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Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
INCOME TAX AMENDMENT
Another Effort Looking to a Coalition
 Begins in Senate.

Washington. June 10.-Encouraged bv what is interpreted as a. weakening of the opposition of an income iax amendment, another effort toward a coalition between the progressive" republicans and democrats was begun in the senate tonight
 The programme outlined is that Sen ator Bailey shall present his income tax amendment and that motion to amend shall be made by Mir Cummins to reduce the proposed tax from 3 to 2 per cent. and to include a provision for tax upon the income of corpora tions. It is said that Mir. Bailey will accept both of these changes and that all of those who favor an income tax will unite on the amended measure. The outcome is uncertain, but the in dications point. it is said, to the refer ence of the whole subject to the judi ciary committee. with instructions to report to the next session.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Masked Burglar
 In Automobile
ONE OF THE BAND WHO HAVE
 TERRoRlzED LONG ISLAND.
VISIT OYSTER BAY RESIDENCE
The Misses Townsend and Their Guest Miss Haisey, Stabbed Shrieks Awoke Neiehbors.


 New York, June 1O-Miss Ada Townsend and her sister Bessie of Oyster Bay, who come of one of the oldest and best known families in New York. and their guest Miss Kitty Hal sey, of Great Neck, are in the hospital tonight as the result of an encounter with a masked burglar undoubtedly a member of the band of automobile house breakers, the activities of whom have long terrorized Long Island.
 Heard Intruder in Hall.
 Miss Ada Townsend heard the in- truder moving in the hall and grap- pied with him. She was stabbed in the arm and thrown to the floor, fainting. The scuff1e woke her sister, Bessie, who flew to her aid and was stabbed twice in the breast. Miss Hal sey. the guest, first tried the tele- phone and finding the wires cut, joined
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St. Louis. June 10.-After eighteen ~,,onths' service as a United States meat inspector in East St Louis pack snr houses, J. F. Harms has resigned, 4e says. writing a letter to Secretary of Horticulture James Wilson, de- manding an investigation of the meat inspection system at the national stock yards.
 Inspeetor in Charge Too Lenient.
 Harms. who has gone to his home fin Fremont, Ohio, asserts that he re- signed because he could not tolerate conditions, and that the inspector in charge of the bureau of animal ln- dustry was too lenient with Che pack CTS
 "Inspected and Passedv Label Is
 Meaningless.
 He declared that no animus prompt ed his letter. Asserting that Unlteo States inspected and passed" as 1t ap- nears on products of all the packing houses is meaningless because of the fnadequacy of the inspection, Harms, in his letter says:
 The ex-Inspector's Story.
 %The inspection at the National stock wards. Illinois. is costing the peo- ple approximately $1O0,e00 a year, and 1t tS not actually worth s1 to them. For when the word is passed from the inspector in charge to the inspec- tors actually doing work on the floors that they are getting too many con dAnmned animals, and to change the grading, it means that the. whole thing ss a farce. Mir Secretary, the packers gre getting today from 70 to 80 per cent. of what ought to be condemned or destroyed
 Use Olive oil for Shortening.
 T have seen from 1000 to 1,5OO tpcrnds of lard spill and run into an open sewer in the floor, the sewer out Eet uuSokly blocked and said lard talk eu Up from the floor and out of the sMw@. both of which were unclean ana sanitary. And your doctors pass ed same to the packers over the pro- teet of the inspector on that floor and 1t went to the public marked "U. B. Inspected and passed"
 Lax Inspection.
 Harne cited several specific in- stances of lax inspection. declaring &ueat condemned by sub-inspectors &vag released to the packers by higher mfficialG.
 Many of tho Charges Denied.
 Chief Inspector Clancy, discussing ahe charges, asserted that such cases
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Steamer Lopez
 In Bad Position
WREckERs STAND BY READY TO
 TAKE OFF CREW.
52s PASSENGERS LANDED
Among Them Thirty American Tour ists-spanish Liner Ashore On Fire IsIand-struek Wednesday Night.


 New York, June 1o.-without a rpis- hap the F26 passengers of the Spanish liner Antonio Lopez, which went ashorS in the fog last night off Fire Island, on one of the most dreaded stretches of the North Atlantic coast, reached New York tonight. The cabin passengers, 102 in number, were allow ed to go ashore at once, while those in the stcerage were placed in care of the immigration autorities at Ellis Is- land.
 Lies Broadside to the Sea.
 The Lopez lay tonight in a bad posi- tion, broadside to the sea. Several ef- forts were made during the day by the wrecking tugs to drag her from the sand. but all were unsuccessful While the ship appeared tonight to be in no immediate danger of going to pieces the wreckers lay alongside. prepared 10 take off the crew in case a change in the wind should threaten their safe ty. If the wind dies down the wreck CTS hope to save the vessel.
 Passengers, Mail and Baggage Trans
 ferred.
 The transfer of the passengers. mall and baggage was effected this after noon without accident The last per sons to be taken off were about thirty Americans returning from a tour of Spain.
 The Lopez, a steel ship. 430 feet in length. with 3,591 net tonnage. went aground at 9.30 o'clock last night.
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were not uncommon, because the du- ties of the chief inspector called Tor decisions in matters of doubt Many of the other charges, ] am sure, cannot be true" said pr. Clsn- cy. "He has not complained to me about my decisions nor to my assist ant. Dr. William H. Meadors. We are ready to be investigated any time.
 Condemned. Beef Goes to Packers.
 Another excerpt from Harms letter to Secretary Wilson says:
 gro illustrate, on April 1, 1909. Drs. Graham and Stingley retained and condemned eleven beef carcasses for cmaciation. On April ? Drs. Clancy and Meadors released six of said car Casses to the packers. The remaining five were tanked and destroyed
 "On the morning of April 2 l was in a. cooler and the packing company superintendent came n. When hls at- tention was called to the eleven car caests he said: Yes, they are bad lot and had been 'or. the floor last even- ing I. would not have let them come dcwn, but woul4 have sent them to the tank
 Men holding good positions with ihe packers see and know these th'ngs and acknowledged they were wroag. l nave seen animals in a dying condltlon dragged into the killing beds and mars ed U. $. Inspec-sd and Passed
 Filth in Sausage Departments.
 "S ,ne af the flthiast things imag- inable are practiced in the sausage de partments. such as using bladGerS for castings without thorough washing or cleaning, the use of filthy tripe m xausage. the use of s:imy hog stom- achs for castings or containers, the rsing of meats that have fallen or the floor and are taken up and used without any pretence of clearing.
 Such Stuff Good Enough for Consumers
 "'These are all permitted by those ir charge. If an inspector calls their at tention to any of the wrongs. he is told, as was, that the people who eat such stuff are too lazy to prepare any : thing else for themselves and ought to have such stuff /<
 1000 Pounds Sour Meats Released for Market.
 T will give you another instance that happened elsewhere. The meat iI- spector in the department held some 5000 or 1000 pounds of cured meats fer beirg sour. and, mind you, four or i've other inspectors were called in, and they all pronounced the meat sou-. Your pr. Meadors released it to the acker."
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
MOUSE REJEcTe THE
 TEAcHERs' PENSION BILL.
Bill Opposed as an Affront to Teachers
 -othsrs Spoke in Favor.

Hartford. June 1o.-In the house to- Nay the unfav9rable report on the Dill To pension school teachers was taken from the foot of the calendar.
 AIr. Chandler said he did not per Sonally favor the bill. but recognized That the teachers are underpaid. Other states have a pension system and those ktates get the best teachers of Con necticut, while the standard ~of tho teachers working in the towrs ot Goa uecticut has lowered curing the paSt cen years. Connecticut is recruiting Ftate for the schools of other states. 4 pension system might Induce the best teachers to remain lh Conneeticul' Leading industries pension their em- pIoyes; why should not the state pen sion it's teachers?
 Mir. Fuller of Holland spoke fin oppo- eitton te the pension system. MT Marsh of New Milford spoke earnestly in favor of the bill.
 Mir. Tomlinson said it was in ths in- terest of good business to make it an inducement to the teachers to Ftay in Connecticut. We are making teach CTS for other states to hire away from us"
 NIT. Higgins opposed the bill as an ahront 70 the teachers. His speech was warmly applauded.
 MT. Smith of Milford said 50 per cent. of our children in our public schools are taught-to read and write wrong. The educational institutions of the etats have been neglected for politics. We should give the teachers good wages and let them take care of the question of pensions.
 MT. Ogden said we cannot pass this bill in justice to the public servants Of the state. Not one young girl in a thousand goes into school teaching to make life business of it. She uses it as a makeshift until the right man comes along; then she takes a better Job. That's what God Almighty made her for" The teachers will go where they oan get the better wages while they are teaching. Mir ogden was fre- Quently Interrupted with applause.
 MT. Humphrey of Roxbury opposed the pension idea, but favored better wages.
 The previous question was moved by Mir. Smith, and so ordered. The bill was then put to vote and rejected.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
ABSOLUTE CASE AGAINST
 BLACK HAND SUSPECTS.
Postal Officials Regret Release of Two
 Men on Bonds.

Columbus O., June 10.-With three men suspected of being members of the Italian Black Hand society of Ohio still at large, postal officials regret the release on bonds of Sam Lima of Marion and Sevarce Ventola of Co., lumbus. Limas bond was fixed at Toledo at $3.OOO and Ventola's at Co., lumhus at 5000.
 Now that Lima Is out of prison, the inspectors believe that it will be diff cult to find his father, his brother and a third suspect who fled from Marion when the first arrest was made. Lima returned to Marion today and is re- ported to have informed hiss fugitive comrades by secret emissaries of the plans to arrest them.
 Inspector Oldfield declined to make public any Of the threatening letters which have been translated by the in- terpreters He expressed confidence, however. in the evidence upon which is based the case against the men now under arrest.
 'We have an absolute case" said Inspector Oldheld The evidence Is in the handwriting of the accused and there are no missing links in the chain which binds them to the crime charged"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
SHOT HERSELF IN LONDON,
 FACTS WERE SUPPRESSED.
Mary Agnes o'Bren Ruiz, Divorced
 from Cuban Diplomat.

London, June 10.-According to the statements published in the London papers today, Mary Agnes O'Brien Ruiz, who was divorced a year ago from Antonio NJ. Ruiz. a Cuban diplo- mat, and whose name was mentioned prominently in connection with the divorce case of Alfred G. Vanderbilt committed suicide in her home in Gros : venor street on May Is, by shooting The newspapers also say that an in quest was held on May 19. but that the facts in the case were suppressed, and the affair is now being investi- gated.
 Mrs Ruiz came to London last April. and, with an American companion, Miss Clancy, took furnished house, where she had numerous visitors Dur ing the early part of May. however, she became i'll. On May 16 Miss Caney heard shot in Mrs. Ruiz's room and on entering found the patient lying in bed with bullet wound in her breast and a revolver by her side. A physi- sian was summoned, but Mrs. Ruiz died the same night.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
MARCH OF OVER 100000
 SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN
Brooklyn Parade Reviewed by Vice
 President Sherman.

New York, June 10.-Over one hun dred thousand Sunday school children marched through the streets of Brook lyn in a parade. reviewed by Vice President James $. Sherman, Gov. Charles E. Hughes and other notsbles this afternoon. The occasion was the S0th anniversary celebration of the Brooklyn Sunday School union, an or ganization composed of all the Prot estant Sunday schools of the union, and while the weather conditions were anything but suspicious the event was by far the most successful of its kind ever held here.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Funeral of Rev. pr. Edward Everett
 Hale Next Sunday.

Boston. June 10.-It was announced late tonight that the funeral of the Rev. pr. Edward Everett Hale will be held at the South Congregational church on Sunday at D. m. The officiating clergyman will be Rev. Ed. ward Cummings. who succeeded Dr. Hale as pastor of the church, and Rev. James De Normandie, pastor of the First church, of Roxbury. The burial will be at Forest Hills cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
NEW AMUSEMENT PIER,
 AT LONG BEACH, L. 1.
Will Extend Half a Mile Into the
 Ocean.

New York. June 1O.@Contracts were signed today by Frederic Thompson and John l.. De Saulles, which call for the immediate construction at Long Beach. Long Island, of the longest and most pretentious amusement pier ever built. Associated with Mir. Thompson and MT. De Saulles are a number of prominent capitalists who are sail to have subscribed s1.2o0,000 to defray cost of construction. Engineers who have been called in consultation have reported that it is entirely feasible to build the pier one-half mile into the ccnan. ''ne of the festures of the structure will be a convention hall ca pablo of seating 5000 people.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
MISSING TRUNK FOUND.
 coNTENTs.IN PAWN SHOP
Was Stolen from Danbury Railroad
 Station-Two Men Arrested.

Danbury. Conn.,, June 10.-The dis appearance of trunk containing clothing and jewelry worth $500 was cleared up today when John Puchera and John Burcuak were arrested and the stolen goods were found at their home on River street. The trunk, which belonged to Mrs. k. B. Booth of New York, was taken from the baggage room of the railroad on May g and no trace of the trunk was found until to- day. when a part of the iewelry was discovered in a pawn Shon and the thefts traced to the two men arrest ed. The men claim that they went to the baggage room and presented a check for a trunk and were given the one belonging to Mrs. Booth. They will be given a trial tomorrow
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Whitla Family Want None of That
 $15,000 Reward.

Sharon, Pa, June 10.-In state ment given to the Associated Press to- night James P. Whitla. father of Willie Whitla, and Frank Buhl. uncle of the kidnapped boy. announce they do not want to be reimbursed for money ex- pended in the recovery of Willie.
 The impression was given from Mer- cer, Pa, that Whitla and Buhl expect ed to get over $3,000 of the $15.000 re- ward offered by the state of Pennsyl- vania for the arrest and conviction of the abductors.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM,
 VIRGINIA VEGETATION RUINED
Hail Drifted in Rayine to the Depth of
 Two Feet.

Buchanan. Va, June 10.-The neigh borhood of Collierstown | Roclbridge county, twelve miles west of Lexing- ton, was visited by the most destruc- tive hail storm ever known in that section late yesterday.
 For a distance of ten miles in length and more than a half a mile wide all vegetation was totally de- stroyed. Wheat, corn and garden veg etables were driven to the earth. Hail drifted in ravines to the depth of two feet or more. Farms were absolutely ruined. all the. soil being washed from the uplands.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
U. S. STEEL co. PRESIDENT
 IN AUTO ACCIDENT.
William E. Corey and Party Thrown
 Out on French Road.

Palaiseau, France, June 10.-An au- tomobile, in which William F. Corey president of the United States Steel corporation, his wife and friend were driving today, became unmana geable: All three were thrown out, but MT and Mrs. Corey escaped with a few scratches. Their friend was more se- riously hurt. The third occupant of the automobile was M. Gadilleau, man. ager of MT Coreys estate here. He was conveyed to the chateau on a stretcher and on examination by a physician showed that he had been seriously injured. The accident was due to the skidding of the machine
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
nJoan of Are" at Harvard Stadium

New York, June 10.-From present indications the audience that will as semble In the stadium of Harvard university on the night of June 22 to witness Maude Adams performance of "Joan of Arc" will be the largest and most distinguished gathering ever brought together for a theatrical per fornance on American soil. Two ex- tra sections have been added to the already enormous capacity of the stadium,- so that 15,500 persons will have places in the immense amphi- theater
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Francis J. Heney Nominated for Dis
 triet Attorney.

San Francisco, June 10.-Francis J. Heney was. nominated for district att torney today by the San Francisco Democratic club. representing one fac ton of the democratic party. MT He- ney accepted the nomination. though in politics, he said. he was "Roose- yelt republican"
 The nomination of Heney for the same office is now under consideration by the Municipal League of Independ- ent Republican Clubs.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Prominent New Haven Finaneier Dead

Nashua, N. H., June 10.-George F.. Andrews, president of the Peterboro railroad and prominent financier and business man of this city, died today at the age of n years. MT. Andrews had been president of the railroad but two weeks having been elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of General Charles H. Burns of Wilton. Mir. Andrews was treasurer of the Nashua Savings bank when that insti-
 tuition failed with many others in 1895.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
ATTACKED sY UNION TICKETS.
Fierce Free for All Fight With N0n'
 Union Seamen at Erie.

Erie, Pa. June 10.-While dozen nom union seamen were being taken to boats in the harbor here tonight they were attacked. 1t Is alleged, by pickets on duty for the union seamen. A fierce free for all fight resulted and over l,U00 spectators were attracted to the scene. one of the pickets is al legged to have drawn a revolver. A by stander attempted to take it from him and during the tussle the revolver was discharged. wounding Frank Whfpple. a spectator, in the right leg. A num- ber of. other. persons were in1ured slightly. Several arrests were made.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Two Earth Shocks at Messina.

Messina, June 10.-TVo earth shocks were felt here today with an interval of about six minutes. The first scheck was slight but the sec ond had strong unduatory movement and lasted eleven seconds. The pop ulace was greatly frightened and hun dreds of persons ran out of the build ings. Several walls collapsed. but no one was injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
PittsfieId to Troy by Balloon

Pittsf1eld. Mass, Junef 10.-Headed for the Adirondacks with a pouring rain weighing down the gas bag and drenching the occupants. William Van Sleete, pilot of. the Pittsneld. brought his balloon to landing in the open of Albany county four miles west of Troy, at one o'clock today, after a three hours trip from Pittsheld. in
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Passengers. Mail and Baggage Trans
BLACK HAND" WRITTEN
 IN LETTERS OF BLOOD
On Wrappinss of Bundle Containing
 Dismembered Body.

New York, June 10.-The dismember- ed body of man. with the head miss ing. was found by the police here to- night neatly done up in two bundles of brown paper and black oiled cloth. The bundles had been left in the charge of a small boy by a stranger who had promised him five cents to watch them until he came back. The officers at- tention was attracted by the snifing rier.
 The bundles were taken to the near est station house. On the wrappings was written in letters of red three inches high: Black Hand"
 There were four stab wounds in ths chest of the body two of which would have been immediately fatal.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Excavation During May on Panama

Washington, June 10.-May's record of excavation on the Panama canal, 2,S96095 cubic yards, was the smallest for any one month during the past year, though it exceeded the exaca- tion for tile correspo bonding period of last year by 193.19S cubic wards. The reduced output is attributed to fewer working days and heavy rainfall.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Railroad Mercer Denied.

St. Paul. Minn., June 10.--Louis w Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway Co.,, denied a report today that J. J. Hill, chairman of the Great Northern board of directors had found way to merge into single corpora ton the Great Northern. Northern Pa cific, Burlington and the Colorado & Southern railroads under the broad charter provisions of the last named road.
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walIinsfOrd Woman Commits Suicide.

Wallingford, Conn. June 10.-Mrs. Hattie s. Stevens. A year old% com street. today, by hanging. Neighbors found Mrs. Stevens body hanging by . rope from 6 ventilating pipe in the attic at her home. She was married and leaves four children. Domestic troubles are supposed to have caused her to take her life.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
Fund for Disabled and Aoed Physician,

Atlantic City, N. J., June 10.-The house of delegates of the American Medical association voted its support today>on a project for setting aside fund for disabled and. aged physicians and the establishment of a special sanitarium for doctors attacked with tuberculosis. The next convention will be held in St Louis.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11

Trudeau's classic experiment. points
 us in the right direction. After ineeu-
 lating a number of rabbits with tuber-
 culosis, he confined q number of them indoors and turned the others outdoors. The latter all recovered. while the for
 mer all died. Medical Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
st.amshin Arrivals.

Al Havre: June 10. La Lorraine, from New York.
 At Venice: June $. Argentina from New York.
 At Naples: June 9, Duca Di Genova, from New York.
 At Southampton: June 10. Majestic. frem New York
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
25Oth ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
 of the Founding of Norwich,, July 5th and 9th

nual session tonight in the mazes of a gorgeously appointed dance at the First regiment armory. Business was completed yesterday and today was all lotted by the Shriners to pleasure. Some of the red-fezzed members be- gan leaving the city today, but the real hegira will begin tomorrow when special trains and cars for all over North America will start homeward.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11

in the fray The burglar felled .her with blows on the head from a jimmy but the second sister, Bessie. returned to the attack despite her wounds and forced the desperado 10 take flight.
 Burglar Abandoned His Machine.
 Nefghbors, aroused by the shrieks of the young women, rushed to the reccue, but too late to effect a eap- ture. The burglars autoYobile was found abandoned nearby.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11

London, June 1O.-The Meadow Brook Oong Island) polo team had walk away aylvictory in the first match played today for the Ranelagh open cup tour nament. They defeated "11he Tigers, ? IA to 1. but their opponents were a weak lot and counted only one first class player on the team.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11
U. p. Train Raced With Waterspout.

Cheyenne, Wyo, June 1O.-Union Pacific westbound China and Japan fast mail train raced four miles with a waterspOut today near Paxton, Neb,, and barely missed the course of the deluge. which tore out a section of track a few seconds after the train had passed