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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16

comprehended in one phase-better demand. Coal and coke went up owing to the enhanced cost of anthracite coal, and the rise in oil was due to dearer linseed ail, crude petroleum and cottonseed oil, the increase in the lat ter being most noteworthy; and sig nificantly enough refined petroleum did not rise. Metals ascended principally because of the high price of tin.
 The increased cost of window glass, attributed to higher wages, explains the advance in the cost of building materials, while the upward move ment of miscellaneous products was brought about by a further increase in the price of hay, a record-$33 ton for recent years having been touched. Eleven groups reflect advances over May l, 1911, the two declining being oils and naval stores. As compared with January 1, 1910, the previous high point nine groups display gains; the ones indicating losses being hides and leather, textiles, naval stores and building materials
 The advance in prices during the last year is set ont in this tab1e.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16

so testified in the course of today g board of trade inquiry. His fellow off = cers disagree with him, but from the remarks of Lord Mersey, the president of the inquiry, he concurs in the belief of Grove.
 Evans, the wireless operator on the Californian, also testified today that he told the captain on the night of the disaster that he believed the Ti- tanic was near the Californian, judging from the strength of her signals.
 The commission concluded the evil dence of the officers of the Californian and then examined the captain and the wireless operator of the Canadian Pacific Railway company's steamer Mount Temple. The telegrapher re- constructed the story of the sinking of the Titanic from the messages he heard passing between the doomed vessel and other steamers.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
COST OF LIVING GOES
 UP 10 PER CENT. A YEAR.
Statistics Show an Increase of 9.7 Per Cent in Twelve Months.

New York, May 15.-Figures com piled by Bradstreet's show that the cost of living has advanced nearly 10 per cent in the last year, from May 1. 1911, to May 1, 1912. Prices of commodities generally have reached the highest point since the commercial agencies have been keeping tab. Not only have live stock, provisions and breadstuffs become more costly, but building materials, textiles, coal and other essentials have been climbing.
 The agency has reported that the figure for May 1 last exceeds any previous figure during the 20 years, showing a rise in prices of ST per cent. since May i, 1911, and an increase of 1.9 per cent. since April of this year. Says Bradstreet's Journal:
 Comparison with May 1, 1909, re- veals an increase of 11.7 per cent, while contrast with the like data in 1908, when quotations were suffering from the effects of economic depres- sion, displays an advance of 16.4 per cent. Subsequently, or on June 1, 1908, our index number fell to the low point of recent years; in other words, to $7.7227. Going back to 1907, a year
 
 that the index number as of May 1 registered total of $S9956, on which basis the current level indicates a rise of 2.7 per cent; it also shows an ad- vance of 11.6 per cent over May 1, 1906, of 16.3 per cent. over the same date in 1905, and of 16S per cent. over May l. 1904.
 It is shown that Il of the 13 groups of commodities moved upward during months time; that only one (fruits) receded, while but one Chemicals and drugs) remained unchanged It will be noted that breadstuffs. live stock, provisions, hides and leather textiles, metals. coal and coke, naval stores building materials and miscellaneous articles all advanced. Increased prices for provisions became general, though eggs, an important article in this group, receded. The reasons for dear CT textiles, as for hides and leather are
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
FOUND GUILTY OF
 PLANTING DYNAMITE.
Lawrence Man Convicted as Seeking
 to Discredt Strikers.

Salem, Mass, May 15.-John J. Breen, prominent citizen of Lawrence, was found guilty on one of the three counts of an indictment in which he was charged with planting dynamite during the textile strike in that city, by jury in the superior court today. Sentence has not been imposed.
 Breen is a member of the school committee in Lawrence. The count on which Breen was found guilty charged that he intended to injure the strikers in the conduct of their strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
TITANIC CoLLAPSlBLE
 BOAT WAS PICKED UP. Three Bodies Found Upon It Buried
 at Sea.

New York, May 15.-A message re- ceived la&e today by the White Star line from the steamer Oceanic, en route to this port, reported the picking up by the liner of a collapsible boat from the sunken Titanic, containing three bodies. The boat was found according to the message on May 13 in latitude 39.56 north, longitude 47.01 west.
 The message from the Oceanic reads:
 May 13, latitude 30.56 (39.56 ? north longitude 47.O1 west, picked up collap- sible boat containing three bodies Committed them to deep. One appar- ently Thomas Beattie, passenger; one sailor. one fireman, both unidentified; {; also coat with letters in addressed Richard N. Williams; one cane, Duane Williams. A ring also in boat, inscrip- tion Edward and Gerda.'
 (Signed) COMMANDER"
 The collapsible boat referred to in the message it was stated at the White Star offices here is the one mentioned by Officer Lowe in his testimony be- fore the senate committee, from which he took into his boat twenty men and one woman, leaving on board three dead bodies.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
SAYS CALIFORNIAN WAS
 QUITE NEAR THE TITANIC
Third Officer Grove Testifies at British
 Inquiry

London, May l5-At least one officer or the Leyland liner Californian firmly believes that that vessel was in the vicinity of the Titanic on the night she went down. and, though he did not know it. actually saw her sink as the lights of the vessel they were watch ing disappeared
 Charles Crove the third officer Of the Californian, the man In question
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
HOW MUCH DO YOU SUPPOSE WE MAKE?

A great lot of talk about Middle mems Profits leads us to say this to you
 It has always been and will be all ways our policy to maintain prices that will give every customer benefit of our low cost of running this store.
 The more we sell, the lower the cost per piece. Hence the lower the price to you.
 4 small fixed margin above Op- erating expenses goes into our profits, but that margin is small. We try all ways to keep a class of goods worthy of your confidence in us, and to sell them at price that merits that con- fidence.
 Please come in-look around-com- pare.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
OBITUARY.
Clifford 8. Walton.

Washington, May 15.-Cllfford & Walton. an international lawyer, au- thor and soldier, consul general for Paraguay in this county for several years and graduate of West Point died at his home here today after a short illness of bronchial pneumonia, at the age of 51.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16

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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
DANGEROUS COMPETITION
 OF THE STEEL TRUST Tennessee Company Could Make Steel Cheaper Than Other Concern.

New York, May 15.-In taking the testimony of John A. Topping, chair man of the Republic Iron and Steel company today, the government law yers in the suit to dissolve the United States Steel corporation under the Sherman antitrust act laid the foun- dation of evidence by which they hope to prove that the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company by the corporation during the financial panic of 1907 was illegal.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16


 sherman antitrust act laid the foun- dation of evidence by which they hope to prove that the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company by the corporation during the financial panic of 1907 was illegal.
 Roosevelt Was Deceived.
 The government contends that to ac- quire the company the steel corpora ton took advantage of the financial difficulties of the banking firm of Moore & Schley. large holders of Ten nessee Coal and Iron stock. and that when President Roosevelt was induced by Judge Gary and w. C. Prick to place the seal of his approval upon the transaction on the ground that it was the only way in which the firm could be saved from ruin and the panic was checked, the president was deceived as to the real object of the corporation. Could Make Steel Cheaper Than Other
 Concerns.
 Mir Topping, who was chairman of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com pany at the time it was taken over. afforded testimony setting forth the value of the company's properties at Birming- ham, Ala, and what facilities the com pany possessed for the manufacture of steel and pig iron that would make 1t a dangerous competitor of the cor poration. He said that Its ore and coal holdings exceeded those of any other steel company except those of the United States Steel corporation; that owing to the character of the ores and the proximity of the furnaces to the mines il could manufacture steel m in United States at that time; that it was preparing to invade the export market, and that it was practically the only concern equipped to manufacture open hearth rails, now in general use Could Overcome Freight Charges in
 Cost of Production.
 While much that Mir Topping testi- fed to was a repetition of what he told the Stanley steel investigating committee last summer he added some interesting information to the govern ment's case. The corporation, though 1t admitted that the Tennessee Coal and Iron company was able to produce pig iron cheaper than the northern furnaces, maintained that owing to the high freight rates the company could not successfully compete in the northern markets and was an unim- portant competitor.
 Could you put a ton of pig iron in Cincinnati as cheaply as concerns iI Pittsburg and Chicago could?" asked Judge Dickinson of counsel for the government.
 Yes we could save enough on the cost of production to overcome the freight rate charges replied MT. Top ping.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16

Sitting on the Edge of His Bed and gazing a the photograph of his dead wife, Andrew Benson, a former mem ber of the Brockton city council shot and killed himself yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
STANDING OF CANDIDATES.
Taft Has 49s Delegates, Roosevelt 334 / -Clark Has 29, Wilson 127.

Washington, May 15.-The standing of the presidential candidates receiv- ed at their respective headquarters, not including the California primaries, was a . fO1loWs
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-16
Democrats,


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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

family Of bell ringers. and then in pam
tomime, I'm which she did French dancing
numbers and appeared in such roles as
Columbine.
She next appeared In stock IN New Or
leans with Mrs. Fiske, who was then
Minnie Maddcrn and small enough 10
play the part Of the Duke Of York, Mrs
Boshel appearing in the role of the
Prince OF Wales. This actress has also
appeared I'm stock at the Chestnut Street
Theatre. Philadelphia, and at the Cres-
cent Theatre i'm Brooklyn, In Montreal
and I'm many other of the larger Eastern
cities. For n number OF years she was
featured In Irish character parts. When
Kate Claxton first retired from the cast
OF "The TWO Orphans Mrs. Boshel was
starred in her part. Later she appeared
as Martha with Lewis Morrison In
Faust" and for the last two seasons
was with Maude Adams In "Chantecler'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

London. Nov 23.-Granyille Barker has
now following his production OF "a Win
ter's Tale" with Twelfth Night and
in Twelfth Night" he has progressed SO
far ahead Of "A Winters Tale" that there
is really hardly any comparison, and II 49,
indeed, hard To believe that the same man
is responsible for both performances. The
vast improvement that Twelfth Night
shows leads us to hope that when MI
Barker gives his production of lac
beth" he will fulfil his artistic hopes ana
the promises he has made.
This time Mr. Barker has concentrated
both the scenic decoration and the design
ing of the costumes in the hands OF
Norman Wilkinson. and it has been
valuable change. There is still consid-
cradle lack of homogeneity but the en-
tire effect is much more consruous than
was that OF a Winters Tale. OF
course lack of homogeneity may be due
I'm a large measure To the fact that the
scene OF the play is laid in the supposiu-
tlous country of Ilyria, while several of
the characters have good. old-fashoned
English names. Mr.. Wilkinson seems TO
have gone considerably astray at times
I'm his endeavors TO combine fact and
fancy.
Olivia's costume is entirely Elizabothan.
So is that Of Sir Toby Belch. one could
not ask FOR anything more historically ac-
ourate than Sir Toby Sir Andrew
Aguecheel< is also true to all obtainable
historical data. Feste. the clown. is
Elizabethan; so is Maria. There is no
quarrel with Viola and Sebastian Why
then. should Orsino wear the costume OF
early Italian Renaissance?
These people are all inhabitants of the
same country at the same period, ana
there is no good reason for making some
OF them Elizabethan and some early ltal-
Ian, unless Mr.. Bankers mind is largely
occupied with the decorative eifect-which
he strenuously denies.
Then. again. we find in his own preface
TO the acting edition Of Twelfth Night,
which IS sold In the theatre: II believe
Antonio To be an exact picture Of an
Elizabethan seaman adventurer and Or
sinos view Of him to be such as a Span
ish grandee wsuld have taken of Drake.
And Antonio is a passionate fellow,
as those West countrymen We're"
Wei, this is Mr.. Blrker's own descrip-
ton OF his idea Of Antonio an Elizabethan
seaman adventurer, West countyman
but on the stage either MIR. Barker or Mr..
Wilkinson makes Antonio a Barbary pi-
rate, and the sailors are of the same gem
eral description. There is something
wrong here. Either Mr.. Barker or Mr..
wilkinson has been unable TO hold him
self together. Mr.. Barker will probably
fall back upon generalties about the
spirit of the play. In fact. he says some
thing like that in his preface. For eX-
ample: The scene changes constantly
from anywhere suitable TO anywhere else
that is equally so. The time OF the play s
action is any time that suits the author
as he goes along
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
BARKER'S SHAKESPEARE
London Producers Version Of Twelfth Night Outlines
His Winters Tale descriptions Of
Costumes and Scenes
Costumes and Scenes.

Il was a rather good idea for Mr.
Barker to slide those two sentences into
his -go-lucky preface, as he can
always point to them for reason and ex-
cuse for anything he chooses to do He
also fortifies himself again against ap-
parently expected criticism, when he
says: Il call in question the evidence
of mere policemen critics. l question q
little. too. their quickness OF understand
ing Just a little their lack OF delight IN
anything that is not as they Thought II
always would be-" All OF which is very
Interesting so far as Mr.. Barker's defence
is concerned. and il is rather interesting
to have him acknowledge even in THIS
way that some defence may be necessary.
The point of the matter is that his pro-
duction does not hang together. IL ~
neither fact nor fancy nor good COM
bination of the two. Any one OF the three
would he acceptable. There is no reason
why Sir Tobey should not be an Eiiza-
| hethsn There is no particularly gooo
reason why Antonio should not be a Bar
barv nitrate. But it seems rather obvious
that II Is somewhat muddling things Tor
Mr. Barker to describe Antonio IN MS
preface as an Elizabethan seaman anu
10 nut him on the stage as bdro'''
pirate. : Nh
Hare * where one quarrel with M
! pa,l,.,. lies. 9 lie does not hang togethe'
and one cannot help coming away from
tho savo} Theatre strongly impressed
u,,,b the f,iea that. all the sertnuous u'-
malls TO tie contrary Notwithstanding ''u9
producer Has given nine thoughts 10 .ne
nicture ana one to the play Also 'he
pictures are pretty good
# unnecessary to qualify that laS'
statement i'm one particular. The pictures
are very good in so far as the NUNS"
deures are concerned, and mostly t"e
scepic decoration is satisfactory. Mostly
for in the scene that is chiefly used IN IN.
nlay somebody has done an awfui piece u
work,
T, does not seem fair to blame Mr.. WIZ
kInson. for his drop curtains are le..
good Miss Lillah Mccarthy. accoTuiue
n the bills. is a joint producer with sr.
Barker. but her performance, as Nloia -
so superior to her Hermione OF ~
winters Tale" that il does not seem To-
70 accuse her Hence, we are OrousH'
hack again 10 Mr.. Barker (and 1t Is very
unpleasant TO have to nail everytnins :,
him. but he thrusts himself forward anu
asks for the blame) for the funny niue
mink pillars on Olivia's summer house, Ut
whatever il may be, and the queer oON
hedges and clipped yews In the sa'us"
that look like French birthday caH'S
painted a patchy green.
This probably gives the impression ua'
Mr.. Bankers Twelfth Night Is yer,
moor, taken all around. That. however IS
far from true. On the contrary II -
good thing an excellent thing But ~.
Barker invites criticism by his proc'aln''
tions. , ..-.. .. .als
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES
PLAYED BEFORE LINCOLN
Ada Boshell Received Applause
of Martyred President.

Ada Boshell who as Witch Hex in the
fairytale play for children, SNOW White
and the Seven Dwarfs." at The Little
Theatre. rouses a keen interest in the
children who see the play. came to this
country from England as a little girl 1t
was while the Civil War was still in
progress. The fighting had not yet
stopped when she made her debut on the
stage in the Carter Zouave Troupe. a
company Of young girls dressed as zou-
ayes who toured the country, giving mill
tary drills, in which they marched, stacked
arms and went through the rest Of the
manual OF arms. Abraham Lincoln saw
and applauded the drill Of these girls I'm
Washington not long before his assass-
nation. The Carter Zouave Troupe was
at the front during the latter part OF the
Civil War. though II did not actively
participate in that strife. The girls played
in Nashville. Memphis and other cities In
the zone of hostilities, and their evolu-
tons and drills were Witnessed by most
of the officers of the federal army, in
GLIDING General Grant and General Sher-
| man.
Mrs. Boshel was next with the Berger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
THE CONTINUING PLAYS.

The comedies and serious plays that
continue to attract popular interest are:
Hawthorne of the L. S. A. with
Douglas Fairbanks. at the Aston.
1.-THE case of Becky" with Frances
Starr, at the Belasco.
1.-THE Road to Already" by Edith Ses-
sions Topper, at the Berkeley Theatre.
"The Daughter of Heaven" the Lott
Gautier Chinese spectacle, at the Century.
broadway Jones'" by George NJ. Co.
han, and featuring Mr.. Cohan and his
father and mother. at the George NJ. CO.
han Theatre.
"Fanny's First Play" by George Ber-
nard Shaw. at the Comedy.
What Ais your" Farce by Rupert
Hughes, at the Criterion.
within the Law" at the Eltinge Thea
tire, with Jane Govt in the leading part.
Nine Nazimova, in Bella Donna" at
the Empire.
william Collier. in Never Say Die" at
the Forty-eighth Street Theatre.
THE Yellow Jacket" genuine Chinese
play. given as the Chinese present plays.
at the Fulton.
"our Wives satiric comedy. at the
Gaiety.
John Il. Kellerds revival of Hamlet,
at the Garden.
THE Attack" with John Mason, at the
Garrick.
Mrs. Fiske, in Edward Sheldon's The
High Road at the Hudson.
"Alilestones.' by Arnold Bennett and
Edward Knoblauch, at the Liberty.
'"The Affairs OF Anatol," 10y Schnitzlel
at The Little Theatre. Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs.' play for children
is the afternoon and Saturday morning
hill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

many splendid approximations of men OF
the world which Nj. kllg0ur has inter-
preted. kilgour had commenced lis bust
ness career in Chicago with no thought OF
the stage. lie was a trader on the board
with a partner. J. Frank Kelly under the
firm name of Kelly kilgour l<ilgour
had gone there when ne was seventeen
years old. after schooling At Stoughton
Hall. near Canterbury. England. His
business career began by going into the
brokerage Office Of Edward l.. Brewster
g. Co The panic. which has now gone
down I'm the history Of Chicago's finances
as the Barring panic. put the young hrin
Of Kelly & kilgOur out of business, ana
Kilgour OH the advice Of VIII j. Davis
manager Of the Illinois Theatre in 1892,
went ON the stage. Up to that time he
did not like acting, but adopted II as
matter of necessity. His first engage
ment was with "Niobe." the Abbott and
Teal farce that was a sensational success
some years ago. lie then became treas
urer Of the company that promoted the
Trocadero I'm Chicago during the World
Fair Then for a short time he went back
on the stock Exchange as floor trader
with Crawford & Valentine. After this
firm failed, in the fall OF 1895. Mr. Kill
gour took 10 the theatre seriously. His
first engagement was with Sadie Putnam
as leading man. Jacob Lit then en-
gagged him as leading man for "The War
OF Wealth" and Sporting Life" He later
became leading man with the Alcazar
stock company in San Francisco. and also
with the Girard stock company i'm Phila-
delphia. He then went To England and
created the leading role in Arizona" but
returned to play the role of General
Washington in Captain Darlington He
was selected by David Belasco as leading
man for Frances Starr in The Easiest
Way"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
CHINA is KNoWLEs's SUBJECT

r. G. Knowles will deliver the first OF
his series Of five travel talks tonight at
the Casino Theatre. when he speaks OF
China" which he has characterized as
"the oldest empire and the newest repub-
lie" The route of the lecture. when Is
given under the direction Of II. Il. john
ston and the Shuberts, includes Canton.
Meilung Pass. Marking. Kwang Foo, 500
chow. Shanghai Nankao Pass, CHING no
and Picking. The lecture is illustrated with
motion pictures and deals with many
phases of the civilization in China. other
lectures ON India, Africa. the Philippines
and New Zealand will follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01
STOCK BROKER, THEN ACTOR
Joseph Kilgour, in Ready
Money" Knows About Money.

When Ready Money" now at the Max
Inc Elliott Theatre. was played In Chicago
last spring the entire Chicago Board OF
Trade attended performance one night
as a testimonial to Joseph kilgour, who
plays the role Of Jackson Ives. on this
occasion "A unique fact was brought to
light by one Of the members OF the eX-
change, who stated that had il not been
for panic which hit the Chicago financial
market some years ago the stage would
never have had the pleasure Of seeing the