Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 24, 1915, Page 1

Balletin VOL. LVIL—NO. 97 NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 19‘1-5 SIXTEEN PAGES. The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population PRICE TWO CENTS FRENCH DRIVEN FIVE ' MILES BY GERMANS Forced Them to Retire to the West Side of the Ypres Canal, a Distance of Four Miles USED ASPHYXIATING BOMBS, PARIS REPORTS IBerlin Reports Capture of Three Villages, at Least 1,600 French and British Soldiers, and Thirty Cannon, Includ- ing Four Heavy British Guns—French Have Penetrated Positions of the Advanced German Trenches Between Ailly and Agremont—In the East Only Isolated Battles are in Progress. Fightinug to the north of Ypres, in Belgium, in which the Germans forced he French to retire to the west side of the Ypres canal, a distance of ap- proximately five miles, holds the chief ace in the latest news of the Euro- fpean war. field Marshal Sir John French, the ritish commander-in-chief and the Paris war office charge that the Ger- ans in ord: to attain this success sed asphyxiating gas bombs, ‘the effect of which, according to Paris, was felt ver a_distance of about a mile and quarter behind the French line and hich the British fiield marshal de- lared caused the French to retire ‘overwhelmed by the fumes.” As a fresult of the French retreat, the Brit- fish line, according to General French, 'mained intact except on the extreme left, where the Britons had to read- Just their line in order to conform with fthe new French line, Berlin asserts that the Germans in his westerly drive captured the vil- ges of Langemarck-Steenstraet, Het as and Pilkelm and took at least 600 French and British soldiers_and 0 cannon, including four heavy Brit- Ish guns. Paris declares that no grave conse- uences have resulted from this Ger- n attack and adds that the British and French troops have made gains toward the north between Steenstraet nd the Ypres-Poelcapelle road and aken prisoners belonging to three flifferent German regiments, Heavy. artiflery duels are in progress n the district between the Meuse and [Moselle and the French are admiited by Berlin to have penetrated portions pt the advanced German trenches be- ween Allly and Apremont, where ghting at close quarters continues. bombardment by the French also orced the Germans to evacuate the illage of Embremeuil to the west of gricourt, still according to Berlin and is- asserts that in the Forest of fhe Cow's Head, other trenches have been taken, other trenches have been [taken, two ammunition depots have fbeen blown up and a company of Ger- fnan infantry has been annihilated. In the east only isolated battles are n progress and although both Petro- grad and Vienna claim that their re- pective troops have made progress at arious points each is asreed on the tatement,_that as a whole the situa- on remains unchanged. | Nothing as vet has come through to Xplain Great Britain’s announcement at steamer traffic between the Brit- sh Isles and Holland has been sus- pended. Berlin announces that recently the erman high sea fleet repeatedly has ruised in the North sea, even 'in Eng- sh waters, but without meeting the haval forces of Great Britain, BERLIN NEWSPAPER COMMENT ON THE AMERICAN NOTE beclares It Is Impossible to Term American Policy Neutrality. Berlin, April 23, via London, April , 1:55—The American government’s nswer to the recent memorandum of lount Von Bernstoff, the German am- ssador to the United States, has not ‘et reached the foreign office, in any bfficial form. While the officials there re unwilling to comment on the hewspaper versions of the reply, it is jaid, that the answer if it has been orrectly transmitted, will scarcely use surprise here, as little hcpe had entertained that the United tates would abandon her traditional plicy. The newspapers continue to assert at the American policy is so ore- Hed that it is impossible to term it putrality. ERMAN MERCHANT STEAMER SUNK OFF PERU British Steamer Orcoma— h Cruisers Coaling There. Lima, Peru, April 23.—A despatch to Presna_tonight states that the ritish steamer Orcoma has sunk a an merchant steamship near Bay Bver. It is also stated that the Bril h eruisers Kent and Orama have celved coal from the British steamer gzesford at the port of Bayovar. The last report received from the oma Wwas to the effect that she a arrived in Liverpool February 18 from Valparaiso. It is possible that fince then she has been armed and sent back to South American waters. EOPLE OF TRIEST N\ DEMANDING BREAD Marching Through the Streets Crying “Down with War” Rome, April 22, 9.10 p. m., via Paris, pril 23, 810 a. m—The people of jest now are reported to be march- through the streets demanding d, srying ‘“Down with war!” and ring for Italy. In the past this ocedure would have resulted in ar- , as even the display of Italian glors or the singing of the Italian nthem were prohibited. the situation in Triest becomes , it is believed here it may be ficient to force the hand of the government, because of the and excitement it would arouse among the people of this coun- try. LONDON’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF WAR CONDITIONS A Prospective Naval Engagement in the North Sea London, April 23. 10:20 p. m—With a big battle developing near Ypres. in Flanders, and reports of a prospecive naval engagement in the North Sea arfd of preparations for advancing for the commencement of a combined naval and military attack on the Dar- danelles or some other vital spot in Turkey, the people of Europe are highly expectant. Of these three anticipated events only one has actually reached ful- fillment—the battle near Ypres. That a severe engagement has taken place in this part of Flanders is' confirmed by the official reports, but these are so contradictory in their claims that the actual result of the preliminary fighting is not known. To those outside the war qffices of the belligerent nations it would ap- pear, howev. that following their loss of Hill No. 60 and their failure, after repeated attempts to recapture it, the Germans have commenced an offensive from the northeast against the Anglo-French line in front of Ypres, which was the scene of such bloody battles last autumn and also against the Belgian line farther west. The Germans claim that, with a rush, they drove-the allies back to the Ypres Canal, taking 1,600 British and French prisoners and a numbes of guns. The French accounts admit that the allies had to fall back, but it states that this was due to the use by he Germans of asphyxiaing gas bombs. Paris asserts that in count- er-attacks the allies took many Ger- man _prisoners and that the Belgians repulsed attacks launched against them. It is believed that these ope- rations are bute the commenc of another battle of Ypres. IMPORTANT GERMAN TROOP MOVEMENTS IN BELGIUM Beloian and Dutch Frontiers Closed to All Traffic, The Hague, via London, April 23, 1015 p. m—It is rumored in military and diplomatic circles here that the closing of the Belgian and Dutch fron- tiers to traffic of all kinds, outward and inward bound, is connected with important German troop movements in Belgium. It is hinted in various quarters in The Hague that the Germans are about to fall back to the Liege line and thus relieve a number of troops for posgjble use against Italy if that dountry"in- tervenes,in the war. There is no con- firmation of the rumors. SWEATSHOP WAGES PAID IN FRANCE Between 900,000 and 1,000,000 Women Are Underpaid. Paris, France, April 23. 555 p. m- Some extraordinary statements re- garding sweatshop wages in this country were brought out in the sen- ate yesterday during the debate on a Dbill ‘to fix a minimum living wage throughout France by boards created by the government. Jean Morel said that between 900,000 and one million women in_ France are now enduring insupportable servitude and receiving lvivlages barely sufficient to maintain e. M. Morel, Henri Cheron and Edouard Heriot submitted masses of details on the subject. It was stated that twen- ty-seven per cent. of the workers at home on_household linen goods make from 2 1-10 cents to four cents an hour by intense industry. In some provincial centers pay for such work is one cent an hour. In Paris four- teen pre cent. of the women working upon undergarments make a maxi- mum of forty dollars yearly. CHAUFFEUR HAD ALL SORTS OF MARITAL TROUBLES in-law Put Him to g Dynamite. New York, April 23.—Little and_big troubles of married life as Max Kleist found it, were related to a jury in the federal district court by Kleist, in_ his suit against his father-in-law, Edward N. Breitung, capitalist, of Marquette, Mich. Kleist demands $250,000 for the alleged alienation of his wife’s affections. She was Miss Juliet Breitung, the defendant’s daughter. Kleist told of having been given a place by his father-inlaw, who dis- approved the marriage, on the latter's mine in New Mexico. Among other duties, he testified, he was requred to carry dynamite. He had to set it off with a very short fuse—it was only four feet long, he said, and con- sequently he had to run fast after lighting it. He barely had time to escape, he said. Unlted States Sugar Consumption. Sugar to the value of $1,000,000 a @ay is consumed in this country. - Cabled Paragraphs Improbable That Italy Will Enter War Rome, via London, April 24, 3.32 a m—It is stated in high official quart- ers here that it is becing increasing” improbable that Italy will participav in the war, at least for some time to come, JURY TO PASS ON HARRY THAW’S SANITY. Verdict of Jury Will Not Be Binding— Court May Disregard It. New Yorl Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White, after many attempts, has finally succeeded in bringing the question of his sanity be- fore a jury. The application for a jury trial, made by his attorneys in a Writ of habeas corpus, was granted today by Supreme Court Justice Hendrick, 0, upon consultation with counsel, set the trial for May 17. In announcing his decision, Justice Hendrick made it clear that the jury was called in “to aid the court by their advice” and that the finding of the jury would not be binding if the court was satisfied that it was not in accord with the evidence and with ju he said, could _disregard verdict and render his own de- Thaw was radiant when he heard the Many of his friends were in the crowded courtroom and they and his counsel were quick to congratulate him on this successful step in his fight for liberty. His mother, Mary Copley Thaw, who has been by his side in ail of his vears of fighting for freedom, was not pres y, but Thaw's first thought in speaking to his friends and newspapermen was of her. “This will be very good news for my mother,” he said. “My only regret is that the hearing will not take place earlier than May 17.” Beyond this, Thaw would not com- ment on the decision, in court or later in the Tombs, to which place he was remanded pending the trial. ' His face and few words, however, showed the delight he felt at the chance to show that he is now sane. WIFE OF WEALTHY CORSET MANUFACTURER MURDERED. Body Found in Her Home in Brooklyn With Head Crushed In. New York, April 23—Mrs. Julia Heilner, wife of Seligman Heilner, a wealthy ~corset manufacturer, was found murdered in her Brooklyn home today. Her head had been crushed in from blows of a bottle. The house had been ransacked and two valuable diamond rings and other articles were missing. The police were looking for the caretaker of the Heilner home, a man named Joseph, recently employed. Mrs. Heilner's body was_found by her companion, Miss Helefl Buck. Miss Buck told the police that she left Mrs. Heilner alone in the house today with the caretaker, Joseph. She went to make a call and later called up the Heilner home on the telephone. She said- that Joseph-answered and told her that Mrs. Heilner was next door. As Mrs, Heilner was in bed when she left, and not feeling well, Miss Buck said she thought the answer strange and hurried home. When she reached the house she said she saw the caretaker hurrying up the street with a bundle under his arm. On entering she found the house in confusion and Mrs. Heilner’s body in the pantry. Joseph’s last name she did not know. He was recommended to the family from the Seamens’ home in New York, the police were told. TAMMANY MAN A WITNESS IN . T. R: LIBEL SUIT. Syracuse, N. Y., April 23.—Thomas F. Smith, secretary of Tammany Hall, arrived here with many records. He is to testify in the $50,000 libel suit brought by William Barnes, Jr., against former President Theodore Roosevelt. Mr. Barnes’ suit for libel is based on the charge that Mr. Roosevelt that Mr. Barnes and Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall were in collusion to corrupt legislation. Raw Cabbage to Aid Digestion. Raw cabbage, eaten without any dressing or with salt, olive oil and lemon juice, is recommended by many physicians as an aid to digestion. If the cabbage is cut in thin strips and Iaid in very cold, slightly salted wa- ter for a few minutes before gerving It will be crisper and of better flavor. Quite Natural. It is a curious thing that the coun- try which invented the “guick iunch” also prides itself on the scientific study of foods and their digestibility.—Lan- don Spectator. Remarkable Eyesight of Birds. The keenness of birds in hunting out food was once attributed to their sense of smell, but it has been shown that it is due to their remarkable sight. ~“and Inebriates FAVORABLE REPORT BY HOUSE HUMANE COMMITTEE NO VOTES FOR WOMEN Senator Barnes, Chairman of the Committee on Woman Suffrage, Sub- mitted an Unfavorable Report. (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, April 23.—There was about onethird of the members present at the Friday session of the house, a majority being required as quorum, but this fact did not hinder the trans- action of business. The most import- ant matter was the report of the re- vifed compensation law, an abstract of which is printed on another page of this issue. No Votes for the Women. Senator Barnes, chairman of the commiftee on_woman suffrage, subb mitted an unfavorable report Friday on the act that would give those whose names appeared upon the registry list of women voters the right to vote on the liquor license question and at mu- nicipal elections, Souvenir Taylor Paid. An act was passed in concurrence with the senate, paying William H. Taylor $225 for compiling the man- ual and roll of members of the gen- 14 Drowned ‘in AuslinLT_e}.,Fluod ELEVEN OTHERS ARE KNOWN TO BE MISSING HALF MILLION DAMAGE Two Hundred Houses Swept Away by Rain and Wind—Twenty Bridges Destroyed. Austin, Texas, April 23 Dbodies of fourteen persons drowned last night in the flood here have been recovered. Eleven persons are thus far known to be missing. Rescuing parties are still at work tonight among the ruins of 200 homes that were swept away by Vesterday's rain and wind storm. Systematic Plan For Relief. Citizens of Austin today began a systematic plan for the relief of the sufferers, Temporary quarters were provided tonight for all whose homes had heen swept away or were not hab- itable and food and clothing is being furnished. The identified dead include nine whites, of whom three are Mexicans and five negroe Property loss is estimated at $500,000. Torrents of Water. Twenty bridges were swept away hereabouts and paved streets in this city were ruined. Ten inches of rain fell in two hours last night and tor- Tents of water poured into the homes of persons living in the lowlands be- fore the alarm could be given. other. this part of the state. the buying. readers are traders. news columns: Bulletin Saturday, Monday, April Tuesday, April Wednesday, April Thursday, April Friday, April 1752 49 205 2477 22.. 231, April eral assembly. Resolutions were taken from the cal- endar and passed appointing Edward M. Lockwood and George H. Vosburg judges of the town court of Norwalk and William L. Larkin, Jr. clerk of the city court of Waterbury. ' Windham Law Library. An act amending an act concerning payments for the support of the Windham county law library was on the house calendar, which reads as follows: The county commissioners of Windham county shall annually, in the month of July, beginning with the year 1915, draw their order on the county treasurer, payable to the Windham County Bar Library asso- ciation, for the sum of $800, to main- tain and enlarge the county law li- brary: one-half of such amount to be expended for that portion of said li- brary located in Putnam and one-half for that portion located in Williman- tic. Private Employment Agencies. The committee on labor reported fa- vorably an amendment to-the act con- cerning private employment agencies, which provides that free employment agents, who receive fees for applicants shall return same forthwith if employ- ment is not secured. The Telephone Company. An act amending the charter of the Southern New England Telephone company was taken from the calendar and passed increasing the capital stock from $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. 2 State Rifle Range. A bill was passed in the house car- rying with it an appropriation of $10,- 000 for the improvement of the state rifie range at Bast Haven. Good Friday Bill. The bill which required the closing of saloons on Good Friday, reporte unfavorably by the excise committee, was tabled on motion of Mr. Martin of Orange. The Thames River Bridge. The house concurred Wwith the senate in the passage of an act amending an act regarding the bridge over —the Thames river which reads that the sum of $12,000 is hereby appropriated to reimburse the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford Railroad company for the construction of a modified un- der-crossing at the intersection of Winthrop street and the newly. lald tracks of sald railroad company, in accordance with plans and suggestions made by the rivers, harbors and bridges commission and the state high- way commissioner. Sec. 2. The sum of $5,000 is hereby appropriated for the purpose of making further investigations of the railroad bridge over the Thames river between New London and Groton for the pur- Pose of determining a satisfactory method of changing said railway bridge into a highway bridge. . Sec. 3. ‘The appropriation provided (Continued gn Page Twelve) Telegraph Local General 149 143 139 122 155 140 TOtals v haesa S8 The One Best Answer How can I get my business, my message, my trademark, my pack- age and my name before the most peoplé in the trading radius of this city and keep them there for the best results at the least cost? is a questiog which confronts each and every merchant at some time or Experience in this regard by those who have been ’through the mill tells the story and their experience points directly to newspaper advertising as the most satisfactory method. When seeking the best combination of efficiency and economy in advertising there is no me- dium in Eastern Connecticut which can equal The Bulletin. Because it is abreast of the times, carries the news, and is there- fore carefully ‘and thoroughly read. Because it reaches into all the highways and byways of trade of Why? Becatse it is the home paper and therefore reaches those who do Because through its circulation it reaches over 45,000 readers, and Advertise in The Bulletin is the one best answer. In the past week the following matter has been carried in fits Total 1201 502 550 507 600 512 141 150 128 108 127 140 794 941 209 283 277 318 232 2260 3872 WHOLESALE GROCERY HOUSE ROBBED BY A SALESMAN. Built a Handsome Residence and Was a Social Leader on $18 Per Week. New York, April 23.—Alleged whole- sale grocery frauds, totaling $350,000 in goods obtained illicitly from the firm of Park & Tilford during seven vears, resulted today in the arrest and arraignment of three men on charges of lar Many leading restaurant men of New York city, detectives as- serted, were involved. The three men arraigned were Mil- liard Cadmus, for 20 years a salesman of the firm, and Joseph and Henry Levy, brothers. Cadmus lives in East Orange, N. J. The Levy Brothers conduct & restaurant in West Seven- teenth street, this city. All three were held in $1,000 bond each for trial. According to detectives who have been on the case for months, the al- leged frauds extended over-a period of seven years and involved at least $50,- 000 each year. Cadmus received a sal- ary of $18 a week, but on the proceeds of the alleged frauds, it is charged, was able to build and _maintain a handsome residence in Fast Orange and to play a leading part in social life there. Detectives employed as waiters by the Levy Brothers obtained the evi- dence on which the charge was based. They allege that the Levys had re- ceived illegally every week koods val- ued at $250, meeting Cadmys at inter- vals for a’ settlement. Cadmus, the police assert, has confessed and given the names of other restaurant men to the police. The specific charge against the de- fendants was the larceny of goods val- ued at $6. Branch of Mellish Comet Miles in Length. Flagstalr, Ariz, April 23.—A direct photograph of Mellish’s comet, made at the Lowell observatory Tuesday mornine shows a tail composed of two divergent branches, the longer one of which probably 4s not less than three million miles in length. 3,000,000 Alabam: Financial Troubles Tem- ‘porarily Solved. Montgomery, Ala, April 23.—Ala- bama’s financial difficulties have been temporarily solved by a loan of a mil- lion dollars negotiated by Governor Henderson in New York. 8he Meant Children. *“What a wonderful deep meaning there is in the writing on the wall!” Baid the caller to tbe new rectors 3 replied the hostess, wearily, “and how continually one has to whip them to make them stop it.” " Condensed Telegrams former Governor of Emperor William has been visiting the German battle front in Alsace. Three trans-Atlantic steamers were held up at Glasgow by a strike of 500 seamen. The French Cabinet decided that war orphans should be cared for by the State. Secretary McAdoo will mnot ‘return to his duties at the Treasury Depart- ment before May 1. The steamers Defender and Gascony collided in the Mersey. Although bad- ly damaged, both kept afloat. Adele Hugo, youngest daughter of Victor Hugo, the poet, died at her villa in Sureesnes, a suburb of Paris. By the margin of one vote that of the speaker, cast to decide a tie, pro- hibition in Halifax, N. S., was defeat- ed. Mario_Lahbardi, impressario of the n Grand Opera Co., appearing in Portland, Ore., died of hemorrhage of the brain. The summer home of General i . Burnett, of New York, at Gosher N. J. was destroyed by fire at a lo of $15,000. Mary Meacle, twenty, of Hoboken, N. J., was sentenced to twenty d: in jail for having several times beaten her mother, aged 70. Walter Turnbull was elected chi of the Choctaw Indians by a ma convention in session at Durant, OK succeeding tor M. Locke. children, on their Cleveland, were in- when their ‘bus treet car. Eleven crippled way to a school in jured, three fatal was estruck by @ Henry Biegel of New York will be deported to the United States from England as an undesirable alien under the Defense of the Realm Act. The crew of eight Greeks of the schooner Lilly B. of Tarpon Springs Fla., were arrested in Key West fo violating the sponge fishing law. Cornelius Vanderbilt will be chair- man of Mayor Mitchel's committee to welcome the Atfantic fleet during its maneuvers off the harbor in May. « Officers of the German raider Kron- prinz Wilhelm were guests of honor at the opening of the Virginia League baseball season at Newport News. Al now at Swiss mountain resorts were ordered by the Italian War Office to be in readiness for a sudden recall to headquarters. Italian officers While playing “Indian” Howard Sperbeck, aged 4, of Camden, N. J., was fatally burned when playmates tied him to.a stake and started a fire near him. Announcement was made in London of the issuance of $11,250,000 Victoria Australia 43 per cent. bonds at 100, and $2,500,00 new Canada 4 per cent bonds at 95. A famous Stradivarius violin pre- sented by Lord Newlands for sale at Christie’s auction rooms in London for the benefit of the Red Cross, brought $19,500. The Danish steamer Southerner, Charleston for Rotterdam with cot- ton, was detained at Falmouth pend- ing negotiations by Great Britain for the purchase of her cargo. The bill providing for the reorgani- zation of the Boston & Maine railroad and the consolidation of the leased lines was ordered to a third reaing in the Massachusetts Senate. Ninety-one patients in two wards of the Northern hospital for the In- sane at Logansport, Ind., were saved from death by employes when fire destroyed the wards at a loss of $2 000. The Board of Trustees of Ossining, N. Y., unanimously passed a resolution requesting Warden Osborne of Sing Sing Prison to discontinue the Sunday ball-playing privileges of the prison- ers. Acquitted in Newark, N. J., of con- spiracy to defraud the Roseville Trust Co., of $5,000, Charles A. Mones, of New York, was immediately artested on a charge of overdrawing his ac- count. Leo M. Frank, under sentence of death in Atlanta, for the murder of Mary Phagan, filed with the State Prison Commission’s secretary his pe. tition for a commutation to life im- prisonment. Marquis de lema, Spanish foreign minister, announced at a Cabinet meeting held in Madrid that France had consented to allow the free transit of aniline dyes, oxalic acid and other chemical products between Italy and Spain. John L. John, aged 62, of Newton, Pa., and Mrs. Emma Meyer, his house- keeper, were instantly killed when the automobile in which they were rid- ing was striick by a fast freight train at a Pennsylvania Railroad crossing near Tullytown, Pa. Movements of Steamships. Naples, April 22.—Arrived, steamer Stampalia, New York. Gibraltar, April 23.—Sailed, steamer Carpathia, New York. Siasconset, Mass., April 23.—Steam- er Lapland, Liverpool for New York, signalled. Dock 8 a. m. Sunday. New York, April 23—Steamer Lusi- tania, Livérpool for New York, sig- nalled. Dock § a. m. Saturday. New_York, April 23 —Steamer Lap- land, Liverpool for New York, cig- nalled. Dock 8 a. m. Saturday. Finn Pleaded Guilty of A Intent to Kill. Lawrence, Mass., ‘April 28.—BEx-Rep- resentative Dennis H. Finn pleaded guilty in_superior court today of as- sault with intent to murder Alderman Hannagan on Feb. 28, and District At- torney Sullivan moved for sentence im- mediately. - ult With Rain Halts Forest Fire. Middleboro, Mass., April 23.—Rain which began falling early today as- sisted in the bringing under control of the fire which devastated large areas of timber and cranberry boge in this town and North Carver yesterday and last night. Several square miles of woaded territory was burned over. -personal RODSEVELT IDEAOF CAMPRIGN FUNDS Swore He Never Saw the List of Names of Persons: Who Contributed $3,0000,000 of His Fund DONATED IN SAME SPIRIT AS TO A CHURCH Gave Explicit Instructions Against Receiving any Standard Oil Contributions—Would Regard Just as Highly a Con- tribution of $25 From the Station Agent at Oyster Bay as $25,000 From George W. Perkins—Likens Barnes to “Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde,” Saying He Had His “Good and Bad Sides.” Syracuse. N. Y., Roosevelt told on of his cr April 22, codore the second day about hi William nes, Jr., 000 damage: his dealing: ideas about campaign of dollars. He mentioned the famous $500,000 which Thomas Fortune Ryan ibuted to the cause of Alton B. wrker and swore he never had seen a list of the names of the persons who helped swell the fund of $3,000,- 000 used in connection with his cam- paign for the presidency. The list contained the initi of men whom the colonel readily identified being allied with the country’s most pow- erful business and financial interests. Donations Given Without Hope Reward. with the of In speaking of the Ryan contribu- tion, the witness gave it as his opinion that a leader of big business who con- tributes a half million dollars to help clect a candidate for president of the United States is prompted by the same spirit which would cause him to donate a similar sum to a church, and that such a contributor has no more hope of reward in one case than he has in the order. Personally, he said, he would have been very much d if many masters of big had not contributed to the republican campaign of 1904. Mentioned Standard Oil Contributions, The colonel mentioned the Standard Oil company- and campaign contribu- tions, too. He said that if the report of the congressional committes which investigated his campaign contribution showed that “H. R, R.” and “J. D, A —which the witness thought stood for H. H. Rogers and John D. Archbold had contributed to the republican fund in 1904, he was astonished. He said he had given explicit _instructions against receiving any Standard Oil contributions. Personally, he emphatically declared, he would regard just as highly a con- tribution of $25 from the station agent at Oyster Bay as he would a_contri- bution of $25,000 from Georse W. Per- kins, who in 1904 was a partner in the firm of J. P, Morgan and Com- pany. And he expressed the belief that there was a limit to the amount a campaign fund should total. Over a certain sum, he did not know how much, he thought that there might be some danger. No $240,000 Harriman Fund. The witness swore that the late B. H, Harriman himself had told him that there never was any such thing as a $240,000 Harriman fund. He did idewntify as being his, a letter he wrote to Mr. Harriman, in which it was said “We_are practical men” and that if Mr. Harriman thought there was any VILLA CONCENTRATING TROOPS AT AGUACALIENTES. Ancther Attack Obregon’s Forces, Preparing For General on Washington, April 23.—Meagre ad- vices to the state ‘department today from Central Mexico indicated. that General Villa was continuing his ef- fort to concentrate at Aguacalientes enough troops to warrant another at- tack on the victorious Carranza army under General Abregon; reported to be advancing from the region of Irapua- to. Villa in such from forces. Another _problem which he must face is sald to be that of finding am- munition, particularly for his artil- lery. The tremendous demand for field zun’ ammunition in Europe has made this a difficult task, it is said for the northern leader, aithough unofficial reports recently indicated that he had received several million rounds for small arms. YOUNG LAW STUDENT CONVICTED OF MURDER. For Stabbing to Death a Schenectady School Teacher. Schencctady, N, Y., April 23.—Anto- nio Ponto, a young Porto Rican law Student, 'was cvonvicted tonight Of murder in the first degree for stab- bing to death Bessle S. Kromer, a Schenectady school teacher, in this city on October 2, 1914, The jury was out six hours. Supreme Court Justice C. €, Van Kirk at once sentenced Ponfon to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing in the week beginning June 7. Cerebral insanity, brought on by the ravages of disease, was Ponton'’s defense. His father in Porto Rico Is reputed to be wealthy. None of Pon- ton’s family was present at the trial. is understood to be drawing garrisons as can be spared the territory controlled by his De Kay Files Motign for a New Trial. Providence, R, L, April 28.—Henry B. De Ka¥, a broker of New York, who was convicted of aiding Edward P. Metcalf in the misapplication of the funds of the Atlantic National bank, filed 8 motion for a new trial in the federal court today. Metcalf, who was president of the bank, is serving a prison sentence of five years. OBITUARY. Thomas Henry Handbury. Berne, Switzerland, April 88, Paris, 210 p, m—Thomas _Henry Handbury, of Washington, D. C., died here today, aged 74. He was at ome time an officer in the American army and attained the rank of colonel in the engineer corps, via | _timated at ** in coming to the White House | at time, he might come later and, 1s8 & certain madtter. Barnes Had Good and Bad Sides. Colonel Roosevelt said he regarded | William. nes as a “Dr. Jekyll and | Mr. Hyde,” who, like other politicians, | had his “good and his bad sides.” | He said he had been persistent in his efforts to make politicians do what he considered was right and that in- | stead of endeavoring to sever thel ligaments between these = “Siamese twins of politics” his aim had always been to have the “Dr. Jekyll” in them absorb the “Mr. Hyde. Many letters that passed between Barnes and the witness were iden- | ed by the latter and read to the| jur: In the letters the pair discuss- ed political and legislative matters and the appointment to state offices of a number of men. In one of the let- : ters Mr. Barnes expressed stern dis- approval of a measure which proposed that state enators should be elected for four vears and assemblymen for | two_years because such a condition would give the voters “little oppor-. tunity to resister approval or-disap: proval.” A No Session of Court Today. There will be no_ session of -court} tomorrow. On Monday, however, Col- | onel Roosevelt will again resume the witness staid and submit to furtheri cross examination at the hands ofj William M, Ivins, chief counsel for ! Mr. Barnes, 1 The colonel was just as active on; the witness stand today as upon the three previous days. He moved around'! in his chair, addressed his- own and | the plaintiff’s counsel and Justice 'An- { drews. More than once he had the en- tire courtroom in an uproar. Some-: times the presiding justice himself was; forced to place his hand over his? mouth to hide a smile, i Barnes Seemed to Enjoy Himself. | Mr. Barnes .seemed to enjoy him- self also. On one occasion when the! colonel was talking about bosses in} states other than this, he solemnly re- marked that there was considerable difference between the meaning of the | word “boss”. in them and in New.York, + That amused Mr. Barnes immensely, | as it did the spectators. 1 Only once did the coionel exhibit any sign of fatigue. That was well | toward the end of the Droceedings, when he placed his elbow upon the judge’s bench beside him and bent his} head over to one side until it rested upon his hand. He remained in that position while a serles of letters were being read to the jury, the thumb and index finger of his free hand toying with his watch chain, Mr. Barnes went to Albany Mon-{ day. A number of conferences have been arranged for tomorrow by attor- ¢ neys on both sides, STEAMER MINNESOTA STILL FAST"ASHORE ¢ Stem of Ship Is Broken and It Has Been Decided to Lighter Her Cargo. Seattle, Wash,, April 23.—Cable des-, patches received by the Great North- ern Steamship company from the scene of the wreck of the Great North- ern liner Minnesota, which is ashora | off Iwajima, at the entrance to the Island Sea of Japan, state that no et forts will be made to float the big | craft for at least ten days. i The stem of the Minnesota. is broken and she has gone go far ashore that it has been decided to lighter all of her cargo before the salvage vessels begin to pull at her, i It is belleved that a shipment of ! 7,500 tons of Manchurian maize aboard | the liner will be a total loss. | The cabin passengers aboard the Minnesota, 84 in all, aro ‘o be sent| to San Francisco on the trans-Pacific liners Tenyo Maru and Manchuris, | The Tenyo is due at San Francisco ' May 10 and the Manchuria day 4. TO REOPEN HEARING ON COLORADO STRIKE { Chiairman Walsh Announces That John | D. Rockefeller, Jr.,, Will Be Recalled | to the Stand. Kansas City, Mo., April 23—Infor- , mation contained in letters and tele- grams passing between John D. Rocke- feller, Jr. and officers of the Coorado Fuel ‘and Iron company, made public here tonight by Frank P, Walsh, chair- man of the federal industrial relations commission, caused Mr. Walsh to an- | nounce the hearing concerning the coal miners’ strike in Colorado ould } be reopened and Mr. Rockefeller re- called to the witness stand. ! Despondent Woman Su Haven. New Haven, Conn., April 33—Des- pondency due to ill health caused Mrs. Egbert P. Stover, 50 years old, to, commit suicide at her home in Dix- well avenue today by inhaling illu- | minating gas, She left @ fareweil nots . to her husband and two children. ides in New i s ‘ Spinners Strike at Meriden." | Meriden, Conn., April 23.~Twenty spinners at the Marning, Brown & company’s factory struck tody when “tag” system ia connection with their work was introduced. Tt ia said thag the strike may spread to other shops in town. < A Holyoke Theatre Burned. bt Holyoke, Mass., April 33.—Fire de- stroyed the Bmplre theatre on High street late last night. The l0as 15 es= $60,000, i A &