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Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

road man uttered was listened to with the closest attention.
 Railway officials, government attor- neys, including special Assistant At torney General Gregg and a host Of other prominent lawyers sat within the bar enclosure while the occupants of the spectators benches represented all phases of Industrial activity.
 Billiard Entitled to All He Received.
 Mr. Mellen discussed various note transactions, saying that in every case the New Haven company has been paid in full, and that the only money that had come to him person. ally was to reimburse him for ey- penses contracted in the conduct of the companys business. The notes, he said, were merely temporary vouchers for money used in the railroads behalf.
 An apparent profit of $2,700,000 to John l.. Billiard of Meriden, Conn. for his part in the acquisition of the Bos- ton and Maine by the New Haven, was dwe1t on by MT. Mellen, who said that the commissions account ant. David E. Brown, has testified about the transaction on the assump- ton that the book value of certain securities represented their real value, when as a matter of fact, their actual value was much less.
 He added that when the transac- ton should be concluded MT. Billiard would not have received any more than that to which his worst enemy would say he was entitled.
 Pullman Contract Best Ever Made.
 He declared that the contract under which the New Haven turned over its parlor and sleeping car service to the Pullman company was the best contract that any railroad company ever made with the Pullman people.
 Admitting that the cost of the con- struction of two subsidiary roads, the New York Westchester and Boston and the Hampden railroad, had been greater than anticipated, he insisted that both would prove good invest ments and ultimately return a profit.
 The hearing will be resumed to- morrow when D. D. Robbins. general counsel for the New Haven road, will be cross examined by Attorney Louis D. Brandeis, who has been active in the investigation,
 Commissioner Prouty will return te Boston after arguments in the New Haven ease have been made at Wash- ington next "Wednesday
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to himself and his testimony occupied three and one half hours.
 Contributed to Campaign Funds,

While replying to questions of Com missioner Charles A. Prouty and Charles F. Choate, Jr, his personal counsel, MT. Mellen refused to sub init to cross examination by others He appeared as voluntary witness his testimony was not given under. oath and it was explained to him that the information given by him today would not render him immune in any prosecution the federal government might undertake
 At the outset President Me1len de- nied that he had profited personally to the extent of $102,00O by selling three million dollars worth of stock Of the New Haven company for which ne had given his notes. He said that $50,O00 of the money in question was paid into the republican campaign fund in 1904; that $6.500 went to the Rhode Island republican state cen tral committee; other sums to the r, :. publican organizations in New York and Connecticut and the balance for pier leases and other acquisitions.
 Courtroom Crowded to It's Capacity,
 The United States Circuit Court room never held a greater crowd than 1t did today. Every inch of stand ing room was occupied and it was necessary to rope off the corridors of the federal building to keep back another crowd. Every word tha rail-
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Steamers Reported by Wireless.

New York. May 2.-Steamer Car@ pathia Naples for New York, sfgnal- led 739 miles east of Sandy Hook at 1 D. m. Dock late Sunday or a. nn- Monday.
 Sable Island. May 2.-Steamer Carr onfa, Liverpool for New York, signaI1ed 7S5 miles east of Sandy Hook at 10 a. m Dock a. m. Sunday.
 Steamer Phila- Southampton for New York, signalled 630 miles east of Sandy Hook at Il a. m. Dock 8 a. m. Sunday.
 Siasconset, Mass, May 2.-Stearner Cedric Liverpool for New York. sig nailed 365 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon. Dock 2 D. m. Saturday.
 Steamer San Giovanni. Naples for New York. signalled $40 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon- Dock noon Saturday.
 Lizard. May 2.-Steamer New York. New York for Plymouth, Cherbourr and Southampton. ASA miles west at midnight. May 1st. due Plymouth | @. m. Saturday
 Steamer Oceanic, New York for Pfys mouth. Cherbourg and Southampton. 276 miles west at 10.45 a. m. Du1S Plymouth 8 a. m. Saturday.
 Siasconset, Mass, May 2.-Steamer La Lorraine Havre for New yoric, signalled APO miles east of Sandy Hook at 6 p. n. Dock $50 g. m. Saturday,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03
California Senate Evinces Determination to Pass
 a Radical Anti-AIen Land Bill >
A RESOLUTION TO DEFER ACTION VOTED DOWN
Only Tac Opposition by Democrats-Arguments Offered That End Sought Might be More Permanently attained by Federal Legslation-One Senator Declares Progress sives Are Making Colossal BIunder in This Case.

Sacramento, Calf. May 2-The Call fornia senate today showed a reso- IIte determination to put aside the recommendations of President Wilson and his envoy. Secretary Bryan, and pass an act prohibiting Japanese and other aliens ineligible to citizenship from holding land by purchase, or by lease for more than three years.
 In phraseology, the bill, as re-draft- ed by Attorney General Webb, after many conferences with Governor Johnson and the administration floor to citizenship" which are offensive to Japan. but those in charge of the bill repeatedly admitted in debate that the end sought was the same.
 Taeit Opposition by Democrats
 Democratic opposition was purely taciL The minority confessed its sympathy with the ends sought and freely criticized the bill, not as too drastic, but as too weak. Where the minority differed was it's judgment of the means wisest to employ. This att titude found its expression in 6 reSo- lution offered by Senator Curtis and defeated by vote of ten ayes to 26 noes
 Senator Curtin's resolution proposed that;
 The Curtin Resolution.
 The peoplo of the state of Cali fornia defer to the wishes of the pres ident of the United States and this legislature will not at this session pass the bills advised against"
 The condition was included that it be understood the pople of the state desired substantially the ends sought in the administration measure and that the president of the United States be required to endeavor to se- cure such treaty or other agreement from any nation protesting against the passage of the bile under considera- ton as will effectually accomplish the end and purpose here mentioned;
 And further, that if at any time the governor of California becomes con vinced that the success of such effort fs improbable, he is hereby required to obtain an extraordinary session of the legislature.
 Arguments For Resolution.
 The chief arguments advanced against the bill and in support of the Curtin resolution were:
 -1 That the bill was discourteous to the president of the United States and the imperial government of Japan.
 '-2 That the ends it sought might be
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Baseball as Aid in Arithmetic.

Washington, May 2.-Baseball is being injected into the curriculm of the schools of the national capital as on aid in the teaching of arithmetic This developed today when groups of school children were discovered read ing the baseball news eagerly inter- rogating each other as to the best means of figuring averages. It tram spired that teachers in arithemetic have been using problems in their classes such as the following:
 eff Chick Gandil is ~. at bat forty times and makes twelve hits what is his averageT
 ''If the Nationals win eleven games out of fifteen what per cent do they lose?
 The new system is said by the in- structors to be highly successful.
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Personalities In the House
kENTUCkIAN REFERS TO MANN's
 WHISPERS.
A STIRRING REJOINDER
"i May Be Rewhiskered, But Am Not
 8ewhiskied," Declares Illinois Con-
 aressman-cotton Schedule Discussed

Washington. May 2-The democratic majority went ahead with tariff re- vision in the house again today with out serious hitch. There were in numerable amendments emanating rom the minority, but they were vot- ed down with monotonous regularity.
 The discussion opened with citrus fruits. in the agricultural schedule, the Pacific coast growers Waging an l1n- successful fight against the cutting of the tariff on lemons, figs, raisins and dried grapes and other coast products. Efforts to increase the proposed duty on peanuts, to give better protection to the Virginia industry, also fell
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A LAWYER DERARRED
 FOR AMBULANCE CHASING.
Invaded Hospitals to Get Authority to
 Enter LsWsuits.

New York, May 2-Ernest M Welch, a local lawyer. was disbarred by the appellate division Of the supreme court today for interstate 'ambu- lance chasing" Welch went to Bridge port, Conn, on July 12, 1911 the day after the wreck there on the New York. New Haven 6 Hartford railroad and by representing himself as a relative of some of those injured. obtained admission to two hospitals At the bedside of the injured men. it was shown, Welch induced them to sign contracts whereby he was to bring suits in their behalf against the rail- road company for $50,0O0 damages. Several of these contracts were repu- diated when the victims of the acci- dent recovered. and the facts were re- ported to the bar asociation.
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MeIIen Defends His Stewardship NEW HAVEN PRESIDENT OFFERS
 EXPLANATIONS TO CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Large Portion of the Mysterious $1o2,-
 900 Was oCntrihuted-Did Not Profit
 Personally by Any of Transactions.

Boston. May 2-An unqualified de- fense of his stewardship was made by Charles Sanger Mellen, president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, before today.
 Taking up in detail one after the other. the charges that have been brought against his management of the railroad property and various transactions in which the New Haven or its subsidiary companies have figured. the president gave his ex- plaHation of the questions involved He had practically the whole session
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PROVIDE CARE FOR
 1000 GIRLS A YEAR.
Women of Underworld Predonninate.
 Says a Salvationist.

Chicago May Zone thousand girls a year come to the local Salvation Ar my rescue and maternity home, and oe the children born there S5 per cent. ara illeg1timate, according to the testimony of Miss Anna Hanstin, superintendent. before the legislative investigation committee today.
 we have taken care of all kinds of girls-drug tiends, drunkArds ana women of the underworld. but the last predominate," said Miss Hanstin. The only promise we exact of applicants is that they will nurseN their own babies and take them with them when they leave. We keep track of them when we can after they leave us, but many are foreigners who return to Europe"
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AVIATOR BEHEADED
 BY HIS PROPELLER
Herman r. Janssen lost Footing and
 Fell Into .Machinery.

Oakland, Calif., May 2.-Herman E. Jansen, a Los Angeles aviator, was beheaded by the whirling propeller of a hydro -aeroplane here today while assisting Roy N. Francis to start the machine.
 Chinese aviator, went to the grounds to test out the hydro aeroplane. Fran cis mounted to his seat and was ready to start. The mechanictan started the propellers and Jansen, who had been holding the machine steady, was about to step to one side when he apparent ly lost his footing and fell into the machinery.
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WOULD COST $17,ooo,coc.
Railroads Say There is No Justificaa ton for Increase.

New York, May 2.-A reply from th@ railroads was quickly forthcoming and was sent to Messrs. Garrettson and Les tonight. Tn 1t the managers declara that the $3o,000 increase in wages granted conductors and trainmen in 1910 was due to the fact that the railroads accepted this burden rather than subject the country to the calam- ity of a strike" The increase now ask ed would amount to S17,000, 900, it ia declared; there has been no change in conditions of work since then, and higher ratts in other territories were secured through coercion and are no justification for increasing the already liberal wages paid in the eastern ter- ritory"
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MEXICO TO ELECT A
 PRESIDENT OCT. 26.
General Diaz Expected to Be Leading Candidate-Huerta May Also Run.

Washington, May 2.-Election for president of Mexico will be conducted Oct 26 by the Huerta government, ac- cording to advices to the Mexican em- bassy hafe today. The report said the date was agreed upon at a conference between Provisional President Huerta, General Felix Diaz, the cabinet and representatives of all parties in both houses of congress.
 General Diaz is now expected to be the leading candidate for the pres1- dency. Many people believe, however, that General Huerta also will enter the race, and it is suggested that Francisco De La Barra, minister for foreign affairs in the provisional cab inet, also may be 8 candidate.
 Probably no adherent of the liberal policy of which the late President Ma dero was leader will enter the race, unless in the meantime peace has been restored
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RRANDEGEE's BILLS.
Pertain to Deaths and Damages in
 NavigabIe Waters.
(specia1 to The Bulletin.


 Washington, May 2.-Senator Bran degee introduced in he senate this week, a bill providing that whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act. neglect, or default, on the high-seas. the Great Lakes, or any navigable waters of the United States, the personal representative of the decedent may maintain a suit for damages in the district courts f the United States in admirality for the exclusive benefit of the deeedents wife, husband. parent, child or de- pendent relative. against the vessel person or corporation which would have been liable to a suit by the de- cedent had not death ensued.
 Also, a bill permitting suits against the United States for damages caused by vessels owned or operated by the United States.
 Also, bill authorizing the main- tenance of actions for negligence causing death in maritime cases.
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steamshin Arrivals.

Havre. May Arrived, steamer La Provence. New York
 Liverpool. May 1.-Arrived, steamer Cwm-ic- Boston
 Trieste. April 2s.-Arrived- steamer Argentina. New York via Portland.
 Naples. April 2e.-Arrived. steamer Taormiaa- New York
 Liverpool. May 2-Arrived, steam CT Adriatic. New York
 Dover, May 2.-Arrived, steamer Va derland, New York for Aantwerp.
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GOVERNOR CLARK VETOES
 AN, ANTI-ALIEN MEASURE. One of Last Official Acts of AIaska's
 Retiring Executive.

Juneau, Alaska, May 2.-Judge Walter F. Clark Thursday vetoed the anti-alien fishing bill aimed at Japan ese fishermen just before the Alaska legislature adjourned sine die.
 The bill passed both houses unani- mously but when the governors mes- sage was received there was no att tempt to pass it over his veto.
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Princeton Defeats Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass, May 2.-Prince- ton freshmen defeated Harvard fresh- men in their annual debate tonight. Princeton had the affirmative side of the question: Resolved. that members of the presidents cabinet should have a seat and voice in all discussions in both houses of congress.
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Theater Manager a suicide.l

Boston. May 2.-While playgoers were entering the Boston theater to- night, William H. Lothrop, assistant manager of the house, and widely known in theatrical circles, committed suicide by shooting. He was found in a dying condition on the floor of his private office Nc reason is known for his act. Lothrop had been joking with friends only a few minutes before the stet was heard. He was 34 years old
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Yale pabatera Defeated.

New Haven. Conn, May 2.-The Har- ward freshmen debatsrs. upholding the affirmative of the question: Resolved that cabinet officers should be given a eeat and a voice fin congress" defeated the Vale freshmen in the local leg of the triangular debate tonight with Princeton, Harvard and Yale.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03
Heat Prostration in New York.

New York, May 2.-Today was the hottest May 3 in the history of the local weather bureau. The mercury climbed up to 87 during the early afternoon and remained there two hours. One heat prostration was re- ported-the first one of the year.
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Philadelphia,. Hottest May 2

Philadelphia, May 2.-With the off, cial thermometer registering S8 de- grees at 4 o'clock this afternoon, this was the hottest day of the year and the hottest May 2 ever recorded by the local weather bureau. The previous nlEt mark fcr 1913 Eas 7e on April 20.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03
Valuable Ponies Coming Here.

London, May 2.-Forty-fve ponies valued at $100.O0O for the use of the British polo team in their attempt to win the international polo cup at Meadowbrook, Long Island. in June, board the Minneapolis, which will leave the Thames tomorrow for New York
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Our Panama Canal Obligation.

St Louis. May 1-"The United States is under moral obligation to admit the ships of other nations to the Panama Canal in the same terms on which it admits American vessels" said former Vice President Charles w, Fairbanks in an address before the American Peace Congress.
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votes for Swedish Women.

Christiania, May 2.-The constitu- tional committee of the storthing de- cided unanimously today to introduce a bill bestoWing the franchise upon women for all elections, With rad ical majority in the storthing. the pas- sage of the bill is assured.
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Cabled Paragraphs
Pope to Resume Re

Rome, May 2.-Pope Plus X, impa- tient to resume his work, has decided to begin his receptions of the cardi- nalS tomorrow.
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Love Letters Sell for ss2,75o.

London. May 2.-A packet of up- wards of 560 love letters of Robert and Elizabeth Browning was bought at auction today for sS2.750 by a New York dealer.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03
Mrs. Pankhurst in Nursing home.

London, May Mrs. Emmellne Pankhurst, the militant suffragette leader, was today. with the consent of the authorities removed from the house in which she has been staying in London to nursing home at Wok- ing, where she will remain under the supervision of the police.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03
2o. .oOo weIsh Miners Strike.

Cardiff, May 2.-Twenty thousand coal miners today laid down their tools at various pits in South Wales as protest against the employment of non unionist Workmen in the mines
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

vania. Peters of Massachusetts and hltch1n of North Carolina, for the ways and means committee, defended the cotton schedule. MT. Palmer said that against the $1.5o0, 900, 900 worth of products covered by this schedule that are produced in the United States the imports Of the same classes of goods aggregated little more than SPA 900, 900.
 representative Mann said the repub- ncans would offer motion to recon . mt the bills to the ways and means committee with directions to conform to the tariff board.
 The Gardner Amendment.
 The Gardner amendment. represent Ing the views of MT. Gardner of Mas sachusetts and MT. Greene of Iowa, of the ways and means committee minor 1ty, was explained by MT. Gardner. The amendment offered as a substitute would have fixed rate ranging from per cent. on the plainest kind of cot ton cloth to AZ 1-2 per cent on the very finest WeaveS.
 Field Day for Orators.
 It. was a field day for orators on both sides of the house and the vet erans in the chamber vied with the boy orators among the new members in their elocutionary efforts. The in 1auities of the protective tariff theory were 1ashed in ringing periods by the democrats and the dark days of the panic of 1893 with it's soup houses and ruined industry were described by the republicans as the results of dem ocratic doctrine exemplifed in the Wilson bill.
 The infaIlibIe Sign.
 Reports in the nress that the nrica
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Anything for a Job.

Mir. Bryan's Sunday school class will be crowded with office seekers who want to get next-Atlanta Con- stitution.
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Trade Developing Medium

 the successful who seeking build which depends the he public Take such of late Marshall Field familiar cessful business they made important ink
  veloped their business
 Every businessman should succeeding which
 
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 In the past week the following delivered at cents week.:
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The Italian Employees of John D. Rockefellar at Tarrytown are planning to strike for wage increase of t5 cents day.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

An Equal Suffrage Amendment was defeated in the Florida house yester- day by vote of 26 to 3S after lengthy debate
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Work IS Being Rushed on the Pan anna canal in order to open it October
 next Men are workins, in 12 hour shifts on the Culebra Cut.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Mortimer L. Schiff Resigned as direc tor of the Pacific Mail company.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

j. F. Hutchins of Lynn was awarded $109,168 by a jury at Salem. Mass, yesterday for his work in obtainlng $2, 100000 for the use of Thomas C.. Plant in forming a shoe machine man ufacturing concern in opposition to the United States Machinery company
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

"I Do Not Believe One Word of Dil- lon F. Dunbar's statement in regard to the murder of Matte Hackett,' said Sheriff Colby Getchell of Augusta, Me. upon his return from New York, where with County Attorney William H. Fisher he interviewed the prisoner at Blackwell's Island.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Jesse M. Short, Millionaire Mine owner of Joplin. Mo, was shot and se- riousIy wounded and the passengers on the Kansas City Southern Gulf Coast train were robbed by a man wearing d handkerchief over the lower part of his face, soon after the train left the Grand Central station at Kansas City. Mo-, about midnight Thursday. The bandit escaped
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Fire in the Michigan Central railroad car shops at Detroit yesterday caused a property damage of $10O, GOO
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

William T. La Toilette, brother of Senator La Toilette, died of heart dis ease at Madison, Wis, aged 66 years
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Illinois State Has Adopted the carna : tion as the flower and "On the Banks of the Wabash as the state song.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

The Hod Carriers Strike at New
 Britain is still on. The union has vot- ed to compromise on $2.88 per day. eight cents more than the employers offer.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

More Than 1,500 Building Trades workers in Peoria, H.. have struck for higher wages and shorter hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

The Wisconsin Assembly yesterday passed a resolution extending sympa- thy to the suffragettes of England.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Four Harvard Professors have sailed for South America, where they will study tropical diseases.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Effective July i, a reduction of 50 per cent. in the rates for commercial messages not exceeding ten words to all points in Alaska, will be made oy the United States Signal Corps. op- erating the military cable between Se attle and Alaska.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

William Harmony Lamar of Rock vile, Md, yesterday was appointed assistant attorney general for the post office department, to succeed Russell P. Goodwin of Aurora, H., resigned.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03
The lnfalIibIe Sian.

Reports in the press that the price of coal has dropped while the price of ice .has coared leads one to assume thats spring is indeed here.-Chicago ecord-Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Mtuchen, N, J., is Seeking to ind some person to act as mayor without salary.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Harry K. Thaw is. to be states wit ness at the trial of John Nicolson An hut, the lawyer indicted for bribery in an alleged attempt to secure Thaw's release from the Matteawan asylum.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-03

Judge Robert F. Raymond of the superior court collapsed while on the bench at Worcester Mass, yesterday. and was sent to the Worcester hospital for treatment