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VOL. Llll. NO. 270
NORWICH, CONN.? FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1911
.CE TWO CENTS
The Bulletin's Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to tho Population
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PEKING HAS PREPARED FOR A SIEGE
Vast Stores of Provisions Being Carefully
Guarded in the
ASSAULT OF REBELS NOW AWAITED
Foreigners Assured That
fection to . Rebel Side
Strongly Ei trenched at
Tien Tsin Divided. Into
Peking. Nov. 10. 2.52 a. m. Peking
la stilt awaiting the approach of the
rebels. The Forbidden City is filled
w ith princes, high officials and. others
who are entitled to entry within its
rates. Vast stores of provisions have
been transported to that place, which,
strongly guarded. Is ready for a siege.
Foreigners to Be Protected.
Active preparations for what is con
sidered the inevitable assault on the
capital are going on within the lega
tion quarter, for it is now conceded
that the M&nchu dynasty will be oust
ed from power. Foreigners, it is as
serted, will toe fully protected, but ex
perience has taught that the temper
of the rople is not to be trusted when
revolutionary movements are in prog
ress. Minchut Desert to Rebels.
The fact that Tien Tsin did not fall
yesterday, as was expected, was a
hopeful sign, because it indicates that
whatever steps the revolutionaries are
taking In the north they are at least
proceeding along" careful lines and act
ing with consideration and without
t-.aste. While reinforcements 'have
reached Peking, reports have been re
reived of numerous defections among
the r4aut.hu soldiers to the rebel side.
The government troops are an uncer
tain quantity, but there are still loyal
rrfrtroents which are fighting for the
c! nasty.
Rebels Entrenched at Nanking.
At Nanking, where the revolutionists
Ciitnumoer the imperialists five to one,
the latter still hold Purple Mountain.
They are strongly entrenched in that
I-osjtlon and are said to have abund
ant supplies -at their command.
Situation Critical at Chung King.
A wireless despatch has been re
ceived from the American cousul, Ed
ward C. Baker, who has just arrived
at Hankow from I-Chang. The consul
sat a mat the customs and other for
rifen officials are leaving Chung King,
in e Chuen province, where the Brit-
HARTFORD BURGLARS GET
$7,000 WORTH OF JEWELRY.
Six Hundred Dollars Also Taken from
Rasidence of Dr. Smith.
Hartford. Conn.. Nov. 9. The home
f Dr. E. Terry Smith on Cone street
was entered by burglars tonight and
IS'-i-J in money and $7,000 worth of Jew
e'ry taken. Entrance was made by
forei&g a dining room window in the
absence of the family and servants.
Several thousand dollars' worth of sil
verware in the dining room was passed
v. but the second floor of the house
was turned upside down. Bureau
drawers were emptied on the floor and
the pockets of clothing gone through.
Dr. Smith is a collector of antique
jewelry, and a greater portion of his
-.Ueciinn was taken. It is believed by
the police that at least three men were
engaged in the job. but they have no
It. Smith when asked if he wasn't
sorry that he was away from home,
raid that he was very glad he was
fway if the men were coming for that
T-urpose.
EIGHT MINERS PERISH
IN MINE EXPLOSION.
Rescuers Driven Out by Gas, Many
Made Unconscious.
Punxsutawney, Fa., Nov. 9. Eight
miners are believed to have been killed
in the Adrian shaft of the Rochester
and Pittsburg Coal and Iron company's
xnine. located four miles from here, as
a. result of an explosion at 6 o'clock
rhis morning. Fifty miners who en
tered the shaft several hours after the
accident, in an attempt to effect a res
cue, were driven out by gas. Some ef
the men. becoming unconscious, were
carried to the surface by comrades.
The work of re-scue was abandoned
pending the arrival of the mine rescue
car of the United States bureau of
mines is expected to reach here from
Pittsburg. All the missing miners are
foreigners.
COTTON CORNER CASE
IN SUPREME COURT.
Cententien-That "Cornering" is Viola -..
tion ef the Anti-Trust Law.
Washington. Nov. 9. For the first
tme today the government asked the
tt;rmg court of the United States to
proclaim as the law of the land that
"running a corner" on a stock ex -
hange is a violation of the Sherman
cjtl-trast act.
The point came up in the oral argu
ment by Solicitor General Lehmann in
oxpport ef the indictment of James A.
Patten, Eugene G. Scales, Frank "B.
llayne and William P. Brown on
charges of conspiracy on Jan. 1, 1910,
to "run a corner In cotton" on the New
York cotton exchange. Kssential
counts in the indictment had been de-
Lared erroneous by the United States
circuit court for southern New York,
and the government was srguing for a
reversal. Ex-Senator John C. Spooner
argued for ar affirmance.
MRS. VERMILYA UNABLE
TO EAT SOLID FOOT YET.
Jail Physicians Say She is Not Yet
Out of Danger.
Chicago. Nov. 9. The after effects
of the arsenical poison she took nearly
a week ago distressed Mrs. Vermilya
late today. Aa a consequence she was
unahle tv give much attention to her
defense. n
Jail physicians say that she is not
yet out of danger. She has been un
able to eat solid food since the at
tempted suicide.
The toxicologist who is examining
the viwera of former roomers at the
Vermilya iiemt will not Jtave ready a
report for several days.
Steamship Arrivals.
Havre: Nov. 9. U Savoie
At
from
Ketr York
At QUMMttVB
fMam Jew Yark-
Nov.
Adriatic,
"Forbidden City"
They Will be Protected De
by Man chu Soldiers Rebels
Nanking Revolutionists at
Factions, Says American.
ish consul sends reports that the sit
uation is critical. The road between
I-Chang and Chung King is Unsafe
and there is ' danger from robber
bands.
Rebels Have Two Factions.
At American who is in close touch
with the Tien Tsin rebls, says that the
rebels are divided into two factions.
The conservative faction will proba
blv combine and wait until there is a
material force behind them before tak
ing over the city. At the present time
only 2,500 police within the city sup
port the rebels.
Foreigners' Neutrality Questioned.
The attitude of the foreigners is
causing anxiety and distrust among
the rebels. The rebel leaders point
out that the consuls have permitted
the government to bring in soldiers
contrary to the protocol of 19 IO, and
have objected to General Chang brlng-
f ing in troops. Foreign railway officials,
they asy. prov.de trains at the govern
ment's order but not at General
Chang's. A threatening letter refer
ring to such incidents as not neutral
has been received by the consular bod
at Tien Tsin. The Peking-Hankow
railway officials likewise are pro
Manchu. Reward for General Wu's Head.
The fact that General Wu Lull
Cheng's head was carried away after
his assassination, a few nights ago,
ha3 created the opinion in certain
quarters that a reward had been of
fere dfor it. It is reported that the
head has been brought to the Uorbid
den City, but the story has evidently
been invented by rebls who hope to
prove the palace complicity in the
murder. ,
Fifteen American Vessels at China.
"Washington, Nov. 9. Fifteen Amer
ican vessels are Sow in Chinese wa
ters, looking after the welfare of for
eigners and four more are on their
way, according to announcement today
by Secretary of the Navy Meyer.
MERIDEN WIDOW TO t
WED GERMAN BARON.
Romantic Courtship of Couple Carried
on by Mail.
Meriden, Conn., Nov. 9. Mrs. Olga
Stadia, a pretty German widow, will
leave on the early train tomorrow
morning for New York city to meet a
titled suitor. Baron Adolph Schiep of
Berlin, Germany, to whom she orom
ised her heart, hand and all her pos
sessions during a courtship through
the mails. The baron, who is 24 years
old and the hero of five duels, is de
tained at Ellis Island because he came
to America with only $16 in his pos
session. Mrs. Stadia knows this, but if he is
a barci. as he claims to be, she w'll
rorgive .Mm the lack of other creder,
tials and intends to furnish him wit.i
enough money to gam admission to
the United States. If he cannot show
his credentials she wants to see him
deported. The young woman is the
w-iaow or a Berlin, Germany, physi
c-ian, ana is now in modest circum
stances.
TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM"
WAGE FOR STORE GIRLS,
Effort in Massachusetts to Have Such
a Law Enacted.
Boston, Nov. 9. The general public
will hav to pay the increased cost of
laDor it the state passes a law provid
ing a minimum wage for saleswomen,
attormng to u. a. Strickland of a
lioston department store, who appear
ed today before the special legislative
commission appointed to consider the
- .lsabinty of establishing a minimum
wage ror women and minors.
It was the first public hearing of the
eommi, sien. President O'Sullivan of
me e ail Clerks' Protective associa
tion expressed the opinion that the
average wage of female employes did
not exceed $7 a week for those over 18
years, and were not over $4 a week
for those under that age. He wanted
a bill fixing the minimum of all such
employes at not less than $9 a week.
MOVEMENT FOR THE .
PAROLE OF ABE RUEF.
C!d
Time Enemies of . Grafter
Trying to Help Him.
Now
San Francisco, Nov. 9. The move
ment for a parole for Abraham Ruef,
formerly political leader, started by
Fromme Older, the editor who initiated
the movement for graft prosecution,
which resulted in the conviction of
Ruef for bribery, has taken national
proportions- ,
Messages of support were received
today by Older from Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Franklin V. Lane,
an old time political enemy of Ruef's,
and Brand Whitlock, mayor of Toledo.
Ruff's sentence of 14 years began
early last March. Petitions for parole
cennot be entertained under the law
until one year has been served.
Railroad President on Co-operation.
Pittsburgh, Pa.. Nov. 9. Taking the
24th and 25th verses of the gospel
of St. Mark as a text, "And if a king
dom be divided itself, that kingdom
cannot stand: and if a house be di-
t vided against itself, that house can
; not stand." L. E. Johnson, president
: of the Norfolk & Western railroad ,in
j an address before the Traffic club of
fitisourgn, tonignt, urged co-operation
between shippers and transpor
tation agent.
Eulogies of Mr. Balfour.
London, Nov. 9. "The most distin
guished member of the greatest de
liberative assembly in the world," said
Premier Asquith in praising his fore
most opponent at the Guildhall ban
quet tonight. This summarizes the
eulogies which, have been heaping on
Mr. Balfour's head from friends and
opponents alike and the press of all
parties.. ' All of the comments., dwelt
parti'-uiarly uyCn his atlractiu per
sonality. - r'.
Cabled Paragraphs
Berlin, Nov. 9. Herr von Bethman
Hollwegg and his wife were guests of
the imperial family at dinner tonight.
Stockholm, Sweden, NoV. 9. The
Swedish academy awarded" the Nobel
prize for literature for 1911 to the
Belgian author, Maurice Maeterlinck.
Berlin, Nov. 9. Prince Eitel Fried-
rich, second son of the emperor, has
gone to Baden Baden. He will under
go extended treatment at a sanitarium
in that place.
- Florence, Nov. 9. Howard Pyle, the
American artist and author, died here
today of heart failure. His home was
at Wilmington, Del., where he was
born in 1853..
Panama, Nov. 9. The . newly ap
pointed American minister to Panama,
H. Percival Dodge, was officially rt-
ceived by President Arosemena today.
The customary friendly speeches were
exenangea.
Bordeaux, Nov. 9. Relative to the
report brought here by passengers on
the steamship Perou, which arrived
here yesterday, that ex-President Cas
tro had been assassinated in Venezu
ela, neither the captain of the Perou
nor the agent at La Guaira had heard
the rumor.
ROBBERS MURDER
A YOUNG
BRIDE
Four Italians Rounded up and Held en
Suspicion of Crime.
White Plains, Nl Y., Nov. 9k A
posse of sheriffs, farmers and labor
ers on the New York aqueduct round
ed up late today four Italians for the
murder this morning of Mrs. Henry
Hall, the young wife of a superin
tendent of the aqueduct near York
town. Mrs. Hall was attacked and
robbed of $70 by several men who
entered her little cottage, near York-
town, while her husband was at work
upon the aqueduct, a mile and a half
away.
She was stabbed twice, one wound
being near the heart. The young wo
man, a bride of but a few months, was
in delicate health -and was in care of
Anna Griffin, a nurse, who was also
attacked by the intruders. Miss Grif
fin was beaten and kicked, but after
the assailants had fled she recovered
sufficiently to run to the construction
camp and spread the alarm.
She told how four strange men
burst into the cottage while Mrs. Hall
was still m bed, overpowered Miss
Griffin by kicks and blows, and left
her in the kitchen under guard of one
of the men while the other three at
tacked Mrs. Hall. The helpless nurse
heard a cry from the patient, a brief
cuffle and a fall, after which the men
all fled. The nurse rushed to Mrs.
Hall's room to find the woman lying
on the floor in a pool of blood. She
was clad only in- a night role and the
stab wounds were deep and ugly. She
was lifeless.
The four suspects arrested today
were hurriedly brousht to the iail here
ia the sheriffs automobile, there be
ing fears of mob violence against
them.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR
MAKES EXPLANATION
Hia Defence of Morocco Agreement
Received by Silent House.
Ferlin, Nov. 9. Chancellor von
Bethmann-Hollwegg appeared before
a hostile hoise today to defend the
Morocco-Congo agreement and ex
hausted his skill in explaining the
great advantages in a friendly settle
ment with France to the future value
of colonial acquisitions, and to dis
prove the repcrts that Germany had
packed flown before British menace.
He was allowed to finish, however,
with Hardly a sign of applause in ap
proval The crown prince, whose pub
lic disapproval of the Franco-German
agreement has not been denied, an
peared in the royal box with Prince
August William, having come from
Danzig for the special purpose of be
ing present to hear the chancellor.
AN INVESTIGATION OF
THE MORMON CHURCH
Missionaries Force Their Way Into
Homes to Make Converts.
Chicago, Nov. 9. Investigation of
me management of the Mormon
cnur-n nere by the states attorney
a uneiy to rouow tne statement by
two missionaries today that they were
iusiruciea 10 iorce their way into
homes, if necessary, to get converts.
Ji. inompson and Varion Keller
were arrested when they tried to force
eniry into tne home of Mrs. E. D.
jvruuicjr. j.iey lesmiea mat mere were
200 Mormon missionaries at work in
the United States, 18 of whom were
"We received orders to force our
way into nomes to get converts, if
accessary, said .Thompson.
"No Truth In It," Says Smith.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 9 "There
is no truth in the statement that our
missionaries are instructed to force
their way into homes," said President
Joseph Smith tonight.
OLD SPRINGFIELD CHURCH
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Second Oldest House of Worship in
City Burned to Ground.
Springfield, Mass, Nov. 9. A spec
tacular fire destroyed tonight the Oli
vet Congregational church, on Armory
Hill, the second oldest house of wor
ship in the city, causing a loss esti
mated at J30.00O. Many valuable relics
in the church were also destroyed and
nearby .houses were threatened. The
blaze started from a defective furnace
flue. The church was huilt in 1834
and was rebuilt in 1350. '
Merger of N. Y. Central Lines.
Chicago, Nov. 9. Rumors of a mr.
gor of all the New York Central lines
unaer one general financial and oner-
ating management, attended the visit
to Chicago today of William C. Brown,
presiaent or tne lines, and William PC.
Vanderbilt, Jr., Harold Vanderbilt. w.
H. Newman, Marvin Huehitt. n. R.
Ledyard, C. F. Daly and O. E. Schaeffi.
Gives Greenwich Y. M. C. A. Building.
Greenwich. Conn., Nov. 9. It was an
nounced tonight that Mrs. Samuel
Witherell had offered to present the
town With a Y. M. C. A. .building in
memeory of her husband, to cost $100,-
vvv. me oniy stipulation being that
the association be so financed that it
was self supporting. That stinulation.
it :s understood, vJil be met at once.
Hartford Boy Killed fay Auto.
Hartford, Ccnn., Nov, 9. Robert
Glanz, 7 years old, son of Harry H.
Glans of North street, while on his
way to school was struck bv an a.tn-
mobile owned by the Capital City Au-
tomerDiie company at Windsor street,
near Pleasant, this afternoon, artd dipd
at Vbm Hartford, hospital an hoar later.
Her Husbands
Die Suddenly
MRS. JOHN ' QUINN HAS HAD
THREE OF THEM.
MOTHER ALSO WENT QUICK
Woman Now Being Held by Chicago
.Police on Suspicion of Having Killed
Last Husband Damaging Testimony
Chicago. Nov. 9. Witnesses at the
inquest held - today over the body of
John Quinn, who was found shot to
death in his home - here November 2,
gave testimony which threaten to in
volve the dead man's wife. The wo
man is held by the police.
Stepson Tells of -Three Marriages.
Elmer Thorpe, stepson by the wo
man's second marriage, told of three
marriages he knew she contracted,
though in her testimony she acknowl
edged only two. He said that he sus
pected Mrs. Quinn, then Mrs. Thorp,
of having killed his father. Quinn
was shot while arranging to deed his
160-acre farm to Elmer. Mrs. Quinn
and a daughter were held in custody
after Thorp's death but were released.
Wed 35 Days After Husband's Death
Mrs. Quinn's maiden name was Jane
Taylor and she came from .London,
Ont. Her first husband was John
McDonald, who died in 1901 from sup
posedly natural causes. Thirty-five
days after his death she married
Thorpe, who was ehot and killed 17
months afterward. , She married John
Quinn in Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1906.
Thorpe Shot in Bed.
Examination of Mrs. Quinn the fol
lowing day led to her being asked to
reveal her past life.' She did this.
hut, according to the police, told of
her first marriage to a man named
McDonald and ' neglected to tell them
of her second marriage to Warren
Thorpe in Jackson, Mich. This fact
led the police to Jackson where they
learned that Thorpe, too, had been shot
and killed while asleep in bed. They
learned also that his mother, who
lived with him, had died under cir
cumstances that have not been ex
plained.
Burglars Blamed for Shooting.
In the Thorpe death, the police de
clare that they have learned that Mrs.
Thorpe, now Mrs. Quinn, insisted her
husband had been shot to death by
burglars. Mrs. Thorpe was arrested
at the time, but the police were never
able to clear up the mystery and she
was finally freed.
Boarder Missed Revolver.
A. revolver of an old pattern was
found in the house, according to the
police. It was identified by J. W.
Miller, a boarder in. the Quinn house,
as one he had owned for several years
and which disappeared from a draw
er in his room the day before Quinn
was shot.
MORE SUSPICIOUS CASES.
Mrs.
Quinn's Mother and First Hus
band Died Suddenly.
Kalamazoo. .Mich., Nov. 9. Mrs.
John M. Quinn, who is under arrest
in Chicago, formerly conducted a
boarding house here while her hus-
hand was employed by the street
railway company. Before coming here
n 1903 she resided in iJlacKman town
ship, Jackson county, having married
Walter Thorpe, who was later found
dead at Jackson with a bullet hole
through his head.
Information obtained here is to the
effect that the woman found dead in
bed in the home of the Thorpes at
Jackson was Mrs. Quinn's mother, Mrs.
James Taylor. It is said that Mrs.
Taylor's death was never fully ex
plained. Before her marriage to Taylor," Mrs.
Quinn is said to have been married to
John McDonald, who Is also said to
I have been found dead in bed. in 1901,
under suspicious circumstances.
LONDON'S NEW LORD
MAYOR 81 YEARS OLD,
Premier Asquith Discusses Moroccan
Agreement at Banquet.
London, Nov. 9. A new lord mayor
of London, Sir Thomas Boor Crosby,
M. D., aged 81, was inducted into affice
today, xnd at the lord mayor's banquet
tonight Premier Asquith - made his
fourth successive speech in honor of
si ch occasion. The prime minister
gave a clear exposition of Great- Brit
ain's foreign policy. The Moroccan
agreement was the topic and it fur
nished a splendid ' opportunity. I The
premiers remarks came opportunely
as a reply to the speech by the im
perial German chancellor in the reich
stag today.
"There is no secret about either the
aims or the methods of British poller,"
said the premier. "Where British in
terests are involved it is our business
to safeguard them. Where we have
established friendships and - under
standings we seek to maintain them
loyally and intact But our friendships
are neither exclusfve nor jealous. We
have no cause to quarrel with any na
tion. Nor, with a -history and such
an empire as our v.ti, -have we any
disposition to eurtail'or fetter the nat
ural and legitimate aspirations of oth
ers." GOLD PLATE SOUVENIR
PRESENTED PRESIDENT
Masonic Gift Tendered by . Scottish
Rite Sovereign-Grand Commander.
Nashville, Tenn.. Nov. 9. President
Taft arrived here tonight at 7.30
o'clock amid the booming of twenty
one guns in the state camp grounds.
He was immediately taken to an au
ditorium where he made a brief ad
dress on peace. From the auditorium
he went directly to a local hotel where
he was entertained at a banquet.
At 2 a. m. he will leave for Se-
wanee, Tenn., where tomorrow he will
address the student of the Univer
sity of. the South. Mr. Taft's reception
v. ... m
uric woa ciiLJiusjasuut 4
Major James D. Richardson, sov
ereign grand commander of the south
ern jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite
Masons, presented the president with
a gold plate souvenir of the laying of
me comersione or tne Masonic tem
ple in Washington, T. C.
Client Assaults Hia Lawyer.
Richmond, Va.. Nov. . When he
lost his case in the police court here
today, E. R. Cole SubrelzL a tailor,
assaulted his lawyer. Walter Rhodes.
Justice Turpen ordered Subreizi im
prisoned for twenty days, but the at
torney sought clemency for his client
and saved him from- 1ail. The tailor
was let off with a $10 fine.
Accuse Arabs
' Of Barbarity
ITALIANS HOLD THE TURKS RE
SPONSIBLE FOR IT.
MESSAGE FROM GEN. CAN EVA
Asserts That Dead Italian Soldiers Arn
Decapitated and Wounded Are Bar
barously Killed Spies Hanged.
Washington, Nov. 9. San Giuliano,
the Italian minister or war, forwarded
to the Itadian embassy today a mes
sage from General Caneva relating to
battles November 6 and 7, in which
the general declared there was "indis
putable evidence of violation of the
articles of war" by the Arabs. General
Caneva's message was as follows:
Barbarous Killing of Wounded.
"Our scouts on the field where en
counters of the 6th and 7th took place
between the 93d regiment of Italian in
fantry and the Turks and Arabs have
ascertained that acts of cruelty have
been committed upon our fallen. One
of the two dead was found barbarous
ly decapitated. No doubt exists that
in those encounters the Turks were
present, and for this reason they are
directly responsible. Rumors, whose
foundation it was not possible to as
certain, were heard regarding barba
rous killing of Italians fallen on the
field, while they were still alive, and of
prisoners. .
Arabs Fire on Ambulances.
"It was ascertained the Aratos' di
rected the fire and the attacks against
the ambulances and transports of the
wounded, but it was still uncertain if
only the Arabs were to blame for it, or
if the Turks should also have been de
clared outlawed for violation of war
regulations.
Spies Hanged Without Trial.
"Now the doubt does not exist any
more, because it has ben ascertained
in a most absolute way that on the
battlefield of Ain Zar the Turkish
commander, in violation of article 30
of the last convention, ordered and had
hanged, without any trial, our inform
ants and some Arabs who. were sus
pected of spying. There is indisput
able evidence of violations of the arti
cles of war on the part of the Arabs,
who were called and directed by Turk
ish officials agains the Italians."
France to Reinforce Tunis Garrison
Paris, Nov. 9. France has decided
to reinforce the French garrison at
Tunis, which now tonsists.of only 100
men. This determination has been
reached by the government because of
the recent Arabian outbreak there
against Italian workmen.
VIOLENCE BY STRIKING
GARBAGE COLLECTORS
Bricks and Other Miseiles Thrown
from Roofs at Workers.
New York. Nov. 3. Street Commis
sioner William Edwards sought today
to break the strike declared by over
2,o0u striking garbage collectors, but
was worsted. With thirty strike
breakers he tried to move some of
the garbage carts which have remain
ed idle since last night because the
men refuse to do night work, and
notwithstanding they were heavily
guarded by police, they met with riot
ous treatment by. strikers or their
sympathizers. In front of one stable.
a shower of bricks and other missiles
was thrown from nearby roofs, some
of the assailants being women. Four
policemen were knocked down and
others were slightly hurt, and the
strike breakers were put to rout. The
fort to mpve garbage tonight was
abandoned.
Edwards sent appeals tonight to the
loyalty of his force of 2,500 street
sweepers and sent offers of jobs as
cart drivers to more than 5,000 labor
ers on the civil service waiting list.
He said he would have 100 policemen
on guard at each of the 25 stables to
morrow and an effort would again be
made to move garbage which is ac
cumulating rapidly onfall tne city s
streets. Edwards suggested the men
ace which much delay in removing- the
gamage wouia entail, nut tne wefttner
holding coot and with brisk winds.
there is yet no great danger, Edwards
said.
112 BUSHELS SHELLED
. CORN TO THE ACRE
Lester S. White of Collinsville, Conn.,
Breaks World's Record.
Springfield, Mass., Nov. 9. The
world's record for corn production has
been broken by-Lester S. White of
Collinsville, Conn., who today was
awarded prizes aggregating J 7 00 for
the best .yeld of corn to the acre, in
which farmers from all New England
states were competitors. White's yield
was 112 bushels of shelled corn to one
acre of land. The prizes were ottered
by a Boston fertilizer company. The
yield of White's acre of corn was 9
bushels greater than the former rec
ord, held by C. E. Davis of Granby,
Mass.
Five premiums, including the grand
sweepstakes, were awarded Frederick
B. Dole, a 16 year old boy of Shel
burne, Mass., for the best ten ears of
corn. , . i -
Socialist Candidate Knocked Out.
Pittsburg, Nov. 9. Claims made to
day that William A. Prosser, socialist
candidate, had won the minority place
a3 commissioner .of Allegheny county
over S. J. Toole, democrat and present
incumbent, caused the only sensation
of Tuesday's election here, 'but tonig-ht
figures knocked out the claims. Toole,
it is said, wilr-have a majority over
Prosser of about ten thousand votes.
Minority Stockholders Sue.
Helena, Mont., Nov. 9. Minority
stockholders of the Alice Gold and
Silver Mining company began suit to
day against the Anaconda Copper Mi
ning company, one of the subsidiaries
of the Amalgamated Copper company,
John D. Ryan and others. The com
plainants want the -sale of the Alice
company to the Aanaconda company
cancelled on the ground that the raen
ger is a conspiracy in restraint of
trade.
Six Attempts to Poison Parents.
Norwood, Iowa, Nov. 9. That she
tried six times since 1909 to poison
her parents, was the testimony of Ma
rion Rodenbaugh at the trial of her
sister, Mrs. E. T. Iarscn, accused of
trying to poison her father. Douelas
Rodenbaugh. Marion's attempts were
made at the instigation of her sister, i
and from fear of her. according to by city and federal officers against ln
further testimony. 1 pare food In New York.
Condensed Telegrams
The Portuguese Cabinet headed by
Premier Chagas has resigned. .
All Grades of Refined Sugar were
reduced 10 cents a hundred pounds
yesterday.
A Reception Wa Given in Constan
tinople in honor .of VV. W. Rockhill,
the American ambassador.
Storer D. Flint Lost His Life in the
fire which swept the business sectl6n
of Monson, Me., Wednesday night.
Desertions from" tho Navy during the
past year have shown a considerable
falling off, according to Secretary
Meyer.
Elmer Ellsworth Brown, Former U.
S. commissioner of education, became
chancellor of New York university yes-terday-
A Cold Wave Hit Western South
Dakota yesterday, the temperature
dropping to zero. Snow wag falling
last night.
Lord Sholto Douglas is in Seattle,
where he. has been conducting a small
cigar business in Seattle under his
own name. - -
The Transfer of the Headquarters of
tn-e union Bank of Canada, Quebec, to
Winnipeg will be considered at the
bank's comiifg annual meeting.
Mayor Henry Fletcher'a Plurality
Trovidence was Increased from 244 to
261 yesterday by the official -count of
three districts of the Sixth ward.
Martin J. Demptey, traffic manager
of the United I-Tuit company and we
known in the fruit trade, died at New
York last night, after a short illness.
A Fall a Year Age Was the Direct
Liust or the oeath at Taunton. Mass
yesterday of William E. F"uller, judge
of probate for Bristol county, Mass.
Plots and Organizations in the Inter
est or General Jieyes have made tnei
appearance in the state of Durango,
Mexico, reports American Consu
Hamm.
Three American Army Officers, one
English and one Canadian officer will
act as judges at the international liorse
show to be held in New York begin
ning Nov. 18.
The Democratic State Committee o
New Jersey yesterday endorsed Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson for the demo
cratie nomination for president of th
United Ktates.
The 200 Boilermakers Employed in
tne Klciimond, Va-, works or tne
American Locomotive company struck
yesterday in sympathy with workers
at Schenectady, N. r .
Oral Argument of the Ouster of tho
Standard Oil company or Indiana and
of the Republic Oil company of New
York from the state of Missouri was
begun before the supremecourt.
Three Men Are Held in New York
on the charge of having obtained from
tanks in various parts of the country
over $500,000 by means of forged
checks that were hand painted.
Election Fraud Indictment by the
wholesale throughout Kentucky are
expected to follow the. drastic instruc
tions given a grand jiiry yesterday by
Circuit Juoge Kerr t Lexington.
Booth Tarkington, the Author, was
sued yesterday for $10,O(H damages by
Georee W. Weisenhan or lnuianapoiia.
who alleees he was run down by the
Tarkington automobile on July 1, 1911
Alfredo De Oro, the Three Cushion
billiard champion, retained his. title
last night by winning at Chicago the
third and last block of 50 points in his
150 point match with George Wheel
er.
On a Physician's Certificate that
"Golden Rule" Chief of Police Kohler
of Cleveland, Cf.. is in good physical
condition. Director of Public Safety
Hogen yesterday ordered the chief to
return to active duty.
Evelyn Arthur See, founder of the
Absolute Lire cult, convicted or con
trlbuting to the delinquency of Mil
dred Bridges, a juvenile disciple of the
cult, was sentenced to from one to
five years iu prison.
The Stokes Assault Case of last
summer urobably will 'be tried fhis
mon th. The attorneys for Lllilan Gra
ham and Ethel Conrad agreed with the
district attorney yesterday to have the
case ready by Nov. 20.
Not More Than t125,000 is Expected
to be left out of the estate or jonn it
Walsh, according to information "iven
out preceding the filing of the late
financier's will. The Walsh fortune
once was estimated at sz i.uuu.uuu.
Norway and Sweden, Through Their
Diolomatic representatives, nave re
quested the United States to grant
them the same privileges given to
Canada, bv which wood pulp and print
f'aper are admitted free of duty into
he United States.
Mrs. SohDhia G. Ridgeway. who cel
ebrated her 100th birthday anniversary
on Sept. 16 last .died at the home of a
daus-hter at Middletown, Conn., yester
dav. She was the oldest person in the
city, if not in the state. Burial will
be at Paterson, N. J.
Arauments on the Adjustment of
railroad rates for the transportation of
ivestoc-k. frefh meats and packing
house products into Fort Worth and
Oklahoma City rrom the various pacK
Ine houses was made before the inter
state commerce commission.
To SuDDlement the Supply of Water
for arid lands under irrigation on gov
ernment reservoir tprojeets, rather than
bring in new lands not yet irrigated.
s the principle winch Secretary of the
r.tcrior Kis-iior aetiued snouia appiy
to the disposal of surplus waters
stored In government reservoirs.
Circumstances Which Accompanied
the death of Jayson Ruppcrt, a rail
road fireman, of Chicago, on Jan. 17.
1910. have convinced the polii-e that his
r.ame belohe-s in the list of alleged vic
tims of Mrs. Louise Vermilya, now
held in the county jail charged with
the death of Arthur Bissonette.
FOUR BAKERS ORDERED
TO CLOSE THEIR PLACES
Conditions in Some of the New York
Bakeries Found Very Bad.
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New York, Nov. 9. Conditions in
some .New lorn bakeries are so bad
that the city nealth authorities took
the drastic action tonight of ordering
the vacation of their premises toy four
bakeries. One case was so intolerable
that the bakers were directed to quit
their shop within 24 hours. Fifteen
Uakeshops were served with public
nuisance warnings. Over 2,000 shops
are being investigated in a campaign
PROBING THL SOURCE OF SI00 BIL
Former Illinois Legislator Flustered v!i
Asked Where He Got Them.
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AT THE L0RIMER INVESTIGATION
Ex-Representative DeWolf Tells Committee That Ho
Started Rumor of Democratic Landslide to IIopkin3
to Bring Roger. Sullivan Around With "Those Big,
Black Cigars" To be Examined Further Today.
Chicago, Nov. 9. Inability to explain
the source of a number of $100 bills
which he posMessed in the summer of
U'09 characterized the testimony of ex
State Representative John 11. DeWolf
cZ Canton, III., today before the com
mittee of the United States senate
which is investigating the allegations
of corruption surrounding the election
of Senator William lrimer of Illinois.
DeWolf was the democratic member of
the legislature whi precipitated tho
so-called "Hopkins flurry," which
caused Roger C. Sullivan, democratic
national committeeman, to make a hur
ried trip from Chicago to Springfield
aurlng Hie legislative session of 1H09.
Wanted Sullivan- to Buy Cigars.
DeWolf told the committee that ho
eiarted the rumor that th-re was to be
a democratic landslide to Senator Hop
kins simply as a practical joke. "We
wanted to have Roger Sullivan come
down to Springfield and buy us some
of those big black cigars," said De
Wolf. DeWolf Gets Flustered.
Members of the committee quizzed
DeWolf regarding his personal finan
cial matters until he apparently became-
confused and could not give an
answer, satisfactory to the committee.
DeWolf's examination was continued
until tomorrow.
The Famous Deadlock.
Former Stata Representative Walter
Lantz of La Grange earlier in the day
gav his recollections of the famous
deadlock at SpringflHd and brought In
the name of John Corwtn, a former
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
at Springfield. Corwln. he said, men
CASSIDY DECIDED TO
NOMINATE WILLETT
Decision -Reached en Day Willett
Drew $10,000 from Bank.
New York, Nov. investiga
tion into the charge that William Wil
lett, Jr., the defeated democratic can
didate for the suprne court bench
in the Second Judiral district, con
snired with Joseph Uassldy, the dem
ocratic leader of Queens county. Louis
T. Walter. Jr.. Casshly political lieu
tenant, and John K. McCooey, leader
of Kings county, to procure Willett s
nomination for a money consideration,
was resumed in the Queens county
courthouse today.
Employing Walter as his chief wit
ness Assictant District Attorney De
Ford of New York endeavored to es
tablish a connection between Willett's
withdrawing various sums from the
bank two visits with him to banks by
Walter and subsequent meeting be
tween Walter and Cassldy.
Coming to the day of the judiciary
convention, which is the day upon
which Willett, accompanied by Waller,
is Plleged to have drawn $10,000 from
a bank on Long Island, the witness
testified, and about a political gather
ing in a cafe. At this meeting he said
Cassldy annnunced: "I've decided to
nominate Willett."
LINCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE .
ENSHRINED BY TEMPLE.
President Taft Principal Speaker at
Dedication Exercises.
Hodgenvllle, Ky., Nov. 9. Ten thou
nd Demons from all sections of the
nation assembled today in a drizzling
rain ut the Lincoln farm near here to
take part in the dedication of the gran
ite temple which enshrines the cabin
in which Abraham Lincoln was born
102 years ago. The skies cleared, how
ever, shortly betore i'resinent ion wui
introduced as the principal speaker of
the dav.
Ex-Governor Folk of Missouri, pres
ident of the Lincoln Farm association,
nreslded. Introducing President 'latt,
who spoke for the nation; Governor
Willson of Kentucky, who spoke for
T.incoln' native state: General jonn
C Black, former commander in cniei
of the Grand Army of the Republic,
who spoke for the soldiers of the north.
and General, John B. Cnstleman o
Kentucky, who spoke for the soldiers
of the south. Senator Borah of Idaho
delivered an address on Lincoln, the
Man.
STRIKE ORDERED BY
BOILERMAKERS'
UNION
About 2,500 Men Out in American Lo
comotive Plants.
Dunkirk, N. Y.. Nov. 9. J. A. Frank
lin of Kansas City, president of the
Initernational Boilermakers and Help
ers union, officially declared a strike
todav against all tne plants or me
American Locomotive company. About
.500 men at Dunkirk, Schenectady,
Richmond. Pittsburgh and Montreal
will be affected.
Tho bollermakers at tne Dunkirk
plant have not worked for several
weeks. They refused to do work on
engines from the New York Central
nystem where the boilermakers have
been on strike since last j-eornury.
nd thereupon the officials closed tho
plant here.
Steel Trust Investigation,
Washington, No. 9. Representative
Stanley of Kentucky, chairman of the
special committee investigating the
Steel corporation on behalf of the
house of representatives, returned to
Washington today. He said that when
the committee resumed work Novem
ber 20, it probably would continue its
sessions until the Christmas holidays.
Sterling Barn Burned to Ground.
Sterling, Conn., Nov. 9. A large
barn belonging to William Barber, on
he state lines, was burned to J he
ground early today. The loss, portly
covered by insurance, Is estimated at
$2,500, The cause of the fire is not
known.
Wifs and Child Disappear.
New Haven. Conn.. Nov. 9. The no-
lice received complaint today from
Joseph Esposito that his wife had dls-
ppeared and with her their 4 year old
child. A 2 year old child was left behind.
tioned to him the possibility Urat th
late Robert W. Patterson of the Chi
cago Tribune ininht be chosen for tri.i
United Statps senators-hip if tho dead,
lock could be uroken.
"Spread a Little Change to Chan0e
Sentiment."
Lantz nid he met Corwln on tlici
street in Springfield while the d"i
lock was Ht its height arid that -Corwln
asked him us to the possiltilllv oC
the combination of demon ills a rid re
publicans. Itntz tolti Corwin, lie ismri,
that the only men who pi.sstbly couht
be elected by such a eombtna.ti.jn with
Speaker Shurtleff anil Mr. Ixjrimei'.
Lantz then quoted Corwin an Buying:
"Don't you think that possibly by the
spreading around, of a little change U
might change the sentiment here?''
Mentioned Patterion as Candidate.
"I took It as one of John's jokes,'1
said Lantz, "and I said 'Not for a mil
lion dollars." That was all that even"
transpired In the way of conversation
between Mr. Corwln and myself on the
subject."
Senator Jones: "Did he mention Mr,
Patterson's namp?"
Lantz: "He had mentioned Mr. Pa(
terson's name In a conversation prior
to this time."
"What did he say with reference to
Mr. Patterson?"
"He asked me what I thought of Mr.
Patterson as a candidate, and I took It
from tho conversation that whit h
meant was what the chance was of
turning the sentiment to Mr, Patterson.
I may have been mistaken in my deduction."
A M. TAXES DOUBLED
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE;
Railroad Commissioner Are Also Try
ing to Reduce the Rates.
Boston, Nov. 9. Besides voting tV
expend $5,000,000 for Additional land at
the Portland, Me., terminal, the stock
holders of the Boston and Maine rail
road at a special meeting today learned
many interesting facts rets live to thu
company.
President Mellen told the stockhold
ers that the greatest obstacle ho hud to
overcome was In New Hampshire- Thrt
Boston and Maine had purchased rosi
in that state and had raised rates. Tho
New Hampshire railroad commission
ers had doubled the taxes on th Itos
ton and Maine and were now seeking
to reduce theso rates.
President Mellen estimntod flie float
ing debt of the Boston and Maine at
between $6,000,000 and 17.000,000. TIf
said that before July 1, 1912, tho com
pany must have $10,000,000 to p;'y thU
dtbt and to provide for improvement s,
a the Boston and Maine must keep In
the same relative position hs the Mfilrifi
Central. Every time that the Ma Inn
Central Increases Its stock nd make
improvements, he said, the Boston ant
Maine must reach down into its treas
ury and cav 52 ner cent, of the costs.
bs that Is the proportion of the Mnlnfj
Central stock which it owns.
In conclusion Mr. Mellen said: T ex
pect t the next annual meeting of the
stockholders to have a much bette
statement, as we Intend to keep ex-i
penses down."
Subsequently to tne stocKnoiaer-r
meeting the directors of the road ml
snd declared tho regulur quarterly
dividend of one per cent.
The directors also voted to expend
50,00 on better freight facilities at
Haverhill.
FARMERS RECEIVING
HIGH PRICES FOR CROPSi
Production Below Average and Prloel
Away Above Normal.
Washington, Nov. 9. Tho decrease,!
production In crops this year as nm
pared with last year is being convpetm
sated to the farmers by the huge
prices they are receiving, as shown t.f
figures given out today by tho depart
ment of agriculture. The aggregu.ta
production of crops in 1911, It is esti
mated, is approximately 7.9 per cent,
less than those in 1910, and about
four-tenths of one per cent. less than
the average production for the preced
ing five years.
Corn was worth 12.1 cents more per
bushel on Nov. 1 than on the sarmt
date last year; wheat, 1 cent; oat"?.
S.9 cents; harley, 29-6 cents; rye, 11.5
cents; buckwheat, 7.1 cents; and po
tatoes, 20.6 cents, while tho value of
hay was 2.66 a ton greater. Flaxseed,
tho only grain in which an Increase
was reported this year, Is 1!) cents
cheaper this year than Inst.
GOOD COMES OUT OF
EVIL AT GREENWICH.
Boy Discovers a Grandfather as R&auJ(
of Being Arrested.
Greenwich, Conn., Nov. 9. The ar
rest of three young men for burglary
here, among them Harry Louden, dis
closed the fact that the boy, n ho Is 1!
years old. has a grandfather living at
Sound Beach, of whom he had novcf
heiTd. Thomas Louden, the grand
father, was attracted bv the name t
the boy after the arrest and1 made an
investigation. Finding that the boy
was his grandson, lie has arrnnged t
have him make his borne with hlrn
when ho Is out of the present dim.
cullies.
Longshoremen Complain of Consul.
Portland, Me., Nov. 9. The stiik
of the Portland longshoremen assum
ed an International ospeot tonight
when resolutions were passed by h
Longshoremen's society charging Hint
British Vice Consul Keating Is pro
moting the organization of a rival f-u-clety
for the purpose, of breaking Hut
strike. The resolutions propi,e -that
his "conduct" be called to (h at
tention of the state department atnl
the British ambassador.
66,527 Women Become Vetere.
Los Angales. Cal., Nov. 9. Tn th
23 legal business days whlok nv
elapsed slnco the resist ration of wo
men was begun In preparation for th
city election on December C, 66.627 wo.
men have qualified.