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Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-31
COLCHESTER.
Boys Club Meets for Organization
 Borough News and Views.

The Boys club met Monday after noon in the basement of the Cragin Memorial library building to organize. The main room will be fitted up as q gymnasium. There will also be a reading room and rooms for games. etc. MT March of New York will be the instructor. The club will be open every afternoon and evening.
 About the Borough.
 The board of selectmen held a meet ng in their room in Buelrs block Sat lrday.
 Mrs. Henry Mcdonald of Marlboro was in town Monday.
 G. H. Davis of Hebron was calling on friends in town Saturday.
 James Johnson has moved his house. hold goods from the tenement in Avery s block on Norwich avenue to the Curtis house on South Main street.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Daniels of willimantic were guests of Mrs. Dan iels' parents, Mir. and Mrs. John Hig- gins several days the past week.
 MT. and Mrs. William F. Baker re- turned to New Britain Monday morn ing after a few days visit with MT. Bakers parents.
 Clinton Jones of Hebron was in town Saturday,
 Y. Wolf has returned from a busi- ness trio to New York.
 Daniel w. Williams of New Britain vas the guest of his parents at the homestead over Sunday.
 Mrs. Gilbert o. Hall and daughter. Miss Jennie Hall. were guests of friends In New Haven over Sunday.
 Charles M. Reade of Willimantic was a visitor here Monday.
 George Allen of Gilead was in town Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-31

New Haven.-Employes of the public works department spent S535 for street car fares in 1910. breaking all records. In 1909 under another, previous ad-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-31

ministration, the total sum used for carfareS was $40.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-31

Brieoeport.-The grand list has reached the $90.000.000 mark. or TOSS increase over tue previous year f s4.790.5S6.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-31
MYSTIC

Contractor O'Donovan, Building West Side School, Assigns to WilIimantic
 Firm-AIso Building Oral School An
 mex.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-31
HEAVY AND LIGHT HARNESS
nADn DY HAND.

HsoA nnAs Wsgk as Our SDeclalty. rfci SS stoSk. Iactofy Made Har10aD k HSS.s.ss:s ~ - s....A
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-31

WHEN you want to pu. your busi- ness before, the public, there is no Me-, dium better than th1ough the adrnffao~
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
sAssES SHERIFF,
HAILED TO COURT
Man Who Conducts Chicken Fight
Gets Fresh" When Warned and
Must Now Answer Charge.

Charles Leopold, So, pleaded not
guilty to a charge OF conducting d
chicken fight in his dance hall out
Van Dyke road, near Mt. Olivet ceme-
terry, before Justice DeGaw, Wednes-
day afternoon, and his case will be
heard Thursday.
The charge against Leopold was
made by Sheriff Gastcn as a result OF
raid on Leopolds premises early
Sunday morning by deputy sheriffs,
The officers arrived after the third
battle had been fought and prevented
any further fights. The mains were
between Detroit and Saginaw chick
ems. More than 100 birds were In this
hall when the raid was made. Leo
pold was brought to the sheriffs Of
flee, Wednesday morning, by Deputy
r. j. Grandt and Sheriff CASTOR In
tended TO merely warn him that nc
more fights would be allowed In his
place. Leopold told the sheriff that
he would run his dance hall as ne
pleased, whereupon the sheriff order.
ed that he be taken before a justice
and charge made against him.
The raid on Leopold splace was
made by Chief Deputy Stein, and
Deputies Bert Martin, Theodore Gas
ton, John Coopersmith. Rudolph
Grandt and~Joseph Snoskowski.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
FALLING SLATE
KILLS 8 MINERS
Speeding Car Knocks Away Posts
Supporting Roof and II Crushes
Then to Death.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 22.-Nine
miners were killed. by fall of slate
in the Hazel mine OF the Pittsburg
& Buffalo Coal Co., mt East Canons.
burg, Pa, at Z o'clock this morning
Eight OF the men we're foreigners,
the only American being David Don.
ley.
There were 500 miners at work in
the mine and N was shut down at
once.
The nine men were riding on a coal
car into the mine. The car jumped
the track and knocked down a num-
ber OF posts supporting the roof OF
the mine. The roof fell on the men,
crushing them to death.
At the local offices OF the Pittsburg
& Buffalo Coal Co, 1t was stated that
the miners were being taken into the
mine when a large piece of slate fell
from the roof OF the mine into the
car, containing ten miners, killing
nine of them and injuring one.
Rescuing crews were sent into the
mine and attempts made to remove
the victims. Tons OF coal and heavy
slate covered the bodies and II was
some time before the first one was
taken out. Several were SO mangled
and disfgured by the slate that iden-
tification was almost impossible.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
ADVERTISING TALKS.
WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM c. FREEMAN.
No. 689.

There was an increase of $3.50
in the attendance at the Bing-
hamtcn IN. Y) churches on
Sunday, March 5th, due to the
fact that the merchants donated
the newspaper space usually o..
cupied by them to the churches
to advertise their program for
the following Sunday.
THE RESULT WAS AMAZ-
ING to all Of the ministers and
regular church attendants.
Now, the question is, Will the
churches be able to keep up the
interest they aroused through
the advertising that they got
from the merchants?
Did they MAKE GOOD?
Were the sermons good? Was
tcoatinned ON Page rw.ivsJ
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
TONNAGE TAX BILL SLATED
FOR SLAUGHTER IN SENATE
Will Be Forced TO Committee OF
Whole Today-Measure for Two
Cent Fares In v. p. Reported.


LANSING. Mich, March 22.-The
senate committee on railroads has re.
ported out the bill for two-cent fares
in the upper peninsula. Five mem
bers are favorable ah1 four opposed.
|. The house tonnage tax bill will be
forced to the senate committee OF the
whole today and Is slated for slaugh-
ter. Seventeen senators are believed
to favor IL and thirteen opposed, with
two doubtful
The house tackled a big days work
at a. m, with nine bills on third
reading and 4S in committee OF the
whole. Among the FIVE bills passed
was one by Senator Moriarity allow
ing boards OF supervisors to levy one
tenth mill tax any year for sites and
new buildings. This will give Wayne
county a leeway OF over $4,000. Pre-
viously counties has been cramped
for funds for such purposes as coun-
ty house additions and juvenile de-
tention homes while county building
repairs have had TO be provided un-
der subterfuge.
Rep. Ashley's bill penalizing false
marking OF jewelry, passed.
Eighteen bills were approved In
committee Of the whole.
Fraternal insurance people from al
points are here for the hearing or
Rep. Ashley's fraternal insurance bill
which is up on third reading this az
ternoon. Circulars have been dis
tributed attacking the bill as
scheme TO give a minority the contro
Of fraternal insurance funds.
SANFORD
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22

NEW YORK, March 22.-If any
American gin with the cold cash has
hankering for titled sprout OF some
old Austrian family. here Is the one
best chance In the person Of Yrma
Bleyer. pretty fraulein OF Vienna,
who frankly admits she Is here to
find heiresses for titled foreigners.
She says she is the personal agent
OF Austrian, Bohemian and Tyrolean
noblemen. and has an extensive line
to offer.
Il have two princes, one baron. and
about twenty counts on my list" says
the fraulein I'VE In Vienna know
that in America there are many
daughters of millionaires, who have
every luxury showered upon them,
but Who yearn for that which has al
ways seemed attainable-namely
pride of family and social position. l
can give them both"
She Is to receive a commission OF
per cent OF any brides marriage por-
tion.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
TRIES TO SAVE LEWIS.
Woman Who Lived With Him Says
She's His Wife.

Following the conviction, Tuesday.
OF Benny Berman, his alleged part
ner In crime, Sam Lewis, was placed
on trial in the federal court, Wednes-
day morning. charged. as was Ber-
man, with bringing women into this
country for immoral purposes. The
women In question are known as Rose
Berman and Lena Lewis, alias Ochs-
burg. and both are serving terms in
the House of Correction 70 shoplift
Ing. The fome was witness against
Berman, who claims 20 be her hus-
band, Tuesday.
The Lewis woman was brought
down from the House OF Correction
In custody OF the mstron and a guard,
Wednesday morning. and was placed
on the stand against Lewis. She
tried her best TO save him, testifying
that they were man and wife. bur
she could not remeuber the name or
/ the rabbi who married them In Rus
sia and her story did not "jibe" at
all with that told by Lewis at the
time of his arrest The trial VIII oc-
cupy the rest OF the day.
These cases are the FIRST 10 De
tried here since the governments
new white slave law went into ei-
feet. and for that reason are OF more
than usual interest. Berman was
found guilty late Tuesday afternoon-
after the jury had been out more
! than an hour. Sentence was deferred
until after the Lewis case Is disposed
! Of
In spite OF the Lewis womAn's
claim that she Is legally married to
the defendant. the government he
letters from q Mr.. ochsburg. In Lon
don. who says that she II HE le1nl
wife and that they have never hnom
divorced. She will be confronted v11k
these. |
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22

TACOMA, Wash, March 22.-The
women OF Tacoma, in their first test
at the polls in the city's history, have
come out strongly against the saloon
element, according To today's returns
from yesterdays referendum election.
BY majority OF 1000, the women
answered in the Affirmative the ques.
tion: Shall saloonkeepers be for.
hidden TO accept money from any per.
son treating another in their places
of business?"
With only four precincts missing
early today. the vote stood S.465 for
the anti.treating ordinance to 5.754
against Il.
That the women OF Tacoma did IL
was freely admitted today by the
Royal Arch. the organization OF liquor
interests here. The women are jubi-
liant over their first taste OF power
and freely declare that they will be
heard from In the approaching recall
elections directed against Mayor Faw-
oett and the four commissioners.
Mayor Fawcett, who fathered the
anti-treating ordinance and forced IL
through the municipal council last
December, said today that the result
shows that the women clearly hold
the balance OF power In Tacoma or
21 1857 voters who registered for the
election, &C per cent voted and OF these
approximately 5000 were women.
Fawcett declared today that fully 80
per cent of the women voted for the
anti-treatfng ordinance
The election was the first attempt
OF the saloon element to make the ref
erendum weapon useful In their in-
terest. When Mayor Fawcett was
elected he Immediately had passed the
anti-treating ordinance which provided
fine OF $500 and revocation OF II
cense for any saloonkeeper or bartend-
er who accepted money from one per-
son and served drinks to another.
The Royal Arch invoked the refer
endum provision OF the new city char
ter and also circulated recall petitions
against Mayor Fawcett The organ
(Conflnued ON mage 81
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
BOY OF 8 PLUNGES
KNIFE into TWO
COMPANIONS
Near. Tragedy Results From Chill
dren's Squabble on Cottage Grove
ave.-Hugh Kelly and Herschell
Lynn the Victims.
Harry Fitzgerald, Assailant of Pair,
Arrested, But Released Pending
Outcome Of Wounds.

Boys play was responsible for
near-tragedy on Cottage Grove-ave.'
Tuesday afternoon. Harry Fitzgerald,
nine years old, who occupies the
doubtful distinction OF being new
boy" in the neighborhood, enlivencd
proceedings by stabbing two OF MS
most recent acquaintances.
Hugh Kelly, nine years old. and
Herschell Lynn, 10. We're his victims.
The Kelly boy Is the most seriously
injured, having received an ugly cash
In the right breast He is confined 70
his home, but DR.. J. ID. Hamilton, No.
2070 Fort-st west, does not anticipate
any serious results.
The Fitzgerald boy halls from To
ledo and Is visiting relatives here.
Tuesday. he got into an latercation
with some OF the lads OF the neign-
borhood. The encounter resulted in
his being thrown to the ground, and
from stories told by the boys. he is
said to have pulled knife and stab
bed Herschell Lynn, one OF his Wis
itors, in the groin.
Then the gang" took a hand In
the proceedings. Young Lynn's friends
vowed vengeance and they took the
trail. Whether Kelly was part and
parcel OF the organization that svore
a vendetta against the knife weilder
Is not known, but 1t Is certain that he
is the greatest sufferer through the
trouble.
His mother said to The Times,
Wednesday, that her boy was not
mixed In the trouble. She says she
sent him to the store some time after
the trouble In which the Lynn boy
was injured. He was returning home
with his groceries and was walking
through vacant lot. Suddenly the
Fitzgerald boy crossed his path.
HtZgerald's knife came into play
again and the youthful Kelly went
down with knife wound In his
breast The whole fracas resulted In
Fitzgerald's arrest. He was taken to
the detention room In the county
building, and Wednesday morning
Lieut.. Breault, of the juvenile depart.
ment instituted an investigation.
He conferred with the parents of
all the boys and the outcome was
that he released young Fitzgerald.
The parents have agreed to patch up
the differences among their boys and
III there is serious outcome to the
Kelly boys wounds. Fitzgerald will be
brought into custody again
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
HAD STRANGER DRAW WILL.
Important Testimony Given In Contest
Over Forster Estate.

That August Forster, the former
Gratiot-ave. merchant, gave total
stranger power OF attorney, had him
draw up his will and take charge OF
all his affairs, was the testimony OF
Louis F. Kaufman. an attorney and
real estate man on Gratiot-ave., before
Judge Mandell, Wednesday, in the
suit of Emil Gumtow, who Is contest
ing another will by which much OF
the estate goes to Mrs. Anna Janke,
"a sister OF Forster.
Kaufman said he did not know
Forster when summoned to his bed
side In Harper hospital, where the
aged man was sick He said he was
ordered to take charge Of Forster's
affairs and prepare a will giving his
estate TO his nieces and other dis
tant relatives.
According to the testimony.
Wednesday, this will was made by
Kaufman and approved by Forster,
but after Forster had recovered and
gone to the home OF his sister. Mrs.
Janke. the will suddenly disappeared.
However. the will giving the estate
TO near relatives Of both Forster and
his dead wife had been made earlier,
and Mrs. Janke now wants II declared
lawful that II NAV be probated. The
plaintiffs desire that the later Will be
declared legal.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
By Majority Of 1000 They Decree
That No Proprietor Shall Accept
Money From ANY Person Who
Treats Another.
Socialist Slate in Milwaukee is Also
Defeated by Ballots Cast
by Women.
RESULTS OF wOMAN,s woRk At
THE POLLss

TARBYTOwN, N. Y-Bond fssus
OF F9o,OOO for Improved water sys-
,em carried by small majority, wo-
men voting soifdiy I'm favor, while
most male voters opposed.
MAMARoNECk, N. Y-votes OF
women property owners elected DR..
John r. Hunter, Peoples Candidate.
aspfrants.
WEST ORANGE, N. J.-wo-en
voters elected Mrs. Harriet jenkins
fardiey q member OF school hoard
over male opponents. C0mmfttee ~
women got Thomas A. Edison q
vote their ticket, nrst time he voted
nj school election.
GLEN RIDGE, N. J.-women'p
club and Civic associatf ton eIectoa
Mrs. Mary l.. Hinrfchs member 81
.cnooi board, defeating male aspar-
MORRIsTowN, N. J-wo.e.,.
candidates for membershfp school
board defeated by men.
SEA CLIFF, l.. I.-Women prop-
issue for new dock and steam nro
engine.
MILwAUkEE-vom suceeeaeH
In capturing all hut two OF the morn
nations for vacancies ON the scho0l
board, defeating the candid ates who
had the support OF the socialist city
administration.
TACOMA. Wash.-The voters
adopted the sntf-treating ordinance.
women cast almost a solid vote n
It's favor and carried the day, -
most OF the men opposed the ordi-
nance. ~
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
ROUTE TO ROOM
LAY THROUGH HERS
Man Always Retired First, and She
Beat Him Up in Morning, Mrs.
Schwegler Says.

Police Lieut.. Rutledge was a wit
ness In the divorce case OF Mrs. John
II. Schwegler against her husband, q
prominent Monroe-ave. jeweler, In
Judge Murphy's court, Wednesday
He testified regarding the character
OF the houses into which Schwegler
were seen TO enter according to the
testimony Of Private Detective Harry
NJ Warner.
The latter was recalled to the stand
Wednesday, and admitted that part
OF the testimony he gave, Tuesday
was incorrect regarding dates. He
again became badly mixed and was
twice sent back to his Office to refresh
his memory.
Mrs. Schwegler was recalled,
Wednesday morning. She was asked
IL, while In charge Of her husband 8
store In Mackinac. she slept in a room
which adjoined that OF a man named
Stewart. She replied In the affirma-
tive. She admitted that It was neces-
sary for Stewart to pass through her
room. but said he was always in be-
fore she was at night, and that she
vas always Oul nIot III lhc k-
When asked IL the door was locked,
she replied Yes" but added that
Stewart always carried the key.
Mrs. Schwegler admitted that she
had been called Mrs. Stewart" In
Mackinac number of times, but said
that 1t was only joke and that she
had not represented herself as being
Stewards wife.
John Schmidt. brother OF the
plaintiff, testified that he and his wife
lived with the Schweglers and that he
had seen Schwegler and the Burdettt
woman together number OF times
During cross-examination, he admit
ted that Mrs. Schwegler often nagget
her husband regarding other womeI
and declared that she was even jeal
Gus Of the witness wife.
On the stand Tuesday afternoon
William j. Apgar said he Is the for
mer husband OF Miss Burdette. Apgal
said he has been married seven times
divorced six, with record OF -four
wives by lawful marriage and one by
common law. He said he married
Miss Burdette In Windsor. but that
they had the ceremony performed
again In Detroit TO make sure" He
said they were divorced twice and
once remarked. When he married
her, another woman had him arrest
ed on a charge Of bigamy, which he
disposed OF by allowing her to get a
divorce, although, he declared. 1t was
not shown In court that he had ever
been legally married to her.
Regarding Schwegler and Miss Bur
dette, he said he had followed them
to a house on Broadway and had found
them together on other occasions.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
b0YAJ|AN G|VE N
GOOD REPUTATION
BY MANY
Defense Rounds Out Case With Tes-
timony of Character Witnesses,
Who Laud Doctor as Law-abid-
ing Citizen Prior to Tragedy.
Prosecution Begins Rebuttal Testi-
mony, With Frank Aldrich
in Role of Star.

Alva G.. Pitts, lawyer, was the first
witness called, Wednesday morning
by the defense In the case OF DR.. q
X. Boyajian, charged with the murder
or his nephew, Hartoon Gostanian, &c
testify to the character OF the defend
ant Attorney +. f. Bumps asked the
witnesses II they knew DR.. Boyajian to
be peaceful and law-abiding citizen
up 10 the time OF the tragedy,
Mr.. Pitts said he had known DR.
Boyajian for three years prior to the
tragedy. He know him to be a re-
spectacle. peaceful and law-abiding
citizen.
or. testified that he was acquainted
with the defendant for some years
and had always known him to be a
highly-respected citizen.
DR.. Charles Oakman, brother OF
County Auditor "Milt" Oakman, also
testified that DR.. Boyajian enjoyed a
good reputation In the city. In cross
examination, DR.. Oakman said he be-
came acquainted with the doctor in
the Detroit College OF Medicine. which
they attended together.
Meyer Bing. assistant cashier of the
Central Savings bn--y said he knew
the defendant as a peaceful and law
abiding citizen. In answer 10 a ques-
ton from Prosecutor Van Zile, Mr..
Bing said he knew the doctor only
as customer Of the bank.
Frank Davis. a resident OF the city
for a number OF years, said he had
been acquainted with the doctor
about nine years and had never heard
anything but good about him. He
had visited In the doctors home a
number OF times, he said. The doc.
tor was his family physician.
DR.. Louis ]. Hirschman knew DR..
Boyajian as a medical student and
had known him TO be a good citizen
up to the time OF the tragedy.
DR.. Hirschman's testimony closed
the ease for the defense.
Rsbuttai Testimony Starts.
Chief OF Detectives Mcdonnell was
was the first witness called by the
prosecution In rebuttal The chief
said he remembered that the wife OF
Dr. Boyajian had told him when she
and her husband were in his ofice,
the day prior to the tragedy, that the
doctor had choked her to make her
confess her relations with Gostanian.
The chief also said that Mrs. Boya.
jian told him after the tragedy that
her husband had shot at her in the
police court.
Lieut. Thomas Lally, OF the police
department. was the next witness. He
said he took three Of Dr. Boyajian's
friends and fellow-countrymen down
TO the doctors cell In police headquar-
ters to see the defendant the after
noon Of the day OF the tragedy, and
that he heard DR.. Boyajian tell one of
his visitors 10 tell DR.. Walker to "let
Gostanian die" This statement was
made in response to information from
(Continued on Page Eleven.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
BRITTON YEGG IS SENT TO
LONG TERM IN MARQUETTE
Frank Logan is Condemned to Serve
IS to 80 Years for Criminal Use
Of Dynamite.

ADRIAN, Mich, March 22.-Frank
Logan, the Britton yeggman. whose
defense Of himself in the circuit court
has been one of the biggest sensa
tions here In years, was this morning
found guilty of the criminal use OF
explosives and sentenced to from 1J
to 80 years at Marquette with rec.
ommendation OF %.
The prisoners plea to the jurymen
yesterday was dramatic as he charg
ed them to Judge hi moi the alleged
crime as they hoped TO be judged be
fore God.
The testimony of his alleged con.
federates, Mier and Mcdonnell, who
were sentenced last term, was admit
ted The Marquette convlcts declar
ed upon oath that they had never
known the accused before being plac
ed in confinement with him at tho
Adrian jail. This apparently had but
little weight with the jury.
The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
JAMES STUBS DEAD.
Well-known Printer Had Been In
Business Here For rs Years.

Well-known Printer Had Been In
Business Here For IS Years.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon for James Stubbs
VINO died Monday, IN his home, No
324 Commonwealth.dve. The burial
took place In Windsor Grove ceme
terry, Windsor. The Rev. John II
Boyd. pastor of the FIRST Presbyterian
church., ofIiciated.
NJ. Stubbs was a member of the
StubDs-Esterling Printing Co. in the
Murphy Power building. He leaves
two children, Charles and Margaret
His wife died some years ago. The
family lived In Windsor about Ii
years ago, but Mr.. Stubbs had beer
in business In Detroit for 25 years
He was member OF the printing
firm OF Eby & Stubbs at one time.