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Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

Instead of not enough publicity. the suits Theodore Roosevelt has brought against a Michigan editor shows that he got too much advertising, but it was the wrong kind It's always hard to please some neonle.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

With the merchants making early Christmas displays for the promotion of early shopping. 1t rests with the public to enlist in the advance guards of the army of Christmas buyers and avoid the rush.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

It seems somewhat strange that the quartette who helped convict the gun men have not been headed off by some theatrical manager and put on the vaudeville stage.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

Perkins and Munsey joined in con- tributing quarter million to the Roosevelt fund, and now they want Munsey to start a bull moose paper in Hartford. Naturally, he has sunk enough.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

Morgan Shuster has gone to inves- tigate the finances of Brazil, Argen- tina and Uruguay, but 1t is to be hoped his return will be different than that from Persia.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

1-Richard c. Moran of Norwich, "The Young Apprentice" by Burton E. Stevenson.
 2-Frieda Krauss of Taftville, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll.
 3-AmeIia Landry of Taftville, Han nah of Kentucky" by James Otis.
 4-Curtis A. Place of Moosup, "A Yankee Lads Pluck" by William P. Chipman.
 5-Lucy A. Carter of Scotland, Rip Van Wrinkle" by Washington Irving.
 6-sophia Thoma of Taftville, Jack" by c. M. Crowley -Boevey.
 7-Mildred Burbank of Moosup "The Romance of Midshipman," by w. Clarke Russell.
 s-EtheI Erickson of Mansfield, Forge and Furnace" by Victor St. Clair.
 Winners of books living in Norwich may call for them at 0a- m. Thurs day morning, or at any hour after 10 Friday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28
They Did the Work Quick and We'll.

They Did tho Work Quick and We'll.
 Dear Uncle Jed: Last week you told us Wide Awakes that we must do our work quickly and do it well.
 Now, Uncle Jed. perhaps you know that we boys have not been allowed to gather barrels as early as we usually do, but we, have worked hard for the past couple of weeks, and have gath cred over 15o. Don't you think that is doing well7
 If you don't believe we did 1t quick ly, just ask anybody who saw us rush. ing off with a barrel.
 But one day we came to grief. We have an old wagon that has been a great help to us in carrying a large number of barrels at once, We got q
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

two or three times he did not run away. He minded his mamma, and was a very good little boy.
 l saw him in the little white night dress one fine afternoon.
 Johnnie is now quite a great boy. :. .. BLANCHE DEMUTH, Age 1l.
 Baltic.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

Hartford had best get all the pleas ure it can out of the anticipation of the coming of the Morgan art collec- ton to that city. It is as near real ization as 1t will ever come.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

It should be remembered by those who are trying to suggest possibili- ties to Mr. Wilson that he is not plan ming to fill his cabinet with curios.,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

No one envies the youngsters so much today as the barrel dealers. Every barrel burned means a lost business deal
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

: With MT. Wilson i'll with indigestion before he steps into office, it is time to warn him of the dangers of the American banquet table.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

Now that Mona of Avon, the s5.O00 democratic COW, is to succeed Pauline Wayne at the White house, will it be possible to make the shift by parcels post?
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

There seems no general disposition to rush into war which might in- volve all Europe. Yet there's plenty of finger shaking.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

It is impossible to satisfy the call for money from the universities. Rich Columbia is now asking for the meagre sum of $16,0000O0.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

By the way corrected election re- turns are being received, the actual result ought to be known by Inaug- uration day.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

Even up in Alaska, where cold storage conditions are grand, fresh raised vegetables are preferable.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

Thanksgiving comes but once a year and the high cost of turkey and fixin's is overlooked for the moment.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

Happy thought for today: Let us be thankful that we are living in times which are no worse than they are.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

The new Bible adopted by the Baptists isn't hastening the day when denominational lines will be broken.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28

Whatever you are-Be that; Whatever you say-Be true. Straightforwardly act, Be honest-in fact.
 Be nobody else but you"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28
In a CIass bv Himsslf

MT. Bryan should be content. This country has had many presidents, but few Warwicks.-Chicago News
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The boys and the barrels will have the right of way today.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-28
PRIZE BOOK WINNERS.

Il close for this time.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
SENATOR CRANE TO RETIRE
Declares He Will Give Up Public
Life at End of Present
Term.

Washington, May Ex-senator Win
throp Murray Crane of Massachusetts,
one of the three acknowledged leaders
of the senate, the richest member of
that bodv, and the one living senator
who never made a speech in his life,
announced that at the end of his pres
ent term he will retire from public
life for all time.
Senator Crane said: Some months
ago | definitely decided not to become
a candidate for reelection as United
States senator, but l intended to defer
making a statement to that effect until
after tho Republican national conven-
ton. There is, however, a proposition
pending In the Massachusetts legisla.
ture for the nomination of United
States senators similar to the existing
law relating to the nomination of can
didates for the presidency, representa-
tives in congress and state elective
officers. If this proposed law Is en-
acted, a much earlier campaign for
this Office will be necessary and l
therefore make known my position at
this time, in order that those who may
be interested in becoming candidates
may have the fullest opportunity to
have their candidates. considered"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
ILLINOIS G. A. R. AT PEORIA
Encampment of Old Soldiers and Meet
ing Of Allied Organizations Are
Well Attended.

Peoria. ILL.,. May 22.-Old soldiers
of the Civil war have come in surpris-
ingly large numbers to attend the for
ty-sixth annual encampment of the
Department of Illinois. Grand Army OF
the Republic. The Women's Relief
Corps, the Sons of Veterans. the
Daughters of Veterans and other al
lied organizations which hold their
annual meetings at the same time are
represented by so many delegates and
friends that the city is full of guests
Today the committee on credentials
and the council of administration have
been very busy. An open session of
the encampment will be held tonight
in the Shriners' temple, where the
mayor will welcome the veterans and
the allied societies will extend greet.
ings to them. There will also be a
campfire at the First Congregational
church.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
NEGRO SLAYER CHEATS MOOSE
Black, Convicted of Killing CoIored
Woman, Drinks MercurlaI SoIu-
ton and Dies In Cell.

Macon. Ga. May 22.-Olive Sim
mons, a negro, cheated the gallows of
its prey when he killed himself in his
cell under the very eyes of the death
watch by drinking poison.
The moose was already dangling in
front of his cell and he would have
been hanged at II o'clock for the MUIR
der Of negro woman. He drank the
mercurial solution that had been CIV
en- him to apply to skin disease and
was in the death agony before the
guard could unlock the CELL Sim
mons had previously expressed per-
feet willingness to die.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
PLAYERS FINED $500 EACH
American League Club Owners Take
Action on lnsurgent Detroit Ath-
Ietes-Cobb Still Suspended.

Philadelphia, May 22.-In response
to the hurry call sent out by Presi-
dent Ban Johnson, the club owners of
the American league met here to con-
slider Tyrus Cobb's case and that of
the Detroit players. After the meet
ing President Johnson announced that
so far as Cobb was concerned no de-
cision had been arrived at, and that
Johnson will not hand out any definite
sentence until he has thoroughly in
vestigated the case from all angles.
It was announced that all those Of the
Detroit players who signed the dis,
patch to Johnson, notifying him that
they would strike if he did not rein
state Cobb, were fined 800 each.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
AUTO BANDITS TAKE $4,000
Robbers Dynamite Safe Of First Ma
tIonal Bank of Camden, Tenn,
and Escape.

Camden, Tenn, May 22.-Automo-
bile bandits invaded Camden, dy-
namited the safe Of the First Ma
tional bank, and escaped with $4,000
in cash while half a dozen persons
looked on. The heavy blast that
wrecked the safe awakened a numbe"
of persons. They rushed to the bank
When they arrived big touring car.
It's engine racing, stood in front OF
the building. Six men masked and
with drawn revolvers stood about the
building and warned the people away
Two others with sack filled with the
booty came from the bank. They
threw the loot into the machine.
Police in a dozen nearby cities have
been telegraphed to be on the lookout
for the yeggmen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
Home For Aged Women.

Waterloo, May 22.-Special: IL
Black Hawk or Chickasaw county
does not take advantage of the benef-
cence of the late Harriet M. Kendall
for the establishment of woman's
home, the proposition may be taken
up by city in some other county.
However, the trustees of the estate
have not as yet ascertained whether
the two counties named will avail
themselves of the bequest, which will
amount to about $4,000, but the city
that has the home must contribute
like sum. Black Hawk was given the
preference in the will, and 1t Is prob
able the home will be erected there.
This institution is to be monument
to Mrs. Kendall, who was widow for
several years before her death, and
is to be called the Kendall Christian
Woman's Home. Only members OF
church may be admitted and the wo-
men who enter the home must be
fifty years of age, either unmarried
ladies or childless widows. They
must be without relatives able to sup
port them, and must pay nominal
sum for their care.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23

make desperate effort to get a ma
jority of the % delegates. His friends
say there is no truth in the report
that he will withdraw from the presi-
dental race in favor of Senator Root.
Cleveland came strong for Roose-
welt and Wilson, the vote here being
at least two to one for them, while
Cincinnati supported Taft we'll, though
Harmon and Wilson ran about even
there. In the rural districts the vote
was smaller than anticipated, as the
good weather, the first for weeks,
kept the farmers in the field.
La Toilette Vote Surprise.
La Toilette surprised the party lead
ers by polling heavily in the precincts
where he had delegates.
The Democratic fight was purely be
tween Harmon and Wilson. There
were many scattering votes cast for
Bryan, who is still very strong In
Ohio.
The indications are that Taft will
get eleven of the 81 districts in Ohio,
with the other ten being for Roose-
welt, and the colonel probably captur-
ing the six delegates at large. These
delegates at large will be named at a
state convention. Only part of the
counties selected their delegates to
this convention, Roosevelt getting
the most of these. Others will be Sc
lected by county conventions later and
1t will be impossible to tell who con
trolls this state gathering till all the
delegates that attend this are named.
Cleveland for Wilson and Colonel.
Mayor Baker won signal victory
in his fight for Wilson in Cleveland.
The county goes over two to one for
the New Jersey man against Cover
nor Harmon. Roosevelt carries the
city and county by big majority over
Taft and will have delegates from the
Twentieth and Twenty-first districts
congressman Buckley Dem.) of the
Twenty-first. and Rowland (Rep.) OF
the Twentieth, were renominated,
though Howland's majority over Fack.
Ter, Roosevelt man, is slight. Fred
L. Taft, Taft man, was named by
the Republicans for congress in the
Twenty.first district, and William
Gordon by the Twentieth district Dem
ocratS
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
CUBA IS FACING
Il WAR Of RACES
Uprising Of Negroes on Island Re-
public is a Growing Menace,
GOVERNMENT VERY RETICENT
Schooners From the Republic of Haiti
Land Carsoes of Arms and Sup
plies for the Insurgents-Ad-
ditionaI Troops Arrive.

Havana, Cuba, May 22.-Special:
While the situation, arising from the
racial revolutionary movement, is
unquestionably serious and apparently
growing more dangerous, the reticence
of the government renders impossi-
BILE a precise description of it's grav-
ity. The only thing absolutely GER
tain is that condition of insurgency
exists among the negroes of Matanzas,
Santa Clara and Oriente provinces, es-
pecially in the last named, and that
the government is straining every
nerve to stamp out the rebellion by
the use of all the military forces at its
ing the garrison at Havana to a few
companies.
Additional troops and ammunition
were rushed by railroad to Oriente
and the new cruiser Euba was ordered
to proceed there with six hundred sol
diers.
Mountain patrols guard all roads
approaching Havana, and all police re-
serves are kept on duty.
Two armed parties are said to be
operating in the southern part of Ha
vana province.
1t is rumored that several schoo1ers
from Haiti have landed cargoes of
arms for the insurrectos, and that
Haitien negroes are urging Cuban ne
groes to establish a black republic in
the eastern end of Cuba.
The American minister, Arthur M.
Beaupre, visited Secretary of States
Sanguilly to demand protection for
the property of the Juramgua Iron Co.
on which a band under Ivonet are re-
ported to be depredating. The secre-
tary gave assurance of protection.
Parties of Armed Negroes.
Santiago, Cuba, May 22.-Parties of
armed negroes, headed by General
Estenoz and Ivonet, are reported oper-
ating in the vicinity of lei Caney, Ell
Cobre and San Luis, and also at vari
GUS points close to this city.
The authorities consider the situa-
ton serious, but refuse to give ont
news. At Seveilla and Ocana the in
surgents attacked and looted stores
owned by Spaniards.
1t is reported that in the encounter
between insurgents and rural guards
at Yerba Guinea, the guards lost two
men killed and several wounded.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
THREE BISHOPS
NOW ELECTED
Dead Lock in Methodist CONFERENCE e
Has Been Broken.
SEVEN MORE YET TO BE NAMED
Theodore S. Henderson, of Brooklyn,
and w. o. Sheppard, of Chicago,
Elected on the Eleventh Bal
lot - BaIloting Today.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 22.-Spe-
cial: The Rev. DR.. r. F. Henderson,
of Brooklyn, and tse Rev. DR.. w. o.
Sheppard, of Chicago, are the new
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
conference elected on the eleventh
ballot, the result of which was an
nounced last night. DR.. Henderson
received 562 and Dr. Shepard 532.
Necessary to elect, 524.
Immediately after announcing the
result another ballot was taken, to be
counted and announced today. DR..
Homer C. Stuntz, of New York, was
elected on the first ballot, making
three chosen of the ten to be elected.
DR.. r. E. Jones, negro, of New Or
leans, who received 1874 votes on the
18th ballot, withdrew his name. 1t is
possible his withdrawal will make a
considerable change in the ballots to-
day.
Among thos who led in the 18th
ballot we're: N. Luccock, Kansas City,
Mo, 1882, and NJ. S. Hughes, Pasadena,
Cal, 266.
According to the report the board
is out of debt, has made a small be-
ginning of its permanent fund and has
sent back $5v,--0 to the conferences
for needy cases.
Doctor Henderson has long been
prominently connected with the church
as the representative of the commit
tee on evangelism. He is the pastor
of the Hanson Place Methodist church
In Brooklyn, N. Y He was born in
Millburn, n. j, May IA. 1868. Gradu-
ated from Wesleyan university in 1894
and Drew seminary, n. j., in 1895.
He is a member Of the New York
East conference.
DR.. w o. Shepard is one Of the
most popular and weli-known pastors
In the Rock River conference. He is
the district superintendent of the
North Chicago district. He graduated
from Depauw university in 1885 which
gave him his degree of D. d. The
Syracuse university conferred the
degree of Phi. d.
He has been largely identified with
inter denominational movements In
Chicago. At twenty-nine he was
preaching to the largest congregations
in Rock River conference. He eptered
TIE Rock River conference in 1886
his great leadership marking him
! as "one of the men of the hour in the
middle west" Cultured and refined
he displays the dignity that BELTS the
| true leader.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
MUNICIPALITIES
STRONG FIGHT
Home for Aged Women to be Mon
ument for Mrs. Kendall.
CEDAR RAPIDS MAN MODERATOR
Masons Lay Cornerstone Of New Tenn.
pie in Des Moines This Afternoon
Two Fatalities at Circus in
Boone-FuneraI Directors Meet.

Des Moines, May 22.-Special: With
the declaration that unless the Iowa
board of education rescinds the ac-.
ton abolishing the homeopathic de-
partment at the State university, the
matter will be taken before the legis-
lature, the special committee in
statement announced that another eff
fort to procure favorable action would
be made at the meeting of the state
board at Iowa City.
The formal statement recites the
history of the homeopathic depart
ment of the university and says the
homeopathic physicians of Iowa, who
are paying taxes for the maintenance
of the hospital" object to taxation
without representation" as did those
who several scores of years ago"made
tea in Boston harbor." The state
ment closes:
"The friends of homeopathy demand
that the board of education reverse it's
policy in dealing with the College of
Homeopathic Medicine at Iowa City,
and behave toward it in exactly the
same spirit of fairness that has been
shown toward the regular department
of the same institution"
The document is signed by the COM
mittee composed of E. G.. Linn, F. G.
Titzell and Alice |. Ross.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
GERMANY BUILDS
HER DEFENSES
Bills to Increase Army and Navy
Pass Third Reading,
HAS EXTRA BATTLE SQUADRON
Estimated Additional Annual Cost is
$24,5oo,oo0 This Year; $31,75O,00o
Next Year, and $25, 100000
Thereafter.

Berlin, May 22.-Special The Reich
stag has passed the third reading o.
the bills increasing the German navy
and army. The navy bill provides for
an extra battle squadron for which
three additional battleships and two
extra cruisers are to be constructed
before 1920. The estimated addition
al annual cost is $24, 100000 this year,
$31, 100000 next year and $25,S00,000
yearly atterward.
The army bill provides for an in
crease of $4,000 men. The contention
that part at least of the cost of the
increases in the army and navy should
be borne by new taxation on the
Weather classes prevailed.
The Reichstag adopted the laws on
two conditions:
The government accepted the first
condition providing that the govern
ment would enact a general property
tax before October /, 1916, but was
unwilling to bind itself to reintroduce
the Inheritance tax contemplated in
the second, which caused the over
throw of Chancellor Won Buelow. The
Reichstag, however, adopted the sec
ond condition. The result was a clear
victory over the old anti-Buelow" bloc"
and a vindication of Adolf Wermuth,
former imperial secretary of the treas
ury who resigned because the govern
ments proposals for financing the
army and navy measures were made
uuate
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
POURS ACID into
:. EYES OF ACTOR
Carbolic Solution Is Substituted
: for Water.
VICTIM MAY LOSE HIS SIGHT
Chester Devonde Finishes Act In
Play While Suffering Untold Tor.
ture From Burning by
/ Corrosive Fluid.

New York, May 22.-Truth more
drama was introduced into the action
of "The Great Medical Mystery" at
the Temple theater, Camden, N. j.,
when during the play an actor poured
real carbolic acid into the eyes of
Chester Devonde, leading man.
Though suffering torture. Devonde
finished the act and played the re-
naming acts with his eyes bandaged.
Immediately after the last curtain he
was rushed to Cooper hospital, where
physicians said that he might lose the
sight of both eyes.
Pours Acid Into HERDS Eyes.
A climax in the medodrama depicts
the hero under the power of villain
Gus physician, who pours acid into
his eyes while the hero lies helpless.
Usually water in a vial is used and
Devonde writhes in mock pain under
the harmless injection. Through n
mistake not accounted for, carbolic
acid solution was substituted and Paul
Webster, playing the physician,
dropped the corrosive into Devonde's
eyes.
Victim Staggers From Stage.
The look of agony that crossed De.
vonde's face meant only the added
touch Of business" to Webster, md he
poured more acid into the PROSTATE
actors eyes. After the curtain fell,
Devonde staggered to his dressing
room, almost blind, and a frantic eff
fort was made to find a re-agent to
neutralize the action of the acid The
curtain call came with Devonde still
crazed with pain and half blind
The last act must go on, the stage
manager said. Devonde, with his eyes
bandaged, as the business" dictated,
stumbled about the stage in tense
realism. Nobody beyond the foot.
lights knew the hero was doing more
than playing a part; those acting with
him recalled that only his nerve
supported him.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
WOMAN LEAPS FROM TOWER
Mrs. Ledroit Barber, Suffering From
Nervous Prostitution, Is Seriously
Injured at Washington.

Washington, May 22.-Mrs. Ledroit
Barber, daughter-in-law of the late
AMI L. Barber. the millionaire as
phalt king, and famed as one of the
most beautiful women in Washington,
leaped from a room in which her hus-
band died in the tower of the Barber
mansion, and is seriously if not fatal
ly injured. After plunging from the
window Mrs. Barber grasped a flag
pole four stories above the ground and
chung there until the pole broke.
Then she fell screaming to veranda,
rebounded into tree and dropped to
the ground. For several weeks Mrs.
Barber has been suffering from nery-
GUS prostration.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-05-23
BIG BAPTIST C ONvENT!O
FIRST SESSION BEGAN IN DIES
MONIES THIS MORNING.
dress Sounds Warning Against
Letting Down Bars.

Des Moines, May Especial:
Sounding warning against letting
down a single bar of the Baptist reli-
gion to get new members, just because
they happened to be influenced, .Presi-
dent Emery w. Hunt, ID. D., of Ohio,
this morning gave his annual address
before the 1000 delegates present at
the annual meeting of the Northern
Baptist convention. ut is we'll to
have fellowship with all men posi-
ble," he said. 1--WE can afford to give
almost anything that is our own, but
the church is not ours, ii is His who
loved it and gave himself for it.
Many churches are now suffering from
overweight" ....
At the rousing tune of "All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name" sung by the
1000 male voices, the big convention
opened. Governor B. +. Carroll and
Mayor T. r Hanna made speeches of
welcome, which were applauded. In
welcoming the convention Governor
Carroll said: God speed the day
when not only the Baptist church of
the North and South will be united,
but when there Is a closer union be-
tween all denominations" The an
nual report of the American Woman's
Baptist Home Society was given.
There is a movement on foot to af-
filiate all state Baptist conventions
with the annual Northern Baptist con-
vention.