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Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

days a week; then the members will
get a month or two off In summer
In the meantime Representative
Dunn put the matter squarely UP to
the members for decision by introduc- :
ing resolution calling for sessions on
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of each week. Mayor Dunn
should meet at least four days each
week. ''As soon as spring arrives .
said the mayor. 1--WE realize we have
lot of work at home. We should
start now and endeavor to live up to
what Governor. Baldwin and Speaker
Scott have said about short sessions
we should get busy" On motion of
Representative Hatmaker of Sails
bury. however. the matter was laid on
the table for the time being, which
action was satisfactory to Mayor
Dunn.
In connection with the subject,
Representative Hutchinson of Essev,
he who was excluded from the repub-
Iican caucus on Tuesday, took occasion
to say that his ideas We're in har-
mony with Mayor Dunn's. Our mem
bership here is largely of farmers. -
said Uncle John, IA class that has
not much to do at this time of year
but To crack nuts. drink cider and
smoke q pipe This is good time
for them 10 come down here aud at
tend co this business that they may
get through in time to plant their corn.
The members were not ready TO do
any thing definite with the proposition,
however, and it remains for future
consideration.
ON motion of Representative Peck
of StEasfprd alijourIment was unit,
Tuasdag At l1.1S ,. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
SHORT SESSIONS BOTH HOUSES.
Adjourned to Tuesday Next, When Real
Business VIII Begin.
Especial to The Bulletin. )

Hartford. Jan. 12.-The first weeks
business of the new legislature was
completed on Thursday when both
houses held short sessions, after which
adjournment was taken until Tuesday
of next week,when the business of first
Importance will be the election of a
senator to represent Connecticut in
congress. 1t is apparently certain that
the republican members will vote solid
ly for Mclean, while Cummings will
likewise receive the unanimous support
of the democratic members, which cir
cumstance will insure the election of
Ex-Governor Mclean. There is no in
dication of break in the ranks of
either party from the choice of the
caucuseS
There was little doing in the house
Thursday, the announcement of the
committee appointments receiving the
closest attention. These of course. had
been fixed UP on information secured
in advance as to the fitness and desires
of members and was followed as close
ly as possible, which circumstance
made the assignments generally salts
factory to the members, if not wholly
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Five Persons Dead and Dozen Others
More or Less Seriously Hurt
S AND 10 CENT STORE WRECKED
By Natural Gas Explosion While Nine Other Structures
Were Damaged-Thrilline Experiences in Com
nellsville Place of Business-Hundreds in Street
Unable to Render Aid-One Girl Clerk Goes Mad.

explosion came. The porter has not
been seen since and it is thought it is
his body that lies unidentified at the
morgue.
tions following the explosion. Miss
Mitchell sat at piano playing music
score for a customer. Both were
hurled through a side door into an al
ley, while screams and crashing
sounds came from within.
Manager Potf said he was standing
in an aisle when the floor rose quickly
and then gave way, tossing him among
a wreck of boxes and counters in the
cellar. He felt no pain and hurried
from the place.
The victims were those whose duties
took them behind the counters. The
cries of Miss Smith, Miss Wagner and
Miss Mulac could be heard for a time.
Fire Fol owed Explosion.
Hundreds OF persons stood in the
street helpless to answer their cries
for help. Five minutes after the ex-
plosion flames enyeloped the building.
bringing death to those imprisoned in
side.
Sickenina Scenes.
One girl could be seen running fran
tically back and forth behind q cOun-
ter. the flames playing near her and
the smoke sitting her. Several men
ran in a side door, but the heat and
smoke forced two of them back One
man groped his way to where the girl
was 'crouching. Her clothing was then
burning. As he grasped her by the
arps she screamed and snapped at him
like a rabid dog. She had gone mad.
Sickened by the sight and almost
overcome by the heat, the man was
unable to resist the struggles of the
insane woman and fed.
She bit me- he cried, holding up
a bloody finger to several who had
family discerned the struggle through
the smoke. Then, as if terrified by
the ghastliness of his encounter. he
stumbled away from the scene
Tonight torches threw CHASTITY light
upon the ruins while police, firemen
and volunteers searched for other pos
sible victims.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

Connellsville, Pa. Jan. 12.-t'ive dead
END twelve more or less seriously in
5ured is the toll of one of the worst
explosions ever recorded i'll the natural
gas fields of the middle states, which
To-Day wrecked well filled five and ten
cent store here. setting fire to and de-
stroying the building and damaging
nine other structures.
Fallen Wires Hamper Rescue Work.
The explosion blew out the front
y all of the building, tearing down tele-
phone. telegraph and electric light
and kissing fire, hampering all at
tempts at rescue work. Clerks and
customers were buried in the collapse
Of the building and those that swere
able 10 get out report thrilling ex-
periences.
One Young Woman Goes Mad.
One young woman. whose burned
body was later found. went mad in the
store Immediately after the crash and
bit the hand of man who tried to res
cue her. Another young woman was
identified only by her shoes. which her
father recognized. and two others, a
man and woman, were taken from
the ruins tonight so badly burned that
they have not yet been identified.
The Dead.
Mabel Grace Wagner. Is years. clerk,
utiHtpuet -. soHilttl, 10 years. clerk
Minnie Mulac rs years. clerk: uniden-
tified woman: unidentified man.
Seriously Injured.
The most seriously injured are Mary
Wagner, clerk: Ada Mitchell, piano
player: G. L. PoH, manager: LLOYD
FISHER. carpenter: Margaret Reese,
clerk: Mrs. Martha Wood Moyer;
Blanche Miller: Rose Alulac: Charles
Loomis. assistant manager; Walter
lehman and Howard Snyder both of
Pittsburg; Riley Sneak, a carpenter.
Cause of the Explosion.
Workmen who had removed a nat
ural gas meter failed to cap the supply
pipe, and just as a porter had been
cent to the cellar to stop the leak the
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
THE PROPOSED INCREASE
IN FREIGHT RATES
More Arguments Presented Before In
terstate Commerce Commission.

Washington. Jan. 1.-THE inter-
state commerce comni ssion is not un-
rer the law. the general manager of
the railroads of the United States
declared Walker D. Hines. of the Della
ware G Hudson, and chairman of the
executive board of the Santa Fe. in
presenting his argument before the in
terstate commerce commission today
Ut the eastern rate hearing I'm behalf
Of the railroads proposed increase in
freight rates. Mr.. Hines maintained
there always had been in this country
. flexibility OF freight rates. General
~ this flexibiIity has been downward.
Congress, he urged. had evinced no
Intention 10 interfere with that flexi-
billty.
The limit OF the increase of rail-
road freight rates in this country
practically has been reached in my
opinion and 1 ask this commission to
take that into consideration in this
rase," declares l.. ID. Robbins, counsel
Tor the New York. New Haven &
Hartford railroad I'VE are carrying
today many articles OF freight at point
below actual cost OF the service" he
continued.
He said he could scarcely undertake
60 furnish a list of the articles, be-
cause only in a general way were then
rbtainable. He could say, however.
that In present conditions. the freight
business OF the New Haven road was
being done Mt a loss. Our profits are
made on the passenger business" he
added. ~ y s,-.I
Mr. Robbins explained that the New
Haven road had in contemplation the
expenditure Of $37, 7,000.00 in various
large improvements.
do you expect to pay that amount
out Of surplus or from funds raised ON
securities issued7' inquired Commits
sloner Prouty.
we shall pay what We can out of
any surplus We may earn, but the re-
rnainder we shall have TO provide for
in some other way"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
EVERY FOOT OF THE WAY
is A POTENTIAL AMBUSCADE
Difficulties That Beset Mexican Troops
in Following the Rebels.

Minica. Mexico, Jan. 11.-Cvia Ell
Paso, Texas. Jan. 12).-The main body
of the insurrectos under Pasqual
Orozco Is about fourteen miles west Of
here, in the foothills along the Kan
has City, Mexico q Orient line. There
are 200 federal troops here, but the
main body, under General Navarro,
numbering over 1000, is ct Guerrero,
nine miles distant Navarro appar-
emily is awaiting orders.
Arrivals through the revolutionary
camp say the rebels are well fed, and
are in excellent spirits and look for
nothing but victories. When the gov
ernment forces enter the mountains,
men familiar with the territory say
they have a task before them at which
the bravest of troops might wen hesi-
tate. Every foot of the way is po-
tential ambuscade. Other insurrectos
are reported in the neighborhood of
Santo Thomas above San Isidro.
Both sides are behaving with exem-
plary forbearance toward foreigners
and non-combatants. Reports that
the jefes of Morris and Ocampo have
been executed are not confirmed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
THE RESIDUARY CLAUSE
OF MRS. EDDYs WILL.
Is Null and Void, in Opinion of Messrs.
Chandler and Others.

Concord, N. H., Jan. 12.-That the
residuary clause of the will of Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy. founder of the
Christian Science church, is null and
void, is the opinion of former United
StaAes Senator William E. Chandler,
Hannis Taylor of Washington, d. c..
professor of constitutional and inter
national law at George Washington
university and others, as given out for
publication here tonight. The resi-
duary clause provides for a gift of
about s2,001000 to the First Church of
Christ Scientist. of Boston, known as
tile mother church"
A statute of New Hampshire pro-
hibiting a bequest to a church of
over $1,000 annually is the basis of
the opinion which was written by Pro-
fessor Taylor. Referring to the resi- :
duary clause as null and void" the
opinion says:
"As to the void gift the testatrix
died intestate and it's subject matter
passed on her death to her next of
kin under the New Hampshire statute
of distribution"
In the closing paragraph the opin-
ion advises the attorneys for the next
of Kin that such arrangements and
contracts as they made with the tes-
tatrix and her trustees in her lifetime
only bind them ito recognize as valid
such provisions of her last will as are
legally VALID
ITO that extent continues the opin-
ion, you are bound and are required
to join with the executors in request
ing the probate court of New Hamp-
shere to admit such will to probate in
Solrlen d0ru1 in order that all it's pro-
visions may prevail so far as they are
not forbidden by lsrw. After you have
SO acted, and performed every part of
the agreement you have entered into,
it win remain for the courts of equi-
the residuary clause is valid or void
Late today a petition was filed in
the superior court here by former Sem
ator Chandler and other attorneys
asking the court for construction of
Mrs. Eddy's will, particularly the
clause relating to the residuary es-
Fate
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Proposed Dissolution OF New Jersey Branch
Argued Before Supreme Court
CHARACTER OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
introduced to the Court During Thursdays Proceedings
Mr.. Milburn Of New York Presents the "Facts'
in the Case-The Governments Side of the Com
troversy Will Be Given Today.

purchases were made. he said, before
1879.
thing to do if a man came to u.s. sid
Mr.. Milburn, with a proposition 20
sell out to buy his plant at it, ap-
praised value Often it was practically
worthless and we could have permitted
it to go to dry rot in his hands,
Not in Restraint of Trade.
He denied the charges Of the govsrn-
ment that the Standard Oil had tfs
advantages of such preferences from
QUESTION that it should now be pun
ished. The contracts between the rail-
roads and the Standard were noe In
restraint OF trade. he contendsd. when
viewed in the light Of the days IN
| which they were made"
Even the history OF the South I'm
provement company, which Mr.. MI
burn referred to as embodyinE ne
romance Of times" was not re-
Straint of trade.
The trust agreement of 1892. w1here-
| by trustees exchanged their Certificates
| for the stock OF the various ~comuz0u
owners" of Standard OIL Companies
came in for much attention.
Small Stockholders Would Be Embsr-
rsssed.
| One objection to the decree which
| Mr.. MiIburn voiced was that by COM
| pelling the Standard OF New Jersey
| to give to each OF its stockholders a
/ proportionate snare in each OF the cor,
| porations whose stock it held the small
| holders. Of stock would be seriously
| embarrassed. For instanca. the man
who owned one share Of stocl< IN the
| Standard of New Jersey would -.
| script for twenty eight cents worth o,
| stock in one company and $50 worth
| in another. This would not be mar
| lsetable he suggested. FuTthermore.
he made the fsfatfsrnenf thar fb> <f@<-r<u
| would be rufnous to much Of the prop
| critics, because the companies had mn
| independent existence. Then as At
| torney General Wicl<ersham sorfbbled
| down a note, MFR. Milourn added from
! the point OF view of value
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

Washington, Jan. 12.-Fighting for
it's life, Standard Oil attorneys today
argued before the supreme court of
the United States against the proposed
dissolution of the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey as violative of the
Sherman anti trust law. For three
hours John G. Milburn of New York
addressed the court. Tomorrow Frank
B. Kellogg of Minnesota will present
the governments side of the controver-
sy. The arguments will not be con-
cluded until next Tuesday.
Mr.. Milburn's Facts"
MIR. Mirburn's task was to present to
the court the facts in the case, but
he departed from the facts, now and
then, to show alleged wrongs the af-
firmance of the dissolution decree of
the lower court would incur.
In his history of chaotic conditions
in the oil business between 1850 and
1870, DUE he said, to an overproduction
duced to the court the character Of
John D. Rockefeller.
There was out there in Cleveland" I"
said he, "a young man in the early
COS with small amount of money
which he had saved, who possessed the
gift of genius. He had genius for bus
mess and there is genius for business
just as there is a genius for war, or
poetry. or painting. That man was
John d. Rockefeller He saw that this
everproduction Of refinefies was to be
met by volume of business SO as to
withstand the lower profits"
He then told how Rockefeller allied
himself with Andrews, a practical oil
refner, and with the exercise of Rookie
feller's genius for business and theif
consequent good standing among finan-
ciers, they grew rapidly.
Mr.. Milburn dwelt particularly upon
| the period of acquisition which he said
closed in 1879, the trust agreement of
| 1892 and the new arrangement of own
ership in 1899. Acquisitions never had
been made, Mr.. Milburn told the court,
with an intent to restrain or to n1onop-
| olize interstate trade. Most of the
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
CAPTAIN PEARY'S CLAIM
FORMALLY APPROVED
Sought Congressional Recognition of
His Arctic Explorstions.

Washington, Jan. 12.--Capt Robert
y Pesry, the Arctic explorer. was to-
uay formally approved in his claim for
congressional recognition at the hands
OF a SUBJ committee of the house COM
rnittee ON naval affairs. The srb-com-
rnittee. ut an executive meeting from
which the two principal opponents OF
Captain Peary. Messrs. Roberts and
Macon. were absent, adopted a favora-
bic report 10 the full committee on
the Bates bill which extends the thanks
Of congress TO Peary and retires him
with the rank of a rear admiral in
tire engineer corps of the navy.
Captain Peary now III SO years old,
and the action, IL approved by the
house full committee. and agreed to
by the senate. will place him imme-
diately on the retired list. with about
the same pay--Ss,00o-as he is receiv-
Ing as captain on the active list.
The report probably VIII arouse a
lively discussion when IL reaches the
house
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
RELIGIOUS CELEBRATION
RIOT IN DoMD4Y
Troops Fire Into the Crowd-ElSvsn
Persons Killed, Many Wounded.

Bombay. Jan. Troops called QUE
today to quelI riot fred several vol
leys into the crowds, killing eleven
and wounding fourteen persons.
Each year riots mark the Celebration
of the Muharram, the first month Of
the Mohanomedau year. when trouble
is bound to arise between tho gun
mites, or orthodox section. and the
Shiahs, the second great division Of
Moizammedans. A great procession
was arranged for today to marx the
close of the Muhharrafn festival, but
this was prohibited by the police
Rioting began and mobs gathered Ia
large force. The police we're stoned
and found themselves unable TO stop
the fighting. Then troops were rushed
to the scene of the fiercest riotinR and
orders were given to fire on the mobs.
1t is probable that many received MI
nor wounds. in addition to the four
teen unaccounted for The boffes oc
the killed lay in the streets for q con-
siderable time after the rioters were
dispersed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
BUBONIc PLAGUE
is RAPIDLY SPREADING.
Hundreds Are Dying Every Day in
Manchuria.

Manchuria is spreading rapidly. Re
ports received here state that hundreds
Of persons are dying every day and
that the Number of fatalities is in-
creasing.
A FTench plague expert LAS sue
cuInbed to The disease TfIE Chinese
government has appealed TO the for
eign community for assistance in COM
batting the epidemic and four mission >
ary doctors, one an American and the
others Britishers, have volunteered
their services
1t is planned to quarantine the rail-
ways and the Great Wall in the hope
of arrestins the spread of the scourse
southHaGd,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13

CONGRESS THURSDAY.
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Bill
Passed House.

Washington. Jan. i2.-Aftcr spend-
fnr practically the entire day upon it.
The house today passed the legislative,
executive and judicial bill carry ing
auproximate1y $4,000. 900. The- army
appropriations measure was reported
out OF committee. 1t carries S92.Sf1.S96.
The senate was in session Just FIVE
minutes. adjourning Immediately on
the formal announcement cf the death
JIM Colorado OF Senator Charles J.
HUGHES. Jr.. of that state. .l.
Eoth senate and house win meet al
noon tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
REPORT FROM MANAGUA
ON GROCE AND CANNON.
demanded by Americas State Depart
ment Through Consul at Nicaragua.

Washington, JAN 12.-Actuated by
the determination that those RESPONSE
b1e for the execution of the Americans,
Groce and Cannon, during the Nicara-
guam revolution, shall be prosecuted,
the state department today asked
Consul Moffatt at Managua for a, re-
port on the situation
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
HOUSE.

In the house Speaker Scott called
order at 1902. Prayer by the chap
lain. There was no roll call of mem
bers. There was the usual presenta-
ton of resolutions. petitions and bills
among them the following:
Petitions and Resolutions.
Petitions Of Edwin T. Hook, John
F. Downey, Arthur A Biakeslee and
Willis. ID. Cook fer seats in the house
referred to the committee on contest
ed elections.
Representative J. Monroe BenJam mir
of Canaan and Representative Burton
d. Potter of Hsnlden were given the
oath of Office by Speaker Scott
New London City Judasships.
A resolution was iiitrpdiiccd an.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
To Investigate Gladstone.
Special TO The Bulletin,

Washington, Jan. 12.-r1eorge FL.
Gladstone. who claims to have been a
student at Yale, and also a ward of
lee McClung. the treasurer of the
United States, yesterday safternoon
pleaded guilty TO charge of false
pretences in obtaining a camera from
local dealer, by representing himself
as Mr.. Meetings. ward The boy is
only 10 years old and he claims to
be a grandson of the former premier
Of England.
The prisoner asked for the benefits
Of the probation system, and he told
a story of his efforts to secure an ed
ucation and Of his downfall because of
larceny charge made against him
while at Yale. The judge remanded
him 70 jail for one week and directed
that the details of his story be investi-
gated in Kew Haven.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Connecticut
Legislature
FAIR START is MADE ON THE
SESSION OF 1911.
UTILITIES BILL PRESENTED
Protest Against Senator Mahan's APP
pointment on the Judiciary Commit
tee Results in Personalities.

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 12-Commit-
tees of both branches having been an
nounced, county meetings for organ
ization called, a democratic nominee
for United States senator selected in
the person of Homer S. Cummings, the
general assembly today got fairly
started on a session which the new
members have an idea will be short
but which the veterans freely said will
be as long as its many predecessors of
recent years.
Many Democrats Disappointed.
After the house session members
crowded around the clerks to ascertain
their appointments. Many of the DEM
ocrats were disappointed in not receiv-
ing more general membership on the
more important committees. Repre-
sentative Banks of Fairfield becomes
house leader by virtue of his appoint
ment to the Judiciary committee, and
Judge Tingier of Vernon will be the
democratic floor leader.
Protest Against Senator iMahan.
In the senate Mr. Marsden of Madi-
son takes the craftsmanship of both
the railroads and shell fisheries COM
mittees and Mr.. Judson goes to the
judiciary committee and becomes the
republican leader. Senator Mahan of
New London, also on the Judiciary
committee, assumes the responsibilities
of the leadership of the democrats.
Senator Donovan entered a protest
against Mr.. Mahan's appointment, de-
claring that the latter had been iden-
titled with "the railroad lobby" (Con-
nittees printed on Page of this is
Sue.)
After the senate adjourned PERSONAL
tiles were exchanged between the two
democratic senators.
The public utilities bill of the State
Business Mems association has gone
into the senate.
First Judicial Appointments bys the
Governor.
The governor made his first judicial
appointments today, sending to the
senate the names of two judges of
common pleas courts those of New
Haven and Fairfield county, both re-
appointments.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Strike Throws 1000 Mon Out Of Work.

Troy, N. Y. Jan. 12.-Ons thousand
men are thrown out of employment by
a strike at the plant Of the Waiter
A. Wood company at Hoosick Faflz,
this county. following the refusal Of =
demand for an increase Of fifteen Per
cent. in wages by the moulders. Tho
directors met this afternoon ana o.
department
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
SuIIoway Pension Bill.
Especial to the Bulletin.)

Washington, Jan. 12.-The senate
committee on pensions will in a few
days take up the consideration of
the Sulloway pension bill, which pass
ed the house on Tuesday. There is
some opposition in the senate to the
house bill. and it is intimated amend
ments will be added to the bill. The
principal objection seems to be that
the Sulloway measure grants increases
of pension to all soldiers, whether they
have private incomes or not. Some
senators believe that there ought to
be some limitation as to incomes.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-13
Connecticut Nominations.
fSpaciaI to The Rll4latin.l

Washington. Jan. 12--'rhe president
has sent to the senate for confirrna-
ton the name of J. Rice Winchell to
be collector of customs at New Haven.
The names of Asa Z. S. Bush. post
master at Mantle. and James Graham,
postmaster at Taftville. have also been
forwarded to the senate for confirma-
ton. All are appointments.