Connecticut western news., 1910-09-01
ACGUSE RICH WOMAN
 OF SMUGGLING GEMS
Mrs. AdridnCe Held For Federal
 Grand Jury.

Mrs. l. Reynolds Adriance of Pough- keepsie, who is accused of having made an unsuccessful effort to snug gle into the port of New York on Sun day by the White Star liner Baltic a pearl necklace valued at $6,0OO, has been held for the federal grand jury by United States Commissioner Alex ander. Her husband furnished the bond required, $7,5OO, pledging his res 1dence, Edencourt, in Poughkeepsie. as surety
 The pearl necklace bought in Flor ence was not all the jewelry that Mrs. <Adriance brought home. She had also collarette of pearls. which she made no effort to conceal, the value of which, the customs folk say, is not less than S15,000. She had also much other jewelry and a large quantity of lace and other fabrics, all of which. she said, she purchased in this country before she went abroad.
 All Of this was held by the customs authorities. Its value is said to be close to $50,000. Mrs. Adriance will be asked to prove that she bought it in this country. If the proof is not forth coming the stuff may be confiscated.
 Mrs. Adriance's daughter Marian had a pearl necklace valued at about $3,OO0, which the inspectress who searched her found tied about her waist. She said she had put it there for safe keeping and that she bought it or had been bought for her in this country. She later admitted that there were eight or ten pearls in it that she had bought on the other side. They were necessary to increase the size of the necklace, which had grown too small for her.
 GENERAL Mayor Gaynor of
 NEme New York. who was u.an-.,e, shot in the neck and badly wounded by James J. Gallagher, left St. Marys hospital. Hoboken, N. J., and is now in his country home at St. James, N. |. He will spend ten days or two weeks at his home and then will go to some quiet resort, probably in the Adiron- dacks, to complete the period of con- valescence.
 When congress convenes in Decem- Der United States Senator Cummins of Iowa expects to propose the enactment of federal primary law providing for the nomination of candidates by a na- tion wide primary election. If 1t shall develop that enactment of this legisla- tion cannot be achieved within a req sonable time Senator Cummins expects to offer a proposal for the regulation by law of the national conventions of political parties and to make. the basis of representation therein the party vote instead of population.
 Ranchmen in- five or six counties in western Texas have organized and are fighting against the wild wolves that are rapidly depicting their cattle and sheep and goats. Thousands of cattle have been killed by droves of the wolves infesting that section. The long drought and unusually hot sum- mer have crazed the wolves and they have killed cattle and sheep by the hundred and also attacked the dogs, many of which fell victims to the rabid animals. and those not killed had to be shot to prevent the spread of hydrophobia.
 Before group of interested and wondering onlookers Thomas A. Edi- son has given a demonstration of the operation of his "kinetophone''-a ma chine which produces moving pictures that talk. It was successful but he thinks he needs one year more to so improve the mechanism that grand opera can be reproduced, and, as he said, Teddy featuring the nation" with every tone of voice and every gesture and expression given. The tests were held at Orange, N. J.
 Owing to the increased demand for greater safety and facility in railroad operation the Pennsylvania Railroad company has instituted a new plan of training men to maintain and operate its signals. The different divisions of the lines east of Pittsburg have start ed signal schools where experienced signal men give instruction to the di- vision signal employees in regard to the proper operation and maintenance of the different signal and interlocking appliances.
 Former Representative Robert w. Miers of Bloomington. Ind, points to Champ Clark of Missouri as sn ideal candidate for the Democratic party in the presidential campaign of 1912 Judge Miers. when asked for an ex- pression on Democratic prospects, said that he regards Clark as coming man and thinks tn" Democratic party could do no better than to name him as its standard bearer.
 Amid scenes of excitement seldom equaled in the New York stock eX-