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Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
WORCESTER MEN INDICTED.
Alleged to Be Guilty of Misconduct
Toward Young Girls.

Worcester, Mass, May 12.-The cru
sade of several months ago against
men alleged to have been guilty of
misconduct toward young girls. which
resulted at the time in the arrest of
five men in this city, reached a further
stage today when these five and four
other men were indicted on from one
to five counts each by the Worcester
whom indictments were returned are:
Judson w. Hall, wealthy real estate
owner; Patrick j. Judge a prominent
printer; Henry G. Owens. Louis LIE
Chappefle, Napoleon Dufresne, Alfred
Bfais Isaac Winneman and Ernest
Butterworth, all of Worcester and
Edward p. Ffye. hotel clerk of
Leominster.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

than he noticed the girls hanging to
the rapidiy sinking boat. The boy
dashed into the water and SWAN swift
ly to the water-filled craft Only two
Of the girls We're ernging to the boat,
the others having gone down for the
last time Selling Miss Davenport,
Minnich again started for the shore
but the exertion was too much for the
gallant lad and the two went down
together when they were within a
stones throw Of the bank.
Cries of Drowning Girls Plainly Heard
on Shore.
When the boat sprang aleak there
was no excitement among the men,
bers of the party. out as soon as the
sound craft began to All with water
1t appeared as though every member
became terror stricken. The shrieks
heard on the bank of the dam, but
there was no one near who could
launch another boat and go to the res
cue of the imperilled party.
Luzerne County in Gloom.
The terrible accident has cast a
gloom over the lower end of Luzerne
county, where the families of all the
victims are prominent.
Three of those who were drowned
would have graduated this summer
young AIinnich and the Misses Bon
ham and Good.
Bodies All Recovered.
AS soon as it became known that
the students had lost their lives hun
dreds of persons soon surrounded the
body of water and graphing parties
at once began a search for the
bodies.
After graphing for less than two
hours, all the bodies were recovered.
Not one of the parents of the
drowned boys and girls knew of the
accident until all of the bodies had
been brought to the shore.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
BIGGEST-GUN SHIP IN WORLD
SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED.
Thirty Thousand Persons Saw Battle
ship Florida Take the Water.

New York, May H. = Americas s
greatest battleship, the super dread
nought Florida most massive aH-big-
gun ship in the world, was launched
Brooklyn at 11.28 a. m. this morning.
AS the signal s'cut off, sent the big
vessel down the ways into the waters
of Wallabout bay, Miss Elizabeth Le-
governor of Florida, crashed a bottle
of wine against the prov. and shout
ed: II christen thee Floridai"
Fully 10000 people filled the navy
yard, while the entire Waterfront on
the New York side was jammed. All
the craft had been barred from that
portion of the East river, for the great
wave of water that was cast up by
the 21,O00-ton battleship would have
sunk an ordinary vessel.
Two great platforms had been
erected at the bow of the vessel to
accommodate the 500 invited guests.
On the principal stand were Secretary
of the Navy George Won L. Meyer, AS
sistant Secretary winthrop, Albert w.
Gilchrist, governor of Florida. with his
staff; Governor Hughes and his staff.
Admiral George Dewey and Rear Ad-
mirals Evans, Sperry, Schroeder,
Wainwright Potter and Leutzel.
Neither the Neptune nor the Co1os-
sus, prides of the British navy, equals
the latest sea fighter. The Florida.
can fire a broadside of five tons of
metal. She can train every one of her
ten 12inch guns on either broadside
entire fleet of admiral Dewey took
into Manila bay
The Florida will be 81 feet longer,
$500 tons heavier and with a battery
"a per cent. stronger than the giant
Bellerophron of the British navy.
Vice President Sherman was present
at the launching as the official rep
of President Taft
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
King George Finds
Himself Very Busy
SUDDEN CHANGE FROM LIFE OF
s. COMPARATIVE EASE.
sINR FEM SOCIETY MEMBERS
Vote Against Lord Mayor of DubIjn'a
Resolution to Send Message of Con-
doIenee to the Queen Mother.

London. May 12.-From a life OF
comparative retirement King George
suddenly finds himself one OF the
hardest worked officials in the king
dom. In addition to spending consid-
cradle time daily at Buckingham pal
ace, comforting his widowed mother,
connected with receiving and enter
tanning the royal guests and arranging
the dihicult details Of the lying-in-
state and the funeral.
Each Morning Early at His Desk.
Seven o'clock each morning f1n8s
his majesty already at his desk in
Marlborough house, 10 reply to the in
Vulnerable messages OF coincidence and
to receive his ministers and the Off
Gals who have to do with the obse-
quies. Today he had long special
interview with John Burns, president
OF the local government board. The
afternoon he spent with the queen
mother, and in the evening he went 10
the station 30 meet and escort the king
of Denmark to Buckingham palace.
Mr.. Roosevelt TO Be Presented Monday.
Ex-President Roosevelt. who mas
been named as special envoy OF the
United States to attend the funeral OF
the late king, will be presented 20
London on Monday. This has been
arranged I'm conformity with the wish
OF the king as expressed to Whttelaw
Reid, the American ambassador.
Funeral Preparations.
The lyingin state involves a great
programme for the funeral, all the de-
tails of which will hardly be complet-
ed before Sunday. The procession 70
Westminster hall on Tuesday for the
lying -in state wifi be almost on as
great a scale the funeraz procession.
The co1tege viii include King George
and all the foreign sovereigns OF
horseback. and the queen mother and
the royal ladies i'm carriages. The body
will be received by the members OF the
house of lords and tho house OF o0nn-
mons, while the choirs of Westminster
abbey and the chapel royal and the
band of the Co1d Stream guards will
take part in the musical services.
When the funeral procession starts
on Friday every trasncar in London
will come 10 a stsndstfh for a quarter
all the athletic houses in London
should be closed while the procession
fs passing.
Privileged to Enter Death chsnrbsr.
Tho queen mother herself has beer
exceedingly busy since tpe death "A
the king, She has received % gres
privileged to enter, the death chamber.
These included besides most OF this,
members of the cabinet and the leaderG
OF the opposition, many ambassadors
and other officials connected with the
court and prominent men who were
the intimate friends of Toward VII
One Note of Diseord in the Universal
Mourning.
A note of discord in the universal
mourning comes from Dublin, where al
meeting of the corporation today
ciety voted against the lord mayors
resolution to send a message Of sym
pathy and coincidence to the queen
mother and the royal family.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
FOREST FIRES IN NORTHWEST.
Wind Threatens TO Fan Flames Into
RensWed Activity.

Duluth. Mimi. May t2--Reports re-
ceiTed from northern Minnesota north
ern Wisconsin and upper Michigan in
diczte that the fires are not burning
fsrce;y yesterday but the wind
threatened to fan the flames into ac-
tivity gain.
A despatch from Calumet Mich.
says that Willis Seaman, an instructor
IN the Michigan college of mines and
Rodney Burnhan, while out fishing in
= canoe We're hemmed in by fire At
tempting 10 break through the fire,
their shoes were partly burned from
their feet Both lost portions of their
clothing.
Duluth. Mimi. May 12-Settiers in
the vicinity Of Grand Marais having
lost their homes and everything else
except the clothes on their backs be-
gan arriving in that village today ac-
cording 10 reports by wireless tele-
gra ph-
One group arrived early today after
they had spent the night in the bed Of
q Stresnl. Part Of the time they were
compelled 10 subfnerse themselves to
keep the names from burning the
clothes from their bodies. In this par
~ were ave children VITO were go Sc
vsreiy burned that they had 10 be
cared for in hospi tall
At Gooseberry river and along
BssFey bay the flames are eating their
way fieFeely through the woods. From
PARK bay TO Ts1fte7 andzas far back as
TIRE eve can see timber is on fire.
FROM Good hss-bor ia Grand Marais
r--s are burning at intervals
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
THERE is NO ROOM FOR BEDS,
TENANTS SLEEP IN STRAW.
Passaic Census Enumerator Discovers
Terrible Conditions in f2-Fsniiy
House.

New York, May l2.-The census
enumerator at Passaic. y. J.. who
found a house in which $50 persons
lived by day and night shifts under
the same roof thought he had made a
discovery but he must give way to
another enumerator who reported even
worse conditions today.
Another house in Passaic shelters
twelve families Numbering. with their
boa rders 292 -souls. ana all either in
fants or day workers. so thar they all
sleep there at night. whereas in the
first named house, there were never
more than 115 sleeping at the same
time
In the house found today. the aver
age number of occupants to each
room Is 1a, including the kitchen.
There is 10 space for beds and the
inmates sleep in straw. During the
daytime the straw is heaped III a COR
ner like horse bedding in a stable.
Most of the occupants are foreigners.
Smaller houses even more crowded.
have been found but although the
congestion is worse, tho figures do not
run to such totals.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
PHARMAcoPoEIA REVISION.
Delegates to the United States Con
vention Begin Work.

Washington. May 12.-Delegates to
the United States pharmacepoea1 con-
vention today got down to work of re-
vising the plarnacopoeia. The day
was taken up with technical discus
sions of standards of drugs, the eligi-
bility- of. others to have the stamp of
standard Placed upon them, and det err
limitations on what may be dropped
from the list.
The convention decided that no prep
aration the composition OF which is a
secret shall be admitted to the phar-
macoepoeia-- The revision committee
also recommends that the names of all
medicines be simplified wherever pos
sible. The limits of purity are being
revised to a higher standard.
One of the vice presidents OF the
convention, DIR. Oliver T. Osborne Of
the Yale Medical school presided at
tod7y's meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
JOHN A. HALL INDICTED
ON FIFTEEN COUNTS
Charging Him With Larceny of South
bridge Savings Bank Funds.

Worcester. May 12.-John a. Hall,
Eorner treasure of the Southbridge
Savings bank of South bridge was to-
F1ay indicted by the Worcester county
grand jury on fifteen counts charging
banks funds. Hall. who has been in
sail awaiting trial. much of the time
since last January, when he surren-
dered himself following the discovery
Of the shortage in the banks accounts
did not plead to the indictment today.
IT is expected he will be brought into
court to face the charge some time
next week.
Although the counts of the indict-
ruent aggregate only $104, 600 as the
amount for which Hall is responsible,
expert accoun tants who have gone over
his books in the bank have reported a
znorta.Ee exceeding SGGO. 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
BODY FOUND IN CHICAGO RIVER.
Believed to Be That of Charles r.
Baylis of New York.

about so years old believed to be that
Of Charles f. Ha yfis of New York, was
found in the Chicago river today. The
police -sa-y-Raslis- had been living here
under the name Of Charles Williams
and that he has wealthy relatives in
the east.
Three letters were found in the dead
mans pocket. One was from Roswell
:. Ba Wis Huntington. Long Island: a
second was from 900 West list street
New York. and WAS signed Nora and
the third without sp address. lad been
uailed i'm. -Neu York aud was signed
Your niece. Euiu-''
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
NO MORE REMEMBERING DATES
Will Disappear from Chicago Schools
Curriculum.

Chicago May 22.-Dates of history,
compound interest and compound frac-
tions are to disappear from the cur
riculum of the Chicago pubic schools.
They have been blacklisted by the
committees appointed by Mrs. Ella
F1agg Young superintendent of
schools, to revise the cOures of study
and trim out the nom essentials.
What our schools need is more
thorough education and more practical
training" said Mrs. Young. Things
that happened in past years. un-
less of vital Importance. do not re-
main in -children's minds"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
ILLICIT STILL RAiDED.
Revenue Agents Make Arrest and
Seize Much Stuff.

New York. May 12.-Information
having reached ]. W. Sinsel. internal
revenue agent. that an Illicit still was
in operation in the rear basement OF
the te1ement No. 100 Lewis street he
raided the place last night and arrest
ed Samuel Bersstein OIL a charge of
running still with capacity of fifty
gallons The raiders seized seventeen
barrels of sugar mash. three and one
half barrels of sugar and about Ten
gallons of spirits. Bergstein WAS ar
raigned today before United States
COMMITS sioner Shields and held IN ST.
500 bail for examination on Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
LION SEIZED A BABY.
Snatched it From, Mothers Arms at an
Exhibition.

Cleveland Tenn. May IA trained
lion while exhibiting or AN open stage
last night suddenly became blood
thirsty and snatched a ably from the
arms of its mother. carried ii to the
back of the stage and dashed 1t TO
the floor. Planting both forepaws on
the child's body the beast licked the
blood from the wounds on the baby S
face and head
Frantic spectators. seizins anything
available as weapons, advanced on the
lion and diverted its attention. while
a man snatched the baby from the
stage The child is terribly bruised
and torn and may die.
The keeper finally got the lion back
into its cage.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
800 POUNDS POWDER ExPoLDEp.
Man in Charge Of Magazine Blown to
Atonrs,

Logansport Ind. 1ay 12.-Three
hundred pounds Of powder stored in
the magazine of the Caapar1s Stone
company at Kenneth. Ind, seven miles
west of here, exploded tonight. in
jurfng about twenty residents of the
town. John Elroy. in char9e of the
magazine, cannot be FOUND and is be-
lieved to have been blown to atoms
Houses in the town were badly dam
aged and the explosion could be felt
for miles in every direction.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
SERVED ON THE MERRIMAc.
Death of Charles Schroeder. Who
Was Assistant Engineer.

Portsmouth Va, May 12.-Capt.
the Merrinac. died here today at the
age of seventy-four years. Captain
Schroeder was appointed as third as
sistant engineer in the United States
navy on December "a, 1858. He was
promoted to second assistant engineer
in 1857, and first assistant engineer
in 1858 At the beginning of the civil
war he left the service and Joined the
confederate navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN BETTER.
British Statesman at Cannes, Seer
Daily on Promsnsdes.

Cannes France. MAY IL lose pll
riiambsrlain.-lhe british .ta -snrs u .
app-afs - he much improved ia
hsslih lie may be seen alnosr daily
promenadine the nDnlevsrds. Mr..
Chamberlain who had been Ia III
health for long. time. came here on
Feb. 81 to recuperate. The veteran
statesman took the oath IS n member
OF the nes@ parliament ON Feb. Is and
. soon afterwards left the country.
rumor originating in London and
rsbled 10 the United States sud Fra nee
last night had il that Mr.. cha rrhe In
had dted suddenly At his home IN
Birmingham
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Prizefisht Spectators PreciPitatsd into

salt Lake May l2--As the crowd
was leaving the arena 81 Salssir- afier
a. 5riZsfisht ion snl section Of The
pla tIorm gave way ann pfecftitsred q Z
least a hundred persons into The lake.
Most of them we're taken out unhurt.
but il is reported that seven or eight
are anissing. ~
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
PRESIDENT TAFT NOT Ill.
Rumors That He Is Threatened with
Pneumonia Set at Rest

Washington May 12-President Taft
tonight set at rest rumors that he
was confined to the White house by a
threatened attack of pneumonia by
attending the theater with Mrs. Taft
The play was Twelfth Night" staged
by the company from the New theater
the principal feminine roles being tax
en- by Miss Annie Russell and Leah
Bateman Hunter The president re-
manned throughout the performance
and. although plainly suffering from a
cold, looked anything but an invalid.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Sought to Take Seattle Anti-Vice Cru
sade in His Own Hands

Seattle, Wash, May 12.-waIlace A
Busseiil, 90 years old, sought to take the
Seattle anti-vice crusade in his own
hands early today, walked into the
Monte Carlo saloon and gambling
house and shot and killed the pro-
prietor, Joseph Bonner. Bussell is
the son of c. B. Bussell, one of the
richest men in Seattle. The young
mans action was the elimination of
an anti-vice " campaign in which he
took an active part. This is believed
TO have impaired his reason.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
cIarsnoe S. Dsrrow's Solution OF the
Race Problem.

Kew YORK. May If.-Clarence 8,
barrow. the socialist lawyer OF chi
cago. ia an address tonight at the
second annual conference or the ms
tloua negro committee in Cooper IN
ion ~ip4d out fhe color line and uFweu
race ans lesmst tion AZ the soluHsu or
The race problem. He criticised Eook
er T. Ws sllinEton and told h kx hearers
that WhAr the negro needs s Eoins-
one 10 teach him not TO work.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
NEW LoRIMER WITNESS HEARD
Representative Charles Black of Peoria
Goes Before Grand Jury.

Chicago May 12.-The first repub-
lican state representative to be called
in the Lorimer bribery investigation
entered the grand jury room today in
the person of Charles r. Black of Pc
oria. State Senator John Daily. a re-
publca o. of Peoria, vas in conference
witff States. Attorney Wayfhan for q
half hour. but did not go before the
grand jury
Senator Daily said he had assured
Mr.. Waypnan that he had no knowledge
of any irfegularity in securing votes
for Lorimer- Senator Daily-twas the
chairman of the forces of Senator
Hopkins. who was defeated for re-
election by Senator Lorimer, and made
a speech at that time denouncing the
combination which elected Lorimer.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Two srakemen Blown to Atoms.

Tacoma, Wash. May 12.-Two brake
men employed at the Dupont powder
mills, sixteen miles from here were
blown to atoms today by the explosion
of car containing ten tons of dyna-
mite The car jumped the track The
explosion was heard in the city. but the
property damage Was confined TO the
tracks and to an overhead tramway.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
WOULD OPEN COAL LANDS.
Bill Passed by House-Would Reserve
20 Million Acres.

Washington, May Ia bill provid-
ing for the opening to agricultural sea
tlement and development of the sur
face cf lands which have been classi-
fed IS coal lands, was passed by the
house today. The measure would re-
serve about 70,0O0,0 900 acres as coal
land, to be worked on the surface for
the purpose of a agriculture.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Fierce HaiIstorm in eeorois.

Atlanta, Ga, May 12.-Several thou
sand dollars damage was done in At
lanta today by one of the worst hail
and rain storms in its history. The
ma ximum of the wind velocity was
sixty miles an hour q rainfall of one
half incl Was recorded within thirty
minutes and The ground was Salmost
covered with hailstones. Trees We're
upfootsd and many window panes
hrokan
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
MILLION IMMIGRANTS IN YEAR.
United States Expected to Admit That
Number by June 30.

Washington, May 12.-That the
United States will receive a million
immigrants during the fiscal year end
ing June 80 is the prediction here.
During April 133, ,276 arrived, making a
total of sol, 1926 thus far this year The
last million immigrant year was in
1907
Figures received at the immigration
bureau show that 4,246 Chinese enter
ed Canada from July l, 1906, to Dec
81 1909 the revenue from whom on
account of the head tax was 81, 2,123, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Steamship Arrivals.

AT Naples: May Ii, Duca Di Geneva,
from New York.
At Plymouth: May Ii, George Wash
ington, from New York
At Genoa: May 10, Europa, from
New York.
AT Liverpool May II. Ca1rnania.
from New York.
AT Hsvre: May u, La Lorraine,
from New York.
Al Naples: May IL, Cltonia. from
New York.
At Southampton. May -. Adriatie
from New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

seattle Nav 1z-L NJ. RAIDER, for
merIy prominent in state poftt&c~ and
at one time q member o< t4ae hssfsls :
ture, died yesterday after tnekSnw &hsy
tyrnine days. Raider had aa~n smAe~
jpE from stomach trnu%rts and n3on ere
advice of a WOMAN rhyetria8 &acbMsA
to tste the ',stASSAtion tsNetsnent--
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
New President Of Woman's Whist
LEAGUE of America

I. Chicago May 12.-Miss Alice Tiffany
ot I5altis1fere was elected president OF
the " onIans Whist League of America
today Baltimore WAS selected rs the
meeting place for 1911
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

st. Petersburg, May 12.-The Rus
sian government is preparing a favor
able reply to Secretary knoxS pro-
posa1 for a permanent court of arbi-
tral justice. through an extension of
the jurisdiction of the international
prize court authorized in 1907 by The
Hague peace conference.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Five German sIuej.ck.t. Killed.

Berlin May IA special despatch,
from Wilheirnshaven reports that five
bluejackets were killed and several Sc :;
verely wounded BY an explosion to-
day. while the ne-laNing division
was manoeuvrinE off the coast There
is no official confirmation of this re-
port
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

London, May 12.-Sir William Hug
gins, the astronomer, died today. He
was born in London in 1924 and had
long directed private observatory
which he erected. He was formerly
president of the Royal Astronomical
for the Advancement of Sciences.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
CONDENSED kilograms

Father Daniel McEriane, prison work
er and philanthropist. died i'm st.
Louis.
The Passion Play Season Opened at
Oberammagau. Bavaria, with a public
rehearsal.
A Seaman Was Swept Overheard
and lost when big sea hit the steam
ship Caronia.
The Atlantic Transport Liner Min
nehaha, which went ashore off the
Sicily Islands. was noated.
A Bronze Tablet Was Unveiled on
the site of the old wgwam, Chicago,
where Lincoln was nominated in 1860.
The Rules Committee of the House
postponed action on the rule designed
to expedite consideration of the anti
option bill.
A Warrant Was Issued for the ar
rest of Joseph G. Armstrong, director
OF public works OF Pittsburg. on a
charge Of forgery.
The Strike of tire 1900 Miners at the
collieries of the Canadian Consolidated
company at Frank, Alberta, ended in
an advance of wages.
r. e. cabeII, Commissioner of inter
the returns and assessments on ac-
count of the corporation tax.
Dr.. Harvey w. Wiley, the govern
ment chemist. was elected president OF
the United States pharma copoeia con-
vention for a term of ten years,
LiewelIyn A. Shaver, who was So
licitor for the interstate commerce.
commission for the past fourteen
years. died OF acute indigestion, aged
76 years.
The Court of Appeals OF the District
OF Columbia, in deciding against the
trading stamp law. recommended that
the matter be taken TO the supreme
court for a ruling.
The Cruiser Birmingham. which has
been in Liberian waters for the past
six weeks. has sailed for Hampton
Roads via Cape Verde. after having
been relieved by the Des Moines.
A Numerous Delegation of Pacific
coast senator's and representative in
congress called at the navy depart
nent and urged Secretary Meyer to
build all of the four submarine tor
pedo boats for which bids were re-
Gently submitted upon the Pacific
coast.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13
Cabled Paragraphs

Paris, May 12.-Oversiglt, belonging
TO the stable of w. K. Vanderbilt, won
the Prix La Force, which was run to-
day at Longchamps.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

The Court of Appeals OF the District
OF Columbia, in deciding against the
trading stamp law. recommended that
the matter be taken to the supreme
court for a ruling.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the govern
ment chemist. was elected president OF
the United States pharmacopoeia con-
vention for a term of ten years.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-13

lieweIIyn A. Shaver, who was So
licitor for the interstate commerce
commission for the past fourteen
years. died of acute indigestion. aged
76 years.