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Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
ROAD COMMISSIONER
 ON RACK AT CAPITOL
Claim Mads That He .piserimin atsd
 Against Ansonia Quarry.

Hartford. March 14.-Roads and road making, and the powers of the high way commissioners, the amount of his salary. the way he buys traprock for repairing roads, all came in as sub- Jects of 2 general hearing before the committee on roads, rivers and bridges this afternoon, in the house chamber. After those who wished to be heard had had their say, Commissioned Mac Donald gave lengthy review of the administration of his office and the dealings he had had with the select men and other officials of the towns. There was bit of history in it and description of what the commission CT nas always maintained was a cam pa1gn or education on the good roads movement.
 5000 SeIectmen During Hie Term.
 The commissioner said that mora than 5000 men had gone into and out of the offices of selectmen during the time he had been commissioner. Of the original list of selectmen in office when he took office in 1885 only 21 are now selectmen and of theseaonly are first selectmen. Then he told of the development of the work of hfs office.
 Bill Favored Ansonia Quarry.
 On the bill which was earlier heard. put in by Representative McOrmond or Ansonia, to give the towns the right to purchase material for repairs of their own roads, it was shown that the bill was In favor of traprock quarry in Ansonia. the management highway commissioner any stone, al- though the road repairing was being done within a thousand feet of the quarry The officers of the quarry claimed that they could have sold stone at . less price than the com ~w4~ o. ~x was bringing it into Ans0nia on cars
 unnscessary Hauling of Stone.
 Mayor Charters told of the arrival of stone for repairs by train which had to be hauled to one part of the city and then re- hauled to the place where the state was making highway repairs. this place being near the quarry which could have furnished the material MT. Charters argued that the state should assist the quarry company in> developing an industry Macdonald Said Price Was Not Right
 After the hearing had closed Com missioner Macdonald. said that the on- ly reason why he had not bought stone from the Ansonia quarry was that the price was not right, but if Mir Whiting, who. was an officer of the company, would step. into his efflce later he would try to give the quarry a con- tract for supplying material.
 Will Gall for Bids Hsrsafter.
 Representative McOrmond asked the commissioner if he objected to the bill, which would put all the towns on the same level, and the commissioner said that he would promise to give every town which had quarry chance to bid on furnishing material and if the price was right he would see that the town had a chance to buy the material.
 Trunk Roads and State Hiehways
 No one appeared on the bill to pro- vide for the issuance of s2,OO0,eo0 worth of bonds for construction of trunk roads, and $1,O00,0O0 for con structing state highways.
 Several selectmen said that the state should wholly maintain the trunk high ways.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
BAILEY WON'T EXPLAIN.
Senator to Say Nothing About Disap-
 pearancs of Lorimer Documents.

Washington, March 14.-Because the authorities of Sangamon county, Il1i- nois, issued a subpoena for him in connection with the proceedings against State Senator Holts1aw, Sena- tor Bailey of Texas probably will make no explanation relative to the disap- pearance in the senate chamber here of the affidavit of Bank Clerk Newton and the Holtslaw bank deposit slip, concerning which there was much dis cussion during the pendency in the senate of the resolution to vacate the seat of Senator Lorimer of Illinois
 MT. Bailey declared today that The Associated Press was in error in send ing out from Washington last Satur- day the statement that he was at work upon Statement" concerning the dis appearanee of the papers.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
poLs ATTAcHEe THREE
 LABqA ORGANIZATIONS.
Action tho Outcome of the Strike at fs His Hartfsrd Thsatsr.

Hartford, Conn. March 14-Attach- ments were made tonight i'm a suit for $10,DO0 brought by Sylvester 2. Poli against the local union of stage hands, the Centra Labor union of Hartford, aHd the ocal MusIctans' union. A writ William L. Bennett of the superior court restraining the members of the1o unions. indtviduaily or otherwise, from, fnterferinE with the ronduct of plays at hi4 theaters or with indiv1d- uais working Tor Mpl.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
lnsaIll!J alld
 Cons sumption
ALLEGED ILLS OF WHICH MRS.
 MELBER IS VICTIM.
BY DEFENSE WITNESSES
One States That She is an ~Incorrisi- hIs Liar" Unable to Distinguish Right from Wrons-Experts to Testify.

Albany, N r., March 1.-The fate of Mrs. Edith Melber, Hhe young wfd- 0w on trial for the mtfrder of her young son by administering carbolic acid, may be known by tomorrow night It is more probable, however, that the case will not be given to the jury before Thursday
 Medical Exports to Testify.
 The defense rested this afternoon, and two or three minor witnesses were called by the state. which tomorrow will put on it's medical experts dn an effort to break the force of thoes for the defense, who testified unequivocal- : ly today that the accused woman is a hopelessly insane imbecile," and must have been wholly Irresponsible when she killed her child.
 cannoteEivs Two Ysars.
 Dr. James T. Mcfxenna testified that Mrs. MeIber is "a well marked con- sumptive and in all human probability will not live two years" and that 'ts1e always has been fnsane-and always will be-"
 Her physical, mental and moral de- HnQuencies were painted in no rosy ti11ts by the doctor. He declared that she was an incorrigible liar; inventing herself and was nof chargeable for acts of personal immortality, being abso- luteIy without power to distinguish right frem wrong.
 Mrs. MsIber Showed No Emotion.
 Mrs. Melber exhibited not the slight est trace Of emotion during this sris- ly recital. nor did she when, at anotffs CT stage of the proceedings, the district attorney took another expert witness step by step over the abhorrent details that led up to the murder-the pIr- cha ising of the acid, the lonely night Journey tc the marsh, the forcing of the acid down the child's thrQat when he pleaded for water, the mothers kiss on his forehead as he passed .NWay, writhing in sconvulsions; strips ping the telltaIe clothing from the 1it- tie body and hastening to get a car to Keep an appointznent with an admirer.
 Spectators shuddsr With Horror.
 shudder of horror ran through the crowded cort1t room, howev ver,yas the prosecuting attorney rehearsed the unnatural story with the pitiless viv- illness in an effort to break down the experts on some material point With out twitching muscle, Mrs Melber gazed straight at witnesses and aecus- ing attoEneys as one 1coukfnEt into fathomiess space.
 Say She is Af5opeIsssiy Ineompetent.r 7
 Besides Dr. MrKenna the defense,s experts were Dr. Herbert E.. De F'reest of Troy and Dr. J. NJ w Scott Of Schenectady. They all were agreed chat the woman is hopelessly incompe- tent,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
Strangled Her Little Daughter and Sci Fire to Her Home
KILLINGW0RTH MYSTERY SOLVED
Was Thought to Have Periahed in the Flames -Crazed Woman Attempted to End Her Own Life in Three
 Different Ways Sought Refuge at Neiahbor's
 Where She vas Found by Authorities

woman and child, the authorities were waiting for the ruins of the house to cool in order to make a search for the bodies.
 Asked Nsishber fer shsltsr.
 Late today Medical Examiner Rey- n0lds was notified that Mrs. Feltdrap- pie was at the home of the Rettigs, than Willard place, three miles from the scene of the frs. According to the Retttgs. Mrs. Feltdr2ppie, who has long been friend of theirs, came to tho house shortly after midnight Last night and asked for shelter.
 Said She WrunG chiid's Neck.
 They let her in and found that her clothing was wAterSoaked and her head . mass of bruises. She told them daughter Martha" and had attempted to take her own life by means of the hammer and knife, and that failing had gone to tho river, quarter of a mile from her home, and jumped in. The water, she said, was so cold that then trampod the two or more miles to their home to find a place to stay over night.
 Frightened the HousshoId.
 The woman,s actions frightened the Rettigs and 1t was not until late this afternoon that they notified Dr. Rey- holds, who in turn sent Deputy D. H. Watrous to the RettiE home and had Mrs. Felt drappie brought to Clinton, where she was given a preliminary ex- animation by the medical examiner.
 Had Been in Peer HsaIth.
 When brought here by the deputy sherim Mrs. Feltdrappie was in a pitia- ble condition. She has not been in the best of health for some time and with her head covered with the bruises made by the hammer and the red marks of the knife on her throat and weak from the exposure of the night before. all she could tell the examiner was that she had killed her daughter and of the attempts she had made to end her own life.
 Believed to Bs Insans.
 Why she had dohe those things she did not know. It was tho opinion of the medical exAn1fner tonight that she IS insane, and she fs being held pend- insren f1lEestte atiDns by Coroner Davis of MiddIetown tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
'PLAaUE LEAVING HAVOC
 WITH oHINEsE TROOPS.
Sene $50 psaths Reported at Chang
 Chun' Up te Jan. %.

Washington. March 14.-That the plague is continuing its ravases in China is shown by the mali advices reaching the. state department frem Anerioan consulate officers. It 1s es- fl1nated that q, 900 peSsons nave sue. cutnbed in the cities and towns north of Chang Cliun in tine Harbin consuaats distrist since the outsrsak of the ebi- dAmjc.
 In the city Of Harbfn and its suburb. Fuchiatfen, total of 0.014, including 50 Europeans. had died up to Fsb- fl.
 The diseage is playing havoc with the Chinsse troops at Chang Chun, ac- c0rdfng ito JApanese gtatfstics. 38o deaths aihcng them being reported up to, Jan. 2s,- the daily death rate of the town being 50.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
NO APPROPRIATION FOR
 HsoUyENIvl W. <h. TAYLOR.
Resslutien to Appropriate 5000 is
 Laid en the Table.
1Special to The Bulletin.

1artfor1 March f4-Fhe suggestion contained in Governor Baldwi7i's mes- sage xAve signs .of fruitnges Tuesday in the senate, when strong oppesition spriatioa of $4,600 to "Souvenir' " II. Taylor of Putnam for the pubIica ton of legislative souvenir and history was reported by Senator Fenn as chairman of the committee on leEisla- tive expenses, Senat3fs Judson Platt, Parker and Donovan spsaking against the measure, which after furniphing the incident of the day and causing considerable debate was tabled without decisive action.
 Senator PIatt Socks information.
 Senator Platt preciDitated the debate when he asked of Senator Tenn that information be given to him relative to the matter, as he Was not acquaint- ed with the procedure.
 Senator Fenn reviewed the history of the making by the legislature of ap- propriations for legislative volumes of the nature of the one provided for in the resolution, stating that the first large appropriation for such a purpose had been. made in 1897 and have since been continued.
 Wants State to Get lts Mensy's Worth
 Senator Mahan expressed his opin- ion that if the state granted $4.eeo for such c purpose that it should make sure to get it's moneys worth
 Senator Fenf said he had been told that $4,609 would not more than cover the expenses of issuing the souvenir and that if MT. Taylor made any money he made it from the sale of extra copies.
 Senator Platt eaid he thought that the state should not be burdened with such expense.
 Senator Donovan opposed the reso- 1ution as a proposition calling for an expenditure of $l,6Oo for book made up of a set of pictures with few lines of biography under each and stated his belief that by supnortins such a proposition the senators would violate the oaths they had taken te safeguard the interests of the state.
 Parieer Thought It DesirabIe.
 Senator Parker said that because such an appropriation had been made in the past was no req son why it should be continued in the future. { Senator Parker ssaid he believed that the book was Valuable and that it was wanted by many members of the leg islature and that the libraries of the state. which it is provided shall have copies, also find it desirable
 Senator Hammond also spoke a. few words in favor of the book.
 Book Could Be Published for Lsss
 Money.
 Senator Judson said that if he re- membered correctly Senator Hooker had told him that 700 copies of the book (the number called for by the resolution for free distributfon) could be issued from 9I,eO0 to $2,e00. Sena- tor Judson also said that he consid- cred the proposal to spend 5000 in such way as more extensively leg sisIative gratuity than the gratuity usually granted to the newspaper re- porters at the capitol and that he be- lieved the newspaper reports of more value to the state than the book ia and would therefore oppose the reso- K1tion making the appropriation as needless expense
 The Resolution Tabled.
 The resolution was finally tabled on motion Of Senator Judson.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15

Clinton Conn. March 14.--The mys- tery surroundiur the burning of the home of Alfred Heltdfappie in Killing % sn ana sna hlss sss y s ssassts4 Sf 11eared up by the finding late today of Mrs Fe1tdrappie and her confession to Medical Examiner H. e. Reynolds that she had wrung the neck of her daueh- did not remember. she said. anything about setting the house on fire.
 Tried to Kill Hsrsslk
 After killing the child che said che attempted to kill herself by pounding her head with a hammer and then tried fo cut her throat. but tho knife she had was too dull Failing in those two things, she went to the Haulm0nset river and jumped in. but the water was 1t and went to the homo of friends of herw. Mir. and Mrs RetJx where they took her i'm
 0ruisss on Head, Marts on Throat.
 Examination of the woman tonight by tho medical examiner showed that the front part of har head and fore head were c mas0 of bruises and that there were oeyernl long red marks on her throat. all of which seem to bear lie.
 o0xn OoofS of ftoooo Looked.
 rhs house in which the Feltdrappies lived wne located on whst is known as Duck Hole road. in the southwest ern part of Killingworth. an isolated 9ocf10n.< the nearest neighbor living UlnfIY c mile away. Late yesterday o&le1n0on smolEe was seen by distant 0e1Gflbors. who~ on going to the scene found the house partly consumed. There was no answer to calls, and one of the doors of the lower floor was locked on the inside and one locked on the outside with a paddock
 Believed That Two Were Burned.
 Feltdr1ppie. who was chopping fin the woods. was found and could give no Explanation as to the absence of his wife and child. as lss had left them both in the house at noon when he y1nt into the woods. It was shen enoueht that they had been caught in 1h& h0ezre and brrned to death. W0f1r- oDE on thta theory. end fhe- aho4nce o1l any news of the whereabouts- of ths
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE WON'T BE PROHIBITED.
Leave to Withdraw on Two Hostile
 Bills in Massachusetts

Boston. March 14.-Legislation to prohibit the practice of Christian Sci- ence healing will not be enacted at the present session of the legislature if the recommendations of the committee on public health are accepted by the house.
 The committee today reported leave to withdraw" on two bills designed to prohibit. such practice.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
Hco SOUTH, YOUNG MANI, ADVISES CHAMP CLARK.
Coming Speaker Avsrs That it Is
 the Poor Man,s Land"


 Champ Clark of Missouri tho coming speaker of the national house of rep- resentatives, today amended the fa- nous saying of Horace Greeley: 'Go west, young man, go west" and made it read: Go south, lmy brother. go south.'' The south is the place, and my ad- vice is to go there" he said You won't eat as much as you do here in the north. If you do, you'll die. Your clothing must be lighter and therefore less expensive. You won't have to buy fuel to speak of. and you can allow your horses and cattle to graze out of doors the year around.
 Made $15yoo0 Of Three Acres in Year Believe me, the south is the poor mans land, and you'n live to see the day when the south is going to be the richest part of the United States.
 Why, say. I know a man who made $15,00o in one year off three acres of land Sounds fishy, doesn't it? True, though, for I took the plains to find out. It's great country, boys, and if you want a good tip, follow my ad- vice. That is, go early to the south land and grow up with it's progfess.s 7
 Champ for Presidsnt.
 If anyone doubts that "Consressman Clark would makeSa good democratic candidate for president at the next election they have his own word for it, given today. He "admitteu'' he would make good candidate, saying: Well. the democratic party might go farther and fare worse-and think it will.''
 Predicts Reciprocity Victory.
 MT. Clark discussed any and all other subjects except the Lorimer vote and womanss suffrage. Of the latter he said: T know when to let well enough alone. and I'm going to keep still"
 He pr0phesied victory for the reel proeity measure, and said of the tariff. We can get by Mir. Taft with a few schedules, we hope, where we never could get past with g whole bill
 Republicans Can cuss.
 MT. Clark intimated that if .republi- cans in the next house did not like committee appointments they could go hang for all the good it would do tham. Only he said it this way: Those who don't like the appointments can take Advantage of the great American priv flege of cussin'."
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
BABYs CLOTHES AFLAME
 WHEN BORNE FROM HOUSE
Rssidsnes of Sculptor zimnssrman at
 Madjssn Daesassd by Firt:s

Madison, Conn, March If Ilae nA1e of Max the NeH 0rk sculptor, was destr4Xkd by ire to :; night, and Mrs. ZimmetmAu and baby -e1othine being on hrs when her natlt- ser came out Of the house.
 sMrs. zimmerman and her c11i1d Nfefas alone in the house when fbe 4xe 1Iae dIscovered and it had 6afHe1 6dch headw1y Chat it. WAS i1i1p614f1ae to Sa ye the building <
 Tie 1oss on the home will amount to s3z.e .e9q, Nhioh does net fncj71de many spa56fnGe md N1414 tho oWHer
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
oGn00cnATo CAIN
 CONTROL lN CAMBRIDGE.
ceptsesd EvsrytkIps In sisht fer First
 Time jn tsisteFy.

CambrldGe, 1fa@t, March 14-Tror the 6rst time in me history of the city. the democrats will be in com plefo control the co11inG year. for they n1 Sr 9ox1y. but a1oo tic principss@- ss- q Er >un 0u1fre o1s46h members of G16 16nfu ol aldefuAon and twelve out o1< 11o 1Venty-fwo members of the q 11DuneiL The victory was de- el,y< 1n}1vsry fnstAnce.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
GIANT BAcKwooDsMAM
 LOST IN NEW YORK
Afs Nisess Have Asked the Police to Look Him Up.

New York, March 14-Notwithstand- ing that he is said to stand seven feet four inches high. or that he has had years of experience in the maze of Canadian forests, George Lang. B years old, Is lost in NeN Ycrk. He disappeared on February 27 from a Lexington avenue boarding house aft- CT returning with two of his nieces from pleaSure trip to Europe.
 headquarters at Winnipeg. Canada A general -police alarm was sent out for him tonight
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
PoLPs NEW HAVEN z
 THEATER pEeTkoYep
efjeu Dream Guttsd by Firs EAtaH z
 Lose of $3o,Ooo.

New Haven, March 14.The Bijou Dream. three-story theater bnl3dfng on Church street. between Grown and George, used for moving pictures, and owned by SylveGter z. PoIi was burn ed this morning. while q smaller nov inn picture tlleater, the Comtdue, also oWned by MT. PoH, and seveTal 4e6ops on the ground floor of fhe tl1eater, building suffered considerably by wa z ter. sz ' sss ss
 Heavy party walls on both sides to busfness blocks of gfeater'~ propofz tions ,The loss is estksnn ted at about
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
BEAT HIS OLD leQ9ttsR sss
 AND KILL ID HIS <.
erutak Act Of eaifimors 1sr in Family ouarrei S S2s ssss <.

Baltimore, March 14-FolloWi1e \ family 4uarrel this mernipg at B4M aonvi1Ie, MontEomery county R1ehHrd " Ai1nutf struck his 90 ye4r oi1s mother several times with \ el11h al1id So badly injured his fsist4r; 1 I'll ss1V " < :1eria 4. Sviers. who went to flf6 1legt z
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
THoMPsoNvILLEM MAN
 SHOOTS WIFE IN NECK.
Has Prsviously ssrved, Time Tor Shoot
 ing Man in New Haven.

Thompsonville, Conn, March H. Hiding behind the corner of a house near the factory buildings of the Hart ford Carpet company ColQgero Catana shot at his wife late today as she was passing through agate in the factory fence, the bullet striking her in the neck. inf1ictipg only a slight wound. <
 Catana fled after the shooting, but was caught shortly afterwards and is being held without hail, charged with assault with intent to kill. s.
 Has Served Tinas for Shooting.
 Catana came to thfx country fDur years ago and his wife two menth1 ago. On the third day of her arrival he assaulted her and was sentenced to fifty days in the county jail at Hart ford He was releaAed tilis mernfnx and came back to this place and mada pr6para tiOns to zlloot his wife which he carried out tonight
 Previous to coming here Cat4na served time for shoetlug . man who ! 'izsa ss:' P Y lIs Ss' iI|ts 1'I z = =
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15

Seymour E. Gosdysar of Nichois wss struck by a light engine of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road at Bridgeport, and is noM It the Bridgeport hospital sufferip& from concussion of the brain.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
REPonTER coss TO JAIL
 TO PROTECT POLICEMAN.
Rssss11 ts ors1k Faiths Rss.rdins Tip
 bs Had Received.

Atl4htAs Ga., 14Areh A.-Because n. !. Hamilton, repertor Cor the Augusta Herald, refiased ou1Ss the police board fhe fa1ne Of q nQ1leemAn who gave him | tip on q 1ntffeer story. he mast re-
 turn Nto taiI and finish serving sem
 teQce Of five days or pay a inc of