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New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Landrith RapS Wilson.

Oil City, Pa, Oct. 21.-Woodrow Wilson, a minority president and a min ority congress- are thwarting the will of the majority of the people who live in dry territory, on the liquor question, Ira 'Landrith, prohibition candidate for vice president, declared today in a speech here to a large crowd.
 , "The president is in more than one sense a minority president MT. Landrith declared. ''In his attitude for protection for the outlawed liquor traffic he represents only a small proportion of the American people, as does the congress he com plete1y controls in other matters Only forty two per cent. of the people live in wet territory and the NOvem- Der election will greatly reduce tIat percentage. Yet the president and congress permit all mail carriers to violate the wishes of the ajOrity In eighty per cent. of our national do- raain by delivering liquor advertis- ments in the homes of prohibitionists. It in high time we had a president who would protect the local self government of prohibition territory and a congress that will let majorities rUlC.'
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
AUSTRIAN PREMIER SHOT
 BY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER
Count Stuergkh, the Victim, Had Been
 Head of Austrian , Ministry Since 1911

London, Oct. 21, 7:O8 p. m. -Reutter's Amsterdam cor- respondent says the premier, Count Karl Stuergkh was shot today by the pub- fisher of a Vienna newspaper, named Abler, according to a telegram received at Amster- dam from Berlin.
 Count Karl Stuergkh is the Austrian premier. His min- istry was former November 3, 1911, and was re-organized November 30, 1915. ;. :.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
German Push Past Russians.

Berlin, Oct Fl, via London, 4:15 D. m.-German troops have forced their way into several points of the main positions of the Russians ana Rumanians south of Rachova on the Danube, in Dobrudja. The troops of the Central Powers captured the Black Sea town of Tuzla after stub- born fighting and stormed the heights northwest of Toprai Sari and the heights northwest of Mulciova. Some 5000 Russians have been captured by the Teuton and Bulgarian forces and 22 machine guns were taken. The foregoing was announced in the of11- cial statement issued today by the German army headquarters.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Hughes Campaign Ends Nov. 4.

New York, Oct. 21-Charles F.. Hughes remaining campaign tours will include trips through New Eng land, New York state, Ohio and In- diana, winding up here with a speech at Madison Square Garden Novemb Der 4. The dates and places, although some of them are tentative as yet were announced today at republican national headquarters.
 He will resume his speechmaking here on Tuesday, October 24, with ad- dresses in Queensborough, the Bronx and Harlem and the next day will speak Il Brooklyn.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Favor Increase in DCmur,-a oe

Memphis, Tenn, Oct 21.-Resolu- tions proposing increased demurrage charges in districts where freight congestion exists and a reciprocal ar rangement by which railroads would be penalized for failure to provide cars requisitioned were adopted at a conference of southern 1umbermen here yesterday.
 A committee will go to Washington to urge the interstate commerce commission to put into effect the pro- posed rules as a means of relieving the car shortage.
 Another resolution adopted urged congress to enact legislation compell- ing railroads to maintain sufficient rolling stock to move products origin ating on their lines.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
STOCK COMPANY C0alIii;GG
Company of Twenty Eight Stars Being Gathered to Give Performances at the Lyceum This Winter.

Manager T. J. Lynch of the Lyceum theater announced today that @ com pany Is being formed to give perma- nent stock productions at the theater, commencing the week of Thanksgiv- ing. The company will be of the musical comedy variety and will give all of the popular Broadway hits of past seasons. It is expected that the opening bill will be "The Beauty Shop" one of the greatest successes that Broadway witnessed in a number of years. in which Raymond Hitch cock was the star.
 Plans for the makeup of the com pany have not been definitely decided upon. It is certain that Miss Florence Campbell will be one of the stars. Strong efforts are being made to se- cure Miss Florence Weber, who scored a heavy success with the play CTS in Parsons theater, Hartford. Those from this city who witnessed Miss Weber's work in the Capital City are loud in their praise of her ability.
 In past seasons stock companies made a. very favorable impression with the local theatergoing public. While the Cross Players were pre- senting popular dramas, requests were made of the management for 8 change in the bill with a result that musical comedy was tried, and they proved popular with the patrons and large attendances were the rule The interest manifested in last evening" $ performance at the theater would indi- cate that local theater patrons are strongly in favor of this brand of en- tertainment.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
COUNTRY IN PERIL FROM CAR SHORTAGE
Pittsburgh Mills and Railroad
 Agents Go Begging for Coal LUMBER PLANTS MAY CLOSE
Box Cars, Coal Cars and Gondolas Now on Hand Far Less Than at Same Time in Past Two Years Embargo and Penalties Proposed,

New York, Oct. 21.-Railroads of the United States are suffering from the greatest shortage of cars ever ex- perienced at this time of the year ac- cording to figures made public here. On September 30, there was a net shortage of ,O30 cars. This com- pares with a surplus of 131, ,O27 cars on October 1, 1914, and of 7S,299 on the corresponding date last year.
 The greatest shortage is in box cars, totalling 33,016, while coal and gondola cars are lacking to the ex- tent of 19, 872. The greatest shorta ge of box cars is in the granger states while the lack of coal and gondola cars is felt most severely in the cen tral and eastern sections. Railway men say the high point of the short sge will be reached some time next month and that mild weather would tend to minimize the difficulty
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Farmers Day. at Shadow Lawn.

Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 21-This is Farmers Day" at Shadow Lawn. President Wilson, who returned last night from Chicago, will speak this afternoon before a delegation of far mers from New Jersey and nearby states. The president planned to de- vote himself principally to telling what the administration has done for the farmers.
 The presidents next trip away from Long Branch will take him to Cin- cinnati next Thursday. He will re- turn here in time for the celebration of "Woodrow Wilson Day. next Sat urday.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Lumber Mills to Close

Charleston w. Va. Oct. 21-Lum- Der mills at Baskin, La, of the West Virginia Lumber company will be closed indefinitely by January 12, ac- cording to an announcement made to- day. The company says it has plenty of orders but shortage of freight cars prevents shipments with any regu- larity. Several big Louisiana mills already have quit operations for this reason.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Serbian Progress Reported.

Paris, Oct. 21, noon.-The official donian front issued here today says that the Serbian forces which crossed the Cerna river, thrusting back the BuIgarians and capturing several vil- lages, are continuing their offensive movement and have made further progress.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
FRENCH TAKE CHINESE LAND.

Picking, China, Oct. 21.-A square mile of territory adjoining the French concession at I1en-Tsin has been for cibly seized by the French consul with the assistance of troops. The Chinese police were arrested and Frenchmen substituted for them Re- plying to a protest from the Chinese foreign office the French legation at Picking replied it assumed the respon- sibility for the action.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
English Attacks Futile.

Berlin, Oct. 21, via London, 4:10 D. m.-On the Somme battlefield heavy firing continues, says the off, cial statement given out today by the German army headquarters staff. Eng fish attacks on the German positions between Lesars and Eaucourt 'Abbaye failed the announcement adds
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
HUGHES COMING TO
 HARTFORD OCT. 20
Republican Candidate for PreSi-
 dent Will Speak in the Morning ON NEW ENGLAND TOUR
President Wilson Talks to Farmers Today at Shadow Lawn and Tells Them How Administration Helped Agriculturists.

Boston, Oct. 21.-Plans for the New England speaking tour of Charles E.. Hughes on October 26 were an nounced today The republican can didate for president will speak at Hartford, Conn.,, in the morning, at Providence, R. l., in the afternoon and at Boston in the evening. He will leave here midnight for New York state.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
British Make Headway

London, Oct. 21, 1928 p. m.-The British on the Somme front have made additional headway in their push toward Bapaume along the main road from Albert, according to today announcement by the war office, which records gain of ground near Butte de Warlencourt. The state ment reads:
 During the night further progress was made in the neighborhood of Butte de Warlencourt. There was in- termittent smelling by the enemy on our front north and south of the Ancre.
 We successfully raided enemy trenches south of Neuvechapelle."
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
AUTO TRUCK KILLS CHILD.

Middletown, Oct 21-Josepha Arez- co, aged 20 months. playing in the mud in Lumber street today was run over and killed by truck Of the Mi6d1e+ovn Coal company. David Wallace, driver. The child ran in front of the truck.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
PRINCE HENRY HONORED.

Amsterdam, Oct. 21, via London, l1:21 a. m.-A Vienna telegram says that Emperor Francis Joseph has ap- pointed Prince Henry of Prussia, brother of Emperor William. a grand admiral of the Austrian navy. an hon. Drary title.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
5th. RECT. MARCHES IN RAIN.

Boston, Oct. 21.-The Fifth Regi- ment came back from the border to- day and paraded through the city in heavy rain while thousands lined the streets to extend hearty well rome home.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
TENNYSON WOUNDED.

LopdOn, Oct. 21, 4:O7 a. m.--Cap- tain Lionel Hallam TennysOn, eldest son of Lord TennysOn, and gTandson CT the poet, has been wounded while serving in France.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
COMING TO BRIDGET ORT.

Boston, Oct 21--Dr. Walter H. Brown, epidemiologist in the state department of health today an- nounced his acceptance of an offer to become health officer at Bridgeport, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
NO CHANGE IN THE
 MEXICAN COMMISSION
Confirmation Lacking That Gonzales Is to Succeed Cabrera Who Would Take Arredondo's Position.

, Washington, Oct. 21-Sources of official information on Mexican af- fairs at the state department and the Mexican embassy disclaim any know ledge of any changes in the personnel of the Mexican commission or of the ambassadorship to the UnitCd States, such as are reported in Mexico City. 7 Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 21.-Mem- bers of the Mexican-American joint commission here said today they had received no confirmation of a report from Mexico City that Gen. Pablo Gonzales, minister of communica- tions, had been named by Gen. Car rstnza to succeed Luis Cabrera as one of the commissioners and that MT. Cabrera would become Mexican am- 'bassador designate in succession to Eliseo Arredondo.
 Secretary Lane of the American commission has not been advised of such a change.
 New York, Oct 21.-Mr. Cabrera, when seen here, declined to make other comment than to say that he knew nothing more of the Mexico City report than what he had seen in the newspapers
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Says SerbianS Are Repulsed.

Sofia, Oct 20, via London, Oct. 21, 8:35 a. m.-The repulse of all Ser bian attacks on the Cerna bend is claimed in the official statement is- sued by the war office today. The
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Four Enemy Planes Brought DOW

Paris, Oct. 21.-The official com municatton issued this afternoon at the French war department regarding military operations in France says: There was nothing of importance during the night to report.
 Aviation: Yesterday our chasing aeroplanes had numerous combats, in the course of which seven machines fell, three of them within our lines. These fell between Bouchavesnes and Rancourt. The four others dropped in the region of Moislains and Brie."
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
WEATHER.

Hartford, Oct. 21. For. hartford and vicinity: Fair ton'2ht and Sunday. Much colder.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21
Takes Village and Holds It in Face Of Counter Attack
 by Allies
BUCHAREST AND SOFIA
 CONFLICT IN REPORTS
Germans Capture Black Sea Town of Tuzla After Bitter Fight With Rus sians-English Report Success on Road to Bapaume-French Claim Seven .Aeroplanes Are Brought Down in Combat.

Petrograd, Oct. 21, via London, 1:52 p. m.-An attack on the Russo Rumanian lines in Dobrudja by Field terday resulted in the loss to the de- lenders of the village of Kokardja, the war office announced today. Lat CT attacks on the entente lines in the same region were rpulsed.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21

More Than 6O,OOO Expected to & Pageant, Greatest of Its Kind Country, in Which 1000 or Mor Characters Are Shown-Story To of How Famous Institution Can to City.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-21

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
PAYROLL ROBBER BACK;
FACES COURT TO-DAY
Kindred, Who Stole $4,000
From Flinn.O'ROurkc Con-
Germ, Keeps Silent.

Edward c. Kindred. 80 years old. VINO
ahsconded last August with a *22'ooo
payroll Of the Flinn-O'Rourke Construc-
'ion Company. II Battery place, was
brought TO this city yesterday from
BOSTON. where he was arrested a rev
days ago. Acting Capt. Deevy and De-
iective Rates made the trip with Mn
dred in his automobile.
Since he left here Kindred has be-
come decidedly stouter n has grown a
mus,ache. When arrested in a hand
somely furnished apartment at 7Ot COM
nonwealth avenue, Boston, he told the
police he was preparing to go hunt-
Ing. The hunting outfit found In his
rooms, the police say. Is valued al
5000.
Although Kindred remains reticent
and refers inquirers to his counsel,
Adolph Mulligan, the police have learned
that he lived In Boston under an as
slmed name and told his friends that he
was an agent Of the German Govern
inent TO purchase munitions. The lux
ury displayed and the numerous enter
ta'nments he gave aroused the suspicion
OF the Boston police and his arrest fol-
lowed.
The automobile in which he travelled
Mere will probably be held By the police
ana later be sold and the money re-
FUNDED to the F1inn-O'Rourke concern,
kindred will be arraigned in General
sessions to-day on an indictment charg-
ing grand larceny. .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
BROKER SENT TO TOMBS.
Francis q. Porter Held on Grand
Charge.

Francis q. Porter. a broker. living at
the Plsz Hotel, was arraigned y%ester-
day in the Tombs police court on com
plant OF James W. Durham. president
OF the Keen Carton Company. who al
legged that Porter. as syndicate manager
OF the pan embezzled $1,000. the
third II last payment Of an account
OF $500. The defendant was remanded
tn the Tombs In default of $1,000 bail
for a hearing Tuesday on a charge OF
grand larceny. Mr.. Durham alleges
that Porter has taken about $l3.7 700 OF
the %company's funds
Linton J.. Lewis. a lawyer at l2O
broadway. who says he is not Porter's
attorney, intimated yesterday that Dun.
ham had employed Porter to form a
syndicate to underwrite the stock OF thu
La lara Gold Mines Company and thu
Keen Carton Company. 1t was under,
stood. 1t In said. that the subscription
price was Is cents a share. The syndi'
cate was formed and the stock OF tn
La lara company was traded In on thu
curb, going as high as so cents.
The syndicate eventually found itselI
short of the La lara stock some $4,000
shares, 1t II alleged. and It broke
sharply. It In understood that when thu
stock Of the La lara company collapsed
Porter took subscription funds OF tn,
Keen Carton Company to bolster II up
and his arrest followed.
It was said by Porter's counsel II
court that the Keen Carton Company |,
being pressed by curb brokers n tina
porter ~ being made the goat" In thu
event ofAn Investigation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
BOYS FACE PRISON TERMS.
Five Guilty Of Mansia"Rh'er j"
R.ndnII's Island Fight.

Five BOYS who were serving %lhhcler-
uinte sentences in the House or Refuge
on Randalrs Island when they conceived
the idea of killing George Bloesser. the
assistant engineer there, pleaded guilty
10 ma nslaughter In the first degree yes
,erday before Judge Delehanty In Gem
erai Sessions. a sixth boy said he
would stand trial. All were indicted Tor
murder in the first degree,
Inmates OF the institution are marked
Cor behavior, and the defendants. being
Cannon yiolators OF the rules. felt their
.tav was going to he Ions. so they de-
o,dsd 10 get away. They waited for
RIoesser and attacked him with an iron
har' one of the boys became frightened
and rave the harm as soon as the victim
The boys who pleaded guilty are
charles Mccarthy. IS. ! Dufileld street,
Hrooklyn; William Ratty. ~. 234 West
Sirty-seyenth street Albert Smith, II,
* Fast Eleventh street: Benjamin Moi
inr. ne, of jamestown, N. T., and William
Dwyer OF b07 East Bighty-second street.
The maximum penalty ID twenty years
Imprisonment. ..,
Charles Barsda. said to have inst'-
~atod the plot, ID the boy who refused
q piead and Will be- tried. He lives at
IA East, Eighty.nrst street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
FIVE WOMEN TELL
OF ELUSIVE OLIVER
Letters They Received in Same
Hand as Hotel Registra-
ton, Expert Says.
HAWLEY on THE STAND

Five women look tina stand Yesterday
afternoon AZ the trial OF fac Tanner. ac-
cusei Of perjury In identifying James ".
Osborne as Oliver Osborne. and identi-
fed letters they had received from A
ma or men whom they knew ms Oliver
Osborne. or under other names
The women were Miss Blanche Unear.
Helen Kaiser. Catherine M~ackcnheimer
OF 22i6 Eighth avenue. Mrs. Ethel
Brooks Nye and Mrs. stewart Dunham
Of i61 East Sixtieth street. Miss
Mackenhclmcr knew the man az Angus
Mcdonald. Mrs. Nye knew him as
Oliver Nye.
Loren C. Norton Of East Orange, n.
j.. a handwriting expert. testified that
all these letters. as we'll as the letters OF
Oliver Osborne to Rae Tanner, were In
the same hand az the registration OF
Oliver Osborne at the Kensington Hotel.
Plainfeld. y. j.. where Rae Tanner says
she went with Oliver Osborne.
william Hawley, brother OF Ala II.
Hawley. president OF the Aero Club OF
America. was n witness. testifytng that
as n friend OF James W. Osborne ne
accompanied Detective Sergeant Will
lam J. Haskins to the place where Rae
Tanner worked OF February is. 1915.
10 convince the young woman that she
RAD maze n mistake IN senulnR neu let-
tiers intended for Oliver Osborne 10
James W. Osborne. The description ot
Oliver Osborne was recalled to the
minds OF those present when Benjamin
SlaJe. Rae Tanners counsel. suddenly
asked:
mir. Hawley. your eyes are blue
aren't they"
Hawley said they we're
You weigh 100 pounds. stand 3 feet
inches and have a dimple In your chin?
Mr.. Hawley smiled. exhibiting tn
dimple clearly.
Mr.. IIawley said he and Haskins di
not find out exactly what Rae Tame
wanted. She insisted that she was nc
attempting blackmail and that she didn
val money. She called James W o.
borne a dirty skunk" and first said sll
would 20 TO his office. as they suc
gested. and then said she w%ouldn;. Sh
told them she had never informed h
brother Of her trouble for fear he woul
beat the who had wronged her.
Referring to the invitation to the gi
to 20 to James W. Osborpe's office NJ
Shade said
You wanted 10 hush the matter n
4. didn't you
" mot at all replied Mr.. Hawlcy. II
%dignan,ly. ~ wanted to clear things n
, ! did not think the case was scriou
I because | was convinced that lame v
Osborne was not the man"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
WAITE'S ANTICS STRANGER.
sanity COmmission VIII Re Asked
II IL RumOred.

OssiHIHG. y. V. June l5.-Ground-
work is being laid upon which TO base
a plea for a sanity commission for pr.
Arthur Warren Waite. the ~Hoisoncr. ac-
cording TO persons having access TO Sing
Sing PRISONS death house A export cir
culatcd among prison employees to-day
that o Whitman will be asked ~
appoint one.
Waite's antics grow stranger daily.
Besides writing a lot OF letters. all oi
which are censored by Warden kirchwcy
personally. Waite talks freely and boast
fully OF his crimes to other inmates,
Sometimes when guards address him he
does not reply. but Stares at them as Il
his mind were a blank. Another of his
pastimes ~ r~eciting poems OF his own
composition.
Persons familiar will death house
happenings said to-day that relatives Of
the dentist are preparing 10 ask for a
sanity commission for him, and tina,
one prison attache. II not more. vii.
approve the application.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
GERM LADEN OATMEAL
FOR PATERSON RATS
Hundreds Killed in EaStSide
Park and Many Drown
Themselves in River.

PATERSON. y. J.. June l5.-This city
was treated TO a modern Pied Piper OF
Hamlin feat to-day. While the Mayor
and Corporation stood %anxiously by
+. Mailer Of New York fed twelve pounds
of serum" oatmeal to a swarm ~ rats
In Eas,side Park and when the eXhihl-
ton was over, aided by a crowd hun
dreds Of rodents which have been in
Testing the neighborhood paid the death
penalty.
After partaking ~ravenously or the
germ laden food the rats were glad TO
take refuge In their la!rs to gasp out
their lives or to rush madly Tor the
Passaic River and drown. Pied Piper
Mailer believes the process will be ef-
fectiye In killing 5000 rats within two
weeks.
The effect produced by eating the
oatmeal, which cam from the Pasteur
Institute, New York. says Mr.. Mailer,
Is 10 give each and every rat palpitation
| OF the heart. liver and kidney trouble
| and produce an inordinate desire 10
drink. The more they drink the faster
the germs work and the faster the rats
die His statements were fully borne
out by the exhibition this afternoon,
To make the process more efectl'e
citizens stood by with hose and Hooded
the rats out OF their holes, where they
we're set upon with clubs and dogs. To-
might residents OF his city slept IN
comparative peace and quiet.