Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-05

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 Miss Margaret Thomas, daughter of i W. B. Thomas, former president of the 1 American Sugar company is seriously l i'll in India of small pox
 Next Year Yale Will Introduce a
 course in socialism. Prog. H. c. Elm 1 cry, former head of the United States 1 tariff commission will lecture
 Five Wooden Buildings on Railroad avenue, White Plains, N. Y, were de- i stroyed by fire yesterday at a loss es- 1 timated at from $70.000 to $1o0,000.  Eight Resolutions Asking for state l investigation of the increase in the 1 price of ice were introduced in the
 Rhode Island general assembly yester- 1 day.
 The Massachusetts Supreme Court l decided that when a woman accepts l alimony from a divorced husband she 1 valves the right to dover in her hus- i bands estate.
 In an Interview at St. Louis, Cap 1 tain Ronald Amundsen. discoverer of 1 the South Pole, declared that Ameri- l cans should settle the high cost of 1 living by eating dog meat. ] The Grand Jury in the United States
 district court, New Haven, yesterday returned true bill against George NJ Brown of Orange. charged with send ing obscene matter through the mails l Admiral Siesbee's Historic Bathtub, which was taken from the U. s. s. i Maine. has found a home at last. Find /! lay, Ohio, has taken the relic, and will unveil 1t with ceremonies on Memorial 1 day.
 The Rhode Island Senate passed in 1 concurrence with the house yesterday IiYoTt tiF79 a1syrr1 rF women and girls in mills, factories and mercantile establishments to 54 hours i a week.
 The Report from Washington that Charles D. Hil1es, until yesterday sec retary to President Taft, is to receive $20,000 in the business position which he Is about to enter, proves to be without foundation.
 A Fist Fight Between Attorneys for l the defense ushered in yesterdays ses- son of Judge Jersten's court at Chica-- go. where Charles Cramer and his wife are on trial, charged with the murder of Sophia Singer of Baltimore.
 Presiden Taft Signed the Bill creat- ing a depar trnent of labor with a cab inet portfolio. President Wilson's nom inatien for this position will be Will liam B. Wflson. now a retiring repre- sentative in congress from Pennsylva- nia.
 James Tracy, an East Fairfield, Vt, cripple, was arrested yesterday on charge of aggravated assault upon his mother, Mrs. Elsie Tracy, who was found in her home in a serious condi- tion Wednesday last. She died two days later.
 Traffic on the Main Line of the Berk- shire division of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad was tied up for about an hour yesterday as the result of a collision of two freight trains at Great Harrington, Mass. No one was hurt.
 Unless Congress lnterferes, the or ganization of the customs service will be revolutionized beginning July 1. The existing 165 districts will be re- duced to 49 formed largely along state lines, and 11e collectors of customs will be abolished.
 A Fine of $so,ooo Was Imposed on the New York Central railroad in the United States court yesterday for vio- 1ations of the interstate commerce act in falling to observe the published rates of den1urrage at East Buffalo. The fine was paid.
 Disturbances in Connecsition with the strikes of Boston workers on mems and Women's clothing continued yes lSFO3N ana IdSC DfSnl. A nuIlDeT OI persons were hurt, several seriously. Nearly score of arrests were made, most of the prisoners being women and girls.
 An Eleven Year Sentence for the theft of 8 five cent bottle of a, soda fountain drink was affirmed at Allan ta Ga. by the Georgia supreme court against Ollie Taylor, t3 years old. The decision ends a three years struggle by o. r. Taylor, father of the boy, to have the decision set aside.
 In Governor BaIdwin's Mall yester- day was a New Years greeting from Governor Pothier of Rhode Island, written January IA and entrusted to the care of Harry NJ. Jones, the postal New York, according to the letter, was to start for Hartford the next morn ing.
 Attorney Howard w. Taylor, of Dan bury was severely rebuked by Judge Greene in the criminal superior court at Bridgeport yesterday for insisting upon talking after the court had ruled on motions made by the lawyer. Judge Greene finally told Attorney Taylor that he would place him in the GUS tody of the sheriff if he did not sit down.
 24 stowaways on the Cedrie.a
 New York March 4.-Tventy-four struggling and kicking stowaWays were dragged from the hold of the White Star liner Cedric shortly be- fore she sailed today. They were members of a small army of foreign CTS en route for Italy, who were un- I. t4 Nhf Siv, Sr+ +i<,,z +y,o