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Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
Connecticut,
Legislature
REPORT OF coMMITTEEs-MINoR
JUDGES APPOINTED,
NO $4,000 FOR INAUGURATION
House Refuses to Vote That Sum for
States Representation at Washing
ton Next Week-TayIor Souvenir.

Hartford, Feb. 24.-The senate was
called to order at 11.15 by Lieut.. Gov
Weeks. Prayer by Senator Luther in
the absence of Chaplain Sexton.
Calendar.
Passed.-validating the organization
and corporate acts of the Willinantic
Camp Meeting association by allowing
the association to file its annual re-
port; allowing the Torrlngton club to
borrow $4,000; extending the time for
the organization Of the Somers Water
company.
TayIor's Souvenir.
Senator Higgins, chairman of the
committee on contingent expenses, ex-
planned the resolution to appropriate
$4,000 to William H. Taylor for zoe
copies OF his legislative history and
souvenir of Connecticut.
After lengthy debate the resolution
was passed by vote Of 20 TO 9.
Report Of Committee.
Roads, rivers and bridges-Referrin
bill concerning the building of a state
road from the Connecticut Agricultural
college to the railroad station at Eagle
vile to the committee on appropris.-
tions. So referred.
Judge Wheeler Re- elected.
On motion of Senator SearIs. the
rules We're suspended and a vote taken
on the reelection of Judge George W
Wheeler to the supreme court bench
There were 29 votes cast, and Judge
Wheeler received the entire number.
To Supply Deficiencies.
On tine motion of Senator Blakeslee
who explained tn ereport of the COM
mittee on appropriations, a resolution
was passed making appropriations for
deficiencies as follows: For per diem
clerks and Office expenses for the state
secretary. $500; state library for pur-
chase of books, $4,000; assistants $3.50
incidental expenses $3.50; for Connecti-
cut school for boys, $3.50.
For Police Association.
A resolution was passed making an
appropriation Of $4,000 for the State
Police association.
Executive Session.
On the molten of Senator Brooks
the senate went into executive session
and approved the following nomina-
tions by the governor: Railroad COM
missioners, o. r. Fyler and A. +. Gates;
bank commissioner, c. II. Noble; build
ing and loan commissioner, w. II
Corbin of New Britain; tax commits
sioner, w. H Corbin of Hartfoi ,
state board of health, Lopis J. Pone
and A. W. Phillips.
Adjourned.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25

Fort Monroe, Va, Fet. 24.-After be
throughout the morning, the Amerl-
can "battle fleet in Hampton Roads
was swept by another severe storm
this afternoon.
Stiff Southeast Gale.
The stiff southeast gale which set
in Yesterday lasted throughout the
morning, but the skies were clear and
the view OF the two long lines of an
chored fighting craft was magnificent.
After noon, however, the wind shifted
10 the southwest and a drenching rain
began. The battleships and cruisers
did not suffer from the blow. but the
steam launches running to the shore
made decidedly heavy weather Of it.
Luncheon Party Of Ladies in Peril.
Two sailors on ships launches were
tossed overheard during the afternoon
but both were rescued. A launch be-
longing to the battleship Rhode Is
land was partly wrecked in trying to
come alongside the ships gangway.
A luncheon party of ladies was aboard
and when the e-tossed boat DASH
ed into a side boom of the armorclad
several Of those on board tainted. The
launch drifted rapidly away from the
ship, the engine having caught in a
dead center" in reversing
Another little steamer was sent to
pick her up, but the helpless launch
drifted more than half a mile in the
choppy seas before 1t was secured.
When Expert SeamanshiP Told.
Only the expert seamanship Of the
navy coxswains and deckhands in
charge Of the launches prevented more
serious mishaps. The water was the
roughest known in recent years in
Hampton Roads. Many tea and dinner
parties on board the various ships had
to be postponed. while scores Of Wis
itors who went early to the anchored
vessels had to remain on board until
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
Condensed TelegramS

The Aerodrome Silver Dart Covered
half a mile at height of 80 feet at
Baddeck, n. S.
Secretary Bacon and Ambassador
Won Bernstorff signed a patent agree
ment between the United States and
Germany at Washington.
Federal Assistant District Attorney
Mcnamara was named at Washington
special assistant 20 the attorney gem
eral in the Panama canal libel suit
case.
New York Art Dealers Will Make
I an organized search for art treasures
ruins, says a special London cable de-
spatch.
Japanese, Posing as Exporters and
students, have been found to be spies
IN behalf of their own government,
| says a special cable despatch from
Sydney, n. S. W.
Russia and England are discussing
a plan to force the shah to grant con-
stitutional government by means Of a
| threat to withdraw their support aud
take steps to protect their interests.
That El Triunfo, the newspaper or
gan of President Gomez. has declared
| for the passage of the anti-foreign bill
| by the Cuban congress was announced
liz special cable despatch from Ha-
vana.
Judge Anderson in Chicago quashed
the panel of $50 veniremen in the
| Standard Oil rs-trial because OF the
large percentage of farmers thereon
and ordered new panel for Thurs
! DAY.
AdViees From ST. Petersburg Say
| that the ognition by Russia Of the
| Independence of Bulgaria Is assured
/ and that there is possibility of an
| agreement between Bulgaria and
! Servia.
Russian Officials Have Closed all
| Chinese sores and warehouses in the
4 principal towns on the railway west OF
| Harbin owing to the refusal Of the
owners to pay taxes imposed by the
/ railroad.
| His Money Exhausted in seeing
life" Herbert Meyer of Jersey City
who stole 1928 from his father. gave
| himself up to the police I'm Chicago
and sent word to his parents that he
| wished to return. His father arranged
/ to bring him home
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
Especial to The Bulletin.)


Hartford. Feb. 2l.-In its effort TO
have its pond at Scotland made hsh
preserve, as the people Of Whitman
tic and Windhams and elsewhere in
that section claim IL is trying TO do,
the Uncas Power company seems to
have stirred up a good deal of a SEN
sation. The proposition is to forbid
fishing in the waters Of the pond,
which flows back from the concern s
dam. and to which the company not
only owns the flowage rights. but the
actual property over which it lies.
There is to be dne of $50 or 80 days or
both for anyone who fishes In the pond
without the written consent Of the Of 70
ficials OF the company, according 10
the measure which Is before the leg
islature and in behalf OF which At
torney Charles $. Comstock OF Nor
wich appeared before the committee
on fish and game this afternoon.
Mr.. Comstock( explained the man
ner in which the company had d'acquir-
ed the property and how 1t had dam
med the Shetucket river to make a
pond which furnishes water to it's dam
for the creation of electric power for
use in Norwich and elsewhere. He
said that the proposition was a sim
pie one and quoted laws relatin~ to
other waters framed along similar
lines.
Don't you know, Mr.. Comstock. f"
broke in George L. Hinman OF Wilt
mantle. that every one Of the cases
you have quoted is that Of a water
suppiy?"
Mr.. comstoek Explains.
Mr.. Comstock said he didn't, and
went on to explain the matter to the
committee. He said that It was by
no means the purpose of the concern
to stop fishing there. and that anvone
who was respectable and would be
sEortsmanlibe about it would be al
lowed to fish. but that II wasn't de-
sired that fishermen should have the
right to come upon property owned
(aEd he impressed this on the COM
mittee) by the power company and do
as they pleased
Treasurer Robbins Speaks.
Treasurer Robbins OF the Uncas
Power company was also present and
addressed the committee. He stated
that the amount OF fish now in the
waters there wasn't worth quarrelling
over, anyway, but that the company
had In mind stocking the place and
were now in negotiation with Maine
parties for trout with which 70 dc
this. This would make the waters
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
TAFT WARMLY EULoGiZED
BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
No Man Better Equipped for the Pres
idency Was Ever Elected Chief Mag
istrate-President Elects Life.

Washington, Feb. 24-An interesting
feature of the Inaugural Souvenir"
issued by the committee in charge Of
the inaugural ceremonies is a biograph-
ical sketch of Prssident-eIsct Taft by
President Roosevelt. It mas peculiar
significance in view of the rumors that
have been published to the effect that
friction existed between Roosevelt and
Taft The keynote of the presidents S
sketch may be found in these words:
mo man of better training, no man
OF more dauntless courage, of sounder
common sense and of higher and finer
character has ever come to the presi-
dency than William Howard Taft"
The president prefaces this state
ment with a history of the president
elect. touching simply upon the public
achievements of the man. In one
place he says, referring to Taft as So
licitOr general:
HE won an enviable reputation and
succeeded to a remarkable degree IN
combining entire 'fearlessness in stat
ing and upholding his own convictions
with the ability to avoid giving need
less offense to those whose convic-
tions differed from his. The COM
bination Of these qualities \is rare
There are too many men in public as
in private life who will not stand by
their convictions in time of stress. and
a e49C hOl a lew WiiO' idNlhS
right convictions and the courage to
stand by them, nevertheless put them
forward in the most offensive manner
in the manner best fitted to prevent
their becoming the convictions Of any
considerable number Of their fellow
countrymen. 1t is one of Mr Tafts
great gifts Of usefulness that he pos
sesSes exactly this ability; the ability
unffinchingly to stand by the right
and yet to DO it with the minimum of
offensiveness toward those who do not
see matters as clearly as he does"
The president refers 10 Mr.. Taft's
judicial record. saying: at fell to Mr..
Taft to decide a number of cases in
which he blazed in advance the trail
that all our judges must in the end fol-
low This as notahly the case both
as to corporations and of the rights OF
labor"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
MODEL TENEMENTS FOR
TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS.
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt, Sr., Gives
100000 for Their Erection.


New York, Feb. 24.-Mrs. William
X. Vanderbilt. Sr., has given more
than S1,000000, it was announced to-
day, for .the erection of four model
tenements for persons suffering with
tuberculosis. The buildings are to be
operated in connection with DR.. Hen
~ L. Shively's tuberculosis clinic at
the Presbyterian hospital, and are to
be known as the Shively sanitary
tenements. A moderate rental will be
charged tenants.
The group of four tenements is to
be erected on a large plot a few blocks
from the Presbyterian hospital, close
to the East river. The four build
tngs provided with ample light shafts,
large courts and attractive roof par
lors and gardens, will be six stories
in height and will contain about
375 apartments of from two to hpe
rooms and bath each.
There will be large central courts
thirty feet square. at the center of
each building. providing ample light
and air at the back of each apartment
and the roofs will be utilized as in the
roof wards at the Presbyterian hos
pital and will be made as attractive as
possible to encourage outdoor life on
the part Of the tenants.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
HOUSE DEFlE0 THE SENATE
BY Rejecting Its Amendments to Bill
Providing for Increased Salary for
President and Vice President.

Washington, Feb. 24.--The house Of
representatives today, by sweeping
majorities. many times fled the SEN
ate by rejecting its amendments to the
legislative appropriation bill providing
for increases in salary for the presi-
dent. the vice president, the speaker,
the judiciary and for the creation of
the offices of under secretary end
fourth assistant secretary of state
Party lines were obliterated complete
ly.
It was a regular field day I'm the
lower body and oratory and confusion
Wed with each other for the lead Not
during the present congress has the
speaker been compelled to WELD his
gavel with such force to bring about
order as today. OF parliamentary
tangles there were many, but the vet
Cran presiding order emerged from
them all with his decisions undisputed.
The fight ragged for more than six
hours, at the end Of which the bill was
sent to conferences. So much time was
consumed in consideration Of the con-
ference report on that measure that a
night session was made imperative so
that further discussion of the sundrv
civil appropriation bill, which had
dragged along for several days, might
be had.
Washington, Feb. 24.-By a vote OF
163 TO 149 the house agreed to a col
airy Of $4,000 for the president
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
THE ARMoRY ArpANrELsoNI
Effort to Have the State Take Over
the Property.
(speeial to The Bulletln. }

NOptCidi 10 IIG BuueIln.j
Hartford, Feb. 24.-Adjutant General
Cole assisted Representative Keach Of
Killingly in his effort TO have the state
take over the armory at Danielson,
they appearing before the committee
on military affairs today at the hear
ing on the resolution which appropri-
ates $4,000 for the purchase of this
armory. The armory, used by the
Thirteenth company, Coast Artillery,
was built for the company at the time
of its organization, in 1896, at a cost
of about $4,000. It is rented by the
state now at an annual rental of be-
tween 5000 and $1,000. MI Keach went
into this and a description of the
building inside and out
He stated that it is now owned by
James Payne. His understanding is
that the building can be bought for
$4,000, its original cost, anyway, and
it had been intimated to him that il
might not cost even that much.
General Cole said. that the armory,
which he considered a very excellent
one for its purpose. is now leased.
There had been an eight year lease,
which ran OUt in 1894 and was renewed
for ten years. Manifestly. the building
would pay for itself in rent in a very
few years if the state would buy It. as
he urged be done.
1t was evident from the comments Of
Major Ludington, senate chairman of
the committee, aud other members. that
the proposition met with no little favor
on the part Of the committee, and It is
likely that a favorable report, with the
recommendation that the matter be
turned over to the committee on ap-
propriations, will come into the house
shortly
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
"ENDLEss PRAYER CHAM"
Episcopal Bishop Of Massachusetts
Unable to Head Off the Nuisance.

Boston. Feb. -24.-Although Right
Rev. William Lawrence, Episcopal
bishop Of Massachusetts,. issued d pub
lie denial nearly three years ago that
he was In any way responsible for an
endless prayer chain" which extended
to all parts Of the country, and to sew
eral others, he has not as yet been
able to head off the nuisance. Bishop
Lawrence tonight again denied that
he had originated or approved the
movement, which he thought was
probably the work of crank" orig
inally. The prayer" which is still in
circulation, states that whoever will
write one copy of it each day for nine
days and send it to nine persons will
experience some great Joy after the
ninth day"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
ELeIN SOCIETY SHOCKED
Wealthy Banker Takes Washerwonan
for His Bride.

Elgin, Ill, Feb. 24.-M C. Geltzel-
man. prominent banker and one OF
the wealthiest citizens. married yester-
day Mrs. Hulda Dobler, his Iaundress
and woman of all work. The bride
groom is 7S years old, and is president
of the Elgin National bank, the ST
Charles National bank and the Algon
quin National bank. The bride is 4s
years old and Of attractive appear
ance.
The aged banker first met his bride
eighteen years ago, when hre husband
was a clerk in his employ Several
years later the husband died. Mrs.
Geltzelman dide a year ago. Before
her death she had engaged Mrs. Dob
Ter as laundress.
The ceremony took place at the res
idence Of Mrs. c. J. Schmidt, a daugh-
ter Of Geltzelman, who is said to have
been the only one of his four children
present. The bridal couple left TODAY
for a trip to Florida. On their retffn
they will reside at the home of the
banker.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
10000 LOSS BY FIRE
In Heart of the Business District of
jacksonville, Fla.

Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 24.-The
three story brick building on the south
side OF F'orsythe street, in the heart
of the business district, was complete
ly destroyed by fire this afternoon,
entailing a loss estimated at $500, 600.
The building was occupied by the
Florida Electric company, one of the
largest electric supply houses in the
south; J. II. Trembly, real estate; Nc
Graw Brothers, bicycle dealers, and
the Jacksonville Gas company
The loss on the building will be total
while the Florida Electric company
and the Jacksonville Gas company
will be the heaviest losers.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
AERoDRoME SILVER DART
Made Flight of 41-2 Miles at Elevation
of About so Feet.

Baddeck, N. S., Feb. 24.-The aerial
association continued experiments to-
day with aerodrome 3, the McCurdy
silver Dart" Mr.. McCurdy made a
flight of four and a half miles at the
rate of forty miles an hour hyinG
above Baddeck bay at an elevation Of
between forty and fifty feet. At one
point he crossed q tongue Of land, GO
ing over a tree on his way At the
lower end Of the bay, finding himself
too close to the shore for a safe turn,
he shut off. the power and came down
on the fee. One of the wings was
broken during the landing and a wheel
was injured by skidding. 1t will take
a day or two to repair damages.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
Has Been Missing
Since Saturday
HERMANNUs kLASsENS WANTED
BY THE POLICE.
$4,000 CHECK UNACCOUNTED FOR
Some of the Most Prominent Citizens
of Newport Affected by Alleged En-
bezzIement--No Other Deficiency.

Newport, r. L., Feb. 24.-That Her
mannus Klaassens. secretary of the
Newport Cooperative Association for
Saving and Building, is wanted by the
police on a charge Of embezzlement
was announced late today following a
special meeting of the directors Of the
association.
Klaassens is said TO have been miss
ing since last Saturday. According to
the auditors OF the association,
check for $4,000 which ne received a
few days ago for the association and
cashed is unaccounted for on the
books. There is no other deficiency
The association includes in its large
membership some Of the most proni-
nent citizens OF Newport.
KIaassens Is SO years old and a ma
tive of Amsterdam, Holland.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
OCEAN MAIL SUBSIDY BILL.
IL Is Believed the Bill viii Be Favor,
ably Reported Today.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Interest in the
debate on the salary increases on the
floor Of the house interfered twice to-
cay with the meeting of the house
0osnHnfttee on jostoff1ces and post roads
to consider the senate ocean mail sub
sidY bill. A meeting will be held to-
morrow, and 1t Is believed that the bill
win then be favorably reported. Tho
members are said to stand ten to eight
for a favorable report.
II is planned TO bring In a special
rule for the passage Of the bill, If it is
favorably reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
NURSE GIRL cLUNo TO BABY
When Trolley Car Was Cut in Two by
Railroad Train.

Cleveland o., Feb. 24.-Three per-
sons were fatally injured and twenty
others hurt in a collision between a
Pennsylvania railway train and a
street car here tonight.
The street car was outbound and
heavily loaded with passeng gers At
the grade crossing steam from an ex-
haust pipe in a nearby factory OBJ
scured the view Of the approaching
passenger train. For this reason the
gates were not lowered, and the car
proceeded. although the conductor had
run ahead and pulled the derailing le-
yer. The locomotive struck the car
near the rear end, splitting ii in two.
Many passengers We're hurled several
feet That many were not killed was
due to the slow speed of the train.
Miss Alliene Borky, nurse girl, who
had 15months old Howard Clark in
her arms, was thrown through a car
window. She clung to the baby and
both escaped with only slight bruises.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
SHOT IN PORTRAIT GALLERY.
Aged Wealthy Retired American Killed
His Wife in London.

London, Feb. 24.-John Tempest
Dawson, 20 years of age. shot his wife
whole they were together in the Ma
tional Portrait gallery today and then
committed suicide. Mrs. Dawson died
in hospital shortly afterwards.
The. couple were believed to be
Americans. Mr. Dawson was a
wealthy retired business man and he
and his wife had lived for the past ten
years at Brighton. Papers on the
mans body show thai the act was
premeditated
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
FIRE INSURANCE
POLICY ASSESSMENTS.
New London Co. Mutual Company
Seek to Suspend Clause in Their
Charter.
Especial to The BulletIn.)

Especial to The Bulletin.)
Hartford. Feb. 24.-The New London
County Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany is the only company now writing
business in the state of Connecticut
which has in it's charter no right for
its directors to suspend the clause
which provides for the policies to be
assessable in case of losses which re-
quire assessments to be levied on the
mutual plan. and a bill has been in
troduced by Mr.. Tibbits of Norwich to
change this. Donald G. Perkins Of
Norwich appeared before the commit
tee on insurance In behalf of this to-
day Mr.. Perkins ran against snag
in having included in the new section
the language of the old requiring the
company to maintain surplus of $1O,-
900, for Senator Chase, chairman of
the committee, wanted to have this in
creased to 500, 600 when told that the
company actually did have a surplus of
$3.50, 600, and if had been gradually
growing during the years since 1885,
when the company was chartered.
This was finally explained away with
the aid of Mr.. Fuller of Tolland, who
is a member of the committee and an
insurance man. 1t was stated that the
com pany carried some 5000, 900 worth
of insurance now, and Otto Wulf one
Of the directors, told the committee
that this was limited to $4,000 risks
and that the company did actually linn
# it to $4,000 risks, many hundred of
which were carried all over the state,
The company writes very generally
farm business and has not very much
business locally in Norwich. Treasurer
c. T.. Prothero added to this that In
the case of insurance on a barn the
risk is further limited to $1,000.
The company finds no need of the
assessments in it's present condition,
and it is believed that it would be
much easier to get business in some
cases il it were possible to write poll
cies which didn't carry the assessment
feature.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25
CLERK PARSONS OF NEWLoNooN
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Urges Increased Appropriation for the
Expenses Of the Court.
(speclaI to M BulIetIn.l

Hartford. Feb 24-Clerk George f..
Parsons of the New London county
superior court appeared before the
joint committee on appropriations to-
day in the interest Of an increased
appropriation for the expenses Of the
court. There is a general increase in
judicial expenses al over the state
and New London county. which has
had more important criminal cases
within The last couple of years than
had fallen TO its lot for some time
previous to this is no exception to
the rule. Mr.. Parsons gave the cont
mittee Information as to the condition
OF the courts finances at some length.
sating that a deficit at the end Of the
year wss no uncommon thing and urc-
eu larger appropriation. which will
doubtless be reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-02-25

Toxic, Feb. 24.-Special dispatches
describing the reception of the Amer
lean battleship feet on its arrival at
Hampton Roads. have been printed in
the japanese newspapers, accompa-
MED by congratulatory editorials. The
Jill, which represents the highest
thought in Japan. says: Their trip Is
especially notable as marking the Gre
alton of a new epoch in the relations
between Japan and the United States.
All Japan joins in sending congratula-
tions.' Similar statements are ex-
pressed by all the other newspapers.