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Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
Senate Passes Naval
 Appropriation Bill
The Bill Carries $494,000,- 900 = $9s,00O,O0O More Than Valued by the House Goes to Conference.

Washington, June 1.-Passage of the naval appropriation bill by the senate late today paved the way for what prom ises to be a sharp contest in conference between the senate and house over sen ate increases of S9S,0O0,00G and the Borah amendment authorizing and re- questing the president to call q disarma- ment conference of the United States, Great Britain and Japan.
 House sentiment is understood to be against the appropriation increase and its leaders nave indicated desire to broad en the Borah plan to include military as well as naval disarmament in a general conference of many nations.
 As passed by the senate. the bill car ries 94,O0O,000, as compared with s596,- 00U,0 voted by the house. The senate vote was 54 to IT. the latter including , republicans and F democrats, whose op- position was based principally on the senate increases. Sixteen democrats join ed with 3S republicans in voting for pas sage.
 Almost three weeks of vigorous contest were required in the senate to dispose of the bill, and the economy drive waged l against it was continued up to the mo- ment of it's passage. The drive, however, netted a reduction of but $2,500, ,000- | $150000O by elimination of the commit tee amendment to start a new Pacific coast naval base at Alameda, Cal, and | S1,000, 900 topped from transportation and recruiting funds.
 In todays final effort for reductions, a motion by Senator King, democrat. Utah to recommit the bill to committee with | instructions to cut out $100,O00. 900, was defeated, 43 to 25, the affirmatives in- cluding 10 republicans. Other amend ments by Senator King to suspend work on new battle cruisers and super-dread- naughts of the 1916 building program were rejected without record votes
 The senate retained today. by supple mentary vote of 3S to 24, the committee amendment providing about S4O,00U,0O( additional to maintain aT enlisted person. nel of 10000 The house fixed the per. sonnei at 100000. The 10 republican: prominent in the economy campaign vot ed for the reduction
 The senate without a record vote alsC provided for continuing appropriations O. 1918 for the drydock and channel of th' Charleston, s. C., navy yard. These in clude S1,150, 900 for the drydock and un expended appropriations from a fund O Sl,50G,000 for dredging.
 Another amendment previously adopted and finally eliminated was that of Sena tor McKellar. democrat. Tennessee, au | thorizing reappointment to the Annapoli academy of 110 midshipmen who wer forced to resign last term because o scholastic deficiencies.
 The Borah amendment. adopted recent ly by the unanimous vote of-74 to 0, Wa retained intact, because of it's inclusion Senator Borah. it's author, voted for tn bill
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
RULING BY SUPREME COURT
 ON INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS

Washington, June 1.-Various internal revenue laws enacted prior 10 adoption of the eighteenth amendment and de- signed 10 cover illicit distilling have been superseded and annulled by the amend ment and the Nolstead act, the supreme court held today.
 The court sustained the United States district court in Oregon in quashing an indictment, under the old statutes. against Boze Yuginovich and cousin Boze Yugin- ovich, on the ground that no offense had been charged under the Volstead act.
 Miss Annette Adams, assistant attorney general, who appeared for the govern ment in arguing the case before the su- preme court, said the effect of the de- cision would be to abate prosecution in number of cases in which indictments were similarly based, and possibly cause the remittance of fines imposed in cases already decided contrary to today's ruling.
 On the other hand, Wayne E. Wheeler. counsed fir the Ant-Saloon League of America, took the stand tonight that the decision would serve as further support of the dry forces. In the course of it's opinion the court agreed with the lower tribunal in holding that congress mani- fested an intention to tax liquor illegally as well as legally produced"
 Boze and cousin Boze were indicted for violations of sections of the revised stat utes. The first count charged them with 1 'unlawfully engaging in carrying on the business of distillers," the second with having failed to keep "conspicuously' over their place of business a sign exhib. iting in plain letters the words Register ed Distillery" the third with having fail. ed to give the required bond, and the fourth with having "unlawfully fermented a certain mash"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
TO REPORT AGAINST BEER
 FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES

Washington, June 1.-The volstead bill, designed to prevent the use of medical beer, was agreed upon today by the house judiciary committee, which will report it to the house, probably tomor- row, with a request for its immediate passage.
 Prohibition leaders declared there were votes enough to put it through before the bureau of internal revenue could make effective proposed regulations of which beer could be prescribed for the ailine under a ruling of former Attorney Gen. eral Palmer.
 Although the measure as whole would make the prohibition enforcement act more drastic, representatives of the drus and fiavoring extract trades on theil fight against section requiring the med. icating or denaturing of alcohol, prior tc its withdrawal from warehouses and dis tilleries for manufacturing porpuses These and other trades declared sucF restrictions would work a hardship or i legitimate industries whose products wer, not for drinking.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
Harding Takes Hand
 in Freight Rates
Makes Inquiry of the Inter- state Commerce Commis- sion-Acts in Interest of the Shippers.

Washington, June While railroad executives were pressing before congress today their plea for relief from financial embarrassments, President Harding took direct action to satisfy himself that a revision of freight rates, particularly on necessities, will be a part of the gen. eral railway readjustment.
 Walking unannounced into the offices of the interstate commerce commission, the president inquired of the commits sioners what they were doing toward the relief of shippers who had found some of the present rates unreasonably bur densome He was assured that the whole subject was under Investigation and that the commission hopes soon to effect broad revisions through the voluntary action Of the roads
 The hauling charges for fruit pro- ducts over western roads were made a specific example by MT. Harding in press ing his inquiries. He told the members of the commission that he had received r7any reports of dire distress among the western fruit growers, because of the existing high rates, and asked whether , changes might be expected soon. The commission officials replied that the | fruit schedules already were receiving 1 informal consideration.
 | Although it was indicated that tn, question of rates prompted the presi- dents cal on the commission it wa: i assumed that during the half hour con 1 ference there also was some mention O the roads proposal that the government discharge at once it's debt to them grow
 ing out of federal control. This proro sal was renewed before the senate inNl' state commerce committee during tn, day by Samuel Req, president of tn, Pennsylvania lines, who argued that such acton would be no more thai keeping the word of the governmen given at the 1.me the roads were takeI over
 The suggestion is known to have re ire;v"d careful ccT: iteration by the pres
 ident and h:s a6 9,sers, and was thessub Ject of conference yesterday betweel MT. Harding Chairman Cummins of tn interstate commerce committee and Di rector General Davis of the railroad ad ministration. There has been no indi cation, however, of a decision.
 Before the senate interstate commerc committee, Mir. Req repeated his state
 ment of yesterday that the governmen was. in duty, bound to return the road to their owners in as good condition a
 when they were taken over. and declare that the president had power to carr
 out the roads rehabilitation proposal an, thus put railway finances once more oI
 a sound foundation without further leg islation by congress.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02

ling at agricultural fairs, was adopted by the house.
 On the bill to fix salaries of compen- satiou commissioners, an amendment off, 1ered to increase the aggregate ex- pense allowance by $500 making it $30,- 900 was rejected Mir. Nickerson opposed the increase. Mir. Phillips of Shelton wanted to know what expenses" covered and MT Buckley replied "stenographers offices, and travel" MT. Bell thought S25,O00 ample and MT. Rogers of Litch- field could not see how stenographers could use up all the $25,000. The original bill was adopted, after MT. Stoddard of Woodbridge had criticiszed the failure to explain alterations in the wording of the present law.
 Other bills adopted by the house were these: Incorporating the Y. w. c. A., of Meriden, wsl right to hold property UT to $200 GOO; requiring an accounting to the state treasurer of moneys received from departments, i1Stitutions, boards and commissions incorporating the Bald Head Club of America.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02

Tulsa, Okla, June 1.-Race riots today resulted in the death of eighty or more persons, including nine whites. and the injury of scores, according to estimates by the police, and ia the destruction of ten blocks of homes in the negro quarter. Despite the placing of the city under martial law today. desultory firing con- tnued during the afternoon, but the city this evening was comparatively quiet Four companies of the national r,uard u?d-= AdJutant General Barret. are on d-Ily.
 The reported death list grew all day. At noon the chief of police notified Gov ernor Robertson at Oklahoma City that the total was seventy-five. In one state ment Major Charles W. Daley of the police department put the figure at 175, saying he believed many negroes had been burned to death in their homes Of the nine white men known 10 have been killed, five have been identified as fol- lows:
 | Homer Cline, r, Tulsa. Cleo Shumate, 24, Tulsa.
 Emmett Buckley. 35, Leroy, x. Y. | Carl D. Lotseisch Randall, Kas.
 Man previously identified as F. NJ. Ba- ker, Haviland. Kas., believed to be Nor man Gillard, Tulsa.
 l Later this evening police headquarters i had reports that conservative estimates | of the dead would be about twenty-five
 whites and sixty negroes.
 1 The trouble is declared to have started 1 last night from the arrest of a negro | charged with attacking an orphan white | girl, and subsequent attempts of negroes
 to rescue the arrested man. Comparative | quiet prevailed in the later hours of tho i night, but at daybreak group of negro | houses were set afire and the city fire
 men prevented from fighting the flames
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02

Armed white men then formed a circle about the negro section
 For several hours during the morning parties Of negroes and whites faced each other across railroad tracks. on which could be seen a number of slam negroes.
 With the early arrival oi Adjutant General Barrett and a machine gun com- pany from Oklahoma City. a semblance of order was restored. Several thousand negroes were assembled at Convention hall, the baseball park and the police sta tion, and there guarded. Orders were issued for tue disarming Of all persons not belonging 10 the guard or especially deputized.
 Detachments of national guard were scattered about the city at strategic points, especially about the negro quar- ter, where 10000 to 15,00o negroes. it is estimated. make their homes. Nearly half that number are now under guard.
 Dick Rowland. the negro whose arrest led to the disturbances, was removed from the city to an unnamed spot. Officers de- clared he would be given a speedy trial Prompt medical attention was given to the wounded, negroes at well as whites. at local hospitals and dressing stations. | Following the firing of the first shot last night the fighting spread 10 various parts ' of the city, including the business section. i At one time two thousand armed white men were reported to have engaged the l negroes.
 1 Railroad stations were the scene of i several encounters. and number of cas-
 ualties resulted when trains were fired
 upon. Women and children huddled to- gether in the stations. seeking safety be- ] hind marble Wainscoting.
 ! In addition to the negroes under guard
 at Convention hall and elsewhere, twenty
 four negro riot prisoners were in the ] city jail
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
JUsSERAND DILATES ON
 PROGRESSIVE AMERICA

Charlottesville, Va, June 1.-America is one of the nations in the vanguard of civilization as regards learning and discoveries, Jules J. Jusserand, the French ambassador declared today, in responding to addresses of welcome at the formal opening If the exercises in c!dcnt to the centennial celebration of the founding of the University of Vir- ginla.
 Americas universities, laboratories, libraries and scientific periodicals are the envy of more than one foreign nation" " said the ambassador. She not only receives profe fors from abroad. but sends some of her own, who are receiv- ed with open arms-open ears"
 Visitors here for the centennial were welcomed to the university by Governor Davis of Virginia and Dr. Edwin Alder man, president of the university. Be sidess Ambassador Jusserand, those mak- ing responses were pr. A. L. Lowell. president of Harvard university; and Dr. A. Ross Hill, president of the Uni versity of Missouri.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
IN EUROPE
 IS STEADILY PROGRESSING

New York, June 1.-Thomas W. La- mont, of J. P. Morgan and Company returned from Europe today on the Olympic declaring that reconstruction work was steadily progressing.
 Conditions on the other side are, It seemed to me, distinctly on the mend, he said. "In England the coal strike has been heavy burden to bear, but the attitude of the people has been patient and calm, and the course of the gov ernment admirable When I sailed there was every expectation that an early set tlement of the strike would be arrived at
 "On the continent steady progress in industry and agriculture was under way France, Italy and Belgium have all made great strides in this last year.
 T look to see such different situa- tions as still exist fall into gradual ad- justment. The fact that the United States government is now represented in the counsels of the allies, in their meas ures to establish permanent peace and tranquility, has been very heartening tc all Europe and is distinct factor of hope in the situation
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
TO HAVE TWO INVESTIGATIONS
 OF ABERDEEN BOMB EXPLOSION

Washington, June l CBy the 4. P.).- < complete investigation of the circum- stances surrounding the bomb explosion yesterday al the Aberdeen, Md, proving grounds. which resulted in the. death Of five persons and injury of ten others. was directed by Secretary Weeks today in or ders to Inspector General Chamberlain.
 The investigation will begin immedi- ately, as win one to be conducted per- sonally by J. Aiayhew Wainwright. assist ant secretary of war. aIr. Wainwright lefe here late today for Aberdeen to col lect evidence. Previously. General Will Hams, chief of ordnance. had despatched Major William A. Borden and Captain C. IL M. Roberts to the scene to make an investigation. and the commanding oficer at Aberdeen had appointed a local board for the same purpose.
 Major Borden brought the first details of the disaster to the department today in moral report to General Williams. While he did not attempt officially to fix the responsibility. in view Of the sep arate investigations ordered for that pur- pose. he advanced a theory Of the cause of the explosion. The facts upon which he based his conclusions are regarded by ordnance experts as exceptional
 'The plane had been loaded with four bombs" Major Borden said. That on | plane, had dropped from the rack once. An examination showed no apparent de- feet either Of rack or bomb and the bomb was replaced. Then 1t dropped a second | time
 Meanwhile the motor had been start cd and the airpiane was being turned around. The blast from the propeller of the machine started the propeller on the bomb revolving. 4 certain number of revolutions of the bombs propeller re- leases a striking rod or plunEer. The propeller had apparently turned that point when the tail sllid-a piece of metal attached 10 the tail of the airplane- i swung around and struck the propeller on the bomb, a most extraordinary occur renee.
 The blow evidently was all that was 1 required to drive the nlunger into tho percussion cap attached 10 the fuse. The propeller had apparently turned to a point where the bow would have re- leased the plunger. The explosion fol lowed"
 | Safety devices on teh other thre, bombs prevented their discharge. in the opinion of Major Borden. although they were within fifteen feet of the explosion
 Major Borden said one of the men as- sisting in turning the plane saw the bomt when it dropped from its rack the second time. He shouted a warning and Captain Hall, seated in the bonber's pit of tho machine. looked down and into the blast as the bomb exploded. He explained thai Captain Halls facial injuries were prob ably due to that movement
 The war department today received 2 complete list of the dead and injured
 Nine of the injured were sent 10 Waltei
 Reed hospital here late today for treat
 ment They included Captain AI. Hal and Lieutenants Eliason and Reese.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
ORDER SIGNED TRANSFERRING
 THE NAVAL OIL RESERVES

Washington, June .-4President Hard ing today signed an executive order transferring the naval oil reserves from the jurisdiction of the navy department 10 the interior department. Two of the sererves are located in California. one in Wyoming and one each in Colorado and Utah.
 The action was characterized in the announcement at the navy department as the first of the big changes in the administrations policy of co-ordinating the work of the various departments"
 The order which is effective at once, stipulates that mo general policy as to drilling and reserving oil located in a naval reserve shall be changed or adopted except upon consultation and CO., operation with the secretary or acting secretary of the navy"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
CREW OF THE ESPERANTO
 BROUGHT TO HALIFAX

Halifax, N. s., June 1.-The crew of the Gloucester schooner Esperanto was brought to. port here today by the Glou- cester man Elsie which had taken them off the wreck of their craft at Sable Isl- and. The Esperanto, winner of the in- ternational fishing vessel champion races here last fall, was wrecked by striking submerged wreck, they said
 GERMANS REFUSED IN AN
 ATTACK ON FRENCH GARRISON
 Oppeln, Upper Silesia, June 1-(By The A. P) A grave situation is reported at Beuthen, where the Germans attacked the French garrison.
 Sharp fighting followed in which the Germans were repulsed. A number of them were killed.
 The Poles, who also were fighting the Germans made an effort to help the French. The French, however refused this aid and themselves fought the Poles.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
POLES FALL BACK FROM GERMANS IN HEAVY BATTLE

Oppeln, silesia, June 1.-CBy The A. P.) In heavy fighting this afternoon in the Posnowitz Woods, near Gross-Streh- ltz, the Poles were compelled to fall back before the onslaught of the Ger mans.
 The Germans report their casualties as twelve dead and 31 wounded. who were taken to Krappitz. The Poles left 130 dead or the field. Their wounded were removed.
 The Polish forces were intrenched deep in the forest, and the Germans were in the open. Eventually the Ger mans entered the forest, and desperate fighting ensued at close range with ma chine guns, rifles and revolvers.
 Tonight the Poles had fallen back stil. further.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
RECONCILIATION NEW
 KEYNOTE FOR GERMANY

Berlin, June l (By the A. P).-Chan- cellor Wirth told the reichstag this after noon in outlining the governments pro- gram that restoration and reconciliation would be the keynote of the new govern ments policy" He added that the cabi- net was determined disarmament should be carried out Loyalty and that disarma- ment would not be the occasion of the imposition of further penalties by the allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
UNABLE TO AGREE ON THE
 LoNGWoRTH RESOLUTION

Washington, June 1-House republi- cans after heated discussion in confer ence tonight adjourned without reach ing an agreement on the course to be followed on the Longworth resolution, which would make effective upon their introduction in the house all rates car ried in the general tariff bill now in preparation. No date was set for fur ther discussion of the proposition.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
WALKoUT OF COTTON MILL
 EMPLoYES IN NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte, N. C., June 1.-Approxi- mately ten thousand cotton mill em- ployes in Charlotte, Concord and Kama polls went out on strike today in protest against recent reductions in wages, which are said to aggregate cut of 36 per cent. The strike movement does not extend to mills of Gaston county, where operatives are not unionized, nor to Morroe, Lincolnton and Cleveland, where the United Textile Workers organization Is said to be at minimum strength
 No attempts have been made as yet to conciliate differences.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
NOMINATION OF sCHURMAN
 TO BE FAVoRABLY REPORTED

Washington, June 1.-Expected oppo- sition to the nomination of Jacob Gould Schurman, former president of Cornell university to be minister to China, fail ed to develop in the senate foreign rela- tions committee today and the nomina- tion was ordered favorably reported ,to the senate.
 Action on the nomination previously had been deferred at the request of Sen- ator Johnson, republican, California, who said he wished to inquire into writings and speeches of the nominee alleged tc indicate decided friendliness toward Japanese policies. Senator Johnson wa: absent from the city todaA
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
HIGHEST AWARD FOR
 FRENCH ENGINEER

New York. June 1.-The John Fritz gold medal, the highest honor that can be bestowed by the American National En- gineering societies. today was awarded to Charles Prosper Eugene Schneider. the distinguished French engineer. for de- velopment of ordnance. especially the 15mm gun, and for notable patriotic con tributions to the winning of the war;
 The board of award cabied Air. Schnei- der in Paris of its decision and the medal. together with a diploma. will be presented by committee of American engineers later.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
FRENCH FOREIGN OFFICE
 VIEW OF DISARMAMENT

Paris, June 1.-(By The A. P.)-The French foreign office said today that as yet it knew nothing of the plan of the American government to take up the sub ject of reduction of arnaments with the principal governments.
 The French attitude is that France must remain prepared until danger from the east has disappeared
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
AN AMERICAN KILLED BY
 BANDITS NEAE TANIPICo

Washington, June l. - Emmet Bo- hannah, an American, was killed by ban dits at his home near Tampico. Mexico. cl the night of May 30, the American consul at Tampico reported today to the state department The despatch gave no details and there is no record at the department of the American residence of Bohannan.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
FOR CONSOLIDATION OF
 COMPETING PHONE SYSTEMS

Washington, June 1.-Consolidation of competing interstate telephone systems would be permitted under bill passed today by the house and which now goes to the senate. It authorizes the inter state commerce commission to pass on application for consultations in the pub nc intercak
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
Austrian Cabinet Resigns.

Vienna. June l CBy the A P).-Tl. q cabinet of Chancellor NIayr resigned today because of the nlebiscite in Syria on the question of fusion with Germany. The ministry took office on Nov. 20 last