Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-18

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 Conden Teieorams
 Jefferson City, Mo, plans to install municipal lighting plant.
 Atlantic City Was Chosen yesterday for the 1914 convention of the Odd Fellows.
 The Dreadnousht Arkansas holds the worlds target record, making six hits in 57 seconds with six shots
 The Fish Hawks along the Jersey coast have begun their migration to the South, a week earlier this year.
 Postmaster General BurIeson has called for bids for 2,200,000 pounds Of twine with which to tie up letters
 Physicians Declare that if Henry Parker, whose spine was broken in a fight in Boston, sneezes he will die.
 wiIfred North, motion picture actor, will lose his sight as the re- suit of an explosion in a Brooklyn studio.
 The Eleventh Conn. Volunteers held their 51st annual reunion in Hartford yesterday. About 75 members were present.
 The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad has reduced the working hours of their employees from nine to eight hours on Saturday.
 The Missouri State Public Service Commission announces that it will soon begin the elimination of all grade crossings in that state.
 Fire of Unknown Origin last night destroyed the coittage of Charles Sweeney at Myrtle Beach, Conn, en- tailing an estimated loss of $3,50O.
 Dennis Hasey was severely burned yesterday in an explosion of a gas generator at the Winchester Arms company's plant at New Haven.
 Residents of "MiIIionaires' Row. in estimated yesterday that burglaFies during the summer had cost them $20O 900.
 1t Was Thought Likely yesterday that the name of Col. J. O. Tilson will be offered as the successor of Col. l. H. Ullman as a member of the re- publican state central committee.
 Thousands of Bushels of fall and winter apples are rotting on the ground on farms of Blue Earth and adjoining counties of Minnesota be- cause of a lack of profitable market. 
 The Arrest of James Schoonmaster 23 years old, of White Plains, disclosed the fact that he is short $2,836 in his accounts at the Home Savings bank where he was employed as a book keeper
 Representative Allen. of Ohio, has introduced a bill providing for the com pulSory retirement from service of all wooden railroad coaches in five years, 20 per, cent. to be retired each year.
 United States Senator Charles A CuIberson of Texas, who has been at a sanitarium at Cromwell Conn, for three months because of i'll health due to overwork is making excellent progress towards recovery.
 The 500 Pupils of the Wells High School at SteubenviIIe, Ohio, struck because the faculty issued an order stating that all prospective players on this years football team would have to average 75 per cent. in studies.
 Prominent Jews Yesterday organized at Chicago the anti-defamation league of America, whose object will be to stop by appeals to reason and con- science, and if necessary by appeals to law the defamation of the Jewish peo- pie.
 Sheriff MiddIebrooks of Winsted, was notified from the county jail at Litchfeld yesterday that Frank Peter Sherman who was sent there for check forgery at Sharon, had escaped yesterday and is now believed to be in hiding in nearby woods.
 The Final Session of the one hun dredth annual meeting of the supreme council, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Masons, Northern Jurisdiction, was held at Philadelphia, yesterday, at which Unfinished business was dis posed of Officers are not elected this year.
 pr. Frank J. Warne, statistical ex- pert for the Conductors and Trainmen in the arbitration of their wage dis pute with the Eastern railroads, de- clared at yesterdays hearing that six teen h6u, as 10l6ElOChlnS QlESCJOfS, controlled the policies of nine large railway systems.
 Maury L. Diggs, former state archi- tect of California. was sentenced yes terday to serve tive years in the state penitentiary and to pay fine of $2.000 for violating the Mann white slave traffic act. F. Drew Caminetti was sentenced to eighteen months and to pay a fine of S1,500.
 Mrs, James L, Hughes reached her residence at Arlington. Mass. last night after speeding from Bridgeport, Conn, in an express in order to be at her home when death came Her brother, Dr. B. F. Gallant, of Bridge port, who accompanied her. said that her condition was very low. ENFORCEMENT OF NEW
 TARIFF SCHEDULES.