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Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
HOUSE VOTES EXTENSION
 OF TELEGRAPH RATES

Washington, June 1S.-Telegrap rates fixed by the government under federal control would be extended for a reasonable period not exceeding six months under an amendment adopted tentatively tonight by the house dur ing consideration of legislation to re- peal the control act. The amendment, offered by Representative Merritt, re- publican, Connecticut, was adopted without record vote.
 When the house later completed work on the bill, excepting a final vote on it's passage. Representative Small, democrat of North Carolina, an nounced he would demand a separate vote on the Merritt amendment. but this together with the final vote was deferred until tomorrow.
 Besides lengthening the period of rate extension, the house measure as approved tonight differs from the sen- ate bill in that it would repeal the original wire act at the end of the calendar month in which the act is ap- proved by the president instead of forthwith as provided by the senate.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CHARGED WITH PLOTTING TO
 DEFRAUD THE GOVERNMENT

New York. June 18.-Morris Rosen- bloom. an internal revenue inspect or. and Morris $. Rachmil, head of the Sterling Accounting Audit Com pany. were arrested today charged with plotting to defraud the govern ment Of s6l DOC income taxes due from the Coas.wise Warehouse Corp o-ation. Two other arrests have been orde-ed in the case.
 According to tho complaint made by the Cnited States district attor- ney, Rachmil approached r. A. Page, treSsufs- of the warehouse con- parry. ard told him that with the conniTduce Of Rpscuhlum false tax returns would bo accepted. Mir. Page communicated w.th the authorities and under the'r Instructions continu- cd the negotiations. which resulted, The complaint saye. in Inc payment Of a s9..0e0 bribe 70 Rosenblun and g. 900 10 Kschnii.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
TO lNVESTi'sATE THE ICE
 SITUATION it4 CONNECTICUT

Hartford. Cons. ,fuHe 16.-In reply to iEquieic& ;,5 tc whether the federal authorities .s;an to take any action in regard to tE.c, &o- called lice trust'' in this state, U5sile1 States District At torney J5hR | Crosby tonight issued the following statement:
 'T :nten6 tc investigate the ice sit uatian i11 CaEracticlt thoroughly, then l will be Ae,9ar prepared to say what I propose tc 50. The information that has beer, ptaae1 before me seems in terestiug and l intend to consider it carefully. Eo formal complaint has been made to me as'yet. but the matter is receiving my attention.'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19

which should be approached with an entirely open mind.
 The Council of Foreign ministers and the Supreme Economic Council were the only sections of the peace conference in Paris at work We'd nesday. The Polish Ukrainian situ- ation and details as to the occupa- ton of Danzig by the Poles were under discussion by the foreign min isters, while the economic council S deliberations concerned the resump- ton of trade relations with Germany and financing of food supplies for Austria.
 Released Spartacan and Commu- mist prisoners have attempted to force their way into the castle at Weimar, where, members of German government have their headquarters. They were repulsed. It is believed to have been their intention to seize President Ebert. Premier Scheide- mann and Minister of Defense Nos- ke.
 An attempt by French sailors car rying the red flag to release from the prison in Brest q number of their comrades who recently mutined in the Black Sea also failed The situation at Brest is declared to be serious.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
FABRE LINE STEAMSHIP
 WAS AFIRE AT SEA

Providence, June 1S-The Fabre line steamship Britannia arrived here from New York today wit ha fire in her forward hold. The vessel came to take on 800 passengers for the Azores and Italian and French ports. Captain Vidal sent a wireless message to the harbor master early today asking for. assistance. Tugs were sent down the bay and brought the Britannia into her dock. The city fire department ex- tinguished the fire. which was confined entirely to sugar in the forward hold.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
PEACE TERMS DEBATED
 BY GERMAN CABINET

Weimar June IS (By the A. P.).- The cabinet today debated the peace terms of the allied and associated powers. It was officially announced that no decision had been arrived at. The cabinet probably is awaiting the result of a conference of the south German premfers with the government. There will be no further cabinet sit ting until Thursday
 The full original French text of the entente answer, including the covering note, was finished this morning by the printers and will be distributed this afternoon.
 The government today received Pre- mier Clemeneeau's terms apologiZing for the stoning of members of the German peace delegation at Versailles.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CUBA INVITES VISIT OF
 AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN

New York. June 1s.-A message from President Menocal of Cuba invit- ing American business men to visit the island republic and investigate it's commercial possibilities was read here today la meeting held by the Ameri- can Manufacturers Export association. Arthur Liebes. formerly connected with La Nacion, a South American newspaper. made an address setting forth the industrial situation in Cuba.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
BRITISH D!RlaiBLE R-34
 TO ARRIVE NEXT WEEK

Mineola. L. l.. June 1S.-The giant British dirigible RS4, coming to this country at the invitation of the United States navy. will arrive the latter part of next week. if weather conditions are favorable, instead of this Sunday, as originally scheduled. according to an nouncement today by Lieutenant Col onel Frederick w. Lucas of the Royal Air force. in charge of arrangements for the aircrafts arrival.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
SEMl.OFFIcIAL STATEMENT
 OF DISORDERS IN WEIMAR

Berlin, June 1S.-A semi official statement today gives the following account of last nights disorders a Weimar:
 At Weimar last night sixty military prisoners and few criminals escaped from prison and disarmed the military guard. A fusillade ensued in the neighborhood of the castle, several be- ing wounded. The plan to force a way into the castle failed. Some of the prisoners were reeaptured. while oth- CTS surrendered this morning"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
MAN CONVICTED OF TRIPLE
 MURDER IS GRANTED PARDON

Boston, June 1S.-Thomas M. Bram. mate of the barkentine Herbert Fuller who was convicted of triple murder on the high seas twenty years ago, has been granted full pardon by the president, according to word received here today. James E. Cotter, who de- tended Mate Bram in the sensational trial, said he had been notified that Bram wa sa free man. Bram was con- vlcted of the killing of the captain, the captains wife and the second mate of the barkentine.
 Word of the pardon came from Bram Tn a message which said: "The presi- dent has granted a full and uncondi- tional pardon to your innocent client" Bram added: This is the closing chapter in a wonderful case"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CLAIMS DISORDERS WERE
 lNClTED BY SPARTACANS

London, June 1S.-An account of Tuesday nights incident at Weimar sent by the Exchange Telegraph Company, characterizes it as an at tempt at coup by the Spartacans, with the help of some troops station ed in the town After releasing six ty prisoners from the jail at two o'clock in the morning the despatch says, two the Spartacan leaders went to the barracks and persuad- ed some of the soldiers to join them and proceed to the castle where the government minister were taying.
 Government troop prevented the invasion of the castle after a violent fight, the message adds, and some of the Spartacan leaders were ar rested.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
LIQUOR DEALERS APPLY FOR
 ANNUAL FEDERAL LICENSE

liquor dealers applied today for the annual federal license, permitting the sale of alcoholic beverages for one year from July 1. Under instructions from Daniel c. Roper. commissioner of internal revenue, these licenses will be granted at the purchasers risk and this circumstance has raised hopes among the dealers that the day Of ma tional bone dryness is not as near as they feared.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CONGRESS VOTES TO REPEAL
 DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW

Washington, June lS.-Doom Of daylight saving, inauglrated as a war measure, was pronounced today by congress, both senate and house adopting by overwhelming votes measures to terminate operation of the law when the period of summer time ends October 26.
 The house. following three hours debate. by vote of 233 to 132, pass ed a bill to repeal the law on the last Sunday in next October. but rejected an amendment to make the repeal eff fective at once.
 The sena te by a vote of 56 to 6 add ed a rider to the agricultural appro- priation bill providing for repeal of the daylight measure on the same date fixed by the house bill.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
TELEGRAPHERs IGNORE
 POSTAL CO.'S OFFER

Chicago. June 18.-After a confer ence late today. union officials stated that the action of the Postal Tele- graph Company in announcing that striking commercial telegraphers who return to work before June 20 will be reinstated with continuity of ser vice" will have no bearing on the strike.
 We are fighting for the right of collective bargaining, the same right that the postmaster general extended to electrical workers said $. J. Kon- enkamp, president of the telegraph CTS union.
 Telegraph company officials assert ed that business was not being delay ed noticeably in any district.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
ADVISED GERMAN CABINET
 TO REJECT PEACE TREATY

Basic, June IS (By the A. P.).--Tbe German peace delegation at this morn ing's meeting at Weinar advised the cabinet to reject the peace treaty, ac- cording to a despatch sent from Wei mar by the correspondent of the Frankfort Zeitung.
 The correspondent added that the experts with the delegation also were of the opinion that the treaty should
 be reiected
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
OFFICIALS ANTICIPATE
 MORE BOMB OuTRAGES

Washington, June 1S.-The menace of bomb outrases still hangs over the country, in the belief of off1icals of the department of justice.
 William J. Flynn. chief of the d. partment's bureau of investigc don, said today that he believed there were more bombs to come,' but said it was impossible to say when the next at tempt might be made to create reign of terror by explosions.
 Mir. Flynn said he knew of no plot planned for Independence day. He ex- pressed the belief that eventually those involved in the recent outrages would be brought to justice.
 we know the source from which the bomb operators have come." MT. Flynn said. 'The agitation is purely domes- tic and has no foreign connection"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
MERCHANDISE BY AERoPLANE
 BETWEEN BRUSSELS AND PARIS

Brussels, June Is (French Wireless Service) Regular transportation of merchandise by aeroplane between Brussels and Paris, established by com panies in the two cities, has already resulted in some unusual cargoes be- ing carried. For instance, a consign- ment of nearly 300 pounds of live lob sters, brought by one of the airplanes or the system. arrived at the airdrome near here yesterday afternoon. They were in excellent condition,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
DECLARES CONTROL OF
 PNEUMONIA IS IN SIGHT

Washington, June 1S-Control of pneumonia is in sight, Surgeon Gen. eral w. w. Ireland of the army told the senate military committee today in speaking the opinion of the medi-
 cal profession. Most communicable diseases have been brought under con- trol in rapid progress made during the war emergency, he said. urging appro- priation to carry out the war depart ment's research laboratory projects for Walter Read hospital in this city. An eventual expenditure of s10.000,000 is contemplated for this purpose. he said.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CHANGES IN OFFICIALS
 OF AMERICAN &T. co

New York, June 1S.-Theodore N. Vail, president of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company, an- nounced today that he had resigned the presidency and assumed the newly created position of chairman of the companys board.
 H. B. Thayer, identified with the system for forty years. has been elect ed president. and x. c. Kingsbury has been elected vice president, succeeding U. N. Bethell. who has retired
 The changes, MT. Vail saidfi were in anticipation of the end of federal con- trol of the wire systems.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
LIMITATION OF APARTMENTS
 SECTION NEARLY READY

Paris, June IS (By the A. P.).-The indications are that the initial project for the limitation of the ornaments of the great naval and military powers will be ready to present at the first meeting of the league of nations in Washington in October. While the plans are subject to the signing and ratification of the treaty, a number of committees are preparing a general outline of work which will include, be- sides organization. many important subjects under the direction of the league, including disarmament.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS
 FROM AIRPLANE SALES

meth has received 12 per cent of the original cost in airplane sales, accord ing to an official report published to- day. Eleven hundred standard J-1 planes were sold for $200 each, about per cent. of the initial cost: 1,616 JN-4 planes brought s40o each, or 8 per cent. and 4.60S Curtiss motors were sold for s400 each, or 19 per cent. The Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor oom- pany purchased the entire lot.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CABLE WITH GERMANY
 PARTIALLY RESlIMEp

Washington, June 1S.-Cable com munlcation with Germany has been partially resumed. The war trade board announced today that a., cable companies and censors had received instructions to accept and transmit cablegrams relating to the supply of foodstuffs to Germany under the Brus- sels agreement when the messages were otherwise unobjectionable.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
400 CANADIAN SOLDIERS
 ATTACK POLICE AT EPSON, ENG.

London. June 1s.-Unrest among Canadian soldiers in England because Of continued postponement of home ward sailings eliminated last night in an attack by 400 Canadians on the Epson police station. Several police- men were injured. one seriously. The purpose of the attack was to release a Canadian soldier who had been ar rested.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
PRICES ON THE PARIS
 BOJRSE ABE EIpM

Paris, June 1S.-Prices on the Bourse were firm today. Three per cent. rentes were quoted at 61 francs 30 centimes for cash; exchange on Lon don, 20 francs ? centimes; five per cent. loan, SS francs 42 centimes.
 The dollar was quoted at from francs AS centimes to 6 francs 53 cen times.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CATHOLIC PARTY VICTORIOUS
 IN BAvARiAN ELECTIONS

Berne, June IS (Frence Wireless Service) .--The Catholic center party was victorious virtually everywhere in Bavaria in the municipal elections held on Sunday. The democratic and ma 1ority socialist parties made a poor showing. The principal victory for the tndspendent socialists was in Munich.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
TO PROBE ADMINISTRATION OF
 ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER

Washington, June 18.-1nvestiga- tion of charges against the adminis- tration of Attorney General Palmer as alien property custodian was de- cided upon late today by senate ju- dietary sub committee headed by Sen ator Dillingham;, republican. of Yer mont. The hearings, which MT. Pal mer today requested be public, will be- gin next Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BY
 LAKE TORPEDO BOAT co.

Bridgeport, Conn. June 1s.@The United States submarine R-25 was launched this afternoon from the yards of the Lake Torpedo Boat company. This is the third boat completed here this year. Mrs. J. ". Barnett Jr., acted as sponsor.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
PRESIDENT WILSON HAS
 ARRIVED IN BRUISED s

Brussels, June 1S.-The train car rying President Wilson and King Al bert and Queen Elizabeth arrived here at 9.15 o'clock tonight.
 President Wilson rode to the palace in an automobile amid the accalama- tions of an enormous crowd.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
BOY SCOUT CAMPAIGN
 ATTAINED ITS OBJECTtVEs

New York, June 1S.-Full success in all its objectives has crowned Boy Scout week. June to IA, according to statements issued here tonight by William G. McAdoo. chairman of the national citizens committee, James F.. West, chief scout executive, and Colin H. Livingston, president of the scout movement.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CONNECTICUT DELEGATION
 VOTED AGAINST REPEAL

Especial to The Bulletin.
 Washington, D. C., June 1S.-The entire Connecticut delegation voted against the repeal of the daylight sav- ings bill when the final vote was taken today.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS
 AGAINST STRIKE LEADERS

Winnipeg Man.. June 1S.-Deporta- ton proceedings will be started tonor- row against ten alleged strike leaders arrested here yesterday by Dominion authorities.
 For the first time in five weeks of the general strike. a limited street car service was in oneration tn6aN
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
POSTAL CENSORSHIP TO BE
 DISCONTINUED SATURDAY

Washington, June 1S.-Oficial an- nouncement was made today by the censorship board that the United States postal censorship would be dis continued at the close of business next Saturday..
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
 CZECHO-SLOVAK RECRUITING

Prague, June IS (French Wireless Service). - Czecho-S -Slovak recruiting for an army of increased size is mak- ing satisfactory progress. The city of Prague so far has supplied four bat talions of troops, and these have al- ready been sent to the front.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CabIed Paragraphs
NorthcIiffe Underwent Operation

London, June 1S.-Viscount North cliffe, newspaper owner and former head of the British mission to the United States, underwent an operation today. A bulletin isued by his physi- clans says that the viscount's condi- tion is satisfactory.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
Louis Goddu,

Winchester. Mass. June 1s.-Louis Goddu, who from making shoes by hand many years ago advanced the methods of manufacture by 300 inven- tions, died at his home here today. He was S2 years of age. Mir. Goddu had been awarded gold medals at several expositions in this country and abroad for his ideas
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
CRUSHING DEFEAT OF TIE
 RADICAL ELEMENT AZ, IF |.

Bitter Feeling Developed Over Resolution Proposing Policy of Initiative and Referendum Within the Ranks of Or ganized Labor-Ony 35 Delegates Voted for Proposi- tion-Delegates Were Unanimous in Adopting Resolu- ton Calling President Wilson to Remove Postmaster General Bureson-President Gompers Announced His Pocket Had Been Picked
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
OBITUARY. J. Munson Tomiinson.

Bridgeport, Conn. June 19-J. Nun son Tomlinson, vice president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, in charge of accounts, died suddenly at his home in this city carly this morning of apoplexy. He was 59 years old and had been connected with the road for thirty Years.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-19
GERMANS FEAR RESULTS F
 THEY REJECT PEACE TERMS

Large Majority of the Cabinet Who Are Opposed to Sign ing Are Fearful of Reign of Bolshevsm and Chaos Should Germany Decline to Meet the Wishes of the AL fes-The National Assemblys Peace Commission is Carefully Studying the Document-Other Phases of the International Situation.
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-29
PLANS LAID FOR ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL AMERICAN
 LEGION POST

\ number of local ex-service men are planning the organization of q local branch of the American Legion and will hold q meeting at the law offices of Attorney Fred Harrison next Tuesday evening to take definite steps toward bringing the contemplated or to a head. George R. Co., shaw. himself former commissioned officer in the tank corps of the Ameri- can army, is one of the prime movers and will act as temporary chairman of the meeting.
 All ex-soldiers and sailors who scrv- ed in the military and naval forces of the United States during the late war are eligible to membership and are re- quested to be at the meeting. An Legion post has already been established at Anchorage and others are contemplated at various points in the territory.
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-29
SCENE
 STRANGE TRAGEDY

WASH, Nov. 29-AIrs. Florence Robinson. Who is lying in a loca! hos pital close To death. and Grover Cor don. q youth who shot the woman bn- cause he said he loved her and who. for the same reason, twelve hours late. kept her alive by giving his blood for transfusion to her veins, are today the principals in one of the most remark able crimes occurring in Washington police history
 Gordon. who is not vet out of his teens. shot Hhe woman yesterday in a Tit of love madness. On learning to- cay that his victim was sinking rapidl,' from loss of blood. Gordon voluntarily appealed 10 be allowed to give his blood to save her life.
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-29
AEx|CAnS MURDER .
 ANOTHER AMERICAN

WASH. Nov. 29-James Wallace. an American employed by one of the Mexican oil companies near Tampico. was deliberately murdered by Mcxi- can soldier near the outskirts of Tam pico Wednesday. according to informa- ton reaching the State Department last night.
 The killing of Wallace at this time has added q new complication to the already strained Mexican situation and may become the cause of q serious turn of affairs in the event that the Carrln- "a government maintains the attitude of indifference manifested toward sim liar attacks on Americans in Mexico
 State Department announcements regarding the shooting of Wallace is sued today say his murder is the Sth murder of an American to occur in Mexico since July It is understood that the government has instituted an investigation of the shooting to deter. mine the exact facts.
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-29
PERSONALLY ARRANGED DETAILS OF
 OWN EXECUTION

CHIHUAHUA. MAA'co, Nov. a9tl,- General Felipe Angeles, who was shot by q Carranza firing squad recently following his conviction of fomenting rebellion. is said by officials partici- pating in the execution to have demon- strated remarkable nerve throughout the ordeal Angeles himself selected the place of his execution. choosing a north wall to stand against to be killed. and also arranged many of the details of his execution with the Car ranza officials and the men detailed to the grim task of snufiing out his life. Eye witnesses of the execution say the famous rebel leader died without the slightest visible sign of emotion or fear.
The Nome nugget., 1919-11-29
NOTED NOME DREDcE
 BUILDER EXPIRES

i Ben Bernard. president of the Am
 erican Dredge Building and Construc
 ton Company. and one of the most
 widely known mining men of the Sew
 ard Peninsula district, died Sunday in Seattle after a long period of ill- ness.
 News of AIr. Bernard's death was
 received here Tuesday through the medium of q telegram from Mrs. Ber-
 hard, widow of the deceased dredge |constructor. In addition to announc- ing Mir. Bernard's untimely demise, the message also indicated that his death was to a great extent unexpected. He was operated upon about three weeks ago with such success. the telegram stated, that it was believed he would entirely recover.
 MT. Bernard was heavily interested in dredge mining in this section and was one of the leaders and pioneers in the dredge industry. At the time of his death he was associated in several dredging enterprises in the Port Clar- ence district. As a dredge builder he was highly successful, practically one fourth of the dredges located in the district having been installed under his personal direction. He is also known to have constructed several dredges in other sections of the terr.- tory. Aside from the Union Con struction Company. Mir. Bernard's firm probably installed more dret ses in Alaska than any other sinT'e dredg building concern. rh d,aceasei was a firm believer in the future of Alaska and was at all times most enthasias- tic advocate of anything ten ling D promote the territory's development and prosperity. He was m versaliy recognized as an astute business man and included among his many yi;tues Ia genial personality which won him Ia host of friends in the long years of his association with the district.