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Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02

titude was made by the attorney gem eral in telegram to the chamber of commerce at Mobe-ly, Mo-, from which had come request that an- other conference of operators and miners be called.
 Mir. Palmer opposed further confer ences, saying wage increases proposed by Dr. Garfield capitalized the average miners wages with the present high cost of living without increasing the price of coal This, he said, was fair to the miners and protected the pub lie.
 "The cost of living is now at the high point" MT. Palmer said. "To grant the demands of the miners would make the cost of living still higher. The new wage conference would run three winters. and there I fore, would maintain a higher cost of living for substantially three years, Such a situation cannot be tolerated. Tn addition to this. Dr. Garfield suggested a consultative body to in vestigate more completely the whole situation, to be composed of repre- ! sentaHveS in equal number of the miners and operators, and to be pre- sided over by the Secretary of the in ] terior. Such a body would investi- gate, among other things, the profits of the operators. If these should be 1 found to be unreasonably high, the
 public should receive the benefit in a | decreased price of coal. after the min
 CTS have had their wages finally ad- | justed on a fair basis. 1 understand
 this plan Is acceptable to the opera
 tors. If the miners return to work
 and agree. to this plan, q way would I t-- lsrt to1r fr1,- i settlement.
 "In the meantime, however, the op- orators have posted the advance 1T
 wages proposed by Dr. Garfield, SC that working miners will immediatel. receive the benefit of this increase The production of coal now closely approximates 50 per cent. of norma land I have confidence that sufficien number of miners will comply with tn
 wishes of their government and re- spond to the needs of the people tC
 increase this production in the nea future to point which will supply tn | demand If economy and conservation
 in industry are employed.
 Any other plan to reopen negotia tions for a new wage scale betweeI
 1.-the miners and operators would be flu
 tile and would delay rather than ad lvance production. As long as tn Headers of the miners organization : believe that their unlawful strike wi 1; force the public into a condition o , suffering and loss which will compe
 further increases of wages, continue conferences on the subject will onl result in infiu l1cing miners not to re turn to work.
 ) "The situation calls for the stead 7 fast support by the public of the gov
 ernment's position as announced b
 Dr. Garfield. The public should re fuse to be stampeded by threats c lack of fuel into concessions whic r will insure unreasonably high price : in all commodities for at least thre } years to come"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02

sage tomorrow.
 2. There were no outward develop ments to/ly,. regarding future. dispo- sition of the. German, peace treaty and leaders were informed that tfey Presi- dent probably would not discuss it in his message. 57ss -----z. s < Senator Lodge, the republican leader and chairman of the senate foreign
 relations committee, said he, hoped soon to press his resolution to declare the war with Germany at end. No immediate action was probable. '
 The senate. will begin consideration of important legislation tomorrow when it takes up the Cumnins rail- road bill with anti-stril1e provision Snate leaders will urge prompt action
 but much preliminary debate is ex- pected. Initial work of the house is te
 be confined largely to the annual ap- propriation bills.
 Few new bills were introduced to-
 day in the house and none in the senate.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
Presidents Message
 to Congress Today
Annual Estimates Aggregating $4,865, 900, 900 Were Pre-
 sented at Opening Session.

Washington, Dec. Most of the features usually attending the open ing were lacking today at the con- vening of the second session of the sixty sixth congress.
 After perfunc.ory sessions at which the annual appropriation estimates aggregating $4,Se5, 100000 were pre- sented, both senate and house ad- journed until tomorrow when, Presi- dent Wilson's message will -sbe read and legislative work started in earn est. &E.
 The senate was in session 23 min uates, and the house remained at work for four hours, but considered only minor. bills requiring unanimous consent. A
 The presidents message, which is to. be read separately in the senate and house, went to the printer today and is expected to be brief, Mir. Will sons illness prevents its delivery in person and also causes a slight change in the opening programme. Instead of appointing committees to wait" or the President, the senate and housN had their committees send a note ;o MT. Wilson notifying him of the new session, The note was delivered tc secretary Tumulty who replied thai | the President would transmit his mes
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
CUBA INVITES CONVENTION
 OF DELTA KAPPA EPSILON

" New York, Dec 1.-An4 invitation to hold the 1920 convention of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity in Cuba, with tn freedom of Havana as an induccment, has been extended by Mario Menocal, president of the CH- ban republic and a "Deke" of Cornell University. The invitation will be presented at the 1919 convention which opens here Wednesday. Pres ident Menocal has also promised to provide the delegates With Cuban warship in which to make the trips E
 Included in the program of the pres ent convention is memorial service for the 145 members of the fraternity who died in the world war. Special exercises will be held for Theodore Roosevelt. who was a Harvard "Deke," s,ss
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02

Roman F. Glocheski, said te have been employed }at 8 salary of $150 a month to work during. the. Newberry. cam paign among. the Polish residents of Grand Rapids. All pleaded not guilty, Glocheski being held iS s2.500 bail and the others in s1.000 each
 That a bench warrant had S been is sued for Senator Newberrys was zin6i. eated today when itswas announced that Clerk Charles Potter of the fed eral court had furnished United. States Marshal O'Conners, with one for each of the 1S5' persons indicted.s
 Speculations as.sto whetnerg Senator Newberry would attempt to resist service of asNarrant against him was disposed of when former Circuit James s O.. MurfiR of Detroit now of the New berry. counsel announced today that the senator would appear in court here next Monday to arisewrs the in dictment. In some quarters it has been believed that Senator NeYberry could resist service if he desired on the. ground of senatorial irnmunitps It was pointed out, however that he was liable to service because the offenss charged against him constitutes a fel- onY.
 Arraignnent of the remainder of the l defendants is expected to spread over the entire week but all those named in the indictments, Judge Sessions has announced, must appear in court on ol before next Monday. Dec. 8. Trial of
 the cases will not be permitted to
 drag, Judge Sessions indicated today
 stating that an effort will be made to
 complete them before ths 1920 presi-
 dential election. Judge Sessions is ex, pected to preside at all of the trials.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
TO DISCUSS PROBLEM e.ss
 OF. SUGAR SHORTAGE

 Washington, Dec. 1.-Department of justice officials will confer with sugar producers and refners here tomorrow on general policies to be put into yef- feet for the importation. distribution and sale of sugar under the new pow CTS recently delegated to Attorney General Palmer. The whole problem ef the sugar shortage, available supplies and sources from which the stocks may be obtained will be discussed, ao- cording to Howard FiSg, special as in charge of the work. s
 Tentative, agreements which have been reached between Mir. Figg and producers and refners relative to- the new scale of prices probably will he made permanent in order to- insure heavy purchases and importation of the Cuban crop.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
Ex-soLDIER, ONCE HERE,
 KILLED TAxlcE5 DRIVER

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 1s--Isuman z. Beckett, 22 years old, who formerly lived in Kensington, this statey has made a written confession that he murdered Charles A. Taft, Hartford taxicab driver, in New Britain Oh March 1, 1917 Captain Robert \ Hurley of the Connecticut state police announced tonight that he had se- cured the confession from Beckett, who is in the state prison at Wind sor, Vt, serving a sentence of two and one-half to seven years for as- sault and robbery. s's When Taft was found dead in his 1 taxicaio with a bullet hole in the head the police worked on the case fol several months without getting any clues of importance. Beckett's con fession, according to Captain Hurley says he shot Taft and that robbery was the only motive. | Captain Hurley also said that tht l confession tells of Beckett's move ments after the murder. He stayed 1 in New Britain for several weeks an( then left as member of Compan, I, 102nd Infantry. He deserted with in a short time, the confession says and eventually was arrested in Nor wich, Conn.
 The confession then passes over tn period to the summer of 1918 an; tells of Becketts arrest in Vernon and thS subsequent sentencing o Beckett in October, 1918.
 Captain Hurley did not tell wher the information came from which le to Beckett. He said, however, that Il first visited Beckett in the Vernon prison ten. months ago. The visit 0 | 1 lIanta1n few
 brought forth the written confession
 The grand jury will be in the su
 perior court here on Wednesday an
 States Attorney Hugh Nj. Alcorn wi ask for the indictment of Beckett. fo murder in the fire degree. The state attorney has been assured by tn
 Vermont authorities that Beckett wi be surrendered to Connecticut if h
 is indicted.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
SEEKING POSITIONS UNDER
 THE PROHIBITION LAWS

Hartford, Conn. Dec. 1.-John F. Kramer, of Ohio, prohibition enforce ment commissioner of the United States, has submitted the names. of seven Connecticut, men who are seek ing positions under the prohibition laws, to H. H. Spooner, secretary treasurer of the Connecticut Temper anee Union. The commissioner has requested MT. Spooner to investigate the names and report to him
 The positions to which the candi- dates aspire are those of prohibition enforcement director for Connecticut; prohibition enforcement commissioner for the entire district covering Great of New York. Long Island, Rhode Is- land and Connecticut. and also posi- tions as inspectors under the commits sioner for the latter district. Mir Spooner declined 10 give out the names of those under consideration.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
NO CHANGE IN RATES OF
 s. N. E. TELEPHONE co

Hartford, Conn.,, Dec. 1-Rates of the Southern New England Telephone Company will not be changed, it was announced today.
 Government control of the South ern New England company terminated August 1st. Increased rates became effective May 1st. Exchange Manag CT V. F., Nickerson said today:
 We cannot reduce our rates in view of the present equipment and labor cost. And we do not want to increase them. So far as know, there will be no change!
 Emor A. Smith, division commer- cial superintendent said:
 'I do not anticipate any change in rates"
 No schedule of rates has been filed with the public utilities commission by the telephone company, it was said today that "the rates would be continued, as we have had no indica- tion to the contrary"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
w. VA. STATE POLICE DEALING
 WITH RloToUs STEEL STRIKERS

Wheeling. ". Va. Dec. 1.4Eight members of the West Virginia. state police are on duty tonight at the River side plant of the National Tube com psny near here. where rioting among steel strikers. their sympathizersI and sheriffs posse occurred. this morning. Order has been. restored and polios and city Officials do not look for 'a further recurrence, of the. trouble in which one man vas killed and three suffered gunshot wounds, including Sheriff ". |. Clayton of Marshall county. |
 Prosecuting Attorney J. D. Parriot has instituted an investige ton to de- termine responsibility for the riotiiis. which it is reported started when steel strikers attemptedsto prevent gworkIreni |entering the plant of the National Tubs company. No arrests have been made:
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
LIQUOR LICENSES IN
 PROVIDENCE CONDITIONAL

Providence,- R. l.. Dec. 1.-The board of police commissioners here today granted licenses to sell intoxicating liquors to all whose petitions had been advertised for the legal period. The board announced, however, that they would not issue the licenses unless the federal supreme court should declare the Volstead law imperative so far at least, as 1t relates to the enforce ment of war time prohibition
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
SMITH COLLEGE GRADUATES
 AS COOKS, MAIDS, DECORATORS

New York. Dec. 1-Smith College alumnae prepared to hire out as scientific cooks. parlor maids and home decorators in the campaign for s400o00o which will, be launched by their alma mater January r
 Mrs Hannah Dunlop Andrews. chairman of the fund committee, has issued a call for a meeting at the Womens University club here tomor- row when plans for organization in various cities of flying cooking corps to perform housework in a scientific manner in order to raise money for the college will be discussed. Dele gates are expected from various parts of New York state, Massachusetts, Connecticut Maine, Rhode Island Weren't, the Philadelphia and Pitts burgh districts and the District of Columbia. s'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
ROCKVILLE ELECTS DEM.
 MAYOR BY PLURALITY OF ONE

Rockvill, Conn.,, Dec. 1.-Frederick G. Hartenstein, democrat, was elected mayor of this city today by plurali- ty of one vote over his republican op- pouent, Mayor John P. Cameron Hartenstein received 644 votes and Cameron .64S with the socialist candl- date polling S8 votes. Mayor Came ron has been in office for four years Hartenstein is a printer.
 John N. Keeney, democrat, was elected city clerk by a plurality of 1os votes, defeating Claude A. Mills, re- publican. The other democratic can didates for city offices were beaten by their republican opponents. The com mon council remains unchanged, with eight republican members, three dem crats and one socialist.
 It was not known tonight whether recount would be asked.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02

No ultimatum was served, and no time was given in which this govern ment expects Jenkins to be released and neither was there any statement in the note as to what the course of the American government would be if the renewed request for his release is denied
 After a conference with Secretary Lansing late. today Chairman Porter 1 mittee, expressed the opinion that l the state department means business this time" Chairman Porter indi- cated that he was ia thorough accord with the governments present policy in dealing with the Mexican situation, l Chairman Porter was with Secre- 1 tary Lansing for half an hour discus- sing the Mexican situation in general and later appeared hopeful. of solu- tion of the trouble. : 1 ''The danger to the United States if this condition of continual unrest and feeling of hostility toward us in Mexico" MT. Porter said, Ties in the fact that it provides a field for Anti American propaganda and even for a base for attack upon the United States by any foreign country that effected combination with Mexico By this the spirit if not the letter, ot l the Monroe Doctrine would be violated
 Property rights have been violated and the Mexican courts have declared constitutional the confiscatory provi- sions of the Mexican fundamenta law which we have taken a strona stand against. If we permit the property rights of our nationals 1T Mexico to be thus violated, where cal we stop? Suppose Brail and .Argen- tina and Germany and other nation; adopt such d contiscatory law. Oul interest abroad would be wiped out. For three years or more I haVt been GSmly convinced that either amicable or forceful intervention il Mexico by the United States is inev
 itable. l have heard nothing hert that leads me to change my mind.
 And l wish to say that I am con vinced that the State department means business this time. I also ba
 lieve that when the state depart ments firm stand is put before con, gross we shall give it our stronges support"
 Senator Fall of New Mexico. chair man of the foreign relations sub-co1r1. mittee Investigating the Mexican sit uauon, returned here tonight and later conferred with Secretary Lansing a the latter's home. After talking witt | Mr. Lansing, Senator Fall saw Senator Brandege of Connecticut, another member of the sub committee, but de. cllned to say what had been discussed
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
1o2 CASES OF DIPHTHERiA t
 IN STATE LAST WEEK

dred. and two new cases of diphtheria were reported in thes state last week. Hartford and Waterbury had four teen each. Thirteen new cases of in ,1uenza were reported. and of this number seven were in New Canaan. Forty -one cases of measles were in New Haven.
 Out of fifty cases of whooping cough for the entire state thirty were from Winchester,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
COAL RESTRICTIONS MORE STRINGENT THAN
 DURING THE WAR ARE ID BE ENFORCED

Fuel Administrator Garfield Has Given Notice That Hereafter Only the Essential Consumers Included In the First Five Glasses of the War Priories Are to Be Supplied With Coal-Aetion Imperative Because of the Diminishing Coal Stocks and Growing Danger of Distress In Num- erous Sections Officials Are Hopeful That the Advance of IA Per Cent In Mine Workers Wages Will Result In Getting Some of the Miners Back to Work-Attorney General Palmer Calls Upon the People Not to Be Stam- beded By Threats of Lack of Coal
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IN
 EASTERN REGIONAL DISTRICT

New York, Dec 1.-The eastern re- gional coal committee was in session here today when the order placing wartimerestrictions on. the use of coal was received from Washington. Mem bers said the order would be put into effetc immediately.
 Railroad officials expressed the opin- ion that no drastic curtailment of rail road service was in prospect. They explained that. with winter schedules already in effect on the various roads and present service taxed by heavy travel. 2 further cut would mean not merely inconveniencing the public but denying transportation to many per
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
LIQUOR SALES ORDERED
 STOPPED IN LOUISVILLE

Cincinnati. Osio, Dec. By grant ing an order for supersedeas, the United States circuit court of appeals here today ordered a stop put to liquor sales being made in Louis
 vile under the injunction granted there by District Judge Evans The court ruled that sales made after the granting of the district judges in- junction and up to the time of the order here were not illegal.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
RUSSIA RECOGNIZES THE
 AUTONOMY OF MoHAMMEpANS

Irkutsk, Siberia, Wednesday, Nov. e6 |-(Russian Photographic Agency)-The
 All Russian government has issued a
 decree recognizing the national auton- omy of the. Mohammedans in Siberia. The Mohammedans are .convoking a
 general assembly in order to organize a defense of Siberia against the Bol- sheviki.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
3o,ooo TONS OF BEET SUGAR
 FOR ATLANTIC COAST STATES

New York, Dec Thirty thousand tons of American beet sugar from the central states is now moving into the Atlantic coast states to relieve in part the acute sugar famine in the eastern zone. This supply. the sugar eoualiza- tion board announced today, will serve to mitigate the shortage this month
 but adequate relief must wait until Cuban sugar, the natural source of supply for the Atlantic seaboard commences to move. in volume. which may. be expected in January. The American beet sugar crop is now. be- ing marketed in the central west in quantities to justify the 'loan" of the S0,000 tons to the cast. it was said
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
CONSIDERING PROHIBITION
 APPEAL IN NEW ORLEANS

-s New Orleans. La., Dec 1.@Jndge R. W. Walker in the United States circuit court of appeals announceds today. he had taken under, advisement the peti- ton of the federal district attorney. for an appeal from the recent decision Of District Judge Foster restraining gov- ernnent authorities from: interfering with the sale of liquor here.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
INCREASE IN WAGES FOR
 'f PACKING HOUSE EMPLoYEs

Chicago, Dec: 1.Employes of packing house firms were ganted increases in wages aggregating sI2.000.O00 year in an award made by Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler, arbitrator. today. One hundred and twenty five thousand stock yard workers i'll Chicago. Kan sas City, Omaha, Lincoln, Fort Worth St. Paul. East St. Louis, and Sioux City, are affected by the award. which is retroactive from September l, 1919. A
 The demand of the men for a A hour week and double pay for over time was denied.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
BLAST FURNACES CLOSED BY SHORTAGE OF COAL

Chicago, Dec. Flour blast furnac- es and two manufacturing plants of the Illinois Steel Company were clos ed today because of inability to get coal. The two thousand employees thrown out of work by the closing will be taken into other departments of the company, officials said.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
TEXTILE WORKERS ACCEPT i
 12 1-2 PER CENT ADVANCE

Fall River, Mass. Dec. 1-The textile council accepted an offer of .12 1-2 per cent. advance in wages for all tex tile operatives in this city made by the manufacturers tonight, thus bringing to an end the strike which was started this morning. The operatives will re- turn to wrok tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
PueLlc MEASURED BY
 ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER

Washington, Dec. 1.-Attorney Gen ersi Palmer called upon the American peeble tonight to refuse to be stsm- peded by threats of lack of coal into conckssions which will insure unreas- cnably high prices in all commodities for al lenst three years 10 come
 A statement Of the governments at
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
BRAZIL HAS MADE NO
 OFFER TO MEDIATE

Rio Janeiro Dec. 1.-The Associated Press is informed from an authorita- tive source that Brazin has made no offer, on behalf either of itself or in. connection with the "A. B. C." powers,
 to mediate in the difficulty between the United States and Mexico.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
N. D. LEGISLATURE RATlFiEs
 SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT

Bismarck, N. D.. Dec. 1.-The house of the North Dakota legislature. as- sembled in extraordinary session. voted to, ratify the federal woman's suffrage amendment, 102sto 6. The senate all ready had voted in favor of ratifica- tion. 45 fs G;T
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
Mrs. Sarah c,,nkIino Hume.

Greenwich Conn. Dec. 1.--Mrs.. Sarah Conkiing Hume. widow of liar -Vew T. Hume, died at. her home here today at the age of Ss..s She was a--d e- scendant of thea aCankling family which settled in this eountrysin' 1880. and was related to Roscoe. eonkiing,- one -ttule United States senator. sess ?
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-02
SENSATION IN TIE NEWBERRY.
 ]. ELECTION CORRUPTION CASE

Two of the Men Cited In the True Bills Whose Names Did Not Appear In List Announced Saturday Appeared Be fore Federal Judge Sessions and Pleaded Guilty Counts Contained In the Indictments Several Others Pleaded Not ity-Counsel Announced That Senator Neyvbery Would Appear In Court Next Monday to Answer the h.
 dictment.