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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
CHARGES FILED AGAINST
v. 8. SENATOR STEPHENSON
Attempted Bribes and Corrupt Prac-
tees by Himself and Campaign
Leaders.

Madison, Wis, Jan 1.-THE no1ni-
nation in the primary and the cleo
ton to the United States senate by
the legislature of Isaac Stephenson are
nun and void on account of attempted
bribes and corrupt practices by him
self and his campaign leaders, agents
and workers, and of violations of the
laws of Wisconsin defining and pun
ishing offenses against the elective
franchise"
This Is the g1st Of the findings of a
special senatorial investigating COM
inittee in its report submitted to Gov.
Francis f. McGovern today. The re-
port Is signed by Lieut.-Gov. Thomas
Morris and Senator Spencer w.
Marsh (republlcans) and Senator Paul
Husting (democrat).
The two republican members of the
committee are members of the So
called progressive wing of the repub-
llcan party and Senator Husting calls
himself progressive democrat.
Early in the legislative session of
1909, resolutions were INTRODUCED in
both houses calling for investigation
of the senatorial primary election. The
resolutions were particularly pointed
at United States Senator Isaac Ste
phenson, who, according to his report
filed with the secretary of state. ex-
pended 100000 during the campaign.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
NO PEACE TREATY BETWEEN
COLOMBIA AND PANAMA.
The Mission of Dr.. Carlos Mendoza at
Bogota Has Failed.

Panama, Jan. 11.-Late advices from
Colombia confirm the previous report
that the mission of DR.. Carlos Mendoza
at B6gota has failed. DIR. Mendoza,
acting as special commissioner of the
Panaman government, went to Colom-
bia about month ago for the purpose
of negotiating a. treaty of peace. Pres
ident Restrepo, in response to the Pan
aman governments inquiries, has re-
piled that he would be glad to give
DR.. Mendoza a hearing, and on arrival
at Bogota the Panaman representative
was greeted cordially. The people,
however, were strongly against a
treaty with Panama, and DIR. Pere y
Soto, chairman Of the senate investi-
eating committee, demanded that
Mendoza be sent to prison as a traitor,
he having taken a prominent part In
the establishment Of Panamas inde-
pendence.
A circular was distributed about the
streets Of Bogota, proposing a boycott
of Mendoza, so that he would be COM
PEELED to leave.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
Postal Savings
Banks Progress
THE NEW SYSTEM GRADUALLY
DEVELOPING.
NEW ENGLAND REPORTS
That the Banks Are Patronized but
Little by the Foreign PopuIation-
Business Largest at Bristol, r. !.

Boston, Jan. 1l.-PostaI savings
banks in New England, inaugurated a
week ago, have been developing grad
ualiy, according to a canvass of the
New England municipalities where the
federal government is experimenting
with the new system.
Not Much Patronized by Foreigners.
From Massachusetts,. Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont the reports
are the same in one respect, namely,
that the postal savings banks are not
being patronized to any great extent
by the foreign population, the very
class of depositors who were expected
planned, however, that this is due to
the fact that the new system has not
been sufficiently advertised among the
foreigners.
Rhode Island Patrons Arc Small Shop
keepers.
In Rhode Island the chief patrons of
the bank are the small shopkeepers,
who plan to invest their accumulated
savings in government bonds. In all
the New England states there has been
a considerable demand for the postal
cents each, ten stamps being sufficient
to open a deposit account.
The postal savings bank at Norwood,
Mass, has received the anticipated
support, in the opinion of Postmaster
Fale4s, though the foreigners are not
among the heavy depositors.
Very Little Business in Vermont.
There has been very little business
at the bank located at Montpelier, VT,
but Postmaster Brown continues to be
enthusiastic over the prospect of the
institution The postal savings bank
at Berlin, N. H, has been doing a bus
mess reported as satisfactory.
Bristol, r. l., the Banner Town.
Several hundred accounts have been
opened in the bank at Bristol, r. l.,
where business has been SO large that
the postmaster is making arrange
ments for special quarters for this
branch of the postoffice.
Business at Rumford, Me-, has been
coming SloNlV
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
INTRODUCED BY Mr.. TILsoN.
A SPANISH WAR CLAIM.
Bill to Pay to Winchester Repeating
Arms Co. $f2,744.67.
Especial to The Bufletin.) }


Washington, Jan. 1.-Representative
Tilson today introduced in the house
bill to pay to the Winchester Repeat
ing Arms company of New Haven the
sum of $12,744.67, being the amount ex-
pended by that company in defending
a. suit for infringement of a firearms
patent. The claim is rather peculiar
one and grew out of a contract given
to the Winchester company during the
Spanish war
The government was very anxious to
secure a number of Lee rifles, but the
Winchester company did not wish to
make them. because there was no gen
eral market for this rife, and besides
there was a question of patent rights
involved. The war department was in
sistent, however, and finally the Win
chester company agreed to make the
rifles under a contract which provided
that in case the company had to de-
fend any lawsuits on account of in
fringement Of patents the war depart
ment would reimburse the company.
Several very expensive suits were
defended by the company, but when
they tried to collect from the war de-
partment the reply was that there were
no funds from which the amount could
be paid Relief can only be granted
by congress. and hence the introdtic-
ton of the bill by Major Tilson.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
FAVORABLE REPORT TO SENATE,
CONNECTICUT PENSIONS
Which Have Already Passed the
House--InvaIid Pensions Reportsd.
Especial to The Bul4etin. J

tSp6C1at TO If6 BuIfef1n.)
Washington, Jan. l1.--The senate
committee on pensions today reported
favorably the following Connecticut
pension bills, all of which have already
passed. the house. Ia behalf of George
A. CargiIl of Derby, at $50 per month.
in behalf of John H Murphy of Beth
any, at $50 per month; IN behalf of
Frederick S. Way Of New Haven, at
$24 per month; in behalf OF Calvin A.
Smith Of NorwHlk, at $24 per month.
In behalf of DIR. Bronson of Bridge
port, at s24 per month, and in behalf
of Charles w. Bennett of Norwalk, at
$24 per month.
The house committee ON Invalid PEN
sions today reported farorably the fol ;
lowing Connecticut pension bills: In
behalf of Araminta j. Doty Of New
Haven, widow of William Doty, Com
pany H, 27th Connecticut Volunteers.
at $500 per month; in bef,af of George
3. Palmer of Portland, Company d.
goth c. ", at 324 per month; in behalf
of William H. PORTER Of Deep River.
Company /, Skh C. ". at $24 per
month; in behalf Of Samuel H. Dooiit-
tie of East Haven, Company e, 18th
C. ", at $24 per month; and in behsH
of Clara A. Howe Of Wallingford. Wild
ow OF Clfanncey p. Howe, Company F.
27th Massachusetts Volunteers, at S2e
per month.
Representative Hill today introduc-
ed bill granting a pension of $50 per
month to Franklin Comstock of Beth
ell, who served in the navy.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
MR.. HILLS RESOLUTION
On Mode Of Procedure in Considering
Tariff Schedules.
Especial to The Bulletin. )


Washington, Jan. 1.-THE final hear
ing on Mr.. Hills resolution to change
the mode of procedure in considering
tariff schedules was held before the
house committee on rules yesterday
and several speakers made statements
favor'ing the general idea All did not
agree, however, to the particular form
of resolution proposed by Mr.. Hill, and
Representative Smith of Iowa. a mem
ber of the rules committee, prepared
a new resolution, which probably will
be presented by the committee.
Mr.. Smiths resolution is as follows:
Whenever a. revenue bill shall be
pending, 1t shall not IN either house be
subject to any amendment to modify
or change its provisions as to rates of
duties or taxes on articles not therein
named, except on articles interchange
able in use with, or necessarily used in
the production. of articles named in
such bill.''
The idea is practically the same as
Mr.. Hi1l's, and either proposition is
acceptable to those who favor a sched-
ule by schedule revision of the tariff.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
Brief Interview With Murphy.

The characteristically brief interview
with the Tammany leader was obtain
ed at the Grand Central station just
before ne and other politicians took
train for the state capital By his
side at the time stood John III. Nc
Cooey, democratic leader of Brooklyn,
who yesterday issued statement
strongly supporting Shepard. Today
he repeated his endorsement directly
after the Murphy interview.
What will be the attitude of the Or
ganization on the senatorial question 2"
the Tammany leader was asked.
THE organization replied Mr.. Muir
ply, with slow emphasis, sis against
Shepard, and have to be"
Does that mean that William r.
Sheehan will be elected to the United
States senator
Il am not saying so,- replied Mr..
Murphy Il will only say that all the
leaders of the organization are against
Shepard
II is Now Up to the Legislature.
With McCooey's statement of yester-
day, Murphy's interview Of today and
the Gaynor letter, the attitudes of
three important influences in the SEN
atorship fight which have been hereto
fore interpreted publicly through ru-
NOR only, are-now in the open, but it
remains for the legislature to decide
whose preferences shall be followed.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
PEARY WAS ONLY
ONE MILE FROM THE POLE
500 Skilled cosnputer Of Coast and
Geodetic Survey Testified.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house
committee on naval affairs completed
it's examination of Capt. Robert E.
Peary today on his claim to attain
ment of the North pole, and Hugh G.
Mitchell, skilled computer of the
coast and geodetic survey. testified
that he handled Peary's observations.
Mr.. Mitchell said that he had figured
that Peary, when he made his farther
most camp, was less than five miles
from the pole and that in his marches
on that day of the climax of his trip
he passed within one and one-sixteent,.
miles Of the actual pole. He did noe
fix Peary exactly at the pole.
Mr.. Mitchell believed that Pearys
observations could not be faxed .
The committee will hear Admiral
Chester tomorrow and review the tes-
tirnony in the case at an early execu-
tive meeting with view to passing
on the~ bill proposing Pearys retire
meut as a rear admiral.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
FOUNDER OF HPuRE' RACE
REMAINS, IN JAIL.
Some Of His Girl Students in Custody
of Juvenile Court.

Chicago, Jan. 11.-Evelyn Arthur
See, self-avowed apostle of Absolute
Life the chief aim Of which, accord
Ing to his explanation. was the founda-
tion of a new and pure" race, remain
ed in Jail today. One of the two girls
arrested in his home with him was
beld in the custody OF the juvenile
court and the other girl whom See
become the mother of a perfect race
maintained the colony quarters while
out on bail. The police today began
search for another girl Hazel Danner,
II years old, former sspupir' of See
until her father, G. w. Danner, took
her to Lafayette, Ind. She disappeared
from there Sunday.
Mr.. Danner today filed in the su-
perior court here suit for $50, 1000
against See and Mrs. Stephen Bridges.
Mrs. Bridges is. one of Sees chief dis
cip1es and is the mother of one of the
girls arrested at Sees house,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
TRIAL OF MRS. scENk,
ALLEGED HUSBAND PoIsoNER
Defense Scored Through Testimony Of
State Star Witness.

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 1.-THE de-
tense scored today in the trial of
Laura Farnsworth Schenk, charged
with having attempted to poison her
husband, John O. Schenk. the million
aire pork packer. DR.. Frank LIE Moyne
Hupp, who reported the alleged pois-
oning to the authorities. and was con-
sidered the star witness for the state,
was. under cross examination at the
hands of Attorney John J. p. O'Brien
Practically all day.
The doctor admitted that the symp-
toms which he had declared were those
of lead poison might have been from
some other cause, and at first he be-
lieved Schenk was suffering from the
bite of a mosquito. Schenk was con-
fined to his bed only three days. He
also said Mrs. Schenk was the first
to call a nurse.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
TOURISTS "HUNG UPD
AT VARIOUS POINTS ABROAD,
Celtvsr Tours Co. Banlerupt-Residen
Of Many States Affected.

Boston, Jan. 1.-THE filing of the
bankruptcy schedule of the Collver
Tours company in the United States
district court today showed that be-
tween twenty-five and thirty persons
who had paid for tickets for a tour
around the world are sshung up at
various points in Europe and Asia.
The liabilities of the company aggre-
gate nearly $4,000, with assets of less
than $4,000. Most of the creditors of
the company were it's patrons, who had
paid sums varying from $1,000 to 81,
for a globe -circling tour.
Among those who had paid the COM
pany for a passage around the world
and whose Journey has been interrupt
ed by the bankruptcy proceedings are
residents of Texas, California, New
York. Ohia and Canada
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
West Virginia Legislature Faces a
Deadlock.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 11.-Fifteen
republicans absented themselves from
came for the West Virginia legislature
to assemble today, and as q conse-
quence an equal number of democratic
members was powerless to organize
the upper branch of the assembly
Each party wants the presiding officer
and q deadlock is in prospect. This
would delay the election of United
States senators to succeed Senators
Scott and Elkins. The house of repre-
sentatives met and elected G. M Wet
eel speaker and installed the other
democratic caucus nominees.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
Women Invested
Their Life Savings
BECAME HysTERlcALSAT MEET,
ING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
ARREST OF ]. De cHAMPLAlH
President Of New England Investment
Co., Now in Receivers Hand-In-
vestors Mostly Mill Operatives.

Boston, Jan 11.APostoffice autlrori-
ties xw1lo returned from Manchester,
n H., today, after closing the New
England Investment company and ar
ident, claim that French Canadians
have paid $668,000 for stocks in the
different companies.
Seven Minor Corporations.
The New England Investment COM
pany was the holding company for
seven minor corporations, and, accord
ing to Chief Postoffice Inspector
Leatherman. at the annual meeting,
which was to have been held today in
Providence, De Champlain was expect
ed to retire, and a reorganization was
to follow. The companies controlled
by the New England Investment COM
pany were as follows: Kaolin Putty
corporation Of Salem, Mass. 100000;
Dunstable Granite company of Dun
stable Mass, $780, 600; LIE Reyeil Pub
fishing company of Manchester, Low
ell and Lawrence, 100000; Laconia
Coal and Ice company of Laconia, N.
H., $50, 900; Manchester Coal and Lee
009;' Be1knap Mills corporation of La
COMA, $500. 600; American Picking
company of Providence, $4,000.
Stockholders Mostly New England
Mill Hands.
According to the last annual report
of the New England Investment COM
pany its assets amounted to $231,000,
w1lf1e in February, 1908, there were 3D.
731 stockholders. mostly mill workers
in New England.
Former Governor James FL. Higgins
OF Pawtucket, r. L, and Burns p.
Hodgman, clerk of the United States
district court of New Hampshire, have
been appointed receivers for the COM
pany.
De champtain Made Big Profits.
Boston. Jan. 11.-The charge upon
which De Champlain was arrested is
using the mails in a scheme to de-
fraud. He was taken into custody on
the arrival in Manchester, n. H; of
the Montreal express, on which he was
passenger. He was unable to obtain
the required bail of $4,000 when taken
before the United States commission
er, and was lodged in jail. He will be
formally arraigned in Manchester next
Monday.
statement after Ills arrest.
According to the complaint against
him, which is signed by Postofice In
spector w. w. Stone of Concord, N. H,
De ChamplazH s commissions on the
money invested in his company
amounted to $4,000.
Talk of Reorganization.
Providence, r. l., Jan. 11.-Women
stockholders, many Of whom have
their life savings invested in the Sc
curities of the New England Invest
ment compa ny, became hysterical and
sobbed audfbly at special meeting
of the eompany's stockholders which
was held here today to elect a sue
rcessor to the president Of the COM
pany, De CInamplain, who is under ar
rest in Manchester, N. Fl.
Other stockholders, however, sue
ceeded in calming them with assur-
ances that a reorganization of the
company was proposed and that steps
were to be taken to put the organiza-
ton on a new basis.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
CONGRESS WEDNESDAY.
Ocean Mail Subsidy to South America
Moon Bill Discussion.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Two set
speeches were delivered in the senate
today, one by Senator Gallinger in
support Of his bill providing for an
ocean mail subsidy to ports in South
America. No vote was taken on the
question, and the other speech was by
Senator Newlands in advocacy of a
permanent tariff commission with
comprehensive powers.
The entire session of the house was
practically devoted to discussion of
the Moon bill fort the codification of
the laws relating to the Judiciary. The
bill still was under consideration when
the house adjourned.
Both the senate and house will meet
tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
Frozen Body
Of 5 Year Old Boy
FOUND IN SWAMP NEAR THE Al.
sANY CITY LINE.
cARBoLIC ACID AND CANDY
Near BY the Only Clues Police Have
Believed to Be Work Of kidnappsrs
-chiId Of Wealthy Family.

Albany, N. r., Jan ia half emp
ty bottle of carbolic acid and box OF
chocolate drops are the principal clues
on which tho police are working to-
year old boy, whose frozen body was
found this afternoon in a swamp near
the city line. Acid burns about the
childs mouth showed how he died
The partly emutfed bottle was found
under the body and the candy lay
nearby.
Lured from Home.
From these tire police believe that
the boy was lrred from home by q
bribe of chocolates, and that the sup
posed kidnappear killed him by fore
ing poison down his throat when he
and everything about him indicated
wealth: but thus far the authorities
have no clue to his identity. The po-
lice think the body had been in the
field at least four days.
The body, covered with snow, was
found by hunter. The youngster
was fat-cheeked and had light hair.
His coat, shoes and cap were nnissine
but he was dressed in a white ''Faun-
tleroy" suit and black ribbed stock
ings and wore a long blue tie Ths
body was frozen to stiff that the aai-
topsy had to be postponed until to-
morrow. Enough was learned, how
ever, to prove that the child was pois-
oned
Theory of the Police.
1t is the theory of the police that
the boy had been taken from some
other city and brought here by kid
nappers. The label on the bottle was
that Of an Albany druggist. but the
clerks in the store did not remember
the purchaser and there was no record
of the sale.
All nearby cities and towns w-srs
notified, but SO far not report Of q
missing child has been received by ths
local police.
There are few houses near ths
place where the body was found. The
police questioned every family, but no
one had seen or heard anything sus-
picious.
No Scar, BIemish or Birthmark.
The body is without a scar, blemish
or birthmark, and there were no marks
on the clothes to aid an identification.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
Y. M. c. A. BUILDING FOR PEkIN
To Be Erected by John Wanamaker-
$4,000 Pledged.

New York, Jan. 11eJohn Wanna
maker has just promised to erect his
sixth Y. M. G. A. building in the far
east. 1t was announced today at the
international headquarters here that
he had pladged s6e,0e0 to provide a
z. NJ e. A. building for Pekin, China
1t was also announced that of the
$2,000,000 fund recently started to erect
fifty or sixty association buildings in
$1,800,060 has been pledged, and an
American architect is just sailing to
the east to make a study of condi-
tions preparatory to the erection Of
the buildings.
The international committee of the
association closed it's fiscal year to-
day With every obligation paid upon a
budget of $526,e56 for its work on all
continents.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
TALK IS NOT so CHEAP
IN WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.
-Four Words Kissed Into Ear of Miss
Raymond Cost $4,000.

New York, Jan. 11.--Talk is said to
be cheap. but not In White Plains, N.
Y. Four words, alleged to have been
Missed into the ear of Miss Grace
Raymond, cost Mrs. Naomi ID. Ring, 20
years old, $4,000 today, by the verdict
Of q jury. And in so ruling the jury
cut the price Of talk in half, for at the
previous trial Miss Raymond was
awarded $4,000. Miss Raymond testi-
fed that she acted as secretary to the
late husband of the defendant. A short
time prior to the marriage, the BRIDE
to-be met Miss Raymond on the street
and made a remark. on which Miss
Raymond sued for slander When the
jury heard the alleged four words re-
peated it Immediately returned a ver-
dict for the plaintiff.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
TAKING OF DISPOSITIONS
In Divorce Suit Against Nat Goodwin
Resumed.

st. Louis, Jan. 1.-THE taking of
dispositions in Mrs Edna Goodrich
Goodwin's divorce suit against Nat C.
Goodwin was resumed here today. J.
E. Price. a waiter, testified to having
served Goodwin while he lived in a
tent in the summer garden where he
filed a summer engagement.
Price told of dinners he carried to
the tent, where he saw Goodwin and
the young woman who Mrs. Goodwin's IS
attorney SAYS will be named in the
divorce papers. He identified the wom-
an by her photograph.
Process servers have failed to serve
a subpoena on an actress wl1o,t it was
testified to yesterday, had been Good
wins companion in night automobile
rides
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
CANDY FACTORY GIRLS
Driven Out by Fire = Twenty Five
Thousand Dollar Loss at Boston.

Boston Jan. 11.-Fire which started
from some unknown cause in the up
per floor of the five-stery Aldrich-
Clisbee companys confectionery fac
tory at 81 Portland street late today
caused a loss estimated at about $25,-
900. Sixty girls who were at work on
the third floor rushed downstairs in
some confusion, but none was injured
Almost simultaneously a chimney in a
STORY building at Friend and
Washington streets, in the rear of the
factory. caught fire, but there was no
damage. Thousands of commuters on
their way to the North station stopped
to watch the blaze.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
Kate Earle Memorial Home for ken-
lucky Gentlewcmen.

ment in Lexington, KY, of the Kate
Earle Memorial Home for Kentucky
GentIewomen'' is contemplated in the
will of Mrs. Mary T. Chastain of this
city, which was filed today. Numer-
GUS bequests are made, after which
the will provides that the residue of
the estate go to her husband. James
B. Chastain, with the request that at
his death it be founded in using the
foundation .as home for elderly gem
t1ewomen born in the state of Ken
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-01-12
Henry Oppenheimer Left Note Ex-
planning His Suicide.

New York, Jan. 11..ssWhen a man
shows gray hair his services are not
wanted; and. even if accepted, he is
relegated to the rear
This statement in a note to the COR
oner explained tire suicide of Henry S.
Oppenheimer, who was found dead in
his room today with a gas tube in his
mouth. According to his landlady, OPP
penheimer claimed to have attended
school with President Taft in Cincin-
natl. He told her often, she said, of
having been in the same class with the
future president and related tales OF
the presidents schooIboy years.