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Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
GENERAL DEBATE CLOSED IN
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL

Washington, Feb. 13.-tGeneraI de-
bate on the eleven hundred million
dollar army appropriation bill was
closed today in the house and the
measure taken up for amendment un-
der the five minute ruie. Slow pro-
gress was made, however. and at ad-
journment tonight there was no in
dication when a final vote would be
reached.
Universal military training was ad-
vocated by Representative Kahn Of
California, republican, who is expected
to head the military committee in the
next congress. He urged the train
ing for six months OF all youths when
they attain their nineteenth birthday.
Representative McCulloch of Ohio
and Connally of Texas gave notice
| they would offer amendments later. Mr..
McCulloch said his proposal would be
that all men N the national army be
discharged two months after enact
| ment of the present army bill. while
Mr.. ConnaiIy said his amendment
would provide for regular army OF
! the present authorized strength of
175,000 men. obtained from volunteer
enlistment OF one, two and three
years.
Only few of the pronoseG nation
al items were considered under the
| amendment rule. with the principal
change u reduction of s35.009 from the
| 5000 600 carried for contingent expens-
| es of the military intelligence SER
/ vice.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14

New York, Feb. ia petition in
equity asking for the appointment of
d limited receiver Tor the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Company, on the ground that much Of
"S204, 200, 600 spent outside of its
sphere" had been wasted and that the
So called Adams suit started in 1916
to recover part of that sum on behalf
OF certain of stockholders had been
futile" was filed in the United States
district court here today by counsel
for Harold Norris and GJherS, members
of a protective committee represent
ing 1,73S stockholders holding 51,959
! shares" Federal Judge Knox fixed
Feb u as the date for the hearing.
New Haven stock broke three points
| Wnen news of the receivership appi-
| cation reached Wall Street. All of the
! petitioners, it was stated are residents
| Of the state of New York and they re-
quested that the powers of such tenn
porary and permaoent receiver be sc
limited that he shall not interfere with
| the administration OF the current af-
fairs of the corporation OF the opera
ton of its transportation system"
The petition charged that the actor
brought by Edwin Adams and othe,
stockholders on August 26, 1916, pur-
posed to have the new board Of direc'
tors that succeeded William Rockefel
Ier Charles NJ. Pratt and Lewis Cas-
/ LCdyard and the estates Of J. Pierpon
Morgan and Hamilton Mex. Twombly
and who We're referred to as "con
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
u. S. OFFICERS MEMBERS OF
FRENCH LEGION OF HONOR

.-i.rg.H~. Fsh. 13-Decorltions
. I.a Lesion ul Honor awarded 20
...u.-. N.r.E uie. OF tla star. and
... aIl.r officers of the American
..mr Iasf December by decree of Pres
...r- Ho.HClr. of France, were for
u..-E presented today ly General Col
..I.t reuch military attache. CO.
...Iiaut. lll Secretary Baker, in the
ne .. President Wilson decorated
me- Amer au army officers and two
...l.aas. Edward r. StettiHIus and
franklin. with The Distiu-
shed Service medal.
The double ceremony took place in
b.. .retarv Bakers Office. The presen-
..-H0r uf the French decorations was
.ftaut,1 hr full military customs of
rares. General Collardet touching
..un recipient on each shoulder with
his zaher while the military staff Of
..e embassy stood at attention with
drawn swords. The decorations, Cen
saI Coilardet said, would be TO those
.Hicers and their families always a re-
'0der of the lasting appreciation Of
rance 0E their part iu the important
role the United States army had play
% in the winning Of tho great var.
Secretary Baker said he hoped the
.rrqant7tiou Of Distinguished Service
Ialals in the American forces would
.waE- no carried out with simplicity
PEAT marked the fact that II was rec
-rit.ou by tho nation Of the high ma
ricnal service q citizen had performed
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
WAR REVENUE BILL READY
FOR PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE

Washington, Feb. 13.-Fnal legis-
lative action on the war revenue bill
levying six billions in taxes this year
and focr billions yearly thereafter un-
ii! revised was taken lac today by
the senate. Without a record vote
and with but few scattering noes"
the conference agreement on the
measure was adopted as approved last
Saturday by the house. The bill will
be sent to the White House for &p-
pToyal by President Wilson after his
return from France about the end of
the month.
Only brief debate preceded the SEN
ate vote, Senator Smoot Of Utah, re-
publican. depIored elimination of the
amendment to repeal existing zone
ra%es on second class mail, and Sena-
| tor Townsend of Michigan, republi-
can, opposed the excess profits plar
OF taxation
Formal approval of the bill by the
president is regarded as assured and
| treasury officials already have 1aid
plans for collection of taxes based up
OIL the rates
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
Carpenters Fail to
Get ST. Raise
Viii Resume on Monday the
Strike Which Was Sus-
pended Pending Negotia-
tions.

New York, Feb. Representative
OF the Brotherhood of Carpenters and
the Building Trades Employers Asso-
citation failed to agree on wage scale
at conference late today and the
carpenters will resume on Monday tie
strike Which was suspended while ne
godations were pending.
simultaneously with the announce
nlent that the carpenters had failed in
their effort to obtain an advance of
81 day in their wages came the
statement that the executive courcil
OF the building trades department. of
the American Federation of Labor will
meet tomorrow in this city instead
Of Boston to determine whether to call
strike of the thirty crafts represent
cd in sympathy with the carpenters.
Th3 Dricklayers. plasterers and ma;
sons known as the "Rasic Trades al
ready have called sympathetic strike
Employers Association in more thar
| 100 cities
! AT the conference. President Hut
| cieson of the Carpenters insisted up
On a wage scale of $3.50 {. day, an in
crease of 81, which the employers re-
! fused tC consider.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
VIOLENT PRACTICES OF
THE RUSSIAN eOtSHEVIKf

Washington. Feb 13-Vi0Ient prac-
tees of the Bolsheviki 20 maintain
themselves ir power were recounted
today by witnesses at tho senate
committees Inquiry into Iawless agi-
fation in this country, little definite
evidence of DOlshevist pi Propaganda in
the United States was presented al
though one witness, Pr0fa SS0r Falph
Dennis, of Northwestern university,
expressed belief that we'll organ
lied propaganda system had been de-
veloped in his country. Another wit
ness, Russell NJ. Storey cf the Univer-
sity of Illinois. recently returned from
Russia as a Y. NJ. c. a. worker, said
n. had recaived the impression th;.t
! people i'll this country has a "very
active and honest desire" to know
| about the Bolshevil1i system
| The committee Will decide tomor'
row whether to call as witnesses
Americans who have de;rnded Bolshe-
vism in speeches or publia!ed articles
| Robert Leonard of ST. TaUi a form
er Y. M. c. a. secretary, who was I'M
! nrieored for six weeks by rhe Bolshe-
Wiki in Russia on an indefinite charge
| told the committee today tLat Lenfnt
and other leaders were considered sin
cere. but they could not control Boil
/ SheVlSt Orgar1TaU OnS thrc'l@hOut RuS'
sian provinces and that many excess
es and abuses were committed Wfthou
conducting of the principle leaders.
The witness said Lenira was gener
ally trusted but that Trotzl.y, al
though admired for his ahilitv. wa
feared because of susDici0T that h
was plotting to get coatrGI of tn
army.
Most people 7 met in Russia" sal,
Mr.. Leonard wanted the allies t
come in and save them
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
ms Are Denied
Habeas Corpus Writ
Court Held That Petition
Failed to Show Any Viola
ton of Rights of Aliens
Held for Deportation.

New York, Feb. ia writ of habeas
corpus sworn out in an attempt to
prevent deportation of fifty three
aliens brought here from western
cities was dismissed by Federal Judge
Knox today.
The court held that the petition for
the writ failed to show any violation
of the rights of the deportees. How
ever, in view of the contention of at
torneys who claimed to represent the
prisoners, that refusal of immigration
authorities to give them access to
Ellis Island had prevented them from
obtaining information necessary to
| specific allegations, Judge Knox an
nounced that the dismissal was with
out prejudice. If inspection of the de-
portation records revealed indications
of injustice to any of the prisoners, he
stated the writ, as relating to them
might be renewed.
The court declared that he must
frown upon any practice of obtaining
| blanket writs of habeas corpus to re-
! view the cases of persons, perhaps
| hundreds in number, ordered deporteG
from various sections of the country
This statement was regarded by at
torneys as significant in view of Com.
missioner of immigration Caminetti':
announcement that approximately
5000 persons were awaiting deporta
ton, several score of whom, according
to recent statements of the department
of labor, are already on the way II
New York and other ports.
The judges pronouncement was o
interest also as relating to statemen
by attorneys who argued for the wri
that the National Civic Liberties as
sociation. said to be an organization
, with supporters in various sections o
the country, and the New York Burea1
of Legal Advice were cooperating il
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
HURLEY SEEKS POLICY
TOWARD MERCHANT MARINE

washington. Feb. 13. - Chairman
urlc- of the Shipping Board an
.ruuced tonight that he had arranged
u.-h tine United States Chamber OF
Commerce TO get an expression Of
.uiniou from business. civic, indust-
H.al and labor organizations of the
United States upon the policy that
should Boz adopted by the government
towards the merchant marine. He
.aId "a series OF questions would be
felerraDhed Immediately 10 secure
opinions Of ship construction. govern
uent or private ownership and opera
ton and all other questions bearing
sf the situation.
Until returns on the QUESTIONABLE
ere assembled. Mr.. Hurley said. the
uipping board win indicate a position
OFF its own on the questions investi-
gated. Information which the board
has bearing upon actual conditions in
the international field, however, soon
win be presented to the public.
Mr.. Hurley said there was obvious
necessity for tine formulation OF opin-
ions ON "a definite future policy as tC
the merchant marine and added thai
need was so essential that he had
taken the unusual method announced
i- order 10 get an expression from tht
country.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14

ing hours and conditions of labor that
would establish a higher standard of
life and social we'll being for the
people.
Mr.. Brace declared that not a little
OF the responsibility for the unrest lay
in the failure to give responsible trade
union officials such settlements by ne
gotiations as they were entitled to re-
ceiye, and in the granting of conces-
sions regarding terms after unofficial
stoppages of work which concessions
had been refused to trade union labor
ers before the stoppage.
Organized labor he said, stood
strongly for the settlement of disputes
by consultation and conciliation. The
real cause of the present unrest. de-
declared, was an accumulation of un-
settled grievances. He contended that
if the situation created by this unrest
was to be remedied the government
must go to the root of the matter and
nationalize the land, the railways and
the mines.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF
NEAT INDUSTRY URGED

Washington. Feb. 13.--Government
regulation and control of the meat in
dustrv was urged before the house in
terstate commrce committee today by
Nre. Florence Kelley, General Secre-
tarv Of tho National Consumers
League. She appeared after Francis
j. Heney. former counsel for the
Federal Trade Commission, had fin
shed presenting his views as to fed
aral regulation.
Mrs. Kelley told the committee the
consumers Of the country were unani-
uously in favor of government in
teryention I'm the packing. business
and that they would not "1et congress
rest" until definite action had been
taken. She said that if the govern
ment would lake control, prices Of
meat would be reduced and the pour
would be able TO buy it again.
Mr. Heuey. I'm concluding his tes-
timony. said the extent of the activ-
ties Of the five laeding meat packers
would prove a disadvantage to them
rather than an advantage if the gov
ernmcnt would take away the special
privileges they possessed.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
Condensed kilograms

Americas war cost was estimated at
$4,000, 100000
Staten Islanders are planning for
the building of tunnel to New
York.
Friedrich Ebert, president of Ger
many, will receive a salary of $685.
600.
Soldiers and sailors still in the SER
vice will be carried free by New
York ferries.
President and Mrs. Wilson attended
a gala opera performance in their
honor at Paris.
Discharged soldiers will not need
to pass physical test in New Jersey
Civil Service examinations.
War Department announced advance
rating for 20 American, army await
ors six of whom rae dead.
United States formally accepted
Japans proposal in regard to restor
alton of the Siberian railway.
A large unidentified steamer ran
aground in a snoWstorm three miles
south of Oracroke Inlet, n. C.
~. M. c. A. wants 100 more educa-
tional experts to reinforce the field
staff of the American Army of Occu-
| patton.
King Alfonso of Spain will visit
| South America. He will go 20
Buenos Aires, Montevideo mad Rio
de Janeiro.
Lieut.. Lowell W. Bartlett, of Rock
ford, Ill, was killed when his air
plane fell at Carlstrom field, near Ar
cadia, Fla.
A bill was introduced in the New
York Legislature providing for the
the establishment of a department foI
motor vehicles
American Society Of Friends sent
a message to President Wilson ask
ing him to urge complete disarma.
ment of all nations.
A conference of the Miners Fedora
ton of Britain rejected terms offered
by the Government for settlemen
of wage demands.
German officers interned in switz
erland celebrated the birthday of tn,
eX-kaiser by drinking to his earl.
restoration to power
Every member of Congress has re
ceived a circular from the Famers
National Council condemning the oi
land leasing bill.
Persons entering Mexico from tn
United States no longer will be com
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
LINCOLN NKINLEY GRANT
is TO BE TRIED FOR MURDER

Pittsfeld Mass. Feb. 13-LincoIn
Mckinley GIant of this city. will he
placed or trial in superior court here
on Monday, April {. OF d charge of
murder i1t: IN the frst j degree in con
lit, who was found dead On his farm
on February %, 1917. Grant has been
at the state farm at Br:dgeyater since
January, 1913, for observation as to
his sanity and since then experts have
pronounced him sane. No order has
been given as to whether or not Mrs.
Margaret Hewitt, wife Of the victim,
VII be tried at the same time as
Grant She il Charged with being an
accessory before the fdG- n connec-
ton with the death OF h"r husband,
Mrs. Hewitt is out on $3.50 bail and s
living in Springfield.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14


Hartford Feb. 13.-The chief bus
.r.ss of interest in the house was the
..eHrr fo- terms Of eight years Of
.... Justice. two associate jus
.. .- and Judge OF The superior court.
-.. uumr ions were made by the
....rr1r and there was complete un-
unit. fu frair election Resolutions
-r received Or the appointment o.
mu.tf..- fu investigate tho matter
r.. urrwuI0Erd of the state, and
. consider flt future of III" state
...Hf n. defense. and ascertain what
required o- tho state to- advance fu-
..r. activities and the expense of such
..'r.fir-
Favorable report from committee on
..E and game, on bill presented by
Er Bailey gives authority 10 the fish
.rI Same rommi ssiouers 10 place ard
maintain srreaus in streams stocked
o.. stale as may be advantageous
.. retain fish therein.
The cities and borouehs committee
made urfar1rhle report on the bill
fr H.HH-d. which provides hat
SOS sf.N nor exceed two per cent
..- arrm nn assessed valuation. aside
Inu principal and existing debt
Petition saas received from more
..r NrU hundred principals and
...rra-- OF Waterbury in opposition
.. the adoption 0f the so-caucd Nor
".0r code hi'-
The han Of the house was Granted
.. Ih. joint committees on state prlS-
.. and Hrnr0nriH tt0us for hearing Cr
.| matters pertaining TO the rropoS
..v state prison.
Tire judiciary COMMITTEES roporte5
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
MERCHANDISE CONDITIONS
APPROACHING NORMAL

New York. Feb. 13.-Merchandise
trade conditions gradually are ap-
preaching normal with a consequent
softenine of prices, Jesse 1. Straus of
r. H. Macy & Co. of this city said
today at the eighth annual convention
of the Retail Dry Goods association
He criticized manufacturers of the
country for preaching scarcity of mer-
chandise. and calling attention to the
great quantities of raw materials
stored in the worlds markets, predict
ed it would not be long before these
materials are brought to American
manufacturers and the consumer then
might reap the advantage of lower
merchandise prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
BOSTON POLICE INSPECTOR
KILLED BY AUTO THIEVES

Chelsea, Mass, Feb. 13.-Inspector
Charles E. Deininger of the Boston
Police department was shot and killed
and John DonneIly, a sailor was
wounded in the leg tonight when Of
ficers attempted to arrest a number
of men alleged to have stolen an au-
tomobile. The shooting occurred when
the man dashed out Cf a garage in an
automobile and escaped.
Inspector Deininger with another
officer had recovered three stolen au-
tomobiles when they decided to look
at a machine reported to be in a ga
rage on Winthrop road.
When the officers request
| ed the men in the garage to come
/ out, only to be refused they obtained
a sailors service and surrounded the
| garage. An automobile engine was
heard to star, the door was jamucd
! open by the front wheels of -ouring
/ car and the machine darted out. the
gunner, who We're crOuched low
within, firing on the officers, who re.
piled vigorously. The Chelsea police
estimate there. were four men in til;
automobile and that two or threee 9th.
ers escaped on foot Late tonight po-
licemen from Chelsea and BosLol
were searching for the gunner.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
|. w. w. MEMBERS WARNED
TO STAY AWAY FROM CHICAGO

Chicago. Feb. 13.-Chief of Police
Garrity issued statement today
warning l. W. W. members to stay
away from Chicago if they desired to
keep out of trouble. He said members
'of that organization from other cities
are not wanted here and will be ar
rested on sight.
Within a week the police have ar
rested 100 l. W. W. on vagrancy
charges.
Three of the 90 l. W. w arrested
yesterday by the police in a raid on
the national headquarters of the or
ganization are said to nave taken part
/ in the recent labor disturbances in
Seattle. according to statement
made by detectives today.
| They are William Boder Henry
| Danielson and Fred Enger. The latter
! is said to have been born in Germany.
t All the defendants will be booked on a
vagrancy charge.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14

PEELED to file notices with Mexican
consuls 20 days in advance.
Entire crew of the transport Mount
Vernon was commended for gaIlantry
displayed when the ship was torpedo
ed by submarine Sept. 5.
George Arthur, 81, ot Stamford, was
found dead Ill his room IN BRIDGEPORT,
asphyXiated by gas from an open
jet.
Baron Maxine, head of the Japanese
delegation at the peace conference
was ordered to disclose all secret
treaties between China and Japan
American steamer Accoma, from
New York to Marseilles, Feb. Z, was
abandoned by her crew, with eight
feet of water in her engine room,
Bavaria issued an order confiscat-
ing flags more than 20 by 20 inches
in size, so as to use the material for
| the manufacture of Childrens cloth
! ing.
| General Pershing notified the War
! Department that a letter received
from San Francisco at Treves. Ger
many, established a record time of
| 16 days.
| According to an announcement at
! Melbourne, Auhtralia will accept t
gift of six destroyers and six modern
| type submarines from the British gov
| ernment.
The executive commission Of the
| Presbyterian general assembly Thurs
day appropriated S13,G2S 339 for the
first year of the new era drive
which is to continue for five years.
Roy Van Tress, president of the Nc
Alester Okla, Real Estate Exchange,
and Is associates charged with con-
spiracy to defraud i'll the sale of In
dian y-pTn fpII11 o-,1il+y-
Belgian claims before the peace
conference demand some territory
held by Germany be returned to
Belgium, free navigation of thd
Sheldt, and restitution of certain
| territory held by the Dutch.
Victoria suffered more than any
other state in Australia from the
ravages of pneumonia influenza On
Feb. 9, 220 new cases and IS deaths
were reported, making a total of III
deaths in the state from the disease
Berlin Freiheit charged Admiral
Schroeder as directly responsible for
the death of Capt. Fryatt. commander
of a British merchant steamer, who
was executed for ramming and sink
ing a German submarine
Secretary Baker announced the ap-
pointment of the United States Lii
Quidation Commission, War Depart
ment' to liQUidate the business and
financial affairs of American army in
England and France.
A. H. Smith, regional director OF
railroads, announced that the embargo
placed on January Is, 1918. as a war
measure. on domestic carIiad freight
for Manhattan Island and the Bronx
has been lifted.
Franklin Anderson, is, a high schoo
student of Derby, was drowned ir
Pickett's POND yesterday atrer he baG
broken through ice while skating.
Governor Hocorb sas granted {
stay of execution i'll the crse of Gior,
dano Chandido, under sentence to bt
; hanged ut the state prison On Feb 92(
: for murder
f Edward Goldsmith. of Thonaston
charged with setting fire to a barr
owned by YRS. Sarah 3radstreet O
/ Thomaston. on Sept Ii lust was
l found guilty of arson.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-02-14
INTERALLIsD MILITARY
FORCE PROJECT DEFEATED

Paris, Feb 13.-CBy The \. P)-
The Bourgeois proposition for an in
ter-alied military force to enforce
peace was defeated by an overwhelm-
ng vote at the meeting Of the Society
OF Nations commission today. The
French and 'Czecho Slovaks were the
only representatives voting in the af-
iirmative.
The draft Of the Society Of Na+ons
plan was then unanimously adopted
as whole. The final draft consists of
twenty six articles.
President Wilson will probably read
the draft to plenary meeting of the
eace conference tomorrow The con-
ference will not be asked to finally
adopt it at this time.
The Japanese delegation present
ed an amendment providing that ra-
cial discrimination should not be fol-
Grated in immigration laws.
Several delegates urged that this
would open such a large question thai
great delay might enaue. and the
matter was cropped wothort a vote,