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Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17

Washington. Feb. 16-Hope of learn ing the fate of the tug Nina has prac- tically been abandoned by the United States navy, and the problem vii probably go down in history among the untold stories of the sea- In the opin- ion of the navy department, she foun- dered. carrying down her entire crew of 32 men at some point between Hog and Winter. Quarter Shoals light ves- eel, off the coast of Delaware. on Feb ruary 6, only a few hours after she left Norfolk on her fateful voyage. Statements to that effect were made by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Win +hrop today in response to several in- uuiries by telegraph from friends of the unfortunate crew
 Not Sighted Off Montauk Point.
 The commandant of the New York navy yard early today telegraphed the navy department that the vessel sight ed off Montauk Point, Long Island, last Sunday by the whaleback steam CT Bay View. was the naval tug Apa- che, and tho mystery surrounding the fate of the unfortunate Nina became as deep as ever.
 Zone of Search Reduced.
 The zone of search having been re- ducedz to the territory between the Virginia capes and Fenwich island, a short distance up the coast from Win ter Quarter shoals, the department is awaiting reports from the battleship Louisiana and the scout cruiser Sa-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
BOOKED FOR wETHERsFIELD.
Sentences Imposed in Criminal Supe
 rior Court at Bridgeport.

Bridgeport Conn, Feb. 16-In the criminal superior court here today the following sentences were imposed: i: Angelo Musco pleaded guilty to assault with intent to murder, 10 to 25 years: Edward Nevans of Newtown, criminal assault on daughters, 10 to 20 years on one count, five years on second, sen tence to begin at the expiration of the first sentence; Frank F1orentino, as sauM with intent to kill. two to five years; Roy Bray, taInpering with rail- road switch, one year and line of $50 with costs; Nicholas Delorenzo, theft of watch, one to two years; David Urban. assault, one to two years: Charles Craig of Danbury, theft from person, four months.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
Heavy Snowfall,
 Fierce Winds
SWEPT OVER THE WESTERN
 STATES YESTERDAY.
STORM MOVING EASTWARD
Extreme Drop in Temperature--Northe With Thunder and sleet Strikes Texas-suddcn Cold Wave.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-.A severe storm amounting in some places to a blizzard and bringing to other regions heavy downfall of snow driven by a fierce wind, swept over the west today. To night the storm is moving rapidly east ward.
 The storm extended as far east as Indianapolis today. Oklahoma experi- enced hail and sleet The storm played havoc in the Rocky Mountain states. delaying transcontinenta1 trains
 Wind of Hurricane Violence.
 Denver, Col, Feb. 16.-Snow driven by wind of almost hurricane violence and accompanied by an extreme drop Colorado and Wyoming today. At Den yer the mercury dropped from SO above yesterday morning to 2 above today. /
 Big Drop in Temperature.
 Louisville, Ky, Feb. 16.-A remark able drop in temperature is recorded ter records 24 above zero today, after S2 registered yesterday. The change at this point and also others in Texas came with a mortimer, with an accom- paniment of thunder and sleet- Eight degrees above zero Is the figure at Amarillo, Tex
 Heaviest Snow of Winter.
 Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 16.@The heaviest snowfall of the year in cen tral Indiana centered over Indianapolis today.
 Tracks Buried Twenty Feet Deep.
 Seattle, Wash, Feb. 16.-Northern Pacific trains due here today are bull letined from seven to fourteen hours late because of snowdrifts in Montana, where in some places the track is buried twenty feet deep.
 Nine Inches Snow in Indiana.
 Indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 16.-Nine inches of snow fell in central Indiana today and tonight it is still showing. Indianapolis is experiencing block ade of traffic. Street car service is demoralized. Interurban electric cars and steam trains are running late. St. Louis Gets Worst Blizzard of the
 Winter.
 St. Louis. Feb. 16.-The worst bliz- gard of the winter is interfering with traffic and causing much suffering in St. Louis and throughout Missouri and southern Illinois. The temperature dropped from 65 degrees yesterday afternoon to 16 tonight, with zero and 15 inches of snow forecasted by the weather bureau. Snow driven by a fierce wind is par alyzing street car service, while train service is becoming demoralized.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
kRITcHMAN JURY BOX
 NOT YET FILLED. Two Juros Selected Yesterday-Sophie Troubled by Woman Spectator.

Waterbury, Conn, Feb. 16.-At the close of the second day of the joint trial of Sophie Kritchman and Joe Mitchell for the murder of Bronislow Kulvinskas. but seven jurors had been chosen. The first panel has been ex- hausted, and but 32 tafesmen of the second panel of fifty. The two jurors secured today were William S. Cooper. a retired merchant, of Seymour, and Clifford K. Andrews of Mount Carmel. The latter Is the youngest man so far accepted. being 2e years old. Of the challenges allowed the state has made 23.counsel for Sophie 13 and for Mitch ell 12. It is expected that tomorrow a new panel will be brought in.
 The accused girl at the opening of the afternoon session displayed much nervousness when q woman oarrying a handbag entered the room and sat down four seats behind her: Sophie spoke to a deputy sheriff, who asked the woman to take a seat in another part of the room. Other than thfs one Incident, the girl seemed cheerful and happy and took a great fnterest in the days proceedings Mitchell on the ott- CT hand paid no attention. seemingly. to what was going on around him. The selecting of the remaining jurors will be resumed in the morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
eALLINeER-PiNcH
 INVESTIGATION.
Little or No Headway Made in cIsvis
 Cross s-Exsmination.

Washington, Feb. 16.-The Ballinger- Pinchot investigation. committee was in session for three hours today, and then adjourned over until Friday morning. MT. Vertrees, the attorney for Secretary Ballineer. cross examin- ed Louis R. GlRvis, but made little or no headway. He had several argu- ments with the witness on the subject of direct answers and during one of these Representative Graham of IlIi- nois, a democrat and Senator Nelson of Minnesota. chairman of the commit tee. had quite a warm colioQuy.
 MT. Vertrees read into the record to- day a number of letters and telegrams dealing with the calling in of the for est service of Glavie. During the cross-examination of the witness it was shown that before he was called off the Alaska coal land case in May, 1908, he telegrapl1ed the department at Washington that the United States at torney at Portland had urged the ne- cessity of closing up about a thousand cases in Oregon, wherein a hearing had to be held immediately, and the full field service would be needed. Three days later Glavis was taken off the Alaska cases and assigned to the Oregon work. Glavis testified that he got no orders to resume the Alaska cases until October. 1908.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
CANDID STATEMENT
 BY PRESIDENT MELLEN
Of Attitude of New Haven Road With Respect to Possible Action by the Massachusetts Legislature.

Boston, Feb. 16.-A candid state ment of the attitude of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad with respect to possible. action by the Massachusetts legislature was given by President Charles s. A1elfen of that railroad in an address before the BOs- ton Boot and Shoe club tonight
 "If Massachusetts is content to ex- ecufe her own laws within her own territory" said President Mel1en, "she will have enough on her hands to oc-
 cupy her time fully to the limit. And
 1t Is no part of the business of this
 commonwealth to seek to extend by
 agreement with the New Haven road.
 under threats of punis hment, her juris-
 service corporation in neighboring states, that have never been declared
 incompetent to arrange their own af-
 fairs, and which solicit neither advice
 nor assistance in such matters.
 "The people of Massachusett should not attempt to control the action of the
 New Haven road in holding the stock of the Rhode Island company of the state of Rhode Island and financing it's necessities and activities in the state, nor the Connecticut company. nor the New England company, nor the New York, Westchester and Boston. nor the New York. Ontario and West ern nor the Central New England in New York state.
 "The endeavor of the commission in this respect is to secure an extension of the Jurisdiction Of the common wealth of Massachusetts. based upon our ownership of a line into the city of Springfield, less than six miles in length; to exercise that Jurisdiction through bringing pressure to bear up- on savings bank investments in this state, to force us to retire from the class of business in other jurisdictions that the officers of the company have thought 1t wise and proper to develop, promote and profit by"
 In touching on possible future rela- tions with Canadian roads, MT Mellen apparently referred to the efforts of tho Grand Trunk to secure a charter for branch line in Rhode Island when he said that >unprovoked attacks by Canadian lines upon the business of the New England roads might change the friendly relations of both the New Haven and Boston and Maine with their Canadian neighbors."
 President MeIlen regarded through BuffaIo- Boston line as advocated by Mayor Fitzgerald as feasible and thought one might best be had through use of existing lines.
 4eeThe policy of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad with reference to electric street railways will be to let them severely clone with in the commonwealth of Massachu-s so handle them in other jurisdictions that perhaps the object lession else where win work a change in the senti- ment and policy of the commonwealth. I trust it is not beyond the limits of probability that Massachusetts may yet learn something from what is trans bring elsewhere
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
TERRYvIILE BOY ARRESTED
Charged With Death of Two and a
 Half Year old Girl.

Terryvi1Ie, Conn, Feb. 16.-Charged with causing the death of two and a half year old Edith Mott by striking her on the head with his fists. George Grfswold, r years old, was. arrested here late today. Why the boy struck the child has not been ascertained, and other than admitting the fact that he did strike her the accused refuses to talk.
 The medical examineF, it is under stood found other marks on the child's body indicating that she had been abused and an inquest will be held by the coroner tomorrow afternoon.
 The little girl lived with her mother and is understood to have been walk ing on the street on which she lives when assaulted.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
s4o,ooo TO BE DIVIDED AMONG POOR sEAMsTREssEs
Through the Generosity of an Old
 Time Actor, H. Howard Paul.

New York. Feb. 1s.-The sum of s40,00o will be divided among deserv- ing seamstresses in New York and vicinity through. the generosity of an old time actor, Henry Howard Paul, whose will was declared valid today in the supreme court Mir. Paul died dn England in 1905 and left two wills dis posing respectively of his property in England and America. The clause in the American will which caused a lengthy legal controversy read: The about $40.000. on deposit with the Un- ion Trust company devise to my ex- ecutors. to divide the surplus among such American charities as they are aware of, and I would like these sums given to any charity that assists poor needlewomen (seamstresses) whose toll is so poorly requited"
 The court decided that a valid trust had been created and the s40,o0o could be properly divided as the testator wished.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
ASKS IMMIGRATION OFFICERS
 TO EXCLUDE HIS WIFE
Russian Living in Boston Says He
 Doesn't Want to Accept Her.

New York. Feb. 16.-wold JoIon of Boston notified the immigration au- thorities today that he does not wish to accept his wife. and asked them to exclude her. Mrs. Jolon arrived here on the steamer Hamburg on January 20 with her three small children and they are still on Ellis island. She de- clared herself as widow with prac- tically no money and was ordered ex- cluded as liable to become a public charge. She appealed her case and later acknowledged that her husband lived in Boston as a single man.
 The authorities began an inVesti- gation and discovered Jolon He re- fused to come for his family, but said he would remit for the support of his children when they had been returned to Russia
 As Mrs. Jo1on had appealed to Washington the papers in the case have been sent there and a decision is expected in few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
ATLANTIC CITY SURF MYSTERY,
 sEYLER sRoTHERs'AnREsTED
In Petersburg. Va.-Wsrs Working ln
 the Excelsior Mill.

Petersburg, Va. Feb. 1e.--Wninm E. Seylsr and his brothsr, Arvis SeY- Ter wanted in Atlantic City, N, J., in connection with the murder of Jane Adams, a young girl, whose body waa found washed up on the beach two miles below the iron pier, where the girl had Last beon seen in company with William Seyler, were arrested fn this city tonight. They refuse to dfs- cuss the case.
 The brothers disappeared from Att iantic City on the morning following the crime, which occurred on fire night of February {. since when vigorous search has been made for them in va rio1s parts of the country. They arr rived in Petersburg on the night of the sixth and went to work in the Ex- celsior mill on the morning of the 7th. They were traced to Petersburg by two northern detectives and were found in a local boarding house ak midnight. being arrested by policemen. who sur rounded the house in company wfth detectives.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
MOTHER LEFT s75o,ooo.
Truce Arranged Over the Control of
 Three Children.

was arranged today fh the controv ersy among relatives over the control of the three children of Mrs. Julia Fletch- CT Barnard, who died in Pasadena last Friday. leaving an estate valued at s750,0o0. The children will be return ed to their home in Pasadena under the guardianship of Miss Helena Bar nard. Miss Hflda Fletcher and Mrs. $. A. Fletcher of Indianapolis will be allowed to remain in the Barnard home. The controversy over the admin istration of the estate will be deter mined later Mrs. Barnard and her husband had been living apart. The latter is an invalid in Brook1ine, Mass. According. to friends the separation A.a1E tAzaaaAea .sx
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
ADDRESS ON 4THE BAD sovp
By Professor Gilbert at New Haven
 Church of the Redeemer.

New Haven, Feb 16.-In an address at the Church of the Redeemer tonight on "The Bad Boy" Prof. George B. Gilbert of the Hartford theological seminary said that he thought the bad bow was the best of the lot because he showed more life. Boys. he said, should not be taught by women teachers, but by young unmarried men, They ought to be allowed, he said, to wear out the church carpets. The old pictures of Christ, he said, "did not show an eff feminate bearded Christ, and while the boys should have. many pictures of Christ they ought to be ones showing Him kicking over the tables of the money changers"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
REFUSED TO RENEW
 SLIDING SCALE AGREEMENT.
Prospect Good for increased Wages in
 Fall River Cotton Mills.

Fall River, Mass, Feb. 16-An 1llti- mate increase in wages for Fall Rivers thousands of cotton mill operatives is hoped for from the action of the five great textile unions, which unanimous ly, at separate meetings tonight, re- fused to renew the sliding scale agree
 nent now in force. With a single ex- septaon the unions voted to aocepf a modified agreement plan suggested by the textile council This plan will be presented tomorrow to the nnanufac- turers, who are expected to return an answer by Feb. 2S.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
Alabama Negro Twice fndicted-Jai ai
 Guard Withdrawn.

Mobile, Ala, Feb. 16IHouston Mosely. the negro who last night was guard ed by details from four military companies and local officers, following Tfnnors that g. mob would attack the county 5Ril, WAS indicted twice by the grand jury today. One indictment charges Moseiy with attacking Katie Walter, a If year old white girl, at Whistler last Saturday, and the other charges assault with intent to mur- der.
 On advice of the sheriff, the detail of troops was withdrawn today. and as a speedy trial is promised in the crim- final assault case no further fear of violence is entertained,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
NIECE OF SENATOR ELkINs
 ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Tired of Life and the Struggle for
 Existence.

Kansas City. Feb. 16.-A few hours after giving what she believed to be 9 farewell party to a score Of friends, Miss Agnes Leslie Elkins, 26 years old niece of Senator Stephen B. EEkins of West Virginia, today at tempted suicide by shooting. The wound VIII not prove fatal
 In letter addressed to the news papers Miss EIkins wrote: tT sim ply was tired of life; and the struggle for existence was more than I could meet"
 Friends say that the objection of relatives of her choosing theatrical career was the true cause for the shooting.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
ALLDs- s-coNeER CASE.
New York Republicans Favor Most
 Sweeping Investigation.

Woodruff, chairman of the republican state committee, who arrived in Al bany tonight, said of the Aids Conger case: There is no difference of opsn- Son among republicans regarding the present. investigation or any other that may be properly instituted I voice the sentiments of the republican committee Of the state when I say that I am un- qualifedly in favor of the most search ing and exhaustive investigation of any charge of corruption er1aaaGine from a responsible source made against any member of the legislature or public office''
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
NEBRASKA CONVICT INvENre sELF-6ALANciNo AERopLANE E Will Be ParoIed to Enable Him Go
 Perfect the Idea.

Omaha, Neb.. Feb. 16.-Judge Es- telle of the district court was notffied by the state pardon board that ig he will designate a suitable pexson to take charge of him. William Howard, s..,,S Golsics sl ln ens PsnntentinEy. feet his invention of a seIf-balancinR aeroplane. The prison authorities are convinced this aeroplans will be an improvement over any machine now in use.
 Howard was sent to the penitentiRry from Omaha in 1907 on conviction of burglary. He was known as an in- ventor before that.
 He has in his cell now a model of his proposed airship. The necessary financial backing for the manufacture of his invention is said to be prom ised.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
Get a Move On, .SaysthePre
EXHIBITS IMPATIEkcE WirH
 THE SENATE LEADERe.
WHY NOT PUSH MEASURES
To Redeem Party Fisduss s--straiah
 Talk to Senators Whom He c~pssd ts
 the Executive Mansion.

Washington, Feb. 1s.--In eftect Pres ident Taft said to some of the senate leaders. to whom he called to the white house today: Why don't you push measures me to redeem party Iledg- propriation bills? You afe moving too slowly"
 It Is said he exhibited extreme irnpn- tience. with the degree of progress thus far made toward the enactment of administration bills.
 Senators Hasten to Announce Pre- , -., sramme.
 By way of result the senators were able to announce tonight that this programme had been inaugurated:
 The almost hopeless tangle into which the Root and Smoot amend ments have got the postal savings bank bill will receive attention at a conference tomorrow in the rooms of the finance committee, of which Sen ator Aldrich is chairman. When whip ped into shape the postal savings bank bill is to displace the Alaskan legisia- tive council bill as the urfiniahed problems which cannot be solved at the present session.
 The administration railroad biH is to be reported from the committee on interstate commerce during the next week and pressure ie to be used to pass it without material amendment.
 The several conservation bills are to be perfected by a special commit tee of western senators. appointed to- day by Chairman Nelson, from the membership of the committee on pub lie lands, and these measures are to be reported to the senate as rapidly aa completed.
 The nti-inJunction bill is to be considered by the judiciary committee at it's meeting next Monday.
 Statehood legislation, which already. has been reported from the c0mnojttea on territories, is not to be permitted to lag and probably will receive at tentfon as soon as tine postal savings bank bill is out of tho way.
 This programme includes neither the federal Incorporation bill nor ship subsidy Legislation, though the latter is likely to pass the senate without much debjate.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
ssa5, GOO to Vale University.

Boston, Feb 1e.-A decree author university was entered in the Suffolk county probate court today on the pe- tition of Mrs. Evelyn M. Salisbury and the university to terminate @ trust ere ated under the will of the late Edward NJ. Salisbury of New Haven. Under the arrangement terminating the t4.usr Mrs. Salisbury receives S6O. 900. the amount which by her husbands will she was to be allowed to bequeath at her death.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
The Aero Club of America Incerporat-
 ed in New York

E Albany. N. Y, Feb. 16-The Aero Club of America, with principal office in New York city, was incorporated today to advance the development of the science of aeronautics and kindred sciences and to encourage aerial navi- gatfon, conferences, expositions and congress.
 The directors are Cortlandt Field Bishop, Charles Jerome Edwards A. Holland Forbes, J. c. Mccoy, Samuel H. Valentine, Alan R. Howiey, PhiIip T. Dodge. William W Miller Dave H. Morris, Charles A. Mum, James A. Blair, Jr.. and L. L. Gillespie, all of
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
Lost a Civil Suit. Shot Himself.

New York, Feb. 6,-Despondent because he had lost a civil suit in- volving $2s. Anthony Zarnulmihof, IS years old. committed suicide to- night in the home of his sister in Harlem by shooting himself He died clasping a picture of his mother in his left hand. Some time ago the youth sued a former employer for BPS, which he had claimed was due him as wages. He. was a carpenter.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
, Mine Officials Held Re.ponsibI..

Indiana, Pa. Feb. 16.-Holding the Jefferson & Clarfeld Coal and Iron company responsible, a coroner's jury today found that the eleven men who were killed in an explosion in the Ern- ct mine No. 2 on February met their officials
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
BucKsKIN SHIRT FOR TAFT
 SIX SIZES TOO SMALL.
Brought to White House by Aged Crow
 Indian Visitor.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Fourteen Crow Indians from Montana came to the White House today to protest to the president against the opening of their reservation to settlement, as proposed in a bill introduced in the senate. One of the party, an old Indian who was a scout for Custer, had brought with him an e1aborateiy embroidered buckskin war shirt for the president, but at the sight of the presidents proportions, and having in mind the diminutive size of the shirt, he refrained from presenting his offering.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
sEsF rRusT INouIRY.
Questions as to the Independent Meat
 Packing Houses.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-How many "in- dependent meat packing houses are there in this country and what prcpor- ton of the meat business do they handle?
 This will be the trend of question ing tomorrow before the federal grand Jury which is hearing evidence in the -6overnIpent's investigation of an alleg- e& beef trust. At the close of today.s session' Patrick Brennan, president of the ' Independent Packing company was summoned to appear.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
Steamship Arrivals.

At Algiers: Feb 1s. Gall1a, from New York At Marsailles:- Feb. 1s, Gerrnania, from New York.
 At Bremen. Feb. 15, Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse. from New York
 At Cadiz. Feb. 16, Grosser Kurfurst. from New York. : At Copenhagen: Feb. Is. c. T. Tis9 gen, from New Xorl<-
Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-17
Goats Thread Mill to Close.

PaWtucket. R. l.. Feb 16.-Twenty- five hundred operatives at the big are affected by an order issued by. the management tonight, closing the mill for: an indefinite period because of a strike of the backboys, girl twister tenders, mue spinners and few card CTS The order takes effect next Fri day