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Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07
Injured Man Is poino We'll.

Thomas IT. Baldwin, manager at the Warner Fire Arms company, who was accidentally Shot there Friday morn ing, is getting along very we'll at the Backus hospital, it was reported from there Sunday evening. 4 doctor al the hospital stated that it had not been definitely determined whether or not the bullet that entered his abdo- men had pierced the intestines. but ii was believed that it had not done so MT Baldwin's condition had shown some improveInent by Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07
Querida III Brought Back For Re.
 pairs.

The power boat Querida III, which went ashore on Ducck Island two weeks ago was lowed to New London on Saturday and then taken up to the Thames river to be repaired by R. W. Goodfellow, her builder. For it's trop to New London the boat had been patched up with canvass. Bhok- en planking in her hull is to be re- placed:
 Rufus B. Burnham, owner of the boat and Roy Stearns were making a cruise fsl her and had stopped at Duck Island l1arbor. While they were ashore in the night the boat dragged and went on tho breakwater
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07
Man and Weran Arrested.

Angelo Covello and Mary Perone were arrested Sunday about midnight at house on North Main street on the charge of adultery. Sergeant Kane and Policeman Michael Delaney made the arrests after complaint had been received and they had caught a. glimpse of what was going on at the Perone house.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07
OBITUARY
John P. NessIer.

John P. Nessler, 50, died in Mont vile Friday. He was the son of Mrs. Mary and the late John Nessler MT. Nessler was a barber in New London a long time. but went to Montvile to reside a few months ago. He is sur Vlved by a brother and four sisters, Mrs. Julian T. Huntley and Mrs Kath- crime l.. Hickey of New London, Mrs. J. B. Connell and Mrs. Lewis HurI- bert of Hartford
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07
Snow Turned to Rain.

About 11.30 o'clock Sunday night, a few flakes of snow were floating in the air, but the weather moderated later and the snow turned to rain through the rest of the night and arly through the rest of the night. and early morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07
N. 3. c. Man Prcmoted.

Stanley Wells, who for the past two years has been successful salesman here for the National Biscuit company, received the reward of his good work on Saturday in a promotion to the management of the Meriden agency. He left Sunday night to take up his new duties, his successor here, having already arrived
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07
eIare of Liberty HiII Fire.

Saturday night between Il and F o'clock the attention of many people in the city was attracted to the glare of a fire on the sky to the north It barn with the livestock in it on Lib erty Hill as described in the Willi- mantle news in the Bulletin this morn ing
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

lists from the test recently conducted by the state civil service commission for the post of bakers includes Fred ericll l.. Wuest, who stood 95, of New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Charles Conrade returned to New
 York Saturday afternoon after a short visit here.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Mrs. Charles Rudd and Miss Kate Rudd who left home in October t,, visit Mrs. Rudd's daughters in Binz- hamton, ~. r.. have returned to their home at Woodside.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Miss Mary E. Bidwell is to enter. tain the members of Faith TrIlmf I chapter, D. A. R., Tuesday afternoon at her home on Mckinley avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Mrs. Frank H. Smith of Washing ton street entertained few friends
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

The teachers of Montville, Water ford and East Lyme met at the Jordan school Friday afternoon, when a. teach CTS meeting was held. L. k. Chance, supervisor of the New Milford schools. and Prof. Frederick W. Edsarton of Bulkeley school being the speakers.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

A conference of the leaders in the temperance movement in this state will be held in Hartford Wednesday to talk over. the action that the temperance workers of the state shall take regard ing temperance legislation which they will cause to be introduced.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

The first meeting of the ReadinE ciuo is to be neld this week on Wed, nesday. at the home of Mrs. Fiber Learned on Huntington place.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Mentioned among the guests at the important society wedding of Louis L.. Lorillard and Miss Edith Huater at Belair, Newport, Saturday was Dr. Harry J. Knapp, formerly of Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Miss Irene Gregson of the Joseph Perkins road was the guest of friends In Springfield, Mass, over the week end.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

informally on Friday evening in hunor of her daughter, Mrs. Liuzee S. Hocp- CT, who with Mir. Hooper started for California Saturday to remain for several months.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Michael J. Gleason, 5e, the organizer and first grand knight of Woonsocket, R. l. council. No. 113. k. of C., died at his home in that city Saturday. after an illness of one month. MT. Gleason went to Woonsocket from Wauregan, Conn, g years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Miss Ruth Hamilton of Cliff street has returned from Providence, where she has been the guest of Mrs. Everett E. Byles.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07
Incidents In Society

Mrs. William II. Palmer and Mrs Gardiner Greene spent several days last week in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

MT. and Mrs Hume FIagler of Cachem street entertained the Supper club at the Norwich Gold club Sun day evening.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Miss Sally Grey of Groton was the week end guest of Mrs. Frank H Smith of Washington street.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

department has been in Mantle look ing over the state roads to see what is necessary to do on them for the winter traffic. Pennsylvania avenue will require filling in with trap rock all the way from the schoolhouse to the railroad station.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

The sectionmen of the Consolidated system were informed through their forernen that commencing Friday last their working hours would be reduced from ten to nine hours a day and would remain so during the winter months. They receive IS cents per hour and this will make it $1.44 a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Anna Warner Bailey chapter, D. A. R., of Groton and Stonington, has irn@ proved the Morgan-Avery cemetery in P9quonoc, where old stones, some of which date from the 17th century, have been cleaned, recut and the stones reset.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Among rare books to be sold in New York this week from the Beekman U- brary is one of local interest, Roger Walcott's Poetical FMeditations, 16fno. New London, 1725, the first volume of verse printed in COnnecfic11f
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

The prize awards announced at Washington Saturday at the Corcoran Art gallery for the fifth exhibition of contemporary American oil paintings included first prize, $2.000, J. Alden Weir, New York and Windhan, on painting entitled Portrait of Miss Del Mir. Weir also receives the Corcoran gold medal
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Sixteen members of the state senate of 1903 dined at the Hartford club Fri day evening at the tenth annual re- union. Major Frank l.. Wilcox was the host, his guests including Judge NeI- son J. Ayling, Norwich: Arthur M. Brown, Jewett City; Frederick A. Ja.- cobs, Danielson: Thomas F. Noone Rockville; Clerk George E, Hinman, Windham,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

Members of the Holy Name society of St. Patrick's parish met at 2 o'clock Sunday evening, going in a. body for prayers at the home of a, late member of their society, Daniel Hol- land, of Cfairemont avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

brakeman, and Miss Laura L. La.Mont- gain were welded at the New London city hall Friday afternoon by Town Clerk Turner. They left for a visit to Canadian cities,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07

The Connecticut section of the Clas- slcal Teachers association of New England met at the Hartford High school Saturday. A member of the Bunnell of the Norwich Free Acaderny.
 The New Haven roads gross and net receipts for October show falling off as compared with the corresponding month Of last year. The gross earn ings for the month were $5,639,52o as compared with s6,161,o22 for October, 1912.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06

ing for a situation. With this ex-
cuse he would be able to hang around
the city room for three or four days.
The idea back of this vas to way
lay Norton on his way to some assign
ment which took him to the suburbs.
All this was arranged down TO the
smallest detail; and a man whom
they we're quite certain that Norton
had no yet seen was selected to
play the part. He had been a reporter
once. more's the pity, so there a
no doubt OF his being able TO handle
his end of the game.
want Norton. | want him badly,
declared Draine, "and woe to you II
YOU let booze play In between you
and the object of this move.
The man selected to act the
reporter hung his head. Whisky had
been the origin of his fall from hon
est living. and he was not so %callous-
ed as not to feel the sting oil remorse
al times.
More went on Braine, II want
Norton brought to 40. It's a little
off the beat, and we can handle him
as We please. When We get rid OF
this newspaper ferret, there'n be an
other to eliminate. Butts he's a fox
and a fox must be set to trail him.
And who is that?'
Zones, Jones. Jones,' Numbered
Braine. Hes the live wire. But
the reporter first. Jones depends n
lot on him. Take away this prop
and Jones will not be SO sure of him
self. There's a mar outside all this
circle. and all these weeks OF war
fare have not served TO bring him
into the circle
"Hargreaye is dead" said Vroon
. stolidly.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
Copyright: 1914: By Harold
MacGrath.)
CHAPTER XVII.
Setting Traps for Norton.

The Black Hundred possessed
three separate council chambers, al
ways In preparation. Hence. when
the one In use was burned down,
they transferred their conferences to
the second council chamber appoint
ed identically the same as the first.
AS inferred, the organization owned
considerable wealth. and they leased
the buildings In which they had their
council chambers. leased them for a
number of years, and refurnished
them secretly with trap floors,
doors and pannels, and all
that apparatus so necessary to men
who are sometimes compelled to
make a quick getaway.
When the Atlantic City attempt
was turned into a fiaseo by Norton S
timely arrival. Braine determined
once more to rid himself of this med
ding reporter. He knew too much,
in the first place. and In the second
place Braine wanted TO learn wheth-
er the reporter bore a charmed life
or al just ordinarily lucky. He
would attempt nothing delicate. re-
curing inesse. He would simply
waylay Norton and make a common
place end of him. He would disap-
pear. this reporter. that would be all;
and when they found him he might
or might not be recognizable
So Braine called 4 conference. and
he and his fellow rogues went over
a number of expedieneies, and final
ly agreed that the best thing to dc
would be to send a man 10 the news
paper. ostensibly as a reporter look
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING
CHAPTERS.

STANLEY Hargreaye, millionaire,
after a miraculous escape from the
den OF the gang of brilliant thieves
known as the Black Hundred, lives
the life of a recluse for eighteen
years. Hargreave one night enters
q broadway restaurant and there
ONE face To face with the gangs
leader. Braine.
After the meeting. during which
neither man apparently recognizes
the other, H~argreaye hurries to his
magnificent Riyerdale home and lays
plans for making his escape from the
country. He writes q letter to the
girls school In New Jersey where
eighteen years before he had
mysteriously left on the doorstep his
baby daughter. Florence Gray. He
also pays q visit TO the hangar Of u
daredevil aviator.
BraiDe and members of his band
surround Hargreave's home at night,
but rs they enter the house the
watchers outsiee see a balloon leave
the roof. The safe Is found empty
the million which H~argreave was
known TO have drawn that day gone.
Then some one announced the bal
loon had been punctured and drop
ped to the bottom of the sea.
Florence arrives from the girls
school, Princess Olga, Braine's CON-
panion. visits and claims to be q rela-
Give. Two bogus detectives call, but
their plot Is foiled by Norton. q news
paper ~
By bribing the captain Of the ORR
ent Norton lays a trap for Braine and
his gang. Princess Olga also visits
the Orient's captain and she easily
falls into the reporters snare. The
plan proves abortive through Braine's
good luck and only hirelings fall into
the hands Of the police.
After failing in their attempt. the
Black Hundred trap Florence.
They ask her for money, but she
escapes, again foiling them.
Norton and the countess call on
Florence the mex day. once more
safe at home. The visitors having
gone. Jones q section of
flooring. and from = cavity takes a
box. Pursued by members OF the
Black Hundred who have been watch
ing his movements. he rushes to the
waterfront. A thrilling c in motor
boats ensues. Jones drops the boz
into the sen and with his automatic
sets fire { o the pursuing boat.
Braine conceives the idea Of Civ
ing a coaching party 10 which Flor
ence Is invited. Jones and Norton
both go along and n fortunately ON
hand To ave Florence from being I'M
prisoned In the country house 10
which she Is lured.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
$4,000 FOR 100 WORDS

This story will run for
twenty-five consecutive weeks In
this paper. BY an arrangement
with the Thanhouser Film CON-
pany 1t has been made possible
not only to read the story In this
paper, but also to see it each
week in the Ely Theater. 1t will
be shown every Thursday evening.
For the solution of this mystery
story S10. 600 will be given.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-06
The Million Dollar Mystery

Florence goes horseback riding and
IL captured By one of Braine's men
along the roadside. Norton rescues
her. They are pursued, however, and
the pair make their complete escape
only after Norton has exploded a tire
on the fast approaching machine with
a bullet.
Countess Olga, scheming to break
III engagement now existing between
Florence ~Hargreaye and Norton. in
sitcs them both to her apartments
and pretends to faint In the repor-
ter's arms. Florence appears in the
doorway just ut the planned. mo-
ment, and rs a result gives Norton
back his ring.
accomplices of Braiae succeed i'm
KIDNAPPING Florence while she Il
shopping and hurry her off to sea.
Norton receives "A wireless later in
forming him that the girl had leaped
into the sea and been drowned.
Florence Is picked up In a dazed
condition by a party of fishermen.
The Black Hundred locate her and
Braine, disguised as her father, sue
ceeds In taking her back to sea with
him., Florence sets fire to the boat
and Is rescued by a ship in which
Norton has been shanghaied.
Norton and Florence, safely ashore
and with no longer any misunder-
standing between them take the train
for home. The train Is wrecked
and waiting members of of the Black
Hundred carr the injured Florence
to a deserted hut. Norton, who tries
to rescue her, is tied TO the railroad
tracks. Florence saves him and
finally Jones comes to the rescue of
both.
The Black Hundred ecove the
box Jones dropped In the ocean. BY
q clever ruse Norton and Jones Ne
gain IL.
Owing TO the falling off of contri-
buttons TO the parent organization
In Russia, an agent arrives and as
sumes the leadership of the Ameri-
can branch Of the Black Hundred.
Through the connivance of the CONN.,
tess. the new head is thoroughly
Inundated. Braine pursues his own
plans pending restoration to power.
Finding himself checkmated at
every turn. Braine endeayors TO en-
mesh the Hargreaye household In the
law in order to gain free cess to
the house. The timely discovery Of
the plot by Norton sets the police at
the heels Of the pack and results in
a raid .on the gangs rendezvous
which. however. proves TO be barren
OF results.
Following q telephone message
Jones received from n mysterious per-
sOn ntHtnu TIC htkuhfr>t> ~ SIT,
Florence is again lured from her
home and taken out to sea. Through
Norton's daring and skill as an avia-
tor she Is rescued and returns To her
home In time To confront nm agent of
the Black Hundred.
Through treachery in the Har-
greave household Florence Is deliver
Ell into the hands OF IN interruptions
doctor, who Is i'm the pay of the
Black Hundred. From the faithful
Susan Norton learns that the doctor
has declared that Florence is stricken
with smallpox and that he Is prepar-
ing tn spirit her away. BY acting
quickly the reporter. with the aid of
Susan, succeeds in e~xtricating the
young woman from the danger after
an encounter with members Of the
gang.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-20
o. S. OFFICER KILLS MEXICAN
Lieut.. Houston Shoots Vera Cruz Res
ident After Being Assaulted
with Knife.

Washington.-Seco Lieut. F. H.
Houston, Twenty-eighth Infantry, at
Vera Cruz, shot and killed drunken
Mexican who was interfering with
the Mexican police The policemen
were taking drunken man to jail
when a drink-crazed friend sought to
release him.
The man seeking to release the pris-
Oner had already stabbed two police
men, and as the Mexican police do not
carry arms, they were unable to over
power their assailants. When Lieu
tenant Houston attempted to arrest
him, the native cut him with knife,
whereupon the young American officer
shot and killed the Mexican on the
spot.
Reporting the occurrence to the
War Department, General Funston
said:
Lieutenant Houston's act is con-
sidered meritorious, and killing his as
sai1ant entirely justified, and no fur
Their action is considered necessary"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-20
CUTS STATE BOARD POWERS
Supreme Court Declares that Justice
in Railroad Rates Can't Stop at
State Lines.

ashington.-That Congress and
the Interstate Commerce Commission
as it's agent have authority to require
state railway commissions to change
rates wholly within state, but which
incidentally affect interstate rates,
was decided by the supreme court in
the Shreveport rate case.
The supreme court followed the
opinion of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, handed down March "a,
1912, which established the far reach
ing principle that a railroad must so
adjust it's rates that justice will be
done between communities regardless
OF state lines. If a railroad makes a
low rate upon traffic wholly within 3
state, even when forced to do so by
a state commission, it must accord
the same rate to interstate traffic
moving under substantially similar
conditions.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-20
ACCUSES A FEDERAL JUDGE
Nicely of West Virginia Introduces
impeachment Charges Against
A. c. Dayton in House.

Washington.-In a resolution charg-
ing Aston G. Dayton, United States
district judge of West Virginia, with
twenty-six acts of alleged misconduct
In office, Representative Nicely of that
state formally impeached the Judge in
the House and asked an investigation
Of his activities on the bench.
The impeachment charges accuse
the judge Of publicly denouncing the
President of the United States from
ing to enforce certain federal laws; Of
the bench and before a jury; of con-
spring to form a carbon trust; refus-
ing to enforce certain federal laws; of
discharging jurors for rendering YER
diets not agreeable to him; of stating
that he would not permit the United
Mine Workers to exist within the jur-
isdiction of his court
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-20
NEW IMMIGRATION RECORDS
Foreigners Coming to United States
at Rate of $500 a Day, Says
Government Report.

Washington, d. C.-Immigrants ar
rived at American ports at the rate of
more than 1900 every week day in
the first ten months of the fiscal year
of 1914, and indications are that by
June 80, when the fiscal year ends.
the greatest number of immigrants
eyer admitted in any year will have
entered.
Statistics of the bureau of immi-
grafton for April and the ten months
ended with April show 1885 were
admitted in April and the total for
the ten months was 1,038, 1856. Should
May and June arrivals eual the num-
Der admitted in those months in pre-
vious years, the 1914 total would be
approximately 1851 600 immigrants.
The greatest number in one year here
tofore was 1,2S5,349 in 1907.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-20
KERMIT ROOSEVELT WEBS
Brilliant Gathering at Madrid Cere.
mony Which Made Miss Belle
Willard His Bride.

Madrid.-A brilliant gathering COM
prising the elite of Spanish official
dom and aristocracy, with practically
all the members of the diplomatic
corps and their ladies, witnessed the
marriage of Miss Belle Wyatt Viii
lard, daughter of Joseph E. Willard,
American ambassador to Spain, and
Kermit Roosevelt, son of Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, ex-President Of the
United States.
The bridegroom's father came over
from New York to attend the we'd
ding. The ceremony, which took place
at noon in the British embassy chap
Ell, was performed by Rev. DR.. Wat
son, rector of the American church
in Paris, assisted by Rev. Herbert
Brown, chaplain of the British en-
bassy in Madrid.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-20
HOLDS UP APPOINTMENTS
Several Days Will Probably EIapse
Before Reserve Bank Board
is Filled.

Washington was announced at
the White House that it probably
would be several days before the Pres
ident and the Secretary of the Treas
ury are ready to make known the
names Of the two additional members
OF the federal reserve board.
It now seems assured that z. c.
Simmons of St. Louis will be one of
the members, but the appointment of
Charles S. Hamlin, assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, who had been
under consideration, does not seem to
be likely. It generally is believed that
man viii be named who has not yet
been suggested publicly in connection
with the board
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-06-20
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

-Hillsboro, in the southwest cor
ner Of New Mexico, has been practic
ally destroyed by a flood which swept
through the principal business sec
ton.
The senate adopted the Simmons
Norris amendment qualifying the ca
nal tolls exemption repeal by a vote
of so to "a. This was the first test
vote after six weeks OF debate on
the repeal bill.
With the approval Of the house
leadership, a supplementary legisla-
tive program from the present ses-
sion, embracing five conservation
measures, was outlined in a resolu-
ton introduced By Representative Eos
ter of Illinois.
Repeal of Panama canal tolls ex-
emption for American coastwise ship
ping has passed the senate by vote
of so to 35. The measure now goes
back to the house, which is expected
to accept the Simmons-NoTris amend
ment specifically reserving all rights
the United States may have under
the -Pauncefote treaty.
Some significant indications are
visible OF a possible change Of policy
on the part OF the British government
with regard to the suffragette ques-
ton. David Lloyd-George, addressing
the Women's Liberal Federation, de-
elared that only the militant campaign
stood IL the way OF women speedily
gaining the vote
The federal supreme court has az
firmed the decree of the Missouri su-
preme court ousting the international
Harvester Company OF America from
the state and filming it $25. ZOO for VIC
Iation OF the state antitrust law.