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Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24

Washington, Feb 23.-By a vote of nearly three. to one-forty- seven to seventeen-the senate tonight passed and sent to the president the modified railroad reorganization bill under which the carriers of the country will attempt to adjust themselves to con- ditions arising with the end of gov ernInent control.
 Thirty-two republicans joined with fifteen democrats in voting for adop- ton of the conference report while three republicans and fourteen demo- crats comprised the seventeen voting against it. There was never any doubt as to what the senate would do, in view of the wide margin by which the Cummins bill, more drastic than the compromise measure, was pass ed. The bill will go immediately to President Wilson and the general opinion around the capitol was that he would sign it, although labor lead CTS will urge it's veto.
 During the five hours of debate, led by Chairman Cummins of the inter state commerce committee, senators expressed varying opinions as to how the public and the railroads would fare under the bill, which was warm ly defended and attacked But the intense interest, which characterized proceedings Saturday in the house, was lacking, frequent quorum calls being necessary to get members in the chamber Around six o'clock the pa tience of the senate apparently was exhausted after the long season of speechmaking. and insistent demands for a vote cut short the desire to prolong the presentation of individ- ual views.
 Discussion today related largely to the labor and rate making provisions. Senator Cummins; with great feeling, denounced widespread claims that in fixing freight and passenger charges calculated to give the roads a return of 5 1-2 per cent. meant taking huge sums of money from the public treas ury. The bill, hA declared, would not take t<e dollar in that way. Such reports he said were merely part of the propaganda put forth in an eff fort to defeat all legislation on the eve of return of the roads to their owners on March 1.
 Those voting for the conference re- port were:
 Republicans Ball, Brandegee. Cal der, Capper, Colt. Cummins. Curtis, Elkins, Fernald Frelinghuysen. Hale, Jones {Washington); Kellogg, Kenyon. Keys, Lenroot, Lodge. Mclean, Me 1 Lean. McNary, Nelson New, Page, | Phipps PoindeXter, Smoot, spencer, i Sterling, Sutherland, Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren and Watson. To- 1 tai republicans for 32.
 Democrats-Beckham Fletcher, Gay 1 Glass. Meyers, Phelan, Pomerene Ransdell, Robinson, Shields, Smith 1 ,(Georgia); Smith (MarylanO; Un- derwood, Walsh CUTontana) and Will | jams. Total democrats for, 15. l Total for adoption 47.
 Those voting against the report were:
 epublicans-Borah, France, and Gronna. Total republicans against,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
TO CONSIDER HIGH PRICES
 AND RATE OF EXCHANGE

London, Feb. 23.-High prices of necessities and the rate of exchange will be taken up soon by the Surpeme Council in conference with the finan- cial experts. Today's decision is sep arte from the earlier London deci- sion to call the finance ministers of the powers together for adiscussion of the financial situation of the world
 It is believed that the members of the council have not determined what the council might do toward stabiIiz- in exchange and reducing the high prices, and will not reach a decision until they hear what the experts have to say.
 The proposition to take up the fin anc.al matter came after Russia had occupied most of the days discussions In this connection it is considered not unlikely that the members took under advisement the demand of most of the British newspapers that some settle ment with Russia is necessary in order to reduce prices. It has been point ed out that if Europe could get food and raw materials from Russia. it would cut down purchases in America against the adverse exchange.
 In dealing with the Russian ques- ton today the members of the eour1- cil are represented as recognizing an N'4 LII GAN N1iACA Ellb Sldlt Ol dlId1ES fI1dH when the question was last discussed at the Paris meeting.
 James O'Grady. who represented the allies at the negotiations with NJ. Litvinoff, the Soviet representative at : Copenhagen, was not called to the conference. It still maintained official ly that he has been merely discussing the question of prisoners with Litvin- off but it is noted that he temporari- i ly ceased these negotiations and came to London and conferred with Earl Curzon. the foreign secretary, a few days before Russia was taken under consideration by the council, and Earl Curzon is. in daily attendance at the council meetings.
 Many phases of the question were discussed today, some time being de- voted to the position of the border ! states, It is believed that the coun- cil reached certain conclusions. but is unwilling to announce them inmedi- ] ately.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24

New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 2S.-Asso- ciatio1s and individuals. seeking to enlist the government, in aid of their activities, were warned tonight by Vice President Marshall, speaking before the Chamber of Commerce here, that they should take care not to claim privileges which would create grleV- ances for others.
 The war disposed Of the hyphenat- ed German American at an awful price," Mr. Marshall said. ''Is Amer ica now to be rehabilitated by a new brand of hyphenated Americans? Is the rehabilitation to be turned over to New England -manufa acturer- -Ameri- cans gricultural-American fedora tion-of- labor Americans. Protestant Americans or Catholic-Americans
 Present your claims to congress sc.ely from the standpoint of an American who is interested in the gen eral welfare of the country. Let noth- ing in the way of personal interests, private advantage or class hatred succeed in pulling you down from the high position of an American You may be a manufacturer, but that title is subordinate to that of an American. You man be a labor union man, but you are an American first"
 Discussing intolerance. Mir. Marshall declared:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
BREAK PROBABLE IN DEM.
 PEACE TREATY RECORDS

Washington, Feb. 23.-(By the A. P.)-Possibiities of a substantial break in the democratic peace treaty ranks in the senate impelled inf1uen- tial democratic senators to move to- day for a caucus ii discuss a possible change in party policy, and revived the hopes of the republicans that the treaty might yet be ratified with the 1lpubtican T4eserva tions adopted lat the last session of congress.
 On the republican side it was as- serated that twenty-five democrats, only dozen short of the number re- quired to insure ratification, had sig nified willingness sto quit the lead of President Wilson and take the repub- hcan reserva tion programme as it is.
 This total the administration chiefs declared exaggerated, but they con- ceded that were a vote taken tomDr- row on the republican resoution of ratification, it would command more than the seven democratic vtes it got last November.
 The movement for a democratic caucus may bring into the open, it's sponSore believe, the dissatisfaction that has Smoldered in some democrat ic quarters since the president sent his memorable letter to the caucus af November 19. asking that the sena-
 
 fication on the basis of the republican reservations, The seven senators who disregarded his advice have been ac- tive constantly in their effort to dis suade others from the stand then talk en, and it has been on open secret that their move coupled with current political developments has met with some success.
 But among both democrats and re- pTblicans. it is realized that tae en- deavor to break down democratic re- sistance still has long way to go if it is to succeed. SiXty-four votes are required to ratify the treaty and al- though S4 republicans voted for ratif- cation in November, the party leaders are now sure of the support Of only thirty. That leaves 34 to be deliv- en more than the figure which repre- cred by the democrats! an even doz- sented the peak of republican claims today.
 In the belief that time is fighting on their side, the plan of the republican leaders is to first clear away collat- eral issues of the treaty disagree ment when the subject comes again before the senate, probably tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24

three.
 Democrats-Ashurst, Dial, Gore. Harris, Harrison, Johnson (South Da- kota); Jones (New Mexico);' King, McKellar; Nugent. Overnan, Pittman, Sheppard and TrammeIl. Total demo crats against IA.
 Total against adoption 1T.
 Those paired follow: Bankhead for with Culberson against; Mccormick for with Henderson against; Dilling ham for with Swanson against; Fall for with Kendrick against; Simmons for with Kirby against; McCumber for with Lafollette against; Harding for with Walsh Massachusetts, against; Edge for with Owen against.
 Announcement was made that if Senators Hitchcock, Nebraska; Stan ley, Kentucky, and Chamberlain, Ore gon, all democrats, had been present they would have voted in support of the conference report.
 The section relating to road earn ings was attacked during the debate as "communistic and bolshevistic," by Senator McKellar. democrat, Tennes- see, one of those who led in the fight against the bill during it's first con Sideration in the senate. While the conference committee had greatly im- proved the measure, he said, it still remained unfair and unjust to the American people"
 'The bill does contain a government guarantee" said Senator McKellar, 'and also takes away the excess prof it's of the good roads and turns them into fund for bad roads To these two principles of legislation I cannot subscribe. I doubt very much wheth- CT they can be maintained under our constitution
 Announcing that he would vote for the conference report although he vot- ed against the Cummips bill, Senator Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin, said he realized he might "be blackfisted by labor"
 T cannot let that alter my stand" said Senator Lenroot. If organized labor unjustly attacks any senator for his stand regarding labor legislation he ought to be willing to go down to l defeat if necessary, if he does so se-
 cure in the conviction that he voted | for the greatest good for the greatest i number"
 The Wisconsin senator explained that he voted against the Cummins
 bill because of the anti-strike provi-
 sions but the portions of the bill ob- noxious to him had been eliminated in | conference.
 ! Senator Pittman, democrat Nevada. predicted that turmoil and chos" in l the industrial world would follow close upon enactment of the bill. q think it would be far better" he
 said, 'to return the roads without any l legislation than to return them with | legislation framed to meet a political l expediency. I am opposed to govern
 ment ownership and I believe if there 1 is anything that will bring govern
 ment ownership it is passage of this
 bill. It throws on the government all the responsibility and liability, and
 at the same time dePrives the govern
 ment of any right of ownership
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
FAILED TO GIVE CREDIT TO
 BUREAU OF COMMERCE

Washington. Feb. 23.-Failure to realize the part played by the bureau of commerce and it's commercial at taches and trade commissioners in promiting American trade was blamed by Secretary Alexander tonight for the action of the house appropriations committee in halving the estimates for the year rather than an intention to cripple the country's commerce.
 Officials of the department of com merce declared that foreign trade pro motion work must be kept under that department if the best ends were to b. served.
 Had the committee known the atti tude of the business community, 1t would have looked upon the matter in an entirely different light" Secretary Alexander said. 'T am sure that the committee did not know that business men by means Of referendum by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States decided by an overwhelming majority that a commercial attache service should be established in the department of commerce to carry on trade promotion work that the con- Sular service could not handle"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION
 IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN

Chicago. Feb 23. - An expedition bent on ironing out, by force fl nec- essary. difficulties of prohibition en- force:nent in theAAichigan Upper Pen inslIla was, started from Chicago to- night. Major A V. Dalrymple, feder- al prohibition director for the central states. left with a party of prohibit ton agents fer Iron County, Michi- gan. where county officials are said to have ovsrpowersd government agents 5ast week and taken coutraband wine which had been seized by the govern ment men.
 we are not starting 2 wild west show and we do not expect any armed resistance" Major Dalrympie said If we do meet resistance. we will be pre- pared to cope with it. l intend to ar rest Prosecutor McDonough Of Iron County. two deputy sheriffs and the police officials of Iron River and place them in jail charged with conspiracy to interfere with the carrying out of the prohibition law.
 we will ask United States Com missioner Hatch at Marquette to Is sue federal warrants, but we will make tha arrests regardless of whether he acts. I have been advised by conlmis- stoned Kramer at Washingtons and Assistant Commissioner Gaylord that ! nave atIplS dulHOAAlS to AtAS-E>C N4-O arrests"
 Major Dalrymple communicated with the headquarters of the Michigan state constabulary at Lansing today and said he had been promised the help of the troop of state police sta tioned at Nafaunee in the upper pen insula.
 Leo J. Grove. prohibition supervisor for the upper peninsula, who reported 10 Dalrymple that he had been over powered by the Iron County officials, accompanied the party from Chica- go.
 Major Dalrymple's plan of campaign involves a general 'cleanup" of Iron County in addition to the arrests of the county officials. he said today. His men hold search warrants for ten per sons suspected of making moonshine, he said.
 Iron County, according to Mr. Grove. has been the source of ire uuent trouble between liquor manufac- turers and state and federal officers. The population is largely Italian and Sicilian. Captain Marsh of the Mich igan state constabulary was shot and seriously wounded a few weeks ago near Iron River while attempting to arrest an alleged bootlegger.
 Iron River is a mining town of about 1000 population.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
MOTHER AND HER TWO
 CHILDREN INCINERATEC

Hamilton, Ont. Feb. 23-While Herbert Thompson, a police sergeant, sat before his kitchen stove reading a newspaper, fire in the attic of his home tonight burned to death his wife. 12 year old daughter and an adopted daughter of the same age. When screams of the victims attracted his attention, he attemptel to rush up the stairs but encountered a sheet of flame and was partially overcome, falling down the stairs and fracturing a rib.
 With the aid of a neighbor, Thomp- son succeeded in securing a ladder and reaching the attic f'o mthe oIsA- side. hut '-3@ '"1lidren
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
Writes of Conditions
 in Soviet Russia
Correspondent Says All the Ablebodied Men of the Country Have Been Mobil- ized, From Minimum Fight ing Age Up to 35 Years.

Amsterdam, Feb 12.-A tour of Soviet Russia has been made by staff correspondent of the Handels- blad, who is writing series of arti- cles describing conditions through out the country and in the army as coming under his personal observa- tion. He deals with the morale of the Soviet armies. the compulsory mili- tary system, the ridicule of atrocities reported in the foreign press, diVis- ions in the Red army over bolshevism and the well-to-do as well as the poor in the Soviet regime.
 Russia has been completely mo- bilized,' he says, with all the able bodied men of the country from the minimum fighting age up to 35 years, and with officers regardless of age. There is no alternative and they are obliged to fight under the general ad- ministration of the commissionaires who are boIshevist to the backbone. This operates very effectively. A SOL dier who deserts, betrays the cause or otherwise fails in his duty is shot; or if he succeeds in escaping, his family is held accountable
 The correspondent who apparently tried. to view things from fair and neutral standpoint, dined with sev- eral bolsheyik officers messes while en route to Moscow from the Polish front and had an opportunity to study the Red army in detail.
 ''The soldiers he says, "are po- lite and there seems to be a quiet and agreeable discipline. The pay is 800 roubles month for soldier, B. 200 for company leader and 4,290 for a regimental leader. The former generals of the czar's army, six of whom are now serving on TrotZky's staff, get coco roubles month. Mo- body in Russia receives a larger sal ary, with the exception of Lenine, who now gets 5000 roubles a month.
 Every Red army corps has a board of commissars and besides there is a commissar for every regiment, bat talion, brigade and division. They wear as distinction a red star on the left breast on which are embossed a hammer and plough with silver laurel branch all around and under it the distinction of their arms, a small machine gun, two crossed sabres, etc.
 The officers in this army are call ed leaders and they wear an arm band bearing the Soviet coat of arms, and embroidered beneath are the grade markings, one, two, three or four golden blocks
 'The Aed army" he says, Ifs not led by the young proletariat but by the decadent bourgeoise"
 The contrast between various types in the officers mess at Kreepke (near the Polish fron9 proved strik- ing the correspondent says. "The brigade Commander was a charming gentleman, formerly a colonel in the czar's army and speaking beautiful French. Of the two commissars, one has almost an aristocratic appear ance; the other is big, tall unshav- en brute with a sin ster face.
 After so long under estimating the strength of the Red army, one must not now exaggerate it.'' the correspondent concludes declaring that a year ago it would have been a ridiculous army, but now it's strength lief chiefly in the fact that it's op- ponents are worse off
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
FRENCH TROOPS SLAUGHTERED
 BY TURKS AND ARABS

London, Feb. 23.-It is reported from Damascus that 400 French troops either have been killed or made prisoner by a force Of Turks and Arabs near Houran, Palestine, says a Cen tral News despatch from Cair, Egypt, dated last Wednesday. The corre- spondent added that it aso is reported that the French are evacuating Baal- bek (thirty miles north of Damascus) and the El BilA valley, lying between Lebanon and Anti ILibunis.
 There Is no confirmation Of the re- ports
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
WIcKERSHAM KNEW WILL
 was IN VIOLATION OF LAW

New York, Feb. 23.-George W. Wickersham, former attorney gener- al of the United States, testifying un- der cross examination today at the contest over the will of Mrs. Rosa F. Spang, widow of millionaire Pitts burgh steel manufacturer, under one clause of which he would have been one of the three benefciaries, ad- mitted that when he drew the instru- ment he knew some of it's provisions were in conflict with the laws of New York and Pennsylvania and that under certain circumstances one third of the $2,000, 900 fund intedned to charity would have reverted to his personal estate.
 This admission was made under the questioning by Edgar T. Bracket, counsel for Mrs, Mabel Spang Anck- CT of Copenhagen, Denmark, the only child. who was left an annuity of $1o,00o by her mother in addition to another $20,0oo left her by her father.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
TO MEET DEMANDS BY
 SAILORS FOR A BONUS

Washington, Feb. 23.-J. A. H. Dit chy, a supercargo for for the Ship ping Board. suggested that the gov ernment meet the demand by soldiers and sailors for bonus by forming a corporation, giving it a thousand of the vessels now on it's hands, and corporation among the service men. The idea was given some attention by committee members.
 All of the government vessels, Dit ehy said, should be provided with American captains and other officers land then we'll mt have so much grafting." He explained his meaning by telling how a couple of valuable ships anchors were dropped in Liv- erpooI, England. ilerbor by an officer whose home was in the city and fished up lated to the profit. of the salyag- CTS.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
CONVENTIONS OF LETTER
 CARRIERS AND PoSTMAsTERs

Bristol. Conn.,, Feb. 23.-The State Letter Carriers Association, at its ar- nual convention here today, elected the following officers:
 President, Samuel R. Merritt, Bridge port; vice president, Charles H. White, Wallingford; secretary, Joseph R. Kenny, New Haven; treasurer Grover Monahan, Ansonia; executive committee, William J. Cahill, Nor walk; E. L. Smith, Torrington. George H. Sargent, Greenwich.
 The Connecticut Postmasters' As- sociation, also in annual session here. elected officers as follows:
 President, William A. Hayes. Bris- tom vice president, D. J. Mccarthy, Middletown; secretary and treasurer, D. J. Teevan, Shelton.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
PRESIDENT APPROVES DRAFT
 OF THE ADRIATlc REPLY

Washington. Feb. g. = President Wilson gave his final approval today to the draft of his latest reply to the entente premiers on the Adriatic ques-> tion While official confirmation was lacking, it was understood that the communication tonight either was be- ing coded for transmission or actually was going. forward to Ambassador Da- wis at London for presentation.
 Delivery of the reply to the entente premiers is expected to be followed by the making public of the entire series of notes. The foreign govern ments are understood to have consent ed to publication of the complete cor respondence
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
HINES ISSUES ORDERS FOR
 SURRENDER OF RAILWAYS

Washington, Feb. 23.-Director Gen eral Hines today issued orders which pTCvde for the formal transfer of .au- thcrity now exercised by railroad lad ministration officials to the corpora lions which resume control of the lines March 1. In telegram to regional di. ectors MT. Hines directed that the names of corporate officers be ascer- tained to whom department heads will report after federal operation ends and that appropriate instructions be issued to employees.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
PERsHINe's TRIBUTE TO
 SMITH COLLEGE UNIT

Northampton, Mass, Feb. 23.-An excellent tribute was paid the famous Smith College relief unit by General John J. Pershing. in letter read by President W. A. Nelson of the college at the annual Washington's birthday commemoration exercises today. Among other words, General Persning wrote that "the graduates of the col lege served efficiently and well and with high sense of duty and respon- sibility, which marked the work of American women in France
 Anghmoc rPeh i..t ae-.s..
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
SILK RIBBON WEAVERs
 IN PATERSON TO STRIKE

Paterson, N. J., Feb. 23.-The Silk
 Ribbon Weavers' union, comprising about 1,-N workers tonight informed Paterson silk manufacturers that the members of the organization would strike on Wednesday morning unless granted an increase of approximately II per cent. in wages. About 5000 silk ribbon workers who do not belong to the union will fallauF, 1t was declared.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
TO EXPLORE ANCIENT
 CLIFF CITIES OF UTAH

Salt lake City, Feb. 29-Efforts to reach and explore ruins of ancient cliff cities, known toexist in Zion canyon, Utah's newly created national park in the southwestern part of the state, will be made during the coming summer by a party of archeologists and geologists, several of whom are attached to the University of Utah, here.
 The cliff cities never have been vis- tied because of their inaccessible loca- tions on the high bluffs. It is haped., however, that the Elculty N be p!orers from the tops of the bluffs by ropes. Long range photographs talk en show that the cities are large and their adobe houses are clearly outlin- ed and appear to be in erfect preser- vatinn-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-24
FALL OF TREE IS AN
 ILL-oMEN FOR TURKEY

cent snovstorrl the famous tree nam ed 4sEl Butinf" in the Garden of Geth- semane was blown down. According to tradition this tree would fall when the Turkish empire fell. Twice it waE bound round with iron braces to pre- vent it from falling.
 The occurrence has impressed the ,,or1..-, ffo-,