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Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15

Washington, Oct. 14.|mmediate steps to avert the threatened nation wide strike of bituminous coal mine workers are to be taken by the federal government. After President Wilson's cabinet had discussed the situation at length today. Secretary Wilson, of the department of labor announced that he would invite John l.. Lewis. pres ldent of the United Mine Workers of America, and John l.. Brewster. rep resenting the operators. to confer with him here. probably Thursday.
 While efforts. of the miners and operators to reach an agreement on the demands of the workers. which include increased pay and shorter hours, have failed. Secretary Wilson is hopeful that some amicable adjust ment of the controversy can be made. It is understood that he vii impress upon both Mir. Lewis and MT. Brew ster the importance of uninterrupted operation of the mines upon the life of the nation.
 The possible effect of such a strike on the railroads is understood to be uppermOst in the minds of govern ment officials. A shutdown of the mines would result in a paralysis of the transportation system within a
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
200 SHIPS DELAYED IN PORT
 OF NEW YORK BY STRIKES

New York, Oct. 14.-Approximately 200 steamships, of which 150 are en- gagged in overseas service and all con- trolled by or under Jurisdiction of tho United Shipping Board, are now in the port of New York and delayed in sail ing or in being repaired by the long shore and shipyards strikes, ac- cording to the information obtained here today from the local office of the board. In addition there are probably as many more in the same plight own ed and operated by private American interests or by foreign flag lines. Of the shipping board vessels, at least -S5 are being delayed by repair yard labor troubles. At the office of the naval captain of the port, it was learned that there were today 100 ships on the port anchorage grounds al awaiting berth to load or discharge cargo.
 Evidencing the falling off in ship ping here as the result of the long shore strike, yesterday there was is- sued by the port signal officer of the navy, sailing permits 10 but one ves- Sel and today there were but five, s against an average of forty a day prior to the longshoremen's walkouLt
 It was also learned that a number of coastwise vessels engaged in carrying passengers as well as freight had re- turned to southern ports with cargoes of cotton and other commodities load ed there. making no attempt to dis charge and sailing to maintaine pas senger schedule. Some ships, it was learned have made two round trips between Savannah and New York with the same cargo.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
Senate's Sflantung
 Fight IS Boiling
Lodge Asserted That Japan Is Building In China an Elm pire Menacing to the United States.

Washington. Oct. 14.-Bitter feeling engendered by the peace treaty $ Shantung provision got close to the boiling point again today in the sen Repeatedly during five hour de- bate on the subject the gaveI sounded
 to bring order out of confusing crossf1re of oratorical projectiles and once it was ruled that language used had violated the senate's rules by inn putting to senator's conduct unworthy and unbecoming
 The declaration to which formal ob- lection was taken was made by Sem ator McCumber. republican. North Da- kota, in the course of heated eX- change with Senator Reed. den1o crat Missouri, and had to do w'tn charges that Japan Was acting in bad faith in the promise cf her statesmen to return Shantung province to China.
 Japan was our associate in the war; said the North Dakota senator
 but know that now that the war practically has ended. many senators prefer to consider her as our enemy. Germany seems to be more an object of solicitude than our friends who helped us defeat Germany"
 f''If the senator means that" shouted Senator Reed T want him to name the senators to whom he refers
 Senator McCumber retorted that he would let recent .utteranceS in the sen ate chamber speak for themselves, and when he declined to yield to further questioning by Senator Reed. the lat ter appealed to the chair. declaring loudly while Senator .McCumber con- tinued his speech that the language used had 'Dcen unparliamentary.
 When he had quieted the disputants, Senator Ball. republican, Delaware, temporarily presiding. thumbed through senate rule book while a half dozen other members tried all at once to get in a word of advice Sem ator Reed then withdrew his objection, whereupon Senator. McCumber de- ciared he had no intention of taking that the clerk read the passage of his speech which had been questioned. That broughtsea renewal of the Mis- soSri senator's protest Senator Ball ruled the language out of order. and Senator McCumber resumed with the remark that he hadn't in the least changed his mind about the truth of what he had. said.
 Senator McCumber. a republican member of the foreign relations com Chairman Lodge of the committee, who had just concluded prepared ad- dress supporting the Shantung amend ment and declaring Japan was build ing in China an empire menac1ng the United States. Japan relentlessly had broken her pledges and would con- tinue to do so. in furtherance or her scheme for sChina's exploitation. Mr. Lodge asserted. ---.-
 In replying. Senator McCumoer ar gued that the proposed amendment would be of no avail because shan tung already was in. Japan's posses sion and altering the treaty Would not change that possession On the other hand. he said. the league or na, tions would put "the civilized world with a grip upon JaDan's throat to compel her to make good her promises to restore the province to China.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
CONFESSED COMEZ-IcITY IN
 LYNCHlNG AT OMAHA.

Omaha, Neb. Oct. 14.-Leonard Webster advertising designer artist arrested last night for complicity in the lynching of Will Brown, burning of the courthouse and attempted lynching of Mayor Smith in the riot of September 2S, has confessed his complicity according to the chief of detectives.
 When shown the gun with which he is alleged to have struck the mayor over the head, Webster cried: That's it,'' then tainted in his cell Several shots had been fired out of the gun which Webster is said to have confess ed he fired in the body of the negro
 Webster is employed by the Omaha World Herald and is alleged by police to have taken the gun from the desk of another employe of the paper.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
STILL SEARCHING FOR
 SHEAR R-OLD BILLY DANSEY

Hammonton, N. J., Oct. 14.-After another day of investigating possible clues and searching the countryside for 3-lear-old leilIy Dausey, wh0> dis appeared from his home last Wednes- day, uttecIts C5 and ot4IerS WorklnS on the case said tonight that little, if anything, had been discovered to aid in clearing up the mystery.
 Although virtually every foot of the swamps and cranberry bogs :iI the Vicinity have been thorGughly gone over by searching parties. it is the be- lief of many that the child wandered into one of these marshy places and was drowned.
 The kidnapping theory also is be- ing investigated A number of pos sible clues leading to Philadelphia, Reading and Atlantic City have been run iut but none of them has produc- ed anything tangible.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
FURTHER MEASURES FOR
 DISARMAMENT OF GERMANY

Paris. Oct. 4.-(iavas) )-The sen ate today adopted the resolution. which has already been passed by the chamber of deputies. asking the gov ernment to suggest to the allies furth
 CT measures for the disarmament -or Germany and another resolution sug- gesting that France be given a prior claim in the distribution of reparatioH payments made by Germany. t...
 The chamber of deputies unani- mously adopted a resoiution which. after expressing confidence Tn the spir it of equity and justice of the allied and associated powers ask the French government to negotiate with them for the establishment of a common pool between the allies to indemnify the participants in the great war. -~
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
HEADQUARTERS STATEMENTS
 OF WORKERS AND OPERATORS

Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 14.-John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America. who re- turned to the union headquarters here today from the joint wage conference with the miners operators. when it failed to reach an agreement at Phil. adelphia, said tonight he would con- slider the invitation of Secretary of Labor Wilson to meet him in Wash ington Thursday until tomorrow be- fore making a reply. Meanwhile the work of drafting the order. calling all bituminous coal miners to go on strike on November l. was being continued at the union headquarters here, it was said.
 Mir. Lewis received the message from Secretary Wilson late today. It fol- lows:
 Section eight of the law creating the department of labor provides that the secretary of labor shall have the power to act as a mediator and to ap- point commissioners of conciliation in labor disputes wherever in his judg- ment the interests of industrial peace may require it to be done have been much disturbed by the reports to the effect that the operators and min CTS have failed to reach an agreement and have adjourned without making arrangements for further conference, and that a strike is therefore likely to take place in the bituminous coal fields of the United States on the first day of November. As the executive of the government intrusted with the re- sponsibility of mediation, would like to have you meet me in the office of the secretary of labor in Washington at Il o'clock Thursday morning. Octo- Der 16. for the purpose of considering the situation as it exists in the bi- luminous coal fields. I would respect fully request that no strike order be issued until after I have had an op- portunity of a conference with you. l have also asked MT. Brewster. presi- dent of the Coal Operators Associa- ton, to meet me at the same time and place"
 While work on the strike order was continued, it probably will not be made public for a day or two. as it was stated that nothing would be given out until the order had been printed and mailed to the four thous- and local unions in the country.
 A statement of the position of the miners was issued from the headquar ters today in which all blame for the crisis facing the country was placed upon the operators. The miners pointed out that the operators brush ed aside all the demands of the min CTS like so much chaff" and offered nothing in their stead except renew al of the Washington wage agree ment, under which they are now work ing, and which the miners declared they were forced to reject for the reason that it is impossible for the coal miners to make a living under the Washington agreement"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
WOULD LIMIT STYLES
 IN HARDWARE TOOLS

Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 14-Address- ing the annual convention of the Ma tional Hardware Association here to- day, P. J. Logan, of Pittsburgh, urged manufacturers to limit styles in hard ware tools of all kinds, as well in automobile tires, nj order to avoid ty ing up capital in stock and to lessen expense.
 The association, which represent more than 95 per cent. of the jobbing trade in the United States, decided to ask motor tire makers to recind the mileage guarantee which has been giv- en for years, and to force the buyer to accept the tire at his own risk.
 A. H. Nichols, Detroit, Mich, presi- denI of the association. in his annual address, directed attention to the in crease in cost of production, which he ascribed ''as much to the inefficient labor Of today as to the shortage of raw materials
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
GREATER PRODUCTION IN
 PITTSBURGH STEEL DISTRICT

Pittsburgh Pa. Oct 14-More gains in men and greater production were reported today by steel companies in the Pittsburgh district Several inde- workers. now in it's fourth week, start ed up additional departments and in other plants, especially those of the Carnegie Company, workmen who had ported for work, according to company officials. Among the plants declared to have started up, parts of their works were the A. M. Byers Company and the Oliver Iron and Steel Company in the Pittsburgh district.
 In the Upper Mahoning valley at Donora where the American Steel and Wire Company has plant, it was claimed a large number of men return ed.
 The gains claimed by the employ CTS were slightly offset by a strike of bricklayers. in some of the steel works along the Monongahela river.
 National headquarters of the union men had no formal statement to make today regarding the situation. It was stated. however, that the strike remains unchanged so far as the union has in formation from the various districts. Reports of any considerable number of men returning to work are denied by union leaders, who maintain that the strikers are not showing any unrest and are standing together. Union leaders assert strike breakers brought here are joining the union.
 A petition presented to the Pitts burgh city council today by commit tee of local labor leaders asking for a public hearing on complaints against police magistrates and officials grow ing out of the strike failed of adoption. There were three roll calls and each time the vote resulted in tie, to A. It is expected another effort will be made to have council grant a hearing.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
FOR DOWNFALL
 OF AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT

vienna, Monday. Oct. 13-(By The A. Pl-At today's session of the Pan Austrlan conference, Natlona1 Food Schumacher, who represents inc Tbroi aL the conference. why that state had ciosed US frontiers and refused to per- mt the shipment of food to Vienna. Dn. '. ,,. Sc4umacher replied bluntly: Be cause nave no confidence in the s.aoiIIty or this country and consider It prudent to be, prepared when the T, o"nIan comes and to keep what food w enave within our boundaries.'
 This statement, made in public on the eve or the assem bling Of the na- llonal assembly, coupled with political rumors or various kinds. which are in presSion. AAn
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
To Pena|ize lkes Of Railroad Employees
Provision Included In Railroad Legislation Decided Upon By Senate Interstate Com merce Committee.

Washington, Oct 14-Inclusion in the permanent railroad legislation of 2 provision to penalize strikes of rail- road employees was decided upon late today by the senate interstate com merce committee by d vote of If to 1. The committee did not enter into the details of the anti-strike legislation at it's meeting today, the vote being mere
 ly on the question of adopting the pr1n- ciple of penalizing railroad employees for striking. Senator Stanley, demo-
 crat of Kentucky, cast the only op-
 posing vote, declaring he did not be-
 lieve anti-strike provisions could be enforced.
 The committee vote was regarded as making certain inclusion in the final railroad bill of an anti-strike clause somewhat similar to the clause of the Cummins bill proposing fines and inn prisonment for concerted action of
 employees interfering with interstate commerce. The phraseology of the an ti-Strike clause is expected to be agreed late this week.
 Other steps toward reporting out the railroad bill probably this week, were taken today by the committee in de- trimming distribution of excess rail- road earnings.
 In accordance with a recent vote in favor of a provision directing the in terstate commerce commission to fix rates sufficient to insure railroads a return of 5 F per cent. upon the value of their property, as determined by the commission, plus one half of one per cent. for maintenance, the com mittee today voted on disposition of earnings exceeding this six per cent. return.
 By a vote of 10 to ,, the committee decided that of earnings of railroars between six and seven per cent. one half of one per cent, may be retained by individual carriers toward main tenance of individual improvement funds, with the other one half of one per cent. to be transferred by the rail- roads to the federal transportation board to compose a general, national contingent fund. This general fund would be distributed by the board for through loans or otherwise, of other railroads deemed worthy of assistance.
 Of excess earnings of railroads over seven per cent. on net value, the com mittee decided that one fourth shall be retained by the earning carriers for fourths given to the boards general fund.
 Disposition of excess earnings were regarded as one of the most important and difficult tasks in the framing of the bill and has been opposed as un- constitutional on the ground that it was beyond the power of congress to prescribe.
 The committee also approved a pro- vision that the iDxiividuai carriers, from excess earnings over six per cent. may reserve funds up to maxi mum of five per cent. of their proper ty value. When this five per cent limit it reached and maintained one third of further excess earnings may be re- ta1ned by individual carriers and two thirds must be transferred to the fed eral contingent fund.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
TO BE A REDUCTION IN
 THE PRICE OF FOOTWEAR

New York. Oct. 14-Footwear prices are due for a tumbIe-in fact tney nave dropped 20 per cent. since to take still anohter plunge after Christmas, J. Frank McElwain. pres ldent of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers M Association, said in an aooress Defore the Middle States Shoe Wholesalers Association here tonipht
 MT McE1wain said the consumer should notice these declines beginning next April as the shoe now being manufactured will not be marketed until that time. He said a falling off in the demand from Europe was re- sponsible for the reduction
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15

talent available regardless of where 1t may be found.
 Reviewing his attempts to have the strike postponed, he said the men re- fused to tolerate longer the terrible conditions in which they lived.
 The organizers of the I. W. w.. and the Bolsheviki." he continued. were on the ground and would have taken charge had not our men gone ahead and led the strike along American principles.
 The men and women of America are determined that we shall not go back to pre-War conditions. The BOl- sheviki take the same attitude as the employers for the Bolsheviki say. We will not enter into agreement with the employers
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
STOEckEL TO PREVENT
 CROWDiNG OF JjTNEYS

Hartford, Oct. 14-C Commissioner Robbins B. Stoeckel of the state auto mobile department announced today that 1t was his intention to prevent the crowding of jitneys. The law aI- lows a jitney two passengers in excess of the number that can be accomodat- ed with seats. Up to the present time the automobile department has issued 1,60O licenses to sell gasoline. The re- celpts from these licenses amounted to $3,200. It is believed that the num- Der covers nearly all those engaged in the sale of gasoline in the state.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
FORMER GERMAN GROWN
 PRINCE TO PURCHASE CASTLE

Amsterdam, Oct. 1.-The former German crown prince is endeavoring to purchase the castle of Echteld. in the province of Gelderland. according to the Handelsblad: This is situated near Tiel and about twenty miles from Amerongen and Doorn. The purchase of an estate near his fathers was dis clIssed at the time of Frederick VII? liam's visit to Amerongen. Because Of ments at Doorn, it is believed that the removal of the former emperor Will he nostnoned until early in 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
GERMANS ARE ATTACKING
 RIGA WITH POISON GAS.

Copenhagen Oct. 14.-"The Ger mans are attacking Riga with poison gas and also bombarding the town with trenc hmortars," says a Lettish foreign office communication issued Monday.
 Great da n1age has ben done to quays and the harbor" the communi- eaton adds and there nave been many civilian casualties"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
FRENCH LABOR DELEGATION
 SAILS FOR U. S. SATURDAY

Paris, Oct. 14-( -(Havas.)-Leon Jou- houx- president of the French general federation of labor. and the other members of the delegation which win represent that organization at the I,- ternational Labor Conference ar Washington, October %. will leave on Saturday for the United States. Ire delegation is made up, in addition 70 M. JouhauX. of NJ. Bdegarray. GeneselI Secretary of the national union; NJ. Lenoir. M. Dumoulin and Madam Jeanne Bouyier.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
PRESIDENT BETTER AT NIGHT
 AFTER A RESTLESS DAY

!, Washington, Oct. 14.-Due to an un- important but irritating new compll- catlon. President W ilson spent a rest Jess and uncomfortable day but his condition tonight was described by his personal physician, Rear Admiral Grayson, as improved.
 In the regular night bulletin on the presidents condition, issued from the White House at ten o'clock, Dr. Gray son said:
 The president has had a restless and uncomfortable day but he is better tonight" bulletin, Dr. Grayson announced that Dr. H. A. Fowler. a Washington spe- cialist. had been called in for consul tation and through his efforts it had been able to reduce the swelling of the prostate gland, which it was stated today had interefere1 with the rest of the president last night.
 The new element entering into the presidents illness, it was stated, was of the non operative type.
 The general condition of Mir Wilson again was descyribed as favorable, Rear Admiral Grayson. his personal phy ySician, and Doctors Stitt and Ruff fin, the consulting physicians noting in the dafiy bulletin that his tempera- ture, pulse. respiration, heart action and blood pressure were normal. The bulletin issued from the White House shortly after noon said:
 The president did not have a rest ful night last night. His restlessness was caused by a swelling of the pros tate gland. a condition from which he has suffered in the past and which has been intensified more or less by his lying in bed. His general condi- tion. however. is good. AS noted yes- terday,. his temperature, pulse, res piration, heart action and blood pres- sure are normal.
 (Signed)
 "Grayson,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15

London, Oct. 15lSix German 'mer- chant ships have been captured during the past two days by the British tor pedo boat destroyer Westcott which
 took them to Reval. says the Daily Mails Reval correspondent
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
125 FREIGHT HANDLERS
 ON STRIKE IN BOSTON.

Boston, Oct. 14.-Late today 125 freight handlers employed at the Bos- ton and Albany railroad pier in the East Boston district struck in sympa- thy with the longshcremen. Local union officials said that they did not sanction the longshoremen's strike and were making every effort to in duce the men to return to work.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
LoNcsHoREMEN' UNIONS
 VOTE TO RETURN TO WORK

New York. Oct. 14-Six of the 1arg- est longshoremen's local unions voted today to return to work. John F. Riley, chairman of the Longshoremen's strike committee, announced tonight. These locals, he said. have combined mem bership of 15.000 workers.
 The backbone of the strike has been broken, declared MT. Riley. He pre- dicted that 5o.000 men will be back at work by Saturday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
FABRE LINER vENEZiA
 ABANDONED ON FIRE

Havana. Oct. 1.-The Eabre Line steamer Eenezia. reported abandoned on fire at sea. carried at least 25O pas sengers, according to the best infor- nation available here tonight The Venezia arrived here October 3 from Mexican ports with 53 passengers in transit for Spain. and some 200 other passengers were taken on at Havana
 The vessel had a cargo of 1625O sacks of sugar
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
NEW YORK TO CONTINUE
 DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN

New York. Oct 14-Continuance of the daylight saving plan in New York city next year was provided for in an ordinance adopted unanimously today the measure by Mayor Hylan is ex- pected.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-15
LIEUT.. MAYNARD HAS
 REACHED BATTLE MOUNTAIN

Reno. New, Oct. 14.-Lieutenant R. w. Maynard. eastbound on his return trip from San Francisco to MineoIa. N. Y, who left here at 40 o'clock this afternoon, reached Battle Noun tain, the next control station. 169 mics east. where he will spend the night