Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-11

Fifty inmates of the Connecticut re- formatory, taken from the first grade, were out to work at road building yesterday
 Col. L. Mervin Maus, Surgeon Gen eral of the Eastern Department of the army, was honorably retired on his 64th birthday. Acting Mayor George McAneny of New York issued an appeal for funds for the relief of sufferers from the Lusitania disaster. Charles Mccormick, aged 63, of New York, was arrested at Evansville Ind, | as he was trying to break into the police station there. One thousand union carpenters are idle in Indianapolis, as the result of a lockout order issued by the General Contractors association. The General Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, met in Brooklyn with delegates present from all over the country. 1t is estimated in Vera Cruz that by next November Mexico's corn shorta ge will amount to 39,370,000 bushels, as no crops have been planted.
 Richard VanderwoII, aged 80, leap ed from the third story window of his home in Paterson, N. J. His body was impaled on a picket fence.
 The total number of tons of food food supplies shipped from the coun- try up to May 8 by the Commission for Relief in Belgium was 408,716. 
 The names of seven Americans, all privates, were on the list of a fresh Canadian casualty list issued at Otta. wa. They were among the wounded.
 Ensign Melvin L. StoIz of the Navy Aviation Corps was instantly killed when he fell from his machine as he was making a dive at Pensacola, Fla. On hearing of the death of Charles F'rohman, Maud Adams collapsed at Kansas City, where she was playing. She recovered and gave her perform ance.
 Garry Sink and Frank Brady both of New York were drowned when their rowboat from which they were view ing the fleet in the Hudson River cap sized.
 The Brooklyn historical pageant that was postponed last fall because of the European war will be given on May 21 and P at the Twenty third Regiment Armory.
 Lewis H. Titus and Frank Noon, both of Glen Cove, L. l., were drown ed in Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Me, while navigating a canoe through the ice.
 Governor Lister of Washington re- celV0d al annQaI for S10 000 from Grant county farmers, who want the money immediately to fight the crick- ct pest.
 One hundred Columbia students, representing forty nations met and or ganized a club to be know as the International Club of Columbia Uni versity.
 Damage estimated at S2oooo was l done to the general store of Frederick Unzer at Mineola, l.. I. The fire is believed to have been accidentally set by thieves.
 Asserting that her husband is a Ger man spy, an ingrate and a Swindier Mrs. Emil Braun of Lakewood, N. J. obtained a warrant for the arrest of her missing spouse.
 Fire Commissioner Adamson of New AOA n c1LIlOuIICSu lIlS or a. special board to work out a scheme for giving recognition for meritorius service to members of the department Frank Calvin of Berlin, Germany, auto race driver and his mechanician Chappie Dashcach, were seriously in jured while training for the 5OO. mile race to be held there May 29. The car was totally wrecked.
 
 trical contractors and union leaders recently indicted charged with vioIat- ing the Sherman law, were called be- fore Judge Landis in the United States district court at Chicago. Although bIackjacked by robbers, Albert Hitpold, cashier of the Sam uel Supplies Co, envelope manufact- urers, held on to the payroll of 15OO beating off the robbers and after wards causing the arrest of one of | them.
 Frank Tower, fireman on the Lusi- tania, has survived the three greatest marine disasters in history. He was fireman on the Titanic and escap- ed; on the Empress of Ireland and escaped and has now escaped from the Lusitania.
 The feeling of resentment against Germnay over the sinking of the Lusi- tania was so strong on the London Stock Exchange that the British mem bers united and bodily put out the of the house members and clerks of Ger man origin.
 In view of the grave situation caus- by the sinking of the Lusitania, the Congressional party touring the Ha- waiian Islands discussed a plan for quick return trip to San Francisco in securing the cruiser Maryland for a case of an extra session of congress. Mrs. Albert Pruning, wife of a New York actor, was thrown from her horse while riding near the Pruning summer home at New Hartford, Conn. and died as the result of injuries received. She received a fractured collar bone and internal injuries. MT. Pruning was riding with her at the time. She was 45 years old.
 Marine Insu: ance Rates Advance.
 New York, May 10.-Marine insur- ance rates have advanced from 75 to 100 points since the Lusitania was sunk. A rate rf 1-2 per cent. on dacf1ped for ra,.