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Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-30
]" GETS-IT y, NOTHING
 LIKE IT FOR CORNS
Easy as One. Twe, ThRee-Re Fuss. Ne
 PaIs, by Using "GETs-ITs"

Just take two seconds to put a ltt- tie GETS-IT' on that corn. That corn is "dene fer" as sure the sun rises. The eeFn shriYels Hp, Yanishes. That's
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-30
WillirnantiC, Danielson and Putnam
sa.mus.aaasss.a.s,ssasssssss.s

MT. and Mrs. Frederick left fer a honeymoon in New York city,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-30
STRUCK AT CROSSING.

George Fl. H. Rogers Knocked from
 Ice Cart Which Switcher Bumped Prof. Gregory Comments High
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
FLIMFLAM GAME ALLEGED
Measure Forbids the Shipping of
Liquors Into DRY" Territory.
BIG MAJORITY IS INDICATED
Vote Expected Late This Afternoon.
Party Lines Eliminated in
the Preliminaries.

II is liquor against the white ribbon in
the House today, with liquor hopelessly
in the minority. Tee Webb bill to pre-
Vent the shipment Of liquors into dry
states was brought up for debate, after
a bitter fight TO keep ii off the floor, and
in the fight the political complexion Of
the House was cut and scratched with
cross fires between men who are ordi-
narily the firnest of friends. Representa-
tive Henry. Representative Underwood
and Representative Clayton Were bitterly
scored by Representative Fitzgerald as
stanch Il democrat as one can find be-
meath the dome; ard a further marvel
was recorded when Representative Mann.
G. .. +. champion, and floor leader OF the
republicans, came 10 the rescue of his
democratic enemy, Mr.. Fitzgerald. and
belabOred the democrats for slipping a
ffimfiam game into the House of Rem
resentatives and to The country at large.
The bill will be voted on this afternoon
and the preliminary skrmishing shows 1t
Will be passed by tremendous majority
Inc hlst vote to bring up the rule was
111 to Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
ALLEGED TO BE MONOPOLY
Declaration in Civil Suit of Unfair
Trade Tactics.
MOVE TO ABROGATE CONTRACT
Combine Said to Have Forced
Lease and Price of ''Inseam
Trimming Machine

TRENTON, y. j.. February >.-The fed
eral government made it's third antitrust
move against the United Shoe Machinery
Company in Il civil suit filed here today,
charging the so-called trust with welding
an alleged monopolistic power and unfair
trade tactics to force the KeiShley COM
pany-a competitOr-into an unla wful con-
tract for the leasing. sale and fixing the
price Of an 'inseam trimming machine
The United States district court here
was asked to terminate the contract I'M
der which tile Keighley company gave
the United company the exclusive right
10 lease 20 shoe manufacturers the ''in-
seam trimming machine. the patent of
which is held by the keiShley company.
The effect of the agreement is declared to
bc Ito perpetuate and extend a monopoly
OF the shoe machinery industry in the
United Shoe Machinery Company of New
Jersey"
Following are the defendants TO the
suit: United Shoe Machinery Company
(BostonI. keighley Company. Inc. Wine
land. y. j., Sidney W. WinslOw (Orleans
Mass). Edward +. Hurd Newton. Mass.).
Charles Percy Keishley. William Bottom
ley keighley and Charles Keighley OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
FOR SAFETY IN TRAVEL
Board Recommends CompuI-
sorry Adoption of Block
Signal Systems.

Compulsory adoption by all interstate
railroads of the block signal system is
the most important recommendation OF
the block signal and train control board
made today. in its final report to the in
terstate commerce commission.
Consisting of NJ. f.. Cooley, dean of the
engineering department Of Michigan Uni
versity. as chairman; Azel Ames. F. c.
Ewald. +. Il. Adams and W. p. Borland
as secretary, the board was created by
Congress in 1907.
Special attention was paid to devices
Tor the automatic stopping of trains
The development of the automatic
tram stop" says the report has pro-
ceeded far enough to warrant the ex-
pectation that by it's Use greater safety
can DE secured in the operation OF trains
Railroads should be given to understand
thdt the automatic train stop must be de-
'eIopSd DS them as rapidly as poSS BILE -
me BOARD also recommends that rail-
road tracks be properly inclosed and laws
against trcspassing be enforced. 1t also
says there should be more complete CO.
operation of the st .e and federal gov
ernments on the one hand and ra lroad
companies on the other to bring about
more stable cOndit ons throughout the en-
tire country: p ecemcal legislation should
be brought together and harmoniZed into
general endctinentS. comprehensive in
character and based on the best stand
ards OF practice. and that the enforce
ment of this general legislation be in
trusted to body having powers milar
III character to those administered by the
railway department. of thet British board
of trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
ADMITS HE KILLED FATHER
Fingerprints in Blood Lead to Sons
Arrest and Confession.

CHILL1COTHE. Mo-. February S.-Con-
fronted by bloody fingerprints identified
as his own. Lee Hoyt. twenty-one years
old. today admitted the murder OF his
father, Edward lIoyt. wealthy cattle
man. in November. 1911. according to
County Prosecutor T.. l.. Marshall The
elder HOyt's head was crushed with a
nlattock. The boy said his father had
been too severe with him.
The murder was committed on the Hoyt
farm. near here Hoyt was las. seen
alive when he departed for home after
making large shipment of cattle from
chiiltcothe- The next morning the son
reported hnding his fathers body I'm a
barn OF the Hoyt farm 1t was believed
he had been slain by robbers fter work
ing on the case for months private detec-
tives discovered faint iingerprints in blood
on an lroi- tank In the barn. These
prints were identified as those of Lee
Hoyt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
FRAUD TRIAL Is FUTILE.
Jury Is Discharged in Case Against
Wisner and Meyers,

NEW YORK, February S.-The govern
ment's case against 4. l.. Wisner and
John j. Meyers indicted for misuse of
the malls to promote oil and mining prop
critics. resulted today in no verdict. The
Jury was discharged after vainly trying
for forty-six hours to agree.
The trial lasted nine weeks and cost the
government $4,000. Wtsner and Meyers
were accused OF defrauding investors all
over the country Of more than 5000 900.
Their main defense was that a pa tner.
who went to Europe. but later returned
to become q government witness, so. most
of the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
SMALLPOX IN TOMBS.
Excitement Reigns Among Six Hun
dred Prisoners Over Outbreak.

NEW YORK. February S.-There was
excitement among the go prisoners i'm the
Tombs today when they learned that one
of their number, in the woman's section,
had been removed yesterday and was
suffering from smallpox.
The board of health promptly vacci-
mated seventy prisoners in the woman's
section and close watch is being kept to
ward off any general outbreak of the
malady in the prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Distribution of Graft.

What became of the money after it
reached the hands Of the captains or in
spectors Purcell did not know He had
an idea gained from talk among his fel-
lows in the tenderloin, that some of il.
went higher up but he could not say
as To- that. he testified.
Purcell said he operated for twelve years
in one police precinct-the twenty-first-
and probably did business during that
period at half hundred places. Naming
the men who collected protection money
from him each week. he said they acted
for Police Capts. McClintock, Cannon.
delaney. holland. Cochran, Burns and
Gray.
II got permission from Mike Cruise, a
Ialnmany leader, To open q gambling
house on I'D street" Purcell SAID. Cruise
wanted Spo week for himself. the same
Tor Capt Gray and $1O apiece for the
TWO men who came to collect the money
Zach week So for while l paid them
Sl2o week.
How long did Vou nav tbiS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
POLICE CAPTAINS ACCUSED
Charges Must Be Corroborated Be-
fore They Lose Jobs.
TESTIMONY IS SENSATIONAL
Witness Before Aldermanic Commit
tee Declares He and Associates
Paid Out $4,000.

NEW YORK. February S.-Police Com
missioner Waldo today took up the lead
opened by tie aldcrInanic investigation
OF police graft and began the investiga-
ton of charges made 10y James Purcell.
a veteran gambler. against four captains
now on the force. On the strength Of
Purcell's unsupported story, said Waldo.
ne would do nothing. but if his investiga
tion corroborated the gamblers charges,
lie would suspend the accused officers
The police captains Purcell charged
with receiving tribute for protecting his
gambling establishments are Patrick J.
Gray, brother-n-Iaw OF Charles r. Muir
ply. the Tamm ny Hall leader. and
Capts Martens. Maude and COchrane
Others ne mentioned are no longer on
the force.
1t was point' l out at police headquar-
tiers today that the police graft Purcell
told about was levied during a long term
of years ana under various police COM
miSSiOneTS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
RUSHING SHIPS Of WAR
TO CENTRAL AMERICA
Washington Government Acts
Promptly on Reports of
Threatened Trouble.

Preparations for rushing five United
States men-of-war to both coasts OF
Central America. to meet any emer-
gency which may arise from the brewing
unrest there, went forward rapidly to-
day.
The gunboat Annapolis, with her crew
Of jackies augmented from the South Da-
kota and Colorado. started last night
from San Diego, Cal, for Amalpo. Hon
duras. to stand guard on the Pacific side
The Nashville. at New Orleans, is making
ready for sea and is expected to put out
for Puerto Cortez. Honduras, on the At
lantic side. early Monday morning The
cruiser Des Moines now at Guantanamo,
the Cuban naval station, coaling. has
been ordered to be at Bluefields, Nicara-
qua, not later than February ..
Denver to Acajulta.
by distressed Americans threatened by
attack from Mexican rebels at Acapulco
will put out from there in day or two
and drop down to Acajutla, Salvador.
1t is practically decided that these four
ships, whose movements We're decided
upon late yesterday, after Washington
nau fecelVeu reports OF possible tFouDle
in the Latin republics, will be augmented
by the gunboat Tacoma, now at Boston.
Final orders for her movement have not
been issued, but are expected probably
today.
From its confidential sources in Cen
trail America this government. especially
interested in preserving the peace among
the little republics. has been receiving
ominous and speculative reports of jun
tas of deposed dictators and revolution
lists meeting here and there, plotting to
stir up trouble.
Landings Not Improbable.
While the presence of American war
ships would be principally intended to
provide refuge for Americans and other
foreign citizens. there is no doubt that
marines and bluejackets might be used
in the interior If a situation should arise
paralleling that in Nicaragua IN the recent
revolution when American troops We're
called upon to open railroad anu openly
engage the rebels IN battle
There has been sharp criticism in Con-
eress of this governments interference
in the Nicara guam revolution, but Ii is
said President Taft and Secretary Knox
arr, firmly convinced of their r < ut to use
Au-a,icap forces for the protection of
United States citizens and prope.t ty when
over a state of anarchy exists In Central
America or the established governments
fail to do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Hit on Head With Club.

Just as the Chinaman reached for the
sweater johnson said. Norris struck him
ON the head with a club.
II don't know where he got the club.
he stated He may have had It when
he came for me, but IL he did I didn't
see it
As soon as Lee Ong fell to the floor.
declared Johnson. Norris locked the door.
dragged him to the rear room and robbed
the till. He struck the Chinaman several
blows while the latter was on the hoor.
Johnson said he finally went to tho
back room and left the premises by way
of the hack door He and Norris climb
ed the back fence and left that vicinity,
going in the direction OF 18th street.
Norris. he stated, gave him $3.50. but did
not, say what amount of money he took
from the cash drawer
II have seen Norris only once since
the Chtnaman was killed" Johnson told
Detectives Cornwell and Stringfel-ow to-
day. land we did not discuss the kill
ing
Norris told the detectives that he got
about 81 from the cash drawer. He said
cue and not with the piece OF iron that
was found in the laundry and which IL
was thought was the weapon.
II got the cue In \ billiard room on
o6th street. Norris stated, and after
leaving the laundry 1 took iu home and
burned Ii.
FOLLOWING the confession OF Norris and
his statement duplicating johnson. the
police charged both prisoners with muir
der and held Mrs. Norris at the house
of detention as a witness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08

For five weeks. Then friend OF mine
called up on the telephone and said Muir
ply had ordered my place closed Muir
phys word was good enough for me. |
closed up at once"
While Purcell was tcstifying as 10 al
legged police guilt in accepting graft the
district attorney and police commissioner
individually We're continuing separate in
vestfgations of the general situation. Mr.
Whitman went before Judge Goff. In
charge of of the extraordinary grand Jury
in the graft investigation with Mrs.
Thomas Walsh. wife OF the police captain
VINO alleged that he shared graft with In
spector Sweeney. and il was said that
she testified in corroboration of her hus-
bands story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Divorce Bill Passes Nevada Assembly

CARSON. New. February S.-After sew
eral hours struggle the dirvoce law
amendment requiring twelve months
residence I'm the state instead of six pass
ed the state assembly yesterday by
vote Of 30 to %. 1t next goes to the SEN
ate where another hard fight is expect
ed. The amendment adopted 10 to 60 into
effect January l next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

Convened AT noon.
EulogteS on late Senator'S Taylor
of Tennessee and Nixon of Nevada
and Representatives Madison and
Mitchell of Kansas were delivered.
Elections committee agreed upon
report generating Senators Wat
son and Chiffon of charges of cor
ruption in their election.
House:
Convened at 1920 I'm.
After a long and spirited debate
special rule adopted and consid-
Grafton of Webb liquor shipment
bill was begun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
RAPS LAUNDRyMEN
FOR THEIR RET|CENCE
Miss 0benauer Tells Commit
tee She Had Difficulty in Se--
curing Information.

Certain unnamed laundry owners in this
city were subjected to a rigorous raking
over this morning in the House commit
tee on labor when Miss NJ. l.. ObenaueT
of the United States bureau Of labor, told
the committee that she had great diff
Guilty i'm getting Information as to work
ing conditions and hours of the woman
employees in those laundries.
Il had great trouble in getting infOrma-
ton from the laundr.es here she said,
land in some cases l could get only the
slightest data by using the greatest
amount Of persistence ind tact. 1t was
like drawing teeth. The laundries al
most all refused to give information.
~ want to say that no matter what
the conditions are. the most sinister sus-
picions are aroused when the informa-
ton we sought as to hours OF labor, pay,
etc, is refused
Brief Time for Testimony.
Miss Obenauer's testimony was halted
at 1890 o'clock this morning. as every
member Of the labor committee was anX-
iOus to be in his seat when the big fight
in the House on the interstate shipment
of liquor debate started. She said, how
ever, that out of 1.5OO laundry employees
here she could give data obtained from
forty-fOur women who work in these eS-
adjustments, and that information CLEAN
cd i'm this source varied considerably from
that drawn with so much difficulty from
the employees. She said that in the laun-
dry business there are two short days in
every week. but that taking the maxi
mum days. she found the hours running
from forty eight to siXty-eight' a week. ,
Results of Inquiries.
Miss Obernauer gave information she
had collated from inquiries among shop
employees. salesgrls. buyers, cash girls
and the others in department stores and
speciality stores.
Seventy eight per cent of these live at
home in Washington,'' she said, ''and the
others lives in boarding houses or with
private fami les The average wage of
this group is $3.50 a week. Two-thirds of
these girls are saleswomen averaging
$6.36 q week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Memorial Addresses in the Senate.

Memorial addresses for the late Sena-
tors Robert L. Taylor Of Tennessee and
George S. Nixon Of Nevada. and Repre-
sentatives Edmond III. Madison and A. &.
Mitchell of Kansas were delivered In the
senate today by former colleagues and
congressional associates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Inouye Transferred to London.

TOXIC. February S.-Count Katsunn-
Sue lnouye. former Japanese ambassa-
dor to Germany, has boen given the post
OF anba ssadOr To London
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Bill May Not Become Law.

The Webb bill will probably not be-
come a law Immediately. as there isn't
time to get it passed at this session. and
as the Kenyon bill. covering the same
subject. is to be taken up in the Senate
Monday, and between the two, with con-
ference reports. etc. there simply isn't
the slightest chanc. that a law on the
subject will be passed in the few days
remaining at this Congress. Yet the
men who are called upon to register Il
vote on the Webb hill today frankly ad-
init that no matter what they do their
vote is going to hurt them at the polls.
If they vote for th.. bill the "wets" will
knife them and if they vote against the
liquor men will give them the cold
shoulder. The only comfortable men are
those WHO come from section where
everybody is a friend Of liquor or where
every one is foe 20 liquor. Those men
can vote the way their constituents want,
but the men who have an evenly divided
constituency know they are going to hear
from home after this vote today, no mat
ter what they do.
There is one ray of hope left to the
southerners. They will claim they are
voting for a states rights bill. That is
the thing that Representative Henry OF
Texas dwelt on toaay when he was ad-
dressing the House for few minutes
after Representative Mann had bitterly
excoriated him foi attempting to clog
the House with '';iinl-fam'' bill
Representative John Dalzell Of Pennsyl-
vania, standpatter and protestant in
general against the democratic party.
hurled the first inv.ctive against the ma
tority at 1890 o'clock this morning. when
the House was about to vote on whether
or not the Webb bjil should be discussed.
The rules committee had brought in a
resolution allowing the Webb bill three
hours of debate ami then vote, and Mr..
DalZell stood up and scolded the demo-
Gratis for what he termed their inactivity
during this session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Paid Over $4,000.

Purcell said he and his associates had
given up $4,000 protection money in sew
enteen years. His story was the mos; i'm
.ortant told to- the committee since it be-
san its inquiry into police conditions FOL
lowing the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
shot down because he 'sQuealed.
There was no session of the alder
manic committee today and 1t was not
made known whether Purcell would be re-
called to the stand Monday.
The aidermanIc conmItrce is working
hand in hand with the district attor-
ney's office. AMI as the police department
and the district attorney are at dagger $
points. neither is accepting the word OF
ar cooperating with the other in any
WaV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
MAKES PROTEST TO TAFT
Says It Contains Violation of Amity
Clauses in Foreign Treaties.
CABINET TO MEET MONDAY
Budget Message President Has Pre-
pared for Congress to Be Given
Consideration.

The alleged violation of the amity
clauses in the treaties between the Unit ed
states and foreign countries. as contained
in the provisions of the new immigration
bill. vas impressed on President Taft to-
day in long brief bearing upon these
matters filed with him by Representative
Curlcy of Massachusetts. who has led
the fight against the bill since its enact
ment. The brief asserts that the signing
of the bill would be unfriendly to those
nations with which this country has
friendly relations, and the protests ar
irving from some of them are pointed to
as corr JboratiOn of TIE claim that the
bill ought to be vetoed for these reasons
II not for others
The President received the briefs with
out comment. but it is known that he
does not regard the tallled-Of treaty vio-
latiOns as at all serious. The understand
ing Ia that the State Department is AL
ready in communication with the coun-
tries that have protested. for the pur-
pose of adjusting in satisfactory man.
ncr the objections that have been made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Arrangement of Practices.

Ihe governments petition is n severe
arraignment of the trusts alleged un-
fair practices. The vigorous enforcement
of its methods is declared to have driven
practically all competitors from the shoe
machinery industry. giving the twenty
five-milliOn-dollar United company con-
troll OF more than 80 per cent Of the
trade.
The big corporation is described by the
government follows in the bill:
BY Misrepresentation and threats it
deprfves its competitors OF their CUSTOM
ers. 1t has threatened its competitors
that 1t will use its enormous resources
and powers TO take away their customers
BY threats 1t has prevented competing
concerns from entering the business. 1t
has given rebates to shoe manufacturers
to induce them to use exclusively its ma
chimes. 1t has discontinued t..e sale to
shoe manufacturers of all the most i'm
portant machines and unlawfully devised
and put into effect leases and licenses
containing unreasonable and oppressive
provisions. which agreement shoe manu-
facturers are compelled to execute in
order to obtain machinery with which to
equip their factories"
- Additional Accusations.
The company is accused OF acquiring
patents for valuable inventions and not
using them for long periods Persons
assigning patents to the trust are al
legged to have been required to agree to
transfer for specified time all their fu-
ture patents or inventions of shoe ma
chinery. To destroy the competition OF
the Keighley concern the United com
pany Is charged with employing alleged
unfair methods to make it difficult for
its competitor to conduct it's business sue
cessfully.
The petition points out that the con-
tract gives the United company exclusive
right TO put ont on lease all the lin
seam trimming machines owned or con-
trolled or hereafter made or acquired
by the Keighley company. The two cor
poratfons agree not to encourage any
other person or corporation to enter into
business In connection with inseam trim
ming machines except in accordance with
the terms of the contract while the
keighley company is required under the
agreement to pay 500 to the United COM
pany for every rapid inseam trimming
machine 1t sells.
Signed by Attorney General.
The petition Is signed by Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham James A. Fowler as
sistant to- the Attorney General: William
S. Gregg. special assistant and John r.
Vreeland. United States attorney at
Trenton.
The contract was entered into only last
September There is pending at Boston
civil suit for the dissolution of the
shoe machinery company under one
count of the indictments returned against
its officers for the alleged violation of the
sherman law. The United States Su-
preme Court recently dismissed other in
dictments filed against the same defend
ants.