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Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
 DEBATED COAL STRIKE

London, Oct. 19 tBy the A. P).AThe parliamentary debate on the coal strike tonight, although it disappointed hopes fany immediate settlement of the dis pute, nevertheless, owing to it's extreme moderation and the conciliatory tone of the premier's speech, has left much brighter prospects that settlement ere long will be found.
 The premier especially emphasized that no question of amour propre would pre- vent the government from honestly fear lessly and sincerely examining any project promising a settlement having due regard for the public interest. and he expressed perfect willingness to consider increased remuneration for the miners, provided it meant a, larger output.
 While the cabinet were discussing the suggestion of William Brace that the two shillings demanded by the miners should be granted pending the creation of per- manent wage board and the matter re- viewed by the end of the year, the'l labor members of parliament held an important 1 conference in the committee room of the house, MT. Brace and other members 1 identified with the mining industry at tending, and there is general belief to. night that negotiations will speedily be | resumed
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
TAFT SAYS THAT WILSON
 DESTROYED HIS OWN LEAGUE

Chicago, Oct. 19.-Formet, President William Howard Taft, in an address at Northwestern University tonight, said that Senator Harding had made it clear that this country should help in an as- sociation of nations to prevent war and that only by election of the republican nominees could real progress be made toward bringing the United States into such an association. He denounced the Wilson administration, saying the pres ident had destroyed his own league through jealousy for power" and termed Governor Cox. the democratic nominee, 'shifty politrian."
 "The issue df the campaign is wheth- CT We shall approve the Wilson adminis- tration," said MT. Taft. "The question is-what can be done under the rules of the game-under the constitutional pro visions-to bring the United States into an arrangement with other nations to prevent war. It seems to me that in the existing situation, MT. SHarding's cleo tion is the only means of securing this
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
CHARGES HARDING WITH -s
 ERRONEOUS STATEMENTS

Washington. Oct 1s-Acting Secre- tary Sweet of the department of com merce made public tonight a letter he has addressed to Senator HardznF. charging the republican presidehtial nominee with having made grossly er- roneous statements concerning the de- parmtent-
 MT Sweet cited extracts from a speech made by Senator Harding at St Louis, October le. to the effect that the government had induiged -in too much fmeddling in Europe and too little Of trade cooperation with Latin-America' and that it had signally failed to ex- tend to its industrial and commercial enterprises anything lie the encour- agement and support which has been given British industrial by the British government"
 Tt may surprise you. Nr.Sweet said in his letter. "and it certainly will sur prise those who heard or read your statements and place reliance upon them 10 learn that Latin-American trade at the beginning of the European war was | considerably greater than of Great Brit | ain" the acting secretary placed the total trade of the United States with i Latin-America during the isif-I5 at ! S2 5el0Sa00o. and the trade of Great ' Britain at Sl,s39 555. coo.
 Tn inc year 1919 our exports 10 La- 1 tfn-American countries amounted 70 s9S7. .355.0o0" the letter continued | Great Britain's exports amounted to s263!s73.oo0. the difference in our favcr being S723.3si GOO.
 "In all t-iis there is no indication of superior British foreign trade methods and you are siandering both your gov ] ernment and the energetic businessmen, especially our manufacturers and ex- porters, whose fine co-opegstion with
 the department Of commerce and effi- | c.ency have overcome handicaps" -. .., Mir. Sveet E1id flne present adniuis-
 tratioE had inaugurated new trad,
 methods and sent abroad commercial attaches. and that the Argentine gov.
 eminent had indicated a desire 10 zdop
 the methods of the United States in er
 couraging trade. because after invest
 gstion. t had found them srperitr {, those of other countries.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
Escaped Conviirtg Having " fine Are Beings sued by Posses
 in Hill tions of Sherman and New Milford.

Danbury, Conn.,, Oct 19.-George Sti- vers and Marcus Bassett escaped con victs from Sing Sing prison, are believ- ed to have spent last night in a woods five miles north of this city according to the local police. Warden Lewis l.. Lawes of Sing Sing arrived here this afternoon with two automobile loads of prison guards and immediately took up the pursuit of the fugitives. Tonight the man-huht was on in the wild sec- tions of. Sherman and New Milford, north of here along the New York state fine.
 Word reached the local police today that large green automobile with two men in it was seen last, night on an abandoned road north of here. At g o. clock this morning the machine was seen to leave this road and head north ward. Local police. in charge of Cap | tain Davis w. Bradley. went. to the scene and found tracks where an auto | mobile had left the highway. In a 1 woods near NeveIsink pond the police found evidences that somebody had spent the night, with an automobile close at hand. Deep tracks in the mud indicated that there had . been some 1 difficulty in getting the automobile out l Information was sent to the New l York state prison and Warden Lawes
 and a squad of guards arrived here this 1 afternoon. Police Captain Bradley
 went out with them, returning early to-
 night. We traced the fugitives through l New Fairfield and Brookfield," he said
 As We went northward we encounter
 ed no less than a dozen persons who | had seen the Green car with two mer | as passengers. Warden Lawes said al 1 descriptions agreed with those of Stiv.
 CTS and Bassett, and5 of the automobile | with the exception of the registration | plate en the machine, which some per | sons this afternoon said was a Massa | chusetts- marker. It is likely however
 that they stole another marker nortf
 of here. We met little girl who saic
 two men in a Green car had asked he the awy to Bridgeport. When she tolt | them they went in the opposite direc
 tion. Further on we met farmer wh
 had seen the machine. The men aske him for directions to Boston,.
 | Warden Lawes and his men contin ued the chase tonight, heading north
 ward into the wild, hilly sections o the towns of Sherman and New Milfort
 Warden Lawes and hls men returne
 here late tonight, having abandoned tn
 hunt for Stivers and Bassett in the tow of Sherman. A heavy fog settled over thi entire section tonight Warden Lave left at once for Ossining. The area wher : the search was made today, has bee aroused by the mani hunt and it !, thought the two fugitiveS, if they ar } hidden in this section, will find it a di1 flcult task to evade capture.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
DIVERGENT VIEWS OF ifIGH {. PRICES IN. BOSTON HOTELS

Boston, Oct 19-The federal grand jury was ordered in special session on October 27 by United States Attorney Daniel Gallagher today to decide whether present high prices for food at hotels and restaurants involve criminal profiteer- ing. As an exhibit for its consideration he indicated the grand jury would be shown ham sandwich which cost six cents to make and was sold for 30 cents.
 The announcement of a special session followed l conference with hotel propri- etors, who, like restaurant keepers who were heard yesterday said there was no way in which they could cut prices and make their dining rooms pay. Although profits running to 3 1000 per cent on vege. tables and into hundreds of percent. on certain dishes were admitted, they told the government attorney that in most cases their eating places were being run at a loss.
 k "Overhead expenses,'' were blamed for the condition by most of those heard. and this reason MT. Gala gher declared to be ''humbug" He added that the only overhead of which he saw any evidence was that the, prices were over the heads of the copsumers, and said prices should be reduced.
 Tn his statement after the conference he said
 nave lOUdv SuIlInOHeu NHt STduu jury to meet on October 27th to take UT the question of profteerinC in foods and l have assigned Assistant United States At l torney Lewis Goldberg to conduct the l hearing. The unanimous opinion of tht 1 hotel men, expressed by one of theil
 number in conference this morning. seem! | to be that in order to make profit they
 ought to increase prices rather than t' l lower them. After the conference yes terday with the restaurant and luncl | room proprietors, the same sentimen l seemed to prevail l Hotel men. restaurant keepers ant lunch room propretors all. when asket what, if anything could be done to reduc i, the price of food, suggested that if tn l cost to them of food supplies was re iduced, they could sell food cheaper t
 the public But the hypocrisy and in sincerity of, this claim is evident he
 cause the cost of food supplies constl | tutes a very small element in the pric 1 which-the; consumer has to pay. l -One restaurant within few days ha reduced prices on some items from 3 | to 50 percent. and there is no reaso why all such establishments should nt do the same thing, but apparently tn policy of these people here is to stan pat If that is to be their policy m
 duty to the people requires me to subm
 the question to the people through tn
 grand jury"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
DETECTIVE ACCOMPLISHED
 ARREST OF NEGRO BY VILE

White Plains, \. Y, Oct 1s.-Hun- dreds of persons gathered in front of the court house here today to witness Will jam Jasper, negro of Newark, N. J., make a break for liberty.
 Jasper arrested last Saturday son a complaint against him in Newark, this morning was discharged by Supreme Court Justice Young, who ruled that he had been illegally arrested. The court then refused officers permission to rear rest Jasper until he had left the build ing.
 This Jasper refused to do for several hours and when he began racing from basement to roof in an effort to tire out the police before dashing for a New York express, a crowd collected. Finally Jasper and the police became exhausted and sat down on one of the stairways to talk it over.
 Then Detective Schall assumed a friendly air toward Jasper and asked him to cross the street ito sign some papers" Jasper rfelr' and the minute he reached the street he was arrested
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
INTEREST IN WATERBURY LIN
 TRIAL OF STREET SPEAKER

Waterbury Oct. 19-The city court in this city was crowded this morning With people interested in the case of Paul Jones, eX-bishop of the Episcopal church in Utah, who was arrested here last night on a charge of lettering while he was attempting to speak in the street under the auspices of the local socialist party. The spectators in the court romo were met with disappoiut- ment when Prosecuting Attorney James A Peasley asked that the case, be con tinued. for two weeks Attorne$ Edlin or New Haven, representing the ex- Dlshop' objected strenuously to the con tinuance, saying that he had a1l his witnesses in court and was prepared to go on with the trial. He said he did not deem it just to bring the witnesses back to court in. two weeks time and added that he had no idea where the accused might be at that time
 Judge John F. McGrath stated that the prosecuting attorney was entitled to continuance to investigate the case. if he wanted one. and he set the case down for trial two weeks from today
 The court returned s25 bond which had been furnished for the accused and released him on his own recognizance. | Jones was arrested last night for vio. .s''lAiS ee' Stdte .Stdlute, reIatiVe 10 lo1ter ] ing. The lettering charge involves i blocking traffic and the prosecution ha: 1 the name of an automobile owner who 1 tried to drive his car through the crowt Whieh had collected near the corner O Grand street and Cottage place and whC was unable to do so,
 The meeting was held in defiance O
 orders of Superintendent of Polio,
 George M. Beach who insists that so
 cialists and all other parties must hav {permits to speak in the streets. Tn, | socialists claim that freedom of speech as guaranteed under stf1e Con I stitution gives them the right to holt street meetings.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
NO LIGHT UPON DEATH OF
 SLAIN DARTMOUTH SENIOR

Philadelphia, Oct. 19-Motives. and. matters incidental to the death of Elmer c. Drcwes, slain Dartmouth college sen for, remain as shrouded with mystery as when his body was found with a bullet through the temple. according to the po- lice, who are at loss which way to turn for clue. Several thories have been run to the ground without result.
 Charles Schloss, 21 years old, chum and lifelong friend of Drewes, arrived in the city today with lis attorney from New York. He stated that he knew nothing of the case and upon being questioned could throw no light upon the movements of Drewes after he had met him in At lantic Cky at 4 o'clock on Saturday aftef- noon. Schloss said that Drewes seemed to have something on his mind sat the time and seemed very quiet. sSchlcss told the authorities he does not believe a girl figured in the case. He was unable to offer any motive for murder.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20

Middlesboro ky, Oct. 19-Governor 1 Coolidge demanded a return of self-gov- ernment' in an address tonight here at the start of the Old Wilderness Trail, near Cumberland Gap. "We emphatically condemn" he said, invasion by one branch of the government of the powers and duties of another branch. We will 'repudiate those who make solemn, prom ises in our name which they neglect or' refuse to observe, and who seek to com init us to adventure upon uncharted seas without counsel with others equally responsible to us, and which our com mon sense warns us to be per.lous 10 our existence"
 Discussing foreign relations In general. he said: I've demand adherence to those principles of right. and justice and un- selfishness in our relations with other peoples which shall assure their friend- ship and their cooperation in the work | ing out of the destiny of all humanity"
 Addresses were made by Governor Morrow of Kentucky. Governor Lowden ! of Illinois and Job Hedges, of New York. | Both Governor Morrow and Mir Hedges | denounced the league of nations. the ] former branding it as a permanent poli- | tical alliance with Europe Governor Low den reiterated his charge that the demo- cratic administration had been inefii- cient and extravagan and called for a | sound economical business administration ] of the federal government.
 Tonights meeting was the last In the i two days campaign Governor CoolidSs has made in this state as the republican | candidate for vice president and at it: conclusion he expressed pleasure -witf I the tremendous enthusiasm and large l crowds everywhere"
 There is evidence of very great re publican activity in the state" he said "and there is no danger of the result 1T November. if the people will only. com' out and vote"
 The campaign today on the governor special train was through the heart o
 the mountains with stops at dozel
 points. beginning at Nit Vernon and con
 cludng al Lynch. in the late afternoon
 everywhere crowds greeted the speaker
 warmly. and especially school children
 who. in many cases. had been granted
 holiday and were at the railroad station
 with flags to stop and banners at othe stations, where the train was not sched
 uled to stop. groups had gathered ar
 shouted greetings as the special hashe
 by.
 The train will leave AIisSlehoEo. t
 morrow and cross into Tennessee.
 noon meeting Will be held at Knoxvin, [ Late in the day North Carolina will ! 2 entered and there will be night mee ] Ting at Asheville. All of Thursday vi also be spent in that state.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
cox UNsUccEssFUL IN
 ATTEMPT TO TRAP HARDING

Marion. Ohio. Oct. 1s.-An unsuccess- ful attempt by Governor Cox Ito trap Senator Harding was charged in state --ent Issued from Harding headquarters hcrs tonight In response to suggestions sv inc democratic nominee that Mir. Hard lar had conferred with Maurice DeKo- s-a. a French journalist. regarding the French artitude toward the league of ma Hons
 The statement. Issued over the sigma lure of Judsou c. Welliver. headquarters director Of publicity, said that Senator Harding never had heard of Dekobra un- .li today. though the latter had made an unsuccessful effort 10 see him in Indian a=ais last Friday. IL was asserted fur nor that Dskohra who said he had been travelling with the Cox party. was "evi- fcntiy expected by Governor Cox to se- .urc an interview with Senator Harding and 10 say certain things 10 him"
 Therefore" continued the statement. when Senator Harding on the next day st Greencas,ie. Ind. made his casual ob- pervation about France having sent a rpokesman 10 him informally Governor -sx assumed that the DeSobra mission tad been successful and that Senator
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
Total Army and Navy DesertiOns, 163,O11
Military Authorities Have Dis posed of Gases of 163, ,738
 498,0 ,033 Were Reported.

Washington; Oct. 19.-Draft evaders, who had been 'apprehended up to July 15 and their cases disposed of by the it was announced today at the war de- partment.
 The total number of draft assertions which had been reported to the provost marshal general; was 49S,o33, but exam ination of government records showed that 161,354 men classed as deserters had enlisted in the army, navy or marine corps or in the armed forces of the all lies, so that the total number of de- sertions still listed now numbers 16S,- 911
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
LODGE DUES PRESIDENT .---
 WILSON "A THIRD NAPOLEON

Newark. N J. Oct 1s-Senator Een-xi Cabot Lodge. of Massachusetts. address, ing mass meeting here tonight attack ed President Wilson as an autocrat de- claring "his acts are Shose of a third Napoleon" -
 "The Constitution" Senator Lodge said. creates a represeDtative democracy and divides the government into three great branches. The intents and purposes of the makers of the constitution was ,thnt DO one of these branches should usurp- or tresnass on the, power Of the other two 's-
 '1ir. Wilson has throughout his ad- ministration steadily sought to usurp the functions of the legislative branch He The country Is conscious Of this af- tempt and intends to bring lt to an end r
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
NO GREAT CHANGE IN.
 CONDITION OF MACswINEY

Lodo, Oct. 19-A xbulleti issued at g o'clock this evening byk the Irish Self Determination league concerning the con- dition of Lord Mayor MacSwney says:
 Lord Mayor MacSwiney passed a restless day The doctor. again WAS s lir.- moned and urged him Strongly to take lime juice against the scurvy. This led to an a'tercation which excited the patient and left him exhausted. but tonight he was more settled and his condition gen orally unchanged"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
INVESTIGATING THE STORY
 OF BURIAL OF LIVING WOMAN

New Brunswick, Oct. 19.-The police of this city are holding Mike Gu ruk of Manville, a town near here, to investigte xthe story which Cucuk Is alleged to have told concerning the beating and burial of woman at Man vile.
 Cucuk came here last Saturday, ac- cording to the police, and told his friends that the proprietor of boarding house where he lived in Manville had buried hs wife alive.
 Somerset county authorities have been notified and are to take Cucuk to Man villt. to search for the grave. The po- lice have not divulged the names of the Soarding house proprietor or his wife.
 According to the police, Sucuk appear ed to be rational in telling the story and was not, unwilling to go with the Somerset authorities to have his story investigated.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
CHICAGO POLICE ACCUSED
 e. OF AIDING THE RUM f''RING-

Chicago, Oct. 1s.-Chief of Police. Gar rity summoned all police department heads to a eeting today. saying he would make disclosures bearing on the liquor investigation which will tear the depart nent wide open"
 T have learned that certain cap- tain assigned detectives and policemen to guard Yhiskey Shipments" the chief Raid. My investigators have obtained affidavits from policemen and others iu- volving whole police stations in the whiskey traffic"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
INDICATIONS PROMISE 4
 "soFTENING" PAPER MARKET

Chicago, Oct. Manifestations are promising of a "softening" paper market according to report presented to the h. land Daily Press Association at it's semi annual convention here today. The report of a committee appointed to investigate the newsprint situation was read by H. J. Pape, of Waterbury, Conn, chairman.
 Sweden and Germany now are export- ing an average of 5000 tons of paper to this country each month," the report said This is expected to increase within sixty days to more than 4,00o tons. Inn ported paper the statement added, can be sold for only six cents per pound, and is of slightly better quality than domes- tic grades for which manufacturers are charging twelve cents.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
AT LEAST 30 STATES CLAIMED
 FOB HARDING ASD COOLIDGE

New York. Oct ls.-At least thirty states will be carried by Harding and Coolidge in the Nover-''or election. Scott C. Bone director Of <~ iicity of the re- publican national committee. predicted today.
 There is a possibility that the num- ber will reach thirty-fve" Mir Bone said. This means that the republicans will carry all the north and break into the south
 Mir. Bone said he based his prediction upon advices from newspapers ard newspapermen all over the country.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
CONTROL RELINQUIsHED OF
 GERMAN PIERS. AT HoBoKEN

New York, Oct. 1s.-Exemption of former German piers at Hoboken from control of the shipping board by execu- tive order of the president created sur- prise in shipping circles here today.
 Preparations were under way by local representatives of the board to use the docks after January for several lines of government owned and controlled ships, which it is said, now are hamper ed in their operations by congested dock ing spaces. One of the shipping board lines now is using the Hoboken termin- als in it's South American service.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
ROOT QUESTIONS PRESIDENT WILSON'S
 AVAILABILITY AS PEACE TREATY MAKER

Says Campaign Issue is Not League or No League-De- clares that Mr. Wilson Alone is Responsible For Delay of Ratification of Peace Treaty With Germany, as the Other Parties the Treaty Were Content to Accept the Senate Reservations-Asserts That the Wilson Cove nant Would Create a Super Government Which Would Destroy the Independence of the United States-Under It the President Individually Could Carry the Entire Foreign Affairs of the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
RUMoR OF DEATH OF KING
 ALEXANDER OF GREECb

London. Oct 1s.-The Central News Rome correspondent says tonight that the Giornale D'Italia publishes report ob- tained by wireless from the Greek steam CT Brindisi that King Alexander of Greece Is dead.
 The last bulletin received by Reuters Limited from Athens. timed Il oclocK this morning. said the kings condition vas unchanged.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
WILL BE NO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
 SUNDAY IN RHODE ISLAND

Providence, R. l., Oct. Ex-Governor Beeckman declined today to proclaim next Sunday as League day. for the study of the league of nations as requested by the League of Nations Day committee. In his opinion, he said, the matter did not deserve consideration at this time.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-10-20
MoNDELL
 SUFFERS A BROKEN LEG

Lander wyo.. Oct is.-Frank " Mondell republican leader in inc house ot representatives. suffered a broken les in an automobile accident today while in-- saectlnE reclamation work on the Sho- shnne reservations near Riverton. sccord- in- 10 a telephons message received thh afternoon. as