Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 1, 1913, Page 1

VOL. LV.—NO. 183 NORWICH, CONN., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1913 PRICE TWDQ CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation In Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, aénd lis Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Population STRONGLY OPPOSED TO RECOGNITION President Wilson of Opinion That Great Moral Question is Involved in Mexican Situation NOT IMPRESSED BY AMBASSADOR’S STATEMENT Democratic Senators Supporting the President’s Views—Sen- ator Bacon Declares thal t Recognition Would Place a Premium on Revolution in Mexico—Administration Still Hopeful That Huerta May Retire from Presidency Washington, July 31—President Wil- ®on made it clear today to those who discussed the Mexican situation with him that he had not been satisfied in the least by the arguments of Am- bassador Henry Lame Wilson in favor of recognition of the Huerta govern- ment in Mexico. He let it be known that his analysis of conditions from official and unofficial reports and his judgment of what should be done had not been altered by the ambassador's statements. The president is formulating a pol- ey which be told his callers today in- volves nothing that is not _entirely friendly to Mexico. He has not vet announced what his programme will be but he is emphatically and unalter- ably opposed to the recognition under any circumstances of the government set up by the provisional president Huerta through the events in which Pr sident Madero and Vice President Starez met tragic deaths. Strong Opposition to Recognition. It developed today that the demo- crats in the senate were concurring in this view and further discussion of Ambassador Wilson's statement before the senate foreign relations committee brought ont a general sentiment of tion to the suggestion of recog- nitign for the Huerta government enator Bacon, chairman of the com- mittee on foreign relations, is of the pronounced opinion that to recogniz the Huerta government would be put- ting a_premym on revolution in Mex- ico. He believes, moreover. that it would be an incentive to every revolu- tionary leader to assassinate the head of the nation with full expectation that his act would receive the approval and official recognition of other nations. Senator Bacom, also is of the opinion that the recognition of Huerta far from bringing about peace would be the ®irongest encouragement to ambitious chiefs @reat Moral Question Involved Senator Racon reflects the views of Tresident Wilson, who has had from the beginning the pronounced opinion that a great moral question was in- volved, greater than the mere judg- ment of the acts of a single ruler. In his Latin-American statement issued ghortly after imaug@ration, the presi- dent set forth emphatically the oppo- sition of the United States to those who ®et up government by arbitrary force #nd announced thaf the American gov- ernment would prefer in jts associa- tions those governments which were founded on law and order. While not referring at the time to any particular nation, the president is known to have had Mexico in ‘mind. 0 he desired to spread was that while seeking nothing itself the American government had no sympathy with the volatile processes by -which govern- ments were overturned in Latin- America. Latin-American diplomats here are looking forward with eager interest to President Wilson’s pronouncement of The impression Cabled Paragraphs Prof. John Milne Dead. Newport, Isle of Wight, England, July 81—Prof. John Miine, the emi- nent seismologist, died here today, aged 63. Deputy Rassy Dead. Gisors, France, July 31.—Deputy Louis Charies Paulin Passy, “father” of the chamber of deputies and an eminent archaeologist and antiquary, died here today in his 83d year. Great Britain Won't Participate. London, July 31—Great Britain has decided against participation in the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco in 1915. Notification of this determination of the British ‘gov- ernment was conveyed officially to Washington early this week. COMPLAINTS AGAINST “OKLAHOMA BOOSTERS." Succeed in Selling Very Ordirary Lots at Gilt Edge Prices. Philadetphia, July 31.—Complaints continue to pour in against the “Okla- homa Boosters” who have been touring the country in a gaudily furnished pri- vate car, selling lots in Oklahoma City. It is allesed that the “boosters” have collected more than $1,000,000 through- out the country. la the little Pennsyl- vania town of Sunbury 20 men have been found who bought lots at $350 each, paying §30 down and agreeing to policy as a further expression of his attitude toward Central and South American nations. Belief That Huerta May Retire. Just when the president will make known his views is not certain and it will depend somewhat upon the possi- ble adjustment of the dispute by the factions themselves in Mexico. The president thinks the prospect of peace is growing stronger, and regards the problem as by mo means unsoivable. He conceives that the Mexicans may be able shortly to bring about peace. With the Amrican government abso lutly opposed to the Huerta regime administration officials here believe that the friends of President Huerta will prevail upon him to'retire in favor of a provisional president acceptable to all fact.ns, who would conduct a _gen- eral eiection. Some prominent Mex- icans whose names are not being men- tioned publicly at this time, anyone of whom would meet the approvai of the constitutionalists for provisional pres- ident, are personal friends of President Huerta, which fact has lent encour- agement here to the idea that a peace plan is not impossible. Will Await Developments. Meanwhile, it is more likly that the policy of President Wilson will be to await developments in the southern re- public and refrain from offering medi- atlon or other concillatory sugsestions until Mexicans themselves have ex- hausted every resource to bring about peace. It is not lfkely that President Wilson Wwill receive any envoys from either side in the Mexican dispute. The report that Francisco De La Barra, former provisional president and member of Huerta's cabinet for many months, was coming to the United States and might seek an andi- ence with President Wilson - brought forth the information from the White House that it would depend entirely on the character of Mr. De La Barra’s mission whether he would be received. It was intimated that if Mr. De La Barra came mertly to pay his respects as a former ambassador the United States or as presidemt of Mexico he would be accorded all courtesies, but that in the capacity of partisan in the present trouble, it was not Iikely that he would be welcomed STRIKERS' WIVES USE PEPPER AND HOT WATER.| Better-Halves of Miners Do With Deputy Sheriffs. Battle Calumet, Mich., July 31—Incidental to the copper miners’ strike, red pep- per and hot water, hc hold utensils wege used as a supplement to revolv- ers and onets in a fight between deputr sheriffis and men and wamen inmates of a Hungarian boarding house at Wolverine Mine late today. tle ended with the arrest of ed rioters after troops had civil officers from a tening moh. The arrests were part of a series which the sheriff's office has instituted within the 24 hours in an effort to fmprison ringleaders of the disorde h marked the firet two days of the copper mimers stmke Warrants were served in half a dozen mine lo- eations and the jail population was | increased to one of%its highest records tn_Houghton county. The Wolverine posse conmsisted ot | TWilliam Heikkila an under sheriff and four depuiies. They carried a war- | rant for Louis Sodder, proprietor of | e‘ boarding house charging him with | ing 4 leader of the party that at- ked Gust Olsen, a fireman Tues- dzy night. The deputies found their man hiding in a cupboard and when Heikkila forcibly opened the door, Sod- der fired & revoiver, the range being so close that the powder burned the offi- th cer's coat. Heikkila wrested the weapop from Sodder and as they siruggled toward the door Mrs. Sod- der the officers say, threw a kettle of hot water at them. Another woman &nd two men joined the Sodders, huri- | ing red pepper at the deputies eyes| and converting chaids and other furni- | ture into weapons of offense. Outside a crowd of 200 mine workers $ad gathered buwt the fracas attraci- ed aise two squads of state troops. The crowd started to rush the posse end the militiamen drove them back with bavonets, Joseph Sufomia and Andrew Vince were arvested, charg- ed with interferiug with the ofieers and the three mem were placed in an | sutomobile und rushed te the Hough- ton jail Dynamite Plot Uncovered. Caiumet, Mich, July 31—Dynamite | Pecame a in the copper mime mtrike, tomight arrests of eight alleg- | #d plotters being followed by rumors “fhat the Portage Lake bridge connect- ing Hancock and Houghton was tg be An object of atfack, Guards of were posted at both ~nds of the struc- Murder Theory Abandoned. ! Waterbury, Comn, July 31—After working for several days on the theory | that Adam Muzekevicze, whose body was found in the Naugatuck, was mur- dered, the police hawe practically pbendoned sM lues, and are inclined to thisk thet Muzekevicze met hls| death by accldent, Cotlision on Great Northern, Superior, Wis, Tuly 31—Six laborers were killed 15 others may have been drowned witen an ore train en | the Great Northern Raiirond erashed inte another loading ore on the docks | shortly before midnight, | pictured the ruin that free sugar would DEMOCRATIC ATTACK ON THE TARIFF BILL. Senator Benton of Louisiana Repudi~ ates the Measure. Washington, Ju; I—Democrats of the senate who stand pledged to vote for the Underwood--Simmons tariff bill, listened tod: to one of thelr number who bas repudiated the ad- ministeration measure becamse of the free sugar plank. Senator Bentom of Louisiana in a vehement speech bring to his state, denounced the policy of free sugar as undemocratic and characterized his party’s action 2s “a pity” and “a shame~ “T am not false io ‘he principles of the democratic party” said the Louisi- ana senator, “in ref: to follow it along the strange and dcvious pathway it is now pursuing with regard to the tariff on sugar. 1 am true to those principles and it is ihe democratic party itself that is seeking to de- part from them. 1 am no traitor 1o the democratic party because loyaity to state forbids me to vols for this bill in its present form.” The attack from within the party ranks the first that has been made since general debate began was fol- lowed by another from the Tepublican side when Senator Gromna of North Dakota assailed the measure from the standpoint of the farmers. Nearly the entire time for isens- sién of the hill was taken up with these addresses and little progress was made in eonusideration of the schedutes, The double attack 4id not serve to swiy the democrats from their determ. ination mot to take up time in gener. al debate, the democratic leaders still assert that they will conteni them- setves with brief opposition to amend. ments as they are offered from day to day. later Senator Shively of Indiana plans to amswer the arguments and criticisms of the minority, CONVICTS STRIKE AT STATE PRISON Wethersfield Boarders Complain of Quantity of Food Served. Wethersield, Conn.. July 31—AlL though Warden Garner will neither af- firm or deny. it iz understood wpon good authority, that there has been a strike for several weeks among the convicts at the state prison, employed fn the shoe shop. The convicts, it is clatmed ,objeeted because honuses were denfed them. The policy of speed- ing-up work wassalso objected to and compiaint was becauss of lass food than usus , It s said that the men were enc jaraged by a similar strike ag Sing Sding prison. The trou- ble 15 now understood to be practically oyer. but some diMculty was encoun- terad, Offielals at the Jall refuse 1o discuss the case, and 1t iy reported that em- ployes of the prison have been threat- ened with discharge in case they dis- cuss the matter, Browntails at Waterbury, Waterbury, Conn, July 31—Swarms of small brown moths invaded the city early tonight and took pessession of every arc light and stere window, just Semers— Miss Harriet Pease Bas been entertainipg Miss Nina Harkins #f Greenfield, Mass, who accompanied her o Germany lasl summer. i i when peeple were heginning (o rejoice | over the digappearance of (he millions | of flens which lighted here Tuesday night, pay $10 a month. ‘Three more warrants have been sworn out by government officials fol- lowing the issuing of four warrants on Monday. The postoflice department has re- ceived & letter from a committee of five residents of Wilkesbarre, Pa., who went tq McAlester, Okla, to investi- gate conditions there. The letter that lots sold to residents of Wilkes- barre from $200 to $360 were not worth more than $2: W. F. Gorsuch and Victor Rausch, who were arrested in the “booster car” Monday, are still in jail. They will have a further hearing next Monday. NEW HAVEN RAILROAD SELLS TROLLEY LINES. New York Firm Acquires Those in Western Massachusetts. Boston, July 31.—Sanderson & Por- ter of New York, described here as a trolley promotion and operating firm, have purchased the western Massachu- setts trollevs owned by the New Eng- land Investment and Security com- pany. The announcement was mads bere today. It is understood locally that the New Haven railroad has guar- anteed the dividends on the stock of the compeny, and this sale is looked upon by many as the initial step in the plan of the New Haven to divorce its roliey lines. The roads included in the sale are the Springfleld street Tailway, the Worcester Consolidated street railway, the Milford, Attleboro and Woonsocket street railway, the Attleboro branch rafiroad company, the Interstate Con- solidated Street Hailway company, and two feased lines of the Worcester, the Warcester and Webster and the Web- ster and Dudley Street Railway com- Panies. The New England Investment and Security company comtrols approxi- mately 418 miles of street railw GREENWIC’{ MAN MADE INSANE BY THE HEAT. Found by Son Hanging to Rafter in the Stabie. Greenwich, Conn., July 3lL—Made nearly insane with the heat, Momme Thompson ended his life this morning by banging in a stable on the property of his son Oscar. The son, who says he had a premonition that his father would end his life, went to the barn, after a sleepless night, and saw his father dangling from a rafter by a rope. In his excitement he mmi’ to cut hig father down, notifylng the medical examiner instead. When the latter, Dr. J. A, Clarke, arrived he said that the Indications were that Mr. Thompson had been dead only a few hours. He thought there might have been a possibility of saving his life if the body had been cut down eariier. Mr. Thompson was 64 years old and had been a resident of this town for the last 34 years. " He was educated in Germany. Dr. Clarke was called to attend an- other death caused indirectly by the heat a few hours later, James McAr- dle, aged 70, being found dead in a chair at his home. EPIDEMIC AMbNG PARK WATER FOWL. Autopsy to Establish Cause of so Many Deaths at Central Park. New York. July 3 One of the most unusual autopsies ever ordered by the city aihorities is expected to estab- lish the cause of death of nearly one- third of the valuable collection of wa- ter fowls in Central Park. For the past three days an epidemic has been raging among the fowl, 41 having died in one day. The water within the lake has been drained off and analyzed, but it is the opiniom of the park commis- sioner that spinal meningitis and not impure water is to blame for the high mortality. Among the fowl affected are ducks from China and the Arctic. One of a pair of priceless black swans, an al- most extinct variety, is dead. Sixty- one birds in all have succumbed to tae malady, WILLIMANTIC SWIMMER BECAME EXHAUSTED. Edward Grob, Aged 17, Drowned in Willimantie River. ‘Willimantie, Conn., July 31.—Edward Grob, aged 17, was drowned tonight in the Willimantic river, and his compan- fon, Alfred Curtis, narrowly escaped a similar fate in attempting to rescue him. Grob had just learned to swim. It is presumed he became exhausted. Curtis, who was near Grob when he sank from sight, grabbed him, but had to release his hold “to prevent being carried down himself. Grob's body was recovered a few minutes after the acei- dent, but efforts to resuscitaie him proved futile. Milford Woman Sued for $86,000. New Haven, Conn., July 31.—Papers were served oday in a suil brought by Martin Zimmerman _of w York against Mrs. Lilllan B. Wray of Mil- ford, who operates a chain of stores in the state, claiming $26,000 damages. Mr, Zimmerman alleges that he loaned that amount to her. Property valued at $100,000 has been attached. Suicide at New Haven Jail, New Haven, Conn., July 81.-—Ignace Ragichl, aged 35, of Ansonla, commit- ted sulclde at the county jail tonight by hanging, He twisted his overalls Federal Funds To Move Crops MILLIONS TO BE DEPOSITED BY GOVERNMENT [N WEST AND SOUTH McAdoo to Adopt Directly Opposite to That of McVeagh—U. S. Policy Bonds Accepted at Par as Security. Washington, July 31.—Twenty-fiva to fifty million dollars of government funds will be deposited in the i banks of the south and west by Secretary McAdoo to facill movement of crops. Federal, state and municipal bonds aud prime coliateral paper will be accepted as security for the money, upon which the banks will pay two per cent. interest. To Prevent Monsy Stringency. The motive of Secretary McAdoo in stablishing this new polic to an- ticipate the money stringency in the late summer and fall wh accompanies the ma; meat of crops, especially crops are unusually large vest now beginning forecasts tends to take time by the foreloc h invariably ceting and move- when the )] and prevent or minimize the usual tight- ness of money. U. S. Bon : Accepted at Par. Tn 'a statement tonight the secretary made the significant announcement that government bonds would be ac- cepled at par as security for the new deposits and that the additional money would be placed only with banks which have taken at least 40 per cent. of their authorized circulation. The United States two per cent. , bonds serving as security for most of the tional bank circulation, have been de- pressed recently to new low market records, dropping to 95 3-4 during the past few days. The sccretary's will- ingness to accept these bonds at par as security for the 25 to 50 millions of promised deposits and the inducement to the national banks to increase their circulation up to the 40 per cent. limit is expected to help in restoring the parity of the depressed twos by creat- ing a new market for them. Commercial Paper Accepted as Se- curity. For the first time in history the gov- ernment will accept prime commercial paper as security for deposits. This privilege will be granted, announced the secretary, in order to make these special deposits available to the banks as securities readily within their reach. “The commercial paper submitted,” added Mr. McAdoo, “shall first be passed upon and approved by the clearing house committees of the cities in which the banks offering such paper may be located. All commercial paper and bonds must finally be passed upon and accepted by the secret: “Approved commercial par accepted as security for the deposits of 65 per cent. of its face value, and high class state, municipal and other bond exclusive of government bonds, at per cent. of their market value Large Cities to Get Deposits. The additional depc Wil be placed with the national banks in the two or three principal cities in each of the states where harvesting is now in progress and where the demand for money for meving the crops most con= veniently ean be met. The secretary said it would not be practicable to seatter the deposits amoung the smaller eities, especially in view of the charac- ter of securities necessary The banks will be required fo return the money_to the public treasury when the crops have been moved. The pres- ent suggestion is, Mr McAdoo sald, that 15 per cent. be repaid in Decem- ber, 30 per cent. in January, 30 per cent, in February and 25 per cent. in March next. Directly Opposite of Course. “Steps are now being taken to carry out the plan.” added the secretary, * that the funds may be promptly avail- able for the movement of the crops.” The names of the banks to receive the deposits and other details of the ar- rangement will be announced later. This new policy is the antlthesis of that_adopted by former Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh, who a year ago declined to make government de- posits to relieve the tight money mar- ket on the ground that moderate sur- plus federal funds at that time shouid be held as a reserve to be utilized at some possible c = EIGHT DEATHS DUE—TO MOTORDROME ACCIDENT Two Others Expected to Die—No Less Than 35 Persons Burned. MacVeagh's nati, July 31.—A recapitulation of the casualties which followed the crashing of the machine driven by Odin Johnson into an electric light pole at the Lagoon (Ky) motordrome last night, shows that the gasoline from the tank of the cycle burned no fewer than 35 persons. Bight persons, three men, three boys and two women are dead; Herman Davis, fifteen. having died tonight from his butns. Two others, a woman and a man, cannot recover, according to the attending physicians: seven others are in a serious condition and not vet out of danger while 13 others tained injuries of a more or less jous nature but were able to take care of themselves following the accident. Corroboratory evidence from a num. ber of eye witnesses appears to make certain that it was Johnson’s daring in attempting to pass another rider that was the primary cause of the accident. He is said to have come in contact with the machine piloted by Gabanna of the Cleveland team while trying to pass the latter upon the up- per elevation of the tr: The_im- pact was slight, but enough to force Johnson to h his_machine the upper railing. Ile appeared s the time to have plenty of room, but the machine seemed to refuse to right itself and crashed into a pole that was some distance beyond the danger mark on_the track. Warrants were issued today instigation of the coroner which charged involuntary manslaughter and were directed st the three heads of the amusement park. Three Pullmans Fall From Bridge Musice, Ind, Aug, 1—Three Pull- man cars on Big Four passenger train No, 20, due here at 12.20 this morn- ing, are reported to have toppled from a bridge six miles west of here just after midnlght. A number of pas- wengers are reporied (o have been sa- d at the into a neose and hung himself from | rlously Injured, A number of passen- the steel bars, death being due to|gers are reported i have been se- strangujation, He was senlenced {o | riously injured, The t1aln was bound Jall on July 28 for drunkennes I or 2 ork from St. Louls, Anger General at Lobby Probe CHAIRMAN THREATENS DISCIPLINE MULHALL TO LOBBYIST IS STUBBORN Members of Committee Clash with Each Other—Committee Bars Baring of Mulhall’'s Private Life. an ac- between , July 31.—To of arguments counsel and members of the commit- tee between democratic and republican | comymitteemen and between Martin M. Mulhall and everybody connected with the case, the cross-examination of the alleged lobbyist for the tional soclation of Manu s proceeded today before the investigating committee. In the five hours Mulhall was the stand, about 116 questi submitted by counsel for the a tion were put to him by & Overman. Emery, attorn: n, were denied mine the witness much debate were based to Robert McCa for the associa- to cr but permitt upon 1 the queri te 1 to plies al- submit questions the witness made ready submitted. Muthall Becomes Stubborn. Senators Reed and Walsh and Cum and Nelson were almost at points on seteral occasions, but always was restored without an open break and any ill-feeling that e isted was laid away for futur enc tere: ments upon tional A its official Mulhall himself, alwa T ing witness th to ma attorneys of the ion of Manufactiwers or surpassed himself in spite of continual warnings by the chair- man. He declared once that unl the committee allowed him to hav counsel he would refuse to answer fur- th and would go to jail came him fluor Overman that he refrained and y be- bluntiy told from sup to plain an- ed to fina unless™ he s comment he would Mulhall su d after the admonition, Mulhall’s Private Life Shielded. he National Association of Manu- attorneys att 1 Mul- ¢ told in his ¢ ondenc examination in chief along several lines. They sought to show that he was discharged and did not resign from the a on. They pro- duced statements in a newspaper that published his correspondence before the committee took up the investiga- tion, alleged fo have been made b the witness, which he denied, and they joned him to show that he tried lingly to dispose of his docu- to_many magazines and news- without succe: An effort to 20 into Mulhall's private life was not allowed by the committee. A False Friend of McComas. The lawyers were just getting to the ves back of Mul- en the r, to deny t tor McComas of ago, working ag: posing as his he sent out in iend circula Baltimore whi the senator He admitted t men friend mas, but t he did this under orders of at that time secre- ry of the The lawyers ndly letter iation. ferred to a flattering, Mulhall wrote Cushing after the secretary le . ciation’s employ and th another dated a few w. ten to an official, in w tacked Cushing bitter Paid Money to Labor Leader. mined by members of the com- mittee, Mulhall said Cushiog gave him his employment with the National As- soclation of Manufacturers and that he always thou a friend until the latter quit. I found out,that I wasn't even known by name—that zing had given me a number and that he was taking all the credit for s later, wri h Mulhall what was done here” he said. Members of the committee asked Mulhall about iteras in many of his ense accounts for the sum of $80 id to” two party workers in a New Jersey campaign, which appeared al- most in his_statement for a long per Mulhall swore money w Philadelphi: that he had agreement with” General Manager B and At- torney Emery about thesd items or that this disagreement had anything to do with his ‘resignation.” He swore too that the disappearance of this par- ticular ifem from expense accounts rendered after this interview was said to have taken place, was because the campaign was over and not because he had been warned to leave it out. JOHN MITCHELL LEADS WHITMAN FOR MAYOR. Ballots Taken by Committee Which is Selecting Fusion Ticket. New York, July 81—John Purroy Mitchell, colleotor of the Poht of New York, led the field tonight as a candi- date for mayor in the early balloting | Reservation and Condensed Teiegrams Three fishermen lassoed a 500-pound sun fish near Lew'~own, Me. Merwin Carey, # --ars old, and his two horses were killed by lightning near Frostburg, Md. A Rock Island train was held up near Dodge City, Kan, by grasshoppers, which covered the rails. Clifford Holmes, 16 years old, of Bradford, Pa., was drowned near Cuba, N. Y., when his water wings failed him. Edward Morris, a millionaire packer and head of Morris and Company, is seriously ill at his residence in Chicago Dr. Walter Reynard, 27 years old, is dead at Stamford, Conn., as a resuit of eating poisoned clams taken from the harbor. An electrical storm early yesterday did heavy damage in the farming dis- tricts of western Wisconsin and south- ern Minnesota. The steamer City of Bangor, which v1s recently hurned at her pier at Eoston, being towed to Philadelphia Probable Work of Expert Gang DETECTIVES'’ THEORY OF JEW- EL ROBBERIES SERVANTS WERE USED Believed to Have Crooks Innocently Aided Information— String of India Pearls Left Behind. by Giving Narragansett Pier, R. L, July 31— The jewels stolen irom the summer homes of Charles Cary Rumsey and John H. Hanan are being sought in New York, Boston and other cities Wwhere big transactions in precious stones are ot uncommon. Large deal- ers in diamonds have been cautioned where she will be rebuiit. The Grand Lodge Medicine Dance of the Chippewa :ndians at the Bois Fort t Lake Agency has been put under the ban. An organization of Greek women at Chicago has pledged $10,000 to & fund for the restoration of Greek homes devastated by Bulgarians. Mrs. Cleonia McDonald, of Town Creek, mear Cumberland, Md., was struck by li home on’ her htning and killed in her 37th birthday. Jack Dingwall, a professional player of Pit h, succeeded in driving the ball into the cup from a distance of 168 yards in one stroke. golf Nicholas Biafere, a paving contractor Bridgeport, was shot and Killed erday afternoon on the street, dispute with some of his work- thede yes after men. “Colonel” Willam Riley, whose book- making establishment on “gamblers’ Row” at Chicago. in the '70's was known from coast to coast, died there Wed- nesday Preparations have been completed for the construction of 63 new rooms to be nexed to the House office buildings in Washington at a cost of $250,000. a prominent basketball player, was rescued from drowning at Freenwich, Conn., by John Carmichaels who jumped into the water and seized him by the hair John Caesa Robert Webb, the auto bandit, who was found guilly some time ago by a jury of the murder of Detective Peter | Hart of Chicago, was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday. Lightning destroyed the home and outbuildings of 'vey Venables, at del., at a loss of $5,000, no in- His wife and four children i mned by the bolt. Joseph Diamond, day tha two from night. a painter yester- reported to the Indianapolis police $2,000 in gold, his savings, tled in handkerchiefs, had been stolen beneath his pillow during the Williston, the home of the first gov- ernor of Vermont, celebrated its 150th annivers yesterday. A parade, baseball games, a histos pageant and fireworks comprised the day’s ac- tivities A convent at Bar Harbor, Me., given to the Roman Catholic diocese of Port- Iand by Mr. and Mrs. De Morrell of Philadelphia was opened yesterday by hree Sisters of Meréy who arrived from Portland. father of School Thompson, of Homne Thompson, Committeeman Os Greenwich, Conn.,, was found hanging in the barn at his home yvesterda Medical Examiner Clarke gave a ve dict of suicide. John J. lvers, a stamp clerk at the Lowell, Mass., postoffice, was held for the federal grand jury vesterday after a hearing before United States Com- issioner Hay on a charge of lar- ceny of government funds. | _Mrs. M. B. Chester of Middletown, N. Y., wife of a boat builder, started from New York vesterday with two of r ten children to walk to Minneap- She carried a letter from Mayor ol Gaynor to the mayor of Minneapol Physical valuation of the railroads of the United States by the Inter-state Commerce Commission will take from five to seven years by a specially or- nized corps of men and will cost the government from $10,000,000 to $15,000- 000 or more. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan- jels has received a numbes of threat- ening letters from members of the In- A trial Workers of the World, as a re- sult of lleged utterances and the riots which occurred during his recent | vist to Seattle. Ll m Smith, 9 years old, of Vestal, N. Y., and Jackson Spaulding, 9 vears old, of Binghamton, inmates of the Sugquehanna Valley Home, were ar- igned yesterday for setting on fire th were s ution, in which 160 children of the committee of 107, selected to | name a fusion ticket to opose Tam- many Hall in the coming municipal election. Besides deciding upon man for mayor, mnittee, com- prising republic progressives and | independent democrats, is to pick can- didates for controller, district attor- | ney and various municipal offices, and to adopt a‘platform. e balloting was still in progress at a late hour. Chief interest centered in the mayor- alty selection. The candidates con- dered, besides Mr. Mitchell, a demo- crat, who until he took his present federal office was president of the| board of aldermen and whose friends for_ him President Wilson's support, | were District ney Whitman, he po- r has whose work of prog lice graft cases of the brought to him a strong | back ing, and George McAn (president | of Afanhatian borough, active in recent negotiations (hal br ght the city i | v subways now building. kets headed by these three men, were submliited by the executive com- mittet to the committee, which be- | gan voting for a cholce, On the first | few ballots Mr, Mitchell was leading | slightly over Mr. Whitman, with Me- Aneny a close third, The second bal- lot was Mitchell Whitman, 29, and McAneny, 2 Health Officer Wright New Haven said yesterday that he proposed (o have ‘the henlty inspectors make o tour of the yestaurants of the eiiy to Secretary of State Albert Phillips issued a statement censuring and town officials about the state law requiring living in Connecti- A period of over 30 days to e state registration. Heat yesterday caused the death of rles ~ Dickson, aged 39, and Mrs. ella Bambarger, 58 at Cleveland, O. It caused Mrs. Stella Willard to at- tempt to commit suicide by poison. ies died from the effects of at within 24 hours ending at noon. lcn J. Pierpont Morgan wil' be sued for $5.000 damages by Solomon Kuntsler, )l son, Jacob, said that d down by he automobile in the street at New York st month. The car was driven by Mr. Morgan's sister, Mrs. Herbert L. Sat- terlee, For misuse of the mails in con- | nection with American Tanning stock swindle, Adam Iock, a German chem- Ist, will serve two years in Federal prison and pay n fine of $§3,500; antl Kugene S. Robinson, alias H. R. Ray- mond, will serve four years and pay & fine of $8,500. Three railway signal men were run over and probably fatally injured by & work train at Piitsfield Junction on the Boston and Albany Aivision of the New York Central Railroad vesterday, The injurea are: Alexander Callahan, #ae that they are kept in & sanitary condition. of Berkshire, and Edward J, Meors snd John Hummend of Plttsfield, 4 against dealing with strangers who have jeweiry of great value for sale. Work of Expert Gang. This move is taken to indicate a be- lief that the thieves have left town with their booty and have _covered their immediate tracks. It is believed, however, that they will not long resist the temptation to realize on their stealings. The police throughout the country have been asked to watch the pawn shops, but not much is expected from this source. The detectives are pretty well satisfied that the robberies are the work of an expert gang who are too shrewd to do business with pawn shops and who depend rather on making sales to large houses dealing in gems on such a scale that their sales would not attract attention. Detective Learns Something. But one clue of seeming importance has developed. That has to do with the mysterious automobile seen on Ocean road Saturday night. After learning what he could about this car, one of the detectives engaged by Mrs. Hanan left for New York today, Be- fore going he called upon Mrs, Hanan at “Shore Acres” and told her that he had discovered something very impor- tant, but he didn’t say what it was. “The detectives,” sald Mrs. Hanan later, “are as much of a puzzle to me as the whereabouts of my jewelry. The first word that I have had from the defectives was the assurance from the operative today that he had learned something very important and was going to New York at once. Servants Innocent Agents of Crooks. The heretofore divergent views of those who were robbed and the de- tectives came together in something like a working understanding for the first time today. This was an agree-: ment that the thieves were members of a notorious band who were assisted unwittingly by persons in the houses robbed. The theory does not carry suspicion to any of the servanmts, but it is conceded that they may have been innocent agents of the crooks. ‘When the detectives began werk on the Hanan case they declared that it Was an “inside” job. But when a day later the Rumsey cottage was entered the police modified their views and thought that they saw the hand of the experienced thief. Servants Made Acquaintances. At the same time Mrs, Hanan re- fused to entertain a suspicion against the 22 servants in their employ, all of whom, with the exception of two Jap- anese butlers, who came to her well recommended, three months ago, have been in her service for many years. _ Today, however, she admitted that it ‘was quite possiblo” that some of these servants had made acquaintances who thoughtlessly gave information that was later turned to account. Robberies Committed With Skill. The more the matter of the robberies is studied the clearer it becomes to the detectives that they were committed with skill. It is inconceivable to them that sneak thieves, having obtained $150,000 worth of jewels at Mrs. Ha- nan’s last Friday night, would wait around risking detection to get per- haps half as much in value from the Rumsey house on the following night. Several detectives were scouring the town at the very hour of the second robbery. Left String of India Pearls. The selection of pieces at Mrs. Ha- nan's is also believed to have been deliberate, eliminating an earlier the- ory that it was a hurried job. Mrs. Hanan pointed out tonight that the thieves pushed aside a magnificent string of India pearls which could have been disposed of without attract- ing- aitention and quite likely suspi- cion. REVENGE INSPIRES A MURDER AT BRIDGEPORT. Street Foreman Refuses to Permit Daughter to Wed Relative. Bridgeport, Conn., July 31—Tkat the murder of Street Foreman Nicholas Biafor, who was shot and killed by one of his laborers, Joseph Morano, at noon today, was not entirely due to his discharge of Morano earlier in the day, but has behind it a plot for re- venge because Biafor would not con- sent to the marriage of his daughter with a relative is the theory of the police tonight. They are now bending their efforts to locate the murderer and Anthony Biafor, a relative, who is ahoushl to be connected with the mur- er. A few days ago Biafor received a blackhand letter In which his death was threatened and by comparison with other letters, the police believe they can connect Anthony Biafor with it. Morano, the murderer, and young Biafor were close friends and saia to have been together after nightfall. Biafor, the younger, is sald to have sworn revenge on the other and it is believed that he met up with Morano, after his discharge and fostered his anger until he went back and shot the foreman. Biafor had discharged Morano for coming to work late and told him to come for his money tomorrow. Morano returned at noon and when he was again refused his pay shot Biafor and escaped. He s still at liberty. Caroner Phelan took up the inquest | tonlght and_examined several wit- nesses, who were seated beside Blafor when he was shot. Thoy threw no ad- ditlopal light on the affair and the in- qitest was adjourned until tomorrow morning. Killed in Runaway Accident, ephen Harnum, d 70, was In & runaway .u.\a.:; here this after- meanm, near Rlackman's mills, Her horse became frightened and plunged into a raceway vear the mills, Mrs, Barnum being thrown under the wagon. She led " half an hour after baing extri- ted -from the wreckage of har