. The incident created considerable of a stir in the courtroom. Brake Valve Set at Emergency. The coroner took up the question af the disposition of the emgine 1338 after the wreck, the point which that official sough: to bring out by a number of witnesses beinz as to whether the en- gine moved back under its own power or was towed. George Tappin, & #moke inspector for the road, said the ngine might have moved under its own steam if 5t had had air pressure, but the air gauge showed there was nome. He stated that the ensie was towed 1o New Haven by the ker after the splintered parior car Skylark had been taken off it at Glenbrook. B. C. Wilkinson, an engineer, got to the accident between 15 and 30 min- vies after the wreck. He did not see anyone near the engine. The brake vaive, he said, was set at emergency. Hard Work to Throw Reversing Lever G. E. Risley of this city, who was on the seene soon zfter the wreck, testi- fled to seeing tfe engine move under its own power, is did alse Andrew Schiechtwig. Bcth agreed that ths man In the cab yho started the engine had very hard work to throw the re- versing lever and that he had to brace himself to do it. They agreed that he was a stout, well get up man, but their Gescriptions _divi at that point, and the efforts of the coroner to dis- close the identity of the man were without avail. Station Agent Atken of Stamford was recalled to the stand and told of giving orders for clearing away the wreck. In answer {o questions by ths Makes coroner, he estimated that the secongft section of the Springfield express as it approached the tower at Stamford was running about 45 miles an hour. Would Have Piowed Through Train. Engineer Doherty was asked about that by the coroner and he insisted he. was running between 15 and 20 miles | an hour. “Way, if I had been running 45 miles an hour,” he exclaimed, ‘T would have plowed right through’that train.” In his further testimony Mr. Atken mgreed in answer to 2 question by the coroner that, assuming Doherty ap- plied his brakes 1,500 feet from the point of the that if the train did not stop, it ‘would indicate some defect in the brakes. = — TEST RUN TODAY FROM NEW HAVEN TO STAMFORD. Engine Which Figured in the Stamford Wrezk te Be Used. New Haven, Conh., June 16.—The Raliroas compeny. snnevacad. tanght irad company annou that tomorrow morning .'.“.’:-m will B2 | house Air Brake company and that it be made from this city to Stamforl, with, the same equipment that figured in the wreck of the second section of the Springfleld express at Stamford last. Thursday. The ill fated engine will be used. The start will be made 2t 10.20 & m. and newspapermen wita proper credentials will be allowed on the train. Members of the interstat: commerce commission and’of the Cen- necticut’ public utilitles commission will be on the train and malke observa tions. Public Asked to Suspend Judgment. Pending the resultg of the test, Vice President A. R. Whaley and Géneral Manager C. L. Bardo, In a joint state- ment ask the public to suspend judg- ment as to culpability. In regard to the testimony of Charles J. Dougherty, engineer of the second section of the Boston-New York ex- press, which ran into the first, as to the air brakes of the locomotive, Mr. Whaley and Mr. Bardo issued the fol- lowing statement: Testimony Discusse: “Concerning the statement made by Engineer Dougherty of the second sec- tion of train 63 at the coroner's in- quest, Friday, ag emphasized and free- Iy commented upon in the papers next morning, and as to the ineffectiveness of the brakes, the company asks the indulgence of the public until both sides can be heard and facts as to the effectiveness of the brakes are defi- nitely established by a board of un- Dblased experts. “The testimony of Engineer O'Con- nor, who handled this train between Springfleld apd New Haven, consist- ing of nine cars, the dining car being cut out at New Haven, with the same type of engine, and the testimony of Bngineman Young, who handled the ears composing the train of section 53 with an electric engine between Stamford anq New York, are conclus- ive as to the effectiveness of the brakes. The company has carefully checked the brake equipment of loco- motive 1838 and finds that it corre- mds in“every respect to the draw- and specifications of the Westing- exceeds slghtly the braking power in- tended. ~An examination of the cars composing the train by competent men —after the accldent—indicates a. high grade of air-brake maintenance, Assignment of Engineers. “A eommittee of alr brake experts has been appointed by the company who will act under the instructions of the interstate commerce commission and_the public utilities commission of the state of Connecticut and will make such tests as may be necessary or di- rected to determining conclusively all the facts involved. *The assignment of engineers to passenger trains operated by the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad company i3 governed by the working conditions of the agreement, which un- til April 1 of this year contained no limitation in this respect. On Novem- ber 27, 1912, General Superintendent Pollock issued an order that engineers with less than two years' experience should not be selected to run passenger trains, This rule was protested by the general committee reprefenting the locomotive engineers, and, therefors, could not be enforced. On April 30, this year, supplements to the engi- neers’ agreement were contain an added rule reading: “‘No engineer who has less than one year roster rating as an enginer shall be allowed to run through passenger trains? “This rule was not satisfactory to the company, but was the best that the men would agree to, and it was accepted by the company as being the first step in the right direction. Prac- tically every fireman promoted by this company to the position of locomotive engineer is taken from the ranks of passenger firemen who serve any- where from-one to five years in this capacity, and are therefore familiar with the handling of passenger trains. nal System in Perfect Order. “The signal system is‘of the manu- al-controlled . lock and block _type, was_in perfect order, and in all re- spects in accord with the hest known practice of today. It was properly op- grated ‘and pérformed its full fumc- jon. “Especial pains were taken to make a man to man canvass of not only the engineers, but train employes of all classes on the question of observance of the rules, signals and safe operation of trains, regardless of delays or other conditions. " “In_addition to these efforts on the part of the company, the engineers and trainmen, through their commit- tees, have been conducting an active campaign with their men In the in- terest of the full obseryance of the rules, signals and of greater safety of operation.” To Act in Co-operative Spirit. Supplemienting the joint statement Mr. Whaley issued one on his own ac- count, describing steps taken by the company with the object of “bringing the officials and the men into the clos- est personal contact, and emphasizing the importance of safety in the opera- tion of the road.” He said: “The human equation must of neces- sty be at all times involved in the op- eration of a railroad, and be particu- larly emphasized in the case of a rail- road with the large passenger business of the Nsw York, New Haven and H Realizing this fact, how- ©ver, it has been the concerted aim of Dboth' the officials of the company and the men themselves, acting in the most co-operative spirit, to minimize as much as possible the danger arising from this element. Discussion of Safety Measures. issued, which to article 9, “To accomplish this purpose, an earnest camj was inaugurated on Feb, 1 having for its object the bring- ing of the officials and the men in the closest personal contact, and empha- sizing the importance of safety in the operation of the road. “Since that date meetings have con- stantly been held, generally on Bun- days or in the evening, for the purpose Cabled Paragraphs Woman Suffrage Congress. Budapest, Hungary, June 16—The congress of the International Womun Suffrage alliance started its real work today under the presidency of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt of New York. Over 100 Killed by Earthquake. Sofia, June 16.—The bodies of one hundred dead have been taken from the ruing of the houses demolished in the earthquake on Saturday at Tirno- vo. . Mrs. Pankhurst Released Again. London, June 16.—A “hunger strike” once more brought the release from jail today of Mrs. Emmeline Pank- hurst, the militant suffragette leader. She was set free on license at Holla way jail this afternoon, owing to :il health, Moros Complotely Routed. Manila, June 16.—Complete rout of the rebellious Moros on Mount Bagsag was accomplished by the American forces during the night with the loss of six men killed and seven wounded. Carnegie Congratulates Kaiser. Berlin, June 16.—One of = the first delegations received by Emperor Wil- liam today to congratulate him on the attainment of the 25th anniversary of his reign was that headed by Andrew Carnegie, who presented him an ad- dress signed by a large number of rep- resentative Americans. WORK BEGINS™ON YALE'S * NEW ATHLETIC FIELD President ‘Hadley Turns the First Spadeful of Dirt, New Haven, June 16.—President Ar- thur T. Hadley of Yale this after- noon dug the first spadefal of dirt from Yale's new athletic fleld, which will embrace 100 acres. Upon the site will be erected a stadium or bowl of concrete and steel, capable of seat- ing 61,000 persons. 'The new field is located directly opposite the present Yale fleld. The total cost of the bowl will be $350,000. George Mason, '83, of New York, act- ing president of the “Committee of Twenty-one” in charge of _the field, made the presentation speech. Presi- dent Hadley made a fitting response. Heary T. Rogers, 'T0, of Derver, chair- man of the alumni advisory board, also spoke, The annual concert of the glee and mandolin clubs was held tonight in Woolsey hall, followed by the senior promenade, The number of graduates back is the largest in some years and the city s gay with the vari-colored costumes of the “grads.” Former President Taft was the center of in- terest and rousing oheers from the classes greeted him as he walked across the campus. Professor Taft appeared to enjoy the occasion better than anyone else, and he was Kkept busy waving his hat in response to the cheerirg. The big event tomorrow will be the baseball game with Harvard and . the picturesque parade of the reunion classée- to “Yale fleld. The Crimson nine arrived in New Haven this aft- ernoon and practiceq on the diamond. They spent the night at Morris Cove, a few miles from the eity. The Yale team also spent the night at the cove. Steamehip Arrivale. Bremen, June 16.—Arrived, steamer Friedrich der Grosse, New York. Cherbourg, June 16.—Arrived, steam- er Kronprinzessin Cecilie, New York for Bremen. Plymouth, June 16.—Arrived, steam- er Cleveland, New York for Hamburg. Glasgow, June 16.—Arrived, steamer Cailfornla, New York. New York, June 16.—Arrived, steam. er La Touraine, Havre. Fishguard, June 16.—Arrived, steam- er Mauretania, New York. Montreal, June 16.—Arrived, steam- er Hesperfan, Glasgow; Mount Temple, London. Quebec, June 16.—Arrived, steamer Scotian, London; Letitia, Glasgow; Montcalm, Liverpool. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Siasconset, Mass., June 16.—Steamer Prinz Adalbert, Hamburg for Philadel- phia, signailed’ 240 mileg east of Cape Henlopen at noon. _— of the general and division officials and of the men themselves. Not a week has gone by but that such a meeting has been held at some terminal or di- vision point. The attendance has fre- quently run as high as 200. The same campalgn has Leen carried on In the case of the section foremen and di- vision engineers. Importance of Safety Realized. “How heartily the men have en- tered into this campaign is shown by the fact that since June 1 arrange- ments have been made at the soHecita- tion of the men for two large meetings to be held the middle of this month, and a request made for the attendance of ‘some of the general officials. “The co-operative spirit shown at these gatherings has demonstrated that the importance of safety. has been realized by the men as well as by their officers, and that there was an earnest effort being made to bring this about through co-operation, Everything per- taining to the highest efficiency in op- erating the road has been dwelt upon in the talks at these meetings, and ev- erything has been done by the men to- ward promoting education along the lines of safety. Keynote of Gatherings. “At the very beginning of its book of rules for employes the company has placed conspicuously this quotation un- der the tifle of ‘An Epitome of Ser- Vioa: To do_the right thing at the right tme in the right way; to do some things better than they were ever done before; to eliminate errors; to see both sides of the question; to be couterous; to be an example; to work for love of the work; to anticipate requirements, to develop resources; to recognize no impediments; to master circum- stances to be satisfied with nothing short of peifection.’ - “This has been the keynots of the gatherings that have been held and of the campaign which the company has conducted toward promoting safety on its lines.” No Other Complaints About Airbrakes. The statment traces the movements of engine 1338 and shows that no re- ports of faulty brakes were made on the return trip of the engine )\from Stamford that day. The entry made by Doherty was on the book at the Stamford engine house at 4.50 p, m. upon the arrival of train 53. The same engine made a round trip again that night and no fault was reported. The engine was taken here on o change ot engineers and went through to Spring- flold, Tt left that city at 5:40 a. m. on June 11 and arrived here at 8.30 a. m. No report as to brakes had been made; It Jeft New Haven for Stamford and on the return went through to Spring- fleld, and was returned here at 4.08 a. of discussing mafety measures and oths er points of operation. These meetings have taken place both at the request FOUR MORE RAILROAD RATE DE- CISIONS LIKE MINNESOTA CASE Same Principles Applied by Supreme Court in Cases of Missouri, Arkan- Oregon sas, and West Virginia ‘Washington, June 16—Without vary- ing a dot from the principles laid Sown last week in the Minnesota rate cases, the supreme court of the United States today upheld state raflroad rate legisletion in Missourl, Arl Ore- gon and West Virginia. This legisl tion included two cent passenger laws in Missouri, Arkansas and West Vir- ginia; mamimum freight rate laws in Missouri and Arkansas; and freight rates out of Portland in the Oregon. cases. The only exception to the sweeping approval of state statutes’ was in the case of several weaker roads in Missouri Kentuoky Case Not Decided. The Kentucky case was not deeided. It involves an attack upon state rates from river points to inland distillery cities and invelves in addition an at- tack on the cemstitutionality of the form of the MeCherd act, enabling the state raflroad commission to fix reasonable rates on intrastate cem- merce. A decision in this case may be forthcoming when the court meets again in October. No Modification in Minnesota Decision. Justice Hughes announced the de- cision on the rate cases today as he did in the Minnesota cases a week ago. ‘Wherever the point was raised that the state laws interfered with in- terstate commerce, the justice referred to his Mionesota rate decision. He disappointed any who believed the. court might jn some way modify that decision. Not Materially Different From Minne- sota Case. “We need not review the arguments addressed to conditions of transporta- tlon in Missouri and the relation of in- trastate and to interstate” rates” he said, “for while the case has its special facts by reason of location of the state and the use of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers as basing points In rate making, the controlling questfon thus presented with reference to the au- thority of the state to prescribe rea- sonable intrastate rates throughout its territory ,unless limited by the consti- tution on the part of congress of it constitutional power over _interstate commerce and its instruments, its con. stitutional power over-interstate com<' merce and its instruments is not to be distinguiéhed in any material respect from that which was considered and decided In the Minnesota rate cases.” Oregon and West Virginia. The Oregon and West Virginia cases were decided in favor of states in a few words, the only point raised by the rallroads being that the laws in- terfered with interstate commerce. ANOTHER CHANGE IN TARIFF PLANS Proposed Now to Remove Countervail- ing Duty from Wheat and Cattle, ‘Washington, June 16.—The much- mooted agricultural schedule of the Underwood tariff bill was suddenly up- set again by the majority members of the senate finance committce lte to- day when a motlon was made to re- consider action taken earlier In the day approving the free listing of live- stock ang wheat subject to a coun- tervailing duty. The proposal now is to strike out the provision for a coun- tervailing duty and leave cattle, sheep and hogs and wheat on the free list unrestricted. Members of the commit- tee sald tonight that this probably would be done by the majority. No Teason for the change was announced. For weeks the equalization of agri- cultural Taw products and fimished products, which were differentiated in the Underwood btll, has been a prob- lem for the democratic senators in which President Wilson has taken an active interest. The house put meats and flour on the free list, leaving livestock and grains dutiable’ at ten per cent. ad valorem and ten cents each bushel respective- 1y. The senate finance committee, soon after the schedule agreed to equalize the rates and eventually voted to make the raw materials and the finished products dutiable. No sooner had this conclusion been reached than Senmator Simmons and other democratic members of the sen- ate finance committee determined that the problem would not be settled right if left that way. They were of the opinion that all products which enter into the cost of living should go to the: free-list, and President Wilson agreed with ‘them, Senator Simmons communicated this information to the sub-committee, and it reconsidered its action, placing all these products on the free list. Later it was announced that the committee would add a countervailing duty clause which would make the products free only from countries which did not make them dutiable from this country. This would operate against the free entry of livestock from such countries as Canada and the Argentine. HITCHED SON TO PLOW WITH fMULE Wisconsin Humane Officer to Prose- cute Cruel Father. Lacrosse, Wis., June 16.—Charged with hitching his 12 year old son Frank to a cultivator alongside a mule and working him in the field in a temper- ature of 120 degrees in the sun, John Freismith, a town of Campbell farm- er, was sought today on a warrant is- sued on complaint of the state humane officers. It is expected that he will be brought into court tomorrow. Only One Hotter June Day. Chicago, June 16.—A drop of 2§ de- grees in temperature brought relief to thig city tonight/ after what was with one exception the hottest June day oa record here. The maximum tempera- ture of the day was 98.4 at 8 p. m. Tho hottest June day recorded by the local weather bureau was June 9, 1911, when 985 was recorded. Three Die of Spotted Fever. Cheyénne, Wyo., June 16—J. Nelson Clark, an oll man of Evanston, Wyo., 18 dead at his home, making the third victim in this state within two weeks of spotted fever, induced, physicians say by the bites of wood ticks. Ken- m. on the 12th. That afternoon it went out on train 53 No complaint had been made as to the brakes neth McRae, a wool grower of Caper, and Solomon Brown of Thermopolis ‘were the other recent victims. — States’ Rights - |Lad Was on the Again Upheld Brink of Death PINIONED BY A TIDE GATE FOR FOUR HOURS HIS HEAD UNDER WATER Prospects of Saving Him so Dubious That Last Rites 'of Church Were Administered—Finally Rescued. New Haven, Conn, June 16-~John Goglik, a 16 years old boy, stared death in the face for four hours tonight, in a thrilling experience with the tide in the West river under the Congres: A+ - enue bridge. That he is alive tw veil the tale is almost a miracle. Leg Caught in Tide Gate. The boy with companions was swim- ming in the river. The tide had just started to come in, and that closed the buge tide gates that prevent the water from overflowing the meadows. The boy’s leg was caught in the gate as it automatically closed and he could not be extricated despite frantic efforts of his companions. Fire Department Called Out. The New Haven and West Haven Fire departments and the police de- partments were called out. Later the Connecticut company sent one of its big wreckers to the sceme, in an en- deavor to force open the gates, In ‘the meantime the news had spread and a crowd of mere than 3,000 persons gathered to watch the efforts of rescue. The tide was still ceming in swiftly, 0 the firemen lowered a Tadder to the boy and put e rubber’ tube in his mouth so that he might breathe. Given Last Rites of Church. Soon afterwards the water passed over the boy's head.” Death seemed imminent and the last rites of the Catholic church were administered by Rev. Father W. P. Laflin of Sacred Heart church. By a great effort the trelley employes succeeded in smashing one of the lurge tide gates and this allowed the water to rush in over the meadows. This re- lieved the tension considerably and the boy's head was soon out of water again. %, Gate Forced Partially Open. The youngster was cool and collect- ed, which had a great deal to do with saving his life. The pressure on his leg was tremendous, but he never even whimpered. Abaut” eleven o'clock a special apparatus was rigged up and the gafe forced open just enoygh to release the boy's leg. As a fireman pulled him to the surface and carried him up a ladder to the bridge, a great cheer ‘arose from the crowd.- An am- ‘bulance had been called, but physicians found that his leg was not broken, al- though considerably brulsed. The boy was weak from his gruelling axperi- ence and it was necessary to give him stimulants., After & time he revived and was taken to his home. THREE QUARTERS OF 8TOCK WAS WATER. Henry T. Oxnard Tells of Organization of Beet Sugar Company, ‘Washington, June 16—Henry T. Ox- nar®; known as the “father of the best sugar industry,” and the vioe presi- dent of the American Beet Sugar com- pany, was the principal witness today ore the senate lobby investigating committee. | Mr. Oxnard told the com- mittee how New York bankers who helped to organize the beet sugar company insisted upon putting in about $15,000,000 ‘“water” in that 20,000,000 'corporation; how he and is brothers made about a million by the sale of much of their share of this watered stock and .gave warning that the Underwood bill with its free sugar provision would result ,in his opinton, in the formation of a new sugar trust lwhlch ‘would not violate the anti-trust aw. The committee got a surprise to- day when A. Y. Moore, owner of_the Fargo, North DakKota, Courier News and A. M. Baker, general manager of that paper, gave their testimony about an editorial recently printed In the News which Senator Gronna thought was a reflection upon him and which led to their being subpoenaed. Both men made the long trip to Washington in answer to the senate summons and then declared under oath = that they knew nothing of the editorial = until they saw. it in print. It was written, they said; by James A. Metcalf of Glendive,” Montana, temporarily em- ploved while Baker.was away from Fargo. Both Moore~and Baker said that they had no reason to doubt Sen- ator Gronna's political and private in- tegrity and honesty and Moore said that a retraction might be printed. Metcalf had written the editorial, they thought, merely in a fifppant way. LEGISLATORS ATTACK GOVERNOR SULZER Charged With a Woefu | Lack of Knowledge of Existing Laws. Albany, N. Y, June 16.—The legis- lature met in extraordinary session tonight at the call of Governor Sulzer to consider the governor's direct pri- mary bill. Twenty-one of the 49 sen- ators and eighty of the 150 assembly- men were present to hear the govern- ors message urging the enactment of his measure. In the senate Majority Leader Rob- ert F. Wagner of New York, comment- ing on the introduction of the govern- or’s bill, characterized the executive's effort in behalf of the measure as “a campaign of vilification.” In thme as- sembly, majority leader Aaron J. Levy of New York, discussing the message, referred to the governor's “unfortun- ate and woeful lack of knowledge not only of the provisions of his own bill, but of the existing primary laws. Holding Post for McCombs. ‘Washington, June 16—President Wil- son is still holding open the ambassa- dorship to France for William F. Mc- Combs, chairman of the democratic national committee. Within the last few days President Wilson cabled Mr. McCombs inquiring: whether after.his sojourn in France he had changed his mind about taking the Paris embassy. No reply has been recelved. Boat Capsizes, Two Drown. Middletowr, Conn., June 16.—George Coats and Matthias Stengle of New Britain lost their lives in the Connec- tiout river tonight when the boat in which they were fishing capsized. M. Pfeiffer; aiso of New Britain, who was the third member of the party, man- aged to hang on to the boat until help arrived. Neither body had been re- Condensed Teiegrams Since Jan. 1 Sixty Avi been Killed walle flying. A Class of 167 “Plebes” & admitied to West Pomte: " 9° "0% The Estate of Hugo A. Sohmer, the piano manufacturer, is valued at $600.- Building in 75 Ci of the United States for May shows a decrease of 14 per cent: M Hallie M. Daggett of Sacra- mento, Cal, nas been appointed a for- est fire guard. tors - have Miss Gladys Mason of New York began her walk to San Francisco™om a nut and vegetable diet. An Application for Rehearing of the cut rate patent decision was denied vesterday by the supreme court. The Cruiser Albany is the Best of the navy in gun practice with a rating of :3.644. according to the navy re- port. A Della Fox, Famous as a Vocalist and musical comedy actress, died suddenly of dcute indigestion in a New. Yook sanitarium Sunday night. Captaif Ting-fu Wang of the Chi- nese army will be admitted to the ‘West Point military academy under . special act of congress. George Siddall, Aged 14, died at Bid- deford, Mass., vesterday as the result of a dislocation of the neck, caused by diving in Saco river on Sunday. fhe Ivy Day Celebration of the Smith college graduating class was held on the campus yesterday under blue skies and bright, warm sunshine. Out of Work and Despondent, John T. P. Cahill, 23, of Lawrence, Mass, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head vesterday at the rifle range in Frye Village. 2 Mrs. George R. Sheldon, wife of the treasurer of the republican national committee, died at her home in New York yesterday after a recent opera- tion for intestinal trouble. A Fire That Supoosed to have started from the ‘spark of a passing locomotive destroved the general store of Nelson & Perham, in the center of Tyngsboro, Mass., early yesterday af- ternoon. The Supreme Court Yesterday decid- ed that the federal government was not flnanclally respémsible for the flooding of more than 100 plantations on the Mississippi as the result of levee construction. Resenting the Discharge of an over- seer, 200 operatives, mostly foreigners, in the spinning department of the Merrimac milis at Lowell, Mass., quit work yesterday, demanding the rein- statement of their boss. When Patroiman Fred E. Wooster of Chicago attempted to arrest Ches- ter Robinson, a negro, on a disorderly charge yesterday, Robinson seized the policeman’s club ‘and _assaulted him. Wooster fired, killing' his assailant. 8ix Firemen Were Slightly Injured and_others were overcome by ~heat during a fire in one of the storehouses at the factory of the Rogers Silver Plate company at Danbury yesterday afternoon.. The damage by fire will not exceed $300. Archie Erwin Caltrider, 17 years old, sald to be the only Boy Scout in the United 'States that had ever passed the examination in aviation, for whica he received a gold medal about 18 months ago, died at the home of his father in Baltimore after an illness of 10 months. ‘ Although in the Death House at Sing Sing, Charles Becker, former police lieutenant, is defendant in a suit for $15,000 damages brought by Mrs. Mary Carter, a negress, whose husband, Waverly ‘Carter, was shot and killed during & raid on a gambling house by Becker’s strong arm squad in March, 1912, Members of the Conciliation Com- mittee of progressive republicans, who recently made demands upon the re- publican national committee for & na- tional convention this yvear, have de- cided, as the result of meetings at ‘Washington Saturday and Sunday, i0 oppose any action by the national committee to effect proposed reforms without a party convention. The United States Supreme Court yesterday declined to review the de- cision of the district courts holding that Laura Cramer, a state department clerk, must repay the estate of Fen- ton F. Hurd of Greenwich, Conn., §40, 000 obtalned by her by alleged “spook” influences. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Seaman. who jumped into fame a few years ago by encircling the globe in elghty days un- der her newspaper name of Nellie Biy, Jost her suit in the supreme court ves- terday to require Judge Chatfield In- stead of Judge Mayer to proceed in the New York federal courts to comsider her financial entanglements. Burglar Conn Pleads Guilty. San _Francisco, June 16.—Owen D. Conn, known as “the $100,000 burglar,” pleaded guilty today and will receive sentence Saturd: His plea ended a sensational criminal career of two years reaching_from Chicago to the Pacific coast. During that time Conn, according to his confdssion, looted homes in broad daylight of over $100,- 000 worth of valuables, He posed as a theatrical man and lived in respec- table localities. President Wilson to King Gustav. Washington, June 16 —President Wilson today sent to King Gustav V. of Sweden the following telegram: “On this anniversary of your birth I extend to your majesty in the name of the government and people of the United States hearty felicitations and my own earnest wishes for your per- sonal health and happiness and the continued prosperity of = the country over which you reign.” Poison Tablet Kills Child. Cornish, N. H., June 16.—Harold St Gaudens, two vear old grandson of the late Augustus St. Gaudens, the famous sculptor, is dead at the St. Gaudens summer home as a result of swallowing & poison tablet which he found in a bureau drawer. Although the child died last Friday the facts did not become known until tonight. New Golf Record. Philadelphia, June 16.—C. BE. Van “Vieck of the Montclair Golf club es- tablished a new amateur record for the Huntington Valley Country club’s links today when he covered the course in 75 Btrokes in _the qualifying round of the annual tournament fer the Lynnwood Hall cup. Van Vieck oy formerly a star on the Yale universit: §olf team- Connecticut in Proportion to the City's HIRED SPIES JOIN MINERS' UNIC Representative of Detective Agency Says Men Were Employed to Find-Out What Was Going On LISTS OF ACTIIVE UNION WORKERS CWPILED This Was Part of the Mission of the Detective Agency—Alsg. Sought to Prevent Organization of Branches of United Mine Workers—Testimony Before Senate Investigating Committee—Miners Charleston, W. Va, June 16.—With the renewal of industrial war in t0e Paint and Cabin Creek mine districts universally reported, the senate mine strike committee today continued its xamination of witnesses. During the ay miners, detectives and agents ol the mine operators came down from the strike region with tales of a new strike declared, and the district again thrown into disorder. Operators Not Living Up to ‘Agree: ments. The local union officials of ths United Mine Workers of America, No. 17, have not called a new strike on Paint and Cabin Creeks, Thomas Hag- gerty, a_member of the international miners’ board, declared tonight. “But we cannot be sure of the men who ars working up in that field.” he said. The operators have mnot lived up to ths agreement under which the men went back to work and which was drawn by Governor Hatfield. We have tried to prevent a further strike, but I am con- Vinced that the miners up there have already decided not to continue to work under the conditions which pre- vail there now. 3 Officials Urged to Call Strike. Meetings were held in the creeks yesterday and the men expressed dis- satisfaction with conditions. They decided to strike and the union cannot control them. ‘A commitiee of miners from the Cabin Creek section came to Charles- ton today to urge the United Mino Workers' officials to call a strike. They bore the instructions of a mass meei- ing held in the hills yesterday. 145 Armed Guards Employed. The petition presented to the sena‘e committee today was largely routine and irrelative. Thomas L. Pelts, vice president of the Baldwin-Feltz detec- tive agency, which supplied the mine Charge Breaches of Agreements. guards for the Paint Creek and Cabin Creek operators during the strike, was the principal witness. Mr. Feltz told the committee that when the trouble on Paint and Cabin creeks was at its height his concern had about 110 armed men on Cabin Creek and about 35 men on Paiat - Creek. He also safd that his company had from six to ten men working ia the strike district as “secret service operatives.” These men, he sald, fur- nished information to the operators and his agency. Lists of Active Union Men. “Did. your men make a list of thosa men who were organizers for the United Mine Workers and those msa who were active in the union for tha use of the operators?’ asked Seymour Stedman, attorney for the miners. The witness said such a list had been compiled. “One of the objects of your organ- ization,” asked Mr. Stedman, “when it is employed, is to prevent the organ- ization of branch of the United Mine Workers?” “Yei, that is one of the objects,” sall Mr. Feltz. “Was that one of the objects of yous men_employed in this field?” “Yes, this was one of the objects off our employment on Cabin Creek.” Employed Men to Join Unions. Mr, Feltz denied emphatically that any of his men operated in the strike district after Governor Glasscock de- clared martial law. He also denied that any Baldwin-Feltz men were on the armored train, which fired on the strikers' camp at Holly Grove in Feb= ruary. ¢ Senator Kenyon ascertained from Mr. Feltz that men were employed “t3 join the unions to find out what was going on” in order to carry out the purposes of preventing union organiza- tion. HUSBAND LEFT HER ON CHRISTMAS DAY In 1908—Mrs. Emma Beerman of Ston- ington Sues for Divorce. Bapers In two new divorce suits were flled ‘on Monday with the clerk of the superior, in both cases the plaintiffs being the aggrieved wives. Both siiits are returnable before the September term of court. Harries Giilies of New London, whose maiden name was Hahn, asks for divorce from Robert LaMond Gil- lles, now of parts unkmown. She ¢harges desertion since June 11, 1913, and a period of intolerable cruelty from June 1, 1910, ‘until then. They were married a year before the date on which she charges he began to t her cruelly. mma R, Beerman of Stonington, whose malden name was Mott, and who was married to William R. Beer- man on October 14, 1901, sues for di- Vorce from: him on the grounds of de- sertion since Christmas day in 1908, For four years past he has been of parts unknown. She also asks to re- sume her maiden name. RECTOR DRURY HAS DECLINED TO ACCEPT. Special Convention to Elect Suffragan ishop Probable. Hartford, Conn,, June 16—The Rev. Mr. Samuel Smith Drury, rector of S:. Paul's school, Concord, N. H., will not, acording to word received in this city, acept the office of bishop suffra- gan to which he was elected by (3 Protestant Episcopal diocesan conven- tion of Connecticut at New Haven Wednesday evening. Mr. Drury an- nounces that he will remain at St Paul's school and that he cannot bs induced to leave that work. The determination of Dr. Drury Jeaves the affairs of the dlocese in an unsettled state and will result, Hart- ford clergymen believe, in the calling by Bishop Brewster of a special con- vention, which will probably be hetl some time during the early fall, either in Hartford or in New Haven. RABBIT SERUM FOR CURE OF CANCER REPORTED. Dr. H. W. Nowell of Boston Conduct- ing Successful Experiments. Boston, June 16.—The experiments of Dr. Howard W. Nowell of the Bos- ton University Medical school in his treatment of cancer with rabbit serum have been so successful that the gov- erning board of the Evans Merarial hospital has enlarged his laboratory and appointed two physicians to assist him. “The work has progressed further than we had any'idea it would go.” sald Dr. Nowell yesterday. “In experi- mental work {fine has to elapse, and usually a long time, before definite results can be ascertained. Many cases under my treatment were taken in the last stage of the disease. In someof these cases the pain ceased entirely, and the patients got reliel after months of sufiering, In somo cases the pain has recurred, but never 50 severe as it was at first. H)OTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR IN NEW YORK. Many Heat Prostrations, But No Fa- talities Reported. New York, June 16.—Today was the hottest day of the year in New York city. There were a large number of heat prostrations, but no fatalities, The mercury reached a maximum of 91 degrees at the top of a skyscraper where the official weather bureau i3 ehsconced. Thermometers at the street levels recorded*as high as 102 degrees. The temperature had dropped 11 de- grees tonight. Death from Heat Prostration. Detroit, June 16—One death from ELOPER GUILTY OF 4 MOTOR CAR THEFT: Sentence Deferred in Case of Sevens teen Years Old Youth. Philadelphia, June 16—Barl Scott, known also as Lloyd Williams, wha was arrested two weeks ago at Lewis ton, Pa., after a sensational elopement from Boston with Edythe,May Howe, the 16 year ol daushter 8 a railroad freight solicitor of the New England city, was convicted in court here today of stealing a motor car belonging to Paul Clayton of Haverford. Sentence was deferred. Scott, who is 17 years old, when taken into custody at Lewiston for purchasing food supplies and having them charged to a citizen o fthat place declared he and the girl were on the way to Chicago. Upon arriving in Trenton, N. J., thd pafr found themselves penniless, 8o they walked to this city. The girl be- came exhausted, and for this reasord Scott declared, he took the automobile which was standing on a street corner here. v After their arrest Miss Howe was taken home by her father. PERMANENT GOVERNMENT IN PANAMA CANAL ZONZ; Plans Will Not Be Put Inte Effect . Until Jan. 1, 1918, Washington, June 16.—Plans for & permanent government on the canal zone will not be put into effeet until the formal opening of the camal in January, 1915, Secretary Garrison an- nounced today. In the meantime the zone government will continue as here- tofore, with such modifications as changing conditions may demand. Secretary Garrigson has conferred frequently during the past week with Colonel Goethals, chairman of the isth- mian canal commission, and he has asked the colonel to submit from time ganization of a permanent governs ment. £ It is practically certain that thd government will continue to operate the Panama railroad after the canal ig completed, Secretary Garrison sald. SIX DEATHS FROM THE HEAT AT PHILADELPHIA, Mercury Reaches the Highest Point In Twe Years. Philadelphia, June 16—Six deathd and numerous prostrations occurred here today as the result of excessive heat which has prevailed durimg the past threo days, Th' temperature reachéd the highest poirt in two years when shortly after 3 o'clock in the af- ternoon the mercury in the official thermometer at the weather bureau registered within a emall fraction 96 degrees. i COMMITTED SUICIDE LA AT A SALOON BARY Morriman Invited Everybody to Have & Drink, Then Took Strychnine. ‘Winsted, Conn., June 16—Frank Mer+ riman, aged 45, of T walked to time recommendations as to the ar- - ‘orrington, into thé barroom of the Hotel Beards- ley_tonight; fa drink with him and then swallowed invited everyone to have strychnine. Before a physictan could arrive he was dead. . He came here to- day and secured a position as a team- ster. It Is said domestio prompted him to take his life. leaves a widow and two children He o Torrington. Oppose Impelliments to Makriage, Boston, June 16.—Opposition to fur- marriage ’ Syetr fmpeattiis to ed by some speakers. P ‘when state boards of health and insanif which are investigating the met in joint session today. . g1 heat prostration occurred here today The government thermometer at th street level registered 104 degrees ai 2 o'clock this afterncem. -