Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-06

Nine, stowaways were on board the | steamer Leopoldina, which arrived at New. York from Hayre. This is q re- cord.
 Settlement by compromise of the strike of firemen of Newfoundland ves- ses who have been out for two weeks l was announced.
 William suppiee Lloyd. textile manu- facturer,, cfubnian and collector of rare books, died at Philadelphia. He was 50 years of age.
 Display advertisements appeared in Toronto newspapers announcing decided reductions in the cost of. clothing and other necessities.
 Hearings on the proposed increase in the amount of federal funds available for road building were begun by the senate post roads committee.
 Anton Trumbiteh, who was in charge of the Jugo-Slav negotiations with Italy for a settlement of the Adriatic question arrived at Belgrade. -
 . Postmaster General Bufleson informed congress operation of the telegraph and telephone lines during the war cost the government $14.Oo5,5S5.
 Representative Galliran, Democrat of Massachusetts, announced in the house that the enforcement of prohibition would cost sSS,ooo,oo annually.
 Fire shortly before noon yesterday de- stroyed the plant of the Curtis Tire and Rubber company at Muskegon, Mich. causing loss estimated at s5oe,Ooo.
 q m Il ence two months before the United States was born, and May was the fifth anniversary of that declaration.
 Frederick G. CottrelI. of Californis. was nominated today by President Will 9s;p to iA di-ector of the bureau of mines succeeding Van H. Manning. resigned. Investigations recently begun, com corning the District Attorneys office, were continued. by the extraordinary grand jury in, the criminal court building. Inability to get supply of coal for which s22 a ton was bid, was the reason for the temporary suspension of service Ion the New, York & North Shore Rail- road.
 Brown university engineering students 1 took the places of striking laborers and prevented an, Interruption of the memor- iai gate at the Thayer street side of the campus 7, N4 ss,s - ..
 1 Indications that Tolcaffc efuption is taking place on the island of Old Prov idence in the Caribbean Sea. were re- ported by the United Fruit steamer Gala
 marea.
 A large number of Russians fleeing l from South Russia to Asia Minor are I Believed to have been lost in a astorn in l the Black Sea. Fourteen ships are said 1 to be missing.
 The Munson line steamship MAnanas
 which went ashore Sunday night of San | Salvador island in the Bahamas, has
 been reohated.
 The l:ialto theatre in Foughkeepsie, N. Y, was destroyed by fire mourning a l loss of s24o, 900, of which George Cohan, the owner said only s1o,ooo was covered
 by insurance.
 The cooks and walters union of Haverhill. Mass, notified restaurant perpetrators that after next Monday it's
 members will handle no more bread not
 union made.
 Two thieves smashed jewellers win dow at one of Harlems busiest corners in the broad daylight of noon and es-
 capped with s2,50o worth of rings and precious stones. ! As result of the shortage of coal in Europe the demand for supplies of peat from Holland is increasing. Germany
 was highest bidder. then France, Italy
 and Switzerland. ~ .i The hous. rcst office committee re.
 fused to act fayorably on the Fess bill proposing the sspeal of the graduated in, 'l crease in second class mail rates for 1920. 1921 and 1922.
 Arthur wiegand and Samuel Mars pleaded guilty to 2 charge of. stealing s25. 900 worth of Liberty bonds. first is sue 1-2 per cent from the Title Guar
 anty Trust Co.,, New York. |. U. g. gold coin amounting to fl57.eo' was received at the sub treasury from Il Colombia. South America. Withdrawa of s35,o0o in gold was announced fol l for shipment to Virgin Islands. Warrants were sworn out By felera
 agent for the arrest of two New Yorl
 sugar brokers. George H. and Franl
 Finlay, accused of profiteerins in thu sale of sugar to Philadelphia firms. %
 Resolutions urging defeat of any pro
 posed action by congress which woulC recognize Ireland as a republic wer' adopted by the Methodist Episcopal Gen
 eral Conference in session at Des Moines Governor Beeckman of Rhode Isian, has offered a reward of $500 for informa tion leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible fo the murderous assault upon Oliver Eek
 lund. @- Mrs. Samuel RIeder, about 35 yesrl is in. critical condition at hospital a Torrington as a result of having swallow ed a, solution. containing poison. It |
 believed that she took the poison witt 1 suicidal intent. i'-r
 Awholesae delivery of prisoners. froH
 the Raymond street jan in Brooklyn wal
 prevented by. the discovery of keys t, icells and outside. doors and bottle O chloride of mercury on two men awaitin. trials for murder in the first degree. | E. F. GrabIe, president of the Unite, Brotherhood of Malntenance of Way Elm ployes and Railway Shop Workers de clared before the Railroad Labor Board ''Too many people eat cake while other leannot get bread" minimum wag
 increase of ' cents sn hour is asked.