Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 17, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVIL—NO. 91 NORWICH, CONN.,'SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1915 SIXTEEN PAGES. The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other P- N & TWO0 “and Its Total Circulation is the Larrgestfl in Connecticut in Probortion to the City’s Pt;plilétion THIRD AIR RAID ON TOWNS OF ENGLAND | England Believes These are Reconnaissances and Anticipates an Attack in Force ' PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WARNED TO BE PREPARED Ten Persons are Reported to Have Been Killed or Wounded . by Bombs Dropped From a German Taube in the Vi- | cinity of the Cathedral of Amiens—Two Civilians Killed { at Rottwell by the Exploding Missiles From a French Bi- \,plane—France Reports That Three Counter Attacks by \Germans Failed—Deep Mud From the Spring Thaw is ! Halting Hostilities in the Carpathians—Several Slight 1( Engagements in Poland are Noted. Afr raids over Fngland, France and {Germanv- trench, infantry and artil- ‘lery fighting in France, the Carpathi- enns and parts of Russian Poland; and an attack by Russian warships |against Turkisn merchant ships and | Ottoman forts in the Black sea com- | prise the main features of the war. | Probably the greatest interest at- itaches to the spectacular flights of | German airmen over portions of Coun- |ty Kent, England, and the city of Amiens, France, and a bomb-dropping Iraid by allied aviators on towns in | West Germany. Ten Killed by German Taube. ‘While it is said that little material {@amage and only slight casualties re- Sulted from the attack on several |Xentish towns and villages and ten {persons are reported to have been kilied or wounded by bombs dropped from a German Taube in the vicinity of the cathedral in Amiens, Allied Aviators Busy. Two civilians were killed _and one person injured at Rottweil. Wurttem- burg by the exploding missiles from a French biplane, which attempted to destroy_the powder magazine, while _ other-ailisd=avintofrs Fhrew bombs on Leopoldshoehe and ~ Maisieres Les Metz, ten miles north of the German fortress of Metz. Ten bombs, accord- ing to Paris, found their target in Leopoldshoehe—workshops of a rail- way station—and forty fell on the election station of Maizleres Les Metz, 8ix struck the powder magazine at Rottweil, Paris says and 2 huge red flame shot u- surrounded by dense smoke. The army commander Stuttgart, however, declares that from the fatalities the damage at Rottweil was slight. England Anticipates Air Raids. England believes that the three air b | ¥ MISS TANZER'S . LAWYER IS HELD . FOR CONSPIRACY New York, April 15—The federal @ _jury, whick has been investigat- circumstances surrounding the Preparation of the civil suit for breach of promise brought against James W. ‘Osborne by Rae Tanzer, handed down, indictments against David and Max- well Siade of the law firm of Slade & Slade of 200 Broadway. They were Miss Tanzer's attorneys of record in the ‘civil suit, since abandoned, and in the investigation of charges preferred st her of misuse of the mails, held rore Clarence S. Houghton, United States commissioner, Albert J. Mec- Cullough, a private detective employed by the Siades to assist In the prepara- tlon of Miss Tanzer's case, and against Miss Tanzer herself. The indictments of the Slades and McCullough are similar and allege conspiracy to in- flunence a witness and conspiracy to obstruct justice. Of these two indict- ments the second appears to be by far the most important. It charges, among other things, that the Slades and Mec- Cullough arranged with a photograph- er to make a fake photograph of James W. Osborne and Rae Tanzer together by superimposing a picture of Osborne upon one of Miss Tanzer. This picture was to be used in the clv- 1l suit to prove Miscs Tanzer's claim that she had assoclated Intimately With James W. Osborne. raids made along her east coast in three davs are but reconnaissances and that an attack in force by Zep- pelins and aeroplanes may be anti- cipated. Therefore anti-aircraft guns have been shotted and all prepara- tions been made to warn the people of the Germans and give them a warm greeting. French Repulse Germans. Of the land fighting France asserts that three counterattacks by the Ger- mans on_the newly won French posi- tion at Notre Dame Le Lorette and a similar attack at Les Eparges failed and that in the forest of Montmare three German batteries-were silenced and an ammunition depot Blown up. In the Carpathians. In the Carpathians now deep in mud from the spring thaw and in parts inundated by spring freshets, Petro- grad asserts that two helghts between the villages of Telepotch and Zuella were taken by the Muscovite troops at the point of the bayonet while in the vicinity of Rostoki and in the Stry reglon Austrian attacks were re- pulsed. Vienna llylhlhnt only isolated fighting has taken place in the wooded sectors of the mountains, but that at one point a Russian advance was re- pulsed with heavy losses. Several slight enzagements in Poland are noted both, by. Vienna and Petrograd. Tn the fighting in the south the Brit- ish India troops are reported to have defeated the Turks in Mesoptamia, but in doing so had losses of about 700 men. Russian warships have sunk several Turkish merchantmen in the Black sea and bombarded forts in Asia Minor. On ‘the political side’ the Austrian officigl Fremdenblatt denies that Aus- tria intends. to conclude a separate peace with Russia. BRITISH CRUISER BERWICK WAITS FOR KRONPRINZ Off the Vi Capes—Hull Painted to Resemble Water. Newport News, Va. April 16.—In- coming vessels today reported sight- ing the British cruiser Berwick, with her hull painted bluish gray and white to resemble the sea, lying five miles oft the Virginia capes walting the re- appearance of the German commerce raider Kronprinz Wilhelm, It was said no other foreign war craft were with- in 25 miles of the capes. The Berwick, according to the re- ports, has a raczed line extending from stem to stern on both sides of her hull, dark at the bottom and wrad- ually lighter as it goes up, creating from a distance the effect of a wave. She shows no name and no flag. The Kronprinz Wilhelm was pre- vented from docking for survey here today by the breaking of a steam pipe leading to her capstan. She will be docked Monday and examined by the American naval board to determine the time to be allowed her for repairs. GERMAN TAUPE DROPS BOMBS ON AMIENS Ten Persons Killed or Wounded—Ma- terial Damage Slight. Amiens, France. April 16, 11.30 p. m. —Several bombs have been dropped by a German Taube aeroplane in the vi- cinity of the cathedral here. Ten per- sons were killed or wounded. The material damage done was slight. WEEKS BEFORE RAISING OF SUNKEN SUBMARINE Three Lines Are Now Attached, but It Must Be Dragged to Shallow Wa- tor. Honolulu, April 16—Naval oficers in charge of the work of raising_the submearine F-4 from the ocean floor outhide the harbor said today it would Dbe several weeks before the hulk which contains the bodies of 21 men could be brought to the surface. A line that had hooked the conning tower was cleared today and made fast to the vessel. Three lines are now attached to the craft, and another must be hooked on before pontoon scows are employed to begln lifting operations. It was said a plan had been devised to raise the submarine several feet and then tow it over the shelving ocean bed until it struck ground again, this operation to be repeated until the hulk could be brought into shal- low water. In straight lifting, it was said, there was danger of the lines slipping off. 7 Matamoros Troop to Reinforce Villa. Brownsville, Texas, April 16.—A re- port that the Villa troops which have been besleging Matamoros for more than two weeks had started for Celaya was received by Major General Fred- erick Funston tonight. The report in- dicates that General Jose Rodriguez, with 5,500 men, had been called south to assist General Villa. Liverpool has nearly 3,000 dwellings under direct municipal control. Cabled Paragraphs Austria Not to Conolude Peace, Vienna, via London, April 17, 140 8. m—The official Fremdenblatt de- clares that all reports of an alleged intention on the part of Austria to conclude a saparate peace with Rus- sia are devoid of foundation. 5 Separate Dropped Bombs on Heltingen. London, April 17, 227 a. m.—The Amsterdam _corresepondent of Ex- change company sends the following despatch: “A telegram from Heltingen (a village of Baden, 96 miles south of Baden-Baden) says a hostile airman dropped five bombs. Four of the bombs were harmless; a fifth destroyed two empty railway carriages which caugh fire. "One man was severely wounde FUNERAL OF SEN. ALDRICH SUNDAY AFTERNOON Died Suddenly of Apoplexy in New York Yesterday Morning. New York, April 16.—Nelson W. Aldrich, ex-United States senator from Rhode Island, and one of the most powerful men in the republican party for many years, dfed suddenly short- ly before 10 o'clock this morming at his New Work residence, 908 Fifth avenue. Death was due to apoplexy. Dr. John S. Thatcher, his family physician, had left Mr Aldrich less than half an hour before he died. When Dr. Thatcher left, Mr. Aldrich appear- ed to Dbe recovering from the slight attack of indigestion which put him in bed yesterday afternoon.. Ten min- utes after the physician departed, however, Mr. Aldrich suddenly became unconscious. He died within a few minutes. Members of his immediate family were hurriedly summoned when he became unconscious, and were at the bedside when he died. They included Mrs, Aldrich, his wife; Misc -4 drich, and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., his daughters, and Winthrop Aldrich, his son.” John D, Rockefelier, Jr., Mr. Ald- rich's son-in-law, could not be reach- ed In time. Mr. Aldrich’s fifth and last term in the United States senate expired on March 3, 1211. He had declined re- election in 1910 in order to devote his entlre time to the work of the Na- tional Monetary commission, of which he had been made chairman on its organization in 1908. Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich, so-call republican “boss of the United Stat at the height of his power, was born on a farm in the little town of Foster, R. L. a short distance from the Con- necticut line, on Nov. 6, 1841, The funeral services for the late Senator Aldrich will take place at Grace church, Providence, at 8 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, Bishop James De W. Perry, Jr. of the Protestant Episcopal church of Rhode Island will conduct the services. Burial will be in Swan Point cemetery, Providence. REPORTS OF JAP NAVAL BASE IN LOWER CALIFORNIA Officials Investiaating What Japanese Shi~- Are Doing in Mexican Waters. Washington, April 16.—While disin- clined to credit reports that Japan had established a naval base at Turtle Bav, Lower California, United States offi- cals today instituted an investigation ‘with the idea of learnine exactly what use the belligerent warships were mak- ing of Mexican territorial waters. Secretary Daniels telegraphed Rear Admiral Howard of the Pacific fleet the substance of the published storles and asked him to ascertain whether there was any foundation for them. Secretary Bryan has received no in- formation from the American consuls in Lower California to the effect that the Japanese intend to establish a naval base there; but it is understood he will communicate the press reports to them with a request for any facts that may bear on the subject. Enrique C. Lilorette, Washington representative of General Villa, tele- graphed Estevan Cantu, military gov- ernor of Lower California, which is controlled by the Villa faction, to z\ake an investigation of the situa- on, Commander Nomura, naval attache of the Japanese embassy, called in- formally on navy department officials today and assured them that there was no truth in the reports that any attempt was being made to establish a permanent naval base. He is un- derstood to have explained that the presence of the Japanese warships ‘was due entirely to the accident to the cruiser Asama, which ran aground there recently. There was informal discussion of the Turtle Bay situation at today's cabinet session, but the general ten- dency was to discredit reports that have reached here. WOMAN ON PROBATION SENT BRIBE MONEY Ordered to Serve Sentence—Convicted of lllegal Operation at New Haven. New Haven, Conn., April 16.—Mrs. Edith ‘A. Hotchkiss, who last July was sentenced to state's prison from one to three years for performing an il- legal operation, but who has since been on_ probation, ‘was today ordered to serve her sentence by Judge Webb in the superior court. At the conclusion of his remarks to the judge State's Attorney Alling pro- duced a letter, and ten five dollar bills, which he sald had been sent to Cor- oner Elil Mix on March 19 last. The letter, which was unsigned, sald in effect that the writer had learned of 2 kindness done her by the coroner and that $50 was enclosed as an ap- preciation. Colonel Alling declared that a _com- parison of the writing and Mrs. Hotch- kiss handwriting indicated that the letter was written by her. An expert on handwriting made an investigation and he drew the same conclusion, Col- onel Alling said, Neither Mrs. Hotchkiss nor hed torneys made any rebuttal to state’s attorney’s remarks. After court, Coroner Mix gave a long statement, telling of his in- vestigation of the’case concerning the fllegal operation and the recelpt of the anonymous letter. According to his statement, Mrs. Hotchkiss admit- ted that she wrote the letter. The coroner says the letter_was an evident attempt to bribe him and he promptly turned it over with the money to the state's attorney for ac- tion. g at- the out More Red Cross Units for Belgium. ‘Washihgton, April 16.—Two addi- tional Red Cross hospital units, with six surgeons and 4 trained nurses will sail for Belgium tomorrow on the steamer St. Louis from New York. They will he stationed for six months' duty at L/Ocean hospital at La Panne. The~ o Back to Matteawan APPELLATE DIVISION OF N. Y. SUPREME COURT SO DECIDES. COUNSEL SURPRISED Upholds Justice Page of a Motion to Return Thaw to the Jurisdiction of the State of New Hampshire. Denial by Supreme Court New York, April 16.—Harry Kendall Thaw was today ordered back to the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan by the appeliate division of the New York supreme court. In an opinion concurred in by all the jus- tices: the court affirmed the denial by Supreme Court Justice Page of & mo- tion to return Thaw to the jurisdiction of the atate of New Hampshire, whence he was extradicted to stand trial for conspiring to escape from the asylum and ruled thaat the original order committing him to the institui- Youthful Black Hander Failed THREATENED TO KILL VINCENT ASTOR—WANTED $500. HAD LOADED REVCLVER if He Apprehended He When Arrested and Declared Had Not Would Have Out His Threat. Been Attempted to Carry New York, April 16.—Accused of threatening to kill Vincent Astor if he should refuse a demand for $500 John Meriella, a youth of 19, was ar- rested at the Grand Central terminal today on complaint of Mr. Astor's bus- iness agent, William A. Dobbyn. Threats and Demands for Money. Marfetta was taken to police head- quarters, where it was said he admit- ted havinc sent two letters to the young millionaire, containing dealth threats and demands for money. He Place It Where It Pays Advertising is to be had in which excels or equals that which papers. The idea of circularizing may as that of the billboard, but as the New York Herald truthfully except when searching for some lost possession no one ever but these rare investigations alway the contents of a waste basket, various forms but there is the none is made possible by news- have an uncertain value, the same ays xamines bring to lght advertising matter received by mail and cast away un- opened. Now the waste basket cannot read circulars,and it is unable to buy any of the things that they seek to exploit. It has no need for corsets, or groceries or clothing, no money to invest in dividend paying securities or to deposit in banks, and yet commercial acumen spend large sums of money men of supposed €ach year in futile attempts to convert the waste baskets of the country into customers. The printing, the paper, the envelopes, the folding, the address- ing and the postage stamps will bring the cost to a sum that, wisely spent in newspaper advertising, would make his wares known to an enormous number of possible buyers. Don’t throw your money into the waste basket. Place it with The Bulletin which covers thoroughly this shopping territory and is read by the buyers, and get results. A word to the wise is sufficient. In the past week the following matter has appeared in the col- umns of The Buletin: Bulletin _ Saturday, April 10.. Monday, April 12. Tueséld%', April 13. Wednesday, April 14. Thursday, ~ April 15. Friday, April 16. 11 Totals .. Telegraph Local General 72 128 142 138 127 724 Total 1220 651 555 427 593 471 3917 145 136 132 108 154 108 783 1003 398 295 177 301 236 7 2410 tion was still valid. Plans are now being formulated to take the case to the state court of appeals. Surprise to Thaw’s Counsel. A decision adverse to Thaw came as a_great surprise to his counsel. They able to their client upon remarks made had built their hopes of action favor- by the three of the appellate justices when the appeal was being presented. The justices gave it as their opinion that there was involved in the case & question of the good faith of the state of New York in refusing to re- turn Thaw to New Hampshire. In the decisicn of today, however, the court held that in returning involuntarily to this jurisdiction Thaw was subject to no promise or inducement and that New Hampshire had only done the duty expected of it when it returned him to New York to answer fof a crime for which he had been indicted. Five Days More in New York. The order o fthe appelate division carried with it the provision that Thaw could not be taken from New York county until five days had elaps- ed. This action, it was explained, would have been taken no matter whai the decision, so that counsel for ‘the losing side might take action deemed necessary, such as filing a notice of appeal, "The writ of habeas corpus sworn out in Thaw’s behalf after he was acquit- ed of the charge of conspiracy Is finally returnable on Monday. At that time “counsel will present arguments urging that their client be granted permission to have a jury determine his_present mental condition. Should a decislon unfavorable to Thaw be forthcoming by Wednesday the state have the right to return him to Mat- tewan forthwith, proving his coun- sel shall have not secured a stay of execution in the order committing him to Matteawan, pending appeal. May Secure a Stay. Thaw's attorneys may secure such a stay tomorrow or Monday. Thaw himself, refused tonight to comment upon the action of the court. The opinfon of the appeliant divi- sion covered twelve typewritten pages and was written by Justices Hotchkiss and Scott. Justices McLaughlin, Clark and Ingraham concurred in ‘the result. The opinion began by sketching the case of Thaw from the time of the Killing of Stanford White until Thaw was extradicted, and went on to say that the motives which may have in- fluenced those who procured Thaw's return to this state have nothing to do with the case, and that he may be discharged only when by due process of the law he shall have been ascer- tained to be safe. Old Commitment Still Valid. All things considered. that part of the opinion written by Justice Scott asserted the fact remains that Thaw is now in this state and there is a valid commitment against him for his restraint as a person of unsound mind. The opinion concluded as follows: “It may be that the state would be well rid of so troublesome a guest, and that in view of his acquittal it is to be regretted that having once left it pe was brought back, but thatis not a matter for judicial considera- tion. All that we have to consider| is his right to be discharged from the lawful, outstanding commitment to Matteawan. and it seems to me clear admitted, according to the police, that if he_had not been arrested he would have attempted to carry out his threat. In adition to a charge of attempted extortion, a charge of violating the Sullivan law, forbidding the carrying of concealed weapons was made against him by the police. Signed “Black Hand” According to Mr. Dobbyn, one the letters was recéived on March and the other on Thursday of this week. The first letter contained the demand for $500 and stated that un- less it fas forthcoming the young mil-- lionaire would be killed. A skull and crossbones adorned the head of the missive , which was signed ‘“Black Hand.” No attention was paid to the com- munication until the second letter was received, when Mr. Dobbyn noti- fled the, police and plans were made to trap the man. Tried to Draw a Revolver. Captain _Tummey and Detective Barnitz were assigned to the case and they followed Mr. Dobbyn to the Grand Central station, where the pri: oner, Mariella, in response to'a pre arranzed signal, approached Dobbyn and asked if he had the $500 and if B0 to turn it over to him quickly. Mr. Dobbyn put his hand to his fore- head, a signal agreed upon with the volice officers and they closed in and arrested Mariella after a short strug- gle in which the man tried to draw 2 loaded revolver. Stole $200 From His Father. Mariella, at police headquarters, said_that his father was a baker on the East Side and that two weeks ago he had run away from home with $275 of his father's money. He spent the money in seeing the sights, he said, and he thought he had found an easy way to get more. No one else, he said, was concerned in the plot. of India Troops Defeat Turks. London, April 16, 8.30 p. m—The British India troops have inflicted an- other defeat on the Turks in the vi- cinity of Shaiba, Messoptamia, al- though at a considerable loss to them- selves, their casualties being about 700. This announcement was made by the India office in an official report is- sued tonight. Movements of Steamships. Liverpool, April 14.—Sailed: Steam- er Dominion, Philadelphia; 15th, Lap- land, New York. Marseilles, April 14—Sailed: Steam- er Madonna, Providence and New York. Palermo, April 14—Sailed: er Ancona, New York. Steam- Indicted St. Louls Alderman Resigns. St. Louls, April 16.—The resignation of A. H. Frederick as president of the board of aldermen was presented to the city registrar today. Frederick was elected April 6th by 22,000 plural- ity, but since the election he has been indicted on a charge of forgery in the first degrea. that he has no such'right. Certainly! ,1f we waro to release him from the re- ‘straining effect of ‘the commitment we ‘have no power to compel his deporta- tlon, but must release him uncondi- tionally, leaving it to him to deter- mine Whether he will go or stay. Condensed Telegrams Patrick Lloyd, aged 107, died at Mil- bank, New Brunswick. The work of tearing down ¥~ assay office on Wall street was: Spain is sending another large force to Morocco to curb rebelllous tribes- men. Six honor medals will be awarded to policemen at the police parade in New York April 24. Mrs. Reginal Owen, daughter of Secretary Bryan, jolned a class in Lon- don to learn nursing. Lazard Freres, bankers, announced the engagement of $7,000,000 gold in Ottawa for importation to New York. One hundred and ten Opera singers sailed from New York for Havana to open the $3,000,000 National Theatre. A seat on the New York Stock Ex- change was sold for $59,000, an ad- vance of $9,000 over the last previous sale. Arthur F. Atherolt, most famous aeronaut, home in Holmesburg, phia. Philadelphia’s died _at his near Philadel- Seven men were indicted at Cape Giradeauy, Mo., in connection with re- cent activities of night riders in Mis- souri. Prince Alexander of Battenburg arrived at Algeciras, Spain, before joining the Buitish fleet in the Darda- nelles. A delegation of 150 Brooklyn pas. tors called on Billy Sunday in Pater- son, N. J., and asked him to visit Broklyn. Under an_emergency message from Governor Whitman, the New York Assembly passed the $32,000,000 ap- propriation. bill. A large increase in production of meat in the Federal forest ranges this year is predicted by the bureau of forestry at Washington. The New England Cotton Yarn Co., will reopen two of its departments in New Bedford, Mass., giving employ- [ment to about 450 hands. Vice-Chancellor Steven of the New Jersey Court of Chancery, was reap- pointed for another term of seven years. This is his third term. The weekly statement of the Bank of France shows a decrease of 516,000 francs in_silver, and an increase of 2,399,000 francs in gold on hand. To handle a large order for bullets for the Canadian army, the United States Automatic Co., placed its large plant at Amherst, O., on double time. Traffic on Broadway, New York, was blocked for several minutes by a large crowd that collected at Cortlandt Street, attracted by 2 small fire in a restaurant. Frederick M. Smith of St. Joseph, Mo., was elected president of the re. organized Church of Latter-Day Saints, succeeding his father, the late Joseph Smith. George Macaulay Booth, recently appointed by Lord Kitchener to head the War Secretary’s munitions com- mittee, was elected a director of the Bank of England. Kansas City, Mo., did honor to the memory o Williah R. Nelson, late ed- itor of the Kansas City Star, who died Tuesday and whose funeral was held vesterday afternoon. Benjamin Jackson, an attorney, was instantly killed when his auto ran in- to a tree in Central Park, New York. His body was burned by the explosion of the gasoline tank. George D. Stilson, the second diver to make a desecent to the submarine F-4 in Honlulu harbor, reported that the superstructure has caved in and the hull is full of water. A man registered at the Hptel Chel- sea, New York as E. B. North of Chi- cago, shot and killed himself there, after he had been prevented from kill- ing himself by cufting his wrist. P. C. Perkins, one of the most prom- inent residents of Butler County, Ky. was convicted of being a night rider court at Bowling Green, and sentenced to four years and a day in the peni- tentiary. Governor Samuel M. Ralston of In- diana reported that he had suggested to the governors interested that a meeting of the Dixie Highway Com- mission be held in Louisville, Ky., April 21 Three hospital trains, each consist ing of an automobile with two trail ers, were presented to the military commander of Frankfort-on-Main, as a gift from friends of Germany in the United States. Princess Bismarck, widow of the Iron Chancellof:r?on, placed a wreath bearing the inserfption “To the Hero ‘Weddigen” on the tomb of Command- er Otto Weddigen of the German sub- marine U-29, sunk by the British. The gates. of lock No. 17 on the ‘Warrior River near Birmingham, Ala., were placed. This completed a $13,- 000,000 government project, providing for a six-foot channel from Sanders Ferry to Mobile, a distance of 500 miles. The Calumet and Hecla Mining Co., at Calumet, Mich, announced a ten per cent in crease in wages for all employes of its mills and smelters, and three of its subsidiary _companies, The increase is affective May 1, and affects 12,000 men. Americaft steamship companies op- erating between: Seattle and Alaska and San Francisco were notified by the British Admiralty that all Ger- man, Austrian or Turkish passengers or members of the crews would be re- moved from any, vessel calling at g Canadian port and held as prisoners of war. Gave Cigarettes to Enemy. Paris, April 16, 6.20 p. m.—A de- spatch to the Havas Agency from Basel, Switzerland, says: “The Co- logne Gazette reports the trial of a German at Weimar on a charge of having _given three cigarettes to a French-prisoner passing through the town. THb court sentenced the man to one day’s imprisonment for ‘a lack of feeling for his nationality. IDRASTIC CUT FROM STATEESTIMATES General Appropriation Bills Calls for $13,051,301, Estimates Amounted to $18,170,130 LARGEST REDUCTION IN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Where $3,336,000 Was Asked, But $1,553,000 is Allowed— A Million Cut in State Charities Institution—Appropst- ations Recommended Equal Estimates in Counties for Board of /Prisoners and Care of Children in County Homes, and for Roads, Rivers, Bridges ~nd Ferries— Net Debt of State on Sept. 30 Last, Was $10,961,272, and Sources of Revenue Seemed too Few to Provide an Income Sufficient to Meet Statutory Apropriations— Bills Now Pending for Increased Income ave Expected to More Than Meet Expenses the Next Two Years. Hartford, Conn., April 16.—The gen— eral appropriation bill presented to the legislature by the committee on ap- propriations today calls for $18,051,301, a decrease in its grand total of more than $5,800,000 from the departmental ang_institutional estimates submitted by Edward S. Roberts, state treasurer, last fall when he made up the list un- der the law for the information of the incoming legislature. It is expected that a bill now pending providing for a state budget commission will be adopted and hereafter the table of es- timates will be made up by that com- mission. As the net debt of the state on Sept. 80 last was $10,961272, and sources of revenue seemed too few to provide even income enough to meet statutory appropriations, the commit- tee had a task before it of unusual difficulties. General Revenue Bill, ‘The general revenue bill was also offered in the senate today, and this with the other bill was rushed to the printers in order that members may have it in hand on Tuesday, The total amount of revenue under the general bill has not been estimated. There are to be other sources of revenue provided in specific bills yet to be reported and some revenue by reason of changes in laws, and while some specific appro- priation bills are to come in, the ex- pectation on the whole, according to legislative leaders, is that the state’s income will be sufficient during the next two years to meet the outgo and possibly.-a Mttle oft the state debt may be paid. Synnopsis of Appropriatlon Bill. The ‘synopsis of the appropriation bill follows: Estimate, Appr< Two Years. . priation. $250,000 $210,000 247,398 248,800 1,401,650 473,754 2,484,100 351,200 645,47 1,553,000 4,401,720 2,356,627 160,000 150,000 125,000 I 125,000 Department. Genera] assembly ‘Executive depts.. Judicial (salaries courts) MIltary yeeww—s Educational Agricultural Commissions .. Highway com- mission ... State institutions and charities State printing Capitol and grounds .... .. Counties for board of prisoners and childrenincoun- ty_homes Roads, Tivers, bridges and fer- ries Interest on bonds and temporary loans Sundry purposes. *Hunters' licenses *Automobile fees. *Town highways. 1,481,650 472,304 2,633,429 470,575 817,170 3,536,000 569,000 " 569,000 107,000 107,000 1,375,000 139,310 50,000 900,000 400,000 $18,170,130 $13,061,301 SS0s waas 1,875,000 Tatals \ *Revenue estimated, to go to depart- ments. In making the appropriations the committee took as its basis the figures of the appropriations for 1913, and as those adhered closely to the statutory allowances they were followed, and in very few finstances were additional sums given for new bulldings. Figures from 1913, The list of appropriations of 1913 and the recommended figures for the next two vears by departments follow: 1918 1915 -$250,000 $210,000 29,000 29,000 29,000 88,400 53,400 90,800 42,300 58,000 22,400 22,600 19,000 20,000 Salaries of Judiciary. “The total of $37,000 for salarles of judges is $8,000 increase of which $1,000 each is added to judges’ salaries n’ the common pleas courts of Hart- 4, New Haven (both sides) and New London, civil side, and $4,000 ad- ditional is allowed for a state referee. Clerks and assistants of superior courts receive $99,000; no change. For clerks of common' pless courts the to- tal is $47,200, the change being $1,200 allowed for an assistant clerk at Dan- bury. State’s attorneye.get $56,400, the only change being $400 additional to the attorney in Middlesex county. Prosecuting attorneys have mno in- crease, the total being $16,000, and the same is tfue of sheriffs, who receive a total of $62,000, and messengers, who receive $22,00. The reporter of judi- clal decisions ,and his office receive $16,400; no chahge. The allowances for court expenses are scaled down in many instances. In the military de- partment the allowances for pay is increased $10,000, but the quartermas- ter’s department is cut $15,000. Military Department. The appropriations follows Military department: GOVernors gUATAS smwwasseos Cavalry .. et e Adjutant general dept. meves Pay department ......w...= Sustenance department .. ‘Medical department ..... Quartermaster’s dept. . Naval militia Armories . General assembly Chief executive dept... Secretary’s office Motor vehicle bureau. ‘Treasury ...... Comptroller's offic Atty. general’s office. . 310,000 38,000 32,000 139,400 12,000 1,700 190,150 25,000 9<'zan Appropriations Cut. Consolidation of the bank and bufld- ing and loan dep t calls for §3,- 600 less than when theso departments were separate. the department of commiss: tic animals no allowa for expenses con- nected with the foot and mouth dise ease and the estimate of $107,400 is-cut fo the $27.400 appropriation. The pub-| lic utilities commission gets $77,000, While its appropriation of 1913 was| $90,000. The Connecticut colony for| epileptics put in estimates for new bulldings which ran its total to $438, 430, but the s ation allowed 1s. only $52,500. The allowances for hose pitalc are the statutory ones, as wers| made last year. The total 16 $337,800,| é:n most other instances the appropria~ | fons run close to the amou wed last yean e IN THE HOUSE, Bill Prohibiting Hunting Near Mohe«. gan Park Rejected. 3 (Special to The Bulletiny Hartford, April 16—Frid: sessi 1 have prevailed at the present sossion | of the general assembly, more.so tham at any previous session and for thé shortening of the legislative period While considerable business is trans- | acted on Friday, quorum or mo gue- | rum, still thers Is a Jarge volume yet | to be considered, including mmtters. that are liable to create consid 3 debate, and that means consumsption of Hme which leads the legislative management to declare that the sesc sion may be lengthened to Almost the legal limitation. Thers were 104 of' the 258 members of the house in at-! tendance Friday, but busimess pro-! ceeded without friction, more so tha | if a majority*had been Ppresent, as in-! sistent opposition to ADny Mmeaswre would disclose no quorum ent and | the house would automatically ad- | fourn, oalter, being in sossion 1 v . the house adjourned to | next Tuesday morning at 111_“30_ s Mr. Boyd, & member of the house ' in 1917 now paid clerk of the conmite tee on appropriations, occupied the seat of an absent member and actu- ally Had the nerve to take part in the | Dproceedings. There was ah error in & calendar number and while the ocleric Wwas _looking up the correct m ! Mr. Boyd announced the correct num. ber. ‘Whereupon Speaker. Healey sald: | ‘?;hf gentleman from Moodus says | Selectmen’s Consent. The act concerning marriage licenae: ‘was amended that certificate for m’ rlage will not be issued to minors | untll consent is given by parent or guardian, nor to partles either of Wwhom is less than sixteen years of age unless one of the selectmen, or a person having the authority of a selectman, of the town or city in which the marriage ceremony 1s o be per- formed_ shall endorse on the license his written consent. The amended law also abolishes the five days clause, re- Quiring non-residents to apply for marriage license five days before is- suance could be granted. Road Bills Rejected, The oommittee on_roads, Tiver; bridges, through House' Chatmana MacdonaMd, of Putnam, reported un- favorably a bunch of bills concerning automobiles and highways and the re- Ports were accepted and bills. rejected, These matters aro covered by tho gen- eral automobile law B house Thursday. g Hunting Not Barred. ' The bill which would rrohibit. Ing in the vicinity ol Mohegan 1;“:.}-‘: Norwich, which was favorably report- | ed by the committee on fish and game, and tabled on motion of Mr. Hender~ Son vas, taken from the table. On motlon of Mr. Fenn, houwe -chairman, | the bill Wwas rejected. Disagreeing Action. ‘The petition of John H. Donovan. ‘u for restoration of forfeited chts, passed in the house, was reconn!:fim fo the committee in the senate. The house reconsidered its action and con- | curred with the senate. No Heated Vestibules. The committee on railroads reported unfavorably the act rpmvidmgrggr the heating of vestibules of trolley cars. Mr. Wilcox, house chairman, said that owing to the present uncertain condi- tions, the committee was not dispesed to add l(o th; expenses of the trolley companies. The report was accepted and bill rejected. No Trolley Transfers, - The house concurred with the sen-' ate in the rejection of the bill pre- sented by Senator Barnes, concern- ing the transfers on street railway lines. This bill was Intended to com- pel the Norwich-Westerly company to =« issue transfers from its terminal in. Franklin square. - Fort Griswold Tract. ! There was concurrence with the sen~ ate on the part of the house in refer ring the act concerning appropriation for the Fort Griswold tract to the committee on appropriations, from the committee on state parks @nd reser- ‘vations. » The Good Friday Bill. The excise committee reported un- (Continued on Page Eight)