Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 24, 1914, Page 1

% s § AS POLIGE COMMISSIONER, Names Terms Under Which He Will Accept Offer| of Mayor Mitchel of New York Wil Insist Upon Complete Control of Department With His Decisions Not Subject to is Also Conditional Upon His Being Placed on Retired | Court of Review—Acceptance List—Mitchell to Try to Meet All These Conditions. s Panama, Jan, 23.—Colonel George W. soethals, chief-engineer of the Panama canal, recently was tendered the posi- tion of - police commissioner of New York city by, Mayor ;Mitchel and- in reply to the latter .sen¢ him.by Mayor Mitchel, through..George . W. Perkins signified his wlllinmmm accept : the pos{ under certain conditions. These conditions were that he should be per- mitted to remain on the isthmus until the Panama canal is completed and in successful - operation -and that he 'be given complete control over the po- lice department. Will Not Resign from Army. Colonel Goethals in his letter to May- or Mitchel said that under no eircum- stances would he accept the commis- sionership unless these conditions were sgreed to. He said . that he would still be an army officer after his work here was completed, he would not re- sign in order to accept'Mayor Mitchel's offer but that he would do so if Pres- ident Wilson gave him permission to retire, 4 Wants Absolute Control. Colonel Goethals added that he must have complete control over: the police department in case of his acceptance, including the right té dismiss incom- petent men without their having the right to appeal to a court which would have the power to apnul his dismis- sals. In other ‘words, ue Jemanded that the law which glyes courts on ap- peals from the commissioner's deci- sions the right to review cases and reinstate men with back pay, be re- pealed by the state legislature. Commissioner Has Too Limited Powers Colonel Goethals sai§ today that Mr. Perkins made a special trip‘ to the isthmus to bring him the letter from Mayor Mitchel dontaining the offer of the commissionership. He added ‘tHat the conditions ;leé-imhv‘olebdcs:‘eil;‘lgd":g acgically: preclyde his becor the B e New. Yark police depar meni. When the offer was first m;d% he said,. it lpoked attractive to:him but an investigation showed him that the police commissioner had too lim- ited powers to carry into.effect re- forms such as he might propese,. — TO MEET CONDITIONS, Mayor Mitchel Will Try to Remeve Obstacles to Acceptance, New York, Jan. 23.—Mayor John Pur- roy Mitchel in announctni_ tonight that he had secured from Colonel George W. Goetnals a qualified acceptance of an offer of the New York police com- missionership, made it known that he would at once take steps in an effort to meet the conditions laid down by the Panama canal builder:: S The mayor said a:hill would be in- troduced in the legiglature at Alsany at once giving the commissioner added powers and intimates chat he would be willing to meet Colonel Goethals’ other condition :fi a wait u’\fil the end of 1914, when the cplonel's work on the isthmus shall have: been completed, before the appointment”became effec- tive & : Mayor Mitchel in making his an- noungement gave out a letter from Colonel Goethals to him brought to this city by George W. Perkins, who at the mayor's request had.conferred with Colonel Goethals on the subject in Pamama, returning here today with the cang! builder’s reply. The mayor did. ‘not make an ‘outright 'statement that he would hold the commissioner- ship open for a vear, but the intima- tion that he wouls &) o Was strong and he promised that he would make a more definite announcement on this phase of the subject later. Col. Goethals’ Letter. Colonel Goethals in his letter to Mayor-Mitchel, given out tonight, said: “I have given much consideration to your kind offer to appoint me po- lice, commissioner and have discussed it fully with Mr. Perkins. 1 can only reiterate what | have stated to you— that the position strongly appeals to me, but there are certain conditions Which prevent me from accepting it. “In the first place it has been my hope and desire to see the canal com- ipleted and in satisfactory operation. It our exvectations are realized, this should be accomplished before the close of the year. “In the second place, I am an offi- cer on the active list of the army and, while occupying this status, 1 am not at liberty to accept outside employ- ment. “There are therefore only two courses for me to pursue to enable me to aceept your offer; one is to resign from the service and the other'is to be- placed on the retired list. The former I would not consider. For the last few years, 1 have been looking forward to securing the advantages of retirement at the close of my duty here. I have served nearly thirty-four years and the president, under the law, ig authorized to retire me after thirty years of service; so it is my hope that he will grant me the privilege on request. Opposed to ‘Court of Review. “Assuming that. I will be allowed to remain here untjl the canal is’com- pleted -and that pn. appiication I will he placed on thé retired list, aterac- tive'as your offers, I would be obliged to decline "it. s0~long as the present law remains in force wx;irc‘h e movals from the police force sb~ ject fo rop\.«zvh with declsion based on legal evidence. In public work of any kind, efficlericy can. be secured only when the service of those engaged In it is satisfaétory to superiors and, while 1 folly believe In the right of every man to have a hearing, the decision of the superior as to the character of the man's service should be final. In cases where a man whose services have not been satisfactory can be re- instated by a court of review, the effect on discipline and efficiency is most injurious. It undermines author- ity, leads fo insubordination, tends to destroy the loyal cooperation which the executive authority must have to secure results and mkes his tenure of office impossible. “Assuming, therefore, that I were free to choose after the completion of the canal, would gladly accept your { ofrer, provided a change in the law Ps secured which would yest the right of removal in case of unsatisfactory service in the hands of the commis- sioner.” GRAND JURY REPORT ON MOYER'S DEPORTATION. Expected to Be Made Today—Child Shooting Investigated. Houghton, Mich., Jan. 23—Action on the deportation of Charles H. Mover, president of the ‘Western Federation of Miners, and Charles Tanner is ex- pected to be reported by the special grand jury tomorrow. Circuit Judge O’Brien. was ready to receive a further report from the jury today but George;¥. Nichals, the special prosecutor, agked for more time in which to present some minor cases. ; Deliberations .of the jury today con- cerned the shootimg Tgst Liabor dav of Mary Fazekas, a 12 year old girl, while deputies were suppresping disturbances resulting from ‘the =~ copper miners’ strike. There was every indication that the jury ‘would conclude its work some timde tomorrow. Whether ments would be Teturned ersons who wefte sypposed to: hyve feen ihvolved 1 the Mover incident was the subject of mnich speculation here tonight. INJUNCTION AGAINST OREGON STATE PRINTER. Claim Made That Cantract With Union is Diseriminatory. lezing Print Porttand, Oregon.'Jan, 23. that a contract with the Allies ing Trades Council, ‘entered infa ' by ' State Prigter Harrig last Oclober, i disériminatory, ‘W, C. Francis, manager | of the ¥mployers’ Association of Or gon. and James Archer and ¥. R. Bus- sard. printers, filed ~suit today aud procured -a injunction against Governor, Qswald West, Secre- tary of State B, W, Olcott and State Treasurer T, B, Kay, members of the staté board of printing, resiraining them from operating under the con- tract and from paying the employes in the printing office, . 3 EXCLUDE HINDUS. Seirotary - Wilggh-'Bpi/e Fnay: Injurs Labor Conditions in West. and possible to the zouthe: sous | given hyg their jmmediate ing any indlet- | , against (i | (0 Kansas City for its financial needs | ford this siatement w KANSAS CITY ASKS FOR RESERVE BANK. Governor and Ex-Governor of Kansas Before the Committee. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 23—Governor George S. Hodges of Kansas and form- er Governor Stubbs today appeared be- fore the committee for the organiza- tion of the new federal reserve bank system and urged the establishment of a reserve bank at Kansas City. Gov- ernor Flodges told Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary of Agriculture Houston that if there was any delinquency in the state laws of | Kansas which would preven tstate banks from coming into the reserve system the next legislature would rem- ;edy it. He said Kansas had shown a of $240,000,000 and that most of this sas. City. Former Governor committée that the southwest Stubbs told looked the {and that the financial needs of Kansas | Tould not be served by a bank located west of Kansas City One Fisherman Still Missing. Halifax. N. §. Jan. 23.—All but one | of the #iéven fishermen who were sep- arated from the American schooners | Pontia¢ and Elsie off here in Wednes- | |@ay’s” gale have made safe landings at variows points along the coast | Hopes are also enteriained for the |'satety of the missing man, Charies Brenssn of Newloundland Train Kilis New Haven Youth. Haven, Conn. Frank B3 uged 19, of No iver afiel | noon bridge, when | an incoming express ' £ ork. New Haven and : Hartfofd railroad. Fle was walking | the trcks, and evidently did not hear the train approaching, e Andther Coal Lands Case, Seattle, Wash., Jan, 23—The jury was swors, the opening statement of the prosecution made an the state- ment of the defense hegun today in the irfal of fhe case of the United States agminst: Charies 1Y Murdy and Archie W. Bliielgs, charged with conspiracy to defrawi the govermment cowl iands Mrs, Wilson’s Sister Iif. "~ Berikeéley. Cal, Jan. 2 jmaret A Flliot: sister [Tow Wilson, is ill at her he “has heen under the trained nurse for si and todax Dhev condilion wag such that she was oo permitied to ree visitors.. Profe: | sor Edward Elliott, ber hushand, fo " Liverpool, England, Jan. 25—Mutiny | MUST WAIT UNTIL PANAMA CANAL IS OPENED | normal increase of business lat vear | | business had been done through Kan- E Cabled Paragraphs Earthauake in Greece. Athens, Jan. 23—A, severe carth- guake occurred today at Lepanto, Al-| most every house in the town was more or less damaged ard the fort- ress partially wrecked but nohocy was injured. Mutiny on the Devenian. broke out on board the steamship De- vonian shortly after she left Liverpool ! yesterday for Boston and she was com- pelled today to put back to Holy- head. where nineteen of her crew were arrested. Home Rulers Confident. Dublin, Jan. 22.—The trustees of the Irish “home rule” fund are so confident of the “home rule” bill passing the house of commons 1in the next few months that they issued a formal noti- fication today stating that no appeal for funds wouid be made this vear cither in the United States or else- where. Uproar in Hungarian Parliament. Budapest, Hungary, Jan, —Armed guards had to be called into the lower | house of the Hungarian parliament to- iday toeject unruly members of the opposition during a debate on the press reform law. = Jox-Premier Count Julius dozen’ other deputies were thrown out of the building after defying a ruling of the president. REFRIGERATOR CARS ARE_UNPROFITABLE e President of Swift Car Lines. Testimony of Chicago, Jan, 25.—While officials of the Interstate Commerce Commission prepared for a hurried trip to Wash- Arndrassy, Count Aladar Zichy and a || ington to draw up a petition to the federal court here demanding that the Armour private refrigerator lines be compelled to furnish its traffic fgures A. R. Fay, vice president of the Swift* car lines, declined to challenge the commission’s authority but proved a willing witness today. Refusal of F, W. Ellis, vice presi- dent of the Armour lines, to reply to gquestions is expected to result in a federal ruling that will establish either the commission’s power to enforce an- swers or the witness' right to refuse to disclose his business secrets. Com- missioner Charles C. McChord left has- tily ‘at noon today for Washington and Edward W. Hines, special counsel for the commission, wiil follow him to- morrow night. 'The petition to .com- pel Ellis to testify or else be cited in contempt probably will be filed Tues- day before Judge Landis. . Mr. Fuy told:George P, Boyle, spe- cial examiner, that the operation of private refrigerator car lines was not profitable, paying the company less ment. 3 “The companies had to build their own cars: to carry fruit and- perishable merchandise,” he said. “Otherwise | they would be unable to transport.th the demand for refrigerator cars.” < Mri Fay said that Swift and com- pany had- $8,500,000 tied up in refrig- erator cars, and that last year the net earnings on that investment were only $84,700.. Mr. Fay readily agreed to submit his books to the commission. Officials of the car department of Morris and company also testified. NATIONAL CITY . BANK JOINS RESERVE SYSTEM Action of New York Institution Con- trary to Rumors, New York, Jan. 23.—Officials of the National City Bank, the largest in the country, announced this afternoon that in due time the institution would apply for membership in the new federal reserve system. This quieted rumors that the nation- al city bank contemplated surrender- ing its federal charter and merging with the Corn Exchange bank, the largest state institution. Such an in- stitution would create a state bank whose combined resources would prob- ably overshadow any regional reserve bank which might be established at this_center. Financlers not affiliated with the city bank expressed surprise when informed of its intention, because of the opposition to the currency bill maintained by some of its leading of- ficers. Moreover, the misunderstand- ing said to_exist between the bank and treasury department at Washington ! gave rise to the belief in some quar- ters that the bank was seriously con- sidering the organization of an insti- tution which would enable it to be- come a formidable competitor of the new reserve system. NO BAN ON TANGO IN | | HARTFORD DIOCESE. | Bishop Nilan to Leave Matter With Individual Pastors. 1 Jan. 251t was| ch circles here today that | contrary to report. Bishop Nilan had | not issued a pasioral letter dealing | with the tanzo. nor is one expected. | From the episcopal residence in Hart- s given out: | | he bishep has issued no regulation | | soverning the tango. It is a question | | for cach pastor to deal wiil. Rishop | Nilan disapproies of the tanso as be- | | ing immoral. stors decide if the| | tango is an occasion for sin, and if so they forbid it. In this waw it will be | found that the Roman Catholic pas-! tors of the diocese forbid Catholies to dance the The hishop in an in- of Hartford.” Admiral Cottman to Retire. t Jan Rear Admi i reen determined Female Deer “Arrested.” Semevville, Ma-o. Jan straying far from its ha words of central Massachuse: | southern New Hampshire, a femule ' | deer cantered thropgh ihis'city toda and led police and huadreds of citizens ' & lively chase. The animal was finaliy_ capiured and given un aulomobile ride o the police - sinilon, where it was locked i @ ceil. 1t will be {urned orer to lhe municipal-zeo et Bosion. teamship Arrivale.’ Palermo,” Jan. 14 —Steamer Atheni, Tyrolia, Geroa, Jan, New Yor Calabria, Bal- Ala~] Sieamer than two' per cent. on a large invest- || goods, as the rallroads did not suppiy || | Wililam Holme Job |Dissolution of A | ' bm! the New Haven e ———— TO NAM!'"EN TO PASS ON HiS| WILL REQUIRE MUCH TIME, SAYS OWN CASE. ELLIOTT. IN THE LAND DISPUTE SALE OF SECURITIES Terms of Present Officials Have Either Expired or Are About to End—Da- | cision Can’t Be Made for Fifty Days. Cannot Be Hurried, He Declares, Be “Forced Sales” Are Not Ad- vantageous—Big Decrease in Income. cause _Los Angeles, Calif., . 23—Some | time after fifty days. perhaps within the next six months, President Wilson will know whether he, as trustee for Mrs. Wilson, still retains tifle to 38,000 worts of land in the Coachella Vailey. which is under contest in the United States land office here. New York, Jan. 23.—Though ready to give up ownership and managemeni of its outside interests as fast as this can be done, the New York, Ne wHaven & Hartford Railroad company will re- quire considerable time to separate it- self from the properties invoiced, =aid In | Howard Elliott, chairman of the board e - Do you realize the important service which The Bulletin can be to vou? ‘Do you use this paper to help you in your business and social life? We Know that The Bulletin stands ready to help. It is a publie utility, yet we fear some people do not understand in what various ways they caw get help from a daily newspaper. The value of the advertising in these columns we do not have to emphasize. It is as much news and often as important, as what is ° called “reading matter.” The fact that a merchant has this or that for sale, and that he is able to sell it at a saving to you is worth know- ing. The high cost of living can be reduced by a wise use of the ad- vertising which The Bulletin carries. 1t is a bureau of publicity and information. It is the clearinghouse for the buyer and the seller, the ever working persistent salesman which is invaluable to business and customer alike. > Radiating to a wide territory it puts many. thousands in daily touch Wwith the buying center of Eastern Connecticut. The Bulletin is an es- sential instrument for pulling business and it is a live agency for the dissemination of news and business opportunity. Learn to use it to your own good. In the past week it contained the following reading matter, an in- dication of the thoroughness with which it caters to the wants of the people for twelve cents a week: Bulistin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, Jah. 17.. 84 138 I 1A Y “-Monday, Jam. 190, 92 122 172 386 Tuesday, Jan: 20..' 92 102 200 394 Wednesday, -Jan. 21.. 93 122 200 415 Thursday, Jan. 22,0 83 126 238 446 Friday, ° Jan. 23.. 89 93 171 353" Total , S B2 703 1894 . 3129 the meanwhile Mr. Wilson faces a del- icale situation relating to a decision in the contest, which involves the counter claims of Mrs, Maud. Comp- ton ‘Hensie and Homer L. Goddard of | i: Los Angeles. Wilson’s Appointees to Decide Ca: Hearing of testimony in the contest was. concluded ‘today before Frank B. Buren, registrar, and C. R. W. Robin- son, receiver of the land office. Bu- ren has already passed the time of his term of office and Robinson’s term ends March 5. As a decision cannot legally be rendered in less than fifty days, adjudication of the case will rest with their successors, who will be appointed by the president. Mrs. Wilson Paid $3000 For Land. The exhibits fled in the contest to- day wers a certified copy of a deed showing President Wilson to be the owner of the land, as trustee for his Wife and a letter from Mrs. Wilson, who, answering a query of Goddard, sald she had. paid $3,000 for the tract and paid taxes on it for three years. John T. King, who instituted the present confest was the original lo- cater of the land, which he took up in California in lieu of land script, selling it later to Mrs. Margaret Axson of directors of the company, at a din- ner given tonight by John A. Sleicher, publisher of a periodical. “It is obvious,” said Mr. Elliott, “that will take considerable time to sell the securities representing ownership, because it will help no one to insist upon ‘forced sales’ of these properties at a time of excitement.” Decrease of Gross Income. After stating that the gross income of the New Haven properties, not counting the Boston & Maine and On- tario & Western, had decreased $3,127,- 712 in the five months ending Novem- ber 30, last, owing to higher cost of op- eration, Mr. Elliott declared his com- pany was not suffering from this alone, but that the continued agitation of the last three or fours years also had tend- ed to injure it. He did not criticise this agitation, he said, “but it was a fact that it had resulted in much dis- couragement and demoralization in the daily work of the railroad, and it would take time, patience and courage to bring the road back to where It should be.” To Meet Wishes of Public and Govern- ment. Every director of the company, said | the speaker, was keenly Interested in ?V"o‘:éh :‘;gu‘.';nf“’;!luwd‘;rétwlo 2'15;& having the New Haven railroad run in ro x as can- | n2Y iy called by the land. department im | & ‘Arst class business manner,” an the desire of the management to meet the wishes of the public served by the railroad and the views of the federal government had been shown by its readiness to give up all control of the King alleges that he was the viciim | Boston & Maine and sell all' securities of a conspiracy. He testified he had | representing ownership in the prop- trusted to his “agent, <¢- -i.. Compton, | erty, to attend to tiie republication: but that Compton allowed the claim to lapse | and then had his sjster, Mrs. Maud Compion, Hensie, file a homesiead en- try on the land. Compton and Mrs. Hensie denied this. Mrs. Hensie tes- tified that she filed on the land in good faith, later digposing of her claim to Homer L. Goddard. The general land office at Washing- ton-has asked for a complete report of the case, ANOTHER EFFORT TO 2 END SHELTON Committee of Citizens to Confer With Mill. Authorities, Shelton, Copn., Jan. Another ef- fort to end the strike at the mills of Sidney Blumenthai here was made ! tonight. at a largely attended town meefing, wheh a committee of citizens amed to confer with the mill au- es. The town Hall doors: Warden - F. Beardsiey March, 1913, becausé he had failed to make republication of a faulty notice of location. King Claims Conspiracy. ¥. The agreement to withdraw from all participation in the management of the Boston & Albany road was futher proof of this, said Mr. Elliott, adding: Instructions to Officers and Employes. “We have said employ vou to attend strictly to railroad bu: ness and try to influence politi elect or defeat men running for office, but 1o present the requests of the rail- roads to legislative bodies in an open and frank manner.” We are justified in doing this, and it is our duty to do it and we are -entitled to receive fair and frank (reatment from members of { legislative and administrative bodies “We have said to our officers and employes: ‘We want you to devots your mental and physical emergy to the extent of your ability to working for these companies exclusively and to obeving the laws of the land and the rules and regulations worked out by STRIKE. e ANONYMOUS LETTERS A was crowded to in sfate les, presented a mo- the effect that the guards at se instructed Droperty met W f: | Judge Repeats His Caution Against Discussing the Case. | New ¥ Jan one nas been writing anonymously to furors in the case, Justice Vernon M. { Davis of the supreme court. before whom Hans Schmidt, a former priest charged the murder Aumuller, is on retrial, today earnestly itloned the jurrmen to niitre was named 1o co fer with ihe mill owners and endeavor fo. aroiiraie the irouk amuel F Reardgie:, Warden Ba ge J. B Dil; Sumuel Presion and-Postmaster one and requested them to refrain | from reading newspaper articles or communications relative to the crime. ‘Witnesses who were heard today re peated testimony glven in the first trial. Criticising Jury Discharged. Fairbanks, .~ Alaske, Jan. 23.—Judge] Fulier of (he Unlied Staies district couri inday refected the report of ai foderal grand jury which criticised fed- eral officials, particulariy District At- torney = Crossley. Declaring the jur had exceeded its authority, Judge Ful- er discharged it summaril Claims to Be Son of Strathcona. Boston, Jan, 23.—Asseriing that he is the son of TRaron Strathcena and AMaount Royal, late high commissioner for Canada. James H. Smith of Brook- line will lake steps, it is said. to obtain recognition ¢f his intérests in the vast state. Mr. Smith refused ftonight to Coasting Tragedy at Woonsecket. | Woonsocket, R. L, Jan. 23 —Lillian Rocheleau was killed today and two other childran severaly hruised and cut | talk about jt. it his wife sald counsel » e “f on which théy - were | had been-engaged to represent him in eoasting coilided with a taxicab. Lil- ' presenting his claim_te the executors an was crushed against e ¢ of Lord Strathcone . experience that make for safety and | TO SCHMIDT JURORS. —Because some | Anna | refrain 4 against discussing the case with anv- v_ > e —— F ey ‘Exports of Motor Cars are twenty | times as much now as 4 decade Ag0. —_— president, was one of callers yesterday. Nathan C. Brownell, D the Parker House, New suddénly yesterday afternoom. . A Gain of 100,000 Pupils was made by the Sunday schools mflhe Methodist Episcopal church during the past vear. igtor of Rev. Dr. Benjamin Hines Charles, 85 years old, a well known Presb; terian minister, died at St. Louis- yes: terday of apoplexy. Rain and High Water, it was esti- mated yesterday have caused the death of 100,000 zround squirrels in the vi- cinity of Avena, Cal There Were 88,586 Sharehoiders in the Pennsylvania Railroad company on January 1 ,the largest number in the history of the company. N Six Persons Were Injured when, two double rippers used by a coasting party crashed_into a wagon, on Cemetery Hill, New Canaan, Con Neil W. Snow, probably the best all around athlete ever uated from the University of Michigan died suddenly in a physicians's office at Detroit. £ With Several Amendments still pend- ing, the senate late yesterday recessed until today, without reaching-a final vote on the Alaskan Railway bill The South Carolina Legislature fayors. the repeal of the fifteenth amendment to the United States _constitution which gives the negro the right to vote. . The “Bear Dance” and the “Bunny Hug” have penetrated even to . the depths of wildest Alaska, according to Captain F. E. Kleinschmidt, the Arctic explorer. B In Addition to the Regular quarteriy dividend of $3 declared yesterday by the Standard Oil company of Kansas, an extra dividend of $7 a share was announced. The New Jersey Court of Errors and appeals yesterday upheld the con_ stitutionality of the chancellor-sheriff Jury reform law passed by the last legislature. Dr. Thomas S. Blair of New York, advocates a “moderate exposure of the whole surface of the body to the sun- shine, as a means of preventing a great deal of cancer. An Extensive System of land forti- fications for the Hawaiian Islands is proposed in the annual fortifications appropriation bill' reported to the Fouse vesterday. v Burglars so Badly Wrecked the safe of the Madisonville, La, State Bank that they were unable to enter and fled after ‘stealing’ three nickels from the cash- drawer. . The American People drank 70,000,- 000 gallons of whiskey, smoked 4,0900._ 300,000 cigars and puffed 8,711,000,000 cigarettes during the six months-end- ed December 31. Three Coasting Accidents on Mile Rock Hiil in Highland. Falls, N. ¥., during the past 24 hours, caused one death and .sent nine persons to the military hospital. The Woonsocket and Millville, R. 1., mills of the United States Rubber company announce for a short period an alternate weekly operating schedule of four and five days. Frank W. Etheridge, judge of pro- bate and former member of the general assembly was found dead in bed at his home at Thomaston yesterday. Death was due to heart disease. William A. Deorr, who murdered George E. March, a retired Lynn soap manufacturer on April 11, 1912, was sentenced yesterday to be electrocut- ed during the week of March 22. The Jury in the Third Trial of Will- iam Flege, accused of murdering “his sister, Louise Flege, vesterday found him guilty of manslaughter, at Pend- er, Neb. The jury was out 13 hours, Benjamin Fein, alias Dopey Benny, a notorious New York East Side gang leader, was convicted of assault in the second degree yesterday and sentenced to serve five years in Sing Sing prison. Twenty Guests Were Driven from the City Hotel at Barre, Vi, into the reet yesterday, in a temperature of degrees below zero, by a fire which destroyed the building and threatened the First Baptist church. to our officers and | »s all along the line ‘We want Convicted of Having abstracted $3.- 140 from funds of a Columbus, Ohio, | bank which had failed, Clement S. Baxter a former state bank examiner, was sentenced yvesterday to three yvears ‘|n the penitentiary. ! | By a Change in the Plan of admis- sion to Harvard, students from South America and other countries where English is not the native language are {to be admitted partly on a basis of knowledge of their own language, As a result of a Coroner's Jury finding that Mrs. Thomas G. Riffle was | & mass meeting was held at Mayville, | N. Y., yesterday and money subseribed for a fight to suppress the sale of liquor. Samuel Kalespian Who attacked the help at the Hood Rubber factory at Watertown. Mass., on July 12 with a revolver, ling & woman and | wounding several other. employees, | pleaded guilty of murder in. the sec- | ond degree yesterday, and was sen-' | tenced to prison for life. Paul Carl, the young man who a week ago confessed that he was guilty of shooting Monroe . Eilis, a wealthy lumberman of -Basking Ridge, N. J. ‘esierday discharged from cus’ 'he county prosecutor told' the that Carl's confassie proven false in every way. | The Rockefeller Foundation, handles the funds set aside by Rockefeller for edu # philanthropic uses, s rrfi; the uppropriation of $10,000 a year for. | ten years for the suppert of the Am ican academy in Rome.and of $10,000 for the relief through the Am x Red Cross of suffering in Bulgaria due |lo the Balkan war. v T | Heir to Prince Victer Napofesn, . Brussels, Belgium, Mcial to Prince of today, pretender to. the fmperial ‘was born here i er of Jmphl.Wll.:.’lbl’m m frightened to death by drumken men, [, South Windsor, Conn., Jan. {lence on his body AN OUfbflEAK OF SMALLPOX AT FORT BLISS. [EPIDEMIC . NOT . FEARED | Belief at Washington That Lind is Be- ing Sounded With Reference to a Possible Successor of Gen. Huerta. Washington, Jan. —Conviction i administration circles that the H\-‘o?l'lg regtme in Mexico is rapidly approach. ing the collapse which has been per- sisiently predicted has led to much discussion here of the nature of John Lind’s frequent conferences with Mex- ican leaders. Belief is freely expressed that President Wilson's representative is surveving the situation with a view to determining how events will shape themselves when the Huerta structure Mr. Lind’s latest conferences with Jedus Fiores Magon and other Mexican statesmen, have interested members of -the diplomatic corps, who pointed out tonight that, in view of President Wilson's reiterated statements that he would not recognize Huerta nor any Of the things he stands for, the Amer- ican envoy might very naturally be induced to throw out hints as to what type of man would meet with approval at the White House. They thought that Mexicans would in all likelihood embrace an opportunity to sound M Lind s!ormnlly as to the acceptabili of various leaders who might arise when the crisis is reached. -De- La Barra ht Be Acceptabl So far as officials here are advised, the vicissitudes which preceded the Madero revolt and foliowed the down- fall of that leader's stormy Incum- bency of the presidency, have not de- | tracted from the high standing which Francisco de la Barra, at present min- ister to France, attained as the man of the hour when General Diaz was forced to abdicate. Senor de la Barra then was brought forward as the leader wha, as provisional president, could placate all factions pending a new election. Some of the diplomats here believe de la Barra could again compose the sit- uation in Mexico, so as to permit of the ‘choice of a successor to Huerta. They regard him as the man under whose lsadership all factions would be most likely to shift their activities from the battiefield to.the ballot box. Smallpox Among Refugees, Some uneasiness was occasioned at the war department today by the ap- pearance of smallpox among the £eg- ‘eral soldiers and refugees near Ei Paso. Texas, and- instructions went forward to- Brigadier General Bliss to proceed at once with the vaccination of the several thousand soldiers, as well as ihe women and childre who crossed 'o:dt:imo Texas after the fall of Oji- naga. > _- The general condition of al rs in Mexico was si in this statement from the state depart- bment today: “Americans are finding the forced levied upon them a great bur- The Ebano Oil district in San Luis Potosi is reported to be fully controlled by the Mexican federal government, so that' oil has been furnished to the railroad with very little interruption. Admiral Cowles Commended, Secretary Dapiels today sent this message to Rear Admiral W. C. Cowles, commanding the American squadron in Mexican Pacific waters: “Upon the occasion of your detach- ment from presentd uties and your orders to the command of the impoxt- ant station in Asiatic waters, the de- partment wishes to assure you of its appreciation of your able and discrest management of affairs on the west coast. of Mexico. No Danger of Epidemic. El Paso, Texas, Jan. 23—Several cases of smallpox were discovered among Mexicans interned with the fed- eral soldiers and refugees from Ojina- ga, Mexico, at Fort Bliss today. All the Mexicans were ordered vaccinated. Although the discovery of the smali- pox resulted in a nexclusion of sight- seers . from the camp, the physicians said there was no danger of an epi- demic. The patients were isolated. FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED 4 IN SOUTH WINDSOR CASE. Body of Farmer Who Died Last No- vember Exhumed. 23.—By order of relatives, the body of Leo Burnham, a young farmer who died last November, was exhumed today, and an autopsy will be performed io- morrow to determine the cause of death. Op Oct. 31 Burnham was found un- conscious in a swamp near here. He was a man of apparently robust healih and as there were no marks of vio- the case excitd some comment. Three days later he died without regaining consciousn Fhe attending physician gave as caude of death apoplexy. and Bright'a disease 3 Relatives of the young man claimed that he had 3600 in his pockets on ths day he was found in the swamp, but no trace has been found of the maney. Jt is said that a Spiritualist was called into the case by some of the relatives, who had a “seance” in which she said the man met with foul play: | -~ The autopsy tomorrow will be per- formed by three physicians, one of ‘whom was the attending physician at the time of death. ! COMPULSORY VACCINATION - SUSTAINED BY THE COURT Not New. York Man Convicted for Sending Boy to School. New York, Jan. 23.—Compulsory vac- cination for school children was up- held by the appellate division of the suprems court today in a decision the conviction of Hagbard Bkerold for violation of the compul- sory education law. . Ekerold's son was sent home from school because he had not been vac- cinated. His father was brought into court: by an attendance officer 'two to y ted, but the appellate division disagreed with him. Steamers Reported by Wirsiess. ~ New York, Jan. 23 —Si Cam Liverpool for New Yerk, sig. a . Dot T % m Bun