Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 11, 1913, Page 1

165 VOL. LV.—NO. The Bulletin’s Circulation In Nonmch is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticat in Proportion to v.e City's RAILROAD BLAMED FOR THE WRECK Charged With Negligence in Placing Doherty in Charge of High Speed Passenger Train McCHORD’S REPORT ON STAMFORD DISASTER Interstate Commerce Commissioner Declares Doherty Was Inexperienced and Uninstructed Engineer—Urges Legis- lation to Compel Use of Steel Cars—Railroad Blames the Engineers in an OEcnl‘ Statement. July 10.—Engineer Do- in handling high ger trains was the prin: of the New York, New and Hartford wreck at Stam- pnn., on e 12, in which six zers were killed and twenty in- The interstate commerce com- n's report of its investigation of ident, made public today, so adds that the responsibi 1 an “inexperienced and engineman in charge of speed passenger train operating officers of the rail- ne brakes, tests seem to in- werc good; the train brakes as safety demanded in train, but the home and s at Stamford were held ose together. Doherty’s and lack of instruct amission holds, were respe for his failure to apply the brakes »p the “train_before the against Immediately Neces- sary | by the inexperience Safer Operation written incinde and more railroad is congression- scope of railroads fied in e evi- conclu- sliowing <econd No. ngineer Doherty), | al experience for the oper- | w York. New Haven ofid road company had no re- d determining the ca- enginemen before placing of high speed passen- Negligence in Placing Doherty on that Train. negligence on the part ration in putting in charge a train as second No. 53, an inexperienced and unin- in this class of work. railroad has no proper sys- ecking work reports so as » determine whether or not defeets reparted on locomotives are actually repaired. This lack of supervision is it ought not to be per- mitted to continue. The dis siznal at Stamford is too near the home signal and should be at least 2,500 feet distant there- from Modern steel equipment for high ssenger trains should be in- 1 at the earliest possible time, as r mended in previous reports of 1 snmission and legislation fixing such a time id be enacted without dela Doherty’s Error of Judgment. ner McChord's report re- views stively the evidence devel ©ped at hearings and at a coroner's inquest and says in part T rect cause of this accident was the fuilure of the engineer on sec- oad No 1o apply the air brakes < me signal is failure was n judgment on | man, due to his handiing high s and the absence | arding the proper | his train. for plicing an ininstructed engine- of a high speed pas- with the operating New York, New Haven Railroad company of Compstency Tests. nee senger trai T beence of al} gompetency sts of this engipeman is a matter 2 whichh the management responsibie. His good judsz- ment in bringing an express passcnger train to a stow ought to have been tried at the risk of passengers | When. in handiing a first class pas- Tests | previously been engaged upon Doherty was competent, reliable, and trust- worthy. His reputation and record were good. But when he was placed {in charge of a new engine attached |to one of the fast passenger trains some one in authority signally failed in duty in entrusting such an engine and train to his charge without any test of his capacity for this grave re- sponsibility. | “This investigation discloses that [there was no_rule uponthis subject. “It is but fair, however, to say of | the present general manager that his | connection with thfs railroad is re- cent and that his efforts in the pro- motion of safety during the short time he has been in charge encourages the hope that he may succeed in plac- ing it on a safer operating basis. Airbrake Tests. “After the accident seven complete tesis were made to determine the con- | ditfon of the brakes, both on the en- {gine and the cars. It was found that | the governor to the air pump on the | engine was erratic in its action and would occasfonally stop the pumy, Te- {quiring a slight tapping to start it | to work and enable the pump to op- | erate. Outside of this erratic opera- | tion of the pump govermor the air brakes on the engine were found to be in good condition. Recommendation of Steel Cars. “In its twenty-fifth annual report of congress,” costinued Commissioner McChord discussing the New Haven's car equipment, “the commission call- ed particular attention to the desira- | bility of all cars used in passenger | train service being constructed of steel. Not only was it considered that these cars would better with stand the force of a collision or de railment and afford a greater degree of safety to their occupants than cars of wooden _construction, but there would be eliminated the danger of fire Preaking out and adding to the suffer- ing of the passengers and employes. That {he steel car is considered to be an improvement over the wooden car is shown by the fact that in ordering new .cars for passenger train service past ordered nothing but steel cars until at the present time it is the ex ception rather than the rule to find Wwooden cars or. the passenger trains of these roads. New Haven Road Made Slow Progress. “The New York, New Haven and Hartford_railroad, however, is among those railroads which have made com- paratively slow progress in the mat- ter of steel car construction. This condition possibly may be accounted for by the attitude of the officials as shown in testimony taken in connec- tion with the accident which ocurred on this road at Westport, Conn..on October 3, 1912, wherein Vice Pres- ident Horh, at that time in charge {of operations, stated that he was doubtful as 16 the desirability of steel cars compared with wooden cars, and added that if the New York, New Ha. ven and Hartford rafiread could be | convinced that there was something better they would adopt it. Steel Cars Ordered. “It is interesting therefore to note that the New York, New Haven and Hartford railread now is ordering steel equipment inste.q of wooden equip- | ment as evideneeu by testimony of Mr. Wildin; mechanieal superintendent, Mr, Wildin stated that the number of ears under order by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad was 354, all of which were to be of all- steel eonstruction, Mr, Wildin further stated that out of a total of 2,285 cars of varieus types eomprising the pas- senger equipmest ewned by the New York, New Heven and Hartford ra | road 'en Jume 13, 1913, thirty-one were | cellent recerd. of all-steel esmstruction, the balance being eonstrueted of woed, Failure to Instruct Doherty. Engineman Doherty in his brief ex- perience as am engineman never had beem in fast passenger train serv- ice up s the Tuesday precediig the Thursday when the accident oceur red, practicaly all of his experience having been om switch engines and slow freight engines. Deoherty asserted that mome of the mger train. this engineman on his ®i trip went by a station and re- ported th was due to the brakes - no good. it is stranze that no | one in anthority then saw any neces- | ty for a test, either of the man or | he brakes. before he was again sent out in the same Jine of serv The general munager, however, reached the | t there was no suspicion | t In all respects capable’ | ben this engineman was assigned to | class train. This conclu- | s in no respect justified by the | facts. en though Dohertys work in | ther grades of service was satisfac- | N absence of any supervision & work in which his fail- complete and disastrous svoided by the officials of The safety of the pub- that these officials shall | wonable precautions, Dy | spervision to know that the positive qualifi- ations od judgment -and krowl- dge of (heir duty. No Other Organmization to Biame. ' 1 toke @ test and such © . Other railroads have rules provid- w safeguards in this respect, as was sbown by the testimony ine rail- Toad experts. The generai manager said that the judgment of the engine- man ‘was bad, uajustifiably bad’; and after describing his version of Do- berty’s handling of this train he said: 1 cannot comceise of any man in his right mind doink a thing of that kind.’ He then siated iR gemeral terms his Belief that the trouble arose from the emploses’ omgamizaiions and the at- titude of the Public. and said that i is true of the New Engiand railroads toduy: they have mot much left but their corporate identity. “No_orxanisation but that of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rallroad compasy is respossible for placing 4 man i charge of this loco- motive wi or supervision by traveling eagimeers of his. qualifica- Uion« and judgment for (his special work Doherty’s Record Was Good. “There is @0 evideace which raizes Ay dowbl that Lov tie woesk he had purpose, ever had ridden on an en- gine with him or given him imstruc- lions or assistance of any kind, As he teok the emgine out for his first trip to Stamford, Bagineman Doher- ty testified that Traveling Engineer Carroil said to him: “Well, for—sake loog out for yourself. Harmon got into it yesterday. He says the brakes aint holding and the water glass is all out of order. Bardo raising. Start braking back far enough so as to make sure you will stop.” Doherty added: “That was only instruction 1 ever got.” Comment on Bardo’s Testimony, Commissioner MeChord thus com ments upon Manager Bardo's testi- mony: “While graphicplly deseribing econditions on this railrbad in his own terme to be sueh that ‘things generally were out of gear' he deprecated ‘this milk-and-water investigation that we get’ and the ‘newspaper articles which have been published in connection with this investigation’ and sought by gen- eral reference to organizations of em- ploves to palliate conditions and re. lieve the management from its respon- sibility for existing eonditions, BLAMES THE ENGINEERS, Official Statement Says One Y. Was Ferced Upon Roa New York, July 10—Fhe Now Haven road issued a statement in regard te the report of the eommission on the Stamford aceident in which it was de- clared i the commission had failed to state that “employment of the in- experienced engingman was practically forced upon the New Haven road by the eagineers of the company.” “In the fall ‘of 19127 the statement read, “an order was issued to the effect that spare emgimeers with less than two veare’ experience or twe years’ rating as engineers, would not be aliowed to run ihrough passeager trains. This order was protested hy the engineers on the groumd that the company had mot adhered {e the ruie the r Rule many railroads have for some time | traveling engineers empioyed for that | is | Cabled ‘Paragraphs Robbed of $32,000 Paris Hotel. Paris, July 10.—Mrs. John F. Martin of New York was robbed last evening of jewelry valued at $32,000 at a hotel on the Place Vendome, where she is staying. Count Hayashi Dead. Tokio, Japan. July 10.—Count Tad- asu Havashi, one.of the leading states- men of Japan, died today at the age of 63, after a surgical operation ren- dered necessary by injuries he had sustained in a Jinrikisha accident. McCombs Improving at Paris. Parls, July 10.—3Willlam . Mc- Combs, chairman ‘of the democratic national committee, continfies to make excellent progress toward re- covery from the effects of the opera- tion for appendicitis performed on him on Tuesday. American Yacht in Collision. Kiel, Germany, July 10.—The Amer- idan steel yacht Cassandra, owned by George J. Whelan of New York, col- lided todav with the German protected cruiser Stettin. Both vessels were somewhat damaged but mnobody on board was injured. Death of Secretary Ruijesenaers. The Hague, Netherland, July.10— The death occurred today of Jonkheer Leonard Henri Ruijesenaers, who Was secretary to the international arbi- tration tribunal in 1901 and subse- quently Carnegie foundation. the Carnegie foundation. HANDSOME CASKET FOR A $6,000 DOG Body Embalmed and Funeral Services Conducted For Canine. Bridgeport, July 10.—Miss Elizabeth Blake, owner of the famous Castle Ronald at Newtown, Conn., i mourn- ing the loss by death of her pet Jc anese toy poodle, which recently won 1d: ampionship at the Wal- oria Toy Dog show. The ani- said to be valued at $6,000, Vlake fed the dog upon the )t food and provided a attended ‘he dog when it was seiz with a fatal malady. The body of the animal was embaimed and with the ceremonies usually attending the bur- ial of the dead, a handsome coflin was lowered into a grave beneath the castle wails. Serious Charge Against Ice Dealer. Greenwich, Conn., July 10—Jul Weinbers, aged 50, a Portchester ic dealer, was today bound over to the superior court under $7.500 bonds, | charged with abuse of two minor fe- males, Alma Riss, aged 14 and Helen Austin, aged 13. Suffragist as Probation Officer. Greenwich, Conn., July 10—Judge Tierney has appointed Mrs. E. O. Parker:, wife of a local physician, as probation officer for this town. She is a well known suffrage worker. Buffalo -has 212,502 males and 211,- 213 females in its population. | of giving the engineers thirty da notice before amending existing rules The company then issned the thirty days’ notice, and when this time was up C. L. Bardo had become general manager. “The company’s engineers as was the case with all eastern raflroads, had been in an unsettled state of mind owing to the arbitration of the wage question. Mr. Bardo realizing this, | with the engineers still protesting, asked the engineers to propose a coun- ter ruling on this question of exper- fence in running trains, |, “The engineers offered the rule which |1s now in effect, providing instead of | two vears experfence a requirement | of one vear. ““Mr. Bardo accepted this amendment because it was essential to public safety that ‘the engineers should get } back to work without having another Lover of Girl is Exonerated CORONER'S JURY _REPORTS CRISPELL CASE. GIRL WAS MURDERED IN But There Was No Motive on Part of Her Sweetheart—Their Letters Express Sentiments of Love. Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 10.—The coron- er's jury late tonight exonerated Hor- bert Johns, who bhas heen under arrest in connegtion with the death of Alice Crispell,the 18 year old farmer's daughs ter, whose body was found last Mon- day on the surface of Harvey's lake. The jury found that the girl had been murdered, but declares the guilty par- ty is still at large. Johns Not Allowed to Testify. Johns was present at the inquest and was identified by several of the wit- nesses who saw him with the girl on the night of July 4. He was not allow- ed to testify by his counsel and was re- turned to jail, although he probabiy will be released tomorrcw. After de- claring their belief that the girl had beedn murdered, the jury in its finding said: No Motive on Johns' Part. The evidence in this case fails o show any motive for crime on the part of Herbert Johns, and we feel certain that when we consider the evidence which showed the deceased to have al- ways had a cheerful nature and there- fore not subject to morose spells, and ierefore mot liable to take her own life, that a crime has been committed. However, we feel that this as other crimes of its kind will never be dis- covered, but some evidence of guilt may subsequently be brought to light resulting in just punishment for the culprit.” Letters Were Sentimental. Scores of letters that passed between Miss Crispell and Jchns, worker, have been made public by the county detectives working on the casc. All the letters are filled with love sen- timents and some of them show that the girl and Johns had their troubles. Thought of Suicide. The girl in several mi s to Johns of her family. “So many things are troubling me that I feel like jumping into the lake,” she said in one letter. ins in a letter to the girl wrote: T had a notion to jump into the and end all my troubles. Why, ng, 1 have so many I do net know what to do with them.” Both Drank en the Fourth, County = Detective McKelvey satd “Johns admitted to him that both haa been drinking on the night of the Fourth of July, which was the last night the girl was seen alive. In ene of his letters to Miss Crispell, Jolas wrot “I'm temperance between drinks and se are you, dearest. We won't have te wait much longer till the Fourth of July, Then we'll have a devil of a time. WIDOW BLAMED FOR HUSBAND'S MURDER Mrs. Wakefield and James Plew Held Criminally Responsible. New Haven, July 10.—James Plew of Middlebury, and Mrs, Bessie J, ‘Wakefield of Bristol, are held crimi- nally respensible by Coroner Eli Mix, for the death ef William O. Wakefleld, the weman's husband, in his finding in the case filed teday, The coroner finds the death woumds were inflicted by Plew and that Mrs. Wakefield was A accessory to the commission of the long dispute to settle with the com- | pany. | “Furthermore, not a single case | could be found,” the company’s state- | { ment continues, “where the young en- | glneer had been the cause of any trouble whatsoever. The compan was demanding something that wa nunecessary in the view of the en gineers \and the eompany could not Dprove from past experience that a two years rating was necessary. Mr, Bardo | considered this a step in the right di- direction, “Mr. Doherty the engineer on second 53 the day of the accident, had an ex- The company had ne | way aof telling that he was incompe- in | tent, in faet, Mr. Barde testified be- | | fore’ the Iaferstate Cemmerce Com- | | mission that he still believes in all | | the general matters as to hi | Competency, that Doherty was a com- | petent man. “The Interstate Commerce eem- mission teports the company megli- | gent for employing Deherty en fhis {run, but passes ever the part piaved | | by the engineers in this matier.” TO PROSECUTE ROAD. Department of Justice to Preceed Either Civilly or Criminally. _ Washiagton, July 16.—Officials of tie department of justice said today that the repert of the Interstate Com- meree Commission excoriating some features of the management of the New York New Haven and Hartford | i railroad ahd itg alieged momopolistic tendencies, would be of assistance to | the government in determining wheth- er the corporation should be prose- cuted eriminaliy or eivilly or both, un- der the Sherman anti-trust las, P, 8. Gregory, special assistaat te the atiormey general and in chasge of the case, said he had read the re- port with 'considerable interest amd that it had a material besring on the legal investigation to determine wheth- jer the organization and practices of the read square with the Sherman law. Government attorneys are analyzing all of the 6,000 pages of testimony taken before Interstate Commissioner Prouty upon which the commission's report was based. While consider- able progress has been made in e investigatfon by the department of justice it is said to be far from com- Dletion because of the complexities of the gituation, The attorneys are oper. ating under’ the instructions of At torney General MeReynolds to make & therough inquiry in ull the logat as- pects of the case before making any Possible, movement in the court Berious attention is being given (o the commission findings that the New Haven's agreement with the Boston & Albsny is “vielative of the spitit of the Statute agaimst restraint of competition and should be cancelled.” as well as to the criticism of the rail- road’s contrsl pf trelley limes ia New | England and the declaration that the merger of the New Havem and the Boston and Maine, if permitted te stand, will resuit in “an almost ex- ciug monopoly of transporiation fa_ | | erime. | strip | siderable suppressed | ald Rhind, cha rie miles west at neon. v cefield’s body was of woeds in Cheshire en June He had been shot and stabbed sirangled to death, the corener says, Plew and Mrs, Wakefield were arrested subsequently the woman hav- ing cenfessed to the tol police | and to the eerener that she had plot- | found in & 28, ted with Plew to get Wakefield eut of the way, se that they might live together, It had been plammed te make away with Walkefield, at his home in Bristol, the coremer says in his finding, but this plan failing, Plew induced _on false pretexts Wakefield te take a with him. When they reached the Cheshire weeds Plew slew him. When Plew was put te plea, cen- exeitment was caused in the ceurtreem when he pleaded “guilty.” Judge Bennett ask- ed him if he had a lawyer, and the re- ply was “mo.” He gaid he ral ma| friends. The judge totd him that the | state weuld furnish him with ome, and | suggested that he chamge his plea to | net guilty, which Plew ‘did. H Walkefield pleaded net guilty | DIAMOND THIEF | IS HELD IN $10,000, Bound Over For Trial at Mext Term | the mine | told of having quarrels with members | Labor’s Lobhy 10 be Probed LGOMPERS AND MITCHELL SUM- A MONED TO APPEAR. \S‘ENSATIONS EXPECTED Commi eemen Expect to Get Some Startling Information Some of the Big Strikes. Regarding Washington, July 10.—All the “‘war; that have been fought between labor and capital, all the efforts’ that both have made to secure lcgislation whici would profit them, and the tangled skein woven about their relations in the last ten vears are to be invesigai- ed by congress. hd The senate lobby committee in exec- utive session tonight decided that the \“wars” must be inqaired into. Gompers and Mitchell to Appear. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, will ap- pear before the committee on July 25 and a subpoena was issued tonight for John Mitchell, vVice president of the federation and former head of ine United Mine Workers At the same time the committee subpoenaed George Pope, president, and J. P. Bird, general manager of the National Association of Manufacturers. ‘As the tale is unfolded ether men prominent in_either labor organiza- tions or associations of manufacturers, or individual employers of labor who are brought to notice, will be asked to appear, The committee decided to look into this subject, believing that it may develop startling information and knowing it will extend their inquiry many weeks. May Involve MeNamara Case. ©One senator said tenight that the quest might reach back into some of the dark corners of the McNamara dynamiting case and might bring into ‘|I‘. light the inside siery of many of the great strikes that have paralyzed industries and threwn thousands out of work in the last few years. He inti- | mated, too, that it might develop 3 far the most marvelous of all strange fales that the committee has heard ¥l the past six weks. Wool and Sugar Today. The committee expects to finish with its investigation of wool and activities tomorrow. GRAND JURY CONSIDERS CASE OF DAVID LAMAR. Man Who Impersonated Congressmen May be Indicted, New York, July 10—The case - of David Lamar—his impersonations of United States senators and congress- men in_cennection with the so-called Union Pacific_conspiracy—was placed before the federal grand jury today | by District Attorney Marshall, All the testimony taken in the case before investigating com- the senate lobby Cass Ledyard, ene of the principal witnesses before the cemmittee, was called to testify in person; His ex- amination was begun late in the aft- ernoon and was net completed. Other witnesses having knewledge of the case are understosd to be under sub- paena. JUMPED FROM AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF AN ENGINE Hartford Man Meets Death at protected Grade Crossing. Un- that_the auto in which he was riding was going to be struck by a train on the Central New England near here late today, Daniel Pittocra of Hart- ford jumped from his machine, only to be struck and instantly killed by an engine. His qompanion and auto escaped unhurt. 'The accident hap- pened at a grade crossing that was unprotected, The body was badly mangled, BIG INCREASE IN THE Insurance Commisioner Submits Repert to Geverner, Hartford, Conn, July 10.—Btate Tn- surance Cemmissiensr Burten Ma field today submitted te Gevernor Baldwin part two of the 48th anhu repert, The repert takes up the wor of the 83 life, casualty, fidelity, surety, miscellaneous and assessment accident companies autherized (o do business in A considerable part of ine repert deals with insurance legislatioa | enacted by the last seneral asembly. The re 33 life companies (hat did business during the vear 1913. The total premiums received show an crease of § 552.39 ever the prev ous vear, and the tetal inceme an in- crease of $43.741,547.27. The total amount paid (o palicy holders was §$32,£47,897.33 move than in 1911, and of Superier Court, Greenwich, Cemn., July 16—Regin- | rged With receiving and dispesing of diamonds and jewelry he- | longing to Mrs. H. L. Haas of West End, N, J, was teday bound ower for trial at' thé next term of the superier court,by Judge William 1. Tierney of the berough gourf, Bomds were placed at $10,086. Benator 7. F. ‘Wailsh represented the district atter- ney of Moumouth county, N. J., in the %rifll, Rhind is wanted ia fhai coun- v, James McIntyre, Whe was arrested with Rhind, charged with the theft of jewelry valued kt $50,000 frem the | Haas home, sdeeided not to msk for trial in this’state, and aceempanied offieials back to New Jersey tonight, | i Steamship Arrivals, Naples, July 7T.—Arrived, steamer Venezia, New York, Trieste, July 7.—Arrived, steamer Kaiser Frang Joseph I, New York, | Hamburg, July 9.—Arrived, steamer Prinz Adalbert, Philadelohia, Hayre, July 10—Arrived, steamer La | Baveis, New Yorlk, Beuthampton, July 10, steamer IRaiserin Auguste New Yorlk, Liverpoel, rrived, Vietoria, Arvived, steam- Queenstown, Steamers Reported by Wircless, Quegnstown, july 10—Steamer Ce New Yerk for Queenstown, 251 Due at Queens- town abeut { a. m. Friday, Gibraitar, Juiy 10—Reported arrival cilities by railsead in the grcater purt of New England $th of stedmer Germania frem Mar- seilles for Providemce and New York Was an errer. > Clevelan@ymay within a few months annex its b of Lakewsod, |able to meploves’ bodies in the pres- the total disbursements $40,552,366.39 more, the | sugar | mittee was given to the jury and Lewis | | two latest Japan INSURANCE BUSINESS. | | deferred until next week. Mansfield | Condensed Teieurams All grades of refined sugar were ad- vanced ten cents a hundped pounds yesterday. The Mobile & Ohio Railroad has granted its engineers a wage increase of five per cent. « The Larkin and Brockport Hotels at Brockport, N. J., were destroyed by fire. Loss, $25,000. Sancho Alegre, who attempted to assassinate King Alfonso at Madrid, was sentenced to death. Secretary. Garrison will start Wed- nesday on a tour of inspection of army posts in the United States. Aubrey Boucicault, actor and p wright, died of pneumonia. yesterday : the New York hospital. Hec had been in poor héalth for years. Anthdny Van A. Winans, said to be the heir of a New Nork ferry magnate, died_ at Charity hospital New Orleans, of sfarvation, according to the physic- ians. N The physicians and surgeons hospi- tal, incorporated, of New Haven. filed a certificate of incorporation with the secretary of state with a capital of $250,000, Two seats were posted for sale on the Stock Exchange, New York, yes- terday, one for $38,000. This is the lowest price on record, and $1,000 less than the last sale Sing Sing prison, was indicted vester- day by the Westchester County grand jory. The charges contained indictment were withheld. called & meeting for Monday to consi- der the revison of freight rates, both class and commodity, affecting ship- pers in at least thirteen states. At Secretary Bryan's request Attor- nd out wie tore the Paraguayan flag from its staff from over the Paraguyan consulate ¥4 San Francisco on July 4 Willam Rocheford, a prominent con- tractor, was killed at Omaha, Ne yesterday and his two sons, William Jr., and Ector, were seriously injured, when a trolley car struck their mobile. Officials of the navy department vir- | tually have abandoned hope of recover- ing the electric wiring plans of stolen from the navy department last March. ing home the state route. Wednesday on United States. guilty by the court and fined $10 and cests. Fellowing the conclusion of the tn- quest on the Lawrence, Mass. munici pal bath-house fatality of last wee when eleven boys were drowned, Judge J. Mahoney made a personal inepec- tion of the bath-heuse and will report Simsbury, Conn., July 10—Thinking { 'ater- Colonel Claude R. Bell of Mont- gomery City, Mo., received a telegram from Bpeaker Champ Clark yesterday that stating President W would send his name to the senate for con- firmation as attorney general of Ha- | wail, ) / After a conference of an hour and a quarter with Ambassador Chinda, retary Bryan vesterday announced that the dispatch of the reply to the notes on the Cali- land Jay might be fornia anti-alien A despatch from Trey, Tenn., states that Mrs. Jennie Yates, wife of James Yates, a farmer, is under arrest there charged with drowning two of her small ehildren, Flora Farris, Mrs. Yates' 14 vear old daughter by a for- mer marriage, alse is under arrest. Loss of life ameng the fast disa pearing veterans of the Civil War was lese during the week in which the old soldiers were gathered by theusands in camp at the recent Gettysburg cele- bratien than it would have been in their own homes, according to official fig- ures furnished by BSecreta Garrisen. Attorneys for Harry K. Thaw, peti- tioned the Orphans court at Pittsburgh, vesterday asking that the eourt re- quire the trustee for Thaw under the will ef his father, to pay to Harry Thaw the sum of $30,600. The peti- There were 55 steck censed to do accident, blsiness in the state. ©n state busi- | ness these companies received $1,801.- | 86242 in premiums and paid $663,- 625.05 for tosses during 1912. i | companies li- | casualty, etc, | ARBIFRATION BOARD OF SIX MEMBERS. d by Railroads in the Erdman Law, €hange B New York, Juiy 10.—Ne step taken today by the ecenduetors and trainmen’s representatives teward ar- bitrating, their wages differences witn 45 eastern railveads, The unien lead- ers assume the attitude that peage ov- ertures should come from the railreads. They disclaim preseat interest in de- velepments at Washington, where mext Menday the Natienal Civie Federation was repeses to urge medifications of the Srdman arbitration act, amendments to which are new befere CoRgr: Fhe principal change desired in the ; the increasing of the arbitration from three (1 six members or even ine, Augmeatation of the arbitral board has been urged by the reads and is understesd alse te be umobjection- ent controyers: Bride Robber Her Uncle. Hartford, €onn, July 10—Mrs P Jones, colored, mar terday. | was arrested today, charged with the theft of $i0 from her uncle. The money was in dimes in a small bank. According the police, Mrs. Jones who is 18 vears old, used some of the tion asserts that Thaw has not been paid his share out of the income on the estate. ¥o news of Takia, F Pan, agemey says that Vseount Kentaro Kanelo has received letter from Theadore Roosevelt expressing the view that American public epinion will net permit the naturalization of Jap- aneze in the United States, as it would lead te a similar claim en the part ef the €hinese. 2a many ingemious and misleading epresentations have been sent put sorrespendence and pther ceaching scheels ta ceax meney from the 20,808 fourth elass pestmasters whe event ally will be required to take civil ser- vice examination that the civil service | commission has made complaint to the pestal autherities, Fheedore Frothingham, retative of a former licutenant governor of Massa- chusetts ral other New York he wos knows as the richest womus in Southern California There was piaced on display in the Aforgan meworial, at Hurtford a lotter of great value. It was written by Gea. George Washington o Caplain Willlani Van Beursen of New [Haven on Sept 1,-1783, and had ever since been' i possession of the Van Peursen family until a few months ago when the last member of the family died in Middle- town. money o purchase her wedding clothes % . has establivhed an Leuisville, K epen-air school John 8. Kennedy, former warden of in the The Central freight association has ney-General McReynolds is seeking to the dreadnought Pennsylvania, which were The Washinston special train bring- of Washington's dueta of veterans from the Gettysburg re-union reached Tacoma with the body of Colonel C. S. Rugg, who died en A party of twenty school teachers from Scotland, which arrived at Mont- a steamer from Glasgow, started yesterday on a tour of some of the eastern cities of the and New relative ol Abel Sierns, a California pioneer, have be- suit for portion of the $7,006,000 state lefi by Ars, Aveadia DeBaker, | S WARIS NOW sion of Bulgaria London, July 11—The king of Ru- mania has declared war on Bulgaria. The Rumanian minister at Sofla has been recalled. The Sofia correspond- ent of the Times sends this announce- ment early this morning. APPEALS TO POWERS. Buigaria Forced to Act Because of Rumanian Invasion. London, July. 10—The end of a fortnight’s "desperate fighting in the Balkans finds Bulgaria forced to ap- peal to the powers to arrange peace. The Bulgartan plan to drive a wedge between the Greek and Servian armies in the neighborhood of Guevsheli has completely failed. The last reports of | the fighting received from Athens to- night show that the Servians and Greeks at this point are combining forces while the Rumanian army beginning an invasion of Bulgaria. Elias A. McQuaid, a Boston news- Dissensions in Military Circles. paper man was yesterday appointed he latter fact doubtless was the secretary manager of the Chamber of ing factor in the ulgarian ap- Commerce of Lawrence Mass, at a to the powers. How far Bul- salary reported to be $2,500 per year. | 8aria’'s defeat is due to dissensions in £ high military quarters, which re- DECLARED BY RUMANIA Rumanian Minister at Sofia is recalled and the Inva- BULGARS FORCED TO APPEAL TO THE POWERS . is Already Begun Complete Failure of Bulgarian Effort to Drive a Wedge Be- - tween Servian and Greek Armies—Dissensions in High Bulgarian Military Circles and Army Exhausted by Des- perate Fighting—Report of Another Battle. sulted in the resignation of General Savoff, and how far to the fact that the Bulgarian troops, which bore the brunt of the hard fighting in the last campaign, were more exhauster than these Gréek and Servian forces will probably never be known. Rumania a New Element. Nothing can bef predicted at _the moment as to how events will shape themselves, the Ruman invasion of Bulgaria having brought an entirely new factor into the problem. Rus- siaand France are devoting their ef- forts to persuading the allies to adopt & moderate attitude in order to facil= itate & peace ful settlement. Great Battles Around Kustendil. Reports are current that a great battle is raging around Kustendil, the result of which may have an impor ant béaring on the campaign. It was known that the Servians had estab- lished themselves in the Osogove mountains whence they contemplated an advance into Bulgaria but it is con~ sidered doubtful that the Serviam commanders would attack Kustendil until they had permitted their troops to.rest, | MILITANT,ADMITS | INCENDIARY ACTS | Mirs. .Edith _Rigby .Makes .Dramatic Confession in English Court. 10—A dramatic con- arism was made by a well-known militant _suffragette, Mrs. Edith Rigby, wife of a physician at Preston, in the Police Court here to- day Mrs. Rigby declared it was she who had on July 8 burned down the coun- try residence at Rivington, near Hor- h, Lancashire, of Sir William H. Lever, causing damage estimated at $100,000. She further confessed to be- ing the perpetrator of the outrage at thie Liverpool Stock Rxchanhge on July 5, when a bomb exploded, but caused little damage. Mrs. Rigby surrendered voluntarily to the police. When arraigned to-day she gloried n her achievements saying he wanted Sir William H. Lever to consider whether his house was mere valuable as a show place than as a beacon lighted for the King and the country to see women suffering an in- Liverpool, Jul: { fession of incen: auto- —— supporatable grievance. She tald the John T. Russell and Alcidas Roux, |magistrate: “I lighted that beacon. overseers in the Androscoggin Mills, | I also placed-the explosive in the Liver- at Lewiston, Me., yesterday charged |pool Steck Exchange to show how easy with vielating the child labor law, |it is to procure them and place them pleaded not guilty, were adjudged |in public buildings. I might just as easily have blown up the Nelson Monu- ment. She was remanded for further hear- ing. Mrs. Rigby has been a member of the Woman’s Social and Political U ion, the militant suffragette organiza tion, for many years, and has taken part In public movements to promote the welfare of women. She has been imprisoned five times in connection with the suffrage movement and was on several occasiens released owing to | the breakdown of her health ensuing on “hunger strike Miss Clara Blizabeth Glveen, whe to- gether with Kitty Marien, was sen- tenced on ily 8 to three years penal servitude for setting fire to the stands on Hurst Park racecourse, was relea: ed from prisen to-day ndition of health, res unger and thirst strife OBITUARY Burton E. Baker, Hartford in a serio ting from a Inventor, Hartferd, Conn., July 10—Burten B, Eaker, inventor of an X-ray tube and other ‘machines of thaat type, died at his heme here today follewing an ill- ness pinee last September since whieh time ne less than nine operatiens were made hy seientists in Philadel~ Phia, New Yeork and Hartford in a vain' effert to gave his life. He was virtually a vietim of censtant ex- pesure te the X-vays, Despite warn- ing of his damger feur years ago ha had kept at his work, Ameng the em- inent surgeens whe have eperated up- on Baker are Pr, W, B, "Clark and Professor De Costa pf the [niversi- iy of Pemmsylvania; Dr, H, W, Cald- well, Dr, Baward Titus and Br, Rupert Abbe ef New York eity, the latter of whem used radium on' him. - Dr, ®, H, Humphreys of London has come te this ceuntry several times to con- sult with Baker. Bager was born in New Britain August 19, 1 Hé re- ceived a common scheel ediciilon and beeame interested in science in his | early days. He mever studied in a | scheal of higher education Wut wa eensulted by mary distinguished su geons and educate City Auditor Giimartin of Meriden, Meriden, €onn., July 16—€ity Au- diter John ¥, Gilmartin, aged 33, died at his home here this evening of a somplication of diseases. Mr. Gllmar- tin had been in poor health for sev- eral years but his death was totally unexpeeted as he had been in appar- ently good heaith during the day, He was 4 prominent semi-professional baseball player, having beem connmect- ed with the Diblin team of this elty and was at gue tme (he star shortstop pf the Gos Brass nine pf Tarringio He had been in public office only sinc Jast” December, FHis wife, formerly iz Dotuerins‘atscartig d8 morstup- tom, dlied about a year aga, He is surkived by lis parenls, two sistess and twe brothe G €up Tenais at Seabright, ¥ Eeabright, > Julg 10, Fhe el oflawn tennis ers in Lhe cup tours nawmeat here narrowed down to The finalisis loday, T. K. Pell, the fornier Glimaple playér, in ihe Sl gl the Sclieles cuy singley defeafed &, g{ ‘Touchdrd after three “sels al 87, 3. -3 Pell was very steady. chfefy from ba cliediing Fouchard’s cross' court sh and’ passing him as he came into the net, G. M. Church and Dean Mathey, the Princeton pair ted aistr by de- feating N. W. Niies and A. . Debney, {be eastern states champions of Bos: ton. The score wag 8:8, 3:5, | if $QI alic drewsiness auenfl“m%‘a: 1 (o Amel JACK JOHNSON DECLARES HE WILL NEVER RETURN Negro Pugilist Lands at Havre Francej! Will Make Home in Paris. | Hayre, July 1e.—Jack Johnson, tha celored pugilist, arrived bere to-day on board the liger Corinthian and im< mediately en landing announced his determination never to return to the United States. He said be would in the future make Paris bis home, He was accompanied by his wife and nepbew. The prize fighter drove o a number of hotels before he waa able to find aecommodation. . Johnsen said be Intended to makd Paris his b arters i the future and anever on any acceunt weuld he fight again in America, He added that hé had arranged for a number of fights to take place in Europe im the autumn, Referving to his recent sentenes un-~ der the “white slave” act to serve ane year In the ~Leavenworth tenttary, Johnsen declared ho woul carry the case to the highest eourt, fully eonfldent that a decision ulti~ mately would be given in his faver, It is not genmerally believed her that Jehnsen will be deported fram ¥ramce bu t the Fremch authorities have not yet arrived at any permanent decision with regard to that status | af the case - FELL FORTY FEET. ON JAGGED ROCKS, Frank Filley Was Revisiting Scemes of His Wedding Trip. : . Bristol, Cann, July 10—While vish< | ing one af the scenes of his wedding | ok, hirty years ago, Frank Filley o Bloamfield, fell from a cliff at Laka Compounce today and was serio H injured, Mr, and Mrs. Filley had spen the day at the lake, Toward evenitng they climbed the cliffs overlooking the Jake, as they did on their heney~ moon, Mr, Filley stumbled on tha ascent and fell forty feet to the jagged | rocks below. He was rendered un= i congelous. A phvsteian found that he | had two broker ribs. an injury to him | spine that may porhaps paralyse hisl - legs, both sets of teeth knocked out and’ other injuries. N o Belng atvived, ho ietsted upsl & on being taken to Lis home nearly : twenty miles from here, The trip was made by trelley, Mr. Filley bein@ carried on a streteher. TRUANT OFFICER REPORTS \ EIGMTY-ONE PUPILS DRUNK ! Children (n Passalc Shew Signs of Alsshalio Drowsiness, Bpasnle, N, I, Juiy 10.—Fhere b 4 #1 eages af Intaxication | the P scheals bga‘m the last aceard- inte p ber of ehildren ynder-the influ- enee of liguar reperted ta the attend- anee , af by teachers, . My, Weher's theasy is {hat the m { jek eldesherries and get drun . [ie wine mado from thom, ¥he {heugh, beliewes that fhe paremts respentibla, and that they serve wine . And Heor: with their meale, Eract ihe ghildren who show districis of the ign population is large __ AMERIGAN PLAYERS WIN, Eirst Twa Matches Against Geemramy —Mcloughlin Beats Eroitzheim, Noyingiam, = Bag, S ek of in jemement Whata thie, fose es today a QL s “put Tithe Hr s Gorhe pretty