Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-16

Japanese colonization in Florida
 The Department of Agriculture yes terday announced that food crops and meats. are scarce.
 veteran, died at his home in Bridge port, yesterday, after a brief illness.
 Edward Slsberger postmaster of POcahontas, Va, was arrested at Cleveland, charged with stealing $12,- GOO from the mails
 Smith Colleges Million Dollar Fund" is an accomplished fact, it was announced yesterday by President Martin Leroy Burton.
 Melville H. Freas, Civil War vet eran posed for his own monument in Philadelphia in order to be sure it's right before he dies"
 A Dance Hall Critic and a regulator of public dances has been appointed in the person of a patrolman from the New Haven police department.
 The Plymouth county (Mass.) cram berry crop was hard hit by the snow storm and cold weather which prevail ed during the greater part of Tues day.
 Seven Business Places in the heart of Mahanoy City, Pa, including the Kaier Opera house, were destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is about $l0O,- GOO.
 William Hood, Aged 23 of Danbury, committed suicide at Bridgeport by drinking acid after Elizabeth Amond- inger, of Derby had refused to marry him.
 Women Assisted in Keeping Redondo Beach. CaI wet" They pOlled one half of the votes in the initiative elec- ton regarding the abolition of saloons there.
 The Wedding Presents of the Duchess of Fife and Prince Arthur of Connaught. who were married at Lon don yesterday, are valued at more than $750 900.
 The Report of the City Collector at Chicago shows that there are 3,S59 more horses in that city than last year and an increase of 3,289 automobiles and 612 motorcycles.
 After More Than Six Months impris- onment in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta Ga. for violating the postal laws, Julian Hawthorne and Dr. J. w. Morton of Boston are free.
 President Howard Elliott of the New ' orlz. New Haven and Hartford rail road was elected 9 director Of the Maine Central railroad at the annual meeting of the stockholders yesterday.
 In reply to a Petition signed by 772,- 900 names the New York Public Service commission decided to give rehearing on the tobacco case" which prohibited smoking on the street cars.
 James M. Creighton, has brought suit against the Luna Amusement Co.,, for $15,000 for injuries alleged to have been received in aG accident of the defendants toboggan in COney Island.
 The Weekly List of Football Injuries IS appalling as compared to records of "casuaIties' in cOmbats of ten years ago, according to an authority on the gridiron game in the Chicago Daily News.
 w. j. Craig Of Wilmington, N. C. passenger traffic manager of the At Iantic Coast Line, was elected presi- dent of the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents yesterday
 Old Age Pensions and Sick Benefits for the several thousand missionary workers of the Seventh Day Adventists are assured, through action by the General and North American confer ence of the denomination.
 Governors Major of Missouri Dunne of Illinois, and Eberhart Of Minneso- la, yesterday told the upper Mississip- pi River Improvement association that they favored a deep sea channel for the Mississippi river.
 Commercialized Vice Under the rec Ognition and regulation of the police department ceased in Detroit at mid night Tuesday. The number of houses closed was 167 There were between 800 and 500 women inmates,
 At the Annual Meeting of stock holders of the Illinois Central Rail road company yesterday ii was decid ed to hold a special meeting Novem- bcr 14 to consider 2 proposition tO feat $I20.o0o.0o0 in bonds.
 Welfare of Ennployes and profit sharing among the men who run the cars were prominent subjects before yesterdays session of the annual con venttou of the American Flectrical Railway association at Atlantic City.
 William Houl;haa, arrested at De troit recently. was yesterday held to the federal grand jury on a charge of having in his possession altered bank notes of a foreign nation Bail was fixed qr $10,0O0 which he was unable