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Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
REFORMS FAVORED BY THE
 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

Washington. April 27.-Approval or co. operative bargaining. improved r7frn. credits reduction in the .rrowfna eVh of farm tenantcy and national con. servation was voiced by presfdeutia, candidates who have answered the re. cent political questionnaire Of the Sa- tlonal-isosrd of Farm organizafions. Re plies were made public today from Gov. ernor Lowden. Senator Owen. James " Gerard. former ambassador fo Cer-na,,,,, Herbert Hoover and Major General Leon. ard Wood That from William e. Nf Aooo has already been published.
 SoFernor Lowden, Mfr. Hoover ant general Wood each called attention Id speeches or printed articles which. thet said. fully answered the questionnaire., z
 believe in bringing the farmer near. CT the consumer" General Wood wrote
 anu in giving farmer organizations ev. sIy rlght and privilege which other law ,u,iy constituted organizations enjoy. !; pensVe mat we should spread the wal burden over much longer period o, years than at present contempiated ans tnat good business should be encourareS ana bad business regulated | am very doubtful concerning rnv. ernment ownership of railroads hr doubts arising from our experiences dur. ing the war" -
 Senator Owen approved all the plank, or tne farmers platform except thal making the nominee for sec-sfrry of ar, riculture acceptable to farTr org. N "a. | tions. e~- l l think the nomination should be Q, such character that they would naturall, approve the nomination" he added.
 MT Gerard's approval was blanke Mltn the exception of the plank calling TOT payment of the war debt. "chief, through highly graduated income tax
 senator Lenroot submitted a detaiie, ,epy as private citizen" reiteratin. ms public statement that he was moi candidate, and Governor SDroul of Penn syivania also denied that he was consid ering entering the race.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
DISCUSSION OF LABoR's
 ATTITUDE TOWARD CAPITAL

Atlantic City, N. J., April 27.-Discus- sion of labor's attitude toward capital to wnen the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, in convention here, will devote it's Thursday session, began with the rail oad group tonight when speakers urged the necessity of an organized effort |. combat the control it was alleged union labor has assumed over operation of the railroads.
 R. H. Angell banker and lumberman, and acting mayor of Roanoke, Va, who precipitated the discussion, declared "un- ion lator now is in control of the rail- roads, absolutely, and if we wait little while they will have a strangle hold upon us from which we cannot extricate our selves
 Labor has made the challenge, and we should accept it, for this fight which has been thrust upon us must be fought out some time" he said. Tt may as we'll be in 1920"
 He asserted ke was not antagonistic to union labor nor to worlSingmen, but he was opposed to anything like the dicta- tory Plumb plan, which aims to first paralyze the railroads and then throw them into government control" He said it was not possible flor railroad officials ! to wait upon the will of every little clerk and added
 "The Chamber of Commerce should make recommendations to both national conventions in favor of platform blanks against union labor domination The party that will lead us to salvation is the party that will save us from this 1 trouble"
 l The report of the committee, signed by i George A. Post of New York. chairman declared railroads are entitled to re- ceive from shippers and passengers rates that will ray them a living wage for ser vices aerforlnnd. and it is the duty of the pubic t. iI's'i- that it's representatives in city cnunc . in tl-s state legislatures aal n the nat.onal congress shall estab fish ly legal enactment transportation | policy that is sound from a bushes: standpoirt' The report was unanimous ly adopted
 The foreign commerce groun tonigh
 ado7 ted resolutions offered by Killiam c 1 Redileid of New York. former secretar, of commerce, that the trade er1barg, against Russia be lifted and relations be
 tween cii.zens of the United States ant 1 Russia be resumed The resolution
 specifically disclaimed any intention t
 recognize tie soviet government.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
coLoRED YOUTH SENTENCED TO
 BE ELECTRocUTED IN INDIANA

Indianapolis. Ind, April 27.-William Ray colored, 19 years old, was sentenced to be electrocuted August fifth at the h. diana state prison, Michigan City, by Judge James A. Collins, of criminal court here today, when a jury returned verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. Ray is said to have stabbed to death IA year old Martha Huff, a white girl, on April 19.
 The Indiana law provides that the death penalty shall not be executed un- til at least one hundred days have elaps- ed after conviction. Ray will ba the first person to die in the electric chair in this state and he will pay tie penality actly 10S days after the crime wss committed
 The court room was dea-1ly o;iet when wkhen the clerk read the :ury's verdict of guilty and fixed the penalty at deaTh. Ray seemed stunned. He had refused to take the witness stand and the first words he spoke all day were when ne
 was sentenced by Judge Collins T didn't mean to kill the girl,:' he said q was overpowered by passion i and I didn't know what I was loing Ray was placed on trial this morning. Eighteen witnesses testified thA Ray en- 1 ticed the little girl to the river bottom 1 las Monday evening. criminally assaulted l her, stripped her of her clothing, stabbed l her thirteen times in the throat and l threw her body into Eagle Crack. where
 it was found the next evening. Lay was arrested the following night The prosecution rested it's case at four O. clock. The jury deliberated twenty
 minutes and only one vote was taken | it was said.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
GEN. WOOD SPEAKER AT "GRANT"
 DAY DINNER IN PITTSBURGH

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 27.-Major Gen eral Leonard Wood. candidate for the re- publican nomination for president, and Governor William c. Sproul of Pennsyl- vania, were the principal speakers at the Grant day dinner of the Americus Club here.
 General Wood responded to the toast Grant" and Governor SDroul spoke on Pennsylvania and the Nation.' while Senator Selden H. Spencer of Missouri addressed the thousand or more guests on the Republican Party and Patriot ism"
 General Wood reviewed the military career of General Grant and praised him for his achievements as a soldier as well as his worts as a citizen. Governor Sproul spoke of the contributions of Pennsylvania to the growth of the na- tion, and Senator Spencer discussed at length the circumstances attending the peace conference and the events which followed it, at home and abroad
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
LODGE LEADS HIS PARTY IlI
 MASSACHUSETTS PRIMARIES
Early Returns Indicate the Probable Election of the Four Del
 egatesat-Large Heading Each of the Tckets-Vote Was Very Light Throughout the Harding is Leading Wood in Oho-In New Jersey, Wood Has Slight Lead Johnson.

Boston, April 2s.-The vote of the state complete in yesterdays primary Republican-Lodge 75.42s; GilIett s2,- 2 ,254; Crane 6o.927; Thurston 4s.s47 i; rockingham 32,S63; Fuller 90, ,439 Law son 1s.321 Mccall 31,493 Wood I2,5s2. Democratic-Walsh 22,29I; Long 1S,- 52O; Pelletier 19.723; Doherty 1S,12s; oConnell 6.114.
 Of the 35 republican delegates includ- ing those at large, 29 are unpledged, but several of these have announced their in tention to vote for Wood Wss p;edg- ed to Wood and four weE described on the ballot as favorable to Woo: The two unqualified Wood candidates eiscied were from the Sixth 'district,.tae hoIne of Congressman Lufkin, manager of .he Wood campaign in this state Michae, A. OLeary, chairman of the dsr:ocf-a tic state committee, was defeated as .. cai,- didate for democratic delegate in he Eighth district, running a poor third in fieldof five.
 In Bourne. the little Cape toxn where General Wood has a legal r.sicesce Lodge boiled the largest republican vote with Frothingham second, Crane third and Fuller fourth.
 The big four" republican candidate. carried 24 of the 3S cities Results in New Jersey.
 Newark, N. J.. April 2S.-Returns iron 1.115 out of 2,005 election districts ir New Jerseys preferential presidential primary this morning placed Major Gen e-al Wood slightly in the lead over Sen a'or Hiram w. Johnson of California The vote was Johnhon 24,1e5, Wood 25, 32O.
 Returns from Ohio.
 Columbus. O.. April 27.-Returns iron more than three-fifths of the state in to days presidential primary election il Chic showed Harding leading Wood b approximately II ,000 votes.
 The vote from 4.077 out of a total o 5,SS2 precincts in the state gave Hardint S7.593. Wood 76.5fS
 Returns from 2.33I precincts in variou parts of the state gave Hoover 5.559 an s"lnson e,S54. The names of Hoover an Johnson were not printed on the ballo,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
TROUBLE CAUSED BY
 Is NEGRO sTEVEDORES

Boston, April 27.-Captain John Kvist- berg of the United States Shipping Board steamer Lake Wilson which arrived here today from Cuba denied published re- ports that mutiny had occurred on board the vessel at Matanzas on the night of April IT, but said the trouble was occasioned by fifteen negro steve dores whom he discovered removing sugar from the ship.
 Captain Kvistberg said when he or dered the stevedores from the ship one of them lunged at him with a knife but that he struck the man down. The oth- CTS then rushed at the captain, who ran to his cabin and seized a revolver. As he came out stevedore fired at him. one bullet piercing his cap and another his trousers leg, and they then grappled.
 By this time officers and members of the crew had appeared and the steve dores opened fire, according to the cap tain, wounding three of the crew. The fight was stopped by police who arrested the captain on a charge of assault. Cap tain Kvistberg said after remaining in jail for three days he was given a hearing and released. The longshore- men eScaDed he said
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
cEDDEs' IRISH STATEMENT
 COMES BEFORE COMMONS

London. April 27.-The question was raised in the house of commons today whether the governments attention had been drawn to. 'the recent official state rnent of the new British ambassador to the United States in which he declared that proposals for the secession of Ire land from the British empire had been rejected"
 Andrew Bonar Law replied that the ambassador undoubtedly referred in his speech 10 the well known secessionist policy of the Sim Feiners. which, he said. Of course had been repudiated by the government It was never consider cd by the cabinet. Mir. Bonar Law de- clared.
 On his arrival in the United States re- crntlv Sir Auckland Geddes, the new British ambassador referring to the Irish question. said in a written state ment: Tt should. think, be known that proposals for the secession of Ireland from the British empire have been sub nitted 10 the British cabinet, but, as an- nounced by the prime minister in the house of commons. have been rejected"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
JOHN LIND TELLS OF HIS
 EXPERIENCES IN MEXICO

Washington. April 27.--The personal story of John Lind, former governor or Minnesota, of his experiences in Mexlco as President Wilson's personal represent ative. was told today to the senate ln- vestigating committee. Included was some account of his efforts to induce Victoriano Huerta to abdicate the dlcta. torship he held following overthrow or the Madero government and before American occupation of Vera Cduz.
 Revolution was necessary in MeXlco, MT. Lind contended. to rectify soclal ana economic conditions. though it will take decades to bring the people up to our standards" He denied with particular warmth that he had ever, as Examiner Kearfull for the committee asked, "at- tributed all of the ills of Mexico to the influence of the Catholic church." and denied also that he had ever made such statements to Nelson O'Shaughnessy. for mer American charge d'affaires in Mex ico.
 What poor Mexico needs is education '' Mir Lind declared, "and it is very unfor- tunate that the influence of the Catholic church has been against schools in MeXi- co. As in the United States. its influence has not been in the direction of estab- fishing and maintaining public schools
 That he had ever said the church should be abolished as an institution in Mexico. or that he had said he advocated the recognition of Carranza Test pool Mexico fall back into the clutches of the Catholic church, MT. Lind likewise de nied.
 At the conclusion of his account of the failure of his mission with Huerta, MT Kearfull asked for Mir. Lind's oninion a: to the present nolicy that should bt adonted towards Mexico.
 Though I do not know what the pres ent condition is.', MT. Lind returned, ii behooves us as a great neighhor of ; weak country 10 he very patient. not tt judge them as we would England. Franci or Canada. as to their responsibility il international affairs"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
DICTATOR OF PETROGRAD
 HAS BEEN AsSAsSINATED

New York, April 27.-A letter received here today by Alexander Malishevesky. a mmeber of the American Central Com mittee for Russian Relief, from General Peter Sekreteff, a former general officer of the Russian army states that G. S. Zinovieff, virtual diceator of Petrograd, has been assassinated. The letter said that zinovieff was shot by a Russian workman and died later of the wound.
 Zinovieff was the bolshevik governor of Petrograd and president of the executive committee of the Third Internationale. the propaganda organ of bolshevism
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
ENTIRE FACULTY OF CHATHAM
 EPISCOPAL INSTITUTE RESIGNS

Richmond, Va, April 27.-Dispute as to the Dropriety of lecture on Harriet Beecher Stowe resulted today in the res ignation of the entire faculty of Chatham Episcopal Institute here.
 The engagement for the lecture was cancelled by the Rev. c. O. Pruden, the president of the institute, who held that any eulogy of Mrs. Stowe before southern girls would be out of place. Principal Willis and members of the faculty composed in part of woman graduates of northern colleges, disagreed with President Pruden and when he refused to resoind his order, voted to submit their resgnations. effective Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
MISS RACHEL LITTLEToN TO
 WE'D CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, JR.

New York, April 27-A license was issued late today to Cornelius Wander bilt, Jr., and Miss Rachel Littleton, a sister of Martin w. Littleton, who will be married at St Thomas church on Fifth avenue next Thursday.
 MT Vanderbilt gave his age as 21 and his occupation as a reporter. Miss Lit tleton. who resides in this city with her rarents. MT. and Mrs. Thomas J. Little ton, stated in her application that she was born in Kingston, Tenn, 20 years ago
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
REoRGANrzArroN PROPOSED OF
 THE FORD MOTOR TRUCK co

 Lansing, Mich, April 27-Formal mo- tice of the proposed reorganization of the Ford Motor Company and other inter- ests of it's stockholders was 4ined to-day with tie secretary ot sta1e. The pa pers indicated that the automobil2' and tractor businesses will 0e cols iid4ted a I rcir corporated as S1H1 0Gt.0c0 J el- a ware .corporation. The corporate powe s nf ne new com oa..V Will permit it to na-.ufhe ',.'" air. crafI, internal combusti11 locomitsNes and railroad cars and continue the auto mobile, truck and tractor business now conducted separately.
 he capital stock, it is understood, will be leld by Henry Ford Edsel B. Ford and Mrs. Henry Ford.
 Incorporation is to be under the Del aware laws because the Michigan statutes do not permit organization of a company with capital stock of more than $50 000 000
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS
 AGAINST COCA COLA co.


 Atlanta, Ga April 27.-Testimony that $1,000, 900 in beneficial certificates was paid by the old Coca Cola company in 1917 to the New York law firm of Colby and Brown, of which Bainbridge Colby, now secretary of state, was memmebr, in settlement of claim for breach of contract, was presented today in the hearing of injunction proceedings against the Coca Cola company of Delaware, by the Atlanta and Chattanooga Bottling companies.
 S. c. Dobbs president of the Coca Cola company, testified that Colby and Brown submitted 2 r'"~ fn~ reorganization of he old Coca Cola company which was not carried out. The certificates given the firm, he said were in no sense fee, but in settlement of the claim for al- legged breach of contract, growing out of negotiations handled by the firm for the sale of the old company.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
SESSION OF CABINET HELD
 IN WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY

Washington, April 27-The third ses- sion of the cabinet to be called by Pres ident Wilson since he became i'll was held today in the White House study. It was said that various subjects, most of them routine in character. were discuss ed.
 The note from the allied powers re- questing the United States to accept a mandate for Armenia had not reached the state department and it was under stood that the subject only was touched upon incidentally at the meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
COST OF LIVING HAS INCREASED
 94.s PER CENT. SINCE 1914

Boston, April 27.-The average cost of living for American wage earners ad- vanced per cent. between November, 1919, and March. 1920, according to report made public here today by the national industrial conference board This makes a total increase in the cost of living of 94.8 per cent since July, 1914 and of 21 per cent. within one year, the report said.
 Food prices in March were 100 per cent. higher than the average prices be- fore the war, according to quotations from more than 1000 dealers in 51 cities. Rents averaged AS per cent higher than in 1914 and clothing advanced d77 per cent. according to figures furnished by 209 dealers in 72 cities
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
RESULT or REPUBLICAN STATE
 CONVENTION IN WASHINGTON

Bellingham. Wash, April 27.-The re- publican state convention today selected four delegates-at-large to the national convention, named seven presidential electors and adopted platform
 The states delegation was instructed. m m a resolution unanimously passed by ene convention to -loyaliy use every means m tneir power to secure the pres idential nomination of Senator Mile. Poindexter of Washington.
 Guy F. Kelly. Tacoma, was fndorsed for national committeeman.
 The delegates were Thaddeus .. Lane, George H. Walker. R. ". Con- don and C. c. Barnett Two women ,rrrt among the alternates chosen.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
DEFECTIVE FINDS THIEF
 HE SEIZED IS HIS OWN SON

New Orleans, La. April 27.-Zorcastre Hy-ver. private detective, accompanied by city policeman, lay in wait early today at a printing office for suspected robb.sr. The intruder soon appeared was seized and when a light was flashed in bis face was recognized as the detectives son. Pleas for mercy were unavailing and the son was taken to jail by his fa- lher.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
COMMANDER OF GERMAN
 TROOPS IN RUHR RESIGNS

Berlin. April 27.-The resignation ;s officially announced of General vor Waiter, commander of tie tIernan troops in the Ruhr district during the recent disorders. It is generally believed that his resignation was due ID pres sure from the Leftists, who had ,ong clamored against his methods of settling .,ie trorbles there.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
EXPLORER AMUNDsEN IS
 RETURNING TO NOME, ALASKA

Washington. April 27.-Roald Amund- sen, who. set out two years ago in an ef fort to reach the north pole, is return ing to Nome, Alaska, according to a message received by the navy radio sta tion at Cordova, Alaska, today from An adyr, Siberia.
 from his ship, the Maud, which is ice- bound near the mouth of the Kolyma river. and left soon afterward. From Nome he will go to Seattle under his present plans.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
BRITISH GOVERNMENT NOT
 REBATING PANAMA CANAL TOLLS

Washington. April 27.-The British snnhassy advised the state department .rfty tNat it had been authorized to de- ly reports that the British government was relating 10 British ships tolls paid Or passage Sthrough the Panama Canal. The British government, the embassy nid.. only pays such tolls in cases where he kovernment has vessels on time :harter.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
AMERICAN woMEN's LEGION
 TO MEET IN wAsViNGTON

Washington. April .27. Tine first na- Nnal convention of the American Wc- aasn's Legion will be held here May 8, lf and IS. 1t was armour se1 t,dav, all Nonist. relatives of men who took part in lhs VET being invited to. ir-;ltri@e }'ea1v ani send two delegates for every z5 members Ameiioration of the condi- ion of the wounded soldiers, reduction ,ampaign of Americanization were nam d as objects of the legion.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
ALL DAY DEBATE IN HOUSE
 ON SOLDIER RELIEF BILL

washington. April 27.-The fight over the method of raising almost two billion. dollars for the soldier relief legislatior, precipitated an all day debate in fhe house today during which the repubit- cans on one side and the combination Of. democrats and insurgent republica. .c1,- ene other explained their proposals.
 representative Johnson, republican. south Dakota, announced that seventy five republican "insurgents' favored :, retroactive war profits" tax instead of- ., sales tax. proposed by republican leaders. His statement, if borne our later wilt. lndlcate an upset If the republican pro- gramme for passing the bill Monday without permitting action on the "war- pronts tax proposal Representati,a Garner of Texas, the democratic whsn. predicted that the result of the repubii- can caucus next Friday night would b.- to Whlp the insurgents into line.
 MT. Johnson and Representative fIs,,.- " T. Rainey. democrat. Illinois. in+ros uuceo during the day the war profi,.si.. tax olll. which would place an so nor cent levy on the increase of net income uuring the last four years over that-og tne pre-war period. The plan was a.s lacked by Representatives Green. Iovgs anu Longworth. Ohio republicans. v,to declared it would levy taxes on taxess e % uiat tne excess earnings of individ- uais and corporations during the war pE riod had already been taxed more ttaa i 50 per cent
 i To accept this plan means there p.iIl- De no soldier legislation" declared Mf..' Iongworth, adding that 1t wou.i 'RiIf- the soldiers bill beyond resurrection-
 Without giving the details. Mir. Long. worth said the republican plan for rais-- ing the money proposed a hve-foid scheme of taxation. Besides. the levy O.. sales. which he said. would not raise much |" Mir. Longworrh said all stock ex change transactions were 10 be taxer. while the existing levies on tobacco. if- comes and real estate sales were to be increased.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
POLICE BARRACKS IN COUNTY
 LIMERICK SURRENDERED

Tipperary. Ireland. April 27. = The Baliyander police barracks in County Limerick surrendered to 100 men who as- Eauited 1t with rifles and explosives this morning. The siege lasted for three hours.
 The victors seized arms. ammunition and bicycles belonging to the garrison and burned the barracks Three police men and one os the attacking party were urorrnded
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28

be fnd.r it's way into Mexico in defiance of treaty and armistice provisions NO definite information as to the origin or the shipment was available, however all though it was understood that the inter all.ed military commission of control had taken notice of the Mexican shipments some time ago.\
 The commission has charge Of German disarmament and presumably would take prompt steps to prevent any illicit trading in war equipment from that country, 1t was said,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
ss,o00,oo0 SALES AT ANNUAL
 SPRING AUCTION OF FURs

New York, April 27.-Fur sales at the annual spring auction which closed here today, approximated sS.OO0,000,, it was announced. Beaver pelts featured the f. nal transactions with prices from sS.5 50 to $50 each, increases generally of SO per cent. over last year.