Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20

Wilson elm in the White House grounds to replace a Hayes elm blown down by recent storm.
 Frank H. Rand, bursar and assist ant treasurer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died at Pine hurst, N. c, yesterday.
 The Dissolution Suit against the United Shoe Machinery company as an unlawful monopoly was adjourned yesterday until January 6.
 Robert HiiIiard, the actor, was sued at New Orleans, by William Page, his valet, for $5,00O. Page alleges Hil- Hard beat him unmercifully.
 Mrs Albert T. Patrick, whose hus- band served twelve years in Sing Sing prison as the alleged murderer of William Marsh Rice, died at Tul- sa, Okla, yesterday.
 An indictment For Murder was re- turned yesterday by the grand jury against Arthur c. Mack, who is al legged to have beaten his wife to death in Providence.
 The First National Bank of Eliza beth, Pa. yesterday notified the treas ury department that it would not open it's doors and asked for the appoint ment of a receiver,
 A Barbed Wire Fence along the Mexican boundary to check incur sions into American territory was pro- posed in a bill introduced yesterday by Senator Ashurst
 Fire, Starting in the Bryant & Com- pany hay and grain building at Brockton, Mass, in congested busf- ness district yesterday caused dam age estimated at $12,000.
 President Wilson has directed the return to the civil government of the Philippines of the military reserva- ton at Bonao, one of the small is- l lands of the Jolo group. The House Yesterday passed a bill to appropriate $5,000 more for the ex penses of the American delegates to the international Safety at Sea con- 1 ference in session at London Robbers Gained Access to the East Berlin and Westfield station houses 1 and the Westfeld section tool shed m branch lines of the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford Thursday night Leaving Their Automobile at the curb in front of the Bixel Jewelry store
  rushed into the store, seized a tray containing s70O worth of diamonds and escaped.
 A Complimentary Dinner to w. Cam i eron Forbes, former governor general of the Philippine island, was gwen last night by the Philippine society and the Harmony club of America at New York.
 A New Record Price for New York City land is established in a transac- tion just recorded for 9 plot 73.4x10O located at Fifth avenue and Forty Second street. The price was $225O 060, which is equivalent to $307 a square foot.
 The United States Circuit Court of appeals at New York yesterday de- cfded that the WaItham Watch com pany of Waltham, Mass, could not force Charles A. Keene, a New York l jeWeler, to stop selling their watches at cut prices.
 Two Hundred Women, members of the Womens Health league, were yesterday stationed in the principal streets of Pittsburgh at the opening of a campaign to enforce the anti-spit- ting ordinance.
 For Shooting Out Electric Lights during an automobile ride on the night of December 1, Louis F Curtis, | aged IS years, and a member of a prominent and wealthy Newton Mass. family, was sentenced to three months in jail yesterday.
 Secretary Garrison's announcement that when Major General Leonard Wood leaves his office as chief of staff of the army he will take command of the department of the east with head quarters at Governors Island, N. Y, has renewed speculation in army cir cles as to who will succeed him. The American Ambassador at Rome, Thomas Nelson Page, has arranged for the reception of Ira Nelson Morris. special commissioner to seek the CO., operation of Italy in the Panama Pa ciffc exposition, by the foreign min ister. Marquis di San Giuliano, to- day.
 TO BE ELEcTRocUTED FOR MURDER OF WIFE.