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Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
GOVERNMENT C0NFISCATES
LARGE GRAIN DlSTILLERY
Alleged Investigations Show fragrant
Violations Sufficient to Cause
Forfeiture of Plant

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Formal in
structions were issued today to Col
lector Goldsborough, at Baltimore, di-
recting him to seize the plant of the
Carroll Springs Distillery company,
one of the largest registered grain dis
tilleries in Maryland.
The government will take possession
of nearly 5000 barrels of whisky.
An investigation has shown, 1t is al
legged, that the law was being violated
sufficiently to cause the forfeiture of
the plant
1t is said the charges involve the dis
covery of new whisky in old barrels,
the substitution of new whisky for old
er whisky and it's removal without the
payment of $1.10 a gallon to the gov
ernment and the substitution of gin for
whisky.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
SUCCEEDS IN EVADING
LAW FOR THREE MONTHS
Partisan Who Fails to Manufacture
Diamonds Will Serve Sentence
of Ten Years

PARIS, April 14.-Henry LIE Moyne,
who gained considerable notoriety last
year by trying to prove that he could
manufacture diamonds, was arrested
here today.
LIE Moyne was arrested on charges of
securing money from an English dia-
mond mine owner on false pretenses
by asserting he could manufacture
diamonds. He was placed on trial, but
fled Just before the final hearing.
He was sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment. This was in January, and
since then he has been missing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
captain,s License Revoked

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-Capt
Nicholas Wagner, master of the bark
Star of Bengal, which was wrecked on
the Alaskan coast last September, more
than a hundred lives being lost has
received word from the Alaskan board
of inspectors that following further
hearing of his case his license as mas
ter and pilot has been revoked. Wag-
ner filed an appeal from this Judgment
with Supervising Inspector Berming-
ham today.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
Acquitted on Murder Charge

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-Eugene
Gardiner, who is connected with sew
eral prominent Kentucky families, was
acquitted this afternoon of the charge
of having murdered Joseph CORDOBA,
colored boat steerer of the whaler Bow
head, who was killed while the vessel
was in the Arctic ocean. The jury was
out ever twenty-five hours. Gardeners
plea was self-defense. This was his
second trial in the United tSates cir
cult court, the former jury having dis
agreed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
suffraacttes Urae Laws

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, April 14.-Un-
masking battery of smiles and argu-
ments on the membership of the gem
eral assembly, the equal suffrage lobby
today invaded the legislative halls and
the woman suffrage bill now pending
before the assembly. Scarcely a mem
ber Of either house escaped feminine
request that he add his vote to those
pledged to support the cause.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
Forest Fire in Mexico

CITY OF MEXICO, April IA
great forest fire is raging in the Zits-
cuaro mountains in the state of Micho-
can. Thousands have been rendered
homeless by the fire and great guam
tity of the dye woods. in which the
region abounds, has been destroyed
Owing to the isolation of the region
the fire will have to burn itself out
Already a number of valuable hacien-
das have been swept by the flames
and scores of villages destroyed Nc
details as to the loss of life are avail
able.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
DlRIGIBLE BALLOON TO
BE USED IN MANEUvERS
Aerial Experiments to Be Conducted
at Fort Des Moines During
September

/DES MONIES, Iowa, April Alt was
Announced tonight by Major March of
the military board, in session here,
that an army balloon corps would be
used during the maneuvers at Fort Des
Moines, September 20 to rs.
The aeronaut drills will be under the
direction of Captain Ouray and the
equipment will include dirigible bal
loon of latest model. Attacks upon an
imaginary battleship will be made.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
SCIENTIST OF CHICAGO
DEFIES POSSIBLE DEATH
In Interest of Natural History viii
Invade Wild Tribes of
Philippines

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-Prof.
c. H. Simms of the chicago Museum OF
Natural History will sail on the Jap
anese liner Chiyo Maru Friday to take
up the work of DR.. William Jones, who
was killed by natives in the Philippines
some weeks ago while investigating
the wild tribes of the country in the
interest Of the museurl.
Prof, Simms expects to remain in the
islands nearly a year and will go di-
rectly to the vicinity in which his pre-
decessor met his death.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
To Take Actor's Testimony

NEW YORK, April 14.--Louis G.
Ehle, an attorney of Chicago, was ap-
pointed by Justice Hendrick in the
supreme court today as q commission
er to take the testimony of Dustin
Farnum. the actor, to be used in be-
half of Katherine Clemmons Gould In
her suit for separation from Howard
Gould. Dustin Farnum was a guest at
a hotel in Lynchburg, Va, when Mrs.
Gould was there.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
Accused of Bribery

WASHINGTON, April 14.-Charged
with attempting, several years ago. to
bribe Woodford Harlan and William
E. Walk, both formers officials of the
general land Office, John A. Benson of
San Francisco, who was acquitted on
charge of conspiracy in connection
with the so-called land fraud cases,
will be placed on trial here Monday. y
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
conspiracx Detected

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, April A.
The government has discovered q con-
spiracy to overthrow the administra-
tion of Gen. Eloy Afro and the arrest
of the leaders is momentarily expect
ed. Several soldiers in the garrison
here were arrested today.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
COAST

northern output
Great Northern lines begin fight to shut Har-
riman roads out of Seattle.
Alternate or substitute juror still needed for
trial of Patrick Calhoun at San Francisco.
Former telephone magnate of San Francisco,
found guilty OF having offered bribe. is
granted a new trial.
Former Vice President Fairbanks and party
will leave San Francisco Friday for orient.
Protest filed with railroad commissioners of
California against Wells-Fargo Express COM
pany acting agents for farmers.
Judge In Seattle decides hotel proprietors are
not responsible for baggage of guests.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
FOREIGN

Reports from Mexico received at Ell Paso
say ten leaders Of riots were captured and
executed.
Trouble between Turkey and Bulgaria as
surles grave aspects.
Prof. William Osler sails from Southampton
fos New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
Issues Charter for Bank

SAN DIEGO. April 14.-The comp
troller Of currency at Washington has
just issued a charter for the establish
Lyman j. Gage, former secretary of
the treasury, is at the head OF the new
institution.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
THE NEWS SUMMARY
FORECAST

For Los Angeles and Vicinity: Fair
Thursday, overcast in the morning;
light north wind changing to south
west. Maximum temperature yester-
day, 65 degrees; minimum, 81 degrees.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-04-15
EASTERN

Guests in fashionable inn of Ashville, N. c.,
forced to flee from fire In night clothes.
Prominent Italian lawyer in Chicago says
Black Hand is myth.
James Patten of Chicago denies he controls
wheat market
Caruso denies report his voice is impaired.
Lower house of. legislature in Missouri votes
to submit prohibition amendment.
Big steamer sinks in Ohio river; passengers
escape.
Russian nurse in New York admits she MUIR
dered Doctor
Night riders terrorize land owners in Indi-
ana.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
CATHOLIC CONVERTS IN 1908.
The Record Shows That There Were
23,709 in This Country.

The record of conversions to the
Catholic church during last year. as
revealed from official and carefully
compiled figures before the Congress
of Missionaries at Washington, indi-
Gates the tremendous progress the
church is making throughout the coun-
try
Statisticians of the Apostolic Mission
house place the number of converts for
1908 at the great figure of 2S,709
These figures were received from the
report of chancery offices, and while
some few returns are missing still
with these Few exceptions that figure,
2S.TO9, represents the aggregate of
adult baptisms in all the dioceses of
this country.
In 1906. in preparation for the con-
gress of that year, there were found to
be 25,055 converts. Two years later
the number had grown to 2S,709, or
3,644 more. In 1906 it wars difficult to
get exact figures for in many chan
Gerry offices there was no note taken
of converts at all In some dioceses
they were a negligible quantity. Since
the congress of 1906 the idea had so
grown that with very little difficulty
accurate results have been seem ed.
In compiling the resurns the impress
sion has grown that quite a percentage
of converts are never recorded. None
of the converts who had been validity
baptized as Protestdnts and therefore
received into the church on simple
profession of faith are included in the
list. and also a percentage of adults
baptized on reception into the church
are not recorded for some reason or
another. Probably 10 per cent would
cover these categories.
Adding this to tine actual figure OF
record it would run the aggregate to
1850. However to be conservative
we shall accept as stereotyped figures
for convert making in the United
States in one year 2S,709, and we feel
that we are we'll within the mark.
The figures range from 1,49l in New
York to A vanishing quantity in some
places. It Is no.cworth. shat in the
dioceses where apostolate bands are
established the numbers rise above
the average, as for example. New York,
1.4s1 converts; Cleveland, 1871; Mobile,
4S8.
In New England convert making is
very much below the mark. There
were only 1922 converts in a population
of over , cor, 900, or one in 1900 while
the average for the country at large
is about one in 500.
The southern states have an envi-
able record of about 1000 converts in
Catholic population of 100000.
Catholicity has made its way in these
states in spite of strong Professionalism
and the opposition Of rooted prejudice
and bitter antagonism. In these states
an active and aggressive missionary
work has gone on for the last few
decades of years.-The Rosary.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
THE INVISIBLE POINT.

The lives of the two hermits. Peter
and Andred Leubach of Allegheny.
Pa, has given rise to much sermoniz-
ing upon the parsimonious habits of
these men who together have accumu-
lated $4,000. Andrew died a few
years ago and Peter has been taken
charge of by the authorities because
demented by grief on account of his
brothers death. An exchange com
menting upon this incident, says:
"All their lives these two nisers
had saved every penny they could get
together and had gone without the
commonest necessities of life. And
for what? Andrew died never having
known comfort, happiness or pleasure
of any sort, while Peter starved him
self until his mind gave way and the
chances are he will spend the remain
der of his days in the asylum Even
tually distant relatives will doubtless
get the treasure they accumulated and
squander it quickly"
This reminds us of a multimillion-
aire of rather misery habits who had
only one heir in the world, a disso-
lutte and idle young fellow. and the
good people of the town labored with
him to leave this money for some no.
bic public purpose instead of to this
nephew, but he would not do it, but
replied: IF he has as much fun
spending the money as I've had get
ting it together, 1 shall be satisfied"
These men have had the fun Of get
ting this pile together and their self
denial, though uncommendable. was
not as serious to them. perhaps, as it
appears to have been to their critics.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
NEW ENGLAND MILL WORKERS.
How These Foreigners Become Amer
icanized.

Two years ago, in Fall River, Paw
tucket, Lowell, Lawrence and other
smaller manufacturing centers, on
Saturday afternoons, Sundays and
holidays, it was a sight to watch the
crowds, not a few, but hundreds, in
their native dress, representing about
every nation under the sun. Very lit
tie of the conversation was under
stood by the American mixing with
the crowd. Today the foreigner in ma
tive dress is comparatively a rare
sight, as they are so much American
lied by contact with native help in
the mills. by the instructions and ad-
vice of their overseers and second
hands, that they are good spenders of
money for American clothing. and
each year finds them living in better
style and in better localities. and
which means that they have come to
stay.
This condition is more noticeable
in New England than elsewhere, and
the cost to our textile mills in Ameri-
canizing this foreign population would
be startling, if the figures could be
gathered. At first the green help was
heart -rending to overseers, superin-
tendents and agents. More work was
spoiled than produced as first quality,
in not a few instances, and the utter
Ignorance of manufacturing organiza-
ton of system was discouraging. They
could be told nothing, as our language
was entirely unknown. so that their
early training was largely through
motions and personal demonstration
on the part of the department heads
But they came here t@ yet money, and
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
RESPONSIBLE CITY GOVERN
MENT,

Grand Junction, Col, is the last city
to adopt the Des Moines plan of gov
erning their city. Under the new char
ter, partisan and machine politics and
government are inhibited, and a
municipal democracy substituted
therefor, No fixed tenure of office
or employment is permitted except
subject TO recall of elective officers,
and as authorized by classified
ciTn service for employees.
The city wards and the saloons
are abolished. Opportunities for graft
and favoritism in innumerable direc-
tons are eliminated. The city is d.
vided into five administrative depart
ments-public affairs, finance and sup
plies, highway, health and civic beau
ty and water and sewers.
The commission form of govern
ment has been improved by electing
each commissioner directly to his
department and clearly defining his
duties. AS each commissioner is re-
quired to take the active charge and
management of his department. giving
his whole time to it, he Is regarded
as having before him the opportunity
and incentive of becoming special
list therein. Taxes on occupations, Ii
cense fees for selling fruits and veg
etables or any other products of the
state and poll taxes, are all abolished.
The most unique feature of the
plan is its preferential system of
voting at popular elections. 1t pro-
vides for a complete unifcation of
primaries and elections at each cleo
ton, and for the choice of candidates
in proportion to the number of their
respective supporters.
As the official summary expresses
it: "The preferential system of voting
has been established in lieu of direct
primaries or of second elections, thus
securing a unique and accurate ex-
preston of the public will at the polls,
with the minimum of cost and effort"
The country will be greatly interest
ed in these advanced experiments in
responsible city government 1t is
reported that Galveston has saved a
quarter of a million year by the
change, and if Des Moines and Grand
Junction and other cities show equally
good results all the cities of the coun-
try will adopt the system later on.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18

were reasonably willing and quick to
learn, and today the growing mill
population is of these people and their
offspring, who will prove fine class
of help within a few years, as they
reach the necessary age.
There are no false ideas in the minds
of the Americanized foreigners about
the disgrace of mill work. There is
more money than ever before seen in
previous occupations, and children are
being raised solely for mill work, as
soon as they gain a good common
school education, and reach legal age.
While our self-constituted reform
ers have been working industriously
to check the expansion of ou rtextile
industry by interference in every di
rection, and while they have also been
especially active in working up spir-
it of unrest in labor circles, our mill
overseers, superintendent and agents
have been quietly doing something of
vast future Importance to the coun-
try, in Americanizing the foreigner,
and making him npt only a good pro-
Queer. but a good consumer.-Ameri-
can Wool and Cotton Reporter.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
CIRCULATION
iE BULLETINS ILLUSTRATED
RNnK


II Is not surprising that a great deal
, interest is felt in the pictures which
% to be a feature of the 250th an
iversary Jubilee book-what they
e to be and what they are to repre-
mt. Portraits Of the officers and
lairrnen Of committees and the guests
the city will number a score or two
i'd then there will be photographs
the decorated streets, the parade,
performances and objects of spe-
al interest, it is expected, will make
,out 50 pages. Where there are large
semblages of people the pictures will
made large enough to make the
ratification Of citizens possible.
lere are quite a number of these
lotographs which will be given a full
&c.
II is the purpose of The Bulletin
make this book so attractive that
will be in prompt demand when it
pears in December for delivery.
The Bulletin has had submitted to
for examination about 200 photo
apis already, and expects to have
lers submitted.
The letterpress and the illustrations
Il represent the best part of the an
yersary celebration, and the book
u be priced for its accuracy and
Iue by Norwich people everywhere.
Order books on the coupon to be
ind in The Bulletins advertising
umns.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
CONDEMNED w. HE DOES AND IT.
He DOESN'T

No doubt State Highway Commis-
sioner Macdonald is hoping that the
people in their relation TO good roads
will become considerate and rational
He appears to have the happy faculty
of letting the kickers kick while he
goes about his business and makes no
rejoinders.
Merden was just dying for oiled
streets when the commissioner ques-
. toned their utility and the pressure
brought to bear was sufficient to
prompt him to humor them with an
experimental trial of oil. 1t was to
have been expected that Meriden
would be pleased, but the use Of oil
proved to be dirty and like fresh
laid tar, injurious to automobile tires,
and now the air is full of protests, and
women whose clothing was spoiled by
the oil on the trolley cars are adj
vised to sue the state for damages.
1t is a great pow-wow but the state is
not likely to be mulcted or the COM
missioner blamed Meriden should
know what it wants and be gratifed
to get it.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
MUsTAcHE HARRoRs GERMS.
Kiss Leaves Deposit of BaciIli on
French Woman's Lips.
snecial Cable to me New York Times

Special Gable to The New York Times.
PARIS. Aug. 1.-THE Parisian's af-
lection for his mustache and beard
will probably not be affected by it,
but savants here have just made an
effective demonstration against the
malevolent propensity of the hair
. adorned lip as a harbor 20 propagate
disease
A Parisienne allowed herself to be
kissed by clean-shaven and then
by a bearded man. After each salute
her mouth was stroked with a steril1 :,
lied brush. The microbes thus COL
lected were deposited in a test tube
and allowed to incubate four days.
1t was shown that the clean-shaven
man had deposited a small quantity
of harmless particles. His rivals kiss
had colonized the lady's lips with the
hacillc Of tuberculosis, diphtheria
pneumonia and numerous other I'M
pleasant microbes.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
PROSPECTIVE Hot WAVE.

The news that hot wave is sweep
eastward over the west has no
rors for us. Here in the east we
all ready for the hot waves. Sleep
under heavy blankets in August
icates that the corn is not matur-
as it should. The almanac day
August was hot and dry, but Au-
II does not bank on any calendar
rs July can set up. We have had
glorious cold wave and liberal
p and it seems as II the sun might
ne hot and the wind blow high for
1rtnight without making any one in
east sorry. 1t has been a poor
TX TO play soldiers, but the troop
in Massachusetts, are putting up a
at game. After these abnormally
4 nights, they will be ready for
iething warmer. Let the hot wave
"a
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
lRE BULLETINS DAILY STORY
MAKING AN IMPRESSION

why, Sally Carroll" cried an ag-
grieved voice from the depths of the
cool rattan chair by the window from
edly experimenting her friends pre-
paration for visit to relatives in her
horne town. you never told me you
had that organdie. nor those bronze
pumps nor that wonderful hat with
the plumesl This is the first I've
heard of any of them!"
Sally CARROTS smooth forehead
puckered wrathfully and she crushed
tissue paper about the crevices of the
hat tray with vicious jabs. Il wish
l had never seen them" she declared.
Il have no more use in my business
for that hat than pollywog has for
a parasol, and | detest bronze shoes"
Then why buy them?' inquired
Mrs. Beels. crisply.
Miss Carroll collapsed on the pile
OF debris not yet accommodated in her
trunks. Then she appeared to be re-
fiecting for the first time upon the
matter Analysis of her impulses and
the discomforts into which they not
infrequently betrayed her was not
usual with her. The operation was
strange and painful
L Il tell you WHY she Sdlu, pres
emily. IT'S because am a great
goose" Then with a savage jab at a
loosened hairpin she proceeded: Its
because | try to play to two audiences.
For ten months in the year l trudge
happily away at my chosen vocation
of portrait painting, tolling twelve
hours day and fourteen holidays,
making the lady with the retrousse
nose joyful with pictured lineaments
verging on the severely classic, eras-
ing avoirdupoise by the pound, caus-
ing the vain to shipper and the juli-
cious to grieve with all the blandish-
ments of my trade. Ali this time I
am far too busy to think about
clothes.
"As / have absolutely no social IN
stincts of the neighborhood variety.
am blissfully happy in this existence.
If ! want to do something hilarious L
do it in a shirt waist suit, be it din
ner or a clambake. Hats are a mat
ter of supreme indifference to me. My
soul is not troubled by what the pro-
sressiye TCmln in The pew behind me
thinks in her Utmost brain of my at
tire. Everybody understands that
am properly prosperous and self-com-
placent, so why make fuss about II?
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18

,ringfield feels that her attractive
Is recognized in this little hit at
Hartford board Of trade; and it is,
that its appreciation as "a little
lte" is in order. But why should
e Japanese business men be al
a TO skip the Industries of Con-
lieut.? They could be shown man
tories here in Norwich worth their
e, and the Japanese trade is GER
~ worth bidding for. 1t would
Connecticut to entertain these
ors and show them the Yankee
ms which this little state supplies
II the enterprising nations.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
A LITTLE TRIBUTE,

that bunch of Japanese business
4 said to be travelling over the
ntry should pass through Connec-
I, as now intimated, along in mid
ober what is Hartford going to do
ut It? Is the city where the Colt
Diver, Calling guns. Underwood
swriters, and so many other won
Jul things, well known to the Wis
5. are made, going to let them go
on the other side? Has the whole
I'd of trade gone to Springfield
, its secretary ?-Hartford Cour-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18

The Newark News says that on last
Sunday Atlantic City was wide open in
the most blatant and bibulous sense
of the term. 1t has no lid to sit on.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18
he Circulation OF
lie Bulletin.

rne Bulletin has the largest cir
-sation of any paper In Eastern
4. ,unecticut. and from three to four
tsnes larger than that Of any IN
No rwich. 1t is delivered to over
1910 OF the 1888 houses IN Nor
wle'h, and read b. ninety three per
cent Of the people. In windham
1t Ss delivered 70 over SEQ houses.
IN Putnam and Danielson to over
LION. and in al OF these places t
Is considered the local daily.
Ea stern Connecticut has forty
nine towns. one hundred and sixty
i've post office districts and forty
one rural free delivery routes.
The Bulletin is sold in every
town and on all OF the R. F. d,
routes in Eastern Connecticut -
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-18

eston has decided that he will
across the continent again next
and beat the record which has
pointed him, although the great
iVer for a man of his years.