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Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
1000 PERSONS PAY 5000
 PER PLATE FOR BEEF STEW

New York. Dec. 2s-One thousand of New York's men and wcrnen of veal h paid Se.00O or more each here tgulEft to sit at a plain board table 1nd eat beef stew.
 The banquet" was a testimonial ar- ranged by Herbert Hoover. cilairman of the European Relief Council Of Amcri- ca's effor. 10 succor tae 5.509.050 Btary- Ing children Of Europe.
 The stew. accompanied by white bread and cup of cocoa. was the same as that served to starving children at relief atz- tions throughout Europe at cost of iess than cent and a half
 General John J. Pershing. Mr Hoover. John D. Rockefeller. Jr.. Mrs. August Belmont and other notables carried coup bowls and weI. frEt 10 a line that paaa- ed by army field kitchens 10 be served. The servitors were society young so- men.
 Fritz Kreisier entertained the diners with several violin solos A vacant hizh chair. piared for tho -invisibie- guest Of honor-the children for whom Hoovers campaign of s35 ,OOo. 900 was launohed. stood at ;he head of the spsakerT ta- ble
 Mir. Hoover said In part.
 50 long as any person in this nation can entertain an automobile he can en-
 
 | e.Oo0.000 automobiles and only 1.50e. 900 guests Since this nation is spendinK a billion dollars annually supporting aufo- mobiles. another billion on Ice cream. cosmetics and chewing gum few billion more on drinks. tobaccos and other iur- uries-it has not reached a point of des- titution that warrants refusei 10 buy happiness and cheerfulness for this rnaas of children"
 General Pershing. after eulorizing Hoover for his work in Europe imrne- diateiy after the war. said:
 To-day even the most destitute Of our own children in America are rich in com parison wi.h millions of children of flic poverty stricken nations Of Europe uho appeal to us for help It Eeerns to nc that if there ever was a time in The hir- tory Of the world when human ayrnp1- .hes should be stirred 10 activity h .r during this after-the-war period. A rners recital of the facts should hii our hearfl with the tender emotions that pronp. ~ the master to say. Suffer little children 10 come unto Me and forbid them not for of such Is the kingdom Of heaven Q Mir. Hoover. announced after the dln' ner that the 1000 guests paid t1.off .z11 or more than ;2, 900 a plate.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
FATE OF JUDGE NGANNoN
 IN HANDS OF THE JURY

Cleveland, Dec. 29.-The fate of Will liam H. McGannon. chief justice of the municipal court, was placed in the hands of the jury late this afternoon. following :he conclusion of final arguments by the defense and state and a brief charge by Judge Maurice Bernon.
 Judge McGannon went on trial on De- cember 14, charged with second degree murder of Harold C. Kagy on May s.
 Bitter charges of lying and perjured testimony against witnesses for both sides marked the closing arguments.
 William H. Boyd. chief counsel for the defense, branded the states case as being built upon the testimony Of "depraved" witnesses. The term liar" was ire quently applied to states witnesses. while he denounced Mary l.. Neely's story as insane"
 County Prosecutor Roland A Baslxin termed alibis presented by the defense as the most unsatisfactory things known to criminal law" and criticised the police de- partment for their failure to cooperate with him in the investigation of the case"
 Assistant Prosecutor Green charged de- liberate perjury and lying on the part of the defense witnesses.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30

commissioner. although hundreds of thcrr will be refused because of their recorcf during the first year Of operation of fht Volstead law.
 Atlantic seaboard areas apparently have provided the prohibition enforce- ment agents with their greates. problerr1 and it is expected that those district1 will lose he largest number Of liquor dealers under he plan. Mr. Kramer azit the Illegal traffic in liquor had b.en par ticularly menacing in the cities from Boston to the Potomac river and hs in- dicated that the house cleaning would be thorough in cvB-inunitieH Of that eection- Great Lakes cities and border pointr. both Canadian and Mexican also have given trouble for the enforcement corpr. according to the bureaus records. and Mir. Kramer said he planned fo ser cnat | fewer permits would be gran cd in thoss regions hereafter.
 The prohibition bureau wac said Co bs giving some attention aiso Co the saie of liquor by retail druzgists. Although en- forceTnent sgen have examined records of druggists in some commurifies and. for the most part. have found little req son to revoke or cancel permits if vas indicated tha- in the future the druggist who strays from the regulations ureacrl5- ed for retail sale win find himself un1- ble to handle distilled spirits cf any sorL
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
HARDING COVERS A VARIETY
 OF SUBJECTS IN CONFERENCE

Marion, O., Dec 29.-A wide variety of subjects, including the coal situation, packer control and the naval building program, were talked over by President elect Harding today in a dozen confer ences which kept him busy from early morning until late at night.
 The coal production problem was pre- sented to him by Daniel B. Wentz of Philadelphia, president of the National Coal association, who furnished detailed information about the present rate of production and the outlook for the coming year. MT. Harding asked many questions on the subject, but it was not indicated what attitude he took regarding govern mental regulation of the industry. MT. Wentz was accompanied by Fred Upham of Chicago, prominent coal man, who is treasurer of the republican national committee.
 On the subject of naval construction the president-ele sought information from Representative Patrick A. Kelley Of Michigan, chairman of the house sub- committee which handles naval appro- priations. Means of cutting down expen- ditures without crippling national defense were discussed at length, MT. Kelley sug- gesting that while the present building program was being completed an interna- 1 tional agreement might be perfected for 1 limitation of armaments. lie also urged | that the national reserve plan be peSfect- ed as an inexpensive guarantee of sutti- | cient naval personnel.
 | A committee from Chicago, headed by S. B. Stafford, president of the Chicago | livestock exchange, took up with MT. Harding the question of governmental
 regulation of the livestock industry and presented plea that during the next | hfG he
 harassed unduly by legal restrictions. They asked that a secretary of agricul- ture be selected in harmony with that policy.
 With MT. Stafford were Everett C. | Brown, president of the National Live stock exchange, and Ray Wood, chairman of the organizations legislative commit. tee. All the members of the delegation expressed confidence that the president elect would inaugurate a policy to reas- sure the trade and Stabilize markets. | Another caller was Victor E. Lawson publisher of the Chicago Daily News
 who said his conference concerned various
 domestic problems. Charles B. Warrer
 of Detroit former republican nationa
 committeeman for Michigan, also called
 to see the president-elect and had lunch
 con at the Harding home.
 The day brought no outward develop
 naents regarding cabinet selections.
 Tomorrow the president-elect is to tall with Will H. Hays, prominently mention
 ed for postmaster general or secretary O
 the interior, and with Senator Philande
 c. Knox of Pennsylvania. who, witt Charles E. Hughes. has been in the for
 of recent speculation about the secretary ship of state. It was said at Harding headqarters however, that the call o MT Hays and Senator Knox was con cerned primarily with arrangements fo : the inauguration.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
LABOR LEGISLATION FOR
 PROTECTION OF WORKERS

New York. Dec. 2s,-Indus rial condi- tions in the United States and the neef Of labor laws for the protection of vor1 CTS were discussed by spcakern at ths dinner here tonight Of ihe American A. sociation For Labor Legislation. uhich opened its 18th annual meeting this a. ternoon. Rev. John A. Ryan. prcfeEacr of industrial ethics of the Catholic Cnl- versi.y of America: Rabbi Stephen H Wise of the Free Synagogue. New Yor< city. and Whiting Williams. forrnrriy vice president Of the Hydraulic Prcztcd gtfsi Company. were among the ss,e4kers on the program.
 Plans 10 urge immediate parrare bv congress Of a bin extending t.c work mems compensation ac. 70 provide acci- dent insurance to lonEEhoremen and aali- ors were discussed at the opcninE session.
 Speaking at a dinner tonight, ReT. Ryan declared the trade unions mu1t fight as hard as they know how arainst the attempt 10 destroy them. and an friends of justice must redoubie their ef- forts 10 improve conditions Of ernplog- ment by legislation The -one uncanaN which. he said. VIII auIic- for this f,ur- pose Is a considerable Inessrrc cf ir- dividusl ownership by the workers Of tne tools Of production through co-01crzti,s organizations
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
QUESTION OF RE-DIvIDING
 JOINT FREIGHT RATES

Washington, Dec. 29.-Attorneys for the New York Central Railroad at a hearing today before the interstate com nerce commission on the question of re- dividing joint freight rates between car riers east and west of the Hudson river argued that plans suggested so far TOT this purpose would yield an unfair re- turn to the New England roads and would discriminate against the trunk lines.
 George NJ. Ea.on, assistant freight manager of the Boston and Maine rail road, suggested to the commission that arbitraries be established as temporary means of dividing the rates until the commission revised the entire division plan of interchanged rates. He suggest ed that the division be on a percentage basis according to the length of haul from New England points to the Albany gateway and then over Trunk Line ter ritory.
 Chairman Clark asked MT. Eaton if he believed the commission had the power to make such ruling in the absence of an express agreemen. by tne interests in- voived. MT. Eaton said he could not answer the question, as 1t was matter of law New York Central attorneys. on cross examina ton, tried to show that Mir. Ea- tons rate exhibits which he had sub- mitted on a basis of proportional divis- ion of freight rates would work to the disadvantage of their road. MT. Eaton said he was aware of the high terminal charges were generally less in New Eng land than in New York.
 Witnesses for the New England rail- roads are expected to consume the rest of the week al the hearing and will be followed by representatives of the trunk lines
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
FEDERAL ACTION TO BE TAKEN
 AGAINST "BUILDING TRUsT,

New York, Dec. 29.-The federal eov- ernment added its legal fail to the whips or New York states trust smashing or ganlzation today by returning indictments charglng Violation of the Sherman anti trust act agaist four sand concerns and eleven individuals recently investigated by the joint legislative committee sitting here.
 These indictments, the first of a federal nature to be retufntd in connection w,th the building trust'' inquiry" accumulat- ed upon more than 120 indictments re- turned by trio of grand juries co-op- erating with the legislative investigation. The defendants will appear for pleading tomorrow.
 Meanwhile the committee. before an audience of business men that packed the chamber, uncovered some of the most ex- tensive cooperative organizations of man. ufacturers and contractors which daily in- qulry over ten weeks has brought forth. It has shown that hundreds of firms in | all lines of trade throughout the country exchange through clearing houses, the names of prospective buyers, their bid. and signed contracts and also daily re. ports of stocks on hand. and shipments. | These practices, carried on under prc- grams advocated by the late Arthur T
 rome Eddy and his economic discip, I were characterized by Samuel Untermev CT. as Teamwork to fleece the people Their legality Is involved in. the cas. agianst the American Column compan, now before the United States suprem, court
 Chicago attorney, William J. Mat thews acting as counsel for a group G several of these societies. admitted i, testifying today that he was employed f, steer the concerns banded together unde his direction within the antitrust laws
 Among the many other men who are sim ilarly employed in the country he name. Clark McKircher, formerly with the ant; trust division of the department of ius tice.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
FIANCE OF PRINCESS OLGA
 INHERITED ABOUT s7,OOo, ,OOO

New York, Dec 2s.-Willam B. Leeds, 1S-year-old son of Princess Anas- tasia of Greece, who may marry Prn- cess Olga, niece of King Constantine was death of his father, William Bateman Leeds, Tmerican tin plate king"
 Young Leeds, son of the elder Leeds by his second wife, was taken to Europe oy hls mother in 1915. At the time she explained that rich men in America grow dissipated' and she wanted to re- move her son from such influences"
 Prior to that the boy had been estab- Eshed in mansion in Montclair, N. J., "here he was under constant surveillance py goVornness. a private detective and lS personal servants. He went daily in carriage to Q Montclair academy, and on Sundays attended an Episcopal church accompanied by a troop of women ser wants. Daily cable messages of his wei fare were sent his mother, who rena in : ed abroad
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
YALE RESIDUARY LEGATEE
 OF HUDSON ESTATE. s1.Ooo ono

Bridgeport. Conn, Dec. 29-Under the terms of the will of Robert M. Judson filed for probate here today. Yale Uni Versity is made residuary legatee of the estate which is valued at more than $1,000,000. MT. Judson died in New Canaan last week He was unmarried.
 The will leaves bequests to several relatives and cemetery association, and the nstates that "all bonds. mortgages. notes, securities mad real estaate'' are will ed to Yale university The will pro- vides that in case Yale ''is unable to ac- cept or declines to accept" the beouest Columbia university should be substitut- ed as residuary legatee. A request at btached to the will $ that Yale retain con trol of a piece Of real estate in Cannon street this city, for 20 years, after which it may be disposed of The will speci- fies that Yale erect one or more per1na- nent buildings with the money from the estate.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
BRITISH ORGANIZED LABOR
 FOR IRISH-SELF DETERMINATION

London, Dec. 29.-A movement calcu- lated by it's organizers to place the full weight of British organized labor in sup port of the Irish self determination claims began with specially convened conference of the parliamentary labor party in London today. Several members of the party's commission which investi ga.ed the situation in Ireland told of what they had observed and learned there.
 A resolution was adopted unanimously challenging the government to disprove the commissions accusations regarding reprisals and other outrages charged to the crown forces. The conference was held as curtain-raiser for a campaign in behalf of self determination and in op- position to the governments alleged pol 1 icy of repression to be inaugurated by i the laborites in Manchester on January 17 and concluded, in London on February 15.
 ! A. G. Cameron, chairman of today s l conference, in opening the lengthy dis cussion on the inquiry commissions re- i port, characterized it as the, most se- rious indictment against British methods | in trying to govern Ireland ever placed | before the British people"
 Brigadier General G. B. Thompson l who accompanied the commission, de- clared that the soldiers in Ireland were l to large extent merely children, and added: ''The army of occupation is mas terful and criminal. The Black and Tans
 are violent in thought and deed. In ad-
 dition to being the. perpetrators of the worst outrages they are the most provo cative element in that unhappy country General Thompson said he thought thu
 prime minister knew what was happenins
 in Ireland, but lis the tool of the power
 ful clique who are working the Irisl
 policy"
 J. Bromley in moving the resolution
 deploring "the lanentable condition o affairs in Ireland" warned the Britisl
 laborites that ''the auxiliaries, with thei class hatred, their political and racia hatreds and anti-Catholic bias, form tn nucleus of white guard"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30

his breast) Fire upon mel At this, It was reported, Pittaluga embraced d'An- nunzio and the soldiers on both sides set up the cry: Viva Plume Viva dAnnun- zio!". The d'Annunzio troops then en- tered the city.
 The 15 months that have elapsed since the poet-warrior set himself up as "a dictator" have been filled with tragic as well as opera bouffe events. Clashes be- tween the Italians and Jugo- -Slavs were frequent. D'Annunzio proclaimed the an nexa.ion of Plume to Italy even while that country was appealing to the allied powers to wrest the city from him. iRots, strikes and fires were numerous and the United States cruisers Olympia and Pittsburgh were sent to the Adriatic to protect American interests. The Jugo- Slavs cut off q Annunzios food supply and Italian warships blockaded Plume from the sea.
 DAnnunzio put the city on scant ra- tions and continued to issue defiant man. f ifestos and declare he would never leave Plume alive.' Many Italian sail ors and soldiers joined his forces until at one time, he was reported to have an army of more than 100,0 men. He oc- | cupied several other places in the dis puted region, including Sussak, Risniak l trolled the Dalmatian coast with his war ships
 On January 1, 1920, when the supreme allied council disbanded in Paris thu Adriatic question was still unsettled. Las March, Italy strengthened the blockad, l whereupon dAnnunZio proclaimed Fium,
 "a free and independent state'' In un nouncing this to the allied powers h, said the action did not mean Fiunle' "renunciation" of Italy. He also sum moned a constituent assembly to meet al order that precipitated the resignatio1i O the tiume national council and left d Annunzio as chief of state, fo, eigu min
 ister and commando of the army.
 Meanwhile, diplomatic erorts were il
 progress between Italy and Jugo-Sla
 via, to compose their differences. lines
 led to tho barley between delegates ren
 resentjng both nations at RaDallo earl
 In November. 1920, and a settlement O the long vexing Adriatic question on tn
 following basis: 1-The Istrian frontie
 10 be controlled by the Jugo Slavs; 2- Plume to be independent, with territorie contiguity to Italy; 3-Zara to be unde
 Italian suzerainty; 4-Islands of Che, so' Lussin and Unie to be granted
 Itaiy. The treaty was signed by the ,er Voys or hoth nations on November 10. l l ", A''Ni appIoNeu .Dy the foreign rela
 tons committee of the Italian chamber z
 deputies. D'Annunzio was admonisbe Q to accept it's terms He replied that [ do so would be suicide" for ItaIv .Tuer f slavia thereupon appealed to italy f oust dAnnunzio from Plume and Italia } regular troops then surrounded the cit
 On December 1 d'Annunzio declared , state of war with Italy and -y;are wa : much war-like activity in Plume.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
Cabled Paragraphs FRENCH SOCIALIST CONGRESS
 WORKING TO PREVENT SPLIT

Tours, Dec. 2s.-(By The A. P.) The three wings of the French socialist con gress met separately late today in an effort to reach an understanding to pre- vent split in the socialist party of France before the full session tonight takes up the question of affiliation with the third internationale
 While the left centre and right groups sought earnestly in individual meetings for common ground for unity, it was currently stated in all sections that few expected anything except the division which has appeared inevitable.
 The communist majority has offered to inform Moscow that it considered the message sent by G. S. Zinovieff, bolshe- vik governor of Petrograd. in the nane of the Moscow executive committee tsr ring the center wing from the interna- tionale is too harsh. The proposed com muniSt message would add that the right and center sections demand repudia5ion
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
LUNCHEON IN MoNTEvIDEo
 FOR SECRETARY COLBY

Montevideo Uruguay. Dec. 2s.-Ry the A. P.)-Bainbridge Colby, the Amer ican secretary of state, was informed to- day by Dr. Javier Mendivil, chairman of the foreign relations committee of the Uruguayan senate, that Uruguay had a thorough comprehension of the Monroe doctrine and understood that it did not imply TAT involve any right on the part of the United States to compromise or dominate the independent sovereignty of any American state.
 This in our concept" said Dr. Mendi- vii, 'is the true sentiment of the American people an1 of the men of its government. " pr. Mendivil was speaking at a lun- cheon given by the senate in honor ot Secretary Colby. He recalled that when Uruguay broke off relations with Ger. many during the war it was on basis definitely affirming Pan-Americanism as regulating the principle of our foreig1 polcy."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
LAST PHASES OF THE
 STRUGGLE IN PLUME

Rome. Dec. 2s.-A description of the last phases of the struggle in Plume re- ,eived here today, show that the leglon- aires reopened fire against the troops who were merely holding the positions they mad taken Monday night.
 The fight assumed the character of guerilla warfare all along the line The egionaires took advantage of the natu- -al resources of the terrain for laying am5uscades.
 As the regulars were advancing across orchards they were enveloped by fire from machine guns which had been sunk .o the level of the ground and cleverly ,amouflaged.
 The houses seemed to have been aban- ioned but when the troops approached, the legionaires, hidden behind windows, behind chimney ey-stacks and on balconies and roofs, suddenly opened fire. Even women were found working machine guns.
 The gravest losses were inflicted by hand grenades, which were used so tree- ly as to give the impression that they must have been accumulated by scores of thousands It would have been an easy matter to get the better of the le- gionaires by employing artillery, but the military authorities refused such re- course except against military buildings 
 Tho legonaires ultimately tried te force the regulars to retreat in order to relieve pressure on the city, but failed owing 10 the stubborn resistance, espec- ally of the carabineers and Alpine troops who fought courageously for more than three hours The points where the strug- .rlc was bittercst near the railway sta Ion and inside tie Plume cemetery which was virtually destroyed.
 Colonel Maioli. head of the staff oi the 18th division. has issued an order saying. An officers were at the head oi their men without exception, even thos' at achcd tO the staf."
 Colonel Maioli led all his officers to th' attack. What the regulars especially re scnted were the insults levelsd at then uy the Lcgionnaires. A Calabrese sol d.er who had his leg broken said while being carried of on a stretchcr: The ill suits hurt me more than the wound"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-30
ADMIRAL NIBLACK ORDERED
 TO COMMAND IN EUROPE

Washington. Dec. 2s.-Rear Admiral A. P. Niblack has been ordered to as- sume command of American naval forces in European waters succeeding Vice Ad- miral H. McL> Huse. It was announced today at the navy department. Rear Ad- miral Niblack will take the rank of vice admiral and will fly his flag on the crul- ser Pittsburgh. He has recently been naval attache at London and during the war commanded American forces based on Gibraltar. He was later chief of ma val intelligence a. the navy department
 Nice-Adu;iral Huse will revert to his permanent rank of rear admiral and shortly after his arrival in this country will relieve Rear Admiral James IL Glennon as commandant of the Third Naval District with headquar- CTS at New York. Admiral Glennon will soon re- tire.