THE "WEATHER
Fair, colder tonight and to
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BEGINNING JAN. 1, 1913
VOL. 49 NO. 22
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1913
PRICE TWO CENTS
WARRANT IS ISSUED FOR
ARREST OF GEN. SICKLES
Grizzled Veteran of Civil War Charged With
Conversion of Public Funds
. Albany, Jan. 25. Warrant for the
arrest of General Dan .Sickles for the
conversion of public funds was Issued
by Justice Rudd, today. It was taken
to New York at noon by Attorney
General Carmody. The amount charg
ed against Sickles is 723,476.
General Sickles was chairman of the
New York State Historical Commis
sion. The total deficit was first placed at
$30,000 and an accounting was de
manded by the state comptroller. The
FAMILIES f LEE liV 1EKKUK
AS LEVEE BREAKS IN SOUTH
BODING DEATH AND DISASTER
Memphis. Tenn., Jan. 25-The levee
at Buela, Mies., broke early today.
"Water is pouring In through a gap 1,
000 feet wide. Families in the threat
ened district are fleeing forV their lives.
Thousands of bales of cotton are In
danger of being washed away.
The roar of the bursting levee was
heard for miles. The residents of the
endangered district warned by the
noise, were able to flee before the wa
ters reached them. '
Th. break In Wie levee is at the
same point where the disastrous flood
of last year frtarted Its most desrtuc
tive work. It was feared that eeveral
mmdred square miles will toe Inun
dated. Five hundred state convicts
NO REDUCED
RATES FOR
: LEQIfLATORS
That It to Say, Not If the
New Haven Can Pre
vent .
Hartford, Jan. 26. State Comptrol
ler Daniel Dunn, today, received from
the New Haven road a reply to his
request for transportation by the New
Haven road for the members ' of the
General Assembly and the road re
fuses to grant his request. The comp
troller asked the road to v transport
the legislators during the session for
a sum equal to the amount allowed
by the state for legislative mileage.
The letter is signed by Vice President
Campbell, of the road and in it was
inclosed the opinion- of the road's
counsel, Atttorney B. I. Spock. Mr.
Spock holds that the opinion of the at
torney- general that the statute cot. J
enng the granting of mileage to leg
islators is not constitutional should
not bs accepted until the constitu-
- tionalitjr of the act has been decided
by the courts. The statute, he says,
provides that ho member of the As
sembly or members-elect shall receive
any transportation privileges from any
railroad. And he further says that
- he does not think it proper at this
time that the road grant such, privi
lege to the members of the General
Assembly when it might seem that it
was asking favors in return. The
proposition presented by the comp
troller, he says, is not a proper busi
ness arrangement. '
MacDonald Here
Inspecting Roads
Highway Commissioner
" Talks Oyer Plans With
Mayor and Director
State Highway Commissioner James
H. Mac-Donald was In Bridgeport to
day in conference with Mayor C. B.
Wilson and Director of Public Works
J. a. Courtade relative to contem
plated improvements of state highways
in this city and vicinity. This after
noon, Mr. MacDonald with Mayor
Wilson and Director Courtade toured
several roads that are to be Improv
ed. Commissioner MacDonald also got
in touch with officials of the new
Danbury trolley lines with reference
to repairs that should be made on the
Trumbull road. The construction of
the railroad tracks is such that it
shunts rainwater back onto the high
way making the road difficult for
traffic The commissioner hopes to
nake some arrangement with the rail
roadi so these conditions will be rem
tdled. The construction of a Warrenite
road from North Main street through
Ihe town of Trumbull will probably
be accomplished thie year. Several
trunk roads have been treated' 'with
:his paving and have stood up well,
fie B. D. Pierce Co. of this city prob
ibly will get the contract for much of
this construction work.
SETS STRAWBERRIES
FROM FLORIDA BY
WAY OF PARCEL POST
Mrs. Oliver J. Cooke, of 4R9 State
St.. today, received a box: of straw
berries, via parcel post, from her
nephew. C. Edward Scalley, -who is
wintering in Florida. The fruit was
In excellent condition after the long
-lo through the mails.
shortage was reduced somewhat and
then Sickles made an arrangement
with his wife, "from whom he was
estranged, to pay the deficit.
He made one payment of ?5,000 on
account and was to have made good
the remainder of his shortage, last
Monday. Instead he sent word 'that
he didn't have the funds but prom
ised to make good as soon e as he
eould. 4 - '
He had made so many promises,
however, that criminal action was de
cided on and the -attorney general, to
day, applied for the warrant which
was issued. .
and 1,000 other men "will be rushed to
the flood zone. An appeal for help
will be made to .President Taft.
Cairo, Ills., Jan. 25 With the flood
waters pourin into the lowianas, en
dangering life and -property,- residents
of this city are feeling no concern for
themselves. The improved ;ievee sys-
tern has proved' its strength. Experts
on the ground here say, today, the
levee guarding Cairo could withstand a
rice of seven additional feet. , The
flood, today, emit the Iron Mountain
grains off from Belmont and oompell-
r-n lot; uuiixiiK Wl Li antH uiruugu sev-
eral feet of "water. Much wheat on the
Missouri side of the river is being in
undated. The guage here marked, -MS. 7
feet, (today.
Manufacturers 4
Compensation Bill
ReadEor Sblons
Hartford, Jan. 29 Among the trills
which, win 4e presented to the General
Assembly when it convenes, Tuesday
next, is a'woi-kman's compensation act
proposed toy the Manufacturers' As
sociation of Connecticut. ... This is the
second bill of a. like nature to be put
forth, the State federation having sub
mitted .a bill of their own' on, Thurs
day last. -'
The bill is sweeping in that it in
cludes every employe, of labor from
th individual which means the farmer'
as well as 'the small contractor to the
firm or corporation who uses the ser
vices of another for gain or profit.
The term workman ; as used in the
act means a person of either sex who
is employed under a contract of .ser
vice or apprenticeship at wages or
salary not to exceed' $1,800 per year.
me employers? -naroiiity part or tne
act reads as follows:
"Whenever any workman shall suf
fer personal . injury or death by acci
dent 'happening in . this State during
the course of employment from a cause
originating therein, of which the act
ual or lawfully imputed negligence or
the employer is the proximate cause,
said employer shall -toe liable therefore,
provided said injury or death was not
due to the gross misconduct of such
workman. - ..'
"Nor shall the right of recovery be
barred by the fact that the- injury
or death was due inany degree to the
negligence of a fellow servant or to
any risk inherent in the employment
or assumed by the employe as part of
his service.
"Nor shall , It 'be a bar: to such recov
ery that the injury or death of said
workman was dtue in whole or in part
to his contributory negligence, pro
vided that the Jury in assessing the
damages shall fix that with reference
to the comparative negligence of both
parties."
DR. MORTON SAYS
WOMEN HAPPIEST
AT SIXTY YEARS
"New York, Jan. 25. Women who
dread the approach of old. age may
take heart, and cheer, today, from Dr.
Rosalie S. -Morton, who gave a gath
ering of advanced women at the
School of Mothercraft, last night some
new thoughts about grandmotherhood
and mellow maturity.
"Women of today are happiest when
they are 60," said the speaker. The
time has passed when we think a wo
man's life has ended at 35 and there
is nothing more for her but , to sit at
the; fire and dream. The older we
grow the stronger we are mentally
and physically and the woman of to
day is happy because she has strength
and wisdom to use for public service.
She is happier by far than she was in
the years of her youth."
Dr. Morton explained further that
the elderly woman of today no longer
has to sit about the chimney corner
being bossed by daughters-in-law. She
has suffrage to interest her and to
work for, clubs and trips to Europe
and cunning grandchildren to play
with. In fact, she is just beginning to
enjoy life when she reaches 50 and
at 60 should be a walking smile.
I. W. W. Leader Predicts
Greatest Labor War In
Coming Steel Strike
OTew Haven, Jan. 23 Arturo Gio
vanniti, the I. W. W. leader, in an ad
dress here predicted a strike in the
steel industries of Pennsylvania before
long that would be the greatest labor
war the world has ever known. With
in the next year he said the United
States would .face a labor crisis which
will be unlike any previous trouble.
INSANE MAN
STABS WIFE
WITH SHEARS
Woman Tries to Conceal His
Deed, Though Perhaps
- Mortally Wounded
Turned On Her When She
Tried to Prevent His .
: Suicide
In what s thought to have ljeen a
fit of insanity, Pasquale Illiano, 256
Lexington avenue, last night stabbed
his wife with a pair of shears, prob
ably Inflicting mortal wounds. .While
his victim is reported ' as dying at' St.
Vincent's hospital, the probable murr
derer has so far escaped detection at
the- hands of the police who 'are
searching every known spot in Bridge
port where he may; be hiding. ' It is
the belief "of the officials that he has
probably committed suicide and that
his body will yet be found in some
secluded spot.
Illiano has been, in poor health for
some time past and was thought to
be suffering with mental delusions
that, his life was in danger from pois
on. ' He had previously visited police
headquarters with a bottle of medicine
which he wished analyzed to . ascer
tain if such was the case.
Shortly after ten o'clock last night
Mrs. Illiano' ran screaming from . the
house va.nd told a neighbor that her
husband had cut her in the arm.
Thomas Brennan, a local druggist was
called to attend, her. As he was dress
ing the arm Mrs. Illiano told him that
she had cut herself with a pair . of
shears. The husband was - present.
Brennan finding it necessary to return
to the store, for more bandages, left
the house and upon 'his return 'met
Illiano who was dressed- coming from
the front door. - Illiano shoek 1dm by
the- hand and asked . him to do what
he could for his wife, and continued
down the street.
Upon reaching the upper, room Mrs.
Illiano was complaining of great pain
and finally admitted that her husband
had stabbed - her several times, in the
stomach with a pair of shears. -A
hasty glance showed Brennan that she
was severely wounded and he ran to
the telephone where he gave the alarm
to the police and called the ambulance.
She was rushed to the hospital where
it was found, she had three punctures
of the abdomen, with two wounds on
the right arm. ' . "
. A. general alarm was sent out upon
the- street lights and every available
detective was notified. They worked
all -during the night but no trac ha
been jseen of Illiano sineerjhe" shoo
Brennan by the hand and disappeared.
Mrs. Illiano later communicated the
fact that her husband had attempted
suicide, last night, and it was her in
terference which caused him to turn
upon her. It Is thought that he has
since accomplished, his design. .
Mr. and Mrs. Illiano have been in
Bridgeport about -seven years where
he has practiced to.is trade as a tailor.
The missing man is well known to al
most every policeman on the force.
There are seven children in the family,
all boys. . None "were' present at the
time of the stabbing or a greater
fatality might have resulted.
VOTES FOR VOMEH
BATTLE TO GO
ON NEXT MONDAY
' London, Jan. 25 There was "a , lull
la the votes for -women battle today,
the House of Commons -being1 in recess.
Leaders of both sides were employing
the interval to put ' tle - finishing
touches to the speeches .which .they
will. deliver Monday. - .?
The militants held meetings all .over
London, and marched through " the
streets, while the milder ones kept up
their campaign of prayer and- medita
tion in the churches and at the noon
hour. j ,
WINTER VAPORS
IN NEW ENGLAND
West Upton,- Mass. Pussy v willows
are ready to, pick here and Mrs. Char
lotte K. Batcheller has found buds on
her rose bushes. ' -
Augusta, Me. Because boys have
been swimming a la. birthday .suits in
the Kenebeo above the .bridge. Chief
of Police Fletcher has ordered them
to wear tights "even if it is winter."
Bangor, Me. FJben V. Truesdale, of
Oldtown, today, swapped a buffalo
robe for an ice cream f reser.
Deerf ield, N. H. Rockingham coun
ty farmers met, today, to discuss
means of stopping the depredations of
robins, which are protected by game
laws.
Walpole, Mass. The annual picnic
of the Bethany Church Sunday school,
which is generally held in' May,' .was
held, today. Boating, bathing and out
door track games were on the pro
gram. Brockton.. 'Mass, City Forester Mot
tau set out his matple trees and the
City clerk planted peas in his garden
yesterday. He expects XP have his
crop ready to pick April 1.
Stamford, Conn. Several farmers
sharpened pruning knives and have
been working on trees and bushes in
this vicinity of late. Plowing is in
progress. .Buds are bursting forth in
true spring style from lilacs.
PRESIDENT TAFT TO TALK
ON INTERNATIONAL PEACE
Washington, Jan. 25. President
Taft, accompanied by Secretary Hilles
and Attorney General WlcKersham,
leaves Washington on a special train
at 6 o'clock tonight, to attend the
banquet of the" Manufacturers & Mer
chants Association of "Baltimore. The
President will probably speak on in
ternational peace. He returns to
Washington at midnight.
BANKS ESTATE IS
WflRTH$J33,400
Appraisers File Report
At Office of vPro
bate Court
Late John T. Logan Left
. Property Worth $58,399
c Report Shows ;
: George T. . Hatheway and E. H. Dil
lon, as appraisers of the estate of the
late Laura A.v Banks, have filed in
Probate Court ; their inventory, . which
shows that Mrs. Banks' estate . is
worth $133, 416.07, of this"tota J12.736.07
is pensoiial property and the remain
der realty. ' "
Mrs. Banks, eeveral years ago, -was
adjudged an incompetent and. her
nephew, Frederick, J. Banks, was ap
pointed her conservator. She was un
married and died intestate. Her prop
erty goes to eeveral nieces and
nephews; the nearest of kin.
The estate of the late'John T., Lo
gan, of the firm of .Logan Bros., has
been inventoried ' at $58,399. Of this
amount, real- estate "is valued at $25,
,999, and personal property t at $33,400.
By the terms of Mr. Logan's will, the
bulk of hie estate was put Into a trust
fund for the benefit of his widow. L.
R. Blackmah and- Charles M.' Brad
street were the appraisers.
According to the report of Apprais
ers B. r. Pierce, Jr., and Charles G.
Sanford, the estate of the late Freder
ick . Sterling Seley is- valued at 33.
570.50. Real estate held by Mr. Seely
is valued at $7,109 and me personal es
tate is worth $26,470.50. His widow is
the chief beneficiary under the- terms
of lit. Seeley s will. -". y-
The estate tof the late Frank M.
Wilson, of the firm of "Wilson & Rue
ling, is valued at $6,850, "according to
the report filed in .probate court by
F.- T. Bell and William K. Lyon, as
appraisers. His realty holdings are
valued at $750 and bis personal estate
at $6,100. Mr. Wilson died intestate.
Tie late Peter Vetter'a estate inven
toried -at $11,890.47, or which $9,075 was
realty holding . and $2,815.47, personal
estate. " Thomas J. Cunningham - and
Otto Saur -were appraisers.
SETTLEMENT OF
STRIKE FOR WAIST
AMD DRESS MAKERS
"New York, Jan." 25 The strike of the
waist and dressmakers, 'was "-finally
settled, today, when 138 manufacturers
composing, the independent organiza
tions ( agreed to the protocol signed,
last week, by . the members of the as
sociation. The 10,000 workers in this
trade who remained on strike when
the 20,000 in- the union shops struck,
will go back- to work, Monday, itwas
announced at ' the union, headquarters,
Further . conferences were held, to
day, between the officials of the United
Garment"' Workers Union - and the
manufacturers and definite plans for
arbitratlnng . the differences were dis
cussed. ; It was said that, the strike
of the ' 10,000 members of this union
would be in a. fair way toward settle
ment by the middle of next week.
. The demonstration parade of the
white goods and kimono workers,
scheduled for Monday, was called off,
today, officers of the union saying
that Theodore Roosevelt's interest in
the situation- had gi en such promise
of a speedy settlement of the strike
in that 'branch that - the parade was
no lo.iger considered. ,
YACHT AMERICA'S
ORIGINAL MODEL
FOUND III RELICS
'Worcester, Mass., Jari.,25 After
having been lost for 30 years or more,
the original model of the yacht Am
erica, which captured the RoyalJ
meal fiquauruu- - m "'"S'flnn in
1851, had been discovered among oth
er, relics stored away at the old G.
A. R. headquarters in Pearl street.
- - Col. Butler Ames, Congressman
from' the 5th congressional district,
speaking for Mrs. Adelbert Ames, his
mother, who owns the America, said
he will make inducements to secure
the model from the C3. A. R. post
and present it to the New York Yacht
Club, where, he believes, it should, be
kept permanently.
Weather Indications.
New Haven, - Jan.. 25. Forecast:
Generally fair, tonight and' Sunday,
colder - tonight. Light - to ' moderate
westerly winds becoming variable.
' The disturbance that was central
over Louisiana, yesterday, has moved
rapidly northeastward and passed out
to sea off the Virginia coast. . The
northwestern disturbance has increas
ed in intensity and advanced slowly
eastward. It is' producing unsettled
weather with snow in the upper Mis
sissippi valley and northern portion of
the lake .region. Moderate tempera
tures continue in all the northern dis
tricts.' .
Conditions favor for this vicinity
generally fair and not much change
in temperature.
BERGER TO DEMAND
LEGISLATIVE INQUIRY
Washington, Jan. 25 "With the ar
rival of a mass of information regard
ing the' New York strike of garment
workers. Representative Victor Berger
announced that he. had "practically
decided" to demand a legislative in
quiry into the -matter.
"I received data regarding wages
and -working hours of the strikers that
is amazing." he declared. "I am in
formed that the brutality of the police
is but a small part of the outrages
against the workmen."
Berger said he f was being flooded
with appeals from the strikers seek
ing assistance. If he finally decides
on pressing a. congressional inquiry,
the Representative will introduce a
resolution providing- for a special com
mittee probe on Monday.
SERVANT FLEES
BURNING ATTIC
JUST IN TIME
L
Domestic in Judge Kane's House
Has Narrow Escape From
Death - :
Roof of Dwelling .Destroyed
With Heavy Damage at
Early Morning Fire
Fire early this morning destroyed
the attic floor o.f the dwelling house,
owned and occupied by Judge Patrick
Kane, at 1172 Park " avenue. Miss
Helen Charles, a domestic, who was
sleeping in an attic room was aroused
by the smoke and escaped injury only
by a hurried flight from her ' apart
ments., .
Mrs." Kane was aroused when Miss
Charles fell from her bed after being
waked by the stifling smoke. A mo
ment later the servant rushed down
stairs and apprised the family of the
fire. Judge Kane went to the attic
and when he saw the extent of the
blaze immediately summoned assist
ance. He shouted "Fire" from a win
dow and roused many neighbors, and
Mrs. Kane telephoned, for Chemical
No, 1. Mrs. Kane said today that cen
tral operator established the connec
tion with the engine house immedi
ately and there was no delay -in sound
ing the alarm. On arriving near the
scene of the fire. Chemical 1 dropped
one of its men to sound a. bell alarm
from Box 27, at Wood and Park ave
nues. ,
The bell alarm brought several en
gioje companies and in a few minutes
three streams were playing on the
blaze. The whole roof was in flames
when the first company arrived and
the sky was brilliantly lighted as. the
flames leaped high in the air. By
quick and efficient work, the firemen
were able to confine the blaze to the
upper story. .
The second floor of the house was
unoccupied, and Judge. Kane and 'his
family lived on the first floor. The
lower floors were damaged 'slightly by
water. The roof of tbre -house was
destroyed, and Judge Kane today
sought other apartments while repairs
are being made. -The . damage may
amount to $1,500.
Judge Kane today could, give no'
probable cause of the fire. The blaze
started in. the open attic, far from the
chimney. : He says there- was no in
flammable material .loose in the . attic
as that part of the house had been
-thoroughly eleaned.a day-or two ago.
Chief Mwaejn is investigating the fire
today. - " , ..
Miss Charles', --the 'domestic whose
escape from death is regarded as little
short of miraculous, was suffering no
ill effects from her experience today.
When aroused by the smoke, she fell
in getting from her bed, and this noise
woke Mrs. Kane. The servant girl
had to rush through overpowering
smoke and flames in order to gain the
stairway and make her escape.
. Mrs. Kane today wished to correct
a newspaper report, that the central
telephone exchange had delayed in an
swering her call for aid from the fire
department. --"I . never saw such a
quick response, even .in the daytime,"
said Mrs. Kane.
BEARDSLEY LEAVES
SEALSHIPT COMPANY
Accepts Position As Mana
ger of Radel Oyster Firm
' In This City -
Fred'S. Beardeley has resigned his
position as manager of the Sealshipt
Oyster Company, and '.has accepted a
similar position with the Radel Oys
ter Company. Mr. Beardsley began
his duties with the latter firm to
day. . - .
Because of unfavorable weather,
oyster companies in this city and
elsewhere along the Sound are adc( t
ing a retrenchment policy that '.is un
usual even for this season of the year.
Usually there is a let-utp in the indus
try after the holidays, but the unfa
vorable weather for oystering ' this
year has caused the - retrenchment to
become more general. The Sealshipt
Company -and the Radel Company
tooth . have cut down the number of
sloops in their fleets and' the- manual
force is being reduced.-
FATAL TROLLEY
CAR CRASH WITH
FREIGHT TRAIN
Buffalo, N. Y., Jan., 25 In a colli
sion betwen two trolley cars in. this
city at 2:30 this morning, on the In
ternational Railway, 40 persons were
more or less seriously injured and one
man injured so badly he died shortly
afterward Two cars loaded with pas
sengers who had been attending the
celebration of Buffalo Eagles, home
ward bound, crashed into the rear end
of a freight train' near Prospect street
and the trolley cars were completely
telescoped. James L. Mack, the man
most seriously injured, died later at
the City, hospital. He was the motor
man on the trolley train and lived in
Lockport.
AVIATOR FLIES OVER
ALPS IN 25 MINUTES
Geneva, Jan. 25 In 25 minutes, to
day. Aviator Bielovucic took an aero
plane over the Alps from Brieg, in
sswitzenana, to .uomodosolla in Italy.
He went by the Simplon Pass route.
POUND TTJfCOXSCIOTTS
FROM GAS ASPHYXIATION
Winsted, Jan. 25. Bernard Schwer-
er, of Thomaston," 50, was found un
conscious in his room at the Hotel
"Winchester, today, from gas asphyxia
tion. He had recently been operated
upon at a Hartford hospital and is be
lieved toAave been despondent. At
the local hospital it is believed he will
recover.
Earthquake
error
STEAMER FOUND
BOTTOM UP IN
MID OCEAN TODAY
Washington, Jan.. 25 An unknown
steamer, -250 feet long, was found in
mid-ocean, today, bottom up, accord
ing to wireless messages received at
the revenue cutter service from the
British steamer Tennesson. The fate
of the crew is unknown. An effort
will be made iby "the revenue cutter
service to establish the identity of the
sunken ship and th fate of the crew.
DANIEL WESTON .
DIES AFTER A
LONG ILLNESS
He Had Been Member of
Police Force for Fifteen
, Years v
Daniel Weston, a member of the po
lice force since June 1, 1897, died at
5 a. m. at his home, 704 Main street,
after a lingering illness which had
extended over a. period of several
years and from which he recently had
apparently recovered. Since a recent
shock to his- heart complicated by af
fections' of the kidneys, announcement
of his death had momentarily been
expected. , . 1 '
Weston .was 45 years of age and
leaves a. widow and three daughters,
Nellie, Agnes and Walborg. He was
born in Karfsta, Midelpar, Sweden.
Moving! to this country when but a
young man, he became very popular
among" his . fellows, especailly in
Bridgeport. - . '
During his fifteen years1 of service
as a patrolman, his record had been
clean and it is said by his. superiors
that he was an efficient, active and
conscientious servant of the public.
"Many fraternal- brotfc-ers. will mourn
his loss, as he iW""; onnoSed -with
many lodges' here, among them being
Loyal Order -of Moose, 289; Monitor
lodge, I. 0 O. F. ; Scandinavian Sick
Benefit- Society? Scandia lodge, 53, A.
O. U. W.; Sture lodge, 7, O. of V. of
America, and the Police Sick Benefit
Association which he Joined in 1902. .
. The Poliee and Charities building
,will be draped in mourning for a per
iod of thirty days, according to orders
promulgated today, and at his funeral
which" will be held on Monday after
noon, three platoons of police will at
tend the services. In command of
Captains Anderson and Regan, Ser
geants Sanger, Blansfield, Hazel and
Prout will accompany the following
detail: Patrolmen CNeil, Barton, Bag
ley, J. P. Coughlin, Holbrook, Herb,
Grossman, Hatch, Beamer, Meyer,
Webber,- P. Campana, Kehoe, Flaha
ven, Rogers, P. Murphy, Colgan,
Reilly, Hayes, Lynch, J. T. Coughlin,
Watts, Schulz, McPadden, Tobis, Mc
Girr, Sheehan, Gorgas, McCarthy, Cai
lan, Malone. The pall ;bearers will be
Patrolmen J. Ryan, C. Henkle, D.
Rtyan, J. L. Anderson, W. Lundberg
and E. C. Wheeler.
. Undertaking arrangements ar be
ing made by M. J. Gannon and no
tice of funeral will later be announc
ed. DISASTROUS FIRE
IN HEART OF CITY
Trenton, On., Jan. 25 Fire that des
troyed half a block of brick buildings
in the business section, early today,
threatened- to spread throughout the
city and wasput under control only
after additional fire apparatus had
been called in from surrounding
towns. Stores in the Bank of Mon
treal Building and postoffice were the
heaviest sufferers. The loss is esti
mated at several hundred thousand
-3 11 I
WILSON- TO ACT
ON FRFE TOLLS
IN THE CANAL
"Washineton. Jan. 25. Repeal of
that part of - the Panama Canal act
granting free tolls to coastwise vessels
will be one of the first requests of
President Wilson to Congress, accord
ing to the predictions, today, in a
formal statement by Chairman Adam-
son, of the House Interstate & Foreign
Commerce Committee.
"Secretary Knox not only declares
Uoutright that the exemption of coast
wise ships, from tolls is a subsidy,"
Adamson asserted, "but he proves it
by mathematical demonstration. I
am afraid that Earl Grey will reply
that Mr. Knox makes manifest a dis
crimination against the shipping of
other nations." '
Chairman Adamson declared that
exemption of coastwise trade was a
complete subsidy.
RAHRIG IS NAMED
BOUCHER'S CLERK
City Clerk Stephen F. Boucher to
day announced the appointment of
Stephen F. Rahrig, of 64 Park avenue,
as his stenographer, under the recent
ordinance creating that office.- This
announcement confirms reports car
ried in The Farmer earlier in the
week. Mr Rahrig is at present em
ployed " by the Connecticut Co. He
will begin his duties Feb. 1 at a sal
ary of $1,200 a year.
Strikes
Into
nits
Superstitious Moslems Re
gard It As Omen of
111 Luck
New National Assembly
Now In Session Consider
ing Definite Beply to Pow
ers Believed War Vill
Not Be Resumed.
ConslittlnoJe, Jan. 2.V -Tlw;
superstitious among t!i Mo-)m
were ' terrified, today, by a consid
erable earthqnake which -hook tli
city In the early bonrs. The Trail
trembled, windows were broken
and furniture dislodge by tli?
tremor and some declared it wo
an ill omen for the Yonng Tnrk
gqvenunent.
A new JifUional assembly
been chosen and Mahmud hhefket
Pnslut, the grand vizier, called the
body into session, today, for a fresh
consideration of the joint note of
the powers.
The new ministry, at the uev
tion of Knver Bey. postponed the
consideration of a definite reply to
the powers pending the decision of
the new parliament.
It was regarded on ceitainf)Uat
the new executive body woolii" re
fuse to commend the giving up of
Adrianople and the Arsean I-Lanrlt
but it was believed that the Balkan
war would riot he resumed. The
Young Turks are In control or aJi
branches or the government but
they declare they do not wunt war.
It is believed that tlie new (orern.
ment now counts on foreign inter
vention to end the struggle and
hopes, out or the bargaining, to
save the Holy City.
It Is believed that the porte is
playing heavily on the Mnronc
that the powers will not conntenw
renewed lighting and that rather
than permit hostilities the powers
might tarn on the allies and com
pel tliem-to lessen their demand,
if Turkey demonstrate that t,'..".
cannot he coerced.
With Enver Bey, the revolution
ary leader, installed as military
commandant of the city, Constan
tinople Is under general mart ia I
rule. Guards patrol the streets and
disorder lias' been' almost entirely
suppressed. lat night, there was
desultory street fighting but It
stopped when ascore or more men
were arrested ami jailed.
There was vigorous denial I re
of the report that the Young Ti.ik
were in possession of tli palace
and that Sultan Mohammed V had
been or was to be deposed. Biunnn
in European capitals had it that
Mohammed V had met the same
fate that Enyer Bey and Ids fol
lowers meted out to the former
Sultan, Abdul Hamid. '
PEACE NEGOTIATION'S
NOT YET BROKE' OKP
London, Jan. 25. Tewfik Pasha,
Turkish peace envoy, today, said it waji
unlikely that the Turkish Ha.ikn.rt
peace negotiations would be brokn
off. He expects the peace conference
to be resumed, next week. ,
Rechid Pasha, chief of the Ottoman
plenipotentiaries, said he had rpclvi-l
no official recall to Constantinople it n't
did not expect to return there until
ordered.
Diplomats were greatly hearfnrl
by these statements from the Turks.
It gave, the impression that the nw
Ottoman government is not dr
mined on war and that r.ee-otia ticn
for peace may yet be concluded with
out hostilities.
WASHINGTON HEARS FROM
AMBASSADOR ROCKff!I.&
Washington, Jan. 25. Contvntl
nople is now quiet and there are "in
dications that resumption of hnt!I!tlf
will not necessarily resolt from th
'conpde d'etat' by which tjie Turk tort
cabinet was overthrown," according tu
state department advices, today, front
Ambassador Rockhill.
"A number of changes have a!r:i1?
been made among both civil and mili
tary officers." the ambassador star.).
"There is reason to believe that th
parliament :s likely to be convened at
an early date. The new government
has given assurances that persons iu4
property will be protected."
NAVAb DEMONSTRATION.
London, Jan. 25. British and Ttal
ian warships are, today. pellrm
throush the Mediterranean on th-(J
way to the Bosphorus following thm
decision of the powers, through thvis
London ambassadors, to make a naval
demonstration before Constantinople.
HAS SULTAN ABDICATE?
London, Jan. 25. rMohammM V,
Sultan of Turkey, has abdicated ttJ
the Ottoman republic has ben pro
claimed by the committee of union
and progress under the leadersh'p of
Enver Bey, according: to a special and
unconfirmed despatch, today, from
Bucharest.
Advices from Vienna posiliv-fly d"nr
that the Sultan has abdicated.
HIGH SCHOOL Til ATT
RISE FROM GRAVES
Chicago, Jan. 25 Mrs. Ella F!ai(
Young, superintendent of r-hool. (tot
evidence, today, that the hish srhooi
fraternities, which were only a w)
ago declared dead, were vpry liv
corpses.
She heard of the arrest of font
youths on the streets in fa.ntat!
cceturres as part of tl eir Initiation in.
to the Delta Sigma TTpsilon fraterni'v.
last night, and of a dance to he jcivn
tonight, by the Alpa Delta Sigma r.a
ternity. 1