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Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30

sideration. The labor section. a1- though not before the senate at all, got the biggest share of attention, Senator LaFollette. republican, Wis consin, centering discussion about it with d three hour speech assailing the proposed interna tionaI labor organi- zation as filled with peril to American labor.
 For a while when Senator Sher- mans amendment was considered. the debate got into the realm of Iiterature and religion. MT. Sherman decIaSinas Voltaire would have rejoiced to sec the collection of Goddess men" who gathered at Versailles. and Senator Lodge, republican. Massachusetts. re- plying Macbeth's explanation, T can not say God bless us" IF would be a traVesty, said MT. Lodge to invoke divine blessing on such a treaty
 Also opposing the amendment. Sem ator Thomas, democrat. Colorado. said if the chaplain's daily prayer in the senate chamber had accomplished any improvement, he had been unable to perceive 1t. He added that he did not favor 'saddling the Almighty with all the sins of man." Other opponents pointed out that the American con stitution had endured without con taining reference to the deity and declared such a reference in the trea- ty would make trouble because of the many religions represented.
 The chair was unable to control the galleries when Senator Sherman. say ing he was not a member of any church, got into tilt with Senator Robinson, democrat. Arkansas.
 T have never prayed in my life,-@ said MT. sherman.
 'Doesrr$ the senator think" inter jected Senator Robinson, that it's about tine he began?'
 No" MT. Sherman shouted. while the galleries kept up roar of laughter NO. not at the appearance of any such antagonist as the sena- tor from Arkansas. I can take care of him myself"
 The motion to table was made by Senator Robinson after SeniN r Walsh, democrat. Massachusetts, yvho had voted for several committee amendments pledaed that senators who were consistently opposing all amendments as a matter of principle should not be asked to go on record directly in regard to the one proposed by Senator Sherman.
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FORECAST OF STEPS TO BE
 TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT

Washing ton, Oct. 29.--The govern ment. confronted with refusal of the miners organization to call off the strike of half a million soft coal work CTS ordered for Friday night, moved swiftly today to protect the people from great distress
 First of many steps to deal with a situation admittedly critical proba blv Es Ill be these:
 Ample police or other protection for miners willing to remain on the job az urged by President Wilson
 Revival of the fuel administration armed with full wartime powers. to pre- vent hoarding and profiteering
 Allocation and distribution of coal to homes. railroads and essential in dietries.
 Efforts to bring the strike to speedy end through mediation.
 The government, however, will make no eIfcrts to bring about indictment of officers of the United Mine Workers Of Arnt ica who called the strike on charge of conspiracy to reduce pro- motion of a necessary product
 Governme ent officials asserted tonight that reporcs from confidential sources shaved that not all of the. miners would strike. that public sentiment Was overwhelmingly against the walk o':t at the beginning of winter and that du: alton Of the strike would be brief.
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3c,0 ,000 MINERS IN PITTSBURG
 DISTRICT READY ITO QUIT

Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct 2s-Thirty thousand bituminous coal miners, liv- ing and working within thirty miles of the Pittsburgh retail district. were said by their leaders tonight to be ready to leave the pits when the final order was given Friday. night.
 In addition to these. many of whom are of foreign birth there were in the twenty-seven counties of. central and western Pennsylvania. awaiting the same call.
 Among these men it was admitted, connected with the United Mine Workers of America or any other union, but who. operators and labor leaders agreed. were not expected to work during the first few days of the suspension.
 The Pennsylvania counties which will be directly affected by strike constitute the most important bitu- minous field in the country. They are:
 Allegheny, rInStrong Beaver Bed ford, Blair. Bradford, Butler. Cambria, Cameron, Center, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk. Fayette Greene. Hunt ington, Indiana. Jefferson, Lawrence, Lycoming, McKean. Mercer. Somerset. Sullivan. Tioga. Washington and Westmoreland.
 Included in the district is the fa- nous Connellsville coke field. which it was stated, contained very few union men, and where operators said they did not expect the suspension to become general. 7 Steel men discussing the possible effects Of eoaIT strike estimated that many mills in the Pittsburgh district could dssoperate for several weeks with the fuel stocks now on hand, while some plants. largely dependent upon natural gas for fuel. would suffer little inconvenience Many steel companies have been stocking coal for weeks, adding to the reserves they always have, in anticipation of labor trouble in the mines.
 Householders in large numbers took comfort from the fact that they use natural gas for fuel. fact which is true of many. towns and cities in the adjacent territory. and are entire ly intle pendent of coal
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CONFERENCE OF LABOR
 UNIONS DECEMBER 13

Washington, Oct. c9.-Chiefs of the national and international unions af- filiated with the American Federation of Labor were called today to meet here on December 13 to formulate suth action as may be essential to safeguard and promote the rights, in terests and freedom of the wage earn ers.''
 The call issued by the fedcration's executive council and the heads of the four railroad brotherhoods declared that labor was confronted with grave dangers affecting the very foundation of it's structure" and that it was imperative that the responsible representatives of the workers agree upon "fundanental principles which will maintain "the right of free men,"
 No specific topics for discussion were outlined. but it is known that pending anti-strike legislation, will be one of the principal subjects. Other matters expected to be taken up in cIude collective bargaining and the right of organized labor to choose tits own spokesMen as it sees fit subjects which finally resulted in the dissolu- ton of the National Industrial Confer ence called by President Wilson.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30
21 MINERS TRAPPED
 BY FLAMES IN OHIO

Amsterdam, Ohio. Oct. 29.-With flames spreading back toward the 21 miners trapped in the north passage of number mine of the Youghio- gheny and Ohio Coal Company mine officials tonight felt no hope for the men. Rescue parties formed from other workmen were able to remain in the mine only a few minutes because of the intense heat and smoke.
 Four American born wOrkmen were reported to Se among the miners en- tombed wien an electric generator operating a fan exploded and set fire to the wood braces. according to com pany officials. The flames started 200 feet from the elevators shaft.
 Partly suffocated and his clothing and hands burned trip driver emerged from the burning mine early tonight He related how he lay on the floor of a mine car and his mule pull ed him to the shaft He said that the other miners had started further back in the burning passage.
 A huge water tank was emptied into the Shafe by d company of the Steu- benville fire department which ar- rived here tonight to help fight the fire. Rescue parties worked in relays in an effort to reach the entombed men.
 A crowd of moro than ono thousand men. women and children tllronged the entrance to- the mine tonight, watching the work of rescue. eager for any word as to the condition of the men back of the flames. No explosion has been reported so far.
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Exp0rtation ofSugar
 Cause of Shortage
25O, 900 Tons Sent Abroad,
 Through Error of Judge ment, Gen. Sherburne Says.

Boston. Oct. 29.-An explanation of the sugar shortage and of distribution plans advanced by General John H. Sherburne, in the course of an ad- dress before the New England Bakers Association today. General Sherburpe Is chairman of the state commission on the necessaries of life.
 Back in July he Sa1d, before the figures were available, somebody made an error. of judgment. I think the men on the equalization board became of sugar in Cuba and were afraid we would not eat it up. So they allowed 10000 tons for the export trade. They also permitted jobbers to con tract for about 10000 tons for the ex- port trade Sc we have lost perhaps 25o,oO0 tons through exportation which we did not contemplate.
 The sugar equalization board has decided to make the distribution on the basis of 1918. The difficulty is that the procedure only goes as far as the refiners.
 There is awful lot of petty prof1teering carried on by small deal CTS. In Massachusetts, we have start ed system of chasing the distribu- tion from the top down. Retiners, wholesalers and jobbers give us daily reports of their distribution to the trade, to show that they are resisting the temptation to sneak some of it our for better market"
 General Sherburne said that in the east sugar would continue to be sold at present prices. In the west it might be a little higher
 Tn the south,'' he continued, "they are trying to sell sugar at the whack- ing price of eighteen cents a pound. but the Department Of Justice is on their necks and don't think they are going to get away with it.'
 General Sherburne expressed the apinion that the price ought not be more than thirteen cents a pound next wear :
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MAY REVERT TO THE
 MAXIMUM WAR PRICES

Washington, Oct. 2S.-One decision Of the government conference on coal late today was to recommend to the president the re-esta b1ishment of max mum prices on coal which prevailed whtn the fuei administration went ouI Of business.
 inese prices are considerably lower than the prices now prevailing. If |. considered certain that the president vii! comply with the recommendation. Inch means that a substantial reduc- uon Tn sort coal prices. including those specified in large contracts made since teo- will become effective almost immediately.
 Dr. H. A. Garfield. former fuel ad m1nisfrator, made the announcement as to resumption of price control. He declared that his recommendation which will go to the president fonor- row would deal only with the question or prices and would not be concerned with the allocation of fuel or the zon- ing system of deliveries
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STATEMENT BY CHAIRMAN
 BREWSTER OF OPERATORS

St. Louis. Mo- Oct. 29.-Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the scale com mittee of the Mine Operators Asso- citation, tonight reiterated that the mine owners would make no attempf to operate the mines without govern ment aid after the strike became eff fective. and reasserted that the opera tors would reopen negotiations with the miners if the strike order were rescinded pending settlement of diff ferenceS.
 MT. Brewster declared the state ment issued by the miners at Indian apolis tonight was merely a reitera- ton of what they have said before"
 ''The operators" continued Mir Brewster, will resume negotiations with the miners and submit all dis agreements to arbitration, provided the strike orde> be rescinded pending negotiations and the award of the ar bitration board. We have assured the president and Secretary Wilson we would do this but the miners have re- fused to''
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NINE PERSONS KILLED IN
 SOUTHERN PACIFIC WREcFe

Los Angeles. Cal. Oct. 2s.-Nino persons were killed and forty injured when a Southern Pacific train south bound, was wrecked near Acton to- day, according to a telephone message received here from Constable D. Hun ter at Acton.
 The cause of the wreck was un- determined early tonight but. accord ing to railway officials. it occurred on ten degree curve and on d sharp down grade. The engine tender, two baggage cars and five day coaches went over the embanlzrnent, tearing down telegraph and telephone lines. Three standard sleeping cars, a diner and tourist car. composing the re mainder of the train, remained on tho track.
 First information of the wreck to reach railway officials here was through Conductor Alexander Gamer on who caught an automobile and rode to the nearest telephone at Ac- ton, two and a half miles distant frsm- the scene of the accident.
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troops as a last resort. if necessary. will be given these men desiring to remain at work. Reports from goy- crnment agents sl1o V that 8 big part of the miners entered to quit work want to stay on the job.
 Rights of the public will be protect ed through revival of price control regulations suspended when the fuel administration went out of existence February l. This means an early drop in the price of soft coal and gives as surance against profteering.
 As to those miners who go on strike and thereby curtail. production the food and control law with its recently added criminal penalties of fine and impr ison,nent will be enforced with out regard to persons. This .t'.i;.de of the government. Attorney General Palmer made clear. does not effect the right of workers to strike for redress of grievances in other cases where no violation of the law is involved.
 MT. Palner's announcement of the governments plans. made after consultation with Secretary Wilson, Director General Hines. Assistant At torney General Ames in charge of prosecutions under the food and fuel control law. Assistant Attorney Gen eral Garvin. directing criminal prose cutions and investigations of the de- partment of justice. Secretary Tumul-- ty, representing the president. and Dr. H. A. Garfield, former fuel adminis- trator, did not nince words in deal ing with the strike.
 The proposed strike" the an announcement declared. would be nation than an invading army The facts present q situation which chal- lenges the supremacy of the law.a .
 Director General Hines later issued duction of coal this year has been be- low normal.
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OBITUARY.
Rev. Georae [. clarI

Hartford, Oct. 29.-Word was re- ceived at Wethersfield this morning os the death in Buffalo, N. Y.. of the Rev. George l. Clark, pastor of the Weth- ersfield Congregational church. He was. stricken with paralysis Monday on train west of Buffalo and was removed in that city. MT Clark left Wethersfield about Oct on a month vacation and had been visiting in the middle. west, going as far as Ripon, Wis. He stopped for a few days at tho national Congregational confer ence in Grand Rapids. Mich, and was on his way home from there when stricken.
 MT. Clark was born in Tewksbury. Mass, Aug. Is. 1s49. He graduated from Amherst in 1872. from Yale di- vinity school in 1875 and from Union Theological seminary in 1876. He was ordained to the ministry Dec. 22. 1876 and had held pastorates at Shetburne Falls, Mass, WcsHe-ly, Is. an& Pennington, Conn. He had been at Wethersfield since 1900. He was a prolific writer and the author of sey- eral books, among them beihg Notions of Yankee Parsen. Silas Deanci and History of Cornecticut. the latter ceEn- pictcd in 1914
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30
GOV. SMITH TELLS WHY
 HEARST ATTACKED HIM

New York, Oct. 29.-After William Randolph Hearst, publisher. had de- Smith to engage in public debate. the governor appeared tonight in Carnegie Hall and charged that the publishers papers had attacked him because he had refused to let MT. Hearst tell him what to do as chier exouufive of this state.
 Reviewing his political record. MT. smith defied MT. Hearst ito mention a crooked act that I ever performed. in rubIic or private life" Asserting that facts in Hearst papers attacks on him had been "grayely distorted" Governor Smith charged that thes. papers were adding to the nations difficulty in suppressing the spirit of unrest and were making 1t difncuF fer the governor to handle the situa- fiOn-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30
TERNATIONAL- LABOR
 CONFERENCE OPENED

Washington, Oct. 29.-The first move of the international labor con ference, which formally opened here today was to take steps to obtain the participation of the United States in the conference although congress has decided against the appointment of delegates prior to ratification of the peace treaty.
 On motion of Baron >Des Ranches, Italian government delegate. UniteG States employers and workers organ 1zations were invited unanimously to send representatives to take part in the conference, which is still in state of being organized.
 While no attempt was made to ob- tain the appointment of governmental delegates. as such action would have been in direct conflict with the decis-- ion of congress, the United States will be- represented -ins-- the conference through. Secre tary of Labor Wilson, who opened today.s session and proba- ply will continue as conference presi- dent dlring the major portion of it's deliberation. MT. Wilson will be pro- posed by the organizing committee as permanent chairman during the1 ''pe- riod of organization" at the meeting tomorrow. and in view of the universal custom of selecting chairmen of in- ternational gatherings from the na- tion acting as host, no objection is expected.
 Secretary Wilson said that he would accept the nomination in view of his interpretation that the organization of the conference cannot be completed until the league of nations is created, and that the United States is charged by the Versailles treaty with the or ganization of the conference.
 The American Federation of Labor and the chamber of commerce of the United States were invited by the or ganizing committee to name the worker and employer delegate, respec- lively, to represent this country. Sam ueI Gompers, veteran chief of the fed eration, will represent the workers. Decision as to the choice of the cham Der of cNmmerce will affect the rival here tomorrow of Homer L. Ferguson.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30

Washington, Oct. 29.-The forty-six amendments attached to. the peace treaty by the foreign relations com 1n..tee passed into history today when the last survivor of the group, pro posal by Senator, Moses. republican. New Hampshire. to- revise voting strength in the League of Nations, was consigned to the discard in the senate by a vote of 4 to 36.
 As if gaining impetus by this ac- complishment, the senate then upset two more proposed textual changes in the treaty brought in by individual senators One of them. presented by Senator sherman, republican. Illinois, and proposing to write into the treaty preamble a reference to the deity. was iaiN on the table but < vote of 57 to 21. The other. sponsored by Senator Johnson, republican, California. as a new solution for voting inequality in the league. was killed outright by a count of 43 to 35
 At adjournment, however the effort to hasten hasten final action had brought up against an obstacle which seemed likely to prevent further prog ress for several days.
 Tomorrow a determined group of senators will launch a fight to elinli- nate the labor section of the treaty, opening debate which in view of un- settled labor conditions over the coun- try is expected by the leaders to last for at least q week. The battle is ex- pected to be the more spirited because it is regarded as holding out whatever hope remains of writing any amend ment into the treaty.
 Nine republicans Joined the demo- crats in overthrowing the Moses amendment. which provided that none of the British dominions should vote in any league controversy directly af- fecting any one of them Three dem ocrats voted with the republicans sup porting it. On the new Johnson amendment. proposed as a substitute for the ~ne rejected last week. the lineup was exactly the same as on the California senator's original pro- posal, the only changes in the actual record vote being lue to absences and pairs. The Sherman amendment got only scattered support, most of the republican leaders helping the demo- crats put it out of the way.
 As usual, the greater part of the days debate related to subjects aside from the matters directly under con-
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FOUR BODIES FROM
 WRECK OF COAL BARGE

Sodus, N. Y. Oct. 2s.-Four bodies from the wreck of the steam coal barge Homer Warren of Toronto which foundered off Pultneyville in the heavy gale of Tuesday. washed ashore here today. A receipt for welding made out in the name of Alex Ta1bert was found on one of the bod ies. No means of identification for any of the others have been found.
 The barge. which left Oswego yes terday for Toronto, it's home port. was in charge of Captain Wm. Stalkar. Other members of the crew whose names are known and who are be- 1ieved to have been lost are George Stalkar, Joseph Kerr, George Kerr, Stanley Foster and A. Howe. Three deck hands whose names are un- known shipped at OsWego.
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1000, 900 AMERICAN VETERANS
 IN THE AMERICAN LEGION

New York. Oct. 2e.-Approximate1 te1y 1,000,000 American veterans of the world war will be represented at the first national convention of the Amer ican Legion to be held in Minneapolis, November l.. Il and 12. it was an- nounced today at the Headquarters of the organization here. The constitution of the legion provides that each state and territory and the District of Columbia shall be represented by four delegates and four alternates and one delegate 4nd one alternate for each l. 900 members.
 Two advance delegates, a chairman and secretary will be sent to Min neapolis from each of the state branches of the organization on No- vember 2. The chairmen will be or ganized into an advance committee similar to that which met in St. Louis last May three days before the legion's caucus held in that city.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30
HOOK WORM AMONG THE
 GOLD MINERS OF COLOMBIA

New York. Oct. 29.-The ravages -oe the hook worm among the gold miners in Colombia is seriously interfering with the production or the precious metal, according to Dr. O. r. Brosi1s mine physician, who arrived here to day from Santa Marta. When the disease is particularly prevalent, Dr. Brosius said. production is cut as much as fifty per cent
 Colombia is the only South Amer ican country which has refused the aid of the Rockefeller institute in fighting the hook worm. The refusal. accord ing to pr. Brosius was based on H. will on the part of politicians toward the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30
MAN IN FATHERS ASKS TO BE
 FREED FROM DEBTORS PRISON

New York. Oct 29-In tatters-hfs feet showing through the holes in his worn out Shoes-David Goldhaber. member of New Yorks famous Ali mony Club,'' knelt before Justice Peter A. Kendrick today and begged to be freed from debtors prison. that he might go to work and earn a1imony for his wife. The woman. Mrs. Goldhab- CT, in a silk dress and wearing furs. asked that he be kept in jail until he could produce bond of $500 for back payments due her.
 Goldhaber has been in jail since March 3. Mrs. Goldhaber has not taken any steps to enforce judgment in her action against him. and according 10 the justices decision the man may be held indefinitely until she does, or un- til he produces the bond demanded.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-30
CLEARING UP BUSINESS
 INCIDENTAL TO STRIKE

pronouncing a strike of bituminous coal miners inevitable and blaming the operators for forcing a Walk-out that may involve half a million men directly, the conference here of ofh- cials of the United Mine Workers of America wound up it's business to- night and dissolved. District presi- dents and members of the scale com mittee left for their homes to direct the locals in the strike which is to be- come effective at midnight Friday.
 Tomorrow the executive board of the union will meet to clear up big batch Of business incidental to the strike and routine affairs which have been accumula ting.