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Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
COLBY MAKES PLEA FOR
 sUCCoR FOR EUROPEANS

New York, May 2.-In a plea for sue cor for the distressed people of Europe, made at a relief meeting here tonight, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby de- clared the world is really at the brink, not of a great disaster, but of utter dis aster." Emphasizing the need for physi- clans, and medical supplies in certain areas of Europe. he urged the gathering ito see that the great workaday world of preoccupied men and women, of we'll meaning and well-disposed but humanly selfish men and woman, are reused from their distractions and their preoccupa- tiers"
 Let me say a word" he continued, "abouE the general attitude of our coun- try in this time of great perplexity, of doubt and uncertainty that hovers and broods over all nations, Let us not be profteers upon our geographical position. Let us not be profiteers upon our com fort and security and God-given and per sonally quite undeserved commercial and trade advantages Possession implies re- sponsibility and there rests upon this great and powerful republic a reciprocal duty to this world, a duty that we should undertake happily, soberly, responsibly, to administer our wealth, to apporti0n our power in great work of modest suc- co" and relief to those who are less for tunate"
 Let great and liberal Americanism take possession of your mind and wills, , he added. This is no time to hesitate and stumble, to equivocate and qualify Let us give of our political power, of ou1 political experisSce, of our commercial
 strength, of our pecuniary power, to the 1 succor and relief of this soreIy afflicted
 world. It is not only our duty as human
 beings, but it is the only enlightened pol. | icy"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
HEAVY CONSUMPTION OF
 CRUDE PETROLEUM IN NIARCH

Washington, May 2-Heavy drafts were made in March on the reserve stocks of crude petroleum notwithstand- ing 20 per cent increase in production, according to a report today by the United States geologic survey. The total increase in output of the United States in March as compared with March, 1919, was e,000,000 barrels, but the increased consumption made necessary the importa- tion of 6,500,O0O barrels from Mexico. An additional million barrels was drawn from the reserves to meet the demand.
 ''The March consumption of crude pc troleum exceeded that of year ago by nearly twelve million barrels" said Sec retary Payne in discussing the report. This single months record of 44,OOO, ,OOO barrels means that the United States is now using more oil each month than the whole world used in the whole year or 1885. These are facts that must be faced l by every citizen who uses, any petroleum product, whether fuel oil, gasoline or lubricating oil, and these figures like wise raise questions of public policy, for
 in the matter of oil the United States is certainly living beyond it's means"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
REORGANIZATION OF NAVY
 IS PRACTICALLY COMPLETED

Washington, May Rehabilitation of the navy from the maximum of 240O ships operated during the war, including hundreds of vessels from battleships of the first line to yachts and anti-subua- rine craft acquired for the emergency. is now practically completed, it was an- nounced today by the navy department. The reduction in ships, it was said, has peen almost as great in proportion as the demobilization of 4OO,OJJ in personnel
 The largest vessels remaining to ha sold by the navy are the Nopatin and Narragansett, $500 ton passenger steam CTS taken over for transport service. for which bids already have been asked.
 In addition to its disposal of usable craft, the navy, it was said, also is plan ming to sell number of obsolete torpedo boat destroyers submarines and gun. boats, now worthless except for their scrap value. The old cruiser Cincinnati launched in 1892, will be included in the sale.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03

session. but to persuade him to do 70. ws are goirE tfe:e on the supposition that ll,s Is aL honest man and will listen -io reason ard. hay ing done SO. will see the adv.sabii4ty of calling the extra session b consider the suffrage resolutions"
 Mrs Edward Seward SiInons of South Pasadena. Gal. and Mrs. James A. De vitt Of Osssalo sa, Ia. have letters iron the Gosernors Of their states addressed 10 Governor Itc comb. Mrs Dewitt Is a delegate at-.aIge to the republican na- tional ccnveMt.cn
 ti"verfoi Sirshens of California in his letter urged Governor Holconab to cal n extra session Of the Connecticut leg!s. l2turc, asserting that suffrage has work ed satisfactorily I California. The state ic letter ;n every way, he wrote. because women hale t,en given the right to par. ticirate in public affairs. Governor Harding cf Iowa vouched for Mrs De.
 wits sound Lc'ie. in republican princs- pies
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
THREE PUBLIC DINNERS FOR
 AMERICAN FINANCIERs IN TOKYO


 Tollio, April 27.-Three public dinners, which were unusually largely attended, were given yesterday by leading Japan ese and American in honor of the Ameri- can fnanciers, headed by Frank A Van derlip, and members of the American Silk Mission who are visiting Japan. At a banquet held at the Bankers club. Wis., count kaneko, former special representa- tive of Japan in the United States, in his address recalled the words C She late Theodore Roosevelt to the effect that peace in the Pacific rests upon the nut uality of respect between America and Japan.
 Other speakers included Baron Kanda, a member of the Japanese commercial mission which visited the United States : in 1909. Jacob Gould Schurman. Darwin P. Kingsley Mir. Vanderlip and Baron 1 Shibusawa president of the American Japanese Association. Mir. Schurman in | his address said in part: 'The late European war has put back civilization ? half century. and conflict between the United States and Japan would put back Asiatic civilization for centuries. The two countries are. sum- moned to work together for the develop ment of the east"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03

New York, May 2.-Fifty-four dele gates to the republican national conven- tion and eS delegates to the democratic national convention will be selected in primaries and state conventions to be held this week. In addition Indiana, which sends thirty delegates to each na- tional convention, will hold preferen- tial presidential primary, preparatory to the republican and democratic state con- ventions May 13 and May IS, respective ly. at which the delegates are to be elected.
 Utah republicans will hold a state con- vention at Price tomorrow at which eight delegates are to be chosen, four district delegates and four at large. Senator Hiram W. Johnson of Califor- nia: Governor Frank 0. Lowden of Illi- nois, and Major General Leonard Wood each have conducted a campaign in the state although it is possible that an un- instructed delegation may be chosen.
 Sixteen delegates to each national con- vention will be elected at the presiden- iial preference primary in Maryland to- morrow Senator Johnson and General Wood are the principal republican presi- dential contestants, electors also having the opportunity 10 vote for uninstruct- ed delegates. The name of no candi- dates for the democratic presidential nomination appear on the ballot
 Kentucky will elect 26 delegates to the democratic national convention at state convention in Louisville on Tuesday. The principal contest will be between dele gates wishing to go to the national con vention uninstructed and those pledged Co Governor James M. Cox of Ohio.
 California holds a statewide primary Tuesday to choose 26 delegates each to the republican, democratic and prohibi- lion national conventions Chief interest there centers in the fight between a group Of republican candidates for dele gates pledged 10 Senator Johnson and
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
SCHOONER RIsOER AFIRE;
 WAS ABANDONED AT SEA

Boston, May 2.-The motor schooner Risoer was abandoned today about 250 miles east of New York because of fire, according to a wireless message from the British steamer City of Canton bound from New York for London, which re- ported that she had taken off the crew. No details were given of the fire: The Risoer registered 1,342 tons and sailed from Norfolk for Denmark on April 27.
 The City of Canton gave her position as latitude 40:42 north; longitude .6S 52 west. She reported that she would re- trace her course toward New York and requested that a coast guard cutter be sent out to take off the crew The Acushnet reported from Woods Hole that she would leave tonight for that purpose
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
 QUADRENNIAL CONFERENCE

Des Moines, Ia, May 2.-Heralding the Methodist Episcopal quadrennial general conference meeting here as the most i'm portant in the history of the denomina- tion, the address of the thirty-four bish- ops of the church submitted to the con- fe,ence today declares the church is on trial On behalf of their denomination. th. bishops accept the challenge and aver that the church must determine to deal courageously with the vital ques- t;cns the new age has presented.
 Never before did a general conference meet at a tim like this" they said in tiei1 address. We cannot go back to the less troubled, more simple, placid days.
 We are at a crisis in the ages. If we fail here, it will not matter what else We do." .s,sx4 s The address is devoted to answering the question: What is our chief business at the present conference?
 It divides the question into eleven sub. divisions.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
TEXTILE WORKERS OF NEW
 ENGLAND MAKE DEMANDS

Providence. R. I, May 2.-It was re- torted m textile circles here tonight that demands for fiat increase of IT 1-2 per cent. effective May 31, for all classes of textile workers, will be mailed tomorrow to uiarrsacturers in Rhode Island, Mas sachusetts q d Connecticut by the na- tioual executive board of the United Tex tile NolLe,s of merica.
 1bouas. r. AfcMahon of this city, vice c-ss,dent of the textile workers, refused to discuss the report, but said that a statement ccNering the situation would be ,szu.d b, tie union tomorrow morning. The national executive board adjourned satrrdAy at New York after session thst lasted two days.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
No HUNGER s1RIKERs
 REMAIN IN BELFAST JAIL

EsIfast. May (By the A. P).- Th,rty-hve mcre hunger strikers were removed from ts Belfast jail to hos pi.ai today. making sixty-nine who have b,cr released ia tie rast two days. There a.a new oC buree strikers in the rrisTn
 tieor-, rr-aaghar a solicitor Of Cr,qgb. whose f5u CT represented the Nid-Tyrone district in parliament for fifteen years. was arrested by the mili- tary this morning and brought to Belfast. He was election agent for Arthur Grif- hth. founder of the Sim Fein organiza- tion. in Northwest Tyrone at the general elections pr. Stuart. health officer at Belturbet, County Cavan, also has been arrested.
 In Londonderry Saturday night Con rtable Peter Henley was shot through the leg while on his beat. A party of police which hastened to the scene of the shoot ing also was fired on. One of the police men was struck by spent bullet but was no thurt The police returned the ire of the attacking party, all the members of which escaped.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
LAND AGITATION IN WEST
 IRELAND IS SPREADING


 London, May 2-The land agitation in West Ireland is continuing to make rapid headway, according to a despatch to the London Times, and has spread to County Clare Cattle driving and other forms of intimidation are said to be of almost daily occurrence. Grazing lands are stripped of their stock, fences and gates are broken, walls are smashed and houses fired into by armed parties. Large and small holders alike are the victims. The despatch says it is openly boasted that the coming fight in the test for land will be one of the biggest things the country has seen for some tine.'
 It is pointed out that the country is full of young men who were unable to emigrate during the war and that thei1 their activities cannot find an outlet within the few acres possessed by theil parents, says the Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
FEAR THAT AUSTRALIA MAY
 HAVE TO IMPORT WHEAT

London, May 2.-owing to the bad season there is fear that Australia may have to importa wheat in 1921. says a despatch to the London Times from Sydney, N. S. w. The wheat board re- gently asked Great Britin to forego the balance of 100000 tons owing her. but she refusel. It is still hoped, says the despatch that Great Britain will defer | requiring the shipment of this wheat un- til the visible supply in Australia is as l sured. West Australia already has re- fused to contribute toward the British shipment an dother staIeI are being urged to take the same course.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
COMMUNIST LABOR MEN
 ARRESTED AT NASHUA, D, n.

Nashua, N H.. May 2.-Herman Adler of Boston and Adolph Blazonis of Me thuen, Mass. speaker and president. re spectively, at meeting of, the communist labor party here today, were taken into custody bzy the local police following the session. The meeting had been ad- vertised as a protest against the na- tion-wide roundup of alleged radicals e January last
 Adler. after outlining the platform of the communist labor party. called for funds to be used in taking to the higher courts cases of persons now awaiting de- portation. Chief of Police Goodwin said that in detaining the men he was acting on his own au.uUrIty and that they would be held until he had conferred with government officials in Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
May Day Casualties
 in Various Countries
Three Men Killed and 1O2 ], Wounded in Paris-Fight
 Between Police and Dem
 onstratcrs in Montevideo.

Paris, May 2-oficial figures issued today give the casualties resulting from the disorders yesterday as three dead and 1G2 wounded, of whom six remain in hospitals, two of them in a dangerous condition. The arrests aggregated 103.
 The foreigners among those arrested are to be deported.
 Alexandre Blanc, extreme socialist deputy, who was injured in yesterdays clash with the police will be prosecuted a charge of abuse of the police Parlia- mentary immunity, it is said, will not ap- ply to his case,= which it is asserted was fragrant offense M. Blanc was one o1 the deputies who met the Germans 1T | Switzerland during the war at an inter national socialist conference.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
BRIDGEPORT CRIMINAL
 A ARRESTED IN BALTIMORE

Baltimore, May 2.-ATter fleeing two blocks from his captor last night. Edward Donovan. 19 years old. of Bridgeport. Conn.,. was seized. as he crouched in jitney bus by detective. When search ed by the police. Donovan had jewelry valued at SI,0O0O in his possession and nearly s4O0 in cash
 Donovan was arrested at the Pimlico race track. According to detectives he was caught jostling bettors. The detec- tive was taking Donovan to headquarters on a tralley car and the detective loosen ed his grip on Donovan. who leaped through the Automatic door as it was folding shut pr
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
SWEDEN MoURNs DEATH OF
 CROWN PRINCESS ADoLPH

Stockholm, May 2.-The entire nation has been plunged into mourning by the death yesterday of Crown Princess Gus tave Adolph of Sweden, daughter of the Duke of Connaught. King Gustave. who was in Nizza, and Queen Victoria, who had just arrived at the bedside of her sick mother in Baden, have been notified and are returning for the funeral.
 The official report of the physicians who attended the crown princess gives the cause of death as general blood poisoning or pyemia. She had suffered from inflammation of the ear. which ne- cessitated an operation last December and this was followed by maxillar sup puration. Weakness of the heart. aug mented by the crown princess expectaht motherhood. was given as the contribut- cause of her death.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
MORE COMPANIES ABSORBED BY
 BRITISH STEEL CORPORATION

Montreal, May decentralization. of nine steel, coal and transportation com panies of Canada into the British Steel corporation, with a capital of s50Q.O0O.- 900, was announced today by Colonel w Grant Morden. He said it was teh largest merger of it's kind in the British empire and second only to, the United States Steel corporation.
 Colonel Morden declared the consolida- ton will associate the iron and coal de- posits of the Atlantic seaboard for the Dominion with the steel-makine experi- ences and financial resources of Great Britain.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
LOCOMOTIVE AND TENDER
 DETAILED AT TORRINGTON

Torrington. Conn., May 22.-The To- comotive and tender of a southbound passenger train from Winsted to New York were derailed here today, smashing into three freight cars and bunk car on siding, throwing them from the tracks and tearing up the rails for short dis tance. Railroad detectives found evil dence of a deliberate attempt to wreck the train, the switch lock having been broken and the switch thrown. No one was injured, although 35 passengers and the train crew were shaken up.
 The open switch was a short distance from curve and Engineer Harry Boyn- ton of Waterbury was unable to halt the train. He and Fireman Thomas Starks of Winsted remained at their posts The locomotive telescoped one of the freight cars on the siding and then dug deep into the earth.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
mother group to Herbert Hoover.

another group to Herbert Hoover
 On the democratic ticket in California, Henry H. Childers of Los Angeles, who favors liberal interpretation Of the na- tional prohibition amendment, is running as lone candidate against group or 26 unpledged candidates. There IS no contest in the prohibition party, the 26 candidates being pledged to the candi- dacy of Henry Clay Needham ot Los An geles.
 There are four republican candidates in the preferential presidential primary in Indiana on Tuesday. They are Gov ernor Lowden, General Wood, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio, and Senator Johnson. The delegates to be chosen at the state conventions later will be ln- structed for the presidential candidate receiving majority vote in the primary If no candidate receives a majority, the state convention may either instruct its delegates for any one candidate or al low them to go to the convention unin- structed. s--.t
 The names of no candidates for the democratic presidential nomination will appear on the ballot in Indiana although voters have the privilege of writing ir names of candidates if they so desire The name of w. G. Webster of New York appears on the ballot as candi- date for the republican nomination for vice president.
 The republican state convention ir Michigan, to be held Wednesday, will name four delegates-at-large to the na- tional gathering. Chief interest there centers ip. the resolutions expected to bt adopted endorsing Senator Johnson. Al though he won the states primary pref erence by A 900, the senator failed ir the popular vote, to carry seven of the thirteen congressional districts. Of tht nine district conventions already held five pledged their delegates to Johnson while four districts named uninstructet | delegates.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
DETROIT LEADS ALL CITIES
 IN HIGH COST OF LIVING

Washington. May 2.-Cost of living figures in fourteen American cities, ob- tained by the department of labor for December. 1919. as compared with De- cember. 1914, put Detroit at the top of the list with an increase of 10S per cen
 No-fc K, Va, ranked second with 107 per cent, while Portland. Me, took first honors by trailing the list with a per- centage of 91 1-2.
 Increases for other cities were: Boston 92, New York 103, Philadelphia 96, Bal -timore 9S, Savannah 9S, Jacksonville, Fla. 102 Mobile. Ala. 94. Houston, Tex. 101, Chicago 100, Cleveland 95, Buffalo
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
NEW YORK FIREMEN HELPED
 suBDUE STATEN ISLAND BLAZE

New York. May 2.-Fourteen fire com panies from Manhattan were rushed to Staten Island on municipal ferryboats to- day in response to the fire departments thorough signal occasioned by a blaze in the plant of the National White Lead works, Port Richmond.
 The Staten Island fire fighters feared feared the flames would spread to adja- cent shipyards and lumber yards because of high wind. The fire was checked with the held of Standard Oil and Baltimore and Ohio railroad tugs and the fireboat William F. Gaynor. The damage did not exceed S100. .000
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
STREET CAR SYSTEM IN UTICA
 IS PARALYZED BY sTRIoF

Utica. N. Y, May 2.-For the first time in the history of this city the street car system is paralyzed by a strike. Not 8 wheel turned on the tracks of the local company after o'clock this morning, when the men, ignoring the pleas of their union officials not to strike and to leave the adjustment of their demands for an eigf;, hour day and a wage increase to further arbitration, voted unanimously not to return to work.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
WITNESSED ECLIPSE OF MOON
 AT ALTITUDE OF 1,2 MILES

New York, May 2,-The eclipse of the moon tonight was observed here by Lieu tenant J. H. Hilton and w. H: Cushing of the Rockaway Beach naval air station at a height of nearly three and one-haIf nliies. The two lieutenants ascended in the navay hydroairplane No g, remain i'.g in the air one and one-half hours.
 The observations were made at the di- rtotion of the navy department Prof. DaYio Todd of Amherst college assisted i1 the observations from the shore. Lieu tenGnts Triton and Cushing reported their observations we're very satisfactory, 5 They will be embodied in a report to be made by Professor Todd to the navy de- partment
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
SOVIET RUSSIA DECLARES --
 AMNESTY FOR MINOR CRIMINALS

London. May "A wireless despatch received from Moscow today says that ih order to enable prisoners to participate in productive work the soviet government has decreed an amnesty, except for those condemned as counter-revolution- inals. Persons releaSed will be divided aries or thugs, bandns. dangerous crir- into two categories. namely. general of-. lenders. who will be liberated absolutely on giving an undertaking to engage iu useful work. and graver offenders yrho will be assigned to work under the sIr- veillance of local labor mobilization com mittees.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
MINE WORKERS OF OHIO
 TO CONFER WITH OPERATORS

Cleveland, O., May 2.-The scale com mittee of the Ohio mine workers sub- districts Nos. and will confer with representatives of the Pittsburgh Vein Operators association tomorrow in an effort to break a deadlock which existed wheE the conference adjourned yesterday
 Forty-one demands, including payment on the run of mine basis and pay for removing stone were presented by the miners officials, representing 16,000 men, a week ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
JEWISH CONGRESS WILL OPEN
 IN PHILADELPHIA ON MAY so

New York, May ,2.-The American Jewish congress will open in Philadel- phia on May 30, a week earlier than was planned it was anonunced here tonight. The earlier date was decided upon as a. result of the decision of the allied pre- miers at San Reno giving Great, Britain the mandate for Palestine, which is to be constituted as the Jewish national home land.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
HoLDUP IN A NEW YORK
 EAST SIDE APARTMENT HOUSE

New York, May -Four masked rob bers held up nine men at the points of revolvers in an East Side apartment house tonight and took from them $1.O0O in cash mad jewelry The intruders, who went to the room on the four floor where the men were gathered, escaped in a tax ;cab after threatening their victims.