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Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
INVESTIGATING RAIROAD STRIKE
 SITUATION IN NEW YORK

New York, April 26.-Investigation of. the railroad strike situation in Newt York was begun here today by repre-t sentatives of the department of justice at the direction of Presidalt Weson The inquiry was brought about through telegram sent to the president by William Fellowes Morgan, president of the Merchants Association. protesting against the combination in violation of federal statutes that was throttling the, commerce of the country" President Wilson referred the telegram to Attor-j ney General Palmer and the latter desigl mated c. B. Ames, assistant to the att l torney general to come to New York to secure full information on the subject" MT. Ames conferred here today with
 Francis G. Caffey, United States District ! attorney for the southern district of New ! York, Joseph L. Bodine United States i district attorney for New Jersey, repre- sentatives of the department of justice
 and committees from the Merchants As
 sociation and number of trade or ganizations.
 These committees took up with the
 government representatives the railroad istrike, the longshoremen's and steamship 1 clerks strike, the alleged refusal of union Itruck1nen to haul merchandise to or from the piers fhere non-union labor Is
 employed. the alleged combination of the l truckmen and fish handlers not to han tlle any fish caught by-non-u union fisher 1 men, and the strike of the harbpr marine l employees which involves the lightering and towing of freight
 t While the meeting was in progress I the railroad managers announced that \ the unauthorized railroad strike had so T improved that all volunteer crews that ' have been manning suburban trains had
 heen released from duty It was stated ; that normal passenger service on all iroads serving New York and New Jersey
 would be in effect by Wednesday.
 Freight service also had been ma terially improved, it was reported, tn,
 situation regarding employees being
 normal at all points except Port .Jervis IN. Y. where a large number of mer still are out. This is the terminal: of tn,
 New York division of the Erie Railroad
 The Erie reported, however that i . has improved it's freight service to sucl | an extent that it has been able to re , move the embargo on perishable freight
 The water front yards of the various roads still are affected. This is stid t, : retard somewhat the movement O 5 freight. but railroad officials reported , additional yard engines were bein. l placed in service and that conditions soon would be normal.
 Mayor Hylan conferred today wit
 trolleynen of Staten Island in an effor
 l to avert suspension of service on tn 2 isiand. The men let it be known tha
 only an increase in pay would satisf : them. The have agreed to give the com 9 pany 4S hours notice if a strike is call n ed
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

New York, April 26.-Republican vot- CTS of six states and the territory of Alaska. having a combined representa- ton of 154 out of the sS4 delegates to the republican national convention, will eliher hold primaries or state conventions this wee kto select their representatives to the convention in Chicago next June wn.ch will choose the next republican candidate for president Democratic vot- CTS also will select their National conven- tiol delegates in three of these states.
 Statewide primaries for both republican and democratic candidates to the national conventions will be held tomorrow in Massachusetts, Ohio and New Jersey. Alaska will hold a preferential primary Wednesday to select two candidates to the republican national convention. Re- publican state conventions for the selec- tion of candidates to the national con- vention will be held in Washington on Tuesday and in Arkansas and Idaho on Wednesday.
 Massachusetts, Big Four" Massachusetts will select four dele gates-at-large and 32 district delegates to each convention The names of candi- dates for the ''big four" on the republican 1 ticket will not appear on tn1e ballot as pledged to any particular presidential candidate, although some of the contest | ants have expressed individual prefer ences. Four of the republican ''big four | candidates are running as a group. They are Senator Lodge, Speaker Gillett of the national house of representatives former Senator Winthrop Murray-Srane and Ed ward A Thurston. former chairman ot | the republican state committee. All ar, UT. ledged. although Senator Lodge ha: arno unced that he will present the nam, Of Governor Coolidge to the convention if the governor desires it.
 Ire other republican 'Tbig four" candi
 dates are:
 Former Governor Samuel W. Mccall
 who has declared himself in favor 0
 Herbert Hoover; former Lieutenant Gov
 ernor Louis A. Frothingham, who has an
 nourced that he is in favor of Genera | Wood. with Hoover as second choice
 Co1.eI essman Alvan T. Fuller, pledged t fNcod Thomas W. Lawson and Russo A. Wood.
 The regular slate" on the democrati , ticket is composed of Senator David
 ISaish, Richard H. Long, twice the der- ocratio nomineeAfor governor, District Al
 torrey Joseph c. Pelletier and Daniel I
 Dtlerty.> Former Congressman Joseph I
 O'Connen, the only other candidate fc f tho democratic "hig four" has made h s campaign on an anti-prohibition platform The democratic candidates have expres,
 ed no presidential, preferences.
 7 There are several district contests '' both parties The democratic contes = nave no bearing on the presidential si : uation. hut the republican contests al
 b tween candidates pledged to Wood ar
 those desiring to attend the conventic f urirstrl cted.
 Wood and Johnson in New Jersey. a Republican voters of New Jersey vi N have an opportunity to express the
 preference between General Wood ar q Senator Johnson. the only two nam
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
ANTHRACITE WAGE SCALE
 NEGOTIATIONS AT sTANDSTILL

New York, April 2S.-The anthracite
 wage negotiations were at standstill
 here tonight pending reply from the
 mine operators to the modified demands
 of the hard coal diggeTs.
 Anthracite operators held a meeting
 tll,iinso the day and also were in session
 tonight discussing and framing their re-
 ply to the miners demands. They an-
 ncunced, however, that they would have
 nc. statement to make until they had sub-
 mitted their reply to the miners repre- sentatives.
 When the subcommittee of miners and , operators appointed to negotiate the new wage agreement met this afternoon, the miners representatives notified the op- l ei ators that the workers general scale c7.nraittee had ratified their action ir sui rtjtting modified demands. They also totl the employers the remaining fifteer demands must stand as originally pre- scented.
 l The miners also urged the operators tt reply to their demands as soon as pos I sible.
 The employers asked an adjournment I until tomorrow afternoon in order tha l they may have further time in which t
 frame their reply. The request wa 1 granted. sa
 Members of the miners general. seal l l downtown hotel for meeting this after noon were informed that no session woul Il be held before tomorrow night. l John L. Lewis, international presiden I of the mine workers, was the only inter 4 national official present at todays sub l committee session. as Philip Murray. in I ternational vice president, has left for hi fI home in Pittsburgh. MT. Murray will no l return, it was reported, as he plans t I attend a convention of miners in tn 1 Pittsburgh district
 I The action of the miners representa- I tives on Saturday in modifying their de I n'ands for a 50 per cent. wage increas 'I and six hour day, it was learned tc q Tight. prevented a deadlock in the nego I tiations- The operators informed tn I mine workers they could not continue tn I discussions until the miners demand i wore modified
 The miners then submitted their mod d fled demands asking a universal eight ]. hour day throuphout the industry and wage increase equal to that given tn
 bituminous coal diggers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

Washington. April 26.-Announcing It's decision in a part of the long pending an thracite coal trust cases today, the su- preme court In a { to 3 opinion sustained a majority of the governments charges Of Illegal combination against the Read ing Company, Pennsylvania holding corporation. and certain of it's railroad and coal subsidiaries and ordered their dissolution. Chief Justice White and Associate Justices Holmes and Van De- Nanter dissented while Justices Mickey holds and Braudeis took no. part in the decision.
 No copy of the majority opinion was available as Justice Clarke was render Ing it Associated with the Reading com pany as defendants were the Lehgh and WlIkesharrs Coal Company and the Le- hiEh Coal and Navigation Company and fbe constant recurrence of the words -isehirh Company" throughout the read inr caused the opinion to exist that the ao-calied Iyehigh case. which actually re- fers to the Lehigh Valley Railr'e Com nany md which was argued Last fall with the Reading case. was being decided also Despatches saying the government had also won it's case against the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company were sent out and it was not until almost an hour la ter when copies Of Justice Clarke's opin-
 
 found that the court had acted on the Reading case alone. The court conclud- ed announcing decisions without reach inE the LehiEh Valley railroad case.
 The ma jority opinion held the holding company guilty of violation of the Sher- mau antitrust act and reversed federal cocrt decrees rendered in Philadelphia in 1915 refusing to sustain the govern rncnt's charges Of monopoly but directing the separation of the Central Railroad of New Jersey from its subsidiary coal company. the L.ehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company. Dissolution was order ed by the supreme court of the Reading Company the Philadelphia and Reading Railway company; the Philadelphia and Peaiiug Coal and Iron Company; the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Lehlgh and ETilkesbarre Coal Company, n,aIntained through the holiing corpora ton. SO that they would be entirely in dtpendenttof each other. Disposition of tie stock and bonds of the various com raaies held by the Reading Company all SO was directed. ~
 The court. however, sustained lower court decrees abspiying the LehighS Coal and Navigation Company. the Lehigh and New England. Railroad Company the Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Company. on charges as to restrictive covenants in mining leases with respect
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
ASKS ss.OoO A YEAR FOR
 EACH OF THREE CHILDREN

New York. April 2s-The high cost otl children caused Mrs. Chester P. Stems ofl Park Avenue to appeal to the surro- gates court today to allow her s5 09s A year from the estate Of her late hus- band for each of her three children, ia addition to the s25.000 which she re- ceives as her own share. 4 referee Eas appointed to pass on the application.
 Vernon. five; Dorothy. three. aun Chester. one. are the chillnen for whose maintenance Mrs. Stems states she has had to expend some of her own funds Notwithstanding rigid economy each child lsst year cost s5.0o0. according to the petition.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF
 SAVINGS BANKS OF THE STATE

Hartford. April 26.-Bank Commits sioner Sturges has had printed for dis tribution shtatement showing the con- dition of the savings banks of the state as of March S1. 1920. with a statement for the purposes of comparison, of their condition on March 31, 1s19
 The total assets of all the banks a year ago amounted to S414 462601313 and this year to $441,399.7 .742.54, an increas SC of nearly twenty millions.
 The total amount of deposits on March 5l. this year, was S411, ,444,510.4 42 and on the same date last year they were s3Se.- s2S,5l6.O9. This shows an increase in the amoucs = savings banks deposits for the year of 24,621 003.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
CONVENTION TO FORM NEW
 POLITICAL PARTY JULY 1o-fs

Chicago April 2s.-A national conven- .tion of the committee of forty-eight to form new political party will be held in Chicago July 10 to 13, it was announced today by M. c. Harrison, divisional di- rector of the organization.
 The new party, representing the needs. and hopes of average American men and women, will conduct an active campaign against both the reactionary old parties and in support of con structive program of economy, social and political progress,7' an. announcement said.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
WOOD ENDORSES HAYS AS
 HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGER

Chicago, April 26.--will H. Hays. re- publican national committee chairman. has been endorsed by Major General Leonard Wood as campaign manager. if the general is nominated by the conven- tion here June S.
 This announcement was made by Wood headquarters today and was sadi virtu- ally to assure Mir. Hays of the position. no matter who is nominated. and to set at rest rumors that Wood, if successful in the convention, would appoint Frank Hitchcock, former postmaster general, his campaign manager.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
POLITICAL EcxIrEMENr
 PREVAILS IN DENMARK

Copenhagen. April 26.-Great political excitement prevails in Denmark, where the first general election under the pro- portional representation system is pro- ceeding today. The social democrats have 10s candidates in the field, the radicals 94. the Left or Liberals 103, the Con servatives 6s. the Trades Peoples Party 32 nd the Left Socialist three Three mil nor parties have candidates on the bal lot for the first time.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
MARTENs CASE TO BEGIN
 ON ELLIS ISLAND MAY {

New York, April 2e.-Hearings in the deportation proceedings against Ludwig c. A. k. Martens. unrecognized Russian soviet ambassador to the United States, have been set to begin on Ellis Island one May {. it was announced to- day. Augustus P. Schell. legal advisor of the Ellis Island station. win preside.
 The cases of nine alleged extremists arrested in Cleveland in 1917. held dur ing the war at Fort oglethorpe. Ga, and brought here recently for deportation. will be reopened. 1t was announced to- day by their lawyers who said they had just returned from a conference at washinrtoH with Assistant Secretary of labor Post
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
ARRANGING TO FINANCE
 AMERICAN FOREIGN TRADE

Pinehurst, N. C., April 26.-Plans for forming a corporation under the Edge law for financing American foreign trade through cooperation on a nation wide basis of bankers, exporters. manu- lecturers and others were discussed here today at the meeting of the exec utive council of the American Bankers Association.
 report by John McHugh. president of the Mechanics and Metals Bank of New York, and chairman of the asso- ciation's commerce and marine com mittee was presented. rehecting the. re- suits of a canvass of bankers in every state. It declared that a nationwide or ganization to finance American forengn trade could readily be brought into ex- istence and only awaited leadership In- vesSnent by banks as permitted by the Edge law. would be provided.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
ROBBERS GOT
 "wAD" OF S1,7ss FROM SAILOR

New York. April 26.-The story of how two Milwaukee robbers stole s1,72S attached with court platers to a sailor mans leg was told today in court, when the robbers Frank Frator. mad John De Franza. were sentenced to Sing Sing pri- son for eight to twenty years
 Frank Zio. the sailorman it seems. was afraid of banks So he plastered his money to his person. The robbers learn ed of his secret and went to work with scientific precision one covering him with revolver while the other cut of the legs of his trousers
 In imposing sentence. Judge Rosalsky of the court of general sessions remark ed that he desired ito uphold the city's reputation for hospitality" and served notice he would be "doubly hospitable' to all robbers from out of town
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
ADMIRAL BENSON IS TO
 ATTEND LAUNCHING AT CAMDEN

Washington, April 2s.-Admiral Ben son. chairman of the Shipping Board, left tonight to join the official party which will witness the launching tomorrow Of the first combined cargo-passenger steamer f-om the ways of the New York 6hipbuilding Corporation. Camden, N J. Mrs Herman F. Krafts of Annapolis, Admiral Benson's daughter, will act as sponsor.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
BRITISH TROOPS AND ARABS
 ARE FIGHTING IN PALESTINE

Cairo, April 26.-Fighting is reported to be taking place between Arabs and British troops in Palestine. No details have been received here.
 Two thousand Bedouins attacked Se- makh, south of Lake Tiberias, from which the small British fore withdrew after a fight in which they suffered a few cas- ualties.
 The incident was not important. ac- cording to the official view, being merely a loca development of recent Bedouin cattle forays
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
PROTEST FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE
 ON MASS. DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW

Concord. \. H., April Ex-Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts. today responded to the message of protest
 against the Massachusetts daylight saw ing law sent 10 him on Saturday by Gov ernor John H. Bartlett. Governor Cool idEe says it Is well known that he looks upon the daylight saving law with ap- prehension" despite its apparent support by people In general in his . lte. He expresses sympathy with New ttampshire and hoped some way of operating train serfice win be found that will not bur 3eh any of the population" of this state
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
SHIFTING BOARD SELLS -.7 NINE CARGO VESSELS

Washington, April 2s.-Sale of nine cargo vessels totalling 64,S04 deadweight tons for s12,291,572 was announced to- night by the Shipping Board Two for eign companies were included among the purchasers, the Italian Star Line taking the T S25 ton Elmer Liberty Land for $1,e2lIo5 and the Ice King. 6,103 tons going to the French American Line for S1152,36S
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
MUNsoN LINE OPERATING
 FORMER AUSTRIAN STEAMER

New York. April 2s.-The former Aus trian passenger liner Martha Washing ton. recently retitted for the shipping boards South American service today was formally entered into the trade at a luncheon given on board the steamer by the Munson line. operators of the ship. Captain Paul Foley. director of opera tions for the board. representatives Of the navy and city officials. with heads of leading steamship lines. attended. President Frank C. Munson announced the ship would make her first sailing next Wednesday. The voyage from New York to Rio De Janefro will take fifteen days and 10 Buenos Aires e2 President Munson said.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
SEVEN FISHERMEN FINED s1os
 DIDN'T EVEN GET BITE

Meriden. Conn, April 2s . Seven Meriden men who went fishing at Beav- CT Lake yesterday didn't get even a bite but Game .Wardens Foster and. Rewinkel. who arrested them for angling in a lake in the closed season. made a morning when each fisherman was fined S15 by the police court
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
OBITUARY.

Bridgeport. Conn, April 26.-Frederick A. Bennett for 12 years secretary. of the Bridgeport. Manufacturers association. died here searly today, following an op- eration for appendicitis. He was s3 yearc old. Deceased had resigned his position two weeks ago to enter manu- featuring work
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
WHALING SCHOONER ARTHUR
 V. $. WOODRUFF TOTAL Lost

New Bedford. Mass. April ss.-re whaling schooner Arthur V. S Woodruff is total loss on the east coast of Barbados. according 10 cabiegra-n re- ceived here. Efforts are being made t1 save the cargo of l3e barrels Of oil.
 The Woodruff sailed from this port November 1919. in charge Of ,captaii August r. Comes. who was rskAne hit first trip as master. She was l55 ton4 burden
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
MORRIS FUCKER HAS ASKED TO BE DEPORTED TO RUSSIA

New York, April 26.-Morris Fucker, a dentist, and leader of the socialist party in the Brownsville district of Brooklyn, who is under s15,o00 bail following hi. conviction, January 15, on charges of sedition, today surrendered to United States Marshal Power mad asked to be deported to Russia. He was locked up at his own request Fuckers case is pend ing before the circuit court of appeals in Manhattan,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
CALLED PARAGRAPHS
More Disorder in Limerick.

Limerick, Ireland, April 26.--Civilians and soldiers came in collision late to- night in O'Connell street, near the new barracks Sones were thrown and some of the soldiers were injured, one of them seriously It is said that some shots were fired but nobody was injured. It is reported that the trouble arose over petty ilN,ident. Quiet was restored after two hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
GOVT WINS COAL TRuST SUIT
 AGAINST READ i COMBINE

Governments Charges, ,Sus in to Decision by the Supreme Cowt-Majority Opinion which Dissoives the Combination, Charges the Reading Holding Company With "Adroi Division of Property and of Corporate Agency" Purposely Violating Tin Flagrant Manner the Sherman Anti Trust Act-M Minority Opinion Con tends That the Lower Court Should Be Sustained.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
SENATE PASSES sss.ooO. 900
 RIVERS AND HARBoRs BTLI

Washington. April 2s.-The rivers and harbors bill was passed today by the sent ate after it had been amended 60 as d make the total sef.ooo.o9U as aeainst the Sl2.oooooo in the house biil and SEQ 900 .. committee. I.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY
 AT LOUISVILLE. KY.

Louisville. Ky, April 2e.-Steady i'm provement was reported tonight by phy- sicians attending Mrs. Grace E. Nary and Mrs n. H. Fenton. both of whom were wounded today by the formers husband pr. Charles F. Nary, who later committed suicide tby = ting his throat with a pairing knife.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27
BRIEF TELEGRAMS

The supreme court failed to render decisions on the prohibition acts.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

Henry P. Edwin, treasurer of the Brooklyn Edison Go. and formerly As sistant District Attorney of New York, died suddenly of heart disease.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

Reports from Geneva announce that the Catholic authorities of the Canton of F'ribourg placed ban on modern dances,
 such as the tango and fox trot..
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

London hears that an Italian cruiser arrived at Novorsick. The vessels com mander. Captain De Martini. tod the Soviet reDrese-ta-lves he was authorized by Premier Nitu to conduct preliminary negotiations toward renewal of commer- cial relations between Italy and soviet Russia,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

The Southern Pacific De Mexico rail- road was formally turned back to the company by Governor Adolfo De La Huerta of Sonora yesterday.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

Use of airpIanes for commercial pur- poses in France is rapidly increasing. Besides mail, S,542 packages were car ried last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

German electoral bill, which is to govern the elections for the first republi- can parliament, to be held June was passed by the National Assembly.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

Authority to raise a machine gun bat talion of negroes for the National Guard of Massachusetts was refused by Secre- tary of War Baker.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

Five walters and prOprietors of danc- ing pavilions and cabarets were arrested in Coney Island on charges of violating the prohibition law.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

There has been no marked change in the strike situation in Waterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

Joseph Martin of Providence, R. l.. was held without bail on a charge of assault with a loaded revolver on Miss Alice Harrison, also of Providence.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

An increase of one dollar per week for all switchboard operators in class A. A and B exchanges of the Providence Tel ephone Company and an advance for op- orators in class c exchanges effective May 1 was announced last night.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

J. Ogden Armour announced Chicago packers had completed the sale of $45,- 900, 900 of provisions to the German gov ernment
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

Sir R. Leicester Harmsworth, of Lon don, has purchased the Western Morning
 News, a Cardiff daily. He now controls v papers.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-27

Republican leaders are getting ready to announce an economy program, '' which, they declare, would reluce gov ernment expenses more than s20o,00 600 a year.