Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-17

Six honor medals will be awarded to
| policemen at the police parade in
New York April "a.
Mrs. ReginaI Owen, daughter of
| Secretary Bryan, Joined a class in Lon
don to learn nursing.
Lazard Freres, bankers, announced
I the engagement of $1,000, 900 gold in
| Ottawa for Importation to New York.
One hundred and ten Opera singers
| sailed from New York for Havana to
open the 100000 National Theatre.
A seat on the New York Stock Ex-
vance Of $4,000 over the last previous
sale.
| Arthur r. AtheroIt, Phfladelphia's
| most famous aeronaut, died at his
home in Holmesburs, near Phtladel-
| phia-
Seven men were indicted at Cape
| Giradeau Mo-, in connection with re-
| cent activities Of night riders in Mis-
souri,.
arrived at Algeciras, Spain, before
joining the British fleet in the Darda-
nelles.
A delegation of 15o Brooklyn pas
tors called on Billy Sunday in Pater-
son, N. J., and asked him to visit
Brooklyn.
Under an emergency message from
Governor Whitman, the New York
Assembly passed the $32,000,000 ap-
preparation bill
A large increase in production of
meat in the Federal forest ranges this
year is predicted by the bureau of
forestry at Washington.
The New England Cotton Yarn Co.,
will reopen two of its departments in
New Bedford, Mass, giving employ
ment to about $50 hands.
Vice Chancellor Steven of the New
Jersey Court of Chancery, was reap
pointed for another term of seven
years. This is his third term.
The weekly statement of the Bank
of France shows a decrease of $4,000
francs in silver and an increase of
2,S99,000 francs in gold on hand.
To handle a large order for bullets
for the Canadian army, the United
| States Automatic Co, placed it's large
plant at Amherst, O., on double time
Traffic on Broadway, New York, was
| blocked for several minutes by large
crowd that collected at Cort1andt
| Street, attracted by small fire in a
| restaurant.
Frederick M. Smith of ST. Joseph,
| Mo-, was elected president Of the re-
| organized Church of Latter-Day
| Saints, succeeding his father, the late
| Joseph Smith.
George MacauIay Booth, recently
appointed by Lord Kitchener to head
the War Secretary's munitions COM
mittee, was elected a director of the
Bank of England.
Kansas City, Mo-, did honor to the
| memory Williah r. Nelson, late ed
itor of the Kansas City Star, who died
| Tuesday and whose funeral was held
yesterday afternoon.
Benjamin jackson, an attorney, was
| instantly killed when his auto ran in
| to tree in Central Park, New York.
His body was burned by the explosion
| of the gasoline tank.
George D. stiIson, the second diver
| to make a descent to the submarine
| FT4 in Honlulu harbor, reported that
| the superstructure has caved in and
the hull is full of water.
A man registered at the Hotel Chel-
| sea, New York as E. B. North of Chi
cago, shot and killed himself there,
after he had been prevented from kill
ing himself by cutting his wrist.
| p. C. Perkins, one of the most prom
inent residents of Butler County, KY,
was convicted of being a night rider in
court at Bowling Green, and sentenced
to four years and day in the peni-
| tentiary.
Governor Samuel M. RaIston Of In
diana reported that he had suggested
to the governors interested that a
/ meeting Of the Dixie Highway Com
mission be held in Louisville KY,
April 21.
Three hospital trains, each consist
| ing Of an automobile with two trail
ers, were presented to the military
commander Of Frankfort Main, as
a gift from friends Of Germany in the
United States.
Princess Bismarck, widow of the
Iron Chancellor's son, placed wreath
bearing the inscription ITO the Hero
Weddigen" on the tomb of Command
er Otto Weddigen Of the German sub
marine U29, sunk by the British.
The gates. of lock No. II on the
Warrior River near Birmingham. Ala,
were placed. This completed a S12,-
100000 government project, providing
for a six-foot channel from Sanders
Ferry to Mobile, a distance Of 500
miles.
The Calumet and HecIa Mining Co.,
at Calumet, Mich, announced a ten
per cent in crease in wages for all
employees of it's mills and smelters, and
three of it's subsidiary companies.
The increase is affective May /, and
affects $4,000 men.