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Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
NORWICH, CONN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1921
|O'Ca|IaglaIl Poses as Political Refugee
Lord Mayor of Cork Asks Per mission to Remain in the United States For an In- definite Period.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Threatened by the department of labor with arrest and deportation, Donal J. Buckingham, lord mayor of Cork, appealed today to the state department for change of his status from that of seaman Co political refugee and for permission to remain in the United States indefinitely.
 In the petition presented by his attor- neys, Judge Lawless and Michael Doyle, O'Callaghan protested against his deppr- tation lat this time, to- any place or point where might be exposed to capture or moleststion by the forces of the Brit ish government" The lord mayors at- terneys were received by both Secretary Colby and Under Secretary of State Davis and were assured that no steps would be taken until opportunity had been grant, ed for the filing of a brief in o'calla- ghan's behalf
 Presentation of tho petition served to bring to light for the first time that the time allowed o'Callaglian to depart from the United States had been extended by Secretary of Labor Wilson Although both attorneys for the lord mayor and some officials of the labor department have disclaimed knowledge of any agree ment by which O'Callaghan should leave the United States by February Il, it was learned today that the expiration of the time limit was responsible for this last effort of o'Callaghan's counsel to stay his departure
 | In. conference last week between IO'Calaghan's attorneys and Secretary Wilson, the Cork mayor ws7 threatened | with arrest and deportation by. Secre | tary Wilson, according to Judge Law. less, who said today that the secretary of labor was only constrained to postpone
 such action by the request of the lort mayors attorneys that further time b.
 granted to permit the filing of new pc
 tition to the state department O'Calla ghans attorneys at that time arguet
 that too much publicity had been giver l to the time limit fixed for the departur
 of the lord mayor to permit him to leav in secrecy.
 Although. the state department is ex l pected to give due consideration to tn 1 brief to be filed by the lord mayors at ltorneys. officials have stated informall thaP the case was closed so far as tn department was concerned with the ad indication of O'Callaghan as seaman by the labor department. State depart ment officials have said also that it wa difficult to harmonize the many differen interpretations put upon the status of O
 Callaghan by the labor department an his counsel including that of "stowa
 way" seaman" and finally "poltics
 refugee"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL
 TAX ON IMPORTED GOODS

Washington. Feb. 15.-some house tar- in framers have under consideration an additional tax on imported goods into the production of which child labor has en- tered and the establishment of maximum and minimum rates Of duty to obvizts the difference in production costs in vs- rious foreign countries as compared with the United States.
 J. E. Sullivan. presiding judge of the board of general customs appraisers. told the committee today that he favored the maximum and minimum rate plan. but that this might conflict with the favored nation" clauses Of existing treaties with some foreign countries
 As to the tax on child labor products. Mir. Sullivan said United States statutes had stood the test of the courts and that he believed that such iaT On child labor production also would hold.
 Chairman Fordney said it had been suggested that the next tariff regulations provide for assess.ng import duties on the wholesale values of imported conn modit.es in the port Os entry. rather than on foreign wholesale values. By such regulations. he added. the dinerencs in exchange rates would be eliminated and an equitable basis of duty established.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
NO FEDERAL OFFICIALS IN COAL PRoFITEERING

Washington, Feb. 15.-Chairman Cald- CT, of tte senate coal investigation com mittee announced on behalf of his committee after two witnesses had bean heard today that absolutely no. evidence had been found to sustain charges tDlt government officials had participated in abnormal profits realized on coal dur ing the 1920 shortage.
 The senate manufacturers committee soon after concluded it's hearings on the Calder bill providing for federal regula- ton of the coal industry, and Chairman LaFollette announced that the committee take up the measure. The prospects are that the committee will amend the bill in number of particulars. George H. Gushing, managing director of the American Wholesale Coal Associ- ation, who in testimony several weeks ago charged that government officials l had profited from coal deals was recall ed by Chairman Calder's committee to | give fur .her testimony in support of his charges Mir. Cushing tod the committee that Dix w. Smith. former dolla--a- year man in government service had sought assistance last August to secure coal for South American republics, and fthat Smith later had said that with fouI
 associates in government service, h. had secured a profit of 35o,oOO on coa sales.
 Smith, Immediately called admitted
 having many conversations with Cushing last August and said he held at the timt
 an order for 100000 tons of coal fol
 Brazil and Chile, but had never sold g pound of coal or ot cent" He said ht
 had told Cushing that friends In govern
 ment service were aiding him to secure
 the coal, but declared that 1t was "a
 ''blue sky business-I could not get tht coal.
 Chairman Calder made his announce
 ment as failure of tn committee to. int
 any exidence to support the Cushing charges after Smith had completed hi l facfir0HV
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

ident to negotiate on Nlc part of the people a treaty of peace?'
 Representatives Byrnes, South Caro- lima and DewaE, Pennsylvania, demo- crats, bitterly assailed the resolution, Mr. Bynes insisting that congress aft CT the Spanish war, did not attempt to insult Mckinley MT. ByrneS said he did not believe there was man small enough to question the honesty of the president, Tor no peanut politician snla II enough to question the amount paid for his food"
 q charge that the purpose of this res o!itfon," said MT. DewaN, Ifs to iefame and nahgn President Wilson. And here you oome." he declared, turning tv the republican side, with a resolution ro ex
 anime his laundry bills"
 Turning upon Representative Rogers. Representative RaybuTn, democrat, Tea. as, said:
 Tn the fl years of my legislative ger vice, I have see nsome practy sraa Ii 1 men and somt pretty small acts, but never in that time have seen SO small a performance as that cha ctei q, nlome.l ago by the gentleman from Massa c1u- setts. Last fail I was surprised and
 shocked that the presidents pers onal life iSand character should be dra ggea through /; Lhe mire and the heart in his enrac.ate1l I frame wrung by the slander. I wondered then where they came from. anl I won. | der now if they originated in Massa chu. setts. It is astounding that a man in q | great legislative body. supposed to be | here for a great purpose, snouid ask 1 about laundry bills. and what time o1
 night the hotel chandeliers wece darl
 aged, when in that building was tnt i man holling the highest office n tht
 man holding the highest office in th' | small men cease this canp.ig 9. s!and CT and abuse on tde retiring president 1 The big men of the republican part!
 never engaged in it. They may differ al l to questions of great policy, burt it aevet
 allowed them to stoOp to defa mat ton O. l CFhara cter.".
 Closing debate Mir. Good said the. res olutisn was first inxToaueed last May calling for expenditures and tffat tll. ] presidents SCOT etary had reported onl, af,ctments. .-.
 ''The democratic attack on this meas
 ure does the president an injustice" Nil
 Good declared. Tn my mind you hay
 created the impression that there wa
 something crooked. when no charges ar
 made. Thank God it was not the re pubHcans who questioned tfle propriet
 of asking the president for information. After' the vote had been announced
 MT. Good asked that "a resolution of !. similar nature" be tabled.
 'Es that the last official insult { } mad majority intends to offer the pres ident?' shouted Representa- tive Garret 7 fernoorat. Tennessee.
 Mir. Good replied that no insult ha bten intended.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
NEW ENGLAND INTERESTS
 IN THE AGRICULTURAL BILL
Especial to The Bulletin. )

NSpSclal to Ine BulISsm.)
 Washington, D. C.. Feb. 1.-The agri- cultural bill as 1t will be reported out of the senate copmittee contain a number of items and appropriations of specific New England interest. Prominent among them is an appropriation of $1,00O 900 for a continuance of the terms of the Weeks forest act for the conservation of forests and purchase of lands at the wa ter sheds of navigable streams and under which the Connecticut river, and all the rivers of New England will be affected There is also an appropriation of $214,- 900 for extermination and prevention of the white pine blister rust which has done great damage to New England forests $400, 900 is recommended for extinction of the brown tail moth and gypsy moth pests which is an increase over the sum appropriated last year. But the greatest gain over last years appropriations was made in forest fire prevention, which the committee regarded as the most import ant preventive measure towards con servation that could be taken For that purpose the sum of s625.000 was appro- priate1 as against the $125, 900 of last year. The senate committee of which Senator Reyes of New Hampshire is the New England member, hope to secure the approval of the house in the increases 1t has made as above named.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
RoBBER STRIPPED RINGS
 FROM BRIDES FINGERS

New York. Feb. 15.-Posing ay an in- spector desirous only of examining a leaky radiator, a soft-spoken burglar was admitted 10 the apartment of Will liam Everin and his bride of two months. in the Hotel Narragansett on Bpoadway and robbed them of jewelry valued at ss,000 and escaped. He permitted Mrs. Everin to keep her wedding ring.
 While the robber stripped the young woman's rings from her fingers he waved a revolver threateningly at her husband who was still in bed. After satisfying himself nothing had been overlooked, the robber tore the telephone corn from the socket and walked out. By the time an alarm could be given no trace of him could be found.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

Washington, iieb 13.-After heated debate. the house late today adopted a rrsoiui.ion showing disbursements and all sJtnenis of the s15o, 100000 war funds voted by congress.
 The resolution, which was adopted 21f to 79, was atts cked by democrats. who charged that it was put forward at u.Hs time to dsfame and malien President Wilson in the closing days of his ad- 1ain ts-ation. Reference to expenditures by the American peace commission at Paris famed the flames on the demo cratic side. and turne1 the debate into ( ricaly partisan channels.
 Chairman Good, of the appropria dons ccurniatee- who reported the resolution inruoduosd by Representative Gould, re- publican. New York, declared that if any injustice ksA been done the president the democrats were responsible, by attempt ing to create the impression that there was something crooked in the money spending" when the resolution itself did not intimate that there had been any thing improper.
 NIT. Good declined to offer an amend meat calling upon the various govern meDt departments for an accounting which was tie ns.thod adopted. demo- c-ats stated. in asking for an account ing Of Spanish war funds in President AllnA.AAE.
 After inc chairman had nnde a pre- rminary statement as to what had been shown by partial reports of expenditures Representative ByTnes. democrat, Ten nesSee. dec.ared that whiie the informa- tion should be sought from departments to which the money had bean allotted The president. he said. had nothing to do with the actual sFending. that more than four-hftfls of tine fund has been ac. eourted for. and that it was merely an aNsur. to make it appear he was un wi.sing 10 present the record.
 The Amsrican people never for~nt the great achievements of Woodrow Wilson, Vnid Mr. Burns, and iis nape will ii. the brightest pages of history after his 6etra COTS are dead and forgotten"
 Representative Rogers, republican tfssea cnussSes. attasAed reported eNpen diturcs of the peace commission at tht Hotel criHon in Paris, calling attention specifically to an item of s125, 900 fo, damage n the hotel property. He sait he did not know If chandeliers were il the damaSed list or at What Hour of tn 1rorning they miGtat have been brok en.
 The acting secretary of state was un abe to give details of the Paris ex prnditures" Mir. Rogers said. "WI ges c hotel crpsoyes amounted to s131.0 .00( and we had ro pay for their food. Tner was another item of $14.0o0 for auto mobiles, whez the streets of Paris wer ov-rrun with American cars C nfider ral expenses of the presidential part were pTs down at $17.53 Why shoul there N confidential expenses of a pres
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
CONN. FEDERATION OF LABOR
 WOULD PROTECT TROLLEYS

Bill Drafted by Ira N Onbwn Secretary of the Federation Would Make Public Service Vehicles Common Carriers and Place Them Under the Public Utilities Commission At Hearing Before the Judiciary Committee Mr. Orn- burn Expressed the Belief That If Trolley Cars operat- ed Just the Jitneys Do There Would Be No Public Service as Gtneys Give Only Fair Weather Service Receiver Ives of the Danbury and Bethel Line Told of Unfair Competition" That That Line Had Been Sub iected to.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
BLUE LINE ABsoRBs THE
 CONN. TRANsPORrATION co.

New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 15.-Announce- ment was made here today that the fleet of the Connecticut Transportation Com pany. coal carriers. had been bought by the James McWilliams Blue Line Trans portation Company of. New York. The fleet consists of one large tuz which cost $i00,00e and seventeen bsrges esti- mated to be worth half a million dol z |, ticdt1 Transportation handled the water carriage of the. A: H. Powell Coal Com pariy, Incorporated. H:-e = z
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
EMBEZZLED ss.7oo OF
 SOLDIERS HOME FUNDS

Bridgeport. Conn. Feb. 15.-Thonas IT. Stagg. former bookkesper in the So,- diers' Home at Noro,0n. pleaded guilty in superior court today 10 a charge of embezzlement of fS 100 of state funds from the soldiers home. Judge John John IT. Kellogg sentenced him 10 the state prison fc- from two 10 five years. stagg disappeared from N-roton in Oe- toher. 1919. and later it was discovered that funds were missing from tne home. So trace of Starg was found until Dec. Is. 1920. when he was arrested tn the Grand Central station in New York aft- being recognized bT zNoro;onman.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
vITR|OL|C DEBATE IN HOUSE OVER PEACE
 COMMISSIONS EXPENDITURES IN PARIS

Preceded Adoption, 211 79, of Resolution Calling For Showing Disbursements and Alotments of the $15O- 100000 War Fund Voted by Congress-Democrats Claimed an Effort Was Being Made to Defame and Ma Egn President Wilson-Representatve Rogers, Who Att tackled Expenditures at the Hotel Crllon in Paris Was Roundly Denounced by Representative Rayburn in De fense of President Wison-Chairman Good Maintained That the Democrats Were Responsible For Creating the Impression That Therc Was Something Crooked in the Money Spending"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
TREASURY CERTIFICATES
 100 FER CENT ovERsUBscRIBED

Washington. Feb. l5.-More than one hundred per cent. oversubscription of the 3 1-2 per cent. treasury certificates maturing July i5. is indicated by prelin- mary reports. Secretary Houston said to- night The issue dated February IS. was for about sl9o. 900. while total sub scriptions. the secfetary said. aggregate more than s200.0O0.000.
 The oversubscript.on Of this iSsue, which was at the lowest interest rate for a maturity Of more than three months offered by the treasury in nearly year. was regarded by Secretary Houston as showing that the certificates have be- come securely established as an invest ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
CASE or MINERS OFFICIALS
 HAS BEEN CONCLUDED

Pittsburgh, Kansas. Feb. 15.-Presen- tation of testimony at the hearing in district court of Alexander NJ Howat, president of the Kansas Mine Workers union and five members or, the executive board. charged with contempt of court in calling a strike. was completed late to- day nd Judge Andrew J. Curran, took the case under dvisement. 5.
 Today's hearing -as concluded with the$ testimony of Howat. who occupied the stand more than an hour. and who gave his. views on the Kansas industrial court and courts in general. He ssssrte6 the belief that the industrial court war unconstitutional.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
COMPLICATIONS MEASURE
 REPORTED IN THE HOUSE

Washington, Feb. 15.-The last of the thirteen annual supply bills reached the house today. the appropriations commit tee reporting the Notifications measure. It carries Ss.05s.00O, decrease of S27.- 61s.000 from es' imates. i1o,775,000 less than the appropriation made year ago and approximately S1,400.000 less than the amount allotted in 1916.
 Of the total S4022syo0 is for defenses on the coast Of Continental United States approximately s2.OOO,O00 for field artil. lery and ammunition. 1900, 900 for prov. ing grounds. S1,16O,O00 for the coast de- fense of insular possessions and 36Is,25l for the Panama Canal
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
GIRL HAD CHARTERED
 CONTINUOUSLY FOR II DAYS

waukegan, Ills. Feb. 15.-Miriam Ru- h.n. years old, waukegan girl. sudden ly stopped talking at noon today after she had chattered almost continuously for eleven days.
 The child appeared to be stronger and more refreshed today after taking the longest sleep last night that she had since being stricken with the puzzling na!ady.
 Shortly before noon Miriam fell asleep and when she awakened thirty-five min utes later she talked only when address ed- Her temperature returned to nor nal
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
POLICE AT MALES HAVE -. =.
 SEIZED 1,5oO, 900 GoLD RUBLEs

London. Feb. 15-The police of Naples seized 1,500,Oo0 gold ruhles aboard the Italian steamer Ancona on its arrival from Russia, says a Central News dis patch from Rome to1sy. According, U theJ GiornaIe D'Ita:ia5 of Rome, hte dis patch adds, the money was intended for bolshevik propaganda, Tle Anconia lat CT proceeded for London.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
sAvAHn HAS DECIDED
 TO DELAY DISARMAMENT

Paris, Feb. 15.-(HavaA) The Temps Munich correspondent today quotes an oricial note printed in the Bayerische Staats Zeitung of that city as saying the Bsvarian government will not carry ort disarmament of the civic guard before the London conference on German rep arations and disarmament.
 There Is reason to think the corres- pondent asserts. that the Bavarian gov erament Is in agreement with the right wing German party in believing the con ference will end in a rupture and that Germany will need organized armies.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
IIxTEEN STREET CARS RUN
 IN ALBANY AND TROY

Albany. N. T.. Feb. 15.-The United Trac;i,n company's strike-breaking em- ployes cleared tic snow from additional trsckace today in Alnbany and Tray an1 operated sixteen street cars. the largest number sent out since '1.20O employees went on strike eighteen days ago. All of the cars were returned to the barns before nightfall. There were no dis ordera
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
ITALY AUTHORIZES A
 LOAN OF 5000. .seo. .oeo LIRE

London, Feb. 15.-A loan of 5000 900. .- 900 lire in live per cent bonds was au- thorized in decree issued by the Italian government today. says a Rome dispatch to the Central News, the proceeds of the lo -& 10 be devoted to sections devasl tated .44 the war.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16
Cabled Paragraphs
Irish Constable Murdered.

Dublin, Feb. 15.-rDubiin castle report ed tonight that Constable Carroll had been found murdered in a field at Ne nagh,. His eyes had been bandages and his hands were tied behind his back.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

George N. Reynolds. of Chicago, who is mentioned in connection with the governorship of the Federal Re- serve Board, succeeding W. P. G. Harding. He is chairman of the board of directors of the Continental and Commercial National Bank of Chicago.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

Judge Mead, in borough court at Greenwich. imposed fines of s1O0 and costs on six men charged with keeping or frequenting gambling houses.
 Eight passengers who arrived on the ocean liner President Wilson on which typhus was discovered came 10 Water bury after landing in New York. William D. Bishop. a New Haven newspaper reporter. today was made de- fendant in a suit for divorce in which his wife, Mrs Blanca West Bishop, asks ali- mony of 325o. 900.
 Receiver Mareus IT. Hoieomb of the Shelton Bank and Trust company. an- nounced that the bond of S25 900 of Ed ward w Kneen, secretary and treasurer had been called on behalf of the bank
 Thomas Smith and Patrick !. McTaEue former Providence policemen. were sem fenced in the United States District court in Providence to ten years i'm prisonment at Atlanta and s1 .OOO fine each. for making and issuing counfrs- felt 9io- bills
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

The mouth of the river Nile is 1855 miles wide between the extreme points on the Mediterranean coast
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

The bad skater always planes his skates
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

PrincS spaifha, Polish foreign minister has left Paris TOT Lond-n.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

Controller Craig announced at . Brs- test meeting in the City Hall New York against Governor Miilef's traction plan, that he would introduce bill providin. for the taking away from private owner. ahAp all traction lines ef New York city.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

More than &, ,o0o barrels of apples are scheduled to le-lye Bos,on for 4hancnes- ter, kngland, within few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

PAria and Lsndsn police are cooperstInE r with Dr. Simon, special deputy police commissioner of New York fighting the international ring Cr drug smugglers. It has been found Germany and Turkey are sources of the American supply.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

Notices have been posted at the plan: of the Deacon alis Rubber Shoe com pany anifouncing that. the plant viii be closed down at the .nd, of thIs week.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

I've strans-AtIantlc liners with more
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

AveraSe strength of the army will be 1Si, ,e00 during me coming fiscal year.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

According to Moscow reports received at Berlin l00, poo Russians will be de- ported from the United States within the next lew months
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

pr. Irving Angen Field. head of the bi- oiogy department at Clark University died tn Worcester af.er} an il-ness of tiye days with pneumonia.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

State troopers were .-taIIed to OEdens- in street car strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

It is reported in Paris two members of the chamcer of deputi,s VII be arrested in connection with radical plot aga.nst France.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

Strikes en tramways and in railway electric power stations at Athens were declared offI following the intervention of King iAlfenso in favor of the strik- CTS.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

MasSachusetts is one of the few places either in this country or Europe were the unrestricted sale of fraudulent se- curities is permitted.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-16

HuAEariAns returning from the United States are being lured by members of an organized band, disguised as guides, to out of the way places, robbed and murd- cred. ..tt