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Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
WEsTMINSTE

Mrs Simon Rosenzweig is spending a few weeks in New York, the guest of her daughters. 4#
 Mrs. Ann Robbins is ill with grip.
 Mrs. Fred Newton is making many improvements on her house. formerly known as the Warrington place.
 Wm. Medbery and son spent Sun day at their home.
 Mrs. Anna, Dupre is very ill at the home of her son. Ray Moff1t.
 Wm Medbury met with a painful accident in the woods. Wednesday, catching his ankle under a log. He was obliged to give up work for a few days.
 Martin Church has returned to his home in Montyi1Ie
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
GRIsWOLD

R. A. Peckham of Preston was a visitor in town Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs Victor Campbell of Lisbon were callers here Sunday.
 Miss May Edmond of Norwich was recent visitor in town.
 Miss Susie and Frank Morgan en- tertained their young friends one evening last week. A candy pull was the attraction of the evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
SOUTH CANTERBURY

Miss vesta Kendall of Lisbon was the guest Sunday of her sister. Mrs Benjamin Brown.
 At a regular meeting of Canterbury grange Wednesday evening two candi- dates were initiated in the mysteries of the first and second degrees P. Of H.
 days for Henry Kendall at Lisbon.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
EAST COLCHESTER

Local grangers attended the install lation of officers in Colchester Tues day night Local members who hold offices are MT. F. H. Browning, mast CT; Mrs. F. H. Browning, lecturer; Miss Alice M. Mahoney, ceres.
 MT and Mrs. Frank Case were re- cent callers on relatives here.
 Farmers have finished harvesting their ice crop and report a good yield.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22

Walsh were callers in North Lyme Wednesday afternoon.
 Cattle buyers have struck this place and several pairs of working oxen have been sold.
 Mrs E. A. Otis and Mrs. Everett Beckwith were in Essex on business last Wednesday.
 The L. B. S. met Wednesday after noon with a large attendance. Sup per was served at 5.30 to 2S.
 Fred Barrows of Bridgeport visited his parents over Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
BROOKLYN
Tourists Start for Bermuda-Valentine
 Lunch for Jolly Ten.

MT. Davis has gone to Glen Cove, Long Island. to engage in business with his brother, who has large ice manufacturing plant.
 C. G. Lawton has filled his ice house, capacity 15o tons. with 10 and II inch ice.
 Mrs. C. A. Potter left town Thurs day, leaving New York Saturday on the Arcadian for Bermuda. Her sis- ter. of Millbury Mass. and Mrs. Frank Weaver and brother accompany her
 H. V. Stackpoie has sold. the Wood ward place formerly known the Taylor farm to New York purchasers
 R. B. Witter spent Wednesday in Providence.
 Mrs. R. B. Witter is visiting her parents in Clayville R. L
 Farther Lights Election.
 The annual meeting of the Farther Lights was held with Miss Helen Wit
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
SOUTH KILLINGLY

Bridgeport to attend the funeral of d relative.
 The supper of the Willing Workers at the parsonage called out a good crowd and netted the treasury about s5.
 SRaymond Barlow has been sick for the past week
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
LEONARD BRIDGE

Son of Former Pastor to Preach
 Joseph Lumis Critically Ill.
 William B Chamberlain has sold his farm to F. O. Brown of this place. The Busy Bees met with Mrs. L. A. Manwaring and Miss Manwaring on
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
EAST WOODSTOCK

City Farmer Takes Possessiono of New Property-sehooI Closed Because of Scarlet Fever Gases.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
LEDYARD

Insta1EatIon at Grange-Good ProTt n
 Farm SaIe-Son. of Dead Italian
 Cannot 70 Located.
 The installation of Ledyard grange was held in the vestry Saturday even ing. Officers for the ensuing year were installed by Fred N. Taylor of Lisbon assisted by Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. W F. White. The installation was public and many were present who are not members of the grange. MT. Taylor performed the work in a very efficient manner Mrs. G. A. Montgomery pre- sided at the organ. The following were installed: Worthy master, Mrs Will liam I Allyn; worthy overseer, Leslie
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
HAMBURG

Mrs. Roy Harding and Mss Mabe
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22

]. r Wilbur and Herbert rift were in JeWett City Saturday.
 Mrs. Frank Ecclaston, who has been
Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-22
CLASCO

Recent Birthday ceIebrations-Brief
 and Personals.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
SPORT.

The Chicago Americans will train
again at Paso Robles. Cal.
John Detwiler. halfback. was elected
captain of the University of Kansas
football team.
Blain Snyder of Moweaqua, former
ly in the International league. signed
with the Spokane club in the North
western league.
A draw decision was given to Benny
Chavez in his battle in Denver with
Jimmy Fox Of California at the end
Of fifteen rounds.
Cambridge University won Its an
nual Rugby football match against Ok
ford by 13 to 3. The match was played
al Queens Club In London.
George Mullil the well-known
American league pitcher. and once
the pride of the Detroit Tigers, is now
All entry clerk in the office of County
Treasurer Stein Of Detroit.
Joe Tinker. erstwhile manager Of
the Cincinnati club Of the National
Baseball League. sent out warning
to club owners that he was not to be
purchased without consultation.
At Barbezieux. Department OF Char.
ente. France. Leon Letort. a well.
known French aviator, was killed. He
was about to land after short flight
when his biplane turned over and
crushed him.
Mics Elaine Golding of Bath Beach
N Y, who hopes to swim the Panama
canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific
started from the five-mile buoy oppo
site Cristobal and reached the lower
lock at Gatun the first day.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
PLOT TO KILL GUARDS
MILITARY INQUIRY FAsTENs Ia
vETA MURDERS ON MINER.
Major eouahton Reports That John
FIoekhart, Union Man, Was Prime
instisator, by All Confessions.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Walsenburg, Colo.-John Flockhart.
la leader Of the United Mine Work
ers OF America. instigated the La
Veta murders. in which three mine
guards and an automobile driver were
fired upon from ambush and killed by
party of strikers. Nov. S. according
to formal statement issued by Judge
Advocate Maj. E. j. Boughton. The
statement was made following the ex-
animation of three members OF the
party OF strikers who have confessed
their part in the killings. The state
mcnt OF Major Boughton says:
THE testimony adduced in the La
Veta killing investigation reveals that
the prime instigator OF the murder
plot was one John Flockhart, accord
ing to all confessions.
1T appears. according to the state
ments of the prisoners, that Flockhart.
the union leader in charge of the
strikers in La Veta, put into execu.
ton. II he did not actually devise, the
were murdered.
He distributed the arms for SO do
ing and provided in advance a picket
line to turn back people from the
scene of the tragedy and cover the re.
treat of the actual participants, whose
confessions are being made.
1T appears that the day after the
tragedy at La Veta and as soon as
the prisoners were apprehended by
IN mi 10 ,,th E1Nn1Yhort f1Ql
from the state. going to New Mexico"
The statement continues that all ef-
forts to locate Flockhart have thus
far failed. According to one report,
he is in southern New Mexico, and an.
other says that he is in the vicinity
OF Dallas, Tex.
The seven prisoners under arrest In
connection with the La Veta killings
have in substance reiterated the con.
fessions made public several weeks
ago by Maj. c. c. Townsend. All OF
the evidence points to carefully LAID
plot for the purpose Of waylaying and
killing the party OF guards.
New evidence has been brought out
particularly with reference to the
preparations that were made for the
attack. The plans for the murders
were laid Immediately upon it beccm.
ing known that the guards were leav-
ing Oakdale for La Veta to rescue
Charles Gambler. and the plot was
carried out In every detail.
After the most strenuous day of evil
dence taking since the military com.
mission convened here, the La Veta
killing case was concluded and nine
men, six as principals and three as
accessories. were ordered held inder
initely.
Those held as principals are:
Charles, Dan and Ed Richards, John
Sheppard. San De John and Pete
Krupa. Those held as accessories are:
Marcus Mantinolich. Peter Rich and
George Vinders.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
GENERAL.

A baby was born in the home Of
Guy T. Justice, superintendent of the
Erie. Pa, Associated Charities. while
the house was on fire.
The suffragists who called on Pres
ident Wilson were severely criticized
by DIR. Mary Walker, for many year,
wearer Of male attire by special ACT
Of Congress.
Governor Major left Kansas Cit,
for Washington, where he will appeal
to Congress to pass one OF the pend
ing measures providing for federal ait
for improvements OF highways.
Because he has lived at Woburn
Mass, only six months, Jack
Geraghty, who was married to Julis
French of Newport after an elope
ment a few years ago, cannot serve
as alderman.
Miss Sarah G. Sullivan. another
daughter of the late Big Tim Sulli
van, soon is to receive an award simi
lar to that granted to her half sister
Margaret Catherine Sullivan, accord
ing to reports in New York.
Faster than the clerks in the execu
tive offices at the Connecticut state
capitol can open them come petition.
to Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin asking foi
clcmency for Mrs. Bessie j. Wakefield
sentenced to be hanged for the mur
der of her husband. The correspond
ence goes into the waste basket n
fast as opened.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
WASHINGTON.

Relief from the prohibitive egg
prices is in sight, the experts Of the
Department of Agriculture announce
in special report on the subject, be-
cause the pullets all over the country
have begun to lay.
Secretary Bryan and Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson shared honors at a reception
at the Congressional Club which is
composed of the wives and daughters
of members of the Senate and House
of Representatives.
After several weeks of investigation
over the entire United States, Off
cials of the Department OF Justice
have reached conclusion that there
is little ground for belief that ma
ticn-wide cold storage trust exists.
Il decline to assume that Democrats
in the Senate are shackled and
gagged. / refuse to believe until see
the votes cast that senators who have
pledged themselves to support certain
amendment to this bill will stultify
themselves" Such was the challeng-
irg note of the stirring denunciation
of caucus rule on the currency bill
made by Senator Hitchcock of Nebras-
ka, Democrat. in the Senate.
T. To overcome the evil influence of
devil doctors" in Samoa the com
mardant of the naval station at Tu-
tuila has established clinics for
natives.
Direct denial from the Department
of Justice that there had been any re.
taxation in the prosecution of white
slaves cases was laid before the San
ate by Senator Kern.
The Republican congressional com
mittee met for the first time since the
last elections. Plans for the campaign
preceding the coming congressional
elections were discussed.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
FOREIGN.

The Catholic clergy and the German
soyernment Joined forces In condemn.
ing imitation wines.
All the transport and dock workers
in Dublin have agreed to resume work.
according to . statement issued by the
companies.
The American Ambassador and Mrs.
Walter Fl. Page gave dinner in Lon
don In honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Bcwes Sayre.
The report of IN enforcement
conspiracy caused the authorities to
close the polls in the senatorial elec.
tion In the department Of Riyas, Mica.
raugua.
1t was decided at Berlin to with.
draw the bill for the appropriation OF
100000 for German representation
at the Pacific exposition at
San Francisco.
Leonardo da vincfs masterpiece.
Mona Lisa" the mysterious disap-
pearance OF which from the Louvre in
August. 1911, threw the art world into
CONSERVATION. was found in Florence.
Italy.
In reply to large deputation Of
women. who called upon him at Vic
toria. Sir Richard Mcbride refused
their request for the Introduction Of a
suffrage bill by the government of
British Columbia.
Mrs. Emmcline Pankhurst, the mill.
tant suffragette leader. who was ar
rested at Plymouth Dec. 4. on her ar
rival from the United States aboard
the steamer Majestic, was released
from. the Exeter jail.
The president of Paraguay gave
banquet in honor of Col. Theodore
r, osevelt. Among the guests were all
the cabinet ministers and three for
mer presidents of Paraguay, Cecilie
Baez, Juan B. Gaona and DIR. Emiliano
Gonzales Navero.
ilegarding the proposal of an armis-
tice In Mexico for the holding Of cleo
tions. as urged by IN element in Mex
leo City General Carranza merely re-
iterated his previous declaration that
he would accept no compromise what
ever with the Huerta government.
Americans who started from Juarez
for Chihuahua reported that the reb-
els. since their occupation of that city,
had entered the British vice consulate
and forcibly seized Luis Terrazas, Jr..
son Of the millionaire land owner.
and. after carrying him through the
streets. placed him in jail.
Rear Admiral Fletcher. commander
Of the American naval forces in Mex
ican waters. ordered both rebels and
federals fighting at Tampico to cease
firing. threatening to open upon them
with the guns OF the gunboat Wheel
ing II his order WIS not obeyed. Both
sides complied with tho order.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Telephone Being Cut OF.

Denver.-At time when the tele.
phone was as much of necessity as
water or air: when families were suf-
fering from lack of fuel and food, and
when the merchants Of Denver were
doubly busy because Of the storm and
the holiday rush, the Mountain States
Telephone and Telegraph Company
was cutting off subscribers who re-
fused to pay the rates the company
demands, although perfectly willing
to pay those established by the peo-
pie In the passage Of the Brown ordi-
nance ten months ago.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
DICTATOR VILLA
SEXES MILLIONS.
sx.sANDiT REBEL CHIEF ExPELs
sPANIARDs; THREATENS
FOREIGN coNsuLs.
DEFEATED REBELS FLEE
TAKE ALL LOCOMOTIVES, WHILE
FEDERALs RETAIN TAMPIco.
HuERTA HAS MILLION MEN.
Western Newspaper Union News Service,

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
El Paso. Tex, Dec 1b.-Amerlcans.
Germans and Spaniards who arrived
from Chihuahua, Mex. report that
francisco Villa, the rebel leader, had
constituted himself dictator and re-
fused to heed the requests Of repre-
senattives of foreign governments, in
cluding United States Consul Letcher.
They asserted that villa has seized
35,000,000 worth of property belonging
to foreigners; had put to death about
twenty Mexican civilians including
Sergeio Sanchez, lawyer and former
state official. and had commanded the
American, German and British consuis
to obey rebel orders.
The happenings In Chihuahua since
villa occupied the city on its evacua-
tion by the refugees. who numbered
1000, were:
villa seized a large department
store valued at 31,5O0,000 and owned
by French. German, English and
Spanish interests, but chiefly by Span
ish, and placed in command of the
store General Chao. u rebel leader;
he seized a brewery, clothing factory
and all the grocery and other stores
owned by Spaniards. valued at $3.5OO.-
600; he called meeting OF merchants
of all nationalities and told them they
must pay him slarge sums Of money.
aggregating several million dollars. to
support the revolution; he gave orders
that the so-called constitutionalist
money should be accepted as cur
rency.
Villas expulsion of citizens of Spain.
all of whom were progressive mer-
chants. was on pain of death. He at
first informed them they must be out
of the country within five days, but
later. after an appeal by Harry SEQ
hell, the British vice consul, he ex-
tended the time to ten days.
None Of the Spaniards was. allowed
to take away anything except their
personal effects and they were told
never to return.
The capture and Imprisonment Of
Luis Terrazas, Jr, son OF the worlds
richest land owner. was after Terra
zas had sought refuge in the British
vice consulate, and after the rebels In
formed scobell they wohld break down
the British vice consulate unless Ter
razas was released. 7le..
Marion Letcher. the United States
consul. was asked by the foreigners to
protect them. Mr.. Letcher attempted to
send cipher message to the State De-
partment but was informed by Villa
that no cipher messages would be per-
mitted on the rebel telegraph. Villa
then informed the foreign consuls in
body that they would haEe to obey
rebel orders. IVA
"can Raise Million Men," Says Huerta.
Mexico City.-Replying to a letter
sent him by the correspondent of the
Frankfurter Zeitung, President Huerta
said that II 1t should become necessary
he could put into service Immediately
more than 100000 armed men.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
A BRIEF RECORD OF PASSING
EVENTS IN THIS AND FOR
ElGN COUNTRIES.
IN LATE DISPATCHES
poiNes AND HAPPENINGS THAT
MARK THE PROGRESS
OF THE AGE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

William Deering, the Harvester
manufacturer. died at Miami. Fla, his
winter home.
DR.. Carl H. Won Klein, widely known
for his research work into the medical
lore Of the ancients, died at Chicago.
Hugh p. Fins, twenty, arrested two
days ago on suspicion of being the
man who robbed the bank at Primrose.
Neb., confessed the crime at Albion.
An unusual number of designations
in the rural mail carrier service in
southwestern Iowa are reported on &C.
count of the increase of the parcel
post business.
Union and non-union men clashed
at the Quincy mine, near Hancock,
Calumet. One special officer was
killed and two officers were wounded.
United States Senators Thomas and
Shafroth have agreed to indorse John
w. Cloyd of Wray. Colo. for the ap-
pointment as receiver of the United
States land office at Sterling, Colo.
Archbishop jeremiah Harty of the
Philippines arrived at San Francisco
from Manila to spend a six months
vacation in this country. He left st.
Lonis for the Philippines ten years
ago.
Mrs. W. r. Hackney. tourist from
StPaul. reported to the police depart
mcnt of San Francisco that $4,000 In
jewelry had been stolen from her
while walking In the downtown Sec
tion.
A strike of Chicago's 100000 public
school children to force the restora-
tion of Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as su-
perintendent of the schools was urged
by Barrett O'Hara. lieutenant COVER
nor. in a public address.
Fruit growers and tree raisers from
nearly every state west OF the Missis-
sippi and from several Eastern and
Southern states assembled in Kansas
City for the meeting Of the Western
Association of Nurserymen.
DR.. Henry wishard, through whose
efforts the first order for the removal
of sick and wounded soldiers to North
ern homes was issued by President
Lincoln during the Civil War. died in
indianapolis. He was ninety-seven
years old.
H. Mason Raborg. president Of the
Farmers and Drovers' company. 35,-
100000 corporation Of which Senator
Reed Smoot is vice president and Gov
ernor Spry and other prominent Utah
men are directors. died at Butte,
Mont, of heart affection.
The declination of Judge Lands Of
Chicago to accept jurisdiction in the
suit of Elsie De Wolfe. designed to
test the constitutionality of the in
come tax law, is regarded MS tending
to expedite a decision by the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Ore year and six months In the peni-
tentiary at Sioux Falls was the SEN
tence imposed by Judge Rice in the
Circuit Court at Bele Eourche, s. D..
on George Plavin, former treasurer Of
Pennington county, who was convicted
of having embezzled $40 of county
funds.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19

Women Near Riot at Young Meeting.
Chicago-The closing scene of the
mass meeting here of 1000 women and
a few men to protest against the
forced resignation of Ella Flagg
Young as superintendent of schools,
bordered on the riotous.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
!. Miner Killed by Fall Of Rock,

Breckenridge. = Forrest Morrison.
while removing timbers in stope in
the Wellington mine was struck and
badly injured by fall of four tons of
rock and earth. Dudley Oakley, u
partner, was close at hand and sue
ceeded in digging and pulling him out.
Oakley carried him out of the stope
to the shaft. He died short time
later.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Farmers Ready for Pueblo Meet.

Pueblo.-The decision Of the State
Agricultural College to hold the an
nuaI farmers week in Pueblo during
the week Of Dec. 20, in conjunction
with the Midwinter Exposition and
short course, insures large attend.
ance. and extensive plans are being
made fer the event. 1t is expected
that agricul.urists from many parts of
Colorado will be here.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
ROOT GIVES WARNING.
New York Senator Sees Panic In Bank
Reform Bill.

Washington. : The administration
currency bill was submitted to a se-
we're arraignment in the Senate by
Elihu Root of New York
He declared the measure, without
statutory Limitation on the issuance Of
the proposed new currency could
bring about an initiation of currency
that would result in dreadful ca
tastrophe."
The note issue section Of the bill,
he said, is dramatic peroration, "ex-
hibits the opinions of great leader
of the Democratic party. whose finan-
cial heresies have twice been repudi
ated by the American people"
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Canada Fails to Lure.

Winnipeg Manitoba. = immigration
from the United States to Canada
shows a big falling off for November
and October. November's decrease
was 1,012. and octobers 2,04O, as com
pared with figures of year ago,
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Pioneer Found Dead In Bed.

Grand Junction.-Lawrence NJ. Mil.
Ter. 70. one of the pioneers of the state
who started the cattle industry in
Colorado, was found dead in bed at his
country home near Grand Junction.
Just a year ago Mr.. and Mrs Miller
celebrated their golden wedding ami.
versary.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Haye. and Lawson ReIe ased on Bonds.

Denver.-Vice President Hayes Of
the United Mine Workers of America.
and John R, Lawson, district organiz-
er and member OF the executive com.
mittee, both under indictment by the
federal grand jury at Pueblo in con-
nection with the strike probe, were
served with papers and gave bond in
the sum of $4,000 each
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Union Striker. Return, to Mine,

Trinidad.-The fact was established
here that within the last As hours 80
men have left the strikers tents and
returned to work In the mines. The
union leaders have stricken the names
of these men from the benefit. list and
ousted them from the union.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Military Judge. Free Union CHIEF.

Walsenburg.- Germer, who
was accused of general activity in the
strike district and who was said to
have been in. Trinidad the day Detec-
tive Belcher was killed, was released
by the military court here, bringing
the number of releases for the week
up to eleven.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Rotary Wrecked by Cow.

Cripple Creek-A COW frozen on the
rails in a drift wrecked the rotary
sent out of Colorado City to open the
railroad and rescue Summit.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Chaplin Estate $1,000, 900

Chicago.-The estate of the late
Michigan capitalist. Charles A. Chaplin.
was worth $s.OO0.O0O. according to an
estimate filed in the Probate Court.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Tag Day for Lonsmont.

Longmont-The P. E. o. Sisterhood
of Longmont will observe its annual
Tag Day Dec. 20.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Smith Must Pay wurst s2,soo.

Cheyenpe.-Henry Smith. 76, must
pay $4,000 note, which he gave his
BRIDE Olga Wurst. 25.
The Ordway new era., 1913-12-19
Many Attend Poultry Show.

Colorado Springs.-The annual poul.
try show Of the Pixies Peak Poultry
Association drew large crowds. Chas.
MeClave of Ohio judged the fowls.