Connecticut western news., 1913-12-04

April l6. as the opening dnte. The peasOn will close Sept 0.
 Sir Thomas Lipton. the British yachts man, and a few friends were present at the casting of the leaden keel of the Shamrock ". at the shipbuilding yard of Charles E. Nicholson. at Gosport England. who is the designer of the new challenger for the America's cup. The keel weighed eighty tons
 Jack Coombs. the Athletics pitcher. left the University hospital in Phila- delphia after a stay of three months and expects to speedily recover his strength. Coombs will remain in Phil adelplia with his wife until Christmas and then depart for his home in Ken nebunk. Me.
 James Ten Eyck. the rowing coach of Syracuse university. set at rest all thr rumors relative to his going there as rowing coach when he renewed his contract with the Syracuse manage. ment for five years and at a greatly increased salary. The amount is not stated
 For the first time in many years the National league batting championship goes to Brooklyn player. Jake Dau. bert. the Superba's first baseman. ac- cording to the official averages. Is the champion batsman. He has an aver age of 350 in 139 games.
 Hawley, the former Dartmouth half back, has been a great success as coach of the University of Iowa football eleven the past fall. He has been re- appointed for Lext season.
 Eli Gates, crack pitcher of the In- dianapolis club of the Federal league. had his right hand torn off in a corn shredder at Greenford, Ind.
 Brooklyn may get Claude Derrick the former understudy of Jack Barry of the Athletics.
 NOTES FROM FOREIGN LANDS. What Folks Are Doing on the other
 Side ef the Globe
 The disaffection among the stan of the British postoffice. nearly 100000 of whom recently threatened to strike at Christmas for an increase of, pay. Is finding expression in acts of willful destruction of government property since the postmaster general on Nov. 10 rejected their demands.
 A resolution disappearing the ex. cesses of the British militant suffra. gettes was proposed by the delegates from Breslau to the congress of Ger man woman suffrage associations. The congress rejected the motion as being beyond the competency of the German associations.
 Marchese viti de Marco. formerly Miss Eta Durham of New York, gave farewell dinner at Rome, Italy, to the Countess Montessori, who left for New York with Mir and Mrs. S. s Mcclure. Among the guests were Am. bassador and Mrs. Page.
 The new Japanese battle cruiser Ki- rishima was launched at Nagasaki, Japan. The vessel Is sister ship of the Kongo. which was built in Eng. land. She displaces 2T.500 tons and Is fitted with turbine engines of 70.0O0 horsepower.
 Emperor William has so far recov. cred from his recent indIsposition that he was able to depart on visit to his brother-in-law. the Duke of Schleswig. Holstein. at the iatter's hunting lodge According to the will of the late William Weir, head of William Baird x Co., ironmasters, of Glasgow, he left an estate of S12,256.965. The will was filed for probate in London. Unmarried persons of both sexes in France are to he subjected to an in crease of 20 per cent in the income tax to be imposed by the bill now be fore parliament
 NEWS OF OUR NElGHB0RS. some Things That Are Happening Tn Other American Countries. Sandy McMickle. the gray 'aired ex. .I.