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Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Second Congressional District Now Includes
Four Eastern Counties
CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE ABOLISHED
Telegram From Congressman Higgins Urging Action In
fluences Republican Senators-Republicans Seek to
Redeem Party Pledges-Cratuities of $500 Voted to
Fourteen Reporters-To Adjourn Thursday.

opinion is held that adjournment will
be possible on Thursday
The New Congressional Districts.
The new congressional districts of
the state are as follows.
District Hartford county
District New London, Windham,
Tolland and Middlesex counties.
District 3-Towns of Cheshire. Meri- :
den Wallingford, Bethany. Hamden,
North Haven. North Branford, Gull
ford. Madison, Woodbridge. Orange,
Milford. New Haven. East Haven and
Branford in New Haven county.
District Fairfield county.
District 5-Litchfield county with
Southbury, Middlebury Waterbury
Beacon Falls, Seymour, Ansonia and
Derby of New Haven county.
Governor is Pleased.
New Haven, Conn, Sept 12-Tn
speking of the redistricting of the state
as to congressman, Governor Baldwin
stated tonight that he was pleased that
the bill had passed. He said:
Il am glad that the senate concurred
with the house. The bill that has
nearly equal in population. I think it
has been discreditable to the state that
it has not been so divided years ago.
Electing a congressman -at-larke is on !?
ly temporary makesh1ft, and 1t was
full time to divide the state into as
many districts as We have congress
men. Now 1 hope the committee win
not delay their reports any further in
reference to senatorial districts.
Congressman Tiisen Also Glad.
New Haven, Conn, Sept. Econ
gresham -at-Large John @. Tilson said
that while not familiar with the par
ticulars of the Stevens plan Of re-
districting. that he had always been in
favor of an EQUITABLE redistricting of
the state, and that he was glad the
plan passed the state legislature.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
PRESIDENT TRUESDALE
DECLINES TO ARBlTRATE
/ Matter of Disciplning Employe Not :
Matter for Outsiders.

Scranton, Pa. Sept. 12.-President w
III. Truesdale of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad has turn
ed down the proposition af the track
men that the matter OF reinstating
Foreman NJ. J. Foley be arbitrated by
the New York labor commissioners or
a board of arbitration to be selected
by the company and trackmen.
Mr.. Truesdales letter contains the
following:
The mana cement of this company
cannot, in justice to it's best interests,
submit to any outside parties, or board,
questions involving it's right to disci-
pline it's employees for such wilful
disregard of orders. nor the policy it
shall adopt or pursue in dealing with
questions of this character
President Truesdale has been given
until O'Clock tomorrow afternoon to
agree to arbitration or take the consa-
quences," which the trackmen's com
mittee says means a strike on the en-
tire system from Buffalo to New York
and on the Syracuse and Utica di-
visions.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
WEDDING GIFTS STILL
POUR IN ON GERAGHTYs
Bride is Advised to Go to Her Home
and Make Up.

Providence. Sept. 1a.-Gifts without
cards to identify the donors have bec1
received during the week by Mrs. lack
Geraghty at her new Newport l,~-- a
They include pair of diamong ear
rings set with pearls, pieces of silver
ware and pieces of oriental carpets.
That reconciliati ton is near Of hand is
generally acknowledged and believed
now more than ever because of the
remarks made by Mrs. Geraghty with
in the past two days. She repea tedly
said she would not return here to visit
her people unless her husband was
invited. A long standing friend of
the French family has advised Mrs.
Geraghty to walk into her home and
throw her arms around her mother S
neck.
Geraghty is selling automobile sup
plies in the summer colony He is in
partnership with H. E. Pender in a
garage and automobile supply bust
ness. Since Geraghty's return from
Springfield the business has doubled.
and most of it is coming from the
summer colony. Property of Mrs. Ger
agility which was at her mothers home
has been delivered to Mrs. Geraghty
within the past few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
STREAMS OF HOT LAVA
SWEEP THROUGH FIELDS.
Peasants Are Fleeing from the District
About Mount Etna.

Cantania, Sicily, Sept. 12.-The crest
of Mount Etna now presents terrify-
ing spectacle. Heavq smoke lies over
it, with frequent brilliant flashes, and
the bombardment, which is continuous
along a line nearly two miles in extent
is like the firing of heacy artillery.
torrent of burning lava, estimated at
1000 feet wide and four feet deep. is
pouring down the slope. Everything in
it's way has been scarried before it.
Groves of trees have been uprotted and
set on fire, and the lava stream is
sweeping trough the fields, sending out
for miles around hot resinous waves of
smoke.
The peasants have left their homes,
CARRYING with them the aged, the SICK
and the children, and whatever meagre
belongings they were able to get to-
gether.-
Whole regions covered with hard
ened lava from past eruptions have
been torn up by the frequent earth
shocks. Many of these have been OF
great violence and the peasants fear
a reptition of the Messina disaster.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
AERoNAuT BENUMBED
BY COLD AND RAIN
Il. Percy Shearman Makes Longest
Balloon Flight in New England.

Auburn, Me- Sept. 12.-Half be-
numbed by swift flight through rain,
hail, and cold air currents, and unable
to make the outlet valve or rip cord
of his balloon work properly, II. Percy
Shearman climped up through the
ropes, slashed the silken bag with a
knife, and fell back unconscious into
the basket. The balloon dropped swift
ly to the ground. and tonight. Shear
man, resting comfortably at a local
hospital, was able to tell something of
his experiences.
It was on a farm on the outskirts
of this city that Sherman, who is pres
ident of the Williams College Aero
nautical society, this afternoon end
ed the longest balloon flight ever made
in New England by an aeronaut un-
ACCOMPANIED. The distance from
Pittsfeld, Mass, where he ascended
early in the morning. to this, city, is
approximately two hundred miles.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Revised Official Returns in Maine Give Pro-
hibition a Lead OF 295
MANY DISCREPANCIES DISCOVERED
Towns Which Originally Reported Majority For Re-
peal, Voted the Other Way-Errors in First Figures
Attributed the Telephone-Neither Side Very
Confdent-A Recount Likely to be Held.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 13.-Revised re-
turns on the question of the repeal of
the constitutional prohibition at l
o'clock this morning reduced the ma
iority against repeal to 295 The total
cote stood:
For repeal ..........-. 60,216
Against repeal ........ 60,511
Repeal Majority Wiped Out.
Revision of original returns by COM
parison with official figures furnished
by city and town clerks wiped out the
majority for repeal.
Numerous Discrepancies.
One of the first discrepancies discov-
cred was in the vote of the town of
Sanford. Figures sent out from there
last night gave a substantial majority
of repeal. Today the result was re-
versed.
Made Change of 400 Votes
Similar conditions prevailed as re-
CARDS the vote of the town of Wells.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
NEW HAVEN CHINAMAN
IN FOR DRUNKENNESS
Sing Ling the Only One to Be Arrested
on That Charge.

New Haven, Sept. 12-Over fndu-
gence in the flowing bowl is not usual
ly considered one of the failings of the
natives of the Flowery Kingdom. Con-
sequently Patrolman Tom Jandy Gre
ated something Of a furore when he
entered police headquarters last night
about $50 o'clock, dragging along an
alleged inebriated Chinaman. in the
person of Sing Ling, 1aundryman,
who resides at 1S7 Meadow street.
Ling proved that he came by his
first name rightly by keeping things
lively in the lookup practically all the
night, chanting some of his native
songs.
1t was stated at police headquarters
last night that Ling was tlla first
Chlnaman ever brought in there on d
charge of drunkenness
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13

These changed the apparent result by
nearly 400 votes.
Mistakes Over Telephone.
In most cases, however, the reduc-
ton OF the repeal plurality, which on
the face of early returns appeared to
be about 700, was due to a change Of a.
few votes in the smaller towns. In
most of these the discrepancies ara
tracealble to telephone misunderstand-
ing, the vote i'll many of the smaller
towns having been collected by cor
respondents in that manner.
Neither Side Very Confident.
Neither side had put out any very
strong claims to the election during the
day, and the possibility of change as
official figures came in was not a. great
surprise. The prohibition workers re-
fused to give UP even when the ma
jority against them appeared large, and
as the day progressed and the figures
were slowly swinging in their favor
their. hopefulness increased.
recount is likely to be called for.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
PASTOR RESIGNS BECAUSE
HE FEELS HE is oVERPAID
Accepts Call to Church Where Sal.
ary Will Be $500 Loss.

Cape Girardeau, Mo-, Sept. 12.-Eu-
gene F. Abbott of the First Presbyter-
ian church here, resigned today, Civ,
ing as one reason that. his salary of
$4,000 per year was excessive consider
ing the amount appropriated in char
liable and other church work. He
has accepted a call to a church at
Fulton, Mo-, where his salary will be
$500 per year.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
PRAY FOR MISS BARTON.
Message Of Sympathy Sent by Com
mander of, New York State.

New York, Sept. 12-As command
er of the G. A. r. of New York state,
General George B. Loud today sent the
following communication to Miss Clara
Barton, founder of the American Red
Cross, who is very ill at Oxford,
Mass,
"Frob the hearts of 10000 civil war
veterans in the great Empire State
goes up prayer to the great white
throne for the recovery of the woman
yours salf-whose sublimeSt work for
suffering humanity has never been par
alelled anywhere in the civilized
world"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
ITALY AND TURKEY
IN MOOD FOR CLASH.
Italy Considering the Military occupa
tion of Tripoii.

Rome, Sept. 12.-Prernier Giolitti had
a long conference today with the min
lister of wars General Spingardi and
the n1inisterssof marine, Admiral Catto-
1ica, regarding the Tripoii question.
The prime minister. it S understood.
said that If the Turkish governm ent
was not ready to recognize Ttalies2 =
tiuence of Tripoli under some form of
a protectoTate the only recourse must
be the military occupa ton of the
Turkish province.
Both the rninister Of war and the
minister of marine declared that every
thing was ready for an eventual expe-
dition of troops backed by the Italian
navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
ANOTHER GARY OFFICIAL
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY.
Former Commissioner of Public Works
e. 3 Accused Of Soliciting

/. Gary Ind.,. Sept. IA warrant,
charging John j. Nihoff, former COM
missioner of public works of this city,
with soliciting a bribe of $4,000 was
placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff
Morris today for service. The charges
are made by T. 3. Dean, who last week
caused the arrest of Mayor Knots and
five aldermen, on charges of bribery in
connection with granting a heating
franchise
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
TAFT DECLINES THE MULE RIDE
Sends Word to Missouri That He Pre-
fers an Automobile.

Sedalia, Mo. Sept. 12.-President
Taft will not ride about town in a
carriage drawn by eight mules when
he visits Sedalia on September go
The reception committee which had
planned this feature has received a
hint from Beverly that the president
preferred to ride in motor car. 1t
promptly changed the plans, although
one member of the committee remark
ed:
There never was motor that
could compare with a span of Missouri
mules
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
MYSTERIOUS MURDER
OF A SCHOOL TEACHER.
A Whole. Manitoba Towns Populaes
Up in Arms Over the Tragedy.

Crystal City, Man, Sept. IA
shooting murder took place last night
at Riverdale scfloolnouse, when a
school teacher named Miss Blake was
slain. When she did not put in an ap-
pearance at her home, somebody went
to the schoolhouse to see if she was
about. On the ground We're portions
of the woman's dress, pools of blood
and tufts of human hair but the body
was nowhere in sight. The residents
are lip in arms regarding the affair and
a vigorous search is being made to find
the murderer
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Reunion Connecticut Volunteers.

Mlddletown, Conn, Sept. 12.-The
twenty fourth regiment. Connecticut
volunteers, held their annual reunion
here today and about 40 members at
tended. The election of officers re-
suited as follows; President, NJ. IT..
Watrous, Norwich secretary and
treasurer. Arthur L. Post, Walling-
ford. The selection for the reunion
next year was left TO the the officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Steamship Arrivals.

At Cherbourg: Sept. II, President
Grant, from New York.
At Naples: Sept {. Giovanni from
New York
At London: Sept. 12 Minneapolis,
from New York
At Algiers: Sept l. Alice from New
York.
At Antwerp: Sept II, vaderland,
from New York
At Bremen: Sert. IL, Kaiser Wilhelm
H., from New York
At Copenhagen: Sept. 13, Oscar H..
from New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
ARRESTED IN ITALY FOR
MURDER IN SPRINGFIELD
Former Meriden Italian Accused OF
Killing a countryman.

Meriden, Conn, Sept 12.-Word has
been received here of the arrest in
Italy of Gienbettista Arena, formerly
of 5Meriden and later of Springfield,
on the charge of murder. 1t is alleged
that Arena killed Antonio Scaramuz-
zinc at Springfield last July. The
information of the arrest came through
local attorney who has been re-
tanned by the defense to take deposit
tions of witnesses and forward them
to Calabria, Italy, where the accused
will be tried.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
FISHERMEN. FOR RECIPROCITY.
Nova seotians Going Home by Special
Train to Vote

Gloucester. Mass, Sept. 12.-Many of
the Nova Scotian and New Brunswick
fishermen, who make up a large part
of the Gloucester fleet, are on their
way home today by special train to
vote in the elections next week. Nine
out of ten of the fishermen, although
generally conservative, will vote with
Laurier for reciprocity.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Connecticut Men Show Up Well.

Philadelphia. Sept. 12.-National
guardsmen from Connecticut won hon
ors in the annual contests of the
PENNSYLVANIA State Rifle association
today on the government rifle range
at Essington. George w Chesltey of
Connecticut won the individual Off
hand match with score of A. Capt.
John w. Hessian of Connecticut, who
won the individual skirmish match,
was second today in both the short
and long range matches.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Aero Club Meet at Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. ia. Hol-
land Forbes, president Of the Aero
club of Connecticut, announced to-
night that the first meet Of the organ
ization would be held here on the zSth
and 29th Cross country flight in
which members of the association will
be passengers will be held morning
and afternoon. 1t was also stated that
the next annual meeting would be held
in Waterbury, October IL.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
stamford Democrats, Tardy Caucus.

Southington, Conn, Sept. 1.-THE
democrats held their caucus here to-
night one day later Than required by
law. The matter of the right Of the
caucus nominees to run will probably
be put up to the attorney general The
present government is democratic and
if the ticket of that party Is not legal
there will be complete change IN the
complexion of the officials.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Wife Too Much in Politics.

Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 12.-Because
his wife was a suffragette and was
active in politics in Denver when he
lived in that city, Thomas p. Zimmer-
man was given "a divorce from her to-
day. He charged that Mrs. thinner
man neglected her home and spent In
politics money that he earned as q
stone cutter
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
youna Ayistor Killed.

Paris. Sept. 12.-Lieutenant Chotard,
q pupil of the military aviation school.
was killed today while making flight
at Villa coublay. Chotard was making
his second trip alone when gust Of
wind capsized his machine. He fell
from a height OF 900 feet.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
State Settles peer pamao..

State Fish and Game Commission
ers Frank o. Davis of Pomfret and E.
Hart Geer of Hadlyme visited Sims
bury the other day to assess damages
done by deer at the orchard of A,
Vincent Osmun. Over 400 trees We're
ruined and damages were assessed at
$2O2.50. This is the largest claim ever
settled in that town
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Ex-Mayor Martin Renominated.

New Haven. Conn. Sept 13-The
primaries of the democratic party were
fought out here yesterday and up to 2
o'clock this morning the counting. had
not been completed two wards being
among the missing, but the returns
We're sufficient to show that former
Mayor James 3. Martin had defeated
his opponent. Captain Edgar A Dove.
by over a. thousand.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Disastrous Blaze at Antwerp.

Antwerp, Sept. PA great fire
broke out here tonight and FIVE vast
woodyards were ola zing furiously at
midnight. The glare was visible as
far as Brussels. All the fire~-~- of y
district were called out, but were pow
erless to check the flames. The fire is
believed to be the most extensive that
has occurred here in years.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
President MelIen at swanton. Vt.

Swanton, Vt, Sept 12.=The special
train which is bearing President c. s.
Mellen and. other officials of=the Bos
,ton.s& Maine and New Haven railroad
on a tour of inspection through New
EIrgla nd arrived here late today The
officials are expected to investiga te
the needs here~of proposed branch
line from Maquam- bay to Alburg and
the completion OF a connection to
Swanton over the Central Vermont
road.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Not Blamed for W;fe,s Death.

New York, Sept. 12.-Without leav-
ing their seatsfi coroner's jury this
afternoon exonerated Edward F. Hart
of any connection with the death Of his
wife, the former actress, Annie Hart,
who was found shot at her hoem in
this city last Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Posse Searches for scoundrel.

| Toledo. O., Sept. IA posse of
citizens headed by Mayor Crozier and
Marshal Smith of Elmore, are search
ing through Ottawa county tonight for
the alleged aSsailant of the Year old
daughter of Jonah Bunce or Ilmore
The crime was committed during the
afternoon. The little girl is in a ter
rible condition as the result of her ex-
pelience.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
BUTTER PRICE MADE 2e CENTS.
Quotations Committee Of Eisin Board
of Trade Voted Down on Test.

Elgin. Ill.,. Sept. 12.-The quotations
committee of the EIgin Board of Trade
yesterday reported the butter market
firm at 26 1-2 cents, but Thomas Gal
lagher of Chicago objected.
A vote of the board failed to sus-
tain the quotations committee, and
then upon motion the price was fixed
at 26 cents.
The output is 27.7oo pounds
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13

+ Beyond Saying That He never "a gain
would be 8, candidate for the prast-1
dency of the United States, William
Jennings Bryan declined to comment
on politics when he visited ST john
N. B., yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
More Fatal Toadstools

Wooster. o.. Sept. 12.-Mrs. Edward
Miller of Canaan is dead and her hus-
band is near death from eating toad
stools which they mistook for mush-
rooms. Physicians despair of being
able to save Miller's life.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
LoRAINs soDAs COST MORE.
High Price Of Sugar Blamed by the
Drug Store Patrons.

Lorain, O., Sept 1.-THE high price
of sugar is blamed for an increase in
the price of drug store drinks, which
became effective today. Ice cream
,sodas. which formerly cost five cents,
are ten now, and other drinks also cost
more
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Says She Was Whipped With Strap.

Suffield, Sept. II. = Miss Hattie
Pocket. who was sent from the Hart
ford orphan asylum six years ago f6
the home of Howard Button in Maple
ton avenue, made complaint to the Sc
tectmen of the town last week of the
way she was being treated. showins
proof on her body where she had been
whipped with strap. Yesterday Dep
uty Sheriff George Woodruff took the
girl back to the Hartford orphan asy-
lum. She is 16 years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Twelve Rounds TO a praw.

Boston, Sept 12.--Tommy Murphy
OF New York and Pal Moore of Phil
adeiphia fought twelve rounds to d
draw at the Armory Athletic associa-
tion tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Eight Firms Burned Out.

New York. Sept. 13.-Eight firms,
chiefly cloak and suit manufacturing
and kindred concerns. sustained prac-
tically total losses the whole estimated
at about $780, 900. from, ire esrly this
morning in the loft buildings they oc-
eianiad ~ 1z-11a A~~>~. ~\-~~%
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Ty Cobb Injuries Knee.

Cleveland O., Sept. 12.-WhiIe
sprinting for a flay ball in tsday's
Detroit cleveland game, Ty CoAbs fell
and injured his left knee. He said to-
night. however, that he probably weuld
nlar tanayyeR
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
$4,000 Fir. Al cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 13.---Fire early
this morning totally destroyed the Gin
cinnati Veneer company and several
lumber yards adjoining, and is threat
ening a number of tenement houses
The loss so far is estimated at $780,
900
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Seventy five Skilled Men will be EN-

ployed in an industry new to Lowell
Mass, as a result of the success of
the Lowell board of trade in persuad-
ing the Avery Chemical company of
Boston to csta blish Tactic acid works
in Lowell
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Judge serd.~alI before whom Job,

Judge eerde~alI, before whom John
J., and James J. Mcnamara will be
tried October II, on indictments
charging them with dynamitins and
murder in connection with the blow
ing UP of the Los Angeles Times
plant has ruled that John. J. McNa-
mara must be tried in Los Angeles
and not at Indianapolv
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13

Cabled Paragraphs

Lisbon. Portugal, Sept 12.-The re-
public of Portugal was formally rec
ognized Yesterday by Great Britain,
Spain, Germany. Italy and Austria.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13

The property of the English crown
ha s been marked with the broad arrow
now tell when it was first used for
this purpose az what was its meaning.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13

Bouy, France, Sept. 12.-Helene Du-
trieu made new mark in the COM
petition for the women's cup today by
flying 1862 miles. The women's cup
is offered for the longest continuous
flight made by woman aviator in the
present year.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13

Some Action in Regard to the mar
riages of Col. Johfl Jacob Astor by Rev.
Joseph Lamber4. Congregational
minister of Providence, is expected
when the Congregational ministers
meat ct Providence next Monday
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
John SoutI,er.

Roston, Sept. 12.-John Soutl,er
probably the oldest man in the coun-
try wl1u has been engaged in iron
manufacturing, died at his home in
Newton tonight, aged 81 years.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13

Toxic, Sept 12.-The minister of ed
-ucation, M. Haseba, carrying out the
new governments policy. of interior
development, announced today that
two new imperial universities accom-
modaring a total of one thousand stu
dents, would be opened.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13

Bilbao, Spain, Sept. 12-There was
a clash between the strikers and the
civil guards last night, when the lat
ter fired into the crowd and wounded
eight persons. two of them fatally, it
is thought. All trades unions have pro-
claimed a general strike here.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
Lightning Stops a Towns Factories

Rochester. n. Y, Sept. ia spe-
cial from Lockport says the factories
in that village were put out of bust
ness at nnidnight by. an electric storm,
which blew out tthe transformers in
all the mills and injured more than
score of men. A barn near the town
was struck and destroyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13
OBITUARY..
Hancx C. Stanley.

Phila adelphia, Sept. 12.-Henry C.
Stanley, formerly a well known min
streI and at one time manager of the
Boston Symphony orchestra, died at
his home here today, aged As years.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-13

Dresden, Saxony, Sept. 12.-The
Saxon army maneuvers assumed a
realistic chapa cter today when eleven
Uhlans, lost their lives in the waters
of the Elbe. The cavalry scouts were
drowned while attempting to swim the
river near Pirna