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Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
 TESTIMONY, TENDS TO PROVE MRS. GILLIGAN INSANE

Middletown, Conn.,, June 27-The state continued today to present the testimony of witnesses in rebuttal in the trial of Mrs. Amy E. Archer Gilli- gan on charge of murder. Nearly all those who took the stand are from Windsor, and they told of incidents S involving the defendant, all tending to prove the states contention that Mrs. Gilligan is sane. .t,
 At the afternoon. session Rev. Fred erick W. Hartman of Windsor testi- fled that in 1912 the Grace Episcopal church conducted fund to which Mrs
 G1lligan gave s20 as a subscription from inmates of the Archer home"
 Witnesses for the defense had said
 that the defendant gave s250 to 8
 church not of her own faith.
 Dr. Charles E. Perkins of Windsor a former neighbor of Mrs. Gilligan's, said that he had seen the defendant fre- qpently and had made professional | calls at her home for elderly people. He said the house always appeared neat, that Mrs. Giliigan seemed to be normal and that he saw no evidence ] that she was user of morphine | Edward Winchworth of Lakeville testified that he had received letters from the defendant in regard to his 1 stepdaughter, who had been an inmate l of the Archer home. Twenty of the | letters, which the state claimed show
 ed the writer to be of normal intelli-
 gence, were read and placed in evil 1 dence.
 | The state has more witnesses to put on the stand before it's alienists will
 testify. The trial will be resumed next Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
EVIDENCE SUBMITTED IN
 CONNECTICUT ICE PROBE

Hartford, Conn. June 27.-All evil dence in the Connecticut ice probe is to be submitted to United States At torney General Palmer before the fed eral authorities here proceed to exe- cution, according to United States Dis trict Attorney John F. Crosby. Cases under the Sherman anti trust law must be reviewed by the attorney gen. eral and receive his approval before definite action is taken. Should he de- eide that it is not within the province of the federal authorities to prosecute, nothing will be done by them.
 At least another week would pass before he could make a definite an- nouncement concerning the progress of the investigation, MT. Crosby said.
 The report of the New Haven com mittee. which suggested that further investigation would probably show that the Connecticut trust" was but a part of a much larger combination covering tn centre east has received Mir. Crosby's attention. While he has made, no statement to that effect, the fact that Attorney Palmer must re- view the papers is taken as an indi- cation that the investigation may eventually become one involving the whole of New England.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
Aviators Towers and BeI|inger Welcomed .~ Arrival Home of the Men Who
 Made the First Trans-At-
 lantic Flight.

New York. June 27-An official welcome home such as previously has been accorded only to returning cabi- net members, greeted Lieutenant Commander John H. Towers and Lieutenant Commander P. N. L. Bel finger. when they stepped ashore here today from the army transport Zep- pelin.
 While heavy rain squalls interfered with the plan of having the Zeppelin greeted by a fleet of aircraft off Sandy Hook, the reception at the dock was none the less enthusiastic. Rear Ad- miral James H. Glennon, commanding the Third Naval District. was at the pier with his entire staff to extend an ofhical welcome to the aviators and the crews of the now world famed N. c. machines on behalf of the sec- retary of the navy. He congratulated them on their achievement which he
 said added to the glorious lustre of the American navy"
 After being officially greeted and cheered by the reception committee, the men were hustled away in auto mobiles to the office of Brigadier Gen. eral McManus, where their wives and l members of their families were await | ing them.
 1 The pier where the Zeppelin docked was a mass of flags and bunting. Ir
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
PROHIBITION FORCES IN
 HOUSE PREPARE FOR BATTLE

Washington, June 27.-The whole question of prohibition enforcement was transferred today from the judi ciary committee to the house. without promise or assurance of speedy con- sideration
 , A general enforcement measure, en- bracing both wartime and constitu- tlonal prohibition. put together in such a way as to let one stand independent ly of the other. was reported out bya vote of II to 2 after the committee had refused to split it into two sep arate and distinct parts. But this vote did not accurately represent the sen- timent of the committee, some mem bers of which will send in a minority report and insist upon elimination of some drastic provisions Backed by representatives from dis tr1cts outwardly hostile to wartime prohibition, the minority will attempt l flying wedge fight in the hope of so | amending the wartime enforcement bill i as to permit the manufacture and sale
 of 3-4 per cent beer. Prohibition leaders conferered informally tonight
 to decide or. a plan of action, believing
 there was no indication that the presi- | dent, before July 1. would issue a | proclamation declaring demobilization
 and wartime prohibition ended.
 Anti-prohibition forces in the house
 counted heads and agreed to put up a
 desperate battle for wholesale modifi- cations of severe secIpns.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
Foch to Attend Peace Signing.
BUILDING TRADESMEN IN BOSTON TO GET $1 AN HOUR

Boston, June 27.-An agreement which Mayor Peters characterized as "one of the most significant documents of the kind ever signed by employer and employe" was signed tonight by representatives of the Building Trades Employers association and the United Building Trades council of this city, terminating six weeks inactivity in building operations due to refusal of employers to grant demands of work
 CTS for a fiat wage of one dollar an
 hour.
 Under the agreement reached as a result of conferences arranged and at tended by Mayor Peters, the major trades affiliated with the trades coun- cil will receive 90 cents an hour until April 1, 1920, and $1 an hour there after until Dec. 31, 1920.
 If neither party gives notice in writ 1 ing before Oct. 1, 1920. of a desire to make change, the agreement will 1 continue in effect for another year, and the same arrangement will hold ] for subsequent years. Workers now on strike agree to return to work on Mon l day Hours of labor are to remain as
 under present agreements. 1 A board of arbitration is to be estab- i lished to which all grievances will be l submitted, and it is agreed that there
 shall be no strike or lockout during
 the life of the agreement.
 | One article of the agreement sets ] forth that the memberships of the 1 Builing Trades council shall not lend | aid, comfort or support to any of the 1 building trades which refuse to be- come a party to this agreement, an6 the employers agree that none of theil
 members shall give to any trade ol calling any better conditions or wage:
 than the parties to this agreemen shall receive under this contract
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
(By The Associated Press.)

Everything is in readiness for the signing Saturday afternoon by the Germans of the peace treaty.
 Dr. Hermann Mueller. foreign min ister in the new German cabinet, and Dr. Bell. chief of the colonial office, designated as Germany's signatories to the momentous document, arrived in Versailles late Friday night. ready to seal the compact.
 An eleventh hour discordant note has been struck by the Chinese dele gates. who announce they will not af- fix their signatures to the treaty be- cause China is not to be allowed to make reservations concerning the province of Shantung.
 President Wilson is expected to sail home on the steamer George Washing ton from Brest Sunday afternoon. Sec retary of State Lansing will take his place in the peace councils.
 The important Polish city of Czens- tochowa. 150 miles southwest of War saw, is reported under heavy attack by German artillery.
 Vienna advices say that Austrian German and Italian communists have decided 10 attempt to raise the red flag frevolution in Italy about July l5.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
GERMANS MOVE AGAINST
 WESTERN POLISH BOUNDARY

Paris, June 27.-(By The A. P) Movements of the Germans against the western Polish boundary at three points are giving great uneasiness in conference circles and Paderewski, the Polish premier, is making earnest eff forts to obtain ammunition from the allies before the Germans cut the principal railways.
 Heavy artillery attacks upon Czen- stochowa from the south and west threaten to cut the railway connect ing Warsaw with CracoW and the Te- schen coal fields.
 The Germans also are advancing at Krotoschin, 54 miles south southeast of Posen. and directly west of Lodz | and there is fighting on the river ! Netze, west of Bromberg. Polish staff ] officers stationed in Paris regard the | Czenstochowa action as most critical 1 the Germans are within twenty miles l of the city at some points.
 l The decision of the council of foul
 to permit the Polish army to establish order in Galicia east of Lemburg car
 ried with it temporary recognition o1
 the River BrucZ as the eastern baum
 diary of Poland, pending the decision
 of the League of Nations. This de | cision was especially gratifying to M
 Paderewski and his associates, as the
 inter allied commissions which visited
 the region suppirted Polish reports that the district was being terrorizet ] by bandits connected with no recog- 1 nlZed army or organized government
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
SENATE VOTES TO INCREASE
 SHIPPING BOARD FUND

Washington, June 27.-Increase in the Shipping Board fund from $276,- 00O,00O to $491 100000 for completion of the governments authorized ship building programme was approved by the senate with but one dissenting vote at late session tonight held in an ef- fort to pass the sundry civil appropri- ation bill.-
 Protracted debate on the shipbuild- ing appropriation item and the com- mittee amendment to cut off all funds from the tariff commission caused sev- eral important items, including the $1O,O00000 appropriation for acquisi- tion of the Cape Cod Canal, to be passed over until tomorrow, thereby preventing passage of the measure to- night as planned.
 There was little opposition, however to the shipbuilding increase which merely authorizes sufficient money to complete projects already under way The house appropriation for the Ship ping Boards use, it was explained was due to a miscalculation.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
$65,000 DUG UP IN YARD
 OF TREASURY EMPLOYE

Washington, June 27.-Secret ser vice agents of the treasury depart ment are said to have struck a gold mine here in prospecting" in the back yard of Charles H. Turnbull, a trusted employe in the macerating room of the treasury department, and unearthed more than $65.000 in re- deemable treasury notes buried in tin cans and other receptacles several feet below the surface of the earth. Thousands of dollars in partly muti- lated notes also were reported by the agents to have been discovered hid den in the walls. under carpets. and l in every conceivable manner, waiting | to be rendered of piecing together.
 | Turnbull was charged with embez- | clement of the notes in an indictment returned by the grand jury, and when taken into custody last night police said they found on his person sev- eral thousand dollars in notes fresh ly appropriated. Turnbull had recent ly expressed the intention of resign ing in short time. fellow employees are said to have told the police.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
RELEASE OF WIRES READY
 FOR PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE

Washington, June 27.-The bill end ing government control and operations of telephones, telegraphs. cable and radio communica tions was made ready in congress tonight for President Will sons signature. Final legislative ac- tion was taken in adoption by the house today and by the senate tonight of the conference agreement which is expected to terminate government wire administration July 31.
 AS finally approved, the legislation ends government control at midnight on the last day of the calendar month in which President Wilson approves the bill. Chairman Cummins of the interstate commerce committee told teh senate tonight it was assumed the president would sign the bill next month and that the repeal law will be effective July 31.
 The only other important provision of the measure continues toll and local telephone rates for four months after approval of the bill unless sooner ad- justed by state commissions.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
SENTENCED FOR VIOLATING
 FEDERAL NARCOTIC AC1

Hartford, Conn.,, June 27.-John W. Lewis, as he was known in this state, pleaded guilty in the United States district court today to violation of the narcotic act of December IT. 1914, and was sentenced by Judge Garvin to imprisonment in the federal penitea- tiary at Atlanta for three years and nine months and to pay of $1,000 Fed eral officials expressed the belief that the arrest and conviction of Lewis by Revenue Agent Dobbs of the New York district would prove strong deterrent to attempted drug dealing as anticipated by some after July I. Lewis had criminal record dating back to 1895 had four times been convicted under various aliases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, beginning operations in this state few months ago in Stam-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
PRESIDENT WILSON TO SAIL
 HoMEWARD SUNDAY NOON

Paris. June 27.-(By the A. P0- The sojourn of President Wilson in Europe will come to an end tomorrow when he starts homeward immediately following the signing of the peace treaty. All arrangements for his de- parture have been completed, and the special presidential train will leave the Garde des Invalides at 930 Satur- day evening. It will arrive at Brest on Sunday morning, where the pres ident will board the steamer George Washington. and sail about noon.
 The president will go straight to Washington to lay before congress the results Of the peace conference. He will leave soon afterward for an ex- tended tour of the country to explain directly to the people all questions re- lating to the peace treaty and the covenant of the League of Nations.
 The president goes back to the United States more than satisfied, his friends say, with the net results of the peace conference, and it is his opinion that the conference has been a wnoderful success.
 Outside German results, the confer ence is viewed in presidential quarters as liberating people who never before ldu q NAllldIt LOl llbNl ~ oUNl oS had, Jugoslavia and Czecho- Slovakia The conference is credited with band ing together the peoples of the world to make the peace regime enduring Other large results, said to be accord ing to the presidential view, are the giving of a charter to labor, removing restrictions on international intercourse and many other international results which can be summed up as "a colos- sal business, such as the world never dreamed of before"
 The peace treaty and the League O Nations covenant should be ratified without amendment, according to thu presidential mind as { is understood for certain definite reasons, namely that if any one power seeks to mak amendments than the war will not b over until every one of the 21 associ ated nations learns the results of tn amendments. This can be done onl. through processes of negotiation an it is held that it would be a hopeles process of delay in restoring peace. is also held that the effect of tn amendments would be to keep tn United States out of the treaty an out of the league.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
SCARCITY OF COMMON
 LABOR IN SHIPYARDS

Atlantic City, N. J., June 27.-At the annual conference here today of the employment managers division of the Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders Associa- tion, representatives of big wards from Bath, Me. to Georgia, reported a great and growing scarcity of common labor due to unwillingness of untrained men who had made high wages in war in- dustries to go to laborers' jobs.
 It is planned to establish through the association's Philadelphia office. a clearing house for information regard ing labor supply. whereby any ship yard having a shortage of help may learn where to fill it's requirements.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
TREAcHERY PLANNED BY
 sCHElDEMANN GOVERNMENT

Berlin, Thursday. June 26 (By the A. P).-The German government headed by Philipp Scheidemann had planned to refuse to sign the peace treaty and to permit the allied troops to march into Germany as far as the Elbe, where it would be attacked by strong German forces, the Danzig correspon- dent of the Tageblatt declares in a despatch describing the details of a secret plan to crease a separate state in northeastern Germany.
 The plan failed because of jealousies and differences of opinion between the government and the army leaders, the correspondent says GA report from Geneva Thursday night said that Herr Scheidemann had arrived in Switzer land after crossing the frontier on foot)
 The last proposal made by conspira- tors planning to oppose the allies, it is said. was to ask Poland to combine wit heastern Germany in the formation of an independent republic. The offer it is declared, was rebuffed by the Poles, who asked why it had not been offered ten years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
WHY CHINESE DELEGATES
 ARE TO DECLINE TO SIGN

Washington, June 27.-Announce- ment by the Chinese delegation in Paris today that China would not sign the peace treaty is in line with the instructions sent to the delegation several weeks ago by the Chinese government. These instructions were to refuse to sign the treaty unless some reservation was permitted as to Japan's sovereignty over the Shan tung peninsula. acquired by Germany from China under the treaty of 1897.
 These instructions. it was learned today, have never been changed and accordingly the announcement of the Chinese delegation was not surpris- ing to officials here. Until very re- gently, however, it was considered possible China might sign in view. of private assurances said to have been given her representatives that Japan's tenure of Shantung would not be long. China, 1t also had been believed, prob ably would assent to the treaty and leave the Shantung question to be worked out by the League of Nations.
 The Chinese decision was believed here to be based on the following:
 First, that the delegation was ur- able to obtain definitely expressed as- surances that Japan would give up the Shantung province within a short specified time and that the Japanese
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28

Hartford. Conn. June 27.-It is pos sible that the first test of the war prohibition measure will be tried in Hartfold as result of course of pro- cedure suggested to attorneys for the liquor interests today by United States District Attorney John F. Crosby. In letter sent to Arnon A. filling and William A. King. representing Con- necticut liquor dealers, he states that violations of the law would result in prosecution. Also that if the dealers should determine to file bill in equity he would not agree to suspend prose- cutting pending the decision on the bill nor be governed by the bill unless an injunction was secured. The final statement of his position is that an injunction in one jurisdiction will not prevent the department of justice from making prosecutions in other juris- dictions.
 After making this flat stand on en- forcement of the law Mr. Crosby ex- presses willingness to assist in bringing a test of the law with all possible speed. He promises upon the first violation called to his attention to summon a grand jury and obtain an indictment so drawn as to make possible demurrer to test the con- stitutionality of the law.
 If the dealers enter a demurrer MT Crosby agrees to urge prompt hear ing and decision by the United States district court If the district judge upholds the. dealers, "his ruling on the demurrer can be taken at once to the supreme court" implying that this will be the case. He further states that if this plan of action were follow. ed he would Tin all probability refrain from commencing other prosecutions
 until the initial case is determined. However he states, T cannot bin6 {, myself to any given course of actior | in this regard"
 MT. Alling of New Haven said to-
 day that he had received the 1ette,
 and would have a conference with MT King, his associate in the case, at Nev
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28

addition to Admiral Clennon and his staff, an army guard of honor was drawn up and as the men stepped from the ship bugles sounded and bands played. A clear space around the shore end of the gangway was maintained and the overseas flyers marched off. led by Commander Tow CTS, who commanded the flight
 A detailed report of the flight has been prepared which will be present ed to the navy department Before they go to Washington. however. the f1iers will be guests of honor at din- ners to be given here by the Aero Club of America and the American Flying club.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
PLAN FOR FINANCING
 EQUIPMENT OF RAILROADS

New York, June 27.-The plan for financing the equipment allocated to the railroads by the United States railroad administration, as drawn up by committee of bankers headed by eJorme J. Hannauer of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.,, was mailed tonight to the presi- dents and directors of all railroads under federal control. following a meeting of the Association of Railway Executives, presided over by Thomas De Witt Cuyler, chairman.
 Every corporate organization must make a decision as to the acceptance of the plan. which is receiving the con- sideration of the railroad administra- tion and Walker D. Hines. director general.
 All questions of policy have been agreed on between the bankers and the railroad committee
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
BAG OF HUMAN BONES FOUND
 IN A MILLS HOTEL, NEW YoRk

New York, June 27.-A brown leather bag filled with human bones was found tonight in the checking room of a Mills hotel here. According to the police, the bag was checked in the hotel in November, 1915, and has been awaiting claimant since then.
 The bones include the skull of a man about 40 years old. Some of them ap- peared to have been cut with a saw, which gave rise to the theory that they may have been the property of a med lcal student
 Dr. George Hohmann, assistant med lcal examiner. declared the bones were the relics of a murder.
 They show every indication that a murder has been committed" he said because of the way they are muti- lated"
 The leather case in which the bones were found bore the blurred initials T. N. A."
 Each bone was wrapped separately in pages of a New York newspaper bearing the dates of Sunday. Sept. 12 1915, and Monday. Sept. 27, 1915.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
TO PROMOTE MARINE
 INSURANCE COMPANIES

Washington, June 27.-With the view of framing legisla ton to promote the development of private marine in- surance companies, house merchant marine subcommittee. headed by Representative Lehlbach of New York today decided to begin hearings on July '. Officials of the war risk in- surance bureau and the shipping board first will be called before the committee
 The primary obiZt of the inquiry, said MT. Lehlbach. will be to get en- actment of legislation Ito permit the American merchant marine, when it has reached it's full development, to have the benefit of insurance written entirely by American companies, back ed by American capital'
Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-28
LITHUANlA SEEKS BOUNDARY
 TREATY WITH POLAND

New York, June 27.-Premier Sleze- vicius of Lithuania has directed the Lithuanian delegation at the peace conference to ask the entente gov ernments to induct Poland to make 8 treaty with Lithuania setting a boundary between their armies &C., cording to 8 cable message received today by the Lithuanian National Council from its Paris representative. The Poles have continued their ad- vance into Lithuania and t\cupied the districts of Kaieserderys and Alyta. where there are no Bolshevists, the premier asserted.