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Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
DETECTIVES STATEMENT
 MIGHT CLEAR ARBUCKLE

San Francisco, Nov. IDA scorn statement by George Glennon, house de- tectfve of the Hotel St. Francis, which purports to clear Roscoe c. ("Fattys') Arbuckle of criminal responsibility for the death of Virginia Rappe motion pie ture actress, is in the hands of District Attorney Matthew F. Brady, lGavin Me Nab, chief counsel for Arbuckle declared today
 MT. Brady admitted having taken a statement from Glennon sevEal weeks ago, but said that he had so many oth- CT matters to attend to that he did not remember the nature of It's contents
 The statement was of the question and answer type, according to the defense. The detective asked the girl If the hotel, where she sustained her injuries, was re- sponsible for her hurts, in any way, and she replied no"
 Did Arbuckle hurt you?" she was asked by Glennon, according to the de fense statement.
 ''No."
 "Then who hurt your'
 q do not know. may have been hurt by falling off the bad she replied, &C., cording to Arbuckle's counsel,
 McNab said he was advised that the statement was made in the girls rooms in which she was alleged to have receiv- ed her fatal injuries and that she was 'sucering from no pain and had a per fectly clear head" when she made 1t. | Arbuckle is to go to trial on Monday on charge of manslaughter growing out of Miss Rapr's death.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
APPEAL FOR HOMELESS EXILEs
 FROM BoLsHEvIsT RUSSIA

New York. Nov l0.-The work oc supporting homeless exiies from Bol- she,'st Russia. until changed conditions make possible their return to lead in the regeneration of government" should have universal support throughout the United States. Elihu Root declared to-. dav in a letter 10 Princess Julia Can- tacuzene-speransky chairman of ths, central committee for the Russian re- Nef
 There is abundant evidence" Mr. Root wrote. that the Bolshevik. terror Is drawing steadily toward It's down fall"
 He compiirented the princess on ths business-like way the committees affairs are handled. which he said assured him that funds collected actual yEo 10 inc benefit Of the refugees from Russia. sub ject to a minimum expense for ad-ninis- tratlon.' az continued;
 aTt becomes constantly more evident that the hope of Russia for long De- riod to come. and tile benefit 10 the whole world of having Russia restored 10 an effective share in fhe community of civ lrized nations, depends upon keeping those refugees alive and at for the re- construction of the political and social fife of their country when tho Boishevik tyranny has fallen.
 Between systematic. whoiesais nur- der. which still continues. and exile to escape murder. there Is not much ma terial left In Russia now competent "a lead in the regeneration of government That must ba. done by the men and wo- men who are now homeless exi'es, and they must be kept alive for that grez: service to humanity"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
ARMIsTICE STATEMENT
 BY GENERAL PERsHING

Washington, Nov. 10. (By the A. P) Acting In response to numerous re- quests, General Pershing, chief of staff of the army and former commander in chief of the American Evolutionary Force in France, tonight made the fol lowing statement:
 "On the third anniversary of the ar mistice which terminated the most de- vastating war in history and ended the hopes of those who would enslave civil ization. there is found an ever incre5s- Ing gratitude among the Americal peo- pie toward those who made the victory ours. Today the nation pays solemn tribute to the memory of it's Tnk,.own who typifes the devotion of heroic souls sacrificed. on the altar of patriotism. Ii is wei to memorialize the past, but i, Is also important to take thought of the future. Conditions are still far from ideal. All classes of citizens mus, continue the great battle for peace. Ii Is the sacred obligation of every c,t,- zen to do his part day by day. that tht nation may prosper, and that content. ment and happiness may come to all"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
FIVE CENT FARE PROBABLE
 IN BRIDGEPORT NEXT WEIR

Bridgeport, Nov. 1o.-A five cent. trolley fare, 1t is understood. Is likely to be tried out In Bridgeport beginning next week or the week after. as the out7 come of a hearing held by the publAc utilities commission here today upon petition for such fare rate.
 No information officially was given out as to the fve-cent fare. or as to whether the rate will include free trans fers but 1t Is understood that the trans- fer side of the rate will be worked out. h The hearing today was said by thoss interested in the five cent rate 10 have been merely a formality. At the morn Ing session many arguments for the five cent fare were made. Mayor Wilson. City Attorney William H. Com'ey and nearly twenty others representing bus mess and mercantile interests favored the rate.
 The Connecticut Company was 70 hare the afternoon to present is side which was expected to be in opposition 70 re- duction in fares.
 One claim made by the five-cent rate-s was that it would equaiize jitney oous- petition.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
Tax I Revision Bill
 Sent to Conference
Leaves House Without Vote on 50 Per Cent. Maximum income Sur Tax Rate.

Washington, Nov 10.-The house sent the tax revision bill to conference today without instructions to it's managers on any of the S33 senate amendments, but with the promise of republican leaders that opportunity would be given later for vote on acceptance of the 50 per cent maximum income sur-taX rate.
 The democrats waged a short but in- effectual fight 70 force an immediate vote on acceptance of the senate amend ment, Representative Garrett the mi- nority leader offering a resolution in- structing the house managers to accept the 50 per cent. rate. The move appar- ent.y caught the majority leaders un- awares, but after a sharp debate, Repre- sentative Mondell countered with a mo- tion to lay the resolution on the table This motion prevailed, 200 to 133.
 "Insurgent" republicans favoring the 50 per cent. rate over the house maxi mum of 32 per cent, split on the motio1 to table. Twenty-Five of them voted against, while one democrat voted for the motion.
 | Among the insurgents" supporting the Mondell motion was Representative l Dickinson of Iowa, leader of 'tht group who announced yesterday that al agreement had been made with the ma jority managers to let the bill go to con ference without instructions with the un derstanding that the house would vote separately on the sur-tax amendment be fore the conferees reached any agree ment on it.
 urging adoption of the Garrett reso mtlon, Representatives Garner and Crisp charged that the house neve would get an opportunity for a straigh out vote on the 50 per cent rate If tn Dill got to conference without the man agers being instructed. Repub'ic 'ican ma jortty spokesmen said such a vote ha, been promised by the leaders and tha
 their word should be accepted.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
NEW YORK GARMENT WORKERS
 FAVOR GOING ON STRIKE

New York, Nov. 10.-Members of the Cloak, Skirt and Reefer Makers union affiliated with the International Ladies Garment Workers union have voted overwhelmingly in favor of going on strike Nov. II in protest against the piecework plan recently initiated by their employers. The vote as announced to- day was 38,672 in favor of a strike and 162 opposed
 Union leaders said a strike would take 10000 workers from 2,SO0 shops in New 1ork city and that the walkout in the entire metropolitan area would affect 00,OOO. Should the manufacturers seek to break the union" they asserted, gar ment workers elsewhere probably would quit as sympathetic defensive" in- creasing the idle to 150.O00.
 meeting was called for Saturday to formulate g couESe of action.
 The Cloak, Suit and Skirt .Manufao- turers Protective association stated that all its shops would operate on the piece work basis beginning Monday The man. utacturers, the announcement said. were determined. to lower prices and avert i financial disaster, and the pieceworlz idea was the only solution. Sample makers cutters and pressers, representing 40 per cent of the workers would remain at work under, present conditions, it added
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
OPTIMISM PREVAILS ON EVE
 OF ARMAMENT CONFERENCE
Bso Predicts an Historic Advance in International Aity- Delegates Are Determined Not Permit the Conference Stray Into Troublesome Fields With Which It Has N( Proper Concern-Unted States Will Present the Initial Concrete Proposal For Armament Limitation

containing technical compilations on scrs eral Of the questions Of she Far East
 Five of the sub-comui1tees which to- days meeting decided to create win sre. cialize respectively in naval armament land armament, Pacific and Far Eastern questions. new weapons of warfare and general information not falling under ary of these heads The sixth subcommittee will be named the executive committee, and will function as a governing body when meetings os the full membershi b are impracticable.
 In addition to authorizing the system of sub-committees. the advisory body to- day paid a short visit of courtesy 70 President Harding. selected Henry ?. Fisher. under secretary of state. as IS
 vice cha i-mau and deaignated Mrs. i Eleanor Franklin Egal. a writer on Far ! Eastern questions. as lis secretary. Tt will meet again on Monday. when Char
 man Sutherland will announce the srb- committee assignments after consulta- ton with all the members as 10 their in- dividual preference.
 Detailed plans for the actual mechan- I ics Of the Iiaison to he nls@1tained by l the committee between the public and 1 the American delegates are yet to ba
 worked out but many letters giving a1- 1 vice already rave come h. Sonhe o- these demand that the American deleEa- ton stand for nothing less than con- plete disarmament. Others offer various plans for reductions on land and sea A great many simply want to know what the phrases of the diplomats who sit -in the conference really mean
 To all of those who are advocating total disarmament. the committee Is re- nlvinr that such q programme in the nresa7+ state of world affairs is entire iv innossfbIa and that such an arita-
 ton will only insure the chances TOT practical accomplishment
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
FUNERAL CORTEGE FOR
 THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER

N77rf--t'n. Nov. Io.-Ths funeral
 Nr7r will escort AmerIca's In known Soldier Go his tomb in Arlington
 w.I leave the capitol at s.3O .nT"r. .E morning.
 Ir-1" ."t only by a guard of honor
 Ffn 7f a composite regiment of f'0t t7o07s. a battalion of artillery and Fg1sfro1 of cavalry. the caiSson bear 1r fre r'sset vilI be followed by Pres r7- Ha-1'7E Vice President Coolidge. .'Irf Justice Taft and the eight asso- --1-e justices Of he supreme court. mem 'e-s ot the eahh;et members of cor- rresS -he group Of Medal of Honor men and delegations from the American I.e- r.on and C. A. R. men. Behind them W. come other societies and groups
 The group will be up Pennsylvsnia av- -0us fo the White House. where sPresl- ir7f Ha-inE will review the parade. on ' A1ucducf BridFe. over the Potomac o che smphithestre. The ceremonies rr-e win be under the supervision of Se-re-lry of War Weeks. The religion, programme viii be conducted by Bishor -ra-les F. Brent. former senior chan a.r. A. F. F., who will offer the open- .-r invocation.
 Tre tvo minute period Of silent trfbut. from i1 to 12o1 ?. m.-wiil be fol owed hv The singing Of America" by re entire sssemblaEs. Then will come fe address of President Harding. Addi lonal hyugs. the placing of America T trd foreign decors tions on the casket tni reading of the scriptures will com 'cte the programme which will precedt be placing ot ths body in the sarcop- iaEur. The remainder of the ceremonies ril Include: Chanlsin's service and irarer ssivos at burial: sourdinE .oi ape. firing of national salute of 2l guns Fair and cold weather is predicted fol H-#.rrnaF
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
WILL NOT DEAL WITH THE
 MILK WAGON DRIVERS UNION

New York, Nov 1o.-Another hope for early restoration of pre-strille milk de- livery service throughout Greater New York went glimmering today when Pat rick D. Fox president of the Borden Farms Products Company, rejected Health Commissioner Copeland's propos- al for separate negotiations by the dis tributing corporations with their striking employees.
 MT. Fox told Dr. Copeland his com pany would refuse, absolutely. to deal with the Milk Wagon Drivers union in any way, and that 1t was not prepared to offer a separate contract to the strik- CTS who had been employed in Borden plants. The strikers could return he said, only on the open shop terms which w4rn being offered to men now being employed.
 l.arlier in the day Loton Horton president of the Sheffield Farms Com pany another large distributing corpor- ation, had agreed at a meeting with SIX teen representatives of Sheffield strikers in Dr. Copeland's office that his com pany would draft a contract, to be of- fered Independently to the Sheffield strikers tomorrow.
 Although Dr. Copeland maintained | there was a possibility the contract
  CTS there was a distinct air of pessl-
 mism about his offices regarding this of- | fer.
 | Shortly after the close of the Borden conference, Dr. Copeland ordered inaus- uration of a criminal action against the
 Sheffield Farms Company for the alleged
 sale of stale milk. Earlier, he had indl' cated the action would be he'd up pend | ing the outcome of his latest proposals tc
 end the strike. and that 1t possibly wouio be dropped altogether, if the strike were quickly ended.
 The most hopeful development, iron the standpoint of a resumption of milF 1 service, was the attitude of the strikers representatives at the Sheffield confer ence The sixteen men st'T,k even wher ] Mir. Horton insisted on the exclusion o1
 Fred J. Stirbinshv, president of loca of the Milk Wagon Drivers union or
 the ground that he would deal only wltf ! Sheffield men.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
64 U. S. MARINES REPORT FOR
 MAIL DUTY IN NEW YORK

New York Nov. 1O-Sixty-four United States marines, the vanguard of a force Of 265, reported to Postmaster Morgan today for duty under Postmaster Gen eral Hays plan to prevent incidents such as the $2,oOO,OOO mail truck rob- bery, in Broadway last month.
 The sea soldiers. serving under the orders of their own officers, were being posted tonight at mail trains being load ed or unloaded, at post office branches and on trucks carrying valuable mail.
 In addition to the marine guards who will ride with drivers and inside the trucks carrying registered mai, each van will have a motorcycle escort.
 Nationwide distribution of circulars describing the stolen securities was be- gun today from the local post office. The missing securities were said now to be estimated as worth about s2,oo0,O 900 in stock certificates, bonds and notes. |. The circulars repeated the s20, 900 of- fer for information leading to convic- tion of the bandits. $5,OoO for each of the four.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
APARTMENTS COMMITTEE OF
 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

Philadelphia, Nov. IDA committee of three was appointed tonight by the National Council of Women 10 presea- resolutions urging disarmament to tho Washington conference on the limitation of armament. The resolutions, which will he formally adopted tomorrow, were no, made public. Mrs. Philip North Moore of St. Louis. president of the council. Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. Alex andrja. Va. and Mrs ]. Cheesmsn. Prov- idence. R. l.. were selected 10 take the resolutions 10 Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
SIX OF SUBMARINE CREW
 WERE SERIOUSLY BURNED

Los Angeles, Calf, Nov. 1o.-The bat tery compartment of the submarine L-6 caught fire while It was maneuverlng in Los Angeles harbor late today and six of the crew Were so seriously burned that they were removed to the hospital at the submarine base for treatment
 The fire brought the craft to the sur- face and submarine chaser No. 3Ss quickly went to the rescue. Sailors with gas helmets went into the blazing compartment and brought out the in- jured.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
NEW HAVEN MAN SHOT AND
 KILLED IN A GROCERY STORE

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 1s.-Louis Longobardi, 1e, was shot and killed here tonight in a grocery store owned by Dominick Sylvester, 45. A police man who heard the shot found Sylvester in the store, with a revolver in his
 hand. Longobardi was rushed to a hos pital. but died few minutes after ar rival there.
 Sylvester was arrested. He told the police that he had been staying in his store at night because the place had been broken into several times recently He said he engaged in personal combat with Longoba rdi. He admitted that he used the revolver. but said he did not do SC until he thought the tussle was going against him.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
MRS. GEORGE MAYNARD MINOR
 TO PLACE WREATH ON CASKE1

Hartford. Conn.,, Nov. 10.-Mrs George Maynard Minor, of Waterford.
 president-generaI of the National So-
 ciety, Daughters of the American Rev.
 o'ution, accompanied by a representative body of women from that society will
 place a wreath on the casket of the Un-
 known Soldier at the capitol in Wash ingtcn today. She and four other off cers of the organization have been in vited to attend the ceremonies at Airing ton tomorrow.
 Mrs. Minor is also invited to sit In the box of Secretary of State Charles E. ! Hughes In Memorial Continental Hall at the opening of the confe, 7nce on disarm-
 ament, all of the principal meetings of which are to be held in the hall, which has been placed at the disposal of the conference by the Nationa, Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
FOR RADICAL CHANGES
 IN TRANSPORTATION LAW

the transportation law submitted in reprot to the National Industrial Traffic League which closed it's annual conven- ton here today, will be laid before ship pers of the country for final action at a meeting of the league to be held here not later than February of next year, 1t was announced.
 Changes advocs/d include re-organ- ization of the railroad labor board to in clude five public members, allowing shippers to intervene in wage cases. and submission of all decisions of the labor board to the interstate commerce con- mission before promulgation.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
 PRIOR TO WAGE REDUCTIONS

Chicago Nov, 1O.-If the application for reduction in the wages of train and yard service employees on eastern roads is placed before the United States Railroad Labor Board, 1t probably would not be considered for some time, f was indicated today at the hords of fees when members }sere tnformer by The Associ2tel Press of the intention of such roads to seek ten per cent. reduction.
 The boards decision not to consider further wage reduetion5 for any class of employees until disputes involving work ing rules and agreements for the class have been settled, will be followed, board members said, and they asserted there were forty or fifty such cases pending for train and yard service men.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
YALE PREPARED TO CONFER
 DEGREE ON MARSHAL FoCn

New Haven, Nov. 10.-The program for the special convocation at Yale uni- versity on Saturday morning. when ths honorary degree of doctor of laws viii be conferred on Marshal Focf. was sn- nounced tonight The program will ha similar to the one arranged in honor of Cardinal Mercier two years ago.
 The prayer will be by Rev. Dr. Charles Brown. dean of the Yale Divin- ity school. The commemorative ode "A. D. 19l9." will be rendered by the Eoraf O Parker choir and the New Haven Sym, phony orchestra Marshal Foch will 10 presented by Prof. George H. Nertleton and the degree will be conferred by President James R Angel The Mar seilla ise'' will be sung In French and fhe benedictIon will be given by Right Rev. John ]. Milan. bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese Of Hartford
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
15 PERSONS INJURED WHEN
 MILK TRUCK HIT TROLLEY

New York, Nov. 10.-Fifteen persons were injured when milk truck and street car collided today in Third avenue at ll1th street. Passengers were thrown to the floor of the car and some were sho"ered with glass, but only five re- quired treatment at hospital.
 One of the injured was Policeman wr- lianr Schurnuck, who was riding on the truck as a guard in connection with the milk handlers strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
POSSES SEARCHING WOODS FOR
 MISSING MAN AGED s4

New York, Nov. 10-Citizens of Ja- maica tonight began organizing posses which vii search the woods in the vii cinity of that village for Henry L. Nor ton, S4 years<of age, prominent resi- dent of Jamaica, who disappeared three days ago from a sanatorium at Brent wood N. Y. Members of the aged mans family believed he left the sanatorium intending to walk to Jamaica to vote m the recent election, and that he may have lost his way and perished
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
ALL TRAINS WILL STOP
 TWO MINUTES AT NOON

Boston, Nov. 10.-All trains on the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad system will stop for two min utes, wherever they are, at noon tomor- row, in honor of the funeral at Washing ton of Americas s unknown soldier Orders to every main line and branch superin- tendent to effect the halt in the roads activities were despatched late today
 At terminals and stations all depart- ments which possibly can be dispensed with will shut down for the day. and all at work will pause for the two-minute period
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
NO MILITARY AGREEMENT IN
 ANGLO-JA.PANEsE TREATY

London, Nov. 10 (By the A. Pl-
 There does not exist any military ar naval agreement. understanding or ar
 rangement of any sort between England
 and Japan not rising from the terms of the Anglo-Japanese treaty" said Prime Minister Lloyd George in the house of commons this afternoon This state ment was made in answer to question whether in view of the impending Wash ington conference, he would state if any supplemental arrangement existed.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
MULT|TUDES FILE PAST THE
 BIER .OF THE DEAD SOLDIER

Geld Star Mothers Gowned Black Great Men Gathered in Washington to Deal With Great Affairs Comrades Lmping From Wounds That Brought Them Down in France; Ambassadors Ministers and Special Envoys of Foreign Governments Flowed Past the Casket During the Day and Far Into the Police Estima ed That From eO,O0O to 9e,OOo People Had Passed Through the Rotunda
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
PROMINENT BRIDGEPORT
 MAN COMMITS SUICIDE

Bridgeport, Nov. 1O.-Charles F. A.
 Biltz. former director of public works for the city, dyuring the term of Henry Lee,
 as mayor 1907-19O9, and prominent meat dealer, committed suicide this aft
 ernoon by locking himself in the bath room of his home, 96 Stillman street,
 and turning on the Illuminating gas It. is believed that MT. Biltz's act was the ] result of depression caused by long Ill.,
 ness.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
FOR IMMEDIATE TRIAL OF
 OBENCHAIN AND BURCH

Los Angeles Calf, Nov. 1o.-A pe- tition for a writ of mandamus directing the superior court to grant an imme- diate trial to Mrs. Madalynne Oben- chain, indicted jointly with Arthur C.. Burch for the alleged murder of J. Bel ton Kennedy, or to dismiss the charge against her, was filed in the district court of appeals here today by counsel for Mrs Obenchain.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11

conference "fn spirit of confidence md high resolve" the acting head ftbe delegation, Arthur J. Balfour, declared today upon his arrival in Washington,
 We must not indeed either ask for or expect the impossible although what ', within our reach Is worth our utmost et- forts" said r. Balfour to do here but we have subjects of very deep import ance for the futuke of the world.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-11
BRITISH DELEGATES IN
 SPIRIT OF HIGH RESOLVE

Washington, Nov. 1o.-(By The A..P) -Delegates of the British Empire an- proach the armament and Far Eastern