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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
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S. {. BALDWIN'S VIEW
ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS

New Haven. Conn, Feb. 23.-Ln
statement to a newspaper here today,
Simeon L. Baldwin, former governor
ana former chief justice of the su-
preme court, says that he believes the
American people should assent to the
proposed league of nations. although
he would have liked to see the project
follow more nearly The Hague con-
ventions of 1899 ard 1907.
He considers wise "the provision
that a breach of peace. by any of the
powers, of the covenants of the league
concerning arbitration or inquiry by
the executive council. shall Of itself
be an act of war against all the other
members of the league: and that the
league shall thereupon cut off the of
tending power from all intercourse
require no declaration of war by any
of the members of the league but give
them the use of those formidable
weapons, blockade and boycott"
Concerning membership in the
league, he says:
The project as published is not
complete in respect to the quaIifica-
tons for membership but allows ad-
mission by a two thirds vote of the
existing members to any power which
| is able to give effective guarantees
| OF its readiness to conform to the pur-
| pose of the league. For that purpose
| a self-S governing dominion or colony is
| deemed eligible for membership. This
! term, governing would probably
! be construed as embracing Alaska,
| Porto Rico, if not the Philippines"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
FATE OF BOXING BILL
WILL BE DECIDED TOMORROW

Neither Joseph Terry Lee of Bridge
port nor Dave Fitzgerald of New Ha-
ven, nor George MuIligan of Water
bury will be named as head of The
state boxing coin nission, if boxing is
lei;alized, as now seems possible, ac-
cordinP to worl from Hartford. Those
in close touch with the legislature and
With members of the judiciary COM
nittee declare that the chairmansnip
Ci the boxing commission will be ren-
decd to ex-senator l atrick MCGnv-
en- of Hartford
= he bin to create a. commission to
control boxing and sparring in this
state and lega izo the sport is now
pending before the legislative COM
mIttee and will he given a hearin.; on
Tuesday afternoon. Feb. 25, a. .
o clock. Backcrs o. the bill are iubi-
liant over the prospects of its passage,
aid their confidence seems to be JUS
tilted by the apparent sentiment of
the state legislators in favor OF it.
Many of these have been directly
questional as to their attitude, and in
the main it has been a friendly one.
In fact, there seems to be no surface
ications of any organized and di-
rect effort to defeat the bill.
Patrick McGovern, who is slated I'M
officially to head the commission, is a
multimillionaire and known to be a
boxing enthusiast. He has already
been approached, according to one
legislator and has stated that he
would be pleased to accept the posi-
ton if it were offered to him, and
would do his best to put the sport OF
d high level in Connecticut.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24

it is not a motor driven aonaratus,
and the comraittee has made 10 pro
vision for horses to draw that ma
chine in tho event of q general alarm.
The polics muddie settled, i, is now
u to Alderman Tom TO shake up
the bones of the III managers Of the fire
department. which ne y; thoroughly
competent to do. as he has been an
active member o. the department more
than twenty-five years and at the
present time is foreman Of one Of the
companies. The city is we'll supplied
with apparatus and f"em IN, but they
cannot work without tools and tom
sounded the key note when he eX-
claimed that the fremen N.Ge cry ing
for help.
A queer incident developed at the
council meeting when the proposition
to aid the housing corporation to the
extent of $4,000 was dEcu Hsed and
defeated. 1t seems that on the after
noon of the day upon which the COM
non council met, there was a session
ct which the mayor Attorney HadIai
A. Hull representing the housing
corporation, and Corporation Counsel
fIankey We're among those present.
Major Hull drew up proposition 10
present to the council which met with
the approval Of those present. Wheo
this proposition was presented to the
council meeting by Major Hull it de-
yeloped that the resolution was much
different from the one agreed upon
and Counsel Hankey objected to the
| changed document and saw no rea-
son why it should prevail and it did
| not prevail
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
PROBING POSSIBLE PLOT
AGAINST CLEMENcEAII

Paris, Feb. 23.-Inquiry into the
ramifications of possible plot against
Premier Clemenceau, accordingto des-
patches from Geneva to French news
papers, shows that during the month
of December "a persons, all anarchists
or Bolsheviki, arrived in the neigh
borhood of Nevy. Among them, it is
alleged, were Rossiere, Zahmid and
Bunzli.
At the same time a group of an
archists met in Zurich to organize a.
plot against the French premier and
other allied statesmen in Paris. In
this group, it was alleged, was Misiani,
director of radical newspaper, who
went often to Geneva to confer with
anarchists there. few days ago
Misiani was arrested in the offices of
the Red Flag, the Spartacan organ in
Berlin.
! 1t is said he was especially charged
with smuggling revolutionary propa-
ganda into France by way Of Switzer-
/ land
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
HARVARD WILL BUY
EQUIPMENT FOR ALL SPORTS

AS a means of making athletics more
attractive to the individual at Harvard
chiefly by furnishing equipment FOR
playing the different contests-Robert
Lloyd of New York city, a member of
the senior class and manager of the
1913 baseball team, has suggested that
tho university take over the Harvard
Athletic association and consider it a
department like others in the univer-
sity fold.
Lloyd says that there is no equip
ment available for any sport at Har-
ward except football, where the suits
arc furnished free. The remainder of
the candidates FOR the varsity and mi
Eor sporting teams are forced to fur
alsh their own equipment, even down
TO buying the III" lie says that 4
member of the 18th team in baseball,
for instance, is not going to supply
himself with equipment, neither does
he have enjoyment in being forced TO
play the game in fannels or without
street clothes.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
PERSHiNG DENIES THAT
BREST is UNSANITAPV

Washington, Feb. 29-The war d.
Hartment tonight made public another
report from General Pershing denying
that unsanitary and unhcalthful con-
dlions exist in the American embark
alton camp at Brest, France The
American commander-in- chief reply
Ing to a cablegram Of protest sent by
a New York newspaper to President
Wilson and forwarded. to him by the
president, summarized a report which
he had received from Major General
Eli A Helmick, inspector generals de
p2rtment OF the eXpeditionarv forces,
commanding at Brest
The cablegram of protest sent to
The president charged that soldier s
from the front and Red Gross nurses
were practically held prisoners white
in the Frest camp and if complaint
was made We're put a. the bottom of
the sailing list, that wounded and i'll
were forced to stand in the rain for
hours for meals. that officers were
oJerbearing and harsh, and that con
dltions generally were unsanitary.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
PAClFlSTS ATTENDED
CELEBRITIES CONFERENCE

New YoIN. Feb 23.-Badicals and
pacifists attending a Liberties Con
ference" here won a bIoodless battle
with the police tonight When the
delegates began arriving at De,rnon!-
cos for the final meeting OF a wo
day session they were informed by
uniformed men stationed outside that
they COLD not hold the meeting. at
which Scott Nearing, acquitted last
week of sedition. was to preside.
About 200 of them reached the half-
room, however. and refused to leave.
although the lights vera turned out.
Algernon Lee, sociai>s: alderman, If
ter declaring the meeting would be
held lie spite of the police was dele
gated to negotiate with the authori-
ties.
Lee learned thar Allen A. Ryan.
special deputy commissioner. had di-
rected Captain Duggan of the East
5lst Street station to forbid the meet
ing. After some delay. with the ar-
rival OF two police stenographers to
t2le down the remarks Of The speak
I.crs, the radicals were permitted ~
proceed with their session.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS IN new LONDON

though the department was efficient
in n1Gn and apparatus. t'Sare was an
inadequate supply of hose and .hat
the firemen were crying for help He
declared that the fault was with the
fire department committee not with
the people who pay the taxes. It has
been no secret that there has long
been a lack of fire hose, but the com
mittee furnished no RELIEF but when
the Lawrence hall fire came the com
nittee got busy and contracted foc a
fresh supply of hose, but no. enough
to meet the requirements. Tha lack
of good judgment by the committee
was demonstrated in connection with
that fire.
The fire committee knew that not
only was there lack of hose but also
OF rubber coats and boots for The
working firemen. although many of
the firemen had supplied themselves
with these essentials from their Dri-
vate funds. The emergency came and
the committee had TO meet it, for the
protection OF the men Who riskei their
health, and even their lives, to save
property. While the FIRE VS. ~ pfoS-
ress the committee authorized the
purchase OF coats and boots not of the
regulation make or material for fire
service, ara perhaps more imam 81 0ND
o. the city money was wasted in con-
sequence
The committee was active at that
| fire which threatened destruction to
the business centre, and some uslIrn-
ed the authority of the chief engi-
neer, in some details. but not to the
extent of giving orders personally Ia
| the MN holding the nozzles. and there
is q reason why. This same commit
| tee directed the calling of the modern
fire apparatus from ,Irotnn. and re-
| Questing the Norwich department to
| be in readiness to render assistance
| In the event of being called. Yet
there was lying idle down In the Ma
cara house. n powerful steam FIRE en-
CINE capable Of pumping four streams
at a pressure cs $50 pounds, This
machine Is In good condition and per-
fectly., dependable, bus unfortunately
:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
INFERIOR WIRE SERVICE
UNDER FEDERAL OPERATION

Washington, Feb. 23.-Return of tel
cphone and telegraph properties to
private management by June 80 was
recommended to President Wilson by
Charles E. Elmquist, president of the
National Association of Railway and
Utilities Commissioners. in a letter
made public today. The recommen-
dation was made. Mr.. Elmquist eX-
planned, on behalf of the executive
and war committees of the associa-
ton, which includes commissioners
Of practically all states.
The net result OF siv months Of
operation by the postmaster general of
these wire systems" said the letter,
lis inferior service and very substan-
tial increases in charges to the pub
lie Discrimination by Mr.. BurIeson
in favor Of the Bell Telephone interests
also was charged.
mo military necessity can now be
pleaded in support of government
control" the letter continued. NO
rule, regulation, practice or rate has
been adopted for military purposes
Rates and charges have been greatly
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
THREE MEN QUIT COLD
IN BOWLING MATCH

At the Taftville alleys Friday night
the Red Sox lost their match all three
games to the Ponemah Wheel club.
During the first string an argument
arose over Georges score. which failed
to be settled by arbitration. After a
lengthy session of heated discussion,
George quit and refused to finish the
game. Although the general sentiment
prevailing was that Georges score was
wrong, both Lambert and Coleman
picked up their hats and coats and
struck in sympathy with him. The
other two men and three substitutes
finished the match Manager Tierney
was very much surprised at the I'M
sportsmanlike conduct of his men in
showing such a poor spirit and by
walking out after the first string over
little argument, but said while he re
GREETED to see his men quit and al
| though George, Coleman and Lambert
were fairly good rollers there were
others, and I'll state now that III have
| just as good a team or better on the
! floor next week.
| The score follows.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24

socialists Independent socialists and
Spartacans of Munich signed a pact to
stand together
The correspondent recalls that some
time ago he interviewed Baron stem
gel, a high official of the former Ba
Varian court and asked him if he
thought the monarchy had definitely
fallen. The baron, with a smile, an
swered:
Who knows Many things can hap
pen. We have fallen, but we are not
dead"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

In accordance with Section l, Chap
ter 142, Public Acts of the State of
Connecticut, 1917, the legal voters of
the Town of Lisbon are hereby warned
to meet in the Town Hall on Saturday,
March LIST, at 3 p m. to lay a tax to
cover the estimated expense of the
Town for the current year.
Also to see if a special tax shall be
laid to pay off a note of $1,000.
And to do any other business proper
to come before said meeting.
FRED L. HAWAIIAN,
+. II. JOHNSON.
HARRY L. HULL,
Selectmcn.
Lisbon, Conn. Feb, q, 1919.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
LEGAL NOTICES
DISTRICT OF MoNTViLLE, PRO

DISTRICT OF MoNTVILLE, PRO-
bate Court, SIS. Town of Montville,
Feb %, \. D. 1919.
Estate of John or Elm Kostenko,
late of MontviIe, in said District de-
ceased.
Pursuant to an order from the Court
of Probate for the District of Mont
vile, I will sell certain real estate of
said deceased, situated in said Town of
Montville, in the State of Connecticut
as bounded and described in the appli-
cation for the order of sale on file in
said Probate Court.
H G. DART,
feb24d Administrator
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
RADICAL REFORMS IN YALE ATHLETICS

Yales new athletic TeE;me will
prove to be radical in the extreme, and
establish it Us the programme of un-
dergraduates, who presented it to the
Alumni Athletic Council unexpectedly
at Their first meeting since the war
closed.
1t was Leaned that the undergrad
yates have planned for ~ reforms in
connection with the students of Har-
ward and Princeton. who are in hearty
sympathy with the same changes in
recreational sport in general. The
undergraduates have urged that they
he given. more extensive control of
their athletics in the future.
Since Yale : athletics Went skyward
in 1915. following the trouble which
was made because several members of
the baseball nine were The guests of
the manager of the Quoql.o Il. ~
baseball nine and We're declared pro-
fesSional athletes because they had
accepted free board. alumni have had
control of the undergo duate affairs.
For time Il committee Of three took
charge of the Situation. This board
was called wittily by Mr.. liadley the
receivers of the Yale athletic sys-
tenn About two thirds of the mem
bers of the present board of athletic
control are alumni and faculty mem
berS.
Professor Robert CocWin. head of
the council. met with Dean MCClana-
han of Prin 'aion, and Dean Briggs, of
Harvard. and set of athletic rules
was formulated for the three univer-
sites. The undergraduates lave ask
ed that the set of rules which they
drew up las week be substituted for
those which tho faculty members
framed, and they state that Harvard
| and Princeton undergraduates want
| the same SETS This was decided at
a conference of Harvard and Prince
ton editors Of college new spa pers with
the Yale editors at New haven two
| weeks ago
Points which the uudCl graduates
| have asked changed which are new
to the regime planned by the grad
| uate comm ttee include:
Giving IN secret athletic practice;
, Abandoning scouting for athletes
points of athletic coaching such as
watching football and baseball games
to steal plays:
Opening the entire Yale athlet c
| fields SUNDAYS for pract;c" and for
recreation TO Keep the students from
moving pictures and shore resorts;
Expanding and increasing the ath-
letic SQUADS during the season and
never dismiAslng man from the
squad eVcerc for disc plinarN reasons:
Turning disciplinary control of the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
NOTICE

Pursuant to an order of the Honor
able Probate Court for the District of
Lebanon, the Administrator of the es-
tate of Nathaniel c. Barker. deceased,
will sell certain real estate of said de
ceased's estate. situated in the Town
of Lebanon, and fully described in the
application for sale TO said Court.
KARL F. BISHOP,
feb24d Administrator.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
ORGANIZED EAND BACK
OF SLAYER OF FIeNEp

Paris, Feb. 23.-Count Arco Alley.
slayer of Premier Eisner OF Bavaria,
was rot acting Independently accord
ing toa Zurich despatch to the Petit
Parisien, and il is becoming more and
more evident that the NVitteIsbach
dynasty and its adherents are behind
an organized movement to destroy the
Bavarian republic.
The despatch adds that il was in
anticipation Of an armed attack
against the national assembly and ex-
listing institutions that the majority
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
POLISH AUTHORITIES
SUSPICIOUS OF GERMANS

Paris, Feb. 23.-The Polish author
i.ies, according to a Havas despatch
from Warsaw have obtained abso-
lutelY reliable Information from Der
lin that President Ebert, Chancellor
Scheidemaun, Foreign Minister Won
Brockdorf- Rantzau. War Minister
Noske and Herr Landsberg Mt a secret
meeting adopted q plan to deal with
the Polish question hv which Ger
many, while meeting adopted a pan to
zeal with the Polish question by which
Germany, while promising to make
peace with Poland, would give orders
to the German troops on the frontier
to continue their operations against
the Poles.
In addition. it is declared, the Ger
man leaders agreed 80 get in touch
with the Russian BoIskevI1-i govern
ment with a view to join action
against Poland
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24

City Of Norwich, Connecticut.
TO EITHER SHERIFF OF THE
CITY OF NORWICH. GREET
You are hereby directed to warn the
electors of the City Of Norwich to meet
in the Town Hall in said City on
Thursday, Feb. 27, 1919, at s O'clock
in the evening, for the following pur-
poses:
]. To determine whether the city
shall sanction the borrowing of such
sum or sums of money, not exceeding
in the aggregate forty-five thousand
dollars, as may be necessary to pay
the current expenses of the city. and
any other of its legal maturing Obliga-
tons. and shall authorize the court of
common council to make apprOpria
tons therefor to the amount stated;
it being understood that payment of
the notes to be issued for said sums
thus to be borrowed is to be made upon
the maturity of said notes from the
moneys to be taken in by the cfty's
gas and electrical department for the
obligations of which department the
city advanced the funds to said
amount of forty five thousand dollars
in August 1918.
2. To authorize the appropriation of
such sum OF sums as may De taken IN
Cor the remainder OF the fiscal year as
ordinary receipts by the gas and cleo
trical department, estimated to be
about seventy thousand dollars, TO pay
the legal obligations of said depart
ment, a portion of said sum TO he ap-
piled to the payment of the forty-1v
thousand dollars mentioned in Section
/ of this warning.
Dated at Norwich, Connecticut, this
| 2lSt day of February, 1919,
J. J. DESMOND.
Mayor Of the City of Norwich.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24

increased without giving the patrons
or the public an opportunity to be
heard as to the reasonableness or ms
tice thereof; although the principle was
long ago settled that important
changes shall be SUBMITTED for public
consideration before becoming effec-
tive"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24

l hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is the warning directed to
me for service by publication.
Attest:
WIN. ]. FITZGERALD,
Sheriff Of the City of Norwich
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-24
NOTICE
SPECIAL CITY MEETING
MAYORS OFFICE,

MAYORS OFFICE,
City Of Norwich, Connecticut.
% EITHER SHERIFF OF THE
CITY OF NORWICH. GREET
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-08-14
CHART OF GREAT USEFULNESS
Record Said to Have Saved Many
Tho,S<ands Of Doll@,s for Big
Telegraph Com \any.

One of the big telegraph companies
not long ago completed chart that
shows all the wires used in the land
service of the company. There are
about 100000 miles of wires in all.
Each wire is represented by line on
the chart, and number, with figures to
indicate the material and the gauge.
The chart also shows the route Of
every cut-in, whether it is for opera
ton or for testing. Besides that, the
map shows the cross connections be-
tween the various wires in each Office,
and even the office assignments of the
various circuits.
The chart covers 20 sheets, each
three feet by five. If mounted edge
to edge it would form one map q
feet high and 65 feet long. In order
10 handle the record conveniently, the
sheets are mounted in steel frame pam
els that swing like the leaves of a
gigantic book. It is said that this
chart is the first single comprehensive
record of the material, the size, the
position and the purpose of every wire
operated by the Western Union Tele-
graph company. Having such record
has already saved thousands of dol
lars that might have been spent in
construction work had not the chart
shown an alternative scheme that was
better.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-08-14

he will pass by means of the hang
ing ladder. He will feature the
Minnesota State Fair and Victory
Exposition, Aug. 80 to Sept 6.