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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
EARTHsHocK IN JAPAN.
Lives Lost in Kioto and Osaka Dis
tricts-Trains Stopped.

Toxic Aug. ia severe earthquake
was felt at $50 o'clock Friday after
noon in the districts of Lake Biwa,
Kioto and Osaka.
Many buildings collapsed and sew
eral deaths have been reported. All
trains in the earthquake region have
been stopped.
A slight shock was also felt in To-
kio.
Toxic Aug. 15.-Reports received
today concerning the earthquake in
central Japan Saturday afternoon show
there were number of fatalities and
that great damage was done to prop
erty. The dead at present are report
ed to be 80, though it is feared that
the fatalities will be greatly increased
when the outlying districts are heard
from. The number of persons injured
is 50. Thus far 1862 buildings. includ- :
ing many temples. are reported to
have been destroyed and more than
one thousand others badly damaged.
The shock occurred at $40 o'clock
in the afternoon and affected a wide
area in the Shiga and Gifu procedures.
The town of Ozaka in Gifu, suffered
terribly. The banks of the Hida river
there broke and the surrounding
country was inundated The people
of the district fled to high ground and
remained in the open all night. In
termittent shocks were felt through
out Saturday night and early this
morning.
The mountain Ibuki. a short dis
tance west of Gifu, emitted smoke in
the earlier stages of the earthquake
and then collapsed with a thunderous
roar. The formation of the mountain
was completely changed.
Slight damage was lone at Nagoya.
to the southwark of Gifu and neigh
boring villages.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
DEVELOPING A COLONY
AT GARDNER LAKE
Camp knickerboeker. NJ. w. A., of
New Rochelle, N. Y, Has Purchased
141 Acres-cottages Will Be Erected
and Streets Laid Out.

Gardner Lake has always been a de-
lightful spot and the beauty of that
section is being appreciated more and
more every year as summer camping
place. Several camps have been To-
Gated there this year consisting of
Y. M. c. A. boys from New York and
vicinity.
After looking over many locations
for a summer camp Gardner Lake has
been considered the best place offered
rfor the purposes desired and 141 acres
have been purchased near tn Elijah
Lathrop place by Camp Knickerbocker,
Nc dIrn Woodmsn of America, of New
Rochelle, N. Y. A survey of the land
has been made and blue prints secured
of the desired laying out of the land
for summer camp for the members
of the Woodmen camp. One or two
bungalows have been erected and
others will follow in short order so
that by next season fiourishing sum-
mer colony will be under way. They
will clear the beach. build a dock and
put launch and other boats on the
pond according TO present plans.
There viii be much of the timber on
the nlapd cut off to clear it and the
large farmhouse will De used for the
headquarters there.
The location is an ideal one and
with this increased interest in the at
tractive lake there should be an effort
for better transportation faciliies there.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
BABE DEFIANCE
TO SUNDAY REFoRMERs
Practically Every Bar and Cafe at At
lantic City was Open Sunday.

Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 15.-Saloon
keepers and proprietors of amusement
places here bad definance today to the
reformers and members of the Lord {
Day Alliance, who are trying to en-
force the Sunday closing laws in this
resort. Although fifty liquor dealers
are under bonds following their arrest
last week, practically every bar and
cafe in the resort was open as usual
Extra forces of bartenders were en-
played to serve what is claimed to be
the greatest crowd of visitors ever
gathered here.
The baseball game at Inlet park was
played despite the objections of the
refcrmers. City police in unfit bruI
were at the game to prevent any at
tempt at a raid or the breaking UP
of the game. which was down as a
trump card of the Alliance.
Ministers of the Alliance from their
pulpits preached scorching sermons
condemning both the LIQUOR dealers
and their political hackers for rheir
oefinaance of the laws.
The police contended themselves
with visiting the saloons and warning
the managers not to sell to intoxicated
persons who might furnish material
for reform criticism. Amusement men
on the board walk were also warned
not to operate any noisy amusements
which are under the ban of the local
laws.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
FIELD MEETING OF
COUNTY POMONA GRANGE
Big Gathering at Richards Grove
Programme Finely Carried Out.

With an excellent programme of ad-
dresses and music New London County
Pomona grange held session at
Richards grove Saturday which was
in the nature of field meeting. The
meeting was attended by between 900
and 400 patrons, coming from all over
the county.
The morning pas spent in partici-
pating in athletic events and games OF
many kinds, the feature of which was
ball game. At ~ o'clock dinner was
served.
The exercises in the afternoon be-
gan at / o'clock with whistling solo
entitled My Rosary by Miss Marion A
Clyde of Mystic grange. William H
Barron, manager Connecticut Patrons
exchange, addressed the meeting on the
subject Cooperation for Connecticut
Possibilities of Agriculture in Connec-
ticut was the subject of Worthy State
Master L. II. Healey. The next feature
was vocal solo, When the Ebb Tide
Flows, by Frank w. Rogers of Kono-
moe grange.
The address Of the afternoon was
delivered by Worthy National Master
N. ]. Bachelor. whose address was
Why United States People Do Not
Have Parcels Post. Worthy Nation
al Chaplain o. S. Wood and Worthy
State Lecturer ]. H. Putnam also de-
livered addresses. The programme and
meeting was brought TO a close with
whistling selection by Miss Marion
A. Clyde.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
DIED IN PARENTS ARMS
AT NEW HAVEN STATION
Child Suffering with Pneumonia was
Brought Here to See a Doctor and
was Being Taken Home.

On Saturday afternoon at the New
Haven station in this city occurred the
death of Christina Goncolves, the 10
months old daughter Aof Mr. and Mrs
John Goncolves of Allyn Point.
The child had been sick but a short
time and on Saturday was brought to
this city by the parents to see a doc
tor. They visited DR.. Tingley's office
and he prescribed for the baby and
after dong some trading the parents
started for home. In a store the child
had a poor spell and at the station
had another in which it died, death
resulting from double pneumonia. The
child was in the fathers arms when
it died and he was carrying it about
the station lifeless when Policeman
Henderson advised him TO take the
body to an undertaker's which he did.
going to the rooms of NJ. " Murphy
The parents were waiting for the
train to Allyns Point at 4.40 o'click.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
President Listens to "The Uses of Ad-
versity."

Beverly Aug. 15.-The president and
Captain Butt, his aide, attended the
A. Eliot of Cambridge, Mass. Mr..
Eliot is a son of President (emeritus)
Eliot of Harvard and is president of
the American Unitarian +, association.
The subject of the sermon was "The
Uses of Adversely" A great crowd
gathered outside the church and ap-
plauded the president as lie left the
edifce and entered the waiting auto
mobile
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
CLASH EXPECTED TODAY.
Connecticut and New York Troops in
Center of "Invadina" Line.

Boston, Aug. ia theoretical clash
at arms between the Red and Blue is
confidently looked for tomorrow morn
ing by observers Of the mimic war
game which began officially at a. m.
today. 1t may be only a preliminary
skirmish, but in the camp of both ar
mics there was a feeling tonight that
daylight would see hostilities actually
begun.
A tired and dusty army of Invaders
from New York, New Jersey, the Dis
trict of Columbia and Connecticut, with
the Fighting Tenth" regiment of col
ored troops of the regular United
night in the vicinity of Long pond and
Little Quitticas after a march of ever
seven miles from their last nights
camp at New Bedford on their way to
engage the army of the Blue for the
possession of Boston. The roads were
in bad condition and the troops were
glad to seek rest tonight before
moving on again in the early morning.
There were many stragglers on the
line of march, but with the exception
of a few men left behind to guard
some of the camp equipment and some
cavalry scouting parties all the men
were safely tented tonight.
The Seventh and Fourteenth regi- =
ments of the New York National guard
and the. Connecticut troops went out
on the country road on the main line
from this city to Boston and marched
to East Freetown to the south of Long
pond, distance of about seven miles.
The District of Columbia troops had
roundabout route which took them a
distance of about ten and half miles
and they were greatly fatigued.
A survey of the "invaders" tonight
showed that the Washington troops un-
der command of Brigad1er General
Harries, which last night were near
General Bliss headquarters, had swung
around to the. extreme right wing and
are now the farthest in advance of
their brigade. They are at the Norton
farm, on the southeast shore of Long
pond, a mile west of Major General
Leonard Woods headquarters at North
Rochester,.
The Connecticut and New York
brigades are at the center of the line
The. Connecticut brigade under COM
mand of Colonel Geddes. is on the right
of the main highway, out of New Bed
ford, at the junction of the East Free
town road. Across the street is the
headquarters Of Colonel Appleton in
command of the New York brigade
and with him is all of the field artil-
lery except one battery which is with
the Washington brigade
General Bliss practically moved his
base of supplies with him for he has
provisions enough to last him for sew
eral days
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
President Taft Sends Letter to Secretary of the
Department of Commerce and Labor
TO SUPERVISORS AND ENUMERATORS
Notice Served that They Must Keep Clear of Anything
that Savors of Politics. National, State or Local
The Penalty is Immediate Dismissal from the Service
-134 Additional Supervisors Announced Sunday.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 15.-In a letter
addressed today to Secretary Nagel of
the department of commerce and labor
President Taft served notice that any
man engaged in the taking of the thin
teenth census of the United States who
engages in politics in any way will be
Immediately dismissed from the SER
vice. Outside of casting their votes the
president believes that census super
visors and enumerators should keep
clear of anything that savors of poll
tics. national, state or local.
The president orders that the secre-
tary of commerce and labor and the
director of the census embody in the
regulations governing the taking of the
census the rules forcibly laid down in
his letter.
Bound to Take the Census Out of
Politics.
Mr.. Taft says that in appointing
census supervisors it has been found
necessary to select men recommended
by senators and congressman in their
districts. He says he realizes that this
method of selection might easily be
perverted to political purposes and it
Is to take the census out of politics so
Tar as the actual work is concerned
lhat he has explicitly expressed his
aesires as to the regulations.
NO ACTIVE FdTtisdn muSt- Dc NdfneO.
President Taft has told the repre-
yentatives and senators who have urged
various men for census places that he
would insist that no active partisan
should be named and that no attempt
should be made to build up political
machine in any state or district
through the distribution of the census
patronage.
The Presidents Letter.
The presidents letter in full follows:
Beverly, Mass, Aug. IA. 1909.
My Dear Mr.. Secretary: The taking
of the census involves the appointment
of some 800 supervisors, who in turn
are to appoint many times that NUM-
ber of enumerators. The supervisors
are given complete discretion in the
selection of enumerators respectively
to act under them. The success of the
census will depend upon the efficiency
and strict attention to duty of the su-
pervisors and upon the intelligence OF
the enumerators and their faithful ap-
pication to the business in hand.
Generally there is supervisor for
each congressional district. 1t has
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
AMERICAS WORK IN EAST.
Consul General Wilder Says United
States Is Justified by Results.

Chautauqua, n. Y, Aug. 15.-That
the United States is justified in her
oriental policy by results in the Phil
ippines: that she is the only coloniz-
ing country in-the world that has de-
veloped the individual that the
Washington government preserved the
integrity of China after the Boxer
troubles; and that the Chinese leaders
of the future are being educated in
America, were some of the conclu-
sions of Amos p. Wilder, American
consul general at Hong Kong. in a
lecture here yesterday. B
He pronounced the edict of 1905.
which introduced a new educational
curriculum. the most important thing
that has ever happened to China. The
oriental people. he declare, show not
the smallest sign of decadence. and.
are the most industrious people in the
world Mr.. Wilder approved the work
of American missionaries. who, he said
carry with them Christian civilization.
the only means of developing any
people to the highest standard.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
GREEK FLAG STILL WAVES
OVER ISLAND OF CRETE.
Foreign Battleships Gathering = Force
May Be Used to Lower Flag.

Canea. Island of Crete. Aug 15.-A
band of armed peasants entered Canea
late last night and occupied the fortress
determined to prevent the carrying out
of the powers order for the hauling
down of the Greek nag.
Italian BattIeshios Sail for Crete.
Rome, Aug. 15.--The Italian cruisers
francesca Ferruccio, Varese, Giuseppe
Garibaldi and Giovanni Bausan sailed
today for Crete and will be followed
late tonight by the battleships Regina
Elena, Napoli and Vittorio Emmanuel
III.
French Ships Ready.
Toulon. Aug. -15.-The armored
cruiser Jules Ferry has been ordered
to coal in readiness to sail for Crete.
1t is stated that similar orders also
have been given to the commanders
of the battleships Jaureguiberry, Bou-
vet and Suffren.
British Warship on the Scene.
Canea. Island of Crete. Aug. 15.-The
British battleship Swiftsure arrived to-
day in Suda bay. in the western por-
tion of the island. The Cretean gov
ernment has resigned and the adminis-
tration of the island has been entrust-
ed to provisional committees. These
committees have had the armed peas
ants expelled from the fortress which
they occupied Saturday night. intend
ing to resist the order of the powers
that the Greek flag be lowered. The
committees. however, have not had the
flag hauled down.
Demonstrations Against Greeks.
Constantinople. Aug. 15.-The Turk
ish fleet remains at Smyrna, the gov
ernment on the advice of the powers
having postponed sending it to Crete.
The anti-Greek boycott and demon
strations against Greeks continue to
spread.
Advised Not to Defy the Powers.
Athens, Aug. 15.-The entire press
in Greece advises the Creteans TO low
er the Greek flag over the fortress at
Canea and not show defiance to the
protecting powers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
cHINAs DISPUTES WITH JAPAN.
Manehurisn Railway Question Prse-
tieally Settled.

Peking Aug. 15.-The Chinese gov
ernment in a formal communication
to Japan. has agreed to negotiate at
Mukden the various points in the An,
tung- -Mukden railroad controversy not.
already settled. The position taken.
by Japan in this matter is accepted
in principle by China. Baron Ijuin.
the Japanese minister to China, is of
the opinion that the trouble is at an
end, so far as the legation is concern
ed a
The Chinese government views the
present situation in the Chien-tao dis
trict, between Korea and Manchuria.
with considerable uneasiness, and for
several days past this matter has
eclipsed the various Manchurian dues-
tions in interest. Officials here say
that justice in Chien-tao, where Jap
anese are concerned in its administra-
tion, is impossible, citing as an exam :
pie, among other things, the fact that
Japan refuses to punish certain of her
gendarmes who recently killed an un-.
armed Chinese police officer in Chen
tao. Further trouble at any moment
in this district is consequently feared.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16

been found to be the quickest and best
means OF selecting suitable supervisors
to consult the congressman and sena-
tors as to competent candidates from
their respective districts and states.
This system can easily be perverted
to political purposes if the supervisors
are not forbidden to use it as an in
strument for influencing local and gen.
eral elections and primaries in the in
terest of particular candidates or par
ties. 1t is not an unreasonable re-
quirement that anyone who accepts an
appointment, as supervisor of enumer-
ator shall, during the term of his en-
ployment and service, avoid an active
part in politics.
1 therefore order that in the prepara-
ton of regulations for the taking of
the census you and the director of the
census embody therein provision that
any supervisor or enumerator who uses
his influence with his subordinates or
colleagues to assist any party, or any
candidate in a primary or general cleo
tion, or who takes any part other than
! merely casting his vote. in politics, ma
tional, state OF local, either by service
upon a political committee, by public
addresses, by the solicitation of votes
or otherwise, shall be at once dismissed
from the service.
/ wish to make this regulation as
DIOau do DOSSlDlC anu WISH IL CllIOl lCCd
without exception. 1t is of the highest
importance that the census should be
taken by men having only the single
purpose of reaching a just and right
result and that the large amount of
money to be expended in the employ
ment of so vast a machine as the CEN
sus shall not be made to serve the po-
litical purposes of anyone.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) WILLIAM H. TAFT.
Hon. Charles Nagel,
Secretary OF Commerce and Labor.
Some Appointments Held Up Tempo
rarily.
One hundred and thirty-four addi-
tional supervisors of the. census were
announced today. President Taft was
| busy until late last sight signing the
commissions of the successful candi-
dates. Altogether 1S4 of the $50 su-
pervisors now have been commission
/ ed and Mr.. Taft's task is a little more
than half completed. Practically all
of the appointments have been agreed
upon, but some are being held up tenn
porarily. on account of protests.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-16
Submerged at
! Liverpool Dock
VESSEL ALMOST GUTTED FROM
TUNNELS FORWARD.
cUNARD LINER LucANlA
Badly Damaged by Fire-FIames Orig
mated in Saloon kitehen-Thou-
sands Attracted to the Scene.

Liverpool. Aug. 15.-The Cunard IL
ner Lucania lies submerged tonight at
the Huskisson dock, seriously damag-
ed, having been almost gutted from
her tunnels forward by the fire which
broke out on board the liner at Z
o'clock Saturday evening. The flames
are supposed to have originated in the
saloon kitchen.
Vessels Fire Brigade Powerless.
The fre brigade of the vessel, with
two powerful motor engines, turned
out Immediately at the first alarm and
found the first saloon burning fersely
from end to end. Despite all their ef-
forts the flames gradually worked for
ward until they reached the steerage,
consuming every particle of the wood
work there, and then played havoc
with the forehold.
At this time the heat was tremen-
dous and the flames shooting high
from the vessel attracted thousands
of persons to the side of the river,
where they remained throughout the
might.
Flooded the Ship to Save Her.
At three o'clock this morning it was
decided to flood the vessel by admit
ting water into her from the doek.
Soon she heeled over and her tunnels
came in contact with the cranes on
the dock and were badly damaged. A
half-dozen firemen who were on the
gangway at this time were thrown
into the water, but all were rescued.
A fleet of tugs was then brought into
requisition and pulled the liner up
right and held her until she settled
firmly on the mud bottom.
1t was ten o'clock this morning be-
fore the fire was under control and
noon before the fire brigade was able
to relinquish it's tash The second
class quarters and the whole after
part of the boat, including the engine
room, escaped injury from the flames
and comparatively little damage was
done to the exterior of the vessel. Her
upper part is considerably above wa
ter The first saloon skylights were
destroyed and the decks forward are
badly buckled. Some of the plates OF
the hull were warped by the heat. The
repairs to the vessel will take consid-
cradle time.
Liverpool, Aug. 15.-Divers who ex-
amined the Lucania today found that
her machinery had not been damaged
and that her hull was still sound. The
heat twisted the plates on the prone
made deck into fantastic shapes.
Late tonight the Lucania was re-
| fioated with the aid of salvage tug
and powerful pumps. She will be dry
docked and towed to Glasgow for re-
pairs.
According to some reports the fire
first broke eut in the sstarboard saloon
galley, but was quickly extinguished By
the ships officers. A half hour later
there was another outbreak in the port
kitchen and while the fire brigade was
dealing with this fierce blaze sud
denly burst out in the steerage and
forepeak.