Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 20, 1914, Page 1

How He Spent Millions in-Awed and Ignorant Silence at Command of Late Financial Ruler “BARKED HIS SHINS” Only Time Witness Faltered Was When He Told of Being Humiliated by Morgan While Seeking Information Con- cerning Westchester Transaction—Directors Afraid to Question Any Order of the Late J. P.—Mellen Says He Was Great Admirer of Roosevelt and Often Conferred With Him About Important Questions. Washington, May 19—A story of absolute domination of the affairs of the New Haven raiiroad system by the late J. P. Morgan—of the spending of millions in awed and ignorant si- lence at the command of the all-pow- erful ruler—was told to the Inter- state Commerce commission today by Charles S. Mellen, former president of the New Haven. It was the most ex- traordinary chapter yet unfolded in the commission’s inquiry into the al- leged exploitation of the great New England railroad and disappearan of fortunes from its treasury through acquisition at extravagant prices of subsidiary properties. There was not time in a single day to crowd details of all the incidents and events dealt with in the witness’ testimony. He barely touched upon some " of the big things, paving the way for exhaustive questioning that will continue tomorrow. Members of the commission, coun- sel and interested spectators fairly hung upon every word of Mr. Mellen today as his story developed dra- matically under the examination of Chief Counsel Folk. Evervbody listened with absorbed attention and at times evident amazement, as he re- lated how he had stood in awe of Mr, Morgan, because of his compre- hensive grasp and perfect prescience of flnancl% matters; how he had consulted With Theodore Roosevelt, then president of the Umited States, regarding the purchase of the Boston and Maine Railroad; how he had pre- vented the late E. H. Harriman from acquiring the Boston and Maine by metting it himself for the New Ha- SEEKING INFORMATION miitee of one to find out; that he had “barked his shins” in a futile en- deavor to obtain information from Mr. Morgan and that they could try if they desired. “They ducked” concluded Mr. Mel- len, grimly and a ripple of laughter ran around the room. Particular interest was aroused by Mr. Mellen's account of his confer- ence with the then President Roose- velt respecting the acquisition of the Boston and Maine. He explained that he was a great admirer of Colonel Roosevelt and frequently conferred with him about important questions. Colonel Roosevelt said to him at that conference, according to the testimony, that he was not a lawyer and was not prepared to advise what he should do about the proposed purchase, but on ‘Mr. Mellen’s statement of the situa- tion he thought there might be nothing objectionable in it. Mr. Mellen added that the president said he could countenance no illegal action in the matter and suggested that he confer with Commissioner Lane of the In- terstate Commerce commission. From Mr. Lane he said he got no expression of opinion. A letter was submitted by Mr. Folk written May 27, 1907, by Henry W. Whitney to Mr. Mellen, suggesting that he “say something at an early day touching the Boston and Maine mat- ter;” that “a large public is still to be reckoned with:” and concluded with this paragraph “I have thought it possible the “lit- tle father’ at Washington might liks to get his finger into the pie, in which case, if it should happen before the ven; and how he had dealt with the Jate Police Inspector Thomas F.| ‘rnes of New York to obtain the} Westchester stock held by persons| with whom he assumed to be connect- ed with Tammany Hall. As when on the stand last week Mr. | Mellen gave his testlmony with ap- parent willingness, answering every question readily and concisely—that! is, every question except one. He did try. to_avoid telling about the time when Mr. Morgan humiliated him by brusquely refusing to give him in- formation concerning the Westchester transaction to which he thought, as president of the New Haven, he was entitled. When he finally related the incident, his face was drawn into hard lines, and he clasped his hands over tha table in front of him al- most convulsively. His voice indi- cated no &igns of emotion, however, continuing clear, distinct and resonant. Later he even gave the story a touch of honor. When Directors Hemingway and Skinner of the New Haven demanded of him why the road was expending $11.000,000 on the Westchester purchase he said, he of- fered to appoint each of them a com- public had become reconciied to the change, might result in infinite harm to all your interests.” Mr. ¥olk then offered in evidence the reply to that letter made the fol- lowing day, in which Mr Mellen wrote: “Tt has been thought advisable by all concerned that just as little in- formation should get out to the news- papers r the Boston & Maine matter as is &bsolutely necessary. This was agreed upon by Mr Ledyvard, Mr. Tuttle and myself and we are aoting on this theory at the present time. The Washington sitnation I have, I think, complétely cared for. One never knows for a certainty regarding mat- ters there, but the ground has been plcwed and every chance for trouble considered and, I think, sue- cessfully eliminate Mr. Mellen told of his relations with John L. Billard and of the transac- tions between the New Haven and the Pillard company. He intimated with a smile that Mr, Billard was a shrewd trader, saying that, when he was conducting with him any busi- ness, he never looked anywhere ex- cépt straight into Billard’s eyes. BECKER'S COUNSEL TRYING TO PROVE “FRAMEUP.” Hatched by “Bald Jack” Rose in Effort to Save Himself and Companions from Murder Charge. New York, May 19.—Seven witness- es todav testified for Charles Becker in an effort to prove the one-time head of the “strong arm squad”’ the victim of a “frameup” hatched by “Bald Jack” Rose, the informer, as a means of aving himself an dhis com- panions, “Bridgie” Webber, Harry Valion and Sam Schepps, from being viaced on trial for the murder of Her- man Rosenthai, the Tenderloin gam- bler, who “squealed” to the district attorney. The defense was probably one-third comploted when court was adjourned until tomorrow. Rosenthal, the defense is trying to prove, came to his death as the result of a gamblers’ war. Several of the defense’s witnesses were used to_dis- credit the testimony offered by Rose, Webber and Vallon, to show that ‘Webber had repeatedly expressed his sorrow for having taken part in the “frameup,” and that on many occa- sions he had said Becker had nothing to do with the murder. Mrs. Becker may testify tomorrow. The defense expects to close its case before Thursday night. Was Whitman’s Wire Tapped? New York, May 19.—Electricians “king in the criminal courts building ay discovered copper wires skilful- 1y attached to the private telephone line of District Attorney Whitman. In- vestigation showed that the wires led over the roof of the building across Center street and disappeared into a third floor room in a building on the opporite side. Whether the wires were attached to a telephonic device to bhe used in overhearing what went on in Mr. Whitman's office could not at first be ascertained. Salem, Mass,, Has Woman Member of Police Department. Salem, Mass., May 19—The police department received: its first woman member today when Miss Ethel B.{ Osborne was appointed a special of-; ficer by Mayor Hurley. Miss Os- borne is secretary of the local As-| sociated Charities and is well known in the eity, especially in the tene- ment house section. Fatally Injured When Motorcycle Col- lided With Tree. Danbury, Conn., May 19—Frank An- derson, aged 21, was perhaps fatally Injured tonight when the moforeycle he was riding collided with a tree in North street. He was taken to a lo- cal hospital. 5 — 'Steamship Arrivals, Marseilles, May 14—Steamer Rouma, New York-and Providence. Bergen, May 15—Steamer Kristian- fafjord, New York. - Plymouth, May 18—Steamer Ause- nia, Montreal for London. aples, May 17—Steamer Calabria, New 7 th, May 19—Steamer Presi- Y Hamburg. dent Grant. New York BRISTOL’S EDUCATION BOARD TO BE ASKED TO RESIGN By Act of Common Council—Extrav- agance Alleged in Raising Salaries of Teachers. Bristol, Conn., May 19—The com- mon council, by a vote of 4 to 3 to- night requested the six members of the board of education to resign, be- cause of alleged extravagance in rais- ing the salaries of high school teach- ers, and arbitrary measures adopted in not referring the matter to the council. The vote was preceded by a warm debate, that several times verged on blows being struck. Mayor Gray finally left t chair and made the motion. The te was a tie at 3 to 3, but Councilman Glasson, who was presiding, cast his vote with the may- or. ' Former Senator Noble E. Pierce, who is chairman of the board, could not be reache dtonight. Whether the members of the board will resign could not be forecasted. A meeting will be held Thursday, at which time it is Probable action will be taken, DECISIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF MOTOR \VEHICLE LAWS Secretary of State Phillips Suspends Licenses of Three Chauffeurs. Hartford, Conn., May 19.—Secretary of State Phillips today handed down a number of decisions on hearin held ‘before him for alleged violations of the motor vehicle laws of the state. He suspends the licenses of the fol- lowing: Frank Polke of Bridgeport, for oper- ating a motor vehicle at a rate of speed of 40 miles an hour on a main }"}lmmughtare in Bridgeport on April Samuel F. Hall,. of Branford, for endeavorin; to evade responsibility for a collision In which he struck a child in Holyoke, Mass, George L. Blodgett, of Waterbury, for operating a motor vehicle with- out lights and in a reckless manner. For sufficlent reasons given, the sec- retary did not suspend these licenses: Timothy F. Foley, South Norwalk, who while operating a motor vehicle along Fairfield avenue, Bridgepert, “ran into one Mrs. Simon, causing her death.” According to the evidence, the accident was unavoidable, X Joseph Richie, East Hartford, whe struck a vendor's wagon in South ‘Windsor. Charles H. Benfi, New Haven, who drove the streets after a rumaway horse. The secretary thinks he exer- cised poor judgment, but as his past record was good, he decided not to suspend his license, The secretary continued the case of Chester H, Blackman of Bridgeport, charged with operating his motorcycle alongside a trolley car.taking em pas- sengers, Baseball Injury Results Fatally. ‘Wichita, Kas., May 19—Willis F. Da-~ vis, 19 years old, a baseball player of Conway Springs, Kas., died here to- day from an injury he received in'a J pest, Hungary, May 19—Count Stephen Tisza, the Hungarian premier and Stephen Rakovsky, a mémber of the lower house, fought a duel with rapiers here -this - afternoon. Five bout were fought and both men were ‘wounded. | Provisional President Recognized Lima, Peru, May 19—The Peruvian supreme court today officially recog- nized the administration of Colonel Oscar Benavides, chosen recently as provisional president to succeed the exiled President Billinghurst. To Allay Suspicion Between Nations. Tokio, Japan, May 19—A plea to the press of the world to work for the re- moval of misunderstandings and sus- picions between the nations was made today by Premier Count Shigenobu Okuma in addressing a gathering of Japanese and foreign journalists. Germany's Oil Monopoly Bill. Berlin, May 19—The fate of the German government's ‘oil oly bill was made uncertain today the decision of the government to bring the session of the imperial parliament to a close within a day er two in- stead of taking the usual recess over the summer months., In case the bill is not to be intreduced again and pass through all its stages in the same way as a new bill EVERYTHING READY \ FOR MEDIATION MEET. Elimination _of Huerta to Be First Sugestion for Consideration of Mex- icans. Niagara Falls, Ont., May 19.—Every- thing was ready tonight for the open- ing here tomorrow of the mediation conference for the settlement of the difficulties between the United States and the Huerta government in Mexico. Three o'clock in the afternoon is th hour set for the first session. ‘With the arrival late tonight from ‘Washington of the two American dele- gates, Justice Joseph R. Lamar and Frederick W. Lehmann, the personnel of the conference awaited for its com- pletion of the third mediator, Eduardo Suarez, the Chilean minister, and the three Mexican delegates, Rabasa, Rod~ riguez and KEilguero. The latter are due from New York early tomorrow. Mr. Suarez was expected late tonight, ‘but as he had failed to arrive at a late hour it was assumed that he had de- layed his journey and would not reach the scene until tomorrow. Ambassador Da Gama of Brazil and Minister Naon of Argentini were busy throughout today completing many of the details of the conference. They devoted themselves especially to the formulation of tentative rules of pro- cedure and plans for organization. ‘While their announcement was held in ‘abeyance pending approval by the Chilean mediator, it was understood that, among other things, the rules would call for informal discussions as precedent to all formal negotiations. The negotiations, it was said, would, for purposes of record, take the form of protocols of what had taken place, signed by all parties to the negotia- tions, and drawn up as occasion de- manded. - ‘Wihle the two mediators continued to maintain the strictest reticence as to the nature of the proposals which they are about to submit, it was gen erally accepted here tonight as ex- tremely probable that the elimination of Huerta would be their first sug- gestion for the consideration of the Mexican delegates. It was mors than ever belleved that, with the attitude of President Wilson on the subject so well known, the mediators would . be less hopeful of success in the Mexican representatives prove unwilling to grant this important consession. The broad international scope of the proceedings and the importance which is attached to them by the other coun- tries of South and Central America ‘was evidenced by the arrival here to- day of Dr. Gonzalo 8. Cordova, min- {ster from Wcuador to the United Btates. He declared that he had come with instructions from his government and that he .intended to inform his government promptly by cable of all important developments during the progress of the mediation. ANXIETY STILL FELT FOR CONSUL SILLIMAN Broken Railroad Cemmunication Be- tween Saltillo and Mexico City Held as Reason for Not Hearing from Him, ‘Wasington, May »19.—Activity here in the Mexican situation was notably relaxed today, the evident purpose on the part of the Washington govern- ment being to give the mediation con- ference in Niagara Fails the amplest opportunity to work out its plans with the least possible complication or in- fluence from the outside. A special telegraph wire from the headquarters of the American repre- senetatives at the Falls to the White House was installed during the day and preparations were made for keep- ing the president in close touch with every step of the proceedings. Anxiety over the persistent lack of information as to American Consul John R. Silliman at Saltillo and the ten members of the Smith family re- ported held at Tonola, Chiapas, con- tinued at the state department and diplomatic efforts to secure definite reports were pressed. The Brazilian minister in Mexico City reported to the state department that representations had been made to the Mexican foreign office several times concerning the Smiths and that the Brazilian consul in Chiapas had been urged to use his good offices to secure the release of the Americans. Broken rallroad communication be- tween Mexico City and Saltillo was ac- cepted as the reason for the failure to hear from Silliman. The Brazilian minister, Secre! Bryan announced, reported conditions quiet in Mexico City. WARFARE QUIETING AT SAN DOMINGO. Federal Blockade at Monte Christi Has Been Raised. i Washington, May 19—Capiain Bierer of the United Btates gunboat Wheel- ing, in Dominican waters, today ¥e- ported that the federal blockade of the pert of Mente Christi had been raised: From the north eeast of San Dominge, Saptain Eberle of the cruis- er Washington reperts desultery fir- ing at Puerto Plata between a fort held by the federals under General Bordas. and entrenched rebels. Cap- tain Sberle said conditions were com- paratively quiet. Sail for Vera Cruz. Va., May 19.—The battleship the gunboat Machias sailed today for Vera Cruz. The Machias carries a quantity of small arms, am- munition and supplies. The Texas be- sides her own 1 { @ | l | A) 20 v, GEN. VILLA ’cmuq GUNS AND AMMUNITION FURTHER THAN TO SAY HE Ql-l. NOT RUN FOR GOVERNOR change sold for decrease of $5,000 from the .h‘:'t...n'h.‘ Speaker c'lllz Clark will lay the m'- of new C' o nal Club In Washington on May 21. A launch eapsized in the Mississip- pi river near Minneapolis and five of the nine occupants wers drowned. Advices from Auvers sur Oise, France, the death there of Charles Bprague Pearce, the artist, Sl ~ At the M. meeting of the Yale Corpdn.uonwu uriform graduation fee of $10 in all departments was voted. —— Preminent citizens of Montelair, N. J., have issued a call for & meeting to erganize a Chamber of Commerce. The new Cunard liner Agquitania will be equipped with two 30-foot life boats with moter and wireless equip- ment. IS THIN, BUT ENERGETIC Federals Numbering 5,000, Suffered Se- vere Loss il‘ Killed and Weunded— Two Generals Said to be Ameng the Number Killed. Kl Paso, Tex., May 19.—General Franciscoe Villa has defeated a fed- eral force of 5,000 men at Paredon, ac- ‘carding to a received here late today from Isidro acting min- ister of the forei, ::hhthn- in Car- ranza’s ea.!]»:nnt. e date of the em~ gagement is mot given. According to the message, the fed- erals suffered a severe loss in killed and wounded, and it was said two fed- eral were among these killed. The m stated General Villa has mv:yod priseners, several ma. chine’guna, 600,000 rounds of ammuni- tion and a large quantity of military supplies FIRST PRIMARIES HELD IN PENNSYLVANI Penrose Wimmi:.n Nomination for Senator, Brumbaugh for Gev- ernor. . Philadelphia, May 19.—Pennsylvania today for the first time heid primaries to choose candidates for Uniteq States senator, governor, justice of the su- preme court and of the superier court, as well as for other state offices, con- gress and legislature. Although fair weather prevailed, the vote was light. Boies Penrose won the republican nomination for senator and Martin G. Brumbaugh was prac- ticallp unopposed as the republican candidate for governor. Mr, Brum- baugh is superintendent .of public schools of Philadelphia. On the democratic ticket Congress- man A, Mitchell Palmer was select- ed as the party candidate for senator, defeating Henry Budd of Philadelphia. Gifford Pinchot was unopposed for the Washington-Progressive nomina- tion for senator. There was an un- usually warm contest for the demo- cratic nomination for governor be- tween Vance C. McCormick of Har- risburg and Michael J. Ryan, city so- licitor of Philadelphia. Xarly returns were conflicting and it was not pos- sible to indicate which of the two candidates was_the victor. William Draper Lewis, dean of the University of Pennsylvanla, had no opposition for the Washington parfy nomination for HORSES THAT WERE WITH PARKS RETUR n ‘Inte Mexican Lines by Missing Soldier. Vera Cruz, May 19—The two horses belonging to Lieutenant Colonel Ki- more F. Taggart, of the 28th infantry, which were taken into the Mexican lines by private Samuel Parks on May 6, when the soldier, who was #aid to be dementsd, disappeared, were returned today to the headquarters here of the American milltary awthori- tles by order of the Mexican com- mander. Twenty-five Americans arrived in Vera Cruz today by train from Mex- ico City. Captain William A. Burnside, lats military attache at the American em- bassy in Mexico City, has been .as- ;irnod to the intellizence departmant ere. Dr. Aureliano Urrutia, the former minister of the interior of President Huerta, who flel to Vera Cruz from the ecapital yesterday, is being close- ly guarded his room at a hotel nst possible attack by his enemies, probably will be transferred to a boat today. JUMPED FROM WINDOWS AT PROVIDENCE FIRE. One Girl Injured, Fireman Overceme by Smoke, and $20,000 Damage Done. Providence, R. I, May 18—Fire to- day did damage estimated at $20,000 to” the Bourn Rubber Company plant and nine houses near the . factory. Miss Florence Warner, a rubber work- er, was slightly hurt, and Lieutenant Walter H, Hildreth, a fireman, was overcome by smoke. Miss Warner was injured when she, several other girls and a few men, jumped from windows on the second floor of the factory. The flames, starting from spontane- ous combustion in the wire department of the plant, atiracted the attention of five persons, each of whom sounded an alarm. BSparks soon carried the fire to_the houses. The company places its damages at $10,000. Celonel Still Suffers from Slight Symp- toms of Fever—To Make But One. Address Previous te Sailing for Ma- drid to Attend Son's Wedding, New York, Roosevelt returned home his visit of many months America. Accompanied by the naturalists of his party, George Cherry and Leo B, Miller, he from Para at quarantine fore 4 o'clock on board Aidan, 19, Gibbons was recetved in Cardinal aadien: leclared run for governer of New Yeork, a few deprecatory remarks sbout critics and with harbor craft :-:: ?lc- vgut’t_eflu ‘was taken on board ug W. F. Dalzell, which proesed rriends. who. b ends who had been alarmed the reports of Colonel Roosevelt's : vere iliness were surprised When they saw him. He was notice- ably thinner, and he used a cane as he walked about the steamer's deck, but his face wore a healthy tan, and he had apparently not lost any of vigor and energy which have become characteristic of him. After stopping ten days In this country, . Roose- velt will go to Spain to the otAhlu son Kermit, s the tugs which carried several members of ‘the Roosevelt family, in- cluding Mrs. Roosevelt, Bmlen Roosevelt, Archie and . e, approached the Aidan the familiar g~ ure of the colonel could be seen lean- ing far over the rail as greeting, his Hps flexed into liar-smile. Not a few eyes As the collector of the liey Fleld Malone, and a host of paper men, scrambled up panionway, the colonel stood at top and shook each man by the Anthony Fiala, who went part with t)hdr. flRoo‘ev.lt in his expl was the first man to greet the col after Mr. Malone. @ Mr. Roosevelt anticipated most the things people were know as he submitted to & of questions before going om the tug that took Mmu:mc t The Bank of Brooks lowa, a state institution, was ordered closed. The :&n::elflulmuo,oflmddmu The condition of Emperer Francis Jeseph of Austria was reported to be adversely' affected by the cold and ‘wet ; weather. Edgar C. Cram, a member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange for 30 years, died of heart trouble. He was 62 years old. Mrs. Sarah de Long of Paterson, N. J., 72 years old, was burned to death when a pipe she was smoking set fire to her dress. =< W. L. Pertlock, chief engineer of the Old Dominion liner Jefferson, who was injured in the explosion last week, died in Norfolk. The body of .Lillian. Nordica. was 'shipped from Batavia, Java, by the steamer Van Cloon for Singapors to the United States. . The Senate judiciary committes re- ported favorably on the nomination of Charles Warren, of Boston, to be assistant attorney-general. The bedy of Consul General Grif- fiths, who died in London, will be ship- ped the United States on the steam- next Saturday. the er Fire in'the: Jacoh Haisch Agrioul- s taral Implomeat Pant st Galaty, . Yyesterday caused a loss of about $300,- 000. There was no insurance. R. J. Young, cashier of the People’s Bank of Bardwell, . Was arrested charged with making false to. the State Banking Department. United Workers’ District- No. 6, sent out & strike order calling out all the coal miners in Ohio. The payment of $3 a week strike benefit has begun. Mere than 1 brick makers at Haverstraw, . Y., have gone on strike demanding the right to smoke while at work and an iIncrease of 25 cents a day. Dam estimated at ‘was caused when the Fountain River, swollen by a cloudburst, broke through the levees inside the city limits of Pueblo, Col. * e — Wiadyelaw 8zalines, accused of rob- bing Mrs. Alexander Ou:g. of Warsaw, Poland, of jewelry valu ‘was held without bail in Phi to await extradition. A loss of $20,000 was caused by fire in the upper part of the Russia build- i ing on Atlantic avenue, Boston.The chief damage was to the plant of the A. M. Davis Company, printers, He was informed by n that he was reported fo that he would not run as on the republican ticket and that -if he became a 1t would de “T haven’t heen asked If Y would run for governor of New York" he replied tn answer to another “If asked, I would say that no: “As to the river, it is extra to have put on the map a river as long as the Rhine, but there is no mare doubt of its existence than fhers s of the Rhine” . lMr. Roosevelt was asked how he elt. “T don’t look like a sick mean, do PP was his rejoinder. *“I hawe beem 1l with jungle fever, but I'm all O was learmed: & o t was learn lowever, om Cherry, that the colonel stfll nfla from slight symptoms of had had a chiii earHer . Mr. Roosevelt confessed that he had lost 55 pounds, part of which he bad regained. He had also been Mr, Malone asked him if he were botherad by the eriticlam made dy the English explorer, Henry Savage Lan- dor. Mr. Roosevelt laughed deprecat~ Ingly. Neither that nor other simitap criticisms worried him a great deal, he said. The colonel told friends and news- papermen who crowded around M\iss that he would make only one ad@ress before sailing for Spain. “T will gtve this”~ sald Mr. Roose- velt, “before the National society. At that time T will anewer any questions that any reputable pas- son wishes to ask me about my trip. More than this I do not care to say now.” Half an hour after the Ajdan he@l on!erzg gnmntri‘ne Colonel Rm-c;t EppH own the companionway inf [ the tug which took him to Oyster Bay, Steamers Reported by Wireless, Only American citizens are to pilot vessels through the Panama Canal under rules laild down by Colonel | Goethals. Applicants must be under 45 years and hold masters’ licenses. Mrs. H. B. Harrison, of Utica, N. Y. was hit by a motorcycle and thrown 20 feet. After being taken to her hotel she discovered she had lost her hand- bag contalning $2,030 M jewelry and cash Jacques Suzanna, a French artist, of Brooklyn, started with three com- panions on an exploration trip to the North Pole. He has been with sev- eral Arctic exploring parties and has 30 Esquimaux dogs on his estate. The Senate committee on FOREST FIRES PREVAIL ooy ol Pohe 1| _Sable Istand, May , 15—Steamer report on the bill | . = af v the H Kaigser Wilhelm der . Bremem INSOUTHWESTERN MAINE.|passed by the Houss providing for |z iR Vylim (o e ors mees the Spanish-American War and the At Portland Sun Was Partially Ob- Chinese and Philippine i scured and Air Filled With Smoke. Portland, Me., {fuy; 19—The su was partially Obscured,And the air filled by forest fire smoke blown across southwestern Maine today. It was thought to have come from: numerous small fires said to be burning in the vicinity of Twin Mountain and along the Canadian border, The burning of the farm buildings of Willls Bachelder at Wells, statred a fire which burned over several wood lots. There was a lively woods fire at Winthrep during the night, and 18 acres were burned over at Ansen, Woman Convioted of First Degree v Murder, New York, May 19.—Mre, Madeline Ferola,ea widow, 45 years old, was ivicted today of the murder of Car- ::la Canestrale, who was stabbed to death on a Bronx boreugh bridge en ber 1918, This is the first iction of & woman for first de- finufllutwn%v;r.y in New Yorl: fieen pears. jury was ou more th"‘flno". h.un.‘e.'!"ihn" sentenee prenou: preme cqmrél Justice Vernen M. Davis next Tuesday. - Flow of Gold te Eu Senater Ransdell of Louisiana’' toek ! the floor in the Senate to deny an at- tack by James Creeiman that the Pres- ident had sought to punish the Lou- isiana senators for their votes in op- position to wiping out the sugar duties. SERIOUS SITUATION HAS ARISEN IN ALBANIA Whereby the Life of New Rulen, Prinee William, Has Been Endan- 4 e ) B Y repe. E New Y May 19—With the sup- Valu- at the United B& burn- the .:a- P eor wii cnt-