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Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
PRESIDENT FAVoRs THREE
 YEAR NAVAL PROGRAM

Washington, Feb. 4.-Disclosures in the house today by Chairman Padgett, of the naval committee, that President Wilson, in a cablegram ias! week to Secretary Daniels, insisted that con gresS adopt the ne wthree year naval building programme was followed by futile efforts of republican members to obtain the text of the message. Representative Padgett says the presi
 dwent's cahlegran. was responsible for the committees unanimous recommen- dation of the construction of ten
 dreadnoughtS and ten scout cruisers,
 carried in the new $750 GG0,000 naval
 aprropria tion bill, consideration of
 which was begun today in the house.
 Mir. Padgett refused to make public the
 text of the message on the ground that
 questions of foreign policy were in volved in it's contents.
 The president was very earnest and very insistent that the three year pro- gramme should be carried out" de- clared Mir. Podgett. 'Tn substance, the president states that nothIng had oc- cured over there to change his recom- mendtiaon, but he stated, however | that he was willing that If there were | developments in the way of tribunals | for disarmament and league of na- | tions he would be willing that a pro l Nlso should be inserted to allow hln1 l to discontinue or stop the programme Only one member of the house op- | posed the proposed naval expansion i during the debate today. Represent atiye Hudleston of Alabama criticised | the bill as representing policy O l imperialism that would saddle the
 country with burden of mj!itarism.'
 and would lead to another var. Rep resentative Kelley of Michigan, re publican member of the naval commit tee, urged the expansion as did Rep resentative Miller of Washington l another republican,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
20 INJURED IN COLLISION
 ON THE DANBURY DIVISION

Danbury, Conn, Feb. 4.-Between twenty and twenty-five persons were injured tonight in a collision on the Danbury division Of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad when a passenger train from Hartford struck a locomotive and cabOose one mile east of this city.
 The accident happened on a curve when the train was running at about thirty miles an hour Both locomo- tives were derailed, tying up traffic both ways on the Danbury division. Tracks were torn up for several hun- dred feet at the scene of the crash. W'recking cars from New Haven and
 Waterbury arrived late tonight to clear up the Wreckage.
 On the train were many prominent persons, including several delegations that had attended the prohibition Ses- sion of the legislature today. Many of the passengers were cut and bruised when they were thrown from their seats by the impact. Broken glass also cut several The baggage car was teIescoped by the tender. but no one in the forward portion of the
 ba ggage car.
 Perhaps the most severely injured was George W, Andrews of Danbury, a prominent labor official He was
 taken to hospital. Others of the injured included: John H. Riley, of Danbury, state president of the Lib
 erty League; Frank W. Scott Danbury, an employe in the Waterbury office of
 the railroad; Charles W. Hart of Bethel newly appointed commissioner of airfield County. 0. H. Harding of Rutland, Vt; Thomas Phillips, engi- neer of the passenger train, who mar rowly escaped death. Two women were rendered unconscious by the crash. but were only slightly hurt.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
GENERAL cROWDER HAS
 CLEAN MILITARY RECORD

Washington. Feb. 4.-Discussion at the capitol of published reports that Provost Marshal Crowder had been reprimanded by General March, chief of staff, led the war department to au- thorize a statement today that General Crowders entire military record was unmarred and to disclose the origin of the reprimand story.
 It was stated that when the second draft was being planned General March and General Crowder differed over the provision for medical exam nations and exchanged letters on the Subject. The language of a brief ab- stract of General March's letter which went to division heads in the course of departmental routine was construed by General Crowder as implying a repri- mand. and he took the matter up with Secretary Baker. The secretary wrote in reply that he found no reprimand was intended but that to make this clear. he had had the language to which the general objected altered
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN FOR
 LEAGUE OF NATIONS

New York. Feb. 4.-Plans for an in- tensive campaign ito show the Paris peace conference that the people of the United States want strong league of nations, and to serve notice on the United States senate that if Presi- dent Wilson brings home peace treaty providing for such 5l league the people will eXpgct kts approval" were announced at a maetihg of members of the League to Enforce Peace here today.
 William H. Taft, president of the league, issued a statement after the meeting, asserting that it was no longer necessary to seek to convert the public to the idea of a strong league of nations.
 But a deliberately planned cam- paign is going on," the statement de- clared, intended to convince our peace commissioners and the allied nations that the rank and file of l Americans do not want a league of l nations and that the senate will not ratify a treaty that puts the United States into a league"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05

officials, exempting from taxation the Knights of Columbus home in New London, increasing fees of town clerks, regulation of auto buses or jitneys, and taxation or motor vehicles.
 There was disagreeing action in re- gard to the reference of the act to make appropriations for the depart ment of labor and factory inspector. In the senate reference was made to the committee on appropriations and in the house to the committee on la bor. A committee of conference was called for and MT. Eaton of North Haven and MT. Wright of Pomfret were named as the committee on the part of the house
 The house adjourned to Wednesday morning at 11.15.
 Committee Hearings.
 The judiciary committee considered quite volume of bills at public hear ing Tuesday afternoon. among them being bill providing for the payment or additional compensation to Edgar M. warner for services as superior court clerk for Windham county that has been held up through error: bill 10 increase salary of clerk of superior l court for Windham county; bill to '-ASA ~r,S~C tAAS H<1LohS OI messengers or superior court at New London and Norwich to $1,2O0; bill increasing sal aries of assistant clerks of superior courts; bill fixing the per diem pay at s6 for constables or sheriffs in charge or jurors at tStals.
 The judiciary committee gave hear i ing on the emergency construction for Connecticut state prison, the report of. the commission on purchase ot property for the new state prison, and appropriations for the Connecticut school for boys and the Connections industrial school for girls.
 | The cities and boroughs committed held hearings on eight matters ot ] special interest to the city of Water. bury regarding the sewer, fire, police tax and street departments and also al amendment to the charter concernins elections in that city
 l The finance committee hearings alst related to the city of Waterbury il the matter of issuing bonds for tn, isolation hospital. for street improve ment and for fire department.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
ASK GOVERNMENT REGULATION
 OF THE MEAT INDUSTRY

Washington, >Feb. A government regulated monopoly of the meat in- dustry was advocated by livestock producers today before the senate agricultural committee and the house interstate commerce committee as the only means of satisfying both the pro- ducer and the consumer and prevent ing the cattle business from being destroyed.
 George Armstrong, cattleman of Fort Worth, Tex, recommended to the sen ate committee that legislation be en- acted which would give the govern ment control of the entire industry and permit it to fix the prices of live stock, meat and labor
 Edward c. Lasater, member of the executive committee of the National Livestock association and former chief Of the livestock and markets division of the food administration, told the house committee that the cattle in dustry would be destroyed if the gov ernment did not take steps immediate ly towards assuring the producers a just profit. He declared that more cattlemen were facing bankruptcy to- day than at any other time ip. the his- tory of the industry
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
SUGGESTIONS FROM GRAIN
 DEALERS AND MILLERS

Washington. Feb. 4.-Tra:n dealers, exporters and millers tod:iv presented 10 the house agriculture committee varied suggestions for methods of carrying out the governments guar antee to producers of S2.26 T hushel for the 1919 wheat crop. All agreed that the true market price as determined the guaranteed rate and that the gov elnnent should make good the differ cree directly rather than oy maintain ing artificially the higher p1Ices
 The witnesses also agreed that the existing United States Gram Corpora ; tion, or similar body, should be main- tained as the governments agency for supporting the price to growers.
 The grain dealers proposed that the corporation actually buy the grain at $2.26 sell it to millers CT other con- sumeTs at price dictated by world markets, and acquire the countTys surplus for export. The exporters suggested that the corporations func- tions be limited to paying the differ
 ence between the government price and the market price at which the grain was sold, without actually talk ing possession, and consequently with out piiing up a great quantity for ex- port.
 The millers were interested mainly 1 in having the corporation given au- 1 thority to protect millers against lossAs growing out of the falling of the wheat price from the present artificial | level to the true world price. and the ] fluctuations III the world price before
 it becomes stable under the corpora | tion's administration.
 | The millers asked protection against i the expected decline from the present
 artificial level to the open market prices. it as explained. only to keeI 1 the usual quantity of four in transit 1 to consumption points, necessary tc
 maintain a steady supply.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
THREE MEN KILLED IN
 WRECK ON PENN. ROAD

Altoona, Pa, Feb. 4-Three men were killed when Chicago Mail. east bound, on the Pennsylvania road, was wrecked at Shoenberger, eighteen miles east of this city early tonight and the locomotive toppled over an embankment into the Juniata river. The dead.
 J. L. Sandou, Harrisburg, engineer.
 r. T. MrCue, Altoona, fireman.
 Samuel Hyle. Altoona, special in spector
 Nine of fourteen cars in the train were derailed. One day coach Ut the rear carried the only passengers, none of them being hurt. The other cars contained mail and express. Several postal clerks and express messengers sufferes minor injuries.
 The accident resulted in dual wreck. Three empty cars of a west bound freight train were wrecked at the same point. All tracks are block ed and passenger traffic i bseiag de toured by Middle Division branches. Officials here are Investigating the cause. Whether the mail train caused the freight wreck. or if the freight train was wrecked first. has not been determined.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
Strike at Lawrence
 is a Local Affair
The Strikers Have Announced Plans For a General Mass Meeting and Parade.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 4-The strike of the textile operatives here to obtain 54 hours pay for 4S hours work grew today. It was estimated tonight by persons familiar with the situation in the twelve mills of the city that not more than 5000 of the 30,o00 workers were at their places. The remaining 25,000 were divided between strikers, persons forced out of work by closing of mills or departments. and those who stayed away to avoid possible trouble. All the mills except the Ev- erett opened their gates, but few were at work in most plants. The print works of the Pacific mills was closed tonight until next Monday. The strikers presented active picket lines today, but conflicts with workers or the police were few. In one incident a shot was fired by mounted officer, who said he was menaced by the crowd. He was subsequently, sus- pended for his act.
 The conduct of the strike today be- came a local matter, in the hands of the general committee, which re-
 nounced any connection with the American Federation of Labor. the United Textile Workers of America or the Industrial Workers of the World. I[SeeuoA0 c-Np4o'itl0u tIat IL was 1lteIlu ed to pursue the strike solely on local grounds.
 Italians speaking members of the body of strikers held a mass meeting on the Common this afternoon al which they were told by A. J. Muste
 of Boston that they should study the
 mill business closely because in a few years the workers would take over the
 mills and operate them for their owr i profit. He asserted that the mills haC i been making tremendous profits re- | gently and could well afford to gran 1 the demands.
 As a show of their strength, tht
 strikers announced plans for a genera
 mass meeting and parade to be helt | Thursday
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
OPPOSITION TO GERMAN
 ASSEMBLY DWINOLES

Berlin, Monday, Feb. (By the A. PD.-The situation at Weimar, where the German national assembly is to meet on Thursday. is showing marked improvement Tine action of the local soldiers )cOuncil in returning to the vanguard of the government troops the arms that were taken from the arriving force on its appearance here early yesterday is regarded as an in dication that the local revolutionary body does not propose to permit the situation to Hecom eacute especially as public sentiment is showing itself opposed to radical action.
 Additional government troops ar rived later on Saturday and these, with the forces being collected at points east of Weimar, are believed to be sufficiently strong to defeat any attempt to interfere with the national assembly.
 Premier Ebert, Phillipp Scheide- mann, Gustave Noslle. Herr Wissc1 and Herr Lansberg of the g>lernment left for Weimac this morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
RED CROSS NURSES FOR
 EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN

New York, Feb. 4.-Twenty thous- and Red Cross nurses, on their re- turn from overseas, will be utilized iu an educational campaign for the development of classes in home hy- giene, care of sick and home dietetics, according to plans outlined at the opening here today of a three day conference of the Atlantic division of the American Red Cross.
 Miss Clara D. Moves, field director in nursing service. told representa- lives of 217 chapters from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut that this work will constitute the greater part of the society's reconstruction activ- ities in the near future.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
l GEORGE PATNoDE OF WILLIMANTIC SENTENCED

Hartford, Conn. Feb. 1.-The fed eral grand jury today indicted MCr- rick w. Chapin, former assistant cash fer of the Phoenix National bank hera on five counts, the first charging en- bezzlement of $44,G0O from the bank, and the other four charging that he made false entries in the books of the bank. Chapin will be arraigned to- morrow in federal court.
 George PAtnode of Willlmantic, who was charged with violating the Mann Act pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in federal court today and was given a sentence of three months in jail by Judge Thomas.
 Waterbury whiskey theft cases were in court today. Salvin Diglgarde and Caesar Basta. charged with stealing ten barrels Gc whisKey from freight cars in Waterbury, pleaded not guilty and their case was put over for trial tomorrow. Charles Balkowitz of Wa terbury, charged with knowingly par chasing whiskey stolen from an inter state shipment, pleaded guilty and was fined s5Q0.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
CEDRIC HERE
 WITH 3.5o7 ABOARD

New York, Feb. 4.-Briuging the filth and 60tn regiments, coast ar tillery corps, of the regular army, and 150 casuals and nurses and civilians 3,507 in all-the transport Cedric ar rived here today from Brnst.
 Captain Herhert W. Hall of Winsted Conn.,, in command of Battery A, 44th regiment, first learned that he had been cited for the Distinguished Ser vice Cross when the vessel docked here.
 Captain Hall was a lieutenant at the time of the incident for which he was cited anI promoted fer gallautry. The citation said that after another officer had been killed. he assumed full command of detail repairing an ammunition railway near Thiacourt on September 27.
 T went out to assist Lieutenant Plympton, an engineer officer, of Buff falo, with a volunteer detail of men, Captain Hall said we were al Dead Mans Corner, near Thiacourt and the shells were falling fast. One struck twenty yards away and Plymp- l ton and a corporal were instantly killed. As I could do nothing for them | I went ahead and completed the | work"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
Paris, Feb. 4.-(By the A. P)-

Paris. Feb. .4.-(By the A. P)-
 President Wilson presided tonight | over the commission of the society of nations, which had before it the com- pleted project for constituting the league, discussing it artic.e by article. While there is no authoritative infor nation concerning the details of the project, the distribution of printed drafts among the members has dis closed the main features and these can be summarized as follows:
 The main plans have been presented. which the members of the commission regard a senlhodying the American views. though both plans are com posite, containing the Lest features from various sources. AIn2rican, Brit ish, French and Italian.
 Both plans are being considered to- gether. In it's original form the first plan is generally conidered more dem ocratic and therefore more acceptable to the small powers, wher:as the re- vised plan is not as acceptable to the small powers, as it eliminates them l from the executive branch Of the pro- posed organization and is a long step 1 toward the creation of an internation- al supreme court, with fundamenta, l basis of cod,Ged international law. | The first plan had three main l features.
 First-A legislative branch, on which
 the great and small nations were equally represented. eacn asa unit. | Second-Ap executive branch con | sisting of two members fIor each ot the great powers, United States, Great
 Britain, France. Italy and Japan, and
 nine members from the small powers
 This gave the executive body tota
 membership of nineteen. If whom ter represented the great powers, ant
 nine represented the small powers. l Third-Arbitration was provided fo i the determination of international is ; sues. In case of a dispute betweel two nations, each nation named arbi trators and these two nations, eacl
 nation named arbitratOrs and thes ] two selected third arbitrator. Tn
 three arbitrators thus chosen consti 7 tuted a tribunal for determining the is
 sues.
 S The foregoing. on broad lines. is tn 3 project which meets with most favo
 among the small nations. as the ii would be represented both on the leg = islative and executive branches
 is to be noted that such an organ k ization would follow somewhat tn
 lines of that of the present peace con e ference. as the legislative branch $. analogous to the plenary session of tt n conference, while the executive branC
 is similar to the council If the gres l. powers now holding daily sessions.
 The revised plan makes several in |. portant changes. The Iegislatiy
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
ALTO BANDITS HOLD UP
 STREET CARS IN BROOKLYN

New York. Feb. 1.-The police were still searching tonight for band of automobile bandits who held up three surface cars in Brooklyn early this morning, robbed their crews and one lcne passenger at the points of revol- vars, and fled in a green touring car.
 Immediately upon learning of the hoidups. the authorities ordered the gates lowered at various railroad crossings in the vicinity, hoping to block the passage of the green car, hut it slipped out of the net and van- ished.
 The police obtained late today from a sixteen year old boy a meager de scription of three bandits who held him up late last night near the scene of the trolley hoidups and robbed h.m of fifteen cents.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
BILL IN THE SENATE TO
 CONTINUE NATIONAL GUARD

mated to continue National Guard or ganizations after their discharge from the army was introduced today by Senator Reed of Missouri and refer red to the military affairs committee.
 Senator Reed said the measure was designed as an amendment to the ar my appropriation bill now in the house.
 The principal provision in the bill requires that within sixty days after discharge from the army, national guard units which are certified by governors of states as being recruit ed up to fifty per cent. of their origi- nal enlisted strength when called to the colors, shall remain as state units.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
LOCKOUT OF 2,o0o TEXTILE
 WORKERS IN PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-About 2,O00 textile workers of this city were lock ed out when they reported for work today.
 The workers are those who have been demanding a AS hour week and who quit yesterday when they had completed an eight hour day
 Therc are about 100000 textile work CTS in the city. The majority of the manufacturers, according to the state ment of the United Textile Workers union, have agreed to the demands of the WOrkmen.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
SENTIMENT IN AMERICA
 FAVORABLE TO GREECE

New York, Feb. 4.-Dr. oJhn N. etaxa. formerly governor of Saloniki, who has spent four months in this country on a Greek government mis- sion, and is about to depart for the peace conference, announced tonight that he found sentiment in America extremely favorable to the self deter imitation of the Greek people in Asia Minor. This interest and sympathy, he added, has been manifested by all classes of American people.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
STRIKE OF BRITISH
 RAILWAY CLERKS AVERTED

London, Feb. 4-The threatened strike of railway clerks has been averted. The employers have con- ceded the recognition of the railway clerks union.
 The concession recognizing this union is important inasmuch as al- though only 75,O0O men are affected they consist of stationmasters, ticket sellers and other employees, a strike on the part of whom would have tend ways throughout the kingdom.
 The railway clerks union has been in existence for twenty one years, but never before has been recognized as a labor organization.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
BETHLEHEM STEEL SUBMITS
 TO NAT. WAR LABOR BOARD

New York. Feb. 1.-The Bethlehem Steel Company, which recently re- fused to recognize the authority of the National War Labor Board. has re- considered and pledged loyal co-op- eration in carving through the two important measures with which the finding of the board dealt. according to a statement issued by the board here ton ght.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
LITHUANiA SEEKS AID
 OF THE UNITED STATES

Washington. Feb. 4.-Lithuania will ask the United States to guide it ill establishing a stable government. ac- cording to an announcement today at the headquarters of the Lithuanian na- tional council here. It was said that the request would be made by the cab- inet established by the national coun- cil, which is the present governing body in Lithuania,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-05
THE HOUSE..

The business in the house on Tues day was confined in the main to con- curing with the senate in the refer ence of business transacted in the senate last Friday, the chief matters being reported for The Bulletin at that time. The matters of local interest were acts concerning the appointment of Dr. John G. Stanton of New London and Howell F. Cheney of Manchester members of the state board of educa- tion, extending rights of the Shore Line Electric Railway company, fn-
 tTeasing salaries of Norwich court