Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 3, 1914, Page 1

'VOL. LYI—NO. 79 NORWICH, CONN., FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 1914 - PRICE_TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and’ Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut TORREON FELL AT (0.20 LAST NIGHT Notes of Victon;y Sounded by Bugler in Front of the Residence of CAPTURE COMPLETED BY STORMING TRENCHES Bulletins Received at Juarez Number of Prisoners While Remnant of Federal Army is Being Pursued—Villa Regrets Escape of Gen. Velasco Wounded Soidiers at Chihuahua Tell of Blunders at Gomez Palacio—Say That Rebels Fired Upon Their Own Men—United States Consular Agent Arrested For Pass- ing Counterfeit Money—Juarez Citizens Celebrate. Juarez, April 2.—Torreon fell com- pietely into the hands of the rebels at 10 o'clock tonight, according to an- nouncement made here tonight by General V. Carranza. Bugler Sounds Notes of Victory. The news was first announced to the world when the bugler in front of Carranza’s resigence blew the staccato notes of victery. The paen, Carranza said, was sounded here even before it was heard in Torreon, Villa delaying out of compliment to his chief. Many Prisoners Captured. The meagre bulleting excitedly an- nouncing victory after the bloodiest series of battles known to modern Mexico said that Villa captured alange number of prisoners and that the flee- ing federal remnant was being pur- sued. Rebeis Storm Trenches. There was heavy fighting today, it is understood, and the end came when, after capturing the three remaining barracks held in the city by the fed- erals, the rebels stormed the trenches and barbed wire entanglements of Canyon de Gaurache. Prisoners Wers Defending Barracks. The prisoners captured are believed o have been the defenders of the bar- racks while the troops in the canyon which gives egress from the hill-girt city were able to fly. Campaign Waged Two Weeks. The campaign against the federal stronghold of Torreon, the main ob- Ject of the rebel campaign, began sud- denly two weeks ago, after General Villa had spent months in making the most careful preparations. The rebel loss in this campaign s said to be weil over 2,000 in killed and wounded. Trains loaded with the lat- ter have been arriving aily at Chihua- hua for the last week, The rebel commander moved with w rapidity hitherto unknown in Mex- ican warfare. He worked his men in shifts and as one shift became ex- heusted he sent fresh hosts against the enemy. Small Towns Fell First. A number of smail towns of lesser $mportance in a military _sense, fell first, Mapimi, Noe and Sacramento, swhere a bloody battle was fought. “This opened a path for the main at- tack, 7 Next came Lerdo and Gomez Pala- &io, populous suburbs of Torreon, con- nected by a belt street car line. ferdo was not defended, but it took three main assaults in which the rebels lost heavily to take Gomez Palacio, In the fBnal attack upon the city ¥roops were withdrawn from Lerdo, whereupon the federais occupied it end another sanguinary conflict was Deceasary to retake it. Wave of Cheering. Farly in the evening Carranza an- mounced that the status at Torreon ze- mained unchanged. Then came the bugle call of vic- tory. Mexicans recognized it in a flash and the streets became thronged Out of the gsaloons and 3 ng houses the crowd rushed un- il all places where crowds congregate ied and the throngs stormed eet to Carranza’s residence. Repeatedly the bugler sounded ihe caill, and a great wave of cheering arose. The electric light strung about the Carranza residencs last Sunday to welcome him were turned on, lightiog up the draped and festooned red, white and green of the Mexican national wolors. Saloons Ordered Closed. #yiva Carranza!” ‘Viva Villa!” iva Madero!” “Viva Mexico!” came $he shouts of the crowd. Inside General Carranza and hls confidential advisers were toasting JFrancisco Villa, the hero of the cam- E Padres, realizing some one must be calm, took occasion to order the saloons to close. A hundred peous formed in the streets and marched ebout shouting and cheering. Text of Villa’s Message. The translation of the message :e- ceived by General Carranza from Gen- eral Villa is as follows: “I have the honor to announce that miter eleven days of severe fighting the constitutionalist army, which I have the honor to command, is in un- disputed possession of Torreon, the last remnant of the federal army hav- ing taken flight this afternoon. I re- to say that General Velasco has ped with an escort of a few men eing_pursiued by my cavalry. will number 1,600 killed and The federal loss in killed, ;mded and prisoners will be fully 00 gret Ceiebration at Juarez. ‘arranza’s orders all the town ted, serfes of the garrison the military band played. 1 and - national saiute was fired, church belle rung and whistles blown. BLUNDERS OF REBELS. Fired Upon Their Own Men at Gomez Palacio—Many Killed. Chihuahua, Mexico, April 2.—Not ce the battle began at Torrson has a day passed without the arrival here of a trainload of wounded soldiers from the ranks of General Francisco Villa's army. Today’s train brought some of the more seriously wounded, and eyery carpenter in the city was busy making eots. From stories told by the wounded it was learned that the ‘first rebel ad- vance on General Velasco's federal gar- rison in Torreon and Gomez Palacio, the latter a suburb, resulted in a pit- jable slaughter of the rebels, in which bout 2000 of them, partly, through a | A e Carranza at Juarez Anspbunce Capture of Large | series of blunders, were Ikiiled or wounded within a few hours. | Rebels Fire on Their Own Men. | Al jtrustworthy accounts agree that | the rebels’ first attack was unsuccess | ful, and that their combined forces, al- though better equipped with field guns than they ever had been previously and fully confident they would frighten the federals into a retreat, were forced to retire in the beginning of the fight. First the rebels were reported ta have blundered in opening fire on their own | men. Two accounts were given for| this mistake. One was that a column of rebel artillery trained over their} mark and poured shells into the ranks of General Aguirre Benavides’ force on | the opposite side of Gomez Palacio. | Another account was that a body of | Tebels entered Gomez Palacio without | orders, and the rest of the army, think- | ing they were federals, opened fire and killed many of thelr own number be- fore the mistake was discovered. Al quantity of hand bombs, made out of | two inch pipe, were provided with such poor fuses that the federals were abl to extinguish such of them as they did | not throw back at the rebels. Rebels Lured Into Trap. ! To add to the misfortunes of the| rebels’ first attack, according to de- | tails gleaned from the wounded, they | were lured into a part of Torreon un- | der the impression that the federals | had fled. Then suddenly they discov- i ered they were in direct fire of well sheltered federal guns,which proceeded to mow them down by the score. Many rebels were wounded as they attempt- ed_to withdraw. These were among the events that happened during the two or three days when the censor at the front refused to | permit any messages to be transmitted | north. [ CONSULAR AGENT ARRESTED. American Consul Demands Immediate Release of Powers. Chihuahua, April Edward A, Powers, United States cansular agent | at Parral, was arrested by the rebel | authorities at Parral today on a chargs | of passing counterfeits of the rebei “iat | money. Mr. Powers telegraphed to | Marion Letcher, American consul here, | of his plght, and Letcher said he| would demand the immediate release of Powers. E. E. Johnson, cashier, and F. A. Hawkins, assistant manager of the Alvarado Mining and Milling company, | both of whom are Americans, were | arrested on similar charges yesterday | and Consul Letcher is looking after | their interests. It is asserted that the | men are without guilt. The fiat cur- | rency was cheaply printed and soon a | large number of counterfeits appear- | ed.” For a time even officials were un- able to tell the genuine from the spu- | rious. The Americans who were arrested, it is said, bought the money in good faith for the purpose of paying employes, and Mr. Letcher expects little difficule ty in straightening out the troubla. . No Comment at Washington, Washington, April 2—Officials here did not comment tonight on the case of | Consular Agent Powers, of whose ar- | rest no official notice had been Te- ceived. It was taken for granted that Consul Leteher would do all that might be necessary to protect the in- | terests of Powers, and a report on the | situation would be made to the state | department tomorrow. | Rebels Defeated at San Pedro. Mexioo City, April 2.—General Javier de Moure has defeated the rebels at San Pedro, driving them back towards | Torreon, according to a statement sued by the war department tonight. He was joined at San Pedro by Gen- eral Maas, who had moved from Sal- tillo to reinforce him. General Hidal- £0 is reported to be ready at Saltillo to further reinforce him. NIXON HELD IN $1,500 FOR TRIAL. Father of Accused Student Withdraws Him from Yale. New Haven, Conn. April hope W. Nixon of New York | Yalo Sclentific school junior, and son | of Lewis Nixon, former democratic national committeeman from New York state, was formally charged in the city court today with assauit upon | Edward H. Everit, chief engineer of the Southern New England Telephone company. His counsel were not ready for the hearing and a continuance was granted until April 10, the bond of 51,500 set after his arrest last night | being renewed. He was not called on | to plead. His father, who came to { the city last night In response to & | | telegraphic request from his son, ac- | companied the young man to the court | house, but remained in an anteroom | during the proceedings. { The assault on Everit, which neariy | | Kkilled him, took place last October, Nixon has told the police it~followed a | wine party at a local hotel at which he | and a number of other students had | been present, and eccurred while they | were returning to their quarters. It was announced later that Mr, Nixon had withdrawn his son fro college, this action being taken by him | after a conference with Director Chit- tenden of the Sheffield Secientifie school. Silver Beach Cottages Burned. Bridgeport, Conn, April 2—Fira which was disecovered shortly after 11 o'clock tomight totally destreyed two cottages at Silver Beach, causing a loes of $2,500 or more, One of the coltages belonged to Rev, David Klugh of New Haven and the other to Frank Day. The cause of the flre was not learned tonight. Both cottages had not been occupied since the summer by the owners. | | streets before day, many leaving val- | ster. Cabled Paragraphs Robert Hirschfield Dead. Salzburg, Austria Hungary, April 2 —Robert Hirschfield, the musical com- poser and director of the Mozarteum School of Music in this eity, died to- day. Yorkshire Miners Strike. Leeds, England, April 2—All the coal miners in Yorkshire, numbering 170,~ 000 had left the pits today when the last of the notices to quit work ex_ pired. The men demand the introduc™ tion of @ minimum wage scale. James Gordon Bennett Improving. Cairo,- Egypt, April 2—James Gordon Bennett continued to improve through- out the day and is considered to be progressing favorably. Dr. Robin, of Paris, an old friend of Mr. Bennett, has arrived and assumed charge of the case. Austrian Lieutenant Commits Sulcide. Vienna, April 2.—Tleutenant Soltus of the Austrian gendarmerie and one of his men committed suicide today in consequence of the discovery that they and a number of other officers and men have been accepting bribes from the proprietor of an emigration agency at Przemys], in Galicia. LOSS OF $5,000,000 BY FIRE AT ST. AUGUSTINE Five Hotels and Courthouse Among Buildings Destroyed. St. Augustine, Fla, April 2.—His- c St. Augustine, the oldest city the United States, early today was swept by a half million dollar fire that destroyed five tourists’ hotels and burn- ed records and curlos dating back to the days of Spanish rule in the six- teenth century. Two persons were s riously injured. Guests in the hotels fled into the uables and personal belongings be- hind. Several escaped, clad only in their sleeping apparel. Rescue work by the employes of the Florida house, where the fire orig- ina,[ d, is believed to have saved many i Notwithstanding efforts of the Flor- la_house employes, about 200 guests who were slow in being aroused w. escued by firemen with ladders, though all persons remaining in uilding were warned not te jump, men were un essful in preventing two persons from leaping from the second floor of the a house to the zround. They were Miss Alice C. Smith of rtia, and W. F. Gid- e Miss Smith d spine and broken leg. Her condit tonight was said to be critical. One of Mr, Giddings’ ankles was broken and he was other- wise hurt, but physicians tonight said he would recov Several other per- sons recelved minor injuries. Company G of the Florida National Guard was called out and formed fire to keep the crowds back. Later e ruins of the burned buildings to prevent looting. Besides the Florida house, the other hotels destroyed were the Munson house,” the Clalrmont hotel, the Cen- tral hotel and the Atlantic hotel. The St. Johns county courthouse, which contained many historic records, also was burned. The records, how- ever, were in a safe and are believed to be safe. The Vedder house, one of the most famous landmarks of the ity was’ destroyed. Much oth property of s was destroyed, vate residences. stained a 0 aller value including several pri- LAWYER FORCED TO MAKE AN APOLOGY | Accused Prosecutor of Coaching Gov- ernment Witnesses. New York, April 2—An accusation by counsel for the defemse that the United States assistant prosecutor, Roger A. Wood, was coaching the gov- ernment’s witnesses, enlivened the pro- ceedings today in the trial of Simon H. Kugel, a lawver, and Aaron Feld- man, a clerk in 2 New Haven (Conn.) furniture store, accused of being pa ties to a conspiracy to conceal the as- sets of Rogal and Brass, dealers in leather goods. Frank Moss, a former county district attorney, after making | the charge of coaching witnesses, with- drew his accusation and supplemented this action by giving Mr, Wood a writ- ten apology. The firm of Rogal and Brass became bankrupt fifteen months ago. FHarry L. Roval and David Brass, partners named as defendants in the conspiracy | indictment, have tes: . ernment in the pre: Kugel planned the bankruptcy, accord- ing to Rogal ied that prior to iling the petition most of the firm's stock was shipped to New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford. The govern- ment expects to call more than fifty witnesses, including storage waro- houses’ employes In several ecitles, in an effort to corroborate Rogal's testi- | mony, proceedings. | POLICEMAN KILLED BY | FATHER OF GANGSTER. | Hiadileced | Murderer is in Turn Shot Dead by | Police Lieutenant. ! New York, April 2—A tragic shoot- ing affray with a dramatic setting on the uppe] st Side tonight cost the ! lives of Joseph Guarnieri, an honor man of the city's police department, and William Horgan, a laborer. The latter had concealed himself in a friend’s home after shooting down a srand jury witness who had testified against Horgan's son, an alleged gang- Charles Mozer, the elder Hor- | gan’s first victim, is in a hospital with | a bullet wound in his shoulder. Hor- | gan killed Guarnieri and was in turn | shot dead by a police lieutenant. ldle Miners Sail for Europe, Chicago, April 2.—Indiana and Illl. | nois coal mine: most of them nativeg of Ireland, England and Scotland, will have a vacation in their native lands | while the operators and union leaders determine on a new wage agreement, | Fivo hundred miners left here today | on a speclal train for Halifax, N, S whence they will sail for Burcpe. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Fastnet, _April 2.—Steamer Cedric, New York for Queenstown and Liver- pool signalled 196 miles west at noen. Due Queenstown 3 a. m. Friday, Brow Head, April 2—Steamer Amer- ika, New York for Cherbourg, South= ampten and Hamburg, signalled 320 miles west at 5 a. m. Due Cherbourg 6 p. m, Frida: Carnegie Creates Pension Fund, New York, April 2—Andrew Carnegle has created a new pension fund, one of $100,000 for the benefit of the em- ployes of the Zoologieal park and the aquarium, The employes will con_ tribute 2 percent of their salaries and through the Carnegie fund the society will be in a position to suppky the mi:l of the pension mon: | ferred not to meet them alone, | let the others do the talking, and this | order | ledge | name, said that when the movement | idea. A Movement to Down Roraback ALLEGED OBJECT OF MEETINGS AT NEW HAVEN, COL. ULLAM AT HEAD Progressive Expresses Opi on That Latter Intended to Build Machine of His Own—Letter Made Public. New Haven, Conn., April 2—A polit- ical bombshell was exploded tonight at a meeting of the board of governors of the New Haven Progressive club, when the president, F, L. Leighton, read and authorized for publication a letter written by George A. Romans of Danbury, a prominent progressive, laying bare the secret history of the recent movement to “purify” repub- lican polities in this state, There has been much speculation as to the recent meeting in this city, fol- lowed by another gathering today, of prominent republicans and _progres- sives. While the official statements given out from time to time were more or less vague as to the objects, the real reason is made apparent, through the making public of Mr, Romans’ let- ter. —_.To Smash Roraback Machine. In it he says Colonel Isaac M. Tll- man of New Haven, who until his re- cent retirement was one of the most prominent repubfican workers in the state, was interested in the movement. Stiles Judson, states attorney for Fair- field county, was invited to a secret conference held in New York with Gutzon Borglum of Stamford, the well known sculptor and progressive, He was unable to be present. Colonel Ull- man is said to have done most of the talking and it is Mr. Romans’ opinion that Colonel Ullman was trying to break down the so-called Roraback machine and build up one of his own. Dr. Delmar E. Croft, a prominent pro- gressive, was interested in securing the candidacy of former Lieufenant Governor Everett J. Lake for the gov- ernorship, according to the letter, and Prentice W. Chhse .a New Haven law- yer and progressive, was anxious for the return of United States Senator Frank B. Brandegee of New London. Resignaticns Called For. It appears from the letter that Mr. Borglum had little to do with the discussion at the original meeting and Mr. Romans was not in favor of ally- ing the progressive party with the movement without the knowledge and consent of the party as a whole. The reading of the letter resulted in action being taken later by the board of governors requesting the res- ignations of Dr. Croft and Attorney Chase from the club. The resolution passed reads: “Because of acts, pub- lic and private, inimical to the inter- ests of the progressive party, Delmar B, Croft and Prentice W, Chase are requested to resign from the Progres- sive club.” Text of Romans’ Letter. The text of Mr. Romans’ letter fol- lows: “On the night of Jan. 21 I received a telephone message from Mr. Gutzon Borglum inviting me to lunch with him in New York city the next day. I met Mr. Burglum in his studio and e told me that Croft had invited Stiles Jud= son, Col. Isaac M. Ullman and Pren- tice W. Chase to meet him to discuss the political situation in Connecticut. Mr. Borglum said to me that he pre- and therefore invited me to join him. Mr. Borglum and I decided to sit tight and programme we carried out, to their great mortification and annoyance, Plan Outlined by Uliman. “Dr. Croft appeared much disap- pointed because Stiles Judson did not show up, and was evidently chagrined because I unexpectedly came on the | scene. Mr. Ullman did most of the talking and the conclusion that I ar- rived at was that he wanted to get | the support of a sufficient number of progressives to enable him to smash the Roraback machine and build up a machine of his own. Chase was strong to have Brandegee returned to tho United States senate, and Croft inti- mated that Lake was the man who should be elected next governor of Connecticut. I think they had hoped to get Borglum and myseif to arrange | for a future larger meeting of pro- | gressives and republicans, but seeing | our' attitude they left the matter of | future meetings almost entirely to Crott. Progressives Should Act Alone. “T later told Croft that any meeting in regard to the progressive party should be among progressives only, in | that any action that should be | should be with the full know- and consent of the progressive | as a whole, “GDORGE A. ROMANS." Sixteen at Yesterday’s Meeting. taken party Today’'s meeting, like the previous gathering, was veiled in an air of mystery. Dr. Croft, who seemed to be the leading spirit, told the news- paper men that the meeting was pri- vate. Incldentally, there were at one time, more newspaper men present than delegates. There were 16 of the latter in attendance. No statement was given out after the mesting. For- mer Governor Rollin S. Woodruff, whose name was attached to the inv tation, was not present: neither was | Judge Willlam J. Malone of Bristol, who presided at the previous meeting. | One of the prominent men present, | who declined to allow the use of his started, it was planned simply to talk over conditions in the republican party and seek remedial measures. It was not intended to discuss candidates or platforms. It appears that some of the leaders strayed from the original Unfair Representation. Tt is understood that one of the mat- ters talked over at the meeting was the present plan of representation at republican state conventions. Somse maintained that the plan was unfair, inasmuch that the small towns had an advantage over the citles. Whether any definite steps were taken could net be learned. Princeton Won't Debate Suffragists, Princeton, N. J., April 2.—Prince- ten’s negative team of debaters whioh defeated Yale in the Princeton-Yale corner of triangular debate a week ago has declined to accept the chal lenge offered by the New Jersey suf- fragists to oppose woman suffrage n a formal debate this spring. Steamship Arrivals, Rotterdam, April 1.—Steamer Kurks, New York for Libau, Fishguard, i mania, New York Carried Away on lce Floes SEALING STEAMER LOSES AT LEAST 64 OF CREW., 35 OTHERS PICKED UP Men Were Killing Seals When Struck by Blizzard—Many Succumb to Ex- posure—Thirty Still Missing. St. Johns, N. F. April 2—Death traveled in a gale that overtook the sealing fleets on Tuesday. The steam- er Newfoundland lost probably fifty of her crew, while as many more, it is feared, will be maimed as a result of exposure. * The men lost were far from their ships killing seals when the storm, with blinding_snow, swooped down upen them. They were exposed for forty-eight hours before assistance ar- r{dved and in that time many succumb- ed. Carried Away on Ice Floes. The Newfoundland was one of a fleet of fifteen ships carrying over 2,000 men, scattered among the ice floes near Belle Isle Strait. The crews were on the floes hunting the seals which have their homes on these crys- tal plains and the hunt had taken them from four to six miles from thelr ships. When the blizzard came the crews of the other steamers managed to re- gain their vessels, but the floes on which the Newfoundland’s men were hunting drifted away from the main body of ice and when darkness fell that night not one had returned. The ship's crew numbered 130, of whom 120 were on the ice. Captain Wesley Kean, his officers, eengineers, stokers and cooks remained aboard. Picked Up 35 Survivors. This morning the weather cleared and Captain Kean signalled the steam- ers Bellaventure and Stephano which were nearest him of the loss of his men. These two vessels being fast and powerful, smashed their way into the floes in search of the missing men, Late today the captain of the Bella- venture sent a wireless message here saying that he had picked up thirty survivors and a number of dead bodi He estimated that forty men had pe ished and said that thirty were unac counted for. A message from the Stephano to- night said that 35 survivors had been found and three bodies, but there is doubt as to whether she referred only to those picked up by her. Another Blizzard Arrives, The wireless of the Bellaventure was working poorly and the messages re- ceived from here were somewhat co fused. The number of fatalities will be in doubt at least until she reaches here probably tomorrow. noon. She has a trip of some 150 miles ahead of her. At dusk another blizzard had sprung up and there was little hope for any of the hunters who had not already been saved. Both the ephano and the Bella- venture have been ordered to make all speed for port, but tonight's bliz- zard may delay them. Meantime prep- arations are being made to care for the dead and suffering. Temporary Emergency Hospital. The Grenfell Seamen’s Institute has been converted into an emergency hos- pital. The whole contingent of naval reservists on the British drill ship Calypso has been ordered out for am- bulance duty and coffins are being hurriedly constructed. All the fisher- men are from the coast, most of them from Bonavista bay, the home of Cap- tain Kean. His crew included thirty men from fishing setilements in this vicinity. Sixty-four Reported Dead. St. John, N.. F., members of the crew of the foundland are known to have perished and 87 were rescued, according to a statement authorized by Colonial Sec- retary Bennett, acting premier, late to- night. The steamer Bellaventure ac- counted for 58 dead and 35 living, the Stephano for one dead and two living, and the Florizel for five dead. AEOLIAN STRIKERS TO RETURN TO WORK. Basie of Settlement Reached at Cone ference in Meriden. Meriden, Conn, April 2—Bmplayes of the Aeolian company, manufactur- ers of perforated music rolls, who went out on strike June 24, 1918, accepted tonight a basis of seitlement offered by Secretary E. S. Votey of New York, Shortly after the walkout the em- ploves organized the Federal union, a local branch of the American Federa- tion of Labor, and it was this organ- ization which met and accepted unan-~ imously the conditions for returning to work, A joint committes of the Meri- den Board of Trade and the Central Labor unfon held a conference throughout the afternoon on the coun- | ter proposition of Mr. Votey and in the evening the terms were explained to the strikers and a vote taken with the above mentioned result. The date of returning to work, with other ae tails, will be worked out by the joint committee and a definite time fixed for the return of all former employes. During the long period of the strike the company has employved Hartford and New Britain people at the local factory. The strike has been conducted in an orderly and quiet manner by the union officials. Negotiations have been passing back and forth between the company and the former employea for a long time. The settlement of the strike will be viewed with great satis- faction by the people of Meriden be- cause at one time it was feared the industry might be lost to the city and because it means the return to work of AMeriden employes on satisfactory torms. Ceal Conference in Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, April 2.—A confer- ence between Ohio coal miners and operators the latter part of mext week, appears pessible, according to a state- ment made tonlght by G, W, Savage, secretary-treasurer of the Ohio miners. He gaid he thought the referendum being taken ameng the mimers might be concluded by that time, If it is not finished a cenference could have no definite results in fixing & wage scale, €elebrated Her Contennial, artise and aut) birthday tod tu was their lifelong friend and one of Krancesca April 2—Sixty-four | New- | 's books was edited by bim, | Museums of the Pe: ‘in Proportion to the City’s Population Gondensed Telegrams | Bocton fo Have A Life Saving Station is to be es- tablished on Goat Island by the Ni- agara State Reserve commission. The Gymnasium of St. Joseph’s Col- lege at Rensselaer, Indiana, was burn- ed yesterday with a loss of $75,000, A College Education by correspond- ence for every prisoner in the Kansas State penitentiary is contemplated. Mrs. Mary Pollick, 55 Years Old, was burned to death while preparing breakfast in her home at Gloucester, N. J. June 30 Was Tentatively Fixed by the United States Express company yesterday, as the time for ceasing its operations. A Pension Plan for retired ministers was adopted by the New Hampshire conference of the Methodist Episcopal church yesterday. Six Prisoners Escaped from the jail at Cairo, Ill, yesterday. Among them was W. M. Wilson, sentenced to be hanged on April 24. Twe Thousand Greeks, most of them battle-scarred veterans, of the Balkan wars, arrived in New York yesterday on the steamer Laconia. Friends of D. V. Purington, of Chi_ cago, received messages yesterday tell- ing of his death in Ocean Springs, Miss., his winter home. Government Officials Raided a moon_ shine brandy still in Madison si 7 New York, confiscating thousands of dollars in contraband spirits. . James L. Davenport, commissioner of pensions from 1909 to 1913, died : his home in Westfalis Churc Va., yesterday of a complication of diseases. An Old Wallet Containing $1,000 was kicked around the streets at York, Pa everybody thinking it was an Apri fool joke. It was returned to its own- er. The Licenses of Thirty-Two recipro- cal fire insurance companies were re- voked by C. G. Revelk superintend_ ent of insurance in Missouri yester- day. The Polar Wave Ice Company of St. Louis was decl d to be a combina- tion in restraint of trade by the Mis- souri supreme court yesterday and was fined $50,000. H. J. Bruce, a Negro Waiter, who was shot at Fort Wayne, Ind., last Fri_ day by Anthony B. Trentman, a { wealthy brewer ,died yesterday. Trent- man is in jail Whether the Present Congress has the power to punish a member for mis- conduct during a former congress, was debated yesterday by the house ju; diciary committee. A Special Message from President ‘Wilson urging appropriation of $500,- 000 for govermment buildings at the San Francisco exposition was read vesterday in the house. Souvenirs Are to be Sent by the goyernment to George Washingtan's heirs as the only compensation for land that once belonged to the first president’s estaté in Ohio. The Prospect Mills Plant of the American Woolen company at Law_ rence, Ma: employing about 200 hands has resumed operations after a shut down of several month: The Largest Botanical Gardens main. tained by an institution in the United States will be established in the near future in connection with the Uni versity of Chicago campus. Unprecedented Progress by the su- preme court in its vear's work has | brought embarrassment to lawyers all |over the cour They have been | caught unprepared to present their cases. Clarence Penzer, a private in the Thirteenth regiment, Brooklyn, who s inoculated against typhoid fever five weeks ago, died from the ailment according to admission of the Board of Health, The Statement of Dr. C. N. Boswell that the Methodist church had need of such revivalists as Billy Sunday, was received with enthusiastic applause at the New York conference of the Methodist church. Dr. George Kamitsch, one of the six teachers sent by the German govern- ment annually to teach German in | American schools, was presented to | President Wilson yesterday. Dr. Kam- {itsch teaches at Phillips-Andover academy. | - | A Fund of About $250,000 which will yield annually an income of $9,500 to be used in assisting needy students at the University of Missouri has just been released through the final settle- ment of the estate of Charles R. Gregory, The New York Police yesterday ar- rested Miss Louise Berger for dis- tributing without a license handbills among a large crowd gathered in Printing House square, to hear speeches by members of the Industrial Workers of the World, From Sources Closely Identified with the principals it was learned yester- day that all negotiations for the ace quisition of stock control of Missouri Pacific and other Gould railroad hold- ings by the Rockefeller interests have been abandoned, temporamily, at least, \ Football, Basketball, and tance races in Grammar schools were characterized as almost eriminal by Dr. Arthur A. Knoc the Walnut Hills High school, Cinein- nati, «in an address yesterday be- fore the American Physical Education association. long dis- and High | Dexter Fay, of Cambridge, Mass., was sentenced to one year in jail in the Bridgeport court yesterday for ob- taining money by false pretenses. He | had represented himself as a Catholic priest and was collecting money thers ostensibly for an alleged Catholic in- stitution in New York ¢ ity Mrs. Charles W. Morse's Pet Ants, already the subject of many cemplex. ities, escaped in the department of | agriculture at Washington vesterday | and threw the entomological uffice in- to an uproar. Afier an hour's pursuit the ywere recapturcd and placed n a jar labelled “explosives.” The Erection at New York of a $25, 660,600 group of buildings for the ex, position of many subjects ranging from aviation to gardening. was dis- | cussed yesterday at the first meeting | of the “The A ation for the Hs- tablishment and Maintenance, for the People of ihe City of New of | { southern boundary of a Reserve Bank WILL SERVE FOR NEW ENZLAND DISTRICT. A MEMBERSHIP CF 446 New England to Be Known as Dis- trict No. 1—The Country Divided Up Into 12 Regional Reserve Districts. Washington, April 2—After thres months of consideration the reserve bank organization committee tonight announced that it has divided the con- tinental United States into twelve banking districts and selected twelve cities where federal reserve banks are to be located under the new currency law. This was the first decisive step toward the establishment of the new system. The cities and District No. 1, Boston—Re: will have capital of $9 national b included, N erve hanl 31,740, with 446 as members England states. 2, New York—Capital with national and =& state banks (not given) as members. Territory, state of New York. District No. 3, Philadelphia—Capitat $12,993,013, including $00 natlonal banks and several state banks. Territory, New Jerser and Delaware and alb Pennsylvania east of western houndary of the following counties: McKean, Fllk, Clearfield, Cambria and Bedford. District No. 4, Cleveland—Canftal $11,621,535, with 724 national and sev eral state banks. Territory, state of Ohio, all Pennsylvania Iying west of District No. 3; the counties of Mar- shall Ohlo; Brooke and_Hancock, in West Virginia and all Kentucky east of the western boundary of the follow- ing counties. Boone, Grant, Seott, Woodford, Jassamine, Garrard, Lin- coln, Pulaski and McCreary. District No. 5, Richmond—Capital $6,543,281, with 475 national banks and a number of state ba and trust companies. Territory, District of Co~ lumbia, Maryland, Virginia North Car- olina, South Carolina, and all West Virginia except those counties in Dis- trict 4. District No. 6, Atlanta—Capital $1,- 702,780, with 372 national banks, etc, Territory, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, all Tennessee east of the western boundary of the following counties: Stewart, Houston, Wayne, Humphreys and Perry; all Mississippt south of the north boundary line of the following countles: Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo, Kemper, Madison, Leake and Neshoba. all the southeasiern part of Louisiana east of the west boundary of the fol- lowing countles: Pointe Coupee Iver= ville, Assumption and Terrabanne. District No. 7, Chicago—Canpita? §13,- 151,925, with 984 national banks. ete, Territory, Iowa, all Wisconsin south of the northern boundary of the follow- ing counties: Vernon, Sauk, Columbia, Dodge, Washington and Osaukee: all of the southern peninsula of Michigan, viz.: all that part east of Lake Michi~ gan; all Illinols north of a line form=~ ing the southern boundary of the fol- lowing counties: Hancock, Schuyler, Cass, Saugamon, Christian. Shelby. Cumberland_and Clarke; all Indiana north of a line forming the sonthern houndary of the following counties: Vigo, Clay, Owen, Monree, Brown, Bar. tholomew, Jennings, Ripley and Ohio. District No. 8, St. Louis—Caplta} $6,219,323, with 434 natianal banks, et Territory, Arkansas, all Missourd east | of the western boundary of the follow-~ | ing_counties: Harrison, Daviess, Cald~ well, Ray, Lafavette, Johnson, Henrr, St. Clair, Dade, Lawrenco and Barry all IMinois not included in District all Indiana not included in District all Kentucky not in District 4; all Ten< nessee not in District 6, and all Missis~ sippl not in District & District No. 9, Minneapolis—Capital $4,702,864_ with 687 national banks, ete. Territory, Montana, North Dakota, South Dalota, Minnesota, all Wiscon= sin and all Michigan not in District No, kS District No. 10, Kansas City—Capital $6,594,916, with 835 national banks,ete. Territory, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, ‘Wyomtng, all Missouri not in District No. & all Oklahoma north of a line forming the southern boundery of the following counties: Bilis, Dewey,Blaine, Canadian, Cleveland. Pottawatomie, Seminole, Okfuskes, McIntosh, Musko- =ee and Seq-uoyah: all New Mexica north of a boundary line forming the the following counties: McKinley, Sandoval Sants Fe, San Miguel and Union. District No. 11, Dallas—Capital 35« §34,081, with 726 national banks, ete. Territory, Texas, all New Mexico and Oklahoma not in District 14, all Louis- iana not in District 6, and the follow-~ ing eounties in Arizona: -Pima, Gra= ham,Greenlee, Cochise and Santa Crus. District 12, San Francisco—Capital $8,116,524, with 514 national banks, ete. Territory, California, Washington, Ore- gon, Idaho, Nevada and Utdh, and all ‘Arizona not included in District No. 11, The organization committes was not authorized by law to provids for branech banks of the federal reserve banks, but the act specifically states that such banks shall be established. This task wil be left to the supervis- jon of the federal reserve board, yet to be appointed by President Wilson. Tha organization committee announced that all information it has collected since it besan its work last December shall ba placed at the dispostal of the banks and the board when the establishment of branch banks is considered. 350TH ANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTH. Men Who Served 50 Year Ago to Plan Celebration, New York, April 2—Threo men who served on a committee which arrang= ed the celebratien held in this city in 1864 in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth, were appeinted by Mayor John Purroy Mitchell today to, serve on a similar committee to take charge of municipal exereises on April 23, tha 350th anniversary, Levi P. Morton, former vice president of the United States, Henry Clews, banker, and Hen., ¥y Helt, author and publisher served on the committee half a century 280, Appointed to act with them In arrang= ing the celebrations this month ara twenty_two men who are descendants of other members of the 1364 com-= mittee. These appointees include Theodore Roosevelt, - former Mayon Géorge B, McClellan, Cabot Ward, of | William _Butler Duncan and Hgees viden e Wanthooly, | .. . .. ...