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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14

Fashionable Possesses in Paris, an- ticipating the new 24-hour system of counting time, are sending out invi- tations for 1T o'clock tea instead of 5 o'clock as before.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14

A Motorcycle is Not Bicycle with in the meaning Of the statute and 6 rider who drives his motorcycle on the sidewalk cannot be prosecuted under the statute which forbids riding a bicycle on the sidewalk" This ruling was made by Judge Wolfe in the com mon pleas court at New Haven yes- ] terday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14

Surrogate Fowler Yesterday appoint ed A. Perry Osborn, lawyer. special guardian for Muriel Astor, aged IA. for the purpose of looking after her inter- est in the probating of the will of her father, Col. John Jacob Astor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14

Beginning Yesterday the Employees at the Crane mills at Dalton, Mass. work on a height hour basis instead of 10 and F hour shifts as hereto fOre
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14

President Taft Favors the Plan pro- posed for all the people and the school children, especially, to wear the na- tional eolors or a sprig of evergreen on Decoration day
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14

About 11o Members of the Woon- socket Painters union went on strike yesterday. They want a uniform rate of S7 1-2 cents per hour, with Satur- day afternoons off.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14

Paul Peck,Who Has Been Designated as special mail carrier between New York and Washington, plans to make the trip by aeroplane on May 22, car rying 100 pounds of mail.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
GREATEST CORN
CROP OF WORLD.
3.16o, l37, 900 Bushels Raised
BY the Farmers.
is VALUED At 81, $50, US, 600.
Report OF Department OF Agriculture
Also Shows Record Crops OF
Potatoes, Flaxseed, Oats,
Barley, Rye and Hay.

Washington. A corn crop of $780,
$4,000 bushels, or 2s1, ,921,00Q bushels
more than the greatest crop of corn
ever grown in any country of the
world, is the feature Of the country's
most remarkable agricultural year in
history, according to the November
crop report of the United States De
partment of Agriculture just issued.
The report completed the govern
ment's preliminary estimates of the
nations principal farm crops This
great crop of corn was worth on No
vember to farmers. $3.50, 1880
The enormous sum of $4,171, ,134, 900
represented the farm value on Novem-
Der / of the United States crops Of
corn, hay, wheat, oats, potatoes, bar
ley, fiaxseed, rye and buckwheat.
With the value of the growing cotton
crop and the crops Of tobacco, rice
and apples the aggregate value of
these principal farm products will
amount well beyond $5,O00,0 100000.
Upon the preliminary estimates of
production and prices announced, the
value Of the crops. figure out as fol-
lows:
Corn, $3.50. .776. 200; hay, $854,615,-
600; wheat. $6o3. .6S9.000; oats, $476,-
10000; potatoes $lSS,501 900; barley,
$f20, 0,845, 600; ffaxseed, $39,693, 900;
rye, $24,370,O0o; buckwheat. $12,626,-
900.
There was an increase in the total
value OF each of these crops, except
ing buckwheat, potatoes, barley and
rye. The increase netted $515, ,057, 900
over the value of last years crops.
Record crops of corn, potatoes, fax
seed, oats, barley, rye and hay were
harvested this year. The govern
ment's official estimates Of the value
Of the various crops and it's final esti-
mates of total production will be an
nounced In December
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
suFFRAaETTEs PARADE.
Women and Men in New York cele-
bra.e Victory In Four States.

Women and Men In New York cele-
bra.e Victory In Four States.
New York. Fiften thousand cheer
Ing and singing women and men cele-
brated with a brilliant parade in this
city the recent addition of four stars
to the woman suffrage flag.
Through broad Fifth avenue-a
lighted canyon of hotels, restaurants
and clubs-a stream of fiaring vermil-
lion lights flowed for miles. its course
guided by ardent "votes-for-women"
enthusiasts from all sections Of the
country
Each of the 10 suffrage States" was
represented by women leaders in the
equal suffrage movement there.
"Ohio the eleventh" read a transpar-
ency at the head of one of the divi-
sions
When the parade was over women
mounted platforms and soap boxes in
Union Square and for several hours
made speeches for ''the cause"
Thousands of persons crowded about
to listen
The midland journal., 1912-11-15

Policemen in West Philadelphia
who escaped electrocution the other
night consider themselves exceedingly
fortunate. In some way police tele-
phone wire had become heavily charg-
ed by q feed wire. One patrolman
was killed by a shock which he re-
ceived upon inserting the key into the
patrol box. Another was knocked nm
conscious. A sergeant answering the
telephone calls at the station house
was thrown across the room. Many
on the circuit who received only slight
shocks attribute their immunity to the
circumstance that they had on rubber
boots. It was very serious situation,
and illustrates what may happen at
amy time when an uninsulated electric
wire carrying heavy current crosses
. telephone wire. Hence the neces-
sity for vigilance in the observance
Of precautions which win prevent that
dangerous mischance.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
SCORES THE
FARMERS WIVES.
Government Official Says They
Follow Society
NO LONGER DO HOUSE WORK
Pride In storea OF Preserves
and Other Things Exists
Chiefly In His
tory.

Washington. "A sharp arraignment
Of the farmers wives and daughters
and incidentally their city sisters is
contained in report made by George
X. Holmes, chief OF the Division Of
Production and Distribution of the
Agricultural Department
Although wages have risen steadily
during "A years. Mr.. Holmes declares
that the women Of the present age
have forgotten or are too proud to
perform household work on thesfarm
The lure of society," which has reach.
ed out to the farm, he says, is much
to blame for the condition, which he
describes as acute"
Country girls as well as city girls, "
says Mr.. Holmes, in reporting to Sec
retary Wilson, "seem to regard house
hold labor for hire as undesirable.
Joined with this fact is the other one
that the women of the farmers fam.
lily are neither able nor willing to re
peat the manual labor performances
of their grandmothers on the farm"
AC A01S1A5 VI tAC WJnnOd10 vi NV
ing on the farm, the report continues,
is responsible in measure for the
women now engaging in social runc-
tiOns," which the Government expert
holds to be incompatible with the
performance of household labor" The
passing of the old-time domestic in.
dustries is deplored and Mr.. Holmes
adds that "it is rare that one of the
younger women know how to knit"
Throughout large areas" he says.
"the pride of the housewife in great
stores of preserves, dried and picked
fruits, berries and vegetables exists
chiefly in history, and dependence is
placed mostly upon the local store for
the products Of the cannery and eva
porator."
Within the period mentioned Mr..
Holmes reports that wages paid to
men laborers on the farm have risen
as high as 70 per cent and that harv-.
est hands are now paid upward of $40
a month, with board.
For the farm laborer who lives on
the farm the year around. Mr.. Holmes
declares, the money paid does not
represent the real value of his
remuneration, for the Cost OF living"
virtually is solved for him.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
TO SPEAK in DECEMBER.
Wilson still Refuses To Reveal His
Plans On National Affairs.


Princeton. N. j. President-elect
woodrow Wilson is going to keep the
country in doubt as to his attitude on
the question of calling special ses-
sion of the Sixty-third Congress to re-
wise the tariff schedules, at least until
he returns on December 16 from his
fourSweeks' vacation.
Then it is not at all unlikely that
he may have something to say on that
subject and others in connection with
the program of reform to which the
Democratic party stands pledged.
One thing has become evident to
those who have been with the Presi-
dent-elect since November 5, and that
is his sincerity Of purpose in endeavor-
ing to determine upon the wisest
course to carry into effect all of the
promises which he made to the people
during the campaign. There will be
no side-stepping Of any of the issues
by him as President, and, if after
hearing all arguments, he is convinced
that special session of Congress
is required, it will be called
Governor Wilson has chung to his
policy Of silence unwaveringly up to
date, and while he is away he has
made it evident that no one will be
authorized to speak for him. On that
vacation Governor Wilson will revolve
in his mind the many problems which
will face his administration. But any
announcement is to come from him
personally
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
NINETEEN DIE |
IN COLLISION
Fifty-Four Injured in Wreck Of
Excursion Train.
THE VICTIMS cREMATED.
Freight Crashes Into Rear OF Pas
senger-Three Coaches Over
turned and Isnited-5odies
unrecognixable.

New Orleans.-Nineteen persons are
dead and "a injured, 20 possibly fatal
ly, as result of rear-end collision
between freight and excursion train
on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad near Montz. La
Thirteen were killed outright and
six died after being brought to the
Charity Hospital here. Seven whites
are among the dead and like num-
Der among the injured. The rest are
negroes. Five babies and three wom-
en- are among the dead. OF the in
jured, Is are women and 20 children.
Three coaches of the train were
overturned and caught fire. They
were entirely consumed The bodies
of those taken out were beyond
recognition.
Y The wrecked train was running
from New Orleans to Woodville, Miss
ll took the siding shortly after mid
night to permit south-bound train
to pass. north-bound freight train.
running at full speed, crashed into the
excursion train just as it had come to-
stop.
The heavy freight plowed its way
through the rear car and sent three
of the coaches over in a splintered
heap The wreckage caught fire from
the engine. The shock splintered the
forward cars, and passengers in them
were severely hurt Most of the
deaths occurred in the rear coaches,
occupied by negroes. The cars were
wooden affairs and were broken to
bits by the shock
The midland journal., 1912-11-15

The Boy Scout movement is Hour
1shing In other countries than the
United states and Great Britain. It is
ON q strong footing In Denmark,
whore both the Crown Prince Frederik
and his brother. Prince Knud, are TAX.
ing part In the training The young
princes associate with their fellow
scouts on terms OF perfect equality.
This is q good preparation for future
usefulness on the throne of demo
cratic country like Denmark dem
ocratic Denmark is. although ruled by
. king
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
PRESIDENT PRocLAiMs DAY
OF THANKSGIVING.

tl
Washington. According to
the century-old custom, Presf-
dent Taft isued his proclama-
tion setting aside the last Thurs
day of November as Thanksgiv-
ing Day. The presidential
proclamation read:
"A God-fearing nation like
ours owes it to its Unborn and
sincere sense Of moral duty to
testify it's devout gratitude to
the All Giver for the countless
benefits it has enjoyed. For
many years it has been Gus
tomary at the close Of the year
for the National Executive to
call upon his tellow-countrymen
to offer praise and thanks to
God for the manifold blessings
vouchsafed to them in the past,
and to unite in earnest suppli-
ance for their continuance,
THE year drawing to a close
has been notably favorable to
our fortunate land. At peace
within and without, free from
the perturbations and calamities
that have afflicted other people,
rich in harvests so abundant.
and Industries so productive
that the overflow Of our pros
perity has advantaged the whole
world, strong in the steadfaSt
conservation Of the heritage of
self-governMent bequeathed to
us by the wisdom of our fathers,
and firm in the resolve to trans
! init that heritage unimpaired,
and rather improved by good
use, to our children and our
children's children for all time
to come, the people of this coun-
try have abounding cause for
contented gratitude.
Therefore, /. William Howard
Taft, president Of the United
States of America, in pursuance
of long established usage, and In
response to the wish of the
American people, invite my
countrymen, wheresoever they
may sojourn, to join on Thurs
day, the 2Sth day of this month
of November, in appropriate
ascription Of praise and thanks
to God for the good gifts that
have been our portion, and in
humble prayers that His great
mercies toward us may endure.
I'm Witness whereof, / have
hereurto set my hand and
caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washing
ten, this seventh day Of Novem-
Der, A. d., 1912. and Of the in
dependence of the United States
Of America, the one hundred and
thirty-seventh.
(Signed) "WILLIAM H. TAFT" !"
The midland journal., 1912-11-15

Each year some person of good In
tentions comes forward with the sug-
gestion that the clocks be set an hour
ahead In the summertime. The OBJ
ject Is to haul people out of bed while
the day is young 20 they will have q
chance to get their work wen along in
the cool of the morning. But every
hot spell demonstrates afresh that
such . scheme is delusion and q
snare On hot night you never get
on soundly to sleep until after mid
might. says the Kansas City Star It's
too uncomfortable in the early part
Of the night. Often you are up and
down trying to cool on until well to-
ward morning. About i've o'clock the
morning chill gets in its work and
you are having your best sleep. To
chop that on sooner than need be by
an artificial time scheme ought to
cause . revolt, Talk about it's being
hard to get up early in cold weatheri
ITS q lot harder to get up early when
- hot-at least. 1t seems that way
until winter gets around again
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
PELLAeRA AND HookWoRM.
Kentucky Health Experts Advise Same
Treatment For Both.

Lexington, KY. Experts of the
State Board Of Health concluded the
examination of 1900 patients and EN-
ployes of the Eastern Kentucky State
Hospital in their investigation into
the relations Of pellagra and the hook
worm They reported such a similarity
between the ailments that they recon.
mend the same treatment for both.
An official report will be made to the
State Board of Health at Louisville.
Rockefeller Institute scientists who
have examined 10000 similar cases in
the Kentucky Mountains ceased work
for the winter and VIII resume in
warmer weather.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
s,s4s,ses BALES GlNNED.
Census Bureau Issues Report Up To
November I.

Washington. The Census Bureau
reported that S.S49. 1893 bales of cotton
Of the growth of 1912 had been ginned
prior to November /. Round bales in
cluded 55,811; Sea Island, 2S,655 bales.
!, Ginning by States was as follows:
Alabama, SO9,731; Arkansas, 439.012;
Florida, 34,S52; Georgia, 1.110.915;
Louisiana, 261,6s5; Mississippi. ST.
253; North Carolina, 495,791 Okla
homa, 593,366; South Carolina, 1885,
4O6; Tennessee, 118.4S9; Texas, $685..
124; other States, 43,274.
Ginning OF Sea Island cotton by
States was: Florida, 11.065; Georgia,
1926: South Carolina, 1874.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15

THE REPORTER.

Among the sons of men there -
none who really knows great city
except the man who has been re-
porter In it. He has sounded its
depths. He has come to know the
house OF crime. the house OF worship,
and the house Of festival. He Is far
miliar with the church and with the
neither world He has seen the great
er and the lesser wheels Of admins
trative machinery in motion He has
learned how to reach that supreme po-
tentate. the police sergeant. behind
his desk, Rnd how to unravel and knit
together the varying tales Of bystand-
ers. The streets OF the city are known
70 him. barred in gray morn. when the
vast commissary Of q great city is
converging on the markets, thronged
by the rising and ebbing tides Of
those who so to their work and rs-
turn from 1t jostling in the crowded
hours. suddenly empty in mid eve as
the tide sweep strips the estuary Of
its water and full again when the the.
sters empty, writes Talcott williams
IN the Columbia Quarterly. He knows
the streets Of danger full Of news. and
the streets OF safety fun Of newspa-
per readers. comfort clogged. He
comes to have an instinct as to the
trail Of news, and he discovers. as
perhaps no other man does. how often
the intelligent. the educated. the well
bred. and the advantaged are DUH and
hackneyed by a safe life. and how keen
ana swift and quick comes to be the
great guerrilla hords that knows the
street as its hunting ground and wins
by wit and not by work.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
NINE KILLED IN WRECK.
Fifteen Others Injured When Freight
and Work Trains Crash.

Cartersville, Canine men are
known to have been killed and is 9th
ers injured in head-on collision be-
tween a Louisville and Nashville
freight train and work train at
Emerson, near here. A. B. Baker and
B. Blankenship, foreman and assistant
foreman of the work gang, respective
ly. were among the dead. The others
were negroes. The wreck is said to
have been due to Misunderstanding
of signals.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
HOUSE EMPLOYEES win SEATS.
Three Workers Ran For Congress and
Were Elected.

Washington. Three employees of
the House of Representative will be-
come members of Congress after
March A. They are Judge G. r. Crisp.
Speaker Clark's parliamentarian and
son Of former Speaker Crisp; David
X. Hampstead, enrolling clerk of the
House, and Clyde Tavenner. employed
in the sergeant-at-arms' office. They
make five House employees who have
returned home in recent years. jump
ed into Congressional campaign and
won seats on the House floor
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
sHERMAN's WILL PRoBATED.
His Entire Estate ls Left To His
Widow.

Utica, N. Y.-The will OF vice-Presi-
dent Sherman was admitted to probate
in Surrogate's Court here The docu
ment is very short, is in Mr. Sher-
mans handwriting and bears date Of
April 23, 1887 After the usual pre-
amble he names as his executor his
widow, Carrie Babcock Sherman, and
wills all of his estate to her. In her
petition she declared the estate to be
of value exceeding 100000" The
extent of the estate is only conjec
tured.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
CHOLERA RACES AMONG TROOPS.
$4,000 Sick and Wounded At stambouI,
Says Rockville.

Washington. Ambassador Rockhill
cabled the State Department that
there are now $4,000 sick and wounded
In the capital of Turkey, practically
none of whom are prisoners of war.
Seventeen cases of cholera have been
brought to the city by soldiers in the
past few days, he reports. Some
$4,000 refugees are being cared for Wy
the Ottoman Government, and there,
is much sickness, including smallpox,
among them.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
CRANK AT WHITE HOUSE.
Tries To See Taft To Get Him Lower
the Cost OF Living.

Washington.-A man claiming to
be Jesse Dowdell. of Sherwood, Ind.
who insisted on seeing President Taft
to get him to lower the cost Of living
was taken into custody at the White
House. He was unarmed and will be
held for examination. The prisoner
told the police he had tried to see Sec
retary Knox Of the State Department
and James Bryce, the British Am
bassador-
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
WANTS 4 WOMAN IN cAslNEr.
suhrasette OF California Appeals To
Governor Wilson.

Los Angeles. Cal. Mrs. Clark
Shortridge Foltz. attorney and leading
suffragist of California, sent to Presi-
dent-elect Woodrow Wilson the fol-
lowing telegram:
Accept my congratulations. In
making up. your Cabinet please con-
slider the women of the 10 suffrage
States"
The midland journal., 1912-11-15

The receipt Of two cents for the con-
science fund in Washington has been
regarded in quite humorous light
but II all were to act under the sense
Of obligation to the government shown
by the sender of this infinitesimal CON
tribution. the fund might be big
enough to build dreadnought.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15

A pair Of valuable opera glasses.
lost 2s years ago. have just been re-
stored to the owner by the finder
whose conscience urged their return.
Evidently. the speed mania Of the age
has not as yet affected the operations
of the average conscience.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15

For purposes Of fancy balls. the mod
ern society woman loves to tog up in
fashions Of q bygone day. But
wouldn't she raise an awful holler il
she had to wear them all the timer
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
QUITS JAPANESE POST.
Charles Page Bryan Resigns Job As
Ambassador.

washington. Secretary Of State
Knox made public the first of a food
of designations which win come In
from the Diplomatic Corps between
now and March next-that Of
Charles Page Bryan, ambassador to
Japan. ''Ill health and injuries re-
ceived in a carriage accident" are
given as the reason for his resigna-
ton
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN.
Train Crew Put Up Fight and Kill
One or Them.

Redding. Cal. = The Northbound
Shasta Limited. the Southern Pacific's
train de luxe, was held up at Delta,
CAL Three bandits took part in the
holdup and in the fight that followed.
a brakeman of the train killed one Of
them. The other two escaped With
several packages Of registered mail
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
ExpELLED scAoLAR UPHELD.
Lad Who Refused To Salute Flag, Re
turns To School.

Newark. N. J.-J. B. Belts, assistant
state commissioner Of education, up
held the refusal of Leofric Temple,
formerly pupil at the Grove public
school, to swear allegiance to the
American flag. and ordered that young
Temple be received back: in the school
from which he was recently expelled.
Young Temple is the SON Of former
offlcer in the British Army.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
PATRICK HENRTs GRANDSON.
Or. Thomas stanhope Henry Dies In
Charlotte County.

Lynchburg, Va.-Dr Thomas Stan
hope Henry died at Red HILL Char
Iotte county, after long illness. He
was 80 years of age and is survived
by three children Cdr Robert Henry,
of Washington; Stanhope Henry, of
San Antonio, Tex, and Mrs. Mary
Clay, of Buckingham, Va.) He was
the last surviving grandson Of Patrick
Henry.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
MecoMss GOING TO HOT SPRINGS
Expected To Spend Some Time Re-
cuperatina At Virginia Resort.

Hot Springs. va.-Chairman Nc
combs, of the National Democratic
Committee. arrived at the Homestead
Monday morning. and 1t is expected
win spend some time here recuperat,
ing.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
s4,sss,sss,tsa FoR PENSIONS.
Commissioner shows Cost Since
Founding OF Republic.

Washington. Commissioner of Pen
sions Davenport has issued state
ment showing that war pensions have
cost the Government $4,3S3,36S, 1853
since the founding of the republic and
of this sum all but little more than
5000. 100000 has been paid as the re-
suit of the civil war. According to the
figures of the Commissioner the pen
sion roll has been showing steady
and consistent decrease, due to the
death of veterans and their depen-
dents.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15

A detective who climbed two hun
dred feet in the air to arrest q steepie
5ach ought to rise rapidly IN his chos.
IN profession.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
DANIEL kIErER INDICTED.
Charged With Illegal Use OF Con-
uressman's Frank.

Cincinnati, o.Daniel Kiefer, treas
urer of the Joseph Fels' single tax
fund, was indicted by the federal
grand jury October 8, according to a
report by United States District At
torney Mcpherson.
The midland journal., 1912-11-15
CANNON suRNED IN EFFIey.
Citizens OF panvIlIe, Ill.,, Celebrate
Uncle Joe's Defeat.

DanvilIe, Ill.-To celebrate the de-
feat of Uncle Joe Cannon for Con-
gress more than 1000 persons gather
ed in the streets Of Sidell, near here,
and Witnessed the burning in effigy of
the ex-speaker. The effigy was car
ried through the streets ON a strerch-
er and later set on fire in the princi-
pal street Of the town.