Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 30, 1913, Page 1

'ROGER THOMPSON'S LIPS SEALED Chauffeur Says He Would Not “Squeal” on Thaw i Given Whole Town of Sherbrooke HE WOULDN'T SAY A WORD TO HURT THE CASE Now Out on $500 Bail Until Next Wednesday—Possibility That Thaw May Remain in Jail Until October-—Report That Another Judge Has Agreed to Grant New York’s Lawyers Writ of Habeas Corpus—Midnight Conference Sherbrooke Que,, Aug. 29.—New York state made no step forward to- day in its fight to return Harry K. Thaw to the Matteawan asylum for the criminal insane. He remains in the Sherbrooke jail on a commitment which will not bring him into’ court until the king’s . bench convenes in October, and William Travers Jerome, conferring with Canadian counsel. has £s yvet been unable to secure the throwing of the bolt that detains him. Thompson Out on Bail. Roger Thompson, erstwhile Times square chauffeur, lounged about the hotel corridors this afternoon, lunclied and dined near Jerome, wrote letters 10 friends, walked unmolested and kept silence as regards the Thaw cas was released on $500 bail today on the double charge of having entered Can- ada “by stealth” and of having aided an undesirable, Thaw. to cross the do- minion borde He will be tri on these charge: h(u’rini further post- sments, on Wednesday next. po]n:‘rnelsh(\.\ with counsel by the Thaw family, and provided with spending money, presumably from the same gource, Thompson flatly and repeated- 1y refused to tell what transpired on and after the Sunday morning on which he drove Thaw away from the asylum gate, after Stanford White's slayer had whisked past Howard Ba num, the aged gatekeeper. Thompson's Lips Sealed. “I' would not squeal if you gave me the whole town of Sherbrooke,” said Roger. “l believe Thaw is sane, and 1 wouldn't say one word to hurt his case. I want to see him get away. I wop't jump my hail. I can’t go back to New York, because they have a warrant out charging me-with con- spiracy That worries me a wWwhole Jot. My old mother is worried about e, too; but I wrote her today telling her not to be. 1.am a British’subject @and 1 hope to beat this case, and just fow it would be crazy of me to give the details of the trip with Thaw. After driving him away from Mat- teawan I came with him into Canada because a lawyer told me they could not touch me up here. 1 was the one who hired W. L. Shurtleff at Coaticook to+look out for Thaw. Then I came on here to Sherbrooke, and they pinched me in the courtroom.” Sheriff and District Afiorney Leave. Thaw issued no statements from his il today. His lawyers, interested in he arraignment of Thompson, did not go near him. One of his New York counsel, Harry Hirschbers, ‘of New- \. Y., returned home this after- On "the same train went Dis- ict Attorney Conger and Sherift ornbedk of Dutchess county. They d waited here since Wednesday last, oping that Thaw would be turned Bver to the immigration nd deported to Vermont. Jerome and Franklin Kennedy, dep- ty attorney general of New York, said onight that their plans and the length f their stay here were indefinite. hey conferred all afternoon, o hit on a means of getting Thaw out of jail, but without success. Mr. Jer- ome was inclined to be reticent this evening and would only say that ulti- mately New York state would have its famous prisoner again. Jerome Likely to Have Long Wait. The belief grew here that disposition of the case rested solely with high do- minion officials and’ that through them only could uny move be made. Phere great deal of talk about New Yorkx representativeg trying to in- duce Alexis Dupuis, the Coaticook jus- tice who cBmmitted Thaw, to quash the commitment, but so far as could be learned nothing came of It. Thaw’s lawyers, having succeeded in keeping him in jail and thus thwarting his deportation, were resting on their oars tenight and waiting for the other side to move, All indications presaged a long wait for Jerome uniess someone higher up took a hand in the case. Justice Dupuis Has His Doubts. In his home at Coaticook, Justice of the Peace Dupuis, frequently inter- rupted by Mrs. Dupnis, talked tonight of the attempts made to have him quash the Thaw commitment. He is a vetired grocer, short, rather rotund. with a heavy gray moustache and H‘lnnlnz hair. He feels that he is the “keystone” of the case. i didn't think the commitment was regular when I signed it,” said Dupuis. “but the sheriff who had Thaw w very anxious he should be held. They ald a remand was not strong enough. They were so insistent that I alfowed myself to be persuaded. I don’t know whether L did right or not. Wanted Thaw Turned Loose. ‘On Wednesday, I belleve, some men who called themselves -immigration authoritjes called on me. They want- ed me th go right to Sherbrooke, give Thaw a hearing and turn him loose. But 1 couldn’t do that. They had the machine waiting, but 1 didn’t ko. I had a horse I wanted to sell at Avers Cliff fair that afternoon. A Wwhile later one of them came back, . He wanted me to sign over my rights to another magistrate. But I told him I * thought I was capable of dealing wit' the situation myself. British fair play won't suffer th my hands.” Mrs. Dupuis entered. She s taller than her husband. ‘let me tell you” sald Mrs. Du- puls, “I'm for Thaw. I wouldn't hurt him for the worid. My husband is not going to do anything hasty.” MAY GRANT WRIT. Ahdbhver Judge May Olungo the Aspect Sherbrooke, Que., Aug. 801t »m reported in Sherbrooke . early today that Superior Judge Hutchinsen, Te- furning from his vacation, has egreed 10 grani 1o Canadian lawyers, acting for New York state, 3 writ of habeas eorpus, calling for the preduetion of Harry ‘K. Thaw in ceurt at once, This move, If carried ont, might de- haz Thaw's lawyers in their attempts to keep Nim in jail indefinitely. Wil- um Trasers Jerome, whe represents ew York state here in the Thaw case, refuses tc affirm or deny the report. J‘ndsu Hutehingon ie 1 brother judge Superior Judge Globensky. Deminion jmmigration authorities trying | authorities § destroy who had left town hurried back here to await new developments. Samuel Jacobs, chief counsel for New York, held a conference in the matier with Mr. Jerome until after midnight. Thaw’s Mother Improving, « Cresson, Pa.. Aug. 29.—Mrs. Mary C. Thaw, mother of Harry K. Thaw, who has been seriously il for several days, is said to be improving rapidly. Mrs. Thaw’'s indisposition was due princi- pally, it is said, to worry. LORD HALDANE FAVORS SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN. But Says Actions of Militants Have Delayed It for Years. New York, Au{ 29 —Viscount Hal- dane. the first high lord chancellor of Great Britain to leave his country since Cardinal Wolsey went to France 400 years ago, arrived here today on the steamship Lusitania for a flying visit of five days in this country and Canada. The lord high chancellor, whose po- sition in Enegland corresponds to that of chief justice of the supreme court of the United States, is here as a | guest of the American Bar rassociation, before which he will deliver an ad- dress at the annual meeting of the : sociation in Montreal next Monday Tonight he was entertained a dinner | given in behalf of the association by C. A, Severance of St. Paul. Lord Haldane freely discussed many questions of the day, declared that he was in favor of ~woman suffrage, | prophesied_that a millenium of peace was far off, said that the relations be- tween Germany and England were never more cordial, praised the intel- | lectual growth of the United States and predicted that home rule for Ire- {land would soon be an accomplished | fact. Lord Haldane chuckled when guestion of woman suffrage brought up. “Yes, 1 am a suffragist” he said, “but I'do not approve of the militant suffragettes. You are fortunaté to have no militant suffragettes in this country, and I sincerely hope the mili- iant idea will not gain a foothold here, The methods. of the English suffra- gettes have delaved equal suffrage for years. At present there is no chance of woman suffrage becoming a govgrn- ment measure, as the cabinet is hope- lessly divided on the subject, and so are both parties.” MURDER IN ‘'WOODS NEAR UNIONVILLE. Body of 'Man Fqund With Stab Wounds and Throat Cut. the was, Unionville, Conn,, Aug. 29.—The body {of a man, apparently an Italian, with the throat cut, a stab wound in the left breast and. another wound just above the stomach, was found today in a wooded strip of land here about a quarter of a mile below the Avon crossing on the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad and not far from the tracks. The medical exam- iner was of the opinion that the body il‘ntlld not have been there over forty- | | eight. hours. It was lying under a large ‘ree. All around the brush and grass had been trampled down, giv- ng evidence that the man had made a desperate struggle before being over- come and despatched. Near by was found an open razor. There was nothing about the body which would give any clue to his iden- m He was apparently about 3 years old and weighed 165 pounds. Pending the arrival of the coroner, the body was removed to the rooms of a local undertaker. NEW CLAIMANTS FOR THE BLOND ESKIMOS. Three Alberta Trappers Say They Dis- covered the Tribe. Edmonton, Alberta, Aug, 29.—Three Fort Simpson trappers, G. L. Descha- mault and Joseph and William Hud- son, who have just returned from a long journey to the far north, deny the claim of Viljhalmur Stefansson, th Arctic explorer. that he is the discov erer of the tribe of blond Hski: They declare that in penetra wilds of the far north with an Eskimo guide they heard stories of a strange tribe 'and that, .guided to the camp, they found Eskimos whiter than the white men who have spent-years in the cold and winds of the far north, They say that they spent three week with the tribe, which numbered 20 and obtained many valuable skin When Stefansson arrived, they de clare, they were already there and the members of the tribe then told of other and larger tribes similar to themselves on the shores of the Arctic, The trap- pers claim to have pushed on north- ward for some distance, thus delaying thelr return to elvilization. THE CONVICT SVSTEM OF ROAD BUILDING Btudled by the 25 Govermors at the Guv-rnou’ Conference, Colorade Springs, Cel., Aug. 29— Governors from 35 states who have been attending the conference of gov- ernors which clesed a three days’ ses- sion at noon today deveted the last few hours of their stay to studying the convict system of road building. Fol- lowing the elosing of the conference, the slate executives were taken on an automebile tour over several miles of highway comstructed by convicts through the meuntains. Many of the gbvermers stated that they weuld seriously comsider the sys- tem upon theip retura to their respec- tive states. Tomorrow the governors will leave for Denver. Burned Up His Auto, Porringten, Comn., Aug. —After h'i? automebile had & rear wheel taken in a collision with a trolley car here tonight, John Grant. who was driving the machine, lighted a match in ovder to get a closer view of the damage. - The match idnited with the ‘guolne x,gd ;he auto was completely | | McNab, { ing the so Typhoon Fatalities Number 1,000. Tokio, Aug. 29.—Detalls of the ty- phoon which has raged over Japan for several days past show that it was more disastrous than was first report- ed and that the fatalitles perhaps will eggregate 1,000, Carnegie Unveiled Bust. The Hague, Aug. 29.—The cerembny of the .unveiling today by = Andrew Carnegle of a busf of the late Sir Wil- llam Randall* Cremer in the Hall of Justice of the new peace palace was, the occasion for a great demonstration | in favor of the peace commission. Italian Prn e for Wilson. Rome, Italy, Aug. 29.—The energetic but coupteous attitude of the United States toward Mexico is favorably judged in Italy, according to the Gior- ale @ TItalia In an article today com- menting on the Mexican situation. It says that President Wilson has given proof of political and diplomatic ca- piclty of the first order. Gypsies Run Riot in French Town. Montpelier, France, Aug. 29.—A band of gypsies today attacked the in- habitants of the town of Lunel with guns and revolvers. Gendarmes engag- ed the gypsies and a pitched battle en- sued, in which one gendarme was Kkill- ed and three were badly wounded. The fla(‘k had its origin in a difference of n townspeople of Lunel. ion betwéen the gypsies arfd lhe‘ ATTEMPTING TO FORCE . OUT THE REPUBLICANS il s Effort to Secure Complaint Against Fourth Class Postmasters. (Special fo The Bulletin.) Washington, Aug. 29.—The Republi- cans in the senate have planned to charge the democrats with something like a general disposition to break down the civil seryice law. They will hold up before the country the con- trast between the rigid attitude of former President Cleveland in support of civil sefvice reform, and the atti- tude of the present leaders of that party. It is claimed/that in the post office department democrats are quietly be- ing worked Into the fourth class of- fice about the country, and it is being done while seeming to comply with the spirit as well as the letter of the law. They claim that a small army of ingpectors are kept busy among the fourth class postmasters as well as the higher grade offices trying to find reasons for lican postmasters in order that they may be displaced. They s: that the plan followed in the appointment of fourth class postmasters is to have the names furnished by the civil ser- vice to fill a vacancy submitted to the congressman from the district in which the vacancy exists and allow him to select the man for appointment. The democrats in reply to these charges claim that the republicans while in power went out of their way to load up the civil service with mem- bers of their party, and it is no viola- tion of the rules of the service to ap- point members of the party in power to office, other things being equal. Postmaster General Burleson and Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo are the officials who are the principal of- fenders, the republicans claim. OHIO MAN WINS REVOLVER MATCH. Made Score of 393 at Camp Perry— Second Place Also to Buckeye State. Camp Perry, 0. Aue. 29—The na- tional revolver match, held this after- noon. was won by J. H. Snook of Co- lumbus, O., by a score of 393, There were 152 entries. “The first event was shot on the 75 yard range at slow fire with 10 shots for record. The second event was on the 25 and 50 yard ranges at the ume fire with 10 shots at each target. Napid fire was held on the 15 yard and 25 yard ranges. C. E.Orr of Ohio was the winner of second place with 890 peints; C. N. McCutcheon of Colorado was third with 386, and A. J. United States infaniry, #nd A. Smith, Colorado, are tied for fourth place/with scores of 367. The winner of the special prize for slow fire was H. S. Tyler of the United States infantry with a score of 70. J. N. Snook of Ohio is the winner of the umed Jre speclal prize by a score of McCuteheon of Colorado (he special rapid fire by a score win BRANDEGEE HAS GOLD AND COPPER STOCKS Testifies to His Holdings Before Lob- by Investigators. (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, Aug. 29.—Senator Bran- degee yesterday went on the stand be- fore the ate,committee investigat- lled lobby for the purpose of correcting the testimony he gave several weeks agom He testified when on the stand be- fore in answer to the question as to whethe he was personally Interested v in ything affected by the tariff, he had answered in the rega- tive, Yesterday he said he had dis- covered that he owned $7,500 worth of stock in a gold mine and had $1,000 invested in the stock of a Canadian copper mine. Bullion and copper are both mentioned in the pending bill, $60,000 FOR THE CONNECTICUT MILITIA, Apoortionment Made by War Depart- ment Announced Yesterday. *Washington, = Ang, 29.—Anneunce- ment was made today by the war de- partment of ameunts alletted te the various state militia organizations un- der two apprepriations ef $2,000.000 each, one for prometien of rifie prac- tice ‘and arms, equipments and camp purposes, the ether for supplies and ammunition. The meney was appors tioned accerding to enlisted strength, New York heading the list with 14,906 men, The allotments of the New England states are; Massachusetts $141,006, Cennecticut $66,060_ Hhode Isiand $86,- 000, Maine $41,000, Vermont 325,000 and New Hampshire $51,000, Lightning Strikes at New Haven, New Haven, Conn., AUg: 29.—During a severe \hund. hum here tonight lightning struck two places. A tene- ment house at the corner of Wdoster and Water streets was struck aud gave twenty fapmilies re. The bolt alsw struck a bakery shop, causing a slight fire. Shortly before a belt struck the | Dixwell avenue colared Congiegational | church, ripping off the slate roof, but otherwise doing ne damage. \ S ki ot et ik Steamship Arrivals, Libau, Aug. 23-—Arrived: Russia, New York. Genos, Aug. 35.—Arrived: Steamer Stamplid, New Vork. Copenhiagen, Ang. 26, — Arrived: Steamer United Stales New York. xa&"”ef Steamer complaint against repub-t DEMOCRATS DISREGARD' CIVIL SERVICE PROVISION FAVORITISM TO RULE Non-civil Service Men to be Eligible to Appointment by Collectors of In- ternal Revenue—Repuplicans Protest Washington, Aug. —Republican attack on the tariff bill in the senate today centered about.the provision that would permit civil service laws to be disregarded in employving inspecters, deputy collectors and agents to admin- ister the new income tax laws. The democratic majority was charged free- Iy With trying to break down the civil for Mr. Meflen sus;fl'An‘rlAL RETAINER FOR RE- TIRING PRESIDENT 3 L OF NEW HAVEN ROAD 4 Members of Executive Committee of Directors Make Provision for Him— Elliott will Need His Assistance. Boston, Aug. 20.—The Transcript to- day Says: “Despite the statement sued by the New Haven railroad that Charles S. Mellen/ president, would have no connection with that road af- ter tomorrow, and would simply give advice from time to time to the new management, as requested, Mr. Mellen will have a retainer'of $30,000 a year Advertisements essential details. be realized that the judicious use posts which point the way for the together for their mutual welfare. amine them af every epportuni direction. Disregard advertising and you the man who neglects to read the and far between, is disregarding tageous buying. Are Guideposts There are very few businessmen who would not prefer to. travel the road which leads to prosperity, but there are many~who fail to make connections because they fail to give the proper attention to the One of these essentials is advertising and it must The traveler who would disregard guideposts, who weuld not ex- get little sympathy when complaining of time lost going in the wrong you are sitting still while your competitor pushes steadily ahead, while opportunities which are to his interest. ness and they also offer the ways to save the dollarsy threugh advap- If your advertisement is net appenflng in The Bul- letin you are neglecting your business. The Bulletin is the paper which goes into the homes, offering such a summary of matter each wgek as the following: Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, Aug. 23.4 129 436, - 1312 < - A§7T7 Monday, Aug. 25.. 108 132 264 504 Tuesday, Aug. 26.. 118 166 251 535 Wednesday, Aug.27.. 120 137 197 454 Thursday, Aug. 28.. 119 435 193 447 Friday, Aug.29.. 184 +94 231 509 Totals Jovsesscinss 778 800 2448 40206 of printer's ink sets up the gign- businessman ahd the public to get would be called foolish. He would are not only likely to go wrong but advertisements, and they are few guideposts and is letting pass the Advertisements draw the busi- service laws and open up new jobs to “political favoritism.” Civil Service Voted Down. Republican senators of all factlons united in their effort to have clvjl ser- vice extended over the new employes, but on the closest vote of the day they were defeated 37 to 32, on an amend ment offered, by Senator Lodge. Sen- ator Hoke Stnith, who defended the bill for the democrats, declared it was im- possible under the present civil ser- vice examinations to get men qualified to administer the income tax law. A bright boy out of high school could pass the examination,” he sald. “but men of 40 or 45, equipped from busi- ness experience to do such work, prob- | ably would fafl.” Non-Civil Service Employers for Two Years. “Do you think the judgment of a con- gressman would be better in the selec- tion of competent men than this ex- amination they have been conducting?” replied Senator Smith. “None of the men who have passed these examina- tions are as fit for them as the men recommended by deputy collectors of revenue.” As 1t was left by the senate, the bill authorizes the collector of internal Tev- enue and the secretary of the treasury to employ men outside the civil service for the first two years after the income tax goes into effect. Democrat Denounces Party's Methods. A letter froem the chairman of the civil service commission was read by Senator Sterling, saying the commis- sion could readily fill the new posi- tions. Another outburst of democthtic “in- surgency” came today <when Benator Hitcheock, democral, denounced the |/ methods of the party caucus that framed the tariff bill. He declared the binding rule of the caucus had “made a farce of the debates” in the senate. Sénator Hitchcock Introduced — an amendment which the caucus had re- jectéd for a penalty tax on trusts, It was defeated, 41 to 30, OLD BATTLESHIPS AS ©OPEN AIR SCHOOLS. Recommendation Mads by Internatien- al Congress on School Hyalene, ' Buffale, N, Y, Aug, 20.—The fourth international congress on sehsel hy- giene today adepted resolutions rec- emmending thoreugl; medical inspec- tion in all public schepols and the use of discarded battleships as open air schools, The preambie te the resolutiens re- garding the battleships states that nearly 1,000,000 tuberculesis children are attending public scheols and there is hardly accemmedation for. 1,500 to reeeive instructien in the epeh air, The e ress, it states, is convinced t{hat the epen air seheel is ene of the mest powerful agemts in the preve tien and cure of fuberculesis in ehil heed, and that it been demenstrat- ed that nearly ail climatie cenditions, providing the air is dustless lend ‘es to the preveation of tuber- o in the predisposed and the cure of the afflicied, Progressives Hetaliate on Gaynor. New York, Aug| 30.—An announce- ment by Mayor Gaynor today P.ax he Will not comsent to his own glimina- tion from the mayoralty situftion by accepting a reported montination to be proflere: lzlln by the progressives for chief justite of the state court of ap- peals was followed by an efiort on the part pf fusion lewen ta keep their candidates from accepting places pn the independent ticket Beddod by Mr. Gaynor, Honduras Accepts Peace Plan, Wa,shington, ufgt. 29.—Honduras to- day became’thg Afth country to accept the details of Secretary Bryan's peace o/ Ploss 2 7 / for a'five year period.” This retainer, the Transcript says, has been provided by members of the executiVe committee of the directors, Elliott Will Need Assistance. It is understood that this will be paid in a lump sum, The article con- tinues: “The directors felt that Mr. Mellen was entitled to this compensation be- cause of ‘his knowledge not only of the comprehensive schemes which are to be carried out by his successor but of his intimate knowledge of the de- tailed transactions of the New Haven road. It was felt that Howard Elliott, the new president, in taking up his new position, would require someone upon whom he could rely for such in- formation. Other Salary Compensation. “Mr. Blliott had fully considered this matter with- members of the executive committee of the directors before he accepted the position of president, and at the time of the directors’ meeting in New York Mr. Elliott arranged to secure the co-operation of his prede- cessor in assuming his new dutles. “Mr. Mellen not only receives a re- tainer from those interested In the New Haven, but also will receive the equivalent of three years' salary as president of the Boston and Maine and the Maine Central raflroads. Mr. Mel- len, while president of the New Ha- ven, has also been head of the two subsidiary companies, but has been paid no. salary, although having the actual responsibility for the operation of these properties.” CAMINETTI FURNISHED MONEY FOR THE TRIP Marsha Warrington's Testimony in White Slave Case. San Francisco, Aug, 20.—The trlal of ¥, Drew Caminetti rolled swiftly for- ward today, The witnesses and the evidence of the government were with few exeeptions identically the same as in the case of Maury I Diggs, convict- ed of yiolating the Mann white slave law, Marshe ~Warrington had the stand for the greater part of the day and her testimony went to show that Caminetti. was guilty of assisting in transporting her and. Lela Norris frem Bacramento to Rene, The effort of the defense was to preve that Caminetti had played a passive part. One passage of the cress examination is representative of its whele trend, At the meeting between Caminetti, Miss Norris and yeurself on the Saturday hefere you li for Reno —the meetifig at which yeu twe girls agreed to dge—llr, Diggs did all the talking and Mr, Caminetti sat by and agreed to everything by kaesping quiet, Diggs, Is that the wi you wish te be um- dersteed 7" “Mr. Caminetti agreed te every- thin # he agreed passively, did he net?" ‘Here the geurt interrupted s it ¥our theory, Mr. Howe” asked Judse Van Fleet, “that Mr., Caminetti was taken along alsn"" “Our theery, your hener, is (hat Mz Paminetti had nothing to da:with tak- ing these girls ta Reno, The party went and hg went along with mJn do not. canteng thal he was abduetéd but we hold that Recause eof & conditions that pacty of four foun necessary tq leave Sacramuentq wm:- ut delay and took the Arst frain with- out regard te its destination’ this contention ¥ s o ?}:S u:mgtnn today ‘;f:f‘ 1T gum shed the mon R_ani ?i gun 3 to Lola Norris, put of w | should byy her passage. . In'fl iu state. ment and in her unented l..tmn.hons that Ci netti .h: fl t&e\.enh thing z8e h e wii- Chicago broker and c:;fy man, esterday of heart trouble. - b4 lay o two hotels and one dwelling yesterday the subject of 3¢ hours at a speed er-General B: ostmaste vued bids for 4,000,000, The New York City police have made | 92 arrests in the anti-cocaine crusade, recently hegun. ) Claren Buckingham, & ce Buckinghal ey The Brighton Beach (L. I) race track was sold at auction' to foreclose two mortgages, totaling $160,000. Fire yesterday destroyed eight stores, ‘at Corbin, Ky.,-and caused about $250,000 108s. A firebug with his torch levelled within an hour yesterday at London, Ont,, five of the western fair buufiaga. A dangerous $20 gold certificate was of a special Wa,n;ung issued by the treasury depart- men U. S. Senator Stephenson has pur- chased 70,000,000 feet of standing tim- ber in Wisconsin and Michigan for $276,000. \ The town building' at Gloucester, Mass was torn apart by lightning five ‘minufes after the Selectmen had ad- Jjourned. 2 The law compelling hotel keepers In New York State to provide bed sheets at least 91 inches long goes into_effect Monday. . The Foresters of America in national convention at Atlantic City, decided to hold their 1915 biennial meeting in San Francisco. Otto Stahl, aged 52 yvears a baker, was burned to death in a fire which destroyed his home at Amsterdam, N. Y., yesterday. A bolt of I.ihtn-ng from a clear sky killed James Lee and his aide as they were leaving their motor boat at At- lantic City, N. J. James J. Townsend, former president of the Chicago Stock Exchange and prominent In demacratiofpoljtics, died yesterday of apoplexy. Col. William Stockton, brother of the late Frank Stockton, the author was found dead in his apartments at Phil~ adelphia yesterday. Two French physicians have dis- covered that insomnia results from a poison in the body and purpose to cure it with an antitoxin. William (Price, 60 years old former sheriff and marshal of Rushville, Ind., was killed yesterday in a quarrel with his son, Erbie, aged 25. An epidemic of hog cholera has broken out in Minnesota and more than $4,000,000 worth of hogs will be des- troyed unless aid is secured. ey Mrs. George T. Stallings, wife of the manager of the Boston National base- ball team, died at a Buffalo hospital vyesterday gafter a long illness. Representative Britten of Illinois, in- troduced yesterday a bill to appropriate $7,000,000 for a government armor plate plant to be operated by, the navy department. In the 176 days since Postmaster General Burleson assumed office he has appointed 5,766 postmasters. Of this number 2,203 receive more than $1,000 a year salary. Lightning, wind and rain caused heavy damage in Central Massachu- setts during a terrific electric storm.| yesterday. Lightuing struck at sev- eral places in Worcester. George Hartman, the leper who es- caped from the St. Louis quarantine for the second time last Tuesday, was aided in the flight by a friend he had met while in the Philippines. Lightning caused one death at Nan- tucket, Mass., yesterday. Vancura Lopes, a native of the Cape Verde Is- lands, was struck and instantly killed while' working in a cranberry bog: “I would send every United States soldier into Mexico to protect American women if necessary” declared Governor 0. B. Colquitt of-Texas, in a speech at the governors’ banquet -at Colorado Springs. The body of Miss Mary O'Brien, prin- cipal of a St. Louis public school, was found floating in the Mississippi river yesterday. Relatives believe that in a despondent moment she jumped into the river. Many Middlesex County (Mass.) cities and towns were jarred severely yesterday when one of the mills of the American Powder Company at Acten, Mass., blew up after being struck by lightning. About forty employess of Davidson and Watts, skirt and suit manufac- turers, at Hartford, gfre on strike. They ask for a shorter Working day, a Sat- urday half holiday and the same wages as at present received. Sanoche DeMaie, seven years of age, died at the Hartford hospital yester- day, following injurifes sustained Aug- ust 19, when he was struck with a'club in the hands of a companion while on a fresh air outing at Rainbow. The most severe electrical and rain storm of the season struck Rhode Is- land yesterday, causing much damage to property and playing havoc with the telephone, street car and fire alarm services. No one was serfously injured. Dominlo Pittorl, a leper, who escaped from the Diamond Peint quarantine station, Washington, several weeks ago reached Italy safely 1§t spits of warn- ings sent to pellce and health authort. tlos all over the United States Canada, Hippelyte Dourlqut formerly Bpan- ish :npnfix’l( general at New Yark, and his wife, Marie, lost their lives {“ts;- day in a fire that burned oul appariment on the fourth fleor of a five stery apartment heuse there, Awaking to find a burglar entém her apartment at Providence, millinery stdre dewnstairs al yesterday Mrs, iita Robertsen nlna ks revoner nnd fired at (he: man, bullel missed his head by & foot and he fled, Romace in the long idle sifk pilly of Batersen hag revived with the deatn of the strike. So many Workers sterm- ed the marriage license bureau g nd¢y that the registrar de “his office open at night te s ma late all comers. A record of being the lsxtu!l ?n‘q | beat afloat-of the 1006 tom cla; Fa ‘mug 18 SMPHRG d9y 03 ulll“l vesterday by the Cummings wh completed the last test in hcn : acceptance trials, mfllfl- El m DECIDES TO TAKE A REST OVER LABOR DAY % ENCOURAGING REPORTS Message from American Embassy at Mexico City of Hopeful Tenor—Con- gratulations on His M, ge. LR Washington, Aug. 29.—President 'Wil- son left Waslington late today for the summer capital at Cornish, N. H. still hopeful of favorable culminatio 'of the negotiations undertaken by this ‘counlry to bring about peace in Mex- co. Although no affirmative action on either side had been reported up te the time of the president's departure, encouraging despatches were received from Nelson O'Shaughnessy in charge of the American embassy at Mexico City, bearing on the general situation. These reached the president a few hours before train.time and led him to determine upon a short rest over Labor_day. Lull Will Be Beneficial. Nothing in the advices from Mex- ico City gave the administration offi- cials cause for particular anfiety, and it was the general conviction that a lull in the dfplomatic exchanges weuld be beneficial to all concerned. The president, it is known, feels that good may come from an opportunity for the position of this government, as an- nounced in his message of Wednesday, to “sink in.” Excitement subsiding over the ex- change of proposals and replies would, it was beleved, lead to further nego- tiations between the officials of Mex- ico City and John Lind, the personal Tepresentative of this government. Encouraging Communications. Mr. Lind, it was asserted tonight, had been instruoted from Washington to comtinue to act at his own disere- tien as to whether he should await developments at Vera Cruz or to re- turn te Mexico City, Up to a late hour ne dispatches had been recetved at the state department from Mr. Lind. Harly in the day Mr. Bryvam con- ferred with the president over the re- ply of Sener Gamboa, Mexican seore- tary of foreign affalrs, to Mr. Lind's second note, They alse eonsids a message sent by Mr. Lind tq Was! ton. yesterday aftermeon. it latest communications gave reasen for hopeful expectations was freely admit.. ted. Lind May Send Third Note. . “ Mr, Lind, it was reported, probably ‘would make the next move in the ne- gotiations, which the em- phatically asserted in his meesage had not been closed and could be resumed on the initiative of either nation. The fact that the Mexico City officials in e accredited ambassadors, it was pol ed out, left an opening for mmre moves. The view was expressed that ths Gamboa reply to the second Amer- ican note might actuate Mr. Lind to address a third note to the officials of the Huerta government. Acting nmn own discretion, the American mm might forward a message to Mexico ty from Vera Crus befoje determining upon going to the Mexican capital in person for a renewal of direct nego- tlations. + General Approval of Message. Before deciding to go to:. Cornish, President Wilson discussed the situa- tion at length with cabinet officers and arrangements were made whereby he could be notified at once of any devel- opments. Should anything happen to require his presence in Washington before Tuesday, he planned to return at a _moment’s notice. Mr, Tumulty, secretary to the president, remained in Washington tonight to be in direct touch with developments, planning to 20 to his New Jersey home tomorrow, however, upon the return of Secretary Bryan. Hundreds of telegrams and letters reached the White House today from all parts of the ecoantry, expressing approval of President Wilson's mes- sage on Mexico. These were not made public, but the president is known to have been highly gratified at the sym- pathetic reception his course had re- cetved. LIND WON'T GO BACK. Wil Return to Mexico City Only Upen Invitation of Huerta. V Cruz, Aug. 29.—John Lind, dent Wilson’s personal represent. llive let it be understood tonight that he will not.return to Mexico Clty ex- cept on special invitation of President Huerta. He probably will take pas- sage for the United States on the next Ward ltne steamer -saillng from thid port. Rear Admiral Fietcher emtertained Mr. 1ind at tea on board, the battle- ship Loutsiana this afternoon. Fleven American refugees: amea from Vera Cruz today on the Gity of Tampico for New Orieans. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Siasconsett, Mass., Aug. 29.—Steamer Baltic, leerpool for "New York, sig- nalled 250 miles east of Sandy Hook at 8,40 a. m. Dock 8 a. m. Saturday. Sable Island, Aug. 29.—Steamer Cal- edonia. Glasgow for New York, sig- nalled 680 miles east of Sandy Hook at_noon. Dock 9.30 a. 'm. Sunday. New York. Aug. 29.—Steamer Athe- nle, Pireus for New York, signalled 750 east of Hook at noon. ooku!'n.m. Doek!s.m. tn mu’hml Jowphl, m for New York, s miles east of =:na,t Kwk lt 10 a m. Dock 8 a m. urda; 4 o ) " gl mfi.‘ 1o bEC ] tmfb::l«t cnnw h 15y e e ‘were and elther: hadty or Naugatuek Contractor Killed. ek, Cenn, Aug, 29, o' tan ot martar ‘ramn- iy,