Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-05

- a ~SlS rest Sg5LSfH Is TToNldGo
for in the regular postoftice bill intro
duce1 By Representative Moon Of Ten
nessee.
Supporters of President Taft in West
Virginia have come out into the open,
and will make q hard fight for him in
the campaign.
A Number of Society Women in Chic
availed themselves Of the Lenten sea-
son to have deferred operations for ap-
pendicitis performed.
Borden A. Jeffrys Found $4,000 in
gold and silver coins concealed behind
a brick fireplace in the old homestead
Of his mother on Deal Lake. N J.
James Wilson, Secretary of Agricul-
ture, yesterday broke all records for
continuous service in presidential cab
inets. He has served fifteen years.
State Militia Officers may become
aviators for the regular army in the
future, provided they comply with
rigid tests prescribed by the war de-
partment.
Returns from Precinct Conventions
in Oklahoma show that 237 delegates
to the republican state convention are
instructed for Roosevelt and 113 in
structed for Taft.
Resolutions Endorsing President
Taft and urging his denomination and
reelection were unanimously adopted
by the Rhode Island republican state
central committee yesterday.
John Taggart BIodget, associate JUS
lice Of the Rhode, Island supreme court
for twelve years. Ndied at his home in
Providence yesterday after prctract-
ed illness. He was SO years old.
An Increase of Twelve Per Cent
in wages has been granted to the fire
men employed in the cotton mills OF
the Fall River Iron works and the
American Print works at Fall River.
The Appeal of Chester 5. Jordan
ing murdered his wife near that city
vas yesterday set down for hearing
by the supreme court Of the United
States on April l.
Rev. Frank D. Torrey, for six years
pastor Of the NorWalk Methodist Epis-
copal church. has announced that he
Will leave next month to accept the
pastorate of the Summerfieid NJ. r
church in Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Ways and Means Committee
yesterday agreed to report fay oVabiy
the free sugar bill, together with the
excise bill providing for a tax on the
incomes of individuals end corporation;
in excess Of $1,000 net yeHr.
The Senate Judiciary Committed
yesterday ordered q favorable rercrt
on the nomination of Mahlon Pitney
Of New Jersey, to be associate JUS
tice of the supreme court Of the Unit
ed States. The vote was unanimous.
Refusing TO Claim Exemption, Col
onel Roosevelt yesterday was fore
man of jury at the session Of the
supreme court at Mineola, L. l. H,
was excused from duty until Wednes-
day on account of pressing engage
ments.
John Adams Thayer Has Acquired
the Clubman Publishing company
publishers of the Polo Monthly ant
Clu5man, and it will hereafter be
controlled by the John Adams ThayeI
corporation, which publishes the Smar
Set Magazine.
A Bill Which Would Permit Actors
travelling men, railroad men and other
absent from their homes on election
day to vJte for presidential electors il
the states where they happen to bt
was introduced in the house yesterda!
! by Representative Carey Of Wisconsin,
Harry G. Welch, New Haven hous
painter. who has been at Gainesville
| Ga, for some time, and who was ar
| rested last week in connection with tn
/ death Of DR.. H. G. Spencer at Gaines
I vile, has been released from custody
| his arrest having been due to q mis-
( take.
| A Charge That "Rummers' hay
! been imported into dry territory
I supplied with liquor aud made drunk
/ just to show that prohibition doesn'
/ prohibit" was made before the hous
I committee OF Judiciary Yesterday b,
John * TAYLOR Of Baltimore repre-
sentiug he Society 0f fricuds
The Strike in the British Coal Field
! has caused heavy purchases here o
practically all the avail3hle supple
/ of soft coal in the coal ports in an
near New York and at Philadelphia
and Baltimore in order to meet th
needs of the foreign steamship com
panies using the Atlantic seaboard.