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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
MAKE THE ACADEMY FREE.

The towns paying of the tuition Of
Norwich pupils makes the Norwich
reality The Academy improvements
of late have. necessitated the doubling
of the fees. There is room now for
greater number of students 1t means
haif-mill tax: and Norwich can afford
it. All citizens who believe in an
academic education for every Norwich
child who can qualify to enter this
school, should be present and support
this measure. It opens the door of
higher education to those who can in
no other way enter it.
The adjourned meeting will be held
in Town hall at o'clock tonight.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
Coatesville, Pa, Stirred Up Again by Negroes
Attack Upon Young Girl
HER ASSAILANT NOT YET CAPTURED
Pleas Police Officials Allow Law Take Its Course
Fall on Deaf Ears-Haf of Girls Clothing Torn
From Her Body in Strugg1e-Aleged Participant in
Recent Negro-B Burning Acquitted by Order Of Court

Coatesville. Pa. Oct s.-Another
lynching is threatened within this
county as the result of an attack to-
night upon Annie McElhaney, a stu
dent at the Coatesville High school. by
an unknown negro. The populace has
not been wrought to such fever of
excitement since the burning of Zack
walker here Sunday, Aug. 13.
Girl Fought Her Assailant.
This evening Miss McElhaney. who
IS the daughter of William McElhaney,
a prosperous farmer, was ON her way
home from school when she was at
tackled by a burly black on the road
leading from Calm to Mortonville The
firi fought her assailant until half of
her clothing was torn from her body.
5nd just as she was being overpowered
frank Wynn a farmer, came upon the
scene.
Negro Makes His Escape.
The negro. frightened by the appear
ance OF Wynn's wagon. hurried his vic
tim 10 Inc ground and. leaping the
q nee. dsrted across Wynns meadow.
Wynn save the alarm and in less than
half an hour there were a score Of
farmers. all armed with shotguns. in
no: pursuit. For nearly an hour they
were able 70 keep him in full view. but
the gathering darkness soon obstruct-
ef Their vision and the man was lost
sight or.
Posse Securing the Country
The posse did not give mp the pur-
sifit. how ever and late tonight are
searching the country in the vicinity of
where the attack occurred. The police
officials of this borough were notified
and were rushed 10 the scene of the
attack IN automobiles in an effort to
prevent q repetition Of the trouble
= ilicn occurred Aug. 13-
Police Pleas Cut No Figure.
The rleddinEs of the police officials
tkat the law be allowed TO take its
course. iu the event of the negro being
caught. fell upon deaf ears. and there
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
Flood Reroines
Are Rewarded
SUBSTANTIAL GIFTS TO AUSTIN
TELEPHONE GIRLS.
TWO MORE BODIES FOUND
Total of s4 Recovered Thus Far, and
Ten Still Missins-Force of 1900
Men at Work Clearing Wreckass.

Austin, Pa, Oct. 9.-Slowly Austin,
devastated by flood and fire, is giving
up its dead. During the day two un-
Identified bodies We're recovered. One
was that of woman about 40 years
old and the other an eight weeks old
infant girl. hmm mediate burial was inn
perative. Sixty-four bodies have now
been recovered and ten others are
missing.
Telephone Operators Rewarded.
Three young women, telephone oper-
ators, were rewarded today for SER
vice rendered during and since the
food. In the case of Kathleen Lyon,
one of the .heroines of the Hood who
stuck to her post and flashed warnings
OF the onrushing water, the reward
was substantial The telephone com
pany presented her with a gold watch,
a check for $3.50 and raised her wages.
Inscription on Watch.
The watch bears the following in
scription: ITO Kathleen Lyon, from her
recognition of her courage and deyo-
ton at Austin, Pa, Sept. 80, 1911"
Lena B. Inkley was given 500 and
Hazel Knapp $50.
RayEess Company's Sympathy Message
An incident of the day was reitera-
ton of messc~ of sympathy sent to
President Bayless of the Bayless Pulp
dIu TdPeI cOIIpdlly, whose udili cSluSeu
the disaster, by State Senator Frank
b. Baldwins. N. N. Metcalfe, and Mi
chael Murin. burgess of Austin. Ac-
oerding to statement today it is al
legged that various newspa pers through
out the country have questioned both
the authenticity and sincerity of the
message to the head of the paper COM
rany. The three men want it under
stood that the message was authentic,
sincere and voluntary.
Force of 1.2o0 Workers.
A great amount of work was accom-
plished today in clearing away debris.
A force of 900 men worked during the
Gay, and tonight 800 others disep-
tangling wreckage under the glare Of
many arc lamps.
No Talk About Inquest.
Practically nothing is heard con-
eerning the proposed inquest which is
scheduled to begin in about two weeks
a. Coudersport
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
1000 VIOLATIONS OF
FIRE REGULATIONS
Wholesale Disregard of Law by Tri-
argyle Waist Company

New York. Oct .9-Two thousand
violations of the fire regulations were
committed in the ten story building in
Washington place where 145 employees
of the Triangle Waist company lost
their lives by. fire last March have
been disclosed by~the prolonged inves-
tisation of the catastrophe according
To Chief Kenlon of the fire department
He made the charges in the course of a
plea before the members of the budget
committee of the board OF estimate
today for increased appropriations.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
SENATOR STEPHENSON
RLED BY STATE OFFICIALS.
Money Paid to Representative Candi-
dates Who Voted for Him.

Milwaukee, Wis. oct 9-F'rom the
Testimony given today before the Unit
81 States senate committee which is
invest eating charges that bribery con-
1ributed 10 the election of Senator
Isaac Stephenson. il was gathered that
lir. Stephenson's campaign managers
regarded the $107.7a3. admittedly spent,
small compared with the S150.000 or
.2e0 Oee which might have been spent
on more systematic campaign. The
c'cpensirenesS Of the campaign was de-
ciared 20 be partly due to Il close fight
between two factions in the republican
lfarty in Wisconsin. one headed by Sen
q tor Robert NJ LaFoilette and the 9TH
er oy Senator Stephenson, u regular"
republican.
The statement By Rodney SacIett
one Of Senator Stephenson's campaign
Iuanagers, that Sl50.90O or 100000
might have been spent for the senator
iai nomination prompted Senator Pom
creme OF Ohio, a member Of the com
Fnittee. to say:
-If SiO-0G is not enough to NOM
inaie United States senator in Wis
consiu. how much is And what could
9uu DO with $500, 600 lesitlnately to
secure man . position with $500
annual cftlary ,"
We could have been more SYSTEM
stic.' answered Sackett. There are
approximately 400. .00Gs republicans in
the state Had We the money we
should have personally canvassed each
voter. This I estimate would have
.us- from $4,000 TO 100000. sit
was. with our means limited TO little
over 500 9OG. We could not see each
Voter and had TO get along the best we
could
Senator SteDhens0ns vote. it was
shown. was $500 out of q total of "a.
co. Npfes east.
1t is not supposed that a man goes
10 thu senate for the $500 salary
alone. Saci.ett said Ia Senator POM
creme.
Answering questions bearing directly
on the charges against Senator Steph-
enson. 'Snckett testified that money
out OF Senator Stephenson's fund was
given to state officials as in the in
stance OF State Game Warden j w.
Stone who was given s2.5O0,to work
up sentiment in favor Of the Senator.
That money was paid to cafldidates
for office. as in the case of seven candi-
oates for the legislature. three Of
whom We're elected, was also admitted
Although the three men elected after
wards voted for Senator Stephenson,
the witness said it was not known
when the money was given them that
they We're candidates.
Tint no complete detailed accounts
OF the campaign expenses were kept,
end that all records after the campaign
were destroyed.
The statements contained in this tes-
tinony were declared in the original
charges presented TO the United States
senate to show violations of the Wis
consin statutes.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
CALLS FOR
ITALYS PEACE TERMS
Decree Of Expulsion to Be Withheld
Pending the Outcome.

London, Oct 9It is understood that
Turkeys appeal to the powers is an
endeavor to ascertain the terms upon
which Italy is willing to conclude
peace and that, pending the outcome
of these pourparlers, the decree of ex
plusion will be withheld.
In the event of failure of the nego-
tiations. according to a Saloniki des-
patch, Turkey will expel the Italians
and impose general tariff of 100 per
threats are put into execution, Italy
will probably carry the war into Eu-
ropean and Asiatic Turkey.
The report comes from Constantine
pie that Russia is concentrating troops
at karaS and TifliS, Transcaucasia
A despatch received here from the
American consul at Tripeli, John Q.
Wood, dated October 8 g F.. fll.), says:
Il watched the bombardment from the
terrace until driven under cover by
pieces Of failing shells. Am the only
American here. The city is quiet
Many vessels have been shipwrecked
in the Smyrna gulf and elsewhere
through. the extinction of the marine
lights. The large German steamer
Hispania has foundered.
Urged Not to Make Cereals Contraband
Constantinople, Oct 9-The German
ambassador is urging the porte to pub-
lish a definite statement as to what
Articles VIII ne Treated DIS COulIdDduu
and advising the exclusion of cereals
from the list on the ground that to
make cereals contraband would offend
Russia and Great Britain, but would
not seriously affect Italy.
Expulsion Order Suspended.
Rome. Oct 9.--It is semi officially an
nounced that after the intervention by
the German ambassador the Ottoman
government suspended the order for
the expulsion of Italians from Turkey.
1t is expected that the government will
row abandon the measure altogether.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
TO STOP TREATING
AT PUBLIC BARS
German Americans to Consider Plan
at Their Next Convention

Washington, Oct 9.--Wfth a royalty
festive Kommers at which old German
songs were sing and the fatheriand
and America were praised in speech
and toasts, the sixth biennial conven-
tion Of the National German American
alliance came to close tonight
The Dutch treat will become a
thing of general reality if resolution
offered by Philip Rappaport of Indian
apohs and adopted can be carried into
effect 1t called for the presentation
to the next convention by the execu-
tive committee of the alliance of a
practical plan to dosaway with the
custom of treating at public bars
ST. Louis was selected as the con-
vention city for 1918, with recon-
mendation that San Francisco be CIV
en- most favorable consideration for
1915. The business sessions closed
with the e-election of the old officers.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
Model Of the
Wrecked Block
TO FIGURE IN TRIAL OF THE
M'NAMARAs.
ALL NEWSPAPER MACHINERY
Miniature Newspaper Plant Prepared
by Defense-Experimen+s With Ex-
pIosives Being Made by Defense.


Los Angeles, Oct. 9.-The trial of
the Mcnamara brothers, both of whom
are under indictment for murder in
the explosion which wrecked the Los
Angeles Times on October /, 1910, was
virtually begun here today before Su-
perior Court Judge Walter Bordwell,
though perhaps nobody except District
Attorney John D. F7redericks knew
whether John j.. or James 5. McNa-
mara will sit in the prisoners chair
when, the case is formally called day
after tomorrow. Indications pointed
to James B. Mcnamara as the first
man to be tried.
veniremen Now Number As.
OF the 125 men named in the first
verire of prospective jurymen, 122 re-
sponded to call for preliminary ex-
animation, and at the close of court
Judge BordweH had weeded this num-
Der down to 40, who were instru ,ted
to return Wednesday. Counsel for
both sides agreed that this short cut
saved days of arduous work One of
the three men who failed to respond
is dead, another is in Europe, and the
third is out of the county.
Excused for Business Reasons,
All veniremen We're excused who
We're able to show their business would
suffer if they became Jurors in a trial
of long duration. Attorneys Clarence
DdIIOW anu LecOlQpCe DdVlS LOT the
defense watched the examination.
Same Defence in Both Cases.
Whichever man goes on trial We'd
nesday, the defense, it was said to-
night, will be the same-that The
Times building was destroyed by gas
and fire, and not by dynamite and fire.
Experiments With Explosives.
Out beyond the hills north of the
town a series Of explosive expert
ments have been conducted in secret.
Repeated discharges of gas and dyna-
mite have plowed up the earth SO that
any difference in the action of the ex-
plosfyss may be shown.
Model of Wrecked Building.
Besides the results of these expert
ments. spectators at the trial will see
a, miniature business block, complete
to the most minute detail, set on a
table before the jury. The structure
is a model of the Los Angeles Times
building, with one side cut away to
show tiny printing presses, linotype
machines, desks. and all the machin-
cry of great newspaper Office. By
this model the defense hopes to dem
onstratez the effects of the explosions
in accordance with its theory.
No Session of Court Today.
There will not be session of court to-
morrow because of a state election on
proposed constitutional amendments.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
GIFTS OF PEOPLE GO
TIC scHLEYs CHILDREN
The Rest of His Estate Bequeathed tc
His Widow.

Washington, Oct 9.-Rear Admiral
Winfield Scott Schley in his will filed
for probate left to his three children
and their heirs all the presents given
to the admiral by the people of my
country and devised the rest of his
estate to his widow, Mrs. Annie r.
Schley. Give Christian burial to those
who fall ard only surrender when
there is no longer power left to de-
fend country and flag is the senti-
ment with which the will concludes.
The will, written by admiral Schley
on October 2. 1902. on a Scottish Rite
blank, CONVEYS no information on
which an estimate of the value of Ad-
miral Schley's estate could be based.
The three children are Capt Thomas
F. Schley. Virginia NJ. S. Wcrtley and
DR.. Winfield 81 Schley.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
AVIATOR RODGERS NOW
AT SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Stiff from Cold and Almost Exhausted
by the Strain.

Springfield, Ill. Oct. 9.-Aviator c. P.
Rodgers, en- route to the Pacific coast
from New York, arrived in Springfield
at $50 this evening from Peoria. Ill.
His flight was made in comparative
ease. the weather and winds being IA
vorable. He was forced but once to
descend when his oil tank sprung aleak.
The aviator landed here in the avia-
ton field at the fair grounds. He was
stiff from the cold and was almost ex-
Eausted from the strain of the fight.
He said he would accomplish the coast
to coast flight if it is a possibility.
Rodgers will leave tomorrow morning
for Kansas City.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
SHORTAGE or BARRELS
FOR NOVA SCOTIA APPLES.
Growers Are Storing Their Crop Tenn :
porariIy.

Kentville. n. s., Oct. Exceeding
500, COO barrels, the apple crop in
Annapolis valley. the most prolific APP
pie producing section in the world. 1s
larger this year than ever before
known in the history OF apple growing
in this country. The problem which
now confrontS the growers is to get
enough barrels to hold the crop.
Farmers are finding it hard to pur-
chase the barrels at 40 cents each and
can obtain only a limited supply. Many
are picking and storing apples in bins
until supply Of barrels can be had
in some eases the time extendtnx intN
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
HAD ONLY REAL MONEY.
Search of Leon Fails to Disclose Any
of the Counterfeit.

New York, Oct. 9.-When Leon was
placed under arrest the secret service
men found on his person 5000 in real
money and an express money order
for 5000. No spurious currency was
found in his pockets and a search Of
his room revealed nothing which would
connect him with counterfeiting opera
tions. He had a camera which he said
he had purchased in Chicago.
At the time of his arrest he was
about to purchase a ticket to Deme-
rara, Dutch Guiana. He will be ar
raigned tomorrow before United States
Commissioner Shields.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
HOTEL CASHIER
GOES TO SING SING
Alleged to Have Stolen $4,000 from
His Employers.

New York, Oct. 9.-Frank j. Dorian,
cashier of the Hotel Manhattan for
the p&st twelve years, who is alleged
10 have stolen sums aggregating s5O,-
900 from the hotel. was today SEN
tenced TO serve from five to ten Years
sn Sing Sing prison. He was convict
ed ON three specific counts. charging
him with stealing s222. 1904. and s1.150
porian's method was to abstract
from the cash the exact amount of a
check received from patron for his
hotel bill. Thus the proper balance
would be shown at :he end of the day 3,
the check counting against the abb
nfracted sum
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
ALTOONA AFLAME.
Negro Binds, Gags and Assaults a
Woman There.

Altoona, Pa. Oct. 9.-James P.
Plowden, negro, age % years, was
rushed to the Hollidaysburg Jail to-
night to prevent a possible Iynching.
Early today Plowden entered the
home of John Perkins, a short distance
west of here. and after binding and
gagging Mrs. Perkins, assaulted her
The neighborhood where the assault
was committed is af1ams with indigna-
tion but the public at large is ignorant
of it.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

Washington. oct. "a formal order
was issued from the navy department
today plscing Rear Admiral w. a
Marshall ON the retired list from Oct
- next. Admiral Marshall is at pres
ent cornmandant Of the Norfolk navy
yard and II has been decided that he
sAaii remain IN that position fef an in
definite period after his retirement. AL
though m other cases il has been the
rrlicy NJ The department To replace
retired officistis on active duty with
men Mom the active list
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
Forty Years a Journalist.

Hartford. Conn. Oct s.-Charles
Hopkins Clark of The Courant today
observed the fortieth anniversary of
his association with that paper by at
tending TO his duties as editor The
floral tributes sent in by his many
friends converted the editorial sane
tum into q miniature conservatory,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
A FREE LIBRARY A NECESSITY.

Every voter who has children in
school, or is the head of a reading
family should give attention to the
adjourned town meeting tonight
This all-'round benefit advances the
tax rate only little over one-quarter
mill on the grand list and it is worth
the money to every family
Be at Town hall at 8 o'clock this
evening and support the proposition
with your Yea
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

are open threats that If the assailant
of the girl is found he will. be shot
down in his tracks.
Girls Condition Serious.
Miss AIcElhaney's condition is seri-
Gus. Besides suffering from the ner-
vous shock incident to the attack, she
is terribly bruised
Struck Man With Her Books.
When the man caught the girl she
struck him with her books which she
cs rried in a strap. This seemed to
eprage him and he attacked her with
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
SEHoFIELD GOES FREE.
Alleged Lyncher Acquitted by Order of
the Court.

West Chester, Pa, Oct s.-Joseph
Schoheld, the third defendant placed
ON trial charged with participating in
the walker lyncfing at Coatesville.
was acquitted by direction of Judge
Butler after The commonwealth had
concluded it's testimony today. District
Attorney Gawthrope agreed with the
attorneys for the defense in their con-
tention that sufficient evident had not
been presented to warrant a conviction.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
Steamship Arrivals.

from New York.
At Glasgow: Oct. 9, California, from
New York.
AT Plymouth: Oct. 8. Kaiser Wilhelm
II, from New York.
At Naples. Oct, 5, oceania, from
New York
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
Ramos Montara, WHO Commanded q


Ramos Montara, Who Commanded a
troop in the insurrection in lower
California, was escorted to the inter-
national boundary line Sunday sand
stabbed, then rushed across into Mex
leo. There, it is asserted, he was at
once slain.
An Explosion of a Dynamite Cap at
Boston police headquarters building
yesterday resulted in Inspector Michael
J. Morrissey losing the middle finger
of his right hand and in Edward Coch--
ran of the police signal service being
badly burned.
Director Charles D. Woods of the
Maine experiment station has received
a telegram from the Florida Citrus
Exchange stating that unscrupulous
shippers are arranging to flood the
country with green oranges and ask
ing his assistance IN annililating the
traaffie.N
The Body of Edward D. Densiow,
whose paternal and maternal ances-
tors We're among the earliest white set
tiers of western Connecticut and Mas
saehusetts was brought to Winsted.
Conn, for burial in The ancestral plot
yesterday. He died last week IT
Sands shield. Mass.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
Army Aviator Has Appendicitis.

Washington Oct. 9.--Lieutenant
Foulois, one of the army aviators, who
Las been i'll at the Walton Reed hos
pital here. several days. has developed
appendicitis. He will be operated upon
for that disease tomorrow. He was
stricken while dining at home here and
vas hurried 10 the army hospital,
where the surgeons thought the neces-
sisy OF performing an operation had
passed
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

ed yesterday by an explosion of dyna-
mite go feet under ground in shaft
under Central Park, New York, where
they were working on the aoueduct
for the CatSkill water system.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

Escaping Gas Caused the Death of
Levi White of North Adams, Mass, a
civil war veteran, and his wife is in a
dying condition.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

in connection with Turkeys reported
Intention to declare grain contraband
of war, it being claimed that such ac-
ton would paralyze the Russian export
trade
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10
Freeman G. Smith.

New York. Oct Fireman G.
Smith, formerly a militant prohibition
ist who ran for office several times on
city and state tickets. was found dead
from heart failure IN bed at his home
in Brooklyn today He was in his S4th
year and had been in falling health
since 1908, when he retired from active
business as a manufacturers of pianos.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

Henry M. karr of fhe Aborn Opera
company was drowned in the Delaware
river near Easton. Pa.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

The Public Health and Marine Hos
Fitai service advises anti-typhoid vac
eiration with limitations
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

The First Day of the Middletown
POSTAL savings bank brought in II de-
posters who put in Sl19.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

London, Oct. 9.-Telegrams posted at
the Baltic mercantile and shipping ex-
change today state that Turkey has
declared grain q, contraband of war
and that the banks refusing to finance
shipments, The loading of vessels has
been stopped.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

San Juan, Nicaragua Oct. s.-The
British consul has notified his govern
ment that the Ethelburga syndicate,
limited of London, will make an eff
fort to make effective its claim against
this country's revenues, according to
its contract, if the coupons are not paid
OH Oct 2i
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-10-10

knud Rasmussen's Failure to Find
Captain M1kkelsen in the Arctics leads
Arctic explorers and Mikkelsen' s
friends to believe that the intrepid ex-
plorer is dead.