Connecticut western news., 1911-02-16
GEN E RAJ NEWS

'HTT|N'iN1S' fight and near riot which occurred in York street, the home of Yale freshmen in New Haven, Conn, which resulted i'll the arrest of four students. Three were taken on d charge of snowballing, which is for bidden by city ordinance, and another Frederick Foster Williams of Balti more, on charge of resisting an otfi cer. The other students arrested were Clarence Clark Prentice of Buffalo John Lewis Hoffman of Radnor, Pa.. and Ralph Wells Wolf of Corcorana Manor. Mount Vernon. N. Y.
 Colonel George W. Goethals, chief engineer of the Panama canal, who is in Washington, has made the flat declaration that the isthmian canal will be completed by September, 1913. at cost of $360,0OO.O0O, including all appurtenances, and will put the ~Te- huantepec route, its only transoceanie competitor, out of business. The ma chine shops at Balboa, the Pacific terminal, the coaling stations at both the Atlantic and Pacific terminals and other supply stations are all included in Colonel Goethal's estimate.
 A bank on wheels Is the latest ID Paterson, N. J. The bank is tireproof and bullet proof and can travel fifty miles an hour if chased by would be lOoters. This auto bank is expected to revolutionize the banking business, es- pecially ill the outlying districts. The portable bank is the property, of d trust company in that city. The car is fitted up with desk and office equipment, including compartments for books. checks and papers. A solid steel safe is built in one corner of the machine.
 1t is reported in Boston that a $1OO. 100000 automobile combine Is In pro cess of formation. J. P. Morgan, the Rothschilds and the capital of some men who were connected with the Licensed Automobile Dealers associa- ton, togelher with $9,OOO.OOO belonging | to Walter Islanders, the Detroit auto mobile manufacturer are reported so i be behind the deal. The plan of the combination. it is said, Is to purchase all machine shops in the United States that make parts for automobiles. The senate at Washington has passed the bill creating a department to be known as the ch1ldren's bureau under the department of commerce and labor Senator Flint of California Is the au 1 thor of the measure. C'he bureau Is to 1 be under the direction of a chief at 8 salary of $4,000 a year and is directed to investigate and report on all mat ters pertaining to the welfare of child and child life. and shall especially in vestigate the question of infant nor tality."
 | Hans BrSnner of the crew of the British steamer Amelia had a thrilling 1 experience with a huge serpent which attacked him In the. hold of that yes sel The Amelia had just sailed from New York Feb. on her present trip tC Jamaica. On the following 1ay orders were given the crew to clean up the hold. The serpent was in the act o1 coiling to make a second attacE wher it was put to death with shovels. The reptile was eight feet Iong.
 The assertion that a great timber trust Is in process of formation and statistics showing how the govern, ment lost millions in disposing of tim. Der lands are contained in a special re- port sent to congress by Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner of corporations He says that four-ffths of the stand ing timber in this country is now pri vately owned and declares the timber now standing will last only ffty-fve years.