Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 17, 1916, Page 1

VOL. LVIllL—NO. 197 POPULATION 28,219 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total C ALLIES ARE DRIVING FORWARD IN FRANCE o Have Stormed Nearly Three Miles of German Trenches On the Somme Front AN ADVANCE OF 300 TO 500 YARDS MADE Maurepas and Clery, Two of the Most Important Points Held by the Germans, Have Been Flanked on Both Sides — Allies are Now Directly in Front of the Large Railroad Town of Combles—South of the Somme the French Have Moved Forward in a Southern Direction from Belloy-en-Santere—Nothing of Importance is Reported from the Russian Front—News Dispatch Says Germans Are to Aid Austrians in the Defence of Trieste Russian front and the same dearth of news prevails in regard to the Italian operations. The most interesting em of news regarding the Italian ad- The French and with terrific on the Somme British in three it, have striking irections stormed force fr fro; nearly three miles of German trench-|vauce against Trieste rs contained in es, driving forward at points to &|a news despatch from Milan which depth of 300 to 500 vards. Says that German troops are to be The most important ins _ were|employed in the defence of the big made by the British a French | Austrian port. If corroborated this troops striking north from the point|menrs that Italy and Germany will at where the allied lines meet. last cnter an active state of war. Maurepas and Clery, two the = most important points held ,"live GERMANS LOSE A Germans in this sector have been flanked on both sides, mccording to LINE OF TRENCHES s lent issued by Paris. s oo s o becn reached - | To the North of Maurepas in .the tween Maurepas and Guillemont, the Somme Region. latter tovar being the rmmediate ob- — ] jective of the British. This advance, | Paris, Aug. 16, 10:50 p. m.— The if maintained, brings the allies direct- [entente allies, after a brisk combat 1v in front of the large railroad town |today captured a line of Germpans of_Combles. trenches o na front of fifteen hundred South of Somme the French stormed |metres to the north of Maurepas, in German trenches over a length of [the Somme region, according to the about three quarters ot a mile driv-[official communication issued tonight. ing in a southerly direction from| The statement adds that the French Belloy-en Santere. Paris reports that|troops occupied all the German pos! a considerable number of prisoners |tions east of the Maurepas-Clery road, and that in addition German trenches 200 metres long, south of Belloven Santere, were captured. were taken in these operations For the first time in many days no ortant action is reported from the PRESIDENT POINCAIRE AND KING GEORGE CONFERRED BIG NAVAL PLAN HAS BEEN RATIFIED During the Recent Visit of H. R. H. to France. Only Minor Details of Measure Now Remain to be Worked Out. Parts, Aug. 16, 6.25 p. m.—President Poineare had a long confidential con- ference with King George during the British monarch’s recent Vv t to the Somme front. The visit of the king and president to the fighting line was coincident with arrival of the German emperor on the German front. An order found on captured officers gives detafls of the military review which was held before the emperor. The order directs that exhausted sol- Navy officers fore them today the task of carrving out the largest pro- gram for building warships ever adopt- ed with a single appropriation by any nation, Although technically not completed, the naval bill, carrying $315,800,000, has been approved in its main pro- visions by congress, and is in the hands of a conference committee only to settle minor differences between the Washingt virtually have n, Aug. 18. house and senate on navy vard ap- |diers be sent to the rear so that the propriations emperor should see only the best ele- Anticipating speedy disposition of |ment of the troops. It also directs the remaining questions, the navy de- | that those who fought at Verdun partment already has begun plans for | should occupy the first ran yutting into effect provisions of the ig building policy and increased per sonnel features approved yesterday by the house. The senate's building pro- gram was ratified by a vote of 283 to GOVERNOR HOLCOMB NOT CANDIDATE FOR SENATE Had Not Heard That His Name Had 51. and the personnel increase by a 5 vive voce vote. enate increa; in Been Mentioned. appropriations for navy vards were disagreed to, and it was voted to send | Hartford. Aug. 18.—Gov. Marcus H. the bill back to conference for deter- | Holcomb is not a candidate for the mination of these points. Tnited States senate to succeed Georsge Indications today are that the con- |P. McLean of Simsbury ferees will reach an early agreement| “I am not a candidate” said the on the questions still in dispute, and | rovernor today during the course of that the bill will be laid hefore Presi- |an interview. dent Wilson for his approval in a few| “Have you heard that your name days. | was mentioned for the place should Increases written into the bill by the | Senator McLean decline a renomina- the ho! of 1 tion 7" “I have not,” said the governor. senate and approved by vide for the construction e pro- vessels within the next three vea Governor Holcomb said that he had and an enlisted strength of 74,700 men. | been out of the state for two weeks, Navy officials, includ Sccretary | and had not seen any Hartford news- Daniels, are greatly pl with the | papers until two davs after their is- bill. The secretary characterized it as|sue. For that reason he had not had a model of its kind. He declared also | an opportunity to keep posted on lo- that building authorizations were the | cal political events. greatest ever passed in ny country, - and would place the United States| ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING second among the world's navie MERIDEN’S QUARANTINE MAN'S BODY FOUND IN BUSHES AT WALNUT BEACH Bryan Larned, 80 Years Old, Died of Joseph Shilvanovitch Brought Children From New York. Two Meriden, Conn., Aug. 16.—The first Apoplexy. arrest in Meriden's quarantine against infantile paralysis was made today Milford, Conn, Aug. 16.—Bryan|When Joseph Shilvanovitch of Ney Larned, 80 years old, was found dead | YOrk city was arrested for bringing his this afterncon in a clump of bushes | two children into this city Tuesday af- near the dancing pavilion at Walnut |ternoon. He had tried to enter the Peach. The medical examiner gave his | €ity by train twice on Monday with opinion that death was caused by |the children and had been turned back. apoplexy and that it had occurred | JI¢ slipped through tke guards at the RGOl 1o dugaibetoce. depot Tuesday and his presence in the Larned was for vears a well known | City was learned today. Health certi- fisure in the Walnut Beach secti ficates as issued by New York ph One of his duties for a long time was | cians were brought with the children. too light the street lamps, up to the They have been quarantined. introduction of the electric lights. He leaves two daughters, one in Bridge- | TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN port and the other in Waterbury. PARALYSIS UNCHECKED IN NEW YCRK STATE Fifty Additional FOR PROTECTION OF BIRDS Signed by Secretary Lansing and Am- bassador Rice. ‘Washington, Cases Outside New 16.—A treaty be- 5 tween Great Britain and the United York City. States for protection of birds on the S el .. | Canadian voundary, was signea by Albany, Y., Aug. 16—The epi- 1 boundary, y demic of infantile paralysis continued | Secretary Lansing - sud Ambassador apparently unchecked on Long Island | RISC 0 (0 o044 ana covers and up-state today, ffty additional | : . gaad. cases and three deaths outside New |Virtually all kinds of bird life. Its ad- ¥k city beine revorted to the state |™i8Isttation Wil ko deit fo the local department of health during the 24 |authoritles. : hours ending at 5 p. m. Up to tonizht | S0 far 8s ‘1“"“"‘1"“ this is the first the department had received reports |{reaty of the kind ever signed. of 1,133 cases and 148 deaths AMERICANS IN AMBULANCE FIELD SERVICE IN FRANCE Edwin H. English of New Haven One of 20 University Graduates. Movements of Steamships. ew York, Aug. 16.—Sailed, steamer Vasilefs Constantinos, Perus. Kirkwall, Aug. 14.—Arrived, steamer Bergensford, New York, from Bergen, Railed, 13th, stcamer Hellig Olav, from Christiansand, New York. London, Aug. 14.—Salled, steamer ; Pomeranian, Montreal. New York, Aug. 16.—Sailed: Steam- er Buenos Alres, Barcelonia, Paris, Aug. 16.—Twenty graduates of American universities have left for the front as members of the newly formed section 9 of the American ambulance fleld service. The list includes Edwin H, English of New Haven, Conn, the Columb director ed tod Watched the Effect of Ho forces on the tured and four the front, statement office continuous August 1 to the be Mr. cratic campaign. Cabled [’aragé\ph's Two Encounters of Warships. Amsterdam, Aug. 16, via London, 8.40 p. m.—Two encounters between British and German warships were ob- served from Flushing, Holland. last night, according to a despatch from Flushing today to the Telegraaf. / / Entente Allies Lost 74 Merchan(m"/ During July. Berlin, Aug. 16, via London, 2. m.—An official statement issued today says that during July 74 chantmen belonging to the entente « lies were sunk by German and Aus- trian submarines, and mines. The ships had a total tonnage of 103,000 tons. PORTLAND ADVERTISING of CLUB HEARS HUGHES. Commercial Preparedness For Euro- pean Competition. Portland, Oregon, Aug. 16.—Charles E. Hughes in an address to the Port- land Advertising club in which he ad- yocated commercial preparedness for European competition through the agency of a protective tariff toda) branded as a traitor to his count the man who sought to build up his private fortune at public expense, “The man who tries to get the bet- ter of the public for his private purse” the nominee said, “is a traitor to the government. We will go ahead and put these traitors out of business while we build up the business of the United States The commercial problems which the country will face after the war, Mr. Hughes said, will be greater than ever before. “We must save this country every day. It won't be saved by letting i larift. It won't be saved by taking everything for granted. Its indus- tries won’t be conserved by indulzing n good wishes around the club table. | We have got to take account of the less Jearned on the other side and APl them. We have got to con- sider honest business with the suc- and pride that it deserves and we got to fearlessly condem 'We now need the motive power of unswerv loyalty and a real con- sciousness of national principle which will fill us with a dominant senSe of loyalty t othe United States. “With that we wan a real gov- ernment. We want to be well prepar. | ed. well organized commer 1y nd industrially We have got to match organization with organization, pre- paredness abroad with preparedness at_home in all things.” In opening his address, Mr. declared_that, while he to the Portland Advertising was a member of the Repul vertising club. the present I am spokesman of that organization,” he s “It was not ever thus.” After the laughter which greeted this remark had subsided the nominee conwinued. ‘A short time ago. silence and short of t long on talk and sho I was mandamused in of preparedness Mr Hughes said “T desire to see the United States holding its head erect amongz the peoples of the earth, not mbling; not blustering, but ready for a emergency. We have in this cour opportunitigs that dazzle the ir ation.” After his address Mr. Hughes went for @ four hour automobile ride along a highway. RESTORATION OF RAILROAD TRAFFIC IN MEXICO Road from Vera Cruz to Mexico City Had Been Operated by the Govern- ment. Mexico City, Aug. 16.—Alberto Pani general of railroads, ann that arrangements have completed for the restoration shortly of the railroads running from Cruz to Mexico City and to_the h Owning Company quarters of the company ir don. The road has 1a erated by the gover: t unc plea of military nece KING EMMANUEL VISITS CITY UNDER BOMBARDMENT e Fire on Gorizia. Gorizia, Aug. via 3 Paris, Aug. 16, 4 p. m h this city is still under bombardment b the Italian long range gun: Ki Emmanuel pped here on one of his trips of Inspection S the traliom lines, watched the effect of the h tile fire and visited the tunnel, by which the Italians penetrated and sur- prised the place ALLIED VICTORIES ON THE SALONIKI FRONT Capture Railroad Station at Doi and Four Villages. 16, 9 1lonik railroad villages at according t ed by the tonight The s fighting pr Paris, Aug p. m.-—The a Doiran s on an official French war tatement coy xter g fr the >m OBITUARY. Richard F. Hamilton. New York, Aus. 16.—Richard F. Hamilton, familiarly known as “Tody" Hamilton, veteran newspaper man for many_ years pres ent Barnum & Bailey circus, died home today at Baltimore, acc a message received Press club. In his work ¢ agent he was noted for the 1 picturesque phrases he advertising the “wonders’ que and cus. Mr. Hamilton was old. Henry Hamilton Honore. Chicago, Aug. 16.—Henry Hamilton Honore, for many years an cminent figure in real estate circles, t the age of 93 years. He is sur v children—Mrs. Potter P, Mrs Frederick D. Grant of Pit Mass Judge Lockwood 1ion ireuit court of Cook county; Adrian C., and Nathaniel K. Honore. New Director of the M Washington, Aug. 16 —President Wilson today nominated F. J. H. Von- engelken of East Palaka, Florida, to director of the mint, Woolly, who entered to the succeed demo- and ; the New York Car Men -;fy Renew Strike f.ESS COMPANY GRANTS REC- OGNITION OF UNION HELD A MASS MEETING . Charge is Made That the Company Has Discharged Employes Who Were Active in the Recent Strike New York, Aug. 16—Another strike of conductors and motormen employed by the New York Railways company will be declared “forthwith” unless the company grants recognition of the un- ion, according to resolutions adopted a mass meeting of the men tonight. Leaders Authorized to Call Strike. The resolutions of the carmen, after authorizing their leaders to call a ssu- pension of werk on all New AVGUST 17, 1916 the Largest in Connecticut in Proporticn to the City's Population irculation is lines of the York Railways company until a; President Draft Settlement Plam WILL .8UBMIT IT TO MANAGERS AND EMPLOYES TODAY OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER General Committee of 640 Representa- tives of the Various Brotherhoods Are in Washington. Washington, Aug. 16. — President Wilson today completed a definite plan for settlement of the threatened nation-wide railroad sirike and will sukmit it to representatives of the managers and emploves tomorrow The, proposition framed by the pres- ident following conferences with the managers and employes since Monday morning proposes (hat the railways should concede the eight hour work day, with an agrcement that it will be serv Later it probably wi ;i satisfactory_ settlement can be reached | Joserved. later it probably will be SRl e £ hed | roposed that a federal commission tomorrow, "declares that the company | 2opootec, [t G (RERE. | Com o o for four days past has failed to com- | PPOIY A 129, predidanior Sradie I with requests for a conference with by congre which nvestigate all problems have arisen during the present the employes’ committee. The resolu- i oi tions not only reiterate the men’s dlscussmn.. o harges that the company indiserimi- Arbitration an Obstacle. pately discharged employes who were| The chief obstacles in the way of wtive in the recent strike, but accuse eptance of the plan lie in the in- the company of promoting and en- |sistenc of the railroad thanagers on couraging a plan of its own for select- | arbitration and their opposition to an ing rommitteemen to represent the|eight hour day, and in the demand of employes in the settlement @f future|the employes for extra pay of time and grievances. a half for overtime. OPENING OF NEW YORK SCHOOLS POSTPONED Deemed Advisable Because of Infan- tile Paralysis Epidemic. s italities 147 and the total cases Twenty-two patients were from hospitals today as recovered. discharg- ed The Rockefeller reported “corner on monkeys” for ex- perimental purposes, the officials stat- ng that the institute has been unable Institute disclaimed a The general committee ployes, including 4 of the em- representatives of the trainmen and enginemen on the 225 railroad systems of the arrived here tonight in re summons by theic which had been meeting with the pre is ident. The general committee ha New York, Aus. 16—While Septem- | Plenary powers to accept or reject any r 25 was set today as the tentative | EUSgestion. bl date for opening the public schools of The men, although refraining from this city, postponed from September |discussion of fthe plan, said they 11 hecavse. of “the . epidemic, ITealth | thousht the outlook encouraging for a Commissioner Haven Emerson said it | Settlement was by no means certain that New Statement at 3 p. m. Today. York’s 1,000,000 school children under| At 3 o'clock tomorro wafternoon the 16 years of age could resume their|president will meet the entire general studies as early as that. Definite plans | committee of 640 in the east room of cannot be made, Dr. Emerson inform- | the White ilouse and lay before them ed William G. Willcox, president of | his plan. He will accompany it with a d of education, because it is|statement appealing to their patriot- ssible to foresee whether the dis- [ism and urging a compromise in the ease can be checked or whether the |interests of the people of the nation. epidemic will assume still greater pro- | While no time has been set for a |portions. He declared, however, that|conference between the managers’ it would be “highly inadvi to | committee and the president, it is attempt to open the grammar schools | thought probable it will take place to- before September 25. morrow morning. When Mr. Wilson Another decrease in deaths and new | sees the managers he will make virtu- cases today ecnouraged the health au- |ally the same tement he wiil de- thorities. There were 34 deaths to- | liver to the employes, paying particular 1y and 113 new cases, making the to- | attention, however, to the points he feels the m: Statistics Compiled by Experts. The president completed his plan during a confegrence today with Judge William L. Chambers of the federal board of mediation and conciliat who took to the White House statis nagers should concede ) acquire enough of the animals for | €omPpiled by experts showing the prob- its own pathological work. It was|®ble cost to T e e rned that 150 monkeys will arrive hour e o e next week, to be followed soon |diately afterward Judge =~Chambers 300 more. The value of monkeys, | talked th the managens, com- it i& sald, has risen from $8 to $13|mittee. He did not confer with the since the European war began because | €mploves’ representatives of the shortage of the facilities. No White House Meeting Yesterday. — The conference between the presi- TERMS OF#BRITISH dent and Judge Chambers was the only formal mecting of the day in con- $300,001 : no White House conference with the §300,000,000 in Stocks and Bonds as|;nagers and employes pending the Security. arrival of the Drotherhoods’ general S B il .| committee from New York and the New Aug. 16.—Announcement | drawing up of a definite plan by Mr. was made this morning by H. P. Davi- | Wilson, The managers spent the day son, of )x‘ .1\I~x:m g ff the | in informal meetings and conferer terms of the loan to Great Britain|at their hotel. The employes' repr whick has been under negotiation for|gcntatives resied at their hotel some time. The amcunt of the loan is| The president is depending largely to be offered in the form |upon pudlic opinion to force a settle- notes, bearing interest at|ment. Should the present method of The notes will be secured | procedure seem about to fail, it was ¥ . deposit with :nro Farmers Loan | thought probable today he would take Trust company of various securi- | the public ir i cohrdence tics having a market value of at least| Discussion of the creation of a fed- 200,000,000, These securities Will be|eral commission to investizate the divided into the following classes: |railroad situation centered largely to- Croup 1—iSEGCke, bords fand foiier around the contention of railroad se riti of merican orations o h a commission would 1egregate value of no less than et a 11tk facts and # 00000000 - e Lo prevent a recurrence of the present iroup onds or other oblizations | crisie. Canada eithe stocks, bonds the Canadian Pacific Railway ¥ of the asgresate value of —Bonds o and other com- not County Vice President. W, idlesex, George S. Pitt, Mid- Fen son M dletown Rockville. After the rolland, Charles J. Scholl, business session had ad- journed a memorial service was held e government of the Dominion of as maker or guarantor, securities other obligations Woodward, Dan- of WINCHESTER MACHINISTS Unless the Company Agrees to Grant Them an Eight Hour Day. f the several following government: cither as maker or guarantor: Argen-| New Haven, Aug, 16—Ma- ina, Chili, Norway, Sweden, Switzer- | hinists em: ed at the Winchester nd, Denmark and Holland, of the ag- | Repeating Arms company nere to- esate value of not less than $100,- |night voted to strike tomorrow noon, 900,000. unless the company agrees to srant R i3 an eight hour da vand other conces- OFFICERS OF STATE sions. This was announced at mid- ; night by Thomas J. Savage, a mem- FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION | "6¢ the executive committee of the |{Chartest z. Shackleyl iNew: Lander(Intermational Masinists Dot ~oo 2,500 members of the mashinists union. He asserts that if the machinists hompsonville, Conn., Aug. 16.—The {\yqik out, members of all metal trades Connecticut State IFiremen’s Associa- |oryanizations at the plant will also at its 320d annual convention girike, involving 10,000 men. The oday, elected officers, as follows: | company employes about 18,000 hands. ident, Thomas W. Bennison, of | " The men demand, in addition to the C Manchester; vice president, D.|eight hour day, time and one-half for W. Harford, South Norwalk; secretary, | gvertime, recognition of the shop com- R Watertown; treasurerl, |mjttee, and increased pay for piece S . Waterbury; county |workers. The plant is run on a ten vice presidents: Hartford, Robert M.|pour basis. Company officials Ceclin- ew Britain; New Haven, Har- | o3 to make any statement on the sit- Iy Moore, Ansonia; New London,|yation tonight. Until recently there ;:h;,] s Z. eclle ;&mi;on!i)nas;}lg;" have been no unrest among ‘he work- ieaica Ghaaies Shovey wasita: |2 e TasiEdl G Eaect iste U IR was organized and a small strike fol- lowed, but it was regarded as_unsuc- cesful, the men finally going back to . Since then the uion has been adding members, until now it is claimed. During the last ear the company g 7 ["ff"“?_"fi"'cl?;'r‘;‘;_““,‘f“wg‘s”:fr‘f inaugurated a pension fund. and in- e e, . Mah about four|creased wages about twenty percent. & S nthE by special | The company has been working night NEW YORK CITY OWNS SUBMARINE HOLLAND | Saved America’s First Undersea Boat From the Scrap Heap. New York, Aug. 16.—The subrarine Holland. America’s first undersea boat, became the property today of the peo- ple of the city of New York. presented to an nistorical society here by Dr. Peter J. Gibbons and his son, ustin Flint Gibbons, who purchased it for its iron and steel. It was it from junk dealers about to destroy | allles. Eagles to Meet Next fn Buffalo. Savannah, Ga., Aug. 16.—Selection of Buffalo for the 1917 grand aerie, Fraternal Order, because of a very high vote in favor of it, was given out at the annual meeting here to To Be Offered at 99. These notes will shortly be offered to the public at 99 and accrued inter- est. The syndicate which will under- write the issue will pay 938 for them. The syndicate will expire on Oct. 1, 1916, unless sooner terminated by J. P. Morgan & Co., the syndigate mana- gers, |gave notice that HAVE VOTED TO STRIKE | I btion will end to. {and day to fill orders for_the entente Condensed Telegrams $397, The war Is oosting France 400,000 a month. An.outbreak: of cholera:at Nagasakl has resulted in 48 deaths. Twenty thousand barbers. of New| York threaten to strike mnext week. Chairman Willcox of the Republican National Committee, claimed both Maine and Missouri for Hughes. The exports of merchandise in the port of New York for the week end- ed Aug. 12 were valued at $87,548,861. While playing with a loaded revol- ver found in a bureau drawer, Cecilia Timue, aged 5 years, of Wilkes-Barre, shot and instantly killed herself. The Edgemere Hotel, on the south shore of Lake Quinsagamond, Mas was destrdyed by fire at a loss $15,000. of The House approved by a vote of 283 to 51 the Senate building program including provision for eight ships next year. A total of $5,000,000 in gold from London has been deposited at the as- say office for the account of J. P. Mor- zan & Co. The Norwegian steamship Freda, which recently grounded on Alerances reef off the Mexican coast, arrived at Key West. The body of a young man was found alongside the Central Railroad of New Jersey, at Avenue A, Bay- onne, N. J. The battleship Illinois left Norfolk, Va., with between 150 and 200 civilian volunteers on board for a month's practice cruise. President Wilson nominated Judge Charles M. Hough to be United States Circuit Judge of the second New York and New Jersey district. R. A. Throckmorton, of New Jersey, defeated W. J. Clothier of Philadel- phia, in the second round of the ten- nis tournament at Newport, R. L. Three hundred of the crew of the Italian dreadnought Leonardo da Vinci were drowned following an explosion in one of the vessel's magazines. Workers in the general ware pot- teries of the East Liverpool district unle: they would strike. lowed free clay Hartt, Parr & Co. of Charles City, Towa, signed a contract for 9.2 inch shells for the British Government, amounting approximately to $3,500,000. Because of the threatened railroad strike the War Department suspended the proposed movement to the border of between 25,000 and 35,000 guards- men. H. A. Dunn, American manager of the Mexican City Railway plant, im- prisoned by Carranza authorities since last May, has been provisionally re- leased. Announcement was made _that Rhinelander Waldo, of Garrison, N. Y. had accepted the Democratic nomina- tion for member of Congress from that district. The Baldwin Locomotive Works at Philadelphia received an order from the Nevada Consolidated Copper Co., of New York, for two 0-6-2 type loco- motives. September 2 has been definitely set as the date upon which President Wilson will receive notification of his nomination. Publishers and retailers have in- creased the price of books from 5 to 25 cents a volume on account of th increase in cost of leather, paper, cloth and ink. Issac L. Rice, former president of the Electric Boat Co., who died last November, left an estate appraised at $81.638. He bequeathed his propert to his widow. The Topeka, a small coal boat, was rammed by the steamer Christopher in the Detroit river off Sandwich, Ont. The Topeka sank, after her crew had been rescued Secretary Daniels announced his aid, Commander D. W. Wurts- baugh, would at his own request go to sea executive officer of one of the new battleships. as The cruiser Galveston, of the Asia- tic fleet. has received the gunnery trophy for the cruiser class. This is the third consecutive vear the Gal- veston has won the trophy. Mary Donohue, a domestic, who dled 1901, willed the $1,000 she saved from 50 years’ earnings, to_the Shel- ter for Respectable Girls of New York. Her filed yesterd will was Two hundred delegates to the bien- nial session of the Evangelical Luth- eran Synodical Conference of North America arrived at Topeka for the convention that bes! today Chairman Webb of the House Judic- rv Committee reported favorably the to promote export trade by per- bi mitting organization of American co- operative selling agencies and produc- ers engaged in foreign trade. Three men were led and several others were injured at Vance near Washington, Pa., when two_ double- header freight trains of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad crashed head-on. The Prairie Oil & Gas Co., at In- dependence, Kan., again lowered its price for crude oil 10 cents a barrel, to 95 cents. Prices for light crude oil were reduced 10 cents a barrel by the Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana. TWENTIETH CENTURY TRAIN CRASHED INTO AUTOMOBILE. Killed Four Women and a Man at Elyria, Ohio. Elyria, O., Aug. 16.—The New York Central’s Twentieth Century limited limited train tonight crashed into an automobile at the Chestnut street crossing, killing four women and a man. The victims were returning from the community plcnic held by the-city at a nearby summer resort. The dead are Mrs. C. H. Butten- hender, 55; Mrs. J. E. Pmmert, 60; Mrs. J. C. Conaway, 52; Mrs. J. B. ggeiss, 50; Capt. C. H. Buttenbender, they were al- | that | PRICE TWO CENTS Senate Approves Philippine Bill FREEDOM WITHIN FOUR YEARS AMENDMENT ELIMINATED PROMISE OF FREEDOM Measure Provides for Reorganization of the Island Government So As to Materially Extend Native Control Washington, Aug. 16—The Philip- pine bill as reported from conference, with the Clarke amendment providing for independence of the islands within four yvears eliminated, but containing a promise of freedom whenever the F‘ihpinos have demonstrated their abil- ity to maintain a stable government, finally was approved today by the senate. The vote was 37 to 22 House Expected to Approve. The house is expected to approve conference measure within a few and send it to the president. It provides for reorganization of the isl- and government so as materially to e tend native control. A senate amend- ment for prohibition on the islands was stricken out. Prohibition Clause Dropped. enator Hitchcock, chairman of the Philippine committee, told the senate that the independence and prohibition features had to be eliminated in order to get an agreement for approval of the bill at this session. Senators Lip- pitt, Sterling and McLean made j Speeches opposing the bill and Senator Borah sald the elimination of the Clarke independence amendment dem- onstrated that the American people d to keep the Philippines for LANSING TO INFORM SENATE COMMITTEE Treaty for Purchase of the Danish West Indies. About on, Aug. 16. — Secretas was asked today to appes before the senate foreign rela- tions committee to answer questions relating to the treaty for purchase of the Danish West Indies. The commit- tee, at its first meeting to consider the treaty, decided a personal explanation from the secretary would be necessary to satisfy some of the members re- garding details relating to business concessions in the 1slands and to the purchase price. Some of the senators on the com- nyittee, although they favor the pur- chase, believe the $25,000,000 asked by nmark is exorbitant. especially in sw of the fact that she offered to sell them r $£5,000.000 in 1902, The committee will question Mr. Lansing particularly, however, about business concelssions which the United | States by the terms of the convention proposes to maintain. Among these arc a license to a company called “Det Vestindiske Kompagni,” giving it rights to drain, deepen and utilize cer- tain areas in St. Thomas harbor and preferential rights to commercial industrial or shipping establishments in the harbor. Another concession gives the same company the right to supply electric lights for the city of Charlotte Amalie. . Included also are refercnces to a conce on to the Floating Drydock company of St. Thomas, relating to the floating dock in the harbor; sub- sidiaries to the i Telegraph, con- cessions for es hment and opera- tion of a telephone system in £ Tromas and St. Croix, and variol other bus s concessions. enator Stone, chairman of the com- mittee, d tonight the aty would probably not be reported to the senate until next week JAMAICA STRUCK BY A DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE Vessels Driven Ashore Kingston Harbor. Several in Kingston, Jams hurricane which ica, Aug. truck the eastern end of Jamaica I night resulted in considerable damage to banana plan- tations, but as far as has been ascer- tained cocoanut trees and sugar canes were not seriously affected. The wires in all directions from Kingston arc down and no details have been received from the north and west coasts of the island Several coasting vessels and lighters were driven ashore in Kingston har- bor with the loss of persons drowned. 16.—The two GEORGIA LEGISLATURE TABLES SHERIFF BILL Called for Removal of Officers Where Lynching Occurs. Atlanta, Ga., Aus. 16.—A bill provid- ing that the sheriff of any Georgia county in which & lynching occurs be removed by the governor was tabled, 113 to 29, by the Georgia house today 1 few minutes before the close of the legislative session. It had passed the senate. woman suffrage amendment was disposed of by setting its consideration for tomorrow one day after adjourn- ment. MUNITIONS HEARINGS BEGUN IN WASHINGTON House Committee Takes Up Bill Grow. ing Out of Explosion. Washington, Aug. 16.—Protection of residents of New York and New Jersey against repetition of the munitions ex. plosion on Black Tom Island was tbe subject of a hearing today before the house interstate commerce committee which is considering Representative Hamill's bill to give local authorities power to restrict munitions storage transfer and shipment. PASSED SUBMARINE IN MID-ATLANTIC Captain Olsen of Norwegian Steame: Alf Makes Report. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 16—Captain Ol. sen, of the Norwegian steamer Alf reported to the hydrographic offic( here today passing a_ submarine it mid-Atlantic in the lane from Nor. folk to the mouth of the Englisk channel on August fifth.