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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
WIRELESS APPARATUS
 NOT PROPERLY LOCATED
Operator on the lh-Fated Monroe
 Gives Testimony.

Philadelphia, Feb 1S-The position of the wireless apparatus on the steamship Monroe. which was sunk by the Nantucket off the Virginia coast with a loss of fl lives, made it inn possible to send out "S. o. S." calls except for few seconds after the crash Testimony to this effect was given by Robert L. Etheridge, a, wire less operator aboard the Monroe, who was the principal witness today at the trial of Captain Osmyn Berry of the Nantucket, charged with negligence.
 Etheridge said the wireless outfits were misplaced on nearly all coast wise vessels and declared that both the auxiliary or extra switches and the telephone to the pilot house should be placed at points convenient to the wireless operator.
 If the auxiliary switch had been placed so that I could have reached 1t, under the conditions which pre- vailed after the Monroe was hit," he testified, "I would have turned on @ storage battery we kept in reserve and stuck until We got an answer to our s. o. S. calls" The witness said he left the wireless room P sec onds after the crash, and that the other wireless operator who lost his life, preceded him by 6 few seconds.
 Etheridge admitted under cross ex- animation that if he or the other operator had remained in the room trifie longer the distress signal could have been sent out again by reason of the auxiliary dynamo being placed in commission by the second engineer.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
IN A DILEMMA.
Washington Officials Not Decided as to
 Disposal of Castillo.

Washington. Feb. 1s.-Capture of Maxine Castillo, the Mexican bandit chief charged with responsibility for the Cunbre tunnel tragedy. on Ameri- can soil, has furnished a knotty prob lem for officials here. From the mo- nent General Bliss reported today that Castillo and his companions had been taken by the border partrol in New Mexico there were conferences and exchanges between the sJaLe and war department officials to determine what should be done with the prisoners, who are temporarily held at Fort Bliss
 As the crime charged against Cas- tillo was committed in Mexican ter ritory, American courts are without Jurisdiction, although many of the vic tins were Americans In time of peace the prisoner would be surrendered un- der extradition proceedings to the gov ernor of the Mexican state of Chihua- hua for trial: but as President Wilson was formally declared there is no government in Mexico. any extradition proceeding would involve grave diff culties.
 The state department has been ap- pealed to- and pending it's final de- ciSiOn it is the intention of the war de- partment to retain Castillo and his party in custody under the same con- ditions as General Salazar and the sol diers who came across the internation- al line with arms in hand, thereby subjecting themselves to internment
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
BOYS BEATEN WITH
 STICKS AND STRAPS
Holy Rollers Method of Driving Out
 Sin and the Devil

Newton, H., Feb. 1S-The burning of the Springs Holiness church. the wholesale arrest of it's members and the conviction of five more persons were today's developments in the court action and mob action against the re- igious cult known as Holy Rollers near here.
 The trial is the outgrowth of a spe- ciaI service at the Springs church q week ago, at which, it is alleged, two little boys were tied hand and foot, and after a vote of the congregation were beaten with sticks and leather straps till their backs bled. The members il is charged, took this means of driving sin and the devil'' out of the boys The little fellows, g and 12 years old, on the witness stand said the sin with which they were charged was failure to attend church
 The church of the recently organized sect was found burned today. It is presumed that the mob which yester- day was frustrated in its efforts to lynch the pastor of the church, and three others charged with the attack on the boys vented their wrath against the Holy Rollers by destroy ing the church. Today Mrs. Rosa De icll, Frank Emery and his wife, Allen Lyons and Harold Cummins were found guilty of being accessories to the attack on the boys. Each of the first three was fined $S5 and costs and the two latter $65 and costs each
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
GAMsLED MONEY
 AWAY IN SALOON.
Chicago Man Confesses Enbezzlement
 from His Employer.

Chicago. Feb. I8.-Judge Adelor Petit in the criminal court today re- fused to parole Fred Bell. an embez- zIer, but at the same time declared it was on the courts conscience to see Bells wife and children provided for
 Under no circumstances will pa role this man and let his faithful wife work her fingers to the bone to pay back the money he stOie," said Judge. Petit. "But I am going to find some good woman with plenty of money and plenty of time to take care of this wife and the little ones while the hus- band Is in prison
 Judge Petit was affected to tears by the pleading of Mrs. Bell, but he would not change his decision, He continued the case a week in order to find a refuge for Mrs. Bell,
 Bell had a previous conviction against him. He confessed to having embedded s100 from his employer, a grocer, and te gambling the money away in a saloon. As a result Morris Sabath, a saloon keeper, cousin of Representative A. J. Sabath of Chi cago, was arrested and charged with conducting a handbook.
 No Woman Suffrage in Maryland.
 Anna polls, Md, Feb. 1S.-fhe woman suffrage bill was killed in the house of delegates today by a vote of 50 to 24.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
Charged With
 Inconsistency
PRESIDENT WILSON UNDER FIRE
 IN THE SENATE.
A DEMOCRAT REVOLTS'
Declares He Will Not "Stultify" Him self by Voting Against Free Tolls Plank of the Baltimore Platform.

Washington, Feb. 18-Accusing President Wilson of inconsistency in his views of the binding effect of the democratic platform and charging that greed of the railroads and the auda- cfous claims of Great Britain seem far more potent with our president than the appeal of the womanhood of the nation," Senator BriStoW, repItb- Hcan, of Kansas turned discussion of woman suffrage in the senate today into vigorous debate on the pro- posed repeal of the free tolls provision of the Panama canal act.
 Chamberlain Won't "StuItifyr Himself.
 Senator Bristow's attack brought to the defense of the president several republicans as well as democratic sen ators. while it served also as the sig nal for opening the fight within the democratic party against repeal of the tolls exemption provision. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, democrat. dramatically declared that he would not 'stultify" himself by telling his constituents that he had not kept his platform pledge on the toll question because the president of the United States does not agree with me"
 While senators were thus engaged in the first open discussion of the ap- preaching battle in congress over the chief executives desire for reversal of the Panama policy. the president nifnSeII was engaged with leaders Of the house of representatives who are opposed to repudiating the declara- tion of the party platform. He dis cussed the situation with Majority Leader Underwood and Representative Kitchfn of North Carolina, but as far as could be learned did not convert them to his view that the provision granting free tolls to American Ves- sells violates the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and ernbarrasses the admins tration in its foreign relations.
 Lodge Defends President.
 Senator Bristow based his charge of inconsistency against the president on the ground that he had told the suf- fragistS he could not advocate their cause because the democratic party had not expressed itself in the matter while he proposed that congress should reverse itself on the tolls question despite the fact that the party had endorsed it's action. In this connection the Kansas senator mentioned the ref erence in the Baltimore platform fla voring "a single presidential term and asked whether the president would interpret this plank in harmony with his position as to suffrage or as to canal tolls.''
 When Senator Bristow said that the transcontinental railroads had for years
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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
Senator Gore
 Is Exonerated
JURY RETURNS A VERDICT tN
 HIS FAVOR.
OUT ONLY TEN MINUTES
Announcement of Jury's Finding Greet
 ed with, Cheers-counseI for Mrs. Bond Will Appeal the Case, He Says.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Feb. 1S.-Unit- ed States Senator Thomas Pryor Gore late tC day was exonerated of charges of improper conduct by a verdict in his favor returned in district court here in the suit for $50,0 damages instituted by Mrs. Minnie Bond of Ok lahoma City.
 Verdict in Ten Minutes.
 The verdict was returned ten min utes after the case was given to the jury. Only one ballot was taken.
 We fnd," the jury stated in the verdict, 'Jhe evidence submitted by the plaintiff entirely insufficient upon which to base a suit; that said evil dence wholly exonera1es the defend ant; and had the defendant. at the conclusion of the plaintiffs evidence, announced that he desired to introduce no evidence and review his case our verdict would have been the same in that event as now returned by us, in favor of the defendant"
 Courtroom Rings With Cheers.
 Despite the efforts of bailiffs to maintain order when the last words ef the verdict were read, the crowd that filled the courtroom turned into S cheering thrOng,
 Senator Gore heard the juFy's de- cisiOn without change of c6untenaDee, Mrs. Gore was the first to grasp his hand. When she turned and shook
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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
TO STOP MAD BUSHES
 TO BARGAIN COUNTERS
Woman Wants Prices of Household
 Goods Standardized by Law.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Members of the Interstate Commerce Commission today listened to a plea from Mrs. Christine Frederick of Philadelphia for fixed prices to standardize house hold goods and for legislation which would eliminate peril to womanhood of the nation in mad rushes at bar gain counters, under '@the lure" of the retailers to fill their stores with pa trons
 Representing the Housewives League of America, Mrs. Frederick aroused intense interest when she arraigned the folly of women who spend half a day, six thousand calories of energy and ten cents in car fare to rush down town to take advantage of a cut price, a 25 cent toothbrush selling for 1S cents"
 The cost of doing business to the department store, Mrs. Frederick said, is about 30 per cent. and from 90 to 9S per cent of retailers in all lines favor price maintenance. She assert ed that the price cutting stores let the sincere manufacturers spend money to tell consumers his standard and his ideals and then publicly assault him and try to rob him and the consumers of the benefits of the standardized fixed quality and price. so valuable to con- SuTnerS.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
STREET GAR CRUSHED
 BETWEEN TRACTION CARS
Four Persons Killed and Five Prob
 ably Fatally Injured.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1S-Four per sons were killed, five probably fatally injured and 25 others were hurt here tonight when an outbound English avenue car was crushed between two heavy traction cars. The accident oc- cured at Virginia avenue and South street and was caused by slippery rails. The dead are: James Horan, aged 16 and Jacob K. Hardy, AS, Fletcher Roark, Harry Oliver
 The English avenue car, loaded with persons homeWard bound frean the business section, stopped at the foot of a steep grade. just behind a Co., lumbus and Southern traction car. A large Indianapolis and Cincinnati trac- tion freight car crashed into it. The dead and a majority of the injured were standing on the rear platform of the English avenue car, which was teiescOped.
 At the hospitals it was said it was doubtful if any of the five persons se- riOusly injured would live.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
Bandit Chief Shows Effects of the Strenuous Ex-
 nerience of EIudng Rebel Pursuers
ASSERTS HIS INNOCENCE OF TUNNEL TRAGEDY
Declares That He Socialist and Has Been Conducting Sep
 Revolution Establish Socialist Government in Mexico-To be Confined Fort Bliss-Mexican Arrest ed Suspicion of Having Designs Life of Huerta

Castillo, the bandit. was brought here today by United States troops
 With him were his brother, his two Indian women. None were mounted
 Bandits Band Broken Up.
 The bandit apparently was not averse to placing himself under the protection of the United States. His band which for months has harassed settlers, held prisoners for ransom, burned, sacked and stolen in a career which eliminated in the Cumbre tun mel disaster, is scattered and believed to be broken.
 On Verge of Nervous Breakdown.
 Since the Cumbre tragedy he has known no rest. and he seemed on the verge of nervous breakdown when brought here. Villas rebels have been hot on his trail, and along the Ameri can border American troopers kept sleepless watch Finally he chose cap ture by the latter as his fate.
 Americans Check in His Pocket.
 In Castillo's pocket was found the check for S1 900 given him by w. A. Roxby as a ransom. Roxby, an Ameri- can who is manager of a Mexican ranch, was held up by Castillo week or more ago. He is now in Ell Paso, where the bank has been instructed not to honor the check. The troopers and their prisoners ~camped last night at Las Cienegas, 15 miles south of here. The trip was over the toughest roads and required five hours.
 Denies complicity in Tunnel Tragedy.
 Castillo was not talkative. He look ed at his inquisitors out of bloodshot eyes, but vehemently asserted his in- nocence of compIicity in the Cumbre tragedy. He said he was a socialist and Was conducting q separate revo- lution in order to attain that form of government for Mexico.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
A NEUTRAL ZONE.
Wilson Demands One at Torreon for
 Non Cembata nts.

Mexico City, Feb. 18.-Presfdent Will son, through Nelson O'Shaughnessv. the American charge daffaires is in Sfsting that President Huerta and Gen eral Villa, the rebel leader, agree upon the maintenance of a neutral zone at Torreon. in which foreigners and other non -combatants may have some de- gree of safety in the event of a bat tie. President Huerta has agreed to the plan conditional upon General Vil- 1a s acquiescence to it. It is under stood that agents of the United States are making representations to General Villa for the establishment If the zone
 There is nothing here to indicate that there will be serious fighting at Torreon for several days, although skirmishes between federal and rebel scouting parties are being reported al- most daily.
 Salvador Diaz Miron, editor of Ei hnparciaI has been placed under po- Hce surveillance on account of the re- port that he threatened to kill MT. O'Shaughnessy, who recently protested to President Huerta concerning the character of a series of anti Wilson editorials appearing in Fl ImpaFcial. It appears, however, that the most seFi- ous threat made by Miron was that he would repeat to MT. O'Shaughnes- sy's face what he had written in edi- torials."
 The charge takes the editor serious fy and has reported the incident ts Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
PEN KNIFE A CLUE
 TO GIRLS MURDER
Property of Benchmate of Man Held
 for the Crime.

Aurora, Ills, Feb. 1s-A pen-4znife, found in the cemetery, a few feet from where the battered body of 20 years-o old Theresa HOllander was dis covered by her father, was identified today, according to the police. The knife, it Is said, was formerly the property of Frank Barimont, a bench mate of Antony Petras, former sweet heart of Miss Hollander, who has been in jail since the finding of her body.
 Miss Hollanduer will be buried in St Nicholas cemetery tomorrow only 3 few feet from where her body was found
 R. H. ScheIlhorn. conductor on the street car on which both Miss Hol- lander and Petras were seen shortly before the murder. today confirmed the statement of Walter Hickman, a ne gro, that Petras had ridden a block beyond where the girl left the car and then had run swiftly back
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
ARE NOT OPPOSED TO
 HIGHER FREIGHT RATES.
Paper Companies Take a Novel Posi-
 ton at Hearing.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-One of the few representatives of shippers to appear before the interstate commerce com mission with no protest against the proposed per cent. freight advance which the eastern railroads desire to make, presented himself today when paper and pulp freight rates were un- der discussion. He was James L. O'Brien, representing paper companies in Sault Ste Marie and Sturgeon Falls. Ontario, and Chillicothe, Ohio. These shippers, MT. O'Brien said, did not de- sire to protest against increases, and were willing to abide by the judgment of the commission on the question of the railroads need of more revenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
ALASKAN RAILROAD BILL
 PASSED IN THE HOUSE
Authorizes President to Construct a
 S35, ,0oo ,0oo Line.

Washington, Feh. 1s.-rhe adminis- tratioR Alaskan railroad bill, authOIiz- ing the president te construct a $35,- 006,6 railroad from Alaskas coast to it's great coal fields, was passed by the house late today by a vote of 220 to ST.
 A similar measure has passed the senate and the bills will be taken up at once in conference between the two houses. with view to sending it quickly to the president who has sig niaed his intsRtiea of signing it,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
SELECTION OF FEDERAL
 RESERVE DISTRICTS.
Organization Committee to Give Mat
 ter Long Consideration.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The federal reserve bank organization committee, back in Washington after a five weeks trip through the country, in a state ment Issued tonight announced that its selection of federal reserve cities and definition of reserve districts would not be made until careful con sideradon had been given to the in formation accumulated on the trip. Tho statement said the committee, Secretaries McAdoO and Houston, found the country prosperous and learned that bankers and business men are greatly interested in the new banking system and confident of it's success.
 Ie a supplemental statement dr. 1IcAdoo said he hoped the new system would be established in time to take care of crop moving contingencies next year. but that if it were not the treas urY department would stand ready to place It's funds again at the disposal of business men,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
HELD AS SPY.
American Held Prisoner Forbade to
 Talk to Consul

Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 1S-Thomas D. Edwards, United States consul here this afternoon succeeded in seeing Gustav Bauch. the American whom the rebels are trying on a charge of being spy The whereabouts of William $. Benton, the British subject, who was arrested last night, could not be learned. General Villa said he was not locked up but meanwhile his friends made fruitless search for him.
 Senor Ramon, chief of the rebel se- cret service conducted the Amer ican consul and two reporters into the gloomy cuartel- When Bauch ap- preached in the darkness, & rebel officer sharply ordered him to say nothing.
 Senor Ramon explained that Bauch S case was still being heard and that it is the rule to hold prisoners incom- municado until decision is rendered
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
0UZMAN HAD DAGGER,
Believed to Have Intended Assassina-
 ton of Huerta.

Mexico City. Feb. fS.-David Guz- man, a stranger in the capital is being held at police headquarters tonight while police agents are investigating a theory that he was attempting to as sassindte President Huerta
 GuzInan was arrested at the national Ra1ace after having been refused an @ndience with President Huerta and General Blanquet, minister of war. When searched by the police. it is said that a dagger was found on Guzrnan and that in his pockets were a letter from rebel synpathizers in Guadala- jara and list of names and address es of members of the cabinet and other prominent residents in the capital
 Guz1nan, who is a young man and well dressed, denied tonight that he intended to assassinate President Huerta
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
TO CROSS ATLANTIC IN
 A MAMMOTH AERoPLANE,
Ambitious Programme Mapped Gut by
 Mccormick of Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Haroid F. McCor- mick, aeroplane enthusiast. who has already installed hydro-aeroplane transportation from his home in a northern suburb to downtown Chicago, has planned to attempt a flight across the Atlantic ocean in the largest aero plane yet built.
 According to information given to airmen here. c. c. Witmer, Lincoln Beachey and Tony Stedman are to be the pilots in the flight. with Jay J. Mccarthy as navigator. Gasoline tanks which can bo dropped when their con- tents are exhausted were said to be an integral part of the equipment pro- posed for the giant aeropIane whose wings will spread 4S feet from tip to tip. A wireless outfit with a 100 mile radius of efficiency was to be in stalled
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
VANDERBILT COUNTRY
 RESIDENCE DESTROYED.
Home at Jericho Hills, Recently ceHs-
 pIeted, Coca Up in Smoke.

Jericho, L. I, Feh. 1s-Ths new country homo of Airs. William k. Van derbilt, Jr., on Jericho HfIla. was de- stroyed by fire today. The loss is e. timated at S1T5, 900 on the building and s4O,000 on the furnishings.
 The house was completed only just before Christmas, and the work of fTr- nishirg ended about ten days ago. Mrs. Vanderbilt was preparing to take a. large party of friends there for win ter festivities.
 The house was occupied only by q caretalEer and a couple of assistants. The ceretaker teIephoned for halp to Westbury. HicksviIle and Jericho when he discovered the fire, but the Enor was so deep that no apparatus could be moved up to the Vanderbilt place. The fire is supposed to have b0ea caused by an overheated furnecAl
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
Unfair Freiaht Rates on Coal.

New Britain, Conn, Feb. 1S.-At the instance of Mayor Joseph M. Halloran the common council tonight voted te instruct the corporation counsel t9 call to the attention of the Interstate Com 1nerce CeEaznission alleged unfair freight rates to this city, especially in regard to ths transportation of ceal. The mayor claims that investigation shows that six miles west of this city coal is delivered for ten cents ton less than here. Six miles east of the city coal is delivered for 45 cents a ton less than in NeN Britain.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
PROVIDENCE MAY LOSE
 FARRE STEAMSHIP LINE.
Lack of Quarantine Facilities Given as
 the Reason.

Providence, R. l., Feb. 1S--A super ficiaI examination today of the Fabre line steamship Roma, which was held on the lodges off No Mans Land for six hours on Monday. showed that five of her plates had been damaged by the pounding, but the ship was taking in very little water.
 A case of typhus on board, combined with the lack of a quarantine hospital here, prevented the Roma's departure for New York today. All of the l5I passengers who came aboard at Mar SeilleS were held in quarantine on the steamer.
 Howard Jones, agent of the line, said the lack of quarantine facilities prob ably would result in the company abandoning Providence as 9 port of call.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
Deficiency Augmentation am

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The annual urgent deficiency appropriation bill carrying many millions of dollars to provide for emergency needs in various departments. including the Panama canal administration work and the postal service, will be reported tenaoF- row by the house committee on ap- Propriations.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT
 HIS SUIT IN GERMANY.
Ruling in Case of Sailor Against
 Steamship Company,

New York. Feb. 1s-Judge CohaIan III handing down a decision today in the supreme court in the case of Gus taNe OehLer, seaman employed on the HamburS-American liner AlIenaap- ma, who sued the steamship line for injuries sustained in falling between the hurricane and promenade decks. upheld the principle that a ship on the nish seas Is a detached floating DOT ton Of the country whose flag sh0 flies.
 Oehler, therefore. ought to have brought suit against the steamship line in Germany. His action was in stltuted under the new state wortmen's compensation law.