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Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20

New York, Nov. 1s-Present and for mer high officials" of the United States shipping board will be asked to testify be- fore the Walsh congressional Ncommittee, now investigating the boards affairs, it was indicafed here today.
 During the session today William Dem man of San Francisco, who was the first president of the Emergency Fleet corpora ton and the first active head of the ship ping board, and around whom much of the wooden ship" controversy of 1917 ccntered, appeared and volunteered to testify. He was informed by Chairman Walsh that the committee expected to hear all of the officials. Denman was told the committee. would hear him be- fore he returned to the Pacific coast Fol- lowing the Thanksgiving holidays, the members of the committee expect to go to Washington for the opening of congress.
 Allegations that foreign interests, and men who had always been opposed to the upbuuding of an American merchant ma rine." had worked their way into subor- dinate positions with the shipping board with the intent Of helping foreign compe- tition. were made by Edgar r. Lucken- bach. e ship owner and operator. He said that among the alleged favored" firms in anocaiion of ships we're subjects of Great Britain. He testified he did not include m this indictment any of the board officials. and he added there were others besides himself who felt that foreign interests were favored.
 He charged the Kerr Steamship com sany Of New York had beer allowed to make three free trips" that is, exempt from charter hire. with vessels the .ni purchased from Austrians after this ceur- frv r-ferrd fhe war Mir Kerr and MT. CleEE. Kcrr's associate, he said, were
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
PROBLEMS CONFRONTING
 THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Geneva, Nov. 19,-(By The A P.)- Mandates, open diplomacy and the ad- mission of former German states to the League of Nations furnished today's ma
 terial for discussion in the assembly of
 the League of Nations. For the first
 time the word revision" was pronounced in connection with Article Eighteen of
 the covenant of the league which provides
 for the registration of treaties or inter-
 national engagements. For the first time
 also the viewpoint of labor as regards
 the league was presented.
 The views of labor were presented by
 George NicolI Barnes of the British del
 egation, who gained applause when he de- cclared that "a general peace is impossi-
 ble until we have industrial peace, and in-
 dustriaI peace is impossible until labor
 gets it's full share of the product of it's
 own effort"
 Twice again the admission of former enemy states into the league was advoat- ed. Labor was quoted by MT. Barnes as in a large majority demanding it There now have been. represented in the de- mands for the admission of the former enemy states South Africa Breat Britain Switzerland. Argentina and. Scandinavia It still appears. however, that no one of the delegations is ready to take the initi- ative in proposing the election of Ger many to membership. Lord Robert Cecil of the British dele
 gation has said that he will not do so and Monorio Puerreydon, head of the Argentine delegation, who hs spoker strongly i nfaYor of Germany coming in declares that he will not nominate her Neither will the Dutch and Belgian dele gations, which are supposed to be Ger | many's strongest supporters, propose hel admission to the league. It is now generally considered. that the l question lies entirely with a committee as delegates, who hesitate to propose ] Germany's admission from the floor of tht 1 assembly, are quite free in bringing III ] the discussion in committee. l Opinion is ab> equally divided be l tween the probability of postponing ad | mission Of all former enemy states unti l the next meeting of the assembly ant i the admission of all of them, with tn, | exception of Turkey, during the pres ent session.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
HEAVY SALES OF STOCKS
 AS PRICES TUMBLE

New York, Nov. 19.-Defation of val ues on the stock exchange and the princi- pal commodity market was resumed in heavy volume today, sales of stocks az gregating 100000 shares, a total only few times equslled this year.
 Extreme ls in the industrial and special issues extended from two to ten points, with no material rallies at the close. Fully 100 shares were at lowest prices of the year. U S. Steel at so made new minimum for three years and Bethlehem Steel whose earnings recently were reported as very satisfactory, estab- Iished a new low record for five years at 5l.
 Todays additional depreciation also af- fected the oils. motors, equipments and food. tobacco and leather specialties, but shippinss, outstanding features of the previous days collapse, were fairly stecdy.
 Advices dealing with financial. commer cial .Hi:d industrial conditions retained ali of their recent discouraging characters tics The one exception was the money market, but relaxation in that quarter was cf little avail in the face of nor. u1favorable factors involved in the exten- sive process of economic readjustment.
 Sober consideration of the American In- ternational dividend suspensions created painful impression in financial circles because of the bearing of that episode on the country's export trade and American merchant marine.
 The decision of the U. s. Steel corpora ton to maintain present prices as means of stabilizing that industry unless it be- comes necessary and proper to make changes to meet altered conditions" was offset by the news that the Midvale Steel company had materially curtailed it's working force.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
Building Trust is !. Losing its Evil Grip
Exposition of Scandal in New
 York is Reflected in Lower
 Prices of Construction Ma terials. i9

New York, Nov. 19.-Disintegration of the contractor-dealer-lab combines forming New York's alleged building trust" has begun and prices of construc- ton materials have toppled over and dropped since active warfare against these interests was opened. 1t was reveal ed today by witnesses before the joint legislative committee conducting the in vestigation.
 Increased productivity of labor has been apparent since the investigating committee began exposing one scandal after another and the grand jury started returning indictments, employers testi- fed.
 Mingled with these developments came evidence to show e> 'stence of countrywide control of produ stion and prices in marble. cement, limest me and other trades. National associatir ns are throttling these industries, it wss al- legged.
 |, More than a year ago Samuel Ur>er- myer, counsel for the Investigating con- mittee, declared If given an opportunity to conduct an inquiry into these comb. nations" he cu,ld sen1 prH es tu.nbIi3e and today. as his questions brought re- plies showing his predictions have come true. seemed the happiest man in the big crowd that jammed the committee chambers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20

then British subjects" When these free trips were granted he asserted that freight rates were the highest in the worlds history.
 Discrimination in allocations, he charged, dated back to- the time this country commandeered the Dutch ships in American waters. Some of these ships" he said, were allocated to the British shipping firms while American operators stood by" Alleged discrin2- nation in allocation had put his firm out of the Australian trade-a trade which ne had spent thousands of dollars to build up, he asserted He said he was given but one ship for Australia, while Weld ing Ring" who had not a single dollar in- vested in American shipping, was allocat. ed seventeen boats for the Australian service"
 He testified he was in favor of the ''bare boat charter plan," whereby oper- ators would pay all expenses of crews, supplies, etc., over the present form of charter and operating agreement. "If such was the case" he added, ''the ship ping board would be making money in- stead of losing millions of dollars every day"
 In addition to suffering financial loss in the re-purchase of ships communicated rom hlm Dy the board when under con- struction he also charged he was ''out of pocket" s4S17,0OO which he had to pay to recondition ships requisitioned by the board and returned to him lon five days notice"
 He slid his claim against the board for this sum, which covered seven vessels was still unpaid, and he had been told he was not entitled to any interest. One ot the ships, he said, cost him $1,000, 900 to recondition.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
REMARKABLE HUMPBACK WHALE
 WITH TWO HIND LIMBs

New York. Nov. 1s.-Capture of the coast of British Columbia of a remark able humpback whale with two hind limbs became known here recently when the bones of the unique appendages arrived at the American Museum of Natural History. Scientists attached to the mu- scum thumbed their tonnes on evolution. cudgeled their brains and concluded the legs might have been singular rever- sion to primitive type.
 Back in prehistoric ages. they said, the multigreat graddads of modern whales may have strutted about on land. But. so far as they knew, nd other whale with bones outside the body had ever been seen by man.
 There was no earthly or waterly req son for the legs on the whale found of the British Columbia coast It couldn't walk on them, as they were but four feet long, while the whale weighed several tons. It couldn't use them for swim ming as they were not happers nor were the pedal extremeties webbed They were simply excess baggage But now they are the subject of iec- lures. lantern slides and profound dis cussion.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
Germany Claims Treaty Violation
Clause of Treaty Concerning Allotment of the German Colonies and Mandates a Matter of Protest.

Geneva, Nov 1s.-(By The A. P)- The German government no longer con- siders itself bound by the clause of the Versailles treaty by which Germany surrenders her colonies to the allies, ac- cording to an official note of protest which has been presented to the League of Ma tions.
 The note declares the allies have not fulfilled their undertakings regarding the clause of the treaty concerning the al lotment of the German colonies and man. dates. It adds that, having signed the pact of the League of Nations. Germany understood she would be admitted to the league and subsequently, take part in the allotment of mandates, but that now she no longer considers herself bound by that clause of the treaty
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
A. F. OF L. EXECUTIVES FIRM
 IN STAND AGAINST RADICALS

Washington, Nov. 1s.-(By The A P) The executive council of the American Federation of Labor concluded it's vork here tonight without making any form al announcement as to what had been accomplished during its two weeks of discussions.
 Although members of the council in- cluding President Gompers of the fedora ton, were disinclined to talk of proceed- ings in the executive sessions, it is known that certain programmes were discussed which by common consent will practically become policies of the organization. These include what was described as a healthy stand against radicalism within orgzniz- ed labor and for sharp restriction of i'm migration.
 There was also an almost unanimous agreement among the labor heads, it is understood, for closer cooperation be- tween labor and industrial engineers. In this, labor leaders believed they were accomplishing the dual purpose of elimin- ating waste and inefficiency and creating an atmosphere which would foster greater production. The council was said to have made plain in its discussions its real ization of world needs in this respect and members of the council held that la bor's conduct should be such that no blame for low output could attach to the workers.
 It was said that council 1embers had planned a series of conferences with in- dustrial experts looking to gNdual es- tablishment of cooperation which many deem invaluable.
 unqualitied support is said to have been ii gfFenr the stand against radicalism. with in and without organized labor, as voiced by President Gompers and Vice President Woll. whose denunciaEon of the borers l from within has been spread broadcast among the workers The statement of the federation president as regards radi- ! cal foreign labor and the suppression of destructionists also was accorded the councils entire approval
 i Consideration was given to methods by which the radical workers could De barred ] from organization labor. but this appar- entity was set down as an insoiuble prob lem so long as the federation's bylaws remain the same. The leaders. however, are said to be determined in their stand to keep radical groups from gaining executive control, even if the governing body has no alternative but to let them | carry union cards.
 Legislation to be urged upon congress was discussed by the council. but the na- ture of these plans were not disclosed
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
FRAUD CHARGED AGAINST
 NEW HAVEN ROAD DIRECTORS

Portland. Me. Nov. Obligations of fraud on the part of officials of the East orn steamship LiHs s. Inc, ansa directors Of the New York. Jew Haven and Hart ford railroad are made in a suit filed in th esunreme court today by the Metro poiitan Steamship company of New Jer- sey. The Metropolitan company seeks to recover property which it claims was worth more than s3.O00 900 and was dis posed of for one-third that amount and Tor all profits received for It's use in the last three years. The property involved included steam gs. light ITS, car floats and d wharf In Bos.on.
 Chief Justice Cornish issued restrain ing order. hearing on petition for a temporary injunction will be held here on Nov. sa.
 The property in question, together with thepassenger steamers Harvard and Yale, was sold for s5.5O0,00o to the Metropol- nan Steamship company of New Jersey by the receivers of the Metropolitan Steamship company of Maine in 1909. The plaintiff company, of which Walter F.. Reed of this city is president and owner of the controlling interest. charges that the directors of the New Haven railroad, after obtaining control of the stock of the Metropolitan. organized the Metropolitan Steamship company of Maine and leased the Harvard and Yale to the Pacific NavIgation cor.1any. This resulted in the transfer Of those steamers to the Pacific coast. and during the war they were sold to the United States government.
 The plaintiff company charges further that all its other property was trans ferred by means of dummy" directors to the Metropolitan company of Maine, the Metropolitan company of New Jersey receiving Si .000. .000 Later the property was transferred in turn to the Eastern Steamship company. the Eastern Steam ship corporation, and finally, through re- ceivership and reorganization of the latter In 1917. Co the Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc. IL is alleged that in the transfer to the Eastern Steamship company in 1912 the property was sold for S1,7OO, 900.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
7sS CASES OF TYPHOID
 FEVER IN SALEM, OHIO

Salem. O. Nov. 19.-Nine new cases of typhoid fever were reported to the health authorities hcre today, bringing the known total 10 7s9. Sixteen persons were under investigation. with the expectation, attending physicians said. that all would ,ievslop the disease.
 The citizens committee arranged to-
 sht Co open another emergency hospital he Sunday school room of the First
 resbytersan church having been offered for that purpose. Sixty beds were being .daced in position h order that patients could be admitted tomorrow
 A review of the situation tonight show. d that is5 persons are being treated in emergency hospitals and the remainder In their homes. Many of the afflicted are children. but there is a large proportion of adults. chiefly between the ages of 20 and SO years.
 pr. IT. A. Christian of Boston, an ex- pert in typhoid. has been asked to join he specialists in the disease either here or on their way.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
PREsIDENT-ELECT HARDING
 HAVING PLEASANT VOYAGE

Aboard Steamship Pazismina, Nov. 19. (By Wireless to The A. P.)-Shaking the bad weather 'jinx'' that wrecked his vacation in Texas, President-elect Hard ing sailed toward Panama today under bright skies and over smooth sea.
 His steamship, the Parismina, which left New Orleans late yesterday after noon, steered almost due southward and during the first A hours of the run had covered almost 300 miles of the fourteen hundred mile course to Cristobal. Off, cers of The ship predicted perfect wealth CT would continue throughout the trip.
 The president-elect slept late this morning and after a brisk walk about the deck settled down in the warm sun light to read a book about Panama. Soon, however he became interes ed in a game of shuffieboard being played on deck by some, of the newspaper men in his par ty and could not resist the challenge to join the game. He spent most of the rest of the day in playing shuffieboard and other deck games.
 Senator and Mrs. Harding occupy a small suite adjoining the stateroorls of other members of the party They take their meals in the general dining saloon Tonight they attended picture .ssiiow >--= ---77-.--t sixsn in their hanox. %
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
SEARLEs WILL CONTEST
 SETTLED OUT OF COURT

Boston, Nov. 19.-Announcement that the contest over the will of Edward R. Searles of Metheun and New York, in- volying many millions of dollars, had been settled out of court. was made tonight by Charles Fs Choate, Jr.. counsel for the executors, and sherman L. Whipple, coun- sel for Albert V. Searles of Boston. nephew of the testator. who contested the document They refused to disclose the terms of the settlement
 Under the terms of the will, Albert Sesrles was to forfeit the beQuest' of $25o,0O0 made to him if he should contest the will, the legacy in that case to go to the University of California. At hearings in the Essex county probate court at Salem in October MT. Whipple argued that undue Influence had been exerted in the making of the will at time when the aged millionaire was physically and men, tally incompetent to understand it's conI- plicated provisions. He declared that a plot existed to gain control of the estate and sharply attacked the motives of Ar thur T. Walker, a New York clerk, who was made residuary legatee.
 Mir. Choates argument in court was to the effect that the idea of a plot was .'pure imagination" and contended that previous wills made by Searles showed that he never had intended to give to Albert Searles or other relatives larger bequests than were contained in the last will He asserted that there was no evil dence to show that Walker ever had tried to profit by his business or personal re- lations with the testator, and charged that Albert Searles had made prepara- tions long before his uncle's death to con- test the will.
 After hearing these arguments, Judge
 White ordered the charges of undue influ- ence to jury for trial and appointed
 Augustus P. .Loring and Roger Ernst as special administrators of the estate. The jury trial has not been held.
 The value of the estate left by Searles | has been variously estimated at from 1 $20 900 ,o60 to $50, ,000,0
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
.HsoUITH CONDEMNS
 BRITAIS'S IRISH POLICY

London, Nov. 19.-Strong condemnation 1f the governments Irish policy and re- prisals in Ireland was voiced by Form CT Premier Asquith in speech at the National Liberal club today. He declared that co!d-blooded, deliberate murder had been traced and credited to uniformed servants of the crown and asserted things were being done in Ireland by authori- tv and indictment of the executive. which would take fitting place in the black"st annals of the lowest despotism of the European world"
 .-The plain truth is." said MT. Asquith that since the adoption of this practice of reprisals. without parallel. so far as my knowledge of history goes, in the annanls of the British administration, justice has been put into the background and vengeance has been enthroned in its place. The executive with its agents and servants has allowed itself to be mfnistered of a policy of blind. pitiiess and indiscriminate revenge.
 There is an overwhelming case for inquiry. but as it was contemptuously and vigorously refused. one is obliged to draw ones own conclusions"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
LAWYER SUMMONED IN
 $5,OOO,O0 BOND THEFT CASE

New York, Nov. 19.-Despite his plea that he is not the man named in an in- dictment for conspiracy returned ir the District of CeInlbia in connection with the s5,0o0,00V bond theft here, Randolph M. Newman. New York lawyer, was di- rected today by U. S. Commissioner Hitchcock to appear in Washington for trial. Newman was released under s2.50O bail pending argument on a writ of habeas corpus to block his removal. .
 Newman was indicted in Washington with Jules w. (Nicky) Arnstein, Nick Go hen, David w. Sullivan, W. w Easterday and Norman S. Bowles for conspiracy in connection with alleged disposition in the District of Columbia of securities stolen in this city.
 George W. Storck, agent of the depart ment of justice, testified that Newman was among those indicted in Washington. Saul s. Myers, counsel for securities com panies, and Assistant Federal District Al torney Peattie said Sullivan was the man meant .in the Newman indictment It had been claimed that David A. Srl- livan, broker, had rented desk room in Newman's office here and that Sullivan had direct wire connections with his own brokerage office in Washington
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
STREET SPEAKER APPEALS -- TO STATE SUPREME couRr

New Haven. Con.... Nov. ls-An appeal 10 the Connecticut supreme court on be- half of McAlister Coleman of Meriden was filed here today after Coleman was fined $25 by Judge Ernest c. Simpson in the court of common pleas for making a street speech in Meriden on Oct 20 with out permit. The street address was intended as free speech" test under the di, ton of the American Civil Liberties union.
 Coleman was fined ss5 in Meriden city court and his companions Louis kratl and John L. Soiysk. of New York. were fined S7. Coleman appealed to ihe court of common pleas. His counsel today of- fered demurrer to the states charges Of speaking without Q hermit in violation of a city ordinance. Judge Simpson over ruled tine demurrer and Coleman declined 10 enter new pies- The court then irs- posed the fine, and counsel for Coleman filed the appeal to the supreern court of errors.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
RECOVERY OF s25,0oo LOOT
 OF MAIL CAR ROBBERY

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Nov. 1s-Re. covery of $25,000 of the loot taken from the Burlington mail car here Saturday night and the arrest of two more per- sons in connection with the robbery. which may involve as much as $3,5oo ,ooo. were today's developments of the investi. gation which has been going on, all week. The money recovered today was found in a sack in chicken house at the home of T. A. Daly. one of the five under ar rest
 Hearings for the accused youths and men, set for tomorrow, probably will be continued to give the officers more tima in which to arrange their case.
 Nearly all of the out-of-town federal officials investigating the robbery left to- night, saying their work was done.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-20
NET INCOME OF TELEPHONE
 COMPANIES SHOW DECREAsE

Washington. Nov. 1s.-Notyithstand- hs an increase in operating revenues Of iif per cent. over the same month last y,ar tho net income of sixty-six tele- piore companies during August showed decrease of 2s.2 per cent, according to a statement today at the interstate com ferce commission.
 The total revenues of the companies in August ls2e. were 40,770,oTs as com pared with t35.546.s24 last year, an in- rease Of S5.z25,l55. Operating expenses h August this year were ;32,713,5s3 as compared with S25.334.4ss the same month last year. an increase of ;7,37s,- tss or 2si per cent.
 For the eight months ending Septem- ser l. this year. the net income of the sxty-six companies reported showed a act decrease of Fl per cent, the state 1ent said.