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Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
FOUND CONDITIONS AT
 NAVAL PRISON SATISFACTORY

Portsmouth, N. H., Jan. 14-Assist- and Secretary of the Navk Franklin D. Roosevelt, after spending six hours today at the navy yard. Investigating conditions at the naval prison, as a result of charges against the prison commander, Lieutenant Commander Thomas Mott Osborne, announced that he had found conditions satisfactory" He left for Washington late today, but said he would return to interview residents of the city, civilians at the navy. yard and others who have com plained of conditions at the naval prison.
 MT. Roosevelt said that he would make no report to Washington at this time, but had left with Commander Osborne the two specific charges al Ieging mismanagement which had been submitted to the navy department for him to answer in person. MT. Osborne is expected to make public his reply soon.
 In the course of his investigation to- day MT. Roosevelt met navy yard off cers and talked with civilian employees and prisoners.
 Only two charges against MT. Os- borne's administration of the prison had been made directly to the navy department MT. Roosevelt said, all though many of a hearsay character had reached the department. In it's investigation, he said, the department l would consider only the lwo specific ] charges.
 MT. Roosevelt refused to specify one of the charges. but said the other was | in connection with the system of ! guarding the prison, resulting, it was l alleged, in a number of escapes. ] ''We are in accord with MT. Os=
 bornes system of guarding the prison he said. There is no need for the ] people to fear escapes, as they have
 not been so numerous as in outside l institutions, and number only eight or | ten in the two and one-half years of 1 MT. .Osborne's administration" | The department of justice, MT
 Roosevelt said, had not conducted an | investigation of the prison, as had been reported. However, 8 department of justice man did conduct an inves- l tigation, he said. which led to one of
 the two charges being made to Wash | inPtOn
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
COAL STRIKE COMMISSION
 READY TO EXAMINE FACTS

Washington, Jan. 14=A third day of argument before President Wilsons s commission for settling the coal strike left it practically ready tonight to proceed to the examination of the facts at issue between the miners and their employers.
 The last of six spokesmen for the United Mine Workers of America fin i>hed the preliminary statement of the case for the men today, and Ralph Crews, counsel for the operators in the central competitive district, like wise completed the general statement in opposition. Operators in the cen tral district will have one more argu- ment, which will be made at the be- ginning of tomorrow's session by Phil H. PsIirIa, of Terre Haute, Ind, and thereafter the corhmission will begin consideration of testimony and docu- mentary evidence,
 Frank Harrington of the Illinois Miners Union, in closing for the min CTS, estimated the advance in living costs since 1914 in. Illinois mining centers at from 110 to ITS per cent. Ye4r.y earnings of coal miners in H. inois, however, he said, had increased only from approximately $700 in 1913 to S1,390 in 1918. In the light of these figures he said the miners claim for 2 sixty per cent. increase in wages and thirty hour week was Justified
 John Moore and Ed Stewards, pres idents respectively of the Ohio and Indiana districts of the union, preced ing Harrington. dealt more particular ly with the internal differences and differentials. John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Work CTS, gave out a statement explaining the thirty hour week demand as an endeavor by the miners to distribute their work throughout the year. Geo logical survey estimates, Lewis said showed that the weekly operation of mines for the thirty hours would SUD- ply all. the coal the country needed. Attorney Crews opened for the op- orators with the declaration that the sixty per cent. wage increase was the real issue before the commission. He stamped the sixty per cent. increase demand was fraught with Hstaggerine | consequences
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
STORIES OF MURDER, PILLAeE
 AND CRUELTY BY MExlCANs

San Antonio. Tex, Jan. Histories Of terrible cruelty, unredreSsed mur- ders and devastation of properties were given the. senaet sub-c committee Investigating the Mexican situation to- day by men yet in close touch with conditions in Mexico. T. M. Melee, a cattleman from a border town; James J. Britt. a lawyer from Tampico. and George E. Blalock, once the head of what was the largest colony of Ameri- can farmers in Mexico and who now is operating a small grocery store here, were the witnesses. The effect of their testimony was to strengthen the claims of witnesses heard in Washing ton that the insecurity of American life and property in Mexico is growing greater.
 Britt, who reminded the committee that he is not employed by any oil company, asserted that American life was worth more in the Argonne than it is today in the country about Tam pico." He is one of the men who as sisted in caring for the bodies of F. J. Roney and Earl Boles who were killed Dec. 30. Britt appeared confident that the men were killed by Carranba's sol- diers.
 'They were killed within the Car ranza lines;" he said, "and the bullets we took from their bodies were those used by the government soldiers and not by the bandits. Moreover. Boles. after he had been shot in his ankle, had been attacked from behind by a man with machete. The blade had been thrust far into his body, turned downward and then up again. The rebels in that part of the country do not carry machetes. The soldiers do.''
 His theory that the killing was done bys ssoldiers was further supported by telling how the paymaster of one of the oil companies who resembled Roney received permissbn about the same time the two had left to carry a certain amount of money into the oil fields. This information was trans mitted to the Carranzistas and Britt believes those who killed Roney and Boles believed they were killing the paymaster and his aide.
 He told the committee the Ameri- cans stood guard over the bodies until an autopsy could be held. ''We had one experience of neglecting that phase of such a case" he said "'when James Wallace was Shot. I know for a fact he was not a drinking man, and yet the claim set up by the Mexicans was that he was drunk And this is what had happened: They had poured tequila into his mouth and over his face after he was dead in-order that the odor might support their claim"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
RACE IN SENATE FOR DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

Washington, Jan. 14.-Eurther and more determined efforts to bring about ratification of the peace treaty is ex- pected to follow selection tomorrow by the democratic senators of a leader to succeed the late Senator Martin of Virginia
 Senatorial conferences today were devoted almost exclusively to the leadership race between Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, administration manager in the treaty contest, and Senator Underwood of Alabama, for iner democratic leader in the house. The democrats meet in caucus tomor- row morning before the senate con- venes to make their choice, with an extremely close contest in prospect derwood campaigns, while both claim ing victory, agreed tonight that the democratic membership was very evenly divided and that one vote might decide the contest.
 Effect of the democratic leadership election on the treaty is predicated on variant positions taken recently by Senators Hitchcock and Underwood on ratification. Although both have urged unreserved ratification, Senator Un- derwood declared several days ago that if unable to secure complete rat Ifiaction he was prepared to support a reservation of partial ratification, ex- cluding the league of nations covenant and leaving it for settlement in the fall elections. Senator Hitchcock has opposed such a course. Another factor is the authorship of Senator Under wood of the pending motion for ap- pointment of a senate committee on cOnciliation.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
ASKS BANKS TO PROMOTE
 WAR SAVINGS SECURITIES

New York, Jan. 14.-An appeal to banks by Secretary of the Treasury Glass for continued cooperation in acting as agents for sale of war saw ings securities was made public to- night by the American Bankers Asso- ciation.
 After asserting that the objects of the government savings movement are to stimulate savings and to pro- tect the secondary market for Liberty and Victory loan bonds and treasury certificates of indebtedness, MT. Glass added that banks and trust com panies can aid greatly by promoting the holding and purchase of govern ment bonds and offering facilities for their purchase and sale under proper conditions.
 Such service meets two present needs-first, to protect inexperienced investors from the swindling schemes of fraudulent stock vendors who are profting by the present tendency to reckless speculation, and, second, for Victory notes upon fair terms" said Mr. Glass.
 At present too many of this new investing public fall into the clutches of the scalper or the investment com pany of dubious reputation ano devious business methods. More en- ergy by the banking institutions 1T these directions should among other results have the consequence of se- curing the desired distribution among ultimate investors of government ob- ligatiens now held by the banks"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15

New York. Jan. 14.-Sharp excep- ton to the views of Sir George Paish on the possibilities of assistance for Europe on the part of the United States was taken today by Eugene Meyer. Jr. managing director of the War Finance Corporation at a lunch con of the American Manufacturers Export Association here today. His address followed one made to the same audience by the British econ omist who reiterated his opinion that 1t was the duty of America to give Europe enormous credits to aid in its rehabilitation. The penalty, Sir George said. would be loss of foreign trade
 Sometimes said Mfr. Meyer, when I listen to the discussions of the sub ject rom the other side of the water, in which we are told what we should do. what we haven't done. what we must do, wonder if it is realized what we have done during the past year. Not only have we loaned from the United States government out of the funds collected from Liberty loans and taxes s2.s55. 600, 900. but we have sold. practically all of it on credit about s700. 100000 worth of our goods food supplies. machinery, motor ve- hicies-sent. to Europe for purposes of our army and auxiliary organizations. This does not represent cost to this country of S70O. .000.0O but sum largely in excess of that amount Our grain corporation has sold some grain on credit and our merchants have granted considerable sums of credit in the aggregate and our investors have bought total of a large amount of securities during the year 1919.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
DEVELOPMENTS IN TROUBLE
 OVER NAVAL DECORATIONS

Washington, Jan 14.-A list of if teen admirals, headed by Rear Ad- miral William s. Sims. was submit ted to Secretary Danies today by Sen ator Hale of Maine, chairman of the senate naval subcommittee on inves- tigation of navy decoration awards, with the request that the officers be summoned to appear before the com mittee which will hold it's first meet ing Friday Included in the list are Rear Admirals William s. Benson, re- tired, former chief of naval opera tions; Austin M. Knight, retired. head of the special board on naval awards; Charles J. Badger, retired, general board; and Henry T. Mayo, former commander of the Atlantic feet In addition the committee requested the appearance of Major General George Barnett, commanding the marine corps, and of all bureau chiefs.
 Admiral Sims, who recently wrote Secretary Daniels sharply criticizing the secretary's action in changing rec ommedations for war honors made by commanding officers and refusing the distinguished service medal awarded him should the list of awards stand as announced, will be the first of the officers to testify before the sub-com- mittee at Fridays hearings. Secre- tary Daniels announced today that he had received another letter of a high ly cOntroversiaPs nature from Admiral Sims. The secretary said that he had not read the letter carefully and would not make it public until he had done so but that a cursory examina- ton of it's contents had convinced him that it contained general criticism of the navys conduct of certain phases of the world war
 Surprise was expressed in naval circles tonight that the name of Rear Admiral Benton c. Decker, now on duty at Key West, Fla, was not in- cluded in the list of naval officers to be called before the sub committee. Admiral Decker, shortly after the pub 1 lication, of Admiral Sims letter of re- fusal to Secretary Daniels, declared his services as naval attache at Madrid during the early days of the United States participation in the war practically prevented an alliance of Spain with the central powers.
 There were indications that the commanding officers of all United States naval vessels sunk or seriously damaged by submarine attack during the war-the awarding of medals to whom has entered into the controver- sy-would be called after the first list of witnesses had been heard. Secre- tary Danies will be given an oppor- tunity to appear before the commit tee later, members said.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15

When Sir George Paish speaks ot our surplus goods would like to see them tabulated. There is shortage of almost everything in the world that
 we produce in this country today.
 Tt takes more than lenders, it takes
 borrowers, to do business. And the
 borrowers must come to this country with sound business propositions, with every consideration of sentiment war
 ranted, with every desire to be help
 full.
 T do not say that this is not a time
 for the use of credit but I do say, and
 the money markets and the invest ment markets all over the world show it, it is a time when we must begin to
 use it with more care than we have
 during the war. We could afford to take risks then that we must cease taking now. We must look forward to
 the time when our balance of trade will be balanced in other ways than
 by paper"
 Sir George said in his address that one Of the purposes of his visit to the United States was "to ask you to as- sist those starving people of Vienna to get through this particular tiTne.'' The body of Austria has been cut
 away from the head" he said. and for the moment the head must be maintained because, there is no con nection with the body. I am sure you the American people, with your great heart, are going to help those helpless women and children at Vienna and that you will not allow them to starve But apart from Austria I am not here to ask for gifts. I am here to tell you that we shall be able and ready to ] pay for everything you send us"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
EFFORTS TO REUNITE TWO
 WINGS OF THE M. E. CHURCH

Louisville, Ky, Jan. 14.-In church edifice controlled by the same reli- gious organization which sponsored a breach in the Methodist Episcopal church in 1846, thus dividing the church membership into north and south factions, a joint commission of both churches will meet here tomor- row in an endeavor to reunite the two wings.
 Bishop W. F. Mcdowell, Washing ton, will head the delegation from the Methodist Episcopal Church, North, and Bishop Edwin Mouzon, Dallas, Texas the southern faction. The meeting will be closed to the pub lie and will last several days.
 Slavery indirectly caused the breach. Because the wife of Bishop Andrews, Georgia, owned a negro slave girl in 1844, Methodist Episco- pal congregations in the north con- tended the bishop should be remov- ed. Southern branches of the church held that he was appointed by a church conference for life and could not be busted. Two ykears later the southern congregations seeded and formed the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
 The action occurred in the Fourth Street Methodist Church here and sentiment according to the Rev. s. J, Thompson, present pastor of the church, caused the meeting to be
 The Methodist Episcopal Church, North, claims a membership of ap- proximately four million and the southern church two million per sons.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
DETAILS OF ATTACK
 ON THE REIcHSTAG

London, Jan. 14-A Berlin wireless despatch under date of Wednesday says that Dr. Karl Heine. Prussian minister of the interior. speaking in the assembly today on Tuesdays dis orders assumed full responsibility for the protective ueasnrNe a9oDtN7 esd accused the independents of having melted the masses to ,,i..4ttt1
 speech was noisily interrupted by the independents.
 Chancellor Bauer said: q regard it my duty to express in the name of the government my thanks to the safety police They opened fire only after they had been attacked by criminal elements in the crowd and. brutally maltreated and killed with their own arms. Signals were given to storm the reichstag building by the indepen- dents waving their handkerchiefs. Had the mob succeeded in penetrating the building. a second St. Bartholomew's night would have ensued.'
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
FRIEND SAYS HOOVER IS A
 PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN

New York. Jan. H. srbert Hoov- sr was. declared by Julius Barnes. his close associate and friend, to be a progressive republican" who will never allow himself to he a candidate for high office. nor allow his friends to make an effort in his behalf. unless ihere shall come such indisputable ev- idence Of such spontaneous and uni tersal popular demand that it will .'verwheim his present resolution not io enter politics. Mr. Barnes, who is director of the United States Wheat Cooperation, was the principal speaker at the annual dinner of the National Wholesale Drygoodss Association.
 Referring 10 reports that Mfr. Hooy- CT might be a democratic presjdenn- tial candidate. Mir. Barnes said: "As I lifelong republican I am reassured 70 believe that only one conceivable development could place him on the democratic ticket, in spite of all that 7as appeared in the recent press. believe that could come about only if 5ver-confdence in their own political prospects blinds the republican party 10 adopt a non progressive platform, and to nominate candidates of reac- ion
 With his intense earnestness of purpose and his sincere desire to further the social progress of our peo- pie by the preservation of equal op- liherai-minded voters of all parties may then insistently demand such leadership as his for the expression of rightful social and political ideals.
 The partisanship of Herbert HOov- er extends only to the insistence on the maintenance of equality of oppor- tunity in this country, and to the sup port of that part exemplifying that ideal"
 In reference to the various socialis- tic theories which have been advanc- sd in the United States today as a cure for social and political ills Mir Barnes read the following statement oy Mr. Hoover as to his position:
 The whole of these various sorts o1 socialists are based on one primary conception, and that is, the prOductiv- .ty of the human being can be main ,ained under the impulse of altruism and that the selection of the particular human for his most productive per forDsnce can be made by some su' per-imposed bureaucracy.
 My emphatic conclusion from al those observations is, therefore, tha socialism as a philosophy of possibl, human application is bankrupt.
 Again I wish to repeat, the obser vation of these forces in Europe ha reinforced my Americanism durin; these last ten months of intimate con tact with them; it has revealed to m the distance of our departure iron the political, social and economi ideals of Europe. There has grown il the United States a higher sense o justice. of neighborly service, of self sacrifice and, above all, a willingness to abide by the will of the majority il every section of this community"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15

Washington, Jan. 14.-In one of the broadest constructions yet placed on provisions of the act of enforcement of constitutional prohibition, Prohibition Commissioner Kremer has ruled that fruit juices and elders come within the dry ban if they contain more than oae-half of one per cent. alcohol. The commissioners interpretation of the law was set forth today in a memo randum charging prohibition directors and inspectors with the added duty of examining the alcoholic content of such beverages.
 The drastic regulation goes into ef- feet with constitutional prohibition January 16. Violation of it carries the same penalties as for the manufacture or sale of stronger liquors.
 Natural fermentation will offer no
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
At Odds on Russia Propaganda Probe
Senate Committee Divided on
 Employment of Counsel to
 Aid investigation.

Washington, Jan. IA. - Authority granted by the9 senate to the foreign relations subcommittee to employ counsel to aid it in Investigating Rus sian propaganda developed strong dis agreement today among committee members as to the choice of an attor- ney. While Senator Moses, New Hampshire, chairman, and Senator Knox, Pennsylvania, favored the se- lection of Archibald Stevenson, attor- ney for the New York legislature com mittee investigating radical activity,
 Senator Borah served notice that he would quit the committee if Stevenson was chosen.
 Senator Moses said that Stevenson was suggested by Senator Knox. who has known him from boyhood, and added that Stevenson would be par ticularly valuable to the committee
 in view of the information he had gained through his connection with
 the Lusk committee of the New York
 legislature.
 Senator Borah declared himself op-
 posed to employment of any counsel
 as there are four lawyers on the com
 mittee, and particularly objected tc Stevenson, saying he did mot want to transfer the Lusk investigation to the
 senate"
 IIOI6SL dSdlIESL I16 Ol
 Stevenson also was made by B. P Jennings, machinery manufacturer of Lehighton, Pa, who declared Ste venson himself should be investigated and probably will be after I have fur
 nished the committee information 1T
 my possession" MT. Jennings explain. ed he had been unable to fill contracts with the Russian Soviet government for one thousand printing presses be
 cause o Inability to obtain an export license from the state department. Monday has been set tentatively as the date for the opening of the hear ing with Ludwig c. A. K Martens self styled Soviet ambassador, as tn. first witness, Chairman Moses an.
 nounced tonight.
 Senator Borah asserting that tht
 committee could best get at the fact. in the Russian situation without tn, services Of an attorney, said: If Martens is here advertising bol. shevism and sovietism then the quick CT he departs the better for him. Or the other hand, if Bakhmeteff (refer, ring to the former Russian ambassa dor) has been getting money iron people of the United States on thu
 theory that he is feeding the Russian 1 people when he is not. I want to know 1 that. The only thing in which I an interested is the facts We have no been able to get them heretofore or account of censorship and propagan da.''
Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-15
BAKERS CALLED TOGETHER BY
 FAIR PRICE COMM SSIONEH

Hartford, Jan. 14-Master Bakers from var.ous parts of the state were called together this afternoon by Fair Price Commissioner Robert Scoville. Assistant United States Attorney George Fl. Cohen was present. Com missioner Scoville, after consultation with W. J. Travis of Bridgeport, who was head of the baking division of the food administration in Connecti- cut, decided that before any general proposed increases in breadstuffs were put into effect the bakers should be required to show cause and make out a reasonable case for the announced increases. The fair price committee which had been following the develop ments, including. the uneXplainable rise in the price of flour and the in crease in other materials and in wages. it was announced, was ready Ito believe that some increase was but fair for the bakers. but wanted the increase uniform and based on such sound reasons that it might be easily understood by the purchasing public