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Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
ROOSTER SAVED cox
 TRAIN FROM WRECK

Wichita. Kansas. Sept sO.-A vagrant rooster and Cox luck tonight warded Governor Cox, officials of the democratic presidential, candidates party. declared. from danger of another wreck.
 Soon after the governors arrival here, Il runa way rooster was found perched on the trucks under the candidates private ear, Tine Federal" Capture <of the rooster, railroad employees said, led to discc\try that hanges of the car wheels were worn and in imminent danger of breaking and .ditching the car g
 The rooster was secured and new wheels placed on the governors car to make it, his travel director said, Cox Sure" for future travels q
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
EXPLOSION TORE HOLE IN
 A WORCESTER FACTORY

Worcester, Mass, Sept 3o.-An explo- sion of blower continuing a large quan- tity of celiuloid on the third floor of the W. D. Earle and company factory in Leo- minister this noon, tore a hole in the brick wall twenty-fi feet long and eight feet wide and started fire. The property damage was about s 3,000.
 In the haste to leave the factory follow ing the explosion. Olra A Slade fell down flight Of stairs and broke an arm, Murray H. Bates, George Douglas and William Sergeant suffered severe burlis.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
LEYLAND LINE FREIGHTER
 LOST BEARINGS IN FOG

Nanant, Mass. Sept so.-The Ley land line freighter oxonian. bound from Boston for Liverpool, slipped past the dangerous reef Sof Morman's Woe in a dense fog today and brought up in Ma hant bay, where her captain learned of the danger he had avoided and got his bearings to proceed. The fog cov- cred the coast and the crew of Nahant guards who went out to the Oxonian in answer to it's whistled call for help said the escape of the big freighter was re- rnarkahle A
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
BRITISH COAL MINERS
 FAIL TO REACH pEcIsIo

s Lopdop, Sept 2asu=The onfeFrnoec iot miners delegates which met iocay to consider the new crisis which has arss- en over the failure Of the miners rr5- resentatives and owners to reach sn agreement spent the day ia dehate with out reaching a decision as to whether they should carry out their coal strike move ment
 Another meeting will be held tomor- row and the general impression was that the miners would approach Premier Lloyd George again and that there would be further suspension Of Inc strike notice for one week to enable the holding of more meetings btwcen the miners and the owners. Last Friday the sst-ike mo- tices' which would have expired satur- day and caused the strike 10 begin or Monday were suspended for week
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
Litfluanians to Enter
 Peace Conference
Has Accepted Invitation Ex- tended by Poland Confer ence Probably Will Begin Today.

Paris. Sept. 3O-Lithuania has accept ed the invitation of Poland to send delegates immediately to Suwalh and the Polish-Lithuanian peace conference probably will begin tomorro wor Satur- day, the French foreign office was in- formed today. It was pointed out at the foreign ministry that indications were better for final settlement of the dif- faculties betwe0l the two countries than tt any time since the crisis developed
 Both Lithuania and Poland have ex- pressed willingness to negotiate along the ines laid down by the league of nations, which during the last few days has been extremely active in bringing the repre- sentatives of the two countries together.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
WOMAN JUMPED OVERLOADED
 FROM STEAMER PROVIDENCE


 Fall River. Mass, Sept. SO.-A wo- man who had engaged stateroom on the Fall River line steamer Providence under the name of Mrs. Mary Newell, jumped overheard soon after the steam ship left New York last night, officers reported to the police on the arrival of the vessel here today. A number of the passengers saw the woman's body as it fell into the water, a distance of 30 feet, from the gallery deck. The steamer was stopped and small boat searched the waters for half an hour but found no trace of the woman.
 In the stateroom officers found a note asking that a son. Beach Newell of Bal timore, and daughter Mrs. L. Ernest Collier of New York city, be notified. Several letters addressed to different in- dividuals also were found in the state room.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
YOUTHFUL MILL OPERATIVE q DETAINED AS \ LEPER

Boston. Sept so,-Health authonties today detained as a leper Joanlsui-n- De Costa. a mill operative 22 years of age. who had gone to local hospital for treatment for a skin disease It WIS said he had undoubtedly had ieprosy fo. several years without knowing f. De Costa, who is not married. will be sent to the state leprosarium at Penikese fs- land. the seventeenth of the unfortunafsa now restricted there.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
SHOE WORKERS ARE TO
 RESUME NEGOTIATIONS

Haverhill. Mass, Sept 3O.-Represen- tatives of the Shoe. Workers Protective Union and the Haverhill Shoe Manufac- turers' Association agreed today to re- sume negotiations looking toward accept ance of a working agreement designed to present strikes or lockouts for two years It was also agreed that committee rep
 enting both should begin at once the Work of classifying the factories and ad- justing the wage scale.
 The manufacturers previously had in- sisted that the proposed agreement be accepted by the union before provision was made for classification and for adop- tion of a uniform wage scale. The union members objected to this. asserting that it was the intention of the manufactur- CTS to reduce wages.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
GALE RAISED HAVOC
 WITH GOLF coSsTEsrAyrs

Atlanta. Ga. Sept 3O.-A forty nisls an hour gale that carried golf balls far out of line played havoc w.th contestzats in the southern open chzmpionsh.p which opened here today Indications were that few scores for the day would be under so.
 Jack Hutchinson. Chicago. and Fred die Mcleod. Washington. two of the most prominent pmrofessionals .n the tournament and the first 10 tee of. had a terribl struggle on the first nine holes. Hutchinson turned In . lI while Mcleod made it in l5.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
POLAND SHORT OF GRAIN
 AND FARMING IMPLEMENTS

New York. Sept 3o.-Forty per cent. of Poland Is without grain and farming implements as a result of the Russian so- viet invasion and the subsequent east ward advance of the Polish armies. ac- cording to cablegram received today by the official Polish purchasing bureau here from the Polish food minister
 Crops in Poland are extremely poor this year. owing to bad weather, the mes Eage added. and the food minister said 1t would be necessary for 150,00o tons of grain to be shipped to Poland from the United States immediately
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
WIDOW CONTESTS WILL
 OF GEORGE II. WOOD

Bridgeport, Conn., Sept, sO.-Nhether Mrs. George IL Wood will get all but Ss of her late fusbad,s S20.0O0 or widow dover rights of one third of the amount depends upon her proving the verify of the terms of q copy a will purporting to have been drawn in January, 1919. while she was the fance of the doctor. The physician died recenly and the will the widow claims was made by him has not been found so she today In the probate court offered what she claims is copy.
 By the terms of >the will she is left the entire estate except for a bequest of $5 left to a stepson, Calls Reed Two half brothers, Ernest L. Weed. of Stam- ford and Charles Wood of New York arr contesting the probate of the will which if it is not allowed will get two thirds of the estate.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
AUTO ACCIDENT FATAL
 TO SPRINGFIELD MAN

Springfield. Mass. Sept 5o-Abraharf INeiner ded today of injuries received last night when he and two women wers struck by hospital ambulance whicE was driven past troller car from which passengers were alishting Mss Mar garet Morgan is in a critical condition with fractured skull and Miss Agnet Foley is in a hospital with a dislocated collar bone and concussion Of the bralaS but will recover. David Settle, driver of the ambulance was held in court tc- day charged with driving so as to en- danger lives. Witnesses say the arabu- lance Wa sgoing at high speed though not on an emergency call Settle says hn was driving 16 miles an hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
WESLEYAN ENDOWMENT FUND
 HAS REACHED s2,265, 900

Middletown. Conn, Sept. 3o.-An- nouncement was made today that the s3,oo0, 900 endowment fund started last year at Wesleyan university for new college buildings has reached a total of S2,265 000 A special committee to take charge of raising the remainder of the fund was appointed R. Nelson Ben, nett, of Wilkesbarre, Pa, is chairman of the committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
BIRTH OF TWINS SAVES
 MOTHER FROM EXECUTION

Ottawa, Ont. Sept. s0.-Mrs. Maris Anne Houde Gagnon. mother of twtns born two motnths ago in prison. who was sentenced to. be executed tomorrow at Juebec after having been found guilty of murder. will serve a life sentence in the penitentiarys instead as the re- suit of a decision by the cabinet cours cil made public today. sr. .e -
 Testimony of physicians submitted tc the cabinet showed that her execution would jeopardize the life of her babfes She was convicted of r1urdering her ster daughter under conditions of extrens cruelty. VI.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

strong and gives no indication of weak enir= Because of this apDsornt sers.- mcnt. the review stated. rciailers art postponing buying or are buying ona, for current requirements.
 While housing conditions verercpre- scented as being acut in all communl.ics The boards figures he'd out hope for an early renewal Of construction. Ne- teriai prices show the effect Of price cut ting in other commodities and certain ly have passed the peak" the review said
 Chicago and envi-ens have been mos, favored with respect 10 price reductions in building materials and construcfscn where according 10 the boards reportf prices fell between IS and 2s per cent During the last thirty days the seeis-r was said to prevail that price revision ir this like other lines of trade vas duo 10 spread. ,...
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
FLOOD IN ITALY CAUSED
 LOSS OF SEVERAL LIVES

Turin, Italy. Sept 2s.-Trafic through the Mt. Cenis tunnel, which connects Italy and France. is still in- terrupted by floods along the Dora Bal tea river, which are doing great damage along that stream. The village of San Bertrand has been almost destroyed
 and several persons have lost their lives.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
vIscoUNT sHIBUsAwA TO
 VISIT THE UNITED STATES

rokio. Sept so.-viscount shibusawa, president of the American-Japanese as socistion, and viscount Kaneko. privy councillor, according to the belief ex- pressed by the newspapers. will shortly visit the United States ito present the Japanese side of the J7panese-American problenas
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
CLoUDBURsT CRIPPLED PHONE
 SERVICE IN NEW CANAAN

New Canaan, Conn. Sept. 50.-Wa- ters from a cloudburst here today food ed the operating room of the Southern New England telephone exchange and put out of commission the locar switchboard. While persons here could points no connections were possible in this place. An emergency switchboard is being installed but service locally will not be possible before tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF
 CONDITIONS IN HAITI

Washington. Sept. SO.-Rear Admiral Knapp recently sent to Haiti by the state department to investigate condi- tions, has made a preliminary report telling of a very satisfactory confer ence with the president of Haiti
 One of the subjects in. controversy in Haiti was the reported holding up of the salaries of the president and other officials of the government According to state department officials, this has been satisfactorily arranged and salar- ies are now being paid.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
arning for Shipping Off Atlantic Coast
Intensity of Storm Of the Middle Atlantic and South ern New England States Yesterday.

New York Sept. s0.-The weather bureau here today issued the following storm warning:
 Noon today. Southern storm cen tired over South Carolina and secondary storm centered over southeastern Penn sylvanla. Disturbances will increasa in intensity and merge off southern New England coast, attended by strong 10 whole gales off Middle Atlantic and New England coasts. Advise all ship ping to exercise great caution"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
ATTEMPTING TO
 BREAK AWAY FROM AUSTRIA

Vienna, Sept. 2s.-The province of voralbuerg, the westernmost district of Austria, persisting in it's attempt to break away from the mother country, has sent the Vienna government, for transmission to the league of nations, formal petition that the province be permitted to unite with Switzerland.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
AM|ER|CAN|SM FIRST OBJECT,
 THENWELFARE IF ALL LAhDS

Sterling Sentiment Expressed by Mrs. Edith Kermit Roosevelt Widow of Former President Theodore Roosevelt, in Ad vocacy of the Election of Republican Presidential Ticket Appeals to the Manhood and Womanhood' of Amer ica to Make Their Influence Felt in Behalf of the Nation Warns That It is Not Necessity to Forget Our Duty to Our Neighbor in Doing Our Duty at Home.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
SETH DEATH FROM THE
 WALL STREET EXPLOSION

New York, Sept. s0-The death toll from the Wall Street explosion Septem- Der Is, was increased to SS tonight when Alfred c. Phipps. 2S. broker of New York city, died in New York hos pitaL Death resulted from burns intern al injuries and fracture of both legs.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
NEW LOW RECORD FOR
 RAW AND REFINED SUGAR

New York. sert 5o.-Prices of sudEar declined today to new low records for his years for both raw ard refred sraaes-.-
 The Federal Sugar Refining company reduced its prices half a cents 10 the basis of l3 cents pound for fine gra1- uiated- -
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
DOWNWARD TREND OF COST
 OF LIVING IN CANADA

Ottawa, Ont. Sept sa.-Furthsr de- clines in the cost of living throughout Canada are expected in the near future
 said statement today by the depart ment of labor. Declines already no,ed indicate the beginning Of downward movement toward pre-war levels. -s~
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
WHOLESALE PRIoEs OF
 E. Sw. SHIRTS REDUCED

Troy. N. r. Sept so.-Earl and W.T. son today announced reductions in the wholesale prices of shirts The reduc- tons cover practically every grade and range from sL50 to se4 per dozen.
 About a week ago the connarv an- nounced reduction in the price of col lars.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
COOLIDGE MAKES FLEA
 FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE

Great Harrington. Mass, Sept. 3o.--A plea for industrial peace and "a cessa- ton of the interruption of production" was made by Governor Coolidge. re- publican candidate for vice president, D an address before the annual fair of
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
Governors to ,Ie-t -pee,mb.r i.

Harrisburg. Pa. Sept. 5e.-The cun= ference of governors which was to have held its annual sessions in this city last May. will meet here on December for a three-day session .
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
Minerand visits Q. s. Ambassador

, Paris, Sept. 3o-Presfdent Millerard visited Hugh c. Wallace, the American Ambassador. this afternoon. Later he paid a visit to the other ambassadors in Paris.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
WAVE OF PRICE REDUCTION IS
 SPREADING ID MANY LINES

Fact Revealed Federal Reserve Boards Monthly Business Revew-Board Finds That Business Conditions Now Are Definitely the Road Toward Stability Retailers Are Buying Carefully and Not in Large Quantities. There is Much Evidence of Increased Efficiency on th. Part of Labor.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

No painter can portray the pleasurs a man derives from entertaining h1D wife's relatives for q week. < FILLERS
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01
BRIEF TELECRAMS

Bar gold was quoted in London at 1l7s 9d an ounce against lis lid at last close.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Fire at the plant of the Yargoo Mills Inc, at Slocums, R. L, caused loss estimated at S10O,0Oo
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Paris quoted American dollar at 1l francs 90 centimes against 14 francs s4 centimes at previous close.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Abruzzi arrived at New York with 1,S3s passengers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Aquatic stars of the American Olympic team arrived here from Europe on the steamer Mobile.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Mme. Etalka Gersfer, once famous Coloratupa soprano. died at her villa near Bologna, August 20.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Federal Highway Council, meeting at Akron Ohio, announced it will raise a s5oo.oo0 budget for the coming year and enlarge it's membership
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Army transport Aptigone arrived at Eoboken with 676 passengers from Ant werp and Liverpool. There were z05 civilians; the rest were soldiers return- ing from Germany to be discharged. Gen ral LeFevre of the French army was a passenger.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Five court martial prisoners sawed their way through the bars of the guard house at Madison Barracks, N. Y.. and made their escape in heavy electrical storm. No trace of the fugitives has been found.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

London bar silver was 1-4d lower at 'a l-si a? ciiiict. New York aoal. ic silver was 99 1-2 cents and foreign sil- yer 3-4 cents lower at 92 1-2 cents.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Wilhelm Mayer von Kaufbeuren, Ger man ambassador to France presented his credentials to President Millerand at the Elysee palace, Paris
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Census results were announced yes- terday: Kentucky ? 2416,013. increase of 126,1OS Or 5.5 per cent. North Dakota 645,730, increase 6.s74 or 11s per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

White Star liner 1saitic is bringing frn". l. gland. s16,75o,OO0 in gold con signed to American bankers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Members of the New York stock ex- change have approved an amendment to the constitution increasing dues from $500 to slsoeo a year.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Health Commisione- Copeland, ef New YorH, declares ch era menaces New foel. 'lIlless the ''Lr.f.el.evabIe" housing ccnditi. s are lerliG.ed shortly.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

LieHtcaant Colonel wrisley Brown, chief of the foreign infiuecne section of the army general staff, resigned to re- turn to private life.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

M ehnsles IT eanninehsmy trade com : missioner of Mexico City has been ad- vanced to the rank of Commercial at. tache and assigned to Madrid.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Rev. Thomas E. Swan, rector of Trin- ity Episcopal church of South Norwalk. received a commission as a chaplain in the regular army, with the rank of captain
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Gustaf Nelson. son-in-law of United States senator Nelson, was convicted of charge of murder in the first degree at Alexandria, Minn.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Senator Calder. at a luncheon of the Kiwanis Club. declared s'the United States Government made a great mis- take when it stopped in 1918. through it's banks, the essential industry of building.'
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

The Lee Tire and Rubber Company announced yesterday reduction in the price of it's entire line of tires from 15 to 20 per cent, effective throughout the country
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

According to reports Canton, Chins, was captured by Cantonese troops an- der rebel leader Chencliung Ming.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

protest against discontinuance by Federal Department of Agriculture of preparing an anthrax serum was made b. Dr. Douglas Symmers. a director of Bellevue Hospital laboratories
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

An exchange of professors between Harvard University and the University of Toulouse, France, was announced to-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

The estimate of the condition of cot ton as of September 25 will be issued MondFV, Oct 4, at II a. m., instead of Saturday, Oct. 2.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-01

Wireless communication betw Buenos Aires and Nauen, Germany. was inaugurated with mesa ge from the later saluting President lrogoyen. The company is controlled by Germans.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-31
HOUSE PASSES
TEACHER LIST
Sixty-six More Instructors
For D. c. Schools Pro-
yided in Bill.

In response to the Districts urgent
demand for teachers the House yes
terterday approved In committee OF
the whole a second deficiency bill pro-
viding for an addition to the teaching
force OF the city OF sixty-six teachers
at salaries aggregating 81, ,966.
The list includes Is teachers In group
A Of class 6. at $1,000; 16 in class 5. at
H.oo0: 13 In class 4. at $500; 10 In class
2, at $3.50. and in class l. at $3.50.
Items providing for princias of
junior high schools. teachers and jani-
tors In night schools. including teach
ers in industrial subject commercial
and trade instruction. and teachers
who may be also employed during the
day. were rejected on a point of order
raised by Representative Saunders, OF
Virginia. These items carried SIS. 900.
Representative Saunders raised a
further oint Of order OF. an item OF
H,c00 for contingent and other neces-
sary expenses, including supplies for
classes in Industrial. commercial ard
trade instruction. Both of these provi-
sions. according to the bill. are to be
raid on the old-ha1f- -and-half princi-
PIE, and the point Of order made by
Mr.. Saunders includes this provision
for a fifty-fifty payment.
The virginia representative refused
to withdraw his point even when
urged to do so by Chairman Good. of
the House Appropriations Committee,
who emphasized the necessity at pres
ent for additional funds and teachers
in the local schools.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-31
TRADE BOARD SEEKS
BEST CAR MERGER

Various proposed plans for bring
ing about a merger of the WASH
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany with the Capital Traction
Company will be reported upon
with recommendations by a special
committee of the Washington
Board of Trade created at a meet
ing yesterday afternoon of the
public utilities committee of the
board in the Star Building.
Charles w. Darr. chairman OF the
committee which will make the in
vestigation, presided at the meet
ing. Other members of the spe-
cial committee are James T. Lloyd,
Horace ]. Phelps and Franklin H
Ellis.
The specific plan favored by the
committee will be submitted for
endorsement by the full board at
the February IS meeting. !,
James T. Lloyd was appointed
vice chairman of the public utili-
ties committee. Horace J. Phelps
was made secretary.
During the discussion II was
brought out that the section in the
Commissioners merger bill provid-
Ing for placing crossing policemen
on the District payroll, to relieve
the railway companies of this bur-
den. would receive the endorses
ment of the committee.
The report Of the committee will
also include a Recommendation that
the Public Utilities Commission be
made a separate body from the
board of District Commissioners.
A silver medal oomme emorative Of
the visit in Washington last Octo-
Der of the foreign trade delegation
has been presented to the WASH
ington Board of Trade by the MEM
bers of the French unit. The
Washington Chamber of Commerce
has also received a medal and
other trade bodies will be hon.
ored similarly, IL Is understood.
The Board of Trade has received
q letter from the Trinidad Citi-
zens' Association endorsing the ef-
forts of the board to obtain ap-
propriations from Congress for the
purchase of park sites. The let
ter Is signed by William c. Cole,
Richard w. Waldron. NJ. r. Ready,
W. A. Hit and Percival Hall. all
of whom are members of the COM
mittee on streets, sidewalks and
parking for the association