Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-12

fertng from rabies.
 President Wilson Yesterday sent to the senate the nomination of William P. Malburn, of Denver, Colo, as as- sistant secretary of the treasury.
 The Regular Quarterly Dividend of S1.50 a share was declared at the monthly meeting of the Maine Cen traI Railroad directors yesterday.
 Frank H. Norton, once a prominent newspaper man on the staff of the New York Herald, committed suicide by shooting. He was 7S years old.
 Persistent Stories that former Pres ident Taft would be appointed to the supreme court by President Wilson, were emphatically denied at the White House.
 Joseph C. Mackin, who was a power full factor in Illinois democratic poli tics thirty years ago, died yesterday at the Chicago State hospital for the Insane.
 M. J. Donovan, Lineman of New Britain, had his leg broken at Ber- lin, yesterday when he fell thirty feet from a telegraph pole upon which he was working.
 Charles p. Foster, teller in the Bris- tol County National bank of Taunton. Mass, pleaded guilty to the charge of embezzeling s2500 from the institution when arraigned yesterday.
 Francis B. Reeves, who for Is years had been president of the historic Gi- rard National ban of Philadelphia, has resigned as its head and will become chairman of the board of directors.
 S, yesterday ordered an inspection of all hotels lodging houses, theatres and moving picture theatres in the city in order to determine if any are fire traps
 Because His Father Locked up his suit to prevent him from taking girl to the theatre, Walter Berg, IT years old of Hoboken, N. J., stole an other one. He was held in $500 bail.
 Minister Ewing at Tesucigalpa, Honduras cabled the state department yesterday that although the American, consulate was destroyed in the great fire at .Ceiba, most of the records were saved.
 The Safe in Joseph Nast's clothing store at Toledo. Ohio, was wrecked by dynamite explosion Tuesday night The cracksmen escaped with s20,000 bonds, jewelry valued at S350, and $50 cash.
 All Over Montreal and in the sur rounding suburbs the police were hunting yesterday for four burglars who shot and killed Constable Bour- don and fatally wounded Constable Guyen.
 Thirty Five Hindus who were de- tained on their arrival at San Francis co recently by immigration authorities and who obtained their freedom on $500 bonds each, must return to the Philippines.
 The American Express Company yesterday declared a quarterly divi- dend of 1 1-2 per cent. which Is 8 reduction of half of one per cent. from the last quarterly dividend, declared December 3.
 While Clearing Brown Tail Moth nests from the trees at South Port land, Maine, yesterday, Guy Peacock, aged g, of Gardiner, came in contact with a high tension wire and received a fatal shock.
 A Plea of Guilty was made yester- day by George H. Jardines clerk and bookkeeper of the Fall River National Bank who was charged with the en-
 bezzlement of s5665 and with making false entries.
 "We Will Sanction the calling of of the copper miners strike if the men themselves want to do it," declared ;/Charles H. Mover, president of the Western Federation of Miners, at Chi cago yesterday.
 The Executive Council of Massa- chusetts voted yesterday to remove the i; entire state board of labor industries on the ground that their appointment by Governor Toss before his retire lnent was illegal.
 Four Hundred Stock Filters employ cd in shoe factories in Salem, Mass and vicinity struck yesterday for q { wage increase ranging from S2.50 to S4.00 a week. and a reduction of five hours a week in time.
 Judge Smith McPherson in the ! United States district court at Cout cil Bluffs. Iowa, yesterday granted d temporary injunction returnable l March 21 against the enforcement of , the Iowa sterilization law : The Directors of the Western Union 1 Telegraph company yesterday declared 1 a quarterly dividend of one per cent putting the stock on four. per cent basis. Since 1908 the annual dividend ! rate has been three per cent 1 The Schooner Bessie Jennox is being fitted out at Channel. V. F.. to search I for the United States naval tug Po-
 tonac which became imprisoned if i the ice when she tried to rescue twc i fishing schooners from a similar pre- i dicament.
 i Not Since the Decline of whalins l half 8 century ago, have Nantucketers ! obtained SD much wealth from the sea ! as during the past four months. pTin- ! cipally from the unusually extensive 1 and prolific bed of quahogs discovered | off the north shore.
 That There Will Re referendum vote of Calumet members of the West 1 ern Federation of Miners on the pro- | posal to call off the strike which 1 started July a, 19S3, was announced | yesterday by William Rickard, presi- dent Of the Calumet local. 1 Ike Pen With Which Speaker | Champ Clark signed the Alaska Rail- road bill yesterday was made of Alaska gold and was held in an ivory 1 penholder made from the tusk of a | mastodon that roamed in Alaska more 1 than fifty thousand years ago