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Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-28
onD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN
 HISTORY
THE .cLAYToN-BuLwER TREATY

The most important diplomatic achievei ment during the Administration of Pres ident Taylor was the negotiation of the Clayton- -Bulwer treaty A ship canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific was dreamed of as early as 1928 an1 is re- ferred to by Clay in one of his diplomatic instructions.
 Nine years later the senate and President Jackson assented to the same principle; and President Polk carried the idea into execution in the treaty with New Granada, by which the neu- trality of the Isthmus of Panama so that a canal or railroad might he constructed between tb two seas. and tle Panama he "open to all nations on the same terms"
 When Secretary of State Clayton en- tered upon his duties he found the Mic aragua route demanded immediate at esptentien. Two cgmpanies of capital ists one British and one American, the latter headed by Cornelius Vanderbilt were each endeavoring to get grant from the government of Nicara qua foS the purpose of constructing ship canal the American company seeking the aid of their own governments.
 The commercial question was com Dlicated by a dfH eTence between NlCdEt- qua and the British government Ieng before our Revlution England had set tlement at Balize, in the Bay of HonGur- as. and assumed a protectorate over the Mosquito Indians, who occupied strip of the coast along the Caribbean Sea. It was claimed by England that the port of San Juan fell within the limits of this prot ectorate. but this was denied by Nicaragua. In January, 1S4S two Brit ish ships of war entered the San Juan river, stormed the fort and gained pos session of the town.
 At this time, owing to the efforts which were made by the rival Ameri- can and English companies, a jealous feeling existed on the part of both of these great maritime powers" eacn be ing 'desirous of obtaining some ex- elusive advantage to itself in reference to the opening of this route of inter oceanic communication It was abso- Iutely necessary that there should De an understanding between the United States l and Great Britain, and a treaty was concluded on April 19, between Clayton and Henry Lytton, the British Ministe-
 The purpose of the convention was stated to be "for facilitating and pro- ttecting the construction of ship canal between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by the Nicaragua route. Both govern ments pledged themselves never to obtain
 exclusive control over said canal; never
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bs daylight.
 He decided not to tell his wife. With the lights out he placed the tips of his fingers together and lay still for sev- erst minutes Then he moved slightly ana was quiet again for several minutes Naturally after time he began to squirm. but he kept the finger tips to- gether.
 Tse wife noticing the restlessness and the finger tip performance, inquired ir- ritably: Edward. what in the world are you doing?'
 Nothing" he sheepishly replied, and soon was asleep from the fatigue of holding the finger tips together. Now he does't know whether to give credit to the finger tip ordeal or thanks to his wife for breaking the spell"
 Why She Couldn't Eat.
 The young wife with new cook seem- cd to have lost her appetite.
 What is the trouble, sick?' asked the husband when she failed to eat the tasty
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VACATION CHANCES

T wish I had decided to stay at home this summer began the dainty little wife. Then l wouldn't have advertised for cottage. had no idea such lot of people would be waiting for me to put my ad in and then hasten to reply to it. It doesn't seem as though there had been much of anything for a vast mum Der of folks to do till they saw the chance to answer my request for a small cottage at an inland lake where the bathing was good I have worked all day and there is a whole pile of answers over there haven't even opened, James,"
 .sWeH, we'll" said the sympathetic husband, sitting down amidst the swirl of envelopes and paper. Doesn't any thing sound good to your
 -Oh my yes. .7 cried the dainty little wife. Every cottage read about Is % perfectly beautiful that it seems ex- actly what I want, but you see there might be something better among the other letters, so can't decide on it.
 Here is one at Piecrust lake. It has fourteen rooms and there can't be any Ecod swimming because they particularly say the lake Is so shallow I need not be afraid os my children getting drown ed. Maybe I should have stated in my
 
 would not, have had the trouble of writ ing, but never thought of it.
 "And this cottage af Gelatine Dells has always created enthusiasm among every one who ever rented it, It is completely furnished with the exception of bedding table linen. kitchen stove window eur tsins. beds, chairs and porch thingT but they suggest we could send pp some articles parcel post And there isn't any lake at the Dells."
 Maybe that's why they neglected tC state how the swimming was" said tht sympathetic husband brightly 'Yol might telegraph and ask, if it appeal' to you. What is this pink letter?'
 sThat?" asked the dainty little wife wr,nkling her brows. "Oh, that is iron a boarding house on Raspberry bay They say I never can get cook to g' to a summer cottage and that they grov their own vegetables and chickens, bu the picture of the house seems to cove | all the lot and I don't know where the, would grow them unless on the rooi | Resides can. see a phonograph on tn | front porch and 1t looks like jazz, came tomatoes and mosquitoes to me. I wan mv own little cottage where I can q | just as I choose-
 "ot course. you do," said the sympa
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tketic husband I've can live on boiled eggs and green peas if we can't get a cook. Surely there are loads of small summer cottages-''
 All of them were built by million aires who had begun to lose their minds and wanted to splurge," his wife told him. "rhis one at Silver Fork lake has a supola, ten bedrooms. six servants rooms, three parlors and a vegetable eel lar. There is a grass lawn of three acres you'd have to keep cut and they say it is place simply overfowing with the spirit of hospitality in every nook, so all our relstives would certain ly want to come and visit us-r
 Cut it out" the sympathetic husband said hastily. T thought we were going away to give you a restl But you ad- vertised for a small cottaget'
 T guess peoples ideas differ" the dainty little wife said win a sigh ''rhis one from GargoyIe Heights states that six eager tenants are waiting for me to refuse Allemand Hall so that they can grah it and tell you I feel my respon- sibilityi The minute I say wouldn't take Allemand Hall on a bet-it has mid Victorian fretwork all over it's front and greatly resembles the home in Sale Lake which Brigham Young built for Amelia six determined renters are going to pitch | into a fight to the death. The view over l rolling country and fertile farmland Is so much nicer than any lake would pos | sfbly be. But I couldn't possible swin. in fertile farmland.
 Certainly notr, said the sympathetic husband. Isn't there anything in this pile?"
 There's one from Henpeck rivr.- said the dainty little wife. Nobody hathes in the river because there are
 holes and duicksands. the letter says ! but the river is nice to look at and any.
 how there are so many automobile road.
 that my time will be fully occupied tha
 way It is a tent colony. too. which i,
 much more healthful than stuffy house
 they point out. I am downright discour
 aged"
 Well" said the sympathetic husband
 going to the phone. then m tell Hobsol we'll take the cottage he told me sbou
 at Pineapple lake It has five room
 and the water is so deep you can div
 and nice people go there. I was waitin to see if you had landed anything" q seem 10 have landed a good man things" said the dainty little wife wit a relieved sigh. "But I guess I'd jus
 as soon go to Pineapple lake If you don : mind, James "-Fxchange.
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to erect fortihcations commanding the same; and not to colonize, or assume or exercise and dominion over Nicaragua. Costa Riea. the Mosquito coast or any part of Central America,
 They agreed to protect the com pany that shall undertake the work and that they would exert the influence they possessed with the Central American government to facilitate it's construction. The United States and Great Britain will guarantee the neutrality and security of the canal when completed, long as no unfair discriminations are made or un- reasonable tolls exacted. And they in vite all friendly states to enter into sim liar stipulations with them. as tas<Ereat desire of this convention was the con struction and maintenance the two oceans for the benefit of mankind on equal terms to all.'
 But the eighth article of the treaty the governments of the United States and Great Britain expressed the desire not only ito accomplish a particular ob- ject. but to establish a general principle, and they agree to extend their protec- ton by treaty stipulaions" to a canal or railway that may be constructed by way of Tehuntapec dr Panama.
 Before the notifications of the treaty were exchanged Bulwer .notifsst Clay ton that he was instructed to insist on an explanatory declaration that the stip- ulations as to the neutral territory did not apply to Balize, or as 1t was more fre- quently called. British Honduras.
 Before replying the Secretary If State asked William R. King. who was chair man of the committee on foreign rels- tions, what was the understanding of the senate when the treaty was eonffrrn- ed. His reply was that British Hon. duras was not included
 The treaty was ratified in the sem ate by vote of 42 to 10. In the af- firmative may be found the names of Webster, Claw. Seward and Cass. each of whom. at some portion of his life. oc- cupied the state department and three of whom are renowned for their diplo- matic achievements. The treaty wac | favorable to unrestricted commercial in tercourse. and was in line with our tra- ditional policy. Yet it has given rise te many disputed questions for the. United 1 tates and England drew a different mean. 1 ing from several of the articles, and ID. on several occasions serious contro. versies arose particularly since the pres ent canal has been completed.
 CTomoraow frhe Underground Railroad.
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developed in great volume but 1t was so handled that those concerned were disposed to get away from all partieipa tion in it just as soon as they couid, They couldn't understand the inesScien- cy that was displayed. They became sick and tired of trying to get any sat isfaction The cases of discoura cement were general instead of isolated. There are reasons for believing that such con ditions have been remsdied but the change was so long coming that very large number who should have been in terested in maintaining their government insurance dropped 1t altogether or went elsewhere.
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food which she had always enjoyed so much.
 No, I'm not sick-just not hungry" the wife replied.
 Well, it's the first day I ever saw you that way.'
 After the meal was over and the com pany gone the husband got the real req son. You know our cook is such a good one" she said q never have gone into the kitchen, but this evening I did so, and l found the reason for the per feet taste of everything. The cook was busiiy engaged tasting everything and she was using the same spoon. and she never washed it once. That is why l couldn't eat"
 And the next day the cook was dis charged.
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It p.pend, on tn. Man.

Wall street, says Mrs. Stillmsn, breeds Tamerianes and Alexanders-a race of supermen mad for wealth and authority. impatient of criticism and unwilling to admit even their wives to intellectual equality. But not all rulers are carried away by it. nor all ship captains, nor all Wall street magnates. Power that a wise man handles easily goes to the head of a feather-top until he imsE- ines himself sultan and becomes un- bearable or absurd. It depends oa the man.-Nev York World.
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Four pictures shown at the recent exhibition at the Royal Academy. Lem don. were from the brush of an artist who is past ninety years of age. He is B. W. Leader, who is famed for his studies of calm evening landscapes. He is already at work on a painting for next years exhibition.
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Apparently the beauty of the daisy, like the dandeliont would have continued to get little attention but for the advent of prohibition.
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That New York magistrate who gives seized liquor to policemen because it is unfit for the hospitals either has a grudge against the bluecoats CT be- ieyes them poison proof.
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One report says the watermelon crop is promising That of course means an important contribution to a happy sum mer
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New York had a parade of white wings with snow blows and snow removing tractors but it didn't even serve to cool the atmosphere.
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One more verdict is furnished to sup port the claim that if woman desires to murder man and go free she should first entice him to Chicago.
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One of the sides of stAseii1e ssadem given much advance thought is that which eonfronts 5000 chorus girls in New York who cannot locate q job.
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To many family it seems to be a fact that the longest days in the year are the coaIIess ones, or nearly 90.
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The opportunity to see the winnecke comet doesn't come very often. but about as frequently as do the chances to see the big circuses.
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The unwilIingness of Greece to accept the mediation of the allies makes it as spme the responsibility for not doing SO
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Those who have such a surplus of su- gar will take hope with the opening of the canning season.
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The man on the corner says: Heat is more popular when it doesn't chum around with humidity.
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Stories That Recall Other.
Did It Work?

Did It Work?
 He couldn't sleep. He had read that if one would put the tips of the fingers of one hand against the tips of the iin- gers of the other, one could go to sleep immediately and the next thing would
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Mine is blasted life" remarked the man as he went sailing through bound1ess space after kicking a can of dynamite.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

That old habit of keeping an eye on the thermometer is popular again.
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uEnBER OF IHE AssoeiArEB FRIss. The Aaoeisbd Prssa - sEelaavviy sHtils4 Co the fsr rseubnuntieH sf ail Hswn aspeth- a credited ie h ev nat othsswisg credited ste this paper and also fas loeal Hess puehuhed hrrsln.
 All arhu Of fsputaics,icn q wseld dss- ssiekes s. Frn gre siss, Fssrvsd.
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The Goodrich price reduction which took efe6 May 2nd was without reservation. It included Silvertowns together with Good rich Fabric tires and Goodrich Red and Gray inner tubes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
HARDING EXPECTED SOON
TO FREE EUGENE v. DEBS
Case 10 Be Taken UP First Because
He Was Rival Candidate

Washington, Nov, 1G. - Consid-
Grafton Of appeals for the release of 145
war offenders now in Federal prisons
was taken up by the Adminisrta-
ton yesterday. following the Pres
ident's peace proclamation. 1t is indi-
Gated the case of Eugene V. Dcbs, now
Imprisoned at Atlanta, would be taken
I'M first bcause he was n rival candi-
date of President Harding last No
vcmber. Other officials confirmed that
rcport. The Presidents decision IL ex-
pected soon.
The understanding here has been that
the Administration probably would re
lease Debs, although few were prepared
to predict whether that action would
take the form of Communication of sen =
tence or full pardon with restoration of
all civil rights.
4 hmrli army Of plckets, including
some Medal of Honor cx- service mon.
made demonstration yesterday before
Continental Memorial Hall. where the
Arms Conference met. and demanded
that the United States free its political
prisoners.
1t was said the picketing wonld con .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
WOMAN ASKS PART
OF HANNA ESTATE
Miss June Evans Says She Was
Engaged to Wed Late
Cleveland Publisher
RESIsTS CANCELLATIONS

White Plains, n. ", Nov. 1G.--ATiss
June Avis Evans. who says she was en-
gagged to the late Dan Il. Hanna,
wealthy Cleveland publisher, yesterday
began proceedings indicating her inten-
tiO1 to sue for n share In the estate, es-
timated at his death to be worth S10,-
000, 900.
Mr.. Hanna's will, which was filed
here on Monday, divided the bulk
Of his estate between his three sons,
provision having been made for his
daughters in his lifetime and no be-
quests having been made to his four
divorced wives.
The will, executed on August II,
1920, consists Of four typewriter pages.
There were two interlineations, both
later imperfectly blotted out and marked
Cancelled in the testator's handwrit.
ing. One of those referred to giving his
country estate, THE Croft" and a
large amount Of personal property TO
his son, Daniel X.
Another botted -out paragraph in the
margin of the paper, which can be read
through the blur, says, 1T being my in :
tcntion to marry June Avis Evans' 4;
thea several words are indistinguishable
and the paragraph ends. SHOULD die
before such marriage takes place in
StruCt my executors to provide trust. "
Then more blotting. making the rest Of
the paragraph illegible.
Attorneys for Miss Evans yesterday
obtained permission to photograph the
will. They assert the instrument leaves
tC Miss Evans IN annuity Of S25 900 in
addition to the country estate, The
Croft and large amount of personal
property.
Miss Evans and Mr.. Hanna were to
BIZ married as soon as the lNttcr was
legally free to do so, according to les =
lie G. Ferguson, one Of the petitioner 4
attorneys. Mr.. Ferguson called at
tcntion TO the fact that the alleged can =
collation. Of the bcquests to Miss Evans
WIS not witnessed, and therefore IL
legal, adding that every attempt would
be made to obtain for Miss Evans the
beQuests for which she Is mentioned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
YOUNG WOMAN ATTACKED
WHILE ALONE IN HOUSE
Knocked Unconscious and Bound to
Gas Stove With Burners Turned On

Knocked Unconscious and Bound to
Gas Stove With Burners Turned On
Doylestown, Pa, Nov. 1G.-A mur-
derous assault by a Negro and a white
man was made on Miss Stella Velley.
aged twenty-five years, while alone In
the home of John Scully, of Newtown.
fifteen miles south of here, yesterday
afternoon. Miss Vclley is in very
serious condition as a result of the at
tack.
When the young woman opened the
kitchen door in response to knock she
was confronted by Negro and white
man. The Negro tried to seize her, but
she drew back into the dining room and
there desperate struggle ensued.
Miss Nelley was knocked unconscious
by the Negro, and when she regained
consciousness she was bound hand and
foot and tied with rope to the gas
range, whose burners had been turned
on, evidently in an attempt to murder
her. Her assailants had fled.
She struggled to turn off the flow of
gas. Unable to use her hands and with
blood streaming from her mouth from
wound, she finally succeeded in get.
ting the gas levers into her mouth and
turned them off. BY the use of her
teeth she got loose from the range and
then collapsed.
Regaining consciousness she trawled
to the front room of the house and
telephoned a call for help to the oper-
ator who. thinking somebody was Ill,
sent for DR.. G.. A. Parker, Jr., Of New
town. Miss Velley's body is covered
with decorations and bruises.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
BANDIT AN ESCAPED FELON
Captured and Identified by Finger
prints as Roy Gardner

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 1G.-(By A.
PA bandit captured here last night
at the Santa Fe station following an
attempt to rob mail car, was identi-
fed by finger prints today MS Roy Gard
ncr. who recently escaped from the Fed
cral penitentiary at McNcil's Island.
According TO the police, Gardner ad &.
mitted his identity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16

Arthur and Michael Conlon, that they
should all share in whatever fortune any
If them should win.
Terence was an ingenious youth and
when the horse clipping began to grow
airesoriic he invented u flexible shaft for
his clippers TO make it easier. The
horse clipping machine made money Tor
him and the principle of the flexible
shaft, which he applied TO other inven-
tions, started him on the road to wealth:
1t was about this time that he changed
his name and when he put his flexible
shaft idea into speedometer and
organized a company to manufactur
and handle 1t. his fortune was made.
When Stewart died the two partners
of his youthful days, one of whom had
changed his name TO Michael Clark. ap-
pcared 90 claim their share under. TN"
old partnership agreement. Their claim
was considered valid enough to EMIT c
Arthur +. Conion to $40 900 under an
order of the Surrogate's Court of Suf-
folk County, y. Y. and Michael Clark
$3.50, 900 under order Of Chicago
court.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
.FARRAR SLAPPED
. HIM, LOU AYERS.
vvite Would Also Wake Him to
Read Love Poems, As
sorts TeIIegen
rIeuTs MISCONDUCT CHARGE

New York. Nov. 18.-"Extremc
cruelty" by Geraldine Farrar will be
.,srred by Lou Tcllegen when the act
or's separation suit against the opera
',or comes to trial, it was said yester-
dov By his attorney, Harry N. Stein
fed.
Tellegen told his lawyer;
"sbe made life unbearable for me. I
.hsIl charge extreme cruelty. ] never
,rsv when she would attack me. I
rss not only locked out Of my home,
hut was continually beaten and
s,.nned, My life was made most un-
comfortable" ="
His wife, said Tellegen, often awoke
!, the night to read to him passages
from n most affectionate poem.
Tellegen is reported to be deeply in
censed at his wife's accusations and IS
said to be preparing TO- counter with
moro charges against her.
The actor is said TO have Cancelled
b;s tour in blind Youth" for the ex-
nress purpose Of preparing papers SUBJ
stnntiatng these charges and Of meet
inr the divorce counter claim put in
nv his ginger wife.
He will ask the Supreme Court to
dismiss her divorce suit on the ground
there is absolutely no basis for her allie
sstlon that he was guilty Of misconduct
with a woman in this State, let alone
similar misconduct 'in every State" as
alleged by Miss Farrar.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for Miss
Farrar. said
at is rubbish that we name only one
woman. Counsel for Tellegen has de-
clared that when we charged he was
unfaithful to his wife in every State in
the Union we had In mind only one
woman and that she was a member Of
his company on tour with him through
out the country.
"There were number Of women, as
n matter Of fact "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
|SPEEDOMETER KING
WAS TERRY O'BR|EN
Late John K. Stewart Started
Life in Vermont as Poor
Irish Lad
COMRADES SHARE RICHES

New York, Nov. 1G. - The late
John X. Stewart. millionaire head
of the Stewart Warner Specdom-
eter Corporation. was born forty
seven years ago in little hamlet in
the hills of Vermont under the name Of
Terence O'Brlen, it was revealed in
Surrogate's Court yesterday, at hear
ing on suit brought by his daughter
charging the administrators with mis-
managing the 81 1000, 600 estate.
O'Brien went west to seek his for
tune at IN early age. lie obtained n
job clipping horses and entered into a
sort Of agreement with two other lads,