Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-12

Washington reports indicate railroad legislation cannot be passed before the Christmas recess of Congress.
 United States Steel Corporation in it's monthly statement reported unfill- | ed orders amounting to 7.12S,330 tons. i
 The London Stock Exchange, in ad- dition to closing Christmas Day, will | not be in session Dec. 26, 27 and Jan. 1.
 Annual convention of the New York l State Federation will be held at Ai- bany during the last week of next Au- gust.
 House passed and sent to the Sem ate the anti-dumping bill designed to prevent flooding of this country with foreign goods.
 Fire losses in this country and Canada during November were $23,- 450,000 a decrease of $1S3,699 over previous month.
 Senate foreign relations committee ordered favorable report on bill providing for appointment of a United States minister to Finland.
 Frank L. Polk, head of the Ameri- can peace mission, before leaving Paris for the United States, declared Berlin would sign the protocol.
 United States gold coin amounting to $2.000,000 was withdrawn from the sub treasury for export. Half of the amount will go to South America.
 
 Charles H. Fiske of Boston an nounced the creation of scholarship fund of S8,Oo0 at Trinity College Eng land, for the benefit of American stu dents.
 Bunker Hill monument is falling apart Representative James II. Bren- nan asserted during a debate in the House of Representatives in MnS sachusetts.
 A bill embodying comprehensive plan for national unemployment in surance will be introduced by the government in the House of Commons before Christmas.
 The Bay State Pink Granite Com pany of Milford was, placed in the hands of r. NJ. Clark of Milford and F. J. Mcleod of Cambridge as tenn porary receivers.
 American business men in Stock holm were aroused by the announce ment that 1,So0 British trade repre- sentatives were going to Sweden to esta abish various bureaus.
 Assistant Postmaster General Pragera declared before the House Postoffice committee that owing to missing train connections 85,O00,0 900 letters were delayed during March.
 Train No. 232 on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, Auburn Division, was ditch l ed a mile and half soutL of Harford Mills when rear gear in the loco motive tender broke. Many were hurt.
 A resolution was passed by the 1 Senate making immediately available 1 the S600,000 previously appropriated l by Congress to enforce the act reg ulating entry of aliens into this coun- try.
 | The nomination of Representative Alexander, democrat, Missouri. to be secretary of commerce to succeed l Ns signed, was confirmed by the senate late yesterday.
 | Two thousand employees of the Bel. laire steel plant of the Carnegie Stee Co. voted to return to work. Two l thousand employees of the Benwooc
 mills of the Wheeling Steel and Iror Co. took similar action.
 l Captain Ross Smith, in . Vickers Vimy aeroplane arrived at Port Oar win, Australia, finishing his 12,00i mile flight from London, and winning the prize of .e1O,00O offered by thu Australian government
 Secretary Wilson declined to trans init to the House Immigration Com -i Inittee. the report of A. W. Parker formerly of the migration service, re garding the adinistration of Imnigra tion Commissioner Howe, of New Yorl II Raoul Peret, former president c the budget commission of the Frenc , Chamber of Deputies, advocates crea tion of a fund of five or six billio l l francs by new taxes and opening l commercial relations with Germany 9 I a means of easing off the financis 9 situation.