Connecticut western news., 1908-02-13

skilled laborers must be American cit izens. Such foreigners as may now be employed and whose numbers in- clude dozen or more nationalities will not be disturbed. The order Is the outcome of representations made to the secretary by American machinists who objected to the employment in re- sponsible places at good salaries of citizens of foreign countries.
 There is now but dim prospect that either Senator Platt or Senator Depew will be delegate at large to the Re publican national convention this year. MT. Platt and MT. Depew were dele gates at large to the national conven- tions of their party in 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900 and 1904. Elihu Root and Tim othy l.. Woodruff, who in all proba- bility will be two of the delegates at large for the state. have not before both have been connected with Its af' fairs for many years.
 Cardinal Gibbons is quoted in an in- | tervinw on prohibition as saying: "I am persuaded that 1t is practically im- possible to put prohibition into effect In any large community. The best means therefore to promote temper ance is to limit the number of saloons by high license. I would be in favor of infiicting severe punishment on the proprietors of saloons who violated the law in the first instance, and in the second instance of violation I would withdraw the license altogeth- CT"
 The engagement between ex-Senator Henry Gassaway Davis, the fnultimil lionaire octogenarian, and Miss Maud Ashford of Washington, who was for merly a newspaper writer and social aid to his daughters, Mrs. Arthur Lee and Mrs. Elkins, wife of Senator Ste ] phen Elkins, is declared to have been terminated. There Is an intimation damages.
 Representative James T. Lloyd of Missouri: was elected chairman of the Democratic congressional campaign committee. The vote was 23 to 14. Mir. Lloyd was elected in the face of strong opposition by MT. Williams of Missis- sippi, leader of the minority. He de | feated Mir. Williams candidate. Rep resentative William H. Ryan of New | York.
 William F. Walker, the defaulting bank president of New Britain, Conn, who Is now prisoner at Ensenada, Mexico, has declared his willingness to return to the United States. General Stewart l.. Woodford has been chosen president of the Hughes League of the United States.
 e Establishment of gov
 ernmental boards to
 deal with railroad and GOVERNMENT industrial problems of the country, their memberships to be composed of expert railroad men and industrial captains, just as eminent lawyers form the supreme court of the United States. was advocated by George W. Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Go. in an address delivered at Colum- bla university on the subject of the corporation as factor in modern | finance.
 The American Railway association I in a special meeting to consider the l present great freight car surplus pass ed resolutions in Chicago to cut in half the charge of 50 cents a day rental on foreign cars. This action was taken pending the appointment of commis- sion of five traffic experts to examine the cost of operation of freight cars throughout the country, upon which to base a new permanent rate.
 In the case of W. M Patterson against the Missouri Pacific railway the supreme court of Kansas reversed the decision of the lower court and sustained the Kansas freight demur- rage law of 1905. This imposes pen alty of $1 per day on each car for de lay In furnishing freight cars ordered,
 DEATHS Rear Admiral Seth M.