Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 14, 1914, Page 1

VOL. LVI.—NO. 88 The Bulletin's Circulation in Norwich is Double ihat oi Any Uther Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion CIROFICI'S ANTEMORTEM STATEMENT Was Five Miles Away at the Time the Gunmen Shot Herman Rosenthal. KNEW NOTHING OF BECKER'S COMPLICITY Asserted that Harry Vallon, the “Informer” was in “Murder Car” and Shot at Rosenthal—Admitted Having, with Other Gangsters, Searched for Rosenthal Two Nights Previous to the Crime—Warden Clancy States that None of Gunmen, Except Cirofici, Told Him They were In- nocent of Killing Rosenthal. Albany, N. Y., April 18.—Shortly be- fore “Dago Frank” Cirofici went to the leath chair in Sing Sing prison carly testimony about the conversation with Rose in the car on the way down was not true. I was in Dridgey Webber's today he told Wanden Clancy that when the arrangements were made. 1 ‘Gyp the Blood” Horowitz, “Lefty | did not know just what tie arrange- Louie” Rosenberg and Harry Vallon, | ments were. 1 knew something was en informer, fired the shots which lcoming off. 1 did not see Louie pa killed Herman Rosenthal, for which | the trunk as I testified on the stand. crime the four gunmen ~pald their | There were guns there, but not the lives. ones they used. So far as 1 know, Becker had noth- ing to do with this case” he gunman “When asked how he gained this in- formation, he said: T heard the boys also declared. “It was & gamblers | talking about it since I was here. fight.” | *The conversation then related to Cirofici averred he was five miles | other matters not directly connected away at the time the crime was com- | with the Rosenthal murder. He admit- mitted, and that “Whitey Lewis” ted his knowledge of and participation Seidenshner, although present at the |in the preparations for the murder, but scene of the shooting, Gid not fire any Cirofict made no attempt, however, to deny that he was included | in the original plot to slay Rosenthal, even admilting that two nights before the gambler was slain he went with for their in- of the shots. other sangsters to lo tended victim. They were frightened away from Rosenthal by men whom they thonught to be detectives on that occasion. The condemned man also admitted that early on the night of the the gray “murder car” with the gunmen, but he nsisted that he left them before they actual killing he was in shot the gambler. shooting, vanced. but two reasons are Gordon, who had been arrested. The etatement, which was made ver- in the principal keepers office about 4 o'clock this morning, was the bally He dld not explain precisely why he oft the other gunmen Just prier to the One is that he became fright- ened and the other that he deserted in order to bail out his sweetheart, Jean denied his presence when the actual murder wae committed.” According to Mr. Clancy, virtually evarything that Cirofici said after he started to make his final statement was voluntary. At no time, according to the warden, did any of the gunmen except Cirofici tell him that they were innocent of the crime of killing Rosenthal. “Whitey Lewis” always declared that he did not fire a shot, and it is the warden’ opinion that his dying words were I didn’t shoot at Rosenthal.” Mr. Clancy said that “Dago Frank” and “Whitey Lewis” always bpelieved { Rosenthal as were the men who fired | the shots. |~ Warden Clancy denied reports that he was on the verge of a nervous | breakdown owing to his | with the gunmen. | Governor Glynn was greatly inter- ested n the report of the warden, but ihe declined to make any comment result of the insistent plea on the part | whatsoever on the case. of Cirofict the truth. governor to save mother and his sister for | They had been hero and | e T Sbonere Iife | Dresced the opinion that nothing con- No Bearing on Becker Case. Both Mr. Riley and Mr. Ciancy ex- i i tained in Ciroficr's statement would Retuming o he Do e e wis | have any_effect on the second trial of e e ey wiere i &nd | former, Police Lieutenant...Ghasles o Vg where they mel| g fver. Mr. Claney guid that ' the E 2 statement was made only e rel- Had Sought Resemthal Two Nights|.tives of the condemned man had Prior. Dleaded for the truth. The warden Mr, Clancy came to Albany toflay | 2dded that he had had no desire to and told his story to Supt. John B. Riley of the state prison - department The - warden is- sued first a formei statement rehears- and Governor Glynm. ing & part of whet Cirofici told and Jater added details which inotuded make the statement a legal record and therefore had _not taken “Dago Frank's” words down in writing nor Dlaced him under oath. BODIES ARE IN NEW YORK. Cirsfict’s admission - that he_and two | — other gangsters had sought Rosenthal | Thousande Join in Funeral Procession two nights bafore the slaying. The formal statement of the warden follows: Feared for Safety of Mis Family. “About & o'clock . Sunday nigh Ttosenbers asked me to. save Frank, | =aying he had nothing to do with the 1 went he did not tell the truth. He repiied that he knew what was going on, but was not there I ad- vised him to tell the whole story. He his T asked whom he meant by | He replied thet there were | shooting, he was not there. over and asked Frank why when the shoolng took place. said if rother. be did they would kil v men in New York he could name. said: ‘I don't care about myself; t'= my family I care for. 1 caused Frank Cirofici to the pr! o'clock Monday mornins. He to be brought from the condemned cell house ipal keeper's office about 4 mads the following, among other statements, | of “Whitey Lewi New York, April 13.—The bodies of the four gunmen executed in the Sing ¢ | Sing prison death chamber this morn- ing were brought back to this city late this afternoon. That of “Whitey Lew- {is” Seidenshner was given immediate { burial in a Long Island cemetery. Emo- { tional thousands of the Bast Side fell {1n behind this cortege and followed it | for blocks from an undertaker’s to ihe | entrance of the Willlamsburg bridge, |over which the hearse and Six car- riages passed on the way to the grave. At the bridge the throng halted and there they wailted until long after nightfall, not crediting the informa- | tion given by the police that none of | the other funerals was to be held to- | day. In front of the homes or undertak- ing establishments to which the other Dbodles were conveyed hundreds of cu- 1 . . rious persons gathered. Where “GYD e P ooy e vammain i | the Blood” Horowlts lay dead In the mother and sister. They urged him to | l0me of a Harlem church sexton, po- tell the whole truth. He hes:tated and said ment_for the public. myself, but I do fear for you’ “His sister replied: ‘Dont have any fear for us- we will take care of our- selves. God will protect us.’ Gyp, Leuts and Vallon Fired Shots. “His mother and sister continued to urge him to tell the truth. He safd: * did not do the shooting. The men wio fired the shots were Gyp, Louie and Vallon. “He said the time. had nothing to do with this caes. was a gamblers’ figh ‘He mentioned several ratds “1 gom't want to make any state- | I don’t fear for | I was five miles away at | more than six hours. Bo far as I know, wecker | It on | lice reserves were called upon to pre- | vent people from entering and viewing the body. The sexton resorted to a ruse to get rid of the crowd. He nad a hearse back up to the door and into it an empty coffin was placed and | driven away. Many were deceived and left. Horowitz's funeral will take piace tomorrow morning and his body will bo buried in the same cemetery where | that of “Whitey Lewis” lies. | It is estimated that ten thousand { persons viewed the body of ‘“Dago Frank” Cirofici at a Bronx undertak- er’s place, passing by the casket for Cirefiei’s moth wh> was at Sing Sing during her son's Iast hours, was prostrated at her homs tonight. The funeral will take place on Wednesday and the body will be gambling houses and said thet the |buried in a Westchester county ceme- story Dougherty was true. He said: alibi for the rest of the woy: Shapiro told to Commissioner | tery. ‘T tod | some lies on the stand to prove an She The family of “Lefty Louie” Rosen- berg claimed his body. When it would be buried was not made known. ROOSEVELT MAY CURTAIL HIS TRIP, Expected at Progressive Headquarters Third Week in May. New York this city than bad been was foreshadowed in ceived here from Brazil today. cording to information given out progressive state headquarters, Roosevelt will arrive curing the (hird week in May. profected journe: turning home at the weddi his son, to N be_undertaken Mr. to Spain before re- of Kermit Rooseveilt Belle Wilard may it was said. The change in the plans of Colonel | Roosevelt was ascribed by party worker to his interest in the ftortunes of the party. Steamers Reported by Wireless. Siasconsett, Maes. April 13—Steam- sr Merion, Liverpool for Philadelphia, signalled passing Nantucket Lighiship at 1.40 p. m. New Yorl, April 13—Steamer Berlin Genoa for New York, signalled miles east of ‘Sandy Thursday. Capt Race N. F., Arabic, Liverpofl for 500 miles east at 7.06 a. m. New York, April 13—Steamer Stam- palia, Naples for Xew York, Dock 330 a. m. Wadnesday April 13—An_earlier re- turn of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to Schee, aged in New York His in order to be present not | signalled | body, 460 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon, ' pital, SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST MERIDEN YOUTH Chased 12-Year-Old Girl and Tore Her Ciothes. Meriden, Conn.,, April 13.—Henry 18, was arrested tonight anticipated | on the charge of attempting a serious messages re- Ac- at crime on Clara Rooke, a 12 vear old girl. Schee is held under $1,500 ponds. The Rocke girl, who lives in a remote part of the town known as Buvkwheat ill, was zoing home from noon when it is & ased by Schee with is allefed that he caught nd tore + clothes before she could escas from him. Schee was arrested tor jat 7 o'clock at his home. At {Hice station the Rooke girl posilive identified htm as her assailant MERIDEN WOMAN FATALLY BURNED Shoes Burned Off and Clothing Fell from Body. Meriden, Conn., April 13.—Mrs, Eliz- abeth Sehl, wife of Philip Sehi, was | fatally burned this afternoon while 950 | burning off the dead grass on the lawn Hook at noon. Dock late Wednesday or £.30 a. m. on in front of her home. Before she real- ized what had happened her skirt was blazing way up te her waist. She | 13—Steamer | screamed for help and neighbors rush- oston, signalled | ed with blankets, but before they could reach her the shoes were burned from her feet and her clothing fell from her She was removed to the hos- ‘where she died at 10 o'cleck tonight { thit they were not as guilty of slaying | i | shipping at that time was laid before Cabled Paragraphs i No Word of Attack on Niagara. Hayre, France, April 13—No word has been received here of an attack to the steamshlp Niagara, although a | rumor was current a day or two ago that she had put in to the Azores on April 9. Had this rumor been true, it is probably that more definite de- tails would have reached Havre with- in 24 hours. The company's agent dis- credits the report that the Niagara is leaking or is otherwise disabled. | Bubonic Plague Spreading. Havana, April 13—The bubonic plague is spraading in spite of the efforts of the sanitary department. One new case was reported today and two others are under surveillance. The total number of cases of bubonic up to date is seven, with two under sus- picion, ECONOMIG SIDE OF CANAL TOLLS CONTROVESY Data Compiled by a U. of P. Professor Submitted to Committ Washington, April 13—The economic side of the Panama Canal tolls con- | troversy occupled the senate inter- oceanic canals committee today to the| xclusion of the treaty obligations in- | volved and neither aspect was in| evidence elsewhere about congress. At | White House, however, President son reffimed his betief that repeal of the exemption from t granted | to American coastwise ships would | not constitute an interpretation of ithe Hay-Pauncefote treaty, but merely Would indicate the unwillingness of this country to bring up the question of discrimination. 3 The president agreed with the views recently expressed by Secretary Bryan that no amendment was necessary to the pending repeal bill reafirming the sovereignty of the United States over the canal. Before the canals committes E. T, Chamberlain, federal commissioner of navigation, and Professor S. H. Heub- ner, of the University of Pennsylva- nia, discussed the economic question of ‘tolls exemption in a genoral way. Professor Heubner for two years was employed as en expert by the house merchant marine committee, and data which he compiled as to the coastwise the committee today for its informa- tion. Commissioner Chamberlain Geclar- er his belief that the United States har no right to exempt any of its| shipping from payment of tolls unless | it specifically provided that the gov- experience | | passing | | the canal and that the exemption | should not add in any way to the; | work over a certain percentage of the | cowa ‘work, when it was explained t> ernment should meet the expense of the exempted ships through | burden imposed upon foreign ship- ping. Professor Heubner expressed 10 opinfon on the repeal issue, confining himsel? to the economic discussion | erowing out if his statement that the house committes investigation had| shown over ninety percent of the| coastwise ships on the Atlantic coast and fifty percent. of those on the Pa- cific coast to be controlled by rail- roads or conferences” of steamship companles, as far as rate haking is concerned. PIECEWORK VERSUS EFFICIENCY SYSTSM. Wide Differnce of Opinion Among | Employes of Labor. ‘Washington, April 13—Widely dif- fering_opinions as to the value of so- called efficiency system as afds to in- dustry were expressed today by wit- nesses before the federal industrial re- lations commission, at the opening hearing of an inquiry to determine the effect of such systems upon Te- lations between employer and em- ploye. nOoeeshS-sANOT . John F. Tobin of Boston, general president of the Boot ané Shoe Work- ers Union told the commission that the piece system worked so success- fully in the shoe factories of New England that “any efficiency engineer who tried to install his system there would starve to death.” On the other | hand, Harrington Emerson of New | York, appearing as an efficiency sys- | tem expert, declared that he consid- ered the piecework method of pey the | greatest obstacle in the way of effi- | ciency. i Instead of the speed induced by piece work, Mr. Emerson said he would benefit both employer and employe by fixing a fair standard, then paying a fixed daily wage and a bonus for all standard. He said he would continue to increase wages only as long as the unit of price went down and added that he had never found any opposi- tion among workmen to the stop-watch method of determining how fast they them that the object was not to speed them up, but to help set a_just stand- ard by which they would benefit. Frederick Taylor, of Philadeiphia, expressed the opinion that matters which formerly had bee nthe matter | of collective bargaining now shouid bs | settled by scientific laws which had been carefully worked out. Speaking | of the “laws of fatlgue” he said test | had shown that no youns factory girl ever should be allowed to work mcre than one hour and a quarter without a ten minute rest. He sald he saw nothing in the efficlency systems which was inimical to unionism, and thet he looked forward not to abelition of la- bor unions, but to & modification of the principles of unions, so that it would devote itself to trade schools and othi- | er systems of education. SULZER MAY RUN o FOR.GOVERNOR AGAIN. | To Head the Newly Incorporated | “American Party.” Albany, N. Y., April 13—A movement to bring about the nomination of Wil- | liam Sulzer as an independent candi- date for governor this fall took ¢ o | form here today in the incorporation of “the American Party” by friends of the ceposed executive, There will be a complets state tick. et headed by Governor Sulzer,” said | Colonel Alexander 8. Bacon, one of the incorporators in a statement ronight | eaplaining the purposes of the new | party. “Antl-Tammany _democratic | assemblymen, senators and congress- men will be sclected, together with a | complete anti-Tammany state com- | mittee and anti-Tammany county | committee.” Mr. Bacon added that the former cx- | ecutive probably would be a candi- | date in the regular democratic pri- maries, but that many of his friends favored the plan to neminate him in- dependently. There is nothing to pre- vent an independent candidate from being & candidate in the regular party primaries also, Mr. Bacon explained. E. P. Holcombe, Chief Supervisor of the Indian bureau, shot and lilled him- self in a room of a Washington ho- tel late yesterday, ™ Washington, Gmnibus Trust Bill MEETS WITH DISAPPROVAL OF PRESIDENT WILSON. IS MEETING OPPOSITION i Measure May Preclude Action at this Session Upon all Matter Save Cre- ation of Interstate Trade Commission. April 18. Unqualified dizapproval wae expressed by Pres- ident Wilson today of the proposal in congress to curtail the anti-trust leg- islative programme for this session. Later members of the house judiciary committee who had conferred with the president on the subject, declared that an effort would be made to report out quickly a single item embodying the substance of all the separate tentative trust bills end that legislation also would be pressed to meet the demands of labor for restriction of the injunc- tion power of the courts. That opposition to carrying out the ull trust legislative programme is | erowing among senate and hause dem- ocrats continued In evidence during the day. notwithstanding determination to revive the effort to perfect measures affecting interlocking directorates, holding companies, price discrimina- tions and other evils. Expect to Report General Trust Bill. Senator Newlands, chairman of the senate interstate commerce commit- tee, said his committee expected to report a general trust bill soon, though the members had not agreed upon de- tails. Before the committee deter- mines finally upon its course, however, it will pass upon the amendment al- ready prepared to preclude action at this session upon anything but a biil to create anm interstate trade commis- sion with broad powers and express direction to investigate the whole problem of big business and to rec- ommend to the next congress what leg- islation supplemental to the Sherman law should be enacted. Unless this pian is agreed to, the commitiee will proceed to perfect the tentative measure which it has work- ed out in five sections. ‘The first sec- tion would create a commission to reg- ulate corporations: the second would prohibit forms of interlocking direc- torates in competing concerns: a third would regulate holding companies; fourth would deal with stock water- ing and the issuance of railroad secur- ities and a fifth would attempt to erad- icate price discriminations which af- fect competition, MICHIGAN COPPER STRIKE BROUGHT T OAN END. As Result of Referendum Vote of Federation of Miners. Houghton, Mich. April 13—Tha strike of the copper miners in upper Michigan came to and end todays as & result of a referendum vote taken | | yesterday among the members of the ‘Western Federation of Miners. The strike had been in effect since last| July, when 18,000 men, according to the figures of -the federation, demand- ed better wages and working condi- tlons and decognition of the federa- tion, After the canvass of the referendum vote today by the district board of the Western Federation of Miners, Secretary Hietela gave out this state- ment: “Complying with Instructions of the district board, it was decided not t> give any separate figures from each of the local unions. Total vote cast in favor of calling off the strike through- out the district 3,104; total vote in favor of continuing the strike, 1,636; total vots 4,700.” Monagers of the mines have an- nounced that they will re-emply all men who have not been guilty of Vi- olence as soon as they give up their membership in the Western Federa- tion of Miners and places can be found for them. The present working forces are nearly eual numerically, mine managers say, to what they were before the strike. strike began there was a shortage of miners and it is said most of the strikers will be re-employed as rapid- dersround working conditions proceed. OBITUARY. Chauncey S. Child. Woodstock, Conn, April Chauncey S. Child, assessor of this town and one of the best known young men in this section of the state, died suddenly tonight of apoplexy. He was | 29 years old and a son of Judge Clar- ence Child of the probate court. His widow and two children survive. Election Today in New Brit: New Britain, Conn., April 13.—On the eve of the blennfal mavoralty election tomorrow, both democrats and repub. lcans clatmed victory. Mayor Joseph M. Halloran is seeking re-election for @ third term on the democratic ticket, while the republican standard bearer is Alderman George A. Quigley. In- dications point to a heavy vote being | polled. Automobile License Revoked. Hartford, Conn., April 13—Secretary of State .Phillips today revoked the automobile license of H. Hoyt of | Stamford_for reckless driving on the | Norwalk highway. The motorcycle li- cense of Tony Bogurzh of New Haven was suspended for evading responst- bility in an acident at Derby. als. Fishguard, April 13—Steamer Maur- retania, New York for Liverpool. ril 7—Steamer teamer Czar, New Glasgow, April 12- er Caledo- nia, New Yo Genoa, April 11—Steamer Princess rene, New York Cherbourg, April 13 — Steamer Cut Off by Father's Will, Boston, April 13.—Dantel Blake Rus- sell (“Fresno Dan”) whose birthright has been the object of prolonged liti- gation_ was practically cut off by the will of his father, Daniel Russell of Melrose ,according to a ruling by the superior ‘court today. A Vacant House at Kensington, Ct., owned by Louis Bradbury was burned to the ground late last night. The ori- £in of the blaze is unknown, but thera are rumors of incendiarism. The loss is $2,000. The United - States Hosj~al S Bolace sailed from New Orleans early Ins¢ night for "Pampioca. G At the time of the | as they renounce the union and un- | | | | America, | | i | of Providence, | any w: | of 200 granite cutter: Bride Charged with Murder_ OF BROTRER-IN-LAW AT TAUN- TON, MASS. SHOT IN HER ROOMS Prisoner Alleged to have Confessed She Fired Shot Because “There was | no Privacy in the House.” Taunton, Mass, April 13-—Mrs. Bradford Schuddeér, a bride of three | months, was arrested on a charge of | murder’ after her brother-in-law, 1d- | gar Scudder, a farmer, had been shot because “there was no privacy in the house.” Mrs. Scudder was married in Al- bany, N. Y. With her husband, an| inspector for the Massachusetts Fish | and Game Protective association she | occupied an ell of the Scudder home while her brother-in-law lived alone in the main part of the house. | The woman’s husband was away today. The police say that two boys, | Leslie Buckingham and Earle l‘h:\,sp,i‘ who were playing cards with Edgar | Scudder in his room told them that Mrs. Scudder caller her brother-in-law into her apartment. A moment later, the boys heard a fall. Buckingham rushed into the room where he found Scudder dead on the floor. The police were called and took Mrs. Scudder into custody. She was In such hysterical condi- tion that Iittle could be learned from her of what had happened. Scudder was 54 years ol The wo- man is 30 years of age. DENIED CONCEALMENT OF SEIGEL ASSETS. Voluntary Testimony by Corespond- | ent Named by Mrs. Henry Siegel. Boston, April 13—Mrs. Diana Eddy | Brown, the choir singer who was | named in the divorce libel of Mrs. | Henry Siegel of New York, today ap- | peared before the grand jury which began an investigation of ban ing business conducted In connection with the now defunct departmen store of the Henry Siegel Company here. Testifying voluntarily, Mrs. Brown | denied that she had concealed any as- sets of Henry Siegel, or that she knewr where he had placed any. She s aid | she was friendly with the Siegel fam- fly and had obtained much of her| clothing at the Siegel store, where she had a charge account. Bxamination | of this account by James W. Hall, an auditor employed by District Attorney | Pelletier, showed no payments by Mrs. Brown, attaches of the district attor- | ney’s office sai Mrs. Brown was accompanied by her husband, James 5. Brown, a broker to whom she was; married two weeks ago. Shortly after leaving the chamber| in-| she_collapsed. The grand jury will resume its in- quiry tomorrow when John Quinn, a| Tepresentative of District Attorney | Whitman, of New York wlill testify. John F. Lint of New York, a public| accountant, arrived tonight with memoranda. of information he has ob- tained from the books &nd accounts of the Stegel stores in New York. SIX MEN INDICTED FOR KIDNAPPING. Charged With Forcibly Taking Des! Moines Minister From Hotel. Denver, Colo, April 13—Six men | were indicted today on charges of | kidnapping growing out of the deport- ation on April 5th of Rev. Otis L.| Spurgeon of Des Moines. The indicted | men, all of whom are under arrest, | are Jeremiah Corning, _ Frank Soran, ‘Willlam Dolan, Frank Nugent, Barney Sylvester and Timothy Callahan. | The grand jury in its report criti- cized the Denver police department for not giving the minister better pro- tection. | Mr. Spurgeon was taken from his| hotel at night, carried some distance fro mthe city, severely beaten and | then released. For several days his! condition was critical. Today hej appeared before the grand jury and| told his story of the attack. The Des Moines minister came to Denver on a lecture tour, with the| avowed purpose of attacking the Catholic clergy, which ne accused of tmmorality. FIRE THREATENED ! AMERICA"S CUP DEFENDER Blaze in Joiner Shop Close to Where Yacht ls Housed. Bristol, R. I, April 13—Fire today threatened the destruction of the Her- reshoff sloop Resolute which is being bullt as a _candidate for the defense of the America’s cup for the so-called flag officers’ syndicate of the New York Yacht club. The blaze was in the joiner shop. twenty feet from the north shop which houses the Resolute. A brisk wind carried the sparks di- rectly over the sloop's quarters, which | were kept thoroughly wet down to avoid any possibility of the heat warp- ing the metal sides and frames of the | acht. “Nat” Herreshoff, the designer, ersonally directed the fire fighting | forces. The sloop was not harmed in v. The fire was extinguished in half an hour before much damage had been done. Announcement was made tonight that the Resolute would be launched | on April 25 Vermont Granite Cutters’ Strike Hardwick Vt., April 13.—The strike emploved by the Granite company, was end- Wood! | €d when the men tonight voted to re- | arn to work. Thev had been out since March 26 in an atlempt to enforce @emand for increased wages. Many had left the town, but are expected to return, Rockville Man Loses Arm. Rockville, Conn., April 13.—William B. Marley, overseer at a local factory, will lose his left arm as the result of having it caught in machinery at the mill late today. It was necessary Lo take the machine apert in order t extricate his arm. Winners of Kent Prize Debate. Buffield, Conn., April 13.—The an- nual Kent prize debate at the Connec ticut Literary institution tonight was | won by Boyd Grant of Meiross, Conn. Second and third prizes went to Mur ry Parks of Suffield amd L, A, Drad- ley of West Haven. | Pittsuburich | that | terson Day PRICE TWO. CENTS to the City’s Population Condensed Telegrams | Myjgt Salute Mrs. Pauline Porrell died at Sanford, Me.,, in her 10ist year. The Kentucky State Prisons Board released 450 convicts on parole. Charles Mauro was appointed Depu- ty Commissioner of Street Cleaning for Brooklyn. Warden Clancy appointed Thomas F. Mcinerny as principal keeper at Sing Sing prison. Marriages by Justices of the Peace in Chicago was held legal by Municl- pal Judge Martin. The Baltimore Steel Co., wa ed a contract to construct t colliers at 987,600 each. award- o naval The Kansas Supreme Court upheld the Webb law giving the State con- trol over liquor shipments. Charles Bennette, 12 years old, was killed by falling from the roof of a six- story tenement in New York. Rear-Admiral Andrew Dulap, U. S.!| N., retired, died in the Naval Hospital at Washington, aged 70 yea Captain Louis S. Van Duzer, of the battleship Utah was placed on the re- tired list after 30 years of service. Labor troubles have caused a serious delay in the building of Sir Thomas Lipton’s challenger Shamrock IV. President Wilson Nominated Arthur P. Carpenter of Brattleboro, Vt., to be United States marshal for Vermont. Gustav Hemel, the English aviator, | looped the loop 21 times at a height of 2,300 feet at Bournemouth, England. “Aunt” Mahala Ayers, who claims to be 114 years old, celebrated her birthday in lively fashion at Philadel- phia. An old hose-cart was used to carry the body of Charles ¥. Seyferlich, Chief of the Chicago Fire Department to the cemetery. Alligaters have been sociely as pets by Mrs Smith, of bosto: who tfrom Florida. Dr. Fredericl introduced to Joseph L. brought four L. H. Willis, taken as the model of “Laurie” in “Little Wo- men” by Louis Alcott, died in Rochest- er, N. Y., aged 85. The complete skeleton of what is be ieved to be a prehistoric el discovered in the La Brea fossil flelds | near Los Angeles. Joseph H. Woodward was elected chief actuary of the New York Work- men’s Compensation Commission at a salary of $6,000 a year. James Thorntcn, well-known vaude- vilie actor, was seriously injured by fulling down the steps of & Subway station in New York. Mrs. Mary W. Watson, of Roanoke, W. Va., was robbed of diamond rings valued at $1,500 while shopping on Fifth Avenue, New York. Miss Alice Hepburn, of Philadelphia, been selected to unveil the statue of Commodore John Barry at Franklin Park, Washington, May 16. George Rose, 773 years old, was ma ried to Mrs. Amanda Nagle, 76, by the Rev. George Stover, an_ 80-year-old minister at Vancouver, Wash. The Algonquin, a summer hotel own.- ed by the Canadian Pacific Railway at St. Andrews, New Bruswick, was des- troyed by fire. Loss $500,000. Miss Edith Graseth, 17 years old, of Minneapolis, was awarded $12,000 for the loss of her hand in her suit against the Northwestern Knitting Co Four men were saved by Sandy Hook life savers when the schooner Fran- conia ran aground near Swinbourne Island. She will be a total loss. Chester S. Lord, formerly managing editor of the New York Sun, was the principal speaker at the annual ban- quet at Hartford last night of the Con- necticut Editorial association. After having waited almost 50 years, John P. Wagner, aged 72, of Ottumwa, Ia., & Civil War veteran, will be put on the Government pension list at $20 a month. The British Oil tank steamer Ashta- bula, arrived in New York having steamed from Callao, Peru, around Cape Horn, a distance of 10,881 miles without a stop. James H. Thewlis, former Lord May- or of Manchester, England, visited President McAneny of the New York Board of Aldermen. He is studying traffic regulation. Lude Anderson, a negro, became so frightened when bandits held up an llinois Central Railroad train at Flukers, La, he jumped through the window and was killed. The First-Second National Bank of which was closed with an indebtedness of approximately $5,000,- 000, received permission to open from the Comptroller of Currency. Clarence Cleveland, who ssrved terms in the Elmira Reformatory was arrested charged with stealing cloth- ing valued at $200 from a fraternity house of Cornell University. Mrs. Agnes C. Colline of Boston last night was shot and kilied br her hu. band, John H. Collins, from whom she hed been separated. The police allege Collins told them he Kkilled the woman because of her friendship for another man. Secrotary Josephus Daniels of the navy who was the orator at the Jef- dinner of the central democratic club at Harrisbugh, Pa., last ht, declared the measures en- acted by the Wilson administration had benefitted the country rural credit and trust regulation laws were bound to come. PRESIDENT TO A-D_DRES! ASSOCIATED PRESS. To Speak on Seme important Subject at Annuall Banguet in New York. ‘Washington, April 13—Announee- ment was made at the Whits House today that President Wilson had ao- cepted an invitation to speak April 21 at a luncheen at the annual meeting of the Asseciated Press in New York city. ~ Secretary Tumulty said the president had not vet decided what subject hie would discuss, but that he would make an important speech. It is the first invitation the presi- dent has accepted for a speech outside of Washington since he_gent to Mobile last October to attend the Southern Commercial eongrese hant was | and that | { | | i our Golors WAITING FOR HUERTA FORCES TO OBEY MANDATE. FOR ARREST OF MARINES All Communication, Except Wireless, with Tampico, Cut off by Prevalence of High Wind. Wshington, April 13—Immediate de- velopments in the Mexican situation depend upon whether the commander of the Huerta forces at Tampico sa- lutes the American flag in apology for the arrest of American marines last Thursda: President Wilson declarsd unofficial- {1y today that he expected the federal commander at Tampico to fire a salute to the Stars and Stripes as demanded by Rear Admiral Mayo and he spoke with a confidence that implied insist- ence. The navy department was still unadvised tonight as to whether tho salute had been fired. It is understood that instructions have been sent to Charge O'Shaughnessy to represent to the Huerta government the feeling of the administration here over the af- front, but there has been no announce- ment on the subject, The presence in Washington of John Lind, President Wilson's personal rep- resentative in Mexico for the last eight months, gave the Washington govern- ment an advisor with special knowl- edge of the military situation at Tam- pico. Mr. Lind reached hers from Vera Cruz aboard the presidential yacht Mavflower early today and spent several hours with Secretary Bryan Tomorrow he will see President Wii- son and Secretary Bryan for an hour just before the cabinet meeting. Au- thoritatively it is stated that Mr. Lind's reports on the general situation wers S0 comprehensive and complete that he really did not have to come to Wash- ington to supplement them. Mr, Lind himseif was uncommuniea.- tive, saying that he merely had sought a vacation and was at the orders of the government. While he has kept | the president and Secretary Bryan in- formed constantly about developments, his presence here at this time is con sidered opportune should any unus ual situation arise out of the demand for a salute at Tampico. Only Wireless Communication. Direct communication between Tam- pico and the cable end at Vera Crux, which is the only means whereby news of what Is going on at Tampico ean reach Washington, can be had only by wireless and owing to the prevalence of stormns of hurricane proportions this communieation has been oxseedingly difficult and slow. The Huerta govern- ment itself, it is understood, has been obliged to communicate with Tampleo by_messages sent on steamboats, Mr. Lind is understood to have told Secreétary Bryan there would be a lull in the diplomatic side of the Mexican situation while the contending forces in the north fought for supremacy. The former Minnesota governor took the opportunity to come to the United States while there seemed to him to be little prospect of the Huerta govern- ment ylelding. He is known to be- lieve that only the conquering armies of the constitutionalists can force Gen- eral Huerta to retire at present. The defeat at Torreon of the federal forces is unknown as yet throughout the greater part of the territory controlled by the Huerta government, and a rig- orous censorship both within Mexico and on news being sent abroad from the Mexican capital is being malintain- ed. Mr. Lind has found life in the tropics somewhat fatiguing, but he declared today his health has not suffered. Confident Saluts Will Be Fired. At the navy department there was apparent a singular confidence that the salute would be fired at Tampico. This was based, It was sald, in soms measure, upon a knowledge of the tre- mendous offensive power of the Amer- ican fleet now in the harbor or just outside of Tampico. The fleet with its big guns facing the weak shore defences of the port is belloved hers to render out of the question any re- sistance by the Mexican fedral com- mander, who i already stretching his resources to repel the constitutional- ists forces hemming in the town. QUIET AT TAMPICO. Reported That Merchant Ships Are Discharging Their Cargoes. Texas City, Texas, April 18 —Cable- grams received at the offices of the ‘Wolvine Steamship line here today state that the steamships City of Tam- pico and City of Mexico, which had been held out of Tampico harbor by the recent fighting, are now dischars- ing their cargoes and that evervthing is quiet at Tampico, Both vessels, it was sald, had been lying off Tamplco for several days, The City of Tampico sailed from Texas City and the City of Mexico from New Orleans about ten days ago. REPORT OF MEXICO'S REFUSAL. General Maas Says Government Will Not Accede to Admiral Mayo's De- mand, Vera Cruz, April 15.—General Gus- tavo Maas, the federal commander at Vera Cruz, speaking today with yef- erence to the arrest of an Ameriean detachment from the Dolphin at Tam- pico and the demand by the Ameri- can admiral for satiafaction for the insult to the American flag, sald thar the Mexican government had ordered General Morales Zaragoza not to_ac- cede to Admiral Mayo's demand, which was that the American flag should bs saluted within 24 hours—considering that such a step would be highly de- rogatory to national dignity and was also uncalled for, as absolutely no in- sult had been offered to the American flas. For the unfortunate mistake made in arresting the Americans, General Maas added, General Morales Zara- goza had by his apology made ampie ecompensation, Decision in Mellen Case Today. Bridgeport, Conn., April 13—A de- cision from Judge Tuttle of the su- perior court on the final pleadings and decisive of whether the case of tha state of Conneoticut against Charles 8. Mellen, former president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road, for manslanghter, it i5 expected will be sent to the elerk of the su- perior court today. An _important anmouncement and probabiy decisive ?tflfl-:m case, outsld of the sequencs of pieadings may b looked for tedax