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Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
Tug Piscataqua Standing By,
HARRY WHITNEY SAILS JUNE 6
 ON EXPEDITION TO FAR NORTH
Will Carry Provisions for Twp Years Captain Bartlett Commands Ship.

New Haven, Many 25.-Harry Payne Whitney of this city. who spent year hunting in the far north, and who was indirectly connected with the here on June $ accompanied by Paul J. Rainey of New York, on a second expedition to the same country. Their first stopping place will be Sielin5 Cape, Cape Breton Island. The seal ing steamer Boethic in which they will make their trip will be in comma I'd of Capt. Robert Bartlett. who com They expect to be gone until October of next year and will carry provisions for two years.
 In speaking of his coming hunting trip to the far north, Harry Whitney of this oity, who spent a year hunting in the polar regions said tonight that Capt. Robert Bartlett, who commanded Peary's ship, the Roosevelt, and who will be in command of the Boethic, the ship which Whitney will use, will on his return from the trip head an ex- petition to the south pole MT. Whit ney would give no details other than that Captain Bartlett himself would try to reach the pole.
 Accosnoanied by Paul J. Rainey of New York Whitney expects to sail from Sydney, Cape Breton, some time between June 25 and 26, and return the following October. The ship will car " a crew of thirty. A special object of the trip will be to secure live speci- mems of northern game and the ship will be equipped with cages and tanks for that purpose. The ship is one of built and has a coal capacity sufficient to make a trip around the world. Mir. Whitney says the trip is solely for purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
LABOR UNIONS DEGRADE
 HUMAN CHARACTER
Says President (Emeritus) Charles w.
 Eliot of Harvard University.

Boston, May 25.-Labor unions de- grade human character, according 10 President (emeritus) Charles w. Elict of Harvard universit, who spoke to- night at the annual public meeting of the American Unitarian association. The meeting was held in Fremont tent pie in connection with the S5th an nual convention of the association.
 Dr. Eliots subject was The Wiss Direction of Church A Activities To- ward Social Welfare. His discussion was of an academic nature. Toward the end he considered collectiveress supplating individualism and. declar- ing that the regulation of output was demanded b labor organizations illus trated an individual right supplanted he said that labor unions virtue of such practices inevitabl deteriorata1 and degraded human character. At the annual business session today Rev. Samuel A Eliot of Cambridge was reelected president of the Unitar:sn association.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
l UNTUTORED SAVAGES WERE MORE WISE THAN WE.
How They Destroyed Infants Who
 Were Born Hopeless in1beciles.

Detroit, Mich, May 25.-The custom of savages who destroyed infants born hopeless in1beciles was applauded to- dav at a clinic of the Detroit College of Medicine alumni at St. Mary's hos pital.
 Among the children submitted for examination was a baby girl bearing all the -stigmata of degeneration. Dr. G. R Pisek of New York, who was conducting the clinic, excused the child's mother from the room and then, turning to the assembled physicians, said:
 Some surgeons operate in a case like this, trephining from the front to the back of the skull to give the brain room. I have watched the results of these experiments and I am convinced that the untutored savages were more wise than we in their treatment of such cases. They took such children, and-'
 The sentence was completed with a significant gesture that drew a burst of applause.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
Of Charge of Murdering JaIe Adams on At
 lantic City Million Dollar Pier
JURY OUT LITTLE OVER FIVE HOURS
Only Two Verdicts Considered First Degree Murder and Acquittal-Cheers in Courtroom when Verdict Announced-Orvis Seyler, Held Witness, Formally Dischareed-The Closing Arguments.

the jury returned at ten o'clock and rendered it's verdict hundreds of peo pie from Atlantic City and other parts of the country having waited all eye ming for news from the jury room.
 When the verdict was announced, there was cheer from portion of the crowd which was quickly silenced by Judge Trenchard. Sey1er fairly leaped at his counsel when he realized that he was again free man. After greeting his counsel he walked over to the jurymen and shook hands wi; each of them, at the same time warm ly expressing his thanks. The crowd in the courtroom pressed forward and the acquitted man held an impromptu reception.
 Orvis SeyIer Formally Discharged.
 After the stir was over Orvis Sey- Ter, Williams brother who had been held as a witness, was formally dis charged and the two brothers i'm me diately left the courthouse and took a train for Atlantic City.
 William Seyler's wife returned to Atlantic City before the jury came in. Seyler said he was never in doubt that the jury would free him.
 It was reported about the courthouse that the jury considered only two yer diets, first degree murder and acquit- tai.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
By the Defense at the Trial of Heike, Charged
 with Underweighing Sugar.
HENRY o. HAvEMEYER IS NAMED
Spz.r Now Fardone5, Says that He Did Not Confess Durine ais rial Last February Because Confession would Have Carried Him a Cemetery" Meaning that He would have Implicated Dead Man.

ing the stand He said he met IT. O. HaVemeyer two or three times, and that Ernest w. Gerbracht. former re- hnery superintendent, another of tho defendants, made his reports direct to Mr. Havemeyer. The frauds, he an- sisted, began before his time. although he worked on the docks tW0nty-u1na years. He admitted that the steel springs used to manipulate the scales on the docks were his invention.
 What spitzer Sees In the Mirror.
 Why did you not tell the truth in the first placer" he was asked.
 Every time I look in a mirror I sec a damn fool" was the answer. "I was n fool not to do it, but was ashaEned to let anyone know that did these get anything and I did not want poo pie to know that ] was fool enough to do these things for nothing. got nothing out of it
 Thought the Sugar Trust Was All-
 Powerful.
 Another reason why ! committed perjury was because ] thought nothing could happen to the sugar trust. We all thought the trust was SO strong that the government could not do any. thing with it."
 Sugar Go. Stenosraphsr Gives lmpor-
 tant Testimony.
 Aside from Spitzer's confession, tha government attaches most importance in it's cause to the testimony given to- day by Miss Viola C. Mertena a Bte- nOgrapher employed by the sugar com pany. She said she made three copies of the so-called technical statements concerning sugar weights which have disappeared, and that ono copy went 10 Heike and another to Gerbracht. The government has eight or ten Wttnesaea to confirm her statement and to prove that Ifcilte received these sthtea aentH. They will be put on the stand toni0r- row and Mir. Stnson win then rest the prosecution. He expects Co close his case by noon.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26

New York. May 25.-Oliver Spitzer, now pardoned, but until recently the convicted former superintendent or the docks of the American Sugar Refining company in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), explained today why he did not con fess during the trial which ended last February with his being sentenced to two years at Atlanta. He did not con- fess, he said on the stand today, be- cause confession would "have carried him to @ cemetery" In other words, he would have implicated a dead man -Heufy O. Havemeyer late head of the sugar trust.
 Confessed but Not With Hope of Par
 don.
 Spitzer made this statement today under cross examination by the de- fense at the trial of Charles R. Heikc ecretary-treas surer of the American Sugar Refining company. who. with five subordinates, is charged with con- spiracy to defraud the government by underWelghing sugar. He gave his dl- rect testimony for the prosecution on Monday, and after iterating today that he stood by his story he was turned over to the defense.
 He repeated that he made his con fession, not with hope of pardon, but to ease his conscience, and added that after his conviction his attorneys, now appearing for several of the defend ants. urged him to tell all he knew.
 Referred to Henry o. Havemeyer.
 What did you say when advised to confess2" asked Clarence LeXow. for the defense.
 T said the only confession can make will carry me into cemetery, and MT. Stimson (the government pros ecutor) doesn't want that"
 You are referring to Henry O. HaVemeyer2" asked the lawyer
 "Yes. I am," answered Spitzer. Spitzer Talked Freely After Leaving
 Stand.
 This closed the court incident, but Spitzer talked more freely after leaV-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
DR. ROWLAND LECTURES
 BEFORE NORWICH GRANGE.
Tuberculosis in the Human and Bovine His Subiect-Given Vote of Thanks.

Dr. George T. Rowland delivered an illustrated lecture upon Tuberculosis in the Human and the Bovine before the meeting of Norwich grange, No. TYP, Patrons of Husbandry, in Pytfian han Wednesday evening, having 9 good attendance of the members and also some of their friends, as the meet ing was an open one to give others than the membership an opportunity to hear Dr. Rowland upon this impOr- tant subject.
 Dr. Rowland was presented by Wor- thy Master Andrew B. Davies, when a short business meeting had been con cluded. In opening his lecture the doc- tor reminded his hearefs that it was only of late years that we had come to know so much as we do now of this dread disease which has had a record of killing more people than any other, and by the curative and preventive measures now taken there had been a fall in the death rate from 84 to 6O which is a large drop. Further know ledge is sure to reduce this still fur ther. In 1878 Dr. Koch first discover ed the bacillus which is the rear cause of the disease which was an explana- ton of how tubercRlosis might be con von Boehring, another German. began the outdoor, pureafr treatment, through which cures in the incipient stages are made by proper food and the other curative means employed
 
 Dr. Howland, that probably the great proportion of tuberculosis in children was of bovine origin, so that it could be seen how necessary it was to see that the bacillus could not be com municated in this way. especially since about 6S per cent. of the children are raised on cows milk Dr. Rowland said that to project the children we must protect the animals through the tubercuin test, but that Connecticut was far behind other states in having no proper law on this subject and this state WAS consequently the dumping ground for all the cattle of New Eng land. He thought that not more than 5 per cent of the 135.oO0 cattle in Con- necticut were free from tuberculosis
 Through a fine series of views he showed how the disease affected the different organs in the cattle and he also showed many views of Sanatori- unls and camps where the outdoor trea tnent was effecting cures
 At the close vote of thanks was given the speaker and a light lunch wa served in the banquet room.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
Played Faro
 With Bank Money
TRIAL OF VIM. J. KELLER, THE
 MAN ABOUT TOWN.
COLEMAN LEAVES PRISON PEN
To Testify Regarding "Tiser Bucking" Pretty Little Mrs. Taylor, Coie-
 mans Pet, Tells How Wine Flowed.

Boston, May 25-George w. Cole man, the thieving bookkeeper of the broken National City bank of Cam bridge, and Mrs. Marguerite Taylor, pretty little woman who said she lived with him during the period of his life when the money flew fast, shared at tent1on today in the trial of William J. keliher, the man about town whom the government is trying to convict of aiding in the $309, 1000 robbery.
 Wine Flowed Freely, keliher Paid.
 Mrs. Taylor told with apparent com posture of her life with Coleman, her knowledge of his relations <vith KeH- her and numerous dinner and supper parties at which the wine flowed free ly and for which keliher usually paid
 Then Coleman was called from his prison pen after serving a week of his fifteen year sentence, but before he could utter a word the defense set up the claim that Coleman was a felon and could not testify. The district at torney declared that Coleman was guilty of a misdemeanor only The court ruled in favor of the state and the defense will use the objection for an appeal to the supreme court in case of an adverse verdict.
 Made $25,000 in Stocks, Faro Dealer
 Got 1t.
 Coleman related briefly his connec- tion with the bank. He said he made $25,0O0 in the stock market, but lost all his winnings through man named Frank Draper, who he declared, ran a faro bank game not far from Hotel Majestic in New York.
 About year ago he was introduced to another New York gambler whom he called Jack Leonard, and then he once more "bucked the tiger" this time with the banks money
 Coleman will resume his testimony tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
MODERN SORCERY PRACTICED
 IN CITY OF NEW YORK.
Mrs. CarmeIa Rubino Held in $500 Bail
 for Trial.

New York, May 25.-"Now can un- derstand why they used to burn Magistrate Kernochan today, after lis tening to 8. weird account of modern sorcery which caused him to hold Mrs. Carmela Rubino in $500 bail for trial. She is charged with racticing medi- cine without a license.
 The complainant was Mrs. Leonora Buffano, who said that she had paid the defepdant S370 in all for profes- sionaI services, including mystic treat ment for chest pains, cleaning the house of devils, treating her husband for rheumatism and influencing him not to desert her. The treat con- sisted of sprinkling a yellow powder on the chest, tieing a blue ribbon around Mrs. Buffano's leg, burying or presumably burying $55 of the com plainants money and other sorcery.
 She lost faith in the health, Mrs. Buffano said, when a neighbor's child whom the defendant was treating fail ed to respond to the cures and died.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
!. R. DE GUELPH OF BROOKLYN
 DEMANDS THE BRITISH CROWN
Claims to Be First Born Son of Late
 King Edward.

New York May 25-John R. De Guelph of Brooklyn. who claims to be e son of the late Edward VII of Eng land, sent a message today to the up- per and lower houses of parliament and the people of the United King dom and Ireland, demanding the Brit 1sh crOEn-
 After expressing sorrow a the death CT the king. the writer says that he John George Edward, Rex of Great Britain and Ireland, ''the legitimate and Ia wful issue Of the marriage of his late majesty King Edward VII, and the first princess consort, was un s1stlv and unla wfully deprived'' of his bi-rhright as the first born son Of the riEhtful sovereign
 He also asks of parliament that the Legitimacy Of the issue of any and all marriages contracted by any descend ant Of George III shall be duly recog- r.zed and recorded in the usual man. Ter.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
STATEMENT AT
 SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Workers from All Parts of the Earth
 Were Surprised.

Washington, May 25.-Seventy- per cent. of all the boys over I3 years in the Protestant Sunday schools of the United States are lost to the church and never make professions of faith. Such a statement, spoken by Eugene C. Foster of Detroit in one of the workers conferences today. which followed the worlds Sunday school convention, aEtonished Sunday school workers from all parts of the earth.
 That is the most astounding state ment I have heard in this country" eX- claimed an English delegate. who said he was q Sunday school worker Tn Haverhill Suffolk, England. There must bes something radically wrong with the system which permits it. In England we do not lose more than three per cent"
 'I have made that calculation after study observation and experience" re- piled MT. Foster. Practically all the delegates in the meeting agreed with him.
 The workers conferences will con tinue tomorrow. The meetings are in the nature of experience gatherings following the convention proper. which adjOUNned last night.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
WEATHER MAY PREVENT
 ALBANY TO NEW YORK FLlohT
Glenn fl. curtiss Not Expected Co
 Start This Morning.

Albany N, Y., May 25.--Glenn H, Curtiss was strongly of the opinion to- night that he win not attempt to- morrow morning to earn the 3f0,OOO offered by the New York World for an aeroplane flight from Albany Co New York.
 1t was after eight o'clock when Cur tiss arrived here tonight from New York and Poughkeepsie and raining great guns. His machine had been brought on from Hammondaport and mechanics had been working Co as- semble it all day, but Curtias did not know what progress they had made and he felt that even if the machine was ready to start the next moment, he ought to inspect it in detail by day light before he entrusted his life and the success of his venture to it. Tn point of fact the machine is now un- der canvas on Van Rensaelaer Island. about a mile below the city. and only partially assembled.
 At Poughkeepsie Curtiss and his wife and Augustus Post of the Aero club of America, who accompanied him, spent four hours today scurry- ing about the countryside fin an auto mobile looking for landing place, which they found fin n meadow three miles south of there, which. while by mo means an ideal landing ground, Curtis will utilize.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26

Mays Landing. \. J., May 25.-Will- fam Seyler. charged with the murder Of Jane Adams on the million dollar pier at Atlantic City last February. was tonight acquitted The jury was out a little more than five hours.
 Closing Arguments
 The afternoon session of the court was taken up with the arguments of counsel and Judge Trenchard's charge.
 Edmund C. Gaskill, Seyler's coun- sel opened his argument with an ar 1aiEnruent of third degree methods of the police and a plea for the ac- uuittal of his client on the ground that no murder had been proved aud fl murder was done, no evidence had been adduced to connect Seyler with Ihe crime
 As he was closing his argument. tie Gefeudants year-old daughter Bessie ran to her father. crying: "I want 10 be with papa
 Prosecutor Gcldenberg was on his feet in an instant objecting to what he said was an attempt to influence Ire jury improperly
 Nr- Goldenberg urged a finding of guilty of murder in the first degree. asserting vehemently that the state had proved it's case
 How the Verdict Was Received.
 The courtroom was crowded when
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
STRANGE STIPULATION IN CHARLES DICKINSON'S WILL Son Forfeits s4,0o0 if He Goes Upon
 Cayuqa Lake.

New York. May 25.-The will of rharies C. Dickinson. former president Of the Carnegie Trust company. who Eied here yesterday. presumably from Ihe after effects of inhaling Q poison pus gas in a laboratory in Scranton. Pa was dled for probate today
 MT Dicksoson was a graduate of Cornell and he makes a bequest of ss01O for the education of his son, Charles. with the strange stipulation that the son shall forfeit this allow Ence fl he goes ito or upon Cayuga lake at Ithaca This lake is used by fhe Cornell crews and by students ca yoeiug and sailing To a nephew he leaves s2-000 for educational purposes <xirh the same restrictions regarding CaKuEa lake
 The estate is valued in the usual 1e- gal term more than S1e,000- For a family vault s5,0GH is provided with 6 000 for maintenance The residue of the estate is left in trust to be di- Sided among his widow and relatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
CANAL ENGINEERS BOTHERED
 BY THE ~CULEBRA SLIDE"
Fsee Serious Situation in Sliding of
 2O00, ,000 Cubic Yards of Earth.

Washington May 25--The engineers CT the Panama canal are facing a se- Fious situation in the handling of the --Cuiebra slide" The slide consists of . -9eo.0o cubic yards of material which has been moving into the Culebra cut since the work of excavation was be- gun The movement has been grad uaI. but several buildings already have been moved owing to crumbling of the founda Jions and now it is feared that the poStof5ce. club house hotel and several dwelling houses at Culebra will have 10 go The engineers apprehend no serious loss of property or life. but what effect the slide will have on work on the canal is a matter of conjec- rure- \ weekly inspection of all buildings on the slide has been ordered.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
CONGRESS WEDNESDAY.
House Considers Various BiIIs--Reil-
 road Bill in the Senate.

Washington, May 25.--Wdth the er- ception of a brief time given to the general calendar, the senate devoted the entire session today Do the c0n- sideration of the railroad bill. Senator IaFollette occupied the floor for almost five hours fin support of the Cummlnh amendment requiring the approval or increases dn railroad rates by the m terstate cOmmerce commission in hia speech hg said that it would be n@eea- sary to add greatly to the equipment of the commission to put it into con dition to render effective service.
 The house considered various bills on its calendar today. MeaeimoE were passed 10 provide a railroad in fhe Hawaiian Island and to build lh Nome, Alaska, house of detention Tor pers5ons suspected of being insane.
 Mfr Olmstcad of Pennsylvania eN- Dlained at length tho bill to provide a new civil government for Porto Rico
 Both houses will be in session to- morrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
MOTOR BOAT RACE FROM
 PHILADELPHIA TO HAVANA One of the Boats Sighted on Outer
 Edge of Gulf Stream.

Philadelphia. May 25.-Although no news has been received from the four motor boats that are racing to Ha- club said they do not fear for the safety of the vessels and their occu- pants.
 The boats are the Ilys, Caliph. Car oline and Berneyo.
 On Sunday night a wireless mes sage was received stating that they were 252 miles south of Sandy Hook Under normal conditions they should journey so far.
 A steamer which arrived today from Port Antonio reports having sighted a motor boat on Monday afternoon at 2.30 off Dimmond shoal on the outer edge of the Gulf stream. The flag sig nals could not be distinguished.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
LIFELEsS BODY OF MAN POUND
 IN RETIRING ROOM OF CAR.
Vice President Of New York Firm of
 Straw Goods Manufa cturers.

Northampton, May 25.-A search for the owner of baggage left in seat Cf a car on the local train that arrived ] here tonight from Springfield over the Boston & Maine railroad resulted in the discovery of a lifeless body of a Letters and other personal effects in dicated that the dead man was F. W. Kohler of 36 West Fourth street, New York. Medical Examiner Seymour of this city said the man died from heart failure.
 New York, May 25.-The New York directory shows that F. w. Kohler is vice president of the New York firm of George B. Burnett & Son, manu- facturers of hats and straw goods. The firm has a branch in Amherst, Mass His home is given as 301 West 109th street. It was impossible tonight to reach his relatives or business assO- ciates
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
HOTEL cHAMPLAIN eURNEo.
Destruction of the Splendid Hostelry
 at Bluff Point.

Albany May 25.-The Hotel Cham plain, at Bluff Point on Lake Cham plain, was destroyed early today by a fire which broke out 1ustl before 2 o'clock this morning. AlthoNgh fire men were summoned from Plattsburgh. three miles away. they were unable 10 cope with the flames, which soon con- suneG t4fe immense hole and annex.
 The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained. The hotel was own ed by the Delaware and Hudson com pany. IL had not yet been opened for the season. SD there were no guests in the house. It was one of the largest and finest hotels in northern New York
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-26
Death of Oldest Graduate. of U. s.
 Naval Academy.

Pasadena, Cal, May 25--Captain John Pembroke Jones. the oldest grad uate of the United States naval acld- emy and veteran of the Mexican and civil wars. died at his home today. He was born in Virginia in 1895 and was graduated from Annapolis naval acad- emy in 1S47. He Dartic ipated in the siege of Buena Vista as a nidshipman. At the outbreak of the civil war he joined the Coufederacy. Tn the battle between the Monitor and the EIeTri- mac, Jones was executive officer of the Merrimac- Captain Jones was married three times.