Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 6, 1913, Page 1

VOL. LV.—NO. 187 NORWICH, CONN. WEDNES| DAY, _AUGUST "6, '1913 Pl The Bulletin’s Circulation In Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lis Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s LOBBY SERRCH TAKES WIDE RANGE lluminating Details Gleaned from Letters o Manufacturers’ Association SUGGEST FEUD WITH FEDERATION OF LABOR Over Attempt to Secure Control of Legislative Agencies of the Government—Emery Expects Gompers to Run Things with High Hand in Depaiment of Labor Washington, Aug. 5.—From the files of ihe National Assoclation of Manu- facturegs today came Lhe details of leg- islative activities of the widest range, extending from the home districts of members of congress throughout the country to the Whits House and the capitol. While senate lobby inves- James A. Bmery, chief courisel for the Association of Manufacturers. to influence the selec- labor and judiciary committees the discusston of the Qoseibility of coupling currency legisla: with the tarlff bill at the present congress, from conversations with Majority Leader Gecar W. Under- wood of the house, to letters and tele- frams to Presidents Wilson and Tatt fhe correspondence covered every fleld of publi~ policy and legislative prac- tices. » Recommended Campaign Contribution. Frankly and quietly, Emery on the stand acknowledged that he had rec- smmended a contribution to oppose Representative Buchanan of Illinois for Te-election. and told of personal inter- Views with leaders and members -of songress in his attempts to influence ‘he naming of committees or prevent ihe enactment of legislation urged by organized labor. The correspondence suggeated a bit- ter feud between the National Assocla- tion of Manufacturers and the Ameri- can Federation of Labur In an attempt 1o sectire control of the legislative agencies of the goverament. Discuss- ing the recent sundry civil bill, with its provision prohibiting the expenditure of certain funds for the prosecution of farmers and labor unions under the Sherman law, Emery wrote to Presi- dent John Kirby, Jr., of the association on March 7, 1813, after President Taft had vetoed the bill: Democratic Motto thing? “T want to emphasize as hard as 1 can the importance of lining up for & tremendous demonstration when this bill reaches President Wilson, as it un. doubtedly will, with the same provision init. You will then have an early op- portunits to decide whether the glitter. ing democratic motto—Bqual rights for all and specisl privileges for none— means anything, or whether the admin- istration has surrendered completely or will merely turn over the department of labor. Expects to Ses Gompers in Control, “I note, by the way your references to a letter from C. W, (Post) on the question of a protest o et the appoint- ment of Wilson (secretary of labor), A Mean Any- protest on this subject is a mere waste of preath, and on the whole I am in- clified to think that the whole purpose of this department will be shown up quicker with the unions in control of it han in any other way. Gompers will run it characteristically with a high hand, and if the whole thing does not smell to heaven within a year I shall |be very much astonished. By that time democratic simplicity will probably mean 4 union label on the White House stationary and the president conferring with the Waiters' union over the ap- pointment of his steward. At present we have nothing more startling in Jef- fersonian simplicity than the news that Mrs. Bryan is making a new suit for the secretary of state, and that cakes and ginger ale will be served at the dinner for the British ambassador. Toothpicks will, of course, be an after dinner course at all cabinet receptions, and the demand for dress suits will be | confined to waiters in the hotels.” In this sagne letter Emery advised Kirby, “If you have any idea that Taft would have vetoed this bill of his own notion, get over it.” \ In a letter to Daniel Davenport of Bridgeport, Conn., in March, 1911, Em- ery told of interviewing, with Mr. Kir- by, Majority Leader Underwood on the organization of the committees of the new demgocratic house. / 4We have kept the south preity busy pounding the committee on committees for the past two weeks,” he wrote. His Estimate of Underwood. “Mr, Kirby was here Thursday and we had a long and frank talk with Os- ar Underwood, who is a decent, level- L. 'ded comservative. I really believe now that we will have a fairly con- servative judiclary committee, as good as we could expect from your demo- cratic brethren, but we are undoubted- 1y going to have a bad labor commit- tee, Underwood has frankly told me that it does not please him and un- doubtedly would not please us. He says it is the result of compromises that have been made necessary by in- ternal dissension, and when he is frank enough fo say that it won't please him I can imagine how it will strike us.” / The letters contained illuminating detalls of the methogs of the National Associntion of Mariufacturers' agents in their o tion to anti-injunction bills, the bill creating the present de- partment of labor, bills providing for i\lr teial of contempt cases and ¢.her on urged by rganized iabor, The list of letf presented today was about half of those called from Em- ery’s files by the committee, They were written by or to Kirby, Martin Muthall, C, W, Pest, Daniel’ Daven- port, former Representative R, O, Moon of Pennsylvania, D, M, Parry of Indi- enapolls, Goores 8, Botudinot, secretary of Natlonal Asseeiation of Manu- facturers, and H, S, Chamberlain of Chattanooga, Tenn, HIS OWN FAST DRIVING THE CAUSE OF DEATH. Verdict in Waterbury Police Joy-Ride Case—Censure For Officials. Waterbury, Conn. Aug. 5—In his finding .tonight, on the fatal joy-ride in the police car, Saturday night, which ended in the death of Patrol- man Robert P. Kiersted, the driver, at Seymour, Deputy Coroner Walter D. Makepeace stated that the imme- diate cause of Kiersted's death was his own fast driving. He adds that it wag provided by the “dereliction of his superior. Commissioner Johason’” ome of the injured. Members of the board of safety are severely censured for using city property “for private pleasure or comvenience” Johnson 1 sexomerated from any casual con- nection with Kiersted's death. Jmvestigation showed. the coroner =aid_ that the car had been used fre- quently for private purposes by sev- eral of the commissioners during the months of June and July, Commis- D. 1. Lahey, alone, used it —eight times, he reported, \ deputy coroner finds that Kier- #ted had not been drinking, that oth- ers in the party had been drinking. Kiersted was buried this afternoon. City officials, imcluding the mayor, members of the board of safety and «uperintendent of police, practically the entire police department and hun- dreds of friends attended. hen — VALUED JEWELS TAKEN FROM VERMONT MUSEUM. Theft Discovered at St. Johnsbury— Unout Diamend and Rare . Stones Geone. St. Johnsbury, Aug. 5—The Fairbanks Museu: Natural Sclence was broken into last night and a case containing valnable jewels, including a large uncut diamond and several rare stomes, were robbed of its con- tents Beyond the fact that a theft had been committed, the police gave out ne information ag to the matter and the trustees of the museum declined o @iscuse . The amount of the loss s mot stated, but it is belleved the vaule of the stomes will run into thousands of doflars. The was discovered today when the museum was opened by the caretakers, The museum is a puble mstitation endowed by the late ¥ran- cis Fairbanks, 8 former citizen of St. Johmsbury, EXPORTS: GAIN Bhipmenis e Pive South American Countries up $10,000,000. Aue. 5 A gain of $10,4 in exports from the American countrics, Argentina, Feru und Uraguay, i The pusc fiscai year. 67,066, five of the principal {neck, accidentiy stepped from a by 7,000 VENEZUELANS MARCHING AGAINST REBELS. Pres. Gomez Leads the Army—Sisters of Charity as Nurses. Caracas, Venezuela, Aug An | army of 7,000 men. comprising ree brigades dividede into seven re, ments of infantry and one of artil- lery, left Caracas today to operate followers of Tix- President Castro. The brigade com- manders are Gen. Emillo Pernandez, Gen. David Gimon and Gen. Torrel- las Urquicla. Gen. Feliz Galavis has Dbeen appointed chief of staff of the army. A medical corps with Sisters of Charity acting as nurses accom- panied the government's fighting forces. President Juan Vicento Gomez will leave the capital tomorrow and lead the army to Maracay, on the rail- road fitty miles southwest of Cara- cas. During his absence campaign- ing, Dr. Jose Gil Fortoul, president of the federal council, will act as chief executive of the republic. An _unknown -steamship which is presumed to belong to Cipriano Cas- tro s reported to have passed Lagu- ayra today. Telegraphic communica- tion between Caracas and Marasaib is interrupted. against the rebel FIRM FOR POLICY OF “HANDS OFF.” President Huerta Will Not Accept Intervention of Any Kind. Mexico City, Aug. 5—President Huerta tonight reiterated the declara- tion of his policy “hands off,” in reply to a question as to what would be his attitude in case an offer of media- tion should be made by the T. S. through John Lind, who is coming here as the personal representative of President Wilson to act as adviser to the American embassy. “I have sald publicly,” President Huerta declared, “that I will not ac- cept mediation or intervention of any kind, because national dignity and honor do not exact it. I have declared also that I will not treat with the rebels, and much less will I do so if the insinuation that I do so involves a flagrant violation of our sovereignty.” STEPPED OVERBOARD IN PLAY WITH HIS SON. Double Drowning Ascident at North Providence, Providence, B, I, Aus, 5T a double drowning eieident of Wood- yille pond, Noeth Providence teday, Bamuel Cosk, amd his eight year old son, Fdmond, lest their_lives, The Boy, runping about on he Shere of the pond, asked his father (o play horse with him, The father did s with the bey cllnging avound F: . with 4 stricken grip whea immerscd ang pesv om doing anything to have A VA head inte eight fest of water, son undoubledly cheked his fai Fair Haven—The Lancrait Dsum in ancien: fifing state conveation o firumming ol (he ci : corps Gabied Paragraphs Welsh Miners Return. Cardiff, Wales, Aug. 5=By the re- turn to work to-day of 15,000 Welsh coal miners the coal owners believe ~t another general strike in #Wales has .. .averted. The men went back to duty pending negotiations. War Crisis Thursday. Bucharest, Aus. 5.—When the Balkan peace negotiations were resumed today the Roumanian and Greek delegates served notice that unless the prelimi- nary treaty is signed by Thursday gen- eral hostilities will be resumed. Strike Spreading In Spain. Madrid, Spain, Aug. 5.—The mine strike in Catelonia is spreading and 0,000 men were out today. Troops haye been placed throughout the af- fected districts and are maintaining a vigilant patrol to prevent violence. Bablot Wins Auto Grand Prize. Le Mans, Franc 5.—Bablot, the French automobilist, y won the Automobile Grand Prize of France covering the distance of approximatel 385 5-8 miles in 4 hours 21 minutes 50 seconds. His average speed was 17 miles an hour. Japan Undecided as to Fair. Tokio, Aug. 5.—Inquiry here has eli- citeds the answer that Japan's attitude regarding participation in the Panama- Pacific Hxposition at San Francisco in 1915 s still undetermined. Action up- on the matter is conditional upon the desires of the manufacturers. German Officers ‘Guilty. Berlin, Aug. 5.—Light sentences were imposed on the officers and men of the German Ordinance Corps, who have been under trial by court-martial here for several days on charge of betray. ing military secrets, the acceptance of bribes, and insubordination. All were found guilt BRADY LEFT ESTATE ESTIMATED AT $75,000,000. Widow Gets $1,000,000 Outright and Annuity of $60,000. ~ New York, Aug. 5—The will of An- thony N. Brady, who died in London on July 23 and was burled in Albany on Saturday, was offered for probate yesterday in’Albany, where Mr. Brady resided. The will disposes of an estate estimated at about $75,000,000, the bulk of which goes to Mr. Brady's five chil- dren and the only child of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Flora Gavit. who was killed in the New Haven wreck at Westport last year. To his widow Mr. Brady left $1,000,- 000 outright, an annuity of $60,001 which is to be paid quarterly, and his residence in Albany. The only charitable bequedts are $25,000 each to the Albany hospital, Al- bany's hospital for Incurables, Home- opathic hospital, Albany., and St Peter's hosplital, Broadway, Albany. The entire residuary estate was di- vided in six equai shares, two of which g0 outright to his 'two sons, Nicholas F, Brady and James Coxe Brady, Three other parts go to the executors and trustees to be held for the three daughters, Margaret Ruth, wife of James G. Farrell, of Albany, Mabel, wife of Francls P, Garvan, of New York, and Marcia, wife of Carl Tucker, of New York. ‘The other sixth 18 to be held in trust for Marcia Ann Gavit, daughter of the late Mrs, Flora Gavit.” Upon the death of the beneficiaries of the trust funds, the principal of the funds goes to their heirs, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS INCREASED BY 20,0w. Report Given at Sunreme Council Ses- sion in Bosten. Boston, Aug. 5-—Three thousand Knights of Columbus assembled at solemn high rhass in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross today were called up- on by Rt. Rev. Joseph G. Anderson, auxiliary bishop of Boston, to seek with all right minded persons a solu- tion of social problems through evolu- tion, not revolution. The growth of the order since the 1912 convention was related by the supreme secretary., William J. McGin- ley, of New Haven. in the business session, who reported that on June 30 last the total membership was 302,074 made up of 95,783 i 291 associate members, compri 52 state and 3 territorial jurisdictions and 1,630 subordinate councils. Dur- ing the year 4 Tnew councils were in- stituted and the net increase in mem- bership was 19,326, Outstanding insur- ance aggregated $103,659,900. Death benefits during the vear totaled $721,- 000, and since the order was founded the aggregate of death benefits exceed- | ed $6,585,000. After the preliminary bu: convention had been disposed of the party landed at Nantasket Leach, where a shore dinner was served. A cabaret show and a display of fire- works were given in the evening. iness of the DROUGHT SENDS CATTLE RUSHING TO MARKET. Stock Raisers Flood the Yards at Kansas City. Kansas City, Aug. 5.—The inrush of | cattle to the Kansas City stock yards from dry sections of Nebraska, Kan- sas, Oklahoma and Missouri, which be- gan in earnest yesterday when 30,000 head were unloaded, continued today with the reeeipt of 16,000 more, For the two days of this week the receipts are 20,000 more than for Monday and Tuesday of last week. Prices were 15 to 25 cents a hundred weight lower yesterday, making a drop of 50 cents to $1.25 a hundred weight in the last ten days. Commission men said letters and telegrams from the stock raising dis- tricts were gloomy and indicated that unless rain came soon the flooding of the local cattle market would be re- dcubled. NAUGATUCK FIREMEN ORDERED TO VACATE HOUSE. Hook and Ladder Company were Cau: of Dissensien in Department. Naugatuek, Conn, Aug. 5—A sensa- tlon was erested at the meeting tonight of the board of wardens and burgesses, when tie ecommitiee which has been investigating troubles im (e borough fire depurtment, ordered Heek and Ladder company, Number 1, which is an incerporated body, o vacate the boreugh fire house on or before Aug 18, Chief Clark of the department was autherised to recruil a new Company, and was given permission to invite us many members of the eld company as desired, to jein the new erganization. Fhe ook and ladder company ne- glooted to recommend officers when ovdesed to, and showed a spirit of antagenism to the chief, which caused dissension in the department. Phe lard used in the Uniled States in year would Ail a pail 995 fest in diz | | | Mail Clerks Were Handcuffed BY TWO ROBBERS WHO HELD UP TRAIN IN ALABAMA REGISTERED MAIL TAKEN No Estimate of Loss—Robbers Got off at Birmingham—Shot at Man Who Looked. Birmingham, Ala., Aug. 5.—The mail car on the fast Louisville and Nash- ville passenger train No. 4, northbound from New Orleans, was boarded and4 robbed early tonight by two unknown ‘white men who held up the mail clerks. All the registered mail was taken, but no estimate could be made tonight of the amount obtained. The train reached Birmingham on time at 8.37 o'clock and two of the mail clerks, George Hoover and E. G. York, were found handcuffed together in such a way that the irons had to be filed from their wrists. The thumbs of Chief Clerk Harry Ecerett were Se- curely bound together with heavy twine. The robbers boarded the mail car at Calera, 33 mijes from Birmingham. The clerks said they immediately were covered with revolvers and ordered to turn their faces to the wall. Everett looked around once and was fired up- on, the bullet just missing his head. The robbers jumped from the train at Fourteenth street in Birmingham. E. G. York, one of the clerks in the car tonight, was dlso in the Louisville and Nashville mail car which was robbed near Boyles about a year ago. LIND HAS BROAD BOWERS FOR DELICATE TASK. Is Understanding in Official Circles at Washingten. ‘Washington, Aug, 5.—With former Gov. John Lind of Minmesota on his way to Mexico City as the personal representative of President Wilson, the eyes of the administration teday were turned expeetantly to the capital of the southern ‘republic for the next de- velopment, Secretary Bryan expects Mr. Lind to be in Mexico City by the end or the week. Little information was divulged either at the White House or the state department as to the character of the mission entrusted to. Lind, but the general understanding is official cir- cles is that he carries broad powers for a most delicate task. It s openly admitted that the retire- ment of Huerta in favor of a pro- visional president acceptable to both sides who weuld conduct constitutional elections and set up a government to which the United Btates would extend recognition is the thing the American government would like to See happen. 40000 IF SHE IS SINGLE TEN YEARS. Provision in Mother’s Will Is to Dis- courage Early Marriage of Daughter, New York, Aug. 5:—The will of Mrs. Fanny Bachrach, filed yesterday for probate in the Surrogate’s Court, pro- vides that her only unmarried daugh- ter, Jennle, shall recelve $40,000 off May 24, 1923, it she at that time is still single. The girl is now in her “early twenties. Mrs. Bachrach was opposed to early marriages. She died on May 24 last at an'advanced age. The queer stipu- lation in her will was made, apparently to deter her daughter from contrac- ting an alliance until her mind is fully matured. An estate of 53,000 real and more than $10,000 personal property was left by Mrs. Bachrach EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO BUILD DREADNOUGHTS. Three Ships Needed Because of Mexico | and Japanese Affairs. | Washington, Aug. 5—An emergency appropriation, “suificientl large to begin immediate construction of three additional battleships of the dread- nought type,” was asked for in a reso- | iution iniroduced today by Representa- | tive Britten, democrat, of Illinois. The resolution declares in a pre- amble- that the admi tration appar- | ently has been unable to cope with the | unsettled condition of affairs in Amer- | ican relations with Japan and Mexico | and that it is imperative to begin im- mediate construction of additional bat- | tleships to prepare the United States | for the contingency of w RUMOR OF DEATH OF | PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT. | Paris Hears That Manuel De Arriaga Died Three Days Ago. Paris. . Aug. 5. rumor (urrrvnt} here tonight, and Svhich is said to have | originated in the Portuguese consulate at Seville, Spain, is to the effect that Manuel De Arriaga, president of the Portuguese republic, dled three days ago, but that the government ir with- holding the announcement of his death from the people. James Deaton, of Breathitt, on Trial. Winchester, Ky, Aug. 5.—The trial of James Deaton, of Breathitt County, Ky., charged with complicity In the killing of Fdward Callahen, ex-Sheriff, began here today. Three imen, ali| charged with the same offence, have | been sentenced to life terms in the penitentiary. There are fifteen others Btill to be tried on the charge. Auto Killed Six-Year-Old Boy. New Haven, Aug, 5.—A large auto- mobile driven by Hilton C, Brooks of Chester ran over and instantly killed in York street tonight, six-yegr-old Frank Hondmbe, The boy was plying in the street and did mot see the mu- chine approaching. Mr, Brooks stepped his ear quiekly, and did what he could to help the bey, lle was not held | Steamship Arrivals, Gibraltay, Aus, Fassod; Bteamer Napali, New York for Naples, rseilles, Aug, 3 —Arsived; Sleam er Madouna, New York, Bremen, ug: 4—Arrived: Steamer Hoen, New York. Lendon, Aug, b-—Arrived; Steamer Minnewasia, New York. | America sured as Un-American. | Buffale, ¥, Y., Aug, hyma “America” wa America #nd the “Sta ner” endarsed as the national anthem | at fpday's seswion of (ke Germuns | Heman Caidglic Hentral Verein, which is convening here, ~—Phe patrietie censured as un- ¢ Spangled Ban- | McLean Attacks Tariff Bill NOT GIVING CONNECTICUT WHAT > WAS PROMISED REPLIES TO SEN. STONE Democrats Have Repudiated election Promise to Revise on Cost Pre- of Production Theory. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, Aug. 5—In his remarks on the tariff bill yesterday afternoon, Senator Stome, of Missouri, said that be had seen a letter written by a cit- izen of Connecticut which would seem to contradict the statements made by the Senator from that State last week. The letter he said was written by George B. Keeney, president of the Somerville Manufacturing Co., a re- publican leader of the state, who said that he could not fill the orders re- ceived at his factory without working overtime. Senator McLean in answer said that not over three weeks ago he had met Mr. Keeney in Hartford and he had told the Semator that the mills were never busier than now, but, he said, if this bill passes I cannot tell what will happen. I do not know what we can do if this bill becomes a law.” Promised Before Election. Continuing Senator McLean said: Mr. President, on Wednesday last I called the attention of the senate to the promises made by the author of this bill, the chairman of the com- mittee of ways and means of the house, to the people of Connecticut in Octo- ber last, some two-weeks before the election. "I then called the attention of the senate to ghe fact that this promise which was made and reiter- ated by the author of this bill had been repudiated since the election by thef committee on ways and means of the House and by the committee on finance of the senate.” On Production-Cost Basis. At this point Senator Stone, who had the floor but had vielded to Senator McLean*said that he did not yied for the purpose of allowing the Senator to make another speech and Senator McLean said “I was simply giving the senate the real cause as it scemed to me at the time for the agitation on the part of the Semator from Missouri. Lhave waited until now to see if t undisputed contradiction in the re vision of the tariff was of consequence enough to call for any comment upon the other side of this Chamber. The author of the bill clearly stated in letters and newspaper interviews ever and ever again that it the democra party was retained in power the tarift would be revised upon the eest of pro- Tnfian theory, “There is no question about that” continued Senator McLean, “but the Senator from Missouri very adroitly, as it seemed to me at the time, tried to divert the scent from the fox to the anise-seed bag and 1 propose to_fol- low the fox a little while longer. I did state then that there were two woolen mills in Connecticut that were in Qiffi- culty and 1 quoted from the president of one of these companies as to the cause, which was the impending re- vision of the tariff. I understand that the Senator from Missouri had found no contradiction of the accuracy of my statement In that regard. It may be true that there are some industries in Connecticut that will not be destroyed by this tariff. I hope so. I have said nothing to the contrary. I know that the Hartford Carpet Works has been a very prosperous concern, = and I know “that their business for a long time has been successful, and perhaps it may be able to meet the foreign competition. I hope s Connecticut Cassimere Producers. “I did not state the other day what I might have stated with regard to all the high class cassimere producers in Connecticut. If my information correct, they are nearly all working four days in the week; but not being absolutely certain of it, and having heard from but one’ manufacturer, I hesitated to make that statement. I want again to call the attention of the Senate to the statement e by the author of this bill. by saying that this is the key to the situation in Connecticut geting what _the promised us. vision of the fariff based uponthe difference in the cost of production at home and abroad. That theory has been rejected here, and 1 want to say enator from Missouri that tar- ion will never be settled upon any such basis as that.” In conclusion Senator McLean said: “I want it perfectly clear that M Keeney did not tell me that he ex- pected to close his mills. He only ex- pressed his uncertainty as would happen, and he hoped to keep his mills running at full time, and I hope he will.” We are not democratic _party SUIT TO RECOVER _$800,000 IN TAXES. Will Be Packers and Others. Washington, Aug. 5 er $800,000 of federal uits to recov- oleomargarine | taxes will be begun soon at Chicago against prominent packers and oleomargarine manufacturers. cision for the suits, sales prior to June, 1911, followed a conferénce today between Commission- er Osborn and United States Attorney Wilkerson of Chicago, The grand jury criticised the previ- ous administration of the treasury de- partment for compromising a million dollar oleomargarine tax eclaim for $101,000 and found that there wers other cames, outside the dates of the compromise, in whih the government was said te have lost a large -sum be- cause the muanufucturers were nlleged te have paid only the inx of uneslored oleomargarine when thelr colered, The sults, it wes anneuneed, directed ugainst G, 11, Hamme pany, Friedman other The de- which relate to product was will be Manufacturing « pany, Moxley & company, Armour & company, all of Chicuge, and several smaller coneerns outside of that city, The tax en unealered wlecmarsarine is ene-quUaPits cent per pound and on colored ten eents per potad Steam Vessel mspester Resigns, Beston, Aug. onn . Bleane, su: pervising inspectar of steam vessels of the fifth United States distriet, statien= ed here, forwarded his resignation te Washingten teday. This actien fel- lews, bt is said ot (o be a direet re- sult of an investigation by federal au- thovities here last wesis inte charges preferved agains John K. Blain, inspec- ter of huils undes Mw, Sl 1 will simply close | Condensed TJeiegrams The Bank of Forest City, Ark., with deposits of §460,000, has been closed. Rodman Wistar, a retired steel man- ufacturer, died at Media, Pa., aged 68 years. A Department Store at Water g%: oan dedtroyed by fire. e The King's Yacht Britannia won the fourth race of the Cowes regatta in England. Frederick Annan manufacturer, died aged 78 years. Dreer, a retired at Philadelphia, A Photograph Device to decide the finish of horse races was successfully tested at Paris. Governor Tener Reappointed William H. Smith as state banking commission- er of Pennsylvania. P The Estate of William F.o Bridge, prominent in the New York sugar trade, is valued at $320,232. A 14-inch Gun Burst at the naval proving grounds at Indian Head, Md. There were no casualities. Bids Ranging from $825,000 to $925, 000 for each of six destrovers were opened at the navy department. Willfam Preble Longfellow, a nephew of the noted poet, died at his home in Gloucester, Mass., aged 17 years. Tie rire in the Cadder Colliery near Glasgow, Scotland, caused the death of 20 miners and injury to many others The ~Whitehurst Furniture Co.s storerooms at Norfolk, Va., were de- stroyed by fire at a loss of about $100,- 000, . ' ' In Order to Avoid Striking a Growd of spectators, Besser, a German avia- tor, plungefl his aeroplane into a canal at Dortmuhd. Stanley Boyles of New York City was killed by a train at the first day of the opening of the new Center street subway 1oop. The New York Shipbuilding Co. of Camden, N. J., was the lowest bidder on two torpedo boat destroyers. Its bid was $825.000 each. Two men were killed and two in- jured when a bull asleep on the track caused the derailment of a Wabash train near Runnels, la. Andrew Koehn, a United States navy quartermaster, ended his 2,567 mile rowboat trip down the Mississippi riv- er to New Orleans. First mail in months for people in Chihuahua, Parral and other mining towns of Northern Mexico was sent out Jast night from El Paso. Four Persons Were Drowned in the Red river near Dayton, N. D, when their automobile became unmanage- able and ran into the stream. Brooks, a. German. Aviator, was burned %o death when his fuel tanks exploded aftér an abrupt landing at Johannisthal. Seven thousand women employed in N. Y, East Side.knitting mills went on a strike demanding shorter hours, higher pay and more sanitary work- ing conditions. John Henry Rodney, a descendant of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the De laration of Independence, died at Phil- adelphia following an operation. He was 76 years old. Eight of Chicago’s ten new police women were sworn in by secretary of Police Edward Cummings. The other two failed to appear and sent no word to Chiet McWeeny. A constitutional amendment prohi- biting the sale of all alcoholic bev- erages was proposed in a resolution | introduced yvesterday by Representa- tive Hobson of Alabama. Fire hotels, thirty stores, destroyed two several banks, two newspaper plants, warehouses, railway cars and | several dwellings, Wwith a total loss of | $750,000 at Athabasca Landing. Paramount Among the Many Duties | of Chicago's ten newly appointed po- licewomen will be the suppression of | fiirtations. innocent or otherwise, on | the streets and in the parl | The Mormen church practically has decided to abandon its Mexican col- onization scheme and devote its ener- We were promised a re- | to ‘what | Brought Against Chicago | wa- | |gies to the development of lands and | setllements tn Southern Alberta. | E. 0. Crawford, a wealthy ofl oper- ator of Emleton, P: was killed and | four women companions seriously in- jured when their automobile overturn- ed and rolled over an embankment. | | A five-story brick structure in Bos- ton was destroyed by fire early today, | causing_a loss estimated at $60.000: | The building was occupied principally by laundries and laundry supply com- | panies. ‘ At a meeting of the directors of the Hartford Fire Insurance company, the | resignation of Charles E. Chase, presi- 1908, was accepted and Bissell, first vice- presi- dent was elected to fill the vacancy. | dent since | Richard M. | At a largely attended meeting of the | Fairfield County Equal Suffrage Asso- ciation, ! was voted that all members of the association send individual let- ters to Congressman Jeremiah Don- ovan, requesting his aid for the cause. Lieutenant Hogue, one of ‘he Ger- man ordnance officers accu~ ' of be- | traying military secrets, adr.. ted be- fore the courun-i.i-' that “e commu- | nicated five secrst reports to_ Max Brandt, the Berlin aent of the Krupps | Acting Secretary of the Navy Rooso- | velt has offered a silver trophy to the | competed for by sailors of the Atlantic and held for one vear by the ship showing the largest percentage of its personnel who can qualify as swim- | mers. | = | As a result | during en altercation last Sunday with {anolher young man of Hamden, it is | suids Donald MeCabe of Hamden be- | came uncenscious yesterday, and the | physicians consider his condition yery serious, | Strikebreaker Farley Recovering, | w York, Aus. i-—James Fasley, | for many years widely known @a g | professionsl sivikebroaker i umder the care of a physician at a hetel heve, suffering frem a cold and general breakdown as the result of am attaek pf pneumenia last winter, Confliet- ing reperts frem his hotel during the day led to rumers that M. Farley's | eenditien was dangerous Phis, ‘was | denied temight by his physicians, whe | said his patient weuld be able i jeave his apparimenl again within & f a biow on the head| ‘Washington, Aug. 5.—Senate demo- crats succeeded today for the first time in speeding up consideration of the tariff bill, making considerable prog- ress in the metal schedule despite pro- tests of Senators Oliver, Smith of Michigan, Cummins and Smoot against many of the rates. Chief opposition ~centered in the rates on automobiles. which the co mittee fixed at 15 per cent. on cars valued at $1,000 or less, 30 per cent. on cars valued at more than $1,000 and less than $1,500, 45 per cent. on cars valued at 31,300 and over, and 30 per cent. on automobile parts. Senators Cummins and Smoot bdth insisted that the rates on completed cars would be useless, because all foreign cars would be brought in at the 30 per cent. rate, in parts. Fools Want Foreign Cars. Senator Thomas, for the finance committee, said he could see cilamity if all automobiles came in at 30 per cent. The other rates, Senator Cum- ming asserted, were a “mere pretense” and he advocated a flat duty on auto- mobiles of 25 per cent. Senator Wil- liams remarked “there are a lot of fools in this country that will insist upon completed forelgn cars, thinking they are better, and_these rates are fixed for them” The rates were not changed. Efforts of Senator Oliver aiso were unavailing to increase the rates on iron products. His argument was that bar iron was more costly of production than the conversion of steel from pig iron. Before cansideration of the schedule began Senator Saulsbury of Population STRUGGLE OVER AUTOMOBILE RATES Considerable Progress In Tariff Metal Schédule Made By Senate Democrats : BRANDEGEE’S AMENDMENT WAS LOST Committe= Fixes Duty at From 15 to 45 Per Cent., According to Value—Republican Senators Claim That All Foreign : Cars will Come In at 30 Per Cext. Rate, In Parts motorcycles also w: at 10 per cent, blacksmith's tools and Delaware discussed the tariff generally,, predicting success for the bill and as- sailing protection and socialism ag “twin evil.and ill-omened birds.” Brandegee’s Proposed Amendment. X Senator” Brandegee sought to amend the automobile rates by making the rates on chassis equal to the rates on . finished cars, 45 per cent. on chassis of high priced cars and 30 per cent. on chassis of cars valued at $1,000 or less than $1,500. and 15 per cent. on chassis of cars valued at less than $§1,000. The amendment was lost, 46 to 21, Senators Bristow, Crawford, Cummins, Gronna, Jones, Sherman and Sterling of the minority voting with the demo- crats against it. were then approved. The committee rates Other Rates Approved. The 2& per cent. rate on bicycles and agreed to. Axles bolts at 10 per cent, and muts and washers at 5 per cent. encountered no / effective opposition. Other rates ap- proved were nut locks 25 per cent., chains of iron and steel 20 per. cent.. sprocket chains 25 per cent, welded , Steel tubes, pipes, etc., 20 per cent., sword blades and side arms 30 per cent. Amendment by Senator Gallinger to substitute the Payne-Aldrich rates for the proposed rates on table knives and such cuthery was voted down. 45 to 17, the committee rates of Z/per cent. 30 jper cent. prevailing. Semator linger said that ever under the existing rates domestic manufacturers had @if- ficulty meeting foreign competition. CHICAGO POLICEWOMEN FOLLOWED BY MOB. Had to Be Rescued by Plain Clothes Men. Chicago, Aug. 5.—The ten women assigned to duty on the police force began their work today. So great was the curiosity aroused among pedestri- ans by the women biuec that in several instances plain cloihes men and_even wuniformed patroimen Were needed to extricate the women. ts The policewomen, selected because it was thought that they might be able to detect certain -crimes which male policemen might overlook, were sent out in twos, & pair being assigned to each of the four most populous dis- tricts and one pair to detective duty. Male officers pointed out to them the district limits, the use of patrol boxes, location of saloons and dance halls. In one of the crowded West Side tenement districts such a mob pursued the women that they took hurried refuge in the police station. None of the women attempted to make an ar- rest. PLOT TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO. American Horseman Held—He Denies the Charge. Mexico City. Aug. Blum, an American horseman, is being held at Ppolice headquarters here on an infor- mation_alleging that he is interested in a plot fo assassinate Huerta. The police say they received a report that a group of men were planning to subscribe $200.000 to pay an assassin, and they allege that Mr. Blum was to be a subscriber. Two Mexicans also have been arrested on the same charge. Mr. Blum denies fhe allegation. FOUR GUNMEN OPERATE William Lustig Lured to Coffee House and Shot. New York, Aug. William Lustis, a young man of whom the police know little except that he comes from a re- spectable family and who h: brother who is a process server attached to the District Attorney’s office, is dying in Bellevue Flospital to-day, the vic- ssins whose work recalls s in the Herman than a year tim of assa the gunmen’s metho Rosenthal murder more ago. Lustig is believed to have heen Tured to “Humpty” Jackon's coffee, house by a woman last night. The couple had just taken a seat at a table when the Woman suddenly left and Lustig start- ed after her. He found his exit harred by four men with revolvers. They all fireq and three of the shots took eifect. big_black touring car provided means of escape for the gunmen and they were speeding away before the policemen on nearhy posts could reach the scene. The gunmen threw their revolvers into the street. The police have no clue to the identify of the men, nog any knowledge of what led up to the mys- terlous shooting. ELEVEN vURYMEN SECURED Will Be Short, San Franelsco, Cal, Aus. f.—Tleven veniremen, temporarily passed by both prosgeution and defense, sal in the jury box at the close of the first day of the trial of Maury 1. Digss of Saca ramente, former state architect, charg= ed with vielation of the federal white slave aet, Attarneys for both sldes were in- elined te the bellef today that the case weuld be conciuded by Thursda: Buildings And Horses Burned, Newtown, €enn, Aug, b—¥ire of undetermined orlgin today estroyed the large barn on the farm of Archi- bald MeArthur in the Palesiine dise triet, {egether with twe silos, -an ies heuse and eeher buildings, Thres hovses perished in. the fumes, fhe log® 18 $4,000 with only emall insus- ance, Threwn Out of Acrepiane, t. Patersburg, Aug, 5.—Twa Russian military aviaters, Lieutenant Polikar= POk and his mechanie, were killed at he Hrasmeve Selo camyp loday eWiRg ta the breaklag of a wing of (heir aeroplane while they were Aving al 4 #weat aliitude. The machiae turned shert Lime, m. threw them eut amd (hey wewe d up dead, wit President | In California White Slave Trial-=Case | | | BRITISH STAND ON FAIR SCORED [N COMMONS. Nothing to do Tolls, Says Sie Edward Grey. London, Aug. 6—The question of British participation in the Pamama- Paeffic exposition at San Francisco in 1915 gave rise to a debate in the house of commons this afternocn. Some securs adequat sentation which the governmemt de- clined to furnish. Sir Edward Grey, secretary of stats for foreign affairs, in a lengthy state- ment _expiaining the official attttude of the British government in the 3 stoutiy maintained that the of tho cabinet mot to participate was entirely due.to commercial conditions and bad nothing to do with the con= troversy over the canal tolls. i RIDICULES NEW PLAN 5 FOR PARCEL POST, Worked Out By Clerks Who Couldn'§ “Run a Grocery Store.” : [ ‘Washington, Aug. 5.— Postmastes General Burleson's plan for extension ' of the parcel post and the lowering of rates, came in for severe criticism | in the house today from Representa- | tive Kindel of Colorzdo, one of the two congressmen called in by Mr. Burleson as apnsultants in his revision. plan. Mr. Kindél declared the entire plan. of extension of the parcel post had been worked out by a commission of our §2,500 clerks,” nome of whom ‘could run & grocery for me.” The new rates in the first and secondt zones are much too low, Mr. Kindel contended, in comparison with the rates for the other zomes. CASTRO HAS 12,000 i UNRER HIS COMMAND; Enthusiastically Received When H& Landed at Coro—Marching with 4,000 Men. Port Spain, Trinidad, Aug. 5~—Swa President Cipriano Castfo in his revs olutionary campaign to overthrow the Gomez administration and to regaim the presidency of Venezuela has under his command, according to the latest advices, received here,. about 12,000 men. General Castro is reported to have been received enthusiastically by the people when he ianded at Coro in the State of Falcon. He is now said to be marching against Barquisimeto, the capital of the State of Lara, at head of a force estimated to total 4, men. SUICIDAL PISTOL SHOT 1 FOLLOWED HIS DISCHARGE, Chicago Manager for Boston Company * Had Been Deprived of Authority. , Chicago, Aug, 5.—Willlam Harrtmany aged §6, wostern manager for the: In< dependent Button Fastener hing. - company of Bosto snot, through the head this afterncon while seated at his desk, He was removed | to a hospital in a aying eanditien, Harrtman had just been ¢ his authority by Samuel L. Saeleraon, ' president of the campany, whe told the {mflce that he had come to Chleage to nvestigate a lhcrtng In the affajrs of the Chloago office, Ii¢ said the shert age would net exceed §8,000, . DETROIT STREET RAILWAYS AGREE TO DEMANDS, n Trouble With City Over Threo Cent Fares, Betratt, Aeh ke pany, camed by the @ ?5 0y E"}‘ three all eity 1 franghis ired, Jate tas ~