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Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
The Panic of 1907.

Referring to the panic of 1907, Mr..
Barker said a man who VIZ present at
a conference at J. P. Morgans mouse
in May came to him in Philadelphia
and wanted him to use his influence
with President Roosevelt to stop q
plan that had been mapped out, ne
alleged, by the financial leaders The
man was a. captain in the Rough Hid
ers, he said, ana had used his own
j influence with the president, but with
out avail
How 1t Was Preeipitated.
THE plan" said Mr.. Barker, con
templated the curtailment of loans, the
withdrawal Of credits, the putting away
of money by these interested where
they could get it when they needed 1T
tt, stop the panic, and the enforcement
of tho various state laws regarding
the holding of cash reserves py the
ba INKS and trust companies
Broke Country to Save Gamblers.
Mr.. Barker said that in October.
when the financial upheava1 reached
its crisis he urged President Roosevelt
to distribute the $145,009, 900 of cash on
hand in the treasury among the banks
other large cities. "He wanted to do
iT.'' he said, but he called in Mr.. Knox
and Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr. Root, and
instead of depositing in the outside
cities he plunged the whole amount In
Wall street 1t broke the country, but
It saved the gamblers"
Fund for AIdrich Currency Plan.
The Philadelphia man, whose bank
ing house at one time was fiscal agent
for the Russian government, declared
that those who backed the AIdrfch
monetary plan had begun ''propa-
ganda" in which 1t was proposed to
spend $1.oe6,oe0 to secure the endorse
ment of the proposed currency legfsla
ton
yesterday a. banker In Philadelphia
started to collect that city's share Of
the money. 100000" he said.
Money Trust Thrcttles Enterprise.
He declared that the great money
oligarchy" of New York controlled all
lines of finance. industry and trans
portation and that no legislation de-
signed to break up the trusts would
strike at the root Of the trouble. Few
people appreciate how by control of
the money of trust companies, savings
banks and national and state banks
this money trust has throttled indi-
vidual enterprise" he said
He urged q law that would compel
national banks to hold their legal re-
serve In cash, instead of having the
power to redeposit part OF it in the
banks OF New York
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
MADE BARCAINWITR MONEY TRUST
Retired Philadelphia Banker Charges RooseyeIr Hav-
ing Made Terms the Railroad Question-Also
Accuses Ex-President of Taking No Action to Avert
Financial Panic Of 1907, But Saved the Gamblers.

Washington. Eov. 2s.-Wharton Bar
ker. a retired banker of Philadelphia
sprsng a sensation on the senate com
nittee interstate commerce today
hnancier told him in 1904 that the
financial interests would support The
odore Roosevelt for president because
the latter had made a bargain with
them ION the railroad question"
Knew of impending Money Panic.
Mr.. Bankers statement came in the
midst OF vigorous attack on the
money trust in which he alleged also
that President Roosevelt had been
given the details of the impending
panic of 1897 several months before il
happened, but took no action to pre-
vent it He declared that the Aldrich
currency plan was the handiwork. not
Of former Senator Aidrieh; but OF q
Kuhn, Loeb & company of New York
and that a fund of $1,000. coo had been
started TO insure Its adoption.
Had frightened Roosevelt
Three or four weeks before the cleo
ton in 1904" said Mr.. Barker, 7 was
walking down Broadwe- when / met
one of the most distinguished money
kings in New York, q man now dead.
He said to mer We are going to elect
Roosevelt I expressed surprise and
of Parker He said yes; that they had
frightened Roosevelt. 50 he had made a
bargain with them"
Wished Roosevelt Was Present.
Members of the committee looked
somewhat increduious. and Mr.. Barker
added1 I wish Mr. Roosevelt were
here"
Il wish he were,- said Senator
Townsend. '1t<wouid- be interesting"
Mr.. Barker said the financial giant.
whom he declined to name. told him
that Roosevelt had made a bargain on
the railroad question Mr.. Barker
continued He ts to boiler all he
wants to- he told me, Dut by and by
a raflsoad bill win be brought in by
Recommendation OF the president, cut
ting on rebates and free passes, which
suits us who own the railroads; per-
hitting the railroads to make pooling
arranBemenfs-and providing for maxi
mum Rates
Would fncrease-aFrefght Revenues
The railroad man added, said Mr.
BARKER, that under the latter authority
It would be possibte to add from 3oo,-
6G0.e00 to 500, 600 to the total
freight charges paid by the American
pubic
VET had made any srrch agreement"
said Mr. Barker, BUT when the annual
message Of 1905 went to congress he
recommended most of these things ]
him what heard. and that had
thought the man Led, but now I must
believe he has not 1t was the only
letter OF mime ME-. Rooseveiteever fall
ed TO ausReES
Hinted That Hancinan Was the Man.
Members of<the committee asked ME-.
Banker to give the name of the f1nan-
cial man who had told him that Roose-
welt was to be elected.
II cannot do it" said Mr.. BARKER,
but subsequently somebody was al
legged to have stolen some correspond
ence between Mr. hartman and the
president telling of $250.0o0 put up for
election expenses in the city of New
York
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
GREW CHILLY AS ICE
AFTERtHER MARRIAGE.
husbands Allegation Against Wife in
Suit for Divorce.

New York, Nov. 2S.-Another young
woman, nominated by her husband for
membership in the apparently CROWN e
class Of 'lzissiess brides" was defend
ant today In q suit for marriage aEnlI-
ment. The plaintiff, DIR. Gastano r.
Sameralli, alleges that.while during his
ccurtship of Severini Giovanni she
seemingly had been affectionate, she
grew chilly as ice'' after marriage and
refused to permit him TO demonstrate
his love. In her answer the defendant
denies that she was not an affectionate
,SIfe and claims that she was obliged
~ leave her husband because of his
uEgovcrnarle temper.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
"MAN OF MYSTERY"
is NOT kIMMEL
More Testimony Adverse to Claim of
insurance Company.


Niles. Mich. Nov. 2s.-When the
taking of dispositions in the Kfmmel
insurance case was resumed today,
Henry Dean. a druggist, who has Iiv-
ed in Niles all his life. told of trip
he made to Auburn prison in 1908, ac-
complnted by E. s. Badger, a Niles
miller, to see the claimant, who was
then in the New York institution un-
der the name of White. As the result
of his conversation with White or
Kimmel the witness said that he is
fully convinced that 1.-THE man of nys-
terry is not George A. KimmeI. He
said their conversation dealt largely
with people and places In Niles.
City Physician DIR. u. F. Burns testi-
fed that he examined the claimant 8
eyes to discover evidence of a scar
that might have resulted from an OPP
Grafton performed on George A KIM
mel in 1904 by a Niles physician He
said he could find no evidence of the
scar.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
Reorganization of Trolley Company.

New York, Nov. 2s-Fhe INTERIOR
ough- Metropolftan company announced
late today that it had accepted a plan
submitted by bondholders for the re-
organization of the Metropolitan
Street Railway company. whic hopper
ates several of the principal surface
lines of the city and which has been
in receivership for more than four
years The plan provides for an as
sessment of S12.90 per share on the
$52,00o,000 stock of the Metropolitan
street railway
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29

tiers I'm payment of a 81 fine impose@
on a woman. Magistrate Corrigan Ia
sued the warrant for Creelman. IRE
accused wrote the jury letter in
which he explained that he refused to
accept the quarters because ~ had.
been the custom, and that he did not
think he was violating the law,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
OBITUARY..
John Ahearn.

Willimantic, Nov. 2s-Dacvid p
Ahearn OF Mansfield avenue was call
ed to Pennsylvania late Tuesday aft
ernoon by a telegram announcing the
death of his oldest brother, John. at
one time a resident of this city. He
succumbed to heart failure while at
work there on Tuesday. Mr.. Ahearn
leaves mother and brother residing
In New Hampshire, a brother in Bing-
hahton, n. Y and two brothers. Dav-
Id p and Henry Ahearn of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
"a PIPE DREAM" SAYS TEDDY.
Ex-President Disposes of Matter in a
Characteristic Manner.

New York. Nov 2S-CoIonel Roose-
Welt while attending tonight the per-
Torrance by the Irish Players of 1.-THE
Playboy of the Western World" was
shown the synopsis of Wharton Bar
ker's testimony in Washington today
before the senate committee on inter
state commerce, in which Colonel
Roosevelts name figured prominently.
He read the statement carefully and
then declared:
Il would as soon discuss a pipe
dream with an out-patient of Bedlaln
as discuss such nonsense"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29

St. Johns. N f.. Nov. 2S.-Leaking
pairs as the result Of her encounter
with last Sundays storm, the steamer
Albenga crept into this port today on
her trip from Lubea, Sweden. to Phil
adelphia- Twenty-eight years ago the
steamship left Lubea-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
REFUSED TO ACCEPT
QUARTERS FOR FINE
Creelnaan Explains to Grand Jury and
Escapes Indictment.

New York. Nov 2s-No Indictment
was found against Albert Creelman,
chief clerk of the Essex Market court
a brother of James Creelman, head of
the municipal service bureau, the spe-
cial grand jury so reporting today to
Judge Rosalsky- Creelnan was &C
cused of refusing to accept eight quar-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29

damage estimated at 100000 The
entire business quarter was destroyed.
Lack of water facilities left the town
powerless to fight the flames.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
Dreams of the White House.

1t may be observed that Mr. Bryan
has not joirAd DR. Woodrow Wilson
in his condemnation of The Beautiful
Isle of Sofnew aere.-Ohama Bee
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29
poo-Eat.poa Brand.

The kind OF fusion that Woody and
Bob will produce is the kind that has
con" IL front of Washington
Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-29

100000 Fire at Jamestown, Kan
jamestown, Kan, Nov. 2s.--Fire to-
day destroyed most OF the business
section OF this town. csusirF loss
estimated at 5000. 900. Forty or tbs
a. stores were burned.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21

branches plastered with clay and mud. From the bottom a tunnel ran upward to the surface. and along it women and men crawled to their pen pit homes. Underground houses akin to the Neolithic were built in Ger many during the times Tacitus. the first century of the Christian era. for the Roman historian says the remote German tribes made artificial caves in the earth covered with vast heaps of dung, so as to form in winter a shelter from cold and a storehOuse all so for harvests
 Through all this unimaginable per iod time, from Neolithic days to our own. that first idea of man-his in stinctive liking for rounded shapes has gone on progressing. so that We find it in prehistoric funeral mounds. in the beehive houses in Ireland in Roman temples of Gothic architecture. in the dome of St Paurs cathedral. and in pleasant rooms built only the other day, as in France
 Yet somehow. after being the prin- cipal form in architecture for a tme unimaginably long. the round became very subordinate thing. yielding em- pire and precedence to a shape never to be found in natures own work that is, the square, the right angle Squares and Oblongs denote repOse and weight. while circles and rounded forms are identified with everything in the universe that suggests life. mys- tery. intelligence. light and heat. movement and speed and illimitabIe
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21

and this assisted in making a better
 showing on net than on gross earn ings. for without including the taxes the net for the year in Seattle showed a decrease of but $S4,z57
 The oregon Electric. which is prac- tically a Portland road, made an even better showing in proportion to the business handled. for it reported an increase in net earnings from S169.921 in 1909 to s247.2OS in 1910.
 The electric railway is a compara- tively modern transportation facility but it's growth in the past few years has been little short of phenomenal. In the tables presented by the Finan- cial Chronicle. the gross earnings of 229 roads or systems for the year 1910 reached the enormous total of $369. .590 553. an increase of $2S.2S4,2O4 over the gross earnings for the pre- ceding twelve months. The total in- crease in the net earnings of these roads for the twelve months was S1O,- 4O4. .451 The economic advantage of the electric over the steam road is shown in these figures. for they com pare with an increase of but $5.OOS.- 641 in the net earnings of the steam roads for the same period.
 Reduced to percentages. the figures for the steam roads in 1910 showed an increase of less than one-half of 1 per cent, while the net earnings of the electrical roads showed d gain of 7.39 per cent. These figures are suf- striking to illustrate the vast difference in conditions governing the
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21
PEISON AN EVEN
 MATCH FOR JOHNSON EVENT OF WEDNESDAY WILL
 NOT BE ONE SIDED. Terrible Swede Will WrestIe With Classy Mat Man From Wichita.

Arrangements have been completed for Q match between l. A. Johnson. the terrible Swede" and Chris Per son, husky grappler from Wichita. Kansas. who witnessed the match be- tween Gotch and Johnson, and ex- pressed a desire to meet him on the mat for a tussle to a finish" for the sbest two out of three The match will come off at the Third Avenue theater next Wednesday evening. the 26th. under the management of George Kirkland. who arranged and manag ged the Gotch- Johnson event. and will book the Floto attractions through the summer.
 As expected by the local fans. John son was unable to stand uo before Gotch. but his failure to throw the champion. or even to prevent him from gaining the three falls in one hours wrestling time. has not low cred the general opinion Of his skill and speed al the game. Before Gotch came up for the match at the Third Avenue his trainer, himself an old mat man. said: Frank is so much better than every other man at the game. that you can never tell how good a man is from the way he ap- pears with Gotch. He throws them all and there is no one who can show up at all when it comes to a show down with him on the mat" This IS tRe generally accepted idea Of Gotch's supremacy as a wrestler. and in consequence Johnson still stands high in the estimation of the fans who witnessed his match with the champion
 However interesting the big event of this week was as a wrestling ex- hibition, from a pure sporting stand point the match of next Wednesday will be far superior to it, for Srhe wrestlers are well matched. and there will be fast and close event pre- scented when they meet each other to
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21
HOUSES OF PRIMITIVE MAN.

The earliest human dwellings were shelter places made by nature. as in caves; but when the progress of man had reached it's NeOlithic period form of human architecture was de- velOped. and it had much in common with the building methods of burrow- ing animale.
 That is to say. primitive man went to earth like d hunted fox. seeking warmth and refuge in pit dwellings. Why he went underground is mys- tery which I venture to explain partly by that human instanct which now recOncileS us to coal pits and tube railways, says M. w. Shaw in the FOrtnightly Review. and partly also by the disappearance of many huge animals which in earlier prehistoric times would have broken through the roof of a pit dwelling.
 Each pit was round in shape. just like the entrance to burrow. St went downward for seven feet and sometimes for ten. and over the mouth was a firm cover of interlaced
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21

contest for the championship Of the
 territory Person. although little known here, has had long career as a mat artist, and is recognized as a bad man to dispose of. In the be- ginning of his wrestling days he met Gotch three times in Tacoma, twice in the fall of 1901, and again two years later. He was thrown all three times, but made a good showing against the giant, who had not at that time gained the championship. or acquired his astonishing speed and training which has since caused him to be recognized as champion of champions"
 Forfeits have been put up by both wrestlers for next Wednesdays event. and there is every likelihood of it's coming off on schedule time. The house will hold a crowd fully as large as that which witnessed the Gotch- Johnson match. as the fans of Phoo Q nix and vicinity will be anxious to see the Swede tussle with a man of his own mettle. It will be the first time for him to appear in the city against a wrestler in his own class, and there is going to be some fast work when time is called, and the two big fellows come from their cor ncrs to pit equal science and strength in struggle for the belt. Person weighs one hundred and ninery pounds. which is Johnson's weight, and there will be a fair and square opportunity for each man to show his mettle.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21

however appears some exceptionally interesting statistics on Portland's growth that have thus far been men, toned only in a casual way
 In the annual tabulatlon giving the earnings of the street and electric railways of the United States. Port land stands near the head of the list
 The Portland Railway, Light X Power company, in percentage of in crease Of net earnings, leads all com panies operating in big cities. The gross earnings of the system were $5.63S. S96, compared with $4,S1S O22 for 1909. Net earnings for the same period jumped from $2.399.112 in 1908 to $2.914,51S last year, an increase oi 15,406. or something more than 21 per cent These total net earnings were the result after deducting taxes.
 In order to understand the full meaning of these figures as reflec- ton of Portland's unparalleled pros perity. it is necessary to present the statistics of the Seattle Electric com pany, corporation filling practically the same field in the Puget Sound city that is filled in this city by the Portland Railway, Light X Power The gross earnings of the Seattle company for 1910 were $5.5SS,- 1S9, or about $50OOO less than the gross for the Portland road, but while the Portland road showed an increase in gross of SS20,S74, the Seattle road showed a decrease of s265.9S6. In the Seattle figures, taxes were not deducted. as they were in Portland.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21
DIPLOMATIC SHAKE UP
 IS STILL GOING ON
Several Changes Announced By State
 Department.

Washington. April 2O.-The diplo- matic shake-up. which was first evi- denced by the resignation Of David Jayne Hill as ambassador to Ger many. continued today. when it was announced that Henry B. Pierce had resigned as minister to Norway and that in consequence several transfers would be made.
 l.. $. Swenson. minister to Switzer- land. will succeed, and Edwin ". Morgan. minister to Uruguay and Paraguay, will be transferred to Por- tugal.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21

operation of steam and electric roads. The electric road, despite it's rapidly increasing mileage. is as yet largely a local enterprise. while with the steam roads many important factors bearing on operating expenses and earnings are the result of general conditions not affecting the electric lines.-Port- land Oregonian.
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21
RECORD FOR PORT
 LAND.

The remarkable growth of Port land last year was reflected in rec ord breaking bank clearings. building permits. postoffice receipts and other direct evidence of an official nature, all of which has been presented to the public In the current issue of the New York Financial Chronicle,
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21
THE CONGRESSIONAL WAY.

Washington has asked for 100 ad- ditiOnal policemen"
 What about it?"
 Congress wants to give them that many new laws instead"
Arizona republican., 1911-04-21
GOING THE LIMIT.

All former efforts dimmed. Wide as a tub. Her Easter hat is trimmed: So is her hub,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-21
The Last Stand.

Ii the carper, after reading that the
War Department, has abolished hard
tack in the army, wants more evidence
that the world is changing, then he is a
hopeless case. He can never be con-
WINGED.
Hard tack is the very symbol of things
immutable. 1t is milled of the granite
lodges 1t is baked to the toughness of
lava. 1t has the sanction and the stamp
of the bureaus wherein men seldom die
and never resign That the recruits
during the late Civil War mistook the
thing for building material never raised
a doubt in Washington that this was the
perfect food for soldiers. That men
preferred cannon wounds to having a
box of hard tack fall upon their toes,
was merely joke to the War Depart
ment. The teeth caved in before it,
digestion refused it. hospitals dreaded
it, hungry enemies passed it by, no more
moved the powers that be than the en-
deavors of an ant to move the eternal
hills.
Yet the War Department has come to
the conclusion that field bread" is
better than hard tack 1t can be trans
ported easier, kept quite as we'll and
is held in higher regard by the soldiers.
So that adamant ration, cousin to pig
iron. and the father of million cuss
words, is to go. The world moves
Toledo BLADE.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-21
Accused Of Taking Brides.

A special dispatch from Chicago.
dated July 10Th, says: Two revenue
officers and a former government official
are charged with accepting brides in the
indictments returned by Federal
grand jury
Iwenty-one officers and employees of
butterine manufacturers are charged
with conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment out OF the buttetine tax, the brib-
erv of government officials, it is charged,
being part Of the conspiracy.
The government is said to have lost
hundreds of thouaands of dollars bv
the alleged frauds. The following were
indicted:
Frank P Gaviezel. United States rev.
enue agent; Harry Oldham. special
employe of the revenue department.
stationed at Chicago; c. Laru, formerly
a deputy United States revenue collector;
John F. Ielke, PRESIDENT Francis NJ.
Lowery, secretary, and William NJ.
Steele, ma7ager, of the John F. Telke
company; John Dadie. secretary; Thomas
w. Dudman, purchasing agent; Frank
H. Harding. cashier and John F. RYAN,
order clerk of the William /. Moxley
company; William P. Jackson, manager
OF the George P. Brown company.
The others indicted were the sales
men employed by the three companies
mentioned, which are among the largest
manufacturers of oleomargarine in The
country.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-21
Meeting of the Board of Alder
men

The Board Of Aldermen met in regular
monthly session with all of the members
present, His Honor, the Mayor, presid-
ing. The committee on Claims reported
a number of bills, which were passed
and ordered to be paid.
The City Register was authorized and
empowered by an ordinance to borrow
1000 The water bond issue of $50, 900.
which was advertised for sale, was
awarded to the Esterbrook Company
of Baltimore, at SI.oI%.
The contractors for street paving made
complaint to the board that the railroad
company hampered them in their work
and in consequence they were losing
much valuable time. The Committee
on Streets were instructed to take up the
matter with the railroad and were in
structed TO facilitate matters.
The Market Masters report for the
month was read and approved
After discussing the matters apper-
tanning to the streets and the water de.
partment, the board adjourned