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The Washington times., 1919-03-21
NORTH CAROLINA WILL
FINANCE JOB BUREAUS

RALEIGH, y. c., March 21.-Gov
Thomas w. Beckett announced TODAY
that North Carolina will take care OF
financing branches of the Federal Fin
ployment Bureau, left without sup
port when Congress adjourned and
failed to pass legislation granting
this service appropriations.
Communities in which the labor bu-
reaus were located are assuming their
support and will cooperate with tie
central office in Raleigh. Headquar-
ters in this city will be in charge of
DR.. Ramsey.
1t was announced also that the gov
ernor would issue "A proclamation
shortly looking to the assurance of
adequate support for the employment
work.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
BRITAIN MAY
. Be INGRIP Of
GREAT STRIKE
TOMORROW

LONDON, March 21.-Great
Britain is facing the greatest labor
crisis in its history. It will cul-
inmate tonight, when the triple al
lisnce"-miners, railway men and
transport workers-meet to decide
whether a general strike shall be
called tomorrow. While the gov
erument has offered some conces-
sions to both the railway men and
miners, labor leaders declare it must
yield to every demand of the triple
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
THREE KILLED WHEN GIANT
LOCOMOTIVE BLOWS UP

SCRANTON. Pc. March 21.-Three
men were killed today when a ninety
ton locomotive pulling a freight train
on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad blew up at Cresco
The dead are:
RUSSELL E. TEETS. engineer, OF
StroudsbUrg, Pa.
HARRY DENNIS, fireman of
StrOudsburg, Pa.
4. II. WILLIAMS trainman. of
Paradise.
The cause OF the accident has not
been determined. Traffic was tied up
for three hours.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
rLANs TO TEACH SCHOOL. y.

WENATCHEE. Wash, March III
Never too old TO teach Is the theory
OF the Rev. B. T. Sharpe, pastor OF
the Presbyterian church here. who,
at the aged OF seventy-two years. has
taken the examination for n school
teachers certificate. II he passes the
examination ne expects to teach
school IN this district,
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
HINDENBURG DEFENDS
FORMER KAISER'S FLIGHT

BERLIN, March 21.-Eield Marshal
Won HindenburG has issued a state
ment defending the KaiseT's flight.
He chose the best course to serve
the Fatherland. save us from further
losses and misery and restore peace"
Won Hindenburg said.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
WOMAN DIES OF FRIGHT
WATCHING BANDIT BATTLE

CHICAGO. March 2t.-WhiIe George
Gauer, dry goods merchant. battled
with four armed bandits in his store
last night, Mrs. Mary Mahoney, a Gus
toner, dropped dead, supposedly of
heart disease, induced by fright. The
bandits, after seriously wounding
Gauer, fled empty-handed.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
TURKS ovERRUN SMYRNA ZONE

ATHENS, March 21.-Bands of
Turkish soldiers and civilians are
overrunning the Smyrna district, and
conditions there are described as be-
ing critical. according to information
reaching here. On Thursday last a
party passed through Budja. They
found fifty Greek bodies decapitated
and partly burned.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
BAND CONCERT
BY SOLDIERS HOME BAND
IN STANLEY HALL,

IN STANLEY HALL
THIS EVENING. BEGINNING AT
6:I5 O'CLOCK.
JOHN s. NJ. 'ZIMMERafANN, Director.
March, Yankee Grit ... Hickman
International fantasia, Airs of
Our AllleS ........ Robinson
Transcription, "Tha Last Hope"
Gottschalk
(ReQuest)
Selection, Foxy Qulller" De Koven
(Request.)
A Pepperette, The Persian Lamb
rag " eErtCn
Paraphrase, The Loreley". .Nesvadba
(Request.)
Finale, The League OF Nations"
Pierson
Dust pubIished.)
The Star-Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1919-03-21

Money saved f. what counts. Money
Invested in War Savings Stamps
grows day and night.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21

eight-hour week and overtime pay
at the rate Of time and a quarter for
Sundays, time and a half for night
work, and a 36-cent bonus for night.
The present wage basis would con-
tinue the balance of the year. The
government pointed out that even
these cOncessions-which are far
short of the workers demands
would necessitate a general rate in
crease. Naturalization of the rail-
ways was not mentioned in the gov
ernment's order.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
SISTERS TESTIFY IN TRIAL
 OF MRS. A E. A, GILLIGAN

Middletown. Conn. June 24-The day in the trial of Mrs. Amy E. Archer Gillisan, charged with the murder of Franklin R. Andrews of Cheshire was occupied by the defense in the use of witnesses 10 establish the mental state or the accused preceding and at the time of the death of Andrews. In the afternoon Catherine Dugan, sister of Mrs. Gilligan, testified. as had another sister earlier. of the sending of un- needed supplies by Mrs. Gilligan to her relatives. She also testified that she was at the home in Windsor the day of Andrews death and found her sister unconscious on the floor. Mrs Gilligan also complained of pains in the head at the same time the wit ness stated.
 Mrs. liilda Harrington of Windsor testified that she thought Mrs Gilli- gan was nervous rather than insane.
 Former Sheriff Edward w Dewey testified that in his opinion Mrs. Gilli- igan was not shamming insanity but mght be in state of remorse
 Dr. Thomas O'Connell' of East Hartford. physician to Mrs. Gilligan from lk91 until 1902. declared that he did not on those dates think she was insane but might have become so lat CT.
 Cancelled checks and other private papers of the accused woman were ordered brought into court The trial Will be continued omorrow 10 o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
Strike Of Bay State
 Carmen Has Ended
Announcement Made by John H. Reardon of the Execu- tive Board of the Interna- tional Union.

Boston, June 24-The strike of aoout 3,5O0c ar men of the Eastern Mas sachusetts Railway company was of- nclally declared ended tonight and the cars will resume their regular sched- tie tomorrow morning. This action was taken at a meeting here of the conference board of the ten local unions that had been on strike.
 u was not announced how many of the locals had voted in favor of re- turning to the cars, but the aggregate vote was overwhelmingly in favor of this course. The bare result wa announced by members of the con ference board and John H. Reardon of the executive board of the information al union, who stood ready to suspend rom membership all men who refused to obey the order of William D. Ma non, international president, to re- turn to work by tomorrow morning.
 A meeting of the conference board Will be held tomorrow to discuss plans Tor a conference which MT. Reardon nas arranged with the management of the company, when the use of the hand fare register on open cars, mod lhcatlon of the present working agree ment and other grievances will be con- slaered, with a view of possible arbi tration.
 The strike began in Lowell on June lb and few days later the men in Wo- ourn struck in sympathy. Lawrence soon followed and last Sunday morn Ing the other walked out. tieing TIT practically the entire system north ot Boston and the Quincy district on the south side of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25

words Seal of the President of the United States"
 Some of the seals supplied by the delegates are merely monosrams' un-i adorned in striking contrast to the, elaborate coats of. arms supplied by, Premier Paderewski of Poland and other European officials. The French treatq experts regard the Chinese and Japanese seals as the most artistic These are chiefly the names of the delegates in Oriental letters, and are, adorned with flowers and quaint fig ures.
 The expectation was that strictly personal seals will be used, but. like President Wilson. M. Vandervelde, representing Belgium, is using an off, cial seal the Belgian coat of arms en- circled by the words Minister of Jus tice"
 The German delegates will sign af-i ter the allies.
 The order in which the allied dele gates will sign after the signatures of the president and premiers are attach ed, will be according to the alphabeti- cal order of the names. of the coun- tries they represent. When the sig natures are completed the entente party will emerge on the terrace at the side of the palace. where all the great fountains will be playing in the gardens. The Germans will leave on the' side where they entered
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
PROCLAMATION CALLS FOR
 LICENSE OF WHEAT DEALERS

New York. June 24-Julius Barnes, United States wheat director, an- nounced tonight that President Wilson has signed a proclamation putting un. der license of the wheat director per- sons, firms, corporations and associa- tions dealing in wheat. wheat four o, baking products manufactured either wholly or partly from wheat four. -
 The only exceptions are farmers and small bakers.
 The proclamation, which goes into effect July 15, applies to the business of storing or distributing wheat, or manufacturing, storing or distributing wheat four" as well as to the manu- lecturers of bread or other bakers products either wholly or partly from wheat four.
 Exceptions are listed as follows: (A) Bakers and manufacturers of bakery products whose consumption of four in the manufacture of such products is, in the aggregate, less than
 fifty barrels per month.
 (B) Retailers and farmers or CO., operative associations of farmers or l other persons with respect to the products of any farm or other land owned leased or cultivated by them. Common carriers are required to se- cure on or before July 15 a license from Mir. Barnes ''in such form, under l such conditions and under such rules
 and regulations governing the conduct | of the business as he may from time l to time prescribe"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
IRISH REPUBLIC PROPOSES
 BOND ISSUE OF E1.Ooo. .Oof1 o0o

New York, June 24.-The Irish re- public proposes to issue bonds to the amount of one million pounds sterl- ing, President Eamonn De Valera an- nounced here tonight. The minister of finance is preparing a prospectus which will be issued soon. he said Half the issue will be offered to the public for immediate subscriptions, 250,0O0 pounds in Ireland and 25O,O0O pounds abroad. The bonds will be of denominations ito meet the needs of small investors"
 In order to obtain for our own de jeure government and for the Irish re- public which the Irish people have wliled to set up, the necessary inter- national recognition. MT. De Valera said, i've shall send at once our ac- credited representatives to Paris to the peace conference and to the League of Nations. We shall give
 them all necessary authority, and that they may proceed there in a
 manner be1tting their character as
 the representatives of a nation. we shall apply for the necessary safe
 conduct to enable them to pass
 through the naval and military cor
 dons with which the power in occu-
 'a1tion of our country has surrounded us.
 We shall send also to other coun- tries a number of duly accredited am- bassadors and consuls to see that the position of Ireland is understood as 1t truly is and not as English propa- ganda would represent it and in gen. eral to see that the interests of Ire land in these countries are in no way neglected. We shall thus resume that intercourse with other peoples which bef1ts us as a separate nation, that intercourse which it has been the chief aim of English statescraft to cut off and which indeed English power has succeeded in cutting off for over & century.
 '.To measures such as the English
 ways and communications bill. design | ed as regards Ireland, to prevent Irish men from using the natural resources Of their own country, we shall offer l all the resistance we command as be- l ing both injurious and unjust It will 1 be the special duty of our director of trade to examine, in cooperation with public bodies, how best to make our | resistance effective.
 | Tt is obvious that the work of our government cannot be carried on 1 without funds. The minister of finance ] is accordingly preparing a prospectus I which will shortly be published for l the issue of a loan of one million
 sterling, 5G0,000 pounds to be offered to the public for immediate subscrip- tion. 250,000 pounds at home and
 25Q,0 900 pounds abroad in bonds ot such amounts as to meet the needs oi | the small subscriber"
 | The bond issue will be repaid, MT
 De Valera said. six months after the
 English evacuation of Ireland. He
 denied emphatically that Russian ol German money ever had been useG for promoting the cause of Ireland
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
TWO coUNTERFEITERS
 SENTENCED AT HARTFORD

Hartford, Conn.,, June 24-Louis Stoezic and Andrew Reuckas, charged with counterfeiting, were sentenced to three years each in the federal pent- tentiary at Atlanta by Judge Edwin |. Garvin in the United tates district court today. The two young men had previously confessed that they had raised bills and passed them. first in Scranton, Pa, and later in Hartford and Waterbury. Their method of procedure was to clip the corner Of bills of low denomination and by past ing other figures raise them to higher value.
 Previous to the session of court Judge Garvin heard and granted the petition of the department of justice to amend the complaint against the International Silver company, charged with violation of the contract labor law. The amendment contained ad-- ditional facts and changed the form of complaint opening the way war re- argument of the case. The case dates back about two years. -r-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
SEEK ACTION AGAINST
 & BERKSHIRE ICE COMPANY

New Haven, Conn.,. June 24.-A vote of the board of aldermen tonight sau- thorizes the sending of report of a citizens committee named by Mayor David F. Fitzgerald to the United States district attorney at Hartford, to the prosecuting, attorney of New Haven county and to the city attor- ney here for their scrutiny and to be used at their discretion as the foun- dation of possible action against, the Berkshire Ice Company and some of it's officers. The committee reported tonight that it believed. the ice cor poration have charged extortionately for it's product; that it had stif1ed competition by unfair methods and virtually had monopoly of the busi- ness. ..
 After, reciting facts concerning the placing of ice at S1.a hundred pounds for retail trade after competition had been elimina the committee recom- mended:
 Continuance of ice. stations by the city. M
 A municipal ice plant of 15o tons daily capacity under lease to compe- tent parties if a referendum should sanction this proposal.
 City backing. without municipal control, of a cooperative ice com- pany to supply merchants with 100 tons daily.
 Or, as alternatives:
 A contract with responsible persons for ten years guaranteeing to the full supply of the city's ice needs at req sonable price, the ice supply to be un- der municipal control and free from competition by the contractors.
 A lease by the city of local waters whereon a harvest commensurate with New sHaven's needs may be obtained with proper storehouses. t.9 4f
 An ordinance requiring dealers to sell ice only by standard weight was advocated and the aldermen voted to authorize their committee on ordi- nances to draft such a measure. Ex- cept for this recommendation and the one advising sending of the evidence secured to. prosecuting agents consid- eration of the report was left for a future aldermanic session.
 The committee reported that its investigation showed that "there is absolutely no justification for the present price at which ice is being sold in New Haven." and beyond doubt the ruthless methods of the sinister and powerful natural ice combine ir this state made the harried dealers glad to- get out of the business alto gether., On. the other hand, the i'm pressive list of its victims has made new ventures in the ice trade too pre- carious to be attractive"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
AGREEMENT ON REPEAL OF
 GOVT CONTROL OF WIRES

Washington, June 24.-Agreement was reached late today by senate and house conferees on legislation to re- peal government control of telegraph, telephone and other wire systems. The conferees adopted the house plan of terminating government control at midnight on the last day of the calen- dar month in which the law is ap- proved.
 Toll and local exchange telephone rates would be continued four months unless sooner changed by state com- missions, under the conference agree ment-a compromise between the ninety days rate extension clause of the senate bill and the six months continuance proposed by the house.
 The practical effect of the legisla- tion, the conferees stated, will be that all of the wires will be returned to private control and operation at mid- night July 31. as it is expected confi- dently that the law will be signed by the president early in July.
 Action on the conference report will be had first in the house and prompt ratification of the conference agree ment is anticipated in both bodies of congress. the time for ending govern ment control and the telephone rate extension questions being the only subjects in dispute.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
MRS. LUNpGREMlTEsT1FIEs
 IN HER OWN BEHALF

Lawrence, Mass, June 24.-Speaking in so low voice that it was tounL necessary to move her chair close to the jury box Mrs. Bessie M. (SkeelS) Lundgren, on trial for the murder of Miss Florence W. Gay, testified in her own defense today. She will resume the stand tomorrow morning.
 Because her physicians said they feared for her health Mrs. Skeels was allowed to remain seated even when taking the oath. She told of the principal incidents in her life and described conditions in the Gay home in Andover, where she attended Miss Gay and her mother as a nurse.
 Mrs. Skeels said that she went to the Gay home on Thanksgiving day, 1916, as a substitute nurse for Mrs. Gay, who was an invalid, but was soon engaged permanently and re- mained until February, 1918. Mrs. Gay, she said, was helpless and Miss Gay was very thin, nervous and hysterical, with frequent crying spells. She said that Miss Gays face was disfgured by skin trouble and her hands were sore. For this, she said, Miss Gay took a bromide preparation in quantities. In the summer of 1917, the witness said, Miss Gay suffered from what Mrs Skeels believed was bronchial pneu- monia but would not have 8 doctor so, she, as nurse, took charge of the case. At that time, she said, Miss Gay acted very. queerly, often locking her self in the bathroom and at one time running about 4unclothed downstairs Against the patients wishes she said Dr.. Charles E., Abbott, of Andover was called in and said that she was suffering from mental and physical breakdown - +-.La.-+-:
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
TO SUBSTITUTE GERMAN
 BONDS FOR BELGIAN DEBTS

Paris, June 24.-(By The Associa ted Pressl. The council today signed a document giving formal approval to priority for Belgium in separations to be paid by Germany, to the amount of 2,500,0o0,000 francs The council also confirmed the plan to wipe out the Belgian war debt through the substi- tuition of German bonds for the Bel gian obligations, the four great pow CTS to take over the German bonds, subject to the approval of their re- spective legislative bodies.
 The bonds the powers propose to take over are of a special issue which the peace terms require Germany to make, to reimburse Belgium for all the sums she was obliged to borrow in consequence of the violation of the treaty of 1889.
 The American delegation proposed some time ago to give Belgium prior ity in the renara tions, and also ap- proved the plan for eliminating her war debt. but final decision was de- ferred until the treaty had been com pleted..
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
FORMER SENATOR BEVERIpcE,s
 VIEW OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Bedford, Pa. June 24-The United states, by joining the league of na- tlons, would deliberately surrender her freedom Of action and decision as to her own rights. powers and policies. as well as her sovereignty and inde- pendence, said Albert J. Beveridee former United States senator, of In diana. addressing the annual meeting Of the Pennsylvania Bar association nere tonight. The speaker termed the league "a hybrid interna tional confed- eracy" and declared that the United States, as member, would be sub ordinated to it.
 The constitution of this nation is mangled by the proposed covenant of the league of nations, and ''basic na- tlonal powers. given congress by our constitution, are, in practical and final effect transferred from the American government at Washington to the leagues government at Gene va said MT. Beveridge. "The super state will have the power to say just what the Monroe doctrine means, and how it shall be applied, and in Mexico, where flor years American citizens have been murdered" this nation would be helpless to take action to protect her subjects under the league covenant, he said.
 : Under the covenant in short we would underwrite forever the status quo of the whole world as the big four has framed it." said Mir Beveridge. If war breaks out among the arbi- trarily constructed states. which the big four has set up in Europe, the league government at Geneva can or der as many thousands of American soldiers as it likes to kill and be killed on one side or another, as the league may decide"
 Calling for a public expression on the covenant. MT. Beveridge said: America is not committed to mem bership in the superstate, and never will be- unless the American senate consents. And the senate never will consent until some way is found to place this tremendous question direct lv before the American people and their answer is secured"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-25
DELAYING
 AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY

Paris, June 24-(By The A. P.) The question of separations is still delay ing completion of the Austrian treaty owing to the difficulty of aligning the small eastern states on any general scheme for division of the financial obligations and the claims resulting from the breakup of the Hapsburg monarchy, with consequent elimina- tion of it's responsibility for repara- tions.
 American experts have conducted negotiations with representatives of the states inheriting parts of the Czecho- Slovakia- -Jugoslavia and Ru- mania, for several weeks, but the re- suits have been unsatisfactory to the council of four. and French experts are now trying their hand.
 The problem is decidedly complicat- ed, because, on the one hand. it is planned to charge these states with a share of the Austro- Hungarian finan- cial responsibilities proportionate to the area and resources of the Haps- burg territories acquired by them, un- der the guise of contributions to the cost of the war of liberation" while, on the other hand, Rumania and Ser bia are entitled to offsets for repara- tions due them.
 Poland and Czecho- Slovakia are not entitled to separations under the gen. eral principle of the Austrian and German treaties, which limit repara- tions to the actual belligerents during the war.
 l Certain changes in the permanent separations commission are also being made, to adapt it to Austrian condi- tions. The German treaty provided only for Serbian membership in cer- tain contingencies. But all these state: will be given seats and votes wher
 their interests are involved.
 All sums delivered from Austrian
 Hungarian and Bulgarian reparation;
 will be pooled with the proceeds of th' German separations for division
 among the interested states in pro 1 nOrtinn tn nrnved claims.