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Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT
 OF WATER POWER FORECAST

Washington, Oct. 1S.-A statement summarizing activities of the federal power commission in bringing about the development of water power throughout the country, declaring it is reasonable 10 expect in the near future an activity in water power development ki he- -;o un- known" was issued today by Secretary Weeks as chairman of the commission.
 Sufficient time has elapsed the F.ate- ment said. since the passage Of the fed eral water power act of June 10. 1920 to give indication of the effectiveness of the act in bringing about the develop mcnt of water power. Since March 1. 1921, the commission has authorized the issuance Of thirty licenses involving l. 259,oOo horsepower and twenty-four pre- liminary permits involving l.2So 900 horsepower. or as much as the aggregate Of all applications approved by the sew eral executive parties during the fifteen years preceding June, 1920"
 Chief among projects authorized by the commission are those on the Niagara. the Connecticut river at Enfield rapids and on the Coosa river in Alabama. Notwithstanding the industrial depres- sion and the uncertain financial Eitua- iion," the statement continued. projects assregating l,2T7.00o horsepower and an investment Of approximately Sl00. oo0. .eos are already under construction in New York. Alabama, Wisconsin. Oregon ane California"
 "Up to Oct 8. 1921. there have beer filed with the commission .5s applications involving over l6,O00.OO0 horsepower. ol which about l0.5O0, GOO horsepower il primary power and 5,5O0. 900 secondzrJ power. The gerat majority of these sp- piications contemplate the developmen, and sale of power as public utilities"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19

Calder. Cameron. Capper. Colt. cummine, Curtis Dillingham;, Iiupont. Edge, Ei- kns, Ernst, Fernald, France. Freeing. huysen. Gooding. Hsle. Harreld. John son. Kellogg. Kenyon. Reyes. Lenroot, Lodge, Mccormick. McCumber. McKin- ley. Mclean. McNary. Moses. Nelson New, Newberry. Nicholson, Norbeck. od- die, Page. Penrose. Poindexter. Short ridge. Shoot, Spencer. Sterling, Suther- land, Townsend. wadsworth, Warren. Watson. Indiana Weller and willis- Total 52.
 Democrats: Ashurst, Brousssrd. Dial Fletcher, Gerry. Kendrick Myers. Owen Pomerene. ansdell, Shields. TrsmmelL Underwood and Walsh. Massachusetts, Total 14.
 Against ratification:
 Republicans: Borah and LaFoIlette- Total 2.
 Democrats: Caraway. CuIberson Glass Harris, Harrison. Hehin. Jones. New Mexico, King. McKellar, Overmsn, Pittman. Reed, Sheppard, Simmons. Stanley. Walsh, Montana, Watson. Georgia. and Williams-Total IS.
 With the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Knox, the total membership of the senate was 95. Nine senators were paired as follows:
 Hitchcoci-. democrat. Nebraska; Jones republican, Washington: Ladd. republi- | can. Norti, Dakota Phipps. republican. Colorado; Smith. d7r7ocrat. South Caro- lima, and Stanfield. republican. Oregon for ratification. and Norris. republican n Nebraska. Robinson. democrat, Arkzn- sas, and Swanson. democrat, Virginia l against ratification.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
AGENCIES AT WORK TO
 PREVENT RAILROAD STRIKE

Chicago Oct. 1S.-(By The A. PD- Efforts to avert the nationwide railroad strike scheduled for October 30 tonight found governmental agencies, representa- tatives of the public and some rail- way labor unions taking action simul- taneously which all hoped would prevent tie-up of the country's transportation system through a walkout of nearly g. 000000 employees. in protest of wage cuts.
 Foremost among the moves being made by the different groups was a meeting between the United States Railroad La- bor Board and the heads ofthe five unions which have already authorized their men to strike, called for Thursday by the board and at the request of Pres ident Harding it was said by board mem bers.
 The first move on the part of a pub lie organization to avert strike came when the American Farm Bureau Fed eration, representing 1,250 900 farmers, sent petitions to the interstate com merce commission asking an immediate 10 to 20 per cent reduction in freight rates on necessities and announced that it also would appeal to the labor board not to grant a new 10 per cent. wage reduction which the roads have announc- ed they will seek. but rather to gener- ally reVlSe wages Tn accordance With the cost of living in various sections Concurrence in these requests should avert the strike, the fedora tion said in it's announcement through which it volun- teered with union and rail representa- tives as a mediator.
 A series of meetings to last all week will be started tomorrow, by the eleven rail unions which have not yet issued i strike calls, although most of them have voted for strike Leaders of severa of these unions announced that the meet ing they will oppose a strike call in the hope that a split between them and the five unions already authorizing walk out may avert the threatened strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
CLOSING ARGUMENTS BEGUN
 IN THE sCHUTTE MURDER CASE

Middletown. Conn.,. Oct. 1s.-C1osing arguments in the trial of Emil Schutte, storekeeper of Shaierville, charged with the murder of Joseph, Mary and Jacob Ball in December, 1915, were begun in the superior court this afternoon.
 opening the states argument, Assist ant States Attorney Spencer declared that the testimony of Schutte's son. Ju- lius agrees with the known facts in the case and is corroborated in many par ticulars. He reviewed the testimony of the states witnesses at length and said the state put forward the story of Ju- lius Schutte as a true account of the alleged murders It was premedidated murder. he said, whether the members of the Ball family were shot to death or burned to death.
 A defense argument was made by D. J. Donohue, public defender Schutte wept several times while the lawyer spoke Julius Schutte dishonored his father, said the attorney, and revealed bitterness and hatred in his testimony. He declared the conduct of three of Schuttes sons was "an internal conspiracy to get theil father outof the way" He branded tht testimony of Julius as false. and declared it was worthless evidence, laden witl inprobabilities" He said Julius, by his testimony, made himself an accomplic' in the alleged murders.
 Gustaf B. Carlson, counsel for the de fense, will give his argument tomorrow morning and will be followed by States Attorney Inglis, concluding for the pros ecution l. is expected Judge Maltbi' | will deliver his charge in the afternoon l after which the case will go to th'
 jury.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
GERMANS HAVE TRIPLE
 BARRELED MACHINE GUN

London, Oct. 1S.-The Munich 7 re- spondent of the London Times ; in- formed by an unnamed expert that the Germans have perfected a triple barreled machine gun, electrically operated, weigh ing some twenty-two pounds and capable of spreading 2.000 rounds per minute in a complete circle. The three barrels could be operated by a gunner on land a half mile distant.
 This is cited as instancing how Ger man industries are devising engines of war, and the correspondent further de- clares that Germany is concealing her armies under civilian guise and thai chemists are conducting researches into poisonous gases and meteorological possi- bilities of destruction.
 The correspondent asserts he has heard the conviction expressed by more than one authority" that the Oppau ex- plosion would not have occurred had no experimental work connected with the manufacture of engines of war in some shape or form been induiged in there"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
PROPOSALS TO BE MADE
 BY RAILROAD LABOR BOARD

Chicago. Oct. IS (By the A. P).- Enlarged by President Harding to take lvery possible step to throttle the threat med rail strNe, ordered by the brother ioods for Oct. 30 Chairman R. M. Bar nn of th United States railroad labor ,oard reached Chicago late tonight com ng direct from the White House.
 The president is very anxious to de r-e--thinE possible to avert this threat med calamity" Judge Barton said on lis arrival The matter has been placed n the hands of the board to see what an be done"
 The telegrams summoning the heads Of he four brotherhoods and the switch nen's union were sent out by Walter L. acMenimen. labor member of the board. u the request of Judge Barton, who was hen in Washington comforting with the President The labor board chairman re- uained in. conference with the president mtu late yesterday, thier conclusions re- u!ting in the summons to the labor lead ITS No fixed plan was laid down in the White House conference, but opinions of card members, coupled with the an- rouacement of the public group in Washington Sunday, indicated that the nnowing would be the proposals taken g in Thursdays conference:
 
 rder pending further negotiations look DE 10 a settlement
 2-Use of the brotherhoods' influence 9 forestan strike orders by any of th' ther labor organizations now consid ring a walkout.
 Proposal of a platform on whicl uaI settlement might be reached, to in Iude these points. with the proviso tha aere will be no strike
 A-wnhdrawal for a definite perioC [ the proposed request by the roads fol arther wage decreases.
 B-Immediate reduction Of reign stes by the roads.
 This leaves open the two points saic the train service men to be para iount One is the queetion of time ant .h other is the cancellation of revision 2 the existing rules and working condi pms. High labor leaders have been in ssent that these two points form th sal bone of contention. despite the fac lat the brothenhoOds' strike vote wa b1en on the July wage reduction.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
PUT UP FIGHT BEFORE
 SUBMITTING TO ARREST

New York, Oct. 1S.-Pasengers in Brooklyn subway express got a thrill to- night at the Canal street station when secret service agents bounced upon three men suspected of pasting extra numerals on paper money. The sleuths shadowed them from the East Side to Union Square, where all boarded the train, and as it stopped at Canal street, arrested them.
 A stiff fight followed The train start ed before the prisoners could be subdued but one of the secret service men quick y pulled the emergency cord and brought the train to a sudden stop, jolting the passengers and intensifying the excite ment
 Searched at headquarters, the police said one dollar bills raised to $1O. s2 bill to $2o and s5 ones to $50 were found on the captives They gave their names of Roman SaAge, Alexander Smernof and John Urvath.
 The arrests made tonight made total of eight on similar charges since Satur- day.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
Schools Disapproved
 By Veterans Bureau
For Placing Disabled Service
 Men Under Conditions : Criminal and Relating to
 Slavery.

Washington Oct 1S.-PlacemeJt of disabled service men under conditions that are criminal and relating to slavery" was charged by Director Forbes of the Veterans Bureau, in an address today at the first meeting of the bureaus district managers.
 Colonel Forbes criticised in detail the system by which service men had been placed in training and in the course of his address and later through a formal statement issued from the Veterans Bu- reau announced the disapproval of con tracts held by thirty three schools and individuals for training those disabled in the world war In this connection, it told the district managers that in num- Der of cases they had been derelict in their duty.
 You men had no records of the train ing history of the men,, he asserted. You have had this information but l had to dig it out for myself at an addi- tional expense. .
 The word has also gone around that certain districts have their own little po- litical machines here in Washington to run the affairs of that district. I want to warn those men who may have such an idea that I'm going to wreck all po- litical machines, and before 1 am through with this exposition this bureau is going to be clean and above board.
 T have nothing to apologize for in my l statements that men have been placed l in training under conditions that are criminal and relating to slavery" | The schools and individuals whose con l tracts nave been disapproved by the Vet l erans' Bureau were announced by MT Formes as follows:
 Don Pennock'es Vaudeville school, New York; Rhodes School, New York; Ma. than Katz, Yonkers, N. Y.; David Bis pham, New York; James Cottrell, Cad dress not given) Michigan State Auto l School, Detroit, Michigan Minneapoli! School of Lip Reading, Minneapolis Missouri College of Optometry (addres not given) Berkley Pre-Vocationa School, Boston; Greenberg Tailorins Company, Brooklyn, N Y; Industria Extension Institute, New York; Atlant; School of Oratory and Expression, At lanta; State Secondary Agricultura School, Albertvile, Alabama State Sec ondary Agricultural School Hamilton Alabama; New Mexico State School o | Mines, Socorro, New Mexico Archbisho J. w. Shaw, New Orleans Asllin Train i ing School for Ernbalmers, Indianapolis Stone Drum School, Boston; Nationa
 Poultry Institutess Washington, D. C. 1 McPhail School of Music and Dramati Art Minneapolis: Broadmoo Art Acade my, Colorado Springs, Colorado: McDevit
 Company, Tamarack Ranch and 10
 Ranch, California; Windsor Mountai
 Camp, Hillsboro, N H.; Henry Von Sa 1 bern Studio, San Francisco; Henry D
 amond, Metropolitan Conservatory of AIu
 sic, Chicago; T. c. Kaminskf, Columbus Ohio; Business Training Institute, Ne
 York; Walter Baker, New York and Tt
 torial contracts with Harry A. Bowe
 Boston; Mabel NJ. Taylor, Boston, an
 Fred Hummel, Denver.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
PASSAGE OF
 TAX BILL NEXT WEEK

Washington. Oct. 1S.-Passage of the compromise tax revision bill by the end of next week was forecast today by Chairman Penrose of. the finance com mittee, who said he would move to make the revenue measure the unfinished busi- ness tomorrow and then press it to pas sage next wek- even il this rquired night sessions.
 "I do not think there is more than a week of consideration left in the bill" Mir. Penrose' said. Anyhow. there si a working majority on the republican side to put the bill through"
 The committee chairman indicated that the 50 per cent. maximum sur-tax rate agreed upon by republican leaders and senators in the agricultural bloc would be retained by the senate.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY
 STATE POLICE COMMISSION

Hartford, Oct. 1S.-The state police commission today approved the appoint ment of Walter F. Stiles of Hartford and Arthur M. Pinell of Essex as sergeants in the state police department, and ac- cepted the applications of twenty men to be special state policemen. The appoint ments include:
 Charles Pilon. D. L. Fitzsimmons, John B. Highrain and William V. Hurley of Waterbury; Anthony F. Manion and Louis F. Baker of Danbury; John J. Barrett, Stamford; Elmer NJ oung, Willimantic William R. Goodman, Shell ton Fred Hubbard. Bethel; M R. Keith, Danieison.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
s,975 PROHIBITION ARRESTS
 IN NEW YORK SINCE APEU.

New York, Oct IS.-A total of s.s1 arrests and the seizure of l4I ausomo- piles, trucks. 15 horses. ( push carts vats and a boat is mentioned in thN police report covering state prohibition enforcement in New York city since lzst. April, made public tonight by First Dep- uty Police Commissioner Leach.
 In addition 10 vehicles and containerr or large dimensions. the report adds thai nearly 100000 bottles. 5000 barrels. msrf than -'ooo cases and "A demuohns were oohhscated during the past six moutha. tents
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
YOUTH WHO TRIED TO SHOOT
 POLICEMAN IS LIBERATED

New York, Oct. 1S.-Charges of felon- ious assault and violation of the Sulli- van law preferred against Montfor6 Steele, youth who tried to shoot Pa trolmaR Thomas Nyland while intoxicat- ed in the theatre district early on Oc- tober 3, were dismissed today by Mag istrate Levine.
 Magistrate Levine told the young man that in view of the fact that he was of good family and a college graduate and had had no criminal record, he felt it would be unjust to brand him a criminal for an act he committed while crazed from indulgence in bad bootleg" whis- kew
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
TO CANVASS SOLDIERS TO
 OPERATE RAILROAD TRAINS

San Antonio, Texas. Oct. 1S.-( By the A. P.)-Orders for canvass or all mill tary commands in the eighth army corps area comprising five states, for soldiers experienced in the operation of railway trains and the maintenance of ways, have been issued at area headquarters. Fort Sam Houston, it was learned today.
 The report, it was said, would show the number of officers and enlisted men of each command who have had railroad experience in twenty-six lines of work. The men are to be classified under five separate heads: Officials, train employees, yard and station employees, shop men, and maintenance of way and structures.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
DECREASE OF s25.ooo, ,ooo IN
 GOVERNMENT EXPENSES

Washington, Oct. 1s.-ordinary erpen- ditures of the government fell of by nearly S25,0O0,O0O during September as compared with August, while payments on. the public debt increased by more than $500. O.006. GOO.
 During September ordinary e1pendftr-- es totalled S266.523. s32. as against szsi,- = l57,S47 in August while public debt disbursements aggregated S1.173, ,sf2,7l5, compared with $237,519,233 in the yrevi- ous month. Redemption of certificates of indebtedness amounting to s1.o5I, ,sos, $50 accounted for the bulk of the public debe disbursements.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
I5.eOo TRAINMEN WOULD
 REFUSE TO GO ON STRIKE

Philadelphia. Oct 1S-C. E. Musser, chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of the Pennsylvania railroad, said tonight that Is. 900 trainmen of the Pennsylvania system would refuse to obey the order for a generaD railroad strike and would continue to work If the road operates trains" The organiza- tion of which he is head recently voted against the strike.
 'The fight of the unions should be with the labos board, not with the Penn sylvania," said MT. Musser. The rail- road has been fair in its dealings with our men and has lived up to it's agree ments. We have no quarrel with the management"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
ABANDON PLAN TO FIGHT
 THE KU KLUX KHAN

Chicago, Oct. 1S.-The National Unity Council, formed to combat the Ku Klux Klan has abandoned its plans for a na- tioral organization, according to a let ter sent out today by former Governor Edward F. Dunne, one of the body's packers.
 Instead the council will substitute a plan for general committee to foster kindlier feelings between all classes of Americans and the elimination of racial and religious animosities.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
TO BE WHOLESALE AUCTION
 OF UNEMPLOYED IN WAsHINGToN

Washington. Oct. 1S-Auction of un- employed lon a wholesale scale" will take place Saturday within two blocks of the capitol, Urbain Ledoux, leader of a group of involuntary idle, announced to- night. The sale" was decided upon as last resort, he said. and only after he had exhausted every other means of pro- viding food and shelter.
 T shall offer fifty men in a block, 9 he declared. There will be a profess sional auctioneer on hand but i shan ss- sist because know which of them have sound teeth and strong backs and will be able to point out the best selling points. I hope the district authorities or congress can be prevailed upon to bid, ,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
FAT REDUCING TEST ON
 FAT MEN AND WOMEN

New York, Oct. 1s.-The city of New York tackled weighty problem today. It mobilized fifty fat men and fifty fat women in reducing squad. which hopes to lose 5000 pounds or more by the midle of November when Health Com missioner Copeland will present the hun dred heavyweights at the Health Ex- position as an example of what stout persons can do in the way of becoming more becoming.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
FORMER GERMAN WARsHIPs
 TO SALUTE BODY OF UNKNOWN

Cherbourg, Oct. 1S.-SeveraI former German war vessels now in the pos sesion of France have been ordered te proceed from Brest to Havre in order 10 salute the body of the Unknown Ameri- can soldier when it is placed on board the American cruiser Olympic for con- veyance to the United States for burial in Arlington cemetery.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
MAIDEN TRIP OF MUNsON
 LINER SOUTHERN CROSS

Buenos Aires. Oct. 1s-The Munson line steamer Southern Cross. on her maiden voyage from New York to Buenos Aires, arrived here today. The trip was made in seventeen days. twenty hours, with calls at Rio Janeiro and Monte video. The voyage took two days longer than was required by the steamer Ameri- can Legion of the same line. which holds the record.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
LAND FRAUDS PENETRATED
 UNDER FREE LOT SCHEME.

New York, Oct Notwithstanding land frauds perpetrated under the so-calIed free lot scheme" and recommending sweeping changes in the laws governing real estate operations, Magistrate Fran cis x. Mancuso today completed a formal investigation and report on conditions in New York city
 Magistrate Mancuso's% report recom- mends the enactment of law licensing all real estate opeartors and defining as lotteries sales methods now employed by interruptions real estate dealers
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
FOURTEEN sALooNKEEPERs
 ARRESTED IN STAMFORD

Stamford. Conn.,, Oct. 1S.-Fourteen To- cal saloonkeepers were arrested today on charges of liquor law violations. They all gave bail for appearance in city court tomorrow morning. The arrests were the result of a cleanup made by the To- cal police, following an investigation w.,ich Prosecuting Attorney Kenealy stated had been going on for several weeks The attorney said he believed he had sufficient evidence of liquor sell ing to obtain conviction.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
TRUCK DRIVERS FINED
 OVERLOOKING TRUCKS

Greenwtdl, Conn. Oct 1s.-F.fteen motor truck drivers were in the borough court here today on charges of overload ing their trucks. Fines ranging from $50 to S200 were imposed. The arrests were made in the past few days by state peiics under Captain McMultry.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
AUTO SALESMAN HELD
 RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH

New Haven, Oct. 1S.-Caivin H. Robie anautomobile salesman of this city is held criminally responsible for the death of John T. Pickett in finding issued by Coroner Mix tonight. Robie was driv ing an automobile in Woodbridge early last Sunday and ran into a telegraph pole. Two men and a woman in the ma chine with Robie were thrown out, Pick cit being killed.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
British Yacht Owners Adopt Ru,es

London, Oct. IS. - Leading British yacht owners in the international six meter class at meeting here today de- cided to ask all the clubs interested to agree that next years race be held un- der the rules of the International Yacht Racing Union. If this is agreeable, a formal challenge will be sent November 15 for the race in America next year.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
NO AMERICANS ATTEND
 MONETARY CONFERENCE

Washington, Oct. 18.-Invitations to send American representatives to attend the international monetary conference called for December at London by Brit ish bankers have been declined by Presi- dent Harding, it became known tonight
 The president is understood to have in- formed the British bankers that since the conference was to be non-official in its nature, he would be unable to designate representatives from the government.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
RAILROAD LABOR BOARD n
 HAVE ENTIRE GOVT SUPPORT

In Its Efforts to Reach Settlement of the Controversy Be- tween Railroad Executives and Their EmpIoyes-The Government Has Completed Its Defensive Plans and Is Watching Developments Representatives of Three of the Big Five" Brotherhoods Have Accepted an Invita- ton of the Labor Board to Confer With the Board in Chicago Thursday Afternoon
Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-19
OBITUARY, Reuben Park.

Northfield, Mass. Oct. 1S.-Reuben Park, believed to be the oldest man in this section of the state, died today. He was 101 years and IS days old. He lived all his life on farm in Gill.
 Capt. Americus Whedon.
 Washington, Oct 1s.-Capt. Americus Whedon, vice commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. died here tonight, aged S1 years He was visiting a daugh ter here at the time of his death. The body will be sent to Lexington, Ky, Cap tain ,Whedon's home. for burial.