Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-18

S49S, ,s73,0 900.
 Paris quoted the American dollar at i 13 frs soc compared with 13frs 63c at | previous close.
 The strike of doffers, which was be- gun Mondays in 19 cotton mills at Fall River continues.
 Representative Rogers introduced in the House a pure fabrics bill to apply to all kinds of merchandise. to s25S00O was received in or is in transit to New York from London.
 Senate Foreign Relations Committee favorably reported the nomination of Charles R. Crane to be Minister to China.
 It is reported new deposits of coal were found near Lyons France, and also in the Departments of Saone ad Nievre.
 A. petition is beine circulated on the New York Cotton Exchange to observe Good Friday and Easter Saturday as holidays.
 Three unions of the Great Lakes seamen asked for an increase of 30 per cent. in wages and an eight hour day.
 Rev. E. A. Carroll, e5, pastor of the A. NJ. E. Zion sSlurch, Torrington, died of dropsy. He was native of Goldsboro, N. C..
 A despatch to the Amsterdam Handelsbad from Berlin says that a soviet republic has been proclaimed at Hof, Bavaria.
 A Dutch torpedo boat has arrived in the harbor of Costerland, Wieringen Island, to guard the former German l Crown Prince.
 Brazil arranged to grant credit of | s25, 900 900 to Italy for the purchase of Brazilian products, including beef, cotton and sugaf.
 Major General Wood asked for and was granted leave of absence to con- duct his campaign for the republican nomination for president.
 Governor Edward of New Jerseys announced his intention of going tc the democratic convention to con- tinue the fight against prohibition. |. r ssf
 General Manager sasszza, of tn, Metropolitan Opera Co.,, denied ru- ! nor that he was negotiating for thu services of Mime. Luis Tetrazini anC | Titta Raffo.
 | A ear barn of the Danburx an,
 Bethel street railway company a
 Danbury, was burned with nineteen
 cars and the roads summer equip
 ment. The loss is s50.00e.
 Congress plans additional tax t
 provide revenues equal to those tn
 government will lose as result of tn
 decision of tho Supreme Court tha
 stock diviA->ds are not taxable.
 Representative Smith of New Yorl
 introduced a bill in the House to es
 tablish a credit in favor of German in this country to bring about reStor ation of normal trade relations. : The Vanadiunn Corporation of Amer : ica, controlled by Charles M. Scawal 2 declared an initial quarterly dividen of S1.50 a share, payable April 15 stock of record April l. Illicit distilling apparatus with capac l ity of 65 gallonsSwas brought to Ne l Bedford by federal officers the resu : of a raid on an abandoned farm o a the Slocum road in Dartmouth. e The New York Senate passed Ser ator Lockwood's bill providing thi
 salary increases granted New Yoi
 City school teachers last year to 5 paid them on June 20 this year. 6 According to reports received by Il I Department om Commerce gold prt $ duction of Australia continues = shink at an iRcreasing rate. Produ' '. tion last year was 202,236 ounces.
 Department of Commerce was at n vised Austrian business representa- = tives are arriving daily in England n resume trade relations and would lii d to reopen trade with the Unite
 States.
 Fuel oil bids opened by the na, . department less than ofe-11fth of Il "A five million barrels asked for ar .s prices quoted were more than one hun 'i dred per cent. above those in cure 9 contracts.
 e Instructions were issued by Il .11 committee on car service to railroa' :, entering Chicago from the East f U the allocation of 300 cars a day f <. the movement of grain from Westel r elevators.
 A large delegation of cattle raise
 in Colorado, headed by former Go
 ernor Ammons. appeared before t
 House Committee on Agriculture - opposition to the Anderson packer 1T control bill.
 e J. w. DeAsuero, member of Il IT board of governor of the New Yol Il consolidated stock exchange, died It New York of pneumonia. He VI
 treasurer of the American oil and r Is flning company.
 b The rbay "Liehtnin," with Frar h Bacon in the leading role. last nig l-,I celebrated it's 65Sth consecutive pc of formance at the Gaiety Theatre l. New York, which the manageme Tn claimed is a record.
 Claiming that their "wife" has n husbands and is divorced from none al them. Tiffic Sallie. of Cincinnati al at1 James Nick of Dayton. >Ohio, joint l. asked the police to arrest Margar Is Foster, 21, on charge of bigamy. t. HARTFORD cIGARMAKERs