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Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Visiting Nurse Coming.

The executive committee of rne North Canaan Visiting aNurse Association at ! meeting held at Dr. Lees office Mon day evening received the report from the Finance committee and are pleased to announce that the amount subscribed, warranted them sending to the Red Cross Society to have nurse, with whom they have oorresponded, report here for duty August l.
 The committee still wish to raise about $100 to have working balance above the nurses salary aud any one who has not already subscribed and wishes to do so will help this good cause by sending their names and amount given to MT. William Reel, the local treasurer.
 Rev. L. E. Travis, president.
 Per J. c. Adam.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
CoIonel LIorne's Bill.

A dispatch from Washington, D. O., states that an attempt was made Tues- day to get the bill authorizing the war and navy departments to establish in their departments, roll designated as The Army and Navy Medal of Honor Roll. This bill was drawn by Colonel Sam Horne, of Winsted, and was ins troduced by Gen. Sherwood, of Ohio, chairman of the house committee on invalid pensions.
 The bill provides that those persons who served in the army or navy of the United States, who havo arrived at the age of 65 years, and who were awarded medals of honor for distinguished con- duct in action, shall, upon application be placed upon roll of honor and shall be granted pension of $l0 per month in addition to any other sum to which they may be entitled to under the pen sion laws of the United States.
 After Gen. Sherwood had stated the object of the bill, objection to consider ation was made and the bill went over. The bill has been reported favorably by the pension committee, and the ob- jection was made for the purpose of having the bill considered in the com mittee of the whole house before a vote on the bill 1t is thought that the bill will pass. The report shows that the total number of surviving soldiers who would benefit under this bill is but 95, although the government has issued all told BOSS medals of honor
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
PACKARD BUMPS FORD
Touring Autos Come Together at
 Night in Ashley Falls.

A touring Packard car, own ed by Dr. Edward Quintard, of Norfolk and New York, and Ford touring car owned by l. D. Knox, of Lee, Mass collided, head-on, near the railroad crossing in front of the Ashley Falls Hotel, Thurs day evening at o'clock, as result of which some of the tourists were some what injured though not seriously, and the wonder is that the results were not more serious.
 The Quintard Packard, which was coming south, had turned around. in front of the hotel, and was proceeding toward the red mill bridge, when the Ford came whizzing along, directly in the path of the Packard, and before the machine could be turned to pass the larger car, they came. together. In the Knox car were MT. and Mrs. Knox, and child, another lady and Thomas 5. Ing ham, son of Dr. Ingham, of Lee. One lady was thrown out, but. not badly hurt; the baby was hurled from the back seat over against the steering wheel, and strangely enough, was prac- tically uninjured. Mir. Ingham sustained severe cut on his hand and was bruised about the head. Nobody in the Packard was injured, but its lamps were broken. The Ford was considerably crushed in front, and its windshield broken.
 Dr. Lee was sent for, to treat the i'm jured passengers, but found none of them very badly hurt.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
The Suffrage Films.

The films of the suffrage parade in Hartford were shown ill the motion pic ture show in Town Hall, Saturday even- ing. The exhibition was expected to be given Wednesday evening of last week. but the films failed to arrive ana a considerable audience were disap- pointed. A good-sized crowd assembled Saturday night, to see the pictures, ir
 view of the fact that number of suf- fragists from Canaan and vicinity par ticipated i'll the Hartford parade, and it was thought they might be identified in the pictures. The films were clear and the reproduction of the parade in teresting, but the operator of the camera had manifestly taken up position too far fir pm the line to catch the faces in such way as to render them recogniz. able even in the enlargement,
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
Wallace Mansir's Barn was Partially
 Unshingled.

A sharp thunder shower, Saturday evening, that seemed to hover directly over the village for time, exploded some loud and. startling artillery that kept the nervous ones ill a twitter of apprehension. OneF deafening clap scared all the e'electric street lights out, and left the village in darkness for about a minute, but the lights glim: nered again and no further difficulty along that line was experienced.
 4 Lightning struck corner Uf tic roof of the old shop addition to the house of Wallace Mansir's, on upper Elm street, formerly the Peeroon Jacobs place, tearing off a number of shingles. From the roof the. electric juice ran down Il wire fastened to a tree under which d motherly and sedate old hen was coddling a brood of chickens, and killed two of the chicks, leaving the rest of the brood and the old hen un- harmed but wondering what was up. The damage was not great. q ..s...
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Winsted's Clever Crook.

A. c. Brouette is satisfied that Win sted has all exceptionally clever crook. MT. Brouette reported to the local police Wednesday that he had been relieved of watch and diligent search was instituted for the missing timepiece Late Wednesday evening Mir. Brouette notified headquarters that he had found the watch under n pillow in his bed. The funny part of the story, however, is that he is still satisfied that he had the watch in his pocket Wednesday and that it was stolen and his story is cor roborated by his wife who saw him put it i'll his pocket. Consequently the thief must have feared that the police would capture him and stole into the Brouette home and secreted it under the pillow. The police do not share that theory, however.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
A Baid-Head's Letter.

MT. W. w. Warner, of Madison, Wisconsin, member of the B. H. O. of A., writes to Secretary Chapman that he has just returned from a siege at the hospital, having been, as he says, "placed in dry dock and overhauled, at Rochester, Minnesota. '' He writes: 7 "It is matter of regret to the writer that he will not be able to add his shin ing pate to the large number of hair less holders of the fiuidic magma popularly known as brains. However, when receive notification of the date the same is to be held, my regular con- tribution will be forwarded. Mean time, my heartiest congratulations that you are-we are-as we are. ''
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
RODE ON FIRST AMERICAN TRAIN
Robert A. Beerss Nonogenarian, Has
 Witnessed Railroads Entire Growth. .

r MT. Robert A. Beers, of New Haven, has been spending short time with his cousin, Mrs. George W. Hall, in Canaan. MT. Beers is courtly gen. tleman of the old school, now in his 90th year, who has had a remarkable and interesting experience in various parts of the world. He rode on the first railroad train that ever moved in this country, on the Mohawk & Hudson River railroad, running from Albany to Schenectady. MT. Beers rode on this train in 1882, one year after the first "trip of the train. He was then seven years of age, and remembers distinctly every detail of the trip. The railroad was IT miles ill length, and MT. Beers, at that time travelled 313 miles on the Erie Cana, from Buffalo to Schenectady, to take that train, and from Albany he went to New York by steamboat, and from New York to Bridgeport by Long Island Sound boat. In tn hose days thu boats stopped at every town along tho river and sound shores, to receive and discharge passengers and all kinds of freight. On his canal trip when the boat was approaching one of the numer- ous bridges over the ditch, the helms man shouted, ''Low bridgep' MT. Beers, mere child, ducked, as he had been taught to do, but had his hand resting on 8 piece of freight that hardly cleared the bridge and it was cruelty crushed. He carries the scar to this day.
 Mr. Beers, who was cousin of the late Lieutenant Governor Samuel E.. Merwin, has lived ill New Haven nearly fifty years, and has been making visits to Falls Village practically every year since about 1850. He distinctly re- members the beginning of the Falls Will lage Canal, over 60 years ago.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Another Boost Coming.

Meat prices will rise above the record figures of recent years, despite the huge grain crop packing house representatives asserted last week. They say that the present scarcity of cattle and the effect of dry weather on grazing lands will more than offset the enormous grain yield.
 A beef price of 16 cents to the butcher was predicted as an early possibility, and it was pointed out by one of the packing house men that cattle even now are higher than for some time.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
MIR. v0GEL's SUCCESSOR
E. B. Stone, Superintendenta at Sharon,
 May Come Here.

MT. George ]. Vogel's successor us superintendent of schools for North Ca- naan is likely to be Mir. E. B. Stone, at present superintendent of schools for Sharon, Cornwall and Warren. State Secretary 0. D. Hine has recommended MT. Stone for the position, and that gentleman was in conference with the local board of education Saturday. The members of the board were favorably impressed with NIT. Stones qualifica. tions, appearance and recommenda- tions, and while it is not definitely settled that he will come, it is quite probable that he will. Mir. Stone is q young man of large experience and suc- cess in educational work; is married and has one child, and will move his family to Canaan if he decides to add this town to his field of labors.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Fred Sanford Dead

Frederick Sanford, a former residen of Canaan and East Canaan, died yes terday morning at his home in White Plains, N. Y.
 Funeral services will be held tomor- row, Friday, at 1880 p. m., in the East Canaan Congregational church. Rev. w F. Maylott officiating.
 Deceased was 65 years of age, and leaves two children, two brothers AL bert and William, in Clayton, and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Couch, of Canaan Valley and Mrs Huntington, of New Haven.
 They were the children of the late Linus Sanford, who lived on Church street, in Canaan, up to 45 years ago, afterward moving to East Canaan, where the parents died.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Nurse.Dies of Poisoning.

Miss Minnie Koch, nurse maid in one of the prominent families in Dan bury, died in the local hospital Wednes- day morning as the result of lysol poisoning. She was IS years old. Her relatives state that in their opinion the poison was taken accidentally. The medical examiner gives the cause of death as suicide. The young woman left no note or statement of any kind.
 She was unconscious when found and remained in that condition until she died.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Nothing on Benjamin.

Roscoe Benjamin. the Winsted Cadillac dealer, is of the opinion that Ben. F. Smith of the Capitol City Auto Company has nothing on him even if he does advertise to take in part pay ment for used cars, horses, COWS, pigs on chickens. The afore- mentioned Roscoe informs The Hartford Times that he has been & trader for years, at least the communication bearing this information was received in an envelope bearing Benjamin's business card in the upper left hand corner. The mis- sive reads as follows: Benny Smith, in his adv. for horses, COWS, pigs or chickens has nothing on Roscoe Ben jamin, the automobile merchant of Winsted. He has been trading for everything for years and one days mail last week offered him a monument, another a manure spreader, another a Jackass Can you beat this combina- tion?'' The affable MT. Smith of this city the cause of all the excitement out Winsted way, says that he makes no claims to originality of the scheme in solar it applies to the whole state for he knew that Roscoe had the Hudson Bay traders beaten to frazzle but as for Hartford he is certain that.he leads the procession in this offer to accept live stock as part payment for cars. The executive head of the Capitol City Auto company says that he has use for such livestock and is always ready to talk business on this basis.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Field Dau at Stnrr's.

Today, at the Connecticut Agricul- tural College, Storr's, delegations from the Business Mems Associations; from various sections of the state will be guests of the College, at ''field imeet- ing" for which a special program has been arranged. At 10 o'clock the guests will visit the various depart ments of the College and witness demonstrations. At noon dinner will be served, to be followed bp brief ad. dresses by prominent speakers, At 2:30 p. m., there will be field sports, including a ball game. The Canaan Association will be represented by N. :. Stevens and the local director in the State Association. s.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Gsorga Brodh. ad Hardenbsrgh. ',


 Master George Brodhead Harder bergh, from Heaven, arrived i'll town Sunday morning i'll charge of that beneficent stork that has been coming down from tho skies with commenda- ble regularity, during recent months. This time the bird flew shy ofA West Main street, which seemed to be its favorite thoroughfare, of late, and steer ed its course straight to Granite Avenue, where it stopped at the George Harden, bergh domain, left its young passenger, and flew way, way up into the sky again after another. The little stranger seems as we'll satisfied amid his new surroundings as he would be any, where, and is expected to remain quite a while. He weighed just nine pounds in his bare feet, and although he hasn't begun to discuss the political issues, as yet, his father is of the opinion that he is going to be an orator, from certain symptomsand indications. He derives his name, George, from his maternal grandfather, George Johnson, of Nor folk; his middlename, Brodhead, from his paternal grandfather, the late Colonel Jacob Brodhead Hardenbergh, and his surname from his paternal father, George P. Hardenbergh.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Some of Roscoe's Customers.

That farmers are getting the automo- bile craze is indicated by the fact that Roscoe Benjamin, the Winsted automo- bile merchant, received letter from farmer who wanted to swap a manure spreader for car. Another wanted to exchange good moving machine for a second hand car, and John Hall, of North Colebrook, offered a mule, sound in every respect, for modern car little used.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
ToLiherate Pheasants

The state fish and game commission that it has 5000 pheasants at the state preserve in Madison which will be liberated next fall. The dis throughout the state will be as evenly divided as possible. In each county it will be in charge of the commissioner for the county and the game warden. Many explorations have been received from individuals.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Sweet Littte Pets,

Earl Hawthorne and little play mate were in the woods, bordering the Hollow, near Hazardville, few days ago and seeing three little black and white animals, which they thought were kittens, they captured them and took them home. They turned out to be little skunks, and they are being kept as pets by the boys.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Aged Wanderer III.

John Brennan, known all over the state as "Pickpenny'' and Johnnie O. the Wood" is in the Danbury hos pital and is said to be in a serious con- dition as the result of exposure and ex- haustion caused by lack of proper food and care. Brennan gave lis age as "eighty odd years and his c,cupation as "wanderer '' He was fo-' Id lying in a vacant lot ill Danbury, where he had gone Wednesday.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Torrington Business Mems Picnic.

The annual outing of the Torrington Business Mems Association will be held Tuesday, July 2s, at Savin Rock. President c. H. Dougal reported that about 25 members of the association had offered the use of their automobiles to carry the delegation to New Haven.
Connecticut western news., 1914-07-16
Cat With ! Mo Mouths

Joe Murray, of Westville, is the proud possessor of freak cat which is attracting attention for miles around. The cat has two noses, two mouths and three eyes. Both mouths have to be Kept fed, but Murray says he will keep the cat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
ACTS OF CANAL WORKERS
UNDER INVESTIGATION
New York Grand Jury Probe Is Not
Directed at John Burke
nj Alone

NEW YORK. March 1s.-The grand
jury investigation which has been known
as the inquiry into the charges against
John Burke" is much wider in scope than
this phrasing implies, it was learned to-
day at the office Of H. Snowden Marshall.
the United States district attorney.
Burke, suspended chief Of the commits
sary department of the Panama railroad,
is charged with having accepted bonuses
from companies to which were awarded
contracts for supplies. 1t is now limited
that the investigation will end either in
the exoneration of Burke or the indict-
ment of a number of zone officials. There
is, however, no prospect of immediate de-
velopments, according to Mr.. Marshall,
although he held conference today with
Col. Goethals, which. it was said, might
precipitate the broader inquiry.
This investigation" said Mr.. Marshall,
Ought not to be called the John Burke
inquiry That is misleading. AS far
as this office is concerned there are no
special charges against John Burke. The
grand jury is considering conditions in
general in Panama. The inquiry involves
many persons besides Mr.. Burke and is
much wider than is signified by the
words, John Burke charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
BELL BOYS ALERTNEss
SAVES GUESTS VAL LUABLES
Early Morning Robbers Secure Only
$3.50 in Briggs House Hold-Up.
Employe Shot in Leg.

CHICAGO, March 1S-While a COM
panion guarded their automobile, a
robber early this morning entered the
Briggs House. one of Chicaso's Oldest
downtown hotels. shot and slightly
wounded an assistant manager. took
$3.50 from a cash register and fed just
as the night clerk had opened the safe
and was about to hand him the $4,000
which 1t contained. The bandits then
drove rapidly away from the hotel.
open the safe and hurry" ordered
the robber, after P. D. Greenwood, the
night clerk. had handed over the money
in the cash register
A bell boy overheard the robbers or
ders and ran for assistance william
Sturmer. assistant manager. and Fred
Hasel, steward, rushed to the lobby
just as the clerk had opened the safe
and was about to reach for the money
and jewelry belonging to the guests.
The robber heard them, turned and
fired five shots at them. One shot
struck Sturmer in the leg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
TEACHERS SANCTION TANGO.
Association Says It's Done to Keep
Abreast of Times"

NEW YORK, March 1s.-The INTERIOR
ough Association of Woman Teachers
unanimously voted last night that to keep
abreast of the times they must sanction
the tango
Miss Grace Strachan, president of the
association. spoke valiantly as champion
of the modern dances.
Now that the one-step, the hesitation
and the maxixe are here" she said, cit
is likely that the waltz and the two-step
will not come back, just as the polka and
the schottsche never came back. There
are many church people who have given
up their social affairs on account of these
dances, but they are not really awful
they are. in fact, very much like the folk
dances.
Miss Strachan suggested that there be
general dancing after the exhibition which
will be given at the association reception
on April 18. The suggestion was carried
unanimously, establishing precedent for
the associations reception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
NATIONAL CENSORSHIP
OF. MOVIES PROPOSED
Senator Smith Introduces Measure
Which Provides Creation of Fed
eral Commission.

\ bill creating an official national CEN
sorship of motion pictures in interstate
and foreign commerce and in the District
Of Columbia and the territories OF the
United States was introduced today by
Senator Hoke Smith Of Georgia by re-
quest
The bill provides for the appointment Of
a commission of five, to be selected by
the President. This commission is to be
a part of the United States bureau Of
education. The chairman of the commits
sion is to receive $500, and each Of the
tend to corrupt morals or incite to crime.
The commission must license every film
submitted to it unless it is obscene, inde-
cent. immoral or depicts bull fight, a
prize fight, or is of such character as to
corrupt morals or incite to crime.
The fee for the examination Of every
film 1000 feet or less is to be So. The
bill authorizes the appropriation Of $25. 600
to carry into effect its provisions. Pen
alties for the violation of the proposed
law are provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
CHICAGO'S POLLING LIST
LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY
Registration of Women Enables
Western Metropolis to
Pass New York.

CHICAGO, March 1s.-Including WON
en- who qualified as voters at regis
tration yesterday and last month, un.
der provisions Of the state equa
suffrage act. Chicago today has the
largest voting population of any city
in the United States. its total exceed.
ing that of New York city by more
than 10000.
Sixty thousand one hundred an6
nineteen womer registered yesterday
increasing the total woman's registra
tion to 21s,643. as compared with 6
total male registration of 474,9s1. The
total Chicago registration now is
69a.624.
Chicago women will have their frs,
opportunity to vote at the aldermaniS
election. April Z.
Leaders Of snti-saloon forces vert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
THREE DEAD IN RUINS.
Report That Others Perished in
Building Collapse Believed Untrue.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 1S.-No bodies
were found today in the ruins of the St
Louis Seed Company's building, which was
crushed yesterday by a falling wall of the
burned-out Missouri Athletic clubhouse
The bodies of three men were found yes
terday and twelve persons were hurt by
the falling walls. 1t was reported that a
woman also had been killed, but rescuers
decided today that this was not true.
The wall of the athletic club building,
which stood seven stories high, crumbled
when thirty-five-mile wind veered to the
northwest A few minutes before the COL
lapse Building Commissioner McKelvey,
who was directing 40 men in the work
of exploring the ruins of the Missouri
Athletic Club, feared the wall would fall
and ordered his men out Of the debris.
This action probably prevented heavy
loss of life. "a,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
ORGANIZING WELFARE WORK
Clearing House Being Formed by As.
sociation at Cleveland, Ohio.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 1S.-Plans
for a central clearing house for all pub
lie welfare work are being worked out
here today by welfare council formed
yesterday by representatives of eleven
civic organizations.
Complete organization will be made
soon. The council will sit in judgment
on every social betterment project under
taken in the city. 1t is already assured
the cooperation of the Cleveland founda-
ton, the Federated Charities, Chamber Of
Commerce and City Welfare Department.
The object of the clearing house, in the
words of one Of the organizers, Is to zap
ply the very latest ideas in efficiency to
uplift work. so there will be no duplica-
ton in the projects of the various or
ganizations."