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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-29

The most important suggestion sub
mttcd to-day was an amendment Of
Seth Lows, governing franchise grants
II reads:
THE Legislature shall not nor shall
the municipal authorities of any county,
city. town or village grant any fran
chise in perpe;uity.
"indeterminate franchises may he
granted without limit of time upon
conditions that permit the granting
power to resume control of the fran
chse upon terms TO he embodied in the
original grant Franchises that are
granted for a longer time than twenty.
five years shall provide for the periodic
readjustment, at intervals not less fire.
quent than twenty-five years. of the
financial terms upon which tho fran
chise is to be held At the expiration
Of the franchise IL may he regranted to
the same holders"
Another propo sed amendment to the
Constitution introduced by Eugene Lamb
Richards provides for biennial sessions
of the Legislature commencing In 1917.
Tho Senators are to be elected for -four
years at a salary Of $4,000 and Assem-
blymeu t. be elected for two years, the
salary To be s2,50O. The Senators and
Assemblymen now receive $500. This
amendment also gives Senators when
acting in the Court of Impeachment 1925
instead OF $40 a day.
An amendment offered by Leroy A.
Lincoln of Buffalo provides that the As
sembly by a majority Of all its mem
hers elected shall have power OF i'm
peachns all civil officers of the State
for wilfu and corrupt misconduct in
office or for taking a false official oath
or affirmation.
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NOMINATIONS ARE MADE
FOR THE HALL OF FAME
Electors to Begin Choosing Names Day After Tomorrow
and Will Continue Their Work Until July l.
Many Vacancies Filled.

The election Of great Americans whose
names shall seem to the electors worthy
OF inclusion in the Utah OF Fame for
Great Americans" will begin the day
after tomorrow and will continue until
July I. after which date no one. how
ever famous, will have any chance OF
inclusion for at least five years.
The Hall OF Fame" which parallels
similar institutions W France and Eng
land, dates from 1900. when the Council
OF New York University accepted $780,
900 from an anonymous donor, which
afterward was increased to $3.50, 900. for
the erection on University Heights OF
a building wherein were to be placed
panels bearing inscriptions In honor OF
the greatest men and women America
has produced.
Its two great aims are to bring home
to Americans better than before their
assets in famous American mon and
women and to exalt American ideals OF
character before the youth Of the coun-
try. including the 10000. 900 pupils in
elementary schools
Both Woodrow Wilson and Theodore
Roosevelt accepted places az electors
the body with which rests the decision
as to the chosen names--but later found
that pressure of public business made
1t necessary for them to resign. Grover
Cleveland also was an clector from 1900
until his death
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-29
BRITISH PRISONER TO DIE.
German Military Court ARirm e
Sentence Agninat IOusdNIe.

BEBLlN. via London, April 2s.-The
highest military court has confirmed the
decision and sentence of the court-mar-
tial which condemned to death Private
William Lonsdale Of Leeds, England,
for attacking German non-comms-
stoned Officer at the military prison
poeberitz.
Lonsdales fate now rests with EN-
poror William. who must pass on the
sentence.
Ronald Il. Harvey. Second Secretary
of the American Embassy, attended the
hearings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-29

Soldiers and Sailors--George Rogers
Clark. stephen Decatur. John Charles
Fremont, Nathaniel Greene. Nathan
Hale. Thomas j Jackson, Albert sydney
Johnston. George O. Meade. William
Pepperril. Oliver Hazard Perry. David
II. Porter Philip Schuyler, Winfield
Scott. Philip Henry Sheridan. Zachary
Taylor, George Henry Thomas. John
Paul Jones. John De Kalb. Miles STAN
dish. Frederick W, a. Steuben. Peter
Stuyvesant.
Lawyers and Judges-Rufus Choate.
oliver Ellsworth. Edward Livingston
l.emuel Shaw. Roger II. fancy, Henry
Wheaton. william NJ. Evarts. Theophi-
lus Parsons. Charles O'Conor. Thomas
Mcintyre Cooley, William Cranch. AUS
tin Abbott
Rulers and Statesmen-Charles Fran
els Adams Samuel Adams. Thomas II.
BENTON James Gillespie Blaine. John c.
Calhoun. Salmon Portland Chase, De
witt Clinton, Edward Everett. James
Abram Garfield. John Hancock. Patrick
Henry. John jay. Robert r. Livingston.
James Monroe. Charles G. Pinckn.y.
William H. Seward, Roger sherman, Ed
win McMasters stanton. Alexander II
stephens. Charles Sumner. Alexander
Hamilton. James Wilson of pennsylva-
mia. Albert Gallstin. Robert Morris. John
Winthrop. William bradford. John Shcr-
man, William Mckinley. John Hay
business Men--Goorge William Chlds.
William W. Corcoran. James Harper.
Johns hopkins. Amos Lawrence. Leila nd
stanford. Judah Truro. Cornelius VAN
derbilt. John Jacob Astor. stephen
Girard.
Musicians. painters. sculptors. &c
Edwin Booth. Frederick Edwin Church.
John Singleton Coplcy. Thomas Craw-
ford, Edwin Forrest. William Morris
Hunt. Lowell Mason, Hiram Powers
Frederick Law olmsted. Joseph Jerer-
son. Theodore Thomas.
Eminent men outside above classes
John Brown, Gerrit Smith.
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l.onSdale's case has attracted much
attention and both Ambassador Gerard
al Berlin and Minister van Dyke at The
Hague have taken an interest in Il.
Efforts have been made to have the SEN
feuce committed To Imprisonment and il
was reported once that LouSdale had
been sentenced 10 twenty years.
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New Electors chosen.

The electors number 100 and during
the last five years twenty vacancies
have OCCURRED. about half through
death. the remainder through the gong
out Of office of Justices of the highest
state courts. who held the office not
personally, hut through virtue of thei,
office. Formerly an clector was al
lo,ted 20 each state. which for each OF
twenty States led TO the selection OF
the Chief Justice but this method proved
unsatisfactory and new rule has been
adopted which reads Every state or
group of adjacent : ates having an
proxima tely 100000 inha bitants' VIII
have one elector. In consequence fewer
chief Justices will he called To serve"
their places being taken by nigh pun
lie officials" and men OF affairs.
The following are the new electors. all
OF when have accepted the office with
the execution of two or three. who.
owing to absence from home. have not
Vet been heard from: pr. John Grier
uibhen, president of Princeton Univer-
sity: pr. Alexander Graham Bell II
WASHINGTON. Major-Gen. Goethals.
GEORGE W Gable. Winston Churchill
James Whitcomb Riley, Miss Ida NJ
Tarbcll and Mrs Helen Ekin 'tarret OF
Chicago
To tll the vacancies created by high
public officials and men Of affairs the
amendments include supreme Court
Justice Charles T.. Hughes OF New York
and Justice William II. Day Of OHIO ;
ex-president Taft. Ambassador Walter
H. Page of London and Minister Henry
van Dyke Of Holland, Oscar :. Straus,
Senator John sharp Williams OF Mis-
sissippi Senator Morris Shepard Of
Texas. senator Joseph r.. Ransdell OF
louisiana Speaker Champ Clark. John
Wanamaker 81 Philadelphia. John II.
Mott OF New Jersey. Myron I. Herrck
Of Cleveland. James Douglas and Ell
bert H. Gary Of New York. Arthur j.
Brown OF New York. Robert :. Brook
inss Of St Louis and Henry Watterson
of Louisville.
Two of the new electors. however.
have died since accepting election. Cur
tbs Guild Ex-Governor Of Massachusetts.
aid Prof. T. r. Lounsbury of Yale.
The Nominations.
Following are the nominations for
the present year:
Authors George William curtis, Will
lam Lloyd Garrison. Horace Greeley,
Francis Scott Key. Francis parkman.
Wendell Phillips William Tickling Pres
colt Noah Webster. william Dwight
Whitney, Edward EEgleston. Lew Wal
| lace, Francis \ March.
Educators omas II. fnllaudct,
Mark Hopkins, Samuel G. Howe. Will
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lam Holmes McGufey, Lindley Murray
Francis Wayland, Theodore u. woolsey.
Henry Tappan. John Withcrspoon. Philip
Schan, Henry Barnard and Cyrus Ham
lin
Preachers and Theologians-Lyman
Beecher. Horace Bushnell. Peter Cart
wright, Timothy Dwight. Charles Hodge
John McCllntock, Cotton Matker. Elipha-
let Mott. Theodore Parker. Matthew
Simpson. Francis Asbury, William Brew
ster. Alexander Campbell and Dwight l..
Moody.
Philanthroplsts and Reformers-Roger
Williams
Scientsts-Spenccr r Baird. Nathan
iel Bowdltch. Joseph Henry. Matthew +
Maury. Benjamin Pierce. benjamin SILL
man. Benjamin Thompson Count Rum
sey). John w. Draper and Louis
Agsssiz.
Engineers and Architects y.
Eads. Henry H. Richardson and JOHN A.
Roeblinc.
Mcdowell. william T. q. Morton, Valen-
tine Mott benjamin Rush and James
Marion Sims.
Inventors-Alvan Clark. George Henry
Corliss. Charles Goodyear. Richard NJ.
Hoe. Alexander Lyman Holley, Elias
Howe. Cyrus Hall Mccormick. Robert
Mccormick and John Ericsson.
Missionaries and Explorers-Daniel
Boone. David Brainerd. David Crockett,
Manasseh Cutler. Samuel Houston.
Elisha Kent Kane. Adonram Judson.
Mcriwether Lewis. Marcus whitman.
John Eliot. Jacques Marquette. Titus
coan. Guido + Ncrbeck and Cornelius
Van Dyck
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
BAR ASSOCIATION
 APPOINTED COMMITTEES,
To Take Action Upon Death of Prom
 lnent Attorneys.

A meeting of the New London County Bar association was held Fri day, morning in the court room, s. s. Thresher and Judge Lucius Brown, acting as clerk. The death of Charles F, Thayer was referred to by MT. Thresher and Majar Hull moved that a committee be appointed to take ac- ton in the matter before the court ad- journs in June. William H. Shields suggested that the committee consist of five members. The suggestion pre- vailed and the chairman named the following to act: Lucius Brown, Ar thur M. Brown, Charles V. James Hadlai A Hull and c. B. Whittlesey of New London.
 There was some discussion as to a committee being in existence to draw up resolutions upon the death of Gen Edward Harland, for many years a valuable member of the bar. It was learned that at a previous meeting the following had been appointed a committee to report the resolutions to future meeting: s. S. Thresher, ex- officio. William H. Shields, Amos A Browning, Wallace s. AIlis, John P Huntington, all of Norwich, and Alfred Colt of New London.
 A collection amounting to $s.01 was taken and Major Hull suggested the money be placed in the hands of the treasurer and that the president be compensated for calling meetings and other expenses. The suggestion was approved.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SPEAKER
Alfred P Perkins of Boston Describes Scope of the National Chamber-Loca Body Votes to Jon-A Commercial Organization With National Outreach-A. E. Cherry Reports Norwich Building and Loan Association.

Alfred P. Perkins of Boston, field secretary of the National Chamber of Commerce. was the speaker Friday night in Foresters' hall. before the Norwich Chamber of Commerce. giving the 30 members present very clear idea of the scope and intent of the National Chamber of Commerce. To the Norwich men he said he brought the greeting of the largest commercial organization in the world.
 He was introduced by President William H. Cruickshank, who conduct ed the meeting and when MT. Perkins had finished speaking, the Norwich Chamber of Commerce voted unani- mously to join the body which MT. Perkins represented.
 Quoting the words of MT. Wheeler, first president of the National Cham Der of Commerce. that Commercial organization is the most significant influence for good that has developed within the United States within the present generation.
 MT. Perkins went on to describe very completely what the National Chamber of Commerce was aiming to do.
 It has been making a study of un- occupied markets and credit and ffn- ancial conditions and placing this iri- formation at the disposal of it's mem bers. By the referendum vote, which
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01

it has been able to take. it has also acted as a means of securing a con- sensus of opinion upon questions of moment from the $40 organizations. comprising 300, 900 business men. who are affiliated with 1t. This has been one great object to give the business men of the country a voice by which they should speak, free from the taint of politics or sectionalism, so as to give to business it's fair part in mat ters now exclusively political.
 MT. Perkins showed how such a voice had been listened to by the fed eral trade commission and was likely to demand even more attention from that body because it is and will in creasingly be a great moral force for right legislation.
 He was given rising vote of thanks and was also asked a number of ques" tions, which he replied to in an in- teresting way. telling of the weekly bulletins on trade and legislative mat ters which are sent out to it's mem bers by the National Chamber of Com merce.
 A. Ernest Cherry, secretary of the Norwich Building and Loan associa- tion, gave report of the progress that had been made in organization, stat ing that the first series of shares would be begun on July 1st and that already 40 shares had been subscribed for and many more were expected.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01

Charles H. Dillaby was assistant post master and there were six employees in the postoff1ce at the time. How the service has grown in the 35 years that have passed is indicated when it is stated that under the present post master there are now 75 employed in the main office and the stations. He was the first city carrier appointed and served as a carrier in different parts of the city for over 22 years and for a number of years has been in charge of the free delivery, where his thorough knowledge of all branches of the ser vice is reflected in the high standard that is maintained in that department of service to the Norwich public, who recognize that the Norwich free de- livery is the best in the state and that all mails go out on time, even in the Christmas rush. That such a record is achieved speaks volumes for the work ing plan that has been figured out and is put into practice under Major Wells.
 During the first Cleveland adninis- tration he was out of the postal ser- vice, but he has served under five diff ferent Norwich poStmaSters and in four different locations in the city During that time he has seen and ex- perienced many changes in the differ ent policies of several postmasters general.
 Major Wells is 32 degree Mason, a past officer in several Masonic bodies and an active worker in that fraternal organization.
 As a postofi1ce employe he is an earnest advocate of the pension sys- tenn for government employees, which now has the support of a constantly growing number of legislators who have seen how often @ government employe has put in the best years of his life in the public service, only to be discarded at the end.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
JAPANESE. oPERETTA.
Pretty Entertainment Given at Sew
 ond Congregational Church,

A very pretty Japanese operatta, under the auspices of the Alpha Sigma society. was given in the parlors of the Second Congregational church on Friday evening by Miss Gladys Beu- lah Powers, reader, and her assistant, Miss Marie Woodbury Clarke, pianist, both of Boston.
 There was good sized attendance in spite of the unfavorable evening, and the numbers were well received as, was evidenced by the hearty en- cores. The programme opened with Japanese songs by Miss Powers, in costume, assisted by Miss Clarke at the piano. Then followed Scotch and Dutch stories, songs and steps and the concluding numbers were humor- ous stories and pantomine of a typi- cal matinee girl late for the theatre
 The two piano solos rendered by Miss Clarke were Japonica, a Japan ese selection and By the Brook, by Orth. Both numbers were encored.
 The candy and May basket table was in charge of Miss Evelyn McMil- Ian. Miss Hope Wade and Miss Eliz- abeth Lang.
 The Church Improvement society has made plans for a kitchen shower to be held on May 14th after the an nual May supper.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
Discussed Four Matters Vote o
 Thanks For Bulletin Editorial.

A meeting of the Eastern Connecti- cut Development committee, with President Joseph T. Cruttenden in the chair, was held in Foresters' hall on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock with four principal matters discussed be- fore it.
 First, It was decided not to change the name of the organization to the Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce. The. question of wheth- CT the small pamphlet, Push, should be published quarterly was disposed of by appointing a committee of five to confer with the newspapers of the territory as to whether they would publish page or less on the develop ment committees work. The com mittee to take this up is B. s. Doton of New London, J. E. Vaughn of this city, Rev. w. s. Beard of Willimantic, F. E. Bitgood of Danielson and l.. O..
 Williams of Putnam.
 A vote of thanks to the Norwich
 Bulletin was passed for a recent ed-
 itorial entitled. Bigger and Better
 Eastern Connecticut"
 The question of establishing a joint l credit bureau for all the affiliated as- sociations was discussed and was
 passed over to the next meeting. | Upon discussion of a summer outing MT. Humphrey, Mr.. Chidsey and MT. Doton of New London said that that city would be glad to have them come
 there. and that invitation was &C., cepted.
 The May meeting, which will be the annual meeting, is also to be at New London, and at this President Crutten- den said they would have someone to talk upon health subject. He said Connecticut was interested in having eliminated from it vacation typhoid, which was one of the things that Ntw York was passing out to her neigh boring states, and especially to Con- necticut.
 First Selectman A. w. Lillibridge was present and was asked to speak about the grange, which he did brief ly, and H. R. Branche spoke of the six granges in this part of the state which are at present engaged in an effort to own their own grange homes. A. E. Cherry made a report on the Norwich Building and Loan associa- ton. and vote of appreciation was passed to Rev. w. $. Beard upon his action in declining a call to a Chicago pastorate and deciding to stay in Will limantic. A vote of thanks was also passed to Secretary c. w. Pearson for the part he had had in securing favor able legislative action upon the bill reducing the amount of wages subject to attachment for debt.
 Alfred F. Perkins, field secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, was pre- scented by President Cruttenden, and gave a. history of the organization, told of it's purpose and described the method of obtaining opinions of busi- ness men throughout the country on matters of general business interest. Then he referred in his talk to the methods of party referendum matters. An educator of business opinion as well as an expression of it was urged upon the members of the Eastern Connecticut DdUnIOnr1 nny1nT11iffno e the most vital means for stimulating the interest of business men in smaller associations and in matters often too much neglected by men of business.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
ORGAN RECITAL AT
 TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH.
Celebrated the 18th Birthday of Or
 ganist Newbury.

On Friday evening at o'clock in Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, Waldo S. Newbury gave his annual organ recital, assisted by Prof. J. Herbert George and Harry Ward, cor net and trombone soloists. The at- tractively arranged programme was very commendably rendered and the various numbers were heartily encor- ed. The programme follows:
 Part I: Overture to William Tell, Rossini- Buck; Song of Sorrow, New ins; The flower that once has blown forever dies" O Rest in the Lord, from Elipah. Mendelssohn, Prof. George; Salute D'Amour, Federlein.
 Part II: March F'unebre ct Chant Seraphique, A., Guilmant; The Rosary, Nevins, MT. Ward; Toccata, D'Ev'ry.
 Friday was MT. Newbury's 18th birthday and this was the third year in which the talented organist has observed the date with an organ recital.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01

An elderly Catholic resident recalled the fact Friday that 1t is 55 years since the first mission was held in St. Mary's, then the parish church. All though there were no electric cars or automobile to depend upon, nearly ev- cry Catholic came for miles to attend the morning masses at 5 o'clock and the evening devotions.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Enoeh L. channeII

Mrs, Julia Maria Chappell, widow of Enoch L. Chappell, of Chester, Conn, died Tuesday evening, April 27th, in the S4th year of her age. Mrs. Chap pell was born in Essex. and was the oldest daughter of Timothy and Maria Pratt. MT. and Mrs. Chappeu had been married nearly 65 years at the time of MT. Chappe1l's death, Sept. II, 1914. The surviving children are Fred erick G. of New Jersey, Burton L.. of Hartford, Rev. George c. ChappeH; of Montville and Mrs. Lucia Pratt of Hartford. Mrs. Chappen was much be- loved by all who knew her.
 The funeral services will be con ducted by Rev. B. U. Hatfield.
 Isaac Maine.
 Isaac Maine, S2 years, 10 months of age and a lifelong resident of North Stonington, died at his home there about $40 o'clock Friday eve ming following an illness of three weeks due to general debility. He had been ailing for several years! MT. Maine came from an old North Ston- ington family and devoted his life to farming He was a member of the Second Baptist church of North Ston- ington. He was married in 1877 and is survived by his wife and three cl1iI- dren, Amasa M. Maine of Preston, Dr. Thurman P. Maine of Norwich and Mrs Wilbur s. Main of North Ston- ington.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
CIRCUS PROGRAMME.
Given by Y. M. c. A. Performers at
 Shetucket Mill Club House.


 At the Shetucket Mill club house on North Main street on Friday evening. the members and their friends were entertained by a number of the young people who took part in the Y. M. c. A. circus held recently at the state armory. The programme rendered under the direction of Physical Di- lows:
 Junior drill: MT. Aubrey, Alec Charnetski, Richard Nelson, Elmer Mackenzie and Ben. lilly.
 Horn pipe: Hans Bauck, Theodore Bauck, Alex Chametski, Elmer Jobn- Larsen and O. H. Nickerson.
 Tumbling: Charles Gevers and Charles HuntIey.
 Torch drill: Charles Poole, F. Mc- Cord, Hans Bauck, c. Roessler and O.. H. Nickerson Dumb bell drill: Elmer Johnson, F. McCord, Charles Poole, Hans Bauck. Theodore Bauck, George Dyer, Alec Charetski, Charles Roessler and William Buckley.
 Electric polka: Misses Ethel Car penter, Helen Green, May Riggs, Ber- tha Hahn and Ethel Storms.
 Juggling Indian clubs: Charles Roessler. Dwight Davis was the pi- anist.
 After the entertainment those who took part were entertained by Miss Ethel Carpenter at her home on Pros- pect street.
 Raymond Brewer, director of the club has made arrangements with the Otis library by which books are loan- ed to the club for the use of the mem- bers. There are now at the club sev- en Polish books by Sienkiewicz, one of the most popular of the Polish authors. The club has been present ed three books written in the English language.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
SEEDS, GARDEN TOOLS

Fresh seeds for the garden and flower beds. Spades, Forks, Rakes, Hoes and all necessary Tools for preparing the earth for spring planting.