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Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
PosTSnsTREss coNFEssEs
 THEFT OF REGISTERED NAH,

west Palm Beach. Florida, Aug. s.- According to L. A. Johnson. chief postal inspector for the southeastern district Miss Lena Clarke, postmistress here. con- fessed to F. !. c. Hilsifer. an assistant Inspector in her cell at Orlando. Flori- da, Tuesday night that she alone was responsible for the loss of two register ed packages containing S32.000 missing rom the local post office since July ss
 Miss Carke told Hilsifer. according to the statement, that S. zoo of the missing money would be found at the residence of J. F. Chambers. and this amount. In- spector Johnson says, his men reeo'l red today. Other sums. according to tho statement, were used to cover a deficit in Miss Clarke's accounts.
 Miss Clarke is held without ban at Orlando in connection with the killing of C. F. Miltimore Monday night in that city. Miltimore was formerly ern- ployed in the local post ffoice.
 Chambers is Miss Clark's grandfath- CT with whom she lived. Niltimore. pro- prietor of a arestaurant in Orlando, wat found dead there Monday night in a ho- tel room which previously had been re- served by Miss Clarke. Beside the body was two bags which had apparently been cut open. They were of the tnye used to carry money or other valuables.
 According to the hotel clerk. the Clarke woman registered late Monday afternoon and AIiltimore vent to her room the same evening. No shot was heard and the body was not found until for reasons not made public, the hote authorities made an investigation severn hours later
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
ULSTER IS CAUSING DELAY
 IN THE sINN FEN REPLY

Dublin, Aug 8 CBy the A. P.).-The sole reason for the delay in the Sim Fein's reply to the governments Irish peace proposals, it is authoritatively stated, is the attempt being made to ob- tain the adhesion of Ulster to the peace plan before returning to negotiations with Premier Lloyd George, so he could be met by a united Ireland.
 It is felt that there is no use even to consider the terms, it is said, until it is settled who are the real parties to the bargain.
 Every effort is being made behind the scenes. it is declared, to induce Ulster to accept a share in the powerful body which i it is planned to make the all-Ireland par 1 lament, while returning her own local autonomy. So far these efforts, although benevolently regarded by the government 1 have been unsuccessful
 | The expectation Of an arrangement with Ulster has not yet been abandoned howevr. Should it fail to be brought
 about the republicans, it is pointed out
 must consider whether they will accept for the twenty-six counties outside ot Ulster the terms offered, or re1ew tht
 war. Some of the republican leaders ex press the view that eventual unity would
 be more speedily reached by such accept l ance
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
MRS. HARRISON RELEASED
 FROM PRISON IN RUSSIA

Berlin, Aug. (by The A. P0-Mrs. Marguerite E. Harrison, the American newspaper correspondent who recently was released from prison in Russia, ar- rived in Berlin early this morning from Riga, accompanied by United States Senator Joseph I. France of Maryland. Mrg. Harrison immediately began a shopping. expedition.
 You know, when a woman has been in jail in Russia for many months and gets to a place where there are good shops she cannot resist outftting her self" she said. When I arrived in Riga I possessed only a miserable soil ed and worn gown and was wearing mems shoes. I haven't any clothes al all. That is my complete outfit" point ing to small travel-worn bed-ron. | q have just received a cablegran from my son saying he is leaving the United States and that he will meet mt in London. August 1o." she said. "So must shake off my Russian appearance before then"
 Major Hugh IT. Young of Baltimore a member of American medical reserve corps and many newspaper friends me 1 Mrs. Harrison at the railway station
 She appeared to be animated and de lighted to see old acquaintances. Sh'
 shows the eects of her long imprison | ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
K. OF c. MOVEMENT TO
 END FOREIGN PROPAGANDA

San Francisco. Calif.. Aug. 3. If necessary the Knights of Columbus will put it's whole force of S00,000 members into the movement to end foreign pro- paganda in America, be it European or Asiatic." Supreme Master John Red din. Denver, told the thirty-ninth annu- al international supreme convention Of the Knights today.
 "Tf need be. we will flood every town in inc country with pamphlets that tell inc true tale of Americas great origin and Americas greatness, stripped of all manner of European or Asiatic coloring, Reddin said.
 Edward r. McSweeney, Boston, chair man of the national American history commission of the order, in his first re- rort said that Japan was equally guilty with European nations in operating pro no-anda agencies in the United States.
 ,The Knights of Columbus" he said, "ean do no greater service to the United States. their country, than to expose and correct the innumerable and insidious at ternps of so-called Americanization so- cietias to poison the wells of historical truth"
 Archbishop Edward J. Hanna of the catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco in an address on divorce, said that the "laxness" of certain American dlvor.'t laws is national shame. The tendency is 10 treat divorce as national idiosun, c-acv. when in reality it is a nationl menace"
 He urged the Knights of Columbus t6 flight the divorce evils they would al other social evils"
 The grand officers were entertained a luncheon by the county council of th' American Legoion.
 A cablegram was sent to the pope pA the convention telling of it's readiness toundertake welfare work in Italy re ouested by the pontiff.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
BRITISH NAVAL ESTIMATES
 DISCUSSED IN COMMONS

P London, Aug. 3 (bv the A. P)-Dis- cusslng the naval estimates in the house Of commons today Lieutenant Colonel L. '. Amery, parliamentary secretary of the admiralty, announced that the four replacement ships the government pro- posed to build would be battle cruisers of the Hood type, armed with 1s-inch guns and designed to obviate the need of larger dockyards than at present ex- ist. He declined to say how many guns they would carry on the ground that it was customary to give such informa- tion in advance
 Contending that there was no ele- ment of challenge or provocation in this policy of replacing obsolete ships, he said 1t was simply policy circumscrib- ed within the narrowest limits and post poned to the very latest date consistent with the eInpAre's safety
 Alluding to the building programs of the United States and Japan Colone e Amery argued that the admiralty by postponing the completion of only these four ships by 1925 was laying itself oper to the charge of accepting the risk tha the British navy would temporarily b, inferior to the navies of other powers but the government was facing this risl to aoid any step tending to invite fresl competition on the eve of a conference for disarmament.
 The object of the disarmament con ference, he said, wau to endeavor to se cure by agreement no further expansion of the navies of the three greatest na val powers, but as it was quite unlikel,
 that tne other powers participating il the conference would offer to scrap tn
 ships already built or under construc
 tion, T. was obvious that the building o
 these four ships, or even twice thei
 number, could not in any way affect tn
 problem before the conference.
 The secretary's statement was fol
 lowed by an animated discussion involv ing many references to the relative DO
 sitions of Great Britain, the Unite States and Japan and recalling the in terest taken in the proposed Washingto l conference.
 l Winston Spencer Churchill. secretar ? for the colonies, replying In the debat . for the government, made reference t
 the big building programs in both tn . United States and Japan. He contende ] that there could be no conceivable cans l, for a quarrel with either of these cour 7 tries. Still. the fact remained that l England delayed another year the cor = struction of necessary vital units sh would have to face position of defnit r and perhaps final naval inferiority ST t wuold sink to third naval power, an . having sunk there, might never be ab g to recover.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
NEW LIQUOR LICENSE
 BILL PAssTS COMMONS

London. Aug. (by the .I P.)-The new licensing bill. which finally passed the house of commons today after an all night sitting and was sent to the house of lords where it Is not likely to be amended further. removes many restric- tions imposed by the defense of the realm act during the war and partially restores pre-war facilities for retailing liquor.
 The important concession which the bill makes to London night life Is that supper drinks may be ordered with food up to midnight in hotels. and restau raats and up to 11.30 D. m. in licensed saloons and clubs instead of 10 ?. m.. as he, etofore. The bill also permits dis tillers 10 revert to the pre-war alcoholic strenTth of their beverages.
 A lew changes were made by the house in the original bill. including the hours of sale in the provinces. which are fixed definitely at eight instead of a maximum of eight and a minimum seven. as originally proposed. Sunday | opening is fixed definitely at five hours. | instoal of a maximum of five. On Satur- | day evening public houses can be open betwe'u seven and ten o'clock. The house rejected the proposal to ! restore the pre-war facilities accorded the bona fde traveller even on Sum | days. The bill. however. enables man to purchase liquor al any time in ho- ! tel where he is residing.
 It is expected that the new law will become operative by the middle of Sep tember. when London's new hours of opening will be from 11.30 a. m. to , D. m and from 5.so D. m. to Il D. m.. instead of, as now, from F to 2.5o and to 1o
 Attempts to limit the Carlisle and other control schemes to two years were defeated. the attorney general having in behalf of the government as- sured the house that the Carlisle con- trol scheme is merely temporary ex- I pertinent.
 The new government bill has killed
 the liquor popular control bill recently introduced by the bishop of London
 which proposed to establish the princi- ple of local option and to make the peo-
 pie decide by a noll whether no change
 st-te purchase. or abolition of licenses
 was desired The bishops bill, of which
 Lord Astor was one of the principal
 packers. was negatived in the house oi { lords on the second reading. Lord Bir- . kenhead. lord chancellor atN,cled It. l That sobriety which depends upon com ; pulsion" he exclaimed. "has no valu, at all. It is tyranny, and Is always re ! sented as tyranny"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04

will be warranted by reductions in the cost of living"
 The union chiefs were told that in granting the request for the withdraw al of the demand for elimination of overtime, the railroad officials would be taking the question of time and a half for overtime out of the hands of the labor board, where it is now under discussion, and violate every agree ment the men now have with their respective roads, each of which has a terminating or revision clause"
 After hearing the arguments present. ed by the labor men in behalf of their requests, the railroad officials informed them that they would make a report to the presidents conference, which will meet next week and adopt resolutions. it was stated making known the atti- tude of the railway executives, which will be forwarded to the union chiefs. Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the 1 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers who headed the union delegation, de- clined to make any statement He was accompanied by L. F. Sheppard. presi- dent of the Order of Railroad Conduc- tors; W. S. Carter. president of the | Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen, and James Murdock, vice president of the Brotherhood of Rail-
 way Trainmen.
 The railroad executives committed
 was headed by E. E. Loomis president
 of the Lehigh Valley Railroad W. W AtterbuTy, vice president of the Penn.
 sylvania railroad; F. N Brown. chair.
 man of the Pere Marquette Railway
 and Percy R. Todd, president of the
 Bangor and Aroostook Railroad.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
rRREGULARITIEs CHARGED
 IN INTERNAL REVENUE DEPT

Topeka. Kas.. Aug. 3.-When shown Washington despatch stating that Com missioner Blair has ordered a thorough investigation of alleged irregularities in The internal revenue departments Gov trnor Allen said he was glad of the op- portunity to prove his charges.
 The charges were made in copy rghted news story which appeared in the Wichita Beacon a few weeks ago accompanied by a statement signed by The governor 10 the effect that he had Investigated the charges and was satis- hed of their truth.
 The governor alleged that former Democratic consressmen and government attaches. acting as agents for large pay DTS of income and excess profits taxes have been using their influence to obtair reductions in the amount These case: have been taken, it was charged on 2 commission basis and 1t Is alleged tha certain employees in the treasury de- bartment have shared in the money!
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
COMPLETE DAY OF REST
 FOR PRESIDENT HARDING

Lancaster. N. H. Aug. s.-Presideni Harding. who is the guest here of Sec retary Weeks, had a taste of real va cation today, but he promised to break in on his period of rest tomorrow by making T speech 'n Lancaster public square.
 The occasion of the presidents trip into Lancaster from the Weeks lodgt on top of Mount Prospect. just outside the town. viii be a special public gath ering to welcome him to tAe White Mountains.
 A number of other towns are expected to send delegations by train and motor, but at the presidents reaues7 the cere- monies will be kept as informal as pos sible. Mir. Harding Is to make only a brief talk from his automobile.
 Today the president slept late and spent several hours resting and reading beneath the trees that surround the Weeks house. He then motored to Waumbek, seven miles away. for a game of golf. He saw no callers except a committee from Lancaster to arrange for tomorrow's celebration.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
sINN FEINERS STILL
 HOPEFUL OF ULSTER

London, Aug. (By the A. P).-A despatch from Dublin to the press asso- citation confirms the statement made in Dublin today that the delay in the Sim Fein reply to the British government on the Irish peace proposals is due to the fact that an attempt is being made to secure the adhesion of Ulster to the peace plan. The de spatch expresses the belief that provided Ulster was disposed to adopt the attitude of give and take, the Sim Fein would be willing to accept the governments proposals.
 The attitude of Sir James Craig the Ulster premier, says the press associa- tion, appears to be that he is prepared to enter the conference in London but that until such conference is arranged he is not called upon to participate in the present deliberations. On the other hand, Eamonn De Valera is disinclined to sum- mon the Dali Eireann until he is in a position to submit both the governments proposals and Listers attitude to it.
 This may entail long delay, and MT. De Valera's reply may be postponed for few weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
TO HOLD IN ABEYANCE
 PROSECUTION OF JITNEYMEN

Hartford, Conn, Aug. S.--Instructions Do hold iH aheyance all prosecutions of ftneyrnen were sent to police chiefs and hw enforcement officials throughout the rate by Motor Vehicle Commissioner Robert B. Stoeckei today.
 In his letter, Commissioner Stoeckel pointed out that while, in his opinion, he restraining order of Federal Judge Thomas does not command officers to besist from enforcing the law relating lo public service markers on motor buses, enforcement might be construed IS in the nature of an evasion, at least pf the spirit, of the restraining order"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
PREMEDITATED ATTEMPT AT
 MURDER IN CANAAN

Canaan. Conn. Aug. 3.-Four men in an. automobile stopped tonight in front of the home of Tony Bostardini. butch CT of this town, and one of them en- tered the house and fired three shots at JohnS Scureco, a cousin of Bostardini. Scureco was taken to the Litchfeld county hosnitai at winsted Physicians who attended him said he had little chance of recovery.
 It is believed that the assailant. who escaped with his companions inmedi- ately after the shooting, intended to kill Bostardini and fired al Scureco by mis- take Local police advance the theory that the men implicated in the attack harbored revenge against Bostardini in the belief that he was the person who gave the authorities information that resulted in dispersing a band of freight car thieves after a pistol battle with railroad detectives last January.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
PAINTERS OF PORTLAND. ME.
 ABANDON WAGE SCALE

Portland, i1aine, Aug. s.--here is no stated price which union painter shall receive from his employed in this city beginning today Property owners were notified through an advertisement signed by officers of Painters Local Union No 257, in the local newspapers today that It had been voted to release every mem Der to go to work wherever he saw fl at any price.
 They stated that they had been re, sisting lockout conditions" for the la s- eight weeks and had been unable to gel settlement at different conference. with the employers. They claimed the, had received only S5 cents an hour ou' of SLID to $1.so paid by the public.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
HENRY FoRD's PAPER GETS
 WRIT OF INJUNCTION

Chicago, Aug. S.-A writ of injunction was filed in circuit court today to pre- vent city officials from interfering with the street sale of Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent
 Perley w Johnson, a distributor for the paper, alleged that several weeks ago two boys selling the Dearborn In- dependent were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. The petitioner denied there was any disorderly conduct and declared the arrests to be in viola ton of the right of free speech
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
ARRIVAL OF BODIES OF
 1,4oO HEROES. FROM FRANCE

New York. Aug. s.-Conveying the bodies of 1,4oo American soldiers who died on French battlefields, the army transport Cantigny docked at Hoboken today Memorial services for the dead will be held at the pier Sunday.
 The total number of soldier dead brought back to the United States since the work of disinterment was undertak- en, Is S1.657 Thirteen thousand bodies remain to be transported. The bodies of 34, 900 will be allowed to rest where they are buried in French cemeteries in accordance with the wishes of their rel tives.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
REPORT THAT EX-EMPEROR
 CHARLES IS IN HUNGARY

Geneva, Aug. 3 CBy the A. P.).-Un- confirmed reports still persist that the former Emperor Charles of Austria has left Hertenstein secretly and now is in Hungary awaiting an opportunity to launch coup d'etat
 It is said that Captain Workman, pri- vate secretary to Charles, and several oi the former monarch's servants already have left for Budapest.
 It is stated in usually well informed circles that Charles will make an attempt to regain his throne this month, in spite of the warnings of the allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
NEW WAGE SCHEDULE
 FOR \. H. RAILWAY CLERKS

New Haven. Conn. Aug. 3.-After hearings General Manager c. l.. Bardo of the New York New Haven and Hart ford Raolriad today issued notice that the railway clerks union on the system has agreed to a new wage schedule re- garding the payment of overtime and other compensatory rates. effective as of July 1. the new schedule to remain in force pending the decision of the United States railway wage labor board now sitting in Chicago.
 Copies of the schedule wi1l be issued shortly
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
ANOTHER MOVE IN THE
 STATE JITNEY WARFARE

New Haven. Conn, Aug. 3.-Another move in the jitney warfare was made today when States Attorney Arnon A. Alling and attorneys for the. Connecti- cut Company petitioned Federal Judge Thomas to rescind or to modify the or der he issued last Saturday restraining peace officers of the state from inter fering with the operation Of the motor buses. Judge Thomas said he would give a hearing on the petition at New Haven next Friday morning.
 States Attorney Alling is one of the defendants named in the restraining or der. Other defendants. including City Attorney Whitaker. Prosecutor Pickett o fthe common pleas court. and Chief of Police Smith. apparently are not con nected with today's petition.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
WORK AMONG FAMINE
 SUFFERERS IN RUSSIA

Paris Aug. 3. (By the A. P.)-Allied cooperation with the United States in relief work among famine sufferers in Russia has been postponed by Premier Bria1d for consideration at the com ig meeting of the allied supreme coun- cil. The announcement or tnls decis- ion of the premier set forth that relief measures would be postponed on solely humanitarian grounds.
 The settlement Of the Upper Silesian question. however. is to remain the prin- Sipal topic of the meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
POLICE CRITICISED FOR
 OPENING TRAVELLING BAGS

New York, Aug. 3-District Attorney Swann today criticised police who forci- bly open travelling bags of innocent cit Izens in their search for liuuor. Tn q letter to Magistrate McAdoo he declared such acts trespassed on the rights of citizens, and suggested that when it was learned a policeman had acted in this manner, magistrates should direct that charges be made against them for vio- lation of the law.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
 DRAFTED IN HEAVY MOURNING

New York, Aug. 3.-The exterior of the Metropolitan Opera House, where Enrico Caruso was leading tenor for eighteen seasons. was draped in heavy mourning as a mark of sorrow brought by the death of the noted singer The black draperies, will remain on theopera house for thirty days.
 A memorial mass for Caruso was said today in the Church of Our Lady of Loretto by the pastor. Father Joseph Sil- GpignL
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
MRS. CARUso TO RETURN
 TO AMERICA SHORTLY

London. Aug. 3.-Mrs. Caruso will proceed to America shortly to look after her husbands estate, according to Rome despatch to the London Times, later re- turning to Naples to make her home there.
 Numberless telegrams of sympathy have been received by Mrs. Caruso at Naples from every part of the world, the most notable being those of the king and queen of Italy, the queen mother and Duke of Aosta. Messages of condolence also were received from the managers of the Metropolitan opera house, New York, and Covent Garden,> London.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
TO INVESTIGATE TIE U. S. COURT IN SHANGHAI

Washington. Aug. 9.-Upon represen- tations made by William F! Fleming, an American attorney of Shanghai. Presf- dent Harding. it was learned today. has ordered 4,n investigation of the United States court In that city. The criticisms which have not been made public were placed before, he state deparrese.,.- some time ago during a visit of MT. Fleming to this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
Pusserand Leaves For Pari,.

Havre, Aug. S.-Ambassador Jussu- rand arrived today from New York anl left at once for Paris. Great pleasure was expressed by Frances diplomatic representative at Washington over inc prospects of Marshal Foch's visit to the United States the coming fall. He said an unsurpassed reception was awaiting the allied commander-in-chief.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-04
TURKS HAVE SENTENCED
 TO DEATH FIFTY CREEKS

Q Angora, Asia Minor, Aug. 3.-(By The a. PA Turkish nationalist court martial today sentenced to death fifty Sreek prisoners and natives of Samsun Brusa. The natives are regarded aa Turkish subjects.