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The Arizona copper camp., 1919-09-20
Profit-sharina a Failure.

That profit-sharing does not offer q
solution for proper wage payment Is
proved in practice. Arising out of a
delusion as to what profits are, it falls
down. when the workers discover the
great sums they thought they would
get do not amount to much when di-
vided. IL the most profitable corpora
tions agreed to share the entirety OF
their profits and the share were add
ed to wages, the increase of wage
would seldom amount to per cent,
and wage increase of 5 per cent is
Scorned
| am unable 10 find mere sharing oi
profits has the remOteSt Influence IN
.bettering relations. The first diStri-
button of profits is greeted with en-
thuSiasm-a6 would be any other sub
stantial largess. But there is never
the slightest disposition to accept
profits of the future i'll place o. wages
in the present-the profits must be in
addition to everything else. Every
plan tried on the idea of paying a
scant living wage-Or even q full llv-
ing wage-With prospect of bringing
eventual wage to considerably above
what might. be called the market rate
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
MISS kEENEY BELIEVES
 FIANCE HAS MET ACCIDENT

Monson, Mass, Dec. 26.-Miss Ruth NJ. kceney whose marriage to Dr. William Grey Vermilye of Brooklyn. the former naval surgeon, was post poned Thursday after the bridegroom elect had. failed to show up, stated to- night she is still convinced that the doctor has either met with foul play or has been injured in an accident. Her convictions, she said, are con- firmed by press dispatches, in which it was said that money due Dr. Yer milye has not been claimed Miss Keeney stated the doctor had told her he would collect the money before coming to Monson and the fact that that it had not been claimed convinces her all the more that someone who might have known about the money, had waylaid the surgeon.
 Miss Keeney also said she realized the doctor had not lived in Brooklyn for some tine due to his service on the United Fruit steamers, his na- val service and his trip to South America but she said the doctor had kept his headquarters at the Brooklyn address and she had been able to com municate with him by letter or tele- phone. In fact Miss Keeney stated she had communicated with the home yesterday and servants at the house informed her that Dr. Vermilye spent the night there Tuesday and left We'd nesday morning, stating he was going to Monson to be married.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27

Washington, Dec. 26-organized railway machinists, through their president, served notice on congress today that they would sumbit to no enactment of the Cummins railroad bHl With it's drastic anti-strike pro- vision. .S--'.
 Voting more than a month ago. 9S per cent. of the 125, ,000 members of the union favored an immediate walkout ..n event of the bills passage by poln houses of congress, but the re- suit was not made known through fear that the brotherhoods might aDpear in ire light of attempting to coerce the iawmaking branch of the government.
 The maehinists, according to Vim. Johnston, president of the Information al Association, are the only railway employees who have taken strike vote, but the heads of all the brotherhoods. tourteen i'll all. have been summoned 10 meet here Monday to consider pend ing railway legislation and define pre- clsely their position on the clause in the Cummins bill which would pre- vent strikes and put strikers in jail.
 The call for the conference was is- sued by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor but MT. Gompers and other labor lead CTS refused to discuss probable action by the brotherhood leaders. President Wilson's Christmas eve announcement that the roads would be handed back to their owners March 1. was a dis tinct disappointment to labor leaders
 who had been pleading for two year extension of government control. They | agreed however, that if the roads
 were to go back it was good thing tc 1 let it be known
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
INVESTIGATION WNDlcATES
 MERCHANTS OF LARENcE

Lawrence, Mass, Dec. 26.--The Lawrence chamber of commerce in a letter sent today to William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen company. says it has found nothing to warrant" his recent charges that some Of the merchants in this city were charging, excessive prices for necessaries.
 The letter. in explaining the cham ber's reasQ for not submitting com paratifc price lists requested by Mir Wood at a conference with the mer- chants says;
 We have encountered in our inyes- ngdiion so many Irregularities and differences in prices in Lawrence and stker cities, arising from conditions entirely beyond the control of mer- chants of any community, and attrib- utable solely to the variation in man
 facturers' prices, that we have final ly discarded the entire list.
 While Lawrence prices for certain articles are higher than in some other cities" the letter says. there are a number of instances where articles in other cities are higher than in Law renee. This is inevitable under pres ent unstable conditions. with manu lecturers prices advancing daily and the retailer forced to advance his prices with every new invoice of goods"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
WIDOW HELD FOR DEATH
 OF J. STANLEY BROWN

Mount Clemens, Mich- Dec es- County authorities investigating 'tha killing last Wednesday of J. Stanley Brown, son of millionaire Detroit manufacturer today detained as ma- terial witnesses Mrs. RutR Provost Brown, the slain mans young widow. and Liyod Provost, her cousin
 Mrs. Brown and Provost, the latter of whom was regarded as one of Browns closest friends, were question: ed again. this afternoon separately. Decision to hold them as witnesses was reached after three hours devoted to interrogatfng Provost.
 A safe deposit vault containing Browns papers was opened this after. noon and found to contain securities worth $16000. This. according to VII liam T. Kelly, an attorney who acted as financial adviser for Brown, is $12.- 900 short of the amount of securities his client was understood to have had in his possession. No record of their having been disposed of by Brown could be found today.
 Brown frequently carried large sums of money and securities on his person. The authorities, however, scout the theory that robbery was the motive for his staying. Sheriff Caldwell de clared he was convinced that jealousy was the cause. In explaining this theory today he said he believed a man and woman accompanied Brown on l the automobile trip which ended in his death on a country road four miles from here. In support of this opinion | he pointed to the fact that four bullets | had been fired into the young mans neck from behind ''so close, the sher..
 if added, that there was no chance of missing Pursuing his theory, the sheriff expressed the conviction that
 the shooting was done by man enger-
 ed because he believed Brown was at
 tentive to a young woman in whom he
 himself was interested. -f Stories of an estrangement between | Brown and his wife were denied hy
 Mrs. Brown, who pointed out that he
 had given her $50 as a Christmas gift l Tuesday evening. .-s
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
Fa1sd to Appear
 For His Wedding
Miss Ruth M. Keeney of Mon son, Mass, Believes Dr. William Grey Vermilye, Her Fiance, Will Yet Show Up.

Monson, Mass. Dec. 26.-Dr. William Grey Vermilye of New York. former naval surgeon. failed to appear for his wedding with Miss Ruth M. Keeney of this town yesterday. and today his absence was still unexplained. Miss Keeney, who resigned as professor of Spanish at Bucknell university to marry Dr. Vermilye, was reported i'll at the home of her parents, but bear ing up under the disappointment with the belief that her fianco would yet appear.
 Quests at the expected wedding who crowded the Methodist church were dismissed by Rev. Herbert B. Buck ingham with the word that Dr. Yer milye had not been heard from since he left a New York hotel, supposedly on the way to be married. Rev. MT. Buckingham this morning said the family of Miss Kenney had had no later word. The wedding, he said. if performed, would be at the kenney home.
 MT. Buckingham said that he and Miss Kenney's family felt that Dr Vermilye's absence was due to vio- lence. The expected groom. he ex- plained, had been engaged in fedora. service in rounding up radicals since his discharge from the navy and ar
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
NINE BEST AIRMEN WANTED
 FOR CONTESTS NEXT YEAR

New York, Dec. 26-A call for the nine best airmen in the United States to represent this country in inter national aeronautical contests next year. was issued by the Aero Club of America tonight. National elimina- tion races may be tue method of select ing the best flyers in three branches, airplanes, seaplanes and balloons all though the Aero Club, as the represen- tative of the International Aeronautic Federation in this country, is empoW- cred to make the selections arbitrarily Organizations affiliated with the Aero Club of America have been asked to express their preference on this point
 The international balloon races will be held in this country. The date and place for the start and the three pilots selected will be announced by the Aero Club shortly.
 A $5,000 prize is offered by Italy to the winner of the international sea- plane contest to be held in that coun- try.
 France will be the scene of the inter national airplane races, The rules and regulations will be decided on by the | International Aeronautic Federation soon.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
ALL COAL STRIKES CALLED
 OFF IN KANSAS DISTRICT

Pittsburg. Kansas, Dec. 26.-A mo- tion calling off all coal strikes now in effect in the Kansas district that had been called by the executive board of district t4, United Mine Workers of America, was adopted by the board today. All striking miners are af- fected and, are ordered to return to work tomorrow.
 The action affects thirteen mines. in which, approxfmateIy 1,500' nen are employed.
 The conference today was held in conformity with the promise given Federal Judge A. B. Anderson of In dianapolis by Alexander H. Howat, president of the district, that he would use his influence in having the strike ended.
 No action was taken on the strike in effect on the Bronzon. Rogers and Hirni Mine since Dec. IS. This strike was called because of the refusal of the men to work with former mem Der of the union who had worked with the state volunteers during the re- cent general strike. Howat stated that the board would not act on the strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27

roads and insufficient facilities and service. Mr. Req said the railroad bill pending in congress should defin- Itely provide the following essential
 features: e,,
 That adequate rates be at All
 times maintained to prevent the rail-
 roads from getting into the posittsn
 from which they are now trying to emerge. For this purpose the adoption
 of rate making rule, or, if that is not acceptable. the fixing of some min
 mum rfeturn is essential for the pos
 itlve guidance of the commissions
 which regulate rates. ls-N
 2-Fund the war indebted
 ness to the government, which chiefly consists of expenditures made by tho government for additions and better, ments essential to carry the traffic of the war period and protect the life of the nations; and als return the roads with sufficient working capital
 to resume operations. The government found it essential to have working capital, and the railroads were called upon to provide a large part of that working capital at the beginning of | federal control both in money and ma- terial and supplies. n, l "3-Continue the standard compenA 1 HSse4OAl eo pI0SS1 4DCA Dy l4l6 lSut1dl | control act and contract until the rail- road situation has been stedied by adequate rates and stronger credit. 1 "EProvide sufficient capital to fin-
 ish additions, betterments and equip i ment already authorized by the Unit i ed States railroad administrator to finance new work and equipmeat
 that should be authorized in 1920, and | also to enable the railroads to provide for securities maturing in that year.
 'Tfe government" MT. Req said, 1 Ifs not asked to make gift to the railroad by such funding of past ex-
 penditures or for such new capital, 5ui
 it wall receive from the railroads the obligation evidencing such debts, an6 requiring their payment in say ter
 years with suitable interest. Ths
 public interest should be protected 1T
 this way; otherwise new equipment
 and facilities cannot be provided ir 1920" :
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
ADVOCATES OF ANARCHY
 IN RURAL COMMUNITIES

New York, Dec. 26.-Advocates of anarchy and plotters against the gov ernment have spread their tentacles and found adherents even in the rural communities of New York state, ac- cording to an official statement issued tonight by the legislative committee which has been Investigating radical and seditious activities in New York for several months.
 Evidence was given at today's exc cutive session that the Union of Rus sian Workers the organization to which large proportion of the radi- cals recently deported on the trans port Buford belonged, includes the Soviet government of Russia in it's antagonism to all forms of authority. George J. Starr, an investigation of the committee, testified that at one of the meetings of the organization a resolution was adopted condemning the Lenine Trotzky variety of gov ernment as being as reactionary as any other form.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
AIS We'll Aboard
 Steamer Buforl
Wireless From Soviet Ark'' Says the Reds" Are Con- tented and Everything Is o. K.-No Disorder of Any Kind.

Washington. Dec. 26.-A wireless message from the army transport Bu- ford on which number of radicals were deported from the United States, received at the war department today, said everything was well on board the ship and the Reds contented.''
 All dealings between the ship off, cials and the passengers are carried on through Alexander Berkman who, before the Buford sailed, was chosen by the deportees as their leader.
 The radiogram, dated At Sea, De- eember 24," was as follows:
 General Hines, Washington.
 'The Reds are contented and every thing is o. K Even on leaving the island (Ellis Island) there was no dis turbance and no cursing as stated in the newspapers. They are allowed on deck for exercise in the morning and again in the afternoon. They are obe- dient and respectful. The weather is moderate with rain: the ship steady average eight knots. Her course is southward for the Azores that rougt seas may be avoided Dealings witf the Reds are through Berkman. the leader. There are no signs of sea sickness aboard Mess for all classe! is excellent the chief steward ant
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
SAW ONLY ONE PRISONER
 MALTREATED UNDER DETER

New York. Dec. 26.-After stating at 8 preliminary investigation last July that barbarous methods of the department of criminal investigation at Le Mans made Bolshevists, Leo J. Rssche. of Oakland, Maryland, for mer lieutenant in the D. c. l., testified today at the trial of Captain Karl W. Detzer. on charges of cruelty. that he had only seen one prisoner mistreated while serving under the accused off, cer. The case of ill-treatment he re- called was when Sergeant Frank Hoyt struct a prisoner for which, he de- clared, Detzer had the sergeant trans 3erred.
 Under cross-examination, however, Rasche admitted he had made the statement about Bolshevism to Lieu tenant Colonel W. l.. Culberson, in- epector general. and that he had ex- pressed the same opinion to Captain pctzer. Lieutenants Marlow, I'laig and Eutliff and several enlisted men.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
MExlcANs REPREss FACTS
 CONCERNING MURDERS

Fl .Paso, Tex. Dec. 36.-Mexican officials sought to repress facts con- corning the murder of American av1a- tors. lieutenants Cecil Connolly and Frederick Warehouse, whose bodies were found buried in the sand on the Baya de Los Angeles. Lower Califor- mia, according to testimony at d near ing today. The testimony was given by Joe Allen Richards of Chicago, the American who discovered the bodies on Sept 21.
 Richards testified to finding the bodies when he landed from d Mexican steamer to get water. He said the captain of the steamer warned him not to make public his discovery and was arrested at Santa Rosalie on Sept. 26 because he had not kept his discovery to himself.
 According to Richards testimony. Connolly was stabbed to death and Warehouse evidently died from a broken skull caused by impact from a heavy iron bar found near the bodies. Richards accompanied the ex- petition on the United States destroy CT Ward which recovered the bodies
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27

ed with efforts to induce the return to the Standard Oil Company of F tank steamers formerly under the German flag but now held ln British custody in the Firth of Forth, by or der of the supreme council.
 The state department took the posi- ton, however, that these were separ- ate questions and must be dealt with separately, the United carrying out it's obligation to turn the German ships over to the British.
 Meantime the fate of the tankers remains in doubt. Chairman Payne recently made a proposal to the su- preme council that pending adjust ment of titles the tankers be put at the disposal of the United States and that Great Britain be given use of the former German liners. Great Britain agreed to this proposal, it was learn ed today, on the condition that the United States would furnish Great Britain, France, Italy and Belgium with oil. but it is reported. withdrew her acceptance the day after it was transmitted. No explanation of the reported withdrawal was obtainable.
 In the absence of Chairman John Barton Payne. officials of the board today were without knowledge of the disposition of the tankers. In view of the world wide shortage of tankers il
 would be a hardship to the United States it was declared, if these Amer 1 ican owned vessel should be turned over to other countries.
 Under the Versailles treaty, final de
 cision as to the titles of all craft re- quisitioned from German harbors af- | ter the armistice rests with the repa-
 rations commission. The present dis
 pute. both as to the passenger vessels
 and to the tankers, it was asserted
 cannot be considered as definitely set ] tied. the present disposition being onl! temporary.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
POISONOUS LIQUOR
 COST S1.o0o A BARREL

Hartford, Dec. 26.-Police officials declare the compound sold here, some of which was shipped to Holyoke and Chicopee. Mass. and which has caused 29 deaths. was wood alcohol, colored and diluted It was purchased in New York at s1,00Q a barrel and brought to this city by motor truck. Twelve barrels were owned jointly by the four men charged with murder, according to the police. They are Frank Rose and Jacob Bronerwine, saloon keepers, and Saul Joseph and Nathan Salsberg, peddlers. A motor truck driver also is held on charges of intent to illegal ly transport liquor.
 Collector of Internal Revenue James !. Walsh was in communica ton with New York officials in connection with the cases. States Attorney Hugh NJ. 'Alcorn said he would conduct state wide investigation into the "whiskey' sales. Federal agents went to Dan- bury today and took samples of liquor in saloon where it was alleged pois- onous liquor was sold. No arrests were made there.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27

Washington, Dec. 25.-The contro- versy between the shipping board and British officials over possession or seven German linets used to bring back American troops and now held idle in New York harbor. ended ab- ruptly today with the announcement that President Wil&l had ordered the vessels turned to Great Brit ain. The transfer will be made with out delay and the ships assigned to passenger service on British lines.
 No explanation of the order was made beyond the statement that the state department had found there was no warrant for holding the ships now that the object for which they were assigned by the inter-allied shipping commission to American use-the re- turn of the American army-was ac- complished. The eighth ship of the group. the lmperator. has already been turned over to the British and is being operated by the Cunard line.
 In announcing the presidents de- cision. Chairman Payne of the ship ping board made public his letter to Secretary Lansing transmitting in- structions from the president. The letter follows:
 'I am directed by the president to comply with the .'equest contained in your letter transmitted to me this day from the White House and to advise you that the seven ex-German ships to wit: Graf Waldersee, Zeppelin, Pre- toria. Cap Fiuistere. Mobile PrinE Friedrich Wilhelm, and Kaiserin Au- guste Victoria. now in the harbor ol New York. will be delivered to the representa- tive of Great Britain as soon as the proper person is designat- ed to receive the same"
 The unexpected action of the ship ping board last September in refus. ing to deliver the Tmperator to tho British was understood to be connect
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
OBITUARY. General David L. Stanton.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 26.-General David L. Stanton. aged 80. years a commander of Union forces in the Civil war. died here today. General Stanton was breveted brigadier gen. eral for gallantry in the Battle of Five Forks, Va.
 He is survived by his widow (Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hodson Stanton): two sons, Harold Stanton, of Los Angeles, Calif.. and Andrew Denison Stanton of Ridly, Md; two daughters. Mrs. C.. Lee. Seward of Wilmington. Del. and Mrs. Paul c. Sommerwell of this city.
 Brigadier General w. R. Cox.
 Richmond, Va, Dec. 26.-Brigadier General William Rufin Cox. one of the ranking officers of the Confed- crate Army( died here tonight. aged 7S years.
 General Cox was credited as having been the last Confederate officer to cease fighting at Appomattoa Court house, prolonging the fighting for some time after General Lee had sur rendered
 After the close of the war General l Cox served several times in congress and was secretary of the United crate Army) died here tonight, aged and republican administrations.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
CALLED ON FRIENDS IN
 BookLYN LAST TUESDAY

New York. Dec. 26.-Dr. William Grey Vermilye called on friends in Brooklyn, where he formerly lived, last Tuesday to wish them Merry Christmas" but said nothing of prospective wedding, it was learned today. He is about 65 years of age, and son, John Vermilye, ;. is prac
 ticing medicine in Atlanta, Ga, it was said.
 He called Tuesday on A. Heinmuller, an artist. who is living in the former Vermilye home, and chatted with him for nearly an hour. Earlier, in the week he visited A. L. BrendeT. an Fest New York real estate dealer, and wished him the seasons greetings. He told neither of them of coming wedding.
 Representatives here of the board said today they had no recent know ledge of Dr. Vermilye's movements. Shortly after his return from South America, where it was understood he had gone with an insane patient, his expense account was audited and he was informed that the money was waiting for him at the paymaster' S office. He did not come after the money, and it is awaiting him, it was said.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27
DANIELS ORDERS BOARD OF
 AWARDS TO RECONVENE

Washington. Dec 26. = Secretary Daniels tonight ordered the navy de- partment's board of awards recon vened Monday, January 5, to revise the recent recommendations as to na- val awards, which have been the source of a controversy brought to head a few days ago by declination of Admiral Sims to accept the distin- guished service medal. while the awards remained as at present.
 While approving in the main rec concentrations of the board of awards" said MT. Daniels in his or der to Rear Admiral A. M. Knight to reconvene the board. "my examination into the subject has convinced me that there are number of cases re quiring further examination and there have been additional recommends tions since your board adjourned which require examination by a board of officers