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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-11-19

Cept Tor half an nOur on the DOrder be-
tween Switzerland and France. where
the train stopped for the custom ex-
aminations. The fraulein opened to
them her belongings and permitted an
inspector to get Whit of the per-
fume Of her flowers. When the ordeal
was over the train went on.
At Dion young man on the watch
for them announced himself as Castor
de la Tour and introduced a white
haired lady as his mother. Lena at
once handed her the bouquet.
This way to the carriage" said M.
CASTOR, and the frau and the fraulein
were hurried out Of the station, put
in a cab and driven away.
That was the last they ever saw of
any Of the De la Tours. They returned
the next day to the unsympathetic hus-
band and father.
WELL" said Papa Streilitz, "what
did you discoverT'
Lena put her handkerchief to her
eyes. and her mother made no reply.
Her brow was very dark. After awhile
she gave her experience to her hus-
band, ending as follows:
1.-The driver drove us some distance
and stopped before a large dwelling
house. Wondering why these people
had left US, we went to the front door
and knocked. A maid came to the
door, and when we asked IL the De
la Tours lived there she said NO and
shut the door in our faces"
What was the object of thus mis-
leading these good people was not for
a long time developed. Then one day
a smuggler was arrested for carrying
Swiss goods across the border into
France without paying duty. At bis
trial it came out that the bouquet
Fraulein Streilitz carried contained
$1,000 francs worth Of watch springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
EDWARD HART PASSED
AWAY AT HOSPITAL
Result of Injuries Which He Received
in Fall from Pole in Laurel Hill
Avenue ~

The death of Edward Hart occurred
at the Backus hospital at 1.30 o'clock
this morning from a fractured skull
received in a fall from pole on which
he was working in Laurel Hill ave
nue., shortly after IL o'clock on June
22. He fell about % feet and struck
ON his head, receiving a fracture at
the base of the brain.
The deceased was a linenan employ
ed by the Connecticut company and
had previously been employed by the
fire department and the telephone
company He was a faithful employe
and highly regarded by his employ
ers. Chief Stanton stated that he was
the best linennan in the city, and 9TH
ers bore out that statement. He had
been here about six years and was
between 80 and IS years of age Aft
er being taken to the hospital he
showed ntch vitality and continued
strong for over a week. In the last
few days, however, he had shown
signs of weakening and the end was
expected. He came here from Bridge
port and made many friends by his
pleasing disposition. He was quiet and
retiring in his manner. but had many
fast friends. He leaves no near rela-
tiVeS
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
Poindexter Firm Supporter of Roose
welt Policies.
TWAS THE LORDS WILL
SAYS JEFF'S FATHER.
Believed Jim Would Win-Defeat is
Intended as Lesson.

Las Angeles, Cal, July 5.-'It's the
Lords viii; let us not be downcast.
Jims fought his last fight said the
Rev. Alexis c. Jeffries father of Jim
Jeffries, when he was told that his
son was whipped. His tone was rev.
erent.
Il thought that Jim would win this
fight, as he always has won, because
he is SO stout and honest. I am glad
in one way Ntllat Jim is beaten, tor
now / am sure he never viii fight
again This will break his heart. The
Lord has helped Jim a great deal in
his life. He is prosperous and has
had honors. but 1 am afraid he has
not lived as he ought to-late hours,
you know and smoking, and I have
thought that Jim drank a little at
times That shows that ne has not lV-
ed right and the Lord has taken this
way of bringing him to his senses. 1
hope it will be a lesson to Jim
During the early rounds of the fight
the old evangelist did not snow any
perturbation. He and Mrs. Jeffries
talked as the cid lady knitted.
johnson wins in the fifteenth"
finally shouted a reporter rushing back
from a telephone.
Mrs Jeffries, trembling. seized her
handkerchief and clapped it to her
eyes She slipped from the room and
was not seen afterward.
What? Jim beaten? [ don't believe
it," she told the father. Then after a
minuteslle said: It's the Lords will"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
OBITUARY.
Thomas p. Murphy.

While on his way from Chicago to
this city, where his father is seriously
i'll, Thomas P. Murphy, a telegra ph
operator, about so years old died sud
denly on the train Monday between
Buffalo and Batavia. N Y. Mr.. Muir
ply started from Chica go on Satur-
day, and on Monday morning he sent
a telegram to relatives here SAYING
that he had left Buffalo and would ar
rive in New York during the day.
Shortly afterwards another telegram
was received stating that Thomas P.
Murphy had been taken from the train
dead at Batavia, n. Y. The body had
been identified by the telegram in the
deceased mans pocket from his broth
er, Michael J. Murphy, who is enn-
ployed in the Norwich postoffice. tell
ing Thomas to come home on account
of his fathers illness.
Another brother, Maurice c. Muir
the news was received, ard will ar
range to have the body brought here
for burial.
= The deceased was a native of this
city and had lived here up to within
about ten years ago. He BECAME a
telegraph operator and was Associate
Press operator for The Bulletin. later
working for newspapers in Spring
field Providence and other cities. He
was employed in the central office of
one of the leading telegraph companies
in Chicago just previous to his DEATH
He was known as an expert operator
He is survived by his fatherl Michael
Murphy and three brothers, Maurice
{. and Michael J. of this city, and
William Murphy of Montreal. Canada
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
A cel.hratad ch.rt.Mak.r.

Capt. G. w. Eldredge's brief address
on charts and tides on a motor boat
is the first perhaps in the history Of
literature. Captain Eldridge is ths
only man living today making charts
of the Atlantic Seaboard and gior1ss in
the fact. He has made charts Of the
Atlantic ocean from Newfoundland to
New Orleans, and has been engaged i'm
the business practically all his life.
While aboard the Ripple on Sunday,
Captain Eldridge talked to the thirty
or more pa ssengers. He said that he
had sounded the ocean for years and
had dropped and hauled up enough
lead to sink any bsttl~ship-arloat.
Captain Eldridge said he had sounded
the South Pacific ocean Al latitilue ~.
longitude e. aud reached a depth or
six and quarter miles the great
est distance ever reached by any man
living He Id this six and a quar-
ter miles was the same distance as
the height of the liimalayan moun-
tains.
Captain Eldridge claims 20 have
lived perhaps more on the water IN
an open boat than any man living He
has owned 81 different publications
ard lives In Marthas Vineyard H@
IL man In III. neighborhocd ~ ss.--
Ecston Record.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
Boiler Explosion
Shakes the Town
BUILDINGS DAMAGED 5Y FLYING
PIECES OF IRON AND TIMBER.
WOMEN EMPLOYEES INJURED
And One Man Killed at jenkins Bros
Laundry in Laeonia, N. H.-csuse
Of Explosion Unknown.

Laconia, y. H., July 5.-The boiler
of Jenkins Brothers laundry ON Meri-
dith street exploded shortly befors
closing time tonight ana tearing its
way up through the centre OF the three
story wooden building. killed one man
and caused injuries to six othsr enn-
pioyes of the laundry, mostly women.
while storekeeper nearby was thrown
from his place or business by this
force of the explosion and badly hurt.
The dead mans name is Earle r.
Doran, aged "a All the injured suf-
fered severely from cuts and CON
tusions. They are expected to recover.
Roar and Quake Startled the Town.
The roar and quake which accom-
panied the explosion OF the boiler
startled the whole town. For hum
dfeds Of feet about the laundry all
most every pane of glass was broken,
while here and there rents in the sides
Of the buildings showed where sec
tions or the boiler and pieces OF heavy
tlmbers had been hurled.
Employees EnsuIfed in Wrsekaae.
Those first at the laundry were hor-
rlhed at the cries Of ang 9ish which
floor Of the building, where, antanBied
III "A mass of Wreckage on the top Of
which rested great wooden water
tank, fallen from the top OF the build
ing, could be seen the helpless forms OF
number Of men and women.
Fire Followed Explosion.
Fire started in the wreckaga but
fortunately was extinguished quickly,
so that the work of rescue could begin
mediately. The hremeu succeeded
in getting out all the imprisoned ones
after long effort and hastened them to
the hospital.
Huge Water Tank Fell to Basement.
Earle Doran. who was a driver en-
ployed by the laundry firm, was on the
third floor standing near Mrs. Mary
al KsyDa "a ayn nGfA
The huge water tank, which was all
when its supports were weakened ny
Trendell WAS carried down to the firEt
floor. Doran was alive when pulled
from the wreckage but died Mt the
hospital. He leaves widow and in
fant daughter.
Mrs. Trendell was terribly cut and
bruised and ii 81 feared that she was
internally injured also
Most of those who We're injured were
working on the second floor and owed
their escape from death to the fact
that they wera working shout the
sides of the building and away from
the path of the boiler. When the col
lapse came they were tumbled into
the wreckage on the first floor.
Unable to Account for Explosion.
John Jenkins, a member of the
laundry firm who had charge Of the
boiler. was on the second floor when
the explosion occurred and escaped
without injury He said he was un
able TO account for the cause Of the
explosion.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
ARCHIBALD MITCHELL
RETURNS FROM RESTIGOUCHE.
Party Made Total Catch of 1871 Salmon,
Weighing 2,45o Pounds, the Average
Being 18-Mr. Mitchell Caught the
Largest, Weighing SO Pounds.

On Tuesday afternoon Archibald
Mitchell, Sr., returned from his fish
ing camp on the Restigouche river.
after a stay of q number of weeks. He
reports a delightful time with fine
fishing weather and excellent results.
At the same time he states that he
has enjoyed fine health during his out
ing and gained a few pounds from the
as the salmon fishing season comes
but once a year and sometimes not
then, opening the 1st of June, and it
is lawful to catch the fish up to the
18th of August. As the camp broke
up, however, the catches had dimin-
ished, owing to dry weather and the
fish failed to rise to flies.
From May q to June so there were
pounds The average was Is pounds.
while there were "A fish which weigh
ed from 20 to Sc pounds. The largest
fish, the 36 pounder, was caught by
this season. This kill was made in
less than a half hour. During June
there was excellent fishing weather.
but the past week there was a decided
change, due to the dry weather and
low water.
Mr.. Mitchell caught As salmon. the
total weight being $50 pounds. Charles
Trankla of Grand Rapids. who was at
the camp. secured 2S, which weighed
492 pounds. During the few days W.
a oFISCU6 WdS at the Camp ne lahu%u
II weighing 365 pounds. while Archi--
bald Mitchell, -Jr- in the six days he
was at the camp caught IA, which
weighed 216 pounds. E. A. Robinson
of Saginaw secured 81, which weighed
4S5 pounds.
Mr. Mitchell declares that there is
no better sport than salmon fishing
when it is at its best, and such was
the case this year for three weeks in
June. The camp is located in a de-
hRinc m Q00
feet wide, of pure water there being
no communicating streams entering II,
and the pleasure of such an outing In
beyond expression.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
JOHN CRAWFORD PROMINENT.
Rode in Carriage in WiIIinna antic Ceie
bration On Monday.

W1llimantfc's special celebration on
the Fourth of July brought special
honors TO one Norwich man, John
Crawford of Grove street, an especial
ly well known resident of Winimantic
years ago. At similar celebrations 35
and % years ago. Mr.. Crawford was
prominent on the committees of ar
rangenents so that this year his for
mer service were recalled and he was
again invited to pe on the committee
as well an aide for the parade.
The latter he was obliged to decline,
but was given a guests bade for the
day and assigned to a place in the
parade in the carriage with Chairman
James Haggerty, John L. SewalI. the
speaker of the day and Rev. W. S.
Beard.
Previous to the celebra ton Mr.
Crawford attended a meeting of the
committee by invitation and offered
suggestions for their consid Grafton
Among the suggestions he was quoted
as making was that all societies should
exclude from their ranks in the pa
rade any members who had been
drinking and also that smoking be pro-
hibited any time during the parade
and that paraders also refrain from
chewing.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
Dared Johnson
To Come Out
PUGILIsT MEETS ROUGH CROWD
AT OGDEN STATION.
CONDUCTOR LOCKED CAR DOOR
And sisnalied for Engineer to Pull
out-severaI Threats of Shooting
Made. but No Weapons Shown.

Ogden, Utah, July 5-Jack johnson
was greeted by thousands of persons
tonight when the train to which his
private car is attached, pulled into
Ogden.
~ Turned the Trick Easily"
Johnson appeared on the platform
and, in response to cheering said:
Well people, 1 turned the trick and
I'm going back to Chicago to my old
NANNY. went out. there determined
to turn the trick, and had no trouble
in doing it,
This Ansered the Crowd.
After, shaking hands with a few
friendS,a johnson returned to the car
and seated himself next to an open
window beside his wife. =.
Three young roughs walked to the
open car window and applying a vile
epithet to johnson in the presence of
his wife, dared him. to come to the
platform. johnson started to his feet,
but one of his companions drew him
down again The roWdies rushed to
the rear platform where one of them
met with a kick from the foot of one
of Johnson's trainers and a mouthful
of tobacco juice in the eyes. Offcers
rushed up and forced the crowd back.
Threats of Shooting.
The doors of the car were locked.
and the conductor waved the engineer
ing We're made by the rough crowd
that had gathered about the car. but
no weapon was displayed.
As a result of the experience a the
union station tonight the railroad Of
ficers placed two detectives ON the
train TO accompany the champion to
Omaha.
Johnson intends going direct to New
York, where he opens his tfeater en-
gagement Monday evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
Blame for Wreck
Now Shifted
STATEMENT FROM PILOT ENGi-
NEER OF BIG FOUR TRAIN.
TRAIN ORDERS EXHIBITED
None of Which Gave Any Indication
of Place of Meeting of Passenger
Flyer and Freight.

Cincinnati. July 5.-Interest in yes
terday's disastrous wreck at Middle
town, Ohio, in which more than a
score of lives were sacrificed, was
statement from J. W. Wall. pilot en-
gineer of the Big Four passenger train.
which crashed into a freight train of
the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
railway, placed blame for the wreck
on Train Dispatcher Smith of the lat
ter system at Dayton.
Partially Confirmed.
In this he was partly confirmed by
E. A. Gould, general superintendent
of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Day
ton.
Mr.. Gould was unwilling to go
further than to say that some such
reason was responsible for the acct
dent" but railroad men about the
headousr rters of the two systems ac-
cepted the explanation offered by Wall
as containing xhe gist of the cause.
Orders Did Not Indicate Meeting of
Trains.
Wall also exhibited four train orders,
not one of which gave any Indication
that the flying passenger train was to
meet any other train at Post Town.
or any other station between Dayton
and Cincinnati.
These orders, Wall added. We're all
that he had to guide him the day OF
the wreck He had not only his copies
Dut also the duplicates issued TO the
regular engineer of the Big Four train.
the latter having given them to Wall
for safe keeping. Local officers of
the Big Four road are not yet willing
to account officially for the wreck. A
misunderstanding of orders" was
mentioned by some, but whose mis-
understanding 1T was, they were not
prepared to state.
Death List Now Fl.
With the definite Identification OF
four unnamed bodies at Middletown,
al the 19 dead in that place We're ac-
counted for. Two more injured vic
Tins died early today, one at Dayton
and one at Hamilton. These were
John Rankin. Springfield. Ohio and
Evelyn Lloyd, Round Point, Maine,
and their passing made the death list
21. Four Others. are not expected to
survive their hurts
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
Not Worth the Money.

short time ago The Press OK
pressed surprise that some enterpri :
ing person did not enter the CONNER
cial fertilizer field with ground trap
rock as a competitor Of the jersey
mans "pulverized lava. There rs no
longer occasion for surprise AOo,It
this sort of thing has happened ard
farmers are asked to part with real
money for the stuff that perhaps us :
az much plant food Va1ne as the COM
els tail. Incidentally this enteroris.-
proves the value of the Connecticut
experiment station. Professor Jen.Si'ls
in the Connecticut Farmer SAYS rrat
acid contained in ton or the ground
rock stun can he bought In pure
chemicals for two dollars. while The
ma II "a ia cturers" OF the stun demisld
from ten TO twenty dollars Evident :
IL requires about AS much care in buy
Ing fertilizers as in purchasing min
ing stocks-Bristol Press
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
SENTENCE OF DR.. 3. c. HYDE.
Life Imprisonment at Hard Labor for
Murder of Colonel SWope.

Kansas City. Mo. July 5.-Dr B. C.
Hyde. convicted of having poisoned
Col Thomas H. Swope, was sentenced
TO life imprisonment at hard labor by
Judge Ralph s. Latshaw in the GRIM
inai court here this morning
An appeal to the state supreme
court was filed by Hyde's attorney,
and until il is taken up by the higher
court the prisoner viii remain in the
county jail here Bail was refused
The court said the prisoner would
be kept IL Jail until the supreme court
had passed finally on his case. As
that court does not meet until the first
week ii September, and as it has a
heavy docket it is the belief of the
attorneys that the case cannot be
reached for at least six months.
Secretary Dickinson of Honolulu.
Honolulu JuiT 81 NJ Dickinson.
secretary Of war. and party, arrived
yesterday from San Francisco. all in
good health
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
In His Fight for Seat in the U. S Senate He
Will be Supported by Col. Roosevelt
A CONFERENCE At SYCAMORE HILL
Theodore Places ims lf Squarey in Opposition 10 Rich
ard A. Eallnser, Whom the President So Warmly De-
fended-Poindexfer is Cut and Out. Insurgent
from the State of Washington.

Oyster Bay, y. Y, July 5.-Theodore
Roosevelt made it clear today. not by
direct statement. but by implication
SO strong that il admits of no mis-
Interpretation, that he will support
Representative Miles Poindexter in
his fight for a seat in the United
States senate from the state of Wash
ington. They had luncheon together
and a conference at Sycamore Hill to-
day and Mr.. Poindexter departed ju-
biIant
In endorsing PoindeXter for the
senat te. Colonel Roosevelt places him
self squareiy in opposition to Richard
4 Balnnger, secretary of the interior,
whom President Taft has so warmly
defended: and it is the only stand he
has taken bearing directly or indi-
recfIy on the Ballinger- -Pinchot CON
troversy-
Hopes to Unseat Senator Pyles.
Mr. Poindexter is opposed to Secre-
tary Balinger from first to last and
hopes to unseat Senate Pyles of
Washington. who seeks another term,
no has Secretary BaIlinger's support.
The secretary and Mr.. Poindexter are
from the same Seattle district.
Leaving oyster Bay after the con-
ference Mr. Poindexter said:
I found Colonel Roosevelt unchang-
cd. He is just the same as ever. He
and I have worked together always,
and he assured me that We always
would work together. ] am delighted
with the result of the visit
Roosevelt Receives InterViewers.
Colonel Roosevelt looked happy
when he received the interviewefs a
little later. He was dressed in the
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
FIGHT REcEIPTE $27o775.
Attendance Over f6,o0o-Net Profits
$4,000.

Reno. New. July 5.--Tex Rickard to-
night gave out an Official statement
of receipts and. attendance at the
fight. 1t shows the gate receipts to-
tailed s270,775. Those that paid ad-
mission numbered 1880
In addition to those who paid TO sec
the fight, Rickard says there were 760
complimentary tickets given TO the
press and others. He estimated the
number that slipped m at various
places around the arena, breaking
holes in the boarding or climbing to
the rim of the structure at 1900. All
told the attendance was given as 49,
O20
There were sold 1868 seats at $50;
$50 at $40; 634 at $50; 1.505 at $25: l.
457 at 500; 1.706 at s15, and 1850 at
SO.
The purse and the bonuses given the
two fighters amounted to S121,0 ,0no and
Richard figured that mis- experience in
San Francisco cost him about $50, 000
Thus he and his partner Gleason will
have profit of about 100000.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06

crash riding suit which he wears most
of the time while he is at home. Seat
ed in his library he spoke of his talk
with Mr.. Poindexter in manner
which showed plainly the pleasure
which the meeting had given him.
Representative PoiRdexter and 1
went over the political situation in the
northwest. He assured me that he
was in hearty sympathy with my con-
servation policy.
-.Mr.t Poindexter is candidate for
the United States senate and is polit-
ically OPPOSED to that wing of the par
ty headed by MIR. Ballinger, the secre-
tary of the interior
That was all the colonel wanted to
have put in quotation marks. What he
said otherwise made it quite clear that
he had given assurance to Mr.. Poin-
dexter that he would support him in
his attempt to unseat Senator Pyles.
Coincidentally, Secretary BalIinger
and President Taft had a conference
at Beverly today. in which they dis
Mr.. BaIinger denied with emphasis
rumor that he was to resign. Il am
not quitter and never have been,
he said.
Poindexter a Firm Supporter of Roose-
welt Policies.
Miles PoindeXter is an out and out
insurgent, whom the people of the
state of Washington elected on d rad
ica1 platform. He has been a firm
supporter of the Roosevelt policies,
especially as related to conservation
of natiopal resources, which was the
ba sis of his platform when he ran for
congress.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
u. s. SUPREME COURT VACANCIES
No Developments in the Matter Yes
terday at Beverly.

Beverly Mass, July 5.-There were
no DEVELOPMENTS in Beverly today con-
cerninz the supreme court vacancies.
Callers at the summer White house
found nothing in the presidents at
titUde 10 change the statements of
yesterday that Governor Hughes of
New York is just now filling Mr. Tafts
eye 10 the exclusion OF everybody elese.
The unders landing also continues
that the president Will do nothing to-
ward designating the successor to
Chief Justice Fuller until late in the
fall. A proposition to call the senate
in extraordinary session to confirm
{ sppointees to the supreme court bench
in advance OF the regular session of
congress was suggested today. but
met with no encouragement.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-06
RESIGNED AFTER a5 YEARS
Baltimore Captain of Detectives Steps
Down and Out

Baltimore, July 5.-Capt. of Detec-
tives A j. Pumphrey handed in his
resignation to the board of police COM
missloners today after service of
35 Years in the department. His resig-
nation was at request of the board.
which declined to retire him on half
pay or to pension him.
His retirement is due to Statements
made before the grand jury, which is
Investigating alleged municipal graft
to the effect that Pumphrey had re
ceiveG way from a local fidelity COM
pany for work done for it, Pun
phrey admitted this but declared that
the services We're performed outside of
his regular duties