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Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
TO FOSTER COMMERCE WITH SOVIET RUSSIA

New York, Feb. 2.-The AmericaH
 Commercial Association to Promote Trade with Russia decided at a. meeting here today to send mis-
 sion to Soviet Russia to foster conn , merce. To it's executive committee, , were left the details of the conmis- sions personnel and date of depar- , ture.
 Meanwhile pressure will bAs brought to bearn on the federal gey-
 ernment to lift the present restric -l nons against trading with that part
 of Russia in control of the bolxiae
 wiki. A suggestion that one of the members of the association seek at writ of mandamus from the United ! States supreme court to compel thei state department to permit Arnericani firms to do business with RuEaa,s either through the Soviet governmentl or with the Soviet government direct, also will be considered by the execu- # tive committee.
 Emerson P Jennings, president of, the aSSocia tion and of the Lehigh Machine Company. of Lehighton. Pa.,, announced at todays session that small firms do not need to send rep i resenta tives to Soviet Russia to seelci business" there is a commercial
 representative of the Soviet govern-I ment here, I am informed with. whem
 you can negotiate Jennings nrms has large order from the Soviets fcHs printing presses.
 Dudley Field Malone, who has act ed as counsel for Ludwig c. A. K.
 Martens, Soviet "anbassa dor,'' hrsci suggested legal action by the associa tion to compel the state department 1 to allow Americans to trade :, with { Russia. He represented himself at today's meeting as present in the in- terests of the Lehigh Machine com pany. of which MT. Jennings is pres- ident.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
OUTLINE OF GOVERNMENTS
 CASE AGAINST NEwBERRY

C.-and Rapids Mich. Feb. An o-fiiHc of what the government ex- pects 10 prove against Truman H. Newberry. United States senator. and his Ha2 associates. charged with con sDfracy in connection with the 1918 senatorial campaign. was started Tn federal district court here today by i'raak n. Daley. special assistant at toinsy general
 When adjournment time came he was about tvo-thirds through his pre- pared outline. As soon as he finishes .ofnar-or James o. alurfin. personal eaurscl for Se-aJ Jor Newberry. will re- ply or behalf of the. defense.
 Throughout inc address Mir. Daley stressed the money which the govern ruent was spent in violation of the law limiting campaign expenses He said Milton Oakman was hired as r7zasger of the Detroit campaign ''at an enormous and staggering salary amounting to thousands Of dollars Fz eha-zed that when the campairn s.l-ted the NewherrV orga niZation 'launched into an orgy Of snending zad saeFe Of great heaes and piles of ,urreacv- which he said were visible at The Detroit and Grand Rapids head quarters
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

o fcargo the Manchuria took with her to Germany, officers of the ship said. Iris work could have been done be- fore the war in about A hours and the delay is said to be due to, the listless manner in which the German dock workers laboIed. The officers said they were low of spirits, apparently suffering from malnutrition and dis played little ambition.
 Food was said to be scarce but those with money have no trouble in get ting all they want, ships officers de- cared. A party of five from the Manchuria dined at prominent Ham, burg hotel and paid for their meal 490 marks. On the other hand a story was told of one of the German dock workers begging from the stew ard of the snip a piece of frozen beef which he eagerly devoured raw.
 Tine Manchuria brought with Ter from Germany :J0 bags of mail and a quantity Of cargo, in eluding phos- phates.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Ne< York. Feb. 2-The first pas uenger ship to sail from German mort to the United State since July. 1874 and the first American passenger snip in many years to undertake similar voyage reached here today when ths American Line steamer Srsnchuria docked The Manchuria sailed from Hamburg January 9, rslfinr at Southampton. She brought ss passengers. al from the English
 Captain Adrian Feeder. master Of The AIsnchuria said he could have tiled his ship to overfiowing al Ham, .s.-r with passengers for America had nassport regulations and restrictions ss To travel permitted Applications were numerous and Germans voiced r,s-ets that they could not come 70 =,fS Country
 I.-- eguired eight days of 24 hours each working three eight hour shitts ta l-Seharge at Hamburg the 9,0oo tons
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
SMELL OF WHiskEY NOT
 SUFFICIENT TO CONVICT

Chicago, Feb. 2.-Holding that the aroma of departed spirits" from a flask was insufficient evidence to prove violation of prohibition, Assist ant District Attorney E. J. Witty today ordered the release of Charles Neil Thomas, president of the Com meroial Trust and Security Company who was arrested Saturday night by prohibition agents in cabaret, where he was said to have served refresh ments for himself and friends from a pocket flask.
 We had no case against Mir Thomas and no sensible jury would convict him" MT. Witty declared.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
HITCH IN TRIALS OF
 I..W. w. AT TOMBSTONE

Tombstone, Ariz., Feb. 2.-Announce- ment by the prosecution that dismiss al of charges against three defendants because of absence of witnesses was being considered was followed by abrupt adjournment of court today in the trial of 210 men charged with kid mapping in connection with the depor- tation of 11s6 striking copper miners and their sympathizers at Bisbee. Ariz., in 1917. The prosecution re- quested time until tomorrow's session of court to decide the question.
 Indications were today the defense would ask separate trial for practical " all the defendants.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
THIEVES TAKE 64 BARRELS OF WHIsKEY FROM WAREHOUSE

Baltimore, Feb. 2-sixty-four bar rels of whiskey, 5000 gallons, were taken by thieves from the Mencke- Arey warehouse on the eastern limits of this city Sunday morning, loaded in trucks and spirited away. The barrels were rolled out and loaded on trucks.
 This is the seventh time this ware house has been entered. Until this last big haul the thieves were content with from one to three barrels. The government loses nothing, the bond of the owner being liable for the tax.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
GREETINGS FROM PRESIDENT
 ELECT DEScHANEL OF FRANCE

New York, Feb. 1.-The changing tides of politics cannot affect that which has a great ideal for it's found ion," Paul Deschanel, president elect of France, declared in a greeting to America sent to the French high com mission here today. M. Deschanel, who becomes president of France on Feb ruary IS, said:
 Throughout the crisis in which hu- manity's age-long strike for liberty and justice was on the verge of col lapse, American democracy has re- mained champion of the most noble cause. Together we may HOW face the future with confidence"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
.t7.YEAR- -oLD GRE KILLED,
 IN HER HOME IN NEW YORK

New York. Feb. Y2.-Miss Reihrn Hoxie, IT. years old was murdered in her home. near Central Park West to- day by an unknown man who is be- lieved to have called tin answer to an advertisement offering the apartment for rent The man, who was about 40 years old, was admitted by the janitress of the building in the early afternoon and; it is believed. attacked the girl while being shown the rooms. Bloodstains in hallway and in one of the rooms indicated a struggle
 The body was found by woman rooIner whc returned from shoppiri trip The head had been crushed, evil dently by blunt instrument.
 Miss Hoxie was taking care of the apartment in the absence of her step- mother, who is visiting in New Or leans. Her father, ar automobile me chanic, learned of the murder when he reached home for supper.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
MEASURES TO INCREASE
 CHILD BIRTH IN FRANCE

Paris, Feb 2-The Supreme Coun- cil of Natality" recently created un- der a decree of President Poincare to study measures to increase childbirth. decrease mortality and aid large fam iIies, held it's first meeting today. M. Breton, minister of hygiene and social welfare. in an address to the council declared that the decrease in the birth rate or France was one of the causes of tic attack by the Germans and said it contributed to the length of the wal.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
HAWAII NEEDS CHINESE
 cooLIES FOR PLANTATIONS

Washington, Feb. "A delegation of citizens from Hawaii. appearing today from the house immigration commit tee. requested modification of the inn migration laws 50 as to permit the bringing of forty thousand Chinese cooiies into the territory for work on sugar and rice plantations. Spokesmen for the delegation said Japanese work : men were on strike and that the Chinese were needed to work the crops.
 No action was taken on the request and the delegation will be given a further hearing later in the, week.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
A RENT STRIKE" HAS BEEN
 STARTED IN JERSEY CITY

Jersey City esaSzJ. Feb. aA. rent strike" was organized here tonight by mere than 1000 tenants who met in orie Assembly chamber to discuss .un- reasonable increases for f'ebruary. They were informed by Director of Finaf'- iannon, who addressed them. Ut .< city law department would brint .-e profteering'' landlords to court if they tried to dispossess the t.,ant and also that he had been as- sured by union labor leaders that union workers would refuse to re- move furniture. More than TOO blanks were filled out by persons charging unfair increases. The cards will be filed with the law department and the tenants defended free of cost,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
SEVEN BODIES WASHED
 ASHORE ON JEKYL ISLAND

Savannah. Ga. Feb. 1.-Two addi- tional bodies were washed ashore to- day on Jekyl island, near here, bring ing the total number of to seven. The bodies are believed to be those of the crew Of the ocean going tug Fortune, which is thought to have been wreck cd off the coast.
 Five of the bodies were identified as Jacob Calunoaun, chief engineer. S54 45th Street. Brooklyn: Adolph Jansen. Norwegian; Ernie Carlsen Buffalo. N. Y-! Aage Janesen, a anish subject and William Mccarthy, assistant en- gineer, New York city.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
CLAIMS MAN HE KILLED
 REACHED FOR HIP POCKET

New York. Feb. 2.-An unidentified man of about 40 years of age was shot and killed tonight at the Harlem station of the New York Central Rail- road by Earl Moore, a railroad ad- miniStration secret service agent Moore who is being held by the po- lice on a charge of homicide, declared that. he opened fire on the man when the latter reached for his hip pocket after being placed under arrest for trying to board, a train for Albany on bogus. secret service shield. A counterfeit badge was found in the dead man s pocket, the police say.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
GERMANY HAS NOT YET { DEEtvERED COAL TO FRANCE

Paris Feb. 2.-Premier Millerand. chairman of the council of amiassa- dors. today explained to the council the situation with regard to coal due from Germany but not yet delivered.
 The council authorized the Austrian, ministers of finance and revicttalling To come to Paris to explad n again Austria's economic situation
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
IT SEIZE s4,soe 600
 CARGO OF WHIsHEY

New York. Feb 2.-The at 500 900 ca-go Of Thislzer aboard the Black Star liner -Yarnlouth. now in New York harfSr slin9osedly undergoing repairs will he seized early tomorrow, according -o an an1onucement to- night by James Sheklin. prohibition enforcement officer for New York. Prohibition -officers have subjected the ship and it's costly cargo to a sharp satch for several days since a party hs .workmen- were discovered carry iu= forAidden liquid from the Tar month in a small -iloat headed for the waterfront 4 mysterious shrinkage in the cargo was noted in the inyesti- Sa:ion that followed
 The Yarmouth. which is owned and opera fed exclusively by negroes nut ont from New York for Havana the dssv before the rrah ihition amendment became effective but turned back for repairs when only two days out.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
WoMAN's LAND ARMY
 FOR AGRICULTURAL WORK

New York. Feb. 2.-The Women's and Army of America, incorporated during the war to promote womens organiza tions in the various states for agricultural work, was granted permission in the state supreme court here today to dissolve as it's work had been accomplished. The petition for dissolution sets forth that since the. close of the war the necessity for women laborers on farms has to large extent ceased.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
VERMONT GETS S57, 7,ss6 FROM
 ESTATE OF HETTY GREEN

Montpelier, Vt. Feb. 2-The state treasurer's office today formally &C., knowIedged receipt of fees amounting to s52, 9S6 .from rfle probate court in settlemen of the estate of Mrs. Het- ty H. R. Green, late of New York and Bellows Falls.- This sum is exwclusive of $5.000 recently paid to the state as an inheritance tax.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
eoo INFLUENZA CASES
 REPORTED YESTERDAY

Hartford, Feb. 2-An increase Of seo influenza cases was reported to the state department of health today. Waterbury led with ss and Bridge port was close up with 94 Other eft ies and towns reporting were. Neu, Britain S2, Meriden IT. Hartford 7S Thomaston SO. Danbury 34. Manches- ter 54; Orange B, Seymour 2S. New Haven 25, Ansonia 21. Putnam 9o New London r, scattering 1s7.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
ANARCHIST MEMBER OF
 ITALIAN CHAMBER ARRESTED

Rome, Feb 2.-Enrico Malatesta anarchist member of the chamber of deputies has been arrested at Leghorn. t was announced today.
 According to despatches received recently from Italy Malatesta has ad- vocated nationwide violence. During meeting at Florence on January 26 he urged a revolutionary uprising and his audience attacked a party of carabineers. The latter fired on the demonstrators, wounding a score of them.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
CALLS FOR STATEMENT
 OF SIBERIAN SITUATION

Washington, Feb 2 Secretary Lansing was requested in a resolutiof introduced today by Representative Mason, republican, Illinois, to trans init to congress a comprehensive statement covering all phases of tn Siberian situation, with respect American military occupancy, and in formation bearing on verbay or other agreements concerning such occui pancy made between the Unite States and Japan or other allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
DEALERS WARNED AGAINST
 PRoFlTEERING IN LEMONS

New York, Feb. Warning against profiteering in lemons because of the increased demand for them during the. influenza epidemic was issued by Food Administrator Williams here today
 Many persons are taking hot drinks made with lemon now instead of whiskey," Williams said. T warn all dealers that evidence of unfair prof it's in lemons because of this epidemic demand will mean prosecution by the federal government. Some reports said certain dealers have jumped their prices 50 per cent--
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
OBITUARY. Theodore B. Ford.

Bridgeport. Conn. Feb. 2.-Theo- dore B. Ford, former member of the public utilities commission of Con necticut, died at his home here today of influenza He was born in Taun- ten, Mass 51 years ago and had been prominent in the engineering and contracting business here for man years. He leaves widow.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
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Strike of Physicians Averted.

Vienna. Feb. PA strike of the staffs in the various hospitals in Vienna today was ayerted by the au- thorities promising to furnish the personnel with meals. Physicians employed by the health insurance companies struck today for higher fees, their action being part of the general agitation for higher coHlpen- sation by members of the medical profession.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
NEW JERSEY SENATE
 RATlFlEs SUFFRAGE

: Trenton, N. J., Feb. 2-After ; brief debate the New Jersey state senate tonight voted IS to 2 to ratifvI inc suffrage amendment The house. howl eyer decided to postpone, action on the riatter until next Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

According to monument maker in Costa Rica there is plenty of gran ite in the country but no machinery available for working or polishing it. Several varities of marble also exist there. although no quarrying is car ried on at the SRresast time.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
Pity Prosterity.

A Boston doetor says that in 50 years people will be too civilized to kiss. Well, who cares? Very few of us will be caring much about kissing in 50 years.-C9eEeiand Plain Dealer. 6s
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
THIS HOW ID RESTORE TIE
 NORMAL RATE IF EXCHANGE:

Senator MecI Mccormick Advises England, France and
 Italy to Lay Heavier Taxaes Drastcaly Curta IheM Expenditures-Asserts That Foreign Currencies VIII Continue to Fall in New York Markets Until the For egn Countries Can Present Balanced Budget of Rev enue and Expenditure.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
FIRST PASSENGER STEAMER
 FROM GERMANY SINCE 1914

American Liner Manchura, From Hamburg, Has DocSed at New York-Brought 39 Passengers, All From South arnpton, Eng-Could Have Filled the Ship at Hamburg With Passengers Had Passport Regulations and Other Restrictions Permitted Voiced Regret That They Could Not Come to This Country
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Vale undergraduates are to. have the privilege of attending lectures on politics, to be given weekly under the auspices of the Yale Daily News.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Socialists of Oklahoma, in conven- tion at Oklahoma City, endorsed Eu- gene V. Debs, now serving a 20 year sentence at Aalanta, for presidency.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Dispatches from the state of Micas Cereas, Brazil, report that an earth quake shook down a number of houses in the country districts.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Premier Nitti of Italy will return to Paris this week to learn Premier Millerand's attitude toward Italian aspirations in the Adriatic
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Chairman Page of the senate naval committee has appointed Senator Poindexter a member of the sub com mittee Investigating naval awards in place of Senator New ebrry.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Seven persons are known to have been killed when fire famed by a high wind destroyed Is temporary residences at CIairton, Pa.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

4 si90 eea prize has been offered in France t- the inventor of an airplane lhat will rise and descend vertically md attain a horizontal speed of 124 niles an hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
ZEN. GALES RESIGNATION
 FROM cARRANzA CABINET

Mexico City. Feb 2.-GeneraI Plu- tarco Flies Calies. secretary Of in dustry- commerce and labor, rendered his resignation to President CarranZa today. The president has not signi- led whether be will accept it. Senor C@iics has held the position only a lew months and was formerly govern or of Inc state Of Sonora
 General Francisco Murguia. former iv chief Of military operations in the state of Coahuila and Tamaulipas, has been named minister of war. ac- co-6ing to semi official reports
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

A brewing apparatus and a quanti- ty Of cider were seized by officers in a raid on Daniel Webster's birthplace in Franklin N. H., owned by the state of New Hampshire.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Rumors circulated in Germany that the nation is planning to stop pay ment of interest on national and war loans were denied.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
ANOTHER SLUMP IN THE
 FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET

public admlnlstration."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Albert Bushnell Hart, professor of the science of government at Harvard university, has been appointed Harv- ard exchange professor at the Sor- bonne universities, France.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

A group of French parIiamentari- ans, industrialists and financiers are forming a committee to buy from the French government one of the cha teaus of the former German emperor in Lorraine. to be presented to former Premier Clemenceau.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Six men were rescued from the James river, near Newport News, by the schooner Navahoe. after clinging to a barrel and driftwood for six hours with the temperature 10 de- grees below zero.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Lieut.. J. H. Knight, pilot. of. the aerial maiIplane between Cleveland and Chicago, established a record in making 335 miles at an average speed of 155 miles an hour
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

It is reported one of KoIshak's gen. as'als has challenged General Janin, who surrendered the admiral to the bolskevilli.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03

Following eempIetion of his testi- mony before the subcommittee of the senate foreign relations commit tee, Ludwig c. A. K. Martens will be arrested and examined by frnmigra- ton authorities at Baltimore.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-02-03
Condensed IeIearams
Polish army lasses of 1900 and 19t were called to the eolors.

Leaf tobacco held by manufacturers Jan. totals 1,31S,131,291 pounds.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-24
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MuG<(o
BY LEE KINGSTON

oh, let US sound the cornet and
~ blow the bugle, too, I'm lively
as hornet, and that is just few,
all my insides are saying, Arise and
go a-Maying, the hounds of spring
are baying, the ones that Swine
burne knew" And on my Maytime
walking, or when pay a call, at cost
ly garments mocking, I'll wear the
overall. Style says, and so hail her,
that l may dodge the tailor and so es-
cape the jailer, at least, until the fall.
What though that person nolier who
profteered on me, TT 60 without a
collar and leave my neckband free
from wooden sho IS a splinter has half
my toes gone inter, but still | am a
sprinter, ahead of old H. c. l.. Nor
will the cagey draper insert his lit
tie sting, for line | have paper that
cuts out laundering, and there's an
other matter pertaining to my halter,
on me he'll wax no fatter, my lid is in
the ring. Yet what though weather's
mellow and summers coming soon,
and though the prophets below
we're on the road to June, in spite of
Mrs. Grundy's on weekdays and on
Sundays I'll wear my heavy undies
for yet another moon.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-24
CONSTIPATION
And Sour Stomach Caused This
Lady Much Suffering. Black
Oraught Relieved.

heAdorsville, Ky.-Mrs. Pearl Pat
rick, of this place, writes: "I was
very constipated. | had sour stomach
and was SO uncomfortable. I went TO
the doctor. He gave me some pills.
They weakened me and seemed 70
tear up my digestion. They would
grippe me and afterwards It seemed
] was more constipated than before.
heard Of Black. Draught and de
cided to try It found 1t Just what !
needed II was an easy laxative, and
not bad to swallow. My digestion soon
improved. got we'll Of the sour stom.
ach, my bowels soon seemed normal,
no more gripping, and ! would take 6
dose now and then, and was In good
shape.
cannot say too much for slack
Draught for It 10 the finest laxative
one can use"
Thedtord's Black-Draught. has for
many years been found OF great value
in the treatment OF stomach, liver and
bowel troubles. Easy to take, gentlt
and reliable In its action, leaving no
bad aftsFeffects, It has won the praise
q thousands OF people who have used
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