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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
TO BEGIN WORK OF
FORTIFYING PANAMA CANAL
President Will Recommend Appropria- :
ton of $2,O0O,OOO.

Beverly Mass. Sept. 1S.-Presideni
Taft's last day before his departure for
Cincinnati was passed quietly at the
summer White House, where he en-
joyed the mild breezes of a perfect
September day. The plan for the trip
at midnight for New Haven. He will
be accompanied by Captain Butt, his
military aide.
Secretary Norton will join the presi-
dent at New Haven tomorrow and go
with him to Cincinnati. Mrs Taft will
remain at Beverly during the presi-
dents absence on the present trip.
Before leaving for Boston tonight by
automobile to take the midnight train
President Taft announced that n his
message to congress in December he
viii recommend the appropriation of
So, 100000 to begin the work of fortify-
ing the Panama canal.
Mr.. Taft has always favored the
protection of the canal with great guns
and he thinks the time has arrived to
begin the work
The president also will recommend to
congress that provision be made for
two new battleships of the Dreadna light
type.
The president will reach Washington
next Sunday, the 25th. The cabinet
will begin series of daily meetings on
the morning of Monday, the 26th. Most
of the members of the cabinet will be
the presidents guest at the White
House and informal meetings will be
almost continuous. Secretary Ballin-
ger, it is said. will attend all of the
meetings and so far as Beverly is in
formed the Ballinger case will not be
taken up.
Economy of administration in all of
the departments will be one of the
many subjects considered by the cabi-
net.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
MAYOR GAYNOR QUESTIONED
ON THE GOVERNORSHIP
Didn't Care to Talk But Answered
Many Inquiries.

ST. James, L. l., Sept. 1s.-City
Chamberlain Charles H. Hyde. who
has been a close political adviser of
Mayor Gaynor, called briefly on him
today. He had nothing to say when
he left and it is reiterated that the
mayor does not talk politics.
The mayor was questioned about
letter received from him by Frank
Click, secretary of the Saratoga county
democratic convention, in which he
had said that he must Carefully con-
sider' the possibility Of his nomina-
tiOn for governor. The mayor did not
relish the subject
Il won't say word about politics:
I won't be forced to talk about the
governorship." he said II don't know
whether ] shall be candidate or not"
The letter says that you viii have
to consider the matter carefully in the
near future"
L suppose I shall" admitted the
mayor, but l am not going to talk
now"
Did you write the letter."
don't know; l don't remember
That doesn't mean that you deny
the letter."
No" replied the mayor at means
just what I said. l don't remer7 ber
it, that's all. 1 may have written it
and L may not, but I don't remember
it." III peI
The mayor also denied any knowI-<
edge Of the campaign that is being car
RED on through the state to secure
his nomination at the Democratic st"to
convention.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19

stanford Conn. Sept. 1S.-That
pierre Her.tie- and his wife Honorine.
arrested lr New York Saturday on
bench warrants issued by state At
farre- stiles Jud-on of Fairfield coun-
~ .1l-eins them with being lmpli-
Gated -u the poisoning Of ths fsmlly OF
William H. Searies of Tokeneke, Darl-
sr wild waive eXtradition ana return
q. -rIs state was the statement made
rv William on. Brennan. chief oI the
Stamford police tonight
SIR S-arles who Is a retired WOODEN
r..rlrI -rrrer. VIII acomp pany Chief
7--rrr4r 10 New York tomorrow and
-r.-. su identification Of the prisoners
sr order to CONFORM TO the laws OF tnat
s+7lr which require positive identl-
wien arrested both Heritier and his
r f- E.Se1aimed any know edge Of the
r"-.u.u- and ON their return 70 the
...t. q. morrow will be arraigned be-
.. fre .riminal superior court. now
rr boo Bridgeport, on bench war
r.u.
story OF the Attempted Poisoning.
r-e fact that an attempt had been
-u rCison the Searles family was
r.- rste public until the arrest Of the
t..raf polsoners. who We're traced
..-r au employ agency in New
~.... r.r GEAR there would he difficulty
g. ......rE them. The fact that an at
rr.a. ar poisoning had been made was
-.r-- brought 10 the attention of the
T.. police through the illness of Mrs.
Starry Robinson. employed by the
~.s~'as family and living with her son
tr -rt- rIHce on Sept. Ith the Searles
.ufa-t1.nrd party at dinner. for
r.r."- fis Pinnow. the family cook.
-..a.. tea biscuit soon after eating
f.r * aries family was taken III and
uIeJ h7 Dr. II. @. NoXon Of Darien.
AS Alr- Robinson was returning 20 her
home thar night Mrs Searles sug
E.et.i that she talk. the biscuit left
--rrf dinner home with her which she
s.r Du h-~ way % Stamford she was
-.kru LH and ON reaching home gave
re Biscuit Co the family OF john Breu-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
Vermont Widow
Prisoner at Home
OUTCOME OF AUTOPSY ON BODY
OF WILLIAM HEATH.
WEALTHY MRS. ]. M. DODGE
Suspected of Killing a House Painter
Who Was Supposed to Have Com
mitted Suicide-She Refuses to Talk.

Lunenberg, VT. Sept. 1S.-An au-
topsy having disclosed that William
Heath, painter who was supposed to
have committed suicide yesterday, was
shot through the back, the authorities
today placed Mrs. J. NJ. Dodge, a prom
inent resident of this town, in custody
in her own home.
Shot While at Work in Her Bedroom.
Heath, whose home was in Dalton
n. H. had been employed for several
days painting at the Dodge residence.
Yesterday noon Mrs. Dodge ran out of
the house, exclaiming that Heath had
committed suicide by shooting himself
while at work in her bedroom. Today,
after the examining physician had re-
ported that Heath had been shot in the
back, the authorities began an investi-
cation and found two bullets imbedded
in the walls of the bedroom. The re-
volver with which the shooting was
done was owned by Mrs. Dodge, ac-
cording to the officers.
Prisoner Active Socially.
Mrs. Dodge is about As years old. q
widow and active socially in the town.
being a woman of considerable means.
She has nothing to say about the af-
fair, other than that she heard the
shots and believed Heath had shot
himself.
The authorities will hold a hearing
in the case tomorrow Heath was 40
years old and leaves a family.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
From Brig, Switzerland, Over the Simplon
Pass to Italy, Postponed Until Today
A FOOLHARDY VENTURE EXPERTS SAY
Most of the Route Over Perfect Wilderness of Rocky
Gorges and Tumbed Mountains -Weyman, Amer-
can Contestant Confident that the Trip will be Made
Danger of Fuel Freezing in the High Attitudes.

close together that it seems as il they
would bump. At the extreme height it
WITS impossible to identify the balloons,
and as dusk closed in they were re-
ported as barely visible as they pro-
ceeded northeasterly along the course
of the Allegheny river.
Dropped Note Picked Up.
Pittsburg. Sept. 1S.-During the
evening the following note, which was
dropped from the Million Population
Club" balloon of st. Louis, was
brought into a local newspaper office.
The note read
'Post-Dispatct, st. Louis Mo-: We
are now at 900 foot level, travelling
northeast. with fourteen sandbags left.
130 p. IN. Don't think we will be able
to say up all night.
(Signed)
LOUIS Won p. HUI, Pilot,
JOSEPH O'REILLY, Aid.
Big Gas Bag Soaked by Rain.
Wheeling w. Va Sept. 1S.-F'our of
the balloons which started from Indi-
annapolis Saturday crossed the Ohio
river over or near this city today, and
"a fifth landed at Uniontown, w. Va.
Three of the balloons were seen north
of the city. one flying so low that its
number, six, was plainly discernible.
The balloon which landed at Union-'
town was the Drifter. with Albert Holz,
pilot. and George r Howard, aide. The
aeronauts said that they encountered
three storms While flying at an alti-
tude of about $500 feet, and crossed
the Ohio river three times. Their big
gas bag was soaked and was made so
heavy by the rains that they were
forced to descend.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
EPIDEMIC OF INFANTILE
PARALYSIS AT MlDDLEToWN
Fourteen Gases of the Disease in the
Past Seven DAYS.

Middletown, Conn. Sept. 1S.-Al-
though it was decided today at a meet
ing of the board of health and local
physicians not to close the public
schools on account of the epidemic of
infantile paralysis, it is expected that
the attendance of the schools will be
much decreased. as many parents are
sending their children to schools out
side the city.
Three new cases were reported to-
day. making a total of fourteen cases
of the disease in the past seven days.
Thus far there have been three deaths,
one an infant and two girls. both mem
bers of the senior class of the high
school
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
AMERICAN RECORD MADE
FOR FLYING BY MOONLIGHT.
Tod Shriever Covered 81 IA Miles
Sunday Night.

Aviation Field, Garden City, N. Y.
Sept. 1S.-Tod Shriever, former chief
mechanician for Glenn II. Curtiss and
builder of the Howard DietE biplane,
made an American record for flying by.
moonlight tonight, covering 81 IA
miles. The flight was made at the re-
quest of a committee from the newly
organized United States Aeronautical.
Reserve. .-
Shriever started at $50 o'clock. He
rose steadily to a. height of 900 feet
and flew for 49 minutes, circling the
mile and a quarter course 25 times.
''I am now thoroughly convinced of
the practicability of aeroplanes for
night scouting" said Mr.. Shriever,
and that they are essential to any
modern government equipment. No.
searchlight could possibly have follow
ed me tonight, and every large object
under me was plainly visible"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
Arrest of Man and Wife who are Jailed in
Default of Bail
CONNECTICUT FAMILY POISONED
Two Servants who Discharged from the Employ
of William H. Searles of Darien, Alleged to be
Implicated in the Affar-Alleged Poisoners Traced
Through a New York Employment Agency.

nan. near neighbors Mrs. Robinson
Icing i'll and unable 10 prepare mea!
for her son, the Brennan family asked
him to eat with them, which he did
Shortly after partaking of the meal the
Brennan family and Mrs. Robinson s
son were taken i'll and DR.. Charles
Mead called TO attend them.
Dr. Mead's Diagnosis.
Or Mead diagnosed the case as arse
nical poisoning as did DIR. Noxon, who
was attending the Searles family. and
il was only after heroic efforts that the
lives of the partakers of the biscuits
were saved.
Suspects Had Been Discharged.
An investigation brought to light that
all those taken i'll had eaten the biscuit
prepared for the Searles dinner and
the -four that remained after baking
the biscuit was sent to the state chem
ist for analysis, who found a quantity
OF arsenic mixed in the twenty-fouT
pounds of flour that remained. The
matter was then taken up with the
Searles family and Mrs. Searles told of
the hiring of Heritier and his wife, who
are Italians. through a New York en-
ployment agency, the man to work
around the grounds and his wife to do
general housework. They were in her
employ for two weeks, Mrs. Searles
said and Sept. 7th she discharged them
because she said they did not do their
work properly. The matter was then
brought to the attention of State At
torney Judson, who on being told that
the flour from which she biscuit were
made had been used earlier in the day
for cooking purposes and no i'll effects
had been experienced by those who had
partal1en of it, issued the warrants
which were served in New York last
night.
In Jail in Default of Bail.
New York. Sept. 1S.-Pierre Heritier
and his wife Honorine were arraigned
here today in police court, but pend
ing the arrival of witnesses their ex-
animation was postponed until tomor-
row. Meantime the couple are in Jail
in default of $1,000 bail.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
DR.. SNYDER ARRESTED
AT KENTUCKY STATE FAIR
After Death Of Three Incubator 5a-
hies Which Were on Exhibition.

Louisville, Ky. Sept. 1S.-Dr Doug
lass Snyder and wife of Pittsburg,
Pa, who We're arrested last night att
er the death of three incubator babies
at the state fair here. We're reIea sed
on $500 bond today. Mrs. Snyder p71a
up her jewelry, valued at $4,000. as
security. The case will come IN in
a magistrates court Monday.
The three tiny victims were buried
today in Cave Hill cemetery at the
expense OF the doctor. The physician 4
and his wife We're arrested on war
rants sworn out by County Attorney
Scott Bullitt, charging "unnerciful ex-
posure of a child" and exhibiting for
gain or reward, an infant under 16
years of age"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
predetermined GIRL
Killed Her Father and Her Uncle With
an Axe.

Arkansas City. Kan, Sept 1S.-Miss
Ebby Shepard. Is years old whose ia
ther. J. w. Shepard. and uncle. Tay-
lor Shepard, We're slain al their home
in Newkirk, Okla, last Friday con-
fessed today to County Attorney Burns
and Sheriff RAIDER that she killed the
two men with an axe. 1t was first re-
ported that the brothers We're killed
by young man who afterwards at
tackled the girl.
In her confession the girl declares
the cause of the crime was that the
men whipped her. She has always been
regarded as feeble minded
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
G. A. n. FORTY.FOURTH
ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT
Atlantic City Crowded With Old SOL
diers and Their Families.

Atlantic City, n. j.. Sept. 18.-The
hotels piers and boardwalk are crowd
ed with old soldiers and their families
who are here to attend the forty
fourth annual encampment of the G.. A.
r. Every train today brought addi-
tions to the crowd which arrived last
week.
Five thousand veterans gathered in
the Savoy theater this morning and
listened to a patriotic sermon delivered
by the Rev. r. A. Elwood. chaplain of
the department of Pennsylvania. Com
mander Van SAINT, mem bers of his staff
and Mayor Franklin P. Stoy were on
the platform.
The Philadelphia brigade's survivors
reached here today and reviewed the
Gettysburg post of Boston. which ar
rived on later train. The Philadel-
phians then escorted the New England
ers to their hotel.
Commander Van SAINT and II. A. Her
bert of Alabama, formerly secretary
of the navy and an officer in the con-
federate army, the principal speak
ers at large gathering of veterans on
the Steeplechase pier this afternoon.
After a short address by the COM
mander in chief. General Herbert eulo-
g1zed the members Of the Grand Army
and their commander He described
now the wearers of the blue and the
wearers of the gray were being welded
together for the cause of the union.
The pulpts of almost every church
il the city were occupied by visiting
ministers who are members of the
Grand Army.
Commander in Chief Van SAINT and
General Daniel f. Sickels both said
they would work for the proposition
advanced by ex-Secretary Herbert Of
bringing the veterans of the north and
south together.
The former will bring it up before
the g. A. r. members later. 1t is be-
lieved by many soldiers that this dem
onstration of friendly feeling will end
the agitation against placing a statue
Of General Robert z. Lee in Statuat-v
hall at Washington.
A remarkable scene occurred with
the entrance OF eneral Sickels into
the auditorium. As he swung down the
aisle with a pinned-up trouser leg
giving mute evidence of his heroisrn.
the veterans arose as one man. and
four Of them lifted him. chair and all.
and placed him on the platform. while
the commander in cheif's band plaved
Dixie" and the crowd cheered
AS General SiclIeIs grasped the folds
Of a huge silk flag with Commander
Van SAINT, General Herbert stepped up
and laying one hand on the shoulder
of the grizzled veteran and the other
on the flag, said:
Had ] been told when / was in An
teitam that in the years to come I
would stand side by eide with federal
soldiers and grasp the Stars and
Stripes with them, I would have been
insulted. But / love that old flag
now"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
NOTED CALEB POWERS
RUNNING FOR CONGRESS
a District-The Gerry Cues
ton.

Washington Aug. 1S.-With the not
ed Caleb Powers running for congress
in the Eleventh con ongressional district
in Kentucky and the formation Of that
district an issue before the supreme
court of the United States to determine
a states power to 'gerrymander' its
territory that mountainous region is to
be a political center this fall.
Unless the supreme court throws the
case out on a question of jurisdiction,
or on some subordinate point Of law,
the decision is looked forward to as
sure to have a widespread bearing on
the proposed reapDortionment of repre-
sentatives next year. The political
complexion Of two or more Kentucky
congressman is said to depend upon
the outcome of the case.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
PRIMARY ELECTION TO
BE HELD in MINNESOTA.
Much Interest Taken in the Congress
sional Campaign.

S .tPaul, Mimi, Sept. 1s.-Primary
elections will be held throughout Min
nesota on Tuesday, when congress.
county and legislative nominees will
be selected by the various parties
Much interest has been taken in the
congressional campaign owing to the
fight made against Congressman James
A. Tawney in the First district, Fred
c. Stevens in the Fourth and F. M.
Nye in the Fifth.
With the exception of Congressman
c.. r. Davis in the Third and A. j.
Volsted in the Seventh, both of whom
have clear field, every Minnesota
member has opposition for nomination
this year with a candidate running
against him on a progressive platform.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
PRESIDENT TAFT IN
NEW HAVEN TODAY
To Attend Fall Meeting of the Yale
Cooperation.

Sew Haven. conn. Sept. 1S.-Coming
O. a member or the Yale corporation.
and mott iu hir official capacity as pres
-.euf Hr tine United States. President
-Ift niI spend a few hours in New
Haven tomorrow and then leave for
tr.. west Tn view OF the fact that he
~I ha re~s as member Of the cor
-arstIrr. there will be no formal dem
.1stratlnu and perhaps not any, unless
fe i7 recognized as he is hurried from
rlf ~Hilrlad station 10 Woodbridge hail
fr. automobile. His coming is also eX-
g. ted % have no political significance.
Tho fali meeting OF the Yale cor
r.rrsrfen. which is one Of the most i'm
r.Hrrant of the year. viii be especially
- tomorrow. as il is expected that the
matter uf the increase Of the salaries
sr the professors will he brought up
f,~ discussion II IS also possible that
-1r appointment of President Hadley of
rHe university TO the railroad bonding
commission VIII be brought up and ar
Iu sem eut- made whereby he may de-
vote "a uart OF his time TO the work.
Urt1 r. Barnard OF New York viii
r-trul ms a corporate member for the
hr-f time
The meeting IS held earlier than usu-
ar this wear owing to the coming de-
Ta-tlre of President Hadley for Ger
many where nc IS 70 speak at the an
J. .fe-ss~y exercises OF the University
OF Berlin. oct 20th.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
CHICAGO HAS 2,1s5,2sa.
Gain of 4a6,7o8 in Popuiation-Seco
City of Country.

Washington, Sept. 1S.-E Dana Du-
rand, chief OF the census bureau. an
nounced last night that the population
OF Chicago is 2,1S5.2S3, an increase of
4s6. tOS or 28.I per cent, as compared
with 1.69S,575 in 1900.
Chicago has jumped from sixth to
fourth place among the big cities on
the globe. 1t is following close upon
the heels of Paris. whose population by
ITS last census in 1901 was 2.71406S.
Chlcago taxes. precedence over Toxic
ana Berlin by close margins. Accord :
ing to the census taken in each of the
TWO cities in 1908, Toxic had 2,0S5, ] 60
and Berlin 2.04014S
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
FIFTEEN BALLOONS ASCENDED
FROM INDIANAPOLIS.
Several of Them Sighted Sunday by
Watchers in Different States.

Pittsburg, Sept 12-At least three
of the fifteen balloons which ascended
from indianapolis between and 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon passed
over the environs Of Pittsburg late to-
day. and at dusk tonight were reported
a s still purusing course east by north
al a rate of from ten to twelve miles
an hour. In the "A hours since the as
cension the aeronauts have covered
about 400 miles.
Many Conflicting Reports.
Besides these three definitely sight
ed dozens of conflicting reports came
in, one from Wheeling, w. Va, read
ing:
"One near Martins Ferry, Ohio; four
over Wellsburg. w. Va: two at Fol-
lansbee, and one near Moundsville, at
noon''
One Landing Announced.
The only landing reported was from
Washington Pa, this evening. The
Topeka came down at $40 o'clock this
afternoon. seven miles south of Wash
inston, on account Of a shower. Pilot
r. S. Cole and his aide, F. NJ Jacobs
of Topeka Kan. reported that most of
the night they had travelled so closely
to the others of the big aeronautical
party that they could talk from basket
to basket The Topeka was entered in
the free for all event.
Ohio, Virginia and Pennsylvania Bal
loon, Hunting.
Eastern Ohio. West Virginia and
western Pennsylvania We're all balloon
hunting today All the afternoon local
newspaper offices were advised from
outlying districts that three balloons,
sailing high and separated by about
ten minute intervals, had been sighted.
The first report here came from Wash
ington. Pa. The balloons mad been
sighted there at 1 o'cl0ck,an the third
had passed at 1.50 p. n. They were all
over 1000 feet high. but Sheriff John
Murphy. who reported their passage.
said that he distinguished the forms of
three men in the of the third balloon.
At Cannonsburs, just northeast of
Washington. the balloons were sighted
by hundreds of people and one man
got SO excited he turned in IL fire
alarm. over the jun -tion of the Mo-
nonga ahela andy oughiogheny rivers the
aeronauts evidently encountered trou-
BILE with the lower air currents ana
avoided them by mounting TO the
height Of nearly 4 mile. At this alti-
tude they sailed up the MonongaheIa
valley over the fire and smoke of mum
erOus steel mills. Between and 3
O'Clock the balloons We're sighted from
the southern suburbs of Pittsburg at
M ck ecsport. Eliza beth. Carrick and
Mount Oliver. At this time one of the
balloons had twenty minute lead over
the other two, and the latter were %
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-19
CONTRACT AWARDED ,
TO TRACY BROTHERS
For tho New State Reformatory Build
ing at Cheshire.

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 1s.-The di-
rectors of the state reformatory have
voted to award the contract for the
new building at Cheshire to the Tracy
Brothers company of Waterbury,w whose
bid was 1902, 1877 for all the work, ex-
cept that the chapel, printing shop. Ii
brary and administration building ars
deferred, and the number or cells is re-
duced from four hundred to two hug
Dire The first four original bidders
were asked to revise their bids to meet
the reduced requirements, the Water
bury concern getting the contract.