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Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
BOY OF FOURTEEN
 AIDED MILITANTS
Said To Have Set Fire To Ninety
 Letter boxes.

London, May 25-Edwry Clayton, the Richmond chemist, who is charged with conspiring with the militant suffragettes in an arson campaign. is not the only male supporter of the Amazons, for the police are now look ing for a fourteen year old boy, who is said to have left a trail of desctruc- tion behind. This boy, whose name has not been learned by the police. enlisted in the campaign of destruc- ton because his mother and sister had been sent to jail where they were forcibly fed. The boy soon surpassed all his feminine competitors in post box raids
 Operating from his own home, the youthful raider is said to have fired ninety street post boxes. Post boxes were his speciality, but he is also be- lieved to have devoted some of his time to the destruction of golf greens. Because he was not suspected, the boy was able to raid boxes in the neighbor- hoods where a woman could not have escaped detection. The police may have some difficulty in locating the boy who has been persuaded by his family to desist from the campaign on the plea that he has accomplished quite enough to avenge his militant relatives
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Special to The Bulletin.)


 Washington. May 25.-Senator Me Lean has received hundreds of briefs and statements from Connecticut man ufactuTers to be used by him in his opposition to the pending tariff bill
 The Connecticut Manufacturers as sociation has sent a monster brief GOV vring almost every Schedule in the bill They represent the following in dustries-
 Over 1S2,o00 Employees Involved.
 1S6 textile mannfaatu employ ing 25.g11 and 3rodueing $74.021, 900.
 I-t machinery manufacturers. em- | plot ing 36.-5S, and producing $I1,l44,- o81.
 SO brass and bronze manufacturers, employing 16,Sl7. and producing $66,- 792 ne0
 f0S foundry and machine shops, em- blowing 2I,153 and producing $65,535.-
 SD hats. fur and felt employing 5,217 and producing S10,f00.0e0.
 1f hat and cap materials. employ ing 47S. and producing $l.50S,0o0.
 Tobacco farmers. producing 2I.623 5e0 pounds valued at $5.e63.125
 Tobacco manufacturers, employing l5l5 producing S2,73S, 0oo
 Wages Higher Than in 1894
 The brief claims that the framers or the tarim bill did not take into ac count the fact that it costs almost twice as much 10 build and equip textile plants in this country as in Europe. They ask that SIX months be allowed in which manufacturers can adjust their business before the bill Ea-s into effect after it is passed. They also ask for specific instead of ad Taiorem duties as they fear underval- ua-iou. The cotton manufacturers claim that the American scale of wages is 50 per cent. higher in the nited States than they were under tae Wilson bill of 1894
 Some of the Protestants.
 The Pulp and Board Co. af Con r--rfcut ask for a change in the sched- u.- which reduces the rate on wood board from -5 tp per cent They C Ciim that this affects r towns in the sfate Of Connecticut
 The Copeweil Nail Co., of Hartford, protest against the placing of horse 1hor nails on the free list and the placing of their raw materials on the Suitable list. The shear nanufactur- CTS 0f Bridgeport, Bristol and An sonia employing nearly one thousand hands claim that shears should have e = much protection as knives the for --rr being given a rate of 5 per cent. and the latter go per cent
 Frances 6 Co., Of Hartford, protest sEa'ust the ten per cent. duty placed on black diamonds. heretofore on the free list
 ln Competition with Chinese.
 T Ea.Ees & O.. of Wauingford. file a brief opposing the rate of 5 cents per pound o1 lrecrackers. They claim f1 de the largest manufacturers in the United States and do not feel that fra- can compete with Chinese labor which receives but cents per day " lile lhe- pay an average of S1.50 T.r day. They ask for the retention uE inc present rate.
 The Neriden GraV1re CO. protest a-lirst rle reduction of postcard sou
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Queer Bits of History.

Tn the twelfth century London en~ joyed football. Fitz Stephen, clerk to Thomas a-Becket, tells how after din- ner the youths of the city would "ad- dress themselves" to football. These sportsmen were fastidious in their way. The scholars of each school had a ball peculiar to themselves. as had indeed most of the particular trades. The fathers of the players, too, were "as youthful as the youngest" For. their natural heat seeming to be re- vived at the sight of so much agility they sprang from their stands into the arena. In later days, too. the eX- citenent of the game has been known to infect the spectators. Somebody wrote of q game In 15eS: "These two men were killed by Ould Gunter. Gun- teT's sonnes end ye Gregories fell to- sether by ye years at football. Ould Gunter drewe hls dagger and broke boothe thsir beades and they died Iboothe within a fortnight after"
 As long ago as the reign of Edward TIT, the hunger strike was known Tn Engiand. Ceee1a, wife of John dB Rygeway, was In 1857 confined in Not tingham jail on a charge of murder- ing her husband. and th6re, accord- Ing to the old records. shs nbStained from meat and drink for forty days. Which being reported to the king, h% was "fn6ved by piety, and for the glory of God and the Blessed Virgin ts grant the w0t9ah 3, pardon" Tha records say nothing of her guilt or inn6eanee, ttoF do they threw any Iight on four tesnth essHtHry ideas of foreibiS feed- ing.
 Tha refnAr1tabie raeoE nition of Christianity by the new Chinese gov- eFHment is tha most strils4ng stage in a story which has covered nearly a rli1enniuna ard q half. For Christian fly first reached China nearly oen- t1Fy befeFe Augustine landed on the isie of ThaRet. Not from Europe.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Roosevelt Suit
 Ready For Trial
MICH, PUBLISHER,
 THE DEPENDANT.
ASKS $1O,000 DAMAGES
Action Based on Editorial Assertion That Colonel Not lnfrequentIy Gets Drunk-Roosevelt as First Witness

Marquette, Mich, May 25-At two o'clock tomorrow afternoon the scales of justice will be weighed in the cir cult court of Marquette county with the editorial assertion of Published George A Newett that Theodore Roosevelt "get drunk and that no in frequently, on one side, and the lat ter's declaration that the charge is un- true and libelous and the proper basis for punitive damages in the sum of $10,000.
 Eight Challenges Allowed.
 Judge Richard C.. Flannigan of Norway, Mich, who is to preside ar rived here today. He was of the opinion that, as only four of the chal- Ienges will be allowed each side. the jury box might be filled before night The judge said that as women seldom frequent court they would have a fair chance at this session. They would have half of the main floor seats and the entire balcony for them Tables for the lawyers and newspaper men occupy the space between the judicial bench and the railing.
 Roosevelt May ze First Witness.
 Colonel Roosevelt will probably be the first witness put on the stand Att torney Pound, chief of counsel for the plaintiff, arrived here tonight. He would not divulge his plan but it be- came known that the colonel is like ly to testify at once. By the nature of his statement the plaintiff is expected to call for all he evidence in the hands of the defense, This will open the way for the introduction of the mass of evidence gathered by the plaintiff.
 May Speak Memorial Day.
 Ne social programme has been pre- pared for Colonel Roosevelt here, al- hn Ina cl- +o make an address on Memorial day.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
ANOTHER SUNDAY
 RUMPUs IN LONDON
Anti suffraqettes Cause Riot at "Votes for Women" Demonstration.

AntI- . SunTa SeIIeS GduSS 'hOI 0N
 "Votes for Women" Demonstration.
 London, May 25.-Victoria Park. in the East Endf was the scene of riot ing today when trades unionists and socialists attempted to hold dem onstration in support of votes for working women. Fifteen platforms had been erected: they were elaborately decorated with flags. The crowd stormed a truck on which were Sylvia Pankhurst and other militant suf- fragettes and dragged it outside the park.
 Mounted and foot police by repeated charges finally drove the crowd away Women and men tainted in the crush and children were trampled upon. Many of the women had their cloth ing nearly torn off. There were in numerable free fights and the ambu- lance corps were kept busy.
 Suffragists paraded with their colors, the standard bearers wearing red lib erty caps This was the cause of more disorder. The mob tore the dec orations from the platforms and car ried away the flags as souvenirs.
 On Saturday suffragettes attempted to blow up Wheatley hall, at Doncas- ter owned by Sir William Cooke. The place was unoccupied. An unexploded bomb and suffrage literature were found under a staircase.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Steamers Reported by Wireless.

Cape Race, N. F., May 25-Steamer Scilian. Glasgow for Montreal. sig nailed 100 miles east at Il a. m.
 Sable Island, May 25-Steamer Gam adian, Liverpool for Boston, signaIied 400 miles from Boston light at a. m.
 Movile, May 26--Arrived: Steamer Caledonia, New York.
 Glasgow. May 2b--Arriyed: Steamer Scandinavian. Montreal.
 Plymouth, May 26--Arrived: Steam CT U1ton4a, Montreal.
 Southampton, May 25-ArrivAd: Steamer Oceanic, New York.
 Naples, May 2b-Arriy ed: Steamer Carpathla, New I Yerk.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
1 BUSINESS SLOWING
 DOWN IN THE WEST.
kGfIuence of Tariff Revision-Less
 Optimism Among Bankers.

Chicago, May 25-Signs point more clearly to a slowing down in business as the spring progresses. Such indi- cations are present in lines of trade which a few weeks ago seemed to be completely ignoring the influence of tariff revision and other retarding fac tors in the business situation. Dis tinctly less optimism exists among bankers in the west regarding the out look, and the wave of optimism which has held the east in it's grip for some weeks has swept through this center. At the same time, the crop situation is almost ideal and this factor cannot be entirely ignored at time when other influences seem so potent and depressing. Of course the underlying factor in the present situation is the low bank reserves which the comp troIers abstract rather clearly de- fines.
 Chicago bankers are not satisfied with the situation especially in view of conditions abroad, and even those who werr optimistic 8 few weeks ago are now inclined to believe that there must be considerably more liquidation in order to put the banks in shape to finance the harvest of what now promises to be a bountiful crop. Nat urally bankers are not satisfied to en- ter the crop moving period with re- serves for all the national banks showing a surplus smaller than that which has been frequently reported py the associated banks of New York alone,
 It Is with some degree of satisfac- ton that bankers are noting reac- tion in business, as through this re- action, together with the liquidation in security markets which has been under was for some time, they expect fo rebuild their rsse1yoa and put Ihsniselyes in shape to meet the aals t1tfln requirements without a severe strain, fine fact that business is of- fering practically no resistance to this effort at a reduction of loan is reas- surfing and may avoid the experiences of rather drastic and forced nauida- tiah, which usually heeerner of q char acter net pleasant to contemplate
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
WORKING HOURS REDUCED. Pfster & Voqel Leather Co. Antici-
 pates Tariff Law Changes.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 25-In order to be on the safe side in case the tariff law passes in its present shape, the Pfster & Vogel Leather Company, the largest in the world. has taken steps to protect itself by reducing the working hours from ten to eight per day in it's Menominee plant This affects 500 men,
 The company has been working on practically twenty two hours a day schedule-a ten-hour and a twelVe- hour shift but the night shift has been eli1ninated. The company did not desire to discharge any of it's men and instituted the eight-hour day in order to keep the men employed.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
TO RAISE BEEF SUPPLY.
Kansas Will Provide Cattle for State
 Psnitentiary and Reforrnatory.

Topeka, KS, May 25-As it's an swer to the high cost of beef, the state of Kansas is going into the stock business at the LeaYenworth penitent iary and the Hutchinson reformatory. The State board of correction has au- thorized the purchased of several car loads of cattle and 25O head of goats for feeding on the pasture at the State penitentiary, at Leavenworth.
 Good dairy herds are already main tained at both institutions, but this Is the first time in the history of the state that an effort has been made to keep up a supply of good beef cattle for butchering for the prison and re- fOrnatOrY tables
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE
 OF AVIATOR HAMILTON.
Suffers Only Scalp Wound, Cuts and
 Bruises by 100 Foot Fall.

MineoIa, L. L, May 25-George Ham, nten, aged 36, of Reno, New, had one of the most remarkable escapes from death in an aeroplane accident today ever seen on the aviation field here. Hamilton was trying out a new type of monoplane the framework of which is built of iron tubing.
 When about 100 feet in the air the monoplane turned turtle without an instants warning and crashed to the ground before a large nA1mber of spectators.
 Hamilton who was pinned under the debris was picked up in a dazed con- dition and taken to the Nassau hos pital where it was found that he had bad scalp wound a deep cut on the chin and chest and numerous con- tusions. He probably will recover.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
WEALTHY WIDOW TO
 QUIT ENGLAND.
To Locate in Some State Here Where
 Women Have the Vote.

London. May 25.-A titled widow, said to be of great wealth, has de- clared. according to a friend. who is not permitted to give the lady's name until her property interests in Eng land are disposed of. that, she will soon remove to some State in America where women enjoy the franchise and become a citizen of the United States She has declared that she will never return to England until the vote is granted here to women on exactly the same terms as those given to men. The lady has several children and she will educate them in America.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
CUT GLASS FACTORY
 DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Incendiary Blaze at MiIIviIle, Conn.,,
 Causes Loss of 5000.

glass factory of Webster and Briggman situated in MiHvilIe, about two miles from here. was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The factory officials incline to the theory that the fire was of incendiary origin and an investigation is under way. The loss is about $9,00o, covered by insurance. It is thought the factory will be re- I11ilt
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Milford Youth Missina.

Milford Conn. May 25 The authorI- ties have been asked Ito search for Theodore Hawkins, aged l9, son of Mr. end Mrs T. Howard Hawkins, who has not been seen since last Friday afternoon He was last seen in q local garage. where he went to escape the rain storm He had only small amount or change with him when he left home.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
AGAINST
 VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT
Arrests of Eighty Persons Alleged to
 Be Implicated.

Willemstad, Curacao, May 25.-The discovery of plot against the life of President Yuan Ciyente Gomez has led to the arrest of eighty persons alleged to be implicated. According to the latest information from aCracas the intention was to kill the president on May g at the horse races at Par also. a suburb of Caracas.
 Rumors of a revolutionary move- ment in VenezuaIa are current but the newspapers and tiee citizens are eau tiously avoiding open discnssion of the situation
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
MIDDLETOWN CLOTHING
 STORE DAMAGED $15,0oo
EearIy Sunday Morning Fire Attribut-
 ed to Defective Wiring.

Middleown, Ct, May 25-Fire at five o'clock this morning did $15,000 damage Clothing company in Main street. The origin is not known, but is attributed by some to defective electric light wiring. The fire, which started on the second floor, was we'll under way when discovered. The loss is covered by in- Surance.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
TRAIN DECAPlTATES
 A WOONsocKET MAN.
Harry Stone, Weaver, Run Down by
 Freight at Rockville.

Rockville, Conn, May 25-The body of the decapitated man found along the railroad tracks at Vernon Saturday morning was identified today as that of Harry Stone, aged 35, a weaver, of Woonsocket, R. I.
 Identification was made by his brother, David Stone, assistant chief of the Woonsocket Fire department. The body was taken to Woonsocket for burial.
 Stone worked in a mill at Broad Brook, and it is presumed he was run over by a freight early Saturday morn ing
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
HAD VOTED TO STRIKE.
Manager Refused to Recognize Conces-
 sessions Granted by Predecessor.

New Haven, Conn, May 25-The dis agreement between the New Haven road and it's clerks arose when Gener- al Manager Bardo refused to recog- nize concessions that had been grant, ed the clerks by the road previous to the time he became general manager. These concessions included pay for overtime work an increase in wages and agreement to meet all committees of the clerks.
 The clerks took a strike vote and by d big majority vote in favore of striking unless their rights were rec onized. A strike seemed imminent for a time, but arbitration was finally agreed upon.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Prince Weds Princess.

Berlin, May 25.-Princess Victoria Luise of Prussia. only daughter of the German emperor and empress, and Prince Ernest August of Cumberland were married with the rites of the Lutheran church at o'clock last even- ing in the Royal chapel of the Impe- rial castle, the ceremony sealing the reconciliation between the house of Hanover and the house of Hohenzol- Tern.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
AUTOMOBILE CRASHED
 INTO PLAINVILLE TREE
New Britain Merchant Escapes with Slight lnjuries-Autos Collide.

Plainvire Conn. May 25.-M. Ra- phael, a New Britain merchant, had a narrow escape from serious injury this afternoon when he lost control of the automobile he was driving. and it crashed into a tree. headon. MT, Raphael was thrown out, but escaped with slight injuries. The machine waa badly damaged.
 rowly averted when a big touring caK owned by I. E. Palmer, the Middle~ town manufacturer, collided with q machine owned by a Bristol party whose name could not be learned. No one was hurt but the machines were considerably damaged.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
DIVORCE FOR WIFE OF
 AVIATOR HARRY ATWOOD.
Mrs. Atwood to Receive AIimony of
 $50 a Week and Custody of Child

Reno, Nev., May 25-Charging de sertion and non support Mrs. Harry \. Atwood was granted divorce yes terday from Harry N. Atwood, the aviator. They were married at Lynn, Mass, in 1906. The plaintiff was given $50 week alimony and the custody of a little girl, five years old
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
U. s. MAIL POUCH
 FISHEO FROM SOUND
Believed to have Dropped from Train
 While Crossing Drawbridge.

Stamford. Conn, May 25-While fish, ing off Stamford Light three miles ed a United States mail pouch, filled with newspapers. The papers were soaked to a pulp They bore the date of May 7. The pouch was brought to police headquarters and the pose- office department has been notified E Is thought the pouch dropped from a train while crossing the drawbridge at Cos Cob
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
ROOSEVELT ON WAY.
Was Joined at Chicago by Three of
 His Witnesses.

Chicago, May 25-Colone1 Roosevelt reached Chicago from New York at four o'clock this afternoon and re- mained until 630 when he left for Mar quette, Mich. The former president spent the time here in a visit to the animal house in Lincoln park. He was accompanied by Edmund Heller, the naturalist with the Roosevelt party on the African trip.
 James R. Garfield, former secretary of the interior, joined Colonel Roose- vents party at Cliveland this morning Frank Tyree, United States marshall for West Virginia, and formerly of the United States Secret service boarded the train in Toledo. MT. Ty- rec was President RooseveIt's body guard. Robert Bacon. former. secre tary of state, joined the party here. All three are to testify for Colonel Roosevelt
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Japansss Emperor New Normal.

Tokio, May zs.-The condition of Emperor Yoshih1to was SC favorable Sunday that he received in audi enea several state officials. The bulletins issued by the attending physicians will probably be suspended ia view of the steady improvement. The bulletin this morning indicated normal conditions, The temperature was 98.7s. pulse 7z, respiration z2
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Dropsed Dead Alter Auto Tris,

Bieea1aeid,. Gonn.. May ,a5.-TfaniS L. .fudsea, aged ss, a wsil known resident ef Bristol. dropped dead of heart disease here today. as he aHgl4t- ed fFaTn his aHtemebiie after F ride With his twa aehs. Heart disease WAS the eatlsa of destf. lie was 8 retired earnsnter
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
OBITUARY.
Charles Edward Clark of Derby.

SnSrisS EoWsFd SlaTk or Derby.
 Derby. Conn, May 25-Charles Ed ward Clark. one of the city's most prominent and highly respected citi- zens, died at his home this morning after a brief illness of pneumonia He was born here in 1850. When sixteen years old he entered the employment of the Birmingham National bank and gradually rose from the ranks to be- come vice-president and cashier. He was also president of the Home Trust company, the Star Pin company the Birmingham Water company and di rector in q number of other organiza- tons. He had been treasurer of the city of Derby since it was incorpo- rated in 1894. Although republican in politics, he was endorsed for~rnanv years by the democrats for the posi- tion of treasurer.
 He is survived by a widow, one daughter and two sons. The funeral arrangements have not been compiet ed
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
TO AVERT A STRIKE
 OF RAILROAD CLERKS.
Acting Commissioner of Labor to
 Serve as Arbitrator.

Washington, May 25-C. W. w. Han ger. acting commissioner of labor sta tistics of the department of labor, left tonight for New Haven, Conn, where he will make an effort to settle the strike of the clerks on the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road He will begin hearings tomorrow morning. The good offices of the de- partment were called into play by a joint request to Secretary Wilson from the clerks and President of the New Haven
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Steamship Arrivals.

New York. May 25--Arrived: Stear1- CTS Carmania, Liverpool: Cameroniain Glasgow: St. Paul. Southampton; Lapland, Antwerp: America, Genoa.
 Fastnet. May 25.-Steamer Mallra- tania, New Yorx for Liverpool. sig nailed s54 miles west at D. m. Due F1shgaard ?. nj, Monday. steamer Corsioan. Montreal for Liver- pool.
 Brow Head. May 2s.-Signailed, steamers Minneapolis, New York for London: Ec6tian. Montreal for Lon~ don,
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Any Pape Largest in Connecticut Proportion
The Bulletins Circulation Norwich Double That o Any Other Pap
Cabled Paragraphs

/ Student Aviator Dies of Injuries.
 Berlin, May 25-The flying pupil, Dietrich, who was badly injured while travelling as a passenger on a biplane which collided with a monoplane at the Johannistral aerodrome on May 14, died yesuerday
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26

Ansenia.-Invitatien are out for the wedding of Miss May Duane of Mid- dletoWn and Dr. Claude V. Flahefty Of Hartford Tuesday. June 2. br. Fiaher ty is a graduate of ti5e Ahsafia High school and of Yale Medical school.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26

PlainVille-W William A. Cassidy has hccn named as supreme alternate to the state convention of Foreste5s to i1e heid in Atlantic City. Air. Cassidy is treasurer oi Court General Lawton.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Arers R,rnad +o crourd.

Calgary. AIebrta, May 25.-Tomny Burns prizefight arena. in which Lu- ther AIcCarty was killed yesterday aft ernoon in the fight with Arthur Pel- key, was burned to the ground to- night.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-05-26
Nobody Cares Now,

Everybody seems to be worrying oyer Tammany's impending fate except Mr. Murphy and his TaInfnany Braves. .-- New York Herald,