Show A premium offered for speed CHICAGO PAPER MILLS closed down in accordance with instructions ance of peace sunday washington dec 20 special the navy department today to day opened proposals for the construction of har bor defense ram of 2050 tons a torpedo boat of tons and a swift torpedo crosier of tons the ram in accordance with the plans prepared at the navy yard will be required to maintain a speed of seventeen knots an hour for two consecutive hours and a premium of is offered for each quarter knot in excelsa of that rate the torpe dorbo atwill be constructed on plans provided by the contractor with a view to developing a speed of twenty four knots per hour for speed in excess of that rate a premius will be allowed of 1500 for each quarter knot up to twenty five knots and of 2000 for each quarter knot in excess of that rate the vessel will not be accepted unless she makes at least twenty phrae knots and a penalty of will be imposed in case she makes less than twenty four knots the torpedo crosier will be built on department plan and is required to develop a minimum speed of twenty two knots an hour A penalty of if prescribed for each quarter knot less than twenty three knots and a premium will be allowed at the rate of per quarter knot above twenty three knots and up to twenty four knots and of per quarter knot in excess of twenty four knots piper kiili shut dm CHICAGO dec 20 special in accordance cor dance with the instructions of F B halliday of this cita and H E meade of dayton 0 the selling agents of the wrapping paper mills association cia tion all the mills were shut down today it is cot cnown when they will be reopened at a recent meeting hee he e the association increased their rates 5 per ton and it is surmise J that it is a falling off in trade consequent upon this advance which has necessitated the closing of the mille the aim of the organization is to preserve good feeling among the manufacturers and dealers bat it has failed to accomplish its par pose on account of th recent advance in prices peace BOSTON dac 20 special tomor to mor row will be observed as peace sunday all over the world ond the ministers 0 the various denominations will take peace as the subject of their discourse at the services in the morning this sunday was suggested as peace to the peace congress which met in london last july and by which it was the congregational and baptist unions os england at once accepted the proposal and their observance of the day waa recommended to the churches ond sunday schools in all parts of the world hoosier state society CHICAGO dec 20 special A number of prominent citizens who formerly resided in indiana met today to day at the sherman house and organized the hoosier state society early next year the society will hold its first banque t the eirand trial dec 20 special la the eyraud tria yesterday dr liegeois head of the medical faculty of the college 0 nancy and a believer in explained his ideas on the subject and expressed surprise that he had not been allowed to sec mile bombard for the purpose of ascertaining ascertain ine to what degree she was susceptible to hypnotic influence the prisoner ought to again be put to sleep by mesmerism in order to revive her recollection of the facts occurring at the moment of the commission of the crime according to the indictment eyraud has not beba able to put mile bombard asleep yet she bad been amenable to the hypnotic influence of garanger Gara ager haying revealed the crime to him while hypnotized for his liegeois part if he were the judge bearing in mind previous miscarriage of justice he would rather cut off his hand than pronounce sentence upon mile bombard Bom pard when the sensation which this declaration caused bad subsided th prone autor asked by what scientific means it was determined whether bleed bleep is real or simulated eimu liegois replied that the subject really put to bleed bleep can bear without betraying any symptoms of sensibility lity to pain pin pricks in various portions of the body Dr Brondel was called he baidie had little esteem for the theory of hypnotism Lieeel oss statements wanted scientific proof broendel Brou ndel was not in favor of again aba prisoner as he did not wish to run the risk of letting the audience hear revelations that might be made by the ac aused drs mollet and ballet shared his views they thought the case too complicated to have been cammi fed under hypnotic influence mille bombards Bomp ards counsel and the counsel for eyrand jointly responded that the woman be hypnotized in open court the judge after consultation refused the request |