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Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08
Notes.

A months mind mass will be held in St Mary's church Friday for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Jane Suni- van.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08

Blindness of Virtue at Hfilcrest theatre today, 2 and 7.45 p. m.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08
BORN

HILL-In Norwich. March I, 1e1s, a daughter. Marjorie Greene. to MT. and Mrs. John Waterman Hiu. IOvETT-In Norwich, Marck 6. 1916. a daughter, Madeline L., to Mir. and Mrs. Leonard F. Lovett Of Central avenue.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08

Tuesdays warm weather has melt ed the ice on the small skating rink conducted by John Mathews on North Main street.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08

William wohlleben was a visitor in Gales Ferry recently.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08

It looks as if Villa is the groundhog of Mexico. Anyway he is not in sight, so we take 1t he saw his shad- ow.-Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08
DIED.

DIED. BRowN-Jn Westerly, R. L. March {, 1916, Amos Prentice Brown, aged 66 years. WILLIAMS-In Dimock. Pa, Feb. 26, 1916, Thomas B. Williams, aged e3 years and Is days.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08

There are 297,s6s Sunday schols in the world.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08
Sun, Moon ma Tides.
CREENEVILLE

Six hours after high water it Is low tide which Is followed by flood tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-08

George, Herm and Christopher Es-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
FEAR FARMERS IN POLITICS.
Insurance Men Warned OF "Wave
Of Com IN u uistic Legtsla ton"

PHILADELPHIA. May 23.--Fearing ex-
tnction Of their business as the result
~ a wave Of communists legislation
Insurance men ~ every line are COM
hinjnC in an effort to stem the tide.
Members of the Insurance Federation o.
Pennsylvania. the branch Of the organic
2aton in this state. held their annual
meeting to-day at the Hotel Adeiphia.
Mark T. Mckee. secretary of the Ma.
'onal Council OF Insurance Celebrations
IN his address said There is a mighty
wave Of communism, paternalism. State
socialism sweeping over the country and
our business of insurance underwriting
IS the first to be attacked"
referring to the growth OF the farm
orS' non-partisan political league" in
North Dakota. he declared that this
league IS going to win control OF the
state Republican party and then 60 after
actual control, or at least the balance Of
power, in every other State in which the
farming element is strong.
only farmers are eligible for mem
herShip." he said. They are paying
from S. to 50 zach for membership,
The total voting population OF North
Dakota II 10000 $4,000 are farmers,
and of these 10000 are in the league,
pledged TO vote for the leagues candi-
dates. from Governor down. II IL .
mighty power. Of nationwide signif-
canoe"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
PASS PORTO RICO BILL
MINUS EQUAL SUFFRAGE
House Eliminates the Mann
Amendment in Citizenship
Measure.

WAsuISGroS May 23.-After elm
mating the equal suffrage provision the
House to-day passed the Porto Rican
citizenship bill practically without OPP
position
The suffrage leaders who had counted
upon "A record vote or the suffrage Qu's-
ton precln!tated by the Mann amend
ment. which provided that there should
be no discrimination AS TO sex IN hNlhg
,l,e qualifications for electors OF the
were disappointed. Wheh the
was taken up by the House me
was stricken from the o'l
hy n letter vote OF so TO 90. A nu'nper
of Democrats. among them Majority
Leader Kitchln. passed through the ie'-
,ers in opposition TO the equal Suffrage
cause.
The measure passed by the House TO-
day making citizens of Porto Rlco clt'-
Of the United States provides Tor
an elective Senate, and the creation OF
= nublic service commission CONSISTING
nf the six heads Of departments. inc
auditor and two members to be eiec'en
nv %popular vote. II also vests the power
~ absolute veto In the hands OF the
presiden, Of the United States instead OF
the government Of the island.
one Of the most important provisions
M, tho hill Is that internal revenue taxes
collected under laws OF the United states
uhether on articles produced M con-
.umed In the island or consumed in inc
United states. shall be turned into thu
Porto Rican Treasury. II is expected
tina, the finances OF the island VIII be
,ehabilita,ed in this way and the de
creases in customs collections onset.
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while aid for operations TO present
to me scores of papers bearing upo
all naval matters. 1t is utterly impos-
sible for any Cabinet officer In the
multiplicity of papers presented to him
to recall all of them.
81 had talked with Rear Admira
Fiske several times about the subject
matter of the communication, upon
which I had rather fixed views. But l
did not. when my letter vas written to
the Senate, and do not now. recall that
he had any time committed his views
to paper. presented them to me or
placed them on file"
Inasmuch as the difference referred
TO In your letter Between the Secre-
'ary of the Navy and Rear Admiral
Fiske is merely one of recollection or
an incident which occurred In Novem-
Der, 1914, and inasmuch as the Secre-
tary says that, while he has no recol-
lection of having read the communica-
ton by Real Admiral Fiske, he Is will
ing to accept the Admiral's statement.
The matter does not seem TO me to
call for any comment. Very truly
yotrs. WOODROW WILSON.
ON May -. G. s. Thompson as chair
man of the executive committee Of thu
American Defence Society wrote e
President Wilson urging him, In justice
TO Admiral Fiske and to Secretar!
Daniels. TO order an investigation.
Naval officers who have seen tn
letter that the President sent to Tn,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
IN MAIDEN
SPEECH FIGHTS PORK
Senator Says Some Of the
Bits Items Are Grossly
EXtravagant.

WAsHISGroS. May Ex-senator
Thomas Taggart of Indiana made his
maiden speech In the Senate to-day. and
II was In opposition TO the pork bar
rel" The Progressives who have been
fighting pork" welcomed the new re-
cruit. who held quite a lcvee after his
brief address.
II am in favor of-in a general way
improving the rivers and harbors OF the
nation.' said enator Tasgart. Par
ticularly am ] in favor Of improving
the rivers on which we have "A substan-
tial commerce, such as the Mississippi
and It's tributaries. the Ohio and the
Missouri. n ! am equally in favor Of
improving all Of u main harbors where
vessels of deep draught load and unload
their m
Indeed. as ] look at II. our large
harbors need improvement much more
than do our small rivers. While I am
In favor Of going this far. I am unal-
,erably opposed to the improvement Of
every little creek. bay, inlet, sound n
river at the expense OF the United States
Treasury"
~ do not believe he continued, that
the people who pay the taxes would ap-
prove OF appropriating money for these
purposes II they knew II. They would
hold Congress responsible for this reck-
less Extravaganza"
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society are exceedingly gratified that
the question Of veracity has been settled.
They said that had the cloud been per-
mitted to remain not one of them would
have dared. In the future. to commune
cate with the Secretary of the Navy for
fear that similar questions involving
themselves might arise.
The Fiske-Daniels controversy arose
over a letter commenting on the navy
which Admiral Fiske addressed to Sec
rotary Daniels under the date of No
vember 9. 1914. and which. the Admiral
said, he handed to Mr.. Daniels in the
presence of witnesses as the Secretary
of the Navy stood at his desk in the
Navy Department. Admiral Fiske said
that Mr.. Daniels read the letter at that
TIME.
When the letter was made public
some weeks ago. Mr.. Daniels declared
In the face OF Admiral Fishes statement
that he had never seen the commnica-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
MCCLELLAN NOT WITH FORD.
Won't ne Peace Party's Candidate
for Vice.Presideut.

PRINCETON, N. j., May 23.-George Il.
Mcclellan. ex-Mayor OF New York and
professor OF European economic policy
at Princeton University. will not be a
candidate for the vice-Presidency on the
ticket OF the newly formed american
Peace party with Henry Ford as the
party's candidate for the Presidency.
Prof. Mcclellan. when told that 1t was
reported that ne would be nominated
said The American Peace party must
be very newly formed. for my most
earnest efforts have failed 20 discover
my trace OF Its existence. Besides, I
am not an American Peace party man
or any other kind Of a paclfst. on the
contrary. in the interest OF national ne
ceeaity and peace. I favor adequate mill
tary and naval preparedness for war"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
SAYS BURLES0N HAS A LOBBY.
House Resolution Directing an In
Uuiry IL offered.

W~AsHlNGroN. May GA resolution
directing an investigation to be mad
of a lobby alleged TO have been origi-
hated by the Postmastcr-General or his
fourth assistant was presented in the
House to-day by Representative Good
II Iowa.
The resolution contains the charge
that Postmaster-General Burlcson has
de moralized the rural delivery service
by unreasonably increasing the length
o. routes and by the wholesale dis
missar' OF old employees.
\ Senate amendment to the Post Office
bdl designed to limit the power OF
The Postmaster-Cieneral in this respect,
has resulted, the resolution continues, In
a mood Of protests from postmastcrs
throughout the country. II liz said that
the Pos,master-Genera or the fourth
assistant liz responsible for the organi-
za'ion OF this alleged lobby.
Tho resolution directs that the HOUSE
Committee On Post Office and Post
Roads investigate the lobby and report
rs findings.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
BAILEY OUT FOR WILSON.
T-... Democrats Fleet ~ Dele
x.tcs To-day-FiGht ON Dry Issue.

S>S ANToNIo, Tex. May 23-The
,r,rcina, fight in the State Democratic
convention which met here to-day to
elect delegates to the national confem,
ton will be over resolutions that VIII
be offered by ex-senator j. W. BAILEY
declaring against national prohib'f'o'
and woman suffrage. Mr.. Bailey = reso-
luton in the committee on platform m
dorsing the Administration ana p"''cie"
Of President Wilson n ilstrd't'ns u
delegates 10 the st. Louis convention "a
80 Tor Wilson and Marshall was unan-
imousl adopted. Until now The eX-S"n-
ator has been pronounced In his oppo-
sition to Wilson.
The delegates will be elected to.mor-
row. There will be fOrty-e'Rht In all, IN
Guiding sixteen delegates at larg" ehch
of the latter being entitled to one-half
vote IN the convention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
FISKE INDICATED
BY THE PRESIDENT
Wilson Sends a Letter Quot
ing Daniels as Accepting
Admiral's Word.
HOLDS INCIDENT CLOSED

The American Defence Society has re-
ceived from President Woodrow Wilson
what II regards as n complete vindlca-
ton OF Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske
in his controversy with Secretary
Daniels over the question Of the lost
letter on the necessity OF naval pre-
paredness. which the Admiral says he
handed to Secretary Daniels in Novem-
Der, 1914. and which MIR. Daniels de-
clared he had never seen.
The vindication is contained In a letter
received yesterday from President Will
son and addressed to c. S. Thompson.
chairman of the executive committee of
the American Defence Society. The let
ter follows:
Washington. May 22. 1915.
My DEAR SIR / am in receipt Of
your letter OF the twelfth Of May. I
referred IL to the Secretary of the
Navy and he has furnished me the fol-
lowing memorandum
Some days ago, in respons. TO n
resolution of the Senate. ! transmitted
to tina honorable body n copy of a
communication written by Rear Ad-
miral Fiske In November. 1914. In
transmitting the letter | stated that |
had not seen 1T and did not now that
II had been filed until long after 1t
was filed with the chief clerk.
an a recent letter to the Senate
Rear Admiral Fiske stated that my
statement showed "A lapse of memory
because he had presented the letter IN
me and I had re- IL. I have no recol-
lection that his paper was ever pre-
scented to me or OF reading II.
"Inasmuch. however. as admiral
Fiske states that he did show II TO mo
before Il was filed ] of course accept
his statement. II was his custom
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
N. Y. WORLDS BUSIEST PORT.
War helped TO Make 1913 Trade
Total R..I2S.OOO. 900.

WAsHINGroS, May 23.-War trade
has made New York within the last
year the worlds busiest port. exceeding
by 5000 900. 900 I.ondon's annual import
ard export business.
New Works exports and imports for
1915 show a total Of s2.l25,o00,O 600. ac-
cording 10 figures OF the department Of
Commerce. Exports ar" put a. sl,l9&.-
t"O. 900 and imports AZ 1891 .O0O. 900.
~IOndon's imports were larger. at ST.
232. 900. 900. nut her exports amountel
to only $685. 900 600.
other ports in the order OF their i'm
por,ance are Hamburg. Antwerp. Liver
pool, Marseilles and Havre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
NEW YORK CITY.

The StdHtS-ZcttunO has nothing to
add to the editorial which II printed laet
Friday" said Reginald Schroeder. man
aging editor. This editorial was as fol-
lows:
The closer We approach TO the time
when the delegates to the Republican
national convention will gather to nomi-
nate a candidate and draw up a platform
the more evident Il becomes that JUS
tice Charles +. Hughes OF the Supreme
Court may prove the man on whom the
two great wings Of the party-the con-
servatives and the progressives-will
Unite.
There Is no question whatever that
the feelings. the emotions. the passions
and the nefarlous greed for money which
have been awakened by the European
war will. in the coming Presidential cam
paign. weigh heavily In one direction or
the other. That Is only natural. as our
country has been. to a certain extent at
least. drawn INTO the maelstrom OF this
conflict, even to the extent OF giving aid
to one side.
president Wilson. as the Democratic
candidate. will represent in the coming
fight the attitude OF our Government
as II has been pursued during the last
two years. 1t Is natural enough. there
fore, that his political opponents should
desire to select as their standard bearer
a man who. In keeping with his high
Office. has not fallen prey to the pas
sions wrought up by the war. even In
this country. Such a man Is Justice
Hughes"
DIR. Walter Jaeger. editor OF the Neu
Yorker Heroid, said
Justice Hughes has the confidence
OF the Germans in the United Statea
and In my opinion would be the strong.
est Presidential candidate who could be
named. The Hcrold was the first. I think
OF the German newspapers in the coun
try to urge his nomination.
About six weeks z We published
an editorial In which we suggested that
his nomination would be the best solu.
ton Of the differences in the Republican
party. We are for him and ! believe
our opinion Is generally shared by Ger.
mans in the United States"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
BUFFALO,.

Joseph r. Eltges. editor Of the Buffalo
voiksJreund, said
II believe Justice Hughes Is tn. one
lean vote behind him. This is especially
true Of the New York state voters of
O., rman descent. Every German Ameri-
can is for good government and holds
Justice hughes In the highest esteem be-
cause Of his fight In this connection. The
German American voters OF New York
state and tn. country. ! believe. only
wish for a chance to cast their ballot for
Hughes"
Frank c. Il Held. editor OF the Buffalo
Domokrdt. declined to discuss Justice
Hughes and the Presidency, The pape
Is Democratic in politics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
CHICAGO.

Edward S,lbmann. city editor OF the
Illinois stats Zsi'ung. said
None OF the German papers has as
much as animated whom it will support
Not until after the Democratic and Re-
publican conventions viii the Germans
make their choice will say. however,
tina: there vii, be no German votes cas-.
for Wilson. Roosevelt or Root
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W-ESTCHESTER NOTES.

rhs proceedings brought by Eugenle
ierrsr OF Yonkers TO try to prove that she
Il the widow OF Theodore 4. Lord aud
entitled to bis $500. 900 estate. vii, come
W again for a hearing before Surrogate
haryer IN June ..
'larence Nenner. who los, his suit TO
CaN. the consolidation Of the New York
central and Lake shore Railroad com
pahiss declared In violation Of tho Sher'
man antitrust act, has appealed from the
the action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24

BrrIiu Embassy Attarhe Goes "a
Warrington q Report.

Joseph clark Grew. first secretary o'
the American Embassy in Berlin. who
landed Yesterday from the Scandi-
navian- American liner Frederic VIII,
remarked to the reporters who greeted
him down tho bay that he had n fne
passage and left Ambassador Gerard in
the best 90 health"
lie is going to Boston with his wife
after he reports to the State Department
10 see his children. II is understood he
was To leave AT once for Washington.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24

Because. tho police say, his mother
upbraided him when she missed SIS from
their home. 239s Myrtle avenue. Ridge
wood. Frank krause. rs years old, swal-
lowed a part OF the contents OF u bottle
OF iodine. Vie vas taken TO the German
Hospital, Brooklyn, where Il was said
he would recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24

The complaint OF the Kings County
Sunday Observance Association charg-
ing the Sheepshead Bay Speedway Com
pany and allied associations with violat-
ing an old blue law on Sunday last
was not heard In the Coney Island
police court yesterday. Magistrate
Voorhees, granting an adjournment until
MAY ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
GERMANS IN u. S. INCLINE
TO HUGHES, VIEW OF EDITORS
Justice Favored in Presidential Race by German Ameri
can Press in Various Cities-Nonef for Wilson,
Roosevelt or Root, Says Chicagoan.

German editors in the United states,
asked rs to what Is the attitude OF the
German American voters toward Su-
preme Cour; Justice Charles Il. Hughes
as a Presidential possibility. have re-
nlied aa folious.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
ST. LOUIS.

+ =. Kenkcl. edltor Of Amerikd, said {:
Hughes would certainly be "A candi-
date to inspire the citizens OF German
blood with confidence A man of in
tegrity. conservative in the best sense
Of the word. and OF constructive ten
denotes. he will appeal to this element
as Roosevelt. who ha, been chasing is
sues these many years. never can.
German Americans will trust his
A~mericanism TO be genuine. lie can
prevent them. therefore. from voting for
the candidate of some third party. "A
fact not 10 be underestImated."
W'esfIichc Post editors declined TO dis
cuss the subject.
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gives you, We think, o0|
greater value than any rival
car gives today.
That is due to factory
efficiency, worked out by
John W. Bate. 1t is due 10
$4,000, 900 invested in a
model cost.saving plant.
You get part Of that saw.
ing in the Mitchell price.
No other car of this size,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24

that we cannot discuss politics outside
of our own editorial columns. New York
papers are so unfairly pro-Ally that We
prefer to do nothing at the request Of
New York papers,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
E

Gustav Mayer. publisher Of the
Gasette and the Demokrat, declared:
German American voters n the
Philadelphia German Gd>etfe and Ger
man Demokrot are for Justice Charles
r. Hughes Of the United States Supreme
Court for President.
AT the present time the sentiment
among our readers Is In favor Of Justice
Hughes in preference 10 any Of the
Presidential possibilities. Philander c.
Knox stand next to Justice Hughes with
the Germans for the Republic can nomina-
ton. Col. Roosevelt. according to ex-
pressions Of sentiment we have received
from ourr readers. Is too bombastic.
'In the event Of the nomination Of Jus
tice Hughes by the Republican party he
will receive the support Of our readers
and both the Gazette and Demokrat.
Although the Gdsette and Demokrat
are Republican papers. as the situation
stands to-day we would support Presi.
dent Wilson In preference TO Col. Roose-
welt In case they are nominated by the
two big parties. h only possible change
from this policy could come through plat.
form declarations by the Democratic
party which We could not support"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
DETROIT.

Or. Emil Rosinser OF the Detroit
Abend Post ana representing more than
ffty-six German societies in Detroit.
said:
1T Justice Hughes Is nominated at the
Chicago convention and comes out fov
True Americaniem' the Abewd Post will
doubtedly will cast q large majority Of
their votes for him."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24

over 80 years of ordinary service.
The Mitchells Of today are built
better than those cars. We have
learned a hundred ways to add
strength and endurance.
! But the records we cite arc un.
equalled in car building. They
will give you a new light on what
Bate methods mean.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
Some 3O-Year MitChe11S
Built by John W.. B~ate-Another Efficiency Feat

This Mid Year Mitchell, with it's
26 extrafeatures, needs no praise.
You never saw a car with so
many attractions. But We want
you to know how much lies
back of all the things you see.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
Why Most Cars Fail

Ia the IS years since Mitchell started
hundreds of makers have fallen. And
hundreds more will fall.
They fail through lack of service. Time
proves that rival cars outwear them.
So in every line. Records show that
not one in ten meets the test of time.
This concern was 70 years old when
it built the first Mitchell car. We knew
what Times verdict meant. So we
never attempted a quick success. We
built for the years to come.
That was one reason why we secured
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24

We know Of one
Mitchell built byJohn
w. ~Bate-which has
run 2l8, 734 miles. 1t is
running still.
We know Of six
Mitchells - built by
John w. Bate - which
have averaged 1882
miles each, That's
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24
MILWAUKEE.

Tie editor OF the GcrurGniG Herald
said: I'VE must maintain the position
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-24

power and class sells anywhere near so
low.
You get in addition 26 costly extras
valuable features which other cars lack.
Come and lie. us show them to you.
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John W. Bate, the efficiency engineer.
to help create this car.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-11
Recruit Ehmke Looms as
Pitcher to Be Priced
2 GAMES: 2 PROTESTS;
AMATEURS TRUE TO FORM

The Toledo Rail Lights came up
from Cleveland. Sunday. 10 play
the Detroit Grand Laundry club
in the open series OF the com.
petition for ". A. p. r. honors.
Two games were played and two
games have been protested. De
troit lost the hrst. 70 ?. and
protested Pitcher Collamore. the
victor. saying that he still Ia
the property Of the Cleveland In
dams. and therefore. not eligible
The Rail Lights won the second
game. TOO. This was 20 ; But
they couldn't see the game go
without a protest. so they pro
tested the presence Of Pitcher
Knapp. another former Cleveland
American
The fellow the Laupdrymen
should have protested was one
Scharer. who hit a home run in
one game and a triple in the
other. scoring winning runs each
time