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Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
HARDING INFORMED OF
 CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA

Marion Ohio, July 26.-First hand in formation on conditions in Russia and
 Poland was given to Senator Harding to- day by C. Herbert De Posse, a New York fiscal expert who recently returned from
 an extensive investigation of European
 affairs. They talked over in detail the
 relation of this country to European re-
 mobilization, the republican nominee ask
 ing many questions about conditions there.
 In a statement after the conference Mir. De Posse, who came here at Senator Harding's request said he had taken the position that this country should go slow in it's foreign commitments at this l time, and that he was well pleased with the attitude taken by the senator in their conversation.
 The fact is that an extremely grave
 crisis confronts Europe right now" the statement said. '"rrotsky has proved a good deal of genius, and he has built in Russia an army numbering probably l. 750 900 men. I regard it as the great est military force in the world today. This is a good time for America to give particular attention to it's own interests
 and as little as possible to the e / .rns of other nations
 Senator Harding had no other extend ed conferences during the day, devoting
 
 in the afternoon he took an automobile ride. He plans to spend most of the week quietly, but will prepare in ad-
 vance a short speech to be made Satur- day when the front porch campaign is
 opened formally by the visit of a dele gation from Mansfield, Ohio. It was announced that Harry NJ Daugherty, manager of Senator Hard ing's convention, would act as the nominees representative tomorrow at the
 notification of Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts. the vice presidential can
 didate MT. Daugherty already is on his way east
 In statement made public tonight through Harding headquarters here Hen " c. Wallace, the Des Moines, Iowa, publisher of farm periodicals declared
 himself greatly pleasNd with his talk yes terday with Senator Harding regarding farm reforms.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
s.s,sss IN TWO PAYROLL
 RoBBERIEs IN CHICAGO

Chicago, July 2s-Tvo bandits and two express company Paymasters were shot one of the latter probably fatally, and Se5 .e0e stolen in two daring payroll rob- berries on the West Side within twenty minutes of each other this afternoon. The two wounded bandits were arrested to- night on information furnished by a doc tor called to treat them.
 Earlier in the day two young men. who have been holding up branches of a chain store grocery system. perpetrated their fifteenth robbery within a month, escap- ing with s75o.
 Five bandits in a touring car fought with three express company messengers in front of the Hart, Schaffner Marx clothing factory. in the heart of the Censely populated West Side, and escaped with a steel box containing s10e 900 after two of their number had been wounded
 More than fifty shots were exchanged in the fight while 900 pedestrians and employees of the factory looked on. George Haubrock. out of the express paymasters was shot through the head and is not ex- pected to live Another messenger, Charles Gaude was wounded in the leg.
 After Hzubrock fell, one of the robbers xrzbbed the box but was shot down by Gztide- 4 see1nd bandit shattered UT the l--eary and threw it into the car. but was siscs l-efore he could follow and collapsed sn the running board. His companions d -zTEed the other wounded man into the machine and 1t dashed of with one in- jured man clinging to the running board
 A motorcycle policeman gave chase but lost the trail after several blocks
 Shortly after the first holdur, three armed n1er drove ID 10 the Peterson ma chine works, almost at the edge Of the Loop district. snd took s15.oe9 from Abe Nelson. saloon keeper. who is a stock hcldsr in the concern. Nelson had just reached the plant with the money, which he had drawn from a downtown hank The men escaped.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
SEARCH FOR HUSBAND OF TRUNK MYSTERY VICTIM

Detroit, Mich. July 26.-Search for Eugene Leroy, whose wife's mutilated body was found damned in a trunk ship ped from Detroit to New York, assumed nationwide proportions today.
 Police in every large city of the coun- try were asked to aid in the search after Patrolman. Leo Trumbull of the De troit police department !.ad failed to identify man giving the name of Roy Millen and held by Chicago authorities pending investiga ton, as Leroy.
 That Jealousy and revenge played a part in the Supposed murder is the re- ported contention of Allan A. Taulm. now m Birmingham, Ala, and who told police there that he knew Mrs Leroy inti- mately in Detroit several months ago. Iatums name was written on the trunk that contained the mourdered woman's body. He expressed the belief, it is said, that Leroy may have Killed his wife through jealousy when he learned that she had been in Tatuna's company and that Tatuns name was used on the trunk with revenge as the motive A Detroit detective left for Birming- ham to bring Tatum to this city. if pos sible. in an effort to throw light on Leroy's whereabouts
 second trunk believed to have been sent to New York and thought to con tdiii tHe VlLdi organs or the murdered woman, is being sought.
 Positive identification of the dead wo- man was established, the police say, by Patrolman and Mrs. Trumbull and others who recognized the clothing found in the trunk with the body as having belinged to Mrs. Leroy. A sweater which Mrs. Trumbull once had borrowed was among the clothing
 Police investigation today indicated that Mrs. Leroy had been married pre- viously to her marriage to Leroy Ac- cording to information in the hands or the police she was the divorced wife of a southAn pugilist named Jackson. Her maiden name is said to have been Kath- erine Dixon and her home was in Stark vile. Miss.
 Leroy's description. as sent today to police departments in all large cities. follows:
 Age B or 24; height feet. 1o 1-2 in- ches; weight 145 pounds smooth face :; swarthy complexion jet black hair, combed straight back; scar on left leg teeth good, eveA
 When last seen Leroy wore a dark green coat. green soft hat, silk shirt, bow tie and tan oxfords.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27

had a chance to make up the minutes and 37 seconds necessary for her to win.
 Then Skipper Adams showed Skipper Burton that he could play the luffing game a trife better, for after getting five miles off the course to the westward and almost going aground on the upper end of Sandy Hook. Resolute suddenly jibed over and hauled off shore. Before Shamrock could follow, the defender had slipped into the lead. position. which she maintained un- til the postponement signal was blown some three hours later.
 The yachts worked the Jersey shore for the next two hours, with the wind backing and hauling and still keeping very light. Shamrock dropped steadily behind. while ResolutA picking up a head wind, shifted canvas quickly and was well to the windward when the breeze finally sank back into the caverns of the deep. The signal calling the races off was sounded at sos D. IT,, with Resolute six miles from the turn and Shamrock two miles away off shore. The yachts will try to decide the long contest tomor- row.
 Summary:
 Yacht Owner. Start. Shamrock. Sir Thomas Lipton .. 12.30.29 Resolute R W. Emmons. 2d, ct al 12.31.25
 Race called off at 5.03 after sailing nine miles.
 Gentle and variable winds, with fair weather. was the weather bureau predic- ton tonight for tomorrow's yacht race.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE
 IN PETTIBONE MURDER CASH

Manchester, Vt, July 26.-Mrs. James Wray of Boston, testifying for the defense today in the case of Byron NJ. Pettibone, charged with the murder of his wife, said that Mrs. Pettibone told her in November, 1918 that she was accustomed to take strychnine in doses of salts as a remedy for headaches and stomach trouble. The prosecution contends that Pettibone kill ed his wife by giving her salts which con- tained strychnine.
 The prosecution closed it's direct case by introducing as evidence a statement said to have been made by Pettihone to Attorney General Archibald on the day after his alleged confession to States Att torney Graves. In the statement Petti- bone was quoted as saying that he had been thinking of ridding himself of his wife for several weeks prior to April 6th- the day of her death. and that he and Miss Helen I. Outflow, a nurse, had con- templated a marriage since Mrs. Petit bones death.
 Benjamin H. Pettibone, younger brother of the defendant. testified that the home life of his brother and Mrs. Pettfbone was normally pleasant mad af- fectionate.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27

Sandy Hook. N. J., July 2e.-The 25- mile Sandy Hook gale that drove defender Resolute and her British challenger Shamrock W, back to shelter last Satur- day went into retirement today, taking all the little Sandy Heck zephyrs with it. and the fifth and decisive race for the Au,encz's ct1n was called of after the -ontenderS had widowed along for four and a half hours in a virtually breezeless Bez-
 The third attempt to run the race that will settle Ise0's yachting supremacy will se made tomorrow. wind and weather per hitting The course will be the same that the rivals tried 10 cover today-15 miles to wipdward and 15 miles to lee ward
 Although their favorite failed to win today. ResoIute's supporters took great comfort in the fact that she was leading the challenger by about two miles when the match was declared off.
 Believing that the morning northerly would last through the day the commit tee ordered the yachts of on a leeward and Eindvard race with the outer mark q little west of south of the lightship.
 Both yachts prepared for spinnaker work. but Shamrock. which led Resolnte across the line by two seconds under a full minute. elected 10 start the first luf- hng match of the series and the two yachts headed directly of the course for the Jersey shore under balloon jibs and usual working sails
 The wind was about four knots at the stRrt from the north and the first mile was sailed quite fast Then the wind began to fade and half an hour after the F1zrt had dropped to a mere zephyr. Shzmrock. however. still held of the course and Resolute followed. During the first hour the green craft gained a lead of more than a quarter of mile. and 1t looked for a few minutes as if she
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
REPORT ON ILL-TREATMENT OF
 O.7 HEBREWS IN POLAND

New York. July 26.-Copies of the re- port made by Sir Stuart M. Samuel, head Of the British commission to investi- gate the alleged i'll treatment of the Jew ish population in Poland, have been received by the American Jewish Con gress having headquarters here.
 Summing up the observations Sir Stuart says that the lowest figure of the number of lives lives lost is SS4, and that the military authorities under the DreteXt of military necessity, arbitrari- ly take Jews, but rarely Christians, for forced labor.
 The report asserts that the Polish government frequently resortel 10 the policy of chasing the Jews as bolshevi- Ri in order to distract attention from pogroms. Sir Stuart declares that aft CT careful personal Investigations he estimates that not more than 10 per cent. of the Jewish population was affected by the bolsheviki principles. The alleged po- Grom at Lember-. November and 23, 1918. is described as a bloody clash be- tween the soldiers and Jewish po1ulalif Il. The result of the three days strH@g'e is given as 52 Jews killed, 463 wo9nd- ed and large amount of property stol- en-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27

hearing under the direction of a commit tee of seven of the board of aldermen, recently apointed to investigate the sit uation here. The large room was crowd ed with spectators. who cheered a state ment by Samuel Durgent, a bus driver. that the trolley company could put the jitneys out of business by reducing the fare to five cents.
 Lucfus S. storrs, president of the Con- necticut Company, was the only spofSesz man for the company. Other speakers who advocated favorable action on be- half of the trolley company included: John Looney, president of the local trel- leymen's union L. J. O'Connor, of the trolleymen's union; Bernard E. Lynch. United States commissioner, and Charles E. Julin, secretary of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce.
 Addresses on behalf of the jitney bus were made by Michael J. Quinn. counsel for the state bus association Terrehee Kelly, internal revenue agent, and sev- eral bus drivers.
 President Storrs said the company does not ask the elimination of the jit- ney buses, but that their operations be restricted. He said the company could not stand competition of the jitneys as now in operation and that the city aight find itself without trolley service when winter comes unless conditions aC changed.
 MT Julin submitted the report of the traffic committee of the chamber of com nerce. which said that trolley cars and jitney buses both are needed, but held that the trolleys are indispensable. The report urged various improvements in trolley service.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
NATIoNALIsTs DENOUNCE
 CoNSTANTINoPLE PEACE TERMS

Angora, Turkey, July 26.-(By The A P) The Turkish nationalist congress here adopted a resolution today danounc. ing the peace terms accepted by the Con stantinople government and declaring the nationalists will oppose the terms mill tarily to the bitter end.
 Observers arriving here from the Cau. casus say the bolsheviki are training ar army of 10000 at Baku on the Caspian Sea- for an invasion of Persia The force includes many Persian workn7en who are being trained primarily as pro- pagandists, although having military in. struction.
 The bolsheviki have insisted, acrording to the observers, that they will penetrate India after Persia and arouse the entire Mohammedan world against the Turkish peace.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
BANDIT HAS ENCOUNTER
 WITH GOVT FORCES

Eagle Pass. Tex, July 26.-Arrival oi Francisco Villa, bandit chieftain, at Sa- binas this morning was immediately fol- lowed by sharp encounter with govern ment forces numbering about twenty-five men, all of whom are believed to have been killed. according to information reaching Eagle Pass late this afternoon. It is said Villas forces totals between 800 and 50O
 Villa, who, advices sayl came to Sa- binas to negotiate by telegraph with the De La Huerta government on terms of surrender for himself and men, will start on another warpath if his terms for giv- ing himself up are not accepted, it is re- ported here. Refugees are coming to Pie er1s Negras from the Sabinas district, :e"ring trouble as a result of Villas pres enoe, it is understood.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
CHANGES IN WORKING RULES
 FOR NIERCHANTMEN OFFICERS

New York. July Exchanges in work ing rules and increased allowances are providst for deck officers of American seagoing steamships in the annual wage and working agreement signtd today a! 2 conference of representatives of the off, cers, ship owners and the United States shipping board
 No increases in wages are made but the agreement provides for clearer interpre- tation of the working rules, subsistence and lodging allowances for officers on shore duty and allowances for officers while travelling by train or boat to join their ships.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
RENT COMMISSION PRESENTS
 PETITION TO GOV. HoIconrt

Hartford, July 26.-The Hartford nu- nicipal rent commission presented peti- tion to Governor Holcomb today bearing between 5000 and 5000 names princi- pally from Hartford and New Britain and also many from other cities in the vate, asking the governor to call a spe- cial session of the legislature to enact laws to curb rent profteering and pro- vide other forms of relief in the present housing situation. The governor told the commission he would give the petition due consideration and would notify them of his decision.
 That the governor will heed the peti- tion of these signers is seriously doubt ed in most quarters as the legislature once in session could take up other sub jects, such as ratifying the suffrage amendment.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
DESTRUCTIVE TYPHooN
 HITS ISLAND OF LUZoN

Manila, July 2S.-Thousands were ren- dered homeless by typhoon which, ac- companied by torrential rains, swept the island of: Luzon during the past ten days or two weeks, causing tremendous dam age. A dike of the Turlac River, central Luzon, was broken, flooding thousands of acres of rice and sugar lands and carry ing off hundreds of small houses, Loss of life was reported small
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
PROJECT TO ESTABLISH A
 SEWsEG!IST PLANT IN BRAZIL

Rio De Janeiro, July 26.-RepresAnta- lives of a Swedish company have made proposals to the Brazilian government locking to the establishment of print paper manufacturing plant in the state of Parana Arpng other !vantaga3 asked of, the government is that of free entry of necessary machinery.
 According to the conpany's representa- tives there is an abundance 2f neces- sary material for print paper manufac- ture in Parana and other s.ates.
 Local publishers, who have TOT some months teen occupied with problems growing out Of the scarcity and high price of imported print paper, are h1ani- mously in favor of the manufacturiog project. h the meantime they are meet ing frequently to discuss measures Of economy at which reduction in the size of newspapers and increase of adver- tisihg rates and subscription prizes were under consideration.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS SHOW
 BIG INCREASE IN IMPORTS

New York, July 2s.-Receipts of the New York customs house for the wear ending June 90 totalled s2SO,0s3,ss5 nearly double the amount collected dnr. ing the previous year, according to the annual report of Collector Byron E. Newton, made public here today, Re. ceipts for the preceding year were s117,- S54,252
 The total value of imports was s2.. so4,94s,o45. and Of exports $5,3se ss4,. 723. The expense of collection was s5.- 1s5.156, representing for each dollar col lected two and one-quarter cents, as compared with 4.34 cents for the previ- ous year.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
ARCHBISHOP MANNIX IS TO SAIL ON THE BALTIC

Atlantic City, N. J., July 26.-Arch- bishop Mannix, who arrived here today from Washington, commenting on the statement by Premier Lloyd George in the house of commons that lie would not be permitted to land in England, said ne would like to know more ieiiri tely jus what the premier said" befor5 committing himself at length If he says I am not going" declared the archbishop, T am not going
 Archbishop Mannix said it was his in- tention to sail on the Baltic on July 31. She stops at Queenstown, Ireland. en route to Liverpool" he added AI had intended to go to Ireland, later to Eng land, and then to Rome. but he Qloyd George) may be able to change my itin- erary"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Ellen II. cyr Smith.

New York, July 26.-NIrs. Ellen M. Cyr Smith, author of school text books. died yesterday in Brooklyn, it was learned to- day. She wrote the first series of what are called modern readers for the public schools. Her books have been in use in schools throughout the country for twenty years. Mrs. Smith was the wife of Perley Smith. an author. Mrs, Smith was born in Montreal. She was a graduate of the Cambridge. Mass, normal school and taught school in Cambridge for fifteen years.
 Funeral services will be held at her home in Brooklyn tomorrow and the body will be taken to Rutland. Vt. for burial
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
MEETING OF STATE BOARD
 OF EDUCATION OF THE BLIND

Hartford. July 2s.-The annual meet lnK of the state board of education of the blind was held today in the office of Governor ,HoIcon1b with the governor presidinE. Secretary Stetson K Ryan read report for the annual period end ing June 90 of this year which showed thzt s4 blind people throughout the state zi of them adults. were receiving the ed ncationzl advantages offered by the boerd Aside from this the board has been in touch with a considerable num- Der of blind persons in the state, helping them to secure employment, the services of eye specialists GDB giving them advice na b business an6 sfAeP N
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
PARIS RECEPTION IN HONOR
 OF MYRON T. HERRICK

Paris, July 26.-The municipal govern ment of Paris today gave offfeial re ception ill the Hotel de Vil,e in honor of Myron T, Herrick, former Amefi- can ambassador to France, especially ia recognition of his services 10 the cttv and. to France aften the go+srnmant and most of the diplomatic co @5 mad been transferred to Bordeaux uaon the neal approach to the German arm,es
 NJ. Le Corbelher, president of the ncu- nicipal council. after a enlogis+ic ad- dress. presented Mir. Her 'icll with gold medal NJ Autdand, Drefect Of the Seine, and Huxh c. Wallace. the Amer ican ambassador, also spoke, Mc Her rick responding. The latter vas deep lv moved and was unable 10 conclude lis speech because of his emotion.
 Premier Milerand, former President Poincare, General Pau and many hun dreds of persons prominent in Preach public and social life, were present.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
TO PLACE A COPY OF THE
 CONSTITUTION IN ALL HOMES

New York, July 26.-supreme Court Justice Edward J. McGoldrick todas ap- proved the application for a charter by the Constitutional League of America, which has announced it's purpose of placing copy of tAe constitution of the United States in "all ofsthe twenty mil lion homes in America"
 The directors of the league, among whom are Franklin k. Lane, former sec retary of the interior Charles Evans Hughes and Cornelius w Wickersham of New York. declare it's aim is Ito dissem- mate a wider knowledge of the constitu- tion-the principles upon which it was founded and ideals which inspired it.
 The league also plans to encourage the use of the constitution as a model for government in industrial plants" " and to inaugurate the School Republic" method in public and private schools.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
NoN-PoLITICAL RECEPTION
 FOR FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

Eastport, Me, July 2S.-PIans for an informal and non-political reception to be rendered to Franklin D. Roosevelt, assist ant secretary of the navy. by citizens of Passport on Wednesday evening were ap- proved today by the democratic nominee for vice president, who is resting at his summer home on Camrobello Island committee headed by Mayor John N. Henward, who isa republican, explained the arrangements to him.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
sEETRopCLTTAN OPERA co.
 INVITED TO VISIT LONDON

New York. July 26.-The Metroroli- tan Opera Company has received ten tative invitation to visit Lon Ion next summer, the company annhUtcec here {, day. Whether that invitation will he itade formal and definite and whether it can be accepted. it says, depends upon circumstances ard conditions wh:cn will i,e ascertained in the forthcoming visit to England of Edward zeiger. assistant mana ger. and in discussion between him and Manager GiuHo Gatta-Casazza, who is now on the European continent In any event, if the Metropolitan Qnera Company goes to London, it adds. it will he under the auspices and upon the in vitation of the Covent Garden manage T.7pDt
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
25, 900 AT THE FUNERAL
 OF SEUMAs NACERGAIN

Belfast, June 26,-Twenty thous- and persons today attended the funeral at Old Castle Meath of Seumas Nacer- gain, commandant of the Irish volunteers and a relative of Cardinal O'Connen of Boston. Navergain was shot by the military while discharging his duty with the volunteer police. After services at the Kells church, the procession marched sixteen Irish miles to the cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-27
SOUTHERN sLoVAKIA IS
 UNDER MILITARY RULE

Prague July 26.-Military law has been proclaimed over the whole or part of nine districts, putting nearly all of southern Slovakia under military rule The proclamation states that gathering of the harvest was endangered by for eign agitators. It is believed the meas ures taken are adequate to control the situation.