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Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

Hartford. June 15.-Tbe proponents
and the antagonists of a bill for the
control of public utilities in the state
by a commission had their final strug-
gle this afternoon at the end of the
house hearing before the special COM
mittee for the consideration Of that
measure and the most telling and per-
tinent arguments were advanced.
Those in favor of the passage of such
a law emphasized most strongly the
argument that capitalization of cor
porations should be subject to the
most strict regulation as well as the
rates charged by them. The antag-
onists Of the bill brought to bear the
argument that while the commission
ers chosen under present conditions
might be good. conscientious men, that
as time passed there would be others
not so conscientious who would, with
the power and patronage given them,
build up a powerful political machine
and make Connecticut another of the
states which are, controlled by one
man bosses and that no real reason is
adduced by the supporters of the
measure which would warrant the ex-
penditure of money necessitated by
the formation of such commission.
Effects of overcapitalization
The hearing was opened by Ralph o..
WNHcs WIN was dS SCNANAcig VI
public service commission, most adk
tive in drafting the measure @hich
is now before the legislature. Mr..
Wells told of the effects of overcapi
talization and showed that it keeps
the public from knowing whether il
is getting its moneys worth from the
corporations or not. He then took up
abuses in electric light and gas COM
panies, and cited case in Bridgeport
where a concern, the Wolverine Mo-
tor company had been unable to get
the United Illuminating company to
extend its service about two hundred
feet in order to give them light He
stated that under present conditions
the people have no redress. as the
courts have not the power to fix the
rates. He thought that the New Ha-
ven road was strongly opposed to any
regulation Of capitalization. and cited
its increase Of debt from S20.000,000 a
few years ago to $21S.000 900 at the
present time. He pointed out the ne
cessity for regulations of rates as in
structed by the fact that there were
introduced at the present session no
legs than 26 bills having that end in
view. He also stated that The freight
rates OF the New Haven road are
about eighty per cent. higher than
the average railroad Of the country.
He closed his remarks by stating that
In his opinion the expense of the COM
mission would not be more than $780,
600 per year.
Summing Up for Opponents.
Attorney +. ID. Robbins, counsel for
the New Haven road opened the sum-
ming up for the opponents of the bill
and was followed by William Waldo
Hyde.
Exceptions Taken to Mr.. Wells Re-
marks.
Mr.. Robbins said that the New Ha-
ven road did not take an antagonistic
attitude to any bill which will make
for better service, as the road realizes
that the better it's service the better
it's business win be- but that the pro-
posed law would not work toward the
results desired by the friends of the
DILL. He took exception to the re-
marks of Mr. Wells for the covering
up of conditions by the corporations
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
PROMINENT BANKER KILLED,
AUTO TURNED TURTLE,
Charles w. BrintnaII of Binghamton
Has His Neck Broken.

Bingh anton, N. Y. June Charles
w Brintnall, a prominent banker Of
this city, was instantly killed when his
automobile turned turtle this evening
two miles east of Oweso G. Max
Kicks and George A. Quick, who We're
in the car. jumped and were uninjured.
Mr.. Brintnall's chauffeur, Harry Pear
sail, was slightly hurt. The party was
going to Owego for dinner, but when
two miles east of that village Mr..
BrintnalI, who was driving turned out
to avoid bad place in the road. He
was unable to bring the car back into
the road and it went through board
fence into a deep ditch beside the
,Lackawanna railroad tracks.
Messrs. Kicks and Quick jumped and
Pearsan was thrown cut The car
turned bottom side up, pinning Mr..
Brintnall underneath, the back of the
front seat resting on his neck, which
was broken.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

term of eight years from February 5,
1910. The number of votes was lS4,
yea 17S, nay 6.
Under like suspension a vote was
taken on the appointment of Marcus
A. Holcomb as a judge. The vote
was yea 176, nay 3.
Town Management of Public Schools.
Mr.. Brinsmade moved to take from
the table a bill concerning town man
agement of public schools. MIR. Payne
of Griswold offered an amendment
ough or a city in it's limits and making
it possible for such to have the benefit
of the bill, under certain contingent
cies. The bill had been opposed in
the senate. but had passed on Senator
Luther's advocacy.
The amendment was passed and the
bill as amended was passed.
Committee Reports by June 2s.
Mr.. Burnes of Greenwich introduced
a resolution that reports of all COM
mittees except the committee on ap
preparations be in by June 90, and said
that in that case an early adjourn
ment could be obtained. The house
took kindly to the matter 1t was a
joint resolution, was passed under sus-
pension of the rules, and was trans
mitted- Immediately.
Favorable Reports.
Appropriations-For the Connecti-
cut agricultural college and the StOrrs
agricultural experiment station; calen-
dar and printing.
Excise Concerning marked ballots
for voting on license; calendar and
printing.
UnfavorabIe Reports.
Humane Institutions - Concerning
insane persons, report accepted. bill
rejected; concerning confinement Of
insane, report accepted. bill rejected;
concerning release or removal of in
sane and concerning penal institutions.
tabled.
Excise Concerning sale of intoxi.
eating liquors. report accepted, bill re-
jected: concerning liquor tax receipts,
accepted, bill rejected; license fees, ac-
cepted, bill rejected.
Ratio for Liquor Licenses.
The excise bill by which liquor IL
censes at some. remote date shall be at
ratio of one to 500 inhabitants has
been drafted and today copies of IT
were in the hands of Mr.. Kendall of
New Haven, representing the brewers,
and Mr.. Spooner of the temperance
lobby. Its provisions have already
been forecasted. There is single
section in it that does not find favor
with the liquor men. but with the
house in its present temper on excise
matters. it is believed that the bill
will be reported as a substitute for the
one proposed by Mr.. Taylor of Brook
field. which has a limitation ON the
basis of I to 1.0O0 inhabitants.
Some Of the temperance men in the
house believe that il VIII be just as
easy to pass a one in thousand bill
as the measure proposed. II the bill
just drafted is reported the way Is
open for an expeditions cleaning up OF
the measures still unreported by the
excise committee.
Sunday Observance Bill.
The Sunday observance dill was pre-
pared by the committee on judiciary
for reporting today. and it probably.
will. be on the senate calendar by
Thursday. AS drawn it will not per-
nit any professional sports Of any
kind, or any diversion at which admis-
sion fees are charged.
Adjourned.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
Objections overruled.

In the testimony concerning Mrs.
Gould's alleged inebriation. her law
yer, Clarence J. Shearn. who had OBJ
Jected strenuously at first TO the trend
OF the testimony. but was overruled.
Injected into the case the rather novel
argument that, admitting even that his
client had been intoxicated, Il should
have strengthened rather than weak
ened the ties between wife and hus-
band.
Il have been told" he said. that II
husband drank. he needed love and
company OF his wife more than II he
were sober. Is not this equally true
in the case Of the wife?r
Unfit to Manage Her Household.
As opposing this view. Della seey Mic
oil OF the defense argued that Mrs.
Gould's alleged excesses, as he would
show, had rendered her unfit for her
household duties and that this GER
tainty justified the husbands actions
and attitude. Whether M or not for
managing a household Il was admit
ted that Mrs. Gould conducted at Cas-
tie Gould, according to most OF the
testimony today, verbal clashes with
the manager OF the great estate. heat
ed arguments az the hencoop with
carpenters, one OF whom testified that
she could not walk straight at the
time; a period when she remained in
her room for two weeks, consuming
during that time seven bottles OF BRAN
dy and other liquors-these Incidents
and others were sworn 70 on the
stand.
Told Story Of an Exciting Night.
Also, there was an account by a for
mer steward Of an exciting night when,
as he testified she wanted the house
locked, although Howard Gould was on
the front lawn. This. said the steward.
did not seem to appeal 20 Mrs. Could
as an argument against closing the
front door. and she told him to 20
ahead and lock up To appease her,
he testified, he shut the door but did
not lock Il.
This was the night that Mrs. Could
Is said 10 have called her husband "a
little hound" a term which she ap-
piled to him, as testified. after he had
come 10 her room 10 see what the mat
ter was, confusion having been spread
through the great castle by the ringing
OF bells In Mrs Gould's room, the bur-
glar-alarm system.
The case was adjourned until to-
morrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
RICH GOLD DISCOVERY.
A Town in Saskatchewan Goes Wild
Over Alleged Find.

Toronto, Ont, June ia special
to The Mail and Empire, from Payton,
Saskatchewan, says:
"A gold and silver mine was discov-
cred seven miles south of here last
week, and a large number of claims
have already been staked. The town
was practically deserted yesterday, as
everybody left to stake out a claim.
THE gold and silver is in quartz and
gravel and was analyzed by A. Forbes,
MD, of Duluth, Mimi. One sample
of quartz assayed $999.1 in gold to the
ton and Sc in silver, and a sample
Of gravel went s26.10 in gold to the
ton
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
Commodore Hull Monument Dedicated
at Derby.

Derby. June 15.-The state chapter
of the Daughters of 1912 met here to-
day and dedicated monument erected
in honor of Commodore Isaac Hull. the
commander of the United States frigate
Constitution Commodore Hull was
born in Derby in 1775 and the monu-
ment OF granite which was dedicated
today is erected in Colonial cemetery.
A number of national officers of the
order were present.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
Central Rantist " p. u

The Young Peoples union OF the
Central Baptist church held its regu-
lar monthly business meeting Tuesday
evening in Bushnell chapel with Pres
ident John Palmer Post In the chair.
The resignation of the secretary, Miss
Katharine Moore. was received with
regret and accepted. Miss Mary Tread =
way being elected to the vacancy. The
constitution was amended to provide
tOr an assistant secretary and Charles
v Shepard vas elected to this place.
A vote was passed to affiliate with the
state organization of the Baptist
Young People OF Connecticut. which Is
TO include the young peoples societies
cf all the churches.
AS the entertainment feature a pie
ture puzzle party closed the evening
and refreshments We're served.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
THE HEINzEs INDICTED
Federal Grand Jury Charges conspir.
cay in Copper Case.

New York, June 15.-The federal
grand jury for the May term today
handed down indictments against +.
Augustus Heinze, head of the United
Copper company: his brother. Arthur
p. Heinze, and Sanford Robinson,
Heinze's counsel, charging conspiracy,
and alleging in attempt to obstruct
the due administration of justice by
spiriting away the books of the United
was under federal scrutiny and also
by interfering with United States mar
shals in the performance of their
duty.
The grand jury was discharged at
noon with the thanks of the court.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
HALLE CLUB WHIST.
Social Evening for Members Greatly
Enjoyed-Winners Of Prizes.

A social evening for the Halle club
members, with whist rs the attraction
for those playing cards filed the haii
Tuesday evening with twenty-five Ia
bles playing while many more were
present for the enjoyable occasion.
Fruit punch was served. those In
charge OF the party being the Misses
Jennie Kimhall, Louise Fitzpatrick.
Bessie Crime. Mary De Celies, May
Edmundson. Alice Stevenson. Ida
Galley ami Maude Aubrey.
The following were the fortunate
ores who bore OFF the pretty prizes:
First. lace jabot and collar. Miss Nellie
Harrington AZ; second. chiffon veil.
Miss Alice Walsh. 3S third belt pins,
Miss Jennie Bottam. %: fourth, belt
pins. Miss. Rose June. %: nfth. belt
pins, Miss Maude Aubrey. %, sixth.
jabot. Miss katherine Ford. Is, sew
enth. carnations. Miss Dora Aubrey.
"a: eighth. china dish. Miss NJ Walk.
23. ninth. basket ~ roses. consolation
prize. Ruth Smith. 2
After The cards Miss Edith Willing.
the beloved directress Of the club was
presented with a beautiful French Kilt
ard glass clock as q parting XIII from
the club. in view Of her approaching
MARRIAGE. The affection Of the mru-
b, ~ FOR Miss Whiting. their apprccla-
ton OF her leadership and regret that
s; should cease was feelingly eNprcss-
~ by Afiss Mary Kane the president.
II, making the gift drawing from Miss
Whiting an appropriate response.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
Torn with Anger and Extreme Humiliation,
SObbed and Clutched Her Hands
LISTENS TO WITNESSES FOR DEFENSE
Recital of InduIgences of this Woman of Fashion the
Matter of Strong Stmuants- Objections to the Ine-
briation Testimony Overruled-Account by Former
Steward of Certain Exciting Night.

New York, June 15.-Torn with an
ger and extreme humiliation. alternate-
ly blushing with shame, sobbing, or
clutching her hands in evaporation,
Katherine 'Clemmons Gould sat through
a trying ordeal in the supreme court
today at the conclusion of her suit for
separation from Howard Gould. third
son OF the late Jay Gould. 1t was a
day of testimony for the defense dur
ing which Mr.. Gould's attorney sought
to bring out through witnesses who
had been associated with Mrs. Gould
that her habits were such that her
husband was justified in leaving her.
In the event of proving this. the de-
Tense began to undermine the charge
of abandonment, the only phase Of the
plaintiffs case which has withstood
the attacks of opposing counsel. JUS
tice Bowling ruled ont the charges of
cruelty and non-support yesterday.
Howard Gould himself may take the
stand tomorrow.
Remarks Not Fit to Print.
Mrs. Gould having nalvely told yes
terday what is required Of a woman
of fashion in the matter OF dress at
Palm Beach and elsewhere. witnesses
I for the defense today recited what they
alleged were the indulgences OF this
same woman OF fashion in the matter
OF alcoholic stimulants.t and, while the
heavily veiled Mrs. Gould buried her
face in her hands, told Of certain re-
marks not exactly in keeping with her
$500 gowns and the palatial Castle
Gould on Long Island
1t was during this testimony con-
cerning some of the alleged violent
and profane language. some of IT, as
related, being too strong to be printed
with propriety. that Mrs. Gould wept
most Yet she recovered herself quick
ly and at times coached her lawyer,
refreshing his mind on certain incl
dents with suggestions and reminders.
Gould Employees Relate Experiences.
ISpecifc statements that Mrs. Gould
had been intoxicated on various occa-
sions. that she called Howard Gould
you little houndl" one night: that
once that she was apparently so un-
der the influence of liquor as to stag
ger against the bannister at Castle
Gould: that her maid brought liquors
to her room, including sometimes two
cocktails before breakfast. were
brought out. as employees Of the Gould
estate related on the stand their ex-
periences with their former mistress.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
FATALLY HURT BY LION.
Member Of Party Of T. c. Selous, Afri-
can Hunter, MortaIIy Wounded.

Naivasha, British East Africa, June
15.-A member of the party of r. c.
Selous. the noted African hunter. and
George Mcmillan, nephew of the late
Senator Mcmillan of Michigan, was
brought IN here yesterday mortally
wounded by a lion. The mans name
is Williams and he was In the service
Of Mr.. Mcmillan as a secretary.
The encounter with the lion oc-
CURED in the Sotik district. where the
party has been shooting. The Roose-
welt party left here ten days ago for
the Sotik district. but nothing has
been heard Of the expedition since its
Departure
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
MRS. GROVER CLEVELAND
Testifies in Case of Magazine Writer
Broushton Brandenburg.

New York, June 15.-Mrs. Frances
Folsom Cleveland appeared in public
today for the first time since her hus-
bands death TO testify for the prose-
cution in the case of Eroughton Bran
denburg, a magazine writer. who is
charged with selling the New York
Times a political article purporting to
have bean written by former President
Grover Cleveland.
Mrs. Cleveland was self possessed
while on the stand She declared en-
phatically that the signature to the
article in question was not that of her
husband
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
NEW HAVEN RESTORES CUT.
Salaries and Wages TO Go Back to Old
Figure July 1.

New Haven, Conn, June 15@An-
nouncement was made Monday at the
offices of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad that at the meet
ing of the board Of directors held last
week it was voted unanimously that
the 10 and 5 per cent. reduction made
some time ago in the salaries of officers
and employees should be restored, this
restoration to take effect from July 1,
1909, and to apply to all below the rank
of vice president
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
POWERS YIELD TO TURKEY.
international Troops NOT to Be With.
drawn from Crete at Present.

London, June 15.-The powers have
acceded to the request of Turkey and
decided that none of the international
troops on the island of Crete shall be
withdrawn at present. They hope that
in the course of few months it will
be possible to arrange a settlement of
the conflicting claims in this matter
of the people of Crete and the gov
ernments of Turkey and Greece
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
NEW TREASURER
FOR FIFTH COMPANY.
James Mullen to Succeed Morin-Plans
For the Ball.

There was q weekly drill Of the
Fifth company, Coast Artillery corps,
at the arInory on Tuesday evening,
after which at the company meeting
James Mullen, who is the company
clerk, was elected treasurer, to sue
coed A. NORM.
The committee also discussed the
ball to be held during the celebration,
and they are getting the details ready.
The boxes are already being disposed
of, and it is believed that it will be
the most successful affair the COM
pany ever gave
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
PRESIDENT TAFT AND
NET EARNING TAX.
Message to Congress Today Urging
Passage of Tariff Bill Amendment.

Washington, June 15.-President
Taft tomorrow will send to congress
a message urging the passage of an
amendment to the tariff bill imposing
a tax of two per cent. upon the unA
distributed net earnings of corpora
tions and the addition of a resolution
submitting to the several states an
amendment to the legislation giving
congress the power to impose a tax
on incomes. This understanding was
reached at session today, and was
approved by republican leaders Of the
senate, who conferred with the presi-
dent during the afternoon and eve
ming
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
Meeting of Regents of Connection
Chapter, D. A. r.

Windsor. Conn, June 15.-At the
meeting Of the regents Of the state
chapter of the d. A r. here roday re-
ports fo' the past year were read and
the publishing of book IN the interest
of italian immigrants was approved.
Twenty-Five Of the forty-seven chap
ters We're REPRESENTED.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
ADDlE BURNS WAS
TAKEN TO WETHERsFlELD.
Taken in Auto by Sheriff Brown, 'Ac-
eomPanied by Deputy Sheriff Bowen.

On Tuesday morning at s.45 o'clock
Addie Burns was taken from the local
jail to the state prison at Wethersfield
by Sheriff Brown. accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff John A. Bowen.
She cried much of the way to Weth-
ersfeld by spells, but made no partic-
ular scene. They arrived there at 11.45
o'clock and returned directly after
that.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

Toulon, June 15.-The death is an
nounced of Lucien Bonaparte Wyse,
the French engineer and explorer. Mr.
Wyse was noted for his explorations
in Central America and his activity in
obtaining the concession for the
French Panama canal He was born
in 1S45, a son of. Sir Thomas Wyse
and Princess Letitia Bonaparte.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
Five Years for Bank Embezzler

Concord, n. H., June 15.-Herbert W.
Allen. convicted of misappropriating
$4,000 of funds of the Woodsville IN.
H) National bank, was TO-DAY sem
fenced in the United States district
court here to five years Imprisonment
in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ga
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

A final dress rehearsal for the French
play. lie sMaitre De Forges. was held
Tuesday evening at the thester. All
the amateurs in the cast performed
like veterans under direction OF r. a.
Gareau. and great success was pre-
dicted for the Franco American club,
wiiich is giving the drama.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

ica's wishes regarding the Chinese
railway loan, despatch from London
says, and will suggest to the bankers
thae an agreement might be reached
ta finance the entire Hankow and SEE
Chuen line, America RECEIVING her
share.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
NoRwAVs NOVELIST VERY ILL.
5jornstjerne Bjornson Reported to
Have Suffered Relapse.

London, June ia despatch re-
ceived here today from Christiania
says that Bjornstjerne Bjornson, the
Norwegian novelist, who has. been Sc
riously ill at Laurvik, has suffered a
relapse and is In a critical condition.
He had a paralytic stroke on June 5.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
Pedestrian Weston LOSING Time.

Spring Valley, Wyo., June 15.-On
his walk across the continent Ed
ward Payson Weston arrived here to-
day at 1890 p. IN. and called it a
days journey He left Carter at i3o
this morning. walking q little less than
20 miles.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16
DEATH CAUSED BY WOUNDS.
Autopsy on Body of Mrs. w. H. Rob.
erts of Columbia.

Rockville. Conn.,, June 15.-Coroner
r. H, Fisk on his returne from Tary-
town, N. r., stated that the autopsy
which had been performed on the body
of Mrs. w. H Roberts of Columbia,
who was found dead in the front yard
of her home, showed that death had
been caused by two wounds on the
back of the head. It is understood that
the state attorney will investigate the
matter
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

Naples. June 15.-The Rev. w. II.
Falkner, rector of St Paurs church,
Bostons died today of heart disease at
a local hotel. His wife was present
at the end. Mr.. Falkner was born
in 1862.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

Governor Hughes of New York sp-
pointed Miss Crystal Eastman as one
Of the commission to inquire into the
question of employers liability.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

The German Emperor received and
cordially greeted so English clergymen
=. the palace at Potsdam.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

Alfred G. Vanderbilt is now bitter
al ainst those who advised suppressing
The facts of Mrs. Ruiz's suicide.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-16

The German Government has intro
ouced in the bundesrath a supplement-
Sry taxation bill which is expected to
yield $35 900 900.