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Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04

New York, Jan. 3-William E. Corey, president of the United States Steel corporation resigned today, and it is likely that he will have no successor. His resignation was announced late chairman of the finance committee of the corporation, to take effect at the pleasure of the directors. He carries with him the best wishes of all con- nected with the corporation, says the statement issued and leaves with feel ings of loyalty to and friendship for the corporation and all it's interests but nothing is said of his plans for the future.
 Statement by Chairman Gary.
 The first president of the United States Steel corporation was Charles M Schwab, who following his resigna- tion became president of the Bethlehem Steel company. Mfr. Corey has served seven years. Former Judge Gary s statement follows:
 After more than seven years of faithful service president of the United States Steel corporation. MT William E. Corey has rendered his resignation, to take effect at the pleas ure of the board of directors. The board for consideration and action in due time, and the finance committee will then present its recommendations concerning the subject matter.
 Tt is the present opinion of the members of the finance committee that there should not be elected a successor as president in the immediate future, If at all The experience and talents of Mir. Corey have best fitted him to take charge of the commercial and manu- featuring departments, and his atten- tion has been largely confined to that
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
ARAM Jt POTHIER fNAUGURATED
 GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND
Official Proclamation of the Fact from
 the State House Balcony.

Providence, R. l., Jan. 3.-The pres ent system of indirect election of United States senators was favored by Gov. Aram J. Pothier in his annual message upon being inducted into of fee for a third time today
 As a proposition apart and dis tinct from political considerations of whatever nature" he said. lit must be admitted that this time honored method imparts stability to the na- tiona1 government"
 With Governor Pothier there were also inaugurated the other state off, eers and the members of the general assembly, which attracts much inter est this year because of the task which devolves upon 1t of electing a United States senator to succeed Nel- son W. Aldrich. Both branches of the legislature organized today. ad- journing until tomorrow. For the next two weeks, until the voting on the senatorship begins, the general as- sembly is expected to do little except meet and adjourn With an enlarged house of representatives of 100, twen- ty-eight more than last year, practi- cally all the space in the house cham Der was occupied when the two bodies met in joint committee. Of the 100 representatives sixty are new mem bers.
 The ceremonies incident to the in- auguratton bore all the picturesque ness of former years. Troopers with shouldered carbines patrolled the cor Iidors of the state house Following th.. swearing in of each officer, a dep uty sheriff, with sash, eockaded silk hat, and mace, made official procIama- ton of the fact from the state house balcony facing the city, and when Governor Pothfer had sworn fealty to the state and nation a salute of r guns boomed out the announcement.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
ROBINS IMPEACHMENT
 IS SET FOR TODAY.
But a Motion for Postponement is Expected When Case is Called

New York, Jan. 3.-Through a peti- ton filed today by Dr. Louise Robino- witch, praying for the appointment of a commission to pass upon the mental competency of Joseph G, Robin. her brother, il Is possible that he will not be called upon to plead to the indict- ment charging him with the larceny of S99,0eO from the Washington Saw ings bank, of which he was president
 Robins arraignment on the indict- ment is set for tomorrow, physicians having pronounced him sufficiently re- covered from the effects of the poison which he swallowed just before he was to appear last Friday. Hearing of his sisters petition is set for Thursday. No effort was made today toward a postponement of the arraignment, but a motion to that effect is expected when the case Is called tomorrow. District Attorney Whitman said that he would consent to it.
 Dr. Robinovitch describes her broth CT in her petition as a mental incom- potent. and details instances of his all legged behaviour during the last ten years. She asserts that prior to 1900 he suffered twenty attacks of vertigo and loss of memory. Among the many delusions ascribed to him was the be- lief that high financial authorities were seeking his ruin, among them the Pennsylvania railroad and per- sons connected with J. P. Morgan
 An affidavit signed by pr. Austin Flint is attached to the petition, set ting forth that he made three exam nations of Robin during the last two weeks and found him mentally incom- petent.
 Negotiations for the purchase of the closed Northern bank, said to have been resumed by downtown interests, did not materialfze tonight in any an nOuncem of transfer.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04

service. However, as the ma urzfsr- turing companies are all thoroughly equipped with the very best talent. in cludfng such as the above mentioned branches need. the strength Of the or ganizaton will not be diminished Tho finance committee may recommend tHs election of a vice president or two vics presidents who will be expected 10 take special charge of different de partments. It is intended to strength en the whole organization in every re- spect practicable and useful.
 The relations between NIr. CSrev and the members Of the board and of the finance committee respectively as well as all the officers of the United States Steel corpora ton and Subsidiary companies have been most pleasant and agreeable. Mir. Corey sewers his connection with feeling of Ioyaltv to and friendship for the corporation and all it's interests. and takes with him the best wishes Of all who arc connected with the companies above referred to-"
 MT. Gary Becomes Chief.
 Something like year ago the pow CTS of the chairman or the finance committee and Of the chairman of the board of directors, both of which posi- tionS MT. Gary occupies. were enlarged to include not only admir- nistrstfve sf- fairs of the corporation but the details of executive management. Uniess sn- other president is named therefore. or another chairman succeeds Mir. Gary. he becomes chief in authority over an provinces Of the largest corporation ln the world.
 So far as could be learned Hr. Corey was not in town tonight and no state ment from him could be obtained Tt was said that he left town over fhe holidays and had not returned
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
$3oG, 100000 TAXATION
 BECAUSE OF BAD ROADS
And the Increased Cost of Transper-
 tation That Follows.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Nearly three hundred millions of dollars Is the bur cen of taxation placed upon the pub. lie because of had roads and the i~- cree sed cost of transportat tion th8 naturally follows. This is the esti- mate made by L. W. Page, director of the United States office of public oads and president of the American Association for Highway Improve ment. The latter organiza ton, he an nounces today. is about to launch a campaign to minimize the drain upon the wealth of the United States.
 The associa tion. according to Mir Page, will work towards the corre!a- tion of the many laws dealing with good roads now pending in the lesis- Ia lures of score of states.
 Part of the work of the organiza- on will be to gather in it's head quarters here information from every section on the progress of road build irg. The statistics thus gathered will be at the command of good road work CTS eyerywnere
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
CAUCUS OF HOUSE DEMOCRATS
Presided Owed by Mayor Dunn of Will
 Imantic-1o0 Members Present.

Hartford. Jan. 3.-The caucus of the house democrats, held in the old su- preme court room, brought together nearly 100 members. It is a good many years since the democrats mustered so many of their faith who had been giv- en office in a general election. The democratic senators did not attend, as they were the guests of Senator Spell lacy at a dinner at which Governor elect Baldwin, Executive Secretary Thomas and State Chairman Comstock were the special guests. The caucus of house members was presided over
 w Mayor Dunn of Wfllimantic, and Representative Sedgwick of Lftchfield sas clerk. Representative Lyman P. fingier of Vernon was selected as the party candidate for speaker, and as he will be defeated on party lines the nomination will make Mir Tingier the democratic leader on the floor. As candidate for house clerk, Attorney David F. Fitzgerald of New Haven was selected. and for assistant clerk Mir. Klein of Naugatuck. A list of names was made up for doorkeepers and messengers and the caucus ad- jOurned
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
Postal Savings
 Banks Opened
VOLUME OF BUSINESS NOT
 LARGE ON FIRST DAY.
IN EACH NEW ENGLAND STATE
One Town Put the System in Opera tion Tuesday, Ansonia Being Se- lected in Connecticut.

Boston, Jan. 3.-Postal savings banks were opened in every New England state today, and while the volume of business transacted was not of very large proportions, it is reported to have more than fulfilled the expecta- tions of the local postal officials In one town only ill each state was the system put in operation today. the places chosen being NorWood Mass. i: Bristol, R. l.; Berlin, N. H.; Rumford, Me; Montpelier. Vt. and Ansonia, Conn.
 Norwood, Mass.
 At Norwoed, a large town not far from Boston, up to noon about twenty five accounts, averaging g each had been opened. There is no savings bank in Norwood although a national bank there has a savings department which allows an interest rate of three and one-haf per cetn., and there is also a cooperative bank The postal saw ings bank at Norwood will be kept open In the evenings, when the biggest amount of business is expected.
 One Deposit of $50 at Bristol.
 At Bristol, R. l., the postal clerks were kept busy attending to the needs of the depositors. The largest deposit was one of $50 Several school chi1- dren availed themselves of the oppor-
  tity of postal deposit stamps at ten cents each. When ten of these stamps have been issued to any one person an account for $1 may be opened.
 Reports from Other Towns.
 Although but few of the residents Of Berlin, N. H., knew of the open ing Of tha postal bank there, more than twenty accounts had been opened up to D. m.
 The officials at the Rumford. Me, postoffice would not discuss the vol ume of business transacted during the day, but it is known that a number of deposit accounts were opened and a large quantity of the deposit stamps were sold to the school children.
 At Montpelier. Vt, there were only a few depositors during the day. but the postmaster expressed the belief that as soon as the people became ia a- miliar with the operations of the pos tai bank they would give it good pat ronage.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
To Prepare for Formal Organization Today,
 Was Large Despite the Storm
CONNECTICUT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Organized in Effect through Caucuses of Republicans and Democrats for Selection of Officers and Attaches of Each Branch-County Caucuses Hed-100 Present at Caucus of House Democrats-Lively Contest for
 House Chaplain Judge Baldwin at Dinner of Senators.

Hartford. Conn, Jan. 3.-The legis- isture which week after next will choose a United States senator to sue seed Senator Morgan c. Bulkeley and an the succeeding weeks and months will add new laws to those on the statute books and transact state busi- ness began it's work tonight by pre- I4ring for formal organization tomor- TOW in readiness for the swearing in of Judge Simeon F. Baldwin as gov ernor. The gathering of members elect was a large one in spite of the storm, e condition which seems to be recur- rent with the opening of each legisla- lure. IL rained toniS Int as tt did two years ago. when Governor elect Lilley Q sid a reception. and two years before That. on the eve of Governor Woodruff's Inauguration. sleet and snow swept Capitol HILL
 Absence of Many Former Leaders.
 The gatherings tonight were devoid of any special interest. due in no small measure 10 the absence of many lead CTS who have been prominent in former sessions.
 The republican majority. greatly re- Guced as the outcome Of the fall cleo tons. was made up generally of men who were unfamiliar with caucus pro- redure and who were only slightly ac- cuainted with many of those who sought elections at the hands of the caucus members. The senate on the yzrt of the republicans as between the Mclean and Bulkeley men had been agreed upon beforehand and 1t only required few minutes to choose Sen etor Woodruff of Orange to be presi- dent pro tempore.
 prbiIear Choice for House Speaker.
 In the house Frederick A. Scott of Plymouth was the republican choice for speaker. and Ehen this selection ls Fat3he6 -omorrOw the house will have as Its presiding officer one of the best eVutpped members fin legislative ex- p-ience in mBsy years. The demo cratic leader wnl be Judge Tingier of Vernon.
 The democratic senators dined with Judge Baldwin as one of the guests q md lnter in their caucus laid plans for . vigorous participation in the pro- ecedings of the upper branch.
 ! ittis Discussion of U. s. Senstorship.
 There wss very little discussion dur Ing the evening of the United States Henntorship. for the new members reeTned well absorbed with the work in hand and the novelty of the surround inRs. Tomorrow the inauguration will follow precedent with ite military es- ccrt to Governor Weeks and Governor eject Baldwin outside the capitol and the dirnihed ceremony of administer ;ps the oath in the house chamber. In fhe evening will come the inaugural ball
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
REVOLUTION IN MEXICO,
 INSURRECTOs ROUTED
From Their Western Stronehold-Lack of Water Makes Campaigning Diff cult,

Chihuahua, Mexico, Jan. 8, via Fl Paso Texas.-With the insurrectos routed from their stronghold to the west, he government is about to at tempt the pacif1cation of the country east of here commonly called the Oji- naga district. General Luque arrived here today with 800 troops detached from Navarros forces for the pur- pose.
 Campaigning in the Ojinaga district is very difficult. The country is most ly desert and al times marches of B and 40 miles must be made without any water save such as is carried. An estimate of the total federal dead in the western Chihuahua campaign may be made from a subscription list which has been started for the relief of wid- ows of soldiers. The list of dead num- bers 105. This includes those who have been killed outright or who have died of their wounds or sickness It does not include unmarried dead
 The subscription was placed in the foreign club today and met with a gen eraI response. despite the severe busi- ness depression
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
SENATE MESSENGERS
 AND DooRkEEPERs CHOSEN.
Frank C. Woodruff President Pro Tenn Porc-Senste Matters Discussed.

Hartford, Conn. Jan. 3.-The gen sral assembly of 1911 was organized in effect tonight through republican and democratic Caucuses for selection of ofifcers and attaches of each branch. As the democrats are in the minority in each branch, the choice of the re- pubiicans made tonight will undoubt- edly be ratified by party vote after the members are sworn in. It was d stormy night. but nearly all the members elect of both parties made their way Up Capitol Hin to attend the gather sngs which laid plans for launching a new republican legislature under a democratic governor tomorrow. The last election bowled over so many of it-t sessions members who had hopes of returning this year after winning their primary nomination that there were comparatively few experienced legislators in the caucuses.
 Nominations Without Contest.
 Tho republican senate caucus chose Senator Frank C. Woodruff of orange, member from the Fourteenth district. for president pro tempore which car Ties with it the naming of the senate committees. W. H. BlOdgett of Win sted. who was clerk in the house last Fezsion. was selected for clerk. and Rev. Frank Sexton Of Westvile was named for chaplain for a second time. In all these nominations there was no contest. T ne messengers selected Wree C IT. Hammer of Wethersneld and J. w. Bailey Of Brooklyn. The doorkeep- CTS chosen were Frank Stoughton of Bethlehem. Wallace Horsfall of Beth pny Irhen V. Fowler of Middleheid. William Humfries of Danbury w. A. Lyman of Columbia and Irwin Gadbois vf East Lyme.
 Committee Appointments Discussed.
 The caucus went into a long execu- i've session. during which there was q general discussion of senate matters from party standpoint, chiefly on the matter of committee appointments and fhe giving of representation to the democrats on these committees. It was the sense of the caucus that the makeup of the committees be left to Senator WoOdruff's discretion. The caucus had been called to order by Senator Hooker of Hartford in absence of any rule governing the same. Sen stor Barnum of Lime Rock presided and Senator Parker of Meriden served es clerk The nomination of Senator Woodruff. who Is a Mclean man. was made by Senator Fenn of Wethersfieid, who is a supporter of Senator Bulke- lev
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
FUNERAL OF ARCH HOxSEY. Body of Aviator Consigned to Furnace
 Of Crematory.

Pasadena, Cal, Jan. 3.-Within the shadow of the mountain heights which he had blitheiy scaled on the wings of the wind, the last words were said today over the body of Arch Hoxsey, who fell to his death at the Domin- guez aviation field last Saturday.
 Hundreds of people attended the fu- neral and took a last look at his face before Hoxseys body was consigned to the furnace of crematory. The ashes were deposited in @, copper urn to- night and given to the aviator's moth CT, Mrs. Minnie C. Hoxsey, who will take them to Aitkens, Neb., and there mix them with the earth that covers the grave of her husband.
 Dr. John Willis Baer, president of Occidental college, delivered the flu neral sermon. In his sermon he ad- vised all air men to devote themselves wholly to the science of aviation and to abjure the sensational.
 Thomas P. Jackson, representative of the Wright brothers, said today that Mrs. Hoxsey's future would be pro- vfded for by the settlement of a lump sum to her credit
 A movement has been started to erect a memorial to Hoxsey on the spot where he met death.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
FIRST HUMAN REMAINS FROM
 BATTLESHIP MAINE WRECK
Brought Up in Havana Harbor by a
 Dredee.

Havana. Jan. 3.-The first human remains from the wreck of the old battleship Maine were brought to the surface today by 8 dredge. They con- sisted of two ribs and some small bones, apparently bones of the hand, and they were carefully placed in a special receptacle to await the recoV- cry of other parts. The dredge also brought up some three-inch shells, a large quantity of coal and a portion of the coal bunkers, lying apart from the ship, which is considered as pos sibly conlrmatory of the theory of an internal explosion under the bunkers. This, however, cannot be verified with out. further examination of the wreck.
 The work on the hulk is continuing without interruption. the men having expressed willingness to await the set clement of the question of overdue pay and other grievances.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04

ed him. He also read a statement from the democratic town chairman to the effect that the democrats ruled that they were nominating republican and that if elected he would go to the leg islature as a republican.
 MT. Hutchinson of Essex Refused a
 Seat.
 After hearing MT. Hutchinsons state ment several members of the county caucus said they sympathiZed with him. but claimed it would be a bad precedent to let him remain. The prin- ciple was at stake, they said, Of allow ing man who defeated a regularly nominated republican to sit in a re- publican caucus.
 Upon a rising vote Mir Hutchinson was refused a seat in the caucus. g to 2 MT. Hutchinson was requested to retire and he did he said The re- publican party can never win through injustice"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
U. S. SUPREME COURT DEcIsIoN The McEnery Act of California, Elmer
 gency Legislation, Constitutional.

Washington. Jan. 3.-That the Mo Enerny act of California, passed as emergency legislation after the earth quake of 1906, providing for the es- tablishment and quieting of title to real estate in case of the loss or de- struction of public records, was con- stitutional, was the decision today of the supreme court of the United States.
 The question arose over the title to two lots which were claimed under a judgment rendered In accordance with the act
 The United States court for the Ninth circuit asked the supreme court to answer the specific question a s to whether the law violated the four teenth amendment to the constitu- ton.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
FORMER RAILROAD MEN
 DISGUISED AS BANDITS
Hold Up Southern Pacific Train Near
 Ogden, Utah.

Ogden. Utah. Jan. 3.-Working on the theory that the two masked ban dits who held up the Southern Pa cific's Overland Limited at Rees, early today, are hiding here, every rooming house in the city is being searched, and all suspects are being taken into custody. Five men were arrested early this evening There are working on the case all the detectives of the liar riman lines and private detectives. in addition to the sheriff's deputies and police of Salt Lake, Weber and Box elder counties
 General Superintendent Manson of the Salt Lake division, who is here, said tonight that the Oregon Short Line would probably offer a reward of 5000 for the apprehension of the criminals.
 Because of the skill of the bandits in directing the train crew in hang ling the train, railroad officials say the robbers are former railroad men.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-04
Pennsylvania Roads Arguments ID Support of Increased Freight Rates.

Washington, Jan. s.-Wazs sdvsn- ces aggregating S7,Os6,O47 annually. and the asserted necessity for fn- creased in come in order to meet the public demand for improved and ex- tended operating facilities are the principal arguments of the Pennsyi- vania lines out Of Pfttsburg in sup port of their proposed increase fn class freight rates. These arguments are set forth in a brief filed with the in- terstate commerce commission bY counsel for the roads, George q. Pat terson, Francis I. GOwen and George v. Massey. iu the stigatiOn of the pending advances by carriers in of- ficiaI classification territory.