Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-27

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 A Non-Partisan Convention to revise the state constitution was favored III the platform adopted yesterday by the Maine democratic state convention.
 Former Congressman John c. Tiison, entered a hospital at New Haven yes terday to undergo a minor operation It is nothing serious, it was stated
 Governor AdoIph Eberhart of Min nesota, yesterday announced his cand1- dacy for renomination on the republi- can ticket at the primaries June 16.
 The Federal Inspection of the head quarters detachment, First Infantry, c. N G. (mounted scouts), will be made at the state armory in Hart ford April 6.
 Abraham DeHart, who was arrested at Washington, N J., for disorderly conduct, went on a, hunger strike and HIS CCnulIlOh DcCdIllG SO SSIAOuo lAAc1t he was released.
 Bank Commissioner August G. Thorndyke, of Massachusetts, express ed opposition to any state supervision of private banks in an opinion handed to the senate yesterday.
 Three Hundred Employees of the Marinette- -Menominee Paper company at Marinette, Wis, struck yesterday after their petition for a 25 cent day increase in wages was denied.
 Thieves Entered the Store of Will jam Lyles at Cheneyyille, La, and poured hot grease on his bare feet to make him tell the combination of the safe, bur were frightened away.
 Mayor Donovan of Meriden has ar ranged with pr. c. 4. Creeber and nurse to be at his office today at the city hall to Vaccinate all who come, at the rate of forty cents an operation
 The State Police last night raided a restaurant at Hartford conducted by R. Pisani situated within half a block of the central police station A quan- tity of liquor was procured as evi- dence.
 Increases in Freight Rates on ce- ment ranging from one to two cents hundred pounds, proposed by railroads were suspended yesterday by the h. terstate Commerce commission until July 30.
 Important Records of Wellesley col lege, financial and scholastic, wSlch were thought to have been destroyed when College hall was burned on March r, were found undamaged yes terday when a safe was opened.
 
 The Pennsylvania Railroads policy of retrenchment and economy will be continued until the number of em- ployes on it's lines east of Pittsburgh and Erie has been reduced from 142,- 900 to 117,000.
 Edward Q. Gilbert who was ap pointed as postmaster at Higganum by President Grant, and had held the office continuously with the exception of during President Cleveland's 8 terms, died yesterday aged 71 years.
 Serious Depletion of railway reven- ues through the allowance to lumber tap lines" of a part of through rates was alleged in an argument filed yes terday with the supreme court by counsel for the Interstate Commerce commission.
 Only Two Stops are to be made in foreign ports during the annual sum- ner practice cruise of the midshipmen Naples, Italy, and Gravesend, Eng land, are the two points where stops will be made
 Two Hundred and Fifty hotel pro- prietors of San Francisco agreed in an yesterday not to raise their charges above the rates now prevailing during the year of the Panama Pacific inter national exposition.
 G. c. Taylor, Vice President and gen. eral manager of the American Esx- press company yesterday issued a statement denying recently published reports that his company would follow the example of the United States Ex- press company and go out of busi- ness.
 The Board of Directors of the Phila- delphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad company yesterday approved the appointment of Elisha Lee as gen ceed E. F. Brooks, who will retire on April l under the pension rules of the company.
 Josiah E. FernaId, administrator of the estate of Mary G. Eddy founder
 
 pleted the settlement of his account in the probate court at Concord. N. H.. yesterday by turning over the sum of $2,690,SS22 to the trustees appointed under the will.
 Administration Officials are deter mined that the validity of the clause of the present tariff law which grants a five percent discount on goods inn ported in American bottoms, shall be passed upon by the supreme court and not finally settled judicially by the court of customs appeals.
 Albert Freeman, who was convicted with Julian Hawthorne and Dr. w. J. Morton. of using the United States mails to defraud investors and sen fenced to five years in the Atlanta prison, was granted a new trial yes terday by Judge Mayer in the federal district court at New York.
 As a Climax to a Series of outrages following the strike of weavers en- ployed by the Muller Gloria Silk mills, at South Norwalk, a bomb was explod- ed in the tenement house owned by Julian Von kuczkowski, in WInnipauk yesterday. The owner of the building is a stockholder in the mills