Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-20

Ernest c. Wreidt, of New York, was chosen chairman of the National on Vocational Education.
 Paul SigeI, son of the celebrated General Franz Sigel, died of heart fail ure in New York. He was 55 years old.
 The steamer Gratitude was sunk by the steamer Cambridge in collision off Wades' Point, Md. No lives were lost.
 Frederick Bullock, formerly of New port, R. l., committed suicide by shoot ing himself through the breast with shot gun.
 Serious damage is threatened to the tobacco crop in Havana because of the made necessary by the bu- bonic plague.
 Rear-AdmiraI Francis T. Bowies, re- tired has resigned from the presidency of the Fore River Ship Building Co, at Quincy, Mass.
 Frederick Ward, the actor, will rep resent the stage at the Brooklyn cele- bration- of the 350th anniversary of ChakeSpeare'S birth.
 1t is runored that Representative Henry D. Temple of PennsyIvania will
  and Jefferson College.
 Miss Anna McGeIway, public school teacher of The Bronx, was found unconscious in her home. The pulmotor saved her life.
 William Burridge was arrested in New York charged with complicity in burglarieS. Loot valued at S200,00Q was found in his rooms.
 The three asted British schooner calabria, which struck on Plaoentia Is- land at the eastern entrance to Pe- nebseot Bay is still af1eat.
 The Duke of Marlborough announced that he will sell a small part of his estate at Oxfordshire on May 6. He will act as his own auctioneer.
 The derelict Boston schooner, whose crew was rescued six weeks ago, was found floating bottom up eff the coast of Bermuda by the cutter Algonquin.
 Arthur E. Mayer, secretary of J. K Tayier, Baltimore, agent of the Prev ident Life and Trust Co, was indicted for the larcency of s26,000 in bonds.
 Four bodies were washed on the beach from the wreck of the schooner Charles K. Buckley, which went ashore off Monmouth, N. J., during a gale.
 GeraIamo Leone, a New York wine merchant dropped dead of fright in the police station at Burlington, Iowa after being held up by three men.
 A verdict of grand Iarcncy was re- turned at Glens Falls, N. Y, in the tri. al of the Hudson Valley Construction Co. Sentence will be passed April 27. Abuot 2,5oo freight handlers en ployed by the Boston & Maine anC New Haven Railroads voted to insis upon minimum weekly wage of s15 The Michigan Supreme Court de clared unconStitutional the Court O Domestic Relations in Detroit, estab lished by a recent act of the Legisla ture-
 When the; North German Lioy, steamer Bremen, arrived in New Tori two stowaways, each F years old were found almost starved to death il the hold.
 4 proposed amendment of the Indial appropriation bill offered by. Senate l Robinson would raise the salary of Ca l to Sells, Indian commissioner of Texas ! t $7,500.
 1 The recreation pier at Great Var mouth, England, was destroyed by fir i caused by the explosion of a bonn l placed by militant suffragettes-, Los i S100,00o.
 1 Joseph F. Fowler, the farmland wh l killed his employer, Francis Samn1is, a Huntington, L. l., was driven from tn 1 woods by hunger and captured by tw boys at Kings Park.
 Henry Ford, of Detroit, will exten his profit t-sharing scheme to employe i of his automobile factories in Man ! chester and London. He has allotte $250,000 for this purpose.
 The New York Court of Appeals up held the Supreme Courts decision en l joining Arthur Hammerstein and hi son Arthur from producing opera i 1 New York or Boston until 1920.
 The entire town of Lake Mills Wis was threatened with destruction by fire which destroyed a grain elevator l lumber yeard and the Chicago Northwestern depot and freight house
 Officers and crew of the French line La Touraine will receive medals froI the Life Saving Benevolent Associa
 tion in New York for bravery in rescu
 ing passengers of the burning Vol i turno.
 Romert N. Turner of Walthan l Mass, state labor commissioner ser his resignation to the Board of -Labo and Industries today, to return to hi law practice. John Golden of Fall Riv CT, a member of the Board is mentione to succeed the commissioner. The DO ! sition carries salary of S5,0o0.