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Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
Tramp Killed in Crash of Trains

Chickasfa, Okla. Dec. 16.-An un- identified tramp was killed and twenty persons injured late today when Chi cago, Rock Island and Pacific passen- ger trains Nos. 23 and "A .collided head-on at Minnekah. seven miles south of here. State Representative elect T. J. Brown is among the seri- ousIy injured. His skull was fractured and head badly cut
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
A COAL TRAIN AND
 TROLLEY COLLIDE
Six People Killed and Three Missing
 at AshtabuIa, Ohio.

Ashtabula, O., Dec. 15.-Six people were killed and three others are miss ing as the result of a collision be- tween 8 street car and Lake Shore and Michigan Southern coal train on the Oil City branch at Center street crossing shortly before nine o'clock tonight. The bodies of Mrs. W. H. Cook, Mrs. Frank Bartlett, Mrs. George Kitson, Miss Laura Leabhart and two unidentified women have been recov- cred. All were residents of Ashta- bula. Four injured were taken to the hospital one of whom, Ralph Chubb, is not expected to live.
 The other three passengers are be- lieved to be buried under the wreck age of the coal laden cars.
 Motorman McCoon of the street car was not seriously injured. Conductor Mullen had gone ahead to the crossing and is thought not to have seen the approaching coal train. The crew of the engine jumped before the engine struck the street car in the center and they escaped injury.
 Workers started at once to dig away the coal, which Is piled nearly fifty feet high over the debris of the street.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
Portland Pastor Called.

Portland. Conn.,, Dec. 16.-Rev, E.. c. BlomQuist, pastor of the local Swedish Lutheran church, has re- ceived a call from the First Swedish Lutheran church at Tacoma, Wash, He has not yet made his answer, but has the matter under consideration.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
OBITUARY.
Wallace Porter of Hiseanum.

WaIIace FoFter Of Higganun1.
 Higganum, Conn.,, Dec. 16.-Wallace Porter, well known resident of Mid dleseX county and president of the D. & H. Scoville Hoe company of this place, died suddenly at his home here tonight after a brief illness of pneu- monia. He was 52 years old and is survived by widow, five daughters and two sons.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
CabIed Paragraphs
ChaIIenqes Socialist to Duel.

Paris, Dec. 16.-Jean Jaures, the so- cialist leader, received today a chal- lenge to a personal combat from Sen ator Henri Berenger, who represents GaudalOupe,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
To Forn Japanese Cabinet.

Tokio, Dec. 16.-The emperor Of Japan has decided to issue tomorrow special rescript ordering Prince Taro Katsura to form a cabinet owing to the fact that the elder statesmen af- ter a number of conferences have fail ed to recommend anyone as premier to take the place of the Marquis Saionji.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
Skin Grating on Young Man.

Middletown, O., Dee. 16lThree square feet of skin was grafted on the chest and right shoulder of Clyde Rich, aged 20, in an effort to save his life today. Rich was severely burned in an explosion in New York four months ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
GOVERNOR OF ARKANsAs
 l. PARDoNs 3eo coNvIcrs.
Critioises Magistrates for Imposing
 Long Sentences.

Little Rock. Ark, Dec. 1S.-Governor George W. Donaghey today pardoned 816 state and A county convicts and in long statement said his action was taken as a protest against the system of leasing convicts in vogue in Arkan- sas. The governor in his statement scored magistrates for imposing long of what he termed disadvantages of the lease system. As a result of the pardons three state convict camps will be abolished, but several camps where prisoners working on the roads are housed will be continued in opera ticn. Some of the men pardoned were sentenced to terms of fifteen years.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Manuel Prior, Aged IS, was sen fenced to serve six years in the state reformatory by Judge Wurdeman at Clayton, Mo-, for killing a cat.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
New President Resigns, Reconsiders.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dec. 16.--Archbishop Adolfo Alejandro Nouel. provisional president of the Dominican republic, presented his res- ignation yesterday after holding office only thirteen days. He suspended it later, however, at the request of the members of the Dominican congress and a number of prominent people.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

John D. Rockefeller Bought $4OO worth of Red Cross seals. More than S10,000 has been raised by the so- ciety.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The Navy is About 5000 Men Short of it's authorized strength, although latest reports show an improvement in recruiting.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
New Chief of Field Service.

Washington, Dec 16.-Jesepla D. Eggleston of Richmond, Va, state su- perintendent of public instruction, has been chosen chief of the field service in rural deucation of the United States bureau of education.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The Name of Carmi Thompson, the new treasurer of the United States, appears on 60,00O new $1 bills just put into circulation.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
General Strike in Paris.

Paris, Dec. 16.-A general strike oi the whole working population oi France, ordered to be carried out to- day by the general federation of labor as a protest against war. was par italy successful.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

There Was Net Decrease of five officers and net increase of 4,455 en- listed men in the authorized strength of the regular army last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
Condensed Teieur".''''

Health Conditions in t. Philippines as result of American sanitation methods are better than ever before.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
Masked Men Rob Bank Of s17ooo.

Kyle, Tex- Dec. ls--Four masked men bound and gagged the watchman at the Kyle State bank early today, locek him in box car and escaped with s17.000 of the banks funds. Three charges of nitro-glycerine were fired and the vault of the bank was wrecked.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Uruguay Has Decided to place an order in the United States for an SS0,000 vessel for the use of its new institute of fisheries.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Cigar Cutters Have Been Hsnishsd from Pittsburg cigar stores IL Is said that the machi1sa spxsAA diseasA
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Paul Charlton, United States judge for PeFta Risc. has rssignef
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The Quotations Committee, which is alleged to be the trust" feature of the Elgin butter board, was abolished by vote of the membership yesterday af- ternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The worlds output of petroleum last year was 345.o90.00O bafTals
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Race Suicide is Not FIourishinq, for the baby carriage business is more active than ever. More perambulators have been sold this year than any for mer year.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17
New Honors for csptain Amund..n.

Paris, Dec. 1s.-President Fallicres today received Capt. Roaid Anundsen. the polar explorer. and handed to him the insignia of grand oficer of the Legion of Honor.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

An Inquiry Into the High Price of anthracite coal in Boston was decided upon yesterday by the executive com mittee of the United Improvement as- sociation.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

David L. Burnett, one of the five men who founded the Knights of Pythias, died suddenly at Washington late Sunday night of heart disease, aged 75 years
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

The Presence of Several Cases of scarlet fever among pupils of Morris street school in Danbury led to the closing of the school until after the Christmas recess.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

President Taft Yesterday announced through Secretary Hilles that the post of ambassador to Great Britain made vacant by the death of Whitelaw Reid will not be filled by him.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Anthony Baron of Mount Carbon, Pa., lost his nose when he kissed a girl. James Currie and David Dando, jealous suitors, witnessed the oscula- tion and attacked him.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Matteo Dell 'omo, young Italian, convicted of triple murder committed in Brooklyn, paid the penalty of death in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison yesterday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Frank F. Davis of Gloucester, R. l., was nominated for speaker of the house at the caucus of the republican members of the incoming general as- sembly yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-17

Seven Students of New York High school were found during a recent test in arithmetic who could not add one and one. declares Prof. Louis Blan of Columbia university
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
-Four Thought
Dying of Hurts
Are Recovering

Through the careful treatment of the
City Hospital physicians, a quartet of
patients who, when taken to the in
stitution, were in a supposedly dying
condition, are recovering.
Agnes Peterson. 90 years old. of 1862
New street, who on December 20 was
hit by an automobile at Broad and
New streets, suffering a fractured skull
and severe bruises about the body, is
rapidly convalescing.
The brave fight of 12-year-old Edwin
Hill, of 13 Hunter street. in which he
suffered a fractured skull, fractured
jaw and amputation of the left arm,
as a result of a coasting collision at
Frelinghuysen avenue and Hunter
street. is remarkable.
The condition of Adela Hallop. who,
December Ia, fell from the roof Of her
home, 20 Rankin street, while hanging
out clothes. Is for the better. She re-
ceived a fractured skull.
Florence Getriano, 48 years old, who
was taken to the hospital with a frac-
tured skull, her jaws broken, many
scalp wounds and her body a mass of
wounds as a result, it is alleged, of a
brutal attack by her husband. Antonio,
who has not as yet been found, is doing
well.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
SOCIAL CENTRE
PLAN IN WEST ORANGE,

BY a unanimous vote last night at
an entertainment in the Castor Street
School, West Orange, it was decided to
favor q social centre plan for the town.
The movement, which has the backing
of influential ONE and others OF
prominence in the town, will Don take
definite shape, it was stated, and the
town authorities will be requested to
buildings for nightly meetings for citi-
zens who may enjoy social intercourse
and such entertainment as may be pop
ular and helpful. THE expenses for
light, heat and %janitor service will be
borne by the members of the social CEN
tres. should the present idea come to
fruition, and the women especially are
enthusiastic over the possibility of at
least one town centre to be located III
the High School at an early date,
At the entertainment last night,
which was arranged by Rev. d. w. p.
Bliss, rector of the Church of the Holy
Innocents, st. Cloud, Mrs. James Minor
Maghee presided. Mrs. Simeon H.
Robinson and superintendent of
Schools Alton II. Sherman were also
on the committee in charge. In ad-
dition to the songs by the audience
lauding the social centre movement
were songs by Miss Bliss and Miss
Florence Reed; an illustrated lecture
on 'Nuremburg, the Beautiful by
Rev. Mr.. Bliss; piano numbers by Miss
Elsie Elgar. and monologues by Pro-
fessor Alfred f. Henderson. Refresh
ments were served and dancing was
enjoyed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
Electric POzver
Rates Found to
Be Reasonable

In deciding the matter of rates lor
electricity for power purposes, which
was brought to the attention of the
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
by Henry Booker. of Montclair, and j..
A. Wood, of Camden, h board de-
clares the present rates of the Public
Service Electric Company are not ex-
cessive. The decision was made public
today and in it the commissioners cite
a number of cases where other COM
panies charge a higher rate than the
Public Service.
The commissioners also point out tnat
the company is entitled to considera-
ton for its equipment or readiness to
serve, which it has to maintain whether
or not the power is used. 1t Is stated
that the regulation of power to relieve
one class of people would only result
in throwing the burden on others.
In conclusion the decision eads;
''The board, therefore, determines
that in connection with the furnishing
of electricity for power purposes, the
exaction of a minimum charge of fifty
cents per horse power per month Is
not excessive or unreasonable. The
board further determines that the
smallest minimum charge now made by
the in connection with electric
power service, which is 81, is likewise
not excessive or unreasonable"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
Out of Work, RObS Carriage
of Toys for Baby NOT Born

| couldn't seem to find anything to do,
and | tried mighty hard, too. Anybody
around where l live'll tell you that I'm
not a drinking man-in fact, l haven't
touched a drop in six years, 30 1t
wasn't that which stood in the way
of my getting a job. / didn't have a
hundrC dollars hen | was laid off,
and with a doctors bill to pay and
living expenses to pay. it didn't take
very long for the money to go.
We'll, judge and here he lowered
his voice, there's going to be three in
the family before the end of the month.
When I walked by that carriage
with all of it's trappings I couldn't
help but think how our baby was go
ing to be born with nothing, almost,
to put on him. / said to myself, Any
one who can afford such swell things
won't suffer any for the loss of Them
And so / took 'ein. And. your honor.
I'll conft . here and now that If I'd
thought 1 could get away with the car
riage too, I'd have swiped that. l told
the wife that I'd found the things, and
1t would sure break her heart If she
knew I was nothing more than a thief.
Honest to God. your honor, I couldn't
help doing it."
When Denara had finished his story
there were tears in the eyes of the
most .calloused court attendants. and
they we're not ashamed of them, appar-
entity. Judge Mahon's voice was husky
when he TOLD the prisoner that sentence
had been suspended and that he would
help him secure wortx
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
Turkey Trot?"
Not in Brooklyn

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-The United
~Neighborhood Guild, which conducts
settlement houses in Brooklyn, is con-
sidering an appeal to the Legislature
to make it a misdemeanor to dance
the turkey trot, bunny hug" Texas
tommy" or similar Misunderstanding,
feet-dragging freak dances. The "tur-
key trot" has spread over Brooklyn
with extraordinary rapidly, says
Louis Heaton Pink, head worker of
the guild, and has become more dam
gerous than an epidemic of scarlet
fever.
Brooklyn is supposed to be the least
sporty of all the boroughs,' said Mr..
Pink today, land it is hard to account
for the popularity of these tough
dances-for they are tough no matter
what dancing masters or theatrical
people may say. The directors of some
of the best clubs in Brooklyn are hav-
ing trouble with the younger members
of these clubs who have resented the
ban on the turkey trot,' and have
threatened to resign.
All over Brooklyn the morals of
young girls are being injured by dances
that originated in the lowest kind OF
dives"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
DANGER At
NEWARK HOSPITAL
GREAT, SAYS JURY

hued with the one thought of render-
ing to the public of this county the
best possible service and who, in adj
dition. combine with this realization of
the responsibility and obligation at
taohing to them III relation to those
committed to their charge.
The conditions at the Newark City
Hospital are not as ideal as should be
expected of q city as large and pro-
gressive as Newark, 1t is apparent
that the city of Newark has outgrown
this particular institution, and at the
present time there are more patients
under treatment han can properly be
taken care of. Further, there Is at this
place an immediate need for a new
morgu and a garage. and it is urged
upon the officials of the city of Newark
responsible for the maintenance of this
institution the necessity for prompt at
tention to the foregoing matters with a
view TO affording early relief.
another matter at his institution,
which is of the greatest import, and
demands the earliest attention, is the
insuficiency of fire protection and the
inadequacy of the proper means of exit
in case of a confiagration.
I'm a building devoted to the care of
the sick and the disabled under the
most ideal conditions the removal of a
large number of sick bedridden people
is always attended with more or less
danger. In the City Hospital the only
means of egress in the event of fire
are the stairway and the fire-escape
on the front of the building. This
building is in no sense. a fire-proof
structure, and under the present
means of emptying it, should a fire of
any proportion occur, there would be a
most appalling loss of life. The posi-
bility of such a calamity is always pres
ent under existing conditions, and, as
the u~nfortunates who are committed
TO the city's care have the fullest right
expect all possible protection, it is
the duty of the officials of the city of
Newark to provide additional safe
guards in the shape of more fire.
escapes.
1T is the feeling of this body that
the fi~re-escapes should be placed on at
three sides of the buildings in
stead of on only one side as at present.
AT the House of Detention there is,
~ b'F VI IN liIttioo vi lothliiS III
the inmates, a possibility of a serious
of life in the case of fire breaking
ont. Under the present scheme, The
cells are locked and unlocked
1t is patent that con
time must be consumed by
this operation, which would result dis
a~sterously in the case of a fire, and a
More modern and safe scheme of lock-
ing doors should be adopted, and we
desire to call the county officials at
to this with the recommended
ton that consideration be given to the
of the locks Of the various
cells by one lever in line with the
practice adopted in all large ~up-to-date
institutions. (Signed)
"WM. II. r. FIEDLER,
Foreman
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
DARES DEATH IN
BRAvELY STOPPING
RUNAWAY HORSE
tContInued from First page.)

ployer would know he was fitted for
the position. Today the father called
and informed Mr.. Polewvsky thu mis-
son was familiar with horses and per-
fectly capable of holding down the po-
sition of delivery boy.
Shortly before 8 o'clock Pagan was
sent to get an order. The horse and
wagon stood before the door. He
jumped into the wagon without MOTTO
ing that the bit was not in the horses
mouth. The horse started. but at a
faster pace than was comfortable for
the youth. The first twist of the horse
threw Pagan into the rear of the wagon
and the horse started on a wild gallop
down Broad street. Men and women,
on their way TO work, saw the zigzag
travel of the driverless wagon, and
rushed into Railways to escape danger.
Officer McHugh, on his horse, vas
neal the library. Shouts attracted his
attention and he made a dash for the
The bride, which was hang
ing loose, was grasped by the officer
and he was pulled from his saddle.
With one hand on the runaway and one
on his own w~ell-trained horse, he man
aged to get his mount. Pulling with
all his might he managed to drag he
horse and wagon toward Washington
Park. Here a gang of laborers were
at work, but they escaped injury.
At the Centre Market the officer was
again thrown from his horse, This
time he managed to get on the back of
the runaway animal. The horse turned
into Commerce street and when near
Mulberry the office managed to throw
the steed.
Meanwhile Pagan was watching all
from the rear of the wagon. When he
got out he was too frightened to talk.
Polewvsky called Captain Brown on
the telephone and declared that the
work of McHugh should not go by I'M
noticed. He took his life into his
own hands and was fortunate that he
escaped as he did,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
Man Without Country May
Become Citizen OF the u. s.

subject, although he has lived in Rus
sia practically all his life.
Young Prince came to the United
States not long ago to take up his cit
izenship and enter a business career in
Chicago. He found thai ne could not
be recognized as a citizen of this coun-
try.
The resolution for the admission to
citizenship Of Mr.. Prince was intro
duced by Representative Gardiner, OF
Massachusetts.
There is only one precedent for the
granting of American citizenship BY
special act of Congress. Mrs. Nellie
Grant Sartoris was SO favored by all
act of Congress. approved May 16, 1898.
Nellie Grant, the favorite daughter OF
President Grant, lost her American cit
izenship and became an English sub
iect upon her marriage to Algernoii
Sartoris. am Englishman. Upon the
death Of her husband Mrs. Sartoris re
turned to the United States and was
%readmitted to citizenship by Legislative
enactment.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
CHARTER COMMISSION
MAY MEET NEXT WEEK

A meeting of the Charter Revision
Commission will probably be held next
week for the purpose of discussing the
charter bill before its introduction In
the Legislature. A letter was sent out
today by Wilson j. Vance. the secrs-
tary. asking the commissioner
whether 1t would be advisable to hold
this meeting or whether the commits
sioners thought that their work had
been completed. The letter was sent as
a result of a conference between Mr.
Vance and John r. Hardin, the chair
mar of the commission
It may be that the commissioner
will wish to make some changes or
amendments before the bill reaches
Trenton. The members OF the Charter
Revision Commission are John r Har-
din. Judge William P. Martin, former
Mayor William H. r. Fielder, Henry
W. Riker, ]. Harry Bachelor, City
Clerk James r. Connolly, Patrick n.
Ryan and r. H. Corish.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
LAWYER RAISES UNUSUAL
POINT IN DAMAGE CASE.

Rather al unusual point in the com
nor law was raised before Chief Jus
tice William 8. Gummere this morning
in the application by Attorney Ralph
e.. Lum for a continuation In the name
of the executor. Leopold Hahn, or
the case of Hannah Hahn, deceased,
against George F. Corrigan for the re-
covery of $1,000 damages for injuries
sustained by the deceased on January
27, 1911. when she was struck by the
defendants automobile. Mrs. Hahn
died December 81, 1911.
Under the common law personal &C
ton dies with the individual, but the
statute provides for a continuation of
an action for trespass and Mr.. Lum
asked to have the case considered one
OF trespass and SO have it continued.
The court granted the application.
McCarter & English are acting for
the defendant.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-20
Man Confesses ir
Court-Sentence Is Suspend
ed-Judge Offers Aid.

+ ELIZABETH, Jan. 20.-When Mrs.
w. B. Gilmore, of 4S1 Morris avenue
returned to the street, after shop
ping in a Broad street store, she
was surprised to find that her expen-
sively fitted baby carriage, which she
had left outside, had been stripped of
its furnishings, and that some of her
tiny daughters toys, which had been
brought along for her amusement, were
also missing. She called Patrolman
Healey and reported the theft to him.
Yesterday afternoon Valentine l.. De-
mara was arrested at his home in the
rear of 624 Front street. charged with
the theft. A search by the police re-
suited In the stolen articles being dis
covered in @ closet.
Demara was arraigned before Judge
Mahon this afternoon, and when asked
how he wished to plead. exclaimed.
Il am guilty. your honor"
Then followed one of the most un-
usual recitals ever heard in the local
police court.
Yves, I stole the things" repeated
the accused a land I'll tell you why
I did it. Three months ago / lost my
COB ~ . teamstar. Somehow Or other