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Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
tLIITERATE ITALIAN GIRLS
 CoNDITlONALLY ADMITTED

New York. March 2-Twelve Italian girls who came to the United States tn marry American soldiers, but who have been held at Ellis Island because they could not pass the HteracN test, learned tonight Washington had ruled fnrv may be admitted to the country rar sixtv davs-providing they sign a pledge not 10 marry during that tlme'
 tf United States Senator Calders hrr to exempt them from the reading test !s passed. they will be free at any time 10 wed their soldier lovers. Even if the bFl fails 10 become law there Is 3 chance for the girls. for during Inc sixty days they may learn to read fine -cpuired forty words and return to Ellis Island to demonstrate their accomplishment.
 t,rh soldier must get friend or relative to furnish a, s5ee bond to guarantee that his prospective hrlne win rot become n iubHc charge. The brudsnen will be required to inform .h., t,,rnirratisr officials every fifteen 4a,-. yrhorr inc bride eject may ne found and must sign piccge 10 ao ail ir his nov CT to prevent the coupe from marrying during the slXty-uaF period. .i.,,, ,,d +b.
 --,,e nev-S sr-ea6 so ranl3ly ana !il tne dos-hhoN Fur1oOS Af-tFu S' b that it wa said at FH.s lsl9n1 'ollI., four o- ivs of trc girls proN3 DIV "ou.U -sf, .nei- nraSnm tomorrow. despi.' .,- s,.. that eo7,c of the men live 1T s,..,r. cities Fve-y man has eX- ,.,rsc,6 his determination to send hi' a,,-r~ fc s-lool--dav. night or both ua't sho cen read. A o.
 Sa1lc of the fancoes have neen . r,lue Island siroo October and Noyem h-- arS none hae arrived there late' thar lart Ia1Jorv.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
JUGOSLAV NOTE ON
 THE ADRlATIC QUESTION

Washington. March 2.-Strict ad- herence to the American, French and British agreement of December on the Adriatic question characterized the reply of January 20 of the Jugo- siav government to the French and British "ultimatum" on January II. The JugOs.av note which was made public today by the state department raises many of the same objections as set forth in President Wilson s note of January 19 protesting against the oVerturning of the previously agreed solution of the Yexatious problem.
 The single insistent difference which distinguishes, the point of view of the Jugoslav reply from that of the agreement signed hy Assistant Secretary Polk on behalf Of the Unit ed States December is over the ces sion to Italy of the island of Liassa. which. according to the Jugo Slav note, ifs purely Slav and from an economic point of view indissolubly united with Dalmatia.'
 Concerning the readjustfnent ot the Wilson line" as proposed in the French and British proposals, in, note declares such an "uniustifiabl, anneXation of purely Tueoslav ter r!tories would bring about new anr ! Hagrant violation of the principle a nationalities. It would inevitably ere i ate permanent hotbed of irredent ism within the frontiers of Italy of :; nature precisely analogous to tha Whlch was held as a justification fo the claims of Italia Irredentia' |, l WhlCh Its return 10 the mother conn ! try was demanded"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
ADMIRAL kl8IcK FIGURES
 IN NEWPORT NVESTIGATIoN

Newport, R. l., March 2.-Rear Ad- miral Albert P. Niblack, chief of the department of naval intelligence. was added late today. on motion of the judge advocate, to the list of parties in interest in the naval inquiry into alleged improper practices by naval vice inspectors in this district. Ear Her in the session Secretary Daniels and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the navy department had been made interested parties.
 The motion regarding Rear Ad- miral Niblack was made by Judge Advocate Hyneman after further cross examination of ja hon James
 Dewolf Perry, of the Ey.scopal dio-
 cese of Rhode Island. Lieutenant F,
 M. Hudson, another party in inter- est. was permitted to question the witness, After mentioning Bishop Perry's references to him in previous i testimony, Lieutenant Hudson asked the witness whether he believed a ! certain portion %f the testimony giv- en at the trial last summer of Rev Samuel Neale Kent, which resulted in MT. Rents acquittaI of vice charges The testimony in question referred tc l immoral acts. The bishop respond l ed that he did not believe it.
 i Rear Admiral Niblack has beer 1 mentioned several times in testimony | He was said to have been present al
 an interview between Bishop Perr, i and Secretary Daniels in Washington 1 when the bishop complained agains i conditions in the Newport district ] According to the testimony. Secretar, fDaniels referred Bishop Perry to thu rear admiral. who was made familiar ] with the case and who is alleged tc have declared that he was having tn.
 Investigators invectigated."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
WITNESSES IN |. w. w. TRIAL.
 ARRESTED FOR PERJURY

Montesano. Wash. March 2.-Guy Bray. Q IS year old boy, and Jay Cook. after testifying today in the trial of ten alleged l. ". W. charged with murder in connection with the death of four former service men in the Cen tralia Armistice day parade. were ar rested on charges of perjury. They were released tonight on bonds of $500 each.
 Both were called by the defense in an effort to establish an overt act on the part of Warren c. Grimm. with whose murder the defendants are charged specifically.
 Defense counsel. cOntending proof had been established that Grimm had participated in an attack on the I. ". W. hall in Centralia, which the de- fensa asserts immediately preceded the killings. renewed efforts to get before the jury evidence relating to an alleged conspiracy of Centralia busi- ness men to raid the hall.
 Bray is charged with having sworn falsely in testifying that Frank Van Glider. an American Legion member. was standing near the door of the l. w. W. hall when firing began. Cook gave evidence conflicting with that given by several state witnesses and one defense witness regarding the point where the parade halted prior to the firing.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03

Washington. March 2. = Definite steps were taken today toward set clement of the railroad wage contro- versy which has been pending since last August. Representatives of rail road workers with the exception of one group, agreed to cooperate with the government and the railroads in giving a trial of the new transporta- tion act with it's arbitration clauses and President Wilson in letters to both the Association of Railway Executives and heads of the fifteen workers or ganiZatiOns. requested that they se- lect representatives to sit on the bi- partisan wage board. Prompt action was urged by the president in order that the negotiations between employ or and employe might not longer be delayed.
 The one group of workers which has not entered into the agreement Ito SC along with the president was the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees and Shop Laborers whicl recently withdrew from the confer ence between union heads. and the railroad administration. Committee men from the locals of the mainten- ance union. however. will meet in Chi- cago Thursday, and it was believed
 would follow. the lead of the othe, 1 workers in compliance with Mir. Vii i sons request.
 1 In a statement tonight explainin; their position, the union spokesmel i declared that although they could no i approve of the transportation act i they had agreed to aid in giving tn
 law a trial lin the interest of railroa 1 labor" and "as American citizens" -'Notwithstanding the fact that la
 bor in general and railroad labor i i particular, with the full -operatio
 of other bodies representing Ameri can citizens urged the congress not |
 pass the railroad bill, and the presi dent to veto it and return it to con
 gress." the union statement said. w
 are now officially advised by the pres
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03

Wash!neton, March 2.-Representa- lives of the American Legion. appear ing today before the house ways and means committee, at initial public hearings on mass of bills designed fu relp fuimer service men, strongly ybjecte. 70 popular characterization of sCtd.er relief legislation as govern nient bonus.
 Extra ack pay. based on length ot service for men not desiring ald through land scttlerren home build ing cr vocational training, was ad- vocated hy Franklin D'Oher, national commander of the legion, who declared that three million men. with the tu- mutt of val still ringing in their ears, firmly nclic,ed the government owed ar ciieaiion to all who came out of the conflict handicapped bodily and Financially.
 Ther. vas a flareup at the outset over method of procedure in hearing more than 800 persons who have re- quested an opportunity to express views on how best to aid the soldiers Charges made on he floor Of the houso fha- thp sult.i.r bills had bcen sent tO the committe for burial until after the November election. were mentioned and sharply denied The wrangle got so general that the hearing ended Ill confusion. the committee later akTee- ing To an executive session to listen 10 all witnesses. starting tomorrow, il it ;otk two months.
 Commander boiler and Thomas W
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
BOMB INSPECTOR PAGAN.
 NEW YORK, DROPPED DEAD

New York, March 2.-Inspector Owen Eagan of the bureau of com bustibles. who figured in the most inn portant bombing cases in recent New York police history. dropped dead to- night on the street in front of the Grand Central Palace.
 Death was due to acute indigestion.
 Inspector Eagan, who was a recog- nized authority on explosives, was connected with the fire department for twenty four years. He frequently was called to other cities as an expert wit ness in suits relating to high explo- sives.
 Inspector Eagan lost two fingers ot his left hand in 1912 while examinino peculiar package which Judge Otto A. Rosalslly had received in the mails and of which he had become suspi- cious. The bomb, exploding, wrecked the library of the judges home.
 The inspector performed valuable service for the government during the war, examining explosives planted by enemy aliens
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
PROPOSAL TO CANALlZE
 THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Buffalo. N. Y. March 2.-The ini- tial hearings on the proposal to ca nalize the St Lawrence river at cost of S10O. 100000 to be borne by the United States and Canada, adjourn ed this afternoon to meet on May l, when the first. sworn testimony on the feasibility of the plan will be taken. Proponents will submit proof srff2I will ne subject to cross e1amlna- tion by opponents to the project, it was announced. The meeting place has not been selected
 Delegations from Canada and the western states champloned the cause of the St. Lawrence route at the closing session of the two day meet ing here this afternoon. Charles F. Craig. executive secretary of the In land Waterway Commission said 1t was a crime to allow the potential power of the St. Lawrence to go td waste.
 we are facing transportation emergency in the west and Canada is ready to cooperate with us, sad MT. l Craig We are facing common per iii. That is why the west is solid be- l hind the movement. We VIII show l you something of transfer charges l both here and in New York that make present routes improbable when we swear witnesses"
 E. c. Lewis. a speaker from the ! Canadian delegation. sought to cor rect the idea that canaiiz- on of the 1 St. Lawrence was a Canadian pro- feet. It originated in the United States. he said and Cana readily considered it. He declared that pri-
 vate capital was ready to build the canal without cost to either country in return for the power privileges, al ! though he did not favor private con.
 trol of power rights. He estimated the saving on transportation of whea | from the west to tidewater b- wa.
 of St. Lawrence ship cana at fv'
 cents a bushel.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03

ident has signed the bill and it is the law.
 "Labor's criticism and protests against this legislation are matter of record adn were presented to the con gress. the president and the public. We hace not charged our views in regard to this legislation and therefore do not endorse the law; however. as American citizens. We feel that in the interest of railroad labor there is nothing left for us to do at present ex- cept to cooperate in the prompt ere alton of the machinery provided for in law -'-
 Tn the case of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Shop Laborers this organization has not had duly authorized representa- lives in this last conference. There fore. in compliance with their consti- tuticn. it was necessary to convene such representatives, which they will do in Chicago. Thursday, March A. The president in his letters said | he had turned over direction of the preliminary wage negotiations to Di- l rector General Hines. who was en- | trusted with details of the winding up | of government control by the president | m his proclana ton turning back the | roads. Both the railroad executives
 and the union heads were asked to
 notify the director general of their | representatives on the board and were | informed that Mir. Hines would ar range for the first meeting at which
 will be determined all questions of procedure. e-
 Agreement of the unions to give the
 law a thorough trial was regarded as | making remote prospects of a strike Certain groups of the union member ship, however. were keenly disappoint-
 ed and may yet assert their disap- proval. of and opposition to the law by
 strike votes but this possibility was expected to be eliminated when full
 explanation of the leaders action is
 received by the rank and file of the
 more than 100000 workers. -
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
uNiNJURED THOUGH BURIED
 UNDER 20 TONS OF COAL

Waterbury, March 2.-Michael McNauy, an employe of the Con- necticut Light & Power compa ny, was buried under 20 tons of coal at the power house of that concern for over four hours this morning. He emerged not only alive but uninjured. The coal had formed an arch and when MaNa1iy walked over it lie fell thr3ueh and fell 20 feet into a pocket which had formed. and the cod !h.cd :i. on top of him. Wt1k- men had him rescued several times when cave-in would cover him over again. He was removed to a hospital and his condition is not serious.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
EDWARDS ENDORSED FOR
 THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Chicago, March "A petition enter ing the name of Gov. Edward I. Ed wards of New Jersey in the demo- cratic presidential race in Illinois was taken to Springfield tonight following mass meeting here at which the New Jersey executive was endorsed. Several speakers attacked William Jennings Bryan for his opposition to Governor Edwards The petition will be filed with the secretary of state to- morrow, it was announced. Anton J. Cermak Chicago alderman, was named Illinois campaign manager.
 Michael Zimmer, president of the United societies, who presided, read the following telegram from Governor Edwards:
 The first step forward for personal liberty was taken by the legislature of New Jersey today. I will carry the same fight to the San Francisco con- vention. The idea of personal liberty is greater than any man. I am with you in this fight for Americanism."
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
HOPE VIRGINIA SENATE WILL
 RECALL SUFFRAGE VoI l.

Charleston. W. Va. March 2.--Pos- s'5ilifv or the federal suffrage amend rerf being ratified in the West Vlr- ,-i,ja lrr stature lay in the hope to- nicht that the senate tomorrow would recall its vote of Monday when the ratification resolution was lost by one vote. The senate adjourned today without attempting to reconsider pro- vision disposition of the resolution.
 Proponents of the resolution hope to break the strength of the opposi- tinn hv securing a pair for senator Jesse 4. Bloch of Wheeling. who is now in California. from among oppo- nents of ratification. A telegram from Senator Bloch read before the senate today announced his favor for ratification and asked in his absence pair be secured for him.
 The house of delegates which made the resolution a special order of bus mess for this afternoon postponed ac- tion following the senate's adjourn ment and made 1t a special order fol tomorrow afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
OFFER TO REOPEN
 THE CAPE COD CANAL

Boston. March Ex-Governor Coolidge today announced that the Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal company had offered to reopen the Cape Cod canal. which has been closed since the government relinquished control at midnight Sunday. The offer is con- ditional upon agreement by the gov ernment that this act will not preju- dice the company's case in the litiga- tion over purchase of the canal now pending. The governor wired Secre- tary of War Baker a request that he concur in the plan.
 A score of vessels, fany of them loaded colliers. were anchored at either end of the canal today seeking pas sage. The sanal staff. under Capt. H. F. Colbert general manager. was held ready to resume operations at short notice.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
Qualifications of
 Ambassador GeddGs
New British Minister Has a
 Considerable Knowledge of {. Business Affairs.

London, March 2-CBv The A. P)-i Sir Auckland Geddes will be the first British ambassador to go to the Unit ed States with a considerable knowl- edge of trade affairs and a strong conviction of their underlying inn portance to the two countries in the postwar era. Lord Reading as am- bassador had business experience but his mission was concerned largely with war finance while ordinary con- merce was sidetracked by the necessi- ties of war while he was in Ameri- ca
 Sir Auckland Geddes, as president of the board O. trade, had partial su- pervision of the consular service while dealing also with the most important business questions Of the kingdom. He brings to his new office more of the prejudice of the old school European diplomats, now passing from the stage, who considered high politics their | sphere, and trade almost beneath their i dignity.
 While the ambassador declines to 1 give interviews, he speaks freely of | his impression that the chief possibil- | ity or friction or ill-feeling between | the peoples of the two countries in the near future lies in the inevitable bus
 mess rivalry between the two because 1 l present time as the two great com
 merciai powers of the world whose present resources for trading equal | If they do not exceed. the resources
 of all the rest of the world. This po-
 sition he considers one which need no 1 ctuse misunderstanding if the two peoples have goodwill to try each tt put itself in the others place.
 Numerous stories of the business in
 terests of one country trying to stea
 the march on the other were brough
 to his attention while he was at tn head of the board of trade, and all oI
 investigation he believes have been
 resolved into incidents of legitimat business rivalry.
 The business relations of the tw , countries are not the only interest,
 they are even the foremost interes
 which Sir v cllland considers. Lik , Niscount Bryce, he is primarily , university man. The English paper , have ccused him of having a profes sional manner. Sir Auckland plead
 guilty to this. How can one help tha
 who has been a professor most of hi
 life?" he asks. He believes that tn | policies and sentiments of the two na F tions are directed and inspired mol by college men than by any othe
 class. He hopes to see much 1 American colleges
 Sir Auckland Geddes has the dis e tinction which none of his predecess y 1 ors possessed of having lived in Car > ada and the United States so long ths he could not be distinguished from
 ! native. He is likely to have a furtht
 distinction as being the first Britis }; ambassador who can tell funn story in an after dinner speech. ar II most of his r . 7rtoire is derived fro his native solI, Scotland
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
OPENING 4oF~THE JONES
 MURDER TRIAL IN NEW HAVEN

New Haven, Conn, March 2.-Wil- liam M Jones. widower. was placed on- trial before Judge Gardiner Greene, in superlor court today, on an Indictment charging murder of Mrs. Esther Hopcroft. on June 20 last. This murder has been regarded as one of the most mysterious ever com mitted in this city. What informa tion the public has had of it came from the finding of Coroner Eli Mix made in July
 Jones. who was a foreman in a wire making plant. was popular with the men working under him and it is un- derstood that they raised a defence fund and through their efforts em- ployed three attorneys who now ap- pear as his counsel.
 Mrs. Hopcrofts body was found in furnished room in barn belonging to and in the rear of the home of Mrs. Carrie ELS. in D;ckerman street. She had occupied this room from choice. The murder was committed late at night while she was in bed.
 The first floor of the barn was used by Jones. who roomed in Mrs. Els house, and another for their automo- piles. Jones placed his machine in 1 the barn as usual that particular night within two hours of the time which medical opinion fixes as the i hour of Mrs. Hopcrofts death. Jones
 was arrested and held a month in 1 jail, and held for trial on the coro- ] ner's finding. Little information has 1 been divulged by the coroner, State Attorney filling or the police as tc i the nature of the evidence upon which 1 the arrest was made. The coroner l describing Jones, said he was "of z i degenerated type" Mrs. Hopcrof
 had been strangled, assaulted and he
 body subjected ito unspeakable in. i dienities," according to the finding. The woman also described as of ec | centric habits had supported hersel ] by laundry. needle and house work =
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
TERNATIONAL BALLOON
 TROPHY CONTESTANTS

New York, March 2-Challenges for the international balloon trophy, now held by the Aero club of America, were received here today from the Aero club of France. which enters three teams, and the Royal Aero club of England. which has one entry. Three teams will be entered by the United States. Belgium has entered one team and several other countries are ex- pected to compete when the conetst is held in this country next summer.
 The trophy has. not been contested for since 1913. when it was won by the Aero club of America. American teams have won four out of the eight con- tests in which they were entered. The trophy. donated by the late James Gordon Bennett. must be won three times in succession to become the per- manent property of a club.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-03
STEAMER MoccAsIN SANK
 AT DOCK IN BROOKLYN

New York March 2.-The Corner German passenger steamship Nocca- sin, which recently completed A round trip to South America as the hrst vessel of the United States Shipping Boards fleet G4isned for tha: service, sank today at her Brooklyn dock. Officers of the Nun hon Line, operators of the vessel. sl'd that they had not learned wha. caused her to go down.
 The A<cccasin is a steamer of 4.7Go gross tons, formerly the Prinz Joa = chim, and was built In Germanv m 1902 LII