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Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
WEDNESDAYS TESTIMONY
 AT RAILROAD RATE HEARING.
savir,s of ssoo,ooo,ooo Annually in Railroad Operating Expenses Might Be Accomplished by Scientific Man aoenaent.

Washington, Nov. 23.-A saving of $500 100000 annually in railroad oper- ating expenses in this country might be accomplished by the adoption of scientific methods of management, ac- cording to Harrington Emerson, me- chanfcal engineer expert of New York city. who testified before the inter- state commerce commission today. This estimate, which is identical with the amount named by Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island as a possible economy in the administration of the federal gov ernment on business principles, was made in the course of the hearing on the proposed freight rate advances in official classification territory.
 Todays sessions of the commission consisted mostly of discussion of sci entific management by expert wit nesses. This line of testimony was closed late in the afternoon, when the commission adjourned until Friday.
 Attorney Brandeis, for the Atlantic seaboard shippers, in summing up the scientific management testimony of his witnesses, reiterated his request that the commission conduct an independent investigation if it believes that the railroads have not introduced such sci entific methods and he believed that he had produced evidence to show that they had not. He said the railroads use of the recent wage increases as an excuse for rate increases pointed to an increase of the burdens of the Aneri- can public"
 He called attention to what he de- scribad as prediction of the heads of great trunk lines that the pending in creas ses were only an earnest of what is to come that the public is to expect and become accustomed to a progress sive rise in rates throughout the coun- try.
 MT Brandeis a assumed the burden of proof was on the railroads to show whether they have put into operation economies which he did not believe ex- isted and that thosa economies should first be practiced before resorting to advances.
 Charles B. Going, managing editor of the Eneineerirg Magazine testified to the Atchison. Topeka and Santa F'e railroad effecting a net savine of $5- 300.000 in five years in it's repair and machine shops through functional or ganization, an analytical study, stand ardzation of instructions etc.
 Harrington Emerson. engineer. fac tory manager, investigator and bust ness instructor described the applica- ton of scientific manage cement of the railroads.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
BURR BROTHERS ADMITTED
 TO BAIL IN $1oooo EACH.
Raid on This Fraud Concern Most Im-
 portent Yet Made.

New York, Nov. 23-Shelton c. Burr and his brother, Eugene H. Burr. of the firm of Burr Brothers. Inc, dealers in oil and mining stocks, who were arrested last Monday. charged with us ing the United States mails to defraud, were admitted to bail today in the sum of $1O,000 each. Frank c. Tobey the third member of the firm, arrested in the same federal raid, has not yet found bail and is still in the Tornbs.
 Postnla ster General Hitchcock said in a statement given out after the ar rests that he estimated the amount of stock sold Hby Burr Brothers to be be- tween s400O0,G0O and 5000 .0o0. most ly of little or no value,'' and he con- sidered the arrests the most important yet made by the government in it's ef- fort to stamp out alleged interstate swindlers.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
Presented Pitiable Appearance As He Is
 Led To The Scaffo1d
SHRINKING FIGURE NEAR COLLAPSE
Prison Authorities Issue Formal Statement Declaring That the American Dentist Did Not Admit Killing Wfe-On Sunday Last Dr. Crippen Wrote Signed Statement in Which He Protested Innocence.

that so far as he knows his c1fednt 1 mainfained his innoceu1ce to tho end ' Wl1alf was said to the priest preceding aIbsolution canrot, of course, be known.
 Alleged New Facts Brought Out. If Crippen confessed as is asserted [ by a newly published evening paper, he made poor work of 1t, for tho paper gives no authority for it's assertions :. which are credited to an anonymous frie1i of the physician. who is himself quoted but briefly The onlyl alleged new facEs brought out are that Grip pen, was treating his wife for indiges- tion and substituted poison for the proper naEdicanent; and that he pur- chased in a shop in Holborn a dissect ing knife, which. after it had been [ used to disnenber the body, the mur- derer threw into a. neighbours garden In spite of this careless disposition of the tell tale weapon it has never been recovered by the police.
 With these exceptions the alleged confession is a recital of the well known story of the crime which might have been told by any one who had fol- lowed the widely published proceed ings of the court.
 The Execution.
 Dr. Crippen was accompanied to t&ss scaffold by Father Carey, from whom he received the last rites of the Roman Catholic church.
 He was sleeping soundly when hss guard called him to prepare for the hangman He dressed with alacrfty and was ready twenty minutes before the hangnnan was He dressed himself in his own ciotfles and sat up on his bed. A few minutes later Father Ca rey entered Dr. Crippen greeted him with 2 snaiie He then received the lelst rites of the church.
 As the priest concluded his task MT. Ellis, the executioner, and his assist ants entered. They carefully pinioneh Crippen's arms. A few other fornnaM- ties were performed, and the execu- tioner announced he was ready to pro- ceed.
 T am ready" stolidly said Dr. Crtp- pen.
 Then the march to the scaffoid be- gan. Father Carey walked at the oon- demned mans side, chanting the burial service.
 Everything was in readiness for ths execution Inv less than forty seconds from the time that ne stepped into the death yard Dr. Crippen was swinging by the neck. PT4lvstctans. after exafr, ming his body said tflai@ xSS hsL bNen killed instantly.
 When the black flag was raised on the flagstaff of tfIe prison to denote that the death sentence had been eIe- cq1ted the waiting crowd outside could just see it. There was no demonstra- tfon. no outcries. The crowd watched the flag silently and then began to dwindle away. The last act in. the most sensational and interesting trag- edy in the history of London in hnteeu years was over.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
RUMOR OF CAPTURE
 OF LEADER MADERO.
1t is Declared That Diaz Controls the
 Situation.

Eagle Pass. Tex, Nov. 2s.-Employes of the federal telegraph lines in Cuidad Porfirio Diaz say Torreon has surren- dered and that the Maderoists now in- vest the city. All arms and ammuni- tion there have been confiscated by them. but the owners were told to cal at headquarters at LerGv. where they would be paid for the guns.
 An American conductor reaching Eagle Pass today from Torreon said he counted twenty-one bodies of Mexi can soldiers. police and rurales in Gomez Palacio on Monday.
 The revolutionists carried away their dead and wounded.
 A Mexican official of Cuidad Pornrio Diaz said fifty-two Mexican soldiers were killed at Gomez Palacio.
 A report declared to be unfounded was in circulation here tonight that Madero was captured today by federal troops. Consul Luther T. Ellsworth places no credence in it, saying he would have received notice if Madero had been taken.
 General F'ructusso Garcia, command ing the Mexican troops in Cuidad Por- frio Diaz. said President Diaz has the situation well in hand.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
CHARGED WITH USING
 THE MAILS TO DEFRAUD.
Cleveland Stock Brokerage Firm Ar
 rested by Postoffice Inspectors.

Cleveland. O.. Nov. 23.-Charles A. Sandals and A'Jert z. Griffin. conduct inc a stock brokerage business under f1c firm name of Sandals. Griffin & Co. were arrested bv postoffice inspec- tors today. charged with using the riails Co defr1ud.
 The two men have been engaged in selling stock in the Sterling oil com Iany. ca sltalized Ut S5.9o0.0O0, and sup posed tc own large oil fields in Okla hcrna- This stock, which was sold principally to farmers in northern ohio. vas represented. it is charged, as an investment which would return SO per ce-t According to United States district attorney it's value is uroblenla teal
 PoStoffice inspectors returned yester- day from chi-1cma and recommended fhe immediate arrest or the brokers. They were released this evening on >1.00e The officers of the Sterling company are: Ex-Judge C. E. Ewing CT Youngstown. O., president; William IT, Carl of S1reve O., vice president; Charles A. Sandals. manager; A. S. Griffin. treasurer
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
HIGH PRICE OF MEATS
 DISCUSSED IN REicHeTA0.
Conservative Johann Rupp Blamed the ddiemen--American Fresh Beet.


 Berlin, Nov. s3.-The socialist inter pellation as to the high price of meats was discussed in the reichstag today. Johann Rupp, conservative. admitted that prices were too high in many cities but he blamed the middlcmen and was opposed to the opening of the frontier to foreign inlportations at tho present time, which he said was 1nop- perfume for such a concession
 Herr Delbrueck, vice chancellor and minister of the interior. eaid talAt Chancellor Won Bethn ann-8nAWox, upon the solicitation of the SUueh Ger. maa government, had sanctioned tAe importation from France of a fixed number of cattle and swine weekly. Tho importation of cattle from Amer ica which was prohibited or3EfnaNy owing to the prevalence of TexGs fsvae, could not be permitted on vstsstnary grounds. American fresh beef was also barred because of Texas fever, but if this prohibition were abrogAted the importation would still be impo ssible owing to the provision of the meat in spection law, which requires fresh beet to be Imported in whole or halved car casses with the internal organs fntacG
 Baron Schorlemer, the Prussian min ister of agriculture. agreed that dnmost cities meat prices have reached a re- grettable height, but the eieua&ion, hs said, was not due to an inadequate home supply.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
MRS. CAROLINE 3. MARTIN
 COLLAPSED IN COURT.
She Would Rather Sit in Electric
 Chair Than Use Bad English.

Newark, N. J., Nov. 23.-'I would rather be convicted and electrocuted than use bad English Mrs. Caroline E. Martin told the court today in ob- iecting to the record of her testimony in the proceedings to determine her sanity. If she is adjudged sane she will be placed or trial for the murder of her daughter, Ocey W. Snead, the East Orange bathtub victim.
 Judge Ten Eyck ordered the word "equa'ble" substituted for equitable" |" and Mrs. Martin continued: I'm here without friend" she shouted, with out a lawyer, jury or money. I'm being crushed by this gigantic machine of men and money. Can't I tell when they lie?"
 The court promised to treat her with all possible consideration, but she became so excited over the testimony of a physician who had examined her that she threw up her hands, soobed and shouted. Judge Ten Eyck ordered her re moved, and when constable approached her she first screamed and fought him and then collapsed. On her promise to foe more quiet she was all lowed to remain in the room. Dr. c. c. Belling testified that she told him he daughter committed suicide from aa overdose of morphine.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
PRESIDENT TAFT
 RETURNS TO WASHINGTON.
Message Will Be Ready Late the 28th
 or Early the 2oth.

Washington, Nov. 23-President Taft returned to Washington at S.30 o'clock tonight. after having stopped a day -sst Ric:lnnoffd..s Va, on dlis way home from the 1sthmuS of Panama The president announced soon after his arrival that he would make no en- agreements during the next five days. In that time he hopes to have his mes cake to congress completed. Only cab iIet offieeTs'sand others with whom the president. desires to consult regarding his messageexvill be formally received at the White Rouse.-4The message will be ready either the night of the 2Sth Or early on tlle 29th.
 Coinciden- with the presidents re- turn, it was learned that there is not the slightest chance for an, extra ses . sion of congress following the coming short session. The president it is said, sees no necessity for calling congress to sit after March 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
NET REVENUES OF STEAM ROADS
 IN THE UNITED STATES
Aggregated $so,o2s,751 During Month
 of August.

Washington. Nov. 23-The interstate commerce commission today an- nounced that the net revenues of the steam roads of the United States dur ing last August, compared with August, 1909 aggregated s90,02S,751 or $s77.49 per mile, of line, against $90,99s,2S3, or $3S0.10 per mile of line.
 The deduction of one twelfth annual taxes left the operating income $s1,- 163, ,009, or s340.32, as against sS3, ,oO0.- 690. or $346.70 per mile of line in 1909 The mileage operated on which this summary for monthly reports of the railroads is based was S,493 as against 239.404 miles last year
 The de ailed figures show that for August, 1910. the total operating rev. enues were s254,005,972, and the total operating expenses $164, ,.l5S,S99, the total net revenue already given in cluding ou. size operations which yield ed net revenue of little over half a million dollars.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
NOMINEE CHARLES A. GOODWIN
 FILES EXPENSE STATEMENT
Sum of $16, ,940.30 Used at Recent State EIeetion-Letter Addressed to the Secretary of State.

Hartford. Conn, Nov 23.-As filed with the secretary of state today, the expense statement of Charles A. Good win, the republican nominee for gov ernor at the recent state election, shows that the sum of $16,940.30 was expended. A letter from MT. Goodwin accompanies the statement to the eff feet that all the money expended ex- cept his personal account was expend- ed by the treasurer of the Goodwin club of Hartford.
 The statement was filed by Alderman Henry M. Sperry of this city. treasurer of the Goodwin club. and shows re- ceipts of s16,940.30 and expenditures of like amount. Of the sum expend- ed $11,3SS.71 is credited to the caucus account. s265.9O to the republican state convention held at Hartford and $5, 2S569 to general election expenses.
 The letter addressed to the secretary of state accompanying the statement of expenses dated at Hartford, Nov. f23, follows:
 Dear Sir: While there is no require ment that candidate shall enter personal account, l take this opportuni- ty to say that apart from per sonal ex- pensas such money as l have expended in the campaign was expended through the treasurer of the Goodwin club, the treasurer of the state central commit tee and the treasurer of the republican town committee of Hartford.
 Tt is my desire that those persons who in this campaign have shown me great consideration will remember that Mr. Sperry undertook the work as treasurer of the Goodwin club from motives of friendship and the money he has handled has been handled un- der my personal direction and the di- rection of the club.
 Apart from these expenses my per sonal expenses consisted of the up- keep of an automobile. the cost of which I do not attempt to calculate; two short trips on the railroad, and various subscriptions which may or may not have benefited me politically and which amounted in the whole to not more than $200."
 The amounts expended by the can didates for the governorship by the re- publican and democratic candidates at the recent election is much less than that expended by the nominees of the two parties two years ago. In the campaign of 1908 the late Governor Lilley expended in the neighborhood of $25,000 and Judge A. Heaton Robertson in the neishborhood of $2S,000, nearly s24,000 more than did Judge Baldwin, the successful candidate this year, who gave the democratic state central com mittee $4,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
sUBPoENAs FOR WITNESSES
 IN TRIAL OF J. J. GALLAGHER. Who Shot Mayor Gaynor-Case Before
 Grand Jury Tomorrow.

New York, Nov. 29-The cause of the people against James J. Gallagher, who shot Mayor Gaynor, will probably come before the grand jury of Hudson county, N. J., on Friday. Subpoenas for witnesses to attend the session went out today. The defense will be insanity.
 Mayor Gaynor was shot on the morn ing of August 8, and the prosecution has been postponed until now because Justice Swayze of the supreme court cfarg ed the grand jury not to take up the case until the mayors physicians had certified within year and a day" of the date of the shooting that the mayor was out of danger Such assur- ances have been received, and the state will now move for an indictment flor atrociouc assault with intent to kill" punishable with a maximum penalty of 20 years in state prison.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24

London Nov. 23-Dr Hawley liar vey Crippen today paid the penalty for the murder of his wife, Belle Ellnore, the actress within 8 few minutes of the stroke of nine-tlle morning hour officially fixed for the execution.
 The hanging was in Pentonville pr1s- on, where the prisoner had been con- fiend since his return to this country, following his arrest in Canada,
 The condemned man who through out his trial and even until Home Sec retary Churchill had refused petition for hiS~reprieve, maintained an lmper- turbable calmness, presented a patlable appearance as he was literally ied throughout the short corridor rom hls cell to the Scaffold.
 His mental anguish had been too great to be covered up by outward bra vado and 1t was a broken man whom the wardens were obliged to assist up the steps to the drop upon which once reached the shrinking figure all but collasepd.
 Passed Restless Night.
 The first report that Crippen had met his fate calmly was contradicted by persons who were present in the prison during the mans last hours. The doomed map passed a restless nlSht and appeared hagtgard and worn when awakened from his fitful slumbers. He semed to lose all fortitude as the end approached A breakfast was -brought into him, but he left it untouched
 His face was colorless as he was es- corted bareheaded to the galloWs. The grew some work was soon done. The black cap was quickly drawn over the face and the moose adjusted and the belt drawn.
 Crippen, who weighed 140 pounds, was given a drop of seven feet. Death was instantaneous.
 Final Interview With Miss Leneve.
 The final interview with Miss I4eneve yesterday was most painful and already in the shdaoW of death the convicted murderer made no effort to suppress his emotions upon parting with the girl. During the remainder of the day he was in state of complete nervous collapse, retiring to his bed utterly de- Spondent.
 The usual post mortem rumors of an eleventh hour confession are af1oat. These should be read in the knowledge that on Sunday last the condemned man issued a signed statement in which he protested. his innocence; and since .dflat day, and for several days before, he had positively refused to see any one other than his keepers, MT. Newton Miss Leneve and Father Ca rey.
 Accordingly the testimony of these persons would appear to be Of great moment in throwing light on the con- denned mans last hour. This morn ing, following the execution, the prts- on authorities issued an official state ment declaring that no confession had been made. Miss Leneve denies that Cripper confessed. His attorney says
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
 70 GOV.-ELECT BALDWIN.
Edwin s. Thomas of West Haven Was
 Appointed Last Niqht.

New Haven. Conn.,, Nov. 23.-Gover- nor-elect simeon F. Baldwin of this city announced tonight that he had ap- pointed Edwin $. Thomas of West Ha- ven his executive secretary. This is the first appointment by Judge Bald- win and will be followed by others probably before the first of the year.
 Mir. Thomas. who the new governor has chosen as his executive secretary, lives in West Haven and practices law in this city, being a member of the firm of Hoadley & Thomas. He is a graduate of the Yale Law school in the class of 1895 and since taking up the practice of law in this city has been active in local and state democratic politics. He was selected as secretary of the democratic state central com mittee in 1902 and has held that posi- tion since that time. He has also been candidate on the democratic ticket for judge of probate for New Haven county three times. each time meeting with defeat.
 When seen tonight, MT. Thomas stat ed that he would accept the office.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-24
Population Of
 Greater New York
GREATER THAN ALL THE REST
 OF THE EMPIRE STATE.
4,76e.883 IN THE CITY
Figures of the Thirteenth Census Made PubIic-2o,4s7 More in the City Than in the State Outside.

Washington. Nov 2s,-New York city for the first time has become greater in point of population than all the remainder of the state of New York outside the greater city limits.
 Thirteenth Census Statistics.
 Statistics giving the population of the state as enumerated in the thir teenth census and made public today show that the people of the country's greater city forms more than one half of the inhabitants of the most populous state in the union. While this is the most striking feature of the New York census figures, almost as remarkable is the rate of growth of the Empire State. Since 1870 it has doubled in population, and the rate of increase during the past ten years, 25.4 per cent, the greatest since the decade be- tween 1840 and 1850, when the per- centage of increase was 275 This in crease is largely attributable to the growth of the cities of the state and is believed by the census officials to be due to the developments of the manu- featuring interests and foreign immi- grafton.
 Larger Representation in National
 House.
 With this increase in population will come a larger representation in the lower branch of congress- where New ! number of new representatives will be 10 if the present ratio of apportion- ment is retained by congress. Should the ratio be increa sed, this number would be cut down, but it is conceded that the state will have an increased representation in congress.
 The Figures.
 Of the 9,113,279 people in New York state, as shown by todays statistics, 4,766,SS3 are in New York city and 4.346, 396 in the state outside the city, making the city APO, 4S7 greater in pop ulation. In 1900 New York city con- tained 340,490 inhabitants less than the state outside the city, the population of the city being 3,437,202, compared with 3,S31, ,692 in the remainder of the state.
 Of the 1,s44,3S5 people by which the state increased during the past ten years, 1,329,681 were contributed by the city, while only 514,704 persons was the increase in the state outside the greater city of New York. Of the whole states growth about 1S.4 per cent. was contributed by the city Of New York. while the state without the city contributed only about per cent, making the total increase over the 1900 figures 25.4 per cent.