Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-23


 propriate $500,000 for commencing the improvement of East river.
 President Wilson was memoriaiized yesterday to ask congress constitu- tional amendment for country wide abolition of the liquor traffic.
 The international Congress for safety at sea will recommend com pulsory installation of the wireless system for certain classes of vessels.
 The Gaylord House, better known as Burnham house, erected in 1720 and the oldest structure in Middletown, is being razed as it is no longer tenanta- bIe.
 Denis MuIvihiII, former mayor of Bridgeport, took office as commission CT of Fairfield county yesterday, sue ceeding Whitman s. Mead, of Green wich.
 Robert B. KeIIog, New York publish CT of "5ong poems," was found guilty of using the mails to defraud and sen tenced to 13 months' Imprisonment at Atlanta.
 A Third Candidate was eliminated yesterday when John R. Murphy mo- tified his supporters that he had de- cided to withdraw. Suit For Divorce was filed at Chi cago yesterday by Madame Ernestine schumann- Heink, the singer, against her husband, William Rapp. Deser- tion is the charge.
 Christmas Presidents in the form of divorce decrees are asked by 57 per sons in Chicago. Fourteen wives ask l -l-L. T Christmas shipping. c. B. Robinson, Botanist in the bureau of science, department of the interior of the Philippine islands, has been killed by natives of Amboyna Is- land; Malay Archipelago. The London Daily News in sn edi- tor1a1 on the Mexican situation, com siders the suspension of cash payments by the banks as indicative of the ap- preaching collapse of the Huerta re- gime.
 The Senate Yesterday passed bill to prevent the removal from state courts of suits against railroads for damage to merchandise when the amount involved Is not more than 13,o00.
 Mrs. John A. Hearn and her. little son. Daniel of Baileysvil1e, Me, were struck and killed by Maine Central train at Barring yesterday, while driv- ing towards Calais on a Christmas shopping trip. t Fred Won Bauddissin, said to be the son of a wealthy merchant of Leipsic. Germany, was arrested yesterday in New Orleans, pursuant to an indict- ment at Chicago charging him with forgery involving $7,00O. Judge Thayer of the supreme court tribunal to the effect that in cases where the legislature failed to elect county commissioner, 1t was the duty of the governor to fill the vacancies. Government Ownership of the ma dons telephone lines would cost less than sS00, 100000 and would present no greater difficulties than did the Panama canal, Representative Lewis of Maryland, told the house yesterday. John Lowe Fort, superintendent of the Saratoga (N. Y.) district of the Methodist church, was yesterday ap- pointed by Bishop Wilson, cores bonding secretary of the campaign committee of the general conference plan of finance.
 The Death of Melvin H. Couch. a prominent Monticello, N Y, and former district attorney of Sullivan county, revealed that unknown to his family and friends and to his clients. g, woman had lived for three years in a secret room connecting with his law office.
 Professor ChauVeau and Dr. Lucet of Paris announce an important dis covery which they assert will reyo- lutionize the treatment of typhoid fe- yer, whooptng cough and other dis eases by vaccine. They have devised an apparatus to keep the cultures in constant motion