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Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
FRANCE IS EXPERIENCING
 SMALL CHANGE" FAMINE

Paris, Oct. 26 CBy the A. P.)-The small change" famine in France has been intensified by the publicity given to the matter through the passage Of legislation making it illegal to melt down silver money and forbidding it's eXportation. Tho public is now hoard ing small change, and retail business is greatly handicapped through inability to make change.
 Some cafes are issuing stamped paper slips. good only where issued for sums of less than five francs. Some shops and restaurants are also issuing brass check of one franc denomination to erVe as change.
 Many shops have posted signs an- ncuncing to customers tbat they must have their own change if they desire to make purchases for amounts of less than fife francs or for sums which are no ta multiple of five francs.
 The government is firm in Its de- cision not to issue paper money in de- nominations of less than five francs to meet the emergency, which it hopes to relieve shortly by increased issues of silver. Postage stamps have como into general circulation as change. and the street railways and subways arc meeting the emergency by giving tick cts as change.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27

Washington, Oct. 26.-Timothy Shea gave notice to congress tonight that the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men and Enginemen, of which he 1s acting president, would not observe pending anti strike legislation if en- acted into law.
 Such attempt to single out ra1l- road employees and deprive them of what he termed the economic right of workers to strike to prevent injustice must be accepted. he said, in connec- tiou with other information which the railroad brotherhoods have. as d fore gone conclusion that the railroads con- template a general reduction in wages when the government surrenders con- trol. and desire such measure to forestall a strike.
 If these interests or the legiSla- tors believe railroad employees will un- resistingly submit to any such inva- sion of their rights IS citizens" Mir. Shea continued, they had better ex- pei that thought from their minds, be- cause I believe I speak for locomo tive firemen and hostlers at least when l say that any law which depriYes them of the rights of American cit izenship would not be observed, not because this class of American citi- zens are lawbreakers, but because such law would be unwarranted, un- american and contrary to American in- stitutions."
 MT. Shea said such a law was all most certain to precipitate revolution and was in fact just what extreme radicals and revolutionary agitaators desire.
 This would give them logical argu- ment for direct action." he asserted with the intention of displacing the liberal and more conservatice leaders and thereby overthrowing the existing social, political and industrial insti- tutions of the country.
 If an anti strike law is enacted, the responsibility for any upheaval
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
VOTE FOR GENERAL STRIKE
 IN THE PORT OF NEW YORK

New York Oct. 26.-Efforts to end New Yorl6's unauthorized harbor tieup were given another setback tonight when it was announced that long shoremen. said to be members of twenty -four locals of the Internaticnal Longshoremen's Union. today voted in favor Of a general strike in the port of New York. to become effective i'm mediately. They declared that 2, GOO dock workers employed on the piers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken. Jersey City and Staten Island would obey the neW strike order. They said that heretofore they had been on a "vaca- tion"
 On the other hand. T. " O'ConnOr. president of the International Union. declared that the unauthorized strike of dock workers, which has been in progress for several weeks. was "breaking up.'' He said the situation looked better than ever for an end to the harbor tieup. which has resulted in millions of dollars of losses to shippers.
 Mayor Hylan. who has been att tempting to bring about a. settlement between the longshoremen. the ship owners and employing stevedores. said that he would continue his efforts to end the strike.
 Many men are reported to have re- sponded to the whistle today and are working at the piers of the Cunard. White Star and French line On the others piers in the Chelsea section, it was said that large number of workers would report for duty tom0r- row morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
NINE ARRESTS FOR MURDER
 OF MESSENGER BlNKOWITz

New York. Oct. 26.-Arrests in con nection with the murder at Milford Conn, last Aufust Of Benjamin H. Bin koWitz. Wall street messenger who disappeared with SITS 000 in bonds be- longing to his employers, now total nine. according to announcement to- night at police headquarters.
 In addition to five arrests announced yesterday two men tonight were held here, technically charged with being fugitives from justice while word was received from Connecticut that two more arrests had been made there. The poli9e said they now were seek ing a. tenth person through whom they hoped entirely to clear uD the case.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
TO MAKE SUITABLE REPLY
 TO PRESIDENTS STATEMENT

Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 2s-A 'suit- able reply" to President Wilson's state ment, holding the impending coal min CTS strike to be not only unjustifiable, but unlawful, probably will be drawn up at the meeting of the international executive board of the United Mine Workers of America to be held here Wednesday, according to statement today by William Green, secretary treasurer of the United Mine Workers Mfr. Green declined comment on the presidents pending such action as the board may take, further than to say scind the strike order, effective Nov ember 1.
 T suppose that a suitable reply to the presidents statement will be drawn up at the meeting Wednesday," said MT. Green. 'The meeting had already been called for that date. but consid- eration of the presidents statement will now be the most important bus mess before he board"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
Ar kviators Were
 SI1Al By Mexicans
Lieuts. Cecil H. Connolly and Frederick B. Waterhouse- Had Been Missing Since August 21.

San Diego. Cal. Oct. 26.-It was of ficially announced here tonight that Lieutenants Cecil II. Connolly Of san Diego and Frederick 5. Waterhouse of
 WelSer, Idaho army aviators, missing since Aug. 21, were slain in Lower California by two Mexican hShermen.
 The announcement was made upon the arrival here of the destroyer Aaron
 Ward bringing the bodies or the two aviatorS from Bahia Los Angeles. on the Gulf of Lower California. to which way in a border patrol flight from Yuma. Ariz.. to San Diego. :.
 According to Major k. $. Bratton. head of the military party sent from here to recover the bodies. the slayers were from a Mexican siooD- Their identity is known to the United States and Mexican governments and steps are being taken to capture them.
 The destroyer also brought part of story of the suffering endured by the young aviators, in the form of notes scrawled on parts of the wings of the De Haviland airplane in which Connol- ly and Warehouse made their last flight. Some of these mesSa ges evil almost lost hope of being found. were of such tragic nature that Major BrattOn asked the newspaper report CTS to refrain from using them, out of consideration for the officers families.
 Major Bratton said that the two av- iators had gone nineteen days without fod or at least without much to sus- tain them. The fate that drew them far from their air path remained with them until the very last. Major Theo- dore MacAuley. in one of his flights to find them, flew within sixty miles of the spot where they stood guarding their planes. Later. on the afternoon of Sept. $. they were landed from canoe the shores of Bahia Los An geleS by the same fishermen who are accused of having killed them five days later, and at that time were only twelve miles from Los Flores silver mine, where they might have received protection and food.
 One of their meSSag ges, scratched on the afrplane with knife or nail. said the airmen remained in the air four hours and fifty minutes. that they ran into rain storm and lost their sense of direction. When they sighted the Gulf of California they thought they were flying up the coast instead of southward along the east ocast of the Gulf of California.
 Another message, traced on the wings and fusilage, told how the air catch fish to appease their hunger. toward the border. but returned to their supply of water became exhaust cd. The air1nen drank the water from the radiator of their plane This proved sufficient to allay their thirst up to the time they were taken to Bahia Los Angeles from Guadeloupe Bay, where the plane landed. by the fish aru1e
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR
 NEEDY STEEL STRIKERS

Pittsburgh, Oct 26-Plans for pro- visioning needy steel strikers and their families were completed here today by representatives of the national com mittee, and will be put into operation early this week
 They provide that commissaries will be established at strike headquarters in every community where the men are out, ra ton cards being used to families of six more persons, after investi- gation by the local committee.
 Under the plan two distributions of food will be made each week, as fol- lows:
 First half of week-potatoes. 10 pounds; bread, five pounds; tomatoes one can: corn one can; peas, one can; navy beans, five pounds; oatmeal, two boxes; bacon, one pound; coffee, one pound; milk, one can.
 Second half of week-same as first half with the Allowing exceptions: dry salt meat instead of bacon; red beans instead of navy beans; syrup, one can: no coffee.
 'No merchandise shall be given out, says the order creating the commis saries, except to persons possessing commissary cards. The coupons of the comrnissary cards must be collected when giving out first half week S sup plies. The remainder of the cards are to be taken up. by the clerk when the last half weeks supplies are given out. The coupons and stubs must be care fully preserved and forwarded to the national committee as receipt for the merchandise received. Commisary clerks are required to give out exactly what each card calls for. No exchanges or SubStitutions of any sort are per mitted. Upon the strict observances of these rules will depend the success of the whole system of the strike relief
 Strike headquarters made no state ment regarding the strike situation and the steel companies were equally retjce0f
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
KING ALBERT PLACED WREATH
 ON GRAVE OF ROOSEVELT

New York. Oct. 26.-king Albert of the Be1gians placed a wreath today upon the grave of Roosevelt. There were few to see the simple ceremony for the skies were leaden and His Ma jesty passed through Long Island al most unrecOgnized.
 The king and the little party who accompanied him were met at the gates of Young's Memorial Cemetery in Oyster Bay by Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt who escorted the Belgian monarch to the plot where lies the former president. Albert strode a huge wreath in the colors of his country. yellow chrysanthemums and dark red asters-tied with a wide black ribbon.
 The king and the eldest son of the great American went alone inside the iron gate which bars the way against intruders. The monarch stopped and laid the flowers reverentfy upon the grave. Then he stood for a few mo- ments. cap in hand, gazing at the sim pie granite slab which bears the name of Theodore Roosevelt, bowed deeply and stepped backward outside the fence. There were tears in the eyes of the presidents son as he followed. king, walked slowly down the hill side and entered motor cars which carried them to Sagamore Hill. There they were ushered into the famous
  corned by the widow of Colonel Roose- welt, who chatted with him in his own tongue.
 ..t the house to welcome the king. besides the widow. were Mrs. Theo- dore Roosevelt. Jr.. Mir. and Mrs. Ker init Roosevelt, Colonel and Mrs. Rich ard Derby and Mrs. Charles B. Alex ander. A few minutes later there came call for the children and the three of Theodore's with Mrs Derby's two were ushered into the royal presence to be greeted afrectionately. The par ty remained at Safamore H.H aoout half an hour.
 The trip out and beck. which was begun after the ki..s a. Drinea st- ttrs a. s o'clock mass st St. Abe; church.. was not wit.Iu 1t incident and excitement. Once past the traffic. Ali ..cri Icok the ~,heei of ris moto~ ar. waved to the motorcycle policemen who piloted him to get little more speed out of their machines and they took him at his word. They said af- rewards that their speedometers reg istered 60 miles an hour The rest of the party tried. with indifferent sue cess, to keep up. One after another the cars in the rear came to a stop with fiattened tires or smoking brakes. Prince Leopold changed machines four times, but seemed highly amused. At the last sta ge of the journey to the cemetery nine persons were riding on the car which bore the huge wreath.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
PRESIDENT WILSON oRDERc
 RECALL OF STRIKE ORDER

Washington, Ger. 26.-President t Wilson issued formal statement saturday night with the approval of the full membership Of his cabinet, de- clzrlnS the projected strike of biturni- nous coal miners under present cir c7Hstances mot only is unjustifiable; ir is unlawful"
 The state called upon officers of To- cal unions to recall orders for the strike and added:
 T can do nothing less than to say that the law will be enforced and means will be found to protect the in terests of the nation In an emergency that may arise out of this unhappy h-rztness
 John L. Lewis. president of the T. nlted Mine Workers of America worn out by a weeks session of scale comniItees. had left here tonight for Sprtnghe1S4 TIL. to take personal
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
SENATE LEADERS TO HURRY
 ACTION ON PEACE TREATY

Washington, oct. 26-Althous1l
 senate leaders hope to eXpeditee the
 the German peace treaty this week by
 disposal of amendments and by be-
 ginning consideration of reservati tions,
 both houses will covene tomorrow
 with decreasing prospects of ad- journing tF< special session by No vember 10 as leaders have hoped. In
 view of prospective delay on the treaty, house leaders today discussed plans for a separate recess of the lower body without waiting for the
 Tn addition to the treaty, the indus
 trial crisis, intensified by the threat ened coal strike late this week, also promises to receive much attention in congress this week. The strike of bituminous coal miners will come up for early discussion on the pending resolution of Senator Thomas, demo- crat, of Colorado, Aoposing drastic action by the government. Further consideration of the strike may come through the senate interstate com merce subcommittee investigation of the coal situation. Also late this week the senate Labor committee the steel strike. to present report containing constructive I>commenda- tions. both for immediate action and future legislation.
 The treaty fight in the senate still hinges on the Johnson Moses amend ments to equalize voting power in the League of Nations. Debate on the amendments will be resumed to- morrow with a vote within the next few days. The remainder of the week. it is expected, will be given over to disposition of many individual amend ments which have been prepared, probably deferring actual considera tions untid next week. Under the face, however, the controversy over the reservations is of expressing inn portance. with the final result still in Soubt.
 Both senate and house Tuesday, will drop temporarily all legislative affairs to receive Kign Albert of Bel gium.
 Three bills probably will be sent to the president by congress this week. those extending passport restrictions i against anarchists and other radicals. 1 increasing pay of postal employees, | and containing the first deficiency | Progress on other leg | islation is planned. the house being 1 to pass the senate oil and | coal lands leasing bill and the meas ure providing for disposition of army 1 while late in the week the merchant marines shipping bill, | providing for sale of the governments 1 fleet will be rady for deDatez
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
TO SEND ALL WORkMEN
 IN PETROGRAD TO THE FRONT

Helsingfors, Saturday, Oct 25.-Re- ports rom Petrograd state the state central executive committee tthe so- viet organ ~ations) has decided to close all the factories and send the Workmen to the front. Women will undergo military training and be ofrmed into d medical corps, accord ing to the same order.
 A Russian army officers, who es- capped from Petrograd, says that the situation there is desperate. The ab- solute necessities of life are lacking and even the sailor masters of the city have only d meagre diet of bread, herringS and water. The rest of the popula tion rarely see bread Coal is lacking, business is dead, and chol- era and typhoid fever are raging.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
WASHINGTON READY TO
 RECEIVE PRINCE OF WALES

Washington. Oct. 26.-With prer-. tions completed for the arrival e tomorrow night of King Albert, ( Zen Elizabeth and Prince Leopold of Bel gium. arrangements are being made for the second visit of European roy alty-tl1at of the Prince of Wales
 The heir to the British throne 1t pected to arrive in Washington about Nov. 10 or II. Because of President Wilson's illness it has been stated of hcially that the princess visit would be curtailed. probably extending over a period of three days, the same length Of time that the Belgian rulers will spend in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27

eested plan by which a settlement may be reached and hold myself in readiness at the request of either or both sides to appoint It once a tribunal to investigate all the facts with a view to aiding in the earliest possible or derly settlement of the questions at issue between the coal operators and the coal miners. to the end that the just rights, not only of those interests, but also of the general public. may be fully p1 otected.'
 Senator hrelinghuysen of New Jer- sey. chairman of the interstate com merce committee. which investigated the coal situation. announced that he would not summon Lewis or other la Dor leaders. It had been expected that the senate. through the interstate com mere7e committee, might take a hand in the strikes-but Senator sFreEfgiluy- sens statement indicated that no such proceeding had been cont tenplated.
 Operators Side Given.
 Thomas T. B. Ewster. chairman of the operators scale committee, issued statement tonight. also before Presi- dent Wilson's statement was made public, saying:
 Throughout the negotiations, which ended last night with the refusal of the mine workers to accept President Will sons proposal, the operators have been deeply conscious of their responsibili- ties and sincerely responsive to all eff forts and suggestions that might pre- vent the threatened strike.
 ..The miners leaders have said again and again that nothing could stop d general strike but unconditional ac- ceptance Of their demands. The oper- ators believe acceptance of these de- mands would not only wreck the coal mining industry, but threa ten a na- tionai breakdown of Basic industrial standards and relationships. In the face of these demands the operators therefore have consistently stood out for the recognition Of three cardinal points, the maintenance of which they consider even more vital to general public welfare than to the interests of the operators themselves.
 First, the continuation of coal pro- duction during the nego tiations. Sec ond, recognition of the existing wage contract and it's observance to it's legal termination. Third, the operators be- lieve that the public is vita1ly inter- ested in the production of sufficient coal to meet it's needs at the lowest possible cost. The miners demand for a reduction of working time at the mines below the standard forty eight hour week now in effect would greatly reduce production and greatly increase the cost, and consequently the prices of coal.
 Willing to Negotiate.
 Up to yesterday the operators have expressed their willingness to negoti ate and, failing agreement. to arbitrate all the other demands made by the miners except the three foregoing
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
Troops Out For Riots In Knoxville, Tenn.
Disorders Started When Car Service Was Resumed With Cars Manned By Non-Union Men.

Knoxville. Tenn. Oct 26.-Disorders. which at times closely approached ricting. marked the resumption of street car service in Knoxville today, with non-union men manning the cars after .tieup of eight days due to a strike. Several Jersons were injured, none seriously. in the clashes.
 Six companies of the Fourth Ten nessee infantry were ordered trans ported to Knoxville immediately fol- lowing a conference tonight of mu- nicipal, county. state and federal au- thorities. One company each is or dered from Chatta anoOga, Nashville, Athens. Cleveland, Hartman and Johns City,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27

which would follow lies with con gress."
 MI. Sheas statement was prompted by the publica ton of his recent tssti- mony before the railroad age board in which he said the railroad employees were prepared to fight for a living wage and time and one-half for over time = conditions precedent to the return of tn roads to private control. He said his remarks would be ''ex- tended, to use a favorite congression- al term so that the public might un- derstand the position or the railroad men.
 Railroad men are waiting the out come of the governments campaign against high prices said MT. Shea. adding that if the cost of living is not reduced, then they expect sufficient advance in wages to enable them to maintain their standard of living He declared firemen were running in debt from 8 to $50 a month because their wage increase have not kept pact with mounting prices.
 Time and a half for overtime work was declared to be necessary to give the men real eight hour day. which he declared they have never enjoy ed despite the passage of the Adam son law. Without punitive overtime. he said. the railroads would continue 10 work the men as long as ever be- fore.
 Locomotive fremen cannot physi- cally endure the hours they have been required to work" he continued, 'and which they have temporarily ao- quiesced in because of the war emer- gency. They have decided that after nearly four years of patient waiting on their part, this issue cannot longer Ee postponed"
 The way to stop strikes, he decIar- ed, was to give the workingmen their fundamental economic rights and proper ma 2 inery for adjusting cur rent local grievances,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
HUNGARY WILLING TO SUPPLY
 AUSTRIA WITH FOODSTUFFS

Vienna. Saturday. Oct. 24.-(By The A. P)-Newspapers state that Hun gary is willing to assist Austria in it's present food and economic crisis with supplies of foodStuffs and raw ma terials- Hungary requires in return, however, as it's price, it Is said the eXtradition of Bela Kun and his asso- ciates in the late Communist govern ment of Hungary who took refuge cn Austrian territory.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
STATE OF ILLINOIS WILL
 COOPERATE WITH PRESIDENT

Springfield, Ills. Oct. 2s.-Full CO., opere\u of the state of Illinois with President Wilson in the presidents announced stad against the strike of sot coal miners. scheduled for No- vember 1, was pledged ny Governor Frank O. Lowden, to the end that the people shall not suffer- in state ment issued here tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
DISTRESS SIGNALS FROM
 WOODEN STEAMER LEWISTON

New York. Oct. 26-Distress signals from the American wooden steamer Lewiston were received here today by wireless. The British steamer Justin notified the Lewiston that she was tion of the Lewiston bound from Rot terdam for Baltimore. was given as latitude 31.a9 north and longiture 1882 west, about 15D miles cast of Newport News.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
GOVERNMENT NOT ID TOLERATE ANY ACTION
 THAT THREATENS INDUSTRIAL DISASTER

The Whole Country Is Waiting For the Miners Answer President Wilson's Curt Command That the Soft Coal Strike Ordered For Saturday Be Called Off-The Gov Is Determined See That the People Obtain an Adequate Supply Keep Them From Suffering and Per init Nations Vast Industries Continue Operation Miners Announce Suitable Reply" Will Be Made to President Wilson's Statement.