Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-01

Porto Rican sugar strike reporNd settled with an increase of 100 per cent in wages.
 New York quoted bar silver at $1.. ,9 S-4 an ounce compared with S2 5-4 pence in London.
 Members of corn producing states claimed in the house that all records would be broken.
 In series of fires in New York three persons were killed, eight in iured and 300 rescued.
 Living costs have advanced more in seven foreign countries since 1914 than in the United States. | James H. Stack, one of the best known hotel men in the United States, | died at his home in New York.
 Aero Club of America cabIed a chal- | lenge to the Aero Club of France for | the International Aviation trophy. General Pershing was qualified to appear on the Republican ballot in Michigan's presidential preference pri- mary April 5. Twenty states will cooperate in opposing action of Rhode Island to have the 18th amendment declared un- constitutNnal
 An Alabama apiary announced it was ready to ship to Northern Canada by airplane s1,600 worth of bees for breeding purposes.
 Argentine exports of grain this week totaled S,5OO,GOO bushels of wheat, 4.133, GOO bushels of corn and 749,000 bushels of oats.
 National Assembly of Germany re- ceived protests of German Ship own CTS against the delivery of German freight ships to the allies.
 Official reports received at London declared that French troops at Ma rash in Syria were having a severe struggle with Turkish forces.
 Summer home of former United States Senator Lippitt in Cumberland, Pawtucket, R. l., was burned incur ring loss estimated at s100,0
 Purchase of ten standard 5000 ton steel steamships from the United States Shipping Board has been an nounced by the Lloyd Royal Beige of Antwerp.
 Formal inquiry was made at the State Department by the British Elm bassy as to the acceptability of Sir Auckland Geddes to be British Am bassador.
 Unless the Boston Symphony Or chestra players are recognized as a union by the trustees, they will form an orchestra themselves under union utilization.
 w. J. Bryan requested withdrawal of a petition to place his name on ] the ballot as candidate for Presiden- tial endorsement by North Dakota Democrats.
 Five men were injured when a car of a westbound train jumped the track at a switch in the Hudson and Man. haitian tube just east of Exchange Place, Jersey City.
 Raids by Federal agents and police in Cleveland resulted in the arrest ot loads or radical literature were found in homes of the men.
 To relieve the critical coal shortage in Boston, Mass. Mayor W. L. Glea- son sent GO city laborers to dig out stalled freight cars loaded with coa- in the railroad yards here.
 Investigation os Rear Admiral Sims charges that the II. s. Navy failed tc cooperate fully with the allies durina the war will begin March g, with the Admiral as the first witness. 1 Charles E. Weegham, owner of s string of restaurants and former presi- dent of the Chicago Federal League and Chicago National League base. ball clubs, was sued for divorce.
 Appropriation of an additional $1oo,. 100000 year for the next four year. to aid the states in road building wa. proposed in a bill introduced today by Senator Chambers, democrat t Oregon.
 The new police patrol boat Mahant formerly of the navy, arrived at New York from Hampton Roads, covered with ice and showing effect of storn which made six larger boats put bacl into port.
 I Postmaster General BurIeson, Rea Admiral Benson, retired, and Waite, s. Rogers, of La Grange, III. werr nominated by President Wilson to tn, international conference on communi cations to be held in Washington soon.
 Allied Supreme Councils decision tt investigate the prevailing high price and the question of exchange vii necessitate splitting of conference into two bodies and continuing tn sessions in London at least anothe week.
 A number of prominent generaIs an, admirals accused by the Allies of wa crimes issued a declaration which while reitreating their refusal to ap pear before a foreign court, declar they will go on trial before a Ger man judge.
 The Senate passed and sent to tn House the Underwood resolution ere ating a commission to treat witt Canada for abrogation of restriction on export of pulp wood and newsprin paper. To carry on the work s50,00 was appropriated.
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