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Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
PHONE WORKERS VOTE TO
 STRIKE FOR WAGE DEMANDS

Boston, Feb. 2S.-Tabulators of the New England joint council of tele- phone workers announced tonight that ninety five per cent. of the 12,000 organized employees of the New Eng land Telephone and Telegraph Com rany and the Providence Telephone and Telegraph Company had voted in favor of strike to enforce wage de- mands and the principle Of collective bargaining. Exact figures were not disclosed.
 The result of the vote was tele- graphed tonight to the headquarters of the International Brotherhood If Electrical Workers at Springfield, Ills. and will be presented to President Wilson next Monday, when he is c2
 pected to grant a conference to Miss Julia s. O'Connor, president Of the Telephone Operators Department, and James P. Noonan, president Of the
 International Brotherhood
 Union officers said tonight that they hoped the conference between the tele- phone employees and Postmaster Gen. eral Burleson. Miss May Matthews secretary of the Telephone Operators Department received a telegram to night from President Nconan. ir
 which he said that the executive coun- 1 cil of the International Brotherhood had put into operation plans to raise | s5OO,0OO to finance a nationwide strike
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
CONTEST MAY
 DEVELOP ON VICTORY LOAN

Washington. Feb. g. - Differences between democratic and republican leaders over the legislative situation, echoes from which have tcen heard daily since President WiisCn made known his determination rot to call an extra session of the new congress until his return from France. may be forced to an issue tomorrow in the senate with the calling Up of the Victory Loan bill.
 Democratic senators have told the president that in then efforts to force an extra session. the republicans would undertake to defeat this measure, which provides the means of financing the government during the remainder 0 fthis fiscal year. This information did not change the presidents detorm- nation an 1tOnight the democratic leaders decided to call C3 inc uill to- morrow so that they might determine what were the prospects.
 It was saiI tonight Jhat~tlte repub- Ecan leaders course would await further conferences eariv tomorrow and for negotiations win the demo- crats and the sounding of republican senators sentiment.
 Democratic leaders said notice had been given that the loan bill would he held exclusively and continuously ncfore the senate until disposed of, by unbroken sessions. day and night ii neCe essary. until adjournment. its inn por1ance' to the nations finances, they said, should give it precedence over all appropriation or other .<asWes. Whether -he desire for an early session should le sacrificed to the questionable. eXpediency Of defeating ] the loan measure was vigorously de ! batod among the republican senators i several of whom were said to have ! disapproIed opposition to the bill
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
ONE MORE SUFFRAGE
 EFFORT BEFORE CONGRESS

Washington, Feb. 2S Chairman Jones of the senate woman suffrage committe announced today that before congress adjourns another effort will be made to secure adoption of q reso- lution authorizing submission of an equal suffrage amendment to the fed eral constitution. In making the an nouncement Senator Jones introduced a modified resolution giving states initial authority to enforce the pro- posed amendment.
 The new resolution was designed to meet objection of sanat tors from the southern states and was reported to have the approval as 6 compromise measure, of President Wilson and the leaders of woman suffrage organiza- tons. Senator Jones discussed the subject yesterday with the president who was said to have exb,nssed hope that the resolution would he adopted before adjournment.
 The p1eaSlIre provides that fran chises shall not be abridged because of sex and contains the following en- forcement clause:
 The several states shall have the authority to enforce this article by necessary legislation. but if any state shall enforce or enact any law in con fiic- herewith then congress shaI not be excluded from enacting appro- l prlate legislation to enforce it.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
USED INFERIOR STEEL IN
 CASTINGS FOR WAR VESSELS

Boston, Feb. 2S.-An alleged con-
 sIiracy which, it is charged, resulted
 iu the use of inferior steel in the
 manufacture of castings for war yes
 seIs, endangering the lives of crews
 after the ships were put into comrlis-
 sion, was disclosed today in the fed
 e.al court, when five men were ar raigned on a secret indictment return ed by the grand jury yesterday. The defendants are Alexander F. BIackwood of Brookline, general man ager and vice president of the Union Steel Casting Company of Boston; Arthur H. Horsford Of Natick: Julian i E. WicBwire and Guy H. Ramsdcu of ! Boston. employed by the same com Uany and Howard Northrop of Somer- i vile. an empIoye of the R. and $. lLachine Company. All pleaded not guilty.
 i The government maintains that the i Union Steel Casting Com6any pre- sented high grade steel for govern ment inspection and tests, but used 1 inferior stock in the manufacture Of 1 the castings, which were employed in gun mounts and other important pa Is l or deStrOyerS.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
J. A. C'LEARY DECLARES HE
 FAVORED WAR ON GERMANY

New York. Feb. 2S.-Jeremiah A. O'Leary, editor of the anti-Br,tish magazine Bu1 he~a0 to favor a dec ration of war on Germany when c,
 many sank tI4'll --454llIcan ships in one day. he testified today at his trial
 In federal court on a charge of vio- Iatlng the espionage act. T couldn't stand for that" he said.
 But l believed that Canada should
 have come over to us and formed q great American republic. We should
 have taken advantage of our tremen- dously strong position by republican, izing every country on the North American continent I was opposed to any soft-headed policy of all for England and nothing for my beloved i America
 O'Leary reiterated his denial of yes terday that. he had ever uttered q
 word suggesting evasion of the draft 1 and denied that he had called Pres ident Wilson a monarch.
 1 He also denied that he had ever 1 conspired to violate the laws of the 1 United States and that he had eyer 1 received money from d "questionable' source. either personally or on beha1t
 of Bull or the American Truth Socie- ty, of which he was president.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
What Did Wilson Say About Ireland?
Denies Report That He Said Irish Question Was a Mat ter Between Ireland and England.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Just what was said about Ireland at the White House dinner conference Wednesday, night was the subject of interested discus sion at the capitol today after Secre- tary Tumulty had issued denial of one statement attributed to President Wilson. What MT. Tumulty specifical- ly denied and said on behalf of the president was "a deliberate falsehood" was the following:
 The president told the committee that the Irish question was a matter between Ireland and England and that Ireland would not have any voice in the peace conference at present" /"
 Mir Humility said he did not know what papers had published the above, but that it had been quoted in a tele- gram to the White House. Many mes sages of protest are said to have been received from Irish organizations based on various reports of the men, tion of Ireland at the conference. MT Tumulty declined to add anything to his formal denial, when asked what
 the president did tell his guests.
 Several members of the congression- al foreign relations committee who at tended the conference informed news paper correspondents afterwards that 1 the president made a statement to the general effect of the one to which MT | Tumulty referred. i In attacking an account of the con | ference by the New York Sun core 1 spOndent on the senate floor today | Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the 1 foreign relations committee, declared that the Irish problem was no ] brought up seriously and said at frs
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
FINGER PRINTS MAY LEAD
 TO CAPTURE OF BURGLARS


 Long Beach,. N. Y. Feb. 2S.-Finger
 prints on whIskey bottle and the
 impression in blood of a mans hand
 found today on the back yard fence are expected by the police to aid them in their hunt for tse burglars who killed Mrs. Julia Wilkins when she and her husband, Dr. Walter Wilkins, well to do New York practitioner. found them at work in their home here last night. BertilIon experts from the New York police department came here to- | day and photographed the prints which will be compared with the rec ords in New York. The police are oi | the belief the murder was the work l of professional crooks and if such is the case hope to trace them by means 1 of the finger prints.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01

Washington, Feb 2S.-The general deficiency bill, appropriating $27771,- 900 and carrying various legislative riders. including one for investigation looking to the establishment of a na- tional budget system, was passed to- day by the house.
 Provision is made for the payment to congressman who served in the army or navy during the war the amount they would have received in congress as salary and clerk hire al
 loWances.
 An amendment proposed by Repre- sentative Good forbids the use of any money provided by the bill by govern ment agencies in propaganda designed to perpetuate themselves. Mr. Good told the house that the United States employment service had spent thou sands of dollars sending telegramS and letters to labor unions and chambers of commerce throughout the country 1 urging them to appeal to their con- l SreSSmen to continue the department 1 Representative Blanton of Texas 1 stated labor unions had been willing to accede to the request for aid of the l employment service, because it was a l part of the American Federation ot 1 Labor's program.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
CANADIAN SHIP RAMMED
 BY TROOPSHIP AQUITANIA.

New York, Feb, 2s.-The Canadian freight ship Lord Dufferin sank in 365 feet of water fifteen minutes after she had been rammed on the port 1uar-. ter by the troopship Aquitania off Liberty Island near Quarantine iate
 today. The stern of the freighter. which was at anchor, was spit to. 2
 depth of twenty feet. The Aquitania
 was not damaged.
 One member of the Lord Duferin's crew was killed in the collision and several others were injured, but none seriously. The man who lost his life was George Eperus of this city, an oiler.
 Twenty seven of the freighter's crew Of A were taken off by police pa trol boat but the others elected to re-
 main on board their ship as the upper
 works were above water when she rested on the bottom.
 Hazy weather and I strong ebb ids
 were held responsible for the collis- ion by the officers of the Aquitania.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
TRANSPORT BILL INTRODUCED
 IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT

London Feb ,2S.-(British Wireless Service). Publication of the govern ment's transport bill, which has been introduced in parliament, shows that it will give the minister of transport complete control over every conceiv- able form Of land transport. The bill provides that complete management of the railways of the United King dom is to be conducted by the state for two years, partly to enable the government to make the railways pay dividends and partly to facilitate the movement of mon and rnatcrial during the period of reconstructton.
 Complete power iS gIvan .a t1e min ister during the two years Q settle all railway rates and charges, salaries and wages and conditions of employ aent and to make all alterations in the policies of the roads and accounts that he may deem desirable. The min lister is authorized to purchase var ous kinds of railway companies D agreement or by compulsion.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
HOPE TO AVERT STRIKE
 OF MARINE WORKERS

New York Feb. 2S--Hope of avert ing tieup of t< comfne rec of the port of New York hy a renewal of the strike of 16,oQ0 members of the Marine Workers Affiliation who nave rejected the award ef Y. Everit Macy. as um- pire for the War Lab0r Board, cen tered tonight in a conference which will be held tomorrow afternoon. At the meeting vii be leaders of the Ma rine Workers Union, the Boat Own CTS Association and A. H. Smith. re- glonal director for the Ia!l; oad ad- ministration which operates many boats in the harbor
 Paul Bonynge, counsel for the Boat Owners Association. in announcing the conference declared h. had been encouraged to think that q working basis of agreement may bc reached ,
 The strike committee of the work CTS it was s2id, has agreed to defer the fixing of a date for the strike which already has been authorized pending the outcome Of the conference Even in the event of a strike the harbor will not be completely tied ur 1 asit was in January. The strike com
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
BAKER TO HEAR PROTEST
 FROM KNIGHTS OF COLyMBJs

New York, Feb. 2S.-Secretary of War Newton D. Baker has wired VII liam J. Mckinley of New Yori,, su preme secretary of the Knights of Columbus, it was announced tonight, that he will receive a delegation ot the supreme officers of the +. of c. in Washington Monday to hear their protest against the recent recommen- dations of the committee of eleven in charge of the united war fund drive, and the war departments commission on training camp activities that no organization participating in the drive shall be permitted to devote more than ten per cent of it's quota to free creature comforts for the men in the service.
 The K. of c. board of directors has denied the right of the committee of eleven and the commission on train ing camp activities to restrict it in the expenditure of it's fund, claiming that it's policy of charging for no-h- ing is popular with the soldiers, sail ors and marines and that it fulfEs a promise made to the pIDiic. when support of the war fund drive was asked.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
LODGE BELIEVES AMERICAN
 SOVEREIGNTY ENDANGERED
Speaking in the Senate Mr. Lodge Depored Proposals Give Powers to the League of Nations Which Would Cause the Monroe Doctrine to Disappear r"-Assaled Provisions for Territorial Guarantees, Mandatores and Disarrnament-Debate Will Continue Today With Ad dresses by Senators Knox and Hardwick.

that as. the project is an experiment, it's life be limited to ten years with provision for renewal if it proves successful.
 Senator Frelinghuysen disputed any assumption that President Will son represented public sentiment in proposing participation of America in the league and demanded that the country be fully informed on all phases of the question before the senate is asked to consider it as a part of the peace treaty.
 Debate on the league will continue tomorrow with addresses by Senator Knox of Pennsylvania a former sec retary of state, and Senator Hard i wick of George, democrat.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01

Washington. Feb. 2S.-Repubhcan senators today returned to their as- sault on the constitution of the league of nations as proposed to the peace conference at Paris with Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. who will be chairman of the powerful foreign re- ladons committee in the new making his first pronouncement since the doc ument became public.
 Criticism by the republicans did not pass unchallenEed. Chairman Hitch cock of the foreign relations com mittee, took sharp issue with the Massachusetts senator, denouncing as preposterous his suggestion that the league would take from America it's right of self defense.
 Delivering an address he had pre- pared before attending the White House dinner conference last We'd nesday night, Senator Lodge warned the American people to consider well before departing from the policies of Washington and to insist upon revi- sion of the league constitution. Later in the day, Senators Lenroot of WIs consin and Frelinghuysen of New Jersey made additional demands for amendment of the charter
 Senator Lodge speaking before an audience which included diplomatic representatives of several foreign na- tions. deplored proposals to give puy CTS to the league which he said would cause the Monroe Doctrine to dis appear" would abridge American sovereignty and in the end promote misunderstanding and war instead ol peace.
 Senator Lodge told the senate that for Lincolr's government of the people by the people and for the people, the United States was now asked to sub stitute on many vital points govern ment of. for and by other people, anC declared the nation should pause ant consider well before taking this fate. full step"
 Like Senator Lodge, Senators Len. root and Frelinghuysen warned against acceptance of the league constitution without careful delibera ton and without fundamental revi sion
 While favorins a league that would conflict with American principles ana sovereignty, Senator Lenroot urge'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
FOR PASSENGER
 AND CARGO SHIPS CANCELLED

Philadelphia, Feb. 2S.-Charles Piez, who will retire on May 1 as Irector general of. the Emergency Fleet Cor rOration, said today that contract; fer fifteen 5000 B type passenger and car go boats have been cancelled. making d total of B of this class of vessels to be eliminated from the present ship ping programme. The reason given was that this type of ship is not suit able for future needs and the con tlacts may be replaced by orders fer other classes of vessels.
 Hog Island launched it's sixteenth ship today, the Sangamon, d 1509 ton fGeighter.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
SIX GERMAN SUBMARINES
 TO BE BROUGHT TO THE U.

Washington, Feb. 28.-Six of the German submarines surrendered in British harbors are 10 be brought to the United States soon for exhibition to the public and for study by Ameri- can experts. They will be representa- tive of the various types of U-boats. from mine planters to the great deep sea cruisers.
 In announcing today that arrange ments for bringing the submarines across the Atlantic had Geen com pleted. the navy department said the six craft were not part of any ail0ca< tion of submarines to the United States. The ultimate disposition of the German under-se fleet, together with the other surrendered German war craft still is subject to Che decis- ion of the peace conference, it was stated officially.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
ALLEGED SHORTAGE OF
 ANSONiA POSTMASTER

Ansonia, Conn.,. Feb. 2S.-Irving T, Walsh, assistant postmaster in the Ansonia postotfice is being held on bonds of $2.50O for an alleged shortage of $2,25e in his accounts, it was learned tonight. After an examjna- tion of the stamp account at the post office by federal inspectors recently Walsh was taken to New Haven, for mally relieved of his duties and placed under bonds for hearing next week. He entered the service of the local postofiice twenty five years ago and has been in charge of the stamp ac- count since he became assistant post master ten years ago
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
TO WORK FOR RECALL OF
 MAYOR OF HAVERHILL

TTavr-hiil. Mass, Feb. 2S.-Members of tho Shoe Workers Protective Union at meeting in the city hall tonight voted to circulate rec I'll papers for Mayor Charles Y. Croy. The charges 10 be enumerated against tEe mayor on the papers are "inefficiency, unfair ness, injustice. partiality and causing Q oivsioa resulting in disturbances on the streets A mOton 10 seek the re- call of tho entire county council was vote ddowu.
 The union is engaged in a con- trovcrsy with the Boot ard Shoe Workers Union which has obtained contracts with some of he focal fac tories.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
AMERICAN PLANE IN TEST
 MADE 163 2-3 MILES AN HOlJR

Washington, Feb. 2S.-Establishment by an American built and designed airplane of what officials believe are new worlds records for speed and climbing ability was disclosed today with receipt by the war department of results of preliminary tests of a machine constructed at Ithaca. N. Y. In the tests the plane attained an off, cially timed speed of 163 2-3 miles an hour and climbed 10000 feet in min utes and F seconds,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
FOUR VITAL PROBLEMS
 FOR PEACE CONFERENCE

Paris, Feb. 2S.-The peace confer ence plans to reach agreements on the more important questions between March s and March 15, Captain Andre Tardieu, one of the French delegates, told foreign newspaper correspondents last night. He said that the confer: ence had four vital problems to solve the Eranco~German frontier, the Adriatic situation, the Russian iron tier and the question of the freedom ol the seas. All these questions will be taken up and probably completed iu fortnight.
 Captain Tardieu asserted that France does not desire to annex the left bank of the Rhine, but only wants guarantees which will prevent Ger many from using the left bank as . base for attacking France. The Rus sian question, he added, will be con sidered late next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
BLiZZARDs ARE REPORTED
 IN SEVEN WESTERN STATES

Chicago, Feb. 2S-Blizzards were reported in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri oklahoma, Kansas. Nebraska and southern South Dakota. The storm was working eastward and the wea- her bureau predicted zero weathec for Chicago tonight or tomorrow.
 In Minnesota stock train stalled r the snow was struck by passen- ger train. two persons being killed srd a number injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
FINES OF IMPRISONED
 SUFFRAGISTs PAID

Boston, Feb. 2S.-Oficiais a& the Suffolk county jail today announced that fines of seven of the eight re- maining members of the National Wo- mans Party remaining in jail haG been paid and that the women would be released They have been under sentence for participation in an at tempted demonstration during thr President Wilson parade last Monday.
 The fines were paid. it was said, by F. H. Howe. who adJSlnced the mon ey which released three other women two days ago. Jail officials said that those whose fines were paid today had agreed to leave the jail quietly.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
HOPEFUL CONCERNING THE
 ukRhINIAN OIL SITUATION

Warsaw, Thursday, Feb. ? (By the A. PD.-The inter-aIIied mission at present in Poland today expressed it. self as being more hopeful concerning the Ukrainian oil situation, having given Prof. Robert H. Lord, Harvard, a member of the American Polish powers to make an armistice
 Although the situation ill kiev Is disquieting, it is reported that the new party temporarily in power there pos- sibly will bring about union with the Petlura directorate and the domestic BoIsheVik partN..
Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
OPPOSES 48 HOUR WEEK
 FOR MILL OPERATIVES

Boston, Feb. 2S.-Nilliim F. Garee- lon, representing the Arkwright club. an organization of cotton mill treas urers, today opposed at a legislative committee hearing bills which would establish a 48 hour week for mill op- eratives. Massachusetts cannot com- pete with southern states under pres- ent conditions" he said, adding that further restrictions would place the industry here in such a condition that the south would outrun it entirely. He said he was convinced that women and children mill operatives wanted to work 54 and 5S hours weekly and would suffer financial hardships unless allowed to do so.