Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-23

| Census Bureau announced 11,25s, 117 bales of cotton were ginned for 1919.
 Bar silver was quoted at St.26 an ounce in New York compared with 72 5-S in London.
 The savoie, bringing Georges Car oentier. Europe's heavyweight cham hion arrived in New York.
 Early agreement between Jugoslavia and Albania on settlement of the Adri- atic problem was predicted in Wash Ington.
 Canadian militia granted increase in pay Officers received 10 per cent. in- crease and enlisted men are now get ting s1.7o a day.
 Two women and one man convicted of blackmailing, face maximum sem tence of PAP years imprisonment and a fine of s57iooo.
 Recount of votes in the Ford New | berry election controversy for the | seat of junior senator from Michigan 1 win begin today.
 Washington legislators predict quick ratification of the Federal woman suffrage amendment by the state leg islature of New York.
 According to reports from General Skinner, housing conditions in Lon don are worse than in New York or any other America city.
 British embassy at Washington was advised that Ambassador Geddes will sail from England on April 10 >on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria.
 Hundreds of thousand dollars worth of merchandise reported being held at Ottawka, owing to 8 shortage of UnNBf States cars to export the stuff. Using the Murman railroad as . base the bolsheviki started an offen- sive against Finland, according to re- ports received at the Finnish legation at Washington.
 The executive board of the connec- ticut Women's Suffrage Association will establish headquarters at Hotel Taft in New Haven during the repub- i lican state convention. General Milne, commanding the British forces occupying Constanti- noSS issued statement declaring that allied occupation of the Turkish capital is only provisional. l Railroad officials of lines operating east of Chicago and St. Louis re- ported total volume of traffic con tinues to exceed volume of core spending period last year.
 
 1 Mexican authorities at Puebla dis covered that w. o. Jenkins. American Consular. agent there, is. planning ; 1 secret flight to-. the United State l and have taken steps to prevent it. j New Jersey Public Service Com
 mission permitted the Atlantic
 Surburban Railway Co. to increase it fare on each of it's zones gent ol single tickets, to take effect April l. Il Floods are reaching daneerou
 stage in Massa chusetts and through ' out New England. Many familie have tpacked their possessions ant are ready to move should the dam burst.
 r Standard Oil Co. effected the re lease of the Rev Dr. A. L. Sheltor the missionary who was captured Chinese gueriilas, and held for $500 ransom.
 g Besides the busting of five social :. ist assemblymen from the New Tor 1 legislature it was demanded in tt f majority report of the Assembly Jr 8 diciary that the socialist party
 outlawed.
 A new fiscal policy for Canada wi ' be outlined in the house of common
 on the return of Sir Robert abo' | May 1. according to announcemer . bv,.C. C., Ballantyne, minister of m; = rine. and fisheries.
 g Secretary Houston submitted a pI;
 to the house ways and means con g nittee calling for. reduction from e to 4.75 per cent. in the interest ra V on American loans of ss,5oo, ,0oO, 900 = allied governments.
 e Maurice Riley, 7s. civil war we Il eran. died at the New Britain hosp e tai from a fractured skull receiy l. earlier in the afternoon when he f. '- down an elevator shaft at the Stanl y Works ie A spectacular but diqineo' enc l. to procure the release of Eugee
 Debs from tbe Atlanta penitentia
 will be made in Washington April
 National Socialist headquarters T Chicago announced. 1T The liner Manehuria arrived at M " York. carrying $500 canaries. thr m monkeys ond q n1sn O. swans. Tn l. were consigned to an animal deal' Id of New YOck. The ship sailed fr' lg Hamburg and Southampton. T. Since the return of the MeHie C. consul in London to Mexico City, lo plan rto initiate air service betwe Ve the frontier of Mexico and princil n- cities to carry mail. express and p;
 sengers, received great publicity.
 Chairman Kahn of the house mi 10 tary affairs committee. Introduced
 bill allotting to the States, Germ he war trophies captured by the Anne 70 ca ntrops. They will be distribui on accordil; to to the number of troC v, supplied by the states. CT