Connecticut western news., 1911-08-17
TOGO DELIGHTED" AT
 MEETING ROOSEVELT
Admiral Pays Ex-PT0SIde0t WSi
 at Oyster Bay.

Rolling into the Pennsylvania sta tion in New York after several hours spent at Sagamore Hill as the guest at luncheon of Theodore Roosevelt. Admiral Togo smiled one of his pecu- liar smiles with a twinkle in his eye and said: I've enjoyed myself greatly"
 The distinguished Japanese went to Oyster Bay in company with MT. Hale, third assistant secretary of state, and other members of his party. all of whom were warmly greeted by MT. Roosevelt at the railroad station. Automobiles were in waiting, and the visitors were driven immediately to Sagamore Hill
 After luncheon MT. Roosevelt show ed his visitors around the place. A special train took the admiral out on Long Island, and it was waiting at the Oyster Bay station when he finally took his leave and started back to New York.
 After his return from Oyster Bay Admiral Togo greeted the Japanese residents of New York at the Carnegie lyceum- The Japanese Mutual Aid society and the Japanese Young Mems society of New York formally wei eomed the admiral. After the speeches the admiral received a testi- monlal from his countrymen in the form of a graphophone.
 MT. Roosevelt was in the White House when the Russo-Japanese war came to close and arranged a meet ing of the peace commissioners of the two countries at Portsmouth, N. H., which resulted in the cessation of hostilities. Admiral Togo at that time was regarded In Japan as the naval hero~of the war.
 erNr7A, The Patterson lies an
 chored in the Della
 N|Wo ware river, off Phila- HAPPENINGS delphia, having return ed from her official trip in Delaware bay, where she developed the remark able speed of 32.2 knots. The Patter- son is thus the fastest boat in the navy. During both the preliminary and the official trials it exceeded even the fondest expectations of the build CTS.
 The reply of Germany to the propo- sitiOn for a general arbitration treaty with the United States was presented to the state department by Count von Bernstorff. the German ambassador It is understood to be distinctly favorable to the principles laid down by Secre- tary Knox and to presage the negotia- ton of treaty with Germany similar to the pending conventions with Great Britain and France, provided the Unit ed States senate does not drastically amend those agreements.
 An amendment to the constitution providing that the president and vice president be elected for terms of six years instead of four and not be el- gible to succeed themselves has been introduced by Representative Fields of Kentucky. MT. Fields also offered an amendment making the terms of rep resentatiYes three instead of two years.
 That the country at large is already beginning to feel the effects of the drought in the cattle raising country and that big advance in the prices of meats is under way Is admitted by leading Chicago wholesalers. Not only will last years high prices in meat products be equaled, but it is predicted that new records will be | made.
 Miss Dorothea Jones, nineteen. granddaughter of Colonel Lafayette Lytle of Toledo. has just received the degree of doctor of philosophy iron, the University of Michigan. It is be I deved she is the youngest person in America ever so honored Miss Jones was graduated from the University ot Michigan when seventeen years old
 William Jennings Bryan. it is re ported, Is soon to enter the ministry and give up politics. He preached re gently in the Southern Methods. Episcopal church at Salem, H., his birthplace, Church services were dis pensed with in other parts of the city and all united in one service at the Methodist church
 V. Os " 4SOA anu W. w. 4Omk1nS United Wireless fame. have been sen fenced to serve two years in the fed ral prison at Atlanta and pay a fine of $500 each and their share of the cost of the trial F. X. Butler was sen tenced to one year, a fine of $10O ana to pay his share of the costs,
 After hearing the end of the testi mony of former State Senator D. W HolstIaw, self accused bribe taker iu the Lorimer election. the senate Lori mer committee has taken a two months recess. The committee will convene in Chicago on Oct 10 instead of in Washington.
 Despite stories of MT. H. c. Prick. retirement from active work in con nectien with his interests in the Unit ed States Steel and other corporations the tnancier says that while he ha, dropped some lines of activity he hac no intention of absolutely quittinl business life now.