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Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
RATE REGULATION
 IN NEW HAMPsHIRE.
Special Legislative Committee Intro-
 duess . Sweeping Bill.

Concord, N. H., April g.--The Boston and Maine railroad may continue it's present passenger and freight rates in New Hampshire until July 1, 1913y subject to change by order of the pub lie service commission; but If the rates. after investigation, as found un- reazonablc. another person may sue for and recover any excess over such maximum paid by him, according to recommendations in the long expected report of the special house committee on railroad rates. to the legislature to- night.
 The committee has been investisat- ing tho alleged raising of passenger and feright rates in this state by the Boston and Maine railroad in excess of she limit prescribed by statute, and the report. signed by all five members ef the conmittee except Chairman RssecEans N- PiIlEbury, who is ill, is in t6e form of an 'acf. t'.
 The bill as recommended calls upon the proposed public service comnlis- sion to investigate the rate matters ana to- report its findings to the gov
 rn0r not later than December i, 1914 For the purpose of the investi- Ga<ton and appropriations of S1e,o00 is provided 2.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
OKLAHOMA MUST
 PADDLE ITS OWN CANOE Federal Government Will Not Enforce Laws For New State.

Washington, April 3.-The burden of statehood was brought home to the state, of Oklahoma. today when the supreme court of the United States in substance told the state that it was to look hereafter to its own law for the regulation of the liquor traffic and freight rates and not to the federal government.
 The state about year ago filed an original petition in the supreme court asking it to cnjoin the railroads en- tering the old Indian territory from carrying liquor into that section of the state. The request was based on the requirement. that the state of Ok lahomA provides in it's constitution that liquor should not be sold there. The supreme court said today that the state should go into the state court to en1oin the railroads under the state law, if it desired.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
sHERlFFs FIRED UPON
 BY MEN IN. AMBUSH.
Had Arrested Two Brothers on Charge
 of "RetaiIing."

Asheville, N. C., April s.-Deputy sEeriffs who had in their custody Ma than and, Miller Gunter, brothers, and were on their way to place them in jail at the county seaat on a charge of ''retaihng," were fired upon by two brothers of the accused men late last prisoners
 Riley and iElisha Ganter, who are believed to have done the shooting, lay in ambush in a dense patch of wood land and emptied several loads of buckshot on the deputies, but inflicted no serious wounds All four Gunters tonight are thought to be in tho vicin- ity of Newport Tenn, just over the boundary line.
 A posse and bloodhounds are in pur- suit. There are nine brothers in the Gunter family, and a pitched battle is expected.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
OLD WEBSTER CLAIM
 TO BE ARBITRATED.
Millions of Acres in New Zealand In-
 yolved in the Case.

Vancouver, B. C., March 3.-Great Britain and the United States have agreed to arbitrate. tl1e Webster claim, involving ownership of millions of acres of land in New Zealand. This was announced by pr. J. G. Findlay, attorney general of New Zealand, who with Sir Joseph Ward premier of the arrived today from the Antipodes, en route to London. The personnel of the board has not been settled.
 Tie claimants are descendants of Captain J. Webster, New Bedford, Mass, whaler, who worked in the South Seas in the early thirties, mak ing his headquarters in New Zealand before Great Britain established a gov ernment in the islands.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
coHoES WOMAN ONE OF
 HEIRS TO seoooo, 900 ESTATE
Is Cousin of the Widow of the sritisl,
 General Huett.

Troy, N. T., April 3Mrs Phiio-l meme Normandin of Cohoes, N. Y., a cousin of Madam Huett. widow of tho late British General Hdett. has receiv-' ed word that she is one of tho heirs to an estate worth $60, GOO ,000.
 Madame Huett died intestate recent. ly in Paris, a1fd each rof her heirs. will receive a large share of the for- tune which the general accumulated irj African diamond mining.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04

Washfn<ton, April 3.-The scom- mod1ties clause" of the Hepburn rate law. interpreted two years ago by the supreme court of the United States in- to what waz commonly supposed to be an iInpofcnf group of words, was giv- bunal in second interpretation. So effective was the reconsideration of the subject that government officials tonight predict that the evils sought to be corrected by the legislation will now be remedied and railroad business will henceforth be divorced from coal
 Decision Is> Unanimous-
 Chief Justice White today announced the decision of the court The entire bench agreed with his statement. al- though on the previous consideration from the judgment of the court.
 Errsr of Lswsr Court.
 The chief justice today took the rsfusing to allow the government to amend it's original petition. He re- ferfed to the refusal as "an absolute abuseA of discretion He said, how ever. that the abuse was obviously occasioned by a misconception of the character of the action of this court and the scope of the mandate"
 The decision was summed up by the chief justice in these words:
 Chief Justics's Summing Up.
 Tt must be held that while the right of q railroad company as stock holder to use it's stock ownership for the purpose of A bona nde separate administration of the affairs of a cor- pcration in which it has stock in- terest may not be denied, the use of ouch stock ownership in substances for the purpose of destroying the en- tity of a producing corporation and Of o-mingiing it's affairs in adminis- tration with the affairs of the railroad company so as to make the two cor Dorations virtually one, brings the railroad company SC voluntarily acting es to such producing. etc., corporation within the prohibition of the c0mmod- tfies clause +'r 1s-.
 Cannot Abuse Its seteck Power.
 In other words, that by operation and effect of the commodities clause, there fs duty cast upon Q railroad eomrany purp0sine to carry into inc. torstGte commerce @ product of the producing. etc. corporation in which lt has stock interest, not to abuse such power SD as virtually to do by indirection that which the conmodi- ties clause prohfbits-a duty which plainly would be violated by the un- necessary co-mingling of the affairs of the producing company with it's own SD as to cause them to be one and inseparable."
 Almond Lshish Valley Petition.
 Al result of the decisions. the
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
RAILWAY MAIL CLERK
 DROPPED FROM SERVICE.
Said to 30 Penalty fer His Political
 Activity.

Boston, April 3.--By the direction of Postmaster General Hitchcock, the local post0nce authorities have dropped Charles H. Quackenbush, a railway clerk living in Stamford, Conn.,, and a candidate for president of the first di- vision of the Railway Mall association, from the government rolls. The re- tirement of Quackenbush from the government service will not prevent his continuing candidate against A. c. Walton. Quackenbuslh was appoint ed to the railway mail service in 1898 and has served between this city and New York
 Railway mail clerks in this city were considerably surprised today at the dropping of QuAekenbush, and some of them ascribed it to his political activ- ftv
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
Supreme Court Decision Will Divorce the
 Coal and Railroad Business
INTERPRETS COMMODITIES CLAUSE
Court Unanimous in Its Decision Roads Cannot Legal- ly Transport Coal from Mines that they Own--G Cow ernment Can Nov Make Another Attempt to En- join the Lehish Valley from Moving Its Own Coal.

, lower court will now allow the gov ernment to amend its petition in the Lehigh Valley railroad case. A diff forent situation arises in regard to the Erie, the Central of New Jersey and the Pennsylvania. In these cases the government did not ask for leave to amend, considering the Lehigh Valley suit a test case. The government did ask the court to dismiss the Erie, Gen. tral and Pennsylvania cases without prejudice, but this was refused and the circuit court dismissed the cases.
 DisniiseaI of Three cassS Approved.
 This dismissal was today approved hv the supreme court. Ordinarily this would preclude the government bring ing new suits against these railroads. Government officials tonight express ed doubt as to whether further pro- ceedings could be taken against the Erie. Central and Pennsylvania. but an investigation will be made with a view to renewing the action against them, if possible.
 The Commcditiss Clause.
 The "commodities'' clause made it unlawful for . railroad to transport in interstate commerce any comnOd- ity produced by 1t, or in which it might own or have any interest, with sought to roach under the law num- Der of railroads carrying anthracite coal from Pennsylvania.
 Denounced as Unconstitutional.
 The circuit court of the United States for the eastern district of Pennsylvania denounced the law, as unconstitutional. The supreme court of the United States reversed the low CT court, holding the law constitution al as construed. The cases were re- manded for further proceedings.
 
 Msrs Devices to Evade the Law.
 The government then took the po- sition that the supreme court had de- cided merely that ownership by stock in a coal company was not such an interest in coal as was prohibited by the law Therefore it sought to amend it's original petition for injunction so ae to allege that the coal companies were mere devices of the railroads to evAQe the law and that the railroads had . legal or equitable interest in the coal The government made test case of the suit against the Lehighi Valley Railroad company.
 Hsfussd Permission to Amend.
 The lower court refused permission to amend and likewise. refused a re- quest to dismiss the suits against the Erie Railroad company, the Central Railroad company of New. Jersey and the Pennsylvania Railroad company without prejudice, so that new suits could be instituted against the com panies. From these rulings the. gov ernnneAt appealed to the supreme court
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
.LeTTER MAILE "a YEARS
 AGO JUsT DELIVERED.
Osubury Woman Hsess to Establish
 Claim to Land by It.

Danbury, Conn, April s.-A letter by Peter Bit]1y to Q. g. Paddock of Yo0lxers. N- Y.. was delivered today to fhe latter's sister. Mrs Mary L. Mead 0 this city The letter had been mis- 0id in the archfeveS of the Geneva G1Hce until a short time ago, when it pas discovered and mailed to Ton
 BgL where no trace of Paddock being IDDNt, it wac sent ta the dead letter 9G8o8 at Washington. from where it w1D mafSed to Mrs. Mead.
 The writer and Paddock both died n0D9 yezrs ago, and Mrs. rfeadS fg PAddocks only surviving relative The letter was in reference ts timber land owned by Paddock In tine northern part Of New York state sad by it's meana Mrr- Mead hepes tc establish claixpS 9e lands yb1ch she has tried to get,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
FORMER CLERGYMAN
 JAILED FOR sIGAMY.
Third Wife Was . Pretty orsanist at .
 Mission.

Kansas City, Mo-. April S.-Eugene Housemann. alias Hansmann, formerly a Methodist Episcopal clergyman. pleaded guilty today to bigamy and was sentenced to three years in prison Dixon, Mo-. divorced him. Then he married wife No, 2. A few days later he met a pretty organist in "a local mission and twenty days later they were married.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
SHOT IN BATTLE
 WITH POLICE OFFICER
Deckhand of Steamsr Was Being Ar
 rested for pisorderIy Conduct.

F'ishkil1- on- Hudson, N. Y., April B. In desperate battle between Onicer Theodore Moith of this village and an unknown man on the edge of the Hud- son river pier tonight the officer shot his assailant in the abdomen. The man was taken to the Highland hos pital, where it was said he could not live.
 The man was employed as deck hand on the steamer Homer Ramsdell and was put off the steamer when she landed here on her way to New York. After the boat left the officer appeared dsorderly conduct. The prisoner fought the officer, forcing him to the end of fhe pier.
 The officer fired once in the air, but the assailant continued the fight until a second shot dropped him upon the wharf.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
VICTORY FOR WOMEN
 IN SUPREME COURT
Wife Has Voice in Disposal of Prop. ertx if She Has Community Riaht.

Washington, April s-Woman won victory today in the supreme court of the United States when that tri- bunal decided that her right in com munity property. recognized under the civil law in force in the southwestern states, was something more than a right that began when it endedr
 The court held in suit over the title to tract of land in Dona Ana county, N. M., that Adolph Lea did not have the right. in view of New Mexico statute, modifying the civil without his wife joining in the trans
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
Nam Instead -EsAsss II
 0f Cannon -k
TO BE REPUBLICAN, LEADER IN
 THE NATIONAL HOUSE.
NOMINATED BY JUNGLE J0E'
A D6xen Insurgents Missing from Last Nights caucus-A Lively controver- sy Over Selecting Committees.

Washington, April 3-Representa- tive James R. Mann of Illinois was unanimously chosen candidate for speaker and floor leader of the re- puhlicans in the house of representa- tfves at the caucus held in the house chamber tonight. His name was pro- posed to the caucus by ex-Speaker Jo- seph G. Cannon, and he received the support of the regulars and those in- surRents who were present. His endorsement means that he will receive the republican vote in the house tomorrow, when a speaker is elected, and that he will become the active head of the minority party in the house in the next congress.
 Dozen insurgents Missing.
 More than a dozen insurgents were not at tonight's caucus.
 Many of those who are opposed to Mir Mann did not attend the caucus tonight. There was no copcerted act ion, however, toward disagreement with the general party programme.
 Split on Committee Appointments.
 The caucus proceedings were har- monious on all points except the meth cd of selecting the minority members of the standing committee of the house. On this question there was a clean cut difference of opinion between those who advocated the appointment of the committees by MT. Mann and those who wanted to follow the demo- cratic plar: of having a special com mittee to select the other commit tees.
 The debate over the committee mat ter lasted two hours and a half. There weresmany besides the insurgents who we're for a committee on committees.
 Dwight Again the "Whip."
 The caucus selected Mr. Currier of New Hampshire as permanent chair man and MT. Kendall Of Iowa, an in- surgent, as secretary. MT. Dwight of New York was again nominated for republican whip in the house, though he announced in the last congress that he would not again be candidate for the position.
 The caucus finally voted to give Mir. Mann authority to name the repubH- can members of the standing commit tees.
 Two Attended Neither Caucus.
 Two members of the house have the unique distinction of having taken part in neither the republican or dem- ocratic caucuses. One is MT. Berger of Milwaukee socialist, and the other Theron Akin of New York, elected as an sindepend6nt democrats, The den1-: ,oc1ats have decided to give both of them committee assignments. irre- spective of the two large parties in the house.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
FOURTEEN STRIKERS
 FINED AT HARTFORD
Charged with Breaches of Peace and
 intimidation.

Hartford, April S-After an a1l-day session of the city court here today, Judge w. H. Clark found fourteen of the fifteen striking cloakmakers who were charged, some with~breach Of the peace and others with breach of the peace and intimidation, guilty. and fined them sums ranging from 50 to $25, and costs. The cases of each of the fourteen were appealed and the accused released on bonds.
 Today's trial was the outcome of a strike of the union cloak makers ern- 'pIoyed by department stores and dry goods houses and the importing of the latter of men to take the strikers places. The strike breakers, on their arrival at the union station, were met by delegations of the strikers and a near-riot ensued, according to the tes- timony given by the police today.
 Two Girls Among Prisoners. r Among the accused were two girls. Laura Pechepper and Lena Hirshfield, and the. national organizer of the La dies Garment Workers union, Abra- ham Janow, of New York. Janow, for his activity both at the depot and on the streets at various times, was fined S25 and costs.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
VALUABLE DOCUMENT FOUND
 IN ALBANY FIRE RUINS
Governors Letter of 17so Was Only
 Partially Burned.

Albany, N. IT, April s-s3tate His uable document in the library ruins. It was the appeal, written by Gov. Thomas Pownal1 of Massachusetts, to New York's governor, asking a con- tribution for the relief of the sufferers from the Boston fire of 176O.
 The message is partly burned, but portions of many pages are lesibie.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
Stean1slRjp Arrivale.

At New York: April 3. Noorlan, from Rotterdam.
 At Glasgow April ?. Columbia. from New York
 At Livsrpoel: April. 2, Ilat1feftic, from New York.
 At Antwerp: April 3, Lapland, from New York.
 At Chriottansand: April !, c. F. Taetgen, from New York.
 At HAvfe: April g. Hudson, from New York.
 At Genoa April I ;, Koenie Albert, At Bremen. April 2. zitons from New
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
HARVARD WINS IN THE
 INTERcoLLEGiATE DEBATE.
Yale Has Second Place and Princeton
 Birgs Up Rear.

Cambridge, Mass, April 3.-Harvard won a three-cornered debate from Yale and Princeton tonight on the question, Resolved That all elective state off marieS."
 Harvard defeated Yale at Cambridge, having the negative side of the argu- ment, and. upholding the affirmative, defeated Princeton at Princeton. Yale won from Princeton at New Haven, speaking. on the negative side. This gives Yale second place and Princeton last.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
OLD COINS WASHED
 ASHORE. BY HIGH TIDE
Ancient Relics Cast up by Sea on En-
 a qlish Coast.

London, April 3,The extraordinari- ly high tide along the Suffolk coast today washed up hundreds of gold, silver, and bronze coins of early Sax on times in the neighborhood of Aide burgh. Large quantities of antique bronze rings and ornaments, supposed to be relics Of the submerged city of Dunwich, also were cast up by the
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
Barren Jossph Thssasrs Peter. won
 Niamaxxk.

Canellton, Ind, April S.-Baron Jo- seph Theodore Peter von Niemczyk of the Austro- Hungarian nobility, who has been q resident of this county for forty years. died here today. aged 30. He was younger son and was born in Tannewitx. Galiria, HuaGary. The baron was educ4ted for the. ministry, but gave up tho church to wed After his title His wife d3Sd four ysars
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
BISHOP CONDEMNS
 THE HAREm SKIM.
Threatens to Exoommunissts psrjsb<
 ionera Who Wear lt.

Havana, April S-The Right BeNt Gonzales Egtrada, bishop Of Emgunn, has issued . pastoral letter coudemn< ing the harem skirt as immoral nurl un-C Christian. He warns women s1sno persistence in it's use will result in ex< 
 The bishops action has caused souDo surprise, IS only enc skirt of this tyoo< which was worn by an acfyes9> I'd been seen on the streets up eo xh6 present. t
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
EXTRA COFFIN FOR THE
 FRAGMENTS OF BODIES.
Will Be Inferred With the Unidentified
 Fire Victims.

New York, April 3.-The eight un- identified victims of the Washington place fire of March 25, which cost IA lives, will be buried Wednesday as the big labor parade in their memory winds through the streets it was definitely announced tonight. A ninth coffin, con-. taining fragments of incinerated bodies impossible of identification, will also be inferred.
 The city has purchased a lot in non-sectarian cemetery in Brooklyn for burying the bodies, and funeral services of the Roman Catholic, He- brew and Protestant faiths will be held at the graves
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
DECLARES INVESTIGATION
 WAS A "WHITEWASH"
Senator Poindexter Wants Real In- vestieation of Interior Department.

Spokane, Wash. April 3.-Declaring that the recent Pinchot and Ballinger investiga tion was sprearranged whitewash,'' Senator Miles Poindexter predicted today an investigation of the interior department by the coming special session of congress.
 'sThe men who introduced the in- vestigation resolutions at the last ses- sion said vindication of Ballinger was what they wanted, and they got it,'' said Poindexter .9The people de- mand a thorough investigation and I have no doubt they will get it, now that the recent election has made it pOsSible''
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
MEN AND WOMEN FIGHT
 BRUSH FIRE AT RlvERToN
Congregational Church and Some
 sHouses Threatened for a Time.

Riyerton, Conn.,, April 3.---Men and hours late today a grass and brush fire that burned over five acres and threa tened to burn the Congregational church. The fire started about all eighth of mile from the village and was famed by strong northeast wind that threatened to carry the flames into town.
 When the fire was finally gotten un- der control it had burned to within a few rods of the church and several houses. The origin of the fire is not
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
DOGS DON'T BARK AFTER
 DARK AT MoN7cLAlR, N. J.
Argument Presented for Holding New
 ark Episcopal Conference There.

Newark, N. J., April 3.-Montclair, N. J., kas chosen as the next meeting place of the Newark Episcopal confer ence today, upon the recommendation of the Rev. H. F. Randolph of the First church of Montclair.
 He said the town was one in which ssyou will not be disturbed by the bark ing of dogs after dark, nor the crow ing of cocks before daylight, because there is a town ordinance against
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
tfsnry E. Dimoek Critically IIL

New York, April a.--Henry E. Dim- ock, the millionaire railroad and s.eamshIp operator, was reported. to- night to be critically ill at his home in this city. It was said at the house that his illness involved complication which practically " rrec]uded any hope
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
sociatisti Swesp sIautfe.

Butte, Mont, April Sociaiists to- day swept Butte, electing mayor city treasurer. police judge and i've out Of niLr aldermen Two years ago t1la tiemocrats elected every candida te in
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER
 sHoT 1N LABOR FIGHT.
eaeeis~s stsrs Trsubls Which CuIni-
 nstss in . Riot.

Chicago. April 3--Patrolman J. J. 11r0uire was shot and probably fatally WGunded today while attempting to Gfop nGht between union labor fac- 1fong ever work on a new OfEice bui1d- 1nG i'm the doWnt0Wn quarter. A score 9f nnufs were nr9>l before the police dlDD1<Ded Mne riotors-
 Tho cmqhnfauts were said by the uU&1g< 10 have b0An members of the
 11uEu1G<tunl EDeflve Association of <I1l 11.s. ad1 +tl<< United APsocia-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04

St. James Catholic Church of Sa, Francisco was destroyed by fire, caus ing a loss of $10O. .000
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
CARDINAL LOST SEVERAL
 TEETH lN AccspGMJs
Auto in Which He Was Riding cs,ps1sl
 With Tree.

Waterloo, Ba1Giup, April $.--C<nfff< nal Desfdernfps 4ercier, arehb111uD 11 Marltne, had a narrow es6uD4 m death today in an automobile ~ The eh4uffour tn see11ng e DYU1@4X dasced Into . troo and wac %JDC
 The cardinal Wes be61y ou< q the face, and ssvefnl ef hts to1fI knocked out The chauHGur Vln1 ously injured z.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
Uniform crep Rspertina

Washington, April 2.-A world-wid system of uniform crop reporting will he prUpo9ed at the international Insti- tt1tc Qf AgrfcuIxltre. which will aSseza-
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04

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Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04
Mers Dutch Farners Arrivs.

New York, April 3.The tItsd large party of Dutch farmers to arrive here sN1tllin a few weeks to seek new homes fin the west came today on the steamer. Npordarn. Today's iHstallnaent in If1udinE all the little members of his fanIuex uan3hlIed about seo zcalIs:
Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-04

Rev.. R. X. Atkinson. Pastor of a Davenport. Ia., Congregational church, has resigned to become field secretary of the Fairgrounds Association of America