Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 7, 1914, Page 1

VOL. LVL—NO. 82 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is MEXICAN REBELS FOREIGN POLICY Carefully Worded Communication from Gen. Carranza .0 Intérnational Peace Forum SHOWS ADMIRATION FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Expresses Great Personal Esteem for President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan—His Desire to Have All Inter- national Obligations Complied With—Declares He has Striven for High Aims. El Paso, Texas, April 6.—A carefully worded communication from General Carranza dealing with the rebel for- eign policy was made public today by Dr. Henry Allen Topper of the Inter- national Peace forum. Dr. Tupper in- terviewed General Carranza on the subject at the request of Senator Mor- ris Shepard of Texas! and the sum- mary of the general's reply was made public with Carranza’s consent. The letter follows: “T have read with much interest the letter of Senator Shepard which you were so kind as to forward to me. In regard to the matters contained there- in, I beg to state the following: I pussess deep admiration for the Ameri- can people, and hold in great.personal esteem President Woodrow Wilson and William Jennings Bryan, the secretary of state of the United States of Amel jca. 1 know they are men of the very highest mentality as well as moral and political aims, and for that reason think that their friendship toward Mexico and the sympathy evinced for the principles of the Mexican constitu tionalists are not only sincere butien- tirely disinterested, and are the result of the existing harmony between the aims of the cause which I have the | honor to represent and the ideals of . the garrison, whose real numbers were developed by the attack. General Villa has been building up his force in the last few days for a renewal of the assault. The defeat of the federals at San Pedro would, it is said, remove the main federal force from this district. The whereabouts of the troops driven from this city last week is not known, although it is Dbelieved Velasco is headed for Saltillo. The Spanish colony_ ordered out of this city by General Villa, it is said, probably will be placed aboard trains for Juarez tomorrow SP\ANI’&H EXPULSION CONTINUES Northern and Central Mexico Thor= oughly Cleared. Juarez, Mexico, April 6.—Northern and central Mexlco, it is said, are be- ing thoroughly cleared of Spanish res- idents by the constitutionalists. The latest news of wholesale expulsion of iipanierds was brought here by Gen- eral Eulalio Gutlerrez, commander of rebel forces in the state of San Luis Potosi.” £ “We_ have expelled every Spaniard from that part of the state which we control,” said the general today, “and we control all of it except the capital and the city of Matehuala. In the American democrac: ! Seeks Cordial Relations With United | States. b I possess such a high opinion and | esteem of the political purposes and sagacity of the American government, | and 1 am so well satisfled as to_their | loyal frienaship toward Mexico, that in spite of the great responsibility which | s imposed on me as the chief of a well defined political party, whica | reckons with the intellect, moral, le- gal_and economic elements sufficiently to be considered a decisive factor in political matters not only of my own country but of forelgn countries as well; I have experienced no inconsist- ency in dealing in an unofficial and expeditious way with all'matters of-an international character which have | been presented by the United States, and especially 18 true because I deem it the duty of my party to afford that the relations be cordial and intimate with those who in good faith sympa- thize with our purpose and are in ac- d with our aims and ideals. long as T am at the head of the { A state of Zacatecas, where General Panfilo Natera has possession of all territory north of the capital, the same cpurse has been followed. I-estimate #at nearly 1,000 Spaniards have been deported from these two states in the last two months.” Every considsration has been shown them, General Gutierrez said. They have been given plenty of time to car- ry away witk them their household effects and other possessions, but not one has been permitted to remain in- side the rebal lines. Justification for the wholesale de- portation, it is said, is found by the insurgent chiefs in article 33 of the Mexican ~ constitution—the famous icious . foreigner” law—whicl gives Mexican authorities the right to | deport undesirable aliens. General Gutierrez followed wup his story of the Spanish exodus by a threat against the Jesuits in Mexico. “And the Jesuits come next,” he said. Already, it was learned, numbers of Catholic priests have been forced to jeave the csuntry in which the Gutier- rez men are operating. Many of the onalist army, or in any other | goioria) priests were said t0 be ¥ poficy, will' be to sirive in Spaniaras’ but o number were of such a way as to have our interna- i lescent. {ionai obligations compled with and | MeXican have our relations with foreign coun- tries become more and more moral, and especially with such countries 2s have their destinies linked with po- litical, economic and commercial inter- America. sincerely regret that incidents of an international character should have given rise to an interpretation | n entirely in accordance with my | light deserved by ims of our party without the cordial suggestions h re offered me with the atti- Jn expressed neither evading onsbility nor ignoring diplomatic oms and usage. In pursuance of this attitude, all >sentations and matters called to | onr attention by the United States in an unofficial way have in the past re- | ceived our prompt attention, and all representations and matters presented through the United States in behalf of other nations in conformity with in- ternational diplomatic usage and cus- tom notwithstanding the fact that we have always deemed it preferable to &void ‘responsibility being thrust upon the United States by other powers as a resuit of its attitude towards the political conditions now existing in the republic of Mexico. Will Grant Mediation. “In accogxdance with the views above | riookin rer ! controversy. BRANDEGEE FAVORS REPEAL OF TOLL BILL Asks for Records of Hay-Pauncefots Treaty. ‘Washington, April 6.—Publicity for the deliberations on the bill to repeal tolt exemption for American ships passing through the Panama canal was decided upon today by the senate com- ittee on interoceanic canals, which tomorrow will begin consideration of the subject. Senator McCumber's argument was | one of the most extensive yet present- ed in the senate on either side of the He talked for three and a half hours virtually without inter- ruption_and at the conclusion of his peech he appealed to all “right-think- ng men in the senate” to support the !lofty stand the president has taken, “regardless ‘of party or political ex- | pedlency.” The galleries broke into ap- | planse as Senator McCumber sat down and half a dozen democratic senators cpossed the senate chamber to con- | gratulate him. 3 Senator Brandegee of Connecticut, at the conclusion of Senmator McCum- | ber’s address, today introduced a res- olution requesting the president, if not incompatible with the public interest, o give the senate all information, rec- jords and correspondence relating to | negotiations of the Hay-Pauncefote xpressed, sl have repeatedly stated, ol mow reiterate, that T am at aii | treaty. Senator Brandegee favors the times disposed to give attention, for in- | Tepeal bill stance, to. foreizn representations ; brought to my attention through the offices of American representatives, provided, of course, that we are noti- + fled that such mediation is at the re- quest of such power. ' “T can conceive no better evidence of the spirit of cordiality and friendship which we bear towards the States than our willingness to receive unofficial representations and claims made by the Unitel States in regard-to ell matters concerning its citi within the republic of Mexico. In this regard T must, however, call your at- tention to thd fact that we could not without sacrificing cur hard fought for | prestige, consider representations made through the good offices of the TUnited States, in behalf of foreigners, | unless we be previouly informed that such mediation had been requested of the United States by the interested nation. “As I decide to reciprocate with the disinterested suggestions of Senator Morris Shepard, called to my attention through kindness. T beg. of von to ad- vise him of the ideas hereinabove ex- pressed. which ideas are the expres- | sion of our desire to harmonize na- tional dignity with the cordial rela- tions which on account of our com- mon interests and principles must ex- ist between the American and Mexican people. “Adsuring you of my. pleasure in ra- fterating the above principles, “Yours very truly, “V. CARRANZA” SCENE OF NEXT BATTLE. Rebels to Concentrate Efforts Against San Pedro. Torreon, Mexico, April 5 (via El Paso, Texas, April 6).—San Pedro, 26 miles northeast of ;, is expected to be the scene of the next battle. San Pedro, a hill-girt city whose natural defenses must be approached over a flat country, held-a federal gar- rison all the time the battle of Tor- reon was being fought, but~this force was prevented by a rebel column from coming to the assistance of General Velasco. Recently a comparatively smalil force of rebels attempted to take the town. baving the strength .of United | | THREE PERSONS KILLED IN ELEVATOR ACCIDENT i Got Beyond Control in a New York i Manufactory. New York, April 6—Three persons, | one man and two women, were killed { tonight in jumping from am elevator | which ,in descending the shaft of a | manufactory, got beyond the control of | the operator. Thirteen other persons | Were in the car at the time, but none f them suffered serious hurts. The three persons killed were | _Rosara Anselmo, aged 18; Nicolet {Delerno, aged 43, and a young man | of 19, believed to be S. Gabriana. All'the dead were laundry employes, | while a majority of the other occu- pants of the car were shirtwaist work- !ers. The scene of the accident was | a twelve story loft building in Crosby | street_and the elevator was a fi life which also was used for passen- ger service, { Juarez, Mexico, April 6.—George C. Carothers, special representative of the | state department who has been through the Torreon engagement with General Villa, returned here tonight to assist in negotiations looking to the welfare of the six hundred Spaniards ordered out of Torreon by the rebels. He brought with him the first non-parti- sen eyewitness account of the battle. Seal Steamer Jammed lce. Halifax, N, S ,April 6.—The Halifax steamer Seal is jammed in the ice in the Gulf of St, Lawrence, 500 miles from Entry island, according to a wire- less message received by her owners tonight. The message sald that the steamer with 6,000 seals on board had Dbeen held fast:for a week and that there was fmmediate prospect of her release. Corporation Officers Convicted of Fraud New York, April 6.—Seven officers and former officers of the Sterling De- benture corporation, charged with mis- use of the mails in the exploitation of fraudulent companies, were convicted tonight by here, Looking Out for Welfare of Spaniards. | Cabled Paragraphs Proceedings Opened. Berlin, April 6.—Bankruptey Pro- ceedings were opened here today against the firm of W. Wertheim & Co., whose liabilities amount to about $6,000,000. Greated an Apostolic Delegation. Rome, Italy, April 6.—The Pope to- day created an apostiloc delegation in Australia_and appointed to the posi- tion the Very Rev. Monsignor Bona- venture Cerretti, now auditor of the apostolic delegation in the United States. Campaign Against Caillaux. Paris, April 6.—The extraordinary ramificatigns of the campaign against Joseph Caillaux, the French statesman, conducted by the late Gaston Calmette, editor of the Figaro, who was Kkilled by Mme. Caillaux, were shown during today’s inquiry by Henri Boucard, in- vestigating magistrate. CLERGYMAN CHARGED WITH IMPROPER CONDUCT Three Women Testify He Had Shown Undue Familiarity. New York, April 6.—Three women testified today in the secret ecclesias- tic trial of Dr. Jacob R. Price, the Methodist clergyman charged with im- proper conduct toward nine women members of his congregation. Mrs. Hilda Dohl testified that Dr. Price had made her an improper proposal, Mrs. William Duke Moore sald the clergy man ha dkissed her after a prayer for her husband's conversion and Miss Prudence Dohl corroborated testimony of her mother, Mrs, Dohl, that efforis had been made to keep her from ap- pearing again as a witness against Dr. Price. Mrs. Dohl, who testified at the morn- ing session concerning the alleged im- proper proposal, went on the stand in the afternoon and tol of a visit pald her last Friday by Ephraim Hill, who appeared for Dr. Price as a character witness. Hill, said Mrs. Dohl, on that ocecasion expressed the belief that the clergyman was gullty of the charges against him, but he advised her “to let up on a man when he is down.” Mrs, Dohl also said that Hill had pre- viously told her that he thought Dr. Price was guilty. Mrs. Dohl's testimony was corrob- orated by her daughter, who said she had been present when Hill called on her mother. Miss Dohl explained af- terwards that she had told the com- mittee in charge of the trial that she would have slapped Dr. Price's face hh.n.d he ever “tried to lay hands” on er, It became known that during an ex- amination late today Dr. Price denied categorically the charges made against him by the witnesses. W. E. Halloway ,superintendent of Dr, Price’s Sunday school, testified for the defense today. He denied having approached Mrs. Moore for the pur- pose of dissuading her from testifying for the prosecution. John Thorsen, an- other witness, scid he hed heard Hill express the bellef that Dr. Price was guilty of improper conduct toward wo- men members of his congrezation. The committee in charge of the trial announced tonight that the end of the trial was expected tomorrow and that the report of the findings of the com- mittee would come before the New g:rk Methodist Conference Wednes- y. “OTHER EXPENSES” OF NEW HAVEN ROAD Massachusetts Public Service Commis- sion Finds Much to Disapprove. \ Boston, April 6.—The public service commission today made its report to the governor on its investigation of certain “other expenses” of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road in this state. “The main objects of the investiga- tion have been accomplished by the ‘publicity incident thereto,” the report says. “The improper relations between the New Haven and some of the state- house reporters have been further dealt with by the house of representa- tives through an amendgent to its rule sprohibiting legislafive reporters from representing-applicants for legis- lation. “No extended comment is necessary on those persons who were shown to be involved in any of the vicious prac- tices swhich this public investigation has effectually killed.” The report criticizes specifically an expenditure of $7,800 by the New Ha- ven “for the purpose of distributing copies of a publication issued on Deec. 191, 1912, containing an utterly false and misleading statement to the effect that the validation commission of 1910 had found the value of the New Ha- ven railroad’s assets to be $101,000,000 more than jts Habilities.” The commis- sion says that “to publish or to author- ize the expenditure of funds of a pub- lic service corporation for pubMshing statements, known to be false and mis- Jeading, concerning official findings as to public service corporations, should be made a criminal misdemeanor, “The voucher system of the N Haven railroad.” he rerort goes on, entirely inadequate and inaccurate. It should be so reformed that the voucher will show with substantial accuracy the nature of the service rendered, and aiso show what official is really re- sponsible for the expenditure author- ized. The mere multiplication of offi- cial names upon vouchers serves but to hide or destroy real responsibility.” Steamship Arrivals. W Lizard, April _6—Arrived, steamer Lapland, New York via Boston for| Antwerp. i Glasgow. April 5—Arrived, steamer Ionian, Boston. Plymouth, April 6—Arrived, steam- Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, New York fro Bremen. Moville, April_6—Arrived. steamer California, New York for Glasgow. Liverpool, April 6—Arrived, steam- er Lusitania, New York. Mavre, April 6 -Arrived, steamer | Rochambeau, New York. New Yorl er Cameronia, Glasgow. New York, April 6.—Steamer Camer- onia, Glasgow. Dover, April 6.—Steamer Lapland, New York and Boston. Cherbourg, April 6.—Steamer Kalser ‘Wilhelm der Grosse, New York. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Lizard, April 6—Steamer President Grant, New York for Plymouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg, signalled 277 miles, west at 1120 a. m. Due Plymouth 10.30 a. m. Tuesday. New York, April 6—Steamer Ar- gentine, Trieste for New York, sig- nailed 1080 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon. Dock, 830 a. m. Fri- lay, Navy Prohibition Order Endorsed. New York, April 6-—Secretary. Dan- lels’ action barring the use of intoxi- cating liquors in the navy was unanimously endodsed today by the New York conference of the Metho- dist Episcopal church. The reselu- @ jury in the federal courtl tion was telegraphed to Seecretary 1 Daaiels, ~ {Underwood , "April 6—Arrived, steam- | ‘Leads Hobson ALABAMA CONTEST FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR. IN Special Election for Congressmen in Massachusetts and New Jersey To- day—License Question in lllinois. Birmingham, Ala, April 6.—Scatter- ing and incomplete returns from 40 out of 67 counties show Oscar W. Underwood 18 leading Richmond Pear- son Hobson by a substantial vote in (g? race for the United States senator- ship. =~ At 10.30 o'clock tonight Underwood campaign leaders claimed victory by from 20,000 to 30,000 votes. No state- ment was made at the time by Hob- son’s campaign manager. LICENSE CONTEST IN ILLINOIS. Wet and Dry Forces Ready for the Fray Today. Chicago, April 6.—Both wet and dry forces rested tonight on the eve of the most momentous local option election ever held In Illinois. Illinois women will vote for the first time. The fight is state-wl More than 300 town- ships, some ‘including several villages or cities, are directly interested in the result of the vote tomorrow, and the fate of nearly 3,000 saloons will be decided. The recent enfranchisement of TIlii- nols women is regarded by the anti- saloon leaders as their greatest hope of victory. Thelr estimates have been that at least 75 per cent. of the wom- en’s vote will be against the saloons. These claims are disputed by those favoring the liquor dealers. SPECIAL EIECTIONS ‘TODAY. Twelfth Massachusetts District to Choose Mayor Curley’s Suceessor. Eoston, April 6.—A brief but spirited campaign in which national issues fig- ured prominently closed tonight for the special election in the Twelfth con- gressional district, where three candi- dates seek election to the seat left va- cant by the resignation of Mayor James M. Curley, a democrat. The candidates are Frank L. Brier, repub- lican, a lawyer; James B. Connolly, progressivz, a writer of sea stories, and former Street Commissioner James A. Gallivan, a &emocrat. The admipistration of President Wilsot has been attacked.and defend- ed by nrany speakers from outside the state. The democrats claimed the dis. trict tonight 'by 5,000, while Tepubli- cang and progressives each expressed confidence. : The vote in the district in 1912 was: J. M. Curley, democrat, 14,875; J. B. Connolly, progressive, 9,00 C. H. G. Robinson, republican, 5,812; P. J. Con- nelly, soc., 789, To Fill Vacancy in Seventh New Jer- sey District. Paterson, N. J., April 6.—On the eve of a special election in the Seventh congressional district of New Jersey to fill the vacancy created by the death of Robert L. Bremner, two United States senators, Ollie James of Ken- tucky and James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, made campaign speeches here tonight on behalf of James J. O'Byrne, the democratic nominee, who has the support of President Wilson. Mr. James took the place of Secretary of State Bryan, who through {llness was prevented from coming to Paterson to speaik. . O'Byrne, formerly secretary of Unit- ed States Senator Willlam Hughes of New Jersey, is one_of five candidates. The republicans nominated Dow H. Drukker; the progressives, Henry C. Whitenead, a former state assembly- man, and the socialists, Gordon Dema.- rest and Henry Jager, the latter a non- resident. Passaic county, an industrial center, while normally republican, con- tains a greater independent vote than any other county in the state. No Request for Recog on of Belli- gerents, ‘Washington, April 6.—The Washing- ton government has recelved no re- quest for the recognition of the con- stitutionalists as belligerents although General Villa has been quoted in presa despatches as intending to seek it. President Wilson told callers today that the question had not been consid- ered because it had not been raised, and indicated that no comment would be made until such a move was made by the constitutionalists Burglary at Windsor Locks. | Windsor Locks, Conn., April 6.— Mrs. F. L. Mather reported to the au- | thorities today that someone had | broken into her home in Spring street during her recent absence and stolen $300 worth of jewelry. Some money was also taken. Entrance was made | through a rear window. Mrs. Mather and her daughter, Miss Grace returned | to her home last night after a two weeks’ visit out ¢f town. There are no definite clues. One Vote Decides Borough Election. | Litchfleld, Conn., April 6.—a single | vote decided the election of a warden in today’s borough election, which was declared to be one of the hottest in the history of the town. The present war- den, W. Burton Allen, running on a | citizen’s ticket, defeated John T. Hub- | bard, independent, 014 to 103. ~All but | 38 of the voters on the registration | | lists voted. Mr. Allen was the only ong | | on his ticket elected. | “white for Firms Whose Em- ! | ployes Are Vaccinated. New York, April 6—New Yoik de- partment stores, hotels and other es- tablishments where large numbers of people congregate must have all their empioyes vaccinated if they want the n#mes of their concerns included in a “white list” which will be issued by the health department about May 1. Schooners Collide at Vineyard Haven. Vineyard Haven, Mass., Avpril 6.— ‘With rigging considerably damaged as a result of a collision outside the har- bor late last night, the schooners Pochasset and James L. Maloy put in here today for repairs. The Pochasset was bound from Nantucket for New York and the Maloy from Gloucester for New Bedford. Veteran Fireman Dead. New Britain, Conn., April 6.—Thom- as Crogs, the oldest veteran of the New Britain fire department, died “in the harne tonight in his fire station of heart disease. He was takey iil this morning. He Wwas 68 vears old and had been a driver in the depart- mgn since 1885, Heleaves s widow. | Irishmen Cheer for Home Rule AMENDMENT FOR ITS REJECTION DEFEATED IN COMMONS. OVATION TO MEMBERS John Redmond Holds Out Olive Branch to Ulster, but Antagonizes Its Ex- . pulsion, _London, April 6.—By a majority of eighty, an-amendment for the rejec- tion of the home rule bill was defeated in the house of commons tonight and without division the bill was given for the third time its second reading in_the house. The announcement of the figures evoked louder cheers from the oppo- sition than from the nationalists, the opposition interpreting them as grati- fying proof of a dwindling government majority. But the diminution is ac- counted for to some extent by the -;Abllten!lon from voting of the O’Brien- tes, Speeches of Conciliatory Tone, The speeches today were generally much more conciliatory in tone than those which marked the Dbill's earlier passages. John E. Redmond, the na- tionalist leader, who opened the de- bate, again held out the olive branch to Ulster in a speech of great elo- quence, but insisted that it was im- possible for him and his colieagues to agree to the permanent exclusion of ‘Ulster and to abandon the principle of “Ireland & Nation.” Andrew Bonar Law, the opposition leader, though professing, in certain passages of his speech, to see hardly any hope of a peaceful settlement and predicting that civil war was certain if the government persisted in push- ing the Dbill through, declared that he and his colleagues would gladly accept a proposal for the renewal of the con- versations with the government lead- ers, but feared that nothing would come of it. Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for Ireland, was most optimistic. Despite all adverse criticism, he was certain that great progress had been made towards a peaceful settlement and civil war, he declared, was impossible. The second reading of the home rule bill was carried the first time by a majority of 101 and the second time by a majority of 98. Tonight eight O’Brienites abstained Trom voting and two Liberals voted against the govern- ment. One Nationalist was absent through illness. Three Laborites also were absent and Charles F. G. Mas- terston, who had previously as a mem- Dber of the government, lost his seat in the election for Bethnal Green last February. Sir Edward Grey’s ‘departure from Londone has no political significance. He is merely taking a holiday for which he arranged some time ago. Demonstration Outside Parliament. A large gathering of Irishmen, all carrying green flags, assembled out- side parliament tonight to celebrate the passage of the bill. They cheered wildly when the result of the vcte was announced and gave ovations to the members of the government and the i:'atlonalist leaders as they left the ouse. SEALING STEAMER IS STILL MISSING Hope for the 173 Men Practically Abandoned. St. Johns, N. F., April 6.—The sea ing steamer Southern Cross, with 1 men on board, is still missing. The steamer Kyle, sent in search of her by the government, was lying to in a heavy gale tonight well out on the Grand Banks with all observation cut | off by the thick snow. She had been in communication during the day with the United States revenue“cutter Sen- eca, on the ice patrol’ Neither had found any irace of the missing vessel. Although the underwriters have said that they would post the Southern Cross as lost with all on board if she remained unreported at sundown to- day, the Kyle was ordered to con- tinue search for two days more, Hope for the missing men has been practically abandoned. The ship was last sighted on.Tuesday, loaded deep and laboring down the coast before the blizzard in which the sealer New- foundland lost 77 of her men. So thick was the storm tonight that the Furness liner Eagle Point whs ;.»rbliged to give up her trip to Hal- ax. \ RAILROADS MERGER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Combined Capital Stock of Only $2,525,000. Columbia, S. April 6—rour short lire railroads South Carolina with a ‘combined capital stock of $3,875,000 have been merged into one system, known as the Carvlina, Atlantic and Western railway, with a capital of $2,- 526,000. The four consolidating lines are the North Carolina and South Car- olina railway, Charleston Northern raflway, South Carolina Western, and the South Carolina Western Extension railway. The merger was authorized by the general assembly. Four is Winans’ Litigation Case Ended. Washington, April 6.—“We deem it for the best interests of this republic | that this litigation should be ended.” sald Chief Justice White in the su- preme court today when he decided there was no question of violation of the federal constitution in the attact ment of bonds of the Winans estate of Baltimore, claimed by Prince de Bearn. The chief justice observed that the case had been before the Maryland court of appeals six times and the su- preme cour? of the United States four mes. New Surgeon General of Army. ‘Washington, April 6.—Brigadier General William C. Gorgas took office today as surgeon general of the army, succeeding Brigadier General Georgo H, Torney, who died last December. He pald his respects to President Wil- son and as he left the White House told inquirers that he was in sym- pathy with the prohibitien of liquor in the navy and thought such an order would do much good in the army. Hartford Educator Resigns. ~ Hartford, Conn., April 6—Frank P. Moulton, head of the Latin department in the Hartford public high schoel for the last 24 years, has resigned because of ill health and his resignation was accepted tonight. He is the author of several textbooks on Latin. He will take a_rest for several months and then devete his lme te Milefary work Condensed Telegrams Secretary Bryan's cold is better. is reported James Gordon Bennett improving. F Yellow fever is reported spreading in Ecuador. Thére are eight women candidates for Aledrman in Chicago. Casanova, said to be are oldest man in Cuba, died in Conojos, aged 120. There were 45 deaths from scarlet fever in New Jersey for the month ending March 10. The second annual convention of college newspaper men is in session ] at Columbia University. « Mr. and Mrs. J I. Strauss, of New York and their children had an audience ‘with the Pope. The Cunard liner Mauretania ar- rived in New York from Liverpool 24 hours late owing to severe gales. William E. Hocking, professor of cept the chair of philosophy at Har- philosophy at Yale, has resigned to ac- vard. Count Michale Karolyi, leader and richest man in Hungaria, arrived in New York on the Maure- tania. Brazil will continue indefinitely pre- ferential treatment to certain Ameri- can imports, including flour and rubber goods. Sir Richard McBride, premier of British Columbia, has received the of- fer of High Commissioner for Canada in London. Three convicts were shot and killed and two wounded by guards while t ing to escape from the Folsom Prison in Sacramento. John D. Rockfeller, Jr. will appear before the House Mines Committee in- vestigating conditions in the coal strike field of Colorado. Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria will be accompanied on her American tour by King Ferdinand if political conditions in Bulgari# permit. Martin V. Ethridge, whose stamp cancelling machine was adopted by the United States Government, died in New York aged 78. The Health Department at Panama is taking unsual precautions to pre- vent the introduction of yellow fever and bubonic plague. Representative Sereno E. Payne, dean of Republicans in the lower House of Congress, announced his can- didacy for reelection. Walter L. Clark, former Governor of Alaska has purchased the plant of the “Charleston Daily Mail,” an evening paper of Charleston, W. Va. When the hut of Joseph Russi, who lived as a recluse in Findlay O. was searched gold, silver and banknotes aggregating $11,775 were found. | Prince William, the new Albanian ruler, announced his intention of tak- ing the fleld and leading the Albanian troops against the Greek insurgents. Col. Morton F. Smith, recently ap- pointed commander of cadets at the United States Military Academy, ar- rived in West Point to begin active dutes. President Yuan Shi-Kai of China gave an audience to Professor Henry C. Adams and Thomas G. Stallsmith, commissioners of the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Wage increases ranging from 7 1-2 to 11 per cent. were provided for in an agreement reached by the S Croix Paper Company and union officials at Woodland, Me | A sneak thief stole a wallet contain- | the office of Edward B. Voynow, a di- amond merchant, in the Savings Bank buillding, Chicago. . The new Hamburg-American line steamer Vaterland is so near com- pletion that the trial trip will be held May 1. She will probably sail for New York May 14. | less town and having 800 inhabitants, { is enforcing a curfew law that all per- | sons under 20 years of age must be in | their homes at eight o’clock. “General” Charles Kelley, who head- ed an “army” of 1,400 unemployed men on a proposed march to Washington, | was sentenced to six months for va- | grancy in Sacramento, Cal. | Little hope is held out for the safety of Thomas Jordan and Clarence Brown who left Bath Beach, N. Y., in a ca- noe a week ago. Their overturned | craft was found off Keyport, N. J. The Republican State Committee will conduct a school of politics for more than 3,000 precinct committee- men in connec vention, April lis. | and 23, at Indianapol- James Traynor, of Chicago, presi- dent of the Irish-American Progres- sive Democratic organization, an- nounced his candidacy for the United ’Sts.tes Senate on the Democratic tick- et. | In the United States District Court | in Brooklyn, a_jury awarded a verdict of $50,000 to Matt Yurkonis, a miner in his suit against the Lackawana Railroad for injuries received in an ex- | plosion. Dock Commissioner R. A. Smith has contributed $1,000 to start a fund for the immediate relief o fthose depend- ent upon New York policemen, who [ have been Injured or killed in the per- formance of duty. Schooner Fred Snow of New York bound west, grounded on the north bar | off Falkner Island in Long Island Sound eariy yesterday, but was float- ed with the tide tonight and proced- ed. Damage to the vessel was slight. The House War Ci s Committee reported favorably on the Lewis bill calling for the payment of $200,000 by the Federal Government to the Mayor of Frederick, Md., for the ransom lev- fed on that c toward the close of the war. California’s attempt by constitution- al amendment to require all corpora- tions using city streets for water or for artifictal light purposes to procure franchises from the respective cities was declared by the supreme court vesterday to be ineffectual as to water and light companies in business when the amendment was adopied in 1911, political | ing diamonds valued at $15,000 from ! Harrisville, W. Va., famous as a tax- | ion with the state con- | the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population To Expedite Reserve Banks HOPE TO HAVE SYSTEM WORK- ING BY CROP MOVING TIME. NO CRISIS LOOKED FOR Organization to Promptly Follow Sus- scription of the $4,000,000 Necessary in Each District. Washington, April 6—Every effort will be exerted by the federal re- serve bank arsanization committee to | have all the banks expediate the form- al steps yet necessary to put the new currency system into operation. | Members of the committee apparent- {ently have no expectation that there | will_be any financial crisis requjring | the assistance to the banks which the reserve system will provide, but they are particularly anxious to have the | twelve reserve banks in the fleld | when the field crop moving time comes next fall. They hope to be able at that time to demonstrate how easily and quickly the reserve system will take care of a situation which in pre- vious years has caused financiai wor- ry, and which last fall led to direct loans from the United States treas- ury to national banks in the farming regions. Formal Notice to 7,548 Banks. Under the law the several steps to be taken by the banks might be de- layed so that there would be little chance of establishing the reserve -banks before autumn_ but if the banks respond promptly there is little rea- son to belleve that the organization will be deferred longer than a few months. The committee I worked at full speed on its part of the pre- liminary work, and tomorrow formal notice will be sent to 7,648 banks which as! entrance the system, of the location of serve banks ‘and serve districts. Te- the limits of re- ‘With the notices will g0 blanks on which banks must ap- ply for subscriptions for stock in the respective reserve banks. Thirty days | are allowed for banks to make the first payment of the required six per cent. of their capital and surplus. As soon as banks in any one dis- trict have subscribed the $4,000,000 capital necessary for a reserve bank, the succeeding steps of organiza- tion will be promptly taken. The re- serve bank will be given a charter and the member banks will exercise their right to elect six of the nine directors of each regerve bank. President Wilson probably will name the fivé® members of the federal re- serve board whom he is entitled to ap- point by the time the banks and the reserve bank charters have been granted to them. Then the administration is expected to do its utmost to push the organ- ization of the system along. The re- serve board will name three directors of each reserve bank and the banks will then be ready to operate. Powers of Reserve Board. Officials here were interested today in the uestiom of what limitations may be placed upon clearing house asso- ciation through the new system. The reserve board will have much power over such associations but no one in authority cared today to predict how far it might go toward curtaining their activities. The board, however, is not expected to interfere with the local functions of any such associations, but its action may take the line of Jessening their grip, particularly in the | larger cities. | Secretary McAdoo tonight an- i nounced the receivers for the direct [loans at banks at crop-moving time last fall. Treasury funds were de | posited in 193 banks in 62 cities, in states, to the amount of $37,386,000. The last of the loans were repaid by April 1, the limit set by the treasury. The government received as interest at 2 percent., a total of $260,000 represent- ing a clear profit. Mr. McAdoo said the amount required by ks haa been much less than he expected, and attributed this fact to the restoration of confidence when it became known the treasurer was ready to render | such assistance. i | | \ r i INDUSTRIAL WORKER LEADER GOES FREE. ]‘ One Member Fined $10—Two Remand- ed for Disorderly Conduct. New Yorik, April 6.—Ofnine men ar- ! rested last Saturday in Union square { while an effort was beéing made to or- | ganize a parade of the unemploved under the leadership of the Industrial Workers of the World, five were today brought into the chief magistrate | court for arraignment. Of this num- { ber, two were discharged, one was | ined $10 and two were found guilty of disorderly conduct and remanded. The cases of the four others will be heard tomorrow. Testimony presented in the case of | Joseph O'Carrol showed that the po- | lice had acted with what Magistrate | Freschi characterized as brutality. { O’Carrol appeared in court with his | head swathed in bandages. Witnesses for him testified that his demeanor in the square had been orderly, though the police had alleged that he was the leader of the unruly crowd. He was discharged after it had been establish- ed that under a city ordinance it is not necessary to secure a permit for hold- ing a meeting in Union square. 2 Of the other men tried today, Sam- ! uel Rapaport was also discharged. He maintained that his only offense was hi§ refusal to comply with the order of the police to move on. Joe Gans, alleged to havo been one of the two L | W. W, standard bearers, was fined $10. Adolf Wolff and Vincenzo Muruella | were found guilty of disorderly conm- duct and remanded for sentence. | | RUSTEES FOR CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND TROLLEYS. (T | Rumored That Seven of Ten Been Agreed Upon. Have ‘Washington, April 6.-—Department of justice officlals were hopeful tonight that trustees for the Connecticut and Rhode Island trolley subsidiaries of the New Haven railroad system would be approved and announced within a few days. T. W. Gregory, special assistant to Attorney General McReynolds, in charge of the New Haven dissolution, 1s in Connec: t looking into the qualifications of several men suggest- ed for these boards. It was said tonight that out of ten men needed to form both boards, seven already had been agreed upon. Mr. Gregory will return to Washington within a few davs,when announcement of all the trustees probably will Sellow,