Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-20


Administration unifcation of all rail-
ways in France is provided in a bill in
troduced in the Chambes of Deputies.
Mrs. John c. Coolidge. 63. stepmother
of Governor Calvin Coolidge of Masss-
chusetfs, died at the family home at Ply
mouth. VT.
The wholesale price of meat has de-
clined sixteen per cent during the last
years while the prices of nearly all other
necessities have increased.
COmperciaI Cable Co. announced code
messages to well known business firms
may be sent to Hungary provided code
used is submitted TO the military censor.
German Jewels valued at f30O. 900,
seized by Swedish customs authorities
last August when they were brought in
to the country by airplane, were released.
The radio masts of the United States
| collier Nereus were snapped off as the
ship passed under the middle span of the
Brooklyn bridge on her way to the navy
yard
| George A. GIynn, state chairman. New
York, announced the names of sixteen
|
republican womens state executive com.
mittee.
| Foreign language schools are buster IL
Berlin than they have ever been before
| the underlying desire of the pupils being
TO leave the Fatherland for possibly hap
pier shores.
Albert Thomas, French labor leader
speaking at Rome, predicted American
workingmen will eventually become af
! filiated with the international organiza
ton of labor.
Miss Agnes Proctor, 46 years old
who was the leading woman with E. H
Sothern, the elder in "Dudreary," Davit
Garrick" and other plays, died at hos
pital in Chicago.
| Senate manufacturers sub-comm ftee
| which was investigating the print pape
situation, announced it had closed it
hearings and that no further witnesse
would be called.
1t is announced at the White Hons
that President wilson will remain il
Washington until after the San Francisc
convention. No plans has been made 70
the presidential vacation.
A two weeks tour to straishten ex
isting commercial relations and develo
export shipments from the Middle Wes
:. through southern ports is being made b
so business men of the southern statei
Books and records of the America
Sugar Refining Co. were introduced i
|, evidence in the City Hall. New Yorl
when the Lusk investigating committe
!, resumed it's investigation into protteer
ing.
Eighty per cent of New York city
export trade has been diverted to Philadel
phia Baltimore and other eastern port
by shippers desiring 10 avoid the conges
ton caused here by harbor and railroa
strikers.
President Wilson signed the army an
navy pay bill, providing for temporar
) adjustment of pay scales for officers an
enlisted men pending permanent legisl;
tion on the subject at later date.
The American steamer South Pol
which arrived in New York from Ro
terdam, brought back a cargo of %
tons of American butter shipped to Ge
: many by Armour & Company.
DIR. John Nelson StockweIl. one
Americas S foremost astronomers. died E
! the home of his son in Cleveland. as III
result of recent stroke Of apoplexy. Il
was sS years old
: Samuel REesIewsl1i, a little Polande
: years old, who has won fame as a ches
S marvel, justified reports of his ability o
: Sunday, by defeating twenty elderly e.
= perts of the Palais Royal Chess clu
a Paris, in a simultaneous tournament.
During the debate on the Irish hon
p rule bill in commons, Walter Home Lon
, member of the cabinet committee, al
nounced that the government propose
to accept the principle of a secor
chamber for both northern and osuhter
= parliaments.
Race horse breeders protested to IL
house interstate commerce commits
: agains the bill prohibiting intersta
transn ting of race betting informatio
Its en-: ctnent would stop racing as
sport ID destroy investment of million
made b. breeders they said.