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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
REPORT OF COLD STORAGE FOOD
House Bill Compelling Annual Re-
 ports from Warehousemen.

Washington, May 1.-Representative Sabath of Illinois has introduced in the house a bill to require owners of cold storage warehouses storing food products destined for interstate com merce to file with the bureau of sta tistics of the department of agricul- ture on August 1 of each year, an itemized statement of all food prod ucts stored in their warehouses. A penalty of S5.000 fine or one years imprisonment or both, Is provided in the bill for failure to comply with the law
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
FIVE MEN BURNED TO
 DEATH BY GASOLINE Explosion Occurred While Standard oil Barge Was Being Loaded.

Cleveland, May Five men were burned to death and damage estimated at $450,O00 done to boats and gasoline on the docks when Standard oil barge No. SS exploded late today.
 The dead: Louis Gale; Frank Gale, his son; Felix Boucher; Nelson Le We're; Albert Marquise.
 All were employees of the Great Lakes Towing Company.
 The barge, which was at the Jeffer- son Avenue docks on the Cuyahoga River, was being filled with gasoline from ten thousand gallon tank on the bank. Leaking oil on the surface of the river was ignited and set fire to the barge. A terrific explosion inn. mediately followed
 The men killed were caulking srf- other barge alongside and were en- yeloped in the flames which spread over the surface of the river. No one was on the barge when the oil explod- ed. The burning oil set fire to four other boats and the tug Wisconsin was destroyed. Two other tugs were badly damaged.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
sWEEP FoR UNDERWOOD.
Wilson Beaten Over Two to One in
 Georgia Primaries.

Atlanta, Ga, May 1.-Osear Under wood of Alabama is Georgia's choice for the democratic nomination for president, as expressed in the presi- dental preference primary In this state today, Practically complete but unofficial returns compiled up to mid night, indicated that he carried 100 of the 146 counties in the state and that his majority over Woodrow Wilson will be between 1000 and 5000.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
TAFT ATTENDS ANOTHER
 ST. PATRlcKs DAY BANQUET
Spoke at Centennial Celebration of
 Savannah Hibernians.

Savannah, Ca, May 1.--For the second time during the present year, President Taft today participated in a celebration of St. Patricks day The president came to Savannah to fulil an engagement to speak at the cen- tennial banquet of the Hibernian socl- ety. Mr. Taft's first celebration was in Boston, more than six weeks ago. The president was the guest of the Hibernian society and of Savannah for more than twelve hours. He motored over the shell drives, addressed the negroes at the Georgia State Industrial college, received the Yale alumni e the city and attended the banquet in honor of Ireland's patron saint te- night sitting near Governor Brown of Georgia and Bourke Cochran of New York
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Burial of the
 Titanic s Dead
GENERAL FUNERAL AT HALIFAX
 TOMORROW.
BODIES PHOTOGRAPHED
Every Clue to Identity of the Unidenti- fled Saved for Future Referenoe- Ismay's Secretary Buried.

Halifax, May 1.-The work Of identi-
 flying the Titanic's unnamed dead is proving almost as difficult as their re- covery from the Atlantic The namN of not a single passenger who per- ished had been added to the list of reclaimed tonight. Louis Hoffman an- nounced was identified today, was found to have appeared previously In drafts
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
ALARM IN BOSTON SUBWAY.
Five Injured in Rush for Exits When
 Smoke and Flame Fill Car.

Boston, May Hive persons were injured in 8 mad scramble following the blowing out of fuse on a Boston elevated train in the tunnel near the Milk street entrance today. The in- jured wers removed to hospitals.
 Tho fuse on the third car blew out after the train left the Friend street entrance. Smoke and flames frighten- fought their way towards the exits. In the panic many panes of glass were broken. Several were cut by glass and a number of women faIntod during the excitement
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
 SHOULD BE ENFORCED.
Senators Would Prevent Japanese En-
 eroachments in Mexico.

Washington, May 1.-The United States should either enforce the Mon roe doctrin cor formulate a new one broad enough to prevent Japanese commercial interests from securing control of territory about Magdalena bay, in the opinion of Senators Lodge, Bacon and other members of the for eign affairs committee of the senate.
 In debate today following the receipt of President Taft's message transmit ting the correspondence covering Jap- anese activity in western Mexico, lead ing members of the senate declared that the control of the strategetic posi- tion, even by commercial interests wholly Japanese in character, could not be permitted without menacing the safety of the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Independent Candidacy of Boston Man as Taft Del
 egate Confused The Voters.
MANY VOTED FOR NINE INSTEAD OF EIGHT
Hundreds of Ballots Thrown Out As Blanks On This Account Roosevelt Delegates-atLarge, Urged by Roosevelt to Vote for Taft Reach Decision to Act ndivduay-Stae- ment Issued by Chairman of Roosevelt Committee.

number running as nigh as 300 and 40O it is stated. in New Bedford, Gloucester and Lynn. Taft managers claim that the loss to the Taft ballot was so heavy from this cause that the president would have won the entire list of eight delegates at large had the full vote been counted, besides secur- ing delegates in some of the more closely contested districts. They con tend that iuasmuch as the delegates names were marked separately the in tent of the voter was shown and all the ballots So marked should be count ed, emitting the name on the list of nina which received the smallest vote.
 How Massachusetts Cities Voted.
 Boston, May 1-The vote of the S3 cities of Massachusetts for delegates for Taft and Roosevelt follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

Paris, May 1-The Calais and Lon- don express which left the Northern railway station at 9.5O o'clock this morning jumped the track at St. Denis, suburb of Paris, and piled up in the roadbed.
 Three persons were injured, one of them seriously.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
IsMAY FREE 10 SAIL.
Counsel for Widow of Astor's Valet
 Says lie Is Excused"

New York, May 1.-J. Bruce Ismay and others whose testimony is desired tn the first suit for damages brought by a Titanic survivor are free to sail for Europe at any time they care to, so far as concerns the litigation in question, 1t was announced late tonight by counsel for Mrs. Louise Robins, widow of Col John Jacob As tors valet, who lost his life in the disaster.
 This statement by Attorney George s. Graham set at rest reports that drastic legal measures might be taken to secure the evidence desired and fol- lowed testimony of the appointment of commissioner to hear the testi- mony of MT. Ismay and surviving of hcers of the Titanic in advance of fiI- ing of papers in the suit.
 MT. Graham announced that all the witnesses had been excused for the present"
 Does that mean that MT. Ismay has not been subpoenaed and can sail for Europe at any time he wants to 9"
 Tt means that for the present all the witnesses have been excused and if MT. lsmay feels like sailing for Eu- rope he can do so,' was the lawyers s reply.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

Constantinople, May IA telegram received by a shipping agency from Smyrna today says that the Archi- steamer Texas, which went down in the gulf of smyrna with 14O persons Monday night, was sunk by a shell fired from the military fort and not by 6 mine as at first reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
WITNESSES TESTIFY
 TO REDDING's SANITY
Accused Youth Laughs When They
 Give Their Testimony.

- New Haven, May 1.-Twenty-two witnesses were called today by the state in rebuttal in the trial of George Bedding, IT,, for the murder of Nor ris Greenberg in an effort to prove the youth of sound mind. Bedding followed the testimony of the wit nesses closely and burst into laughter each time the witnesses declared they thought him sane. Dr. l. N. Porter, one of the witnesses. testified that he had attended Bedding after an auto mobile accident last December. He said he gave the young man heavy drugs to deaden pain and admitted that the drugs might have caused trouble.
 States Attorney filling introduced two of the plays Bedding wrote for moving picture companies. The most interesting one was entitled '4The An gel of the Sums" Both were read to the jury and Bedding then showed his first signz of worry during the trial.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
LittIe Interest in Home RuIe.

London. May 1.-No great political project was ever debated in the house of commons with less display of inter est on the part of the members and the general public than the home rule bill. The speeches today were deliver ed to half empt yhouse. A few Irish priests were the only spectators in the galleries who appeared particularly concerned with what was passing on the floor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
CHURCH EDlFlCE
 BUILT IN A DAY Remarkable Achievement By 200 WorLmen at Spartansbura, s. c.

spartanburg, $. C., May IA church, not a stone or stick of which was standing at sunrise this morning, is being worshipped in tonight by great congregation that fills the build ing and overtiows into the street.
 1t has been announced by the mem bers of the Bethel Methodist Church that they would erect a building in one day. There were those who doubted, but when more than 200 workmen, well organized, gathered at the scene this morning, it became ap- parent that the undertaking would be accomplished.
 It is estimated that 5000 persons visited the building during the day. Motion picture machines played upon the crowds and upon the building at every stage of it-' erection. Tonight the hllding stands completed, paint ed, papered, caEpeted and furnished throughout
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

and presenting the name of Gov Sim con B. Baldwin as available for the presidential nomination
 Mahan for Delegate at Large,
 For the state delegation the names of Willie o. Burr of Hartford, Bryan F'. Mahan of New London and William hennedy of Naugatuck will be present. ed with the endorsement in each in stance of a district caucus, leaving one place to be filled, for which there are several candidates. Opinion in-
 Continued on Page Eisht.)
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
HoIyoIze Man,g eodx in River.

Thompsonville, Conn, May 1.-The body of w. H. H. Stebbins of Holyoke, Mass, who had been missing from his home in that city for a month, was found floating in the Connecticut river one mile north of here, this aft ernoon, by four fishermen. MT. Steb bins was TO years old and was 8 veter- an of the civil war. Medical Exami- ner Parsons rendered a verdict of ac- cidental drowning.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Bridgeport Bars Titanic Pictures.

Bridgeport, May 1.-Superintendent of Police Birmingham issued an order today prohibiting the exhibition of alleged Titanic pictures in moving picture theaters here. One local deal- CT had advertised such films today. The superintendent declares such pie lures are palpably faked and he takes the further stand that the unnecessary recalling of such horror is demoral- iziDg
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Atwond Elvinn Anain

Wells, Maine, May 1.-Harry N. At wood came to earth in his biplane this evening after having flown 75 miles from Saugus, Mass. It was Atwood's intention to reach Portland but gath ering darkness forced him to alight in little clearing in the woods here. He Is the first aviator to fly into Maine from another state.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Baldwin to be
 Named Today
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS OPEN
 CONVENTION.
CLARK SECOND CHOICE
Mayer Mahan to Be Delegate at Large Mayor Dunn and Charles w. Com stock to Represent This District.

Bridgeport, May 1.-The state dem ocratic convention which began to- night and which is to name a dele gation to the Baltimore convention, was one of the largest and most en- thusiastic in many years. Tomorrow it is probable that resolutions will be presented endorsing the work of the democratic members of congress
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Ths International sweenstakss.

Indianapolis, Ind, May Twenty six cars were nominated for the 500 mile international sweepstakes race to be held at the Indianapolis motor speedway Memorial day, when the en- tries closed tonight. The Mar1non car, which won lsat years race, will not be contender
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
smaIIpox at rerrvviIIe.

Terryville, Conn, May Flour eases of smallpox were discovered in this town today. Dr. Lawton. the medical examiner, has taken precautions to prevent a spread of the disease and has ordered the Graystone school clos ed for the present. The cases are mild
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
FLYNN IN HARNESS
Directs a Roosevelt Clean Sweep in
 Pennsylvania Convention.

Harrisburg, Pa. May 1.-The repub- lican leadership of former State Sem ator Wm. Finn of Plttsburg today wrested control of the party machinery from United States Senator Boise Penrose, who has led the regular or ganization since the death of Quay;
 named twelve delegates at large and twelve alternates instructed to vote for Theodore Roosevelt for tho repub- lican presidential nomination: nomi- mated all the progressive candidates picked in caucus by the Roosevelt delegates; named a new state chair man to succeed former Speaker Henry r. Walton, and adopted new set of
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Art Instead of Comic sunpIenents.

Des Moines, Ia., May 1-Art pictures to supplement comic supplements in newspapers are advocated by the h. ternational Kindergarten union in an- nual session here. Miss Mary H. Wa terman of New York declared that one paper there had been induced by the union to take such action.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Measured Heights With Lincoln.

Evanston. H., May 1-J. W. Ludlam, the tallest man of this city, who meas ured heights with Abraham Lincoln in 1860, when the latter spoke here, is dead. Ludlam was 6 feet 5 inches tall, one inch shorter than Mir Lincoln. He was one Of Evanston's first settlers and was IT years oDS
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

Cabled Paragraphs

guineas stakes of 100 sovereigns each, the first horse racing classic of the season, was run here today and won by an American, H. B. Duryea's Sweeper Il, ridden by Danny Maher, the American jockey, finishing in front of Jaeger.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
GERMAN OFFICER
 KILLED IN A DUEL.
Second Fatal Duel to Follow Recent
 Reichstag Debate.

Rastaat, Germany, May 1.-Lieuten- ant Springer was killed today in a. re- volevr duel by Staff Surgeon Bruening. Both officers were attached to the Thirtieth field artillery regiment. This is the sesond fatal duel between army officers within fortnight, and follows closely the heated reichstag debates which bitterly arraigned the custom upheld by the emperor, which compels aggriVed officers to fight or resign.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Roosevelt says Hs Was Sincere.

Oyster Bay, N. T.. May 1-When he heard tonight that the Massachusetts delegates at large to the national re- publican convention had said that they would vote for him despite his request to the contrary, Colonel Roosevelt said:
 T have nothing to say except that I meant every word that I said, and shall do everything possible to see that my request is carried out"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
JUMPED ON OLD GLORY. Man Who Did 1t at Seattle Knocked
 Down by Witnesses.

Seattle, Wash, May In a social- ist May day parade here tonight, a man reached out from the crowd of spectators, tore a red flag from it's staff rushed into a saloon and escaped. Another man threw an American flag he rr2s carrying into the street and lumped' m it. He was knocked down by bystanders who seized his flag and waved it from the curb at the paraders as they passed.
 Starry Banner Honorsd at Duluth.
 Duluth, May 1.-Behind red flags and headed by band, 2.000 socialists parade the business streets of Duluth tonight, and held a meeting at which fiery addresses were made, demanding social and industrial reforms The parade was the largest of the kind ev- CT held in Duluth. American flags were carried ahead of the red en- signs.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
THREE LITTLE GIRLS SEND $1
All They Have in Banks Goes Into
 Titanic Relief Fund.

New York, May 1.-The following letter was received at the mayors office yesterday, with an enclosure of $1:
 fNew Rochelle, N '.
 April 29, 1912. ITO Mayor Gaynor, City Hall: Dear Mr. Gaynor: My sisters and I send you this, which Is all the mon ey we have in our banks, for the peO- pie who were saved from the Titanic.
 Katherine, Nora and Jane"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02
Condensed TeIegramS

The London Lord Mayors Fund for the benefit of the Titanic sufferers amounts to s9S5, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

p. V. Bowen of Buffalo, N. Y, won the DeForest prize speaking contest at Yale last night, his subject being Idols and Ideals.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

Many dramatic critic doesn't know good thing when he sees it-at least, many plsywrights think 80
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

A College Has Been Established at Dusseldorf, Germany, for the sole purpose of, instructing municipal off cials in their duties.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

Nearly $7oo,oO0 More for the relief of Mississippi river hood sufferers was voted by the house committee on ap- propriations yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

President Taft Yesterday Informed the senate that the department of state has no evidence whatever adequate to show any acquisition of land or any intention or desire to acquire land. whether directly or indirectly, in Mex ico by or on the part of the imperial Japanese government
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

Milwaukee Socialists Are Trying to persuade Mayor J. s. Wilson of Berke- ley, Cal, to run for president or vice president and promise to support him If he agrees to the nomination. May or Wilson is barred. from the chair, however, as he is a Canadian by birth.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

The Steamer Kaiserin Wilhelm H.. carried $3,5OO,OOO in silver bars to Europe. This is the largest shipment by any one vessel in some time.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

James Brahley Beavis, 64 years old, former chief justice of the supreme court, is dead at the Washington state asylum for the insane in Seattle.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

A. L. Hassard Short, writer on horse racing, committed suicide in his room at New York yesterday by in- haling gas. He was 57 years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

Demanding S4 for an Eight Hour Day the steamhtters and plumbers of Prov idence and Pawtucket, numbering about 225, went on strike yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

The Penchant of Women for snug gling has caused their exclusion from the new bridge over the Rhine at Lus- tenau. which connects Germany and Austria,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

More Than 500 Saloonkeepers in Chicago have refused to renew their licenses, the chief reason being their patrons are drinking less, Other req sons for quitting are the enforcement of laws relating to gambling resorts and dance halls.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

The BIeriot Aeroplane Company has purchased 200 acres of land in Point Pleasant, N. J., on which will be erect ed an aeroplane factory and school for aYiators.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

Superintendents of Education throughout the country will be asked to extend kindergarten work through the first three years of child school life.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-02

By Failing to Report an appropria- tion for the recently created commerce court. the house committee on appro- priations yesterday sought to abolish that tribunal
The Washington times., 1912-07-12
ROOSEVELT AGAIN
SCORES THEFTS IN
CURRENT OUTLOOK
Former President Says Act
AT Chicago Was Form
of Treason.

NEW YORK, July 12.-"Seriously and
literally" Theodore Roosevelt declares
in an editorial In the current issue Of
the Outlook, President Taft's nomina-
ton was stolen for him from the Ameri-
can people, and the ratification or re-
lection of that nomination raises the
critical Issue whether votes or fraud
shall determine the selection of Amert-
can Presidents"
In his argument Colonel Roosevelt
goes into extensive details regarding the
California, Arizona, Washington, and
Texas cases." which he describes as
examples of public and undisguised
robbery" adding that "all who insti-
gated II and helped carry it out, all
who profited by 1t. and all who condone
or apologize for 1t, stand on the same
low plane of morality"
These statements" he says. ARE
capable of mathematical demonstration.
More than enough delegates to make
up Mr.. Taft's majority in the conVen-
ton were seated there by contests so
transparently fraudulent that honest
doubt could not, and did not, exist In
regard to them.
President Taft was renominated by .
majority OF barely twenty-one votes
and two Of these were publicly raped az
the last moment from, massachusetts,
II, therefore, more tnan nineteenor TWEEN
ty-one OF his votes were demorstraois
fraudulent, all claim to an honest cid'
jority disappears. The demonstration
can be made as to many more thar
this number without touching on 9
single honestly debatable case.
The men responsible for the thef'
| Of the delegates In question cared moi
one rap for the rights or wrongs of any
! OF the cases. They were concerned oni!
| with getting the requisite number o.
| delegates. They die steal as many al
were needed; they would have stoleI
as many more as might have beel
| needed.
| mo free people can afford to sub
nit to government by theft. II the vii
Of the people is defeated by fraud. thei
The Washington times., 1912-07-12
WILSON SELECTS
MAN TO MANAGE
COMING CAMP PA|GN
New Chairman Of Demo-
cratic Committee Probably
Will Be McCombs.

SEAGIRT, N. j., July 12.-Announce-
ment was made by Governor Wilson to-
day that he has arrived at a decision
regarding the new chairman of the
Democratic committee, Until that de-
cislon Is communicated to the commit
tee when It meets next Tuesday, he said
he would not make his selection known.
It was generally accepted among the
politicians here, however. that the
chairman will be william f. McCombs,
who has acted as campaign manager for
the governor up to the present time. The
governor held a anal conference this
afternoon with Robert s. Hudspeth. ma
tional committeeman from New Jersey
and communicated to him his choice for
chairman. He also went over with Hud-
speth matters generally affecting the
campaign.
The governor, Il was reported, was "a
give his representative a typewriter
statement to read to the national com.
mittee. He denied this, however, and
stated that all he did was to furnish,
the committeeman some suggestions
which he believed would be useful tc
the committee.
Governor Wilson conferred today with
Col. Robert Ewing, and former Gov.
pected to have conference later this
afternoon with delegation from West
Virginia.
Col Robert Ewing national commit
teeman from Louisiana, after his con-
ference with the governor, declared he
had no doubt .McConbs will be elected
chairman of the national COMMITTEES on
the first ballot on Monday He said
he also behaved the chief party head
quarters will be n Chicago although
trere will be a branch headquarters In
Sew York city.
Ewing said lie had III ged the governor
to have small campaign committee
apppointed % take over the work OF the
national committee during the coming
campaign, but that the governor failed
TO say whether he would favor such g
plan.