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Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
LESS SMUGGLING AT
 THE PORT OF NEW YORK
Greater Observance of the Require
 ments of the Law.

Washington, Oct. 22LCollector of Customs Loeb returned to New York today after another conference with Charles P. Montgomery. the chief of the customs division of the treasury department. The improvement Of the. barge office in New York. the trial of the importers in progress in that city. the smuggling situation and a pro- posed revision of the bonds required 10 be furnished by the importers are among matters which Mir. Loeb has discussed with Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hllles, Mir. Montgomery and other officials.
 That smuggling operations have been substantially discouraged is Mir. Loeb's belief He and the officials here believe that the fewer seizures of up of wholesale smuggling at the port of New York The large number of full declarations now being made by the arrivals on the ocean liners tend to indicate a greater observance of the requirements of the law.
 Whether smuggling efforts. ordinar- fly directed against the New York customs. will be transferred to other ports, is another question. Dress makers have figured largely in the cases brought Co light in New York. These mOdistes go abroad. spend many thousands of dollars purchasing Eu- ropean goods and in many cases brought to light have been troubled with absent mindedness when the tlme came to i'll out declarations. This practice seems to have been largely checked. but it remains to be seen whther those who would naturally use the New York customs house as a natural field of smuggling attempts will shift to other fields.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
Trail Led to Worst Region of tE
 Desert -
POLICE COURT EXAMINATION
 OF DR. GEORGE A. FRITcH.
In Connection with Death of Miss
 MaybclIe Milman.

Detroit, Oct. 22-The police court examination of Dr. George A. Fritch. charged with manslaughter in connec- tion with the death of Miss Maybelle Millman of Ann Arbor. whose dis membered body was found in Ecorse creek and the lower Detroit river last month. was begun today After four witnesses were examined the case was adjourned until Monday afternoon.
 The last witness today was Mrs. Louise Leach, wife of the chauffeur, who is said by the police to have con- fessed that he drove Dr. Friteh and three suspicious looking sacks to Ecorse creek the night of August 27 Mrs. Leach testified that on the after noon of August. 27. her husband. at the doctors telephoned request. drove away in his red. fve-psssenger au- tomobile, not returning until next morning. Recently said Mrs. Leach, she was told that her husband was locked up Then. she testified, she went to pr. Fritch. and charged the doctor with bringing them into trou- ble She said the physician asked her if she needed anything at the house, and cautioned her not to mention that she had visited his office
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
MOONLIGHT AERoPLANE FLIGHT.
Wilbur Wright and Pupil Up for For
 ty-Two Minutes.

College Park, Md, Oct. 22-with practically ideal conditions and under a bright moonlight, flight lasting for forty-two minutes was made by Will bur Wright in his aeroplane early this evening.
 Lieutenant Humphreys, whom MT. Wright is instructing in the use of the machine made the ascent with him. This evenings flight was the longest by nine minutes yet made by Wilbur Wright at College Park.
 Because of strong wind only ''ort flight was made by MT. Wright this morning. If the mild weather continues the prospects for the early completion of the training flights at the government aerodrome are good It Is probable that Lieutenants Lahm and Humphreys soon will be permitted to take the machine aloft unaccompa- nied by MT. Wright.
 Tomorrow MT. Wright will be enter tained informally at 'the Maryland Ag- ricultural college by R. w Sylvester, president of that institution.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

gress who had responded to clamor from home and to party considerations. The time has come, he declared, for a change in this system. A nine foot intercostal canal was one of the pro- jects to which the president referred as part of definite system of water ways improvement
 Made Immediate Hit With His Audi
 ence.
 President Taft arrived in Corpus Christi on the revenue cutter Windom from his brothers ranch. After a short automobile ride through the prettily decorated city he was taken to a grandstand at the foot of a nat ural terrace where the delegates to the waterways convention and the general public were gathered. School children were much in evidence.
 The president made an immediate hit with his audience by asking that three tiers of seats immediately in front of him be vacated by the early corners to make way for a hundred or more veterans of the confederate and union armies who had been assigned to a more remote section of the inclosure. The day was exceedingly warm
 When he began to speak Mr. Taft asked his hearers to possess themselves fin peace and to console themselves by tue lhDubHl lHbt beIoTe ne was through he would be considerably warmer than he who had to sit in the direct rays of the sun.
 Presented With Bag of Golf Clubs.
 When he had finished his speech he motored to the Corpus Christi Golf and Country club and dedicated the new links by driving a ball from the first tee. The club presented him with a bag Of nine splendid golf clubs as a souvenir of the occasion. The presi- dent and several members of his party dined at the home of Mrs. H. M. King, whose ranch comprises 100000 acres.
 Starts for Houston and Dallas.
 The president returned to Gregory this afternoon and left there at SEQ o'clock tonight for Houston and Dallas. He made a brief speech at Beeville to- night, standing on the rear end Of his car.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
JEWELRY AND TRINKETS
 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED.
Articles Were Found on Skeleton of
 Young Woman.

New. York, Oct. 22.-The jewelry and trinkets found on the skeleton of the young woman discovered near Islip, l.. l.. on Sunday last, were positively iden- tified tonight by German resident of Newark. N. J., as having belonged to Anna Latter. of Altoona. a suburb of Hamburg. Germany This confirms the cable despatches from the Geernan po- lice which indicated that Anna Latter was the victim.
 With the identification of the bones, together with the fact that the girl was employed as a lady's maid. interest in the case has subsided somewhat, and the authorities of Islip are llesitating to incur any additional expense in clearing up the supposed murder All bills for such detective work in the borough must be authorized by the board Of supervisors, and at present there is no fund available.
 The most important feature of the case to be run down is finding the whereabouts of Otto Mueller, who is said to have married the girl in Nerak. N. J., in 1908.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
That Country Never in Her History had Such
 Chance as is Hers Now
FIGHTER FOR THE IRISH CAUSE OPTIMISTIC
T. P. OConner, M. P, Friend and Lieutenant of John Redmond is in this Country in Behalf of the Irish Cause-Irish- mericans Asked to Help Ireland Make the Most of Her Present Opportunity.

pass by 300 votes in the house home rule bill for Ireland were they not withheld by conviction that the peers would promptly veto it. Therefore they will not waste time on bill sure to be killed when there is so much other important legislation pending.
 The Right of Suspensory Veto.
 But if the present government is sustained att the polls they will de- mand, of the peers a right of suspen- sorry veto That is bill passed by the house may still be rejected by the lords. but if the house again passes 1t in the face of this rejection the bill shall forthwith become law.
 You ask me why the peers will grant this concession. Because if they refuse it the premier. with the coun- try behind him, would say with all re- spect to the king: Sir, you must give me a majority in the house of lords. The king may do this by the creation of new peers. He has done it for his own ends in the past, and in this in stance he would have to do it because the sovereign under the constitution must follow the advice of his responsi- ble ministers.
 King Trying to Compromise the Stua-
 ton.
 suppose the lOfdS pass the DuuSet. The government in my opinion will still find a pretext to go before the people for support on the deeper issue formulated by Lloyd-George, which have already quoted. But suppose again that the government, going be- fore the people for support, is defeated. Why, even then we shall have such small Tory majority that the national, the Irish, vote would command the sit uation. And it frequently happens that &Eeland can get more from Tory than a>liberal government, because the peers, being statically Tory, must sup port the measures that come up to them from Tory ministry.
 King Edward does not wish to face the crisis I have suggested. He is trying to compromise the situation, to bring the peers to realization of their embarrassment. Whether he wins or loses, Ireland cannot lose. If she rises to her opportunity home rule is hers within from three to five years"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
Sad Tragedy of The MOjaye Desert
WANDERING TRAILS STRUCK BY
 RANcHMAN.
FOOTPRINTS ON THE SAND
Uneven, Waverina Tracks of Man, Woman and Three Children-Prob- ably All Perished from Thirst.


 San Bernadino, Cal, Oct. 22.-T. H. the Mojave desert, in the Carisho the tracks of two teams. The wander the teams either were lost or did not have control of mind left. He followed the trails for some distance and finally came upon camp wagon and buggy and farther away a horse dying of thirst.
 Futile Search for Water.
 Following the train further, he dis covered the tracks of a man and a woman and three children. Uneven at times, retreating and wavering in pur- pose. as though the travellers did not know which way to turn, the footprints on the sand told of the search for water against a desperately growing need.
 Trail Led to Worst Region of the
 Desert.
 Sometimes the trail of one or the other children disappeared, indicating that the father or the mother had ex- pended a last drop of energy in carry ing their dying little ones. The trail followed the bed of a dry creek for many miles and then led off towards the worst region of the desert
 Lost Ones Unknown.
 When Kellogg returned searching parties were started out at oace but no word has been received The lost ones are unknown.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
J0urneyed from His Brothers Ranch on the
 Revenue Cutter WindOm.
AN ADVOCATE OF DEEP WATERWAYS
Makes Address to Interstate Inland Waterways League These Waterways, E.e Said, Serve Best Means to Control Railroad Rates, Although He Did Not Favor Radical egisation-Definite General Plan Needed.

Corpus Christi, Tex. Oct. 22.-An- nouncing himself as an enthusiastic advocate of deep waterways when such proJects can be shown to be practicable and necessary, and declaring that the plecemeal procession by jerks" policy of congress in the past with reference 10 such improvements should be re- placed with definite general plan for opening up the great avenues of com mence, President Taft aroused the del egates to the convention of the Inter state Inland Waterways league today to an enthusiastic demonstration of approval
 Amendment of Interstate Commerce
 Laws Urged.
 Continuing. the president. said that Tn addition to extending commerce. deep inland waterways would serve as the best means to control railroad rates. In the meantime he urged the amendment of the interstate commerce laws to make their provisions more effective.
 x Mr Taft added that he did not favor radical legislation. that his purpose merely was to keep railroad companies within the bounds of the law and down to reasonable rates.
 He said the railroads should be en-
 
 ferred to the fact that in some places there is disposition to do injustice to the railroads and to drive the cor porations to system Of economy which prevents the development of the country through which they pass. The president said it was often the case that the citizens of county would go to any extent to get a railroad to come into their county. but. once there. not one would be a friend of the railroad except perhaps the local counsel. These remarks brought laughter.
 Square Deal" for Railroads
 The president urged a square deal" for the railroads. that they might not be deprived of reasonable profits through popular prejudice.
 The president declared that the halt ing and sporadic system of river and harbor improvements in the past was the work of the committees in con-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
CAUGHT IN ACT OF
 RO5BING NEW HAVEN HOME. Frederick Weber of Boston Held for
 Trial Today.

New Haven, Conn. Oct. 22.-Caught in the act of burglarizing the home of Mrs. Valerie Grennon, 300 Elm street, this afternoon, Frederick Weber of 1345 Washington street, Boston, was arrested and held for trial tomorrow. Weber entered the house during the absence of the family and was discov- cred at work by a boy on his return from school. When searched, the po- lice found besides jewelry taken from the Grennon house, a diamond ring and watch. which were later identified as having been taken from family by the name of Daily living at 3S Vernon street. Entrance to the Daily house was made during the absence of the family earlier in the day. The house of E. M. Baldwin, 594 George street, was also entered this afternoon and jewelry to the value of $500 taken. Weber denies any knowledge of the latter robbery.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23

New York Oct 29.--'1reland never in her history had such a chance for home rule as is hers now" said T. P. OConnor member of parliament from Liverpool friend and lieutenant of John Redmond and fighter for the Irish cause. at his hotel in this city tonight. He was sitting in his room preparatory to attending a reception in his honor by Irish societies, and though pressed for time he paused to talk optimistical- ly of his countrys future. a subject which he will preach into the ears of Irish Americans from now until Nov. 10. For that is what brought him to the United States today on the Lusi- tania.
 Is Here to Solicit Aid.
 But there is an if" he continued. Ireland must make the most of her chance and it is to ask Irish Ameri- cans to help her make the most of it, to contribute to the carrying through of the general election now approach ing, that l am here We are a poor people and of the eighty-one national or Irish members of parliament the people have to support perhaps sixty by private subscription. A seat in the house with us, you know, carries no salary corresponding to the office of your representatives in congress.
 Shall the Peers or People Ruler"
 The whole United Kingdom is in a ferment Such revolutionary public utterances in responsible positions and such an answering temper in the peo- pie have not been known in three Renerations-not since the '30's. when the rotten boroughs were wiped out. The issue before the people has been put squarely by Lloyd George and the people understand it. I cannot do bet ter than repeat his phrase: Shall the peers or people ruler
 King Edward is Anxious.
 King Edward has foreknowledge Of the crisis that may confront him and the measure of his recent activities is a measure of his anxiety. The budget now goes before the house of lords. If they reject it the government will go to the people for vote of confidence and in my opinion they will be re- turned. The present government would
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
Law Corporations Cannot Pra&ice il
 the Name of a Corporation.

New York, Oct. 22.-Law corpora tions cannot have the approval of the courts of this state to carry on gen. eral practice in the name of a cor poration, according to a decision by the appellate division of the supreme court today. denying the approval of the applications of the Associated Lawyers company. Tn refusing it's ap- provsl the court said. "The impro- priety of allowing corporations to en- ter into such business has been uni- versally recognized and prohibited" The corporation in question was or Eanized under the business corpora ton law of New York in 1892 and has an office at ITO Broadway.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
COMPANY MERCER.
Independent Interests of the West
 with the Bell Company.

Toledo. O., Oct. 22.-The Blade today upon information said to be authen- tie. publishes the statement that a merger of the independent telephone interests of the middle west with the Bell company Is almost completed.
 The statement is to the effect that the Bell company secured options up- on independent companies which James s. Bradley of Toledo and his associates control, and that the deal will probably be consummated within day. or two.
 This would put the Bell company in control of the telephone situation in the middle west and end the war be- tween it and it's rival.
 Neither confirmation nor absolute denial could be obtained here today.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
OBITUARY.
William H. GaIIinaer.

New York. Oct. Civilian IT. Gal finger, 39 years old. son of United State Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire. died of heart failure to- night at the home of his cousin, Mrs. Adelaide E. Johnson. According to Dr. David w Tovey, kho reported the case to the coroner. MT. Gallinger rose from the dinner table, staggered, and recied to his bedroom, where he died before neIp could be summoned.
 MT. Gallinger and his father, whose private secretary he had been for many years, returned from Europe last Mon day after two months trip of inspec- ton with the waterways commission, of which the SC natur was a member. The senator left New York for Con cord. N. H.. his home. yesterday. He is expected here to take charge of the body tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
DANNEMoRA PRISON PLOT
 UNCOVERED BY WARDEN.
Plans to Dynamite the Bath Room,
 Furnishing Means of Escape.

Albany. \. Y.. Oct. 22.-A desperate plot on the part of several convicts in Clinton prison at Dannemora to escape by blowing up the bath room of the institution was uncovered today by Warden Cole. according to a report received by Superintendent Collins of the state prison department. Marquis Curtis. an inmate, who is regarded as desperate man. was found with two sticks of dynamite and revolver in his possession. The revolver belonged to one of the prison officers and had been missing for several months.
 It was planned to dynamite the bath room blowing out the wall and thus furnishing an avenue of escape. Half dozen convicts suspected of being implicated in the plot have been p-t iu solitary confinement
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
NIcARAeUAN REVOLUTION.
President zeIsya to Make Effort to Re-
 take Rama.

Washington. Oct. 22.-An earnest effort to retske Rama, the inland city now held by the Nicaraguan revolu- tionists. is to be made by President Zelaya's government. according to in- formation received here today This place is regarded as an important strategic point at the confluence of two rivers whose junction forms the Escondido Or Bluefields river. at the mouth of which the town Of Rlue6elds is located. The estimate is that Pres idsrt Eel tya can put ten thousand mr D in the field to force a light with the revolutionlsts there.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
IMMIGRANTS IN PANIC.
Small Fire Near Detention Pen at
 Boston Station.

Boston. Oct. 22-More than fifty per sons held in the detention pen of the Boston immigration station on Long wharf were in a state bordering on panic tonight during small fire near by. Although they cried loudly and some frantically- sought to escape they were not released by the officials. as it was seen that the immigration building was in no actual danger. The fire had fatal result in that Hose man Clark was run over and killed by a hose wagon.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
ELECTION NINE DAYS AWAY.
New Works MayoraIty Candidates stiIl Hammering Away With Speeches.

New York. Oct. 22.-All three of New York's mayoralty candidates-W. R. Hearst independent: Otto T. Ban nard. republican. and William I. Gay- nor. democrat-weTe in the field again tonight, hammering away with cam paign speeches. with election day, No- vember 2. but niIie7days away
 Hearst delivered four speeches in Brooklyn, having crossed the East riv- CT for the secoiid time since t,ie cam paign opened; Barnard. still sticking strictly to bushes issues and sueaking briefly. addressed seven mass meet ings on the East Side. Gaynor spoke at Long Island City and at Flushing, r.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
ENTERED oPEN SWITCH.
Seven Persons Killed and Many ln-
 jured in Railroad Accident

Richmond. Ind, Oct. 22.-Seven per sons were killed and many injured in a headon collision between a Penn sylvania southbound passenger train and a northbound freight which stood on siding at Collinsville, Ohio. to- day. The passenger train was said to be running forty miles an hour when it entered the open switch and crashed into the freight.
 The dead include the engineer and fireman of the passenger tram the en- gineer of the freight. three mail clerks, and an unidentified man, prob ably a tramp
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
cASTELLANE cHILDREN's
 CASE GETS INTO COURT.
Count eoni's Wishes Objected to by
 Princess de Sagan.

Paris. oct 22.--Count Boni de Cas- tellane. having insisted that his for mer wife who was Miss Anna Gould, place the three sons of the Castellane- Gould marriage in a certain boarding school and the Princess de Sagan having objected on the ground that tho health of the children made suck a step inadvisablc. the case got into court today. The count asked t;iat ,ns princess be ordered to comply with his wishes in the matter and further that the court provide a penalty for neglect of it's order i'm the shape of settlement upon the children Of S1o0 per day for each day that their moth or kept them from the school.
 Counsel for the princess explained that his client was willing Co place the children in the school as desired and was only prevented from so doing by the condition of their health. The court promised n decision in the mat ter on October 20.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
FAIRBANKS LEAVES MANILA.
Ex-vice President Sails for India--A
 w. Fucker Goes to Japan.

Manila, Oct. 2S.-Ex5 Vice President Fairbanks left today for Hongkong on the steamship Minnesota. bound for India large party gathered at the pier to bid hiN farewell.
 Representative A. w. RuclSer of Col orado, who was recently struck by the boom of a sailDoat and painfully in jured has recovered. and departed to- day for Japan, whence he will pro- ceed 10 Washington
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
Hawaii the Closing Theme of Mohonk
 Lake Conference.

Mohonk Lake, N. Y, Oct. 22.-Hawaii was the closing theme of the Mohonk Lake conference on the Indian and other dependent peoples tonight with President A. F. Griffiths of Oahu col Iege. Honolulu, and Albert F. Judd, also of Honolulu, as the speakers. The Rev. w F. Crafts, D. D., of Wash ington, superintendent of the interna- tional reform bureau, also spoke. The farewell addresses were delivered by w. H. Elroy. D. D., and Dr. Wallace McMullen. both of New York, to which Mir. Smiley, presiding. responded, in- viting all the guests to come back next year
Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-23
Hudson Fulton Stamp Met with Great
 Public Approval.

Washington, Oct z2-Postmaster General Hitchcock has been thanked officially by the Hudson Fulton cele- bration for his cooperation in making the celebration success. The com mission says that the Hudson Fulton postage stamp is one of the most ar tistic ever issued and greatly stimu- lated interest in the celebration.
 Incidentally, it may be noted that no stamp ever issued by the postoffice department has met with greater pub lie approval than the Hudson Fulton stam~ The original issue of fifty mil lion was exhausted within three days after the stamps were put on sale and an additional issue of twenty million was absorbed rapidly