Connecticut western news., 1908-03-12
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 booker Trust company was selected by the voting trustees of the stock in New York. A list was submitted to Clark Williams, state banking superin- tendent, as the entire board had not been picked by the trustees. The list consists of Lewis Cass Ledyard, Hen- ry c. Prick and Myron T. Herrick. Delay in the announcement of the di- rectors has been caused by the absence of Herrick in Ohio and of I.edyard. in the country. AS soon as the new board takes charge it will elect officers. The work of naming them will be hurried | to get everything In shape for the an nounced resumption of business on March 26
 After Lieutenant Sims, naval secre- tary to the president, had declared that the navy was inefficient during the 1 Spanish-American war four naval off cers, all experts In turret construction and ammunition manufacture, testified before the senate naval committee In defense of the navy against criticism. Professor P. R. Alger, instructor in mathematics at the Naval academy, said American gunnery was as good as that of any other navy in 1898 and that at the present time there was no navy in the world that would surpass the American in straight shooting.
 | When the special committee of the house of representatives appointed at the request of Representative Lilley of | Connecticut to investigate the alleged submarine boat lobby met, MT. Lilley caused a sensation by asking the com mittee to take steps to protect him from being shadowed by detectives. damages by Frank B. Lord, newspa- per man, for statements made in con- nection with the charges. John F. Stevens. vice president of the New York, New Haven and Hart ford railroad and formerly chief engi- neer of the Panama canal, severely criticises the commercial utility of the canal, prophecies its failure and states that as defensive medium in times of war 1t is impracticable and that 1t would be far wiser policy on the part of the government to put the millions it will cost into the construction of a greater navy.
 4 number of women of wealth, in cluding Miss Anne Morgan, daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan, met at the headquarters of the National Civic fed eration preliminary to the formation of an organization of those willing to go into factories and eat, sleep and work with working girls. The object fc fn Ia 4a oFc a1 uable suggestions for reform in fac tory legislation and supervision. The bill increasing the pay of su. perintendents of life saving districts and keepers of districts and providing for a system of relief for widows aiT minor children of men who lose theil | lives by reason of their perilous service was ordered favorably reported by the senate committee on commerce. The measure is identical with the Lowering bill, which was reported favorably by | the house committee.
 The New York court Of appeals de cided that Attorney General Jackson has the right in the Hearst Mcclellan election case to direct an opening of the ballot boxes in any election dis l trict to determine the question who was elected without giving any pre- limfnary evidence of fraud or miscon duct or mistake impeaching the return or statement of canvass of the in spectors.
 Edward F. Baker of Boston has had the body of his brother, Walter F Baker, who died Oct 27 ut Bogota | N. J., exhumed. MT. Baker believes | that his brother was murdered by poi son. Natalie Hurd, the four-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs Frank Hurd, at whose house Baker died, benefited by his will to the extent of $200,000 The child died Feb. 21.
 Special Deputy Attorney General Ma than Vidaver of New York was ar raigned on the charge of committing | the crime of an attempt at extortion by taking from William R. Montgom cry $500 in marked bills on the alleg | ed promise that he would keep Attor ney General Jackson from interfering with the opening of bank by Mont gomery.
 Augustus Hartje, the millionaire pa per manufacturer of Pittsburg; John L. Welshons, the East Liberty hard ware merchant, and Clifford Hooe, the negro who was named as a correspond ent in Hartje's unsuccessful suit fo1 divorce against his wife, were declared not guilty of conspiracy against the name of Mrs. Hartje.
 Governor Hughes sent communica. ton to the assembly in which he fiatly declined to give out the letter from a gambler who alleged that bribery was being resorted to to beat the antiracing bills. At the same time the governor expressed his confidence in the legisla- ture and urged action in the passage of the IIart-Agnew bills.
 John P. Dower, secretary of the At.
 hol (Mass) branch, Young Mems Chris
 tian association, was informed that he
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 in Melbourne of an uncle. Dower has
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