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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

New York. May 3.-The efforts by Senator William Alden Smith, tchair- man of the senate committee investi- gaung the Titanic disaster to confirm the report that a message telling of the Titanic's fate was received in New York early Monday morning have thus far proved fruitless after two days of examination of witnesses here.
 Mystery of a Message.
 What concerns me most" said MT. Smith tonight, Ifs the Postal telegram given to the operator on the Carpathia early Monday morning addressed to lslefranl1 and signed Yamsi which told of the sinking of the vessel and of the serious loss of life.
 q am most desirous of knowing where that message was the following two days and why it was held up. MT. Franklin says he didn't receive it till Wednesday. The Californian, which was ir easy reach of the Carpathia, could have sent it, and the Carpathia's operator, Cottam, testified that he did send it.
 5lames Operator cottam.
 Jack Binns, wireless operator on the iil-fated steamer Republic. called to testify today about the wireless equip ment of the vessels in the vicinity of I " for lack of news rested with Op- orator COttam. While the Carpathia's equipment could send a message only 200 miles, he said she was in touch with the Californian, and the Califor- nian could have relayed the news to the Olympic, which could have sent it ashore.
 Associated Press Manager Testifies.
 Melville [. Stone, general manager Of The Associated Press, was called to testify concerning the efforts by The Associated Press to obtain news Mir Stone presented documentary records showing the source of the various news despatches concerning the disas- ter which The Associated Press sent out.
 Crew Couldn't Turn Bolts.
 George A. Harder of Brooklyn, who with his wife was one of those saved from the Titanic. testified relative to the apparent failure of the mechanism of the ships Watertight compartments Harder said that when he went down to his ststeroom to get Tfebelts he saw four or five members of the crew on 'E' deck on the starboard side with Wrenches in their hands, one of whom was trying to turn a bolt in a plate in the floor marked wv. T. C." which faruer sad ne assumed meant water tight compartment. The witness said he heard one of the men say: Its no use. This one won't work. Let's try another
 No Room to Spare in Lifeboat.
 Harder.vho was in the lifebOat com maHded by Third Officer Pittman, con- hrmed the statement that passengers begged the officer not to put back to rescue other passengers. they fearing for their own safety.
 Thsre were 42 people in our boat, % said Harder. and. believe me. there was no room to spare. At that time We thought the walls of the drowning were the hysterical cries Of the steer age passengers on rafts"
 Steersse Passenger Testifiss.
 Claus Abelseth, a steerage survivor testified that he thought all the steer age passengers had an equal chance to Cs'ape with the second and third class passengers.
 Senator Smith win take the testi- mony of other witnesses tomorrow.
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river protection dil1es in the world. would spell utter ruin to hundreds of the finest sugar and rice plantations in southern Louisiana, would put hun dreds of big sawmills out of commis- sion and inundate more than 75 towns and small cities in eight or nine par ishes This enormous levee was still holding tonight, and it may continue to hold. but there are weak spots in it and it may go out at any thine.
 Several Houses Swept Away.
 On the east side of the river twenty miles north of Baton Rouge the pro- lection leVee at Bayou Sara went out, and tonight the town is under from eight to fifteen feet of water. Several houses were swept away, but there was no loss of life. Back of the town line of hills forced the flood waters to return to the Mississippi without doing damage except to the town.
 At Baton Rouge a hard fight is be- ing Waged tonight to hold the front Ievee. The Grand Bay levee, above New Roads, is in bad condition, and further down are dozens of weak points,
 Melville in Danger.
 Considerable alarm is felt for the people around Melville, in the Atcha- fiaya district, which is threatened by flood waters from every side. The last train on the Texas and Pacific railroad east of Melville was run this after noon, and took out several hundred refugees. Within another day it is doubtful if there will be any railroad operating in that section,
 More Funds Needed. The question Of housing and feeding refugees is becoming more serious. The people of Louisiana and Mississippi have contributed thousands of dollars to tht relief fund, besides great quanti- ties of provisions, etc, and the federal government is disbursing several hun dreds of thousands of dollars worth Of rations, but more funds will be needed than are in sight. It is estimated that | the flooded territory in this state and in Mississippi, where approximately 125,000 people already are homeless. will be covered by the waters for two months
 The Rains Continue. i The question of medical attention and the still larger one of sanitation l in the refeugee camps is being handled | by the state boards of health, army eX- perts and Red Cross nurses. Rains l continue, little sunshine has greeted l the people for weeks. and no one can 1 foreteu what will be- the final extent 1 of the disaster.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
TROLLEY CONDUCTORS
 HELD UP AND ROBBED.
Instances of That Kind Familiar oc-
 currences in New Haven.

New Haven, Conn, May 8.-Fwe noldups in broad daylight were re- ported to the police today. James Ginty and Harris Kipperman, trolley conductors. said that they were held up by two men near the Grand avenue trolley barns and robbed of everything of va de, including even gold trimmed eyeglasses. The police tonight saiG that several similar cases had been reported to them in the past few days and that, although detectives had been working on the cases, no clues had de- Eeloped.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
BUCKLEY WORE SHAWL.
Mrs. Aster Assisted Immigrant to Dis
 Guiss as a Woman.

The ,only man to escape from the sinking White Star liner Titanic in wCmans clothes, weeping in the face of death, appeared at the Waldorf to- day before SenRtor William Alden Smith, chairman of the senate inyesti- gatng committee.
 Daniel Buckley is the mans name. He is an Irishman a native of King Wiliiamstown, in County Cork. and q years old. In answer to questions from Senator smith, he said that he had beer moved to come to America because he, along with a number of other young fellows, had heard much or the possibilities of making money on this side of the Atlantic Four of them had set out together
 On the night of the collision with the iceberg, Buckley continued, he had been asleep in his room in the steerage quarters aft.
 With the three other men who slept in the room with him. Buckley was awakened shortly before midnight by what he described as a terrific crash.
 Presently he went op. two sailors e8me by and they were shouting: Get ep on deck. if you don't want to be drowned So we all got up quickly and dressed and went upstairs
 There l met first cabin passenger who mad two life preservers He gave me one and fastened it on me
 Just about this time there was a rush for a lifeboet that was being lowered. and ] joined if, and we all tried to get in."
 What sort of people were with you?' inquired Senator Smith.
 There were 20 or 30 passengers. all classes. I should say, and some fire men and stewards
 Were there any women left on cecS?"
 Yes. there were some. The officers ordered us put, and when we didn't go one of them shot his revolver over us six times. Then they threw us out uDtl there were oniy six men left, and the women began to climb in, mostly steerage passengers
 What did you do?'
 I was crying answered Buckley "A wOman-I think it was Mrs. Astol Saw me and she put her shaw around me, threw it over me. and told me to keep quiet I did so, and we had scarcely pulled away when the Titanic sank. I don't think it was more than l5 minutes later. I heard the band for a little while, and then I saw her lights go out as she went down. anC there was a noise like thGn5er 4 fireman in my boat said that she hadn't been sunk by ice at all He said that they had been trying to make 2 record with her, and her boilers had burstr
 Buckley delivered the first part oi this testimony without a trace 0i shame or emotion. His evidence cor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Taft Criticised
 By MGthOdists
HAS FORFEITED CLAIM TO
 VOTES OF CHRISTIANS"
RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Secretaries Wilson and Knox Included
 -Echoes of Brewers Convention Discuss Dancing and Theater Going

Minneapolis. Minn., May S.-AIlnis- ters of the Methodist Episcopal church appeared to be equally divided tonight on the question whether the church law prohibiting dancing, card playing, gambling and going to theaters, cir cuses should be abolished, as recomd- mended by the board of bishops.
 Law Has Become Obsolete.
 On the ground that their investiga- tions showed that tWO-thirds of the 3,250,000 members of the church either danced or went to circuses and the aters, without regarding it as sinful, the bishops declared that the church law against these diversions, in force for forty years, had become obsolete. They asserted that while the church would continue to protest against these
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
BOGUS "SURVlVORS"
Appear at White Star Line Office and
 Ask for Aid.

New York, May 9.-Additional sur vivors' of the Titanic disaster are turning Up daily at the White Star line offices and at the headquarters of various relief committees only to be proved to be impostors. Some do not try to get any money. but seem only to have a curious desire to be recorded IS survivors
 A middle aged couple from Buffalo appeared at the White Star line of fees today. No money was wanted; indeed, the man and his wife refused 10 take any but they told plausible stories of escaping from the sinking vessel an1 being picked up by the Car pathia, although their names cid not appear on the lists. Investigation proved, according to the steamship of ilcials, that the couple had not been outside Buffalo for seven years until their present visit to the city A num- ber of impostors have been seeking aid. but the checking system is so careful that it is not believed that a single one has succeeded in obtaining money by false stories.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Plantations in
 Danger of Ruin FLOOD THREATENS SUGAR AND
 RICE FIELDS. WEAK SPOTS IN LEVEE Housing and Feeding of 125,ooo Flood Refugees Becoming Serious Problem -More Funds Will Be Needed.
WEAK SPOTS IN LEvEE

New Orleans, La., May 3-Panicky conditions prevailed today throughout the od-threatened territory along the Mississippi river from the Red river and Bayou des GIaise south to the gulf, and in the territory already stricken conditions grow worse. The river continued to rise rapidly at all points south of the Red river, and throughouth the day telegraph and telephone wires throughout the vast section west of the Mississippi river from the Red river and Bayou des Glaise to the gulf were burdened with messages warning the people to make preparationh for any emergency.
 Fine Plantations Threatened.
 The breaking of the Morganza levee, 45 feet in height and one of the largest
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Demand for Neuro Rishop.
offioer shoots Innocent chiId.

Indianapolis, Ind, May 3.-In order to protect himself from a crowd of boys who had stoned him, David OConnor, a park policeman, fired a revolver tonight, the bullet striking the shooting a crowd of angry resi- dents joined the boys and the life of the officer was being threatened when he was rescued by an emergency squad O'Cennor says he fired into the air, but the girl. who was injured, was playing in front of her home.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
NEWSBOYs MALTREATED
 BY CHICAGO STRIKERS
Strike in Newspaper Offices Causes a
 Day of 8Ioodshed.

Chicago, May 3.-AfteT a day of tHF- moil marked by several assaults and a few arrests resulting from attempts to distribute Chicago newspapers printed by nOn-uniOn pressmen, publishers to- night were confronted with fresh trou- ble when the stereotypers walked out of all the offices. The action was in violation of a specific order from James R. Freel, international president of the steretoypers' union, who in structed the men to remain at work.
 The following statement was issued after the walkout by the local branch of the Newspaper PUblishers's asso- citation:
 Because the owners of the Chicago daily neWspa pers would not permit a committee of the steretOypers' union (which had previously voted to strike) to sit as judge and jury on the qUes- tions at issue between the publishers and the pressmen's union, the stereo- typers' union tonight walked out of all the newspaper offices. This was done in distinct violation of the con- tract existing between the Chicago publishers and the stereOtypers' union and in face of q specific order from James R, Freel. international presi- dent of the stereotypers union, who warned his local followers against such action.
 This strike by the steFeetypers is the third contract breaking walzout by the unions employed in the Chi cago newspaper offices in the last IS hours.P
 Today was q day of violence and bloodshed in the streets of Chicago. Scores of boys and men who endeav- ored to sell afternoon papers were brutally assaulted by members of the drivers union and sympathizers with the pressmen. One boy was taken by seven strikers to the Chicago river at the Madison street bridge and they were on the point of throwing him in when he was rescued by a platoon of police. His assailants were captured and taken to the Desplaines station Another boy had his jaw split and scores were beaten unmercifulIy.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

Buenos Aires, Argentina, May g. Dispatches having been received here announcing that Captain Roald Amundsen, the discoverer of the South Pole, Is leaving Australia for Buenos Aires, the Norwegian colony here is preparing a brilliant reception in honor of the explorer.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
STRANGE ACTION OF
 HOUSE DEMOCRATS
Salaries Cut and s216,ooO Voted for
 Individual Clerical Assistance.

Washington, May S-After cutting the salaries of clerks and minor off, eials in the various departments of the government, the house today by vote of b3 to AS, voted S216000 additional funds to itself for individual clerical assistance. In doing so, democrats re- fused to listen to the warnings and pleas by Representative Johnson of South Carolina, in charge of the leg islative, executive and judicial appro- priation bill and turned an equally deaf ear to Representative FitzEerald, chairman of the appropriations eom- mittee,
 Nothing that either could do avail ed. Another amendment by Repre- sentative Bartlett of Georgia (demo. erat) making it compulsory to place the names of all clerks or secretaries so employed on a special roll of the house, was adopted. hy a vote of 7S to 20. This he said. may answer the accusations that members were put- ting the clerk hire in their owp -oGk. etG
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Bio Strike of TaiIors at London.

London, May 3.-Secial London is beginning to be seriously affected by the tailors' strike, which began in a small way at the beginning of the the business of all the fashionable mems and women's taisors in the West End. It is said that by next Monday 5e.090 tailors will be out on strike
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
A Cleanup at Meriden.

Meriden, Conn.,. May 3.-Two gam bling Places were successfully raided tonight at 103G o'clock by the police and four proprietors and twenty one freqenters were arrested anh the paF- aphernalia seized, The men charged with conducting gambling houses were stephen J. Ryan and George A, Pritch- ard, and Charles Grimes and Anthony Pinard. The raids mark a moral cleanup campaign among the gambling houses by the new republican admin isrtation under Mayor Daniel J. Don QVan
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Senator Hooker Tells of eraft

Hartford, Conn.,, May 3.-Senator E. W. Hooker, speaking tonight before the Bible classes of the Y. lI. C. A., hayed. the general. assembly, saving that in many cases legislation is often held up for graft Special interests, he said, were favored at the expense of the people. He also severely condemn- ed the lobby.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

Rome, May S-The government to- day made a denial of yesterdays re- port from Constantinople that the Italian battleship, Re Umberto had been driven on the rocks by a storm and sunk off the Tripolitania coast near Zuara,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Stesmship Arrivals.

At Rotterdam: May 8, Lituania, from New York.
 At Queenstown: May 3. Feltic. from New York for Liverpool; 22l miles west at a. m. Due Queens town D. m.
 At Havre. May ?, La Savoie, from New York
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Nauaatuek Man Missina,

Naugatuck, Cenn., May 9.-walter Brinehman, a beetmaker, living at Beacon Falls. has been missing from his home since Tuesday and there has been no trace of him since He is 45 years and single. Friends are making a thorough search for him.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
TRAMPS BLAMED FOR A
 DISASTROUS FOREST FIRE.
Over 1,5oo Acres of Fine Connecticut
 Forest Land Burned.

Windsor, Conn, May S.-A disastrous forest fire which started late this aft ernoon burned over 1,500 acres of fine forest land between IIaydens Station and Poquonock, and also destroyed a ten acre tobacco shed owned by 0lds & Whipple of Hartford. The estimated damage to timberland is between ST. coo and $10,000 and the loss to Olds 6s Whipple is $5,000.
 The origin of the fire is not known, but is commonly laid to tramps N. w Gilligan the local forest fire warden, is ii and was unable to direct the work of fighting the blaze, but a volunteer force of fifty men did effective work by starting back fires. Late tonight the fire was under cnotrol.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Rembrandt Rrinss s25o .aen.

London, May S.-Lord Feversham has sold a Rembrandt entitled "A Dutch Merchant" to H. C. Prick for s25e,090 The picture had been in the Eeyersham family for 169 years.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

Five Inches of Rain in four hours formed a lake three miles wide outside of Brookings, $. D., yesterday. All bot tom lands of the Sioux river are flood ed and much damage has been done to early sown grains
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

Seville, Spain, May 3-As the re- suit of the derailing and overturning of a street car here today 21 persons were injured, several of them danger ousIy.
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CabLed Paragraphs

Paris, May 3-Grand Duke Georges de Leuchtenberg, an uncle of Emper- or Nicholas of Russia, died today.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

At Work on a Farm at Marion. Ind. and with only II cents in his pocket, William H. Frickett yesterday was told he had inherited S25,00O from Frank Horch, a ranch owner of Poca- tello, Idaho, @for having rescued Horchs two daughters from their burning home several years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

forms of amusement, it was batter not to have any specific law on the sub Ject than to have a law which was in effective. John Wesleys injunction leaving the amusement question to the conscience of individuals, the A active bishops declared, was the wisest regu- latlon for Americans of the twentieth century,"
 Lively Debate Foreshadowed.
 A demonstration which greeted Bish- op Earl Cranston's reading of the rec concentration was taken as indicating a lively debate on the question when 1t comes up for a vote of the $50 dele gates. i motion declaring that the rule always had been a source of con- stant irritation and unrest in the church and asking that it be referred to committee was promptly voted down.
 New Bedford Mans Argument. James I. Bartholomew of New Bed ford Mass. took the floor, saying: T know of a high school boy who, in studying English, went to see Mac beth It was the duty of the pastor. without option, to eXpel that boy from the church on the ground that he had
 
 acting under the rule would have to expel. but jury acting under Wesley's rule would certainly not expel."
 Taft Wilson and Knox Scored.
 In adopting a resolution offered by James W. Anderson of Keokull, Iowa, deneuneing Secretary of Agrieultura Wilson for accepting the honorary chairmaHship of the brewers congress in Chicago last October, the confer ence declared that President Taft, Sec retary Wilson and Secretary of State Knox have forfeited all claims on the future franchise of the Christian and sober manhood of the nation" because they ignored appeals that no govern ment official attend the congress. Sec retary Wilson's explanation that he at 1 tend the congress because he was in- terested in the growth of hops and barley was described as "sn insult and 1 frivolous"
 Demand for Negro Bishop. The conference today appointed a commission of thirty delegates to con- ! slider the demand of some of the negro { delegates thatt hey be given d negro ] bishop to supervise the affairs of the | 325 900 members of the church in the southern states.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

Edward Stone, a Brakeman on a train between Chicago and Liberty vile. found a shoe box on his train containing $25,000. The box was later claimed by H. Shoenberg who said it contained money for starting a new bank Stone was rewarded with S1.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Advertising Must Be Supported

There questioning advertising udicousy;
 
  to write, advertiser
 successful handled in genemany and customers done and the first nmaton of in Philadelphia years had spent thousands of dollars so when ordered It resulted in learning that o Advertising to be the support by the sellers of the article advertised
 is thrifty family  The Bulletins why found be delivered ' The summary of matter The Bulletin past
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

Emil Boas, Resident Director and general manager of the Hamburg American line died yesterday at his home in Greenwich, Conn. of pneumo- nia.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

Miss Florence Dayton of Brooklyn was accused of selling cocaine to chil- dren. She declared that she kept it for her own use.
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Fire Destroyed the PIaning Mill of the Calvin Putnam company, lumber dealers, in Danvers, Mass, yesterday, with a loss of $30,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

A Bill Was Introduced in the reich stag making dueling a penal offense and dismissing from the army any of tlcer who takes part in such an en- counter.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

The Copper Mining Companies of upper Michigan granted voluntary n per cent. increase III wages to 21,- GOO men.
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Condensed TeIegramS

The Will of the Late Dr. Francis Bacon of New Haven, disposes of an estate of about $4OO.OO0
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

The Ne>:t Twelve Months will see some new records in high prices for meats, eggs and butter, in the belief of l. l.. Preston, editor of the Produce News.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

Eighty Guests Were Rescued from the Hotel Carlisle, at Worcester, Mass, which was damaged to the extent of $2,5J0 by fire yesterday
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

That They Are on the Eve of dis cevery that will save the tobacco in- dustry of Wisconsin and the nation millions of dollars from the ravaaes of black rot is the belief Of officials of the agricultural experiment station of the University of Wisconsin.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

May in Chicago brought such a volley of business to van owners that it was estimated fully S30,000 house. holders were seeking new homes.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

Alfred Boisseau, a Hartford trolley conductor was arrested yesterday, charged with embezzlement. The com plaint was made by officials of the Connecticut company.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

The Steamer Lusitania. which ar rived at New York yesterday from IiVerrool and Queenstown. brought 5.e1o sacks of mail which includes the mail of the Olympic which put back to Southampton on account of a strike of the firemen and stokeIs.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04

"A Clear Case of Suicide" said Ned ical Examiner Frederick IT. Baker as- ter performing an autopsy upon the body of Benjamin F. Baker, which was found in an alleyway at Worcester Thursday night with the throat badly cut in two places.