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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
Bremen Now
 Seek Increase
THEIR DEMANDS PRESENTED TO
 FIFTY RAILROADS.
A SHORTER WORK DAY
Ten Hours or Less or Runs of 100 Miles or Less As&ed-WilI Cost Rail
 roads $25,Ooo,OOo to $3o,oOo,ooo Year

New York, May 2.-Following closely upon the agreement of the engineers and the managers of the fifty railroads east of Chicago to submit to arbitra- t1on the demands of the engineers for an increase in wages and changes in their hours of work, the locomotive tremen and hostlers of the same rail- roads today submitted 70 the managers schedule requesting additional com pensauon for their labors, changes in their hours of work and in acme cases the employment of assistant firemen
 Increase of $25,o0o,oo to S2G00o,o0o.
 w. s. Carter of Peoria, IL, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Enginemen, presented the de- mands of the men to J. c. Stuart, chairman of the conference committee of the railroad managers, who told him the managers would be called to meet as soon as possible to discuss the mat ter. Later it was stated on behalf of the managers that to grant the de- mands would mean an additional an- nual outlay by the railroads of be- tween $25.000,000 and s3O,000,0O0.
 Days of Ten Hours or Less.
 The demands of the men were form ulated at meeting of the eastern fed eTated board Of the Brotherhood of Lo- cOmOtive Bremen and Enginemen held at Chicago February 15, and embrace increases in the pay of f1rsmen in the passenger service and through local and way freight services and on switch engines, and hostlers and help CTS on electric engines. They also call for days work or ten hours or less, or of runs of 100 miles or less. A stip- ulation in this latter respect is that all mileage in excess of one hundred miles made within ten hours shall be paid for at mileage rates.
 Want Relief from Cleaning Engines.
 The men ask also that fremen held at other than a home terminal shall be paid continuous time after the ex- piration of 15 hours fom the time they register off duty, and that firemen shall be relieved from cleaning engines. The clause in the demands calling for assistant fremen specifics that these men shall be employed on coal burn ing locomotives in the freight service. and that the assistant shall aid the regular firemen in the prescribed du- ties incident to the firing of a locomo- tive. The pay of the assistant is to be determined at @ conference of Ire- men and the railroad managers.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
LITTLE ACCOMPLISHED.
Ssaator Smith Journeys to New York,
 But Obtains No New Facts.

New York May 2-TestimOny taken today by Senator Smith of Mich ian. chairman of the senate commit lee invegtigaung the Titanic disaster, did uof reveal any facts tending to confirm the report that news of the Titanic disaster, which the White Star line made public on Monday evening. April 15, had reached New York early that morning
 Smith Questions Telegraph Operator.
 To determine this question was the principal object of the senator's visit to New York and he had before him today in private hearing John Bot tnrniy. vire president of the American Maronni Company; F. J. Dunn, the New York merchant who had testi- fed in Washington that he had been informed by the son of a Western uion operator that a message had been received in New York on Monday morning telling Of the Titanic's fate; and the 0prafor himself who returned to the cfry today, Mir. Smith said, after having been absent since Sunday night These two witnesses were dis E-sed to be recslcitrsnt. the senator rzis. aUd their examination was very ztiEfact0ry. He said he would call the operator again when he hoped Go obtain more definite information.
 Cot First News at s p. M. Monday.
 Vice President Bottornly. according fo his steDographic testimony, dis claimed sli knowledge, Of any such news being received here at the time reported.
 The Asrconi Company, he said. re- eeiyed the first message Of the sinking ef rhe Titanic about D. m. Monday.
 Made Every Effort to Get News.
 The witness testified that he made sSsrs effort To get news of the Titanic aiEsstsr from the Carpathia and had sent instructions te all wireless sta- tiaus sssiug them 10 furnish the com parry with all the news they could He csaied that he had in any way tried ta iunneRce cottam and Bride. the wire less operators on the Carpathia, in regard Co the sending Of any infor- nation llHtu the vessel had passed quarantine. when with MT Marconfs e4u.zent. he had given wireless per mission Co Bride t0 tell his story Fsvors Giving Stories to Ore Paper.
 "be ysu think it is proper to en- c4afaHs wireless operators in this Hsnnere asked Senator Smith.
 'i think it iH adv isabie to give the story ts one paper rather than have % scattered piecemesl and written up nt various reporters for various psReEs. replied the witness.
 Might Rot this custom or habit lead ts general understsndias among wireless operators and tend to infu- eHcs them iu their courses follow iae tslaJnities of this chsFacter28
 No. don't think so7
 hss LiHe of Evidence Teday.
 seRs Ger SsHiih said that tomorrow n esPeaIed Co take the testimony of a RsE -cnFnizant'of the fat that mr#
 es e1 tss creU could not tmrR a cer- FAt7 bcif ip eue of the wateTtight fqfaPs srtRepts "a which depends it's FfeieReS"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
SUES FOR $5o,ooo
Papers in Action of Widow of Col.
 Astor's Valet Are Filed.

New York, May 2.-Papers in the first suit for damages brought by a relative of a Titanic victim were filed in the federal district court here to- day. The suit, in admiralty, is brought by Mrs. Louise Robins, widow of Victor Robins, Colonel John Jacob Astor's valet, who lost his life when the Titanic sank and is that in which the testimony of J. Bruce Ismay and officers of the sunken steamer is desired. It charges negligence on the part of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company and asks for s50,000 damages and costs.
 1t is asserted in the complaint that the owners of the steamship were negligent first because the Titanic had been warned that she was in the vicin- ity of icebergs and in spite of the warning was going at speed of more than 20 knots when the collision occurred; second that proper precau- tiOns were not taken after the look out sighted the iceberg; third, that the liner was being operated by new and untried crew; fourth, that there was not a sufficient number of life boats; fifth, that after the collision the lifebOats were not properly manned
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

was his aide ever since he entered the White house and who had travelled thousands of miles with him.
 Mr. Taft made only a short address but he came near breaking down twice.
 Never did I know how much he was to me until he was dead" said the president. Lacking nothing of self respect and giving Up nothing he owed to himself he conducted himself with a singleness of purpose and to the happiness and comfort of the president who was his chief. To many fine qualities he added loyalty and when he became one of my family he was as a son or a brother
 Mir Taft told how he met Major Butt first in the Philippines and later as aide to President Roosevelt. He dWelt on Major Butts devotion to Mr. Roosevelt and himself.
 Tt has always seemed to me" said the president, that AEcnie never mar ried because he loved his mother so. The greatest sorrow of his life was when she left him."
 MT. Taft concluded with a word more as to Mir. Butts spirit of self sacrifice.
 "Self-sacrifce," he said, had become a part of his nature. If Archie could have selected his time to die, he would have taken the one God gave him"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
Full Committee of Anthracite Miners DsapprOves of
 Agreement Made by Subcommittee
CONVENTION OF THE MINERS MAY BE CALLED
Operators Granted Ten Per Cent Increase and Made Other Concessions State That They Expected Ra- fcation of Agreement Leaders of Mine Workers Con. stituted Subcommittee Hope of Settlement

New York. May 2.-Calling of miners convention to approve or dis approve of the sub committee agree ment for settlement of the wage and other differences between miners and operators in the anthracite coal fields was practically decided upon by the committee of miners representatives and members of the boards of three anthracite districts affected at a ses- sion here tonight
 May Meet Operators Again.
 Another joint convention with the operators will first be sought by the miners in all probability to see if fur ther concessions can be obtained. it was said after tonight's session. The miners committee adjourned to to- morrow, when @ decision will be reach ed, it. is announced, whether a further conference with the operators shall be sought or an immediate call be issued for miners convention. This action followed rejection by the miners full committee today at the joint confer ence with the operators committee of ten of the tentative agreement for Q settlement reached recently between the ub-Committees of the two in terests.
 Can Convene Delegates in Four Days.
 If convention were called, as it seems certain to be, William Green, who represented President White af the United Mine Workers in todays conference, said tonight that it would be held in either Scranton or Wilkes barre and would be comprised of four hundred delegates from the three dis tricts. Such a convention could be convened within four days after notice of it was given, AIr. Green declared. Mir. Green expressed the opinion that if convention were held al once, be- fore d conference with the operators, it would uphold the action of the min CTS full committee and vote disap- proval of the subcommittee agree ment.
 Operators Disinclined to Confer Again
 In their statement and accompany ing memoranda tonight the operators committee indicated a disinclination to meet again with the miners repre- sentatives until after the latter had endeavored to secure ratification of the pending settlement agreement.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

sex and class rating; and did the boats carry full loads, otherwise, why not?
 21-What were the numbers of the passengers of the first, second and third class respectively who were saved; what was the number of the crew saved having regard for their ratings and sex; and what was the proportion of the different classes of passengers and the different grades of the crew saved to their total numbers on board: and what reason was there for 8 disproportion if such there was
 22-This question further develops points covered in question No. 21.
 23-What were the happenings on board the liner after the casualty oc- cured up to the time she foundered; and what was the cause of the loss of the Titanic and the loss of life that ensued?
 24-This question further develops the subject of question No. 23
 25--What was the construction and what was the adequacy of the equip- ment of the Titanic?
 26-This, designated as the final question, constitutes @ request to the court to report upon the rules and regulations of the merchant shipping act and to make commentators with a view to promoting the safety of vessels and persons at sea.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
erant.d 10 Per csnt. lnor.as..

Granted 10 Per Cent. Increase.
 The operators made numerous con- sessions, chief of which was one that the contract rates and wage scales for all employees shall be increased 10s per cent. over and above the contract rates and wage scales established by the anthracite coal strike commission, as effective April 1st 1908. The pro- visions of the sliding scale are by mu- tual consent abolished"
 Mot Discourasing," Says Green.
 "The outlook while rather compli- cated, is not discouraging. It is hoped all differences may yet be adjusted'
 This was the statement made to- night by William Green, representing John P. White president of the United Mine Workers.
 Operators Expected Ratification.
 ThR position of the anthracite op- orators committee is given in state- ment made public tonight. "The com- mittee of anthracite operators entered the joint conference today" says the statement with the full expectation that the agreement recommended by the joint subcommittee would be rat flied by the mine workers committee and would be adopted later by the body of anthracite mine workers.
 Approved by Committee of Ten,
 "The operators committee of ten passed a resolution approving the ac@ ton of the sub b-committee, thus rati- flying the proposed agreement. When the joint meeting had been called to order MT. William Green, as spokes- man for the mine workers representa- tives announced that the sub-commit- tees report had been disapproved by the full committee representing the mine workers.
 Leaders in Sub Committee.
 "The resolution adopted in Philadel- phia empowering a joint uh-comm.t- tee to negotiate an agreement stated that the sub b-committee's action would not be binding. unless approved by the full committees on both sides; but from the personnel of the mine work CTS committee which was composed of the recognized leaders of the mine workers organization, the operators assumed that the proposed agreement, arrived at after three weeks of con- stant negotiations, would be ap- proved"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
NINETEEN TEASPOONS
 IN A MANS STOMACH.
Insane Patient at Maine Hospital
 Thrived' on Silver Diet.

Bangor, Me, May "A surgical op- eration has just been found necessary to recover a lot of teaspoons which disappeared one at a time from A ward of the eastern Maine insane hos pitol here When the mystery was solved by the discovery that one of the patients was swallowing the missing articles Dr. w. C. Mason and Dr. E. R. Sanger recovered from the mans stomach nineteen teaspoons. Seven teen of them belonged to the hospital and two had been swallowed evidently before the man was committed
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
ALLEN THREATENED
 TO KILL FOSTER.
Testimony Begun in Case of Floyd
 Allen, One of the Outlaws.

 Testimony Begun in Case of Floyd
 Allen, One of the Outlaws.
 Wythenville. Va, May 2-Tn kill Bill Foster before the sun goes down tomorrow night if I'm convicted"
 Floyd Allen, the first of the Hills vile courthouse assassins now on trial here for his life, was charged with making this remark before the shoot ing on March 14, according to the tes- timony today of I. B. Wedell of Mont gomery, one of the first days wit nesses for the prosecution. On cross- examination Wedell stuck to his story though he admitted no other persons were present during his conversation with Allen.
 Six witnesses, three of them specta- tors at the shooting affray, testified. The first, D. ". Bolen, a lawyer who was defending Allen in the court where the murders occurred, testified that he saw Claude Allen fire the first shot and that 1t struck Judge Massie The court officials returned the fire, he said. Two of the juryment who were then trying Allen testified, one of them said that Allen had 11red in the direc- tion of where he last saw Foster, the commonWealth's attorney, who was killed. Other witnesses told of con- versations with Allen in which he had threatened Foster.
 Prosecutor Wysor, opening the case, said he would show there was q con- spiracy among the Aliens to shoot up the court if Floyd Allen was convict ed. Attorney Willis, for the defense, retorted that reports of the tragedy had been grossly exaggerated, and that he would introduce testimony to show that Bettie Ayres was killed by a bullet from Clerk Dexter Goad's re- volver and not by the Aliens. The defense would show, he said, that Floyd Allen had been wounded before he had taken part in the shooting.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
AGREEMENT REACHED
 ON A PENSION BILL
Provides For a Maximum Pension of
 $50 and Minimum of SIS.

Washington, May 2.-COnferees of both houses of congress on the general service pension bill reached an agree ment today on the basis of the senate bill with some increase for advanced age and length of service. This action is said to ensure the enactment of the general service bill into law.
 The increases grant SIS month to soldiers sixty six years old who served two and a half years and $19 to those who served three years. Those 70 years old who served one and a half years to get S21.50; two years $23; two and half years SPA: three years $25. Those of 75 years who served one and a half years get S27, two and two and a half years S30.
 It is estimated that the increase in the governments pension expenditur- es for five years under the terms of the agreement will average about $25,0o0,000 annually.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
Monument to Railroad Tslearaphy

NeWburgh, \. Y., May 2.--Commern- oratilg the sending of the first rail- way telegFaphic order, wired in 1851 by General Manager Charles Alinot of the Erie railroad, a monuHaant and tablet were unveiled at Hartman to- day and presented to the Erie Railroad company by the Association of Rail way Telegraph SuparinteRdents and the Old-tiIne Photographers and Hist0r- ieaI association. The monument was taken from a ledge on the l.. H, Har- riman estate and all expenses at tending its placement and preparation were defrayed by Mrs. Hartman,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
.Msdero VIII Never ResIan.

Mexico City. May 2 Even should Mexico City fan into tle hands of the resoiu donists, President Madero Will not consider the government defeated, 'I will retire 10 the mountains in the south he sail today, reiterating his previous slaLsm7at that De would never resign, and so long as the breath 0s lie remains will light to defend the flag which the people ol Mexico have placed in my hands
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
Rosy Dreams at
 Dollar Dinner DEMOCRATS SEE VISIONS OF
 PARTYS SUCCESS. A PROPHECY BY DUNN Tells Party Colleagues That New Sec ond District Will Elect a Democrat to Congress at the Fall Election.
A PROPHECY BY DUNN

Bridgeport, Conn.,, May 2.-The "dol- lar dinner of the democrats who had been attending the state convention, held this afternoon at the Stratfeld hotel brought together fully four hun dred members of the party. Chairman Charles ". Comstock of the state com- mittee was the toasthaster, and the speakers were Governor Baldwin, Con- gressman Reilly, Dudley Field Malone of New York city and Mayor D. P. Dunn of Willimantic. It had been ex- pected that Congressmen Sisson and Murray would be present, but they sent a message stating their inability to reach this city in time, and wishing the democrats the best of luck MT. Comstock said he was impressed with the determination shown by the demo-
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Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
TRIBUTES TO MAJOR surr.
Participated ia at Augusta, Ga, by
 President Taft.

Augusta. Ga. May 2.-Prcs.dent Haft and the city of Augusta paid trib- ute today 70 Major Archibald Butt, the presidents personal aide. who was lost in the wreck of the Titanic.
 Augusta was Major Butts home. Eud for several hours today business was practically suspended while me lnor-al services were conducted in a thrarer.
 Flags were az haif-mast ou most Of the public buildings and thousands Of persons crowded around the thcater. anxious Co hear President Taft speak.
 President Taft reached Augusta at [ o'clock ihis morning He was a trealzfast guest of Mayor Barrett Aft fr e reception at the CommerciaI club khis afternoon he will leave for Wash ington. where he is due early tomor- Tow.
 The president was visibly affected D. the tributes paid Co Major Butt ghcre we're tears in his eyes as he ealiea uR memories of the man who
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
SON OF A MILLIONAIRE
 WORKED AS COAL PAssER
Earned Money For His Own Tuitieu
 at Oxford University.

Boston, May Zone of the coal passers of the Bucknall line steamer Katuna, which arrived today from Calcutta, is M A. Shah, son of a mill lionaire horse dealer of Lahore, India Shah has just finished four years course at Oxford University, paying his tuition from his own earnings. He started to work his way back home and got as far as Port Said when hs met the Katuna on which he expects eventually to reach Calcutta. His present pay is s4 a month. He carries an order for $2.5O0 which was sent him by his father. but has thus fac refused to have it cashed, dependiIR \ entirely on his own resources.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
EXPERT TESTlFIES THAT
 BEDDING IS NOT INSANE.
Probability That Murder Case Will Go
 to Jury by Thursday.

New Haven, Conn, May 2.-Tho evl- dence in the Bedding murder trial will be concluded tomorrow, and arguments will De made next week. so that in all probability the case will go to the jury by Thursday at the latest
 The first of the states insanity cx- perts nr. Max Maiihouse. was on the witness stand today lie gave it as his opinion that Bedding is not insane and that he is not suffering from feeble uindedness, insane impulse, etc, as testified 10 by witnesses fer the de- fense,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03

Berlin, May 2.-The skull of Jo- ham Schiller, the great German phil osopher and poet. which has been missing for nearly thirty years, has been discovered. Professor August Won Froriep of Tubingen University, a year ago opened an old vault at Weimar, which was known to contain Schiller's remains. He made a careful examination Of seventy skulls which he found in the vault and established indisputably which was the skull of Schiller.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
Tornado Wipes Out Anotbey v;IIao.

Oklahoma City, Okla. May a.-Ae- cording 10 a aespafch from Altus, Okla, tonight the village 6f Kern. in a remote section of Washita county, practically was wiped cut by the tor nado which swept threuoa the sslIth- western corner of Oklahoma last Sat urday. IL is reported. but not. possible to confirm, tonight thai I8 persons were killed at I<o1n and number in- iHred.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
FLOOD SITUATION
 DECIDEDLY WORSE
Break in Levee at Torras Despite Ef
 forts to Prevent 1t.

Hope of patching the break in the Mississippi river levee at TorTas, La., expected to cause the worst situation in lower Mississippi flood history, was abandoned yesterday afternoon. Late tonight water was rushing through the S00-foot breach at the rate of twelve miles an hour and several small towns were inundated The dyke protecting the state penal farm at Angola gave way this afternoon, but the iiood will be confined to a small section. Re- ports from other places show the gauge readings steadily going upward.
 Baton Rouge has been made the concentration point for persons made homeless by the Torras break. Hun- dreds were taken there yesterday and last night The work of caring for these people went on rapidly.
 Doubtless preparations for a break at Torras prevented los sof life. As at other threatened points a train had been placed at Torras ready to go at a moments notice. Whe nthe break came the inhabitants rushed for thls harbor Even some livestock was put aboard and the train run out of the danger zone. Steamboats picked up many marooned persons and took the n to Baton Rouge. where government ra- tions are being dealt out
 It is estimated that 115,oo0 homeless persons are being taken care of, largely through government efforts, in the refuge camps that have been established at various points dIring the past month. How many will be added to this number by the TOrrds break cannot be accurately estimated, but 1t will be thousands.
 While citizens of Baton Rouge were doing all they could for refugees brought in from Pointe Coupee par ish tonight, they also had a hard fight of their own. The water is with in foot of the top of the bags that have been placed on the levee here. The river is rising and it seems cer- tain a portion of the city will he flooded Only the wholesale district would be affected.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-03
Emil seae Seriously III.

Greenwich, Conn, May 2.-Emi1 Boas of New York, American repre- sentative of the Hamburg American steamship line, is seriously ill at his Greenwich residence. Three Dhysici- ans are in constant consultation. MT. Boas was just recovering from a severe attack of grippe when ptomaine pois- oning developed. His condition has been critical since Monday,