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Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
LEAGUE OF NATIONS SHOWS
 A MORE CHEERFUL ASPECT

Geneva, Dec 1-(By the A. P.)-The league of nations city showed far more cheerful aspect today than at any time since the delegates to the assembly be- gan to gather from the four corners of the earth. The sun came out strong for the first time the dull anxious expres' sions disappeared from many facts, and petty annoyances were lost sight of be- cause the Armenia cloud which menaced the assembly has been broken by Presi- dent wilson's acceptance of the role of mediator.
 Even Arthur. |. BalfoNr. of the British delegation. who all along has been skep- tical of the results of mediation with Mustapha Renal, the Turkish Nationalist leader. expressed qualification this ev- eniur at seeing the United States. Brazl and Spain-two Americas and europe 3oininr hands in an endeavor to settle the vexed problem. The British statesman frankly said that all his doubts regard Ing the possibility of arriving at any sort of a satisfactory understanding with Mustapha Kemai had not yet disappear ed But one result, he pointed out. hao hee, obtained. and that was the won derful spectacle of North and South America and Europe getting together to try and settle difficulty in an obscure corner of on the Black Sea"
 aH one had suggested it five yearI aro." he added, The would have been re- rarded as a dreamer, and would indeed have been dreamer had the league or nations not come in the meantime"
 Rene viviani. representing France ex' pressed the warmest satisfaction ovel president Wilson's message and durlns The day received many congratulations a sit was generally conceded that It wa his efforts that saved the Aremnlai question from falling a victim to delay
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
Money to Corrupt Prohibition Agents
Crooked Liquor Dealers Have Thousands of Dollars Avail able to Buy Of Govern ment Officials.

New York, Dec 1.-Extensive efforts py liquor dealers 10 corrupt government agents with money were reported today by Captain Frank Frayser after his pro hibition enforcement forces had corralled several sellers of intoxicants to face fed- eral indictD ents charging them with Siv- ing and attempting to give bribe money to agents of the internal revenue bureau.
 The money-in varying sums-was given to agents for permits to withdraw A.luor 1koni pond for non-beverage pur- poses but which was really to be sold in barrooms, the indictments charged.
 It has been developed that crooked liquor dealers are always well prepared with large amounts of ready cash" Cap tain Frayser said. Usually they have thousands of dollars with which to buy off government officials. Satisfactory en- forcement of the law is hopeless if the agents are to be continually tempted on every turn with the lure of getting more money in minute than the amount of their salary in months or years, or, az frequntly is the case, in a lifetime-in legitimate employment.
 Inspectors in the federal prohibition service are expected to receive any money rendered them as bribes. and to deliver it to the United States attorney to be used as evidence for prosecution"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
QUOTATION CARDS OF
 BUILDERS BUREAU DESTROYED

New York, Dec 1-While blocked in it's investigation of the books of the bu reau by the injunction which Justice Hotchkiss vacated, the committee today progressed with it's investigation. Hear ing an admission from Miss Elizabeth O'Dea, stenographer employed in the bu- reau, that she had destroyed the much sought quotation cards" of the bureaus card system of estimates
 Miss O'Dea, who is about 30 years old and was once. cited for contempt by. the legislative committee. declared she had destroyed the cards at the direction of 8 member of the bureau whose name she could not recall. She asserted, how ever, that she had done so ''some months" before the launching of the in- quiry, and after the system had come into jdisuse.
 The quotation cards" were sought as evidence by the committee, which heard testimony today to the effect that the card system was employed by the bu- reau to establish uniformity in pric- es.
 The last legal obstacle to prevent tho joint legislative committee Investigating the building trust" from making in- ] quiry into the activities of the build eds supply bureau was cleared away tonight, when Supreme Court Justice Hotchkiss decided the committee could | retain possession of the books and rec
 ords seized as evidence at yesterdays 1 hearing.
 | Justice Hotchkiss also refused Martin Conboy, counsel for the bureau, stay
 to prevent the recall of Joseph Penny l chairman of the organization, as wit 1 ness before the committed
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
COMMENT oN WILSON AS
 MEDIATOR FOR ARMENIA

Paris. Dec 1.-The Temos. commenting today on President Wilson's accept1nc' of the invitation of the league of nations to act as Armenian mediator. says
 Thus the collective effort of the civ ilized world unanimously interested in the Armenians. succeeds in mobiiizing only the personal representatives of President Wilson, why should one be surprised How can one find fault with the league of nations ore the outgoing president of the United Statesf In Armenia. as else where, the Sevres treaty has given only an iliusory %a ace. and no one is in a po- sitIon to convert illusion into reality.
 dJf propfiety permitted. one might say of the authors of the treaty as Mir Wells has written of the boisheviki. they re- semble the prestldigitateur who has for. gotten his rabbit. and can't make anything come out of his hat
 Meanwhile. says the Temps. there is another mediator. the Russian bolsheviki '.who are not short-sighted conjurors. al they have. soldiers and gold which giv, them real power"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
PACIFIC OIL COMPANY
 HAS BEEN ORGANIZED


 New York, Dec. 1.-Organization of new company to be known as the Pa cific Oil Company was announced here tonight by the Southern Pacific Company as the chief feature of its plan prov id ing for the separation of it's oil anl rail- road properties.
 The new company will be organized under the laws of the state of Delaware with a capital stock of 3,50O.000 shares of no par value, for which the Soutuera Pacific Company will subscribe SIS per share, or s52, 900.
 From this amount the new company will purchase from the Southern Pacific Land Company, as of January l, 1921. for about s43,750,000 about 25s,oe0 acres of land now owned by the South ern Pacific Land company and 209,6s0 shares, having par value of S20.069, ,e0O. of the outstanding capital stock of the Associated Oil Company.
 The land to be purchased is situated in the state of California. About 25,000 of the 259,000 acres are proven oil lands and the remainder lands heretofore with drawn from the sale as possible oil lands. Holders of Southern Pacific shares will be given the right to pur- chase at SIS per share, one share of the stock of the new company for each share of Southern Pacific stock The capital stock of the new company is fixed at s,5o0,00o shares to correspond to the total number of shares of south ern Pacific stock outstanding. The segregation also involves the stock holdings of the Southern Pacific company | in the Associated oil Company, of whici it owned slightly more than 50 per cent Associated oil is at present receivin; i dividends at the rate of per cent annun Net earnings of the Southern Pacific oi properties for the year 1920 will approx
 innate $12,000,0O0, according to tonighti
 statement of the directors, and earnIngi
 for 1921. based on present production
 and prices, are expected to exceed thi
 years earnings.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
PRESIDENTIAL YACHT AT
 DISPOSAL OF HARDING

Washington. Dec. l-By direction oi President Wilson, Secretary Danielf riaced the- presidential yacht Mayflowef ct the disposal Of Prcsident-eiect Hard- ing today to complete his trip from panama to Washington. The secretary sent a radiogram to Senator Harding on inc steamer Pastores en routs 10 Nor folk, informing him that the Mayflowef 5rould be at Hampton Roads Saturday ,shen the Pastores Is due there and that President Wilson would be happy 10 have .enator Harding use the vessel for the
 assage to Washington.
 It was assumed that the Mayfiover you'd be ordered to lie at anchor in Hampton Roads after conveyin Secretary of State Colby 10 that pott Saturday, preparatory to hiH trip to South Amer lea.
 The president previously offered Sena- tor Harding the use of the Maynower and also of a b1ttleship for sis iou,uey when he learned that the senator isieud- ed to go to Panama on his vacation irin. Senator Harding declined the offer say ing that his arrangements already had been made.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
BROKERS MESSENGERS
 TIPPED OFF ROBBERS

New York, Dec 1.-Joseph GregarIo. 25, arrested last night with his brother Tony, 20. in connection with the hoid-up and robbery of $467 ,o00 worth of bonds from two brokers messengers, has con- fessed that h. ''tipped of several con- federates who carried out tn etheft, Dis trict Attorney: Lewis of Brooklyn an- IounGed tonight.
 The younger brother was employed as head runner for Kean, TayiSl X Co. t1ei brokerage firm which WAS sendin. the bonds to a Brooklyn f.n for exchange Tor other securities. Joseph confessed, the officials said, that Tony telcphoned him when the messengers left the office and when they might be expected to reach Brooklyn.
 Joseph told the officials he had met several men in crap gismes in Brooklyn who showed much interest in him when they learned his brother was employed in a brokerage house. These men suggested he declared. that it would be easy for Tony to give the tip when there was "a big job on," and this procedure was fol- lowed.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
RENEWAL OF SENTIMENT ny
 FILPINOS FOR INDEPENDENCE

Washington, Dec. l.--Political activi- ty and post war economic disturbances have caused a renewal of sentiment in the Philippine Island for independence according to Governor-General Burton Harrison's annual report made public to- night The governors recommendation that independence be granted is renew ed with the declaration that the stable government stated as a prerequisite has already been established in the Philip pines."
 The first general elections in the is- lands in July, 1919. demonstrated the ability of the Filipinos to effect po- litical government. the report said, al- though irregularities and defects in the comments equal suffrage for the islands Among the recommendations of the governor-general are: Revision of the land and immigration laws; development ot port and harbor facilities and com p aign to interest American business mer nd capitalists in the commercial pos abilities of the islands.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02

Carranza announced definitely that he would retire fropi office al the expiration ot his term on Dec l. 1920. and thAt elrc- tions would be held n a regular and lesa.l manner, General n,re-on was the lrss to announce his IidaSy. From hls hacienda home in .s4nora early this yea ne issued a manifesto which proclaimed him the leader Of the liberal constiln- tionalist party and announced a platform of reform upon which he purposed ic make his campaign. He immediately be gan a tour of the republic.
 Meanwhile politics was fcrmeniinr if the national capital General Pablo G1n- gales. as first reputcd to hold the oiiicial favor of President Carranza as his sue cessor, began an active campaign. and within few weeks Ignacio l;ouilias, al that time Mexican nmhassador io the United States. annLU3c'-a his candidacy as q civilian, charging that obrcgun and Gonzales both represented iho military classes. Refuting the latter assertion. obregon requested congress to withdraw his rank as general. but this was rt- fused.
 Early in Aprn Gereral obregon retired to his home in Sonora following publisi- ed charges that inc Carranza regime was attempting to emLai..iss his candidacy Almost coincidont with tlis retirement came the defection of Adoifo de la uue.- ia, who as governor of Senora ref'.see to recognize the sovei eieisnty of President Carranza In certain state affairs This disagreement eliminated early in May in open revolution with which C neral Oh- regon and numerous Of his political aids and large numbers Of followers became affiliated.
 Followed then in quick succession ths march of the army oc the north on Mex .co City and it's subsequent hloodleEs clp- ture. the flight of Presidsnt Carranza and his cabinet and the teath Of the exccuii, !, in a lonely mountain hut
 Adoifo de la Huerta was elected by icongress as the provisional president. fo act until Dec. 1. General Obregon im- ,mediately returned to an energetic cam Ipaign and In Sepien Der was overwheinn- anEly elected president An official can vass of the votes cssl ss0wed that Ger- eral obregon received l.i5,.75l and his nearest opponent. Alfredo Rob,cs Donrin- guez. received 47.lg2.
 Since the election General OhreCon has remained in Mexico City. 1ctiyc.y engaged in preparing for his induction into ofIicc
 He varied his routine by a short visit to the Texas state fair al Dallas and upon
 his return declared q at nc vas convinced
 that cordial relations exist and win exis' between Mexico and the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
REF. HOUSE LEADERS FORMING
 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Washington, Dec. 1.-Repub.ican lead CTS in the house are preparing to com D lete organizations of the committee on appropriations in conformity with the res clution adopted last session increasing its membership to thirty-five and placing all appropriation measures in its hands. The fourteen additional members will be se- lected by the committee of committees -alfed to In0et Friday.
 Representative Mondeli, Wyoming. ma jority floor leader. Representative Mann Illinois, chairman of the commit fee on committees: Representative Mad den, Illinois. q member of the repubii can steering committee. and Represents tive Butler. Pennsylvania. chairman of the naval affairs committee, conferred today in connection with the matter. Later Mir. Mondell said that In his opin- ion, the house probably would not have consolidated all Appropriations under one committee had 1t known that Presi- dent Wilson wus going to veto the ex- ecutive budget measure. to which this step was supplemental without the budg- ct, he said. he. believed 1t would take longer to act on the appropriation meas ures through one committee than If the old system was still in vogue
 Mir. Nondeii addtd. however. that he favored carrying out the intent of the house resolution.
 Tine republican fsoor leader thought very little could be done at the shori session outside of passing the appropri- alton measures although he added that no one could say at this time what tho legislative program would be-
 The republican caucus rule. leader
 said. prevented membership of more thaI one of the primary committees. In mak
 ing up the additional membership for th' appropriations committee. 1t was added they would have to decide the relative rank of the members. The seven com mittees which formerly made up appro priations are all primary committees an'
 if any of the members are given place
 on the appropriations committee. the will have to resign from membership | on the other committees.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
FIRST MEETING OF THE
 NEW SHIPPING BOARD

Washington, Dec 1.-At the first meet ing of the new shipping boar dtoday Chairman Benson told the seven comrnis- sioners that so far as he had been able to det.rmine, defects in the board noted during the investigations of the Walsh committee had either been corrected or remedial steps taken prior to the actual meeting of the committee.
 ''The board unanimously expressed the feeling" Chairman Benson said later. that every effort should be made to as- sist the Walsh committee in it's work and t, cooperate ,yath it in every possible way in carrying out it's investigations and that every effert would be made to obtain further evidence and to prosecute an guilty parties as soon as such evidence was obtained, regardless of whether Il were ia the organization or outside.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
JUDGE DIED OF APoPLExY
 AFTER DELIVERING CHARGE

New York, Dec. 1.-After charging jury in general sessions this afternoon in the murder case against Edward Gun neen, Judge James T. Malone for thir- teen years a general sessions judge, died suddenly of apoplexy in a wash room outside his chambers. His body was found by Judge John F. Mcintyre.
 Three hours later when the. jurors re- turned to the court room with verdict of guilty of manslaughter against the prisoner whose trial Judge Malone had conducted, they learned of his sudden end. All were shocked at the news and the foreman expressed their sorrow to Judge Wadhams who received the verdict.
 Judge Malone was boFn in Norwich. Conn, in January, 1865. He was a grad uate of Phillips Exeter Academy, liar yard Unive.ety and Harvard law school He was admitted to the bar in 1891. A widow and five children survive him.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02

cosk, Dec 1.-(By The A. P)-A drapery establishment owned by Thomas O'Gorman, who is prominently identified with the Sim Fein movement, was set on fire and completely destroyed shortly after the termination of the surfew hour this morning when the military pfffols had been withdrawn. A shop adjoining this establishment and the offices of an English insurance company in the upper part of the building were burned.
 There was much shooting in various parts of the city during the night. A young man who has not yet been identi- ded was brought to the hospital fatally wounded.
 If the destruction of prcGerty con- tinues at the present mig .lly rate, the Cork business district soon will be wip- cd out
 All of the town sho9keepers are adver- Using bargain sales in order to convert their stock into cash The exodus of people from Cork continues.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
UNENPL0 aMENT CAUSING
 TROUBLE IN LONDON SUBURBS

London, Dec 1-Restiveness among the city's unemployed, coupled with the lack of housing accommodations, led to the seizure of the town hall at Edmon- ion, a norehern suburb of London, by several hundred men today, The oc- cupation of the building was entirely without violence The men announce that they will use the town hall as their headquarters until something is done for hem.
 The town hall at .Tottenham, another Horking district near the city, was the cone of similar peaceable seizure yes arday. The unemployed men who ook possession of the building, however, svacuated it today when the council an-
 ounced thats accommodations had been
 ound for the in the coroner's court ana I two large storehouses
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
s7s CASUALTIES IN IRELAND
 THUS FAR THIS YEAR

London, Dec 1 (By the A. P.).-Six hundred and seventy-three persons hao been killed or wounded in Ireland uo to Nov. SI of this year by anti-government clements, according to statement issued today by the home office. The deaths dc not include twenty persons killed nj Lon 1onderry and sixty-two in Belfast during the summer rioting, nor fifteen cadets killed in the kllnichael ambuscade Sun day night
 The statement says that 151 policemcl, have been killed and 230 wounded tns forty-seven soldiers have met with deatf and 103 wounded. Civilians to the rum Der of forty-One have been killed ard l0i wounded.
 Sixty-seven courthouses have been dc stroyed and 52S police barracks have bee destroyed and 161 danagedS There hdv been sS6 raids on mails and forty -fy,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
USING AIRPLANEs TO 'sMUGGLE
 LIQUOR FROM CANADA

Winnipeg. Dec. 1.-Airplanes are being used by an organization band of boot leggers for liquor smuggling operations across the United States border, local police reported today.
 'rhe officials" according to local paper, now have full evidence proving the most thorough and costly organiza- tion on the part of the law breakers even to the extent that American snug glers have been and are guaranteed by certain liquor dealers and bootleggers against interference by Canadian law, so that when smugglers are captured. the liquor people with whom they do busi- ness in Manitoba pay the penalties.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
SENATOR YORK NAMED MAYOR
 PRO ITEM OF WILLIAMSON. W. VA

Williamson. W. Va. Dec l.-siate Senator William York. republican. was named mayor pro tenn by three members of the city commission al it's meeting here tonight. Senator York will assume duties of Mayor Peters who Is ill In a Cincinnati hospital The action was taken after the military had notified civil authorities that the city must be cleaned up." The police department had been almost powerless to act with out a mayor.
 No disorders have been reported to military headquarters in the,s last % hours Colonel Herman Hall. in com mand of the provisional battalion of United States troops in the strike zone. said tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
FOLLOWERS OF D'ANNUNZIo
 WARNED TO WITHDRAW

Rome, Dec. 1.-General Caviglia, com nander of the Italian regulars investing Plume, in a proclamation to be conveyed 10 D'Annunzio's forces by aiIp ane, 5 it is the intention of the Italian gov ernment to enforce the conditions of the Rapallo treaty withc.t delay. This an- nouncement Is made in a newspaper dis patch from Triest.
 The proclamation invites the poets lexionaries to withdraw behind the from tiers of the free state of Plume and re- frain from useless resistance to the en- erEetic measures the Italian government is prepared to take.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
No. Intended ts Hinder Commerce.

London, Dec. 2r-The Milan correspon- dent of the London Times. discussing the seni-official announcement of the procla- nation of the blockade of Plume, says that the communique explains that the block ade IS only intended to prevent any event. ual hostile movement, and not to hinder pcnInerce The correspondent adds:
 "D'Annunzio has replied that he will Instruct the regenqy's representative at Rome to ask for his passports, and will consider the regency of Quarnero at war with Italy from Dec. 3.
 ~In private letter to the national so- eiety at Triest, DAnnunzio, after inviting she naaionalists to erect barricades, calls Casiglia a traitor and Giolitti mad- man"
 Triest, Dec (By the A P)-DAn- nunzio has sent an ultinatum to Italy from Plume declaring state of war from Dec. 3.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
ARMENIA DESIRES SERVICES
 OF MAJOR GENERAL WOOD

New York, Dec 1.-Armenia desires the services of Major General Leonard Wood as administrator of s20. .o00, ,00O fund which it proposes to raise for the aid of that country, according to a ca blegram received here tonight byg the Near East Relief from Bctor Aharoni- an, diplomatic representative of the Ar menian republic attending the League of Nations assembly session at Geneva.
 It previously had been reported from Geneva that General Wood had been mentioned as possible selection by the League of Nations Armenian comhilttes to lead a proposed Armenian campaign against Mustapha Renal Pasha, Turk ish Nationalist leader.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
CHARGED WITH THEFT
 OF AUTOS VALUED AT S1ee, ,oee

New York, Dec. 1.-Charged with par in the recent tfeft in Detroit of ne wautomobiles valued at $1o0, 900, which police say were brought overland to this city. shipped to Norway and sold, Sven NyQuist, automobile accessory deal CT, was arrested here today. and held iq s10,00O bail
 The arrest followed discovey in New York waehouse of one of the stolen ma chimes. Nyquist was held on techni- cal charge of having illegally transported a stolen automobile from Detroit to this 'ity.
 Three other men, alleged members of an organized band which perpetrated the tnefts, have been arrested in other cities.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-02
NEW YORK "FLYER- DETAILED
 WEST OF SPRINGFIELD. O.

Springfield. O.. Dec. i.-AlthouEh the engine and two passenger coaches turn cd over and third coach partially caI,- sized. no one was injured when the Big Four New York Flyer" was deraiied at Enon. le miles west Of here shortly af- ter o'clock this afternoon.
 Twenty-Five passengers were transfer red 10 the second section and carried yn to Columbus