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Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
Government Files Suit Against National
Electric Lamp Company
CONTROLS 81 PER CENT. OF LIGHTS
Paid Profit of 100000 Last Year and Said to Have
Held Undivided Surplus Of 81 49, 158-Trust Ready
to Comply With Law-Franldn Company Of Hart
fore Included in the Combine.

Cleveland, o.. March 3.-Ths United
States Government began here today q
tight against what IL alleged to he one
of the most powerful and complete
was nled against tirirty-fivs concerns
engaged in the manufacture OF incan-
descent electric lights
Tho National Electric Lamp COM
pany, which has its headquarters here,
and the General Electric company of
New York are named as two of the de-
PENDANTS and are charged with being
the keystone Of the TRUST, which has its
ramifications in every state in the un-
Con.
Control e7 Per Cent. Of Csuntry's
Lights
According to the governments petit
fion. the defendant companies ara
banded together in q conspiracy in re-
etraint Of trade and have already gain
ed control Of 81 per cent. Of the coun-
ery's supply of elsctric lights.
The trust r. alleged to have had its
origin soon after 1894, the year in
which the United States patents on
carbon filament incandescent lamps ex-
pired. By 1905 . combination known
90 the Independent Lamp Manufacture
er6 association II charged with having
obtained control of the lamp output
and with having fixed prices. allotted
business and prescribed rules Of sale
for ffs members.
Restrained Trade and Forced erices.
The General Electric company of
New York il stated to have owned 1872
per cent Of the stock in this combina-
zion. which is accused of obtaining
exo7bitanf profits BY restraining trade
and forcing high prices.
The petition asserts that the profits
OF the combination as paid in dividends
were $4,000 IN 1904, 3260.00O in 1909
and 100000 in 1910. = Last year the
company n said to have held $1,l39,-
15S-93 as an undivided surplus. The
capital Is now listed at $4,000 900.
Annual Business Aggregates @1s,ooo,ooo
The extent Of the industry which IL
G,us brought under nre in the govern
oerf's anti-trust oampaagn IL shown in
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
PEARY RETIRED WITH
REAR ADMlRAL'S RANK
Congress Rewards Him for Reaching
the North Pole.

Washington, March 3.-The plans Of
the friends of Captain Robert F.. Pea
ry to secure Congressional recognition
of his polar achievements progressed
rapidly today when the house by q
vote of 1854 to "a passed an amended
senate bill, according him honora
The original senate bill authorized
the president to appoint Peary q rear
admiral in the NAVY, to be carried -
an additional number in grade and to
place him upon the retired list at
the highest pay in the grade.
The house amended this so az to au-
.thorize the president to place him on
the retired list of the corps Of civil
engineers, with the rank of rear ad-
miral. to date from April s, 1909, 30
as TO tender the thanks Of congress
for ''llis Arctic explorations resulting
in reaching the north pole" ~
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

the statement that approximately S0,-
100000 lamps are sold in this country
every year for an aggregate Of $1s,-
100000.
blow struck at the so-oaIed electrical
trust, as it Is the first.
Trust Ready to Reform.
Intimation that the corporations conn
prising the trust might voluntarily dis
continue the practices to which the
government objects il contained in a
statement made by Attorney General
Wickersham today.
The defendants have already indi-
Gated a disposit1on to conform to the
requirements of the government" said
he, land tbs department hopes that a
dissolution OF the combination will be
This suit relates only to an alleged
combination and conspiracy in the
manufacture and sale of fncandescent
electric light bulbs. Other separate
actions against combinations alleged to
involve Illegal agreements relating to
necessary to the varied use Of cleo
tricity have been in the process of in
cubation in the department OF justice
for months. Whether they will ever bs
brought into court probably depends
upon the outcome of the suit just fled.
Hartford Company Included.
The defendants include not only the
alleged members of the combination,
but supply companies and others al
legged to be engaged in furthering the
interests of the combination, among
them being the following in New Eng
land:
Bryan-Marsh company. Central Falls,
r. l.
The Franklin Electric Manufacturing
company Hartford, Conn.
The Munder Electric company, Cen
trail Falls, r. /.
Gilmore Electric company, Boston,
Mass.
Dwyer Machine company. Lynn.
Mass.
The Providence Gas Burner company.
Providence, X. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
EXPRESS STRIKE
WAS sHoRT-LIvED.
United States Exprsss Company Conn.,
promised With Employees.

New York. March s.zThe second
strike OF the United Sf2tes Express
company dNvers and helpers within a
year. called Unexpectedly this morning,
~vzs settled this afternoon i'm time for
fhe 1000 strikers here and in Jersey
chy To earn a portion of their days
pay The company acceded to two OF
three demands made by the men and
the strikers gave In on the third one.
The drivers objected to the assign
ment Of man who had been in the
service only two years to the coveted
seat es driver OF money wagon. BY
the agreement today the seniority rule
IS upheld and the job is given to a
man who had been In the service for
twenty years A driver recently dis
charged IN to BE- reinstated also, an in
vestigatfon having shown that he was
dismissed without cause. The demand
that q second discharged driver be re-
fnstated was withdrawn by the rnen.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
REWARDS FOR HONEST
SUGAR TRUST EMPLoyE.


New York. March 3.-By a special
executive order issued by President
Taft, Richard Wha1Iey, the eanploye Of
the American Sugar Refining company
to the discovery of the sugar Weighing
frauds several years ago. has been. re-
warded by the government with a per-
manent Job as customs watchman at
$40 a year.
Collector William Loeb first offered
Whalley work in the special agents d.
vision Of the customs service, but the
position was too much for Wha1ley and
ne was about to be discharged when
Collector Loeb referred his case to the
treasury department for special action.
President Taft took it up and issued
an order for the transfer Of WhaIley to
another position. without civil service
examination.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
CLASH BETWEEN
JUDGES AvERTED.
German Offers No Objection to Action
Before Hunt.

Cincinnati March 3.-The clash that
has appeared to be inevitable between
Presiding Judge Charles j. Hunt. and
Judge Frank German of the common
pleas court relative to the motion to
strike from the records the af1idavit of
George B. Cox to swear Judge German
off the bench seems to have been
averted.
today, attorneys for both sides present
ing arguments. Judge Hunt announced
that he wofld take the case under ad-
visement aid announce his decision at
an early date. Judge German, 1t Is
said, will allow the action before Judge
Hunt to stand. =
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
OFFERED TO SELL
CATHOLIC VOTES.


Washington, March S.7That q resi-
dent of Washington, whom ne named,
had represented himself to him and
other congressman as able, through the
organization known as the knights or
Columbus, to deliver for a suitable
consideration Catholic votes" in large
blocks In various districts throughout
the country was asserted on the focr
of the hodse today by Representative
Ben johnson Of Kentucky.
The assertion caused much private
discussion, but there was no comment
on the floor, and no action was taken.
Mr. johnson said that the offer was
made to him four years ago. of four
thousand such votes in his district for
his reelection, in return for money
consideration.
He said he received letter inviting
him to meet the writer, whom he
named, and that the offer was made at
that meeting. He declared that other
members of congress had more recent
ly received similar offers.
The statement was made in connec-
ton with the consideration of a bin
for changing the name of a street In
washington, and Mr.. Johnson said the
man chiefly interested in the bill was
the man who made the offer to him.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
DANBuRY MAN MAY BE
FOUL PLAY VICTIM.
Providence Police Asked to Aid in the
Search for Thomas F. Watson.

Providence, r. T.. March 3.-The DAN
bury, Conn, police have asked the To-
cal detective department to assist III
a search for Thomas F. Watson, who
disappeared last July. According to
the police, letters to the mans sister,
Mrs Robert Chambers, of Dan'bury.
from persons who knew him, indicate
that the writer's fear Watson has met
foul play.
At thrtime of his disappearance
Watson lived on a small island near
Darlington. Since the evening of July
q, when. he started to row out to his
island home. he has not been seen or
heard from in this vicinity. A man
with whom he lived left two or three
weeks later. and his present where
abouts are also unknown.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
ROBINS AccoMPLlcEs
TO BE PRosEcuTEp.
District Attorney Has Five Hsurs'
Conference With Bank Wrseksr.

New York, March s.-The intention
Of District Attorney Charles 8. Whit
man to seek the prosecution Of those
identified with Joseph G. Robin IN his
skyrocl1st. banking operations was fur
ther indicated today by a conference
which the prosecutor had with Robin.
ms sister, Dr: louise Hopln9v1sca, ana
They were closeted for i've c1ours,
after which Robin was taken back 70
the Tonbs. Mr.. whitman said that
since the examination was not yet con :
cluded he would make no announce =
ment
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
WOMAN KILLED BY
MANUALS AERoPLANE.
Victim One Of Spectators Who Rushed
Out Into the Aerodrome

Madrid. March. 3.-M. Mauvais. a
French aviator, while giving a DEM
onstration here today, drove his ma
chime into crowd of spectators who
ran into his path in the aerodrome,
killing one woman and seriously in
jurfpg four other persons, including
Colonel villar Villate, a brother Of
former Minister of War General Villar.
Mauvais himself was uninjured.
The accident was due to the specta-
tors breaking through the barriers and
rushing out ON the field before the
Frenchman got the aeroplane well into
the air. The woman who was killed
was hit by tho propeller of the ma
chine.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
BOULEVARD ON BANK
or CONNECTICUT RIVER.


Boston, Marcd "a long step to-
Front controversy was made today with
fne nIinR Of plans for a sweeping
change on both sides OF the Connecti-
cut river.
The plans carry out the understand
yneroby the tracks of the New York,
New Haven and. Hartford railroad are
unzried to the west bank of the Con-
uec5cuf, electric light and other large
plants on the east bank are removed.
aud = boulevard IS planned for the
onst bank
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
MAYOR AMONG THE
THIRTY INDICTED ONES
Indiana Grand Jury Investigates
Graft and Corruption.

Chicago, March s.-After investigat-
ing charges Of graft and corruption
at East Chicago and Indiana Harbor,
Indiana suburbs, d grand jury today
returned thirty indictments and adj
,journed.
Among those named are the East
Chicago mayor, "A. 6. .Schlieker, Chief
Of Police Albert Lewis, and julius
Friedman, alleged head OF a conspfr-
acy to collect tribute for the protec-
ton of vice.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
THE TIME TO ADVERTISE


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Following of matter
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
Cold Storage
Of Food Supply
REPORT OF INVESTIGATION BY
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
FRESH EGGS HELD BACK
Eggs Laid in Summer Unfit for Use
After Three Months-Time Limits
on Storage Recommended.

Washington, March s-Senator Hey
burn. chairman of the committee on
manufactures, reported to the senate
today the result of the investigations
of that committee into the question
of how long articles of food should be
kept in cold storage without endanger-
ing the health of the consumer.
The investigation was made in con-
nection with the bill introduced by
Senator Lodge, and intended to pre-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
Girl Shoots
Her Betrayer
ADMITS CRIME AND SAYS SHE IS
GLAD SHE DID IT.
VICTIM Ex0NERATEs HER
On Bed Of Pain. He Declared She Had
No Part in It-Four Bullets in Body
Of the Dying Man.

New York. March s-Less than an
hour after she had shot and probably
fatally wounded her alleged betrayer,
Maria Adagnia1o, 20 years old, was
found by the police calmly eating a
Glad That She Did Ii.
She made no attempt, the police
say, to deny that she shot Giuseppe
Orsini. who, she alleged, has betrayed
her and married another. YES 1
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
ARCHITECT HusToN,s
SENTENCE STANDS.
Convicted Of Conspiracy in Connection
With 5uiIdins Of Pennsylvania Cap

Williamsport, Pa, March g. The
superior court this afternoon affirm
ed the Dauphin county court IN the
conviction OF Joseph M. Huston 81
Philadelphia, architect of the. Penn
sylvania state capitol. 5.
Huston was charged with conspiracy
to defraut the state. He is under sen :
tence of not less than six months or
more than two years and a fine OF
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

that it will receive proposals for the
construction of the railroad from Pan
anna to David, near the Costa Rican
frontier. and a branch to Los Santos,
until June 80.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

Denver. Col, March 3.-The govern-
ment today entered suit here against
the Carbon and Coe. Coke company, a
subsidiary Of the American Smeltine
and Refining company, and against the
Exploration company, limited, a Brit
ish corporation, to recover Colorado
coal lands alleged to have been acquir-
ed fraudulently by means of dummy
entry men. The land consists of 1,280
acres at CokedaFe, said ia be valued
at 81. .OOO. 900. ~.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

Florence University for Womsp q
Florence, Ala. was destroyed BY nres
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04
WOMEN INTERESTED
IN MURDER TRIAL
Schenectady Woman Charge With the
Murder of Her Baby.

Albany, ". r, March 3-Women
from all over the state. have written
Sheriff Platt requesting him to allow
them to be present at the trial of Mrs
Edith Melber of Schenectady. charged
with murder in the first degree for CIV
ing her baby boy carbolic acid in a
swamp near this city last January. In
each instance the sheriff has replied
that SO long as there is room in the
court room women will be admitted
The case, which attracted country
wide attention, will be moved for trial
Monday morning befors Supreme Court
Justice Howard.
Defense Will Be Insanity.
Medical experts have examined Mrs
Melber for both the defense and prose-
cution, and while it is the opinion of
some of them that the woman is in
sane. the defense will a1lege that by
reason of i'll usage, improper bringing
up and the circumstances of latter
years Mrs. MeIber's mind has become
unsound and that she cannot be held
legally or morally responsible for the
crime.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

1t is Reported that Russia will take
steps to annex Northern Manchuria
because Of a reported intention of ia
pan to secure Southern Manchuria.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

Vienna, March 3.-The records OF
the Hungarian postofnce show that
$S1060,000 were sent to Hungary dur
ing 1910 by Austro- Hungarians liv-
Ing In America. This sum is five
times the amount received by the post
ohice from the Same sources in 1900.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

New York, March 3.-Thoinas Keery
. rich mAnufacturer OF chenifcafs, OF
He4peck. n. T.. 1ts1 "a heart failure
wh11e batAlnx u his apartments il the
~ Co. CeutxE kofel today. He
9: :: ~; y 4: s|!s sI''|!: :s:.s s'ss y
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

Cabled Paragraphs

Berlin. March 3.-It is announced
here that Brazil, Argenfina, Peru,
Chile and Uruguay have decided to
establish state monopolies in wireless
telegraph and are ordering stations
from Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

Las Angeles: Cal, March MFRS.
George r. Cotton, wife Of Governor
Cotton Of Porto Rico, died last night
In a private sanitarium here, where
she had been q patient for mine weeks.
She was 40 years old
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

Odessa, March "A despatch re-
ceived here from Tabriz, one Of the
chief cities of Persia, says that all
the members OF the police force there
aries have not been paid for three
months.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

Kingston, Jamaica, March s.-The
woman claiming to be an American
who was detained here yesterday on
the arrival Of the steamer from Colon
on suspicion that she was the person
DESIRED by the Panaman police on a
charge of larceny Of large sum of
money, was released today at the re-
quest OF the Panaman consul general
mere, as there was no evidence to con-
meet her with the alleged crime
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

or the sos ~ more barrel ana coop
are "a 81 ssssa sss3ss. 9
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

Schenectady. n. T., March s.-The
postof5lce building here was badly
work all tie letters, saamps, money
Az xa1u1oI9 pensr1 wuEA Sssyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

To Mako st. Pxtrieks Day Holiday.
Albany. N. T., March 3.-Aafch ~
Will be designated as q public ho1AZ1y<
to be known as st. Patrielrs day r 3
bin introduced In the New York nt1<o
legislature by Assemb1yman CuyilIfor
today meets approval.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

Madrid. March s.-An aviator today
lost control Of his machine and drove
1t into crowd in the aerodrome, kill
ing one woman and seriously iniur-
ing four other persons including Col.
villar y Villate, q brother of former
Minister Of War General Vil1ar The
aviator himself was uninjured.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

The Detection Of Score of mechan-
ice from the ranks of the striking col
Hers at the Spring Hill mines of the
Dominion Steel company was followed,
yesterday by a riotous demonstration
participated in by nearly five hum
dred strike sympathizers, in which
James Sharp, manager Of the mine,
was injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-04

The Sixth Annual Triangular debate
between Brown university and Will
liams and Dartmouth colleges result
ed in a tie, Brown, which supported
the affirmative side of the question,
winning in every case.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-13
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE,
SAUCE FOR THE GAkDER'
Senator Martin and Mr.. Jones.

SendtOF mdEtiu anu WI ~N
To The Free Lance:
The Baltimore Sun-paper of the 18th
contains what purports to be state
ment made at Norfolk, Virginia, by u.
S. Senator Smith, of Maryland, 10 be-
half of Senator Martin.
This is astonishing, considering thai
so many of the friends of Senator Mar,
tin grew red in the face and threw all
sorts of fits of discontinue when il
was suggested that Honorable William
Jennings Bryan might take the stump
for Congressman Jones, and 1t becomes
all the more remarkable when yor
think of the fact that Senator Smith
is one of the celebrated Fl Senators
who voted to rebuke Mr.. Bryan fol-
Quitting in" in the matter Of the Sc
lection of leader of the minority IN the
u. S. Senate.
Some of the friends of Senator Mar
tin reason that it is awfully nice and sc
proper when rank outsiders who have
nothing to do with Virginia offices "butt
in" and endeavor to influence votes in
behalf of candidate for nomination
who is opposed by another candidate OF
the same party. ,
But it is terribly irreverent, dread
fully wrong and the limit of improprie
ty for such an outsider to say word II
favor Of Mr.. Jones, who is running
against Senator Martin.
Sauce for the goose is sauce fol
the gander." Hence this incident
takes the wind out Of the sails OF sale
friends of Senator Martin, and it com
pletely spikes the guns leveled at Mr.
Bryan. c..,..o,, no,,o...,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-13
Mr.. B0UeHT0N REPLIES
TO Mr.. REYNOLDS

NfithbCck, va. May Jlh.
To my esteemed young friend, Mr..
Ben RennOljs.
Dear Sir: Replying to your brilliant
and patriotic letter OF tine 4th uitlmo,
| beg to say that while nv article OF
April oath contained some things that
some one else said. though not go
much as YOU infer. they were never
theless true.
You saw there are Tories today Ak
there were Tories of old. (evnently
a quotation you appropriated from Mr..
Glass address, ard for aught know,
some Of them may be down IN my eoun-
try as you inslnuate. yet ! sincerely
trust | may never be 50 contracted m
my views and unchartabie IN my feel
ings as to apply that mtst detestable
term Tory" to a brother Democrat IN
the very Objectionable sense you apply
il TO those who have the temerity to
oppose your views.
inasmuch as you have advised me TO
hear Mr.. Glass speak before write Tor
publication, again ! will take the liberty
TO say that if you will read carefully
with unbiased mind several editorials
that appeared in Mr. Glass paper,
The Lynchburg News. not 50 very
long ago, lone of which, by the way,
dated Feb. End. 1910, just after Gov
ernor Swanson had retired as Virginia 5
chief executive, was reproduced on the
same page of The Free Lance
containing your letter to mel so highly
commenting Gov. Swanson and his ad-
miaistration, also numerous other edi-
torials emanating from the same source
during the last gubernatorial campaign
so bitterly arraigning Capt Kent, late
Republican candidate for governor,
and the Republican party Of Virginia
in general for making the same
charges of maladministratiOn against
the Democrats that Mr. Glass is now
making against them, | am inclined
to believe that when you write on mat
tiers political again you will manifest
more tolerant spirit towards your DEM
ocratic brethren who cannot consls-
tently endorse such gross inconsistency.
In conclusion permit me to say that OF
late years there has been a superabun-
dance of strife among Virginia Demo
Gratis and lest you and become guilty
of adding fresh fuel to the fire, | shall
let this be my last communication
along this line.
Respectfully your old friend,
II. Il. BOughtOn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-13
SENATE FAST IN DEADLOCK
Takes -Four Ballots For President Pro
Tempore Without Result.


Washington. May l2.-The senate
vas deadlocked when an effort was
made to elect a president pro tenn
pore.
The progressiyes stood by their guns
and prevented the selection Of Sena
tor Gallinger. who was the choice OF
the regulars in caucus.
On the first ballot Mr.. Gallinger re
ceiyed 80: Mr.. Bacon, Democrat, 30;
Mr. Clapp, insurgent. 4; Mr.. Bristow
lnsurgent. /; Mr.. Tillman, Demo
crat. l.
The ballots disclosed eighteen sen
ators not voting An effort made by
Senator Root to force paired Republi
can senators to vote precipltatel a
heated debate
Three more ballots we're taken with
out result. A long deadlock Is regard
ed as certain. 1t was announced that
all but four OF the progressiyes would
vote for Senator Clapp against Sena
tor Gallnger. the choice OF the regl
lars
A preliminary informal canvass
based on the full strength OF the sen
ate gave Gallnger Al votes, Clapp .
and Bacon, Democrat. fl.