Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-10

Miss AIys Meyer, daughter of the secretary of the navQ has established a record in the sale of Christmas red cross stamps at Washington. mon alley cat, will be seen in the in- at Washington pext month.
 The Campaign Fund Investigating committee of the senate will hold a meeting today to determine when hearings shall be resumed.
 J. H. Clark, employed by the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad for 55 years, has retired. He will re- ceive full pay for life.
 M. L. Moore, 7s Years Old, president of the Morgan County National bank, was burned to death in a fire in his home in Fort Morgan. Col.
 Fire Broke Out Yesterday afternoon in the Winsted Citizen building and in a short time damage from fire and water had amounted to about $2,000.
 Radical Changes in Patent Office procedure were recommended to Con- gress yesterday in a special report by the Economy and Efficiency commits sion.
 The New York Fire Department is planning a vigorous crusade this month against theaters and moving picture houses which violate the fire preven- tion ordinances.
 The Appointment of Carnni Thomp son, President Tafts former secretary as treasurer of the United States was unanimously confirmed by the senate yesterday.
 Edmund BerkeIy, 89 Years Old, of Haymarket, Va, has written to Presi- dent Taft that he is the oldest White House diner. having eaten with Presi- dent Jackson 75 years ago.
 The Laruest Telescope in Soutt America is to be set up at Cordova Argentina, by the government of that republic. The telescope will be con structed at Cambridge, Mass.
 The Common ToweIa was ordered l abolished from railroad cars, vessels 1 all other inter state vehicles. ant i from stations, by Secretary MacVeagh 1 of the treasury department yesterday
 The Blue Funnel Liner BeIIerophon, | sailed from Yokohama for Tacoma l yesterday, bringing what is said to bt the largest shipment of raw silk evel to cross the Pacific, valued at $2,O75,. | 900.
 Copies Of a Proposed New wage scale prepared by the national execu tive committees of the Order of Rali way Conductors and Railroad Train. men have been received by railroad men.
 James Reilly, Aged 50 Years, wa struck and killed yesterday by al eastbound express train of the Nev York, New Haven and Hartford rail road near Selleck's cut, just below Stamford.
 Richard Trombley, a retired maya officer, and one time state comptrolle of the currency in Nebraska ,acci dentally shot and killed himself at Nev York yesterday while cleaning a gul preparatory to a hunting trip. Dr.. AIvah H. Thompson of Wichita 1 Kas., yesterday was appointed by Sec i retary Fisher to be disbursing clerl of the pension service and pay out an nually the $1s0,000,000 which has beel handled through the IS pension agen cies.
 William Miner Was Arraianed fl the Marlboro, Mass, court yesterda 1 and formally charged with the mur der of Mrs. Gertrude Carside Crow ley who was found dead Saturday ii a room where the couple had beel living.
 Herbert Knox Smith will call to gether in week or ten days the legis lative committee of the progressiv party of the state for a conferenc concerning matters to be urged befor the general assembly at the comin session.
 Candles on an Altar Caught Fire i St. James cathedral, Brooklyn, whil Bishop c. E. Mcdonnell was conduct | ing mass. His back was turned to tn blaze, and he went right on with tn service, while the flames were bein extinguished.
 Three Cottages Were Totally Burne and two damaged with their furnish ipgs at Merwin's Beach yesterday. Tn total loss is about s5,000. Two of tn buildings belonged to Dr. E. T. Sharp of Derby and three to Mrs. Andre, Haffner of Ansonia.
 o. M. Auerbach of Chicago and o Princeton graduate, was yesterda sentenced to life Imprisonment 8 Jackson, Mich, for the murder of hi employer Harry Fisher, former Chi cago promoter. Fisher was killed whil hunting with Auerbach
 With a Total of 11,e44,432 Bales c cotton of the growth of 1912 ginne to December 1, activity in the cotto belt during the period from Novembe 14 to December 1, was greater thi year than it was last year when tn eountry's greatest cotton crop was be ing prepared for market.
 idaho Friends of Colonel Rossevsl would like to have the colonel come t that state to face a charge of con tempt in the supreme court ther should the Boise court care to fluff a quoted declaration that if he cam within the boundaries of the state would be hailed into court.
 earrysen Payne a New York law yer, says he will lose s56,6o0 by tn I terms of his fathers will if his con viction at Rochester, N. r., fer speed ing an automobile stands Pawn claims tht clause in his fathers wi provides that if he has no court con victiens agaiHst him at the age ( se he will inheEit s50.68a,