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Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
Optimism in British
 and Sim Fein Camps
Accept as Good Omen That Lloyd George Is Getting Ready to Come to Wash ington.

London, Oct 13 (By the A. P).-The Irish conference sat for an hour and a half today, this being the third session since the represe sentatives of the Dali Eireann arrived in London and adjourn ed until Friday morning, Premier Lloyd George and the members of the cabinet requiring the afternoon to consider the question of unemployment.
 Michael Collins, head of the Irish re- publican army and Sim Fein minister of finance, by a seemingly unconsidered remark that they were not returning to Downing street. gave rise to a report that a crisis had been reached, but Ar thur Griffith, head of the Irish delegation, quickly corrected this by informing the newspapermen that the conference had ymerely been adjourned and that they were coming back in the morning.
 Both sides observed the agreement not to give out any information regarding the proceedings. but it is understood that alleged breaches of the truce again were mentioned At any rate, more is expect ed to be accomplished by private conver- sations between the various delegates than by formal. meetings in Downing street
 That financial arrangements are to be made between the two countries if the Sim Fein accepts the governments of fer is matter which the Dali Eireanr is anxious to have explained and put or
 paper, while the, existing state of trade owing to the boycott is of particular in, terest to the government.
 It Is believed that the terms of a com | mercial treaty will be antecedent to ar l agreement for the future government O l Ireland, while another important ques tion is that of the judiciary. Ulster hal | already set up her own courts, but tn, 1 Sim Fein would insist on judiciary fol the whole of Ireland, to which. it is un derstood, Belfast would not strongly ob | ject.
 Optimism is the prevailing note in bot the Sim Fein and British camps. al l though it is admitted that the subject over which a controversy is likely t
 arise have not yet been reported. Thi | optimism is enhanced by the announce
 ment that the prime minister is gettinl
 read yto go to Washington, which it i
 considered he would not do if he be
 lieved that the Irish conference wa likely to reach deadlock before he coul get back to London.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
DEFENSE HAS OPENED IN
 THE sCHUTTE MURDER CASE

Middletown, Oct. 13.-The state rest ed and the defense opened it's case this afternoon in the trial of Emil Schutte, Shailerville storekeeper, charged with the murder of Joseph, Mary and Jacob Ball on December 10, 1915. The testi- mony of the first witnesses put on the stand by Gustaf B. Car son, counsel for Schutte showed that the defense will base It's plea for acquittal of Schutte on grounds that the three members of the Ball family were burned to death, and that no shots were fired at them.
 Jacob Zagorian, first witness for the defense, said he lived a short distance from the Ball shack in December. 1915, but was not awakened during the night of the fire. He heard no shots, he said and first learned of the fire in the morn ing.
 Alden S. Cone testified that he lived a mile and half from the Ball home in 1915, and on the night in question he saw the fire from a distance. He I heard no shots fired, he said. George W. Parnelee told of visiting 1 the ruins of the Ball shack few hours after the fire in company with Philip Arnold. They saw the three bodies, he said.
 He identified revolver put in evi- dence as one he found in the ruins. He ! said he found six unexploded cartridges in pocket of Joseph Balls clothing. He examined the bodies closely, he contin- ued, and saw no bullet marks or evil dences of foul play.
 On cross examinatlJn by States At torney Inglis the witness admitted the bodies were badly charred when he ex- amined them.
 One of the last witnesses for the state was Amos Diekerman, of New Haven, who qualified as a fire arms ex- pert. He examined the lead pellets and other objects introduced yesterday and anaiyzed their appearance. He said five shells Sin the revolver. had been ex' ploded by heat And net concession. He said the eleven pellets were buck shot and that all but TWO of them had hi some object. He described a piece ot lead as probably .3S calibre bullet be fore it had been knocked out of shape I The lead objects were exhibits offered yesterday and were said by state wit nesses to have been sifted from the dus
 in the boxes which had contained tn
 bodies of MT. and Mrs. Ball and thei
 son.
 Although no statement has beer
 made, it is understood that Schutte vii
 take the stand in his own defense.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

of the present strongholds of the or. ganization. Asked if he had not claim ed "a million membership" Mir Simmons smilingly replied he might have done so but that he was speaking generally not by the card.
 Representative Garrett, of Tennessee asked if membership fees had been l.st- ed as donations rather than fees 10 pre- vent collection of federal corporation taxes. Simmons replied there was new CT thought on that, declaring that when the tax law first became effective. he went to the revenue office at Att lanta and was Informed that the Klan did not come under the law.
 -%If it does it Is not my fault" the Wizard said. "and if 1t is shown we are liab-e we stand ready to meet our celi- gations.''
 Denying huge profits from the sale of robes the witness declared that less than thirty per cent of the Klansn1en owned regalia. "Our robes are not worr
 for the purpose of terrorizing people
 he shouted 'They are as innocent as
 the breath of an angel"
 The witness was pressed by Chair
 man Campbell for an explanation ot the recent clash between eherin and marching Klansnen near Waco. Texas, and while he replied that his inforra- ton was based large'y upon newspaper reports. he added. that the parade had been authorized by the mayor, and that
 the sheriff. in attempting to stop 1t. { seemed under the influence of liquor. Simmons said he had called for an oh-
 cial report, but # had not been forth
 coming.
 When the InT7ehiaI Wizard was abort
 to read the oath of the Kan. the com
 mittee. after a whispered conference.
 announced he need not divulge 1t unless
 he felt so inclined. It was placed In the
 record after certain paragraphs had
 been read. It showed that man could not violate his oath except IT testify
 Ing in cases of treason against his coun-
 try, rape or malicious murder. as read
 by the Wizard. It also pledged aregi- ance to the United States government. !, "and fife property and the votelto up- holding the flag. the Constitution and
 constituted law unto death" In voting the witness declared the l ritual called for support of men known : to be patriotic above party. Ds9,ussing the membership restrtc-
 tionS. Simmons said:
 ? T want to state emphatcaliy. and in the fear of God. that the Klan is mol I an anti-Catholic order" But you do not permit Catholics 10 : join.T said Representative Rodenberg, republican, Illinois ' That is true. but the Knights Of Co., : lumbus only admits Catholics" he re- piled. "We antagonize no mans reiig- g ion. I have heard of only one casa where a Kleagle circulated anti-Catho-
 lie propaganda, and he was instantly discharged.
 e ''We are not anti-Jewish any Jew | who can suhycribe to the Christian re- !. ligion can get in. We are not anti-ne- $ gro Scores of other fraternal organi. t cations will not admit negroes. We art t not ant-foreign born; We merely re- l. quire that membess must be native-bocr e Americans"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
NOTICE. ISSUED TO ALL
 sALoOSKEEPERs OF CONN.

Hartford. Oct. Estate Prohibition Director Harry E. Mackenzie tonight issued a notice ca ling on all saloon keepers in Connecticut selling beverages containing more than one-half of one per cent. Of alcohol to close up their places of business at once.
 Director Mackenzie said that Ralph n. Blakeslee, acting federal prohibition enforcement chief. had been instructed Go erforce the order without delay.
 Director Mackenzie estimated that there are nose than fifteen hundred sa- looms doing business in Connecticut. Hts order also app ies to breweries. he said, or which there are about a dozen oper- sting in the state.
 Arrangements are being made for the cooperation of the police of the various cities in the work, Director Mackenzie continued. He said new saloons have been sprinsing up because of the big profits in the liquor business now. Twen- ty new cafes opened in New Haven in the last six months, he said. He esti- mated that there are nearly 400 saloons doing business in New Haven. He in dicated that when agents found liquor in a saloon the place would be sealed up.
 Director MacHenzie's announcement followed a conference with States At torney Acorn of Hartford county; Col lector Of Internal Revenue Eaton; Supt Hurley Of the state police, and Commis sioner Stoeckel of the state vehicle de partment.
 The local authosities in two Connec ticut cities-Bristol and New Britain recently took action against saloons. Al places in Bristo: were closed up as ; jesuit 1t was said. and the New Brit an chief of police yesterday gave th saloon men there 4S hours in which tt shut down. The local police found sev eTal thousand dollars worth of cham pagne in the cellar of Longs Hotel her today. The bottled goods was taken tl DO ice headquarters. where these ar stored twelve hundred bottles of liquo which were seized in a raid on the ho tel yesterday. No arrests have beel made in connection with the hotel seiz ures.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
MRS. GRIsWoLD WAS FED
 WINE AND PILLS WITH HEAI.s

Atlantic City, Oct 13.-TN<tir onv .n- tended to show that Mrs. Alice Gerry Cr4swold, once a member of the most exclusive social circles of Maryland, was gwen bottle of wine and a pin wlth each meal was offered in the orphans court today.
 This information was given by Mrs, Elizabeth Adams, as a witness for the Countess Anna St. Clair Da Contubia, daughter of Mrs. Griswold, who was cut oh with $500 and is now suing to obtain a larger share Most of the estate wss left to Mrs Mary Drischman. in whose home the Maryland woman spent the last years of her life.
 Mrs. Adams said she was employed as a domestic in the Griswold home at Northfeld and resigned after two weeks service, rather than continue giving Mrs Griswold the pills and wine.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
Guilty of FOrgip ' Name of ROOSG,e|t Mrs. Emma R. Burkett Con victed in the General Ses- sions Court, New York, Yes. terday.

New York, Oct. 1a.-Mrs. Emma R. Burkett of Hillsdale, Indiana, today was found guilty by a jury in general ses- sions court of forging the name of form CT President Theodore Roosevelt to a note for $69,s00.
 The jury, which deliberated foEr and one-half hours, recommended her to the extreme clemency of the court. Judge Alfred J. Haley announced he would ln- pose sentence on October 21
 Mrs Burkett, who was stoical through out the trial, swooned when the verdict was announced and had to be assisted hack to her cell in the tombs by court officials
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

dinate the relief work of the cor1amuni- ties, a central agency was established under Colonel Arthur Woods former police commissioner of New York.
 Other emergency measures suggested included che institution of part time jobs, increased repair and clean up work, expedition of public works, con gressional action at the present session on appropriations for roads, and pass age of the railway funding legislation now before congress
 Permanent measures adopted by the conference covered a wide range of economic factors including suggestions for readjustment of disproportionate in- creases in. prices due to increased costs of transportation, enlarged profits. in- terests, taxes, labor and other charges, Among the important recommends. tions for permanent betterment were re. adjustment of railway rates to a fair- CT basis of the relative value of com- l4nodities, speedy comp etion of the tax bill. definite settlement of tariff iegis- | lation settlement of the financial rela- {, tionships between the government and 1 the railways limitation of world arm
 ament, steps looking to the minimizing l of exchange fluctuations, definite pro- grams for more regular employment ir seasonal industries, expansion or the activities of the United States employ ment service and the bureau of labor 1 statistics, early reduction in freight
 rates on farm products and adoption by | the government of a marine policy te
 relieve shipping from it's present uncer
 tainty.
 In bringing the conference to clost Secretary Hoover expressed the grati tude of President Harding to the con ferees for their work and declared 1 was notable that this was the only con
 ference held in Washington. except un ter the street of war, where extreme of thought had been brought into agree ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
RANDALL CLEARED OF CHARGE
 OF VIOLATING LAW OF THE SKA

New York. Oct 1s.-capt. A B. Ran dan, master of the steamship Hudson. today was cleared of charge of violat- ing one of the most sacred laws of the seas in that he failed to give aid ts sea men in distress.
 Federal Steamboat Inspectors R. A. Sargent and John E. Wilson, summoned from Philadelphia to hear the case. de- eided that his failure to pick up three men adrift in. a disabled motorboat off New York harbor last week did not cpn- stitute wilful neglect of duty.
 In announcing the finding, Inspecfor Sargent declared that Captain Randall had no reason to believe the motorboat was sinking or that the men were as,In~ assistance. Radio messages from inc Hudson reporting the dory in distrsss. the finding held, were sent by the op<r- ator without the knowledge or consent of Captain Randall
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
GERMANY DIsPLEAsED WITH
 UPPER. sILEsIAN DECISION

Berlin. Oct. 13.-(By The A. P.)- Chancellor Wirth, at specially convened meeting of American newspaper cores pondents in Berlin today, explained the situation facing Germany in conse- quence of the recent decision of the coun- cil of the league of nations respecting Upper Silesia.
 Speaking with considerable feeling. the chancellor described the decision as a European calamity and as an act which the whole German nation felt was a tre- mendous miscarriage of justice and cal- culate to jeopardize Germany's policy. heretofore followed of honest fulfilling her engagements to Che allies.
 The chancellor said he would not de- sert his office in this difficult hour, but that the fate of the present government law with the reichstag.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
CONVENTION OF \. E.
 ADVERTISING CLUBS

New Haven. Oct 13.-An open forum of advertising discussion marked the opening session of the convention of the New England Advertising clubs. which began a three-day meeting here today. Additional delegates are expected tomor- TOW, and the attendance will pass the soo mark, it was predicted. Boston ap- peared to be leading tonight for the tro- phy to be given to the city sending the greatest number of delegates.
 The speakers at today's session in- ciuded Charles H. Mackintosh president of the Associated Advertising clubs of the world Frank A. Black of Boston, vice president of the New England Ad- vertising clubs George w Hopkins. vice president of the Columbia Graphophone company Henry Kuhns, president of the Pilgrim Publicity cub of Boston; John R. Demarest, president of the New Haven Advertising club. land Bert Barnes of the Morse Drydock company
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

Washington, Oct. 1s.-Closing an all day defense of the Ku Klux Klan. Will liam J. Simmons, it's Imperial Wizard. toppled over in a chair today while the chairman of a house committee investi- gating the order vas attempting to stop the applause which broke before ;he crowd knew the wizard had collapsed
 Friends of Mir. Simmons rushed to his side and supplied stimulants but as it was evident that he was in no condi- tion to continue the examination. the hearing. filled with many dramatic in cidents during the day, was adjourned until tomorrow. Physicians later re- ported that Mir. Simmons condition was not serious.
 Bundled up about the chest, Mir Sim T0ns returned to the afternoon session unsteady on his feet, his voice hoarsA. but apparently eager to denounce what he characterized as outrageous charges against the organization he founded in Georgia five years ago.
 A solemn stiffness prevailed at times while the wizard. holding aloft the ritual | of the Klan. read parts of the oath talk i en by KIansmen. And then in husky ] tones he told the committee that while Julius Caesar had his Brutus and Wash | ington his Benedict Arnold he, too. as ] imperial wizard of the Tzu Klux, could
 enter that fellowship, because he had suffered from the reasonable conduct | of those within.
 'If this organization is unworthy then
 let me know and I will destroy It." he
 exclaimed, "but if 1t is not, then let il | stand"
 Turing to the crowd. Simmons de, | clared he wanted to "call upon the Fa- ther to forgive those who had perse-
 cuted the Klan' and as the words left his lipe, he tunlbled in a heap.
 The first dramatic incident of the Cay was the sudden appearance of Senator
 Thomas E. Watson of Georgia, who
 edging his way through the crowd. step ped up and seized the Wizard by tho hand. Whispering something. hc turn
 ed and sat down, but moment later h' was on his feet. demanding the right t'
 question the witness in "the interest c
 fair pay"
 I Chairman Campbell broke in to "a.
 that the witness was getting that ant
 that it was not in line with regrila
 procedure to permit questions by cut q siders. .f-
 Senator Watson insisted he had in right first announcing. however. tha
 he was not a Klansman. although i
 sympathy with its aims. and the char
 man cut through the collo1ny by direct
 ing the senator to proceed. The sena , tor merely asked the wizard if he kneT of the big salaries being voted by con gress for shipping board lawyers, reach ing as high as s35.Ooo which the peopl had to pay. With that Mir Watson left
 Through the testimony of Mir. Sim mons, .he committee learned that th total membership of the 6laa. herai de as having passed the half million mari actually was around so.00o. The wiines declared that its growth east and yves had been greater than in the south. It his illness prevented questioning design
 ed to bring out facts bearing on som
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
CONSIDERATIONS OF TREATY
 POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY

Washington, Oct 13.-Senate leaders today arranged to postpone consideration of the German peace treaty until next Monday on account of the death of Sem ator Knox.
 The treaty was to have been brought up tomorrow with vote expected to- morrow or Saturday. Most of the sen- ate foreign relations committee and oth- CT senate leaders. however, are to at tend the Knox funeral services here and at Valley Forge, Pa, and arrangements were made today to defer calling up the treaty, until Monday. A vote by Tues day or Wednesday was regarded as as sured.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
TWO MORE DEATHS IN NEW
 YORK BOOTLEGGERs' WAR

New York, Oct. 13.-A double killing was added today to the long list of vio- lent deaths in the lower East Sides boot laggers' war.
 Joseph veseri, alias Joe Peppe, who, the police said, had amassed fortune ventured forth in his motor car without his Sl00 a week bodyguard and as he entered a Broome' street cafe was riddled with bullets. Dying, he returned the fire, one of the shots killing Louis Rango, an innocent bystander. who was reading a newspaper at a table in the cafe and having his shoes shined
 The shooting brought swarm of de- tectives out of police headquarters. but the assassins had vanished
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
WILSON RENoMINATED FOR
 MAYOR OF BRIDGEPORT

Bridgeport Conn. Oct. 13.-Mayor Clifford B. Wilson tonight received the republican nomination for mayor for the sixth time. Wilson is serving his fifth term as mayor of Bridgeport and is former lieutenant governor of the state. The nomination tonight eliminated bittes factional fight in the republican party.
 Others nominated were: city clerk, Alexander J. H. Robinson; town clerk. Clarence E. Winton tax collector, Howard Smith; board of assessors, Ar thur Connor, William Hot and Edward T. Hamilton.
 The vote of the convention delegates on the niayoralty nomination gave Will son 21 votes. against Is for Edward c. SUargc, ~
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
TO CHEsCK THE SALES OF
 INGREDIENTS FOR INZoxIcArIoN

Washington, Oct 1S. - Prohibition agents throughout the country will be directed" to use every effort to check the sale of inaredients and apparatus used in the manufacture of intoxicating liquors, it was said in statement issued today from the offEe of Prohibition Com missioner Hayes. Attention also would be given, the statement said. to the ad- .yerslsing of such articles. in newspapers.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
MARSHAL FocH AccEPTs
 INVITATION TO BOSTON

Boston. Oct. 13-Governor Cox, today received informal accept snce of the invi- tation which he extended some time ago to Marshal Foch of France to include Boston in his itinerary on his forthcom- ing visit to the United States. Formal acceptance, giving details of the mar shals trip, was expected in the near fu- klrA the governor said.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
PLEADED NOT
 GUILTY CF MANsLAUGHTER

San Francisco. Oct. 13.-Roscoe c. Ar buckle entered a plea here today of not guilty to the. charge of manslaughter filed against him in connection with the death of Miss Virginia Rappe. Arbuckle's trial was set for NoY.1.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

white robin, leading flock of other robins, is reported to have been seen in city park at Dubuque, Iowa.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

'Ned" Gourdin of Harvard University, won the national penthalon championship at Travers Island by 12 points.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

Japanese army and navy delegation to the Washington conference arrived at Honolulu on the Korea Maru.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

Representative Hicks, of New York, de- clined an offer to become minister to Par aguay extended by President Harding.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

House appropriations committee reoort- ed favorably senate bill limiting ex- penses for burian of an unknown soldier to $50,o0o.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

John H. Mahnken, president of Bay onne Trust Co. died at his home in Bay onne- He was GA years old. Death was due to heart failure
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
BRIEF TELECRAMS

A dead lock on the federal good roads bill was reached by senate and house confe-ees on the Townsend-Dowell bill
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

Discovery of potash en Cordena, Bare Iona Province, was announced by the Spanish minister of public works
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

Paris will. appropriate s,5oe franc to purchase radium to be used in public hospitals to cure cancer,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

October festival just ended in Berlin resulted in consumption of 1,Ss4,0e0 quarts of beer during ten Jays The beer contained 13 to IS per cent. alcohol.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
CAPITAL AND LABOR PLEDGED
 ID CONSTRUCTIVE POLICIES

At Final Session of Unemployment Conference-Ernes T. Trigg, Representing Employers, and Samuel Gompers, Labor Delegate, Agree to Work For Normal Adjust ment of Wages and Prices-Hoover Gratfied That Ex- tremes of Thought Had Been Brought Into Agreement
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14
SIMMONS COLLAPSED WHILE
 DEFENDING THE KUK[UX KHAN

Imperial Wizard Toppled Over Crowd Was Applaudng Dramatic Appeal to 'the Father to Forgive Those Who Had Prosecuted the Klan" Hearing Was Adjourned Un- til Today-Fact Was Disclosed That the Actual Mem bership of the Organization is About 10000.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

Public Service Railway Co. of New Jersey is permitted to charge cents and 1 cent for transfers on it's lines by deci- sion of federal court at Trenton.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

Joseph B. Fairfield, age 75 years, a retired farmer and tobacco grower, died early yesterday morning at his home in Suffield, after a long illness.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-14

The United States civil service com mission announces open competitive ex- aminations in November for a number of positions.