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Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Civil Service
 POStmaSterS
THOSE OF THE FOURTH CLASS
 OUT OF POLITICS. t
BY EXECUTIVE ORDER
President Taft to Issue It at an Early Date-officiaI Heads of 36yo3s Post offices to Benefit by the Change.

Washington, Sept 23.-It was prac- t1caIly decided today that President Taft in the near future will issue an executive order placing all fourth class postmasters in the classified ser vice. This order, relieving 36,03S postmasters from the uncertainty of political appointment, will be one of the most comprehensive and far reaching, as affecting the civil service, ever issued by president of the Unit ed States
 Removed from Influence of Politics.
 That the president would take this step. his first act toward putting into practice his oft expressed belief that all government offices below the grade of cabinet members should be re- moved from the influence of politics and placed under the civil service, be- came practically certain late today af- ter a delegation of postal men return ing from the annual convention of the association at Richmond, Va, had been received at the White house, and by Postmaster General Hitchcock.
 Delegation Referred to Hitchcock.
 After discussing the matter briefly with the delegation, President Taft re- ferred the executive committee to MT. Hitchcock for further confirmation of the matter. Later the committee call- ed upon the postmaster general to dis cuss the subject with him.
 In "a few days MT. Hitchcock will submit to President Taft a formal rec ommendation that the petition be granted and the president is expected to act promptly and favorably upon the recommendation.
 No Change in Now England.
 In the entire country there were 49,672 fourth class postofffces at the end of last year. By executive order issued in July. 1909, President Roose- welt placed the fourth class postoffices in all the New England states and of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Wiscon- sin in the civil service-a total of 13,634.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
WILSON IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Tells Audience Democrats Won't Com
 nit "Eosnomio Suicide"

Scranton. Pa. Sept. 23-Through rainy Pennsylvania. Gov. Woodrow Wilson rode today. campaigning as he went. and addressing thousands of people who crowded the wayside sta tions to see him. He arrived here at 6.12 o'clock tonight, and participated in an umbrella parade to the armory. where big mass meeting was held as a sequel to the official notification ceremonies earlier in the day to the state ticket.
 The interesting thing" he said at Stroudsburg. "to the whole country is that the great state of Pennsylvania, that has so long seemed entirely de- voted to the interests of one party and suspicion of the democratic party -as if the democrats did not under stand the financial and business inter- eets of the country-is now showing a marked inclination to turn away from the party which has not satisfied the Eeople and intTUst It's confidence to OED party which is now seeking a new vt of policies in order that the coun- try as whole may be served. I don't like to talk about it. because I be- long to another family, and it seems to me indelicate to talk about the af- fairs of family don't belong to.
 But. evidently. there Is some fam fly trouble, and some part of the fam fly has more tender conscience than the other, and the part that has a tender conscience does not know ex- actly what 1t wants to do with it But those of us who have for sixteen years exactly what was coming in the year 1912 have no doubt. where we are bound for. Because I want to call you to witness that the democra tic party has had substantially its pres. ent programme of returning the gov ernment to the people for more than sixteen years. We are not doing any thing new in the year 1912. What has happened is that the people are beginning to see that after all we were Willing to stay out of power on tho conviction that the day was coming when upon our own platform we could serve the interests of the people of tht United States.
 Now, we believe there is not any part of the country where the busi. ness interests are better understood than in the state of Pennsylvania. But want to remind you of this-abou half the voters in the United States are democrats and you don't suppose that inasmuch as democrats are en. gagged in every kind of enterprise theN are going to cut their own throats.
 One of the papers in Philadelphie said very wittily the other day thai f. the democrats committed eeonomi, murder on the industries of the conn try they would also commit ecsaemi, suicide"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
DOUBLE SUICIDE YARN
 WAS A CRUEL HOAX
Efforts Being Made to Locate the Per-
 pstrators of It.


 Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. 23.-A hoax, complete in every detail, and executed in such a way as to defy discovery at the time, was perpetrated upon the Los Angeles newspapers Saturday at midnight, when a double suicide of Niles c. Folsom, a Los Angeles at torney, and Mrs. Thelma Bartee of San Diego. was announced. The per- petrators acted with malice, according to the authorities, and vigorous search Is being made for them today.
 The story said Folsom and Mrs. Bar tee leaped to death in an automobile, which Folsom had driven over To- pange pass in the Santa Monican mountains.
 Folsom is alive and well in this city and Mrs Bartee is said to be in San Francisco. Folsom declared he had no idea who the perpetrators of the hoax could be.
 A man, giving his name as K. Ma son, member of the national guard, first gave the report of finding the bodies, but the real K. Mason declared he was not in the mountains and knew nothing of the affair. The bogus Ma son is now being sought by the police.
 Folsom. who is living with his moth CT at 116 Third street, Santa Monica, said:
 'The published account of my sup posed suicide must have been inspired by some person who wished to do me harm. I have no enemies that I know of and I cannot for a minute believe that anyone I know would cause such an article to be printed
 Tt is a fact that I know the chorus girl and I also knew the Bartee wo- man mentioned in the account My relations with both these women were purely that of friendship and neither Of them considered me as other than a friend.
 At the time I was supposed to be engaged in carrying out this suicide pact, I was at home in bed. It was said that I drove the machine at full speed over the cliff This is dramatic but it is not based on any fact. cannot even drive an automobile"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
DENIES RIoHT TO IScsE1s&
 RATKs oF INSURED nGnaGnA.
coart Decides Against svprsss Loss..
 kpiehts of Pyfhiaa

Utica, Sept 23-In dectsion rrn51rs1 i'm the United States court b@v- fs- day, Judge Ray holds tf@t fhe so- prems Lodge Knights of Fytbias bas no right to increase the aareeszaent of an insured member.
 Arthur v. H. Smith of honfEnrn~rY county, refused to pay rhe fncy~sas aslted fn the sass<Emenf for frarrNnrrI He had a policy baarfng date of Orf,- Der 26, 1889. for t1.o0o and caflinG fu~ a monthly assesarnent of q. fn 11N4 he was directed to pay t4-so snd as1 so. Last January hds Ass,smnsnf waa raised to S1A1o and his ten1er pf c3s oriEiDal amount was refused hy his lodge ou order from the EapFexns lo1Es He took the Datter into ths surreros court and it vas removed to fbs United States court with ths rssuet that Judge Ray has decided tbaf r.s supreme lodge must accept ths oririn- al premium.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
BODY OF ELLIE BLOUIN
 ALMOST SAWED IN TWO
Believed to Have Fallen While Near
 Portable SawmiII.

Collinsvi1le. Conn, Sept 2s-Elie Blouin, aged A, French-Canadian, was instantly killed this afternoon at a portable sawmill in the Avon woods, his body being almost sawed in two. Blouin was walking past the circular saw with a man named Emmons. The latter's attention was called away for a moment, and the next instant he heard Blouin's shriek and saw him meet horrible death.
 Whether Biouin stumbled and fell against the saw is not known definite ly. but that is the theory as to the cause of the accident, advanced by the lumbermen. But little is known of the dead man here.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24


 Mexico City. Sept. zs.--w. c. Nlen- oils, an American fruit grower, fsr whose release the American auhaana~ dor, Henry l.. Wilson. made a n.sr- enptory demand on Governor Guerrx of the state of iTamaulfpas, has b>an removed from the Tampico jail and placed in a hospital under ruar1. Nichols is iil and his life gaa rn jeopardy as a result Of his connns- ment
 This action was taken by order of the supreme court judge who had prs- viously ordered his reimpr1eoumant. and 1t has relieved a situation whirn was fast becoming acute Nicboliw was sentenced to eight years irnpris- onment on the charge of having EilIe1 a Mexican bandit, and the c0urJ in reconsidering his case dimeazrded ffz confession of a Mexican who admitted that he was the slayer of the handlt.
 The governor acted promptly on fn1 demand from the American au1baaaa-s dor and gave ASSURANCES by teleTrarh to Mir. Wilson that he would persona ally give the matter attention unfu lo had been arranged to the satAsfacticm of the ambassador. Tn his messaRs the governor practically admtfs tka innocence of Nichols and says thaf rf LucTo nab De1n an eNTDT ID lm DuMIUX sentence on the American it w.s due to ignorance on the part Of the f1d&x rather than persecution as charrsd bE the ambassador.
 Ambassador Wilson expressed h<ns- self as satisfied for the present. bux will permit no unnecessary delay fn the further procsedings which hs is confident will result in he freeing ef Nicholls.
 Rebels ooospy Pearson
 Juarez. Mex, Sept, 23.-Pearson. sn American lumber center. southwest of here, on the border, was today ralfsd Tby rebels who occupied mouptafns within five miles of the town Only 150 federal soldiers were in Psarson. The rebels were reported to be com mauded by Antonio Rotas
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
HIGH COST OF LIVING.
President Taft and Republican Sena.
 tors Blamed by Champ Clark.

New Haven, Mo. Sept. 2s-Speaker Champ Clark, in an address here to- night devoted much time to the tariff. The speaker declared that the demo- cratic tariff bill passed by the house would have saved about S6 per capita to the nation. The efforts of the dem ocrats to reduce the cost of living were defeated, he said, by republicans in the senate and the vetoes of Pres ident Taft. The presidents vetoes cost fhe people two hundred million dollars, he declared.
 Taft to Hold Conference Today.
 New York. Sept. 23.-President Taft will hold several conferences with po- lfttcal leaders here tomorrow. He is duo to arrive from Washington at 330 p. m. He will go to the home of his brother. Henry W. Taft, where he will see callers during the afternoon and evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Tells Auditors at Springfield, Mo-, That Yellow IS
 Highly Appropriate Color
MAN WHO WEARS ONE HAS A YELLOW STREAK
Accuses Man Who Carried Taft Banner of Being Dishonest Because He Places Himself on Level With the 'Ke-
 ce;ver of Stolen Goods"-Most of the Members ot Ke- ubI;can National Committee Are Shady He Declares.

state central committee at it's meeting today fixed October as the date for holding the town caucuses for nomi- nation of candidates for the legisla- ture and justices of the peace. Where primaries or conventions are to be held the committee decided on Sat urday, October 12.
 No other business of importance was transacted. All of the nominees on the state ticket, with the exception of Fayette L. Wright of Pomfret. can- didate for comptroller. were in at- tendance. All made brief speeches, taking an optimistic view on chances of republican success at the polls in November.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
MAN pECApITATED BY
 CAR AT EAST HAVEN
With Companion Was Walking |, Along Trolley Tracks.

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 2S-Charles A. Jobes was killed and Ralph Buck ingham seriously injured when they were struck by a. trolley car in East Haven tonight. The men were walk ing along the trolley tracks near the East Haven green and the trolley car struck them from behind. Jobes was deoatitated 8 ndhis body was badly mangled. while Buckingham escaped with a fractured leg, deep scalp wounds and injury to his spine. It is said that the car was travelling at d high rate of speed.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Steamship Arrivals.

tflassow, Sept 2s Arrived steamer Cameron1a. New York.
 Christ1ansand. Sept. e2-Arrived steamer oscar H.. New York.
 Hayre Sept. 2a. Arrived. steamer R6ohanbeau, New York
 Plymouth. Sept, as,-Arrived. steam CT kroAprlnx Wilhelm, New York.
 Naples Sept. 19.-ArrNed, steamer Taormina, New York.
 Barcelona. Sept 20.--Arrived, steam er Antonie I.epez, New York.
 New Yerk, Sert, 33.-Arrived, steamer kYeehiand, Antwerp,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
oRTfE moAANIeAL on
 WAY TO NDfANbpoCfa.
To Be Governments chisf WVt,s.s 'rs
 Dynau1itina cassa

Los Angeles. Sept. 31-oreis n1Nf.s- iEa1 who is to bo ths chtsf v1zn&es for tho prosecution tn ubs 6ynnm9kfsx oaae to be tried m IndlauMpn2sA ~ en bis way to fndlaslApefiA whers 1he iM due to arrive tennuxx0w.
 It haeanae hB0wn toAxy tls~1 Mo- Mt1iaal lsft ths qsunty tzn nxtDeav with tf4ee dstsudpaA n w1s p1~n- aSd to leavs ths tRean . sa.nEt dfs- tanse from IBaiaBepeass and t1ks Mo- Mahigzl to the ooshty t~n n ss4 ssass fs1skf1e
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Great General Strike at Brussels.

Brussels, Saturday. Sept IA great general strike Is projected by the socialists of Belgium in support of a universal suffrage amendment to the constitution. Hostilities towards the government, which has resolutely set it's face against the desired legislation, will begin in November. Half a million workers, it is calculated will be in volved in the strike, which 1t is pro- posed shall last six weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
POSTAL CARD SAYS
 VINEsKFS ALL RIGHT,
Message from Missing Fireman ir
 His Own Handwriting.

New Haven, Sept 2S-Another ele- ment of mystery crDHt into the dis appearance of Charles Vineski, a New Haven road fireman today, when his father received postal card signed by his sH1 saying: T saw the piece in the paper today. 1 am all right Please don't worry" The postal was mailed in New Haven today.
 Aside from this nothing has been heard from Vineski since September g, when he started to work as usual. His father says the handwriting is that of his son.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Steamer Sunk, Over 20 Drowned.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.-A steamer with 150 sawmill workers aboard
 was rammed by 8 tugboat on the Dvina river near Archangel today. The steamer sank in ten minutes and
 most of the passengers jumped into the water and 35 of them swam ashore. Twenty are known to have
 been drowned, while the others are missing
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Lowering Not Taken Seriously

Washington Sept. 23-Gov eTnment engineers familiar with the progress of work on the Panama canal, do not regard seriously the opinion expressed by Henry Lowering, q N1caraguan mining engineer who is quoted as saving that vessels will never pass through the canal
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
sho, for Employing Negroes.

Muskogee, Okla. Sept 2S.-Beeause they imported Congo cotton piekers to BriartoWn, where negroes never have been allowed to stay, three farm CTS, Sam Robinson, W. A. Tarrimore and John Hilton, were shot late last night rt Is said Robinson and Tar rlmet4e probably will dio
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
subscriptions for Chinese Loan.

London, Sept. 23.-HaIf of the Chi nese loan of $50.000.0OO is to be offered to the public in London for subscrip- ton on Thursday or Friday of this week, according to Charles Birca Crisp, head of the Anglo Russian bank, who has been prominent in the nego- tiations.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
oId Fsi.nds to Wed Sisters

Duluth, Sept. z3.-ALeetiHg teddy fer the first time in fifteen years and learaiag that they were engaged te t~e sisters is the experience of J. Mayer of New York and w, R. smith of Chicago. traseIiHe sslssBeH, They decided to make t . double Nadding.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Bumper Crops rhrou sheut World.

Washington, Sept. 23 Crops throughout the world this year are bumper. fhts is sh6Wn by figures in a cablegraIA reesiYed by the depart ment of agriculture today from inter national institute of agriculture of Rofae italy
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Tobacco Barn Burned,

Broad Brook. Conn, Sept. 23-A large tobacco barn, situated in the outskirts of the village of Scantio and owned by S, H. W. Talcott was to- night burned to the ground together with this years crop of "primsd' to- baeeo the lass Will be S2o,60o, a small part Of which was insured,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
CabIed Paragraphs
Princess Maria Teresa Dead,

Madrid, Spain, Sept 2S.-Princess Maria Teresa, sister of King Alfonso, died suddenly today from the effects of an embolism.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Three Miners kilI.d by cav..in

Hobart, Tasmania, Sept. 23.-A fall of 400 tons of earth in the Mount Tyell mine Saturday killed three min CTS, seriously injured five and impris- oned several others. Rescue parties started to dig at once.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
Ansahsr psys guma, a.~-ua.

Anethsy psyis Fash esersA
 BFettan waeds. N -Jz. 9spG sS--Ass othSF dsys ssssdh af tbs wsc<~f zlnnAs af Mesut WnsbsnGsna ssyst1p- ed n-a trsre of .brlsa -Es-,.~r. ghs rnzas- lng Cnsriegtown. M.sA, FeanaR
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

Col. D. C. Robinson, former mayor of Elmira, N. Y, died on West Shore train while on his way to Haines Falls in the Catskills.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
TOWN cAucUsEs, OCT. g.

Dste Set for Nomination of Lecisia
 tive Candidates.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

The Russian government has put the sable hunters out ef business fer three years
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
WIPED OUT eY REBELS.
Command of 1s0 Federal Soldiers Walk
 Into a Trap.

Sanderson, Tex. Sept 23.-A com mand of about 1S0 Mexican federal soldiers was nearly, wiped out in a battle with rebels, believed 10 have been fought Sept. 16, short distance across the border from here. The federals were pursuing body of reb-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

Harvard College Opened Yesterday Tor It's 276th year with an approximate enrolment of 4,500 students.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

Condensed Telegrams

Flour Has Dropped 20 Gents bar rel in Oregon.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

Lester o. Peck of Bedding was nom mated fer senator by the 34th dstrie demeeRa4ie esnSeH tisn held at Dansury yesterday afternoon
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

Hartford. Sept as.-rha republican
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

J. Harris Monroe of GuiIford was yesterday nominated for senator by the democratic senatorial convention for the 12th district.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

es or unknown strength. Entering q
 canyon, the federals found fherneeivr< pdtted against about soc retele ar4
 their retreat cut of. News of the fight was brought her~ today by John Blocker, a. Sroarlea., cattleman, who has a ranch In Goa
 huits-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

Colorado Has the Greatest Supply of radium in the world stored in it's min eral districts. says M. Henri Chagneux, the French mineraloglst.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

Twelve Prisoners, of which nine were negroes. were whipped in the New castle, Del. county workhouse. They were convicted of theft
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24
American Released from Jsil os De-
 msnd of Ambassador.

NICHOLS IN HOSPITAL. :
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

Gladys St. Denis, 16 year old Low ell, Mass, girl, is charged with at- tempting to poison her uncle and aunt MT. and Mrs. F. M. Jordan The girl confessed that she putt rat poison ir her uncle's and aunt's coffee.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

The French Police Have Warned Mrs. E. Pankhurst and her daughter Christabel that they will be expelled from France if they cause any dis turbance in Paris while Premier As quith Is passing through the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

The Body of an Unknown Woman about 25 years of age was found float ing in the Piscataqua river at Newcas- tie, N. H., yesterday. The initials "R. F. F. to L. N. NJ were engraved on a ring, on the third finger of the left hand.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

President Taft Has Referred to At torney General Wdckersham the re- gently enacted newspaper publicity law for an opinion as to what con- struction is to be placed by the nost- master general upon the term paid subscribers"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

The Citizens of Godenburg, a little German town on the banks of the Rhine. are up in arms over an un- draped statue of a woman installed In the public square by a rich resident They appealed to the kaiser to have it removed.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

William Anderson and H. CharIson two Americans, captured by Mexican rebels, are reported released and on the way to Douglas, Arizona.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-24

At the Democratic 14th District senatorial convention held at West Haven yesterday Judge J. J. McDon- ough of Naugatuck was unanimously nominated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-11
JUROR HELD
OUT FOR
CALVIN

j. J. Mccormick, juror in the
Calvin shooting case, who was
accused yesterday of eating lunch
and drinking with Attorneys F.
H. Kelley and Otis Johnson, at
torneys for the defense, will be
cited for contempt.
Judge Chapman told Deputy
Prosecutor Burmeister 20 make
out the papers today and bring
Mccormick in. The juror lives
in Puyallup.
The jury returned a verdict of
guilty in the second degree last
night after being out 22 hours.
Mccormick held steadily out
for acquittal, the other jurors
say.
HE kept insisting that certain
evidence against Calvin was not
proper" said one of the other
jurors. when we offered to SUBJ
nit the question to the Judge,
however, he finally backed down
and we reached a compromise
verdict"
Mccormick asked to be excused
Immediately after the decree was
filed.
Calvin, a Centralia rancher,
who left his home out of love for
Mrs. Vivian Irvine. nurse, shot
her twice at Eatonville last sum-
mer and was captured after a two
weeks chase.
He pleaded that the woman had
bled him for $4,000 in two
years, but that she shot herself
accidentally while trying to shoot
him.
The verdict carries a maximum
sentence of ten years in the pen
itentiary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-11
FOX CASE: IS
Up To
JURY

The case against Jay Fox, an
archist editor from Home colony,
accused of sedition because he
criticised the county officials,
didn't last long.
The case was closed this morn
ing and Judge Chapman began his
instructions to the jury this aft
ernoon.
the state put on ]. F. Hicklin
and ]. NJ. Tillman, residents of
the colony, to show that Fox
had preciously criticised the gov
ernment in public.
Chapman barred much of their
testimony.
1.-THE only thing the jury is to
consider is whether Fox was Sc
ditious in this particular editor
ial,' he said. ''It isn't what's
IN a mans mind but what comes
out of 1t that counts"
Col. J. ]. Anderson for Fox at
tackled the witnesses, as hostile
to the colonists and as continually
stirring up trouble.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bolle end Mrs.
Gertrude Vose testified that the
two men had bad reputation as
to truth telling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-01-11
Oldest News Girl Makes
But Scanty Living

Trudging through rain, snow
or sunshine, as regular as the
clock, Mrs. M. Seaberts, an eld-
erly widow, drops into the Times
office every Wednesday morning,
is perhaps the Oldest "newsgirl"
in the country. She sells the Sat-
urday" Evening Post.
This is her only livelihood.
When times are good and she is
prosperous she manages to get a
day or two at "day work." which
means everything from scIubbing
and washing to house cleaning.
But times lately have been bad
and only through the sales of the
Post has she been able to eke
a living.
Some weeks she sells as high as
ESQ copies.
Mrs. Seaberts lives in some
rooms at 1525h Tacoma ave.
Her husband died several years
ago. Recently she lost her child.
She has not much time to get
lonely. Hustling for y living
keeps her mind occupied and de-
spite her hardships she always
has a smile and a cheerful word
with her Post. this morning?"