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Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
STAY OF SENTENCE GRANTED
 LAURIE s. MACDONALD

Boston, Aug 26-Laurie S. Mac Donald, superintendent of the shoe factory of Thompson Brothers, Inc, at Brockton, who was convicted last October of conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with the manufacture of army shoes, was sen fenced in the federal district court to- day to serve fifteen months in the Plymouth jail. A stay of sentence was granted pending an appeal
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
DISMISSAL OF AMERICAN
 MISSION TO BERLIN

Berlin. Monday. Aug. 25@(By The A. P.) The American mission to Der. lin. which has been caring for Russian prisoners, officially ceased to exist to- day. The last officers of the mission will depart tonight for Brest from which port they will sail for the Unit ed States in September
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
ACTION OF RADICAL LABOR
 ELEMENT OF GREATER BERLIN

Berlin. Aug 2s-The radical labor element of Greater Berlin has adopted an anti-strike resolution. The Ebert Noske- Schlicke government Is also condemned in another resolution and is warned that it's challenge will he accepted when the time is ripe and the revolutionary forces throughout Germany have been co-ordinated-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
COLONEL GRIscOM TO RETURN
 WITH GENERAL PERSHING

London, Aug. 2e.-colone1 Lloyd c. Griscom, former United States am bassador to Italy and American liai- son officer at the British war office, left London for Paris this morning. Colonel Griscom will join General John J. Pershing, the American com mander- in chief. and return with him to the United States
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
SHAH OF PERSIA Is TO
 VISIT THE UNITED STATES

Constantinople.A Aug. 2s-(By The A. Po-The shah of Persia will go to the United States after he has visited Paris, according to a statement made today by the Persian foreign minis ter who is attached to the suite of the shah who is now in Constantinople.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
ENTIRE IRON INDUSTRY
 THREATENED BY A STRIKE

Committee Autorlzed Call the Men Out On August Fails to Obtain Concessions Desired By the Employ of the United States Steel Corporations Gary of the Cooperation Has Declined to Meet the Com mitee Personally and Has Called For Written State ment of Grievances-Samuel Gompers Tells of the Work of the International Trades Union Congress Amsterdam-Has Been Called to Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Irving I. Bush has secured a site in London for sales buildings sim liar to those of the Bush terminal buildings in Brooklyn. He plans lat CT to erect similar buildings in Paris Buenos Aires and other parts of the world
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
IS PER CENT. WAGE INCREASE
 FOR SHOE WORKERS OF LYNN

Lynn, Mass. Aug. 26.-The Lynn Shoe Manufacturers Association and the United Shoe Workers of Ameri- ca completed an agreement today receive . 15 per cent. increase in wages. with A hour week of five working days. Tho contract expires on September 1. 1920
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
TWO AviAToRS KILLED
 AT SCOTT FIELD, ILL.

Beileville, Iils.. Aug 2s-Second Lieutenant Floyd Meisenheiner of De- trolt and Chauffeur Harold Ise. of St Mary's. Ohio, were killed at Scott Field. near Eere. late today when their aeroplane fell from an altitude Of 200 rect and caught fire after crashing to the ground.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
BELGIUM HAS APPROVED
 TREATY WITH GERMANY

Rrussels. Aug. 2e-CBy The A. p The Belgian senate today unanimous ly approved the peace treaty with Germany. The chamber of deputies ratified the treaty August g.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
AMERICAN SERVICE PLIERS
 WIN INTERNATIONAL DERBY

Lieuts Plumb and Maynard Completed Round Trip At Min eoIa-Maior Schroeder Ended His At Toronto-Leut. Plumb Finish Had Gross Time of 26 Hours, 3e Minutes-Lieut Maynard Crossed Lake Ontario In Nine Minutes, At Speed of More Than 15O Miles An Hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Secretary Glass submitted to th< House the estimate of the Navy De- partment of $1S,600.000 for necessary repairs to vessels of the navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Unless Senator La Toilette upsets an agreement reached by Senate leaders, the Senate hopes to complete consid era ton of the Government land leasing bill before adjournment.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Mrs. Michael kenealy, widow of the late former chairman of the republi can state central committee at her home in Stamford Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
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Geneva, Aug. 26.-( (E1avas.) = The Cross has addressed to the supreme council at Paris letter relative to the repatriation of war prisoners. The The committee expresses the desire that operations in this direction begin before the setting in of winter.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
Shortage of Coal in Germany.

Basic, Aug. 26.-(Havas.)- )-Accord- ing to the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, all express train service, and probably all passenger train service will be sus- pended at an early date throughout Germany, owing to lack of coal
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
renort from MarseilIes says doc

workers voted to call general strike. An increase of 20 francs for an S-hour day is among their demands.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Unless man has true faith he ever calls for second plate of hash.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
Condensed Telegrams

Eleven thestres are nov closed 'n Chicago by the acfors' strike. Naturalization of coal mine is being sought by many miners. Federal trade commission is com ducting an inquiry into oil situation.
 A now passenger freight airpIsns service between London and Paris was started.
 United States Chamber of Commerce Is planning an International Trade Conference.
 Red Star service will bo developed by addition of many liners larger than the Lapland.
 Grain receipts at Chicago last week were 9,311 900 bushels. an increase or 1,2s5 ,000 bushels.
 Official report from Rome says Government will not make general levy on propery.
 Contract between Railroad Adnninis- tration and Pullman Co. signed, annual rental s11,750,00o.
 A fund of s2,4oo,ooo will be granted to the Department of Justice by Con gress to fight profiteers.
 Buffalo reports that it was snow ing there. A heavy cold wind was blowing across the lakes.
 Reported Pacific Mail Steamship Go. will establish service between San Francisco and Baltimore.
 British American Tobacco Go. de- clared a fourth interim dividend of 6 per cent. on ordinary shares.
 H
 Investigation of milk prices in New York City was begun by the Grand Jury now in extra session.
 First cargo of American coal for arrived at Havre on the steamship North Star from Philadelphia.
 According to an official estim ate Spains wheat crop this year will to- tai 3s.ooO.oOo metric hundredwgieht.
 Soft coal production for week ended August 16 totalcd 9.166.000 tons. Hard coal production amounted to 1,e42,ooo tons.
 At the present rate of demebiIi- zation. the army now 461.390 officers and men. will be reduced to 225,0o0 by Sept. 30.
 Mrs. George w. Wheeler, wife of Justice Wheeler of the supreme court Monday.
 General Denekine, commander of anti Bolshevik troops in South Russia, l captured the town of Berislav on the l Dnieper river. 1
 Collection of $25 ooo, 900 for prohi- l bition enforcement at home and | a broad is the aim of executives of the l Anti Saloon League. +.
 Decision was made by the Actors Equity Association chasing the Hip podrome as a vaudeville theatre, thus putting it outside the strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

ArchduKe Joseph, who overthrow the Socialist Peid1 Government of Hungary, and in a proclamation announced himself as Governor of the State. He is called the Mag var Archduke," being the anly Hapsburg who has been living a true dem ocratic life in Hungary. At the outbreak of the revolution. he renounced all his titles--alaiming himself a Hunga r1an citizen Arch duke Joseph is SC we'll liked by the Magyars, that the Allies while yet supporting him. are afraid that he may proclaim himself King of Hungary.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
FIovd WiIdinq Triuqs, a cartoonist ,

note, died at Stamford Saturday night. His home was in Darien but he was staying in Stamford temporarily.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Ten Seattle men, Your yapanese, were arrested on a charge of hoarding several hundred thousand pounds of potatoes in an attempt to increase prices.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27
Senate Judiciary Comm

Senate Judiciary Committee ord- cred favorable report on nomination of Leroy W. Ross to the United States Attorney for Eastern District of New York
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Street car service in East St. Louis and nearby towns was ended when the men voted to return to work and submit theri demands to arbitration.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Decision was made by the Actors Equity Association chasing the Hip podrome as a vaudeville theatre, thus putting it outside the strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Collection of $25, 900 900 for prohi- bition enforcement at home and abroad is the aim of executives of the Anti Saloon League.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

General Denekine, commander of anti Bolshevik troops in South Russia captured the town of Berislav on the Dnieper river.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Naturalization of coal mine is being sought by many miners.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Etevon theatres are now closed sn by the acfors' strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Mrs. George w. Wheeler, wife of Justice Wheeler of the supreme court of Connecticut, died in Seattle, Wash. Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

A now passenger freight airpls started.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

George Gordon Battle, of New York, was appointed by Governor Smith as commissioner under the Moreland Act to investigate the States Farms and Market Council.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

At the present rate of demobili zation. the army now 461.390 officer and men. will be reduced to 225, 900 b. Sept. 30.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Federal trade commission js com ducting an inquiry into oil situation.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Soft coal production for week ended August 16 totaled 9.166. 900 tons. Hard coal production amounted to 1,642, 2,00o tons.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

An increase of 20 francs for an S-hour day is among their demands.
 Secretary Glass submitted to the House the estimate of the Navy De- partment of s1s,6o0.0oO for necessary repairs to vessels of the navy.
 Floyd Wiiding Triggs, a cartoonst of note, died at Stamford Saturday night. His home was in Darien but he was staying in Stamford temporarily.
 Street car service in East St. Louis and nearby towns was ended when the men voted to return to work and submit theri demands to arbitration.
 Senate Judiciary Committee ord cred favorable report on nomination of Leroy W. Ross to the United States Attorney for Eastern District of New York.
 Ten Seattle men, Your Japanese, were arrested on a charge of hoarding several hundred thousand pounds of potatoes in an attempt to increase prices.
 George Gordon Battle, of New York, was appointed by Governor Smith as a commissioner under the Moreland Act to investigate the States Farms and Market Council.
 Representative Madden of the House Post Post Office Committee said legislation will be rushed through Congress giving postal employees in- creases in salary.
 Senator Jones of Washington, intro duced a bill providing radical amend ments to the League of Nations, in l cluding election to its one representa- ative in the Council.
 Director Hines of the railroads | immediate investigation of | the causes of the wreck at Elmwood, N. J.. of two sections of the Allan ,ic City excursion train.
 Annual convention of the American Mining Congress will be held in St. Louis Nov. IT to 21. Readjustment ,fg abor problems, increasing output md freight rates will be the chief opicS.
 To prevent an influx of aliens into he United States after peace is de- dared President Wilson asked con- :ress that the passport law in effect turing the war be continued for one ear after signing of the peace terms.
 Ray Scott Gurney, bank messenger of he Fidelity Trust Co, Boston, was . obbed of s12.oo0 by four men, He Tas taking the money from the office f the Grocers Banking Co. in the 1 soxbury District
 George Gordon Battle, appointed by iov. Smith of New York to investigate le management and affairs of the ate council of farms and markets is } begin his inquiry immediately. The { rst public hearing will be held Thurs ay morning
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

United States Chamber of Comnsrc' is planning an International Trad' Conference.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

According to an official estin ate Spain's wheat crop this year will to- tai 36.000, 900 metric hundrcdwgieht.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

kePresentatlVe Madden or the House Post Post Office Committee said legislation will be rushed through Congress giving postal employees in- creaSeS in salary.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

First cargo of American coal for arrived at Havre on the steamship North Star from Philadelphia.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

Senator Jones of Washington, intro duced a bill providing radical amend ments to the League Of Nations, in .cluding election to its one represent ative in the Council.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-27

George Gordon Battle, aPpoInted by Gov. Smith of New York to investigate the management and affairs of the state council of farms and markets is to begin his inquiry immediately. The first public hearing will be held Thurs day morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
GUARDSMAN FINED AS
BROADWAY SPEEDER
Obeyed Captains Orders, So
Court Conmends Him.

Vernon L. Madden, IS, a private in the
First Field Artillery, New York Guard
was fined $50 by Magistrate Cobb In
Traffic Court yesterday for having
driven a motorcycle forty miles an hour
on Bro ddway the night Of n Governors
review Maddens defence was that he
carried capt Reginald c. Kricker-
booker First Field Artillery in the side
car and would have been liable TO court
martial had he diEObeyed orders.
Nag.s'rate Cobb, in rendering the de-
c'eion, said the cycle trip undoubtedly
was made in the course OF military duty
and commended Private Madden for the
public spirit and self-sacriflce' incident
n e.
capt. KU'ckerbocker appeared at the
'r'l and took fur responsibility for Or
der.rg Private Madden to speed. but de-
he.I' the car was going forty miles an
h2ur. The Magistrate said the court
'lll deal only with the driver, because
Nc officer was not the owner of the car,
u" title lodging In the name OF the
STAT
Major Robinson Leach submitted that
me court was without jurisdiction, but
we pvcrrulod. Magistrate Cobb held
mar until a situation resembling mar
"a. .tw' obtains. civil law supercedes
~" 'n.itary. The defendant paid the
me- ''ler protest Efforts will be made
70 reopen the case
F".'e Maddens home IL in al Sec
on, Tue. Capt. Knickerbocker lives
IN ScaTsdAlA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
BOSTONENGINEER IS
TO OPERATE B. R T..
Frederick P. Royce, Stone and
Webster Expert, Named as
General Manager.
RECEIVER HIS ONLY BOSS
Has Had Unusually Wide Ex-
perience That Will Aid Him
in This Position.

Frederick p. Royce Of Boston will be
the successor Of Col. Timothy 8. Will
Jams as the active directing officer OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company's
elevated and subway lines, 1t was an
nounced yesterday by Lindley NJ. Garri-
son, the receiver. Col. Williams, presi-
dent Of the b. r. T. and its rapid transit
subsidiaries. asked to be relieved from
responsibility presumably for the period
OF the receivership. his withdrawal to be
effective before January 81.
Mr.. Royce will be the general man.
aver. He will be in full charge under
the receiver OF all matters relating to
operation John J. Dempsey, who was
in charge of operation of the elevated
and subway lines under the old admins
tration, will accept directions from the
new general manager.
Mr. Royce Is one OF the principal ex-
erutlves of Stone Il Webster of Boston,
an engineering firm which has interests
all over the country In public utility en-
terprlses Its operations have included
construction. fnanciag. operating ana
reorganiElng. and many street railroads
have come under its wing. The variety
IN experience that came to MIR. Royce
with this firm Is expected to make his
services OF unusual value to the receiver
In strag htening out the complex anairs
OF the interlockinx companies In the re-
ownership.
A statement Of the receiver in connec-
ton with the appointment follows:
Mr.. Royce was born In Newton,
Mass, October 8, 1858. He attended
the Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy. and since 1890 has been associated
continuously with the electrical and pub
Tic utilities interests in charge OF oper-
a,ing and construction matters
For several years he was the head
administrative officer for an important
group of public utility companies in
Massa chusetts, and in 1909 became one
o. the leading men in the Stone & Web
ster organization. He has had wide eN-
perience in all branches of administra-
ton including construction work. In
vestcation and analysis of public utili-
ties situations, the preparation and car
rying out of financial plans. the direc-
ton ~ local operating managers and
the maintaining Of satisfactory relations
with the public"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
JERSEY DEADLOCK ATTACKED.
Continue Session to Elect Speaker.
Says Moore.

TRENTON, Jan. 25. - Assemblyman
Hervey s. Moore. Republican. OF this
city suggested to-day the House AS
cembly should be placed under call on
Monday night and continue in session
until the fifteen Republicans and fifteen
democrats, now deadlocked, elect
Speaker.
~ do not believe the business OF the
State should be held UP just because
our opponents will not give in" he said.
Mr. Moore declared the office of
Speaker logically belongs to the Re
publicans. in view OF the fact that the
people elected a Republican Governor.
Should the Governor die or for any rea-
son the Office be vacated, he said, the
sident of the Senate, Republican,
would act as Governor. II anything
happened to the acting Governor. Mr.
Moore went on, then the Speaker OF the
Assembly would take his place.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
JONES
HOLDS A PARADE
Policemen and Reporters
March With Him, but
No Unemployed.
SALOON THE OBJECTIVE
Original Idea Was to Ask
Mayor Hylan to Pro-
vide Jobs.
SALOON THE OBJECTIVE

Ellis o. Jones, peculiarly known to the
Amalgamated Nut Gobblers Of the East
Side as Ellis the Red. is a corl<ins ad-
vertisement for soft cushion rubber
heels. When this Individual got out Of
Bellevue a couple Of weeks ago he con-
ceived the Idea OF Trotskying New York.
and with lot OF East Siders called
upon the unemployed of tho city to
gather yesterday in Madison Square and
parade down Broadway to the City
Hail and demand fruitful employment
from Mayor Hylan.
There was no rain to keep the Bolshe-
Wiki OF Manhattan in their hives yester-
day. yet when Ellis strobe into the
square he was sorely disappointed to
find only the usual number of bench
warmers. which was less than ten and
flock of movie men. photographers and
reporters. all ready to record the first
outbreak Of the Bolsheviki In America
Because Captain Post and a dozen
cops shooed away anything that smelled
red before they were comfortably
benched Ellis decided to move up and
down Madison avenue from Twenty
third to Twenty-slxth street, the while
chirping merffiy to the only crowd near
the square-newspaper men.
why. there are $4,000 unemployed In
New York." said Ellis the Red
But / don't see any here" remarked
a reporter.
"Ah. but can see things that you
can't see," quoth Ellis. land toll you It
won't be long before the Bolshevlki will
own America They're here in New York.
droves Of them!-
But do you think they'll ever get
north of Fourteenth street, Mr.. Jones?'
Il do, and the cops won't stop them,
either The cops themselves will be In
IT," which caused big John Mclaughlin
of the Twenty-flrst precinct to growl
noisily, and that blew Ellis northward
to the mahogany fittings of Friar Demp-
sey, block away. where the American
Trotzky footed Friar Dempsey's slippery
rail. admired Friar Dempsey's mural
nudes. and on the third Bronx hoist ad.
| mitted to the scriveners who lured him
there that he wasn't batting in the
! Trotzky Lenine -Liebknecht league at all.
The only arrest of the afternoon was
that Of a Russian, who gave his name
| as Louis Wepner OF 80 Attorney street.
He was circulating Liberty Now
| pamphlets written by Prof. Charles A.
| Beard, formerly Of Columbia University.
The only serious literature that came
| into the possession of the police was q
genuine I. W. w. circular. calling upon
| workers to stamp out capitalism" the
same being the kind of papers that were
found on the I. w. W. on the Pacific
coast.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
PROF. c. A. BEARD PROTESTS.
Asserts He Was Publicly Anti-Ger-
man and PrO-war.

Protesting against the action or the
Senate committee investigating German
propa ganda in recording his name
among instructors in colleges and uni
yersties who. It was charged held "radi-
cal and pacihst views" Prof. Charles A.
Beard, formerly of Columbia University,
IN an open letter yesterday to Senator
overman, chairman of the committee,
declared the charge was "a grave injus-
tee and at variance with the truth"
Prof. Beard said he was publicly anti
German and pronouncedly for war
against the Central Powers from the
autumn Of 1914. He denied he was a
Socialist
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
JAIL FOR U. S. BOND THEFT.
Four to Nine Years for Clerk
Guggenheim's Foe Sentenced.

The General Sessions calendar was re-
duced by thirty-five cases yesterday
when Judge John F. Mcintyre passed
sentence upon as many malefactors, most
OF whom had pleaded guilty.
Alfred NJ. De Mott formerly clerk
with the brokerage firm OF Dominick 4
Domnick. l15 Broadway, pleaded guilty
20 the theft of $4,000 in Liberty bonds
from his employers. He was sentenced
20 serve from four to nine years in
Sing Sing.
Jacob Deutsch. II. or 1872 Second ave-
nue., was sentenced to the Elmira Re
formatory for sending threatening let
tiers to William Guggenheim OF s33 Firth
avenue, with the idea OF prying $4,000
loose from the copper mans bank roll.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
BAKER NAMES CUTHELL AS AID
n. Y. Lawyer Will Represent Sec
Rotary in Important Work.
l aue1.ini nesnntch "a rur SnA,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Chester w
Cuthell formerly general counsel for the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. has been
chosen by Secretary Baker as his per-
sonal representative on all matters re-
latng to war material and on service
between the United States and the AL
lies II is understood that he will as
sumo his duties Immediately
Mr.. Cuthell is n New York lawyer
with offices at SO Broadway. He has
been living in Washington since taking
up Government work He was graduated
from Columbia In 1906 and from CO.
lumbia Law School in 1907. He is a
member of the firm of Kellogg. Emery &
Cuthell.