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Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
soLoNs HAVE CONFLICTING
 VIEWS ON TARIFF BILL

Washington. June 3o-Sharply con- flicting views as to the tax burden to be imposed on the American people by the administrators tariff bill were express ed today by republican and democratic leaders of the house.
 Counting the free list, the average duty rate was estimated by Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee at be- tween 18 and 20 per cent, compared with the 1855 Payne-Aldrich average and the six per cent. under the present Un- derwood measure. MT. Fordney insisted, however, that the average, after an ac- cu-ate estimate would range lower than Payne-Aldrich schedules.
 Taking issue with him, Representative Garner, ranking democrat on the com mittee, declared the rates, considering the American valuation provisions, were higher than those in any tariff bill passed by congress since the Civil war. Quoting statements of republicans that the bill, if passed as written, would bring in about seven hundred million dollars an- nually, Mir. Garner charged this meant an additional cost of at least two bil- lion dollars and that the larger portion of this burden would fall upon the actual necessities of life"
 MT. Fordney had announced early in the day that he would issue statement showing In detail some of the essential provisions of the bill and clearing up many points of difference, but rush of work, he later said, made it impossible.
 In the absence of the expected state ment, members generally found the 34G page bill almost bewildering. There was | resentment against someof the schedules by republicans, but broadly speaking l members stood on the bill according rc | party affiliations.
 Before going into the preliminary re. publican caucus tonight, many repre- sentatives said it would take two ol more sessions to adjust all differences MT. Fordney plans to have the bill re ported Saturday, after meeting of th' full committee. was changed, and tn, meeting was called for Wednesday.
 In view of the demand from member for information, Chairman Fordney gav ! out word during the day that the openin; caucus would not be able to reach req l contested ground.
 No definite agreement was reached b. the caucus tonight on the procedure t be followed in the house. A tacit under standing0 however, was reached tha many of the contested rates should b placed before the house for straigh amendment, separate consideration an, vote.
 The contested subjects include oil lum Der and hides, now on the free list. an the provisions respecting control of dy importations
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
TAFT SAYS HIS LIFE's&
 AMBITION IS GRATIFIED

Montreal. June 3o.-'It has been the ambition of my life to be chief justice" William H. Taft declared tonight, but now that it is gratified I tremble to think whether l can worthily fill the position and be useful to the country.
 T have received telegrams announcing that the president has nominated me to be chief justice of the United States and that the senate has at once confirmed the nomination" said MT. Taft in a signed statement, commenting on his appoint ment as chief justice.
 T am profoundly grateful to the presi- dent for the confidence he has thus shown that I can discharge the important du- ties of the exalted office. I sincerely hope and pray that I may be able to show that his confidence has not been misplaced. I highly appreciate the immediate con- irmation by the senate.
 Tt has been the ambition of my life to be chief justice, but now that it is grati- fled l tremble to think whether I can worthily fill the position and be useful to the country.
 The argument in the Grand Trunk arbitration, in which I am one of the ar- bitrators, will be concluded Wednesday. July sth, and I expect to be in Washing ton on July 7th to take the official oath. to confer with the attorney general and to pay my respects and thanks in per son to the president.
 The supreme court adjourned on June 5th until Oct. 3d. so that shall have no court duties until October After my visit to Washington, when I plan to look about for temporary quarters for next year, l expect to visit New Haven tc make arrangements for closing up my connection with Yale university. Ther l shall return to Canada, at Murray Bay ] Quebec, to study the record of the Grand Trunk arbitration proceedings with : view to Joining in an award in August I shall have in the near future to re sign my professorship of federal con stitutional law at Yale; the presidenc, | of the League to Enforce Peace, and m position as occasional editor on the stat of the Public Ledger of Philadelphia.
 "(Signed) W. IT. TAFT"
 MT. Taft did not receive the oficia | notification Of his appointment until h had returned to his hotel at the con clusion of the firSt day of the argumen on the Grand Trunk arbitration. Imme diately on receipt of this notification, Nil
 1att was congratulated by his fello7
 commissioners on the board and tn
 chairman, Sir Walter Cassels, gave
 small dinner to celebrate the occasion.
 Scores of congratulatory messag ge from Washington and many other point
 in the United States arrived within
 few hours.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
Sti||nan PrOv5y, an
 Obdurate Witness
Counsel For Mrs. Stillnan Un- able to Break the Bankers Reticence.

Poughkeepsie, N. r, June so.-Six more hours of cross examination failed today to break the silence of James A. Stillman, wealthy New York banker, on every matter having reference to his re- lations with Florence H. Leeds, former Broadway show girl, named by Mrs. Anne U. Stillman in her affirmative de fense against her husbands suit for di- vorce.
 All day Mir. Stillman replied to oues- ton after question in one set way, "I re- fuse to answer on the, ground that it might tend to incriminate me- On only few occasions did Mrs. Stillman's law yers succeed in bringing out an inforrna- tive answer when they referred to gifts of jewelry to his wife.
 Tonight it was announced that the cross examination had been completed. He Will return to the witness chair to- morrow, however, if his attorneys obtain Referee Gleasons permission for redirect eXamlnatlon. It was said that MT. Still mans lawyers would complete their case against Mrs. Stillman tomorrow, so that all future hearings would be devoted to her counter-attack
 An indication of the nature of this counter-attack came today in the nu- merous questions which MT. Stillman re- fused to answer. These, it was said sought to bring out that the banker was intimate with Mrs. Leeds in New York, on Long Island, aboard his yacht, the 'Modesty," and elsewhere. and that she bore hi mtwo children, Jay Leeds, 33 months old. and another who died at l birth in 1919.
 | The defense also sought to have the witness say that he showered Mrs. Leeds with jewelry, bought her fur coats, l purchased an expensive apartment for her in New York, esta Dnsned two trust funds of $150,000 each for the former show girl and her son. and himself ob- 1 jected to going to Europe last year and the year before because to do so would have separated him from her.
 MT. Stillman was asked if Jay Leeds ever called him Daddy whether he de. nied being the child's father and if he ever posed as F. H. Leeds and gave his occupation as secret service work, but none of the questions was answered. The banker was also asked if he hac kept an account for Mrs Leeds use al
 the First National Bank of Miami, anc made arrangements with an official O.
 that institution to pay the running ex penses of villa, near the resort. A score of sales slips for jewelry solt
 by two Fifth avenue shops, all said tc
 have been billed in the name of lame.
 A. Stillman, were shown to the witness
 and he was told that they aggregated
 one hundred fifty thousand dollars H,
 would not say whether the adornment
 had been bought for Mrs Leeds, it wa.
 asserted.
 Defense counsel then showed Mir StiIl
 man an order slip for a gold and plati
 mum mesh bag with the initials "F. Fl L." in rose diamonds, but he kept hi Il -zfl Ian
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
TURKS PLAN i VAST
 UPRISING IN CoNsTANTINoPLE

Constantinople, June 3O.-CBy The A. P)-Turks >ad bolsheviki 1re reported to contemplate vast uprising in this city which would be accompanied by the de- struction of public buildings
 Allied troops, acting under orders from General Harrington, commander of Brit ish forces in Constantinople, marched through the principal streets yesterday and raided hotels in search of bolsheviki British soldiers, with fixed bayonets en- tered a building occupied by a bolshevik organization and seized large quantities of arms.
 The British also raided the offices of the bolshevik trade delegation and arrest ed an assistant of Bronislau Roudish, so- viet commercial delegate here, and other membersof the bolshevik mission. It was announced in British official circles that this raid was carried out because the presence of bolsheviki in Constantinople menaced the security of allied troops. It was asserted that the plot for an up- rising had been frustrated through the vagilance of the police. More than six ty prisoners were taken in various raids and carried in motor lorries to a place of confinement.
 Greek forces have withdrawn from Ismid, 56 miles southeast of this city and the Turkish nationalists are believ- ed to have a clear road to Constantinople Reports are silent, however relative to any advance in this direction. In the vicinity of Ushak, further south, Greek division is said to have suffered severely in a fight with the Turks
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01

today. said that If the war department succeeded in meeting the limitations i'm posed by congress. some thirty thousand civilian employees of the army besides the seventy thousand enlisted men would be thrown on he labor market to compli- cae he unemp!oymen siuaion. He added that the war department still hoped to be able to avoid the summary dismiss sal of any enlisted men m reducing the army and that for the present no enlist ed men would be discharged against theiI wishes.
 The secretary explained that an oppor- tunity would be given enlisted men in the service who desire to leave to tender their resignations. For the next few weeks, he said, only routine and re- quested discharges would be issued. If these do not indicate that the enlisted strength will reach the level fixed by congress, the question of arbitrarily discharging enough men to make up the difference will then be taken up.
 In signing the bill. President Harding was understood to have followed course regarded by his advisers as the only prac- ticable one in view of the insistence of both the house and senate that the army be reduced as proposed ih the measure and the short time remaining before the end of the fiscal year.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
RAILWAY UNION LEADERS
 GATHERING IN CHICAGO

Chicago June 30.-Hundreds of rail- way union leaders gathered tonight in preparation for meetings tomorrow, which will take up the acceptance or re- jection of the wage reductions ordered by the railroad labor board, which are effective tomorrow.
 Votes have been taken by number of the organizations. and while no official announcement will be made public until tomorrow or Saturday, it has been unofff- cially reported that the votes in some cases show majority against acceptance of the cuts.
 The stationary engineers and oilers have voted 94 per cent. against accept ance of the wage cuts" declared Timothy Healy, international president of the or ganization. "Just what action will be taken tomorrow is problematical. There is strong strike feeling in many of the organizations"
 There will be no nationwide strike unless the men are forced into it." said B. M. Jewell president of the railway department of the American Federation of Labor. Our men will accent any reasonable adjustment. They are not go- ing to do anything rash"
 There is nothing to be alarmed over the situation" said W s. Carter nresi dent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. 'The decision to accept Or re- ject the wage reduction made by the la- bor board is up to the men and the men alone can make such decisions" | L. J. Luhrsen, president of the Amer. ican Train Dispatchers' Association. said l hi reorganization had not taken vote i on the wage reduction and had not been asked to.
 T. c. Cashen, new president of the Switchmen's Union of North America. al. so expressed optimism regarding the sit. nation and said that his organization haf taken no vote. We are not looking fo1 trouble" he declared.
 The union leaders, probably will he ir session several days. In addition to rep resentatives of the engineers, firemen conductors and trainmen there will h, those of the switchmen and clerks. Tn, executives in session here, it was said would represent more than 1,5oo 900 rail way employees.
 Reports from separate conferences vii be made to a central assembly of th chief executives. The central conferenc may then send back recommendation fo further or different action Any genera walkout could not be finally declared 2 the impending conferences. Such an or der would have to be approved by refer endum vote of members of many unions
 The chief concern of the leaders. was indicated, was that there might h isolated cases of unauthorized wall5out,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
Peace Resolution
 Passed by House
End of State of War With Ger many and Austria Probably Today.

Washington, June 30.-President Hard Ing tomorrow is expected to receive the compromise congressional resolution end ing the state of war with Germany and Austria
 By vote of 2s3 to 59. the house to- day adopted the conference draft of the resolution, and it was taken up in the senate few hours later, but went over after an hours debate until tomorrow, with favorable action then said to be as sured.
 Discussion in both senate and house centered mainly on the provisions as to enemy alien property and the controversy over ending the state of war by declar- ing peace or by repeating the war reso- lutlons- Representative Flood. senior democrat of the foreign affairs commit tee, said the country had been saved from humiliation by decision to declare a state of peace. Senator Knox, author of the original peace measure, said that either method would accomplish the de- sired result.
 That treaty of peace is to follow the peace resolution was suggested by Sena- tor Knox and others during senate dis cussion. Referring to the resolutiorss provisions for holding enemy alien prop erty, Senator Knox said it meant "noth- ing but an expression by congress that we do not intend to have claims of the United States (against enemy countries) ignored, waived or not respected"
 Ihls IS only a suggestion" Senator Knox continued, ito the president, when he comes to settle the terms of peace with Germany, that these things should be taken care of The president may ignore the suggestions"
 Provisions of the resolution for holding enemy alien property were questioned by Senator McCumber, who asked whether II would authorize further seizures by the alien property custodian. Senator Knox replied that it would cover "only what has been done."
 The Pennsylvania senator was asked under what authority the property O. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the draf eVader, was seized. Replying that he wa. ashamed" that Bergdoll was a Pennsyl vanian, Senator Knox said he could no see how Bergdolls property could b. seized, if it was contended by the gov ernment that he was an American. The administration either would hay to negotiate separate treaty" or ratif, the treaty of Versailles in some form Senator Hitchcock, ranking democrat o | the foreign relations committee, said. re
 iterating that the peace measure was "a,
 idle act"
 In connection with the discussion o
 action to follow the peace measure,
 was indicated in administration circle l today that the signing of the resolution 1 by the president would automaticall
 open to way to the resumption of diplo matic relations with the former enem countries.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
N. H. ROAD MECHANICS VOTE
 TO REJECT WAGE REDUCTION

New Haven, Conn, June so.-The vote of the mechanical workers of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, on the question Of accepting wage re- ductiGns ordered by the railroad la bor board, has been counted. John Hen derson. secretary of the Federation of New Haven system of employees, said tonight that the vote showed ss per cent. of the employees opposed to acceptance of a wage cut and ready to go on strike as a protest against the reductions. This information has been sent to union lead CTS at Chicago and Washington, 1t was said
 Harry C. Oviatt, mcdaniel superin- tendent of the New Haven road has held several conferences recently with rep resentatives of the organized mechanical employees of the system.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01

and La Toilette, Wisconsin, all repub- lcans, who were said to have criticized MT. Ta-ts record and his nomination.
 On the roll cal however, only four votes were cast against confirmation. These were by Senators Borah, Johnson and La Toilette and Senator Watson, democrat. George.
 The final vote was 60 to 4. An agree ment was reached not to make public the roll call
 The senate's doors were closed for dis cussion of the nomination after sugges- tions that MT. Taft be confirmed in ''open executive" session, because he is for mer president. had been rejected by his opponents.
 Senators Borah and Johnson led the fight against him, while he was defended by about a dozen senators.
 Senators Borah and Johnson were un- derstood to have centered their fight on MT Taft's legal training, experience and qualifications. According to reports fl- tering out from the senate chamber, Sem ator Johnson asserted that MT. Taft had not regarded himself as a lawyer but as politician and had abandoned" his profession after leaving the White House. The California senator, it was reported. said that he had tried to disregard per sonal objections to the nominee ard was voicing his opposition solely because MT. Taft had lacked, for nearly a generation or more, any legal experience which would fit him for the highest judicial position of the nation.
 Reference was made, it was said by Senator Borah to the drafting from the supreme bench by the republican party of Secretary Hughes to become the pres | idential candidate of the republican par | ar 1 1fe ;A i MT. Borah made the statement that having taken an able lawyer from the supreme bench four years ago and made a politician of him, it was now proposed to take a politician-a man who has de voted practically his mature life to poll. i tics-and put him on the supreme bencI | in the interest of party politics." The defense of MT. Taft. it was said ] was led by democrats. Senator Under, wood said that Mir Taft had made him self beloved by the south,". adding that this sentiment was due largely to MT Taft's appoin tment. when president of g southener, the late Chief Justice White to the highest judicial position of the country. Similar statements, it was re. ported. were made by Senators Broussart of Louisiana, the native state of the latt | chief justice.
 | MT. Tafts legal learning was praised it was said. by Senators Knox and Will lis, the latter referring to his experience 1 on the bench in Ohio
 Senator Kellogg, it was said, referred to the positions of honor held by MT Taft in bar and similar associations. Southern senators, it was reported
 with the exception of MT. Watson O Georgia, were solidly behind the appoint
 ment. Senator Smith of South Carolina
 it was stated, discussed the race ques
 ton, commenting MT. Taft, it was said
 for refusing to appoint any but whit
 men to office in South Carolina.
 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, re
 publican leader and Senator Brandeget
 republican. of Connecticut. where Nil
 Taft resides, did not join in the discus
 sion, it was said.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
COURT DECIDES CAT HAS
 RIGHT TO PROTECT TTsE1 F

Boston, June 3O.-The supreme court today upheld the right of a cat to use its claws and teeth as means of pro- lection against persons who seek to inter fere in a cat and dog fight. Prudence, the court held, should prompt a person to leave strange cat alone under such circumstances.
 The opinion, prepared by Chief Justice Rugg, sustained lower court finding for the defendant in suit brought by Mrs. Fannie c. Goodwin against the Nelson drocery Company of this city to recover damages for injuries received when she sought to protect her pet dog from the store cat.
 She voluntarily submitted herself to danger and unnecessarily exposed her. self" said the chief justice.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
SENATE OCCUPIED WITH
 NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL

Washington, June 3o.-obiections to house reductions in the naval appropri- ation bill today tied up the measure in the senate and with all appropriations expiring with the fiscal year at midnight tonight. caused a technical lapse in funds.
 Final disposition of the bill tomor- row was the aim and hope of leaders of both the senate and house,b they were prepared to rush through an emergency resolution, continuing present naval ap- propriations, should the deadlock con- tinue.
 Numerous conferences were held today between senate leaders and once 1t was decided to yield to the house on all points and rush thebll to the president to avoid lapse of the appropriations Later, however, it was decided 10 throw the entire matter into the senate tomor- row, with the result in doubt"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT APPOINTED AS
 CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES

Announcement Made at the White House-Nomnaton Sent to the Senate and Confirmed in Executive Session 60 to 4-Rol Call Vote is Withheld by Agreement Senators Borah Johnson and La Toilette Opposed Confirmation MT Taft Will Succeed the Late Edward White Doug lass-Is the First Man in the Nations History to be Chosen For the Highest Office in Both the Executive and Judicial Branches of the Government.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
MADE
 BY GOVERNOR LAKE

Hartford, Conn, June Ex-Governor Lake today appointed William B. Board man to be judge of the city court in Bridgeport He NTill fill vacancy until the third Wednesday of the next session of the general assembly. At the last session the house nominated Frank L. Wilder for the judgeship and the senate named Albert J. Merritt, the disagree ment standing at adjournment.
 Judge Boardman was formerly an at torney for the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad. and took part in steam road and trolley litigation in 1906. He Is 9 graduate of Yale, class of 1893
 As trustee of the Connecticut Agricul- turaI College for four years, Governor Lake today appointed Clifford l. Stod- dard of Woodbridge; Joseph W. Alsop of Avon. and E. Kent Hubbard of Middle l town.
 Miss Martha J. Wilkinson was reap pointed a member of the hoard of regis tration and examination of nurses. Miss Marion Turbrick of Derby was named to the board to fill a vacancy l The governor appointed Prof. c. F. A | Winslow of New Haven and g. B. Over 1 lock of Pomfret as members of the Con- necticut public health council for terms
 of six years. and James W. Knox of Hartford. member to fill a vacancy un-
 til July l, 1923.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-01
WOMEN CoNTRIBUrE FOR
 DEFENSE IN MURDER TRIAL

Dedham, Mass, June 5o-Arnounce- ment that the 7r=an.za.ioa defending Niccola Sacco and Bartolomeo vanzetti, on trial for a double murder at South Braintree last year. was fiat broke" has brought in two days advances of S2,s50 from Mrs. Elizabeth G.endower Evans. a wealthy resident of Brookline who has been active in labor and social welfare circles. Fred H. Moore. chief counsel for the defndants, made this known to- night and said an additional one hundred dollars had come from Mrs Cerise Car men Jack of Walpole.
 Jugde Webster Thayer made known that the court stood ready to aid the defense financially if 1t would declare itself destitute.