Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 31, 1914, Page 1

VOL. LVL—NO. 76 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1914 PRICE _TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of An_y Other f’aper, and lts Total THE BATTLE CONTINUES AT TOKREON Rebel Agent at Juarez Announces That It is Bloody and Stubbornly Contested Encounter HAS BUT SCANTY INFORMATION FROM FRONT No Official Confirmation of Report That Gen. Velasco Has Made Offer of Conditional Surrender—Villa Will Not Permit Newspaper Correspondents to Send Despatches Until Torreon Has Been Taken—Federal Money Seized. Juarez, Mexico, March 30.—The reb- | sarrison at Guaymas, was captured @t and federal forces at Torreon are Saturday by constitutionalists off To- engaged in battle, it was learned ' polobampo, a | spatches received here today This information came from Robert | stitutionalist agent Leéleivier. stiil tonight. V. Pesquiera, confidential agent of the constitutionalists in the United States, who recently arrived here from Wash ington. Mary Rumors Reach Juarez. Senor Pesqulera spent the afterncon rt of the evening in this city investigating various rumors and so- called official reports dealing with the situation at the front. At the conclu- sion of his investigations he telegraph- 2d a long report to assoclates in Wash- ington and later talked with newspa. per men. The constitutionalist secre- tary of the interior, Semor Zubaran, was present at the interview. Battle Bloody and Stubbornly Fought. They had no facts to divuige, save that fighting continued and that the contest thus far has been bloody and stubbornly contested on both sides. They stated that no telegram from General! Valla had been recetved. say- ing that General Velasco had suggest- ed a conditional surrender. They as- serted positively, on the other hand, that federal reports of victory were absurd. Believes Vifla Certain of Victory. “I believe that the rebels tonight are making a concerted attack on the fed- eral positions” said Secretary Zu- baran. “With what success I do not know, but in the end I believe Gen- eral Villa is certain of victory. Mex- icans are fighting against Mexicans, and the contest is stubborm, but the moral force which in the end will spell vietory is on our side. Many of the telegrams credited to General Villa have not really been sent by him. ‘Whence they came I do not know. No News Until Torreon is Taken. “Villa is using guns and hand gren- ades, not typewriters. He sold the correspondents at the front frankly that they could send no despatches un- i1 he had taken Torreon. There have been no such. despatches, and the con- sion, aside from our actual trough ir% rmatics s .okclear, Tofrson has not been taken. Advantage With Rebels. n the other hand every fact at our eommand shows that the advantage is with us. We have Gomez Palacio and Tardo and a foothold in Torreon. The story is being told there. We may have the city in a day or a week, but in the end we will have it. We have no details; we know only that our men sre fighting the big fight of the revo- lution, and the advantage thus far is with us” OFFER OF SURRENDER. Federal Commander Reported to Have Named Conditions. Juarez, Mexico, March 30.—No re- ports of & convincing nature were To- ceived from the front today. What purported to be & telegram from Ma- jor Roque Gonsales Garza said the taking of Torreon was a matter of hours, but it was recalled that last Saturday night General Villa thought ft was a maiter of minutes. Later General Manuel Chao stated | that General Carranva had received a telegram from Villa to the effect that the rebels had taken all positions in Torreon excapt the main barracks, which ihe federals were still holdins, angd that Geneal Refugio Velaseo, the federal commander, had made a con- ! ditiopal offer of surrender. This, it wes sald, Villa was considering. Meanwhile the federal sympathizers in El Paso were deriving great com- ; fort from telegrams said to have come from Torreon and the City of Mexico. These had it that the rebels had been ut to disorderly Bight from Gomez alacto, Torreon and Lerdo. No newspaper despatches were re- ceived. The embargo on the sale of liguor was remowed, but the restriotion sgainst persoms entering the city after 7 10 o'clock ak night remained. The Carranza commission appointed %@ investigate the death of William S. ¢ Benton will not be ready to report for some time, as Dr. Lara s at Chibua- bua assiStthug W the cave of ths ‘wounded. TORREON CUT OFF, Rebel Force Operating Between Mon- teroy and Torreon for That Purpose. Fagle Pass, Texas, March 30.—Refu- zees who reached Pledras Nagras, Mexico, from the vicinfty of Monclova today reported that General Murgia had wiped out several bands of fed- eral fugitives from Torrean. Murgta has been operaiing between Monterey and Torreon and is reported to have isolated Torreon from all com- munication with Mexico City and other federal forces at'Montercy and Saltillo. There has been no communication be- tween Hagle Pass and Torreon over the government t aph lines for five duys. ANl rafivoads Into Torreon from the east hawe ben cut. General Joa- quin Maas, who went to reinforce Gen- eral Velasco at Torreon made the trip overiand in armored automobiles with his 800 men. Murgia commands a strong force of constitutionalists which, while taking no part in the attack on Torreon, has been working o prevent any assist- ance reaching the federals in the be- Jeaguered city. He recently captured Monslova, confiscating large supplies in the railroad warchouses there, and, proceeding south, cut ocommunication with Monierey from Pledras Negras at Espinaso, ten miles above Reata, a Junction point leading to both Monte- rey and Torreon. Numerous small bands of constitu- tionaliats are active around Monterey, MONEY CONFISCATED. Was on the Way to Guaymas to Pay Federal Soldiers. Douglas. Ariz. March 30.—The Span- ish steamer Yonila, carrying 900,000 pescs with whioh to pay the federal | e &y according to official de- by con- The money was confiscated and the vessel sunk. The captain and crew were held for trial on the charge of having alded the Heuria government. Reinforcements for Tampico. Washington, March 30.—Rear Ad- miral. Mayor at Tampico Teported to the navy department late today that the federal garrison at Tampico had been reinforced by 800 men from Car- | denas, with two field pieces and an| armored car. He said, according to an unconfirmed report, a large body of constitutionalists had crossed the Tiv- er above Tampico. VILLA CONTROLS SITUATION. Claim of Rebel Officials After Telep- hone Conversation. Washington, March 30.—Over a spe- cial leased wire between Washington | and El Paso Mexican constitutionalist officials exchanged reports tonight on | the military and financial condition of | their cause, Felicitous Viliareal, min- ister of finance in the Carranza cadi- | net, sat at the Washington end of the | wire, while Roberto V. Pesquiera, | Washington agent of the constitution- | alists, and Senor Zubaran, minister of | Gobernacion, were at El Paso. After the conference it was said that | General Villa had practical control of | the situation at Torreon and that the financial status of the movement was growing better daily, BOSTDN—T& MAINE TO SELL MAINE CENTRAL Will Reoeive $395 for Shares Which Were Bought at $102.10. Boston, March 30.—Despite the pre- tests of a smali but aggressive minor- ity, the stockholders of the Boston and Maine rallroad voted today to sell at $95_~ share 159,601 shares of the Maine ‘ai railrosd, wlich have been in the company’s treasury for nearly fourteen years, Under the plan for the disposal of the stock the purchaser will be the Maine Railways companies, 2 volun- tary association, composed of interests closely identified with the Maine Cen- tral. The plan also requires the ap- proval of the stockholders of the Maine Central who will meet in' Portland, tomorrow, to consider e matter, If the plan goes through the Boston and Maine which is now controlled by the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad, will receive $3,000.000 in cash by May 1 and the remainder in five year 5 per cent. notes, making .a total of more than fifteen millions. ‘The stock cost the Boston and Maine $102.10 per share. Minority Stockholders Fight. Boston, March 30—The minority steckholders of the Boston and Maine decided at a meeting tonight to take legal action to prevent consumation of the sale. The form which this action would take was not determined, but it was argued that the transaction should be brought before the supreme court for final decision. Injunction proceed- ings were discussed as available means to this end. 1 PLACED POISON IN WIFE'S TEA. West Haven Man Charged With At- | tempted Murder. New Haven, Conn, March 30— Charged with putting a deadly poison in cups of tea which his wife and Miss to Margaret Williams were about drink, John Hogan of West Haven w. arrested by the police tonight, upon a warrant drawn up by the state’s at- torney, charged with attempted mur- der. ¥e was released in ball of $5,000 furnished by his sister. According to the police the alleged murder occurred last Thursd Mrs. Logan, after sipping her tea, noticed a peculiar taste, an dset the cup aside. A chemist was later called, and it is said he found enough poison in each of the cups to have caused almost in- stant death, had the contents been drunk. Hogan 18 noted for hi seccentricities. It is sald that recently, when returning to his home and finding his wofe ab- semt he rang in the fire alarm and | asked the firemen to help hunt for her. | ! [ | JURY DELIBERATING | ON KOETTERS’ CASE. | Defendant Charged With Killing! Woman With a Hammer. ! Chicago, March 30.—John B. ters, cherged with murder Emma Kraft, a widow of Cinci after he had tired of her, will not | know his fate until tomorrow mornng. | A jury which retired at 4 o’clock could | not reach an agreement and at 10 | o'clock Judge McDonald announced if | a verdict should be reached it should | be sealed and opened tomorrow morn- | ing. | Mrs. Kraft was found in a room in a | downtown hotel in November, 1912. | She had been beaten to death with a | hammer. | Fitzgerald’s Veiled Threat. Boston, March 30.—Mayor Curley told a senate committee today that | former Mavor Fitzgerald's last words | to him were: “T would not wish my Wworst _enemy to have the position of | mayor of Boston, when T quit.” ®he present executive w. rguing ~ for sanction of a measure which would | make it possible for him to rescind an order of his predecessor granting | increases amounting to 7,000 to | members of the police department. 1 = { New Jananese Ministry. 1 Tokio, March ~The emperor to- day ordered \isc Ke Kiyoura | to form a minis: to that | headed by Count Yamamoto, which ve- signed on March 24 | ary measure to provide ‘Cabled Paragraphs - Noted Italian Pianist Dead. London, March 30—Tito Matai, the noted Italian planist, composer and conductor died here today, aged 73. German Aviation Fatality. Strassburg, Germany, March 30.— Captain Reinhardt was killed today in an aeroplane accident. He was a pas- senger on a biplane. Death of Emile Gentil. Bordeaus, France, March 30.—Emile Gentil, former commissioner general in the Chari district of the Irench Congo, and well known as an explorer, died today. Landslide in Italy. Venice, Italy, March 30.—A great landslide threatens the villages of Clauzetto_and Vitodasio, in the prov- ince of Udine, Parts of the villages, which are inhabited by mbout 3,600 persons each, have already been evac- uated. Prince Henry Sightsesing. Buenos Aires, March 30.—Prince Henry of Prussia, who arrived here vesterday with the Princess Henry on the steamer Captain Trafalgar, spent several hours today sightseeing. He was accompanied by the mayor of Buenos Aires. 35,000 ers on Strike. Leeds, England, March 30—Thirty- five thousand coal miners in the York- shire pits laid down their tools to- day, demanding the introduction of a minimum rate of wages. Notices have been handed in by a further 35,000 and these expire at the latest on Thurs- { day which will bring the total to 70,- 200. REPRIEVE FOR THE GUNMEN IS LIKELY. Governor Glynn Inclined to Favor Pe- tition of Their Counsel. Albany, N. Y March 30—The chances that the four gunmen who are awaiting the execution of the death sentence during the week of April 13 for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler, will be granted a respite until after the second trial or former Police_ Lieutenant Charles Becker seemed bright_tonight. H. Lionel Kringle, their attorney, flled their petition for a commutation of a respite of thelr death sentence | with Owen L. Potter, executive pardon clerk, today, and aithough Governor Glynn said he had not had time to look over the papers, he indicated he was in favor of granting the request for a respite. He declared a commutation of sentence was impossible, The governor takes the pasition that it will do no particular harm to sus- pend the execution of the dedth sen- tence temporarily. He holds that in- asmuch as some facts may be brought out at Becker's new trial which might throw new light on the cases of the gunmen, a stay of execution would only meet the ends of justice. REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN DANBURY ELECTION. Democrats Win in But Onc of the Four Wards of the Gity. Danbury, Conn., March 30.—The re publicans carried three of the four wards in the city election today, the remaining ward going democratic as It was an off-year electfon, one usual. wards alderme total 1,700 votes were cast. The progressive vote showed a falling off from last year despite the aggressive campaign of that party. Only 130 progressive votes were polled against 200 a year ago. The socialist vote also showed a decrease. As a result of today’'s election the city board will stand eight democrats and four republicans, the democratic majority being due to the holdovers. AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. NOT GOING TO BUILD. Plans for 32 Story Structure Filed Simply as a Precaution. New York, March 30.—The American Express company, through its first vice Flags, today denied that it would erect in the near future a 32 story office building on Lower The statement explained against the possibility of future building regula | tions “which might prohibit the con- struction of a building of a character which we had in mind - Steamship Arrivals. Antwerp, March £ Steamer Men- ominee, Philadelphia. Leghorn, March 28 —Steamer Cala- bria, New York via Naples. Plymouth, March 29 —Steamers Alaunia, B on via Portland for Lon- don; 30th, Kronprinzessin Cecile, New York for Bremen, Rotterdam, March 29.—Steamer Rot- terdam, New York via Ports (return- ing from cruise). bia, New Yor] Yibau, March 24—Steamer Russia, w York. aples, March 25—Steamer Stam- palia, New York. London, March 30.—Steamer Minne- is, New York. ew York, Maréh 30—Steamer Cal- edonia, Glasgow. 2 Bremen, March 29.—Steamers Bre- men, New York; 30th, Steamer Prince ¥rederich Wilhelm, New York. Tap Line Railroads Protest. Washington, March 30.—Protesting that interstate commerce commission orders prohibiting the grantirg of jomnt rates and other concesslons by inter- state raiiroads is costing so-called tap line railroads a miliion and a half dol- lars a year, attorneys for these inter- ests today flled a brief in the supreme court urging that the orders be set aside. To Oust Standard Oil from Ohio. Columbus,-O., March 30.—Judge Di lon of the common pleas court tod: granted an alternative writ ordering Attorney General Hogan to institute proceedings to oust the Standard Oil company and its subsidiaries, includ- ing the Imperial Oll company or Can- ada, from doing business in Ohio. The case is set for hearing April 20. Freight Rate Increase Suspended. Washington, March 80.—Suggested increases of about five cents a hundred pounds In the frelght rates on bag | paper. tag board, binders board, print- ing paper and similar commodities be- tween points on the Boston and Maine railroad were suspended today by the interstate commerce commission until July 30, Midway Park Inundated. Middletown, N. Y., March 30.—The Wallkill river tonight is at the highest age it has reached in several years. Midway Park, a summer resort on the river, 1s under water. _Glasgow, March 30.—Steamer Colum- | Appointments by the Bishop ANNOUNCED AT FINAL SESSION OF CONFERENCE. SCRIVENER IS RETAINED Reappointed as Superintendent of Nor- wich District—Rev. J. H. Newlands Goss to First Church at Fall River. (Special to The Bulletin.) Willimantic, March 30.—The final session of the Methodist conference was held Monday morning at 8.30 and opened with devotional exercises con- ducted by G. A. Grant. Bishop Ham- ilton presided over the business ses- sion, which began at 9 o'clock. An- nouncement was made that C. M, Pan- urico had been transferred to the New England conference, and H. P. Ham- mond to the Oregon conference. Dr. N. B. Nichols of Attleboro was heard for a brief period on the work of that institution, Resolutions of Thanks. The balance of the conference com- mittees reported, and resolutions of thanks were adopted, to be sent to Rev. W. O. Nuzum, Rev. J. E. Priest- ley, the trustees of the local church, the sister churches, the Y. M. C. A. the Business Men’'s association, the musicians, Mayor D. P. Dunn, the American Thread Co., the post office officials and the press for their full and (Continued on Page Six) OHIO COAL MINES WILL SHUT DOWN. Operators Won't Run Them Until They Know Cost of Labor. Columbus, O., March 30.—Nearly ev- ery coal mine in Ohio will shut down tomorrow, throwing more than 35,000 men out of work for an indefinite pe- riod. This announcement was made here tonight at the close of a meeting of coal operators of the Hocking Val- ley, Jackson County, Pomeroy, Crooksville and Zanesville coal fields in southern Ohio. The reason for the action, according to B. A. Cole of Columbus, O., an op- erator, is that the operators “cannot run the coal mines without knowing what the coal will cost.” Failure of the operators and miners to agree on a new wage scale brought about this condition, he added. Hearing on Higher Freight Rate: | Washington, March $0.—Announcing that only three more days will be re. quired by the rallroads to conclude their testimony in support of their ap- plication for a 5 per cent. increase in freigat rates, Vice President Browneil of the Erie railroad today vrged the interstate commerce commission to de- vote tomorrow, Wednesday and Thurs- day to taking the additional evidence in order to facilitate disposition of the case. FAVORS DELAY ON THE SHAFROTH RESOLUTION. Mississippi Valley Suffragists Would Keep It in Committee For Awhile i - Des Moines, Iowa, March 30—The Shafroth and Bristow suffrage amend- ments, now pending before congress, are threatening a controversy at the Mississippi Valley Suffrage conference which began here today. Although it had been announced last week that the subject would not be brought up the present meeting, twenty-five of the women leaders met today and a telegram addressed to the National American Suffrage associa- {ion was formulated. It was as fol- ow: Many members of the Mississippi | conterence feel that the Shafroth reso- { lution to zmend the constitution should be left in committee until after the next convention. Were —this done it ould #void a chance ‘for confusion, which might come were two suffrage resolutivns simultaneously before the country and would give time for ma- ture consideration of a measure which many of us do not understand and | which ws want te act on with deliber- i ation.” Tobacco Company Submits Plain. New York, March 30.—A tentative plan which the Metropolitan Tobacco company hopes will be satisfactory to the government was submitted today, it is understood, to H. Snowden Mar- | sall, TUnited States district attorney here in the federal proceedingg held | by the American Tobacco company un- til the company was dissolved by the United States supreme - court. Miners to Remain at Work. Peoria, Ill, March 30.—The Iilinois mine workers will remain at work until a new wage scale is fixed, or until the Illinois miners take a referendum vote on the policy outlined by the policy committee. This was decided at a meeting of the Illinois mine workers here today. The present agreement ex- pires April 1. | “Spooning Parlor” for Girls. Chicago, March 30.—The butlding of | a girls’ ciub with a “spooning parlor” | was discussed today by the committee | of women appointed by Mrs. Potter : Palmer, former president of the board of lady managers of the 1893 world's falr, to dispose of approximately $100,- 000 gained from the sale of souvenirs during the exposition. | Prouty to Be a Progressive. Montpelier, Vt, March 30.—Charles A. Prouty, former interstate commerce | commissioner, signified his intention to | accept the progressive nomination for senator, if it is_tendered him, in a letter to Charles H. Thompson, nation- al progressive committeeman, made public tonight. Sick Man Commits Suicide. Malden, Mass,, March 30.—Arthur E. Perham, assistant inspector in the po- | lica department, left a sick bed while | his wife was absent tonight and com- mitted suicide by shooting. He was discouraged over the failure of his vhysicians to dtagnose his malady. i g | New York to Bermuda Race. New York, March 30.—The proposed | New York to Bermuda aviation race will be held the latter part of June and early in July and will be international | in character, it was announced today by the Aero club of America. 1,000,000 Pine Trees Planted. Minneapolis, Minn, March 30.—The planting of one million pine trees, the first re-forestration work by the state on a large scale, was begun today in Ithaca and Crow Wing counties, in the northern part of the state. Most of the trees planted are white pine l Irish Resting on Their Dar ARE ALLOWING THE ENGLISH TO FIGHT IT OUT. . IN COMMONS DEBATES Premier Asquith Creates Surprise by Assuming Post of War Secretary— To Resign from House of Commons. London, March 30.—After all the many solutions of the government crisis which has been proposed and discussed, Premier Asquith announced a decision to the house of commons lay which none of the prophets had expected, or even suggested. The prime minister himself will assume the bur- den of the war office, in addition to his other and almost crushing duties. He will resign from the house at this critical stage, when the second reading of the home rule bill is about to be taken up, and will appeal for re-ele tion to his constituents in BEast Fife, Scotland, within a few days. Frenoch and Ewart Persistent Field Marshal Sir John French, ciaef of the imperial general staff, and Gen- eral Sir John Ewart, adjutant general, declined to withdraw their resignations in spite of the army order issued on Friday, which Viscount Haldane clev- erly framed as a platform on which the generals might stand with consist- ency and honor. It thus became impossible for Colonel J. E. B. Seely, who was co-signer with them of the assurances to Brigadier General Gough that the army would not be used to suppress the Ulster op- position to home rule, to retain the secretaryship of war. His resigna- tion, therefors, was accepted after he had been. for some days under fire from the newspapers of his own party, which insisted he must go. A Unique Situation. Viseount Morley of Blacikburn, lord president of the council,who was part- ner with Colonel Seely in drafting the offending paragraphs of the document, stands in the same position, and his withdrawal from office is expected to- morrow. These were the events in today’s chapter of the continued story which is keeping the country at the highest pitch of excitement and suspense. The present situation is remarkable in that the government nominally will bo without a prime minister and without a leader In the house of commons un- til the bye-election is held in East Fife. The writ for the electign must give elght days’ notice and It will probably be issued tomorTow. The only practical loss to the party meantime will be the withdrawal of Mr. Asquith’s voice from the debates. He will preside over the cabinet meet- ings and direct manoeuvres in house of commons, from an unofficial seat, while Reginald McKenna, the home secretary, and Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, will understudy him as house leader. “Oh, I'll be handy If I'm wanted,” Mr. Asquith remarked to Andrew Bonar Law, the opposition leader, who thought that the home rule bill could not be proceeded with in the absence of the premier. * Will Have Salary of $25,000. Mr. Asquith apparently consurted no one except the king before his bold de- cision. His colleagues in the cabinet seemed to be as surprised as the other members of the house when he reveal- ed his plans. Mr. Asquith is already first lord of the treasury, which office he will continue to hold. If he had merely shifted from one office to an- other, the resignation of his seat in the house of commons would not have been necessary, but he sald that he had been legally advised that the accept- ance of “an office of profit under the crown,” in the words of the statute, necessitated a new election, although he will take only one salary, $25,000. The political seers gather that Mr. Asquith is in fighting mood. Letting the English Fight. Both houses today debated the sit- uation at great length, but the debates simmered down into merely assertions on the one side of a plot to seduce the army and on the other side or a plot to crush the Ulster covenanters, with de- nials and counter-denials and heated personalities. No member of the Irish nationalist party, of which John E. Redmond is the head, uttered a word in the house. The Irishmen are letting the English fight it out alone. STABBED HIMSELF AND LEAPED FROM WINDOW. Insane Man Makes Double Attempt to End His Life. Suffield, Conn., March 30.—Becoming suddenly violently insane, Eli Cham- paniany stabbed himself twice in the breast with a table knife today at his home in West Suffield Center and then, dashing upstairs, jumped through a second story window, carrying the window sash to the ground with him. He was picked up unconscious, but soon revived. An examination snowed that neither stab wounds nor his leap had inflicted serious injury upon him and after a hearing tonight First Se- lectman George Harmon ordered him committed to the Connecticut hospital for the insane at Middletown. He will Dbe taken there tomorrow. To Define Federal Reserve Districts. Washington, March 30.—After three months of consideration, the reserve bank organization committee, Secre- taries McAdoo and Houston and Comp- troller of the Currency Williams— charged with laying the groundwork for the new currency system—is about ready to define geographically the lim- | its of the federal reserve districts into which the continental United States is to be divided for banking purposes, and at the same time name the cities In each district where reserve banks are to be located. Suffragists’ Challenge Declined. ow Haven, Conn., March 30.—The winning anti-suffrage team of Yale debaters in the recent triangular Yale, Harvard and Princeton debate on woman suffrage decided tonight, it was announced, to decline the challenge sent to them last Saturday by the N York State Suffrage assoclation to de- bate woman suffrage with members of that assoctatlon. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Sable Ialand, N. S, March 30— Steamer Marquette, Antwerp for Bos- ton and Philadelphia, signalled 600 miles from Boston at 5 m. Siascensett, Mass., March 30.— Steamer Minnetonka, London for New York, signalled 385 miles east of Sandy Hook at §°p. m. Dock 8,30 a. m. ‘Wednesday, the | Circula tion is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population Condensed Tolegrams | Threatened a Lil sas City, Mo.. was married to Law- rence McGrail, 27 years old. an Creek, 13 years old, of Kan- Mrs. Lulu B. Burt, & policewoman of the Chicago force, was awarded a gold medal for efficlency in revolver shoot- ing. A New Haven Concern has been given the contract by the secretary of state for printing the state auto- mobile register. The City Council at Lebanon, Ore., has passec an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to use tobacco in any form in the city. Actual Work of Constructing the great white marble national memorial to Abraham Lincoln was begun at Washington yesterday. ¢ Miss Margaret Hodge and Miss Doro- ty Pethick, two militant disciples of Miss Pankhurst arrived in New York vesterday from England. Dr. Eugene West, a Physician of Orange, N. J., died 24 hours after he was stricken with scarlet fever, con- tracted from a patient. Thomas Cox Assistant Enginser of No. 9 Engine Company of Bridgeport, drank poison at his home yvesterday, and died in a few minutes. George W. Hill, for many years a prominent official of the agricultural department, died yesterday after protracted illness at Franklin, Va. a Major General J. Franklin Bell will turn over command of the Philippine division to Major General Barry April 15, and, return to the United States. Moving Pictures Mlustrating the evil of drugs will be shown to convicts in the Tombs prison, New York, by Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt in her vice crusade. Exceeding $1,250,000 his expendi- tures on art this season, A. B. Wi ener, of Philadelphia has acquired 25 superb pieces of Chinese porcelain for $300,000. The H. & J. Brewer Co., of Spring- field, dealers in druggist pplies, filed schedules in bankrupt day showing liabilities of assets of $433,068. Mrs; Octavia L. Walley, 27 ¥ old, had her right leg torn off yester- day by a mysterious explosion in a coal stove in the laundry of Frank E. Sessions at Worcester. Under Supervision of offic East Side Protective association, ten thousand juvenile policemen started yesterday to give the East Side of New rs of the York a spring clean-up. Coroner John _J. Phelan, recom- mends that Mrs. Willlam Anthony, of Greenwich, who drowned her infant | son and daughter in a bath tub March 19, be held for trial. on | State Attorney Stiles Judson, J i | been relieved of all dut | attorney for Fairfield county, | July 1. The reason given for the re- iquesl is that of ill health, The Main Pavilion on Steeplechass Island, Bridgeport’s sho: resort, collapsed vyesterda crash that could be h and it now is a mass of rui Frank'M. Register, of Savannah, Ga., climbed a tree directly in the rear of the city jail and proposed marri to Miss Zeta Metlook, a young confined in the jail. Register was ac- cepted. Six Employes of the etts Chocolate company in were sent to a hosyp 1 yesterday as the re- sult of injuries received in an ex | plosion of a blower used for preparing | | cocoa. | — | General T. Coleman Dupont yester- | | day tendered his res tion as | member of the repu committee from Del: meeting of the republ mittee, Nearly One Half of agnoses made in Be New York were not c quent autopsies, acc port of the hospitals committee. Charles F. Starrett, who is with beating his wife to de in their home in Everett, s arraigned in court yesterd while his nine children were given in- | to the care of relativ Twenty-Five of the Weavers loom fixers of the Wyandotte Wo Mill at Waterville, Maine, who on a strike last week returned work yesterday after ment of the difficulty Exceptions to 186 Suits dem: | damages of $160,000,000 agair | American Sugar i and Jackson T. manager of the comp the federal court at | | | i | r | axe Mz and ed | t to we 1 adjust Sai e. ¥ | | terday. > ' i w Orleans yes- | | The United States weather bureau is | to establish sub-stations in the Con- | necticut tobacco belt about May 1 in | order to give the growers of tobacco the benefit of the government’s service in the forecasting of storms and frosts. Directors of the St. Louis, South- western railroad (The Cotton Belt route) yvesterday declared a quarterly dividend of one helf of one percent on the preferred stock. This reduces the preferred annual dividend rate from 4 to 2 percent. Sentence Was Reserved terda until next Saturday, when Hosea an Delano Warden, brothers, members of the Columbus, Ohio, bar, appeared in court and pleaded guilty upon char: of contribution tc the delinquency Hazel Traphagan, aged 17. | | ot | The United States should not make | teo much of the Monroe Doctrine, de- | clared Dr. Cyrus Northrop, president emeritus of the University of Minne- sota, In an address yesterday before a large audience of preachers repre- senting scveral denominations. Joseph Cronin, Aged 24, was yester- day sentenced to one year in the work- house and a fine of $500 upon being found guilty of contributing to the de- linquency of Edith Schubert, 16 years old, the Social Worker who was lured to Cleveland from Chicago by another man. Next Monday, April 6, will be the fifth cuniversary of the discovery of the Nerth Pole b tear Admiral Rebert E. Peary, [ retiged, and the event will be celebrated it New York with a dinner in his honor at which his ‘hosts will be the members of the Explerers’ club | remain. Ha_nford Man C. H. HOVEY OF SPRINGFIELD UN- DER ARREST, HAD DEMANDED $5000 Mailed Letters Threatening Death if Money Was Not Left for Him— Pleads Poverty as the Reason, Hartford, Conn., March 30—Charged with sending threatening letters to Sylvester C. Dunham, president of the Travelers Insurance company, a man giving his name as Chauncey H. Hovey of Springfield, Mass., was ar- rested by Detective Sergeant Mel- berger late today after a hand to hand fight. According to the police the man had sent letters to Mr. Dunham- de- manding $5,000 and threatening him with death of he failed to leave the money in a certain designated place. The first letter was sent on March 19 and the second was mailed today. One letter was signed “Flying Arrow” and the second had the added words “A Desperate Man.” Caught by Decoy Package. Detective Melberger placed a decoy package containing blotting paper near a Market Street store today, and then kept a sharp lookout. Hovey was seen to take the package and then the detective attempted to arrest him. A severe hand to hand fight ensued. Hovey drew an unloaded revolver from his pocket and threatened to shoot. Hovey, who is a powerfully built man wnas apparently getting the better of the fight when the detective drew his revolver and fired twice. The police station is not far distant and assist- ance was soon to be had. The fight attracted quite a crowd. Wanted Morey as Loan. Hovey is In the lockup tonight and will face a hearing tomorrow morning. The police think he is demented and it is probable that he will be examined as to his sanity. In one of the letters, Hovey said he wanted the money as a personal loan and said he would pay it back. Prominent in Church Work. Hovey who 1s 28 years old, lives at 36 Stebbings street, Springfleld. He is married an dhas two dgughters. His parents live in Bridgeport. He was employed in various capacities In Springfield and once worked In a fac- tory here. From Springfleld it is learned that he has no bad habits as far as known and was quite prominent in church work. He told the police that Mrs. Hovey has some means and this week expects a legacy of $1,000, it — 5 s MENTALLY UNBALANCED Father Seeks to Save Young Murderer From Electric Chair. Y., March 30—Charles Little Falls, X, Gianinl be: today a legal fight to save his son, Jean, from the electric chair for the murder of Miss Lydia Beecher, the young Poland, N. Y., school teacher w ose body was found in the woods near that town on Satur- day. An alleged confession by the boy, who was a pupil of Miss Beecher, was placed before the grand jury to- Gay by Dist ‘arrell. The e r Gianini, after ering kis son b; ting him today in jail, where the bey is held on a charge of murder :d the accused youth was mentally unbalanced. He announced he had en- gaged as counsel fo rthe boy's defence Joseph A. S who was one of the attorneys for Charles cker, the former New York lieutenant Vi B police awaiting a second trial for the murder of the gambler Herman Rosenthal, GIRL'S FUNERAL TODAY. Many Floral Tributes Sent to Family Home at Auburn. Auburn, N. Y., March 30—The body of Lydla Beechergwas brought to the n Sennett today. Friends S i 5 lagers visit- ed the Beecher home oral piaces were received from chur:hes in Auburn and funeral services will d many individual Syracus The tomorrow: The Rev. W. O. Beecher, the girl's father, said tonight that his daughter scught to aid young Gianini, suggest- ing that he go to the George Junior Re- public and obtaining _ application blanks for him from the Freeville in- stitution. LUMBER COMPANIES MAKE PROPOSITION, | Won't Appeal on Fines if Allowed to in Missouri. Mo., March 30.— Twenty-four lumber companies that were fined and ousted from Missouri by a recent dec n of the state s§~ | preme court for violation of the anti- trust law flled a stipulation this after- noon that they would not appeal to the federal courts from the final ruling of the state suPreme Court on motions for reductions of fines and a modifica- tion of the ouster decree. The stipulation requests the supreme court to aliow the ousted companies to They have agreed, it is stat- ed, in case they are allowed to remain, to ask the Yellow Pine Lumber asso- ciation so to amend its charter as to prevent members of the association from using the same price lists. If the charter is not so amended these com- panies have agreed to withdraw from the assoclation. PLAINFIELD JUSTICES HOLD A SECRET SESSION. Witnesses Examined Regarding Al- leged Law Violations. Plainfield, Conn., March 30.—Three local justices of the peace, B. R. Briggs, H. B. Chapman and E. L. French, today -examined a number of persons at a secret session concerning, t is sald, alleged violations of the ex- cise laws in this vicinity. It is-said that a number of drug stores in near- by towns are involved. Nothing was given out for publication. Causes of Decreased Revenues. Philadelphia, March 3¢.—Higher wages, higher taxes and recently en- acted legislation are given by Samuel Rea, president of the FPennsylvania Railroad company, as the principal causes of decreases in net operating yevenue “necessitating the rptrench-