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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
Kills
 Four in Buffalo
PLANT OF THE KELKER BLOWER
 COMPANY WRECKED
CAUSED SCHOOL PANIC
Explosion Demolished All the Walls, Letting the Roof Down on the De-
 bris, Which Caught Fire-eas Thought to Have Been the Cause.

Buffalo, N. r., Jan. 24.-Four per- sons are known to have been killed, an uncertain number are missing and four were injured in a nexplosion thta wrecked th.s plant of the KeIker Blow CT company, manufacturers of plan ing mill exhausts and ventilators on Harrison street here this afternoon. Charles Kelker, head of the firm, said that between 9 and 25 employees were in the plant and that 21 of them had been accounted for.
 The Dead.
 The known dead are Miss Mabel Chandler. r years old, stenographer; Charles Pabst. IS. teamster; and two unidentified men. The most serious ly injured are Mrs. Helen Kelker. 45 years old, wife of Charles Kelker, both legs blow off and Stanley Kon- ieszny, 21 years old, chest crushed. Mrs. Kelker probably will die. Konieczny Is expected to recover. The building occupied by the firm was a first floor and basement of which were used for the machine shop and the second floor as storeroom and living apartments.
 Demolished All the Walls.
 The explosion demolished all the walls and tore out large pieces. of the concrete foundation. letting the roof down on the debris, which caught fire. Pieces of the founda- tion were thrown hundreds of feet and the concussion smashed virtually every window within the radius of a block.
 Caused Panic in Nearby School.
 Within 300 feet of the Kelker plant is a large Grammar school. About 1900 boys and girls were at their desks when the windows of the building were shattered. A temporary panic en- sued, but it was quickly controlled by the teachers and the children were marched to the street in perfect order
 Narrow Escapes.
 Charles Kelker and his two sons John and Albert J., were in the ma- chine shop when the explosion oc- cured One of the boys was blown through an open door. The others were taken from the wreckage.a Al escaped with few bruises.
 Might Be Due to Gas.
 MT. Kelker was uncertain as to the cause of the explosion, but thought it might be due to gas, which was used in several forms in the welding room and was kept in retainers ir the basement He estimated the f. nancial loss at s50,00O.
 Two Bodies Taken Out.
 The flames were extinguished in less than an hour and a large force of firemen was put to work searching the ruins At nightfall only two bodies had been taken out, but the bodies of two others could be seen under piles of broke machinery.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
MINERS FASTENING TO
 DISCUSS NEW DEMANDS.
Convention Clearing Away Matters
 That Might Delay Considerations.

Indianapolis. nd, Jan. 24.-Delegates to the convention of the United Mine Workers of America worked steadily tadass toward clearing away routine business so that nothing would inter fere with their discussion of the pro- posed demands to be made upon the coal companies which the scale com mittee will present of raction later in the week.
 They listened to an address by Frank Walsh, chairman of the new committee on industrial relations, while he condemned the Rockefeller plan for dealing with the employees ot the Colorado Fuel and Iron company; heard V. H. Manning, director of the federal hureau of mines, tell of the progress being made toward making the coal mines of the United States safer places to work in unanimously adopted resolution declaring the union opposed to the appointment of Former President Taft as a member of the supreme court of the United States to succeed the late Justice Lamar and disposed of much busi- ness affecting the international work ings of the organization.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

In their progress southward across the Albanian frontier the Austrians have taken Albania's principal trade -Scutari-and in addition have occupied Podgoritza, Dailovgrad and Niksic in Montenegro. The Serbians forming the garrison at Scutari re- treated southward without resistance. The Austrian official communication re-asserts that the Montenegrins are laying down their arms and that the populations in the towns occupied are receiving the invaders in friendly manner.
 Air raids by the aviators on both sides have taken place in various To- calities. The Germans again have passed over Dover in an aeroplane which was engaged by all the anti i-air craft guns and pursued by British airmen. Whether bombs were drop ped is not stated in the official an- nouncement This was the third ven- turey of the kind in two days in the other visits, bombs having been drop red on the docks, barracks and sta 3tcn at Hover and on the aviation sheds at Eougham near Dover, &C., c5rding to Berlin.
 afonastir, Gievgeli and other points
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
GOV. WHITMAN's TRIP TO
 EXPOSITION COST $2o, ,76o.46.
New York centrars Bill for Transpor-
 tation and Meals of Party,a.44s~--

Albany, N. Y, Jan. -24.-The long, lost vouchers of the Panama Pacific exposition commissioner some of them, at least-have at last arrived at the office of the state controller and were made public today. The principal one is bill from the New York Cen tral railroad for $20, ,760.46 for Governor Whitmans' trip to California and back.
 The railroads bill covers transporta- tion, meals and service only. It is not itemized, further than the statement that the number of persons in the par ty was 39. The bill has been paid by the commission, but the controller is- sued orders today that it chou1d not be allowed by his office until the railroad company had itemized it-giving de- tails, for instance, of what had been spent for actual transportation and what for refreshments.-New York Evening Post
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
ARRESTED FOR KIDNAPPING
 WEALTHY INSANE FORMER
Three Men Taken Into Custody at To-
 Iedo-Man Has Been Found.

Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 24.-Three men were arrested here today in connec- tion with the kidnapping from an in- sane asylum of Samuel Zulauf, wealthy Wyandot County farmer, sev- eral weeks ago He was found here after a search of four states.
 The men arrested are Dr. J. Press ley Live, Frank Bowers, at whose home the kidnapped farmer was found, and Robert Cruzen, a private detec- tive of Toledo. Complaint against the men was filed by Mrs. Barbara Zu- lauf, who failed to find her husband when she called at the state hospital to see him.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
MOhr DiVOrCe
 Petitions Unheard
DOCUMENTS WERE EXCLUDED
 IN MURDER TRIAL
WEAKENs HEALS STORY
Prosecuting Attorney Announces That Effort Will be Made to Prove That as Motive for Mrs. MohTs AIIss, Connection With Murder.

Providence. R. l., Jan. 24-The fn- troduction of the divorce petition of Mrs. Elizabeth F. Mohr against her husband, pr. c. r. 1.5l.n Mohr, into the trial of Mrs. Morn ard the two ns- groe5, C. Victor BroW.i and Henry H. Spellman. on charges of murdering the doctor, precipitated a sharp legal battle today. Before it was over tes- timony was produced that there was nothing in the records to indicate that the divorce suit was down for d hear ing in September, 1915, although
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
BILL TO PREVENT PRIVATE
 USE OF NAVAL PLANS
In Manufacture of Munitions for Any
 Foreign Power.

Washington, Jan. 24.--A bill to pre- vent private contractors from using in the manufacture of war munitions for any foreign power, plans or specifica- tions furnished by. the navy depart ment in connection with the making of munitions for the United States has been drafted by the department and agreed upon in tentative form by Sec retary Daniels and congressional lead ers.- Ths measure suggested by Sena- tor yTillman, chairman of the senate naval committee, will be instroduced soon and is expected to pass. Another bill being considered by department officials would give the federal gov ernment the right to use any military invention regardless of patent rights.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
MASKED MEN CONDUCT
 LYNcHING AT BOSTON, TEX.
Victim Was Charged With Killing His
 Father, Mother and Brother.

Texarkana, Tex, Jan 24.-W. J. Mayfield, aged 50, was taken from jail at Boston tonight and lynched by 25 masked and armed men, according to reports received here. Mayfield was held in jail, charged with killing his father, mother and brother with an
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
Movements of steam.bip..

New York. Jan. 24.-Sailed: Steamer San Gicrgio, Naples.
 Glasgow, Jan 23.-Arrived: Steam CTS Sardinian, Portland, Maine; 24th, Cameronia, New York via Liverpool.
 Liverpool, Jan. 24.-Arrived: Steam CT Orduna, New York. Sailed: Jan. 22, steamer St. Louis, New York.
 Naples, Jan. 17.-Sailed: Steamer Caserta, New York.
 Palermo, Jan. 22.--Sailed: Steamer Italia, New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
FATALLY BURNED
 AT WINDSOR LOCKS
Fell Down Stairs, Breaking Leg
 Lantern Set Fire to His Clothes.

Windsor Locks, Conn, Jan. 2.- Ivie McCutcheon, 56 years old. died today of burns suffered at a business block last night where he is employed as night watchman. He fell down a night of stairs, breaking his leg and being rendered unconscious A Ian tern which he was carrying was smashed and the flames set fire to his clothing. He was badly burned about the head and body before his plight was discovered. There was practically no domage to the build ing
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
STRIKE OF FISHERMEN
 AT BOSTON SETTLED
Has Caused High Price For Fish For
 Past Two Months.

Boston, Jan. 24.-The strike of nore than a hundred fishermen which ias been one of the principal causes Or the high price of fish in this mar let for the past two months, was call- d off at a special meeting of the ltrikers today. Their action follow sd a conference between their com nittee, representatives of the owners t the vessels and the state board of 1nciliatiop and arbitration The ompany agreed to take back the ner
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
VESSELS TAKEN TO
 kfRkWALL BY BRITISH.
Standard Oil Tanker PetroIite and
 Norwegian Steamer Detained.

London, Jan. 20. 6.1s p. m. (delayed). The Standard Oil tank steamshin Petrolite, from Philadelphia Jan. for Copenhagen with a cargo of petroleum. and the Norwegian steamship Mons, from Baltimore Jan. 1 for Christiania with cargo of wheat, rye and barley, have been taken into Kirkwall
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
ONLY COMMISSION GAN
 MAKE ROADS OBEY.
State Courts Without Power to Make Railways Equip Grain Cars With Bin Doors.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The interstate commerce commission has exclusive power to compel railways to equip grain cars with bulkheads or bin doors and state courts are without power, he supreme court decided today in the suit of Leslie G. Loomis of Buffalo 70 recover from the Lehigh Valley rail- ;oad the amount he had spent in squipping with bin doors cars furnish sd him for grain shipments. The ques- ion has arisen in many sections of the Country.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
FRENCH AIR soUADRoNs
 FORWARDED MoNAsTFR.
It is Believed That Great Damage Re- suIted-Machines Returned Safely.

London, Jan. 24, SIP p. m.-French air squadrons yesterday made impor- tant raids on the towns of Monastir and Gievgeli, according to a despatch from Saloniki to Reuters Telegram company. The despatch says: "One squadron dropped more than 200 bombs on Monastir and neighboring enemy positions. Another squadron threw a hundred bombs in the vicinity of Giev- geli. All the machines returned safe ly, though they were subjected to a heavy fire. It is believed the bombs did great damage"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
OBITUARY.
Amos WhIppls.

probably the best known hotel pTe, Pgs. prietor in this city. died auddeniy at the Copiey Square hotel, of which he was the owner, today. Heart disease was the cause. Mir. Whipple, who wna 5s years old. had been connected with local hotels more than a score of years. He was a brother of Sherman L. Whippie, lawyer of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
AMBASSADORS REGISTERED
 BY RUSSIAN sEIsMoeRAPH.
n Government Observatory 20s Miles
 Southeast of Petrograd.

Petrograd. Jan. "A. via London, 10 D.. a.-The semismograpil in the govern nent observatory twenty miles south vest of here registered an earth shock t 9so'clock this morning. The inten- ity of the oscillations was estimated 1t double those experienced in the reat Messina earthquake. The cen- er Of the disturbance was fixed at a nint fifteen hundred miles distant
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
TO STOP DECLINE
 IN VALUE OF MARK.
Emissary of the Reichsbank Has Wis.,
 ited Amsterdam.

London, Jan. 25.-During the past week an emissary of the Reichsbank visited Amsterdam and discussed with Dutch bankers methods for arresting the decline in the value of the mark, according to a despatch to the Tele- graph from Rotterdam. The Reichs- banks representative was informed that only by the prompt despatch of 250, 900, 900 marks in gold to Holland could the Dutch market be cleared of all paper in circulation.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
ROOMS RESERVED FOR
 PEACE PARTY IN STOCKHOLM.
Newspapers Giving Little Space to Movements of Peace Advocates.

Stockholm, Jan. 25, 1.2S p. m.-Pre- paratory to the arrival here today of the Ford peace expedition, thirty-four rooms at the Grand hotel have been reserved. The newspapers give very little space to the movements of the peace advocates
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

The home of the Turn Verein, at Mount Vernon, N. Y, with its large gymnasium was destroyed by fire at loss of $50,0O0.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
NOT SAFE FOR BIGAMISTS
 TO TALK IN THEIR SLEEP It Landed Max Goldberg of Boston in
 House of Correction.

Quincy, Mass, Jan. 24.-Max Gold berg of Boston, who, talking in his sleep, told Mrs. Etta Goldberg that he had another wife and two children hv- ing, was sentenced to serve a year in the house of correction for bigamy today. After pleading guilty he told the court that he had informed the young womans parents before the ceremony was performed that he was already a husband, but they would not believe him.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
ion in Norwich . Double Any Paper La
CabIed Paragraphs
Peruvian Minister Resiens.

Lima, Peru, Jan. 24,-Aurelio Gar cia Lastres, Peruvian minister of fi- nance, today resigned his portfolio. Senor Lastres desired to withdraw from the cabinet last October, but President Pardo declined to accept his resignation.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
ONE THOUSAND CASES OF MEASLES IN TOLEDO.
Eleven Deaths From That Disease
 Were Reported Yesterday.

Toledo, Ohio. Jan. 24.-Ope thousand cases of measles, with eleven deaths resulting therefrom. were reported to- day by local health authorities. Furth- CT spread of the epidemic is feared and drastic precautions have been taken by the health department Many of the deaths resulted from failure to call physicians, the authorities.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
New Director s. N. Er-

New Haven, Conn, Jan 24-The di- rectors of the Southern New England Telephone company today elected Harry c. Knight to fill the place on the board left vacant by the death of Max Adler. Mir. Knight is commercial superintendent of the company.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
GIRL PLUNGED FROM
 16TH FLOOR, YET LIVES
Fall Broken by Auto Truck Loaded
 with Paper Boxes.

Chicago, Jan. 24-Miss Minnie B. Werner, a stenographer employed by the Street Railway Age Gazette, plunged from the 18th floor of the Transportation building in Dearborn street today but still lives. Her fall was broken by an truck loaded with paper boxes. but her skull was fractured and she was internally in- jured Physicians at the hospital to which she was hurried said she prob ably would die. An eyewitness told the police that he saw the young wom- an raise the window anr climb onto the window ledge. The police said they believed she jumped. She was A years old and had been employed by the publication for five years.
 Last Friday she complained of ill., ness and went home. Her employers said that they knew of no reason why she should seek to end her life.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

The submarine H-3, which ran aground on a mud flat at San Diego, was pulled off by the mother ship Cheyenne.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Bank drafts of an estimated value of $70,000 were taken from a mail pouch in a local railway station at Newton, Iowa
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
Copper Miners, Strike Settled.

Clifton. Ariz.. Jan. 24.-The strike of five thousand miners in the three copper districts of Clifton, Morenci and MetcaIf. Ariz.. which began Sept. Il, was definitely terminated last night.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
AUSTRO -HUNCARIAM
 PENETRATE ALBANIA
Serbians Forming the Garrison at Scutar Retreated
 Southward Without Resistance
CLAIM MoN1ENEGRINs ARE LAYING DOWN ARMS

Al; Raids by Avator of Both Sides Have Taken Place in Va rous Locaties-Nothing New Concerning Situation on the Russian Front-Floods and Bad Weather Are Hanp- ering the Operations of the British Against the Turks In Mesopotamia-n Northwest Egypt the British Have Been Successful in an Attack Camp of Senussi Trbesmen.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

A century ago a workman with tools of that time could make 5000 pins a day. Now. with modern ma chinery, a workman can turn out 15,000,006.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
ThompsonviIIe Boy Drowned While Skating.

Thompsonville, Conn, Jan. a. While skating on pond near here today, year old Jeremiah Motello fell through the ice and was drowned. A searching party saw the body in an upright position under the ice. A hole was chopped and the body recovered.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
RAIN, SNOW AND WIND
 RAISING HAVOC IN WEST.
Gales Blowing e4 Miles an Hour Have
 Swept Northern Pacific Coast.

San Francisco, Jan. 24.-Travel by land and sea and communication of all kinds were out of joint today in the western section of the United States by reason of rain, snow and wind. Gales blowing 94 miles an hour swept the northern Pacific coast but appre- hension for shipping was considerably relieved by the report that the Admi- ral Schley from Seattle to San Fran cisco with 100 aboard. was safe and probably would make port here late today,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25
PoMERANIAN DISABLED
 IN TERRIBLE GALE
Lost Her Rudder and Propeller-Put-
 ting Back to Queenstown.

Queenstown, Jan. e5, s.1s O. m-The American line steamer Pomeranian, outward bound from Glasgow for Can ada, has been disabled in O terrinc The steamer has lost her rudder and propeller. All aboard the steamer are safe. Another steamer is escorting her to port,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

The steamer Kristianiafjord, having on board the body of Lloyd Bingham, who was a member of Henry Ford's peace party and who died shorty after his arrival at Christiania, has arrived at New York.
 Sheridan Kane, Jr., of Bogota, N. J., found live caterpillar on the sidewalk on Larch Avenue and disposed of it to an enterprising real estate operator who is using it as proof of the sum County
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Mrs. Mean Bear, said to be the oldest Ponca Indian. died at Ponca City, ok lahoma. aged 105 years.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

George cassibray, aged 1o5. died al his home at Mobile.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

The ChaImette plant of the American Sugar Refining company. closed several weeks, has resumed operations.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

1t was announced at Oyster Bay, that Col. Roosevelt is not planning to visit Cuba when he makes his trip to the West Indies next month.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Michael J. Drummond of New York, Commissioner of Charities under May or Gaynor, died at his home of heart trouble following pneumnia-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Commander F. R. G. R. Evans, second in command of the Scott Ant arctic expedition, was married in Lon don to Miss Elsa Andvord of Chris tiania
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

More than S4,ooo,0 900 has been raised by the Presbyterian church at Phila- delphia for the maintenance of aged preachers and missionaries.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Fire which threatened to destroy the Norwegian town of Mode was brought under control after it had caused loss estimated approximately at $500, 900. Sixty houses were destroyed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Frank p. Martin of Brooklyn, con- victed last April of swindling a wo- man out of $700 in a real estate deal, has entered Blackwell's Island to be- gin his sentence of a year.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Le Roi de corsa Young, who had been in the employ of the New York World for IS years, died in the Brook lyn Hospital, following an operation for appendicitis.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Edward Dunn of New York com
 mitted suicide at a sanitarium just
 outside Stamford by cutting the ar | teries in his wrists
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

The New York Board of HeaIth's report for the week ending Saturday gives the number of deaths as 1,760, a 103.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Three men were killed and three others seriously injured in an accident on the tank steamer John D. Rocke- feller while the vessel was loading oil at Tampico.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Charles MccoIIin, a hired man, was burned to death while trying to save cows from barn afire on the William Pittinger farm in Lafayette, N. J.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

The stock department of the Hudson Motor Car Company at Detroit. col lapsed and tons of material fell through to the first floor. No one was serious ly hurt.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president, has left the hospital at Philadelphia where on Jan. 13 she un- drwent an operation for the removal of adenoids and both tonsils.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

James H. Murphy, porter in a saloon at Rockford, H., received word that his aunt, Mary Cashman, died in Bos- ton, leaving him her $500 estate.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Howard Powell and Ernest Street, of Mount Holly, N. J., were killed when a clay bank on which they were playing caved in and buried them.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Pietro SaIlee. 22, a section hand, stepped in front of a swiftly moving train at Hawleyville and was cut to pieces.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Charles Victor |Mapes, 30 widely known agricultural chemist and father of Victor Mapes, playwright and Mary Mapes Dodge the author, died at his home in New York of pneumonia.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Theodore Roosevelt in letter re- ceived by A. A. Kahn, of Minneapolis,
 aked that his name be not used in the Minnesota primaries.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Mrs. E. F. Feickert of PIainfieId was reelected president of the New Jer- sey Womens' Suffrage Association.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-25

Owing to uncertainty regarding the movement of slides in Gaillard cut the Panama Canal is not ready to be re- opened.