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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-07-01
by Louis Joseph Vance
copyriSht. 1903, by the Debbs-r1erriH C..

captain. caving. dropped his nsts and
moved uneasily back. .Now give that
boatman money for taking me ashore.
Yea I'm going. and II We ever meet
again take the other side Of the way,
Strykeri"
Without response, q grim smile
wreathtng his thin, hard lips, Etryker
thrust one hand into hts pocket and.
withdrawing a coin, tossed 1t to the
waiting boatman. whereupon Kirk.
wood backed warily to the rail-, aban.
doned the capstan bar and dropped
over the side.
Nodding to the boatman, ''The Steen
landing quickly" he said in French.
stryker. recovering. advanced to the
ran and waved him a derisive bon
voyage.
"By-by. yer hexcellency. 'ope Il
may soon be my pleasure to meet you
again. You've been a real privilege to
know. I've hcnjoyed yer comp'ny some
thin immense. Don't know as ever
met such a rippin'. ~ No. I, all round
eatertynin' ass aforer'
Rapidly a. be was ferrSsd ACROSS ths
busy scheldt. the white blaze Of Kirk.
woods passion cooled. but the bitin
irony Of his estate ate. corrosive, INF
bis soul Hollow eyed he giarel W.
cantiy into space. pale lips unmovhs.
his features wasted With despair.
Thsy came to the landing stass sss
swung brosdside on Mschanicday tAs
American got up and disembarksd. A
Assdlsss sf time and plass ~ nsv~
~ the quay to the gangway ana .
gained the esplanade. where. pausing.
- thrust trembling hand into his
trousers pocket
The hand reappearsd dfspiaying In
n sutspread palm thres be. roaaA.
brown. British pennieA eeaxtng down
q thsm. Kirkwosd's nps msssd
-Bsdsoekr' he whispessd huskfy.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
THE EXAMINATION OF
DR.. COOKS RECORDS
Danish Public keenIy Disappointed at
Turn of Affairs.

Copenhagen. Oct. 4-The announce
ment of DR.. Cooks willingness to re-
quest the University of Copenhagen to
waive its claim to the first examina-
, tion of the records of his journey to
the north pole causes keen disappoint-
ment, and whatever may be the reply
of the university to the explorers re-
quest, present indications do not
foreshadow graceful acquiescence on
the part of the general public.
The rector of the university in the
course of ar interview today said:
mo such request has yet been re-
ceiver from DR.. Cook and it is impos-
sible to say what attitude the univer-
sity will take towards the suggestion
that American and other scientific
bodies shall first review the explorers s
data. The action of the university
will depend upon the reason DIR. Cook
gives
The rector considered that very
strong Influences must have been
brought to bear upon Dr. Cook IN or
der to cause him to prefer such a
request.
The general -ublic is inclined to be
annoyed at the suggestion t;lat for
eign scientific bodies shall first see the
records. The people consider the
promise to give the university here the
first opportunity of passing upon the
records as nothing but justice in view
Of ths honors heaped Upon the explor-
er by both the university and the Dam
ish public and their ungrudging sup
p'r. and belief in ms exploits.
Baltimore. Md, Oct. AUST before
he left his hotel for the theater
where he delivered a lecture tonight.
DR. Cook was shown the Associated
Press despatch from Copenhagen rela-
tive to his reported intention to re-
quest the university of that city to
waive its claim to the first examina-
tion of his records. After reading the
despatch carefully. he said:
"A wrong impression has been re-
ceived in Denmark as to just what
said in Washington last night, and
this. too seems not to have been per-
fectly understood in this country. In
order that there NAV be no. further
misunderstanding | shall be glad to
have the Associated Press say as COM
ing from me that l shall adhere to the
original plan to have the University
of Copenhagen make the first exam
ask that university to withhold the
announcement of the result of such
examination until the records shall
have been examined by all the geo.
graphical societies of the world
Immediately after they have been
examined by the University of Copen-
hagen, duplicate copies of my record
will be submitted to alf-the geograph-
ical societies. of the world, and to any
other scientifH bodiessaesiring them"
DR.. Cook. ,ats first expressed an in
tention of eablfng to the foregoing eff
feet to Denmark but afterward de-
cided that the transmission of his
statement to that country through the
Associated Press would, ,.be preferable
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
YALE CORPORATION MEETING
Gift of $425,ooo for University
Physics Laboratory Announced.

New Haven, Conn. Oct. AT the
meeting of the Yale corporation today
a gift of $425.000 from William d. and
Henry T. Sloan Of New York for the
erection and equipment of a university
physics laboratory was announced. The
laboratory will be used by the college,
Sheffield Scientific school and the
graduate school Announcement was
also made of the gift of $4,000 from
Alfred G. Vanderbilt of New York
toward the general endowment A
subscription of $4,000 was received
from George Hewitt Myers a graduate
% the forest school toward the en-
dowment of that department. This
subscription viii enable the university
to fulfill its conditions with the gem
eral education board from which the
university is receiving assistance.
Among other gifts which the uniyersi-
ty has received is a fund left by the
late Charles Fl. FSrnam of New Haven.
the income of which. amounting to
$4,000 a year. is to be devoted to the
department of history.
Prof. William r. Vance, dean Of the
law department of George Washington
university. was elected professor of
testamentary law in the law school and
will assume his duties next year.
A committee was selected to choose
a successor to Treasurer Lee McC'iung.
whose resignation takes effect Oct. 3lst
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05

year, yes 143, no III.
aybrook--No-l license.
Westbrook-No-lic license.
This year six voted. one changing to
license and one to no-license, making
the county ten no-license and FIVE, Ii
cense, the same as last year.
The Burning Question.
The story of the fight on the license
question was interviewer with other
local fights in many of the towns, but
in some towns it was the burning
question. New Milford stays license
by a slightly increased margin. Here
the liquor men went upon the plat
form during the campaign to make an
sWer to the arguments of the temper
ance men. a rather unusual proceed
ing. The drive against license in the
beautiful town of Litchfield bore fruit
for that place went no license. Kill
ingly, which has the borough OF DAN
ielson in it's midst, was one of the
larger towns which went dry as the
result in a vigorous campaign. Plym-
outh, which is the home of a large
body of mill operatives, went dry to
the surprise of many there, and the
license men had a fright in Thomas
ton. Winchester. which was the bat
tie ground last year and went no-li-
cense, went in another direction this
time, and in winning the town the Ii
cense element achieved their most no
table victory. So far as the vote cast
is concerned, it was very heavy. fully
thirty three per cent. heavier in the
aggregate than that cast last year.
The towns which have gone to license
will be the first to come under the op-
GRAFTON of the new limitation law and
it was in an endeavor to extend the
scope of this law that the prohibition
lists made the campaign such lively
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
NEW HAVEN CITY ELECTION.
Republican Mayor EIected-Republi-
cans Just Fall Short of Clean Sweep

New Haven. Oct. 4-The republicans
just fell short of a sweep of the city
Offices in the biennial election today
when Frank J. Rice was elected may
or over the democratic candidate
Mayor James B. Martin, by 406 mar
gin, in the largest vote ever polled in
the city's history. With Mr.. Rice the
following officers were Chosen:
Controller-Jonathan N. Rowe, DEM
ocrat reelected.
Treasurer-Henry Fresenius. demo-
cr5t reelected.
City Clerk-A. Oswald Pallman, re-
publican.
Registrar of Vital Statistics-Robert
f. Lee, republican.
Tax Collector-William H. Hackett.
democrat.
City Sheriff.. T. Kollerstrom, re-
publican, reelected.
Town Clerk-Fred Whitaker, re-
publican, reelected
Registrar of Voters-Louis Knoll
meyer, republican, reelected
The alGermanic board continues re-
publican with slight gains, although
the figures are being looked over care
fully as some of the candidates ran
close to one another.
The campaign. of only two weeks
duration, was one of the iiveliest in
years. The vote was gotten out by
both sides and every art of the poll
tician was used to win. Mayor Martin
probably was cut some by. his own
party. although the party men are
anxious to study the figures in detail.
The city used voting machines for the
first time and they were satisfactory.
in the opinion of most of the voters.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
REPUBLICANS CARRY MERIDEN.
Feature of the Election Was the At.
water Independent Ticket.

Meriden, Conn.,, Oct. 4.-The republi-
cans carried Meriden today by about
1000 majority. the entire ticket headed
by George w. Miller for first select
man being elected.
The feature of the election was the
fight put UP by Tax Collector Francis
Atwater as an independent candidate
Mr.. Atwater was elected two years
age on the democratic ticket. He has
proved to be very efficient collector
redeeming his ante-election promise to
do his duty without fear or favor, par
ticularly in the collection of poll and
military taxes. So strictly did he en-
force the law that the democratic par
ty this year refused to renominate him,
fearing that in collecting taxes 50
closely he had made so many enemies
he would hurt the ticket. Mr.. AtWater
got out independent tickets on his own
account and polled LISA votes, leading
the democratic candidate, R. w. Muel-
Ter by over 500, but being defeated by
the republican candidate. c.. V a. Dex2
ter. by. over SEQ. The license vote was,
Yes 1850, No 1888.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
Not for Many Years Has Such Battle Ragged
as that of Monday
AN UNUSUALLY HEAVY VOTE CAST
Cause of Prohibition the Feature of Yesterdays Struggle
Towns Swung by Narrow Margin from One Column
to the Other-New Haven Elects Republican Mayor
Voting Machines Used in shat City for First Time

New Haven. oct. 4.-Not for many
years was such battle waged at the
polls in the cause of prohibition as
that which made the little town cleo
tions in Connecticut today of more
. than ordinary moment. In spite OF all
the agitation and the whirlwind cam
paign in a score of more of the towns
which were debatable ground the IL
Quor men won a slight advantage. car
rying rs of the towns for license, a
gain of four over a year ago. The
feature in most OF the towns was the
unusually heavy vote cast, and the
narrow margin by which towns swung
from one column to the other.
Sixteen Towns Snapped Positions.
In all, sixteen Of the towns snapped
over their position on the question of
license and the gain Of four for license
WAS net one.
In Hartford county there were no
changes.
In New Haven countv Guilford
changed to no by a margin of co.
while Branford. which was half and
half last year and was credited to the
dry column officially, went wholly wet
and East Haven and Bethany changed
to license.
In Fairfield county Brookfield went
from no to yes.
In New l4ondon county MontVllle
went the same way ------
In Litchfield county, the shire town
of Litchfeld went dry with Plymouth
and Cornwall, while Winchester left
the ranks of no-license and, with New
Hartford. went for license.
In Middlesex county, Chester went
license and Old Saybrook swapped
over the other way.
In Tolland county Bolton and STAFF
ford both went yes from the ranks of
the dry towns. Killingly. in Windham
county went dry.
The margin By which the towns
changed was narrow one in most in
stances, as the following shows:
From No TO Yes.
Chester by 16 votes: East Haven by
~ votes: Branford by 1853 votes; Stony
Greek district having only margin
of s; Bethany by IS; Winchester by
is4; New Hartford by IL; Bolton by
10: Stafford by 1902; Brookfield by S;
Montville by l. Totafof ten.
From Yes to No.
Old Saybrook by 3: Kil1inglv by 10;
Guilford by co. Plymouth by "a; Corn
wall by 2; Litchheld by 62.1 Total of
six.
Complexion by Counties.
The complexion of the state on the
dIIeEtion by counties is as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
HARRY WHITNEY HOME TODAY.
breads Undergoing Another Interview
ine Ordeal at N5w Haven.

New Bedford Mass, Oct 4.-Harry
Whitney. the New Haven sportsman,
who spent the winter in the far north.
came to South Dartmouth today to
visit Oliver G. Ricketson Of Pittsburg
at his summer home on Ricketson's
Point.
Mr.. Whitney left here tonight for
Providence to catch the midnight train
for New Haven.
Mr.. whitney when interviewed was
willing 10 talk about anything but the
affairs of DR. Cook and Mr.. Peary.
There is nothing more that | can say,
not q thing" said Mr.. whitney Il am
leaving for home tonight and I dread
10 undergo another Interviewing ordeal
al New Haven. ! came from Man
chester. Mass. TODAY. where / have
been trying to get rested up.a bit be
fore going home"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
Brilliant Scene
At Poughkeepsie
GOVERNOR HUGHES AND STAFF
AT EASTMAN PARK.
HUDS0N-FULT0N FETES
Various Uniformed Organizations on
Parade in Salute to the Governor
Furnish Most Inspiring Spectacle.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Oct. 4.-Pough-
keepsie furnished one of the beautiful
and inspiring spectacles OF the Hud-
son-F'ulton celebration today when at
the conclusion of the afternoon parade
the various uniformed organizations
which had participated gathered on the
green in Eastman park to salute Gov
ernor Hughes, soldiers and sailors on
the left and firemen and civic organ
izations on the right, as the governor
and his staff arrived from Yonkers
and took their places on a stand facing
the brilliant scene.
Spirit OF 1776 and Spirit of 1909.
Then down the greensward came
marching a number of flag bearers, the
groups typifying the spirit of 1776 and
the spirit Of 1909. the one the spirit of
war, the other the spirit of peace. Be-
hind them massed bands played the
stirring STARS and Stripes Forever" T"
and as the column halted in front of
the stand colors were dipped. soldiers
and sailors stood at present arms and
Governor Hughes barred his head when
the music changed to Columbia the
Gem of the Ocean,"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
LANDED EVERY CITY OFFICE.
Republicans Sweep Waterbury After a
Weeks Campaign.

William B. Hotchkiss. former football
and baseball captain of Williams col
lege, leading their ticket, the republi-
cans today swept Waterbury after a
campaign of week, and landed every
city Office as well as a majority in the
board of education and nine of the
fifteen aldermen. The republican ma
ioritv, according to the vote for regis
trars. was 1872 Hotchkiss' majority
over Francis T. Reeves. the demo-
cratic candidate, was 492.
The vote for license resulted as fol-
lows: For 4.014;- against 1902. This
shows a decrease in the vote for license
of 1,640.
The democratic party under the lead
ership of Mayor William E. Thoms
has been in power four years and the
victory today was a complete surprise
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
CENSUS SPECIAL AGENTS.
To Connecticut Will Be Assigned
Twenty Chiefs and Assistants.

Washington, Oct. Anew York
with Pennsylvania close second,
leads all other states in the number
of chief and assistant special agents
who will be detailed to gather statis-
tics relative to manufactures. mines
and quarries for the next census. ii
was announced by the census bureau
today. The total number of such en-
ployes will be slightly in excess of
1000.
To New York, $50 chief and assist
ant special agents will be assigned
Pennsylvania 220: Massachusetts 70 :,
Connecticut 20; Maine 20; New
Hampshire 10: Rhode Island l2; and
Vermont 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
No Public Bequests in Mrs. SuIivan's
Will

Providence. oct. 4.-The will OF Mrs.
Alice VI. Sullivan. wife of DR.. James f.
Sullivan, was made public today. II
contains no public bequests. and aside
from legacies of $500 each to those Of
her servants who had been iu~her SER
vice Ave years at the time Of her de-
mise the entire estate is left to her
husband the real estate for the term
~ his life and the personal estate In
trust for the children of the deceased
until the said children respectively
reach the age Of 25 years
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
ENGINEER KNOCKED OUT
BY Stone Picked up by Locomotive
Found Senseless by Fireman.

Railway. y. j.. oct. A stone
picked up by the locomotive kn0a kcd
Engineer William Cooper seliseless IN
the cab today and the Philadelphia
express he was Guiding ran at frll
speed for several niles before tl,n
fireman noticed that there was no one
at the throttle and climbing into the
other side of the cab found Coprer
bleeding and scnseiess on the floor.
The engineer was struck by the fly
ing stone as he leaned from the win
dow. The fireman ran the train to
Railway. where another engineer was
obtained to run the train to Philadel-
nhia.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
THREW W,rE FROM HIGH CLIFF
Woman's Body Found Fri .htFuIIy
MsngIed-Husband and Son Arrested.

Birchy Cove, n. F.. Oct l.-Charged
with having murdered Mrs. Jane Col
lier and throwing her body from the
top of high cliff the--woman'a hus-
band, Solomon Collier. and her son.
John Collier. were arrested TO-DAY at
their home at Port Airport Bar. The
wonans body was found yesterday at
the bottom of the cliff. frightfully
mangled. At first il was thuogtt she
had committed suicide by jumping
from the edge of the precipice. but
later investigation led theTauthori-
ties to susrect the husband and son.
The authorities allege that the woman.
who was 50 years Of age. had been
cruelty treated by her husband and
son for several years past The two
men were taken to st. Johns for trial.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
HIS voYAeE,INTERRUPTED.
Newly Appointed Minister to China
Recalled to Washington.

San Francisco. oct. 4.-Charles II.
Crane. the newly appointed minister
from the United States to China. was
recalled Ia, Washington tonight by a
telegram from Secretary Knox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crane were TO have
sailed on the transport Thomas To-
morrow for the Orient
Mr.. Crane said tonight that the tele-
gram merely requested his return to
the capital because there were certain
phases OF the eastern situation with
which the secretary of state did not
think he was fully acquainted.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
MARRIED IN PARIS.
Miss Fernando Wanamaker to Arthur
de Hsreen, son of Court Herecn.

Paris. Oct 4--Miss Fernando Wan
amaker. daughter of Rodman Wana-
maker and granddaughter of John
Wanamaker was married today to
Count Arthur de Hereen. son of Count
Hereen. of Paris and Biarritz. The
wedding took place in the presence of
a fashionable company. There were
two ceremonies. the first in the Cath
Ollie church of st. Philippe du Roule
and the second Protestant marriage
service at the home of the bride. in
the Avenue des Champes Elysees.
Henry White. the American ambassa-
dor. and the Marquis del NUM-, the
Spanish ambassador, acted as wit
nesses. After their honeymoon. which
will be passed in Italy. the newly mar
ried couple will take up their abode
in Paris
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
5000, ,OOO Damage BY Prairie Fire.

Winnipeg, Man. oct. 4.-Hans Ys-
gsfson VAS burned To death. his niece
Mary Segelstad. is dying in the hospi-
tai at Calgary. and property said to be
valued at 81. 000. 400 has "e-n dcstrn' .
by the prairie fire which swept the
Hutton Alberta district la,t Wech. -.
hr- is still burning fieroely Many set
tiers. mostly from the United States.
lest all Of their property.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
pispositiOn Of Eddy Estste Prop.rty.

Washington. Oct. 4-Henry NJ. Ba-
ker. a local attorney. who recently re.
stoned - one OF the trustees Of Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy. head OF the Chris
tan Science church. left for Concord
today to deliver TO Adam II. Dickey.
chairman OF the board of trustees. all
the property of the Eddy estate.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
Suicide Of Secretary Of Prison Asso-
citation ]. c. TAYLOR.

Hartford, Oct. 4.-John c. Taylor,
secretarv of the Connecticut Prison as
sociation, committed suicide at about
O'Clock this afternoon, at his office
in the capitol, by shooting in the head.
He lived, but in an unconscious condi-
tion for about ten minutes after COM
mittin~ the rash deed.
DR.. Townsend thinks that Mr.. Tay-
lor took his life while under the in
fluence of sudden suicidal impulse
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
Five Persons Drowned.

. Wolfville. N s., Oct. Alive per-
sons out of party of seven lost their
lives by the capsizing Of a boat in
Minas basin today. A feature of the
accident is that four members of one
family perished. The victims are Rob-
ert Martin, aged so; Mrs. Robert Mar
tin, aged A; Percy Martin. aged IA;
Hattie Martin, aged Is; and Gertrude
Stivers, aged 81
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
President Taft
In California
IN SACRAMENTO LAST NIGHT,
SAN FRANCISCO TODAY.
MAKES LONG JUMP OF TRIP
Travelled for Twenty-Five Hours
Through Oregon and Northern Cali
fornia-Address at State Capitol.

Sacramento, Cal, Oct. 4.-After
making one of the longest jumps of
his trip and travelling for twenty-five
hours through Oregon and the north
ern half of California President Taft
arrived here tonight at 40 o'clock, to
remain until o'clock tomorrow morn
ing, when he will proceed to Oakland
and San Francisco. The president
was entertained at dinner, was taken
for an automobile ride through the city
and made speech in the state cap
itol grounds.
Conservation of Natural Resources.
The president selected as the prin-
'cipal feature of his speech the con-
JServation of natural resources. He
declared anew that before many of the
Roosevelt policies of conservation can
be carried into effect, conflrmatory and
enabling legislation must be secured,
and he pledged himself to use all his
power to induce congress to pass the
laws necessary.
Having already made number OF
set speeches covering the various sub
jects he expects to incorporate in his
annual message TO congress, the presi-
dent during the rest of his tour will
discuss in more or less detail many of
the phases of the larger questions. He
believes that, after all, the details
count more than than mere general
declarations of policy.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
CHASED BY BIKE POLICEMAN.
Major General Wood Was overspesd.
ing in Manhattan.

New York. Oct. "A bicycle police
man who caught up with a speeding
automobile after a four mile chase here
this afternoon, found that it contained
Major General Leonard Wood. who
was carrying to a Thirty-fourth street
hospital a man who had run out in
front of the machine on Fifth ave-
nue. and had been slightly injured.
II fought under you at Mindanao"
said the policeman. salutlng General
Wood. "and I shouldn't care 20 arrest
you now"
The injured man did not care to
make. any complaint. and the police
man departed after taking ihe number
of the automobile.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
NEW LONDON CITY ELECTION.
Bryan p. Mahan Elected Mayor by
Plurality of 2o6.

New London, Oct. 4-In an unus-
ually closely contested election the
democrats elected Bryan F. Mahan
mayor by a plurality of 206. Mahan
carried all the wards in the city but
one. Two aldermen on the democratic
ticket were elected, the republicans
taking all other offices. The council
stands the same as last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05
Rev. Or. ParI<hurst Jumps Into Pe.s-
tics

New York. Oct. A minister OF the
gospel and a former police commits
sioner jumped into the municipal po-
litical fray today The Rev. DR.. c. RI.
Parl<hurst announced his intention OF
advocating from his pulpit the elec-
tion of the republican nominee for
mayor Otto T. Barnard: Theodore A.
Bingham. who was ousted by the Nc
Clellan administration. said that he
woull take the stump in Mr.. Ban
nard's support.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-05

New York, Oct. Edmund Kelly.
a distinguished lawyer. who practiced
alternately in this city and Paris. died
of ,auaemia tonight al his home in
Nyack, n. Y. in his 5gth year.
1t was Mr.. Kelly who won Anna
Gould's divorce suit against Count Bo-
nj DE- Castellane, and 1t is understood
the fee he received was s175,000.