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VOL. LV.—NO. 310 " The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double ‘T'{nat of Any Other Paper, and Its Tat&l- Location of the |Moyer Driven EIGHT GO DOWN WITH TWO BARGES Wrecked During Violent Storm Which Swept New Jersey Coast---Were Bound For Providence $1,000,000 PROPERTY DAMAGE AT SEABRIGHT Homes at Fashionable Resort Either Wrecked or Under Water — Waves Lashed Into Fury by 90 Mile Gale—Eight Mo- torboats Sunk in East River by Car Float Which Became Uncontrollable—Two Men Frozen at Pottsville. : Dec, —Two men East river and eight of two barges wreck- < _given up as iost, e in human lives of the storm which swept over this city and vicinity early this morning. | At Seabright, N, J, a fashionable | summer resort twenty miles south of | here, most of the houses have either been wrecked or are under water. Sev eral hotels and many fine residenc, were among those undermined and | badly damaged. Seventy families are | homeless. New York drowned in the men—the crew ed on New Jersey 1 less could be taken care of without outside help. Much damage has pound fish indust coast. FROZEN IN SNOWDRIFT. Two Men Meet Death at Pottsville, Pa.—Traffic Paralyzed. 26.—Death and damage resuited aged throughout last night and been done the along the Jersey Philadelphia, Dec. considerable property from storms which eastern Pennsylvania A 90 Mile Gale. oday. Michael Clark, an inmate at The damage done to property is es- |the Schuylkill county almshouse and timated at $1,000,000. most of it borne | Dennis McFadden, a farmer, were by Seabright and other points along |found frozen to death today in smow- the northern drifts near Pottsville. High winds, sey coasi. Mo snow and low temperatures at es are due to bulkheads gi g and Hazleton demoralized der the wught of the wav amunication and seriously de- ed into fury by a gale which at one ey and railroad traffic. time reac the velocity of ninety reported all the coal mines miles per hour. Sinking of the Barges. T two three-masted barges whose | have been given up as lost were ' of the sea-going tug Edgar F. bach. While the storm was at v worst the barges br away and en drift shore midway between e saving tions 15 and 16, south of Seaside Park, N. J. & W g g 1 R .8 3 » 5 H 8 b ] of a man. disappeared. t so far failed to reveal a single s vivor of the wreck. The tug was ri | joried safe in this port late today. | The two men drowned were longshore- men. whose boat was caught in the storm and swamped. Eight Motorboats Sunk. fishermen's shacks were de- hotels were undermined and e Central raliroad of New Jersey was put out of commission. Small craft E-—ru and there broke away from their | muorings and were either damaged or t. A car float ran amuck in the st river, sinking eight motor boats. | 1 | the result of a_ in the region idle as £ evere drop in temperature and a five nch snowfall, Tide Swamps Hotel Grill. Ocean Park, Cal, Dec. 26—Twenty tumbling in on the crest highest tide, broke over rding the Strand today drowned between 30 and 40 men and women who were break- fasting in the basement grill of a fash- jonable hotel. The comber- swept over all barriers, smashing in the windows nd fell upon the guests at the tables. Waiters and guests got out before the second wave dashed in, but a few min- utes later there was several feet of water in the grill. season and nearly THE LOST BARGES Were Bound for Providence With Coal for New Haven Railroad. e, R. L, Dece. 26.—The two barges wrecked on the New Jersey coast in today's storm were the Un- daunted and A. G. Ropes, both bound to this port. Advices received here to- nd é“f,d:d station at Jersey f‘!!.\'fn!ghl by agents indicated fl;atl as'%'ht b 1 men had lost their lives, ineluding A driving ratn A e Ao e af. | Capiain B, Fickett of Chelsea, Mass. o g who commanded the TUndauted, and Barge Cririvs Undoubtedly Lost. Al doubt 3s te the fate of the crews | of the wrecked barges was removed late tonight/when the revenue eutters Onondaga, which were O. Olson of Providence, in charge of the A. G. Ropes. Captain Fickett's crew included Henry Stetz, the cook, John Daley, engineer, and an unknown deckhand. The crew of the Captain Beneca an Ropes were John Rasmussen, engineer; rushed to the scene early today. report- | Hans Thorkelson, coek, and Conrad trace-of the men had been | Erickson, deckhand. fe savers on shore had not to reach the wrecksand they was out of the question v of those on board could have ) sea as prevailed all day. ht Still in Danger. ! bright fear was expressed that | ise of the sea at high tide| Captain Fickett has a wife and chil- dren at Chelsea. Both barges weére earrying eoal eon- signed to.the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad here. The A. G. Ropes was built at Bath, Me., 29 years ago as a full rigged schooner. The TUnlaunted was bullt at Bath in 1889, a s ine _the night might work further 5 . Pavee Mayor Georse W. Milicott vmc-! High Tide on Pacific Coast. ed this fear that “unless the wind| Los Angeles, Calif, Dec. 26.—A hun- Shifts or the storm abates great dam- | dred miles of beach towns and summer age is threatened.” he d. The may- homes, from Long Beach to Santa or added that although the storm was | Barbara, showed the effects tonight the worst in Seabright’s history—and ;of a high tide, combined with great 4 has been subjected to many damag- ing visitations of the sea—the home- swells which swept the southern Cali- fornia coast early today. A REPRIMAND FOR MAJOR HAGADORN. Found Guilty of Leaving Post at St. Petersburg Against Orders. | New York, Dec 26— Major Charles | B. Hagadory, milliary attache of the American embassy at Si. Petersburg, | was found guilty by courtmartial to- | day of dscbeying orders and sentenced io a mild reprimand. Before a mili- tary court at Governors lsland Major Hagadorn was tried for “wilfully” dis- obeying the command of the president of the Urnited States fo remain at St | Petersburg until further orders. The | sourt amended the charge to read “had | falled to obey,” siriking ouftathe words “wiifully disobeyed.” and of this of- | fenme found him guilty. { Major Hagadorn was one of the first | oficers appointed to the foreign ser- vice by President Wilso After a | month in St. Petersburg his health be- £an to fail and about six weeks agn he ~abled the war department for permis * sion to retwrn to the Unilied Stales. ! Permission was granted, but after fhe * officer had checked his bazgage, bought hiw rafiroad tickets and started for the station he received another message for the war depariment teliing him to | sy in Bt Petersburg and make his | for relsase through the em- ° hasey id-d he had not “already | greatly worried by his physical condi. | tom, decided that to all Intents and | he had started for home and | three weeks later he walked into the | war ent at Washington and reported to the chief of staff, Although the major's appearance | conts his statement that his health | Bed fafled alarmingly, General Wood | Aecided that his acfion called for a| sourtmartial and ordered Major Gen- | ! eral Thomas H, Barry, commanding the | ¢t of the east, to try him for SERSiene ot oraers. RECEIVER INSTRUCTED TO INSTITUTE SUITS. Actlon Against Former Directors of St. | Louis & Ban Francisce Railroad. | 8¢, Louts, Mo., Dec, 26_—Receivérs of | the Sum and San Franecisco rail- | rond ay Judes were direeted by Circuit | Sanbora in the United Siates court to bring restitution suit sgalast present and former dxrecwru, of the rosd, The order of the court is qualified | . Nashua, N. M., Dee. 26.—The Nashua | ouly by the provise that eults shall be | Janutastuning Sompany and the Jack: | brought if the counsel appoint: | gop . ¥y, textile manufacturers, od today believe they can be suc- | em; i: ud operatives, have posted weastully nof at . tic thres Hours' weelly g red: on in labor necessitated by the Mayor Fitzgerald Resumes Duties. Boston, Dec. 26—Mayor John F. Fitz- gerald resamed h{‘ Jabors at city hall inday after an illuess which obliged i w give up aspirations for a third | | Dec. official, Horace E. Montague, who was | | killed by the robber as he entered the | Pullman car, was an unforeseen inci- | w | sh | old. ; BECAME A BANDIT FOR CHAMBERMAID. Young Bostick Resorted to Murder to Supply Her Funds. Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 26.—It was for a Los Angeles hotel chambermaid, wiho has since fled the city, that John Bostick, the youthful bandit, held up the Sunset Limited at Fl Monte on 1 The murder of the raiilroad dent which spoiled Bostick's plans for the girl He told the sheriff he wanted funds for the girl, who is supposed to be now in Phoenix, Ariz., and he added that he | had intended to return to Los An- geles and take her away on a trip as soon as the excitemeiit over the mur- der_and robbery had died down. The girl worked in a downtown hotel until Wednesday, when she learned | from the newspapers ihat her sweet- heart was a confessed bandit and mur- derer. WORKMEN ASSESSED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS. About $2,200 R State Canal. Albany, N. Y, Dee. 26.—Owen L. Kearney, formerly section superin- tendent of the state canal system, with headguarters at Cohoes, testified to- day at the Osborne investigation into the stute highway department that he had received spproximately $2,200 from canal workers in contributions during the political campaign of 1912. Those contriutions represened assessments on all workmen within his territery for B perind of five months and were on a basis of about 5 per cent. of their sal- ary for that time, “Accidentally Shot by Playma Neorth Adams, Mass., Deec, 26.—¥For the second time in his Jife Frank Wylde is in a critical condition from aceidental shosting by a friend. While | aiching Mary Murray preparing to sheot at target today, he was shet in the intestines. A few years ago Wylde lest an eve when another playmate ot him accidentally, He is 15 years Heurs Reduced, Wages Unchanged. new 53-hour law would not be aecom- plished by any wage cut. Steamship Arrivals. = Genga, Dec. 32.—Steamer Stampaiia, Feors ed from Workers on | Cabled Paragraphs Miss Page in Auto Accldent. London, Dec. 26—Miss Katherine A. Page, daughter of Ambassader Walter H. Page, escaped without injury when an automobile in which she was driv- ing vesterday smashed into a wall and was wrecked at Barnes, a southwest- ern suburb eof lLenden. Rooeevelt Gathering Animals. Rio Janeiro, Dec. 26.—Marshall Hermes Rodriguez Da Fonsica, presi- dent of Brazil, received a telegram from Colonel Raosevelt, who is now gathering zoological specimens In the state of Matto Gresso, announcing that the naturalists of the expedition had secured a splendid collection of ani- mals. To Tax Musical Instruments. Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 26—All mu- sical instruments are to be subjected to an annual tax in future in the Swiss canton of Ticino on the Italian side of the Alps according to a de- cision reached today by the -cantonal authorities who were searching for new sources of revenue. ALIENISTS DECLARE THAT SCHMIDT SHAMS INSANITY. Man of Superior Intelligence and Does the Job Cleverly. New York, Dec. 26—That Hans Schmidt, now on trial for the murder of Anna Aumauller, has been shamming insanity, was the burden of testimony given todav by four alienists appearing for the state. 5 Dr. Cales ¥. MacDorald, the first expert called by the prosecution, testi- fied that on September 24 the accused ex-priest had told him: ‘I did fr. I am willing for the law to/ take its course, and you can have my body. Dr. MacDcrald gave it as his opinion that Schmidt is a man of superior in- telligence and that he has “shammed inssnity much more cleverly than an ignorant person could have done.” Ht also thought it possible tha® the four alfenists of the defence hal heen successtrily deceived by the aczused and that Dr. Herrmann, who examined Schmidt for the Royal court of Munich, Germany, had also been imposed upon by ihe simulations of Sckmidt. Dr., Geovge H. Kirby said that he haa seund the prisoner's mind to be working rapidly bu* that it had given no ndicgiion of abnormality. I his opinion Schmidt’s mind is rational. He doubted the truth of Schmidt's asser- tios that he had visions. That the accused had answered all questions readily and connectedly when he examined him last October, was the testimony given by Dr. Allen R. Dieffendorf, of New Haven, anoth- er of the state's alienists. According to this expert Schmidt is sane and never had..visions. Dr. Willlam Ma- bon, last of the state experts to be called today, testified similarly. At the conclusion of Dr. Mabon's testimony both sides rested and a con- sultation between counse] and Judge Foster resulted in adjournment to ten o'clock tomorrow. Each side will be given ninety minates to sum up, Judge Foster announced that his charge to the fury would be short. HEAVY SNOWFALL IN NORTHERN NEW YORK. Blizzard at Whitehall the Worst Since Famous One of 1888. Albany, X. Y. Deec, 28—Lumbermen end sleigh owners in Northern New York are well pleased tonight. The heavy, dry snow, fell today in depths varying from five to eighteen inches. This was a part of a general snow storm throughout the greater part of the state, but many points south, east and west of here reported the snow was wet and melting. Locally only aboue flve inches ofsnow fell, but the record mark was set in ‘Whitehall. FElectric and steam transportation lines suffered. Northern cities reported many trains from one to two hours late. At Sara- toga electric cars were held up sever- al hours. The roads near there were drifted full of snow and many hecame impassable. From Whitehall came the story that the blizzard was the worst locally since the famous one of 1883. DEPOT AT DETROIT DESTROYED BY FIRE. Railway Records, Freight and Express Prey of the Flames. Detroit, Mich.,, Dec. 26—A spectacu- |lar fire, starting from a cause unde- | termined, swept through the main depot of the Michigan Central Rail- way company here this afternoon. The blaze, which started in one of the office rooms in the upper story, gained great | headway before it was discovered and i although several hundred persons were jin the building at the time, only one, a male employe, was injured. His condition, however, i8 not serious. After three hours of fighting firemen | had the conflagration apparently un- der control. The damage to tho de- pot proper was estimated at $150,090. ! Rallway records, freight and express Were also consumed and officials of the road waid the total loss might be a quarter of 4 millfon dollars. \ ! OBITUARY, | Dr. Frank H. O'Cenner. Brattieboro, Vt., Dec, 26.—Dr. Frank | | B. O’Connor,. widely known twenty years ago as a baseball pitrer on the Dartmouth college team, .ed sud- denly of heart dizease today. He was | past state deputy of the Knights of | | Columbus, John A. Kendrick, Providence, R. I, Dec. 26.—John A | Kendrick, who was Uni States mar- { shal-in this district from 1302 to 1898, | died today, He was a graduate of | Wesleyan of the class of 1876, | Dewitt G, Skilten. | _ Hartferd, Cenn., Pec. 26.—Dewitt O, " Skilten, who recently retired as presi- dent of the Phoenix Fire Insuranee eor;‘:rh.ny of this city, died tenight, aged 74. He had been engaged in the | insurance business here 50 years, General Nicholas I. Gredekoff. St. Petershurg, Dee. 326.—General Nicholas Ivaneviteh = Gredekoff, ence Russian military commander-in-chief in the far east, and who assisted Gen- eral Skobeleff in the conquest of Tur- kestan, died today. Miners Have General Melee. Clarksville, Ark,, Deg. 26.—Tweo min- ers were killed, another was fatally wounded and eight others received minor bullet and knife wounds in a | free f orall fight at Jamestown, an | isolated mining camp mear here, late yesterday, Steamers Reported by Wireless. | Naples, Dec, 25.—Arrived, steamer Itala, New York; Dec. 11, steamers San Guglieimo, New_ York; Martha Washington. New Yofk; Taormina, New York Reserve Banks e COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARINGS BEFORE DECIDING. WILL VISIT 14 CIHES/ Partial Schedule of Hearings Prepared —Plan to Begin Work at New York Next Friday and Saturday. ‘Washington, Dec. 26.—The organiza- ton committee which is to launch the new federal reserve banking sys- tem for the nation, tonight announced its plan of action for marking out boundaries of reserve districts and the selection of federal reserve cities. Pub- lic hearings will be held in fourteen large cities of the country—New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Den ver, Seattle, Portland, Ore., San Fran. From Calumet CITIZENS BLAME HIM FOR AROUSING PREJUDICE, MINERS DECLINE 'HELP Rebuff Relief Committee Which Raised Fund for Panic Victims—To Accept Money Only from Union Sources. Calumet, Mich., Dec. 26.—Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Fed- eration of Miners, was put on a frain and sent out of the copper strike dis- trict tonight. The deportation was the direct result of refusal of families stricken by the Chistmas eve disaster here to accept relief from a committee, the majority of whose members be- longed to the citizens’ alliance, an or- ganization combatting the five months’ It Pays Others. The holiday season has given value of the advertisement. It is its part. The Bulletin, They not only look to its columns famtlies. not you? The following summary of its Indispensable as the home paper: merchant has increased his advertising for one purpose and one pur- pose only, and that is increased business. ‘Which has been thus gained has been felt and it will continua to be felt if the same determination is manifested to make advertising do If advertising is advisable during a period when big trade can be expected it is of just as much importance in drawing business at other times, and the best possible means of doing it is offered by You cap reach nearly ten thousand homes through a single adver- tisement in The Bulletin and a class of people who are in the habit of buying in accordance with its guidance. wich, and Eastern Connecticut, The Bulletin is regarded as a necessity, table reading matter but they look to its advertising columns for the supply of their household needs and the personal necessities of their The benefits of The Bulletin's advertising columns should be taken advantage of by evervone doing business. It pays others; why Bullatin Telegraph Local General Total/ Saturday, Dec. 20. 99 154 778 . 1031 Monday, Deci22... 92 133 258 483 Tuesday, Bece23i 98 v, 115 206 419 Wednesday, Dec.24.. 105 120 230 455 Thursday, - Dec. 25.. 85 139 302 526 Friday, Dec. 26... 58 102 243 403 Rotale . oo o080 Why Not You? an effective demonstration of the a season of extra trade but the The value of the publicity As the home paper of Nor- for the latest news and other profi- news columns shows why it is in- 2017 763 3317 cisco, Los. Angeles, Houston, Tex., New Orleans, Ailanta, Cincinnatt'and Cleve- a: Although these cities are the only 8nes to: be visited, it was announced that the advantages of many others would be considered and that bankers and others interested in the citles not named in this list would be heard. Hearings to Begin Next Week, The two cabinet officers composing the committee, will spend practically all of the next two months in this work and expect to conclude their la- bors within the time all national banks are given in which to announce their intention of becoming members of the system. The committee will not be- gin hearings until next week. Secre- tary McAdoo left his office today suf- fering from a slight fever and the other committeeman, Secretary Hous- ton, decided to abandon their task un- til Mr, McAdoo's recovery. His illness 18 not believed to be serious, but he is not expected to return to his desk for several days. The committee’s announcement fol- lows in part: “Under the provisions of the federal reserve act all national banks are re- quired to signify their acceptance of its terms and provisions in or before February 22, 1914, and all eligible state banks and trust companies are per- mitted to signify their acceptance within the same time, “It was determined that the organ- ization commistee will have hearings in various important cities in the coun- try for the purpose of securing the views of bankers and business men as to the division of the country into federal reserve districts and the lo- cation In each districts of the head office of the federal reserve banks which are to be established under the federal reserve act. Dates Assigned for Hearings, “It will not be pessible for the com- mittee to hold sessions in_ any other cities, but ample opportunity will be given for representatives of various sections of the country contiguous to these cities to appear before th om - mittee and present their views. must not be inferred that the commi tee has determined upon any one of these cities as a location for the fed- eral reserve banks; they have been chosen as places for holding sessions of the committee solely because of their accessibility and convenlence. “The committes will sit at the cns- tom house at New York on Jan. 2 and 3, at Boston on Jan. 35 d 8 and return to New York for additional ses- sions on the 8th and $th. The com- mittee will sit Jan, 12 to 17; in Chicago Jan, 19, 20 and 21; St Louls, Jan. 32, 23 and 24; Denver, Jan, 30. Hearings for other citles will be held between Jan. 28 and March 1, Wherever possible the hearings will be held in govern- ment buildings, Character of Information Sought. “The committee desires te be in- formed particularly upon the follow- ing peints, which are considered pri- mary factors in determining the boun- daries of the proposed distriets and the location of the federal banks: “First — Geographical convenience, which invelves transpertation facili- ties and rapid and communica- tion with all parts of the district, “Second—Industrial and commereial development and needs of each sec- tion, which invelves comsideration of the geperal movement of commedities and of business transactions within the distriets and the transisr of funds and exchanges of credits arising there- from. “Phird—The established custem and trend of business, as developed by the present system of hi'nk reserves and checking accouats. In laying out the districts and establishing the head- quarters rr, egerve banks, every ef-: fort will be made te premote business in Washington from | the | strike of the federation. Every bereaved household that was approached told the men and women in charge of the distribution that they had been promised adequate aid by the Western Federation of Miners, and nowhere was any assistance wanted. Prejudice Against Citizens’ Aliance. Members of the relief committee se- lected at yesterday’'s "mass meeting blamed this unprecedented condition (Continued on Page Eight.) WOOD TURNING PLANT AT DEEP RIVER BURNS. Building Totally Destroyed — Rumors of Incendiary Origin. Deep River, Conn., Dec. 27.—Fire that broke out about midnight totally destroyed the wood turning factory of Williams & Marvin, situated in the outskirts of the village, this morning. The plant had been shut down for sev- eral days and as far as known there Was no one in the bullding. The origin is not known, but there are rumors of incendiarism. Charles R. Marvin, president of the company, said tonight that the insur- ance would amount to between $10,000 and $12,000. The company employed 80 or more men a few years ago, but lately business had been dull and only a few found emplovment. The local fire department sent its apparatus to the scene, but the fire had made such headway that nothing could be dome. the blaze and the building was gutted in short order. Fought Duel Hand in Hand. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 26.—Word reached here today from Pineville, Ky., that Solomon Jackson and Tate Sou- ders of that city fought a peculiar duel there yesterday in which both lost their lives. The men had trouble over a lawsuit and it was suggested that they clasp their left hands and, with a pistol in the right hand of each, “shoot it out.”” Standing hand in hand, they killed each other. trade and commerca, Political Considerations to Have No Influence, itical considerat d to i determining fuence these importan While the committee tes the local pride and sentime: ch are prompting meny cities to e thelr claims, thi ertheless must appeal to the patriot- ism of the country to assist it In ar- | riving at a sound conclusion through consideration of fundamental and vital facters, Purely pride must yield to the common goed in order that the system itself may was designed, namely, to secure to the business of the country the elastic conditions so manded.” Banks Sending in Applications. Application for membership in long imperatively de- the new system poured in with the regu- and the Me- d larity " of clock ticks today desk of George R, Ceoksey, Adoo's private secretary, foot high with letters &nd teleg rom banks. hat close to 1,000 banks and trust companies have applied for member- ship, and there are few sections and fewer ‘large cities that have not at }ea.st one representative in the long ist. If the estimate is correct, mearly one-seventh of the national banks have asked to become members in the system. 3 Mr, Chy "f::&:d Telegrams icting on the Streets of the na- t. al espital is to be stopped. Hiram L. Messenger, deceased in- surance actuary of Hartford, Conn., left $4,000 to Cornel William and Samuel Muney, twins, celebrated their 95th birthday Christ- mas at Babylun, Long Island. Christmas Was Celebrated by one hundred and thirty winter bathers, men and women at Coney Island. Robert Hazlett, aged 76, was found dead beside the tracks of the Meriden- gvmerbury railroad at Meriden yester- ay. The Municipal Councillors of Paris gave themselves a Christmas present by increasing their own salary $300 a year. D. W. Brown, of Denver, presented his newly married daughter with a check for $150,000 and a mnecklace, A high wind fanned | convenience and normal movements of committes nev- local sentiment and | aecomplish ‘the purposes for which it | systemr of credits and the stability of { The estimate tonight was | valued at $16,000. Miss Clara Pause, a 16 year old Chicago girl, celebrated Christmas by taking a long swim in the icy waters of Lake Michigan. Mrs. Elizabeth Crotsley, of Fair- mount, N. J., was rescued from a cis- tern after being imprisoned in five feet of water for two days. Miss Ramola Dahlgren, grand- daughter of the late Rear Admiral Dahlgren, U. S. A., wiil soon become a deaconess of the Protestant Episco- pal church. Arthur Beerg Treat, of the contract- ing firm of Sperry and Treat, and widely known as a contractor, throughout the state, died at New Ha- ven yesterday. A Tragedy Marked the close of Christmas in Lincoln, Neb., when Carl F. Carlson, at midnight shot and kill- ed his mother, whom he says he mis- took for a burglar. Miss Julia Kern, daughter of United States Senator Kern and Mrs. John ‘W. Kern of Indiana, became the bride Christmas of Dr. George B| Lawson of Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Finley J. Shephard and William and John D. Rockefeller gave gold pieces to thei remployes at Irvington, N. Y., and to the telephone operators at Tarrytown, New York. A Bomb Believed to have been placed under their bed by a black hander, blew off the legs of Mrs. S. Johnson and her 1l-year-old daughter in their home at Des Moines, Iowa. Arthur and Irv Kelley, young sons of Ira Kelley, a sea captain, were drowned in Narraguagus river at Mill- bridge, Maine, yesterday when their skiff was sunk in a choppy sea. Out of a Total of 1,743 casualties at sea during the fiscal year ending June 30 last, the highest in the history of the life saving service, only 69 vessels were lost and 73 persons were drown- ed. Mrs. George H. Thompson of Cin- cinnati, national treasurer of the Wo- men's Soclety of the Methodist church, was found dead Friday in her bed at tohl:l home of her daughter at Dayton, 0. Charles C. Malley a well known waliter in a Hartford hotel was caught between two trolley cars yesterday, and is in & hospital with a broken collarbone, dislocated shoulder and probable internal injuries. W. A. Frazer of Dallas, Texas, sovereign adviser of the order, automatically succeed J. Cullen Root, sovereign commander of the Wood- men of the World, who died Wednes- day at Hendersonville, N. C. Damage Estimated at between §7.- 000 and $8,000 resulted vesterday from fires in two adjacent saloons at New Milford on_ Bank street. The saloon of Henry Donnelly was completely burned out while that of Gustav Carl- son was damaged. Approximately 37,000 Emergency men were employed by the postoffice department to work the holiday malls. The raflway mail service, usually op- erated by 18,000 men, was increased to 82,000 and the clerical force was in- creased from 65,000 to $8,000 men. TFwo Thousand Dollars, the receipts of Christmas day, was stolen from the box office of the Orpheum theatre at New York early yesterday by four men who hid under the baicony seats after Thursday night's performance and surprised the night watchman. A Silver Dollar bearing date of 1304, highly prized by nuismatics, and un- derstood to be quoted at $3500 for col- lectfon purposes was found at New Ha- ven yesterday by William Sullivan a la- borer while excavating on the site of the new ice rink for the Yale Hockey team. A Philadelphia collector has of- fered $2000 for it. George Wilson, of Mount Vernon, Y., i8 in a serious condition n the hos ptal as the result of an electric shock. He was working on the overhead elec~ trical construction of the New Yorlk, New Haven and Hartford when he re. celved the shock, 11,000 volts passing through his body. PROF. FISHvER LdSES BY EIGHTEEN VOTES. Defeated for Democratic Nomination for Mayor of Middletown. Middletown, Willard Conn., D Prof. isher, formeriy nead of the departrm 10mies and soctal | Bolence at university and now a lecturer at Harvard, was tonight defeated for the demooratic n ation | for mayor by Dr. James A 3 the narrow margin of 18 total vote was 165 to 147. Professor her has twice been mayor of the 5 ty and was once defeated for the of- ce. ! When he was first elected mayor he | attracted censiderable publieity in en- i forcing the ancient “blue laws” con- cerning Sunday. He was known as a “reform mayor.” Deeply interested in | ciological question labor and se- he was largely in- rumental in sec ng the passage of workmen's compensation act whieh goes Into effect-in & few ddys. During the past few we e has lectured in many cities, ineluding Neorwich, ex- plaining the aet. | | Investigations to Continue, Albany, N. Y. Dec. 26.—James W, Osborne will continue his investiga- tion into alleged abuses in various de- partments of the state administration as special commissioner for Governor Glynn. From this time on the investi- gation will be continuous and will be conducted with vigor The President as Fire Chief DISCOVERS BLAZE ON ROOF OF GULFPORT HOME. 1S SOON EXTINGUISHED Chauffeurs and Seoret Service Men D¢ Effective Work Under rection—Hailed as a Hero. son’s Di~ Pass Christian, Miss., Dec. 26.—Pres- ident Wilson tonight found himself the bero of the guif coast. Word spread far and wide that the watchful eye of the chief executive of the United States had spied a blaze that threatened to destroy one of the handsome homes of the southern shore, and that he had acted the volunteer fire chief in a man- ner that long will be remembered in this region. The incident created a stir in the otherwise quiet life of the gulf section. Saw Biaze on the Roof. The president was returning from a game of golf toward noon.and on pass- ing through Gulfport, eight miles from here, saw a blaze on the roof of a big house. It was the home of Judge J. H. Neville, who won fame in 1891 by pros- ecuting John L. Sullivan for a prize- fight at Richburg, Miss, with Jake Klirain. Mrs. Neville, who was alone in the building, had run to the window to watch the president go by, when suddenly the two machines stopped and the president himself alighted. He darted up the front steps, followed by Cary T. Grayson, U. 8. N, the secret service men and the chauffeurs, who had unstrapped the fire extinguishers from their machines and aweited the president’s orders. Mrs. Neville was sonfused. Secret Service Men Fight Flames. “Don’t be alarmed,” said the presi- dent, coolly, “your house is afire, but these men will put it out quickly if you will show them the way to the attic.” Mrs. Neville showed the way upstairs and Robertson and Fredericks, the chauffeurs broke a window and climbed out on the roof, while James Sloan and Jack Wheeler, the secret service guards, tore away the shingles and helped to fight the flames. Mrs. Neville did not know how to treat her unex- pected, distinguished guest, who urged her to keep calm, as there was no dan- ger. Fire Quiokly Extinguished. “Will you come into the parlor?’ she asked. “No, thanks,” replied the president, “but you might let me have a bucket of water.” Mrs. Neville hastened to comply, but before it could be of service, the fire- fighters on the roof had descended with the report that little damage had been done and that the blaze was out. “Well done,” said the president, and the entire party left the house for the automobiles. The chief of the local fire department was just arriving with his hook and laddder and other appa- ratus. Fire Attracts Large Crowd. “The fire is over,” announced the president, and added with a proud smile: “My men have just put it out.” Judge Neville and his son came run- ning up at that moment and a big crowd collected. The judee was pro- fuse in his thanks and spoke appreci- atively of the president’s thoughtful concern for Mrs. Neville. The president took no motor ride in the afternoon, resting after his exer- tion at golf. He took a nap during the afternoon_and again he spent the evening with his family. MISS BRANCE RECEIVES | VISIT FROM BROTHER. Advised by Him to Seek Rest at a Sanitarium. Monticello, N. Y., Dec. 26.—Miss Ade- laide M. Brance, who has been a volun- tary prisoner in the county jall here, following her detention in gofinection with the death of Melvin H. Couch. was today visited by her brother, H. T. Brance, of Hartwick, N. Y. The meet- ing was most affectionate. Mr. Brance had not seen his sister in 14 years and until last Sunday, w] she emersed from the office lawyer, had only occasionally received 2 letter from her. He has advised Miss Brance to seek rest in a sani- tarfum and is ready to give her all possible help. Miss Brance Monticello in an automobile late night or tomorrow. She has refused veturn to her former home at Hart- wick. ALLOWED TO INCREASE ITS CAPITAL STOCK, Favorable Action in Cass of Hampden Railroad Corporation. { Boston, Dec. 26.—The public servics commission today authorized the Hampden railroad corporation to issue $1,900,000 additional capital stock. The company had asked authorization for a bond issue of $2,500,000. The Hampden railroad is a single track 14.85 miles lomn:u gvrmmm: of the way nearly el to the { branch of the Boston and Albany rafl- ! road from Bondsville, whers it eon- nects with the Massachusetts Central ‘branch of the Boston and Maine rail- | road, to Athol Junction, whete it con- | nects with the tracks of the Boston | ana Albany raflrosd, sbout two miles | from Sprinsfleld station. It has four | small stations. | | | 8chooner in Distress, Washington, Dec. 28.—The revenue | cutter Onondaga was today dispatched | to the assistance of the schooner Thomay . Pollard, reported to be in | distress with crew aboard, eight miles | Boutheast of the winter quarter shoal | lightship, off the Delaware Breakwater. The schooner is owned in New Y and salled from that port for south- ern points several ago. To Ring in New Year, Newport, R. L, Dec. 26—Miss Kath- erine Knight, daughter of Rear AdmI- ray Austin M. Knight, commandant of the Narragansett Bay naval station, left tonight for Anmapolis, Md, to ring out the old year gn: in the new at the naval . o Was_ S6- lected for this honor by the senlor | class. To Fly Across the Atlantio. 8 Bu%n}ce.l:fihnn‘l that dhetnn J‘ . S Livespeal easty mext pe for the Atiantie ;tmtuun-. a MNeWEPaper n{m“h