Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 10, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVI—NO. 35 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1915 TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS DESPERATE BATTLES | * ON IN CARPATHIANS Latest Reports Indicate the Withdrawal of Russian Forces in Bukowina FIGHTING IN POLAND ANR EAST PRUSSIA| Length of Battle Line and the Vast Numbers of Men Contend- ing Make it Impossible to Estimate Value of Advances Made—In the Argonne the German Have Made Several Advances—Otherwise in France and Belgium There is a éompnntive Calm. —— The Carpathians and the crown land ot Bukowina claim most attention in the campalgn in the eastern Wwar zone. The battles in the Carpatl are ofa desperate character, but wi out declsive result, while latest re- orts indicate the withdrawal of the Russian forces in Bukowina. The Austriens claim to have driven the Russtans back in the southern districts of Bukowina and to have occupied the important town of Wama. In Poland and East Prussia steady fighting continues along fronts ex tending over many miles, the very length of which, anq the vast number. of men contending make it impossible to estimate the value of the small ad- vances or repulses at various points with respect to the final result. In France and Belgium there is a perfod of comparative calm, although in the Arzonne the Germans have made several advances, The German forelgn secretary, Herr Van Jarow, takes occasion to explain the recent arnouncemert of Germany regarding naval measures {o be taken against hostile commercial Ho den'es that a blockade ed and d-clares that Germany merely designated the waters in ques- tlon as a war area, with the i of corducting war { region. He urgently ping to avoiq the neutral rding to Herr Zow. Germany has ed pro test from neutral concerni the admiralty's acti Copenhagen repor the Scandinavian cou and are arrangng for comu tion regard to the German proclama- »n of a_war zone in Britis In the Rue: uma, wh Resembled, Premier Goremy the announcement thut the Ru: army, notwithstanding ail its los was now stronger than ever. The for- however, that ti elgn minister. lled at- tention to the ai enterte between the all which he said will materially aid in ng the st gle against Germany to a end. Referring to the enfrance of Turkey Into the war, the forefen minister si nificantly remarkeqd that the events z- nccessful on the Russo-Turklsh frontier “would | bring Russia to a realization of the political and economic problems bound up with the question of Russia’s ac- cess to the open sea.” way of Amsterdam, it is reported the German commander at Bru- ges, Belglum, hasjordered all the con- sulates there to haul down their flags and remove the coats of arm: This, adds the report, they have done. DRAFTS OF NOTES TO GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY Were Given Personal Consideration by President Wilson Yesterday. Washington, Feb. 9.—Drafts of notes o Great Britain and Germany, one relative to the use of the American fiz by the British liner Lusitania and the other concerning the attitude of the German navy toward neutral ves- sels In the newly prescribed sea zones of war, were given personal consider- ation by President Wilson today after conferences with Secretarv and mem- bers of the cahinet. It is understood that ro protest or what might be con- strued as a comrlaint azainst any vio- lation of international law is to be di- rected to either country. The admin- istration view of the hoisting of the American flag on the Lusitania is that it is a customary rus o emed advisable to point out how easily neutral commerce might suffer through continued practice of the strategem Afi for the German admiralty's prociamation that it may be difficult f.') determine the character of a vessel f cause of the misuse of neutral flass, the United States gover: ment intends to ask for more information as to the methods by which the order will be carried out In practice, and is pre- paring to point out hat it expects every effort to be made to verify the nature of the shirs flying neutral flags, assumirg that due respect for the gafety of * meri will be given. With the questioryof d ‘u‘n : tain waters ae '~ +% belligerent mercha-t ships, the Amer- fean governmer‘ i~ not concerned. NEUTRAL FL'G SAVED THE STEAMER BATISCAN From Be'r~ Tor-s n tha North Sea—Stopped by Submarine, -~ New York, G. G Green of the . which arrived vostercay frem Rorterdam for 2 new relief carvo for Pelwium, told how his shir was ps 1v saved from be'n~ torpedoed because he had on Yeo-d the ne-tral flag, readl mwi~<lor for ™ lief Bati-nn sai’ed from Phila cember 6, w'th €780 fons and we E neutra! pa ®aia Carta Meh e'de hen ge of Green the pas: YHIneA Do tha ¥ret'sh ard on : heavily e s t flags of the co! to the diplomatic cor to come to any city in the control of his forces w: day by General Vi resentative here, Enrique C. Lio - e of the ship and also at each masthead and across the forward > 1 did not see any ttleships at all, but T submarines here was stopped more than once. One sub- marine bobbed up out of the water me and then a me from a magaphone: ! ‘What s your home port?” informal diplomats generally. There have been reports that owing | | to the friction with Carranaz autho s were con- | alongside of shouted to I answered sidering leaving Home port Liver “*All right, go ahead.’ said the vo! ang airectly the submarine disared: “l NO LONGER KNOW PARTIES; I KNOW ONLY GERMANS” Emperor’s Sentiment Finds ment by the German People. via London, Feb. 9, —Cardinal r bishop of Cologne, meeting of Catholics today, sal emperor's words, 1 know only found a uranimous echo among the German people, kine and country. “The motto for today is: and hold out’ tecting us |in_good pesition ated war | Oaxa a doralist army in M ‘I no longer - 3 nized and continues to recognize this are united for Our armies pro- the east and to crush the flourishing religi- | 1 the fatherland. t, therefore, in our just cause, brave troops and the moble em- who is adorned with all virtues of his Hohenzollern forefath- Trust, above all, in the Rules of to whom we faithful ntinually pray.” and Hol- | STEAMER WILHELMINA ARRIVES AT FALMOUTH No Prize Crew Aboard—Lies in the| Stream Flying American Flag. th via London, Feb. 9, 11 m-—The American steamer W aboard for Germ { here this afternoon. the Wilkelmina said he came to F of his own free will and no prize crew aboard. “ustoms officials visited the vessel immedmiately upon her arrival, but it not been announced what was taken. 1y, arrived The captain of | The Wilhelmina lies {n the stream with the American flag flving. rough passage, the officers describing it as the worst in their experience, STEAMER DACIA REMAINS IN HAMPTON ROADS. Twelve Negroes Have Been Hired to and there two officers and eight men came aboard from a F cruigser. No explanat were seized was given, and a days the ship was taken to Leith, two of the : on gunard before m Norfoik, Va., Feb. Dacia, loaded with cotton from Galves- | ton for Rotterdem, which was expe to sail late today after having coaled here, did not leave Hampton Poads, It was said tonight the vesse! probably wnuld sall tomorrow morning. i It was announced late today that twelve negroes had been hired to com- | piete the crew, 1:om have refused to make the trip, —The steamship gation, wh the second cablegram, say copper was not on board, had n officially received. We were then re- | leased and allowed to proceed to our | destination. During the time the sh was in charge of the British off the cargo was not searched WILHELMINA- OFF TFiE LIZARD, members of | Short Session of the Duma. Petrograd, Feb. 9, vla London, Feb. m.—The short session of the duma opened this afternoon in the | presence of the ministers, the mem- bers of the council of empire and the Tepresentativea throng that filled the balconies of the hamber. The opening was preceded an impressive half hour religious jseérvice in the immense foyer of the in which the cabinet ministers and the duma officials par- ticipated. The session proper opened with the singing by the entire assem- blage of the Russtan national diplomatic of war, but at | same time representations were | duma chamber, und in the war zones, especially b =1 2,500 MILES ON SLED DRAWN BY “HUSKIES.” Must Cover 3,000 Miles to Win $1,000— Two Dogs Worn Out. concerning the Wilhelmi at the foreign office, has undergone no change. Her cargo of foodstuffs des- Duluth, Minn., Feb. 9.—Endeavoring to travel three thousand miles on a| dog sled drawn by “huskles” to win a wager of $1,600, Jack Hughes, a pros pector and trader from the Peace Riv-| & Prize court and the His previous stop was has covered about miles of the three thousand and has 20-to finish the last He left Fort Chippewan in extreme northeast corner of Alberta, October prove that he could reach Chicago in four months, drawn by his five dogs. When he reached Duluth, Hughes’ outfit consisted of only three dogs and his sied. Two of the dogs were worn The other three are !in good condition although footsore. until February province of out on the trip. Verment Bili Reorganization of Boston and Maine. Aontpelier, Vt., Feb. § viding for the reorganization of the Boston and Maine railroad by amalgamation of the parent.company and the subsidlary lines operating in te was laid on the table by the investigation of the possibility that a transporta- tion monopoly might be created by its the banners passage. A bill pro- 300 N Cable” saragraphs s Gen. Joffre., - %, Feb. 9, 815 p. m.—General <iotti Garfvbaldi, son of te Italian wsatriot, wo arrived recently in Paris to confer with President Polncare, paid a visit to General Joffre at headquart- ers today. Later he left London where he will meet Earl Kitchener, secretary of state for war. A Cotton Exchange at Rotterdam. The Hague, via London, Feb. 9, 11.02 p. m.—A cotton exchange has been organized at Rotterdam under the auspices of the large transportation companies, banks and dealers, It is declared that the movement of cotton {syeasier from America to Rotterdam ‘than to Bremen. wIPLOMATIC C;RPS AT MEXICO CITY Invited te a Congerence by General Villa—Promises Courtesy and Con- venience. ‘Washington, Feb. invitation at Mexico City formally extended to- through his rep- ente, who conferred at length with Sccretary Bryvan. No recognition of the Villa govern- mént was asked for, but the diplomats | were promised that if they came with- | in the region under its jurisdiction every courtesy and convenience would | be shown them. While Secretary Bry- an made no c that he inviation wiil be transmitted v through the state depart- | the Brazilian minister at| ment, it is understood ico City for consideration of the ~eof e dipl Mexico City and Car- od to have invited Vera Cruz, his capital. on told callers today that so far the American emba: dauer was concerned it would not move to Vidra, Cr receivy by the state de- partment {old of the defeat of Car-| b forces at Monterey, seo Arredondo, head of the Car- ranza agency here, tonight gave out the following telegram from General Carranza. not true that the as declared its since the arrival o tate of elf independent the constitu- ico City recog- ieftainship. “It is also untrue that conditions in all other foreigners, fullest protec nnection 1 w. , once and for all, reign its One of my highest DANISH STEAMER BOARDED BY ARMED MARINES. Detained Eight Days Pending Investi- gation of Cargo. York, F 9.—The p Hellig Olav, ar m C agen and Chris 2 the outward v wined e Hellig O v, which the re rtel :enso; son for the traced to a handling ca- aid t first intended > with her from New Yor] Copp: gned to an firm in Copenhagen,” the d. » “The Br been informed of the propoeec hipment. Later it was dec t the shi take it and another cablegram was| forwarded so stati The first te gram was delivered, but the second went into Kirkwall med itish we er four n of med marin: being constantly London representativ of the Scandinavian-American lin and the Danish consul Iled on Sir Edward Grey and asked an immediate invest disclosed the fact t g that the t been MAKING FOR FALMOUTH. British Port Used for Detention of Ships Carrying Cargces Under In- vestigation. London, Feb. 9, 7.25 p. m.—Although the British foreign office tonight claim- egithat it had not been advised as to tHe movements of the eteamship Wil- helmina, bound from New York for Hamburg with a cargo of grain, the appearance of the vessel off the Lizard short! believed to indicate that the ship is making for Falmouth, a port much used for the detention of vessels carry- v after noon toda is generally ng cargoes under investigation, The poitey of the British government na, it is said tined for Hamburg will be thrown into hip will be re- sed as soon as possible. The American commission for relief in Belglum has received no further advices concerning its offer to buy the e grain and the ship, but it still believes a price may be agreed upon for the transfer of the boat and cargo to the commission, Richard McCullioch Succeeds His Fath- N or. St. Louis. Mo., Feb. 9.—Richard Mc- Cullouch, vice president and general manager of the United Railways, the local traction company, today was elect«d president to sucéeed his father, the late Robert McCulloch. In his an- nual report teday Mr. McCul'och said the gross earnings for 1914 were in ex- ceds of $12,400,000. French Trade School for Mutilated Soldiers. Paris, Feb. 9, 4.50 p. n—The French cabinet nas decided to create a mna- tional schcol with which mutilated sol- diers will be taugnt trades. The school will be located at St. Maurice, near ‘Charenton. thay | noon Scandinavian-American line | steamer, ¢ detention slip of the Brit {them that v <|ships and during the remainder of To Seek C.oture Rule in Senate FORMAL NOTICE IN WRITING]| GIVEN BY SENATOR REED END SHIP BILL DEBATE Republicans Announce They Will Fight! o the Last Ditch Against Any At- tempt to Adopt Any Form of Cloture Rule. Washington, Feb. 8.—Formal notice in writing that he would seek a clo- ture amendment to the senate rules to end debate on the administration shipping bill at 3 p. m. February 19 and cause a final vote to be taken three_hours later, was glven by Sen- ator Reed late tonight when the sen- ate had been in continuous session for more than 36 hours. Under the rules, the proposed | amendment must lay over for ‘“one day” and if this is considered to mean a ‘“legislative day” there can be no action upon it until the senate ad- journs and ends the legislative day of Monday. Senators Gallinger and Smoot ly made points of order against ator Reed’s notice and the republicans generally let it be known that they A Do:ble Murder at New Bri:ain A LITHUANIAN CATHOLIC PRIEST AND HiS HOUSEKEEPER. i SHROUDED IN MYSTERY Crime Discovered When Parishioners Investiyated Cause of Priest's Failure to Attend Mass—Burglars’ Tools Found in the House. New Britain, Conn, Feb. %—A double murder, the circumstances of which are veiled in mystery, was dis- covered in the rectory of St, Andrew’s Lithuanian tholic church here to- day, the victims being Rev. Joseph Zebris and his housekeeper, Miss Iva E. Gilman. Bullet wounds were found in both bodies and ropes had been tied tightly around each of their necks. Burglars’ Tools Found in House. Miss Gilman's body was found in a room in the attic, the door of which was locked and the key broken in the| lock. The priest’s body w on the floor the study on the first floor. The rectory had been ransacked, pa- pers and let being scattered about. “Jimmy” and I burglars were found in the house. No revolver was would ht to the last ditch against any attempt to adopt any form of clo- ture rule. Senator McCumber who had vielded to Senator Reed on the understand- ing that he would not use floor, renewed his speech. Senator Sherman interrupted him with some remarks about the bill, | whereupon Senator Simmon: and declared that Senator Me had lost the floor. Senator L in the cheir, sustained the point of order and gave the floor to the democrats y recognizing Senator Stone. He held fast to his declsion over a volley of nbjections and points order from the republican side r grant an appeal from his ruling. Senator Stone then hegan an address on the biil, while the repubdlican sen- ators retireq to th hasty conference, SALESMAN OF STANDARD OIL COMPANY MISSING Henry C, Coe, Jr.. Son of a New York Politician. 9.—Investigators of the appearance of Henry C. Coe, a salesman for the Standard Oil pany and a son of a New York poli- ticlan, attached importance to i mation which came to 1 die: a Chicago-bound t day he left home. G. H man car conductor, said that a young man closely resembling the photograph of Coe, rode on his car When Lock left the train z ing man w A agent sald that a man an- swering the description of Coe pur- chased a ticket for Chicago that after- Anothr clue thought to be promis- me from Colchester, Conn., where man sald to rmesembie Coe was a guest at a hotel for & week up to ves- terday. The postmaster of Coiches: d the proprietor of the hotel telephoneq to this city tonight vith the suggestion that he man prob- ably s Coe. Friends toda g it in the fell W 1 suffered a severe scalp wound, which slightly af- fected his mind for a time. TO ELIMINATE CONFUSION IN OPERATION OF WIRELESS In and About the Canal Zone, the Sub- ject of a Conference, st some Washington, Feb. 9. ment to elimin: confu tion of wireless in arrange ir Cecil Spring-Rice, ambassador, and offici state and ns departments. Under the agreement ce: of the day will be set aside for the interrupted use of the air by the war- sag: without interference British naval operators, As a result of indiscriminate recently, neither the shore stations ha: been dle messages satisfacto nding ble to han- AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. TO HONOR J. C. FARGO.i Business to Halt for Five Minutes as Mark of Respect to His Memory. New York, Feb. 9.—The American Express company announced today that the business of that compan 73,000 miles of railroad g wonld be brought to five minutes at noon mark of respect to the James C, Fargo, for 30 years president of the company, who died last night. Confessed Wife Slayer to Be Hanged. Manchester. N, H., Feb. 9.—Oscar J Comery, confessed wife slayer, was sentenced tonight to be hanged at the | state on in Concord on February execu- nearly a y. Comery pleaded guilty yesterday to the murder of hi wife by administering polson. A jur was then impanelled to hear evidence to determine the nature of the punish- ment, the law giving the court no tion in New Hamwpshire | i oakrooms for a | | the | found, but four empty cartridge shells | were located. Police Are Baffled. After day, local and state police admitted to- night they were baffled and that they had not unearthed any tangible clue. All the lett being searched carefully, From the fact that the priest had re- ceived threatening letters money, and in view of the ransacking of desk drawers and cabinets contain- ing private papers, the police lean to the theory that the motive may have been revenge or robbery. Priest Killed First. he circumstances indicate, the po- say, that the priest was killed first and ‘nat Miss Gilman, hearing the oming to his rescue, was tairs and shot and strangled. clothesline was tied so stoutly arcund her neck that strangulation probably was the immediate cause of death. One of two bullets in the priest’s body had pierced the heart. cord was tied around his neck also, but, in the opinion of the police, the buliet wounds caused death. Small Boy Made Discovery. The doors and windows of the tory were securely fastened. the priest failed to attend ma: parishioners investigated. A small boy crawled through the cellar window of the rectory and discovered the crime. Members of the corgregation have taken pr a reward for the apprehension of m derer or murderers. Four Bullets in Priest’s Body. 4 partial autopsy performed on the body of Rev. Father Zebris late to- night disciosed that four builets had entered the body, any one of which ould > ited in deat One uilet entered the abdomen and frac- tured a rib; another grazed the heart and lodged in the back; a third took a downward course, puncturing th while 2 fourth entered near the bre one of the The inve n charge of Dr p Bunce of Hartford. ice Pick Used on Housekeeper. preliminar: unds on M t the wound ve been made by a made by a was found near the bod Ch to the city Iate tonight from a out of town, but of n admittin that he had bee 2 wn what red to be tal Priest Feared Attack on His Life. shioner re had Kanapa, who was qu the police tonight. Talk of Twe Strange Men. It is vnderstood that he told police that on his way back to rectory with the priest they saw two strange men. is said that on the same night two strangers had calied > ceremo him to perform a marria; He nt them awi 1 bring the woman with them. ! Had Incurred Enmity of Socialists. i The priest had incurred bitter en-| e polic because of h tterau t is recalled here that while he was pastor of a Hart- ford church, about threc Vears ag | there was a small riot because of h sermon against socialism and a polic wad necessary to preserve or- learned tomight parishioners had gi ms of money to Miss Gilman to keep What has become of tk not be ascertained to- { night. SCHOONER AND CARGO The William ‘H. Yerkes Wrecked on ! Frying Pan Shoals. Washington, Feb. 9—The 1,006 ton scheoner William H. Yerkes, of Thom- i aston, Me., went ashore on rFying Pan shoals, near Cape Hatteras, early and, with her cargo of ph 3 a total loss. | Capt. H. Uberroth, of th Ceoast | Guard cutter Seminole, reported today her crew of eleven was saved. The 1 was hound from Port Tampa to power to impose the death penalty ex cept upon a jury's recommendation. Labor Favors State University in Massachusetts. Boston, Feb. 9.—Many representa- tives of organized labor favored the estimate of a state university at a hearing before the legislative commit- tee on education today. They main- tained that a state institution would | ‘Baltimore, British Attache for Lemburg. London, Feb. 9, 4 p. m.—Sir Bdward Grey informed the house of ‘mmmous that he was considering the {appointment of a British commercial | attache to reside at Lemburg, in view of the large British interests there. Lemburg !s the capital of Galicia, give the poor youth an squal oppor- tunity with the rich and would com- plete a state education system which the high schools leave unfinished. The state board of education has reported against the projfect. the Austro-Hungarian crown land ly- inz between Russlan Poland and the Carpathians, which has been invaded in great part by the armies of Russia. The city itself was occupied by the Ruesians on Sept. 4, 1914, an investigation lasting all| demanding i - S ito build a large cotton warehouse. | German forces in the Carpathians. et wound was found in her arm. | iminary steps toward offer- | 1as been located. | ich |of cattle be ef of Police Rawlings returned; n what|turned to the port of F cclined to | It ame known to the the priest had recently expres: upon his life and that on one occasion, upon returni rom a late sick call, | | Pit | ditional sha Condensed Telegrams it the exportation of Italy will prohi potted meata. - The Ohio receding at all points above Cincinnati. United States military attaches ar- rived at Cracow to observe army op- erations. The Citizens’ Trust Co,, of Utica, N. Y., increased its capital from $300,000 to $500,000. The Singer Sewing Machine plant at Elizabeth, N. J., resumed operations on full time. Robert Baxter Upham, well known yachtsman and clubman of Boston, died at Claremont, N. H. The United States Steel Corporation purchased 600 acres of coal land near Red Jacket, W. Va. More than 400 conventions are scheduled to meet in San Francisco during the exposition. Feed boxes for game birds were placed in the woods throughout Cin- necticut by game wardens. President Wilson will arrive at San Francisco B visit to the Panama-F The United States ammunition ship Lebanon is carrying 112 turbine tor- pedoes to the Atlantic fleet. The Canadian national debt in- creased $18,634, nuary, making the total Kaiser William inspected the Ger- man_troops in he Bzura- Rawka river district in Poland. The Spring Valley Water Co., af- fered to sell i to the city of San Franc 00,000, w m A. Read & Co., bankers, srs and papers found are |Purchased $3,000,000 Ontario, Canada, especoally | five-year 6 per cent those written in a foreign language. | debentu; The Japanese firm of Mits urchased two city block: Prince William of Wied, of Al- bania, is fighting with the Austro- The Marquis of Londonderry, one of foremost of the Ulster movement, d in London of pneumonia, aged 62. The steam yacht Wakiva, which went ashore on the breakwater at The United Fru arrived at New York with $1,000,000 in gold bullion from Sout mines. Reports from the corn belt show the 1 | the ageregate of appropriations ap- | proaching the some of more than =a farm reserve of corn to be 851,223,000 bushel 15,000,000 bushels less than last ye 1 = 2 - x S S SEEE) oo i{f;"‘_".‘;afl’",‘["‘;ge"“w‘fj;fi‘e’d!21 MiNE WORKERS WERE It took 12 men to c:u-ry! ington, w 750 poun the coffir The Chester W. V. plant of the American Shee k Plate Co., in- active for resumed op- erations in Twenty head of cattle found to be nffering from foc 1 a farm near hot and bu The Prairie Oil & Gas | Co. an- NOUT i a reduction of ten cents a °l in the price of ude ofl mak- ing the price 45 cents. Cincinnati stock yards were closed and the work of slanghtering hundreds an, following the quaran- ilton County. tine of H The American steamer Pinar del Rio, from Barry for Las Palmas, re- Imouth with ten feet of water in her hold The Portuguese Government author- ized the importation of 3,674,000 bush- els of wheat befor r Conti- nental Portu a the applied to I ad- ock Exchange 41 of common stock. Standard Oil Co., of California was {awarded the comtract for supplying 1 450,000 barrels of fuel oil for along the Panama Canal during 1915. upon Rev. Father Zeoris and asked |y, teiling them 10000 to be divided am | Palm B, | to Atiam ARE A TOTAL LOSS| | crease the car The will of Alexander Cameron to- o manufacturers, filed for pro- bate at Richmond, leaves $1,000,- g eight children. A purse of $21,000 from the bishop and clergy of Philadel Arch- 1ia was Chester W, Witters, vice president of Central Vermont raliway and for ny ears s attorne died of 2t St. Albans, Vermont. He years old Four men were arrested near Stu- {art, Fla., and are belng held in con- | nection with the holding up of the h Limited from Jacksonvilie up at Stuart. The Post Office Department’'s four- ear contract for more than nine bil- enevelpes, at a cost of awarded to the Middle Co., Columbus Ohio. A meeting of the stockholders of the | German-American Bank of Detroit { will be held to vote on the recommend- tion of the executive committee to in- tal stock from $250,000 Mrs. Augusta Hale Gifford, autoress and historian, and wife of George Gif- ford, United States consul at Basle, Swifzerland, from 1884 until 1913, died in Portland Maine, from the effects of an ac it. She was 78 years old. New York Postoffice returns show that tlie steamship New York which sailed on Saturday carried a record European mail for this season. There were 5,019 bags of letters and 417 sacks of post matter. Fall from Scafoldirig Fatal, New Haven, Conn., Feb. 9.—Joseph Cohen, 2 vears old, fell from a scaf- folding on a house on Arthur street, today, and died instantly from a ‘broken neck. County grand! ments, neariy | jon of thej ther Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population Governor Sends Economy N!essage RECOMMENDING LEGISLATION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. COUNTIES BEAR EXPENSE Of Maintenancs of Insane Persons in State Institutions Instead of State— Would Abelish State Payment to Schools and for Support of Paupers. Hartford, Conn., Feb. 9.—A special message dealing with the finances of the state was sent to the general as- sembly today. It pointed out one phase .of the outzo of state moneys and recommended that legislation be considered by which the burden of the state aid to hospitals, the support of paupers, funds for town schools and the expense of maintenance of insane persons in state institutions, might be lifted from the state treasury and ap- portioned among the counties, towns or individuals who directly recelve the benefits. Review of State Aid Plan. The governor historically reviewed the origin of the plan to give state ai to charitable institutions in those years in which the had more money in hand than was needed for fits running expenses, until this vol- | untary assumption of aid became rec- oznized as a duty of the state with constant and increasing obligzations, million dollars in 1913 and becoming = factor in producing a huge deficit in the treasury. Counties Should Maintain Hospitals. Governor Holcomb would have mon- etary aid for hospitals provided by tha counties, which also should maintain county homes Financial responsibili- ty for care of persons committed to in- titutions for the insane should rest ipon relatives of these unfortinates or upon towns where settlcments have | been established. Calls For Sweeping Changes. The governor's message was pot un- expected by legislators who are strug. gling with the financial problems of ico, last month is a total j the state. It had been expected that | the appropriations committes would 5 i sumbit a recommendation that all bos- steamer Sixaola. pital appropriation bills be referred to o | respective county meetings, which American | should be expected to finance ald for institutions. The governor's recom- mendations took on wider scope than nad been discussed by legisiators who were inclined to favor a change in (Continued on Page Thres) TRAPPED AND DROWNED | When Blast Broke Through Into Ol Workings Near Nanaimo, B. C. Nanaimo, B. C., Feb. $.—Twenty-one workers were trapped and drowned to- day in the South Wellington mine of the Pacific Coast Coal company when a blast broke through into the old weorkings of the South Field mine, which was abandoned 20 vears ago. The old shaft had filled with water jand when the shot broke through the inrushing torrent drowned all the men but one in the section affected. Among the victims of the disaster are Joseph Foy, manager of the mine, and David Nillerst, fire boss. Foy was on the surface at the time, but upon hearing that the old workings were being tapped, he went below ground wi'h the intention of getting all of the men to the surface. He opened a trap door of the slope and was met by & flood of water. His body has not yet been recovered. Mine Inspector John Newton tmme- diately ordered pump: installed to empty the shaft and recover the bodies of the victims. It is expected that this will take two months 3,600 TON SUBMARINE LAUNCHED AT SEATTLE. Is 90 Per Cent. Completed—Contract Price is $1,000,000. Seattle. Wash. ton submarine 3 9.—The 8,600 nder Bushnell of the United States na unched to- day at the yard of the Seattie Con- n and Drydock company. Miss ck Bushnell, a descend- 1 ented to the Pope by Megr. Kenne- | nst certain so- |dy, rector of the American college in | Rome. OBITUARY. Nicholas Williams Mclvor. », Feb. 10. Nicholas Williams former United States consul- zeneral and judge of the United States circuit_court at Yokohama, died today t St e’s hospital here of uraemia. as W. Mcivor was born in Cheraw, S. C., in 1860, and was edu- cated at Trinity colleze. He studled law at Harvard. He was appointed consul-general to Yokohama in 1893 and during_ the China-Japanese was was the holder of the protectorate over the Chinese of Japan. Prior to going to Japan Mr. Mclvor practiced law in Cedar Raplds, Iown, Movements of Steamships. Naples, Feb, 1—Arrived, steamer San Gughelmo, New York. Callao, Feb. Arriv Kroonland, New York. Liverpooi, Feb, S.—Arrived, steamer Transylvania, New York via Halifax and Queenstown. ed, steamer London. steamer Minnewask: Piraeus steamer Themistocles, New York. New York, Feb. 9.—Arrived: Steam- ers Pannonia, Glasgow; Re DTtalla, Naples, Inquiry Into Deaths of Aged Odd Fel- lows at a Standstill, Yonkers, N. Y., Feb. 8.—Inquiry into the deaths of eight aged inmates of the German Odd Fellows' home here was virtually at a standstill tonight, pending the receint ~¢ . Coroner Dunn from Dr. 8. M. Gregory, an alienist, who hus u. in a New York clty hospital. kred More, the former nurse at the home, who in a recent confession said he was responsible for the deaths by ad- ministering peison or an anaesthetic. )