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Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Effort to Reach Auburn By Cross Country
Flight Causes Him to Become Belated
COMPELLED TO LAND BY DARKNESS
Belle Island Five Miles West of Syracuse His Landing
Place-Only 40 Miles Added to His Record Yester-
day-Will Attempt to Fly to Albany Today, Dis
regarding all Scheduled Landing Places.

Belle Island. His total flying time was
one hour and % minutes.
Lost in the Sky.
1T was the most exciting expert
ence in the air / ever had" said At
wood. After ascending at Lyons I
looked at the map and concluded 1
could find my way to Auburn, where
| knew a lot of people would be dis
appointed If they did not see the aero
plane. l had gone ten miles, perhaps,
when away from the railroad tracks
was completely at a loss to know
where Auburn was. There was not a
sign or road or anything to indi-
cate the direction. | kept on going,
sometimes rising to a high altitude
in hope of seeing the town from
afar. The more | went, the more con-
fused l became. / was a lost sailor
of the sky, wandering among the
clouds.
Gasoline Began to Get Low.
Soon my gasoline began to run low
and l knew if I landed out there
might be miles from a new supply.
dropped low toward some farmhouses
thinking | might get in talking dis
tance of some one and ask them the
direction, but no farmers appeared and
had to rise, again to keep frim hit
ting some barns
Saw the Penitentiary.
Finally I shot off in a tangent
southwark and in a short time, to my
great joy, 1 beheld what I took to be
the buildings of Auburn penitentiary.
A few minutes later 1 landed there.
The reason l didn't get a start from
Auburn sooner was that there were
such crowds there, without sufficient
police protection, that l had to fight
the people back. l thought they would
destroy the aeroplane. l got into the
air again as soon as possible, deter
mined to make Utica by flying over
Syracuse without stopping Just west
of Syracuse darkness overlook me and
/ had to land.
Bound for Albany Today.
Tomorrow will disregard all
scheduled landing places and will at
tempt to fly as far as Albany, 163
miles, by way of Syracuse and Utica"
Yesterdays Record.
Summary of the eighth day of At
woods ST. Louis-New York flight:
Left Lyons, n. Y. at 4.24 D. IN.
Landed at Auburn 500 p. NJ.
Left Auburn 6.45 p. m.
Landed at Belle Island, five miles
west of Syracuse, at 7.17 p. m.
Distance travelled on eighth day. 40
miles.
Actual flying time one hour 2s min
utes.
Distance from ST. Louis, go miles
Total flying time. FL hours and 26
minutes.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
STRANGER WANTED TO WE'D
THoMPSONVILLE GIRL
Held at Police Station Until His San
ity Can Be Determined.

Thompsonville, Conn, August I'll
Late this afternoon an automobile
drove up in front of a cafe here owned
by Patrick Burke. and a young man
about 80 years old got out and went
into the place and asked for Mr.. Burke.
When Burke announced himself the
man said that he had come to marry
his daughter May.
Burke did not know him and he
went to the home of the vice presi-
dent of the Hartford Carpet com
pany, where he said he could get Gre
dentials. On his return Burke's 15-
year-old daughter said that she never
saw the man and as he was unable to
pay the driver of the automobile $S
for it's use he was placed under ar
rest. The man was well dressed and
gave his name as Tony Frank and said
his home was in Hartford.
When searched at the police station
all that was found in the pockets of
his clothing was a cake of soap. He
will be examined in the morning as
to his sanity.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
PRESIDENT TO LEAVE
WASHINGTON TONIGHT.
Plans Mapped Out Will Keep Him
Away Until Nov. 1.

Washington. Aug. 21.-Within five
hours after the adjournment of con-
sress at o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
President Taft will bid goodbye 70
Washington and depart for Rochester,
n. Y, and Beverly, with plans alrea dy
outlined that will keep him away from
the capital until Nov. /. The presi-
dent will go from Washington to
Rochester where on Wednesday he
will address the national encampment
of the G.. A. r. He expects to leave
Rochester Wednesday night for Bever-
", arriving there early Thursday
morning. He will spend at least three
weeks along the north shore and will
then start on the long western trip
that will take him to San Francisco
and Seattle.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
FIRE BREAKS OUT ON
CONEY ISLAND BOAT.
Several Hundred Passengers Aboard,
but Nobody Injured.

New York. Aug. 21.-Fire broke out
on the Coney Island pleasure boat John
Sylvester. with several hundred pas
sengers aboard, while passing out of
New York bay this afternoon. The
blaze started from an unknown cause
in the engine room. While the crew
was at work fighting it with hand ex-
tinguishers, the vessel was steered 10
a dock at Fort Hamilton as a precau-
t1on in the event that the blaze got
beyond control Two other pleasure
boats stood alongside the John Sylves-
ter in readiness to lend aid, but the
vessels own crew succeeded in putting
out the fire before any great damage
was done or serious alarm spread
among the passengers. No one was
hurt.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
HARTFORD BOYS PLEA
NOT ACCEPTED BY COURT.
Young GeideI Must Stand Trial for
First Degree Murder.

New York. Aug. 21.-Refusing to &c
cept a plea of guilty of murder in the
second degree preferred in the midst
of the first days trial of young Paul
der of aged William H. Jackson, a Wall
street broker, on July 26, the state
continued the prosecution with the ev-
ident desire to secure first degree con-
viction.
"No," District Attorney Whitman
the plea under any circumstances
The offer was made by James A. Gray
of the defendants counsel just after
the third juror had been selected.
The trial continued with the selec-
ton of three more jurors, and with the
box half filed adjournment was taken
this evening until tomorrow. The six
jurors are all local business men and
were among 2S talesmen examined to-
day out of panel of 15o.
During the proceedings the accuse
former bellboy of the Hotel Iroquois,
where the broker was found dead from
a beating and strangulation. sat rest
lessly in the crowded courtroom. On
the night of his arrest, confronted with
fingerprints on a chlOroform bottle, he
is alleged to have confessed the MUIR
der to the police.
He showed no brayado in court to-
day. He scarcely looked his age-17
years-and his eyes were red with
weeping much of the time as he sat in
a chair and with elbows on his coun-
sells table. He was most emotiona'
when his widowed mother Mrs Annie
Geidel of Hartford, Conn, came to
him. He threw his arms about her
and kissed her repeatedly. Judge Grain
allowed her to sit with counsel and
advised them.
Interest~w aroused during the Sc
lection of jurors when it was learned
that William H. Force father of Made
leine Force. who is engaged to be mar
ried to Col. John jacob Astor, had
been summoned as taiesman. Mr..
Force was reported to be on board
Colonel Astors yacht with his daugh
ter and Colonel Astor. and the court
consented to excuse him.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
NEW HAVEN PALLADIUM
TO GO OUT OF EXISTENCE.
Publishers of journal and Courier Ac-
uuire the Plant.

New Haven. Conn, Aug. 21-The
purchase by the Darlington Publishing
company, owners of the New Haven
Journal and Courier, of the property
and good will of the New Haven Pal
ladium was approved by Judge eager
of the superior court this afternoon,
who accepted the recommendation of
Howard Emerson, the temporary re-
ceiver. The Palladium Will pass out of
existence at once. 1t was founded in
1928 and was one of the well known
papers in Connecticut. and even in the
broaCer New England lie1d. The state
had older papers, but for half a cen
tury none was better known than the
Palladium. At different times it had
editors and writer's upon it's staff who
stood high in the journalistic field
Many were writer's of power and in
huence in the state.
The Journal-Courier in completing
the purchase of the property takes
over the good will which was the in
crement of four score years of contin-
uous publication.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
JURORS PETITION FOR
PARDON OF HAMS
Believe He Had Great Provocation and
Has Been Punished Enough.

New York. August 2f.-The jurors
who convicted Capt. Peter C. Hains,
u. S. "A. of the murder of William
E. Annis on the float of the Bayside
Yacht club on Long Island three years
ago this month. have sent petition
to Governor Dix. asking the pardon of
Hams, it was learned today. Hams
is now serving sentence of from
eight to sixteen years in Sing Sing
prison.
His case was recalled only last week
when a suit instituted by him for di-
vorce, based on the alleged relations
of Annis, was heard in the Brooklyn
court
The petition for pardon recalls the
fact that the jury at the time of the
trial recommended clemency by the
court. realizing that the provocations
of Hams was great and that they now
believe he has been punished enough.
Aaron Bearman. a Brooklyn resi-
dent, who was a member of the jury,
drew up the petition and obtained the
accompaniment of signatures for the
other jurymen. he says, who express
the greatest sympathy with the cap
tain and his aged parents"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
BRAkEMEN JUMP FROM
RUNAWAY FREIGHT CAR.
Two East Hartford Men Severely Cut
and Bruised.

Bristol, Conn. Aug. 21.-Two brake :
men, p. J. Durkin and B. w. Hutton,
both of East Hartford, were severely
cut and bruised late today by jumping
from a runaway freight car as it en-
tered the railroad yards here. The car
started from Terryville. where it got
away from the crew which was switch
ing. and ran down grade five miles to
the yards here. The operator. at Ter
ryville notified the towerman here and
when the car reached here it was first
switched onto siding and then onto
q deraiIing track which landed the car
IN a lot. where it@turned over and over
before stopping.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
ENGINEERS OF NEW HAVEN
ROAD HAVE GRIEVANCE.
Grand Chief of Brotherhood at New
Haven to Investigate.

= New Haven, Conn, Aug .21.-War-
rem S. Stone. of Cleveland, grand chief
of. the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers, was here today and met the
grievance committee of the engineers
of the New Haven system. 1t is un-
derstood that a number of egineers
have recently been discharged, and
their grievances have come before the
committee Mr.. Horn, assistant to
President Mellen, has been informed Of
the visit of Mr.. Stone. There is
probability that the case of the engi-
neers, who number SO, will be carried
to the roads officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
POPE Plus PUTS IN
TIME AT HIS DESK.
Expresses Desire to Begin Holding
Private Audiences Again.

Rome, Aug. 21.-A return of the op-
pressive heat wave today prevented
Pope Plus from taking an intended
outing in the vatican gardens. Despite
the rise in temperature, however. his
holiness heard mass and conversed at
length with Cardinal Merry del Val.
the papal secretary of state, and after
words worked longer at his desk than
at any time since he has been i'll.
Pope Plus today expressed a desire
that he be permitted to commenc
again the holding of private audiences.
as there are some persons who have
been waiting to see him since the be-
ginning of his illness
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
ANOTHER ARREST FOR
THE NEGRO BURNING
detectives Overhear Man Telling of
His Fart in the Affair.

Coatesville, Pa, August 21.--A man
giving the name of Herbert Smith
and his address as Lancaster, Pa, but
later changing it to Philadelphia, was
arrested here late today and held for
murder in connection with the lynch
ing of Zack Walker in this borough
August Is.
The information against Smith was
furnished by detectives who are here
investigating the burning of Walker
They stated that they overheard Smith
telling of the part he took in the
lynching.
The police officials believe that the
name Smith is assumed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Syracuse. y. Y. August 21-Lost
with his aeroplane in trying to fly
from Lyons, y. Y. to Auburn, 25 miles
distant, Harry n. Atwood the aviator
wandered about in the air for almost
an hour late this afternoon and be-
came SO belated in his schedule in his
flight from St. Louis to New York
that he was compelled by darkness to
land in an unexpected spot five miles
west of Syracuse.
Started on Cross Country Fly.
The delay caused a serious setback
in the attempt which the aviator is
making to break the worlds record in
cross country aeroplane flying. At
wood assembled at Lyons with a pur-
pose of flying in an air line 9s miles
TO Utica before night. Just after he
started he decided to detour from the
course which he had been following
along the tracks of the New York Cen
tral railroad and cut across country
10 give the crowds at Auburn an op-
portunity of seeing him. He lost his
bearings, however. and not wishing to
alight, kept circling around in the air
in the hope of distinguishing Auburn
from a distance. over villages and
Fears as to His Fate
Meantime great uneasiness was felt
as to his fate by thousands of people
who waited in parks and on houstops
10 see him at Syracuse and Utica
Anxious messages were sent over the
telegraph wires. but word came back
that after leaving Lyons he had Ven
Tured off his course to the southwark
and nothing later had been seen of
him.
Landed at Auburn at $50.
1t was 4.24 p. m. when Atwood left
Lyons. At o.20 y. m. he suddenly ap-
peared over Auburn and landed there
Fearful of again being lost, since he
was away from his regular course At
wood did not venture away from Au-
burn until 6.45 p. M. when he ascend
ed, uncertain as to his destination for
day. Then began another exciting
search for him extending all the way
from Auburn to Utica. All telegraph
wires were burdened with the Query.
Where's Atwood?'
10000 People Waiting at Utica
Ten thousand people at Utica await
ed his approach there until sundown.
Syracuse also was kept anxious. until
at III word came that he had landed
safely at Belle Island, five miles west
of Syracuse.
Added Only 20 Miles to His Record
Atwood said that in todays wander
ings he had flown at least 75 miles
but he could claim for his record only
the forty miles between Lyons and
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
ENTIRE vENIRE DISCHARGED
LABOR sLuGGER CASES.
States Attorneys Claim Men Summon
ed Are Unfit for Jury Service.

Chicago. Aug. 21.-After week had
been spent in obtaining eight jurors to
try Walter Stevens and Joseph Kane
alleged labor sluggers, charged Swith
assault with intent to kill, Judge Hon
ore today dismissed the jurors from
service, and discharged a venire of 65
at the request of the state, and con-
tinued the trial until the September
term OF court The states attorneys
gave as an excuse for this unusual re-
quest thar the men summoned for jury
service we're Unsatisfactory
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Second Regiment Range Day.

New Haven, Corn.. Aug. 21-The
Second regiment range day will be on
September 18th at the East Haven
range. The state shoot for the trophy
will be at the range on September 81
and %. Colonel GeGdes today stated
that his resignation has been rendered
and will be accepted and effective
about the first of Noyem'ber The state
shoot will mark2his final Appearance ~
u regimental commando
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Steamship Arrivals.

At Cherbourg: August 81, Amerika, ,
from New York.
At Trieste: August 20, Carpathia,
from New York.
At Bremen: Aug. 81, Barbarossa,
from New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Defense Of Arbitration Treaties.

washington, August 21.-The treat
les of arbitration with Great Britain
and France were defended in minority
reports filed in the senate in execu-
tive sessions today by Senators Gull
lori. Root and Burton. of the senate
committee on foreign relations.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Washington, August 21.--The first
night landing ever made, in an aero
plane at the army aviation field at
College Park, Md. was. accomplished
tonight by Lieutenantf De Milling and
Kirkland.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

AIva Garnett, the Young La Crosse,
Wis, man whose death sleep has puz-
zled physicians, died yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Americans at Esperanto conoress.

can delegates were present when the
International Esperanto congress
opened its seventh annual convention
today. Fifteen nations were officially
represented.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Senator La Toilette Presented a res
olution fatoring government ownership
of the railways. docks and terminals Of
Alaska.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Drowned at South Manchester.

South Manchester. Conn., Aug. III
Alexander GabSy, IA years old. was
drowned in Union pond here today
while bathing. The body has been re-
covered
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Anthony C. Vail, member of the New
York laundry firm of Gardner & Vail,
died at Plainfield aged Gf.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

A Branch of the United States life
savings corps has been formed at Oak
Bluffs with membership of thirty
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

The Fifty Year Old French fishing
schooner Jeune Andre was wrecked
Sunday on the st. Pierre coast. Her
crew of Is men were saved
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

The Management of the Nine Day
international aviation meet at Chica-
go estimate that 100000 witnessed
flights.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Suicide at Naw Haven

New Haven, August PA man
whose identity is unknown. commit
ted suicide tonight. by jumping into
the harbor from the drawbridge at
Belle dock
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Col. w. S. Rogers, 62, former Ohio
state fire marshal and at one time head
of the state G. A. r., died at his home
in Cleveland
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Celebration of the 15oth Anniversary
of the founding of Dandy, VT, was be-
gun yesterday in the form of Old
Home week.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Ensign r. S. Young, Jr., who disap-
peared from the destroyer Perkins, has
been declared mentally irresponsible.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

A OnePounder Gun, designed 20
riddle aeroplanes. will be tried out b.
the navy department
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Postofffce Inspectors Raided the Office
of j. G. Carrigan & Co. of New York
charging use of the mail; to defraud
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Newsbovs' Riot AT DubIin

Dublin Aug. 21.-Riots growing out
of the strike of newsboys were renewed
tonight. The contents of several news
paper wagons were burned and there
was some stone throwing. The police,
as on Sunday night. again were COM
PEELED to make baton charges This
evenings newspapers could not be pur-
chased on the streets of the city. The
Offices of the newspa pers are being
strongly guarded.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Dizziness in the Cotton Industry had
an added effect in Pawtucket, r. T.,
yesterday, when the plant of the j. &
P. Coats, Ltd, closed for two weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Cabled Paragraphs

Port au Prince, Haiti, Aug. 21.-The
American scout cruisers Salem and
Chesters fired national salute at s
o'clock this morning in honor of the
new government of President Cincin-
natus Leconte, which was recognized
by the United States last Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

1t is the Navy Departments purpose
to abandon all work at the Pensacola
n tvyyard, but not to dismantle it.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Employees of the Columbian Manu-
featuring company's mills at Green
willie, n. H.. returned to work yester-
day, alter being out of work the past
two weeks. during the shutdown ten
ants employed at the mill were not
charged rent
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Condensed kilograms

The National Monetary Commission
Will close it's work on March 81 next.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Rio Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 21.-The
Bank of Brazil has foreclosed it's
mortgage on the Lloyd Brazile.ro
brazilian Steamship company. This
action, it is stated today. was made
necessary by the depreciation of the
shares of the steamer company which
has obligations totalling $6,00O,000
gold.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Paris, Aug. 21.-Although the nego-
tfations between France and Germany
looking to a settlement of the Moroc-
can dispute have been suspended for
the present, the attitude of the French
foreign office is that a settlement win
be arranged ultimately if inexhaustible
patience and moderation on the part ef
France can bring it about.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Edwin D. Meade of Boston, secretary
of the Worlds Peace foundation in IN
interview in Berlin declared Germany
was making strides in favor of inter
national peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
CONDITIONS ouIETING
DOWN AT LONDON.
Truce in Effect on All Railway Lines
With One Exception.

London, Aug. 21.-The strife in the
industrial world of the United King
dom gradually is abating. With
truce in effect on all the railway lines
except the London and Northeastern,
the board of trade was occupied all of
today in an endeavor to reach an amic
able arrangement between the en-
ployes of this line and the managers
and also in trying to settle the strike
of the short sea traders. 1t was an
nounced tonight that both these cons
troversies are now in line for early
adjustment
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Crazed by His Long Suffering from
asthma, Adoniram W. Raymond, 81,
shot and killed himself on the lawn
in front of his home at Middleboro
Mass, yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Millions of Pounds of Butter, poul-
try and fish and thousands of ca ses of
eggs have been found in cold storage
in New York state, and the new law
will be actively enforced.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22
Added Only 40 Miles to His Record.

Atwood said that in today's wander
ings he had flown at least 75 miles
but he could claim for his record only
the forty miles between Lyons and
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

A Meteor, Which Appeared to be as
large as four planets, including Venus
and Mars, exploded and dropped into
the Atlantic ocean on the night of
August II, according to Chief Officer
Valdemir Wuhldorff of the steamer
Texas.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

William n. Webber, aged 49, jump
ed from the second story window of
the Saco house, at Saco, Me-, yester-
day, and died three hours later from
internal injuries received.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

Burrowing Through a Two Foot
brick wall, two prisoners, John Spin
gel of North Tonawanda and John Mo-
ran of Lockport escaped from the Nj
agara county Jail at Lockport, N. Y.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

The Norfolk and Western Railway
has notified United States District
Judge Keller of West Virginia that it
is prepared to confess Judgment in a
case of 81 counts for violation of the
safety appliance law.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

An Investigation Into Causes lead
ing. to the panic of 1907 and the bene-
fits secured from it for any persons or
corporations was asked in a senate
resolution offered yesterday by Sena-
tor Owen of Oklahoma.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

More Than Score Of Large Lumber
Mills in the Gulf Coast timber territory
of Texas and Louisiana closed down in
response to the order of the Southern
Lumber Operators association
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

DR.. F. L. Mcleod, former pastor of
the First Presbyterian church at Will
mington, Del, and later pastor of the
First Presbyterian church at Saranac,
N Y, died en- route to Colorado
Springs, Col, from his ranch near Silt.
Colorado.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

An Exploding Soda Tank partly
wrecked a confectionery store in Court
street, Boston, yesterday, causing prob
ably fatal injuries to George Orphun-
ides, an smploye. and painfully injur-
ing an unknown woman and baby.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

The President Sent to the Senate
yesterday the nominations of James
IT. Dubois of Haistead Pa, to be min =
lister Of Colombia and Thomas P. Mof-
fat of New York to be sonsul general
at Singapore, Straits Settlements.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

The Opel Sewing Machine and biey-
Gle works at Russelheim, Germany,
were destroyed by fire. Two pers ms
perished and many were injured. The
loss is estimated at between s1,000,0GJ
and >$1,250,0Oo.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

The Trial of Eric s. Swanson. the
chauffeur charged with manslaughter
for causing the death Of Mrs. Jennie
r. Matterson on August 8, was held in
the second district court at Wakefield,
r. l., yesterday. He was found not
guilty.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-22

The New Hampshire Public Service
commission has approved the petition
of the Boston and Maine railroad for
to purchase the Worcester,
Nashua and Rochester railroad.