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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14

world. The incidents have but served to stimulate interest in organized eff forts for the study and betterment of mental and physical detectives as well as everything that has to do with the general welfare of children For this reason the 1916 sessions of the Con- necticut state conference of charities and correction, to be held at Norwich April 30 to May 2, will have an added interest, as two of the important sub jects down for discussion relate to mental and physical defectives and children. Eastern Connecticut Is well represented on the committees having charge of the arrangements, Mrs.
 Frank A. Mitchell of this city being
 chairman of the committee of chill
 dIen. Others on the committee are
 Mrs. John c. Averill. Mrs. Oliver L.
 Johnson and Rev. John H. Frederick,
 Norwich; Mrs. Robert B. Chappen,
 New London; Mrs. F. M. Wright,
 Stamford; Rev. T: B: Powell, Meriden;
 Miss Eliza beth Holcomb, Hartford;
 Mrs. Michael H. Ford, Bridgeport, and
 Supt. Eugene Van Why of the Gilbert
 home Winsted.
 Dr. H. NJ Pollock. Norwich. is
 chairman of the committee on mental
 and physical detectives and associat-
 ed with him are Probate Judges Nell
 son J. Ayling and L. P. w. Marvin Of
 Norwich and Hartford; Dr. c. II. La
 Moure, Lakeville; Miss Rose Dwyer,
 Hartford; Dr. Donald L. Ross. Mans field Depot; Miss V. NJ. Mcdonald,
 New Haven; William O'Connor. Nor folk; Prof. Arnold Gesell, New Haven,
 and Dr. C. F. Haviland, Middletown- Much satisfaction is expressed over having secured Charles H. Johnson. ! new head of the state reformatory at Cheshire, for the chairmanship of the committee on reformatory work. Be- cause of his wide experience with penal 1 and corrective institutions it is antici- pated that he will bring wealth of | valuable suggestions to the conference and be able to secure the ablest speak CTS available for the programme in | charge of his committee. He is per | haps best known as former assistant | warden of Sing Sing and the one in charge of that famous institution the | morning that former Police Lieutenant | Charles Becker was sent to the chair. | The conference sessions will open Sunday evening, April 30, in Broadway | theatre, Norwich, and will continue | through the evening of May 2. The | various committees are now well or | ganized and are rapidly completing the | details under their management.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
AGREEMENTS MADE
 WITH INJURED EMPLOYES
Seven Placed On File By compensa-
 ton Commissioner.

Seven workmen's compensation agreements which have been approved by Commissioner James J. Donohue were filed on Monday by the commits sioner at the office of the clerk of the superior court, as follows:
 United States Finishing Co of Nor wich, employer, and Miller Kendall of 565 Boswell avenue, employe who while on November r going to wash up accidentally slipped and landed on her back, compensation $5 per week during incapacity.
 Hopkins and Allen Arms Co., of Norwich, employer, and Frank Ellis of 181 Hamilton avenue, employe, thumb and first two fingers on left hand lac erated. on Oct. 6. compensation S717 per week for 19 weeks for left hand Payments for specific injury begin on November 21. Mrs. Ellis has been paid for disability.
 Baltic Mills Co.,, of Baltic, employer and Cyril II. Belanger, employe, sec ond and third fingers on left hand lac erated on November 15. compensation $10 per week during disability. J. Lawrence Raymond of UncasvilIe employer, and Mrs. Cora Rogers, em- ploye, collis fracture and dislocatior of wrist on November 3, compensation S5 weekly during incapacity. Aspinook Co.,. of Jewett City em. ployer. and Nelson Grenier, a minor employe, who had his shoulder bruised | when caught on shaft on October 5 compensation S5 weekly for incapaci. | ty.
 1 New London Ship and Engine Co.,, o | Groton. employe, and Henry Winslov | of 24 Lee avenue, New London, em. ploye. right wrist sprained on Octob
 CT ,, compensation $5 per week dur. | ing incapacity.
 H. R. Douglass. Inc. of New London employer and J. G. Johnson of Wate | street, New London, employe, frs 1 finger of right hand infected on No
 vember 3. compensation $1O per weel l during incapacity.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
SENATOR cocKRELL'S DEATH
 OCCURS IN WASHINGTON
Followed Attack of Acute Indigestion from Which 1t Was Supposed He Was Recovering.


 The death of former Senator Fran
 cis Marion Cockrell, father of Mrs.
 Edson F. Gallaudet of Huntington
 place, this city, occurred at the Buck
 ingham hotel, Washington, D. C.. on
 Monday morning. A week ago Senator
 Cockren suffered an attack of acute indigestion, but was recovering and
 Mrs. Gallaudet received word that she
 need not go to Washington to see him
 as he expected to be able to be in Norwich for Christmas. The announce
 ment of his death came as a shock and
 MT. and Mrs. Gallaudet left immediate ly for Washington. Burial is to be in Warrensburg, Mo.
 Born in Johnson county Mo, Oct.
 l. 1884, the son of Joseph and Nancy
 SEllis) Cockrell, he was graduated from Chapel Hill college, Lafayette
 county. Mo, in 1853. The same year
 he was united in marriage with Miss
 Stapp, whose death occurred in 1860.
 His second wife was Anne E. Mann, her death occurring in 1867, and his
 third wife was Anna Ewing of St. Louis, whom he married in 1874
 In 1855 Senator Cockren was ad- mltted to the bar and practiced at Warrensburg, Mo. He served in the rank of captain to brigadier general. After the war he resumed his law practice. For five terms. 1S15-1905, he was |. s. senator from Missouri, rep resenting the democratic party. He was chairman of the committee on appro- | priations in the 53rd congress, q mem- ! Der of the interstate commerce com mission, March ,. 1905, to December 3l, 1910. United States commissioner l to reeStablish the boundary between | Texas and New Mexico since March g. | l9l1. He was a director of the Co., | lumbus Institute for the Deaf and Dumb and at the time of his death | he was serving as civilian member of | the board of ordnance and fortifica-
 tions. on which board he had been since 1913. The latter part of Sep ! tember he went to Washington after l having passed the summer in Nor wich with his daughter, Mrs. Gallau- 1 det. He had been making his resi- | dence in Washington during the meet | lngS of the board on which he served. | Five sons survive him. as follows: | Dr. William s. CoclzrelI. of Mexico | City Edwin Cocl<Ten, of Warrensburg l Mo-, Francis M. Cockrell, Jr., of Louis | vile, Ky, Ephraim Brevard CockreII
 of this city, and two daughters. Mrs. | EdsOn F. Gallaudet of Huntington | place. this city, and Mrs. Lambros 1 4. Coromilas, wife of the Greek min [ ister to Rome. There are also two | dal> hters-in-la surviving Mrs. AL
 len V. Cocllrell of St. Louis. Ma. and | Mrs John Cockrell of Washington. who 1 resides at the Buckingham hotel in ! NaShingtOn end was with the eX-sen- l ator when he died
 Senator CoClSrell was man of ey- ceptiOnaliy strong character and his record is an honorable testimonial to ] lis long life. As statesman his wise i counsel and good judgment were ever welcomed and highly appreciated. As
 a friend he was most acceptable as- sociate. counsellor and adviser and not 1 only did he have q very large circle i Of intimate acquaintances, but had i gained nationwide fame
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
FAIRFIELD WOMAN FOR
 ANTI-SUFFRAGES SECRETARY
Mrs. w. B. Glover Elected at Wash inston - "Suffraeists Tormenting Congress"

The National Association Opposed to Woman Surage in annual conven- tion at Washington on Monday, re- elected the principal officers and adopted a resolution declaring that a lack of patriotism was shown in the efforts of suffragists to torment
 congress during a session which is called upon to solve the greatest na-
 tional and international problems
 that have confronted the United States since the Civil War"
 Delegates from most of the twenty
 four states represented in the asSoci-
 ation were present. The business of the convention was concluded Monday
 but a delegation of forty will call on
 President Wilson at the White House
 today.
 Reviewing the defeat of suffrage in eastern states last month, Mrs. Arthur
 NJ. Dodge. president, in her opening address, said:
 The voters have asked two ques-
 dons: First, is suffrage expedient
 to say No" Second, Do the majori-
 ty of women stand behind the de-
 mand for the vote? And the negative reply has emphatically followed the investigation of fact"
 Mrs. Dodge said there was need for state committees in Iowa, South Da- kOtas and West Virginia where the legislatures had voted to submit suf- frage to the voters. Meetings this winter, she said, were planned for some of the large cities of the south where the situation was serious for the first time mot because of the large number of suffragists, but be- cause of the activities of the few" This association deprecates and condemns the lack of patriotism ex- 1 hibited by the suffragists in useless ly annoying the president of the Unit ed States and the congress in making sham fight which is a scandal and a reflection upon the intelligence ot American womanhood."
 Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the secretary of state, read to the as sOciation a letter from her father l John w. Foster, a former secretary ot state, in which MT. Foster declared 1 that suffrage was properly a question | to be left to the determination of the ] states rather than to congress. The following officers of the asso- 1 citation were reelected:
 i President, Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge New York; secretary Mrs. William l B. Glover, Fairfield, Conn; treasurer
 Miss Caroline w, Stewart, Glen Ridge | N. J.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
SECOND SOCIAL EVENING
 FOR TUBES BAND.
Members Enjoyed Oyster Chowder
 After the Weekly Rehearsal.

Tubbs' band enjoyed the second of it's social evenings this season Monday evening in the band rooms in the Bill block. After the usual weekly re- hearsal the tables were spread and about 30 members of the band par took of one of MacDougalrs prime oys- ter chowders. The chowder was fol- lowed by an informal social hour which made a pleasant occasion and was in charge of the committee con- sisting of Director John M. Swahn
 Fred N. Cash and William R. Stevens
 Another similar social evening is plan- ned for about the middle of January
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
MIR. coLEMAN's TECHNICS.
On View at Store of George A. Davis Local Subjects in the Collection.

A portfolio of etchings by Rev. F. c. Coleman, pastor of Trinity Metho- dist church. has been attracting at- tention at the store of George A. Da- wis. All are landscapes, a number be- ing local scenes. The artist has lent enough idealism to these latter to quite glorifiy even such familiar sub fleets as The West Side Bridge and The Thames River-with a view of Steamer Chelsea and the coal pockets
 Other subjects are, Lake Wentworth New Hampshire, Winter-excellent in it's treatment of background and leaf less trees-Spring Ploughing. The Quarry, New London Turnpike, The Edge of the Woods-an idea daintily worked out-and a New Hampshire Hayfeld.
 MT. Coleman works with a skilled hand and succeeds in investing his pictures with charm and realism and a compelling interest.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
HOUSING co. BUYS TWO lOTSI
Purchases From George w. Carroll Slater Avenue-Wl Erect Two Houses There-Now Has Sites for IS Two Family Houses-Expects to Buy Other Sites Also

that the Housing company has &C., quired so far. It is expected that within a day or two the batterboards will be up and the excavation for and the construction of the houses will speedily follow.
 The Housing company has now pro- vided IS sites for houses and 1t is ex- pected that within a few days they will acquire the sites to provide for the total of 20 houses that it is plan ned to build. thus providing for 40 families.
 There are to be ten houses on the Thamesville plot of land on Spring Garden avenue, six on the Huntington plot between Rockwell street and Broad street and two on this latest purchase on Slater avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
CONTINUING STUDY
 OF SPANISH ART
Norwich Art Students Association Heard Papers by Mrs. c. H. Haskell.

The monthly meeting of the Nor wich Art Students association was held in the small lecture room in the Slater Memorial building Monday eve ming. A short business meeting pre- ceded the program, at which the pres tdent, Miss Nancy Lucas, presided. Mrs. Charles H. Haskell continued the years study of Spanish art by read ing an interesting and instructive pa- Ribera and Zurbaran. Refreshments were afterwards served by the house committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14

The Norwich Housing company on Monday bought two more lots on which will be placed two more of the two- family houses which are to be built to take care of the growth of the city through the coming extension of the business of the Hopkins & Allen Arms company.
 from George w. Carroll and are two 50-foot lots on Slater avenue, about 125 feet west of Broadway. On each lot a house will be placed, and while following the general type of two family house that has been adopted by the Housing company, they will be a little better and little larger house than those erected on the other sites
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
SIX NEW MEMBERS
 FOR HOME CHAPTER
Voted in at December Meeting at
 Johnson Home.

The stormy afternoon did not pre- vent a good number from coming to the Johnson home Monday for the De- cember meeting of Home chapter of The Kings Daughters. Fifty were present. During the business meeting six new names were voted on for membership. A handsome quilt which the ladies have been busy putting to- gether was finished of. A Christmas box was packed, and 1t was voted to give money and gifts to several fam flies. A lunch of sandwiches, coffee and cake was served by these hostess
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
Mr. A H. Harvey Dies in FIorida.

Word has been received here of the death at Apopka, Fla, on Dec. 5, of Lillfa $. Simonds. wife of A. H. liar ~vey, of Brattleboro, Vt.
 Mrs. Harvey, who had resided in this city, was the brother of the late Charles F. Simonds. formerly owner of the Wauregan house.
 The body of Mrs. Harvey was buried in Brattieboro on Dec. Sth.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14

Armstrong and others of New London. which was down for a further hearing in New London this morning. with Judge M. A. Shumway presiding, is to be postponed. it is understood. Court will be adjourned to Monday, Dec. 20.
 The case concerns land rights in the vicinity of Shaw's cove in New Lon don.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14

es: Mrs. George Kampf, Mrs. Elmer kinsman, Mrs. Charles Kuebler, Mrs. J. B. Hill, Mrs. Benjamin Lewis, Miss Henrietta Lang. Mrs. Henry LaPierre, Mrs. James Miner, Mrs. William Mon roe, Mrs. William Mcconnell, Mrs. Floyd May, Mrs. John Monson and Mrs. Orrin Merry
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
1s,s75.5e4 at Panama Exposition.

Miss Susan c. Allen of Church street has received from friends in Califor- nia a copy of a San Francisco paper giving an account of the closing day of the Panama exposition in which it is stated that the total attendance at the exposition during all the time it was open was 18,S75,974 and that on the last day there were 458,55S in the grounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
On the Motion List,

In the case that was on the motion list in the superior court here on Fri day in which one week was allowed fo1 an answer. or the case to go on, the uncontested list, the petitioner for the divorce is Earl c. Herrick and the de- fendant is Edna Morgan Herrick.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14
CHILD WELFARE IN
 CONFERENCE AT NORWICH.
To Be Considered in State Charities
 Conference Next April.

Recent procedure of Chicago and New York surgeons in the treatment of babies considered by them to have been born hopelessly defective has attracted wide attention and much discussion throughout the civilized
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14

Armstrong Case Will Go Over.
 The superior court case of New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road company against Benjamin S.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14

In peace times the army of Amer ican tourists in London numbers 100, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14

Cape Cod was once an island.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-14

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
MERKLE AND ], HANS LOBERT
 OF GIANTS HURT


 New York. April se7-Fred Merkle. the big first Abaseman of the Giants, and Hans Lobert. who came here from PhiIadelphta in exchange for. Al Demaree: Milton Stock and a young catcher of the name of Adams. were painfully injured in yesterdays wiasco at the Polo Grounds Merkle had his left elbow dislocated in col Iision with s.Butcher Boy Schmidt at first base in the sixth inning and will be out Of the game for a least a month, while LobertEwas badly spik-, ed in the left leg by Rabbit Ma ranville in the next inning
 It Is doubtful whether Lobert will be able to play his position in to- morrow g. struggle, and if such is the case Harvard Eddie Grant will re- place him. Fred Snodgrasss who has been out of the gan1e several days on account of a bad wrist, will take MerkIe's place until the latter recoy- CTS
 The accident to Merk1e was the re- suit of a wide throw to first by Rube Marquard, who was working for the Giants. Schmidt hit a. hot smash at the Rube in the sixth, which he mo- menfari1y furnbIed- He then threw wide to first. and as Fred stretched ] out his g1oved hand for the ball. Schmidt who was pounding down to first, crashed into him. The impact of the collision knocked Merk1e's e1- bow out of its socket and he fell Writhing in pain
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
Local Happenings
| INKS SWAT
 HARD AND BEAT BOST TON AGAIN

a
 Boston. Mass. April 30--Adarty Mc-5 azae, she .tsongbird'' from Maine and prcs a Esa1 xsa1 of Btll Carrigan and Ire Red S0Z pinned defeat on Joe t.azazalz1se 4sEetenders yesterday after
 l7nzz. znlaaE11ag it two straight for the aaheeB and giving an additional, l6sat to C01oneIa FsIpperfss outfit, czz 1o date. and against only the which finished one. two. three In last years race, have won eight pn flaaet pHelwes games played. McHale's s Nenf0zaaazlce yesterday; however, was hotso &hesWa7ter Johnson var fe2y. for kla Sox laced him for eleven hits, hncFling five Of them in the ninth fzsSirls, 1Il+SvhfEa, with two raan7 needed xoR5e emi71 with the bases filled the Red SGx head dropped when Marty snasoad Eszerett Scott toAplsh a roller a1rE1z tos Flrftz Maise1 for the third out
 Iae Yankees outpointed the Boston sfhsza, for five innings the Sox making nxay onsa ahdtsa Eafnat the clubs cast-or bate11aE and doing all their execution ostzl theE war c1dbs only after the < f-fs l7xesss had piled up a six-run lead Boston V1erked three pitchers, Shores 4lTq -hander who has locked so wUcd andsfWo efde-Waeelers, D1eah Eeonar q and s3lsey Collins.
 The damages hoWeEeEs yySls done .Rea inatf EhBxe. who was mo safely
 egss tf1nes in Che first halHe of the ea1ne. She Tankees vino have been lacfn the 1eft~haxdeEs SO hard tl1is setting only one adlzsEo1Eal hit
 the Beston pair of for rk-slders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
KAUFF SAYS BROOKLYN FEDS
 DIDN'T LIVE UP 10 CONTRACT
That's Why Former Bridge porter Jumped to Giants
 McGraW Says Benny Is Free Agent and Will Be Retained

New York, April 30 Sinister Dick Kinsella. the silent scout of the Giants, yesterday Kidnapped Ben- nfe Kauff, the famous oR1tfielder of the Brooklyn F'edera1S, and thereby hangs a tale of the greatest excite-s Grounds since Fred sMerk1e failed to touch second in that never-to-be-for- gotten game with the Cubs that cost the Giants the NauonaI League pen nant.
 When Kauff, wearing the uniform Of the New Y ork Club. dropped in to the Polo Grounds his appearance. was the cause of a near-riot, the game between the Giants and the Braves being first forfeited by Unn- pire QuigIey and then played and won eby. the worlds champions. All tween Manager McGraw and Prest-s dent Jim Gaffney, owner of the Braves, who occupied a box seat next to the Boston bench.
 When President Gaffney learned that Kauff was to play in the out field for the Giants he refused, to allow his team to play against the Giants. declaring the former Brook fled star an ineligible player. Fol- lowing this the owner of the Braves over the. telephone and the executive. Fof the National League 1nformed him that KaaIm was Ineligible and not to play with the Giants under condftio on. In the dressing room after the game Manager McGaw told how the Giants signed Kauff. who is called the Ty Cobb of the Federal League. Mcaraw laid great stress on the fact that Kauffs was a free agent, and that President Robert B. Ward of the BrpokIyh Club failed to live up to
 the contract he nxst made with Ka1ff z
 Here's how Kauff told his story to. McGraw.
 When I arrived at Brown 8 Wells
 with Business Manager Dick Carroll contract was drawn up and I ac- cepted terms When [ reached Brook l 1yn I met MT. Ward and he wanted ] me to- sign another contract at a I lower sum, declaring that the one I l had with the Brooklyn Club was too expensive.
 l .I saadsthat Iexpeeted the Brook 1 lyn Club to live up to the contract they made with me at Browns. Wells, I but they stiu insisted that the figures were too big
 1 ssWhen I saw that no progress was
 being made in the matter, I wrote to MT. Ward. asking if the Brookfeds ] was going to live mp to their contract. 'tOne day I was called over to the I visiting players bench by MT Ward land we again discussed the contract
 He still claimed that was too ex- pensive for his ball club. We came
 to no agreement and Iswondered what 1 ]. was going to receive for playing. A
 little while after this I wrote MT. Ward again
 i 4I received no answer to the second i letter and short time ago I came
 to the conclusion that the Brooklyn
 Club was not going to live up to the
 contract that was agreed upon at |tsBroWn's Wells 2
 After telling the Kauff story Man
 ager McGraw declared that the New
 York club had no fear of a suit being brought by the Brookfeds, as New York had consulted legal advise be- fore signing Kauff. According to one
 of the officials of the Giants, Kauf1
 was a free agent because MT Ward
 repudfated his contract
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30
TO ER
 RS )N E

1svEerlx. April 3 lew York Ksessgue C1nb yeskardasy am 1euaosd the rezeass of Jtnn Thorpe tn tlzssJ aEsey City afxona1s, All tae 7lzEszzsss W ezsestn yesterday and the In dfazzl a1enead CT joined the Skeeters un- der an Spe1naaI agneement His con tracE stl1sch runs out in October. 1915. cazEs tor an animal aslary of $6s 900, aax1zls him the highest. paid man in Ed BazEow,s circuit
 Tzae New York Club also has asked Tor waivers on John Murray and Ar thur ren1nas- Thus far nobody seems to Nantsetfher man, and they will stay with the Giants as they have con tracts whereby they cannot be traded or sold without their consent, and they are not likely to fancy becoming skeetersL